After three days of rest, Shen Jiancheng woke up early, the sun reflected Shen Jiancheng and Qin Chong sitting on the desk, the two were playing chess, Shen Jiancheng's expression was natural and relaxed, Qin Chong was a little worried and said, "Playing chess is troublesome, you might as well play another day"

Shen Jiancheng lifted the sunspot and said with a smile, "It's not in the way, my waist bones are crispy after lying down for a few days, and I'm afraid that my brain won't be able to move if I don't move."

Qin Chong smiled lightly when he heard it, "You can still joke, the prince's spirit is all restored"

Shen Jiancheng also responded with a smile, "Since Taiwei sees that this king is fine, then there are some things that can be said to this king?" ”

Qin Zhong glanced at Shen Jiancheng and smiled bitterly: "The prince heard about it?" ”

The thing is that it is useless to hear that some things are urgent, Shen Jiancheng smiled slowly and said, "There is such a thing as a large army attacking the city, and you can't hide it if you want to."

Qin Zhong apologized and said, "I don't want to hide it from the prince, I just want the prince to recuperate in peace."

Shen Jiancheng smiled slightly, and after putting the sunspots on the plate, eating Qin Chong's painstaking management of the chess pieces, the left corner of the board was occupied by the sunspots.

Qin Zhong held the white chess piece between his two fingers, looked at the chessboard for a moment, and finally put the white chess piece down and said with a smile, "I lost"

Shen Jiancheng smiled happily and said, "Taiwei is already better than this king, he has not won in these years, and now he has won, and the matter of winning is not much fun."

Shen Jiancheng got up and said, "Don't go down, go out with this king"

The two walked outside, and Shen Jiancheng asked, "How is the situation in Pukou now?" ”

Qin Chong stared at the beautiful scenery of the outdoor garden and said, "Recently, some bandits have taken the opportunity to make trouble, and Captain Xu can't defend it for the sake of safety, so letting it go will only make those bandits more and more rampant."

Shen Jiancheng also has his own opinion, "I'm afraid it's futile to go out, those bandits are just trying to consume the strength of the Pukou soldiers"

Qin Chong smiled slightly, "The prince also saw it?" ”

Shen Jiancheng also looked at Qin Chongdao with a smile: "Since Taiwei can see it, why do you blame Captain Xu for not being able to defend it?" ”

Qin Chong smiled calmly, "It's not to blame, it's just that I don't like this situation, if the old minister is in Pukou, he also chooses like Captain Xu."

Shen Jiancheng sighed and said, "Lu Kai is also in Pukou?" ”

Qin Chong smiled and said, "Well, he's there too"

Shen Jiancheng shook his head and sighed slightly, "The bandit rebellion has not been resolved for three days, isn't it a good thing to go on like this?" ”

Qin Chong is also very clear about the consequences of letting go, "These bandits are like bedbugs that are difficult to annihilate, even if they raise troops to exterminate the cottage, as long as people don't die, they will start another village, some people are stuttering before they fall into the village, and some people like to form gangs"

Shen Jiancheng also knew that such a thing was difficult to eradicate, and seeing that Shen Jiancheng was worried, Qin Chongdao said, "Don't worry about this matter, the prince can't solve this matter, but Xu Xiaowei just doesn't let the situation expand."

Shen Jiancheng nodded and said, "Have you found out the identity of the castle master?" ”

Qin Chong's face was solemn and said, "The lord of the castle Shenlong sees the head and the tail, and no one knows the identity, but in my opinion, this person is most likely Huang Gong."

"Huang Gong!" Shen Jiancheng was surprised: "Didn't Huang Gong leave a long time ago?" ”

Qin Chongdao "Yes, I heard that I have been to the Southern Wei Dynasty, Huang Gong left not willingly, and after going to the Southern Wei Dynasty for 20 years, I am really afraid that this matter is supported by the King of Wei behind his back"

"King Wei supports!" Shen Jiancheng hung a big stone in his heart, and said, "Taiwei, where did this idea come from?" ”

Qin Chongdao, "The prince has never been in charge of the Iron Guard Battalion, and he doesn't know the daily expenses of the generals in the army, in addition to the expenses of armor and weapon maintenance, he also wants a lot of money, and Zhouping Fort can't afford to support 150,000 people if he doesn't have someone to support him, it is impossible to get armor and weapons."

Shen Jiancheng was very worried, and said, "If it is really supported by the King of Wei, then there will be more than 150,000 people."

Qin Chong is also worried about this, "I am also worried about this, I hope I think too much"

Shen Jiancheng's eyes shot a complicated and difficult look, and he said lightly, "It's not that I think too much, this is mostly the case, Huang Gong left Jingyue back then and had no soldiers and no power, he was calculating that he would only rely on twenty years, and he would not be able to recruit so many soldiers, even if it was not supported by Southern Wei, it would be supported by Northern Shu."

Qin Chong sighed and said, "If it is really one of them, then it means that their peace has been negotiated."

Shen Jiancheng's brows furrowed even deeper, and said, "If they jointly attack Jingyue, what is the chance of winning for the Tai Lieutenant?" ”

Qin Chong was silent, and Shen Jiancheng glanced at the person and said, "Yicheng?" ”

I believe that Shen Jiancheng is also very clear about the actual situation, and there is no need to say some comforting words, Qin Chongdao "The Southern Wei and Northern Shu wars in previous years have broken a lot of people, if they are out of the country, there are millions of people, but they have their own ghosts, and they will not use the power of the country to come, because sending troops is like the rear is empty, and I am afraid that the other person will wait for the opportunity to benefit"

Shen Jiancheng said, "As long as Pukou is not lost, they will not increase their troops significantly, holding Pukou is the top priority, should they send reinforcements?" ”

Qin Chong thought about it and said, "If you want troops, Captain Xu will open his mouth, what is the situation over there, they know best"

Lu Kai entered the forest to avoid the pursuers, and made a detour back to Pukou, Xu Mingshan looked at Lu Kai and smiled, "I thought you had something to do, it turned out that you were fighting with someone."

Lu Kai smiled bitterly and said, "The other party talked about a person named General Yang, thinking that he could arrest and interrogate people."

At this time, a strong wind was blowing outside the house, looking at the sky, the dark clouds were gradually gathering, Xu Mingshan said, "Tell me, if the army comes, we can't hold out how many chances we have?" ”

Lu Kai was very sure and said, "There is no one"

Xu Mingshan didn't think about it at all, Lu Kai said this, "You are too unconfident in us, right?" How could it be that there is no such thing?"

Lu Kaidao: "I can't keep it, I know what you're betting on, you're betting on their food and grass supply, right?"

Xu Mingshan is indeed this idea, since Lu Kai mentioned it, he simply asked, "A castle master of Zhouping Castle, the ability is great, I don't believe it will drag on for three or five months, and he still has the ability to spend it with us."

Lu Kai sighed, "If this is done by him alone, it is indeed a good way to delay, but there is someone who supports the supply of grain and grass to him?" ”

Xu Mingshan really didn't think about this, "Who will support him?" ”

Lu Kaidao: "Then it depends on who Jing Yue has an enmity with"

"Who does Jing Yue have an enmity with?" Xu Mingshan didn't think much about this, and blurted out "Beishu?" ”

Lu Kai expressed his opinion, "I rescued the prince, I hate me to the bone, once the prince returns to the Taiwei Dasitu, there will be no confrontation situation, no matter who wins, it will not be good for his ambitions."

Xu Mingshan's heart jumped wildly and said, "You mean to say that Beishu has been planning to seize Jingyue for a long time?" ”

Lu Kai was very sure, "If it weren't for the prince, he wouldn't go to Northern Shu as a hostage, and the prince would go to Northern Shu before he dared to negotiate peace with Southern Wei."

Xu Mingshan nodded and said, "In this way, looking at the Southern Wei and Northern Shu, it is a good negotiation and conditions, because looking at the current situation in Northern Shu, it is difficult to support the castle lord alone, are they cooperating to try to scrape Jingyue?" ”

Lu Kaidao "This is the purpose, but they don't dare to use their own troops in a big way, there is no reason to send troops will make the world scold"

Xu Mingshan said, "So, they took the initiative through that fort?" I don't know who the owner of this castle is, how can I get their trust."

Lu Kai pondered for a moment and said with a smile, "I don't think trust can be said, if the castle master can really obtain Jing Yue, then he is the new king, he is the castle lord when he is outside the city, and he is the king when he enters the city.

The lord of the castle must have discussed the conditions with the Southern Wei or the Northern Shu, otherwise he would not have received support, Xu Mingshan said, "Whether they support it at the same time, or any one of them, it will definitely be thought about in advance."

Lu Kai smiled and said, "Naturally, I thought about it, no matter who the castle owner is, in short, in the eyes of the two kings, it is just a chess piece to use, this chess piece suddenly turns over and becomes the master, and it is not a joke to pass it on an equal footing with them?" ”

Xu Mingshan asked, "How do you think they will keep their hands behind?" ”

Lu Kaidao: "Let's talk about the Southern Wei first, if it is said that it is impossible to beat the initiative to seek peace and avoid the doom of the country, this is a bit too much, because the King of Wei is not a stupid person, if Northern Shu does not have the strength to compete with him, he will not agree to negotiate peace, not to mention that there is still an unsolved bloody case between them, the King of Wei can agree, the situation in Southern Wei should be similar to that of Northern Shu"

"It can be seen in Fang Wenhou that the mentality of facing the war in the army is still high, and it can be seen from my unpopularity in the Pawn Office that the King of Shu is a thoughtful person, otherwise the position would not be his turn, the King of Wei is different from him, you also know that the Southern Wei Dynasty has a reputation for being good at cutting, and often makes things with scissors, in such an atmosphere, it will wear out the will, and few people will be willing to pick up the blade and fight with others."