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Ning Baoguan did not intend to attack the officers and soldiers with a thousand cavalry from the beginning, he was too familiar with the fighting style and heart of the descending king, and long before the battle, he sent people to surrender to the officers and soldiers - he had accepted Zhao'an, this time it was reiterated - not long after the battle began, he led his subordinates to go around the back of the officers and soldiers, set up a battalion of his own, and was used as a reserve army.

But he did not accept the assignment of the officers and soldiers, who were also wary of him, but they never had their hands free to clean up.

Seeing that the officers and soldiers had won successive battles and the Jinyang army had not shown up for a long time, Ning Baoguan decided to lead his troops eastward, and he still had to go to Jiangdong, which was his hometown and the fief promised to him by the incarnated king.

On that decisive night, there was a sudden riot in the camp of the officers and soldiers, and after Ning Baoguan got the news, he immediately understood that this was a golden opportunity, and led people to rush into the camp next door, shouting and shouting, adding another fire to the riot, and then taking advantage of the chaos to release the prisoners of the Descendant Army and take away all the able-bodied.

Ning Baoguan did not return to Mengjin, but went eastward, under the banner of officers and soldiers, broke several cities in a row, and left immediately after grabbing military funds, leaving no one to guard, and heard that it was more convenient to go to Wuzhou after going south and crossing the river, so he turned south.

It was an unexpected force, so disorganized that no one could tell where it came from, first as a defeated officer and soldier, and later as a rebel in the south.

As for the incarnated king, after the great victory, he didn't care where he went at all, and he would rather hug the pass than send someone to deliver a letter, and only did two things everywhere he went, grabbing food and conscripting troops.

Ning Baoguan was the first to meet several rebels from the south, and as soon as he made contact, he re-erected the banner of King Wu Yue, and successfully attracted many people.

The situation changed abruptly, Ning Baoguan decided to postpone the eastward advance, stayed to watch the eastern capital, and sent people to the north to inquire about the news, but still refused to communicate with the incarnation king.

"The Tiancheng Dynasty is coming to an end." Ning Baoguan said to Xu Ji, this is the conclusion he came to not long ago, "Before the Emperor of All Things was killed by you, he did an extremely wrong thing and recalled the important ministers of the states to the Eastern Capital. As soon as he died, everyone was crowded in the capital to fight for power, the place was in chaos, no one suppressed it, and there were countless rebels. ”

"Even if the six ministers and four kings are not recalled to the capital, they may not be able to protect Tiancheng, and the Shen family is proof of this."

"Well, Shen Bingzhou is dead, who is in power in his family?"

"It's not the eldest son Shen Cong, or the fifth son Shen Tan."

"Which one do you think it will be?"

"Shen Tan." Xu Ji only hesitated for a moment, which was equivalent to admitting that Shen Wugongzi was the murderer of his father, and also admitting that he had been betrayed, and Shen Tan's only affection was to let Tan Wufu let him escape from the barracks.

"He's still young, isn't he?"

"Not yet thirty."

"Very good, ambitious, dare to be ruthless, is a character, Xue Liu has met an opponent this time. You rest for the night, and tomorrow you will go to the commander-in-chief of the officers and soldiers to negotiate peace. ”

"There are not many days left in the Tiancheng Dynasty, why does the king still want to negotiate peace?"

"The rich man in the village is a gambler, and he is about to lose his family business, do you wait for him to go bankrupt and clean up the rags, or do you immediately make friends with him and coax some money out?"

Xu Ji smiled: "The king is wise. ”

"You're a strategist, you should have more ghost eyes than me, don't be too honest, then I won't need you."

Xu Ji arched his hand, "I am willing to do my best for the king." ”

Ning Baoguan has his own set of skills for employing people, and can always make judgments quickly, placing someone in a fixed position from the beginning, with a tough attitude, and he can't help the other party to think and refuse - almost no one refuses, even the ambitious Ma Wei accepted his position at the beginning, and only after staying away from King Wu Yue did he regain the idea of self-reliance.

Xu Ji saw it clearly at this time, obedient on the lips, but had other plans in his heart.

Ning Baoguan waved his hand, indicating that Xu Ji could step back.

"I met a few heroes on the road, and they came to join the king, and they were willing to recruit more followers for the king's return to his hometown."

"Give it to Liu Busheng."

Liu Busheng is a general under Ning Baoguan, in charge of infantry, accepted thirteen teenagers, said a few polite words, turned to Xu Ji and said: "The scoundrels in the countryside can't stand it, and they have to run in a few days." ”

"With General Liu's disposal, we just met by chance." Xu Ji said with a smile.

"Well, tomorrow I have to give them a dismount, maybe they can be calmed, if they can survive the first month, they will be good soldiers."

"Look at the situation inside and outside the city, King Ning has recruited a lot of soldiers these days, right?"

"Not a lot, 100,000 people, and more than 10,000 horses." Although Liu Busheng is a rough man, he has also learned to bluff.

"All Southerners?"

"Southerners, locals."

"Are there any Koto people?"

Liu Busheng shook his head, "It is said that there are several teams from Jiangdong, but they haven't been contacted yet." ”

Xu Ji chatted a few more words and said goodbye.

Tang Weitian had a full meal again, and was ordered to wander around the city, met some acquaintances, chatted happily, and said after returning: "Everyone says that Jiangdong people are stationed on the water, and they dare not go ashore, and they are still far from here." ”

Xu Ji roughly understood the situation and went to bed.

Early the next morning, Ning Baoguan summoned Xu Ji, "You go to see the officers and soldiers, as you promise, I only need grain, grass, horses, and armor, the more you come, the greater your credit, or not, you go elsewhere." ”

Ning Baoguan didn't ask much, and he could already see that Xu Ji was now a fugitive with nowhere to go.

"Who is the commander in chief?"

"It's changed in a few days, I'm too lazy to remember, you go and ask Zhang Wenbi, he has a lot of contact with officers and soldiers."

Zhang Wenbi is a famous talent, when the city fell, he took refuge in the descending army, because he could write, he was kept by Ning Baoguan, and was sent to negotiate with the officers and soldiers, and sometimes he also came up with ideas, which was considered a strategist.

Zhang Wenbi is in his twenties, older than Xu Ji, too thin, his body always seems to be crooked to the side, he is very polite when he meets, and he says a lot of long-admired words.

"The commander of the officers and soldiers has just been replaced by Xiao Guogong Cao Shenxi, but he will not receive the envoy, usually Changshi Liang will come forward, and I will introduce Xu Gongzi when the time comes."

"I know these two." Xu Ji said, Cao Shenxi needless to say, Liang Pingzhi is a nephew of Liang Taifu, Liang Shengzhi's cousin, and Xu Ji met in Guiyuan, they are not familiar with each other, and they just exchange names.

Zhang Wenbi looked a little surprised, and Ning hugged Guan and said: "This Xu Gongzi's original surname is Lou, and he is the son of the general Lou Wen. ”

Zhang Wenbi was taken aback, and then realized that the "Jiuyang" just now was used in the wrong place, and arched his hand: "It turns out ...... So. ”

"Let's talk on the road, go and get back quickly. How many people are you going to bring with you? ”

Zhang Wenbi didn't squeak, and after hearing about Xu Ji's background, he automatically retreated as a deputy.

"I don't need guards, I'll just bring my own entourage, what about Mr. Zhang?"

"I'll only have one attendant with me."

Four people and four horses, Tang Weitian was not used to riding, sitting on the back of the horse and kept whispering, but refused to come down, after all, riding a horse is much more majestic than walking.

Not long after leaving the camp, Zhang Wenbi came over and said, "Xu Gongzi is ranked seventeenth in the Lou family?" ”

"Yes."

"Sure enough, it's the seventeenth son, it's me who has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, and I have just offended a lot, and I look at Haihan."

"Mr. Zhang is polite, I'm just a scholar."

"Hehe, I am also a scholar, the weight is different, I am the 'first scholar', and the seventeenth prince is the world's famous 'hard-working scholar'."

Xu Ji didn't expect that he still had such a nickname, and said with a smile: "Don't dare to be it." ”

Zhang Wenbi admired for a long time, and slowly said to himself, "I am just an ordinary person, reading some books, it is enough to show talent in the exam, I didn't think about going up again." Alas, but in a troubled time, he couldn't help himself and became a rebel...... No, no, Wu Yuejun, don't misunderstand Xu Gongzi. ”

Xu Ji heard it, Zhang Wenbi was tempting, deliberately saying the wrong thing, to see his reaction.

"There is no misunderstanding, Wu Yuejun and the Descendant Army were originally rebels, and in the past twenty or thirty years, the Tiancheng Army was also a rebel. It is normal for the heroes to stand side by side, the winner is king, and the loser is the villain. ”

"Or Xu Gongzi can see it, according to Xu Gongzi's opinion, who is the winner among the heroes?"

"I'm here to defect to King Wu Yue, haven't I already given an answer?"

Zhang Wenbi couldn't stop laughing, and even claimed that he was, and then spoke less.

Soon after noon, the four of them met a group of officers and soldiers, Zhang Wenbi showed the passage documents given by the officers and soldiers before, and the officers and soldiers were escorted by eight people, and soon after nightfall, they rushed to the first camp, stopped here, set off again, and arrived at the camp after midnight.

A small official in the camp entertained the envoy, recognized Zhang Wenbi, and his attitude was quite rude, and he bowed his hand slightly, and asked, "Who is this person?" ”

Xu Ji was not an ordinary entourage at first glance, so the little official wanted to ask.

"In Xia Xuji, the military advisor of King Wu Yue." Xu Ji replied by himself, and by the way, he pressed the last name.

"Strategist?" The little official glanced at Zhang Wenbi, "Which of you two is the deputy and who is the deputy?" ”

"King Wu Yue has only one military advisor, and I can make decisions on his behalf."

Zhang Wenbi stood aside and didn't dare to squeak.

The little official looked at Xu Ji twice, "Okay, let's rest first, Liang Changshi may be able to find time to see you tomorrow." ”

"When the fire burns the room, how can you sleep soundly? Please convey this sentence to Liang Pingzhi. ”

The rebel envoy really called Changshi's name, the little official stared, and when he was about to have a seizure, seeing that the other party had no fear, he had many eyes, and sneered: "Okay, if you don't want to sleep, then don't sleep." ”

As soon as the little official left, Zhang Wenbi said with a pale face: "Why should Xu Gongzi offend the military officials for no reason? When he goes, he will definitely add oil and vinegar to Liang Changshi......"

"It's best, I'm just worried that he didn't add enough vinegar to provoke Liang Yizhi."

Zhang Wenbi opened his mouth and stammered, not daring to say more.

Half an hour later, the little official came back, and actually bowed to Xu Ji officially, "Master Xu, Master Changshi, I want to see you." ”

Zhang Wenbi was taken aback again, and was about to keep up, but was stopped by the little official, "Lord Changshi only saw the envoy." ”

Zhang Wenbi stayed in the tent, and after the people left, he muttered: "The general's son, how can I compare?" ”

Liang Yizhi lived far away, Xu Ji followed the little official for a while, most of the soldiers were resting, and they couldn't see how the morale was, and the tent was as orderly as ever.

Seeing Xu Ji coming in, Liang Ping was stunned, and then said with a smile: "Which Xu Junshi is my Dao, it turned out to be the seventeenth son of the Lou family, I haven't seen you for many days, don't come unharmed?" ”

"Fortunately, I have changed my mother's surname and am no longer a member of the Lou family."

"yes, I understand." Liang Pingzhi invited Xu Ji to sit down, looked at it for a long time, and asked, "Xu Gongzi is really serving as a military advisor to that King Wu Yue?" ”

"Yes."

"Alas, it's a pity."

"Everyone has their own ambitions, let's talk about business."

"Okay. Since we are acquaintances, I might as well get to the bottom of it, the court understands Ning Baoguan's intentions, which is nothing more than a fake surrender and deception of some grain, grass and soldiers. Yes, as long as he is willing to stand still, the court is willing to ......"

Xu Ji interrupted Liang Pingzhi, "What's the use of King Wu Yue's family standing still?" There are also many rebels, has the court recruited peace? ”

Liang Ping was stunned, "Some recruits, some don't...... Listening to Xu Junshi's meaning, can he still recruit other rebels for the imperial court? ”

"That's right, forget about the rebels in the north, their momentum is already strong, and they won't accept Zhao'an. The southern rebels have something to be persuaded of, and if the imperial court gives me a name, I promise that within three days, the south of the eastern capital will no longer be threatened, and the officers and soldiers can concentrate on meeting the northern army. ”

Liang Pingzhi was dumbfounded.

Xu Ji already had a plan in his heart, and the name given by the imperial court was the first step for him to become self-reliant.