In the afternoon of the same day, Xu Huizu, He Fu, and Wu Gao sat together again in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies. Xu Huizu said straight to the point: "The Holy Decree summons me to participate in the military aircraft deliberations tomorrow morning. It is still uncertain what strategy the DPRK and China will adopt; However, once my strategy is adopted, I should immediately nominate a general to the Holy Lord and preside over the battlefield in Guizhou. ”

He Fu and Wu Gao bowed to Xu Huizu together, and did not speak for the time being.

Xu Huizu's gaze moved back and forth between the two of them, and finally stopped on He Fu's face, as if waiting for He Fu to make a statement.

He Fu frowned and said in a deep voice: "Wei Guogong, the last general really hesitated for a while, but he still wanted to say that little thing...... For fear of being impeached by others first, you are still in the dark, caught off guard and very passive. Instead of this, it is better to tell Wei Guogong first. ”

Xu Huizu was a little appreciative by these words, and he asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"That's the ......," He Fu began.

He told the story of the hunting ground of Xiaohongshan in the early part of Yongle. At that time, Emperor Taizong took the nobles of the clan to the Jingshi hunting ground to hunt, and there were more heads than anyone who hunted; Caitou is a precious horse, which arouses the interest of the martial artists. As a result, King Han was supposed to win, but King Han saw that He Fu coveted the horse very much, and took the initiative to give up the jackpot.

(This matter should not be impeached, because there is a cat among the prey of the king of Han, which is not a prey in the first place; The key to the real victory or defeat is that the two of them chased a bird together in the forest, and King Han let it out, but no one else knew this detail. ）

At this important decision-making juncture of military affairs, Xu Huizu still listened carefully to the trivial matters described by He Fu. After all, many big things often depend on the details!

Xu Huizu finally understood the key to this matter: the King of Han had shown favor to He Fu.

"It's okay, you don't have to worry too much." Xu Huizu said kindly.

But when he had finished speaking, he fell silent, as if he was pondering something. Xu Huizu is not necessarily comforting He Fu, this kind of trivial matter, and He Fu is not taking the initiative to show goodwill, He Fu will not be able to be rectified by the official.

But the situation is very delicate.

Xu Huizu and other heroes who have made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty are downcast because they planted a heel in the Jianwen Dynasty, and in the end, they did not stand in the right place during the battle for the throne; Now that he is competing for the throne with the King of Han, the contradiction of burning his eyebrows is in front of him, and those grievances in the past have taken a back seat...... Everyone can put aside the old grievances of the previous dynasty for the time being, but they can't ignore the relationship with the Han king.

The person who competed for the merit of this battle was Zhang Fu, Zhang Fu was the "hero of Jing's difficulty" and a relative of Jinshang, who was right both times, and had the advantage. It is obviously not easy for Xu Huizu and others to win military merits in an extremely unfavorable situation, and they cannot show a little trick and flaw.

Sure enough, Xu Huizu said after a while: "It's not a big deal, but it's better to be cautious for now." ”

He sighed unconsciously, looked at He Fu and said, "Success or failure is not enough to judge heroes. In the Battle of Lingbi (during the Jingnan War), although General He was defeated by Gao Xu, you did not defend the Lingbi fortifications. When General He heard that the Ping An Department was besieged by the Yan army, he dared to take the risk of pouring out the fortifications and fighting with them. It can be seen that the general is a man of courage. ”

Xu Huizu turned his head to look at Wu Gao again: "The Marquis of Jiangyin has also fought with Gao Xu. During the Battle of Beiping, Li Jinglong and the Marquis of Jiangyin attacked Beiping from the north and south. The Marquis of Jiangyin led the Liaodong troops to attack Yongping City, which was defended by Gao Xu, and with ten times the number of troops, he still built siege fortifications first, and fought steadily. Later, the Yan soldiers came to help, and the Marquis of Jiangyin had to retreat. It shows that the Marquis of Jiangyin is not greedy for merit, not arrogant or impatient, and is very calm. ”

Xu Huizu raised his hand and said earnestly: "Don't be careful, I'm not commenting on the level of the two, just talking about your temperament." The battlefield is unpredictable and ever-changing, and no one can completely predict what is happening and what will happen on the huge battlefield, and this is the time that can best reflect the temperament of a general. In my opinion, the Marquis of Ningyuan is more courageous, and the Marquis of Jiangyin is more secure. ”

He paused and continued, "And this battle of Guizhou requires generals who dare to advance. He Fu and Qiu Fu are the best candidates...... Of course, Qiu Fu is impossible, and he will happily lead his troops to surrender to Gao Xu. ”

He Fu and Wu Gao couldn't help but laugh when they heard the comments on Qiu Fu.

Xu Huizu was serious and did not smile, he pondered for a moment, and finally said to Wu Gao: "If the Marquis of Jiangyin rushes to help Guizhou, he must take out his courage and fight with him!" The imperial court has two million troops, and he is not afraid of losing both with Gao Xu, but he is afraid of losing his momentum! ”

Wu Gao hugged his fists and bowed: "The last general will remember the mantra of Wei Guogong!" ”

"We'll see tomorrow morning." Xu Huizu glared and said, "Gao Xu, this rebel, I owe it to clean up!" There is no elder brother to teach him a hard lesson, he doesn't know the height of the sky, I am afraid that he will become the demon king of the mixed world, and turn the world upside down, without any rules. ”

Wu Gao said modestly: "If Wei Guogong can go out in person, then he will definitely be able to win." ”

Xu Huizu showed a very aggrieved expression, "In the Battle of Jingjing back then, if I hadn't been transferred away by the imperial court, I wouldn't have beaten him all over the ground!" ”

"That's it." Xu Huizu waved his hand, turned his head and said, "If the imperial court uses my strategy this time, it will be able to settle the situation in one battle!" Let Gao Xu steal chickens (Guizhou) and fail, and then throw a handful of rice from Yunnan, become a caged bird in Sichuan, and be trapped to death. so that he understands that disobedient juniors will not end well. ”

The two of them bowed and said: "I wish the Imperial Gate Tomorrow the Imperial Court and the victory of the Wei State Flag!" ”

…… The next morning, it began to rain. The weather in the last two days of the winter month was already very cold, and the rain was even colder. The stagnant water flowed down the towering eaves of the palace, and the brick floor in the imperial city seemed to be a sea of water, but fortunately there were a large number of open channels and culverts, otherwise they would have to be flooded.

One after another, some civil and military ministers with umbrellas waded through the stagnant water and walked towards the Fengtian Gate on the pedestal. The various animals carved from jade, with rock-solid eyes, seem to be quietly watching them.

A new round of violent competition for thousands of miles of the Ming Dynasty is about to brew here and soon kick off.

On such a critical day, there is no grand etiquette and music, and there are not many people. Only one person in the rain said in a calm tone: "It's really rare to see such a heavy rain in winter." ”

Another person with an umbrella moved the umbrella slightly, revealing his face, it was Jin Zhong, the secretary of the military department, Jin Zhong looked at the rain curtain, nodded and said: "What Wei Guogong said is that this weather is really rare. ”

Xu Huizu immediately said again: "By the way, can you use the Qian Changshi of the Han Wangfu to exchange Guo Butang (Guo Zi) back?" Maybe the imperial court can add some more conditions. ”

"Oh?" Jin Zhong was stunned for a moment, he seemed to realize what kind of deal this was, not only the deal between the imperial court and the king of Han, but also something else. Jin Zhong didn't answer immediately, and pointed at it with an umbrella and said, "Let's go to the imperial gate first." ”

Xu Huizu nodded and said, "Please." ”