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Xu Ji also took risks alone, or to persuade the other party, if it was to confuse the other party, but he never directly gained someone's trust because of this.

Gan Zhao did it.

The kings are jealous of each other, the melee is about to break out, Xu Ji and the King of Jin and the King of Liang are old friends, in the eyes of outsiders, the three of them are the same kind of people, from a high family, with a prominent family background, and there is no resemblance to the descendant army.

In such a situation, Gan Zhao actually came to visit alone, at least on the surface, giving King Wu great trust.

Xu Ji must still have the same trust, and feel ashamed in his heart, he does not dare to take risks at this time, and he has a reputation for good strategy, and wherever he goes, it will be considered as having ulterior motives.

Xu Ji took the magic stick, stroked it lightly twice, and returned it to Gan Zhao, "Although this stick is not a divine object, the soldiers of the Descendant Army are quite in awe of it, and it should be left in the hands of the virtuous." The King of Shu is an elder, and no one is more suitable to have this stick than the King of Shu. ”

The magic rod can attract a lot of soldiers of the Born Army, and it is quite useful at the moment.

Gan Zhao shook his head, "I don't want to, I really don't dare, King Liang has sent people to ask for this stick many times, if I refuse again, I'm afraid I will bear the brunt." To return this stick, one is to keep the promise, and the other is to get out of trouble, and King Wu does not have to refuse. ”

Xu Ji laughed, knowing that Gan Zhao was polite, whoever got the magic stick would be able to get a lot of support from the Descending Army, and there was no need to be afraid of the threat of King Liang.

Xu Ji accepted the magic stick and sighed: "I have disappointed the kings, I have been the military master for less than a day, and the foreign enemy has not retreated, and the city has been in chaos. ”

"The kings have different intentions, and the fault is not King Wu."

This is a delicate moment, the two kings meet each other, tell each other the truth, if one step back, whoever is a minister, one more step, is the master, need to bear greater responsibility and risk.

Xu Ji was a little hesitant and quickly disappeared, he was already tired of boring persuasion, and he wanted to make his own decisions.

"Right or wrong, I'm already anxious, does the King of Shu have a high opinion?"

Gan Zhao said with a smile: "My title of king is a coincidence, not a majestic strategy, I came to meet King Wu, just to ask for advice." ”

Xu Ji thought for a while, "The King of Jin and the King of Liang obviously have rebelled and intend to betray the King of Shu, the King of Ning and me, and return to the state with their troops. The reason for the delay is that first, they want to win more troops to the world, and second, they have not yet negotiated terms with the officers and men. ”

"What King Wu said is extremely true. The officers and soldiers are powerful, and the kings do not have much chance of winning, and if they split again, they will definitely be defeated. I have no different intentions, I am willing to advance and retreat with King Wu, but I don't know if the other three kings have any possibility of redemption? ”

"King Ning is calm and knowledgeable, and he must be willing to join forces, but it is difficult for him to believe me."

"King Ning still has some trust in me, I can persuade a few words, and he may listen. The reason for the division of the kings is in King Liang, not King Ning, and it is the most difficult to persuade King Liang. ”

Xu Ji is waiting for this sentence, although the two of them are telling the truth, but they also have concealment, Gan Zhao must have discussed with King Ning before he will see King Wu again, he said "persuade a few words", that is, it will definitely be successful.

Xu Ji pondered for a moment, "Although King Liang is the initiator, he is not the leader, as long as he persuades King Jin to change his mind, King Liang is lonely, and naturally he will temporarily press his ambitions." ”

"Can King Jin be persuaded?"

Xu Ji thought for a longer time and replied, "You can persuade you." ”

Gan Zhao was overjoyed, "If you can persuade the king of Jin back, the big thing will be done." ”

"But I can't go like this, King Jin is meticulous, and it is difficult to persuade him with words alone, so he has to let him see the facts first."

"King Wu means ......"

"If the King of Shu and the King of Ning can come to our camp tomorrow morning to discuss the military situation, it can be regarded as a 'practical matter' for the King of Jin."

Gan Zhao gave up his hand, "Please wait for King Wu to reply to my letter, if King Ning refuses to come, I will come by myself, and swear to advance and retreat with King Wu, if he is willing to come, please also ask King Wu to work hard and be the master of the army again." ”

Xu Ji returned the salute, "If you get the help of King Shu and King Ning, it is incumbent on you." ”

Gan Zhao said goodbye and left, Xu Ji breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately went out with the incarnation stick, and inspected the whole camp again.

The soldiers of the Incarnation Army have long been dissatisfied with Xue Liujia, but their awe of the Incarnation Stick is increasing day by day, and they still firmly believe in the statement that Maitreya has come to the world, thinking that there must be divine power in the rod.

After the news spread, many soldiers of the Descending Army defected, most of them had no owners, and some came from the camp of the King of Shu - they only recognized the Descending Stick.

For these latecomers, Xu Ji must first answer a question: when to avenge the incarnation king.

The Incarnation Army has never been a close-knit army, from Xue Liujia to the most ordinary soldiers, all have their own ideas, the Incarnation King was killed, some people did not care, and even felt happy, but some people were determined to take revenge.

Gan Zhao told the truth, one of the reasons he returned the Avatar was that he couldn't deal with these Avengers.

Xu Ji summoned the leader, put the incarnation stick on the chair of the main seat, led everyone to kneel and worship together, and after getting up, he said: "The incarnation king has a premonition that he will ascend to heaven to meet Maitreya Master, so he left the magic rod in advance to pass it on." Maitreya pretended to use the hand of King Liang to accept his disciples back to his side, showing his vast magic power and boundless mana. ”

This statement is more heard than the inexplicable death of the incarnated king in the hands of mortals, and it was immediately supported by all the leaders, and many people even thought that this was their original idea, which happened to be said by King Wu.

"But King Liang is still the murderer who killed the incarnation king, let's take revenge, right?" Someone asked, confused about this.

"Yes." It is impossible for Xu Ji to completely reverse the minds of the leaders, and he must also cater when he should cater to them, "But the matter of revenge needs to be decided by Maitreya Buddha, since the Buddha has pretended to be the hand of King Liang, he can naturally borrow the hand of others." This revenge is not avenged, the time has not yet come, if God's will comes, I will have a sense of holding this rod. ”

The leaders thought so, and some people looked at the incarnation stick, hoping to see a clue, but in the end they got nothing, so they also believed in King Wu's statement.

Xu Ji tried his best to persuade the soldiers of the Descending Army to give up revenge for the time being, and first concentrate on dealing with the officers and soldiers outside the city.

In the early hours of the morning, the officers and soldiers happened to launch the first large-scale siege, rockets and stone projectiles flew over the city, causing many fires, smashing many houses, and the rebels suffered few casualties, but they were greatly shocked in their hearts, and they believed in the persuasion of King Wu a little more.

The kings defended the city with all their might, even the kings of Jin and Liang, and they understood that the officers and soldiers were testing that if the rebels were vulnerable, all betrayals, surrenders, or submissions would become worthless.

The battle lasted nearly an hour, and the officers and men retreated, laid out more siege equipment, and began to take the rebels more seriously.

Xu Ji was worried about Meng Seng Lun, who was out of the city last night, and soon he had other things to worry about.

Ning Baoguan came, walked with Gan Zhao, each with more than ten guards, and stayed outside the camp gate.

Xu Ji greeted him at the door in person, and smiled in front of the soldiers.

When he arrived at the barracks, Ning hugged Guan and said: "I really serve King Wu as the military master, I don't understand why King Liang and King Jin are suspicious?" Is it because I didn't send all the soldiers to King Wu's side? But the officers and soldiers are besieging on all sides, and Beicheng also needs soldiers. ”

Xu Ji said: "King Ning doesn't have to care, I can persuade King Jin and King Liang to change their minds, there is only one point, since you are the military master, you should have the appearance of the military master, if you are in name only, it is better for everyone to fight separately." ”

"What does King Wu have 'like', that is, I have nothing to say."

For Ning Baoguan, Xu Ji also had to be impressed, the reckless king who spoke bluntly and sternly in the past actually knew how to flatter, and there was no embarrassment.

Those who can bend and stretch are especially difficult to deal with.

Xu Ji didn't want to do this for the time being, chatted with the two kings for a while, and went out to patrol the city together, this time extending to the area guarded by Ning and Shu.

Xu Ji was not polite, ordered someone to make a roster, transferred a batch of arrows, he made a seal before, there is only one "foundation" word on it, so that the generals can identify and keep it in mind, and then pass the military order with the seal and the arrow.

Ning Baoguan and Gan Zhao were appointed as generals of Beicheng and Xicheng respectively, although this has always been a fact, but they were appointed by King Wu in public, and there is another layer of obedience.

Beicheng suffered the heaviest attack, and Xu Ji demarcated several palaces not far from Beicheng, and converted them into huge military camps to accommodate the descending army, which could support Beicheng or Xicheng at any time.

The arsenal of the eastern capital is still there, leaving a lot of equipment, Xu Ji all moved out, leaving some in the camp, and the rest was divided with King Ning and King Shu, so that the soldiers can learn and use it now, so that everyone can do something as much as possible, so as not to cause chaos for no reason.

There are more equipment outside the city, and there are many stone throwers, and the building car has only been built into a prototype, and it can be compared with the city wall.

Ning Baoguan and Gan Zhao frequently sent people over to report on the war, and Xu Ji knew that the two kings were actually listening to his movements to see when he would persuade the kings of Jin and Liang.

Xu Ji was not in a hurry, and sent scouts to monitor the east and south, and if there was an accident, he could immediately send troops to take over the city gate.

Ma Wei was very inward-looking, when he was stabbing at the beginning, as soon as he heard that the news was leaked, he ran the fastest, so Xu Ji guessed that as long as his side showed strength, Ma Wei would definitely give in.

Shen Tan is the real opponent, he is the same as Ning Baoguan, he can bend and stretch, if he thinks it is necessary, he will be faster and more natural than Ma Wei.

When he killed Xue Liujia, Shen Tan refused to come forward, and he already showed ambiguity, so Xu Ji thought that he was a persuasive person.

This time, he guessed right.

At dusk, the messengers of Ning Baoguan and Gan Zhao came more frequently, and every time they saw that King Wu was still there, they would unconsciously show a trace of disappointment, until they heard that King Wu had entered the palace to meet King Jin, and the messenger happily went back to report the news.

Shen Tan did not invite Xu Ji directly, but sent a message through Cao Shenxi, hoping to meet in the palace and resolve the misunderstanding.

The arrival of the officers and soldiers made Cao Shenxi very embarrassed, and he didn't want to participate in the affairs between the kings anymore, he just wanted to protect the queen mother, and he could find a reason to exonerate himself after the war, but he couldn't stand Shen Tan's temptation and said, so he still came to invite King Wu in person.

"King Jin said that he only took Liu Youzhong and Tan Wuwu, and Wu Wangdao was a brother." Cao Shenxi sighed and said.

Xu Ji left Cao Shen to wash and drink a few glasses before getting up and entering the palace together.

Guo Shifeng and Song Xingxi rushed to meet each other, they had heard about the situation outside, and they became more and more respectful to King Wu, especially Guo Shifeng, who bowed below the friend line, which was slightly higher than the courtier's line.

Xu Ji ordered the two to continue to guard the queen mother's bedroom, and then went south to find a spacious side hall, with only four guards, waiting for the arrival of the three righteous brothers.

After figuring out Shen Tan's personality again, Xu Ji transferred eight more guards and put on armor himself.