In February, the whispers moistened everything, and the snow on Mount Yuelu melted overnight, replaced by a verdant mountain and a spring breeze.

In the small village, the old master in cloth clothes stood under the eaves with his hands in his hands, looking at the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in Chu. In the distant school, the sound of reading aloud was heard in the distance, and the voice was immature, but it added a breath of vitality to this mountain village.

Pedal Pedal –

Boots stepped on the road where rainwater was stored, Mei Qusheng, who was carrying a bookcase, came to the courtyard outside the eaves with an umbrella and gave a salute:

"Master, why didn't you go to the woods to play chess?"

The old master didn't even raise his eyelids, and as always, he didn't say much:

"Didn't see the rain?"

"Uh......"

Mei Qusheng laughed, walked closer, put down the bookcase under the eaves, and looked left and right: "Why are the big white goose and Ah Huang gone?" Master stewed? Did you leave me a mouthful, ran all the way, and was still hungry. ”

The old master looked at the northwest: "As a dowry, give it away." ”

When Mei Qusheng heard this, his face showed a little dissatisfaction: "Xu Buling, don't let that guy kidnap Yufu and don't give a dowry, even the livestock he raises are picked up and taken away, why is he so thick-skinned?" Good thing the house and the strip don't go away......"

The old master snorted lightly: "Not to mention the land of the house, that kid, even I want to take it away." ”

Mei Qusheng was stunned for a moment, walked closer, and said curiously: "Xu Buling still wants to invite Master to Xiliang and give advice to his Xu family?" ”

The old master walked into the rain curtain and walked slowly along the mountain stone path:

"Let Xu Buling go to Youzhou, so that Song Ji will find out that Xu Buling is robbing the jade seal in Youzhou, so as to transfer troops to the northwest to guard against King Su, leaving a gap for Northern Qi to break through; Let you send a letter to the king of Chu and reveal the news of Bodhi Island, which is intended to involve the three kings of Wu, Chu, and Su in the dispute over the jade seal and grudge against each other.

Things are going very well, Xu Buling also knew that I was doing these things behind my back, so a few days ago I sent someone to ask for a goose, and invited me to go out of the mountain by the way, so that I could go to Suzhou to stay, lest I think Song Ji and Song Zhengping were more promising that day, so I sold him. ”

Mei Qusheng followed behind, holding an oil-paper umbrella to cover the rain: "Master has married Yufu to him, is he still not at ease?" ”

The old master smiled lightly: "His worries are right, if he thinks that I marry a granddaughter, I will unconditionally face him, it is really useless."

What I Su Mu have asked for all my life, like my ancestor Zuo Zhexian, is nothing more than a 'peace in the world'.

Taiping is beaten, just like raising Gu, the monarchs of the Three Kingdoms and the princes of all walks of life are all insects in the Gu Cup, using the flesh and blood of other insects as nourishment, swallowing and eating each other, until only the last Gu King is left, and this Gu Cup will be peaceful, which is also the 'general trend'.

However, the time span of cannibalization and annexation of each other is too long, and the longer it drags on, the deeper the damage to the people. What I did was to go with the flow, pick a bug that seemed to be the strongest, and push it twice so that it could sweep Liuhe faster and eat the other bugs.

This bug can be Song Ji, Song Zhengping, or even the Jiang clan of Northern Qi, the Chen clan of Nanyue, or even a small citizen of the market, but it must be the most likely to become the king of Gu among all the bugs.

If Xu Buling is unlucky, it is impossible to eat other insects, even if I am Grandpa Yufu and treat him as my grandson-in-law, it is impossible for me to go against the general trend and forcibly support him, causing chaos to the people who should have become the 'Gu King'. All he can do at that time is to save his family's life. ”

After thinking about it seriously, Mei Qusheng nodded: "Master looks at people and things from the perspective of the world, and ordinary people really can't understand Master's painstaking efforts. ”

"Tianyu doesn't take it, but suffers the blame, I just hope that Xu Buling can understand this truth."

The old master turned to look at Mei Qusheng: "Does the King of Chu have any moves?" ”

Mei Qusheng bowed slightly: "The north is retreating one after another, and the Qi army is approaching the banks of the Yellow River. The three kings of Wu, Wei, and Yu took advantage of the situation, gathered 400,000 soldiers and horses, and recruited more than 300,000 rebels from all over the south of the Yangtze River, giving an ultimatum to the imperial court. It even cut off the supply of water transportation to the Liaoxi Metropolitan Protectorate, and the Liaoxi Metropolitan Protectorate has asked the imperial court for help many times.

The outside does not defeat the enemy, the inside does not listen to the Xuan, Song Ji Hui Tian lacks skills, there are already courtiers admonished, Zen is located in the emperor's eldest son Song Ling, in order to suppress the rebellion of the kings, first pacify the Northern Qi, and then from the long plan. After the King of Chu inquired, he sent a secret letter to Chang'an, and I am afraid that there will be a reply in the near future. ”

The old master nodded: "Go and talk to Wudang Mountain, and let Qingxu Zhenren write a handwritten letter, and explain the matter of the King of Chu's 'coercion' Chen Daozi to murder Xu Buling, with the intention of causing trouble to the east and letting the Xiliang army enter the middle road." Otherwise, when the Xiliang army arrives in Chu, Wudang Mountain will be gone. ”

"Yes."

Mei Qusheng bowed and walked away with an oil-paper umbrella.

Spring rain is falling.

The old master, who was walking with his hands in his hands, was empty above his head, and he was immediately drenched with soup chicken.

"Umbrella!"

"Oh...... Master, I'm sorry ......."

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Three days later, Chang'an City.

The current situation is like the gloomy weather above the imperial city, with black clouds pressing down, making it difficult for people to breathe.

In the imperial study behind the Taiji Palace, the courtiers stood with their hands down, and the chaos like the collapse of the embankment since the beginning of the year had made the courtiers lose their former pride, and their faces were filled with sadness that did not disperse.

The original Dayue courtiers, ruling the world to welcome all states to the dynasty, the princes and barbarians are just some tricky little insects in their eyes, and they can shake the Eight Desolations and Liuhe by stomping their feet, which has been the case since the founding of the country.

But now, the courtiers suddenly found that stomping their feet didn't work, and the Northern Qi Dynasty, which was originally regarded as a 'lost dog', looked back at the Central Plains, revealing fangs and claws, which were so sharp that people felt chills down their spines.

I thought that if the Guanzhong army was transferred, it would be easy to push the Northern Qi Dynasty, but when I started fighting, I found that on the frontal battlefield, the Guanzhong army could not defeat the cavalry of the Northern Qi.

Now looking back and reviewing, I realized the problem - Da Yue's Jiazi is busy recuperating, the army has never fought a big battle at all, and the generals who lead the troops are all the descendants of the founding generals of Jiazi, when it comes to the art of war, they are too conservative in actual combat, and there is no sharp spirit that Da Yue killed from the land of projectiles back then, and the front and rear are unstable, and the border generals can't calm down to fight.

The Jiazi of Northern Qi is completely different, located in the desolate land of Mobei, for a grassland and a water source, almost every day and the barbarians in Saibei are fighting, I heard that they all hit the Qian River, under the advantages of the other, the gap between them gradually widened in the past sixty years, and it was not until this time that the courtiers realized that the soldiers and horses of Dayue were no longer the ones under the hands of the general Xu Lie.

It is difficult to fight externally, and the three kings in the east also took the opportunity to raise troops to force the palace, and under internal and external troubles, no matter how strong the national strength is, it will not last long.

Faced with this dilemma, Song Ji was obviously the most annoyed, and threw the secret letter in his hand directly under the feet of the ministers, and scolded angrily:

"This Song Zhengping, wolf ambition. I asked him to send troops to level the south of the Yangtze River, and I sent 30,000 people to send troops to help the northern Xinjiang. Now that the east can't hold it down, he actually ran over to persuade me to take charge of the overall situation, I just gave him the throne, what can he do now? And the Northern Qi begged to surrender heavy troops to level the south of the Yangtze River? ……”

When the courtiers saw the secret letter on the ground, they looked at each other a few times, but they did not know what to say.

From the very beginning, the king of Chu did not help each other, because he wanted to seek benefits between Chang'an and Jiangnan. At this time, he sent a secret letter, obviously taking advantage of the fire to rob, so that Song Ji, who was facing a predicament, was forced to leave the mess, and he came to clean it up. If the king of Chu really wins the throne, the 'name of the three kings in the east' will be gone, and maybe we can talk about it. And with the combat power of the King of Chu and the Liaoxi and Guanzhong armies, it is not impossible to fight the Northern Qi and push the south of the Yangtze River to the right.

However, Song Ji threw the secret letter of private negotiation directly on the faces of the courtiers, and also showed his attitude that it was impossible to give the throne to the king of Chu. This is likely to push the king of Chu to the side of the king of Wu, but it is impossible for the courtiers to say anything because of this, and they can't really persuade Song Ji to give the throne to the vassal king to rest the matter.

Since Song Ji has expressed his attitude, even if the King of Chu does not fall to the King of Wu, he will definitely not contribute any more, and the delay will be delayed until Song Ji compromises. The current dilemma of isolation and helplessness still cannot be solved.

Dasi Nong Lu Cheng'an waited for Song Ji to finish his anger, and stepped forward and said:

Now that the war in the north is urgent, it is difficult to dispatch heavy troops to the south of the Yangtze River to quell the rebellion. According to the minister's view, the Western Liang army is currently idle and in the northwest, and Jiang Yu, the left prince of Northern Qi, is galloping to the east with all his might, and can only defend, it is difficult to enter Xiliang, and the king of Su should be able to draw troops and horses to the south to quell the rebellion. ”

Prime Minister Xiao Chuyang had just married the Xu family, and he definitely couldn't help King Su speak at this time, and pointed out the shortcomings of this proposal very pertinently:

"The great general Xu Lie's military exploits are too great, and he sits on the land of twelve states, which is enough to divide the territory and stand on his own. After the fight, King Su did not go back, and stationed in Chang'an on the grounds of King Qin, what reason was used to drive King Su back to the Western Regions? ”

As the head of the military attaché, Taiwei Guan Hongzhuo has been forced by the immediate situation to burn his eyebrows, and said:

"The war in the Guannai is about to start, and Xiliang is recuperating in the borderlands. Now you don't need King Su's soldiers, wait for a year and a half, the court and the kings will be defeated, King Su has cultivated enough, what should I do if I come out to fight Guanzhong? Could it be that it will be a war on three sides, fighting Jiangdong in the east, resisting Northern Qi in the north, and attacking in the west and Liang? What if South Vietnam reinforces at this time? Now we have to pull one, don't let King Su come out, and let King Su go to fight the western front of Northern Qi to relieve the pressure on the east, where can King Su and no one seem to be clubbing in the northwest......"

This is obviously very reasonable, and many courtiers thought about it for a while, and then shook their heads:

"King Su and Prince Zuo of Northern Qi have attacked and defended each other for sixty years, and they can enter early, but they can't get in, and at this time, they will attack and attack at most, and at most they will create a little trouble for Northern Qi, and it is not advisable to forcibly enter Northern Qi in order to lose King Su's military strength."

Imperial Doctor Cui Huailu pondered a little, took a step forward and said:

"For King Su to send troops, you don't necessarily have to pull out all the 200,000 troops. The Xiliang army is strong, and only needs 50,000 soldiers and horses as the vanguard, and with the government soldiers in Guanzhong and Shudi, it is enough to hold the three kings in the east. As long as the situation is stabilized, the Guanzhong Army and the Liaoxi Protectorate will be able to go all out to crusade against the Northern Qi, and after quickly quelling the war in the north, they can turn around and work together to defeat the three kings in the east. ”

When the courtiers heard this proposal, they all frowned. According to the normal way of playing, it is to let King Su leave tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to defend, and the rest of the army will all go south to quell the internal rebellion in one fell swoop.

Cui Huailu's proposal is obviously a bit of a 'drop in the bucket', no matter how strong the Xiliang Army is, how can 50,000 people fight hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses under the hands of the three kings in the east? Plus the rebellion of the displaced people are in the millions. Even if it is defended with government soldiers and temporarily recruited militia, the frontal battle must be the contribution of the Xiliang army, and the cavalry defending the city has no advantage, and it will be exhausted in a few months.

However, this approach does have some benefits. Use the Xiliang army as cannon fodder in front, resist the pressure from the east first, no matter how few 50,000 Xiliang troops are, it should be no problem to hold out for a few months, and the government soldiers will follow behind to fight a few battles, and they will naturally become usable soldiers. After the war situation in the north took a turn for the better, and then went back and worked together to quell the rebellion in the east, the credit of the Xiliang Army did not account for the majority, and by the way, it also reduced the strength of the Xiliang Army, which was the best of both worlds. But this idea is obviously too bad.

Song Ji thought about it for a while, and nodded: "Xu Buling and even the age of the crown, he will have the important task of sitting in Xiliang in the future, and he can't lack experience." Passed the decree, ordered the prince of Su Wang Xu Buling to bring 50,000 elite soldiers into the pass, cooperate with the hussar general Guan Hongye, and pacify the three kings in the east. ”

"No!"

Taiwei Guan Hongzhuo hurriedly bowed and said yes.

Many courtiers hesitated when they heard this, but they also nodded slightly. Let Xu Buling come over with 50,000 soldiers and horses, he must have followed the hussar general Guan Hongye, Xu Buling's martial arts are high, but after all, he is nearly 20 years old and has never fought a war, so it is impossible to be like the general Xu Lie, with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, it snowballs and develops to the point where it cannot be controlled. And after the fight, it is easier to let Xu Buling go back to eat sand than to let King Su with hundreds of thousands of Xiliang troops roll back.

After the ministers had no opinion, the eunuch was about to go down to pass the order, when a civil official suddenly said:

"If the prince of Su brought 50,000 soldiers and horses, before the Northern Qi retreated, he quelled the rebellion of the three kings in the east, and the king of Su brought 150,000 elite soldiers to recuperate in the northwest. When the time comes, the prince of Su will return to Chang'an......"

“……”

The ministers were silent for a while, and Song Ji frowned.

The civil official hurriedly shut up, thought about it, and felt that he was a little suspicious.

If 50,000 soldiers and horses can sweep the three kings in the east, then what is the king of Su still doing in Xiliang and eating sand? I would have already come out with an army of 200,000 to sweep the world......

(The main line of the transition chapter, which is being written later, will be sent out after writing ......)