Xi'an City.

Green ant new brew wine, red clay small stove.

The two sat opposite each other.

"King Wu Yan did not obey the military orders and still allowed his soldiers to plunder. In the battle of Yunyang Mansion, the Zhennan army slaughtered more than 38,000 people, and all the treasures obtained were embezzled, and I will sue him to the generalissimo......" Li Baibo said and frowned.

Li Baiwei was Chinese New Year's Eve at the time, originally a son of Henan, who defected to Tang Zhongyuan in his early years, and was his close strategist, known as a military division in the rebel army.

Because he presided over the affairs of the righteous army's land reclamation, he returned to Xi'an from Ningxia today. After entering the city, he heard about Yunyang, and he was extremely indignant.

"It's useless."

The man sitting opposite him was named Meng Jiu, in his sixties, with a white face and beard, some wrinkles on his face, but his skin was very delicate.

Meng Jiu seemed to be a little afraid of the cold, wrapped his body, and said: "The generalissimo will be the emperor at the end of the year, and you and I will call 'Your Majesty'." In addition, now is not the time to punish King Wu Yan. ”

"Can't let him go any longer! This is no longer the case. Li Baibo said.

Meng Jiu said: "Why do you think His Majesty sent you to Ningxia?" ”

Li Baibo understood what Meng Jiu meant, but he was still a little uneasy.

He pointed to the two dishes on the table and said, "This world is like a banquet." In the past, some people delicacies and wine ponds and meat forests, but some people couldn't even drink a mouthful of soup. We flipped the table and killed people, so that the hungry could also eat a bite of the food on the ground. But now it's different, the tables need to be set up again, and the cooks need to cook on the fire...... In short, the world needs order, and this is called 'people's heart'. But what King Wu Yama did was to go against the grain......"

"Don't you think he doesn't know these things?" Meng Jiu's voice was very thin, and he said slowly: "King Wu Yan is also afraid that His Majesty will move him, the more afraid he is, the more he must grasp the military power in his hands." If he wanted those soldiers to be loyal to him, he could only condone their adultery and plunder, and from then on, the Zhennan army only recognized King Wu Yan. If it's a cycle, you can't stop. ”

Li Baibo narrowed his eyes.

Meng Jiu understood what he meant, if he wanted King Wu Yan to stop, the only way to do so was to seize his military power and kill him.

Meng Jiu said: "Your Majesty is measured, it is useless for you to sue." When it is time to kill him, His Majesty will kill him. Right now...... Not the timing. King Wu Yan is still very useful. ”

The two touched another glass of wine.

"I still think it's too hasty to call the emperor at the end of the year." Li Baibo said: "When spring begins, we will go eastward." This winter, it should have been a battle. It's not too late to take the capital and then claim the emperor. ”

"Naturally, taking the capital is to climb the pole again. But now, everyone can't wait. Meng Jiu said: "It's not that Your Majesty is in a hurry, but the emperor can solve many things." Sealed official...... It is far less expensive than rewarding silver, land, and women. ”

"I understand that after the capture of Xi'an, many people's minds were scattered...... This is also a helpless move. Li Baibo shook his head and sighed: "However, this is not a long-term solution. ”

Meng Jiudao: "There is a defense map on the front line of Xuanda, and in the event of the Shanxi epidemic and thousands of miles of terracotta, I think the Eastern Expedition will go smoothly." When we take the capital, we can go back and solve these personnel. ”

While talking, Li Baibo's wife Tang Xiaoshuang brought another dish over.

Tang Xiaoshuang was born in the green forest and has some martial arts. There was nothing particular about it in the rebel army, so she asked Meng Jiu: "Mr. Meng, now that the Xuanda defense map has been obtained, why hasn't Qianqian come back yet?" ”

"She passed the book back and said that she was going to the capital again."

Tang Xiaoshuang's color changed suddenly, and said, "Since she has missed the horse's feet, why does she dare to go back?!" ”

A hint of sarcasm appeared on Meng Jiu's face, and he said, "Why did you go?" In the past, the men who called themselves heroes hid in the Daxing Palace to enjoy happiness, and naturally only let one woman go to the enemy camp to perform the danger. ”

If Meng Jiu didn't say this, Tang Xiaoshuang would say it.

But at this time, Meng Jiu said, Tang Xiaoshuang was a little speechless, and only deep worry came up between her eyebrows.

"With Tang Bowang here, I want to be safe." Meng Jiu had no choice but to say it lightly.

Li Baibo took his wife's hand and patted it, saying, "She has always been smart, don't worry." ”

After a while.

Meng Jiudao: "The report from the capital said that Zheng Yuanhua, the first assistant of the Chu Dynasty, had the intention of touring the south. When the time comes, we can send a light cavalry to rob and kill the royal family of the southern patrol north of the Yangtze River...... Now we have to start preparing for this. ”

After discussing this matter for a while, Meng Jiu sneered: "Now this pandemic. Needless to say, the situation in Shanxi has spread throughout Henan, and Gyeonggi is by no means optimistic. But Zheng Yuanhua was bent on moving south and ignored it. He has long regarded the north as our world. ”

"Zhou Zhang is a faint king, and Zheng Yuanhua will not be our opponent. The only one to worry about is Qin Chengye. If he is against Shangguanning Iron Cavalry, I am afraid that the righteous army will have no chance of winning, and even more worrying, if he joins forces with Jiannu......"

Li Baibo is more concerned about the people's livelihood, he has been busy recruiting people to cultivate land recently, but he also knows that the epidemic situation under his rule is also extremely serious, so he is concerned and asked.

"I've arranged this matter." Meng Jiu's voice seemed to carry some coldness, and said, "The Chu Dynasty is unable to cure the epidemic, but I have a way. I just said that King Wu Yan is still of great use, and this is it. ”

Li Baibo's eyelids jumped, and he knew what he meant, but he still asked, "Do you have a way?" ”

Meng Jiudao: "The Zhennan army guards the passes everywhere, does not allow the displaced people to enter, and drives them eastward. Another army culled infected people in the territory...... In this way, the plague in Shaanxi was under control. ”

Li Baibo's movements stopped there, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

Meng Jiu's words were understated, and he said 'under control' in a word. But Li Baibo knew what kind of scene it was to kill the people with the Zhennan army.

"I know you don't like to hear that." Meng Jiu sighed: "But I'll tell you, what we are doing is a rebellious business, and we must be ruthless in this business." ”

After a long time, Li Baibo said: "But in this way, the people's hearts ......"

"Dead people can't speak." Meng Jiu said, "Even if there is some resentment, when Your Majesty kills King Wu Yan in the future, the people will praise him." ”

"The will of the people is actually an excellent thing to grasp." Meng Jiuxiang suddenly remembered something, and said: "For example, a few days ago, I met a famous doctor, his family was an imperial doctor in the Song Dynasty, and later the war at the end of the Song Dynasty moved his family to avoid disaster in Fujian. It has been passed down to this day, and has been a doctor for generations. This doctor can use a blood-piercing method to cure some people. ”

Li Baibo's eyes lit up.

"I asked him to treat a little bit of people every day outside Xi'an on behalf of our rebels. There are not many of them, and they are only a drop in the bucket compared to the people culled by the Zhennan Army, but this is the will of the people. Meng Jiu said slowly: "This shows that the people's will can be bullied." ”

The light in Li Baibo's eyes went out, and he couldn't speak.

Meng Jiu smiled and said, "You asked me when the troubled times would end. I'm telling you, troubled times have just begun...... You are still young, and you will become famous one day in the future. I am just a childless cripple, and I am also old, and I just want to see the fall of the Chu Dynasty in my lifetime. So, there are some things I do that you may not agree with later, but don't stop me from ......"