Guo Shifeng suggested that all the kings be eliminated, Xu Ji did not reply immediately, sat down slowly, and suddenly found that the room was full of gold, silver and bronze utensils, and quickly understood that this was a gift from the generals to curry favor with him, and many utensils were glued with notes and indicating the source.

Guo Shifeng also noticed it, took off a recent note, and said with a smile: "'A pair of gold furnaces and ten silver cups, the little Li Qiao'er is filial. He couldn't even tell the difference between gold and brass. ”

"Li Qiao'er is the incarnation army." A vague image vaguely appeared in front of Xu Ji's eyes, and he now had to try to remember the names and appearances of all the generals and leaders, which was very useful for attracting people's hearts.

Guo Shifeng threw the note into the furnace, "The generals have recognized King Wu as the master, it is the time of God, King Wu must hold it firmly, and he must not be soft-hearted for a while." ”

"If the officers and soldiers are outside, and I kill the kings, there will be more chaos in the city, so why should I protect myself?"

Guo Shifeng took a step forward and said: "Killing the kings is for self-preservation, the current situation, all the kings have the heart to dominate the army, and it is only sooner or later that the king of Wu does not take the first step, don't say that he will hold the eastern capital, I am afraid that he will not even be able to save his own life." ”

"King Ning and King Shu have already come to my camp, and King Liang will come tomorrow, and everyone has the intention of helping each other in the same boat."

Guo Shifeng smiled, "King Wu is very clear about people, why is he obscure when he looks at himself?" King Wu also entered the palace alone, but did he really take refuge in Xue Liujia? ”

Xu Ji not only entered the palace alone, but also married Xue Liujia's daughter, completely gaining the trust of the other party, if it wasn't for Ma Wei's early move, Xu Ji would have imprisoned Xue Liujia in a gathering of kings and seized his power.

In fact, Xue Liujia's death has a great connection with his belief in Xu Ji, and those who easily give their trust will inevitably take the immediate threat lightly.

Xu Ji also smiled, and soon became serious again, "It's difficult." ”

"Why is it so difficult for King Wu?"

"The first difficulty is that it is difficult for the kings to gather, and if only one or two people are eliminated and the others are angered, the gains outweigh the losses."

"It was very easy for the king of Wu to invite the kings to meet in different places, and then to do so at the same time, so that they did not have to be in the same place. King Wu has won the trust of the kings, which is the greatest advantage in his hands. ”

"The second difficulty is the lack of confidants and cronies, few people will not help, and many people will leak secrets."

"Although there are few Wu soldiers, there are thousands, how can he say that there are too few henchmen?"

"Wu Bing...... Someone said to me that Ning Baoguan is trying to win over the soldiers on my side through Jiangdong River Workers, and the seven surnames are fine, but the small surnames are difficult to say. ”

Guo Shifeng said with a smile: "King Wu was worried about this matter, did Liu Youzhong say it?" ”

Xu Ji smiled and didn't answer, this was actually what Shen Tan told him, he was half-convinced now, if he didn't believe it, he was afraid that he would be assassinated, and if he believed it too much, he was afraid of falling into Shen Tan's trap.

"The worries of King Wu are the worries of the kings."

"All kings have this concern?"

"I'll try to speak for King Wu. Let's talk about King Ning first, this person is sharp, there are many people who follow it, and there are also many people who are jealous, King Wu is worried that Jiangdong River Workers will win over the soldiers of the Wu army, why is King Ning not worried that the generals with the surname Seven will buy his subordinates? After all, they are all from Jiangdong, so they are easier to speak. Besides, the king of Jin, led the elite of Bingzhou as far as the eastern capital, the rear was lonely, the lair was threatened by Jizhou, there was no help in front, and he was incompatible with King Ning, and he would only be more afraid in his heart. As for the king of Liang, he was deceived by others and acted riskily, but as a result, he became the enemy of everyone, and if there was any king who was the most uneasy, it was none other than King Liang. ”

"There is also a king of Shu."

"Hey, the king of Shu is a headless fly, powerless to protect himself, looking for new backers everywhere, but he himself understands that no matter who wins, he will be eliminated with him, without it, it is a sin to be called the king. The anxiety of the king of Shu comes from being desperate, and it is irresolvable, which is not beneficial to all kings. ”

Xu Ji pondered for a moment, trying to get rid of the title of King Wu, as if he was just a strategist, and then he sighed, "That's all." ”

Guo Shifeng arched his hand and said: "Kill all the kings, suppress the armies, use the power of torture in An, show the strength of the army, and then ask for peace with Yecheng, you must agree." King Wu may be able to keep the title of king, or even keep the eastern capital, at least he can use it to exchange one or two states, such as Qin and two states. ”

"Yecheng is strong, but there is no emperor, and his name is not right."

"Haha, King Wu only wants to get out of trouble for a while, why should he care if Yecheng is right or not?"

Xu Ji looked at Guo Shifeng's eyes, "I want to act, you can't stay in the city." ”

"King Wu is afraid that I will leak my secrets or accidentally make a mistake?"

Xu Ji shook his head, "If you are by my side, the trust of King Liang and King Jin in me will be three points less, and it will be difficult to take the bait." ”

Guo Shifeng laughed twice to hide his embarrassment, "I understand, King Wu has thought it through." I am now dedicated to planning for King Wu, as long as great things can be accomplished, it doesn't matter where I am. Does King Wu want me to go out of the city to contact Yecheng? ”

"Well, I've sent one and haven't heard back. After you meet the people in Yecheng, you don't have to say my intention to surrender, probe their tone, get the truth, and then talk about my meaning. ”

"King Wu means...... "Guo Shifeng wants to negotiate, and he must ask clearly."

"I can return to Shun and return the Eastern Capital, but I don't go to Yecheng, and I don't give up a soldier, Yecheng wants to send me to Qinzhou to quell the chaos, if I can get the annexation of the state or Hanzhou, it will be Brother Guo's work."

"If I can't win the two states for King Wu, I am incompetent." Guo Shifeng boasted.

Xu Ji smiled, "That's very good." ”

"King Wu doesn't want a name? Useful when going west. ”

Xu Ji sighed, "You can look at it, just have one." If there is a trade-off between the real and the famous, I would rather have the real and the nameless. ”

"And I must make King Wu worthy of all his name." Guo Shifeng arched his hand, "When will I leave the city?" ”

"I'll find someone to send you out, if you need anything, please Brother Guo speak."

"The rest is useless, I need a handwritten letter from King Wu."

Xu Ji shook his head, "It's not proper, the people I sent have not returned for a long time, and writing a letter rashly will make Yecheng think that I am in a hurry." ”

Guo Shifeng wanted to say that he didn't take out the letter at first, but he immediately understood that King Wu didn't fully believe him, so he smiled and said: "It's okay if you don't write it, I'll get in touch with my acquaintances in Yecheng first, and let King Wu's people come back to report the letter, and then King Wu will send a letter out of the city." ”

"That's good."

"Who was the person sent by King Wu before?"

"General Meng Monk Lun Meng."

Guo Shifeng knew that Meng Shenglun was King Wu's confidant general, and the last trace of doubt in his heart was also eliminated, and he arched his hand and said: "Yecheng has no reason to hurt General Meng, I will go out of the city now, and General Meng will be able to return to the city tomorrow." ”

"Wait for the good news."

Xu Ji called Dai Pohu, the general of Jingzhou, and ordered him to take Guo Shifeng out of the city from the west.

Xu Ji walked out of the barracks, and the cold wind blew in his face, like a sword.

Lei Dajun, the seven-surnamed general, immediately walked over, "Is the ruling party going to patrol the camp again?" ”

"I'm going to go into the palace to see General Song, you send two people with me, you stay, if someone comes, say I'm resting."

"Isn't there too little for two?"

"From here to the palace, it is guarded by Wu soldiers, and there will be no danger."

"Yes." Lei Dajun was an obedient general, and immediately appointed two strong leaders to escort the ruling party, and he continued to guard the barracks himself, as if King Wu was still inside.

Xu Ji took off the armor on his legs and arms, leaving only two pieces of his upper body, no different from ordinary soldiers, and took two leaders to enter the palace again at night.

Although the three orders were repeated, the handsome seals and the arrows were used, the Wu army was still full of loopholes, the road from the Four Princes' Mansion to the palace was extremely close, Xu Ji walked all the way, almost was not interrogated, and found at least three passages unguarded.

These are all inconsequential trivial matters, and Xu Ji can only turn a blind eye.

After entering the palace, Cao Shenxi's defense was relatively complete, all of them were some old officials and eunuchs, who did not recognize King Wu, and did not dare to offend the righteous army, so they sent people to the vicinity of the queen mother's bedroom.

Song Xingju was stationed here, ordered to protect the Queen Mother in case she was taken away.

Song Xingju didn't expect King Wu to go and return tonight, so he was very surprised, welcomed him to the house, and poured wine himself.

He was roasting the fire, so the wine was hot, and he drank it heartily, and even his armor had been taken off, thinking that King Wu had come to check the post late at night, his face was red, and he muttered: "It's cold outside, I said let everyone drink some wine to keep warm, the scouts were sent out, and no one came to ......"

Xu Ji took a big sip of the bowl and said with a smile: "Good wine, on this cold night, you must have this thing to bear." Does everyone have it? ”

Song Xingci showed joy and hurriedly said: "Everyone takes turns to be on duty for the night, and those who rest have hot wine." ”

The two chatted for a while, and Song Xing cut the soldiers and said, "The ruling government came to visit late at night, is there something wrong?" ”

Xu Ji nodded, but did not explain immediately, took two more sips, and put down the wine bowl, "I heard rumors that the kings have different intentions and want to cut off others and claim the throne alone. ”

Song Xingci's eyes widened, "It's not a secret, I also heard such rumors." In power, we can't sit still, we have to strike first. As soon as the ruler gave the order, I will take the people to the camp of the kings, who have many soldiers, but they are scattered, and if I make a surprise attack, they will not dare to stop them. ”

There can only be one raid, not a second, and besides, the kings are vigilant, and no one will let hundreds of soldiers rush to their side.

Xu Ji said: "But this is just a rumor. ”

Song Xing decided to take the case, "Govern, there is no rootless tree in this world, there must be a source for rumors, and I can also see that the kings have never had one heart, either you kill me, or I kill you, sooner or later." In short, I think the sooner you start, the better. ”

Xu Ji also stood up, picked up the wine jar, poured wine for Song Xingju and himself, and said, "I salute General Song with a bowl." ”

"Don't dare." Song Xing picked up the bowl and drank it all, and there was no trickle left.

Xu Ji also drank it all, put down the empty bowl, and arched his hand: "It is the luck of my life to meet the Ru River. ”

"The Wu army is not dead, and the revival of the Wu country is hopeful, all thanks to the power of the government, and it is our great luck that the Ru River meets."

"Don't say much, please wait for General Song to give me an order."

"The sword mountain and the sea of fire, I have to take a trip, and there is no half of it."

Xu Ji chatted for a while, did not make a specific plan, and left.

The cold wind outside became more and more biting, Xu Ji drank too much wine, his chest and abdomen were hot, but his mind was surprisingly calm, he believed in the seventh surnamed Wu Jun and believed in Song Xingju, but he did not have that tacit understanding and sympathy, speaking of which, they are still two types of people, and it is difficult to communicate with each other.

Xu Ji hurriedly suppressed the superfluous thoughts in his heart, which was the time when Ma Wei called "thinking less and doing more".

As soon as Xu Ji returned to the camp, he found that something was wrong, it was almost the fifth watch, but the number of soldiers in the camp had increased significantly, and the guards were heavy, and he had to show his true face before he could enter.

When the gatekeepers saw King Wu, they were all overjoyed, and they hugged him and walked inside, talking about a riot in the camp.

Lei Dajun walked up to him, pushed others away, stayed by the ruling side, held the knife in his right hand, and whispered: "A group of assassins are coming, someone has made the first move." ”