It was already early winter at the end of the year, and the first heavy snowfall in the winter was in the wild, and there was no fire in the tent, and the coldness was not much better than that outside.

The slender and elegant Li Mu, deputy general Sima Shang, and chief inspector Zhao Lei were sitting indoors, frowning and not speaking for a moment.

They had just received the order from King Zhao to summon Li Mu and deputy general Sima Shang back to the court to serve. The positions of general and deputy general were replaced by Zhao Cong and Yan Ju. The person was already on the way and ordered Li Mu to prepare for the handover.

"I didn't expect that just when our army was fully prepared and wanted to use professional warriors and new cavalry as the foundation to fight against the Qin army, the king believed in the slander and wanted to summon me back to Beijing. After several years of operation, it was a waste!" Li Mu stroked three strands of clear beards and sighed a long time, with a lonely face on his elegant face!

"Oh, I have reminded the general to be wary of villains like Guo Kai, but the general never listened!" Sima Shang was a little dejected.

"Hey, it's useless to say that this is now! Zhao Lei, how is the morale in the army now?"

Zhao Lei shook his head and said, "It's not safe, the morale of the army is a little fluctuating! No one wants the general to leave!"

"This is a common thing, not to worry. Don't worry too much. Didn't I be criticized repeatedly before and finally resurrected!" Li Mu comforted the two of them.

"This time it's different. A relative in the palace sent me a letter. Guo Kai planned to kill the general. I heard that the charge he planned to be punished for the general was: treason!" Zhao Lei looked anxious.

"Rebellion? I, Li Mu, is over fifty years old. Now I have no parents and no children and nephews. Who am I rebelling for?" I laughed sadly, my laughter was filled with desolation, and tears were shining in the tiger's eyes, but I just held it down and didn't fall.

The three of them were speechless and fell into silence.

After a long time, Li Mu sighed and said, "Let's go away, I want to be alone and be alone for a while!"

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In the cold camp, a pot of turbid wine, a few side dishes, and the lonely Li Mu was drinking silently. The huge sadness in his face made the hero who stood tall and strong, and the handsome and majestic face suddenly added a bit of desolation and tragic, reducing a bit of hard work and heroism!

Suddenly, the wide curtain of the tent was slightly raised, and a tall and desolate figure rushed into the tent with the cold wind. The flames trembled with the cold wind, and the light in the tent immediately became bright and dark.

Li Mu, who was drinking alone, did not look up. Li Mu had already known who the visitor was a familiar footstep. Li Mu smiled slightly and said, "Brother Sima, come and have a few drinks with me!"

Sima Shang sat down speechlessly opposite Li Mu, stroked the long beard under his forehead, and said calmly: "Did the general give up like this?" Li Mu's right hand holding the bronze wine juejue suddenly trembled, and a wisp of wine immediately dripped down, splashing a string of scattered pearls on the table.

The generation of famous generals who have always been as stable as rocks and are not shocked by lightning are now unable to hold a glass of wine. Wouldn't the huge difference between the past and the future make the world sad!

"What if I don't give up?" Li Mu smiled bitterly and said, "I have now been removed from military power, and the military on the front line is no longer under my control!"

Sima Shang said lightly: "The current situation between the two armies is in an emergency, and the national safety is all about the main generals of Huiquan Mountain. Zhao Cong and Li Muyongcai are, how are they the cunning Wang Jian and the resourceful Fusu opponent? Why don't the general's words to return to the court be considered?"

Li Mu shook his head firmly and said, "I have made up my mind, Brother Sima, don't persuade me anymore!" Sima Shang sighed sadly and said, "Guo Kai and others regard the general as thorns in their eyes, and they are hard to be satisfied if they don't get rid of them. But they are not allowed to be dispensed with. Guo Kai and others will not bother to harm them. I don't know if they will not return to the court after the order, and the general preserves their strength to achieve the future results?"

Li Mu was stunned when he heard this, "What does Brother Sima mean?" Sima Shang smiled slightly and whispered: "Didn't the general hear the old saying: 'Shen Sheng died inside, Chong Er was safe outside'? With the general's talent, he could make merit everywhere, why did he work hard for Zhao State?"

Li Mu suddenly realized: "Does Brother Sima want Li Mu to sneak into another country?" Sima Shang nodded solemnly and said: "That's true! With the reputation and talent of the general, no matter when he goes to Yan, Qi, Wei, and Chu, he will receive the same noble treatment as a national guest! In this way, the general not only preserves his useful body and avoids the frame-up of Guo Kai and others; and when Zhao State encounters danger in the future, the King of Zhao will also have the opportunity to re-appoint the general and drive away the tyrannical Qin. This plan is the only good plan to deal with the current crisis and protect the long-term stability of Zhao State. Please don't show off your personal intentions and be sure to agree to the general's words!"

Upon hearing this, a look of joy suddenly appeared on Li Mu's face, because what Sima Shang said was indeed a very good compromise measure, but when he thought that if he agreed to do so, he would definitely bear the stigma of a fleeing general, Li Mu couldn't help but hesitate!

Suddenly, Li Mu put down his wine glass, stood up, and began to pace back and forth in the tent. His heroic and majestic face looked gloomy and his delicate and elegant lying eyebrows couldn't help but tremble gently. It was obvious that Li Mu was already moved by this, but he couldn't make up his mind for a moment.

Although Li Mu was loyal and righteous, if he could keep a useful body and continue to prepare for serving the country without violating the righteousness, such a thing would still be quite tempting to Li Mu. For a moment, Sima Shang, who saw through Li Mu's thoughts, struck the railway with a hot streak: "Although the general did not obey his life and would damage his personal reputation when he sneaked to it, this was a small righteousness; and the safety of the three million people in Zhao State and the preservation of the country's foundation are shocking. Please ask the general to give up the small righteousness and make the great righteousness. Sima Shang kneeled and invited him here!"

So the old general with a sad face, with a white-haired hair suddenly stood up and bowed to the ground, kneeling to beg Li Mu. Li Mu always respected the older Sima Shangjingzhi like his brother, and was shocked at this time, seeing this, "Why do you have to do this by Brother Sima? Please get up quickly!" Sima Shang said stubbornly: "If the general does not respond to the request of the general, he will not kneel down without death!"

Li Mu heard this and was stretching out halfway, and his hands that Sima Shang had been trying to help Sima Shang suddenly froze in the air, and his thoughts suddenly collided violently: "Yes, did I, Li Mu, really abandon the three million people of Zhao for the sake of the so-called small righteousness?" Li Mu asked himself in his heart: "Just to be loyal to that mother and maid, and he can only fight cocks and dogs, and play the songs and singing King Zhao? He cares about him, for the poor people who suffer from war in Zhao, cares what others should say, what history will be written, what will happen to the past forever, and the aftermath of loneliness, and I can't control so much! As long as I can preserve my useful body, King Zhao should have a day of sobering."

After a long sigh, Li Mu gritted his teeth and said, "Forget it, Zhao State does not tolerate me at the moment. I will flee to other countries like the old general Lian Po, in order to regain the use of the country!"

Sima Shang was overjoyed when he heard this. He was so agile that he didn't need Li Mu to support him. He immediately jumped up and said, "The General is right to do this! The old saying goes: 'Stay the green mountains and don't worry about burning firewood'. As long as you keep a useful body, maybe we two will have the opportunity to fight side by side again in the future!"

Li Mu sighed sadly when he heard this, "I used to hate Le Yi, Lian Po was not over Zhao General, but I didn't expect it was my turn today." He also said, "Although I am going to leave another country now, Zhao Cong cannot bear to serve as a general. I cannot give him the seal of the general to insult my reputation."

Sima Shang nodded and said, "It's not advisable to go. To avoid the long night and dreams, the general will leave tonight! I just don't know which country the general wants to go to?" Li Mu thought for a moment and said, "Wei State is closest to Handan, so I'll sneak to Wei State!" Li Mu thought about it again and said uneasy: "I think Zhao Cong and Yan Ju are not Wang Jian, Fusu's opponent. After I leave, the safety of Zhao State will depend on Brother Sima. I hope Brother Sima can hold on and must wait until Li Mu's return!"

Sima Shang nodded solemnly and said, "General, don't worry, as long as Sima Shang is there for one day, Zhao State will be there!" Li Mu knew that it was not appropriate to go, so he solemnly held Sima Shang's hands and said emotionally: "Take care!" The tiger's eyes couldn't help but burst into tears.

Although Sima Shang's tiger eyes were slightly sour, in order to avoid Li Mu's concern, he couldn't help but hold back the tears in his eyes, and shook Li Mu's hands hard and said, "Take care!"

Two tall and heroic figures stood tall in the tent of the commander. Two comrades who had fought side by side for more than ten years looked at each other's familiar faces reluctantly. The eyes were filled with sadness and respect, and nostalgia. But what neither of them expected was: luck made people. After this parting between the two, this pair of comrades who had shared life and death would never meet again!

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That night, Li Mu cleaned up briefly, then left a book, hung it in the military tent, left quietly, and sneaked to the Wei Kingdom.

The next day, the Zhao army camp where Li Mu disappeared was suddenly in chaos. The generals wanted to send a large army to find Li Mu, but when everyone saw Li Mu's book, they quietly changed their minds. They saw Li Mu's book and said, "If Zhao State does not leave, there will be other countries; I want to wait for the next day and return to my hometown!"

All the generals were smart people, and they immediately understood Li Mu's good intention to retain a useful body. Now, sending a large army to retrieve Li Mu would not let Li Mu die. So the generals who knew him pretended to be nothing, kept silent while quietly spreading the news of Li Mu's departure in the army.
Chapter completed!