Cui Zixuan came too timely, for the monarchs and ministers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, this is an undoubted life-saving grace, at this moment, not only Zhao Kuangyin and other generals, but also those soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, also because of the escape from death and gratitude to Cui Zixuan.

Chai Rong greeted Cui Zixuan on the boat, he patted Cui Zixuan's shoulder hard, and laughed: "Good boy, you came in time!"

Looking at the dense Wu Yue Navy following behind, Chai Rong praised again: "I have heard for a long time that Wu Yue's Navy is strong, and now it seems that only they can be comparable to the Southern Tang Navy Army." ”

Cui Zixuan would not be unable to figure out who was who because he had made a great achievement, he stood solemnly and respectfully, and his expression was full of respect for Chai Rong.

The more Cui Zixuan was like this, the more Chai Rong liked it, he patted Cui Zixuan's shoulder again, and said with a wry smile: "This time I was careless, and I almost made a big mistake." Zixuan, I owe you a life-saving grace this time. ”

As soon as Chai Rong's words came out, Zhao Kuangyi, who was behind the generals, immediately looked at Cui Zixuan with envy, and he secretly thought: Yes, with this life-saving grace, Cui Zixuan has already gained a firm foothold here in Chai Rong, and he doesn't have to worry about his life and future in the future.

Cui Zixuan immediately replied: "Your Majesty's words are serious, it is clearly Your Majesty's blessings. ”

As soon as Cui Zixuan's voice fell, Chai Rong laughed out loud, he crossed his hands on his hips, and said to the left and right with great spirit: "I also feel that I am blessed with all the heavens, and I have escaped from this mortal situation today, this is because God does not want to take my life." ”

Almost as soon as Chai Rong's words fell, the generals led by Zhao Kuangyi immediately knelt on the ground, and they shouted in unison: "Your Majesty is blessed with all the heavens." ”

Later, the soldiers also felt that their Majesty was indeed a flood of blessings, so they also shouted at the same time: "Your Majesty is a blessing of heaven." ”

In the cheers of the generals and soldiers, Zhao Kuangyin raised his head and laughed.

After a while, Chai Rong waved his hand and shouted, "Okay, okay, you can do whatever you want." After Ling Shi generals retreated, Chai Rong turned to Cui Zixuan and asked gently, "Cui Qing, tell me about you." ”

Cui Zixuan knew that he wanted to know how he could have come in such a timely manner, so he honestly confessed: "After Your Majesty led the army to the battle, the ministers and the children of all the families thought that they had to make some more contributions for Your Majesty to value. He was telling the truth, and Chai Rong had already guessed it, so Chai Rong listened to it with relish.

Cui Zixuan continued: "We came here behind Your Majesty, and when we saw that the Southern Tang Navy led by Li Jingjin was strong, the minister thought about sharing the labor for His Majesty. Just a few years ago, the family of the minister and the minister had some favors in Wu Yue Kingdom, so the minister quickly rushed to Wu Yue Country and borrowed 50,000 sailors from the lord of Wu Yue Kingdom. ”

Speaking of this, he paused slightly, and then continued: "The minister led the borrowed navy army to hurry all the way, for fear of missing the big event, the minister asked his subordinates to send the battle situation of His Majesty and Li Jingjin to the minister's hands every day in the form of flying pigeons. ”

He glanced up at Chai Rong, suddenly knelt down on one knee, and said, "Actually, Chen came to the vicinity with these sailors two days ago. In Chai Rong's sharp gaze, Cui Zixuan continued: "At that time, the minister also heard the rumor that His Majesty was preparing to attack Jimingdu. After thinking about it for a while, he felt that His Majesty might be using a strategy. took the risk to lead the troops to lurk in the left ...... of Xiyu Crossing"

I don't need to say anything else.

Chai Rong didn't expect that the strategy that he thought no one could see through would be seen through by Li Jingjin and Cui Zixuan.

After pondering for a while, Chai Rong sighed: "I have to change this problem. ”

He stepped forward to help Cui Zixuan, patted him on the shoulder and smiled, "You don't have to be embarrassed." I have already said that since you want to make meritorious contributions, then I will allow you to do so!"

Cui Zixuan was grateful, he bowed and saluted, and said loudly: "Your Majesty is magnanimous!"

Chai Rong laughed, he waved his hand to Zhao Kuangyin, and said, "How to arrange the 50,000 Wu Yue troops borrowed by Cui Lang, you can discuss it." ”

......

Chai Rong's escape from death this time was a profound lesson for the entire Northern Zhou Army, especially for Chai Rong himself. Therefore, after returning from the Xiyu Ferry, Chai Rong closed his door, and the Northern Zhou army was also silent, no matter how the Southern Tang Army shouted, they kept closed.

Just when Li Jingjin frequently sent the Southern Tang army to harass, and even sent people who could speak and scold Chai Rong in front of the battle, trying to provoke the hot-tempered Northern Zhou monarch, the Southern Tang Dynasty made great waves because of the war that Li Jingjin won a big victory this time.

in the Royal Palace.

In front of the Southern Tang Emperor Li Jing, there were more than a dozen civil and military ministers.

A minister said loudly: "The world says how good Chai Rong is, but now it seems that he is only afraid that he is a person who sells his reputation and reputation." ”

As soon as the minister's words came out, all the ministers present nodded secretly.

In fact, even the Southern Tang Emperor Li Jing felt at this time that Chai Rong's reputation was really touted.

Another Wenchen stroked his beard and said, "Those people with five surnames and seven wangs have always been good at boasting. Chai Rong's prestige must have been deliberately blown up by these family members in order to show that the master they defected to was not wrong. ”

When Li Jing heard this, he couldn't help but nodded.

At this time, another minister stepped forward, he bowed to Li Jing, and said seriously: "Your Majesty, when you made Li Jingjin the crown prince, you were talking about expediency. But now that Li Jingjin is becoming more and more powerful, Chen is really worried that if he continues like this, he will be uncontrollable!"

What this minister said was exactly what everyone was worried about, and it was also what Li Jing was restless about day and night these days.

Li Jing let out a long sigh when he heard this, and he asked, "According to what Li Gong said, what should I do?"

The minister immediately said, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Li Jingjin should come back." ”

Li Jing was shocked when he heard this, and he immediately said, "But where is Chai Rong?"

Another minister said: "Your Majesty, how can Chai Rong have any real skills? Not to mention anything else, just this time, if it weren't for Cui Zixuan's timely arrival, he would have become the soul of my Southern Tang soldiers." ”

All the ministers shouted, "Your Majesty, Chai Rong is not to be afraid. "The difference between his Northern Zhou army and my Southern Tang Army's naval army is so far away, and this gap is not something that can be caught up in half a year and a year. There is the danger of the Huai River, and Chai Rongjun is not afraid. "Your Majesty, just call Li Jingjin back, and if something goes wrong, send him to the border again." ”

These ministers are one sentence after another, and the more Li Jing listens to them, the more shaken he becomes. But he didn't want Li Jingjin's power to grow the most, and he also knew at this time that it was really dangerous to change generals before the battle. Therefore, after closing his eyes for a while, Li Jing waved his hand and said, "Zhu Qing is reasonable, I still have to think about it." He asked the eunuchs to send the ministers out.

After a while, after the ministers retreated, Li Jing turned to Father-in-law Yu on the side and asked, "Old Yu, what do you think of Li Jingjin?"

If you want to talk about marching and fighting, Yu Gonggong knows nothing, but when it comes to manipulating people's hearts, this is Yu Gonggong's specialty. He suffered such a big humiliation from Li Jingjin last time, and he already hated Li Jingjin in his heart, but he didn't say a word when he came back.

It wasn't until this time that Li Jing asked, and Father-in-law Yu bowed forward and said softly: "His Royal Highness the Prince's heart is still in the Southern Tang Dynasty. It's just ......" he wanted to say and stopped,

Li Jing trusted him the most, and when he heard this, he straightened up, and he asked seriously, "Just what?"

Father-in-law Yu said: "It's just that he seems to have a lot to do with a beauty named Jiang Mi in the Northern Zhou Army. Father-in-law Yu said softly: "The old slave went to the Northern Zhou military camp with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince last time, and he didn't come and go for half an hour, but he deliberately took an hour to go to a small town next to the garrison of the Northern Zhou army to meet with the Jiang family......

"Jiang Mi?" Li Jing waved his hand and summoned a secret agent who specialized in investigating the characters of Da Liang, and after knowing from the mouth of the secret agent who Jiang Mi was and what the relationship with Li Jingjin was, Li Jing waved his hand and closed his eyes.

Seeing this, Father-in-law Yu lowered his eyes and sneered, and he quietly retreated to the corner of the hall.

At this time, Li Jing's command came, "I remember that the last time you returned from the peace talks, Chai Rong, the lord of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, once handed me a letter to me? ”

Father-in-law Yu hurriedly took out the letter.

Li Jing took the letter, and he opened it and read it. After only a few glances, Li Jing put the letter down heavily!

After a while, Li Jing's command came, "Spread my will, let Guo Quanyi and his son Guo Yanwei calm Haozhou, and take the crown prince Li Jingjin back to the palace to serve the sick!"

"Yes!"

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The will of the Southern Tang Emperor reached Li Jingjin as quickly as possible.

I never thought that before this battle was won, the peach pickers came. Moreover, His Majesty said that he believed in him and loved him, so he made him the crown prince, but in his bones, he was always guarding against him!

Seeing that Li Jingjin's hand holding the will trembled vigorously, and Father-in-law Yu, who came with five thousand forbidden troops, a smile appeared on the corner of his lips, and he said sharply: "His Royal Highness the Prince, please accept the order." ”

It must be this eunuch!

Li Jingjin raised his head suddenly, his eyes staring at his father-in-law like electricity.

Facing Li Jingjin's gaze, Father-in-law Yu first shrank reflexively, and in the blink of an eye, he was angry. With a sharp voice, Father-in-law Yu shouted in a loud voice: "What, does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince want to resist the decree?"

As soon as the words came out, the Southern Tang generals who were originally fighting for Li Jingjin lowered their heads.

In the silence, Li Jingjin sighed secretly, he slowly stood up, glanced in the direction of the Northern Zhou military camp, Li Jingjin said in a dumb voice: "Chai Rong really shouldn't die!"

Because he hated it so much, the corners of his mouth were bitten. Swallowing the fishy breath in his throat fiercely, Li Jingjin said in a dumb voice: "Minister, Li Jingjin takes the order!"

As soon as these words came out, Father-in-law Yu and the Guo father and son who came to replace him smiled at the same time.

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The news that Li Jingjin was removed by Li Jing and that Guo Quanyi replaced him in the Southern Tang Army spread to the Northern Zhou Army and to Chai Rong's ears as quickly as possible.

Chai Rong couldn't believe it at first, and after confirming that the news was true, Chai Rong laughed. Soon, Chai Rong's smile spread to the Northern Zhou army, and for a while, up to the generals and down to the soldiers, he breathed a sigh of relief and showed a heartfelt smile.