Chapter 1244: Changing Hexagrams
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"Lord, you need to be cautious in this matter, and listen to the minister's words! If that person doesn't care about Yan Zhen, he is afraid that he will attack early in this time, it is because Yan Zhen is holding it in his hand, he will not dare to act rashly, what if he besieges us in Pingjun County? I am afraid that when he attacks him, then Yan Zhen's head will already fall to the ground!"
Zhao Ping bent his waist very low, he smiled, and the appearance of the breeze and the moon made the four princes feel that their emotions were also soothed.
The fourth prince couldn't help but ask, "Then how do you think it should be resolved?"
"According to what the minister sees, it is better to respond directly to the call, if the third prince knows in his heart, he should know how to be the best. β
"What you say is extremely true!" The fourth prince thought about it, and it was true, he couldn't help laughing, "Chu Shaoyuan thought that he was in the city, so he could really take this king, ridiculous! This king just wants to put Yan Zhen under his nose, so that he will feel pain once he sees it, but there is no way to think about it! If you want to negotiate peace with this king, you can do it, give up the throne, and this king will give him people!"
Zhao Ping's eyebrows frowned slightly, and he quickly dispersed, looking at the four princes hesitantly.
The fourth prince saw the most unbearable appearance, frowned and said: "If you have anything to say, since you are He Chengjiang's subordinate, you should know the temper of this king!"
"Yes!" Zhao Ping bent his back lower, "The current situation, I don't know if the prince can understand it in his heart? The third prince can come to the city without being noticed by us, the gap is not a little bit of a star, the prince does hold the third prince in his hand, but if the third prince is pressed, I am afraid that this Yan Zhen will not be enough to see, and the prince will be in a dilemma at that time." β
The more the fourth prince listened, the deeper his brows wrinkled, and after thinking about it, it was indeed what he said.
"And what do you say should be?"
Zhao Ping pursed his lips and thought for a moment before he said: "What the minister said is not good, please also invite the prince Haihan, the minister thinks that Jiangnan is the fief of the prince, and the officials in Jiangnan are all in the hands of the prince, it is better to divide the river and rule, in the end, the third prince cannot come up with evidence to prove that the first emperor wants him to inherit the throne, and His Royal Highness has lost some ...... here It's better to retreat to Jiangnan, rest and recuperate for a while, and it's not too late to send troops to fight. β
These few words directly touched the heart of the fourth prince, he has been living like a fog and a mess these days, and it is rare for someone to think clearly and say so much to him.
"In the end, it is the person next to He Chengjiang, it's a pity that He Chengjiang ......" The fourth prince looked at Zhao Ping approvingly, and his face was touched.
Zhao Ping smiled gently, but the back vest was full of cold sweat, which made him unable to relax for a while.
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When the conditions reached Chu Shaoyuan's ears, he couldn't help but want to ask: "Is the fourth child stupid or is he scared of being beaten? Does he really think that I am a three-year-old child? Such brainless words actually came from his mouth, so I don't know whether to say that he is naΓ―ve or ruined." β
It is rare that Chu Shaoyuan can still mock the conditions proposed by the four princes like a compliment, which also shows that Chu Shaoyuan did not take these stupid words of the four princes to heart.
"Since the fourth prince has no sincerity, he will send troops to rescue Mrs. Yan tonight. Lu Han's eyes widened, grabbed the short sword at his waist and gestured with his teeth and claws in an offensive posture, and looked at Chu Shaoyuan as he spoke, "Let the minister take the lead, the minister has already felt the terrain of Pingjun County clearly!"
"He must have sent heavy troops to guard it, and ordinary soldiers can only be sent to death," Chu Shaoyuan's eyes flashed with a cold light, "I have to give the fourth child another chance, otherwise the fourth child will not willingly let his grandfather go." β
Willingly, if the fourth prince is really willing, I am afraid that the sun will rise in the west! Lu Han thought silently in his heart, but what Chu Shaoyuan decided, how could he, as a courtier, dare to openly contradict it, so he had to look at Jian Anli and Song Yunfeng beside him, with a look of help.
It's just that the two of them are not good at words, and they have never had a sense of existence in the tent, but at this time, they received Lu Han's face, and they couldn't find anything to persuade for a while, so they had to look at each other a few times and sigh faintly.
"The emperor has decided like this, but it is also feasible......" Xiao Rui pondered for a moment, the smile on his face was a little sly, "Don't push it too hard, leave one city gate at the four city gates for them to retreat, as long as the four princes have vitality, they will not really attack Old Lady Yan." β
As he spoke, he discussed how to attack, and Lu Han's eyes lit up when he listened, and he finally didn't have to wait in the tent to listen to the news.
Before it was completely dark, the fourth prince heard the news that Chu Shaoyuan planned to attack the city after the failure of the peace talks, and he was at a loss.
"No, it's better to kill someone first!" He was about to send someone to kill Yan Zhen immediately, but Zhao Ping persuaded him.
"If Yan Zhen dies, I am afraid that the prince will not fall well, it is better to take people with him, the minister has observed, in addition to the four city gates in Pingjun County, there is also a waterway to the outside, but only six or seven people can be passed at a time, so no one has ever cared, the minister feels that the troops are scattered, and all the troops in the county are concentrated on the waterway, taking advantage of the turmoil, the prince will go first, if the minister can get away with it, he will try his best to find the prince, you will go to the south of the Yangtze River, gather the old department and then come to the three princes. β
The fourth prince looked at Zhao Ping's eyes full of plans for him, and Gu Kui was still thinking about taking over the manpower left by Song Xing at this time, he immediately felt annoyed, and directly ordered Gu Kui to defend the city, and Zhao Ping evacuated with him.
A total of ten civilian boats were requisitioned, which is the only ten civilian boats in the city.
The sound of fighting outside the city shook the sky, and Gu Kui in the city took people to look down on the city tower, only to see a black and oppressive human head, he couldn't help but feel a little nauseous, hurriedly closed his eyes, and gently shook his head to suppress the disgusting.
"Since the prince has left you and me here to defend the city, he will defend the city well!
Gu Kui's eyes sank, and the words he said made people sound very high-sounding, but the county order was not easy to say anything in the end, although at this moment he wanted to order someone to open the city gate, but looking at the frost on the faces of the heavily armored soldiers in front of him, he had to swallow back what he wanted to say.
The war was almost a touch, Pingjun County was just a small county town, and it couldn't withstand the ravages of Chu Shaoyuan's catapults and bows and crossbows and arrows, although he was also suspected of deliberately releasing water, but in the end Pingjun County was taken within two hours.
The soldiers Gu Kui just took over were all reversed, and there was chaos inside and outside the city, Song Xing went out of the city as early as yesterday to take refuge in Chu Shaoyuan, he was especially eager for Pingjun County, and his desire to catch the four princes was stronger than others, and after attacking the city and catching Gu Kui, he almost immediately sent Gu Kui to Chu Shaoyuan.
Whether Gu Kui has been tortured, or is it the most ugly kind of punishment - slap mouth!
At this moment, his face was swollen very high, and he looked at Chu Shaoyuan with a pig's head, as if what happened in the Xiliu camp was still yesterday, looking at it with a sneer, Gu Kui couldn't help but cry.
"Tsk!" Lu Han became a little impatient, "You are a dignified man, crying like this...... Since you are afraid, you shouldn't have chosen such a path in the first place, and the fourth prince is too, it's not good to find anyone, but to find you such a waste, the Gu family is really completely finished!"
No matter how embarrassing the original was, the Gu family, the founding feat, has been passed down from generation to generation, and the foundation left by the ancestors has been completely consumed in this generation.
Gu Kui wiped his face, glared at him, and said, "If you want to kill, you have to listen to the Zun Ben!" But you don't want to ask half a word about the fourth prince from my mouth!"
Chu Shaoyuan didn't even look at Gu Kui, and waved his hand lightly, and the soldiers dragged Gu Kui down.
"After all, if you haven't observed Pingjun County so carefully, you can almost catch the fourth prince in one step!" Lu Han regretted it very much at the moment, he looked at the small river at that time, and he never paid attention to it, who would have thought that people would be leaked from this place.
"Along this river, all the way down is the south of the Yangtze River, the nearest big mansion is Suzhou City, the fourth will definitely not choose to settle elsewhere, must go to Suzhou City first. Chu Shaoyuan's drooping eyes flashed with a glimmer of light, and his expression seemed to be smiling.
"Suzhou City!" Lu Han came in all the way from outside the city, seeing that half of the beaten wall in Pingjun County was also half-walled, and the government was implicated, he couldn't help but think that he had been to Suzhou City before, such a beautiful place, if he was also beaten to pieces, I was afraid that he would have a heartache first, thinking so, he couldn't help but feel a little pity when he spoke, "Then let's go to Suzhou City now?"
"Don't worry, there are so many mansions and cities along the way, I have to go over one by one to see who supports me, and who thinks that my throne is strange and wants to turn against me. β
Chu Shaoyuan's words made Lu Han's eyes widen, this is the meaning of fighting all the way!
Xiao Rui smiled and nodded, it is indeed rare to see such a calm person at this time, the emperor is really unique, and he didn't choose the wrong person!
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The four princes and their entourage walked on the waterway without wind and waves, without thrills and dangers.
This river in the county, finally can lead to Suzhou, Suzhou is not far from Jinling, the four princes have been eating and drinking on the boat these days, because of the hurry of withdrawal, Zhao Ping did not have time to prepare too much food, only prepared for three days, so in the last few days, the four princes have been eating the fish caught from the river, and the shrimp and crabs in the river to satisfy their stomachs.
There was no taste along the way, which made the fourth prince feel particularly aggrieved, and he felt that if he lived a few days like this, he was afraid that he would not have to be persecuted by the third child, and he would not be able to stand it by himself.
It will not be until the evening of the seventh day that it will enter the city of Suzhou.
There are only five guards around Zhao Ping, and they don't share a boat with them, and the people on each boat are all dead soldiers selected by the four princes.
"Your Highness, what is the situation in Suzhou City, you still need to ask, the minister will find an inn first, let His Highness live for a while, and then discuss the plan when everything is safe!"
Zhao Ping has taken care of the four princes inside and out along the way, and the four princes have more and more trust in him, "It's hard to think that Shunhua is thoughtful, and when it comes to this step, this king really can't think of it, just go to the inn first, and then discuss when the others arrive!"
Ten boats, only the four princes arrived first, and the next few boats could only see two or three from a distance, Zhao Ping was also a little uneasy in his heart, so he found a very inconspicuous inn nearby and arranged the four princes, and went to the city by himself.
After about two hours, it was not until it was completely dark and the night was heavy that Zhao Ping dragged his tired body back.
"Lord, the minister has inquired, this Suzhou City can still stay, but in Jinling City, half of the people have surrendered to the enemy, and on our way to Suzhou City, the third prince has led a large army from Pingjun County to Wanzhou City, and Wanzhou City has been subdued. β
The fourth prince's face froze, and he knew that those people were unreliable, and now it seems that this is indeed the case!
"Chu Shaoyuan's evil seed! He was unhurried, he didn't care about Yan Zhen's life and death at all, ha! Bring Yan Zhen over!"
As soon as he didn't agree, the four princes took action to torture Yan Zhen, and there was only one breath left to torture people, and he was persuaded by Zhao Ping on the side.
ββ¦β¦ You traitor...... You...... Cannot...... It's good to die...... "Although Yan Zhen's body is refreshing, he can't bear to be tossed like this after getting older, a pair of eyes were originally bright and dazzling, but at the moment they were tortured by the four princes and covered with bloodshots, and they didn't make people disabled, and the four princes were worried that it was inconvenient to take them away, so they showed mercy to their subordinates.
When the fourth prince heard such an insult at this time, he calmed down, waved his hand and asked people to take him away, looking at Zhao Ping eagerly.
"You say, how can this king recover his defeat at this time?"
Zhao Ping was speechless when asked, if he knew, he would not have been under He Chengjiang's hands, he had been staying for several years, he knew his ability very well in his heart, lowered his eyes, Zhao Ping's voice was heavy, "Your Highness, if you recruit the generals who defend Suzhou City, mainly Suzhou City, and connect several surrounding towns together, there is also the possibility of a war." β
At this time, he didn't even dare to say anything categorically, the fourth prince was in a daze, and he didn't understand why he had fallen to this point all of a sudden.
"Where's the Tartar? Is there any movement over there?"
For the past few days, he has been on the water, and he has not received any news about the Tartars outside the customs for a long time.
Zhao Ping shook his head, looked at the disappointed four princes, and said in a low voice: "The minister heard that the Tartar prince wandered around the city for a while, like a cow eating grass, so he turned back and didn't even take a look. β
The four princes were like being poured a basin of cold water, and the coolness of their hearts came up.
"Bai Lang, he actually broke the contract!" The fourth prince felt that he couldn't accept this, he clearly gave Bai Lang real money, and also formed an alliance, why did Bai Lang go to Yunfu City for a while, and then he changed his hexagram like this!
"Oh no!" the dead man strode in from outside, his face worried, "A group of officials came outside, saying that they wanted to make rounds!"