I didn't bring anyone else, and came to Jiang Ningyu's mansion alone. Jiang Ningyu hid it well, basically like the other lieutenants in Anseong, and even did a better job - he also set up his home in Anseong.

I knocked on the door, and soon a small servant came and opened the door. I wasn't in the mood to waste time, so I directly asked him to inform Ding Muqing to ask to see him.

Almost immediately, Jiang Ningyu appeared in front of me with a woman. In fact, Jiang Ningyu is a military general, nearly forty years old, but he has a strong scholarly flavor, I think this is also the reason why other lieutenants can't get used to him, because he is too weak. And the woman, I guess it should be his wife, about thirty years old, does not look good, but at first glance she gives people a very dignified and virtuous appearance.

Sure enough, Jiang Ningyu took her to kneel down and salute me, introducing her as his wife.

I went with Jiang Ningyu and his wife to their garden, and in the middle of the garden was a pavilion with a table and two chairs. There was a little pastry and a pot of tea on the table.

I smiled slightly and said, "Vice General Jiang and his wife know the joy of life very well." ”

Madame Jiang's face turned red, and she was about to speak, but Jiang Ningyu rushed ahead and replied, "It's just to admire the moon." "I looked at the crescent moon in the sky, floating in the sky, not very bright. I had just walked all the way without feeling dark, nor did I notice the moon in the sky that was shining for me.

Jiang Ningyu asked his wife to prepare a few side dishes, and asked with concern, "Miss hasn't eaten yet, don't be hungry." ”

I looked at him, and he quickly knelt down and said, "It's not that I'm spying on Miss, but I'm afraid that Miss is in danger." ”

I waved my hand and said, "It's okay, get up." I'm only now aware of how important your surveillance is. ”

Jiang Ningyu stood up, lowered his head and said: "It's still Miss Bingxue who is smart, and when she sees the subtleties, she just looks at the surveillance record and deduces that Cao Jizhi is a spy." ”

I gestured to my chair and said, "Sit down." I have come to you today, not to listen to what you have to say, but to discuss this matter with you. You're tired from standing, and I don't feel comfortable looking at it, so let's sit. ”

Jiang Ningyu thought for a while, stroked the hem of his clothes, and sat down: "It's better to be humble and respectful than to obey your fate." Now that the young lady has caught the spy, what else is there to worry about?"

I shook my head with a wry smile and said, "Originally, I thought I had caught a spy, but it turned out that Cao Jizhi was just a small character who was blinded. They have a bigger conspiracy, but unfortunately I haven't guessed it yet, but I have already figured it out on the way here, Wan Yan Bing is a drunkard who does not mean to drink, so this conspiracy is about Anseong, but it is not for the southern invasion. ”

Jiang Ningyu said curiously: "Why does Miss say that?"

I straightened out my thoughts and said slowly: "Actually, I've always been a little strange, I've talked to Brother Jiu, and I've also talked to Meng Xizhi is Wanyan Yue. After they all said that, the reason why Yan Bing had been fighting was just to fight with Wan Yan Yue for the people's hearts and minds for the throne, and he didn't have the courage to invade Ming at all. Even the last time he declared war on Ming, he was only limited to declaring war, and he didn't dare to make further moves at all. Even if he knew in advance that Marshal Du, the general and Brother Jiu were not in Ancheng, but this city was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it was also a well-known thing that he wanted to take down this city, and he was afraid that he would have to take off at least a layer of skin. “

I saw Jiang Ningyu open his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, so he stopped and asked, "What, is there something wrong?"

Jiang Ningyu shook his head and replied, "Miss is very right, it's just that you said Brother Jiu......"

I laughed, it turned out that I was taking care of myself, and he didn't know who Brother Jiu was: "Oh, Brother Jiu is the general they went out to patrol the city." "It's all Du Yichun's shouting, but I can't say that he shouldn't be called a general, but isn't it easy to confuse him with His Royal Highness the Ninth in this way? It seems that when this is over, I will talk to him about it...... It's just that I don't know if this matter can be resolved safely...... My nose was sore, and I almost couldn't hold back my tears.

After Jiang Ningyu listened to my explanation, she seemed to show a more confused expression, but it was fleeting and did not stay for long.

Seeing his relieved expression, I didn't bother to explain more, and then said, "If that's the case, then I am very suspicious of his purpose in attacking Anseong. Since it was not a southern invasion, then what was it? So, I've been thinking, if I'm Wan Yan Bing, what is the number one priority now? What does Vice Admiral Chiang think?"

Jiang Ningyu pondered for a moment and said, "If it were me, I would still put the fight for the throne first." But Wan Yan Yue's concession this time gave Wan Yan Bing a problem, if Wan Yan Bing only declared war and did not really go to war, then the people's hearts would be lost, but if the south invaded, the result was obvious, without the support of the whole country, it was impossible to rely on Wan Yan Bing's own people. So this battle must be fought no matter what, and it must be won. This is not easy. ”

I approved: "Vice General Jiang has also analyzed Hu Zhenguo's current situation very clearly. So is it possible that he has received Wan Yan Yue's tacit approval and will devote the whole country to help him?"

Jiang Ningyu shook his head with a smile and said, "Impossible." Wan Yan is so smart, even if he wants to invade the south with the strength of the whole country, it is impossible to let Wan Yan Bing be the pioneer and get this cheap. “

I nodded, "I think so too." Therefore, apart from this answer, I will only think that Wan Yan Bing will come with the certainty of winning this battle. ”

Jiang Ningyu said: "According to our analysis, this is indeed the case. ”

Mrs. Jiang had already commanded her to bring a few small dishes to the table, all of which were my favorite dishes. As for the reason, I don't want to ask anymore, Jiang Ningyu is Ling Yun's subordinate, and he knows that I am coming to Ancheng, I think my preferences may have been familiar to them for a long time.

I picked a purple eggplant pot with chopsticks, and I felt really hungry when I ate it in my mouth, but I didn't care about eating more, and I had to deduce how that conspiracy would involve Brother Jiu.

I took a sip of the plum wine served by Madame Jiang, and then said: "Then, the first step of this conspiracy is to buy off someone in Ancheng, or someone who has been lurking in Ancheng, who created a misunderstanding and made Cao Jizhi betray Brother Jiu, thus passing on Brother Jiu's whereabouts to Wan Yan Bing. But this step did not give Wan Yan Bing the certainty of victory, but only gave him the opportunity to besiege the city. ”

Jiang Ningyu said: "Yes, Wan Yan Bing should know very well that even if he besieges the city, as long as we don't go out of the city to fight, even if he besieges him for a month or two, there will be no difficulty for us." ”

I raised my eyebrows and said, "Will you let the spies burn the granary, poison the well water or something to force us out of the city?"

Jiang Ningyu smiled: "Miss seems to be an expert. However, the marshal had already had a way, and the granaries were all built by the local peasants themselves, and they were very scattered, and only a very few people such as marshals and generals knew which granaries of the official families were and where. Moreover, the marshal made the soldiers settle here, and they opened fields in the city to be self-sufficient, so it was almost impossible for Anseong to be short of food. As for the poison under the well water, the mountain spring we use is all guarded by heavy soldiers at the source of the mountain spring, so it is impossible. ”

My admiration for the marshal was even greater, and he thought of everything.