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Xue Liujia's words were like a gust of cold wind, which woke up the drunken crowd and even made some people shiver.

Xu Ji's words were like a thunderclap in winter, shaking everyone's souls out of their bodies, and when the souls returned to their original places, many people immediately took action.

Meng Shenglun and other Wu generals jumped up, but their number was less than that of Jin generals, and they were all pressed down by the surrounding generals of the Descendant Army.

Xu Ji nodded at General Wu, signaling them to be calm, and then continued to stare at Xue Liujia.

Shen Tan, Ning Baoguan and the others were even more shocked than the generals, and everyone had countless doubts and countless impulses in their hearts, wanting to do something immediately, but they didn't dare to do anything.

Among all of them, Shu Xue Liujia was the most surprised, tilted his head and twisted his eyebrows, and smiled after a while: "Are you kidding?" ”

This is a step, although it is not strong enough, at least it can be stepped on, but Xu Ji did not appreciate it at all, and asked rhetorically: "Is it also a joke that the ancestor said those words of the King of Jin?" ”

Xue Liujia's eyes swept away, first looking at the kings, and then at the generals.

Ning Baoguan, Gan Zhao, and Ma Wei have not shown any inclination, but the generals under them, especially those who know a little about the "armor soldiers", are already ready to move, in the main hall, the generals of a single king are far less than the descending army, together, but slightly more, Xue Liujia must call in the soldiers outside the hall to have an advantage, but it will also be a hard battle.

This is a celebration banquet, except for Xue Liujia, who always carries a magic stick, no one else carries weapons, and no one knows what is hidden in the armor.

It was a matter of an instant, many generals were still confused, and they didn't understand why the surroundings were quiet, Xue Liujia suddenly laughed out loud, "Jokes, it's all jokes." I can't see that King Wu is usually restrained, but he is actually quite good at playing. Haha, King Jin, you didn't take it seriously, did you? It's a joke, let's have fun, you see, everyone is awake, we can go on drinking. ”

"The ancestral king didn't take it seriously, how could I take it seriously?" Shen Tan smiled.

The generals didn't understand what the laughter meant, so they laughed in twos and threes, and after a while, they laughed in unison, looked everywhere for the bowl that had not yet been broken, poured wine again, and played with each other.

But the atmosphere has changed after all, Liu Youzhong helped Shen Tan and confessed to the kings, no matter what, you have to go first, and the Jin generals have to follow, but Liu Youzhong ordered them to stay, "The ancestral king is in a good mood today, you want to toast instead of the king of Jin, and you must let the ancestral king enjoy himself." ”

The Jin generals took turns to come forward to toast, and Xue Liujia sent the bowl to his mouth, meaning that he was no longer in the mood to drink, holding the magic stick and thinking about it, occasionally glancing at the kings, especially King Wu Xu Ji, but there was no "joking".

Ning Baoguan got up and said goodbye, Xu Ji, Ma Wei, and Gan Zhao immediately followed, and no one wanted to stay alone in the main hall.

Xue Liujia was excited, waved his hand, and said, "Go, let's go, I want to stay alone." Damn, the emperor's house is so big, he doesn't even have a kang to pave, so he sleeps on that hard chair? ”

Everyone retired one after another, and as soon as they came out of the hall, they were like a race, hugging their own lords and running fast.

Meng Shenglun and the others didn't say a word, and returned to the temporary camp in the city with the ruling first.

The six kings entered the city, Xue Liujia occupied the palace, the other five kings each occupied a city wall, and the Wu army and the Shu army were few, occupying the west wall.

The news of the discord between the kings in the palace has spread, and on the way, a team of Wu soldiers rushed to greet them, and Wu Jiang was a little relieved.

When they arrived at the camp under the city wall, Xu Ji and the generals entered the hall, lit the oil lamp, drank tea and relieved the hangover, Meng Shenglun finally vacated, and asked half reproach and half admiration: "Ruling ...... Why do you say those things? In case the king ......"

Thinking of the scene when the incarnated king was angry and the kings were about to merge on the spot, Meng Shenglun and the others shuddered.

Xu Ji was more afraid than anyone else in his heart, but there was no fear on his face, but he smiled, "I dare to 'confess', because I know that the incarnation king will never do it, why?" Because the five kings each have loyal soldiers, if they work together, they can at least fight with the incarnation king. The incarnation king also understood this, so he tried one by one, just to divide the kings, and then break them individually. He has chosen the king of Jin, and if I don't speak, the king of the world will definitely think that the plan has been accomplished, and he will be unscrupulous. If the king of Jin dies, the four kings will be weaker, and they will all become fish and meat under his knife. ”

The generals were both in awe and puzzled, but they still felt that they were too bold to govern.

Xu Ji said with a smile: "You don't know, I have made an oath with the kings in private, the incarnation king is quite smart, if he has to punish my crime at that time, King Ning and others will also stand up and 'confess'." ”

The generals were a little relieved, and Meng Seng Lun said: "The ruling went out of the city last night, and the night meeting King Jin and others was for this matter?" ”

"Exactly, the Incarnation King hadn't shown any ill will at that time, so I didn't consult with you."

"Of course, this kind of thing is that the fewer people who know about it, the better, we follow the government, and we will go wherever you point us." The generals have expressed their positions.

Song Xingci had already sobered up, forgetting that he had grabbed the ruling in the main hall to ask about the cause of Chang Shunzhi's death, and said angrily: "The intention of the king to come into the world is already obvious, and he must put the kings to death." The ruling order, although the Wu soldiers are few, they are still worthy of a battle, the rabble of the descending army, in the face of the officers and soldiers, they are afraid of the battle, and they can barely hold it by relying on the cavalry led by the king of Jin, and we are not afraid of the descending army. ”

"Everyone, work hard, guard the camp strictly, don't act rashly, and wait until I have discussed it with the kings, and then make plans."

The generals took their leave, and each one went to distribute his soldiers.

Meng Seng Lun walked around, came back alone to see the ruling party, and asked: "It is the time to employ people, why don't you see Tang Weitian and Wang Dian?" With these two people by the side of the government, we can feel more at ease when we fight outside. ”

"I asked them to return to Runan, meet with General Bao, and wait and see the situation." Xu Ji did not mention his order to let Wang Dian lead his troops to Yecheng.

"The ruling government knew that Dongdu was a dangerous place?"

"Hmm."

"Then let's leave at night and go straight to Runan. I can also see that the kings have different intentions, even if they are lucky enough to get rid of the incarnated king, there will be a battle between the king of Jin and the king of Ning. Let's go back to Jiangdong, first gain a firm foothold, and then map the Central Plains. ”

"The east is an important place, so it is also a dangerous place. Wu Jun left at night, in the name of fleeing, how could he serve the public after returning to Jiangdong? It is necessary to take the power of victory and wrap tens of thousands of people in order to pacify Jiangdong in one fell swoop. ”

Meng Shenglun knew that the ruling party was right, they were forced to come to Luozhou because of repeated defeats in Jiangdong, and if they were forced to return to Jiangdong, they had no chance of winning.

He sighed and said, "Okay, the ruling has its own ideas, and we are desperate." ”

"There's General Lao Meng. There are few soldiers in Wu, and every one of them must be cherished, I am thinking of a way, if I can not work hard, try not to work hard. ”

Song Xingqi came in from outside, "In power, someone asked to see him, claiming to be Guo Shifeng." ”

Guo Shifeng also participated in the banquet in the main hall, but Song Xingqi had no impression of him.

"This is the advisor of King Liang and King Jin, please come in."

Meng Shenglun and Song Xingci showed joy, and finally believed that there was a real union between the rulers and the kings.

Guo Shifeng brought an entourage, and after entering the tent, seeing that there were no outsiders, the entourage took off his helmet, took two steps forward, knelt on the ground, and said to Xu Ji: "King Jin wants me to kneel and thank King Wu, he can't come in person......"

The entourage turned out to be Liu Youzhong, Xu Ji hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, "Big brother, what are you doing?" How can a foolish brother afford it? ”

Liu Youzhong insisted on bowing down with his hands, and then stood up and said excitedly: "King Wu's righteous deeds today are as clear as the sun and the moon, don't say that they are sworn brothers, they are brothers of the same mother, what should they do?" King Jin said that what King Wu saved today was not his life, but the lives of nearly 10,000 soldiers of the Jin army and even hundreds of thousands of people in Bingzhou. King Jin also said that his life belonged to King Wu from now on, and asked King Wu to dispose of it at will, and with an order, even if there was a sea of swords and fires in front, King Jin and the soldiers of the Jin army would go straight to the past, and there would be no two words. ”

Liu Youzhong is a "King of Wu", and he is no longer called the "fourth brother".

In the face of the two strategists, Xu Ji spoke again, and said with a smile: "If you are together, you will live, and if you are scattered, you will die, it has always been this truth, King Jin understands, I understand, King Liang and others also understand." Today's affairs are not the only thing that a king can stop, and if they pass the buck to each other, they will fall into the enemy's way. ”

Guo Shifeng was finally able to interject a sentence, "King Liang also said that King Wu is benevolent and righteous, except for King Wu, he doesn't believe anyone, and he asks King Wu to call the shots in everything." ”

"If the incarnation king miscalculates, he will inevitably regenerate his plan, and how to deal with it still needs to be discussed by the kings."

Guo Shifeng and Liu Youzhong were willing to agree, only saying that it was the idea of King Jin and King Liang, and it must be decided by King Wu, otherwise, they would rather flee overnight than stay in the Eastern Capital.

Any king with a little ambition will not leave the Eastern Capital at such a time, Xu Ji excused himself again and again, and reluctantly said: "Okay, please go back and tell King Jin and King Liang: Someone must be in charge of the union of the five kings, thanks to the trust of the two kings, I can come forward, but I can't immediately 'call the shots', after I convince the king of Ning and the king of Shu, then invite the two kings, and the five parties will work together to have a chance of winning." Until then, let the kings guard their camps and protect themselves so that the incarnate king will not be taken advantage of. ”

"Although there are many incarnations in the city, there are only six thousand people, and each gate is guarded by the kings, and no one will be allowed to enter." Guo Shifeng said.

Xu Ji nodded, the incarnation king coveted the palace, it was indeed a stupid move, "But don't act rashly, the situation in the Eastern Capital is complicated, and you need to be careful every step of the way." ”

Liu and Guo nodded, and Liu Youfinally said: "Ning Baoguan is really insidious, he pretends to be infatuated with beauty, so that Xue Liujia will turn his jealousy to the head of King Jin, maybe he will tell the ...... in advance."

Xu Ji shook his head, "If someone informes, Xue Liujia doesn't need to be tempted one by one, he has never liked someone to be the king, that's all." The five kings must be united, and no longer suspicious of each other. ”

Liu Youzhong smiled wryly.

Guo Shifeng said: "Ning Baoguan and Gan Zhao are from the Descending Army after all, if they are co-opted by the Descendant King, we will not have the upper hand." ”

Not only does he not have the upper hand, even if it is just Ning Baoguan who falls to the incarnation king alone, the three kings of Wu, Jin, and Liang are not opponents.

"Trust is the most important thing, and the five kings must trust each other to have a chance to break the game." Xu Ji especially needs "trust", he has the least soldiers, when the kings are on guard against each other, he can only be a messenger of advice, and after gaining "trust", he can take advantage of the situation to become the real king of Wu.

Guo Shifeng and Liu Youzhong bowed their hands at the same time and said: "The two of us trust King Wu. ”