Both Chen Jinding and Dou Xiantong abandoned him, and while Xue Dingshan was hit hard, he found that it was not without benefits.

In this way, isn't he regaining his status as a golden bachelor?

Xue Dingshan's eyes lit up when he thought of this, and immediately grasped this point and desperately expressed his heartfelt heart to An Xiu: "Lihua, from today on, there will be no other woman between us. From now on, I will truly belong to you alonegone."

"Let's get married officially, you come back to Tang Country with me, let's live a good life, okay?"

He always felt that Anxiu's displeasure with him was because he had already married two wives, and she was just jealous!Now that he is single again, and the biggest flaw in his body is gone, An Xiu's anger should also disappear, right?

However, he thought it was too good.

An Xiu unceremoniously broke his sweet dream: "Xue Dingshan, let me tell you for the last time, you are from Tang, I am from Xiliang, we have different identities and standpoints, it is impossible for me to marry you!"

Xue Dingshan hurriedly said: "As long as you marry me, you will also be from the Tang Dynasty..."

An Xiu interrupted him: "As I said earlier, as the daughter of my father, the general soldier of Hanjiang Pass, I have the same responsibilities as my father. When Hanjiang Pass is in, I am in it; when Hanjiang Pass is dead, I amDeath! I will only be from Xiliang in my life, as long as I live, I will never betray my mother country for anyone or for anything!"

This is a matter of principle, and this is the bottom line of being a human being!For a mere man, and a man who doesn't have her in his heart and only wants to use her from the beginning to the end, how could she betray the principle and ignore the bottom line!

Beside the Li Shan Bitan Mirror, Fan Lihua herself, who had been paying attention to An Xiu, was so ashamed that she said to Lishan's mother in a hoarse voice: "Master, the me in my previous life... was really wrong, it was too wrong. Please help me."Master severely punished me."

The old mother of Li Shan sighed heavily: "It's your destiny to have Miss An Xiu help you if you can do it again. I hope you can learn from the lesson in the future and take it as a warning, so that you don't lose too much because of small things."

Fan Lihua said: "Thank you, Master, for teaching me, I will write it all down."

Besides, Xue Dingshan laughed disapprovingly after hearing An Xiu's words: "Defending the family and the country is a man's responsibility. Lihua, as a woman, you don't have to shoulder such a heavy burden on yourself. Defending Hanjiang Pass, Defending Xi Liang is your father's business, not yours."

An Xiu glanced at him coldly: "I am the fifth-rank garrison of Xi Liang, and I am a military officer personally appointed by His Majesty. It is my duty to assist my father in defending the border. When I become an official in the future, I will also"position, seek his own government', live up to His Majesty's trust!"

Xue Dingshan saw that abducting her back to Tang Country would not work, so after thinking about it, he decided to retreat and take a roundabout route: "Well, since you don't want to leave Xi Liang, Lihua, then I have no choice but to stay."

An Xiu looked at him with a bit of surprise on her face: "Oh? Are you staying?"

Xue Dingshan looked at her affectionately, and his voice was so gentle that water dripped out: "Yes, I will stay. Because I like you, I can't let you go, so I decided, in order for us to be together, justLet me make the sacrifice and stay with you in Xi Liang."

"It doesn't matter if you don't want to be from the Tang Dynasty; I can be from Xiliang! Just treat it as a recruit, okay?"

Of course, it is impossible to recruit a wife. He is a masculine man, how can he be a door-to-door son-in-law?Where is his face?Being a native of Xiliang is only an expedient measure, his roots are all in Tang Country, how could he give up?What Xue Dingshan was playing was to draw big cakes first to coax people over, and when it was done, and when An Xiu fell in love with him deeply, wouldn't he have to marry a chicken and a dog?To marry and obey her husband, three obediences and four virtues, in his opinion, these are the duties of a woman!

Of course, An Xiu saw through Xue Dingshan's plan at a glance, smiled coldly, looked down at him condescendingly, and spit out a few cruel words: "Not good. Because, you are not worthy!" She didn't plan to play games with him anymore, she was tired ofup.

Xue Dingshan couldn't believe his ears, he was willing to make such a big step back, why is this woman still so ignorant?

"Ewha, don't be so petty, and stop being angry with me, okay?" Xue Dingshan resisted the urge to curse, and persuaded her in a soft voice: "Just let me take responsibility and let usThe relationship between the two is justified, okay? You and I are husband and wife, so it’s not a problem if you continue like this, and it’s not good for your reputation, right? "

An Xiu smiled lightly: "Fame? My reputation is very good. We Hanjiang Pass, and even the entire Xi Liang people, whoever heard that I captured the son of the famous Tang general Xue Rengui alive when I went to the battlefield this time, who is not right?I can't help admiring you, praise me as a heroine, a heroic heroine? Our Xi Liang is not as pedantic as your Tang country!"

"And, didn't I say that? You, no, worthy! From the beginning to the end, I just took a fancy to your face and regarded you as a thing for fun. Don't think you are the firstThe man who waits on me on the bed is shaking so badly, I advise you to put yourself in the right place, and don't have any idiotic dreams!"

Xue Dingshan's chest was so angry that it started to ache: "Fan Lihua, you... you are treating me like this, you are shameless, you are bullying too much!" He never thought that until this time she still used such words, which made him have toFaced with the authenticity of these words, she had to accept the shameful fact that he was a male favorite in her eyes.Instead of hypnotizing herself over and over again, she had him in her heart, and she kept him under house arrest by her side every night. Playing every night was an expression of loving him.

An Xiu stood up and stopped looking at him: "And now, I'm tired of you!"

"However, you still have some value in you, so I won't just let you go. I want to exchange you with Tang Country for something. As for when you can go back, it depends on how much you are worth in the hearts of the two saints of Tang Country."Servings."

After all, she walked away.For the next whole month, she did not enter this door again.

It is something that happens in every deep courtyard.In the past, An Xiu would come to Xue Dingshan to play at night from time to time, and the people below did not dare to treat him slowly.Although others are bound and cartilage powder is fed, all other treatment is good.Eat well, drink well, dress well, and all the expenses are a notch lower than those of the masters of the Fan Mansion.

However, ever since the attendants found that An Xiu was no longer interested in Xue Dingshan, and no longer came to him to play at night, they occasionally tripped him up and never saw her have any objections, they gradually let go of their hands and feet to make troubles.

Among the parents, relatives and fellow robes of these attendants, there are also many people who joined the army, and many of them suffered great losses or even died under Xue Rengui's hands.The father's debt is paid by the son, and now Xue Rengui's son Xue Dingshan is imprisoned here like a tiger with its teeth pulled out. Don't they seize the opportunity to avenge their grievances and revenge?

Who called his father Xue Rengui?If you want to blame it, blame him for not reincarnating well.

So Xue Dingshan lived a life of dire straits and darkness.He was tortured so badly that sometimes, he would even miss An Xiu sincerely, thinking that she was not a bad person.

Stop it, she is the one who caused him to become what he is now!But... when she was still greedy for his body, his life was indeed much better than now.

Yes, quite contradictory.

Xue Dingshan hates it.How did Xue Rengui's son, who is dignified, have fallen into such a situation, even his thinking has degenerated and his mind is not clear!

If this goes on like this, it will be worth it!No, he has to leave this shady place as soon as possible, otherwise he will be completely ruined!

Your Majesty, empress, father, please find a way to save me.No matter what they want, just give it, save me from the sea of suffering first, and then talk about it!Xue Dingshan shouted in his heart all the time.

Finally, with Xue Dingshan looking forward to the stars and the moon, An Xiu opened the door of his room again after a month, and said, "Tang Country has an envoy, let him tell you if he has anything to say."

Xue Dingshan looked at the person behind her in surprise, and found that the person who came was actually an old acquaintance, the son of Xue Rengui's old colleague General Fu, who he would see every New Year's festival!His eyes lit up immediately, and he felt that he was free.

"Brother Fu, it's you! Did His Majesty send you to pick me up from Heaven's grace?" Xue Dingshan asked hastily.

Envoy Fu was startled by the familiar voice. He looked at the very miserable guy in front of him, and it took him a long time to recognize who he was: "You are... are you Dingshan? Uncle Xue's son Dingshan?"

Xue Dingshan nodded quickly: "Yes, I am Dingshan. I haven't seen you for a few months. Brother Fu, don't you even know me?"

Envoy Fu forced a smile, turned his head away politely and stopped looking at him: "I know, of course I know, ahem, I was just a little surprised when you changed your attire." Is this the heroic and arrogant Xue Dingshan from before?This is the invincible Xue Dingshan from before?This is the handsome Xue Dingshan from before?How did it become the ghost it is now!

Xue Dingshan did not doubt that he was there, and asked again: "Brother Fu, did you come here to pick me up under orders?" Great, he will be out of the sea of suffering soon!

However, Envoy Fu closed his eyes unbearably, and shook his head: "I'm sorry, Dingshan. Your Majesty is benevolent. I originally wanted to send General Cheng to send 50,000 elite soldiers to rescue you; it's just that the Queen mentioned that the frontiers have been fighting in recent years.Emptiness, it is not advisable to fight any more..."

Xue Dingshan hurriedly said: "But there is no need to fight. Didn't you say that you can exchange things for me to go back?" Didn't that nasty woman say that as long as they meet her conditions, she will let him go back?

An Xiu interjected lightly: "That's right, but who told you that you are worthless in the hearts of your emperors and empresses? I just listed a few small requirements, and they are reluctant."

Xue Dingshan looked at Envoy Fu suspiciously.

Envoy Fu explained: "It's true...it's true that the terms of exchange proposed by Xi Liang are really high, including 3,000 taels of gold, 20,000 taels of silver, 5,000 bolts of silk, 6,000 catties of tea, and 10,000 cattiesSalt and 100,000 catties of white rice, etc. The Queen Mother said that in recent years, the frontiers have been fought repeatedly and the treasury is empty. This request is really too much, so I was specially sent to discuss it.” Empress Wu still said the same rhetoric, anyway, it was just one sentence, no money!

Xue Dingshan was furious: "What does the empress mean? Isn't it just a little silver, satin, tea, salt and rice? These things are too much? She thinks it costs money to fight a war, so these are much less than fighting a war, right? She stillI won't!" This woman, the rooster Sichen, oversteps the bounds of her role, it's really abominable!

"What about Your Majesty? He won't dismiss it? He won't be afraid of chilling the veteran's heart by doing so!" Xue Dingshan couldn't wait.

Envoy Fu said: "Recently, Your Majesty has frequent headaches, and all affairs in the court are left to the empress to decide."

Xue Dingshan angrily kicked over the chair in front of him.It is unprecedented for an emperor to do this. A man, who is still the supreme emperor, is so fearful of his inner self. How can he be decent?He despises him!

Envoy Fu took two steps back, so as not to be affected by his anger: "As for the veteran... your father, Uncle Xue himself submitted that the overall situation is the most important thing, and you should not go to war just because he is an unworthy son who is wasting people and money."

"So, if Xi Liang doesn't let go and lowers your request to redeem Dingshan, I'm afraid there's nothing we can do."

Xue Dingshan raised his head abruptly, and said in disbelief: "Father...Father, he actually said that? How could he say that! Did he regard me as his son?"

"A few months ago, His Majesty marched in person, accompanied by his father, and they were besieged together in Suoyang City. It was me, I personally led tens of thousands of troops to solve their siege! I helped His Majesty save you, and I also helped my fatherThank you for saving my life, now that I have encountered a difficult situation and am trapped here, this is how they treat me? Do they still have the heart?"

"Your Majesty, he is ungrateful, father, he is a father in vain! What did I, Xue Dingshan, do to meet the two of them!"

Envoy Fu panicked: "Dingshan, you are crazy. Can you blame Your Majesty? No matter what you say, Uncle Xue is also the father who gave birth to you. The grace of giving birth to you is greater than the sky. You insult your own father, and the sky will not allow it!"

Xue Dingshan's eyes were red: "I'm not crazy, they are sorry for me! Why did I get to this point, in the end, it's all their fault!" If he didn't rescue them, he wouldn't pass through Hanjiang pass on the way back.Met Fan Lihua, and suffered a great humiliation for more than a month.They took a detour and returned to Beijing easily, but what about him?These days, people are living like ghosts!

Envoy Fu persuaded: "Calm down, calm down, Dingshan. Your Majesty and Uncle Xue still care about you. Am I here? I will negotiate with Xi Liang, just wait."

An Xiu waved her hand: "I don't change a single word of my conditions. If I change it, I change it. If I don't change it, it's fine. Negotiation? Lower requirements? No negotiation!"

The hope in Xue Dingshan's eyes was extinguished at once: "Fan Lihua, you are not human, are you a devil?"

An Xiu smiled slightly at him: "You are right, I am the devil, the devil who came to take revenge on you!"

It's not that didn't report, the time has not yet come.If you come out to hang out, you have to pay back.Everything he did to Fan Lihua in the original plot, she will make him pay a heavy price one by one in this life!

An Xiu insisted on not letting go, and envoy Fu had no choice but to make a futile trip and return without success.

As a result, Xue Dingshan's miserable days continued.

However, Empress Wu of the Tang Country became very interested in An Xiu after hearing the envoy Fu's return.

In the Daming Palace, Empress Wu said to Emperor Tang, who had a headache and was resting on a luxurious Babu bed: "Your Majesty, this Fan Lihua is quite capable. I want to bring her back to our Tang Country and let her do it for me.Used."

Tang Huang said weakly: "Oh, Fan Lihua, who is she? If you think it's good, then use it."

Empress Wu smiled slightly, and explained: "It's the daughter of the general soldier of Hanjiang Pass in Xi Liang, Fan Lihua who captured Xue Rengui's son Xue Dingshan alive."

Tang Huang suddenly woke up a little: "Oh, it turned out to be her, she is a ruthless person! He was able to take down Xue Dingshan. I heard that Fan Hong would not be able to do without her in defending Hanjiang Pass. It can be seen that she has real skills. Xue Dingshan is not this time.It’s a big loss.”

Empress Wu smiled and said: "Xue Rengui has been proud of his achievements in recent years, and he is quite disobedient to discipline. It's good to take this opportunity to beat and beat. Anyway, it's been so long, isn't Xue Dingshan still alive and well? There is no need to rush this matter."

"It's this Fan Lihua that really pleases me. She really opened her mouth. She made such a list as a ransom in exchange for Xue Dingshan. It opened her mouth wider than a lion's. I like this ambition and courage!" Woman, you should be more ruthless, how can you be a master if you are not ruthless?If she hadn't been ruthless back then, she would still be just a nun chanting scriptures by the ancient Buddha with a blue lantern in the royal temple now!

Tang Huang said: "Well, as long as you like it. I've been quite sluggish recently, and I'm in charge of all matters, big or small. Empress, I don't worry if you handle things."

Empress Wu saluted him: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Thus, Empress Wu began to think of ways to recruit An Xiu.

There is not enough money in the treasury, and it is temporarily inconvenient to fight, so the road of recruiting and surrendering will not work.And the key problem is that even if you fight a war, you may not necessarily win it.The famous generals back then were all old, and the young generals either hadn't grown up yet, or were completely inferior to their fathers and grandfathers.

Then, let's take the road of peace talks.

And the easiest, most effective, and cheapest way to negotiate peace between the two countries is to make peace!

Empress Wu looked in the direction of Xi Liang, with a determined smile on the corner of her mouth.