Are you the eldest grandson? After Zhiying followed Cui Yi to salute, Zhong Yuanshan said slowly.

Zhi Ying took a step forward and bowed again: "Exactly." ”

Zhong Yuanshan squinted at her, his expression was three or five points similar to Cui Yi, it seemed that although the two nephews and uncles had not met much, there were still some things in their bones.

"Before, Ying Rong forced him to die and asked me to help him, I asked him why he suddenly wanted this world, and he said it was because of you."

Zhiying was stunned, but soon relieved, indeed, Cui Yi made up his mind to compete with Cui Jie for the throne on the night he was forced to marry Xie Yuchan, saying that it was because he was not exaggerated.

However, Zhong Yuanshan changed his words: "Because of you, let him feel that he can fight with the emperor, can sit on the Nine Dragons Golden Chair, and can become a generation of Ming Jun." At first glance, I thought you were a three-headed and six-armed figure, but now that I look at it, there is nothing out of the ordinary. He looked at her with disapproval.

Cui Yi's eyebrows twitched, his eyebrows furrowed, and he seemed to be very disgusted by his uncle's words, and it was difficult to contradict them.

When Zhiying heard this, Wan Er smiled and said: "The second uncle's words are bad, it doesn't matter whether Zhiying has three heads and six arms, whether there is anything outstanding or not, it is the prince who wants to be the emperor, as long as the prince has the ability, it is enough, after all, the seed is planted, and what grows in the end is determined by the seed, not by the final word." ”

The three people in the hall were stunned together, and Na Zhixian couldn't help but admire: "The princess said this very well!" ”

Cui Yi also looked at her sideways, his expression was very complicated. He never doubted the important role of holding profits for his life change, recruiting talents, raising food to prepare for war, and even willing to bow low and be small, just so that he could have a more effective backer, and he was more prepared to be degraded in advance, from grain planting, to farming technology, medical skills...... Everything that may be used, she has considered it in great detail, and it can be said that he Cui Yi can have today, all of which are the blessings of Tuo Zhiying.

But Zhiying told Zhong Yuanshan that it was him, not himself, who was capable, and he attributed his achievements in the past two years to him.

Such a far-sighted and intelligent woman, in the face of the doubts of others, compares herself to the land, and is willing to contribute silently, rather than being arrogant. How many men dream of a virtuous helper, but that's it!

"Eldest Sun Zhiying, I admit that you are indeed different," Zhong Yuanshan also put away his contempt slightly, and his tone became solemn, "But I still have one more thing to tell you." ”

Zhiying smiled slightly: "Listen up." ”

Zhong Yuanshan said meaningfully: "If the land is barren and no grass grows, then no matter how good the seeds are, they will be in vain." ”

There was an implicit sense of approval in the words, and Zhiying smiled and thanked: "Yes, thank you for the teachings of the second uncle." ”

At this point, the test of holding the profit is temporarily over, Zhong Yuanshan took a sip of the teacup and moistened his throat, and said: "Xuanzhou is rich in fish and rice, and the soldiers are good enough to eat, it's not that you can fight, you have been on the road for a few days, you should be very tired, go to rest first, and we will discuss it in detail tomorrow." ”

When he said this, that is, he agreed, Cui Yi's brows suddenly relaxed, and he hurriedly said, "Thank you, second uncle." ”

Zhiying finally understood why he asked him how he persuaded the Zhong family before, but he was silent and didn't want to mention it, it turned out that he didn't settle the family at all! Zhong Yuanshan is a military general, but also a wise general, he will not be shaken by his nephew's words, after all, rebellion is not child's play, once it fails, it will be stinking for 10,000 years, in Zhong Yuanshan's eyes, Cui Yi is not able to take on the world's responsibilities at all, so even if it is a nephew, he will not help.

If all the relatives are like him, the Central Plains will be able to enjoy peace forever.

"I said why didn't the prince want to mention it, it turned out that the prince couldn't say that he was the second uncle."

After returning to the guest room to rest, Zhiying pounded his sore shoulders and squeezed.

Cui Yi's face turned red, and the dead duck had a hard mouth: "Who said I can't talk about him?" Give me more time and I'll be able to convince him that I'm worried about you! I'm afraid that you will be arrested by your father and the imperial brother, and then like this and that, even if you convince the second uncle, it will be too late! ”

Holding Ying laughed and laughed, waved his hand and said calmly: "Okay, good, the prince is powerful, the prince is the most powerful, tomorrow I have to go to discuss with the second uncle about the attack on Xuanzhou, let's rest early tonight!" These days, you are swimming and hurrying, and you have to beware of the army of the imperial court chasing after you, and people have never relaxed, and your body can't bear it if you go on like this. ”

Cui Yi said "hmm", and when she turned around to put the tent, she hugged the person from behind: "You have to relax." ”

Zhiying was stumbled by him: "Oops, hey! That's not what I'm talking about! Cui Yi just didn't hear it, rolled onto the bed with her in his arms, and then pulled the tent with his backhand, and after a while, there was a beautiful wheezing sound inside, and the wooden bed creaked and swayed, and it didn't stop until late at night.

The two of them got up early the next morning, and after breakfast, someone from the house came to spread the word that Zhong Yuanshan invited them to the study to discuss things.

Zhiying repeatedly drew her eyebrows in front of the makeup mirror, Cui Yi was speechless, and said: "It's not the new daughter-in-law who sees her in-laws, what does it matter if Luo Dai is thicker and lighter." ”

"Does the prince still know that this is called Luodai?" Zhiying teased him, "Today's meeting is not trivial, what we will meet in a while is whether it is Zhong Yuanshan, the second uncle of the prince, or Zhong Yuanshan, the second uncle of the imperial court, it is still uncertain, so we must be attentive." ”

Cui Yi was stunned and asked, "Didn't the second uncle already promise to help me?" Otherwise, we wouldn't have been asked to come and discuss. ”

Zhiying wiped her eyebrows with her little finger, looked at herself in the mirror, and was finally satisfied, so she got up: "It's not that simple, the second uncle is a person who has lived for most of his life, and he is the head of the family, his decision has also determined the fate of the entire Zhong family, the entire Jiangzhou, and even the world, the prince will wait and see, he will definitely test us a few more times in a while, the prince knows it in his heart, there is no need to say it, let alone quarrel with him, you must remember that you will be the emperor in the future, and you must have the stomach to accommodate the world." ”

Cui Yi laughed and nodded: "Got it." ”

Zhiying guessed well, Zhong Yuanshan was waiting for them in the study, not exactly to discuss tactics, but more to confirm whether this could be successful and whether it was worth it.

The three of them sat down, the maid watched the tea, and today the magistrate will no longer accompany them, and let them talk behind closed doors.

Zhong Yuanshan doesn't look as energetic as yesterday, presumably he also thought about it last night, thought about it repeatedly, and didn't sleep well, but the terrifying momentum on his body still hasn't weakened.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he said: "As soon as the emperor ascended the throne, he focused on suppressing the kings and recovering military power, and even signed a friendly agreement with Huerhana, the king of Beidi, agreeing not to invade each other for the next ten years. The emperor is far-sighted, he has long expected that you will rebel, will come to beg me, ask the Zhong family, when the first emperor reigned, I had more than 50,000 troops in the three states south of the Yangtze River, including 10,000 water divisions, but now the emperor only left me 8,000 water divisions and less than 20,000 cavalry infantry, but Xuanzhou has a full 30,000 troops, plus the imperial court may send additional troops from other states to support Xuanzhou at any time, the Ganzhou army has 80,000, the Wanzhou army has 20,000, plus the capital has 60,000 forbidden troops, adding up to more than ten times the Jiangzhou army, you tell me, How is this battle going to be fought? ”

Cui Yi sighed secretly in his heart, Zhong Yuanshan really came up with a heavy stick, and he really didn't look at it at all.

Zhiying smiled unhurriedly and said: "On the art of war, even the prince may not be as good as the second uncle, let alone me, I know very little, I can't say anything, it's just that this war, fewer people fight more people, it may not be won't win, far away, there are many battles in the history books to win more with less, I can't name it, the second uncle should know better than me, to get closer, last summer's battle of Huben Pass, the Yanzhou army with 20,000 troops of good and bad, refused to be 100,000 soldiers outside the pass, isn't it the best example? ”

There are inevitably some exaggerated elements in her words, but they don't matter, the fact that the Yanzhou army won more with less in the Battle of Hubenguan is undeniable.

"The terrain of Huben Pass is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, since ancient times it is a place where soldiers must fight, the situation outside the pass is uneven, it is not easy to carry out large-scale siege warfare, coupled with less rain and more wind outside the plug in summer, as long as the grain and grass of the Beidi people are burned, it is natural to retreat from the enemy," Zhong Yuanshan obviously came prepared, and was not countered by her, but broke the time and place of the battle of Huben Pass in one sentence, and compared Xuanzhou with it, "On the other hand, Xuanzhou, although there are many hills, but the terrain is not obvious, suitable for plain battles, Xuanzhou is also known as the granary of Chu, The grain in the warehouse is enough to support a protracted war for more than a year, and they are the main and our guests, not only can we not repeat the old tricks and make up our minds on grain and grass, but we must beware of the imperial court drawing salaries from the bottom of the kettle and cutting off the grain and grass supply line of the Jiangzhou army. ”

Zhiying Tong didn't read a few military books, let alone actual combat experience, and when he said this, he lowered his head, not knowing what to do.

Cui Yi is a person who has fought a lot of tough battles, and after a little thought, he said: "I am not familiar with the terrain of Xuanzhou, the second uncle said that Xuanzhou is hilly, so there is always a suitable terrain for ambushes, there are many people in the court, and we have few people, so don't fight with them, you can take a roundabout battle, the archers ambush in advance, and then retreat to advance, lure the enemy deep, the cavalry charge from a high place, and the infantry perimeter intercepts, although the snake is long, it is easy to deal with it by cutting a few sections." ”

Zhong Yuanshan asked again: "How do you solve the problem of grain and grass?" ”

Zhiying asked tentatively: "Solve it on the spot?" I remember that the book of war said that if you take a city and you will have food, won't you have food? ”

Zhong Yuanshan immediately refuted solemnly: "That's different, if the peasants revolt and conquer the barbarians, you can reckless the consequences, as long as you win, at this time, it is the best choice to raise a war to raise a war, but it is not the same to raise an army to rebel, the more you plunder when you fight, the easier it is to lose the hearts of the people, and you must also consider how to clean up this mess in the future, Xuanzhou's annual grain output is the sum of the four northern states, once the farming is delayed because of the war, hundreds of thousands of people will go hungry in the coming year, and the Beidi people will take advantage of the weakness to enter, The country that just arrived was sent out in vain. ”

Zhiying was embarrassed, and said busily: "It's my mistake, I didn't think it through, what the second uncle said is that you can't make a mess and can't clean it up, the prince's original intention is also to hope that the world is peaceful and the people are healthy. ”

Zhong Yuanshan snorted and sneered, copied his hand, and said slowly: "As long as it is a war, it will inevitably make the people miserable, if you want the world to be peaceful and the people to be healthy, you should not rebel." ”