Song Zhuzhu smiled at his wife: "I haven't admitted defeat yet." He said to Xu Ji again: "I've swallowed half of the 'bait', you can pull the thread - say everything you really want to say." ”

"There is a large army of Bingzhou in the front, and there is He Rong's iron cavalry in the back, Xiangyang is in danger, if the king of Chu goes to aid Xiangyang, can he have a strategy to retreat from the enemy?"

Song Zhuzhu said to his wife again: "Look, this is the beginning." ”

"But his question is very reasonable, although you can get some food by going to Xiangyang, but you only have 3,000 people, why should you repel a strong enemy?"

"I'm taking one step at a time now, but Xu Ji has already thought about ten steps and a hundred steps, and I don't know where to lead me."

"Do you have a better choice?" Ma Qigu asked.

"Not yet."

"In that case, why don't you accept someone to show you the way?"

"Uh......" Song Zhuzhu himself was also a little confused, looked at Xu Ji, then looked at his wife, and whispered: "I don't believe him, and I've always wanted to find a direction by myself." ”

"Either you can use people or be used, gather so many soldiers, but you want to take everything by yourself? In that case, you should dismiss your subordinates, find a place to think for yourself, and don't delay others. ”

Song Zhuzhu scratched his head and smiled at Xu Ji: "How is my new lady?" ”

"The King of Chu has dug up a treasure."

"Haha, I knew that my wife was smart and knowledgeable, and I should have married you two years ago."

"That's because two years ago you only looked at your looks and didn't look at people, don't make the same mistake today."

Song Zhuzhu looked at Xu Ji again, "If I defend Xiangyang, the first thing I need to do is not to divide troops to guard the passes, not to repair the city, to hoard grain, not to clear the wilderness, not to recruit troops and collect people, but to borrow the momentum of the Quartet." ”

"How to take advantage of the situation?"

"Announcing the world, those who attack Xiangyang are not the Jin army, but He Rong's army, Kyushu is safe, and in this battle, it is justified to take advantage of the situation. Then I want to contact all the heroes of the world and go to the difficulties of Xiangyang together. Song Zhuzhu said to his wife, "Can Uncle Yue come?" ”

Ma Qigu hesitated for a while, but when she answered, she was very sure: "Yes." ”

"Xu Gongzi came from Yiling City, presumably Yang Muyu is also willing to help, to be honest, I was a little surprised, but this is a good thing after all. Dema and Yang armies, then Chen and Xi can say that they move, Chen and Xi are enthusiastic, then Han, Yi, and Luo can raise their flags, and then farther away, Huai and Wu states support, Qin, and, and Ji three states are shaken, and the Jin army will be afraid, and if you are alone, you will panic, and Xiangyang can be defended. ”

"Is the King of Chu going to turn the Battle of Xiangyang into the Battle of Kyushu?"

"He Rong's people are unstoppable, and they take the soldiers and horses of the three northern states as the forerunner, and if they don't meet them with the 'Battle of Kyushu', they have no chance of winning."

Xu Ji got up and arched his hand: "King Chu is high." ”

Song Zhuzhu looked smug and said to his wife: "I also have some ability. Then he said to Xu Ji: "Do you think I have a chance of winning?" ”

"Not a single point."

"Huh? Are you mocking me when you say 'Takami'? ”

"No, what the King of Chu said is indeed a high opinion, but it is difficult to have practical results on paper."

Song Zhuzhu was not angry, and said with a smile: "Madam said that either you will use people or people, I will do the former, you will do the latter, I will talk on paper, and how to implement it is your business." Can Xu Gongzi do it? ”

Xu Ji also hesitated for a moment, and then said affirmatively: "Yes." ”

"Listen up."

Xu Ji was still standing there, "First of all, the number of the King of Chu must be removed. ”

"Hey, even if you abdicate yourself, do you want me to learn from you? It's impossible, I'd rather be the king of dead Chu than live Song and take bamboo. ”

"The king of Chu also said two days ago that he was willing to exchange his name for food."

"That's because I know you don't have food, and if you do take it, I won't accept it."

"Jun has no jokes, but the king of Chu jokes about his name, and it is difficult to convince the public."

"Everyone is king, why can't I?"

"If everyone is king, everyone will be self-reliant, and since the king of Chu wants to fight the 'battle of Kyushu', he needs to start by eliminating 'self-reliance'."

Song Zhuzhu said to his wife: "I know that Xu Ji's 'bait' is not easy to swallow, do you see?" I didn't get any benefit, so he asked me to give up the biggest benefit first. ”

Ma Qigu did not support her husband, "You, the king of Chu, were originally in name only, and it doesn't hurt to abandon him." ”

Song Zhuzhu's eyes widened, "Madam, if I don't become the king of Chu, even your status will decline." ”

"Am I tall now?"

Song Zhuzhu laughed dryly twice, and said to Xu Ji: "Okay, if I am willing to give up the title of King of Chu, then what?" ”

"If you do not claim to be king, you must be a vassal to another."

Song Zhuzhu immediately shook his head, "The Song family has an enmity with the Tiancheng court, and I don't pay tribute to Tiancheng." ”

"It's not Tiancheng, it's Chen Yicai or Xi Yun."

"Isn't that the same thing? Both of them flaunted the banner of the imperial court and proclaimed themselves ministers, but my status was even lower. ”

"Like the name of the king of Chu, Chen and Xi are also in name only, and claiming to one of them is not a refuge in Tiancheng."

"I'm getting more and more suspicious of Xu Gongzi's intentions."

"The king of Chu wrote a letter to challenge Shan Yu, and then he talked about the battle of Kyushu, but he was unwilling to give up anything, which is not just talking on paper, but selling fame."

Song Zhuzhu's face showed anger for the first time, and it quickly disappeared, and said with a smile: "Okay, if I listen to you again, which family should I pay attention to?" ”

"This is going to be handed over to me, I will go to see Chen and Xi, who is willing to send troops to Xiangyang immediately, and to whom will the king of Chu be a minister."

"He, then you let me swallow the bait, and then take my bait, and then trick it step by step—in the end, won't I just be a pawn?"

"If you can be a pawn in exchange for the soldiers of Kyushu to go to Xiangyang, is the King of Chu willing?"

"I'll ask first."

"Excuse me."

"Why me? Why not find someone else? You came all the way from Jizhou to Jingzhou, and you must have met a lot of heroes on the way, even inside and outside this small Yiling City, there are also four, why do I have to give up my name? ”

"Because only the King of Chu has ever written to challenge Shan Yu."

"I told you, it was a moment of confusion."

"Whether you are confused for a while, or think about it carefully, in short, the king of Chu has this grand ambition to endure the momentary humiliation at present."

Song Zhuzhu smiled bitterly, "Seriously, we don't know each other, but we have a relationship in Sigu, you are a scholar, I am half a scholar, you don't have to look at me so highly." Forget it, I won't 'assume' with you, I won't give up the king's title, but I will lead my troops to Xiangyang and mix a few full meals first. Before the Jin army attacked, I would flee, the world is so big, there is always a place for me. ”

Xu Ji sighed lightly.

Song Zhuzhu said again: "Painting cakes can satisfy hunger, but cakes can't be too big, too big is fake, Xu Gongzi made this mistake." ”

Xu Ji arched his hand and said, "Please think again about King Chu." ”

"There's nothing to think about, I've made up my mind, Xu Gongzi is just here, stay and have a glass of wine, this time I didn't accept anyone's trust, you can rest assured, but you will leave early tomorrow morning, where to go."

"I'll leave later, and I'll cross the river to see General Chen."

"Forgive me for not being able to send it far."

Xu Ji knew that it would be counterproductive to persuade him to continue, so he turned around to leave, and Ma Qigu, who had not spoken for a while, said, "Young Master Xu, wait a minute." ”

Song Zhuzhu said: "Madam, I persevered, I didn't fall for him, and I didn't admit defeat, don't be weak." ”

"I'll just ask one thing."

Song Zhuzhu snorted twice and didn't stop it again.

Xu Ji bowed his hand to Ma Qigu.

"Xu Gongzi said that the king of Chu has a grand plan, so he can endure the humiliation for a while - since it is a moment, may I ask Xu Gongzi, when can he take it back?"

Song Zhuzhu nodded again and again, and also looked at Xu Ji.

"Giving up the name and regaining the name are both in the King of Chu, not in me."

"So Mr. Xu only persuades people to take risks, but he doesn't care what the outcome is?"

Xu Ji smiled: "Does Mrs. Ma want a guarantee?" ”

"There should be a little, right?"

"When Mrs. Ma decided to marry the King of Chu, did she see any guarantees?"

Ma Qigu was slightly stunned.

Xu Ji bowed his hand to the two, exited the tent, called Shangchang Yanzhi and the guards, and prepared to leave.

In the tent, Song Zhuzhu said: "I reminded Madame, the so-called strategists are all the same, they can provoke trouble, cause trouble, and make trouble, but they can't settle things, collect things, and fix things, you are lucky to succeed, they jump out to grab merit, you are defeated like a mountain, they run faster than anyone else, and then deceive the next one." ”

"There are no outsiders here, you tell me the truth."

"Three thousand soldiers, maybe one or two hundred less, this is really the truth, I'll let Madame count it herself."

"I'm not asking about this, I'm asking you: Do you want to fight for the world?"

"I can't even feed my soldiers, how can I have such a big heart?"

"Want to fight for a state? Two states? Tri-State ......"

"To tell you the truth, I had the idea of fighting for a state, so I led my troops to Hanzhou, and I felt that it was the smallest place in Kyushu, and it was surrounded by mountains, so it was easier to defend - but instead of fighting, I lost my troops and lost my troops. Since then, I have become honest and just want to preserve my strength and feed the thousands of people under me. ”

"So...... Do you want to be a bandit leader, like my father? ”

"To be able to do this step of my father-in-law, I want a city to have a city, I want people to have people, and I want food to have food, and I am satisfied." Song Zhuzhu said with a smile.

"Then why do you care about the name of 'King of Chu'?"

"It's a bit ...... to already be king, and then throw it away Shame on you. ”

"Xu Ji lost it."

"He was utterly disgraced, and he did not claim to anyone, but did not lose face. But Madame is right, tomorrow I will inform the whole army, don't call me King Chu in the future. ”

"Well, since you want to be a robber, we don't have to go to Xiangyang to cheat grain, take your people and go to join my father, Jingzhou is no longer a place to stay for a long time, our two armies will be combined into one army, and we will find a foothold elsewhere."

"That's what the Incarnation Army did."

"The robbers are like this, they have no fixed place to live, and when the officers and soldiers come, we have to go, and if we go one step late, we will be destroyed."

Song was silent.

Ma Qigu waited for a while and said, "You have to think about it, I guess there will be no chance to change your mind in the future." ”

"What does Madame think?"

"Me?"

"Yes, I feel more and more that Madame is very intelligent, much better than me."

"Will you listen to me?"

"Listen, listen to anything."

"If you are willing to listen to me, then write me a letter of resignation, and I will return to my father myself, and I will never see you again."

"Hey, that's ...... Where does this start? ”

"I can be the wife of the king of Chu, or I can be the wife of a robber, but the big thing is you, Xu Ji is right, the forbearance is yours, the rise is also yours, if you are not in you, you are useless."

Song Zhuzhu was stunned for a while, suddenly laughed, got up and said: "I first thought I had married a grain delivery manager, and then I thought I had married a military advisor, but now I know that I married a horse trainer with a whip in his hand." ”

Song Zhuzhu walked out, and Ma Qigu said, "Where are you going?" ”

"Go and call Xu Ji back, Madame must help me keep an eye on this bastard in the future - this is okay, right?"

"Hmm." Ma Qigu said.

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