Xue Jian returned to the military camp outside the city with a dejected head. He and Pei Zhiqing were defeated in Mingzhou, and Beizhou suffered consecutive defeats and suffered heavy losses. Finally, he fled back to Luzhou with Tian Ping. At this time, Zhaoyi was no longer the Zhaoyi of the past. Xingzhou, Beizhou, and Mingzhou were stolen by Wuwei, and the southward area of ​​Luzhou was controlled by Xuanwu again. The Xue brothers were originally the masters of Zhaoyi, but now they are like a guest army.

When they returned to Luzhou, they were reorganized into Tian Ping's army by Tian Yue without any hesitation. Now, he and Pei Zhiqing have no power to control the army alone. Of course, their own commands are really unable to gather the strength of the army.

Tian Ping was recruited to the city meeting today. After returning, he was in a very bad mood. Xue Jian and Pei Zhiqing were called to scold him. Moreover, the subsequent military operations also made Xue Jian mutter in his heart.

Tian Ping wanted to take them to encircle and suppress Qianniuwei Liu Ruyan and his group.

This is definitely a hot job, but Tian Ping, who seemed to be stimulating, didn't think about the importance of this matter in his heart.

Zhu Youzhen's order was very blunt, and he would not care about the Emperor Li Yan, who was hiding among the Qianniu Guards.

Even though Li Yan is in trouble now, he is still the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Xuanwu and Zhu clan clearly stated that the carriage was about to rebel, and it doesn’t matter whether they were killed or not. But for Xue clan, if the emperor really fell into their hands, it would be very bad for them. Not to mention anything else, I am afraid that the tomb of Xue Song, the prince of Yanping County, might have been dug out by someone.

Thinking of the sudden change in the past six months, Xue Jian couldn't say anything except sighing.

I don't want this either!

As soon as he thought of this, he hated Xue Kun even more.

Back in the military tent, he asked the soldiers to send a pot of wine, but he didn't even prepare a dish. He was so depressed that he drank his sorrow with wine.

The curtain was lifted and he walked in alone.

"Get out, your courage is getting stronger and stronger. Do you dare to enter the tent without being summoned?" Xue Jian, who had red eyes, did not raise his head and shouted angrily.

"Father, it's me."

Xue Jian looked up and saw his son Xue Shan standing at the door.

"Is there anything wrong?" Xue Jian asked.

Xue Shan said: "Father, someone wants to see you."

"Who?"

"I." A man stepped out from behind Xue Shan, stood in front of Xue Jian, lifted up the hat covering his head and face, revealing his face.

Xue Jian jumped up suddenly, and his hand suddenly grabbed the hilt of the knife around his waist. Standing in front of him was a person he had never thought of, his nephew Xue Ping.

"Uncle Wu really treats me as an enemy. Do you want to kill me and go to the Tian brothers to receive the reward?" Xue Ping's expression remained unchanged, and walked straight over, sat cross-legged in front of the desk with a calm expression, took a sip of the wine pot in front of Xue Jian, and drank it all over the spout, put down the wine pot, then looked up at Xue Jian, whose knife had been half-sheathed.

After a while, Xue Jian choked and put the knife in the sheath, sat down dejectedly, waved his hand at Xue Shan, signaling Xue Shan to guard the tent and not let outsiders come in.

"Why are you so brave? If others see it, can you still have a life?" Xue Jian asked, "Even if you are enemies now, I don't want you to have something wrong with me."

"Uncle Fifth, have you never regretted it until today?" Xue Ping asked.

Listening to Xue Ping's words, Xue Jian suddenly became excited: "Can you blame me? Can you blame me? If Xue Kun didn't want to kill me, would I raise an army to resist? If Xue Kun wanted to kill dissidents, would Wei Bo people take advantage of the situation? Will Xuanwu people benefit? The country that your father has built for all his hard work in his life is destroyed in the hands of Xue Kun. He is the criminal of the Xue family. Even if he dies, he will definitely have no face to meet the ancestors of Xue family."

Xue Ping sneered: "Fifth Uncle, is this just a problem for the second uncle? The second uncle is the commander of Zhaoyi. That is the last order of his father before he left. At that time, Yang Zhi and they wanted to push me to the throne. In order to avoid internal conflict between Zhaoyi, I ran away at night to protect Zhaoyi as a whole. But over the years, how did you and the fourth uncle do it? If you were not rebellious and tried to compete with Xue Jin, how could things fall step by step to the current situation? If anyone is the criminal of Xue, the second uncle is certainly the biggest one, are there no problems with you and the fourth uncle? If you can think about the overall situation and think about the Xue clan, how can you be like this now? What is the Xue family's lackey? Is it the lackey of Tian or the lackey of Zhu?"

"I don't want this either." Xue Jian burst into tears. "But what else can I do today?"

"It's not too late to repair the bribe!" Xue Ping said coldly: "My father is watching you underground. Uncle second is dead. The dead are the most important. I don't want to say anything anymore, but shouldn't we living people with the surname Xue do anything?"

"What can I do?" Xue Jian wiped his tears, "I have less than 3,000 troops in my hands now, and even if Pei Zhiqing is added, there are only 5,000 troops. Do you think I can do what the Tian brothers in Luzhou now have? The Tian brothers, Xue Chong and Xue Xiong, have a total of more than 60,000 troops, and Zhu Youzhen's troops transferred from various parts of Weizhou have finally accumulated more than 30,000 troops, and a total of 100,000 troops. What do you think I can do? If I want to do something, I am afraid that I will be crushed to pieces without any action."

Xue Ping shook his head: "Of course it is not possible to move randomly, but if you move at a critical moment, it will have the effect of making a thousand pounds. The soldiers are not many, but the essence, the time is not long, but the point, the Wushu, the Luzhou situation, you can play the role of your application and turn yourself into the key point. Once you succeed, how can you not get what you want?"

"Do you want me to turn to Wuwei?" Xue Jian smiled bitterly: "Be their inner support?"

"It's not about Wuwei, it's about being loyal to His Majesty the Emperor." Xue Ping said seriously: "My Xue family has always been loyal to the royal family."

"The emperor is almost the most important thing. You may not know yet. From tomorrow, I will follow Tian Ping to encircle and suppress Qianniu Guards. Tian Ping brought 10,000 soldiers, and the soldiers and horses surrounded by Zhu Youzhen from Weizhou. The emperor could not fly away even if he had wings."

"Uncle Wu, why do you only look at one corner and not the overall situation?" Xue Ping sneered: "The current situation in Luzhou is not just the safety of the emperor? The emperor and his group are just at the most important point. The entire Luzhou will become a battlefield because of this incident. Wuwei, Hedong, and Xuanwu are all disturbed. We are already ready, and Tian Yue probably saw this, so he concentrated almost all his troops to Luzhou. But Zhu Wen put all his spirit on attacking Chang'an at this time and sent Zhu Youzhen to coordinate the overall situation. Haha, he ignored the important strategic position of Luzhou. As long as Luzhou falls completely into our hands, what can he do if he takes Chang'an? In the future, we can attack and retreat and defend."

"What if the emperor dies?" Xue Jian asked.

"The emperor is not that easy to die." Xue Ping said lightly: "The combat power of Qianniu Guard is much stronger than you think. Of course, I came here to add another guarantee for the emperor's safety. Uncle Wu, this is your opportunity. Let the emperor see you and remember you, and the opportunity will come naturally in the future."

"My army is too few. Even if I turn against you at the last minute, it will only take a while." Xue Jian shook his head and said.

"With the friendship between Uncle Wu and Pei Zhiqing, he should be convinced." Xue Ping said: "Even if it is Tian Ping, why doesn't his uncle have the idea of ​​attacking him?"

"Tian Ping? Are you confused?" Xue Jian's eyes widened.

"The conflict between Tian Ping and Tian Yue is still very deep." Xue Ping said: "Of course, Tian Ping can't be said to be, but if the current situation changes, it's impossible to say."

Xue Jian was silent for a while before saying, "I can only say this to you. If the current situation allows, of course I will do as you say. If Wuwei can gain the upper hand in the Battle of Luzhou, everything will be easy to say. Otherwise, please forgive me for not obeying my duty."

"Uncle Fifth, wait and see!" Xue Ping smiled. "The war is about to begin!"

"Will you still go to Xue Xiong and Xue Chong?"

"I will naturally go to see the fourth uncle, but I am now considered strong and strong, and I am highly valued by Zhu's family. I may not listen to my opinion. As for Xue Chong, he is afraid that our lineage will be completely dead!" Xue Ping shook his head and said.

"You should be careful when you go to see the fourth brother."

"Don't worry, even if the fourth uncle refuses to walk the same path with me, I don't think I'll kill me." Xue Ping said with a smile.

A few days later, Xue Ping appeared in front of Xue Xiong.

The uncle and nephew were silent for a while, and Xue Xiong finally shook his head: "Today, the situation of Xuanwu and Wuwei competing for power has gradually formed. You are highly valued by Li Ze in Wuwei and an important official of the royal family. I am also highly valued by Zhu Shuai on Xuanwu. Now I am also considered to be a high-ranking and powerful person. Let us be the masters of their own. No matter who wins and who loses in the end, the Xue family will not be destroyed. Aping, have you gone to meet Lao Wu?"

Xue Ping shook his head: "Uncle Fifth is now pitifully weak, with only two or three thousand defeated soldiers left. Under Tian Ping's command, he has become a general who charges. It is useless in the overall situation. Why should I go to see him?"

"You go." Xue Xiong nodded: "I won't make things difficult for you today, but if I go to the battlefield in the future, if I meet you, I will never be lenient. Similarly, the same is true when you meet me. Do you understand what I mean?"

Xue Ping sighed, "Uncle Fourth, then take care of yourself. Zhu, it's really not a good loyalty partner."
Chapter completed!