There were comings and goings, Xu Ji sent Empress Dowager Luan, and Yecheng sent Zhang Shiyu, and the trust between the two sides deepened a lot.

Xu Ji personally sent Zhang Shiyu to the gate of the city, and watched the vehicle leave, feeling both guilty and contemptuous of guilt, he felt that he thought too much and was not worthy of being an entrepreneurial emperor.

When he turned around, Xu Ji's heart had regained his calmness, and he said to Meng Shenglun: "Go to Nancheng and say that I am going to meet the King of Jin." ”

"Now?" Meng Shenglun felt that it was really dangerous to go to see King Jin so late.

"Well, you go and report, I'll be there later."

Meng Senglun still wanted to persuade, but Xu Ji said coldly: "When you need to discuss with General Meng, I will ask you." ”

Meng Shenglun had no choice but to take his leave, and as soon as the figure disappeared, Song Xingci arrived with a large group of guards.

Xu Ji didn't like to be "taken care of", but he didn't say anything, and said to Tang Weitian, who had been staying by his side: "You stay." ”

"Why?" Tang Weitian asked in surprise, thinking that since he had returned, he should stay with the Grand Governor all the time.

"At least one of me and the Incarnation stick must stay in the camp."

"Then I'm ......"

"Go back to the camp of the Four Kings' Mansion and protect the incarnation stick as if you were protecting me."

"Okay." Tang left for the day.

Xu Ji made an appointment about the same time, and took the guards to the southern city, and on the way he happened to inspect the soldiers he was stationed in the middle of the eastern and southern cities.

At night, the eastern capital is exceptionally quiet, even dogs bark rarely, and hundreds of thousands of people seem to be hiding underground.

The families of the Incarnation Army were placed in vacant mansions or temples, and they did not have to hide, and the greater the threat outside the city, the more they had to revel, so as not to miss this last opportunity.

Instead of staying at their posts, many soldiers secretly returned to their families, or drank and had fun with their friends, and ran around the streets, knocking on closed doors, insulting and threatening the occupants with expletives.

Xu Ji once killed a leader before the battle, the reason is that this person went home without permission, but now he can only open one eye and close one eye, there are too many incarnation troops who have left the barracks, and he can't tell where these people belong, and he can't punish them.

Song Xingci and King Wu were side by side, and they also despised this group of people, and said: "A group of rabble, and the soldiers with the small surname are the same. ”

"Give me a month to make these people real soldiers." Xu Ji said with emotion that he had ready-made candidates and ready-made methods, but it was too late to implement them.

Song Xing said: "The ruling wisdom and courage are both complete, and the righteous army should belong to you, and the kings do not know the current affairs and delay major events." ”

If everyone thinks like Song Xingxi, things will be extremely simple.

Xu Ji smiled, he never thought that what he was doing would be done overnight, but he didn't expect it to be so difficult, "Don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry." ”

A group of drunkards jumped out in front, twelve or thirteen people, all of whom were descended from the world, who had drunk too much, and who were more courageous than on the battlefield, so they actually stopped Wu Jun and asked: "Who is the person who came, report your name!" ”

Song Xing immediately stepped forward, "King Wu is here, wait for you to make way." ”

"King Wu...... Which King Wu? ”

"There is only one King Wu." Song Xingqi was very annoyed and motioned to the soldiers around him to draw their swords and guns.

The other drunkards were measured, turned around to leave, but one of them was so drunk that he didn't know the height of the sky, but instead took a few steps forward and met the sword and gun, "It turned out to be the king of Wu who recognized the king of the world as his father-in-law and master, but he couldn't save him when he died." Just in time, call him out, and I will ask him, why didn't he save the king in the first place? ”

"The incarnation king voluntarily ascended to heaven, and he did not need to be rescued by others." Song Xingju didn't get King Wu's order, so he could only threaten, but couldn't really do it.

"Phew, this kind of nonsense is okay to deceive cowards, it's useless to me. Let King Wu hand over the incarnation stick, I will be the incarnation king, all those who have been dyed with the blood of the Xue family, one ......"

The other drunkards were frightened and dragged him away, but he was not convinced, and was still shouting from afar.

The team continued to move forward, and Song Xingqi returned to King Wu and whispered, "You shouldn't condone such a person." ”

"I can't be like him, my opponent is not them." Xu Ji paused for a while, "Send someone to follow them, and after knowing where they live, give each of them a jar of wine, a piece of meat, and a bag of grain." ”

"It's okay not to be punished, do you want to be rewarded?" Song Xingju couldn't understand it, and as soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly understood, and arched his hand: "Yes, I will send someone to follow." ”

Meng Shenglun waited on the way, "King Jin asked King Wu not to have to work, and he went to Daying to meet King Wu in person." ”

"It's already halfway through, let's go to Jinying."

Meng Seng Lun was originally the general of the forbidden army of Wu State, and his main duty was to usher in the send-off, and to be familiar with the etiquette between the princes and princes.

Soon, Liu Youzhong accompanied Meng Shenglun to arrive, dismounted to greet him, claiming that the king of Jin had left the camp and wanted to come to greet him personally.

Xu Ji and Liu Youzhong haven't called each other brothers for a long time, and they don't feel embarrassed.

A few miles away from the Jin camp, Shen Tan, the king of Jin, led his subordinates to stop on the side of the road and saluted very respectfully.

The two inevitably met politely, Shen Tan was much more enthusiastic than Liu Youzhong, and still insisted on calling him the fourth brother, and Xu Ji naturally called him the third brother.

No matter how many festivals and doubts exist between each other, Shen Tan can always turn a blind eye, and the affection is the same as in the past, Xu Ji is deeply admired.

The two kings entered the Jin camp hand in hand, and most of the guards of King Wu stopped outside the camp, and a few people followed in and stood guard at the door of the council hall.

Song Xingju immediately told the story of what happened on the road, Meng Shenglun nodded, and said in a low voice: "Although the ruling is young, he thinks more than us, and after those drunkards are rewarded, if they don't kneel down and ask for guilt, they will be really stupid." ”

"I don't think they're very smart." Song Xing pouted.

"Well, I'll get someone to call them out." Meng Senglun walked away, went to find two henchmen outside the camp, confessed, and returned to the door of the meeting hall.

Song Xingju said nothing to Meng Seng Lun, and said in a low voice: "I have roughly understood the intention of the ruler, and now the king of Liang and the king of Shu are easy to say, the king of Jin will be sent, and it is the king of Ning who is the most difficult to deal with, every time I hear that the king of Ning disobeyed his orders, I feel angry for the ruling power." ”

There were other people outside the hall, Meng Shenglun pulled Song Xingci out a few steps, and said in a no-man's land: "King Ning loves to take risks, and often personally leads troops out of the city, I see the meaning of the officers and soldiers, and I am also very angry with him, and I am setting a trap to lure him in." If you want me to say, the biggest threat is still the officers and soldiers, Tiancheng is the sworn enemy of our Wu country, it is okay to pretend to be obedient, and sincerely surrender will never accept it. ”

"Of course, but I see the way the government ......."

Meng Shenglun smiled and said: "Don't worry, the ruling government will never be sincere, I can guarantee this, and I have also made some preparations." ”

"Oh?"

The generals of the seven clans are like a family, Meng Shenglun naturally will not hide it from Song Xingju, and said in a low voice: "In fact, it is also a plan planted by the ruling government, he asked Wang Dian to lead his troops to temporarily take refuge in Yecheng, and he was stationed not far away. I pleaded with the kings of Xiangdong and Jibei and asked them to summon the kings to come over. It's good to govern anywhere, but occasionally it's not firm enough, thinking about things before and after, and even missing the opportunity......"

Song Xingju nodded, "If the ruling party hesitates, let's push him - General Meng and Wang Dian are in contact?" ”

"Of course, it was not Wang Dian's wish to take refuge in Yecheng, he was very willing to do something."

Song Xingci was in a good mood, "Monopolize the eastern capital, repel the officers and soldiers, and restore the state of Wu with the wisdom of the ruling and the bravery of the Wu people?" ”

Meng Senglun sneered, "The restoration of the country is still secondary, revenge is the first priority, when the time comes, I will fight for my life, I will also avenge Emperor Wu and Princess Wu!" This matter is not to be revealed to the government, understand? ”

"Understood, just...... King Wu can kill Chang Shunzhi, but he may not be ......"

"My life has long been owned by the government, and if he wants to kill, I will never resist. As long as I can take revenge on the shame-" Meng Senglun raised his eyes and looked around, "Dongdu is the cage of the princess of Wu Kingdom, I couldn't save her when she was alive, she is gone, I will destroy the entire cage for her." It's a pity that the Lou family escaped cleanly, and only an old woman was left...... No, there is still a Lou family member who remains in the Yecheng army. ”

Meng Seng Lun gritted his teeth when he spoke, and Song Xingqi was respectful, and said angrily: "We Wu people will take revenge if they have revenge." ”

Outside the hall, the two generals discussed in a whisper, and in the hall, Xu Ji also reached a consensus with Shen Tan.

"The morning after tomorrow?" Shen Tan confirmed again.

"The morning after tomorrow, I made an appointment with Yu Shizi that the righteous army would attack from all sides, and they would not really fight, and the officers and soldiers would let go of three sides, and only arrange a large army in the north to encircle and annihilate King Ning's cavalry."

Shen Tan's face was overjoyed, and he arched his hand and said: "The fourth brother's plan is very good, killing two birds with one stone, which can not only allow me to break through, but also take the opportunity to get rid of King Ning." King Ning is arrogant and undisciplined, and sooner or later he will miss the fourth brother's big event. ”

"I am different from Ning Wangzhi, I don't agree with each other, and I have nothing to say. It's not that I'm unrighteous, I really don't want to see the hard-won victory of the righteous army ruined by him alone. When Xu Ji said these words, he didn't feel any guilt in his heart.

Shen Tan immediately said: "Of course, the eastern capital is won by the fourth brother, and King Ning sits back and enjoys it, so it's just that he is not grateful, but he disobeys the order again and again, is it tolerable, which is unbearable?" Alas, if it weren't for the crisis in Jinyang, I really wanted to stay and help the fourth brother achieve a great cause. The fourth brother's dragon form is revealed, after this battle, it is only a matter of time before he wins the world, please don't worry about the fourth brother and the state, as soon as I return to Jinyang, I will immediately send someone to pay tribute to the minister. ”

Xu Ji smiled: "What is the third brother talking about?" You and I are brothers, what is the difference between kings and ministers? In the future, I will concentrate on the south, and the northern states will all belong to the third brother, and I will never send a single soldier to the north. ”

"But I want to personally lead the troops to the south and conquer the world with my fourth brother to serve a small effort."

The two laughed, and Liu Youzhong interjected at the right time on the side, making the atmosphere more enthusiastic, and they almost had another incense worship.

Xu Ji said goodbye and did not return to the camp, but went straight to the Liangying camp in Dongcheng.

Ma Wei's heart is not stable, Xu Ji has visited King Jin, and he must come again to appease King Liang.

Sure enough, Ma Wei had heard that King Wu was visiting King Jin at night, and he was puzzled and restless, and when he received a report that King Wu was coming to Liangying, he immediately turned his fear into joy and personally went out of the camp to greet him.

What Xu Ji wanted to say to Ma Wei was very simple, "The King of Jin is anxious to return to the state, but he will not leave like this, and he will inevitably lead the officers and soldiers into the city, first, so that the officers and soldiers are unable to catch up, and the second is that the officers and soldiers and the righteous army will be defeated, which will not hinder him from competing for the throne in the future." ”

"I guess it's the same, Shen Tan is a smiling tiger, and what he says must be listened to in reverse."

"I don't plan to stop King Jin, let him go back to Jinyang to block the Rong Department, and the Central Plains can also get some respite."

"Just let him go?" Ma Wei deeply regretted it.

"I want to plan the plan, the King of Jin will introduce officers and soldiers, and we will set up an ambush in the city, and Brother Ma will do his best to help in this matter."

Ma Wei nodded, "The 100,000 Liang army is all assigned by the younger brother." ”

Liang Jun does not have 100,000, Xu Ji only needs Ma Wei's words.

In the council hall of Nancheng, Shen Tan and Liu Youzhong repeatedly analyzed King Wu's intentions, and finally came to the conclusion that King Wu must not be allowed to defeat the officers and soldiers, and even King Wu must not be allowed to get rid of King Ning.

On this night, the people of Dongdu hid at home and were nervous, but there were many figures jumping around on the streets, delivering true or false news.

Xu Ji left Liang Ying, and before dawn, he had one more thing to do: he had to win Ning Baoguan's trust, even if it was only temporary.