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Pretending to be a ghost could not fool everyone, but "King Wu" had already knelt down, and no one could help him up anymore, and the panic of a few people was enough to silence most people.

Xu Ji didn't want to force it too hard, held the stick in his arms, and said: "The world is in chaos, the combination is strong, the division is weak, the Wu country is rich in the people, and everyone knows the name of good war. If they forget their righteousness and fight separately, a small Runan city is enough to stop the Wu army, what ambition is there to talk about? ”

Everyone was silent, and Xu Ji helped up the trembling young man who was kneeling on the ground, "Pretending to be King Wu is not Your Excellency's crime, but Your Excellency is a mediocre person, it is difficult to take on a big responsibility, hand over the king's title, and you can still abdicate the name of Xian, what do you think?" ”

"Deliver, this is handover, I will say that I am not the grandson of the emperor, several generations of the family have been fishing, and the second aunt in the village can testify...... "The young man was sobbing and flowing.

Someone among the leaders of the small surname finally spoke, "He is not the true emperor's grandson, who is?" Could it be you? We've heard that your real surname is Lou, not Xu, and you are the grandson of Emperor Wu. ”

Xu Ji said with a smile: "The Xu family has its own descendants, I am the grandson of Emperor Wu, of course, the grandson of Kuang restored the Wu Kingdom." Listen to me, and camp here, and don't worry about food and grass. Then everyone gathered, first elected a principal, and then slowly looked for the descendants of Empress Wu, okay. ”

The leader of the small surname didn't really want to merge with the Seven Clans, so he was willing to go down the steps, and nodded one after another, "Set up camp first, and choose the person in charge tomorrow." ”

"The person in charge must have a name."

"Prime Minister?"

"It's not good, we haven't used this title in Wu Guo."

……

Wu people cared very much about the name, and the fight was not over, Meng Shenglun participated, Xu Ji first said goodbye, went back to inform Wang Dian and others, and then entered Runan City.

Bao Dun looked at the city tower from afar, and found that there seemed to be a change outside, and had ordered the whole city to be on standby, and Song Xingci and other dozen people who stayed in the city were even more panicked in their hearts, and when they saw Xu Ji coming back, they were all relieved, and immediately rushed up, followed him closely, and refused to leave half a step.

There are several armies inside and outside the city, but they can't even talk about the most basic trust between each other, and they all rely on Xu Ji to run in and out alone, trying to bridge the gap.

When the first batch of grain and grass was sent out in the city, Wu Jun outside the city first settled down and took the initiative to retreat more than ten miles, so that the people in the city could also settle down.

The original "King of Wu" was accused of being false, and the Wu army did not even have a nominal leader, so the leaders were anxious to elect a new principal, and first set the name and called it the "Governor of Wu State's Soldiers and Horses", and then decided on the election method.

On this matter, there was a major controversy in the Wu army, the seven clans were originally the high gate of the Wu State, and they lost the opportunity when they first elected the king of Wu, and this time they must be firmly in their hands, and the leader of the small surname is-for-tat, and they have to rely on the number of people to win.

Before dark, Xu Ji was busy solving this problem, and the only concession made by the two sides was that all the leaders would gather tomorrow, and the small surname and the seven clans would each launch one person, and whoever had the highest voice would be the governor.

It was a crucial night for Xu, who analyzed the situation and made a series of plans on the way back and forth.

First, he had to continue to woo Bowton.

Bao Dun was not from Wu, but he controlled the city and grain and grass, which were exactly what the Wu army urgently needed, and among the many leaders, he was the most popular among his subordinates, and could respond to every call, and the others could only make their subordinates obey orders when it was profitable.

Bao Dun has been silently observing, and Xu Ji has not hidden it from him, and every time he enters the city, he will truthfully inform him of the progress.

It was the second watch of the night, Xu Ji entered the city again, claiming to discuss the plan tomorrow, Bao Dun said: "Since Xu Gongzi intends to be the king, why not take this opportunity to raise the flag and build a number?" ”

Xu Ji was waiting for this sentence, "I can't hide it, I have this intention, but there are many factions in the Wu army, each with its own selfish intentions, and it is difficult for me to convince the public for a while." ”

Bao Dun said with a smile: "Xu Gongzi is too worried, he has always only been the king first, and the matter of pretending to be a name to serve the public, how can there be a reason to serve the public first and then be the king?" Everyone is a hero, who can convince whom? If you want to convince the public, you have to go through a series of bloody battles. It is better to call the king sooner than later. ”

"The general trend of the world is uncertain, and it seems more reasonable to delay the king."

"The king's name can be delayed, the king's power cannot be delayed, the generals of the Wu army will elect the governor of the capital tomorrow, it must be Xu Gongzi, if it is someone else, I don't want to follow, and Runan City will not follow."

Xu Ji didn't push back, "If you get Bao Gong's words, if I get God, I will be arrogant once, and I will get the position of Metropolitan Governor tomorrow." ”

Bao Dun nodded, "But please ask Gongzi Xu to command, the soldiers and people of Runan City are willing to do a little effort." ”

"Tomorrow, please ask Bao Gong to lead dozens of strong men to cheer for me, can you?"

"If the generals of the Wu army have any objections, Bao's blood will be splashed on the spot!"

Bowton was furious, quite intimidating, not at all like a kind merchant or a rich man at home.

Xu Ji thanked him, "I was seventy percent sure of seizing the position of the governor of the capital, and with the help of Duke Bao, I had a ten percent chance of winning." I will go outside the city to appease the generals, and make sure that nothing goes wrong. ”

Xu Ji led Tang Weitian and other entourages out of the city and went straight to the Jingzhou military camp, these people were brought by Xu Ji, sandwiched between the two armies, and the only person he trusted was Xu Gongzi, as for whether Xu Gongzi was a Wu person, or the king of Wu Yue or a messenger of the imperial court, it was no longer important.

More than 20 people from Jingzhou gathered together to make a bloody alliance, and jointly promoted Xu Ji as the governor of Jingzhou, and vowed to fully support him tomorrow as the governor of Wu State.

Xu Ji cut a knife on his hand, shed a lot of blood, and immediately went to see the leader of the Seven Clans after bandaging.

Strictly speaking, neither Bao Dun nor Jingzhou Qunhao were qualified to interfere in the affairs of Wu, but Xu Ji desperately needed their support to compete for power with Wu's generals.

The night breeze was cold, and the cold penetrated the layers of clothing, but Xu Ji didn't feel cold at all, and his blood flowed, proving to him that self-reliance is indeed much more interesting than persuading others.

No one is born a strategist, and no one is born an emperor.

The leader of the Seven Clans didn't sleep, and was discussing how to deal with the leader of the small surname tomorrow, but he didn't reach a consensus for a long time, and they quarreled endlessly.

As soon as he saw Xu Ji coming in, Wang Dian immediately greeted him and motioned for him to come out of the tent to speak.

There are not so many rules in the camp, the guards have already found a place to sleep, and there is no one outside, Wang Dian said: "Xu Gongzi is interested in competing for the position of the governor?" ”

"That's exactly what I mean." Xu Ji didn't plan to be polite anymore.

Wang Dian nodded, "I guess that's the same, so I and General Meng fully recommend you, but the others are a little hesitant?" ”

"Think I'm too young?"

"That's not it, they think it'......"

"I'm an old acquaintance with General Wang, so if you have something to say, just say it."

"They feel that Xu Gongzi's ambition is not limited to the Metropolitan Governor, and they are worried that after finding the real descendants of Emperor Wu in the future, Xu Gongzi will not accept him as the master."

The Wu army was defeated in successive battles, and came to Luozhou in a desperate way, and he was still worried about whether the position of King Wu would be stable in the future, Xu Ji despised it in his heart, but he had a smile on his face, "If I am the governor of the capital, the first thing is to worship the Emperor Wu of the past dynasties, and swear to find the descendants of Queen Wu. ”

Wang Dian said with a smile: "It's enough to have Xu Gongzi's guarantee, you don't have to enter the account, I will persuade everyone, and I will definitely do my best to promote Xu Gongzi tomorrow." ”

Xu Ji hesitated, he would rather persuade the leader of the Seven Clans by himself, but he couldn't bear to brush off Wang Dian's kindness, and said: "Then there is General Lao Wang, I will see General Meng and General Song again, and I will have to return to the city." ”

Wang Yun entered the tent, Meng Seng Lun and Song Xing cut came out soon, and the two of them were not Xu Ji did not choose, Meng Seng Lun said: "Although the number of leaders with small surnames is large, each has different intentions, it is better to unite the children of the seven clans, and gather tomorrow, Xu Gongzi does not need to say much, I will recommend it, General Song and others will cheer together, and it will become overwhelming." I spoke privately with Qianjin Scale, and he said that if Xu Gongzi could allow him to command the ten battalions, he could persuade at least fifteen leaders to provide support. ”

"The Qianjin Scale has won the hearts of the people, and the ten battalions with the surname should be under his command."

Meng Shenglun was overjoyed, chatted a few more words, and sent Xu Ji out of the camp with Song Xing.

Meng Seng Lun returned to the account first, and Song Xing cut a little more, and said when he said goodbye: "Xu Gongzi is very courageous, quite Wu Shi's style, and the children of the seven clans are not admired. The descendants of Emperor Wu are scattered among the people, and they don't know when they will be able to find their people, that is, if they have become ordinary people, they are no different from ordinary people, how can they revive the great cause? In my humble opinion, Xu Gongzi is the grandson of Emperor Wu, and since he has changed his surname, he can succeed to the unification. ”

Xu Ji arched his hand and said: "Emperor Wu was martyred, and Jiangdong still thinks about it, so he is not surnamed Xu." Changing his surname is to miss his deceased mother, and he has no intention of succeeding. I hope that General Song will not say such things again in the future, as long as I find the real descendants of the Xu family, I will immediately serve him as the master, and I will never have two hearts. ”

Song Xingci was quite disappointed, "In that case...... Anyway, now is not the time to talk about this kind of thing, tomorrow I will only serve Xu Gongzi as the governor of the capital, if there is any case, I am willing to lead my subordinates to set up another banner with Xu Gongzi. ”

Xu Ji held Song Xingci's hands, "General Song and I hit it off at first sight, and we should be friends of life and death in the future." ”

Song Xingju resigned and returned to the camp, Xu Ji got on the horse and led people into the city to rest.

There was not much time left before dawn, Xu Ji couldn't sleep, sat with candles, waited for the election of the next day, and thought about it repeatedly, the only thing he felt was that he didn't insist on personally entering the account to persuade the leader of the Seven Clans, he was too short of cronies around him, and he shouldn't fake anyone else.

In fact, his only cronies are only Tang Weitian.

Tang Weitian usually fell asleep, and he was also by his side tonight, cutting the candle flowers for a while, and after touching it for about half an hour, he finally couldn't help but speak, "Childe, can I say a word?" ”

Xu Ji withdrew from his thoughts and said with a smile: "Of course." ”

"Which sentence of what you said today is true and which is false?"

Tang Weitian has been following him, and the more he listens, the more confused he becomes, and he can't figure out the true intentions of the son.

"Hehe, it's all true."

"But...... The son will be the king for a while, and he will not be the king for a while, and he swears on both sides, can't it be the truth, right? Tang Weitian became more and more puzzled.

"I will be the king, and I will not be the king of Wu, so the oaths made by the two sides are not contradictory at all, they are all true."

Tang Weitian was stunned for a while, and said with a smile: "I understand, Gongzi is a smart person, what he said...... I don't understand. ”

"Don't tell outsiders."

"I don't know what to say if I want to." Tang Weitian sighed lightly, "To be honest, I still prefer the former son, at least I can understand it at that time." ”

"Sometimes, we have to do things we don't want to do before we can do what we want to do."

"For example, I don't want to leave my hometown, but I have to leave before I can eat."

"Yes, one day, you will be able to return home."

"That's good." Tang Weitian's eyes lit up, and then dimmed, "I'm afraid I can't even find where my hometown is." ”

"If you look for it, you will always find it." Xu Ji said with certainty.