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Cao Shen was riddled with injuries and illnesses, exhausted, and couldn't sleep enough for an hour all night, lying on the bed, opening his eyes and ears, quietly listening to the sound of drums outside, and often suddenly startled, thinking that this was twenty years ago, the enemy was about to attack, and he had not yet put on his armor, and the weapon was not at hand......

Soon, he returned to reality, and found that he had sat up at some point, the drums had stopped, and there was no enemy attacking, and when he thought about it, the current situation was worse than any previous battle.

Someone outside asked softly, "Is the general still awake?" ”

"What?" Cao Shenxi wished there was something to do.

"The general's son entered the camp, and his subordinates thought that the general should see him......"

"Which son?"

"Seventeen." Outside returned a number.

Cao Shenxi thought back and forth twice in his heart, and finally remembered who Lou Seventeen was, and was shocked, "Take him to the Chinese military tent." ”

Cao Shenxi would never meet with the wanted assassin in his tent.

The soldiers came in, helped the old general put on his clothes, and the armor was exempted, he didn't want to suffer this sin at night, out of the tent, it was quite cold outside, Cao Shenxi wrapped his robe tightly, and hurriedly walked to the Chinese military tent.

"What is he doing?"

Chang Shi Liang waited outside, followed behind the old general, and replied: "He is now the military advisor of King Wu Yue, and he will accept Zhao'an for him." ”

Cao Shenxi paused for a moment, then walked forward again.

"And he has changed his surname to Xu, called Xu Ji."

"Hmm." Cao Shenxi was not surprised.

"He claimed that he was able to persuade all the rebels on the southern road to accept Zhao'an and hold their troops in the existing places, so that Lingdong had no worries."

"Okay." Cao Shenxi didn't mean to be perfunctory, but his mind turned slowly, thinking about other things, thinking about the young man he had met a few times.

Xu Ji stood in the tent, guarded by a dozen guards at the door.

Cao Shen washed into the tent and motioned for the guards to retreat, and Liang Pingzhi reminded in a low voice: "The general must not be careless, this person ......"

"He can't always be an assassin." Cao Shenxi walked towards the guest, feeling that he seemed to be slightly different from the appearance in his memory.

Liang followed step by step, and there was no one else to accompany him except him.

"In Xia Xuji, meet General Cao."

Cao Shenxi smiled and held the guest's hand, sat on the main seat by himself, and asked Liang Pingzhi to bring a small stool for Xu Ji to use, Liang Pingzhi could also sit, but he would rather stand and be vigilant.

"The virtuous nephew came from afar, why didn't he report it in advance?"

"It came in a hurry, and it was too late to report. And I have changed my surname, and I don't dare to be a 'good nephew'. ”

"Hey, who hasn't had a bit of an argument at home? If you don't recognize your father, don't you even recognize all your acquaintances? ”

Xu Ji had no choice but to say: "If General Cao doesn't dislike it, he can't ask for it." ”

"Haha." Cao Shenxi turned to Liang Pingzhi, "I met the general as a young man, and I have participated in dozens of battles together. But the general was not as handsome back then as he is today. ”

Xu Ji couldn't answer, and Liang Pingzhi said with a smile: "Xu Gongzi's biological mother is the princess of Wu Kingdom, so it's not surprising that she has this appearance." ”

Xu Ji arched his hand and said: "Appearance is a useless thing, the eldest husband does not establish the world on this, and the general does not defeat the enemy by his appearance." ”

"Of course, the appearance only makes the general cause countless romantic debts." Cao Shenxi sighed for a long time, swaying back and forth between nostalgia and reality, and finally chose to stay in reality, "Listen to Liang Changshi, can the virtuous nephew recruit the rebels on Annan Road for the officers and soldiers?" ”

"Exactly."

"How to recruit An?"

"With my mouth."

Cao Shenxi smiled, he had heard the prophecy of "opening your mouth" and "closing your mouth", and he had never taken it seriously, "Only with one mouth? ”

"There is also the identity of the military advisor of King Wu Yue."

"Ning Baoguan agrees?"

"Agreed, the only requirement is ......"

"Food, horses, and armor." Liang Changshi continued, he had been in contact with Zhang Wenbi many times, and he couldn't be clearer about Ning Baoguan's thoughts.

"It's good to say, the imperial court is not short of these things. But...... The rebels on the South Road are all from the states south of the Yangtze River, and they have no contact with the descending army, how much weight can King Wu Yue's words have? ”

"King Wu Yue moved to the north and south, incorporated a number of rebel armies, and his reputation has long been spread to the south of the Yangtze River, and his words have their own weight."

"Even so-" Cao Shenxi laughed and glanced at Liang Pingzhi, "If you say that you persuade people to rebel, I believe it, and persuade people to accept Zhao'an, I don't think that the virtuous nephew and the king of Wuyue will be more effective than the envoys sent by the imperial court." ”

"So I have to rely on my other identity, an identity that the imperial court envoy will never have."

"Oh?"

"The son of the princess of Wu and the assassin wanted by the imperial court."

Cao Shenxi laughed twice, muttered silently, and Liang Pingzhi, who was standing next to him: "An assassin, persuading the rebels to accept Zhao'an?" Interesting. ”

"I assassinated a tyrant, the tyrant is dead, and good governance can be expected......"

Cao Shenxi shook his head, "This kind of thing is said to us, and the rebels won't believe a word." ”

Xu Ji smiled and arched his hand, "Salute first and then soldier, and say it." Zhao'an is the good governance of the imperial court, which was first used on the rebels. The rebels were originally natural people, bullied by corrupt officials, tempted by wicked people, so they raised the banner to rebel, their feelings were pitiful, their sins were forgivable, accept Zhao'an, return to their hometowns and be good citizens again, they can avoid the suffering of thousands of miles of trekking and the disaster of lying in the ditch. ”

Cao Shenxi continued to shake his head.

Xu Ji said again: "I started with the Jiangdong rebels, they are more concerned about the identity of 'the son of the princess of Wu Kingdom', and I also have contacts with the children of the Seven Clans, so it is easier to persuade." ”

Cao Shenxi didn't shake his head again, "The Wu people are the most stubborn, the children of the Seven Clans have always wanted to restore the country, your identity is just for convenience, you can't respond to every call, how do you persuade them to accept Zhao'an?" ”

"Although the eastern capital is besieged, the army is still there, and the number is not less than 100,000......"

"Three hundred thousand." Liang Pingzhi corrected that he was the chief of the army and was in charge of records, and he could not admit that the number of soldiers was less than 300,000 at any time, even if it was his own people.

"Not less than three hundred thousand." Xu Ji changed his words, "Although there are many rebels, divided into two parts, the north and the south, the northern army has experienced a hundred battles, and there is a great victory in Mengjin, the momentum is like a rainbow, the southern army is fighting for itself, or lost to local officers and soldiers, forced to go north, or lucky to defeat a small group of officers and soldiers, taking advantage of the situation to go north, are not as strong as the northern army." ”

"That's exactly what happened." Cao Shenxi nodded, "The army of Ning Baoguan in the south is slightly stronger." ”

"Looking at General Cao's strategy, it is inevitable to eliminate the weak first, and then try to be strong, eliminate the weak to avoid worries, and concentrate on the strong to have a chance of winning."

Cao Shenxi laughed and said to Liang Pingzhi: "The hero is a young man, and Seventeen Lang can even see our strategy." ”

Liang Pingzhi said lightly: "I only know one thing, but I don't know the other." ”

The two of them would not reveal the whole plan, and Xu Ji naturally would not ask, and continued: "King Wu Yue also sees this, so he will accept Zhao'an to avoid the front of the officers and soldiers, and the other southern armies are weaker, for self-preservation, accepting Zhao'an is the only choice." ”

Cao Shenxi and Liang Pingzhi glanced at each other, and began to feel that Xu Ji's words were a little interesting.

Liang Pingzhi said: "Avoid the edge of the officers and soldiers, and then challenge after being strong?" This is your 'clever plan', right? ”

Xu Ji said: "The above is my words to persuade the rebels on the South Road, and next, I want to persuade General Cao and Liang Changshi." ”

"What do you persuade us?" Cao Shenxi said with a smile.

"Give me a scepter, a vehicle, and a money, and give me the name of a messenger to facilitate recruitment."

"Don't you want food, grass and armor?" Liang Pingzhi sneered, Ning Baoguan only had these things in his eyes.

"No need, but thirty blank seals, whatever I want."

"Hey, Scepter, Empty Seal, Qincha, with these things, whoever you send can recruit the rebels." Liang didn't wait for Cao Shenxi to open his mouth, and then expressed his opposition.

Xu Ji bowed his hand to the two, "The envoys sent by the imperial court themselves, can they regret it afterwards?" ”

Cao and Liang were slightly stunned, and Xu Ji continued: "I am guilty of assassination, and I am the military advisor of King Wuyue, no matter whether Zhao'an is successful or not, the court can repeat it." ”

Liang Pingzhi asked in confusion: "In this way, all good things go to the court, and you don't get anything, but you can be regarded as a great loyal minister." ”

Xu Ji smiled: "Don't dare to be." My advantage is to go to Jiangdong with King Wu Yue, where I can watch the trend of the world, and see you in the future, I am either the envoy of the two countries, or the prisoner of the order. ”

Liang Pingzhi felt that this person was too crazy, and was about to laugh again, Cao Shenxi said: "I understand, you want to go back to Jiangdong to take root and rebuild the Wu Kingdom." ”

"Whether it is called Wu Guo is still up for debate, but King Wu Yue and I are all aiming for Jiangdong."

"Ning Baoguan was born in the Qinzhou Incarnation Army, why is he so interested in Jiangdong?" Liang asked.

"King Wuyue's ancestral home is Jiangdong, and he moved to Qinzhou with his family when he destroyed the country.

Liang Pingzhi didn't ask any more, his eyes turned to Cao Shenxi, waiting for the commander to decide.

Cao Shenxi pondered for a moment, "Speaking of which, you are asking the imperial court to cede Jiangdong in exchange for the rebels on the South Road to accept Zhao'an temporarily, right?" ”

"Whether to give or not to let go, Jiangdong is not owned by the imperial court, let alone the imperial court."

"What about the other states in Jiangnan?" Cao Shenxi asked.

"King Wu Yue is based in Jiangdong and the imperial court will pacify the northern turmoil, it will take some time, and when the time comes, it will be either a friendly neighbor or an enemy country, and things are unpredictable, so I dare not speak falsely."

Cao Shenxi turned his head to Liang Pingzhi and smiled: "The future life is terrifying, and it is a mistake for the general to give up this son." ”

Cao Shenxi seemed to be persuaded by Xu Ji, Liang Pingzhi bowed down and said: "The scepter and the official seal are all things of the imperial court, and the Qincha is an official of the imperial court, and it can be awarded to ...... if it is not in the army."

"Then trouble Liang Changshi, just send someone to the Eastern Capital to ask for it, the sooner the better."

"Yes." Liang Pingzhi took his leave.

Xu Ji also got up to say goodbye, and Cao Shenxi personally sent it to the door, "Virtuous nephew have a good rest, maybe, just maybe, when you still have a reunion between father and son, we can also be ministers in the same hall." ”

"General Tocao Jiyan."

Cao Shenxi watched Xu Ji leave, returned to the Chinese military tent, and sat and waited for dawn.

Liang brought the chapter with him, and he needed Cao Shenxi to stamp the seal before he could send it to the Eastern Capital.

"Imperial Court ...... Would agree, right? Liang Pingzhi was a little worried, the situation in the DPRK and China was complicated, and even the commander in charge of the troops outside could not get approval for everything.

"If you don't agree, give him what is ready-made in the general, and as for the Qincha, you write a letter of appointment."

"This ...... You can't do that. ”

"The soldiers are not tired of deceit, Liang Changshi, the soldiers are not tired of deceit, if you want to defeat the rebels in the north, you must first get rid of the ugly group of people on the south road, whether they accept Zhao'an or not, our style of play will not change, not only to avoid worries, but also to increase the morale of our army. Go ahead, I'll be responsible if something happens. ”

"General's clever plan." Liang Changshi hurriedly retired, and while sending people to the Eastern Capital, he prepared the scepter and other things, and made preparations with both hands.

Xu Ji fell asleep in the tent, thinking about his other plan in his dream.