The camp of the Rui Army in the north of the city.

"Whimsical." Tang Jie said, "Let's get rid of King Wu Yan with him, is this something that can be figured out in people's minds?" ”

Meng Jiu looked at the letter in his hand and said in a deep voice, "Why does the Third Highness think Yuan Yu would agree to Wang Xiao to write a letter to persuade me?" ”

"To get out?"

"I'm afraid it's not necessarily, Yuan Yu is not a person who cares about his life." Meng Jiu said: "If the Third Highness is in the situation in front of Wang Xiao, what will he do at this time?" ”

Tang Jie stood up, looked at the hanging map, and said slowly: "He can't lose Texas, if he loses Texas, the grain and grass in Texas will be gone." So he won't break through to Jinan...... Unless he can beat me, he can't break the game. Oh, but he can't beat me...... If you want to break the game, unless he can take Linqing and cut off our food and grass. ”

"Can he do it?"

"If you can't do it, if he dares to move, I'll take Texas right away."

"So I always thought he was going to hold on to Texas until we ran out of food." Meng Jiu nodded and said slowly: "But from the overall situation, Emperor Chu is still fleeing in a panic, and if he doesn't come out, the hearts of the people in the world will be scattered, and Wang Xiao may not be in a hurry." ”

"Does he still want to take Linqing?"

"Not bad."

"And what does this letter mean?"

Meng Jiudao: "He put Yuan Yu back and handed Zhou Yan over to us; On our side, we will get rid of King Wu Yan. Sounds good for everyone. He is missing one Zhou Yan, but he can still pinch Emperor Chu and relieve the siege of Dezhou; On our side, as soon as King Wu Yan died, Wu Tong would not transport the grain and grass to Linqing, we could only retreat, but we could rescue Yuan Yu, take over the Zhennan army, and capture Zhou Yan and complete His Majesty's errand...... You see, the officials of the Chu Dynasty can even do this kind of thing. ”

Tang Jie said: "I will not make such a deal with him. ”

"Let's not talk about trading or trading. What if we agreed to his terms? ”

Meng Jiu said, slowly deducing.

"The two sides had to talk about it, passing letters back and forth, sending messengers to each other, and discussing the details. Then, he may release Yuan Yu back first, we get rid of King Wu Yan, and then he will give Zhou Yan to us, and we will withdraw our troops and relieve the siege of Texas...... At what point will he play tricks? ”

"He won't hand over Zhou Yan to us."

"It's hard to say, if he is ruthless enough, as long as he has Emperor Chu in his hands, he may not be unwilling to hand it over. But the question is, will we get rid of Wu Yama? ”

Tang Jie said: "I really want to. But when he mentioned it, I didn't dare. ”

"Yes, even if we agree, we are just lying to him, and after receiving someone, we don't do it."

"Yes, what can he do?"

"If we don't do it, King Wu Yan may do it to us."

"Huh?"

"Wang Xiao only needs to hand over the evidence of our correspondence with him to King Wu Yan. At this point, he already had enough evidence and details, and the two sides also saw the exchange between the two sides. He was able to use this to encourage King Wu to fight with us. When we were infighting, he was able to take Linqing by surprise. It's a fleeting opportunity, but I'm sure he can do it. ”

Tang Jie "ha", as if sneering, as if emotional, smiled and sighed: "You people's thoughts." ”

Meng Jiu flicked the letter paper in his hand and sighed, "This young man is not simple. ”

"Since you have seen it through, you will not fall for his scheme."

"But I want to go with the flow."

Tang Jie said: "If you want me to say, when you meet such a person, don't say a word to him again, my army will surround him." ”

Meng Jiu pondered for a long time, and slowly spit out three words: "Talk to him." ”

"Talk?"

"No matter how smart you are, you have to be mistaken by cleverness. He wants to drive a wedge between us and King Wu Yama. Why don't we do the other way and use his methods against him......"

~~

That night, in the west of Texas, several figures quietly sneaked into the canal and swam south along the canal. It wasn't until he swam out of the patrol range of the Swiss army that he climbed ashore and rushed to Linqing City.

By dawn, several fast horses galloped from the camp of the Rui army in the north of the city to the front of the trench in the north of Texas.

"To redeem my Da Rui prisoners, our Meng Junshi has already replied to ......"

Song Li stood at the head of the city and looked at the few rebels in the distance who were brought into Texas, he frowned, and asked Du Zhenghe, "Who are those people?" ”

"The thieves want to ransom Li Baibo and some prisoners, and Huaiyuan Hou is talking to them."

"Talk?" Song Li was surprised and said: "Isn't it possible that the imperial court still needs the silver of the thief?" ”

"The thieves may retreat." Du Zhenghe said slowly: "It's about to be winter, they don't have much food and grass, they can't capture Texas, and they are unwilling." It is possible that the condition this time is that we return to Li Baibo, and they can be regarded as an excuse to withdraw from the army. ”

"How can it be that simple?" Song Li said: "Also, for such a major matter, why did you start talking with the thief without informing His Highness Huaiyuanhou?" ”

"Lord Song! Are you questioning the general? Ben was only in charge of the defense of the city walls, and he didn't know about it. ”

"I don't know about this...... Song Li sighed and said: "General Du is also afraid of trouble, do you think that everything is calm now when you listen to Huaiyuanhou, as for whether this is appropriate?" Is it in accordance with the testimonies? You don't even think about it, put aside the program of kings and ministers......"

Du Zhenghe turned his head and said, "What does Lord Song want?" Ben will not listen to Huaiyuanhou, listen to you? How is this city guarded? How can this enemy be broken? Dare to teach Lord Song to teach me! ”

The reason why Song Li came to the city early to see Du Zhenghe was actually because King Qi had a quarrel with the Marquis of Huaiyuan yesterday, and it was said that the two sides had a bit of a stalemate, and the matter had reached the ears of many people.

It was difficult to bring up this matter, but Song Li felt tremendous pressure.

At this time, he pondered, and finally spoke: "I didn't mean that. Huaiyuanhou has worked hard, I know. But we can't blindly follow everything blindly because he can defeat the enemy, regardless of the reason. Why does the imperial court have a law? Prevention is also, now Huaiyuan Marquis acts, advocating the word 'efficiency', for efficiency, he does not consult with courtiers everywhere, does not meet with His Royal Highness, and only he decides big and small affairs. Even if I know that he is not a minister, what is the difference between his actions and those of a minister?

Yes, he is loyal, but the difference between the powerful and the loyal is not only loyalty or disagreement. The difference is that there is no restraint. He said that this was a matter of negotiation with the anti-army, and what if there was something wrong with it later?

Also, this matter has not been reported to His Royal Highness, in case there is a mistake, the responsibility will be all on Huaiyuan Marquis alone, how can he be good? I'm not suspicious of him, but I'm worried about him. This thing is too full, I'm worried that he will cause trouble, and I'm worried that the monarch and the minister won't be able to last for a long time! ”

"I understand what Lord Song said." Du Zhenghe said: "But you should also understand the current situation. Only the Marquis of Huaiyuan can defend the city, and he is the one who listens to him. ”

"How can I not listen to him? What is there that I'm not supporting him now? But this is not a long-term solution. I think he is becoming more and more rigid and self-serving, if he does not think about the truth that when the moon is full, it will be lost, and if the water is overflowing, there will be disasters in the future. ”

The reason why he chose to tell Du Zhenghe about this was because Song Li knew that Du Zhenghe was a loyal minister of His Majesty, not Wang Xiaoyan, and he could be regarded as fair-minded.

Sure enough, Du Zhenghe pondered for a long time, and said slowly: "Lord Song, there will be only one sentence...... If Huaiyuan Hou is dedicated to being a great Chu, no one can slander him here. But if there is really a disaster, Ben will definitely defend the Chu Dynasty. ”

"Mr. Du understands righteousness!" Song Li bowed deeply.

With Du Zhenghe's assurance, he finally felt a lot more relieved......