Chapter 386: Promise

I didn't expect that pretending to be sick was quite beneficial, Shi Bin was happy in his heart. Because someone was fed when he ate, someone helped cover the quilt when he slept, and when he shouted, a clever maid came to help him with a massage. Who doesn't want to live such a fairy-like day, and who is uncomfortable?

Li Zengbo is a smart man, knowing that although Shi Bin lost his official position, he did not lose his power, and that group of soldiers who can fight well still follow him. So no matter how you look at it, Li Zengbo knows that he can't mess around, especially not do treacherous things. If he dares to do it, the 'Black Spear Commander' in front of him will make him die without knowing how to die.

In order to avoid suspicion, he also warned the servants: Shi Bin and Wang San did not agree, and everyone was not allowed to enter. If he wants to go in, he must let the two of them know first. I didn't expect the head of the family to be so in awe of Shi Bin, and the servants naturally took more meticulous care of Shi Bin and handled things more properly.

And Shi Bin, who was 'slowly recovering', hid in the room and discussed a lot of things with Wang San. The most troublesome and urgent thing is how to deal with the second messenger that the emperor is afraid will send soon.

The previous one was a verbal message, and you can prevaricate with bad health. If it comes this time, it will definitely be an edict, and if there is no good reason, it will be disobeying the holy decree and will be killed. Shi Bin definitely has no good reason at this time, if he doesn't go again, wouldn't this just give Li Zong's truth, so that he can destroy himself in a grand manner?

So the two people in the wing room only hoped that time would pass more slowly, so that the emperor's second messenger would come back after they had come up with a plan to deal with it.

It's just that after thinking about it for three whole days, he didn't come up with anything useful, Wang San had no choice but to say: "Big brother, this time my brother is Jiang Lang, so I can't think of a way." Let's take a compromise method, return to Lin'an first, at least don't leave a handle for Emperor Li Zongyi, let's take a step and be cautious. ”

"As it should be. But I want to ask Brother Xian, what do you think the emperor called me back for? ”

"This is very obvious, and it is to talk to you about Zhengzhou's defense issues. Now that there was no danger in Montgo's west, he was free. With his character, he will definitely lose the shame of Zhengzhou, so as long as he raises enough food and grass, it will not be long before he will lead the army south. Wang San said with great certainty.

Of course, he agreed with Wang San's judgment, so Shi Bin began to think about what he would say once he met Li Zong, what Li Zong would say to him, and whether he would use this to test him again.

After thinking about it, Shi Bin was immediately sure that Li Zong would use this to test him, but at the same time, he did want to get some valuable advice from him. After thinking about this, Shi Bin put his mind at ease, because as long as he was cautious in his words and deeds in Beijing this time, he would be fine. What's more, I also made a sentence in Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching" before, "Meritorious retreat, the way of heaven is also", fooling the faint monarch of Lizong.

"Brother, Lu Wende should be almost in Xiangyang by now, and he will be in Zhengzhou soon, do you think he can withstand Brother Meng's upcoming attack?"

"Yes, big brother. As long as he is willing to go all out and has enough food and grass, it is impossible for Meng Ge to break through Zhengzhou City, no matter how powerful Meng Ge is. Wang San said without hesitation.

Go all out, the grain and grass are sufficient... Shi Bin repeated these two words. The failure of the Song Dynasty was all caused by the fact that the soldiers did not have to take their lives and the logistical baggage could not keep up. For these two conditions mentioned by Wang San, Shi Bin felt very bottomless in his heart.

As if seeing Shi Bin's thoughts, Wang San smiled very strangely and persuaded Shi Bin to 'hang up on his own business', and said that Lu Wende was very shrewd and could not suffer losses, and no one would dare to make him bad.

has been in officialdom for a long time and can prosper for a long time, of course Lu Wende is very shrewd. However, Shi Bin was afraid that Lu Wende would be too shrewd and would not fight against the Yuan, so he only wanted to preserve his strength, and finally returned the hard-won Zhengzhou to the Yuan people in vain.

"Big brother, Lu Wende won't be so irresponsible. But he certainly won't hold back, he's not that stupid. We can do something..." Wang San smiled meaningfully.

What do you mean, 'we can do something'? This kind of laughter means that Wang San has bad water in his stomach, in fact, Shi Bin already has a plan in his heart, but Shi Bin still plans to listen to Wang San first, so he motioned for him to speak first.

"Big brother, I don't know if you've thought about it, how does it feel for you to be promoted to the knighthood so repeatedly, so that Lu Wende feels?" Wang San asked.

What does it feel like? What can you feel is just envy. Shi Bin gave a disapproving answer in his heart. At the same time, he secretly said: I climbed so high because of my ability, and it didn't hinder his Lu Wende's affairs.

It was easy to see what Shi Bin was thinking, Wang San smiled and said, "Big brother, of course you are amazing, but are you climbing too fast?" Do you still remember the scene when we opened a porridge field in Jingnan before, and the leaders of Yong, Shao, Yue, Jin Sizhou and Guiyang came to Xingshi to ask for guilt? ”

"Of course I remember, I dug into their corners to pick quarrels and provoke trouble. So this time, I also plan to watch from the wall as you said, and let Lu Wende do the work. Isn't that enough, so what do you mean by talking nonsense? Shi Bin asked impatiently.

In Wang San's opinion, Shi Bin saw the main points of the matter and did not combine them, but in order to make Shi Bin not really irritable, Wang San immediately expressed his most accurate meaning: let Lu Wende work hard in front, and Shi Bin help a little later, as long as he ensures that he has continuous food and grass. But never rush to the surface.

Then Wang San asked Shi Bin's opinion. Shi Bin already had a plan in his heart, exactly the same as Wang San thought, but there was one more thing: if Lu Wende really couldn't bear it, he still had to send someone to help keep Zhengzhou City.

The generals who supported were quickly settled - Xiangyang commander Sai Zhang Fei. After discussing it, Shi Bin decided to take this matter and learned that Lu Wende would hear about it, which made him feel at ease. Therefore, Shi Bin soon 'fully recovered' and went to Zhengzhou.

In less than three days, Shi Bin met Lu Wende, who was about to enter the city, in Shilipu outside Zhengzhou.

Lu Wende is more well-informed, knowing that the person in front of him has resigned and gone into hiding, and is no longer an official, but Lu Wende still greeted Shi Bin very politely.

I'm glad that Lu Wende is not the kind of guy who looks down on people, and sighed that this trip was right. So he immediately told him a very important news: Wokotai moved westward against the king, and Meng Ge would lead his troops south to attack Zhengzhou in a short time.

Although he knew that Meng Ge would go south sooner or later, he originally thought that he would give himself at least a year to prepare, but according to Shi Bin, I am afraid that there will be no preparation time for half a year. Therefore, Lu Wende immediately became a bitter gourd face after hearing the news. It's not that he's afraid of Möngke, it's that he hates being.

Lu Wende's appearance did not surprise Shi Bin, but he didn't intend to make fun of Lu Wende, but looked at him very calmly.

Knowing that he was out of shape, Lu Wende was a little ashamed, and immediately apologized, "Lord Shi, I'm sorry, Lu has lost his temper." Thank you for your news, so that I can prepare early and not be caught off guard by Meng Ge's fight. ”

Of course, I understand that this is Lu Wende's kind words, where will he, a veteran who has been fighting all year round, be caught off guard? However, Shi Bin still gladly accepted this thank you and said that it should be.

Now Lu Wende has become the vanguard, and he carries the swords, guns, swords and halberds first. No one wants to be consumed as cannon fodder, and Lu Wende's old fritter is even more impossible, so he already plans to talk about cooperation with Shi Bin.

"Thank you Lord Lu for looking up to it, just call me Brother Shi, don't call me Lord Shi, I don't want to be honest if I'm not an official now, hehe." Shi Bin said with a smile.

"Okay, Brother Shi is really rigorous, no wonder he is so capable. I want to ask you for help with something for my brother, I don't know if my brother is willing to do it..." Lu Wende asked tentatively.

Originally, he was going to help Lu Wende, so Shi Bin was not pretentious, just make a gesture and ask Lu Wende to say it directly.

"Brother Shi, can you say hello to the brothers in the court this time, and ask them to help Lu when he is in trouble?"

After hearing this, Shi Bin smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Lu, junior brother, I really want to plant for a few years and catch a few fish to play, but the emperor is not sure that I am easy." Two days ago, I received an edict from the emperor in Ezhou, asking me to return to Beijing to take up my post. It's just that I didn't return to Beijing because I was not in good health. ”

I never expected the situation to change so quickly, but within a few days, Li Zong changed his mind and asked Shi Bin to return to Beijing to take up his post. Lu Wende not only lamented the longness of Shi Bin's holy family, but also lamented that Li Zong's order to change things is too unreliable.

Although Li Zong had only spoken before, Lu Wende was sure that the official edict would be issued soon, and Shi Bin would have to return to Beijing sooner or later. Shi Bin's return to Beijing was beneficial for him Lu Wende to defend Zhengzhou, so Lu Wende wished that the emperor's edict would be issued quickly.

"Lord Lu, don't worry, after Shi returns to Beijing, he will definitely help you mobilize more soldiers and horses and grain and grass in front of the emperor, and will never let your subordinates fight against the Yuan people without food, let alone let you be attacked on all sides." Shi Bin said very resolutely.

With Shi Bin's promise, of course, Lu Wende was much more relieved, and immediately expressed his gratitude again and again, and said that if Shi Bin needed his help in the future, he would definitely return the favor.

Speaking of this, Shi Bin suddenly remembered a question that he almost ignored: implying that Lu Wende himself would never take credit from him.

"Brother Lu, junior brother also wants to ask you for a favor." Shi Bin said with a smile.

"Brother Shi, please speak." Lu Wende replied quickly.

"It's just that Brother Lu must resist it, it's best not to let my brother who is the commander of Xiangyang be a firefighter." Shi Bin said very 'embarrassed'.

This sudden sentence made Lu Wende unable to understand, what does it mean to 'better not let my brother who is the commander of Xiangyang be a firefighter'?

In Lu Wende's impression, Shi Bin is never afraid of war, since he is not afraid of war, one explanation of this sentence is that Shi Bin does not want to lose much strength. This reason makes sense, but Lu Wende feels that it is not enough, and only two or three thousand people are not many for Shi Bin. And looking at Shi Bin's 'embarrassed' appearance, I feel even more that this is just the most superficial truth.

A little helpless, Lu Wende didn't think it through, Shi Bin had to say again: "Brother Lu, my brothers over there are not very willing to suffer, they will take it if they have benefits, and I can't control it..."

This time, Lu Wende understood what Shi Bin meant: he didn't want to compete with himself for credit. After thinking about these clearly, Lu Wende's heart suddenly brightened, and he immediately understood what Shi Bin meant.

laughed and said: "Thank you Brother Shi for your kindness, Lu is grateful." ”

"No thanks, no thanks, just ask Brother Lu not to help Uncle Xie Fang and roast me on the fire. I don't want to be on the cusp lately. Shi Bin said very vaguely.

How could Lu Wende not understand this? immediately said that he would help Shi Bin keep his territory, and would try his best to help him out of the siege.