The Monkey King

"Do you think Li Jing will continue to fight against me?"

"Yeah!" Feng Chime nodded heavily.

The monkey laughed and fiddled with the exquisite pagoda in his hand: "You see, he can run faster than a rabbit, and his tower is still in my hand. Even if he dares to fall out, I am not afraid of him. Nantianmen is not only a soldier. Not as good as the Tianhe Navy, even the generals are not that good. I heard that they haven’t practiced battle formations for hundreds of years. Just rely on them?"

"No!" Feng Ling yelled: "The important thing is not his troops, but himself! He is different from Marshal Tianpeng, he can make Heaven send troops!"

Gazing at the wind chimes, the monkey asked, "Can I?"

"This..." Feng Ling bit his lip and couldn't answer for a while.

"There are more than one or two people in Heaven who oppose Tianpeng. Not to mention that he still has old grudges with Tianpeng. Even if he really wants Heaven to send troops, how can he make Heaven send troops immediately with just one more mouth?"

"This...this...I don't know, but you can't let him go!"

"It was promised before that he should be released. The Heavenly Court has ordered them to withdraw their troops. If they don't let him go now, it's time to break up the gang. I'm afraid they will make a desperate move and join hands with the Tianhe navy to attack Huaguo Mountain." Monkey supported his knees and slowly He stood up, reached out and touched Feng Ling's head and said, "You, just stay in the prison with peace of mind. I will solve the problems outside." Feng Ling blinked and looked at the monkey with an aggrieved look.

The monkey stretched out his hand and pinched the swollen cheeks of the wind chime and said: "Don't worry, I can win, they can't beat me."

…

Nantianmen Fleet, Flagship Hall.

The canopy crossed the high threshold and walked quickly to the hall. The white cloak behind him that was flowing in the wind had already been turned dark red by blood.

Walking step by step to the center of the hall, Tianpeng bowed and cupped his hands and said: "Tianpeng has met King Li Tianpeng. It is really helpless for him to make such a move this time. Please forgive me."

Li Jing, who was sitting high on the main seat, pointed tiredly at the second seat beside him and said: "Marshal Tianpeng, please take a seat. If you have anything to say, tell me quickly. I still have my life in hand and must return to Nantianmen immediately. There is no delay."

Say it. Then he used his two fingers to hold the lid of the tea cup on the side coffee table, knocked it, and sighed lightly: "Serve the tea."

The heavenly soldiers beside him quickly served tea to Tianpeng.

Sit down at that table for a while. Tianpeng bowed slightly and said: "This matter is of great importance. Please step aside."

Before Li Jing could speak, Nezha, who was standing aside with a spear, pointed at the canopy and said, "Your canopy is now ready to be punished. My father is willing to see you and has given you enough face. Don't make any demands." ! If you have anything to say, say it quickly. Once you’ve finished speaking, leave quickly!” Tianpeng didn’t say anything. He just looked at Li Jing slightly.

The whole hall suddenly became quiet.

After a long time, Li Jing raised his hand slightly and sighed: "Everyone, go down."

"father!"

"Go down."

Nezha glanced at the canopy coldly and walked out of the hall first. The rest of the people also quickly exited the door.

Almost at the same time, Tianpeng felt that many heavenly soldiers and generals had surrounded the main hall.

This...should be because he was afraid that Li Jing would just come out of the tiger's den and enter the wolf's den again. After all, the Tianhe navy is at the end of its rope now, so it’s not surprising to think this way.

Tianpeng could only smile helplessly.

"Nezha has such a temper, please don't be offended." Li Jing said softly.

"Don't dare."

"Then, can we talk now?" Li Jing picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Taking a deep breath, Tianpeng stood up slowly while holding on to the handrails, and said with cupped hands: "Tianpeng is here this time for the battle of Huaguo Mountain. I hope that I can get the help of the King of Heaven to eradicate the monsters of Huaguo Mountain in one fell swoop. .”

Li Jing pursed his lips slightly and laughed: "The Battle of Huaguoshan... The marshal wants my Nantianmen army to join the battlefield, right? I'll tell you the truth. My exquisite pagoda is still in the hands of the monster monkey. Apart from that, In addition, firstly, the Heavenly King Chiguo has informed me of the situation in advance, and most of his subordinate officers and soldiers are unwilling to participate in this battle. Secondly, the Heavenly Court has ordered our army to return to Nantianmen immediately. Doesn’t it mean that the Marshal wants me to resist the order like you? No? If this is the reason for this trip, there is no need to talk about it.”…

After saying that paragraph in one breath, Li Jing lowered his head and took a sip of tea.

The hand holding the tea was still trembling.

"If the marshal wants our Nantianmen fleet to join the battle, then please come back."

Putting down the tea cup, Tianpeng didn't answer. Li Jing repeated this sentence again.

Tianpeng stared blankly at Li Jing's slightly haggard face for a long time. Li Jing avoided his gaze and looked straight ahead.

For a moment, the whole hall was so quiet that there was no sound.

The cool breeze from high altitude blew quietly into the hall. He brushed up the window screen on the side, shook the blood-stained cloak on the canopy, walked around the potted plants on the table, and left from the window lattice.

Tianpeng took a deep breath and said slowly: "Does the Heavenly King still remember Chen Tangguan, the General Li Li Jing who handed over his eight-year-old son to the Dragon King of the Four Seas for the sake of the people of Liming?"

Li Jing closed his eyes tightly and said: "This time and that time cannot be generalized."

"Why not?"

"What do you think?" Li Jing opened his eyes and slowly looked at the canopy.

"Tianpeng doesn't understand." Tianpeng smiled faintly, lowered his head and rubbed his wrist guard and said: "Tianpeng only knows that as a general, you should have your own ethics. Whether in heaven or in the mortal world, It's all the same. I think back then, King Li Tian could do this for the sake of the people in Chentangguan. Why now... If it is allowed to continue, when the Huaguo Mountain is established, it will not be the people who are harmed. By then, even if the heaven is Even if we mobilize ten times the military strength of today and shed many times the blood of today, I am afraid it will be difficult to conquer."

After a pause, Tianpeng said slowly: "At that time, the demon monkeys of Huaguo Mountain will compete with the heavens, and war will break out in the mortal world, and all living beings will be devastated... How can the king of heaven bear it?"

"Don't be alarmist!" Li Jing slapped the table with his palm and said angrily: "This Huaguo Mountain is just a mortal monster, how can it compete with the heaven?"

Facing Li Jing's gaze, Tianpeng said: "It's impossible, I think the King of Heaven knows better than Tianpeng!"

For a moment, both sides' eyes widened. There was a faint tension in the hall, but it became even quieter.

After looking at each other for a long time, Li Jing finally avoided Tianpeng's gaze, took a deep breath and whispered: "Even if I am willing, my soldiers are not willing. There is no kindness from above, and there is no support from below. Do you think that everything is possible?" Are all the troops in the army your Tianhe navy? How do you want me to mobilize the troops for combat? If I force the order and the morale of the army changes, will your Tianhe navy help me suppress it? "

Slowly closing his eyes, Li Jing exhaled a breath of hot breath with a slight trembling, which turned into light clouds and drifted away in the cool breeze high in the sky.

"Do you think I don't want to avenge my embarrassment? You know, I know, and my subordinates also know how this battle turned out. Can we really win immediately after adding my 180,000 troops? Okay, Even if the ground is overwhelming, what happens next? Have you thought about how to fight underground warfare? What if they break into pieces? Do you know how many strongholds they have outside Huaguo Mountain? "

"Have you seen the underground fortifications in Huaguoshan? Do you know how far they have gone?"

"You don't know, but I know!"

"How many monsters are there in this world waiting to join them? What about us? Without the support of heaven, we simply can't afford it!"

"That bastard monster monkey just calculated this correctly and dared to let me go at this time. Don't you still understand?"

Pursing his lips, Li Jing said: "If they refused to let me go this time, our Nantianmen army was determined to join the war. But now they let me go, but they took away my exquisite pagoda..."

He leaned back on the chair, raised his head and stared blankly at the ceiling and sighed: "Canopy, I admire you, I really admire you. Only you dare to fight this kind of battle in the entire heaven. But... ...Tianpeng, listen to me, this battle should not be fought at all! I advise you to withdraw your troops early. When you get to the Lingxiao Palace, His Majesty can say a few words to you. If you are defeated... no one can I can't save you! Don't let the soldiers shed unnecessary blood. When the day when all the immortals in heaven realize their enlightenment, they will naturally find a way. For generals, wherever heaven points, we can fight. How to choose, not Things we consider.”…

Lowering his head, Li Jing stared at the patterns formed by the sunlight through the window lattice on the carpet of the main hall, and was fascinated.

The general trend is that no one person can turn the tide...

At this point, it's useless to say anything else.

Silently watching the frustrated Li Jing, Tianpeng bowed slightly and said: "In this case, Tianpeng will no longer insist. Tianpeng only wants one last thing from the King of Heaven. After returning to Heaven, please help mediate at all costs to allow Heaven to increase its troops. . Don’t let those more than 100,000 heavenly men die in vain.”

Hearing this, Li Jing only smiled bitterly and said: "You overestimate me. How can I play the game in the Lingxiao Palace as I say? The current situation is that no matter how much I speak for you when I go back, it won't matter. It doesn’t help.”

"Tianpeng does not ask the Heavenly King to speak for Tianpeng. Tianpeng only wants the Heavenly King to speak for the battle situation in Huaguo Mountain. Returning from the front line, the Heavenly King should have the most say on the strength of Huaguo Mountain. As long as the immortals believe If you understand the King of Heaven, then..."

"Do you believe it?" Li Jing raised his head helplessly and sighed: "Tianpeng, Tianpeng, you really have been a marshal for so many years in vain... Let's put it this way, now you can stand in the Lingxiao Palace and you can do it with just one sentence. The only one everyone can settle is Lao Jun. If it were anyone else, it would be useless to say anything. Even His Majesty. At this point, who cares about the truth? Say something that shouldn't be said, what happened in the court , it has always been an exchange of interests under the table, and a whitewash of peace on the table, how can I, Li Jing, change anything with just a few words?"

Watching Li Jing silently for a long time, Tianpeng gritted his teeth, raised his cloak and knelt down on one knee: "Then please ask the King of Heaven to trade under the table in exchange for additional troops from Heaven. Now that the matter is over, Tianpeng is gone. There is no way out, so please ask the King of Heaven to make it happen!"

After hesitating for a long time, Li Jing looked at the canopy and sighed softly: "I... let's give it a try."