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Tang Weitian stared at the sunset tightly, as soon as the afterglow disappeared, he tightened his belt, did not ride a horse, and quietly left with a bag of dry food, without telling anyone, and after running for several miles, he whispered to the eastern capital: "Governor, be careful yourself, if you really have a great fortune, I will also be a guard for you." Alas, I took the magic rod with me, I wonder if it will affect your luck? ”

When Xu Ji rushed back to the camp, Tang Weitian had just walked for a while, and no one could catch up with him, and Xu Ji did not plan to chase him, although the righteous army was about to enter the eastern capital, he did not want Wang Dian to lead the Wu army to meet him.

"An hour?" Ning Baoguan looked at the city in the night, "The officers and soldiers outside will arrive at any time, once the people in the city know that reinforcements are coming...... That's a boiled duck flying again! ”

"The battles that the general has won in his life are not because he knows the enemy well in advance, so he can hit the key point, the so-called knowing the other and knowing his confidant, and he will not be defeated in a hundred battles. Once he knew himself but did not know the other, the general would become overly cautious, as evidenced by the Battle of Qinzhou. If my guess is correct, although the general hurriedly returned to the eastern capital, he would have stopped dozens of miles away and sent someone over to check the situation before daring to step forward. As long as the rebels can keep the news and don't let the people in the city know, the eastern capital will surrender on time. ”

"Are you sure they'll surrender in an hour?"

"I vouch for it with my head."

Ning Baoguan frowned slightly, "If the Eastern Capital really doesn't fall, what's the use of my head?" Who is the one who agreed to surrender? ”

"Fei Xun."

"Hey, when he killed my beloved general, he didn't mean to surrender."

"I know that I will be righteous, and persuade him to put the people of the city first, so that he is willing to sacrifice the city."

"In that case, why wait an hour?"

"The emperor and the empress dowager have fled, and the empress dowager is the only one left in the palace, Fei Xun needs some time to persuade the empress dowager."

"The eastern capital is in danger, and he still listens to a woman's orders?"

"There are many officials in the city, and they dare not act without a will, although the Queen Mother is a woman, when the emperor and the Queen Mother are away, her words are the will."

"No wonder Tiancheng will die, if I am not here, I will also be in charge of my generals, and women will never be allowed to interfere."

Xu Ji smiled and didn't say anything.

Ning Baoguan sent more scouts to inquire about the whereabouts of the returning officers and soldiers, "Come back as soon as there is news, and the eastern capital will either surrender in advance, or I will send people to attack it." ”

Xu Ji interjected: "The righteous army really has to make preparations with both hands, and the siege ladder must be redone in batches, not to seek more, but to be stable." ”

Ning Baoguan nodded, "Indeed, the righteous army lost a general in vain. Alas, why does everyone say that Lu Kuan was killed by you? ”

Xu Ji was stunned for a moment, "General Lu himself invited Ying to go to the city, and he fell down the ladder by himself, I didn't say a word from beginning to end, how could it be on my head?" ”

"It seems to have something to do with women, but I didn't listen to it."

"Oh, General Lu made the most credit yesterday, on the way to the march, I gave Feng Juniang to him as his wife, so ......"

Ning Baoguan laughed, "I see, women are all disasters, if it is not for the sake of having children, the farther away the better." Lu Kuan is dead, and King Wu should be careful next. ”

"Regardless of whether Feng Juniang is a disaster or not, I will not keep her by my side."

"Well, although King Wu is young, he can not be confused by women, and he is a real hero. King Liang is a little worse, and it is rumored in the army that he has long had something on his mind about the Feng family......"

Xu Ji didn't want to listen to Ning Baoguan's provocation, so he arched his hand and said, "Can King Ning take a step to speak?" ”

Ning Baoguan smiled and said, "Yes." To be honest, every time I see you, I don't believe that you have killed the Emperor of All Things with your own hands - maybe the Emperor of All Things himself doesn't believe it, so it fell into your hands. ”

Xu Ji didn't argue, smiled, led the way, and walked to an empty and uninhabited place.

Ning Baoguan hesitated and strode to follow, without bringing guards.

Xu Ji arched his hand and said: "I am about to capture the Eastern Capital, what are the plans of King Ning after entering the city?" ”

"I only care about the back now, I don't want to be in front."

"People have no long-term concerns, they must have near-term worries, King Ning is the commander of the first army, so he has to think long-term."

Ning Baoguan squinted his eyes slightly, "Scholars have a lot of ghost eyes, I know what you want to say." ”

"It's time to think about it."

Ning Baoguan walked away a few steps, stretched out his hand to hold a pole, and his mouth smacked, as if he was using his tongue to try to remove the food residue between his teeth, and after a long time, he turned around and said, "Say, let me listen." ”

"King Ning should be proclaimed emperor as soon as possible to calm the heart of the world."

"Let's take the eastern capital together, I am the king of Wu Yue, you are the king of Wu, why don't you call yourself the emperor, but you want to persuade me?"

"If I don't want to, I can't. King Ning raised troops in Qinzhou, won the love of the soldiers of the incarnation army, after the emperor, even if some people were dissatisfied, with the majesty of King Ning, there were many generals under his command, and he was able to hold the throne. I have only been king for a few days, and all the soldiers under my command are from Jingzhou and Jiangdong, and my friendship with me is still shallow. I am called king, although I get his name, but I don't get the truth, so I can only call myself the ruling king, how dare I call the emperor? What good will it do me to be emperor today and die tomorrow? ”

"Hey, whoever is the emperor is everyone's goal, the first king of the world will not agree, and the king of Jin will not serve me as the master, you are afraid of dying, and I am also afraid."

"If King Ning is not the emperor because of fear, I have nothing to say. The people of the Eastern Capital will dedicate the city to the righteous army tonight, and King Ning and I will dedicate the city to the King of the World and King Ning tomorrow. ”

"Wait, you say a little more."

"King Ning said that the emperor has three major conveniences: one is that the eastern capital is intact, with the soldiers of King Ning, with the help of the people in the city, grain and grass, it is not a problem to hold on for several months, the king of the world and the king of Jin will run out of grain and grass, before the spring, have to retreat, whether it is war or peace, all decided by King Ning; Among the two kings, King Ning has the highest prestige, and those who defect to the righteous army will inevitably come one after another, and the king of the world and the king of Jin will have to withdraw if they do not wait for the food to run out; If King Ning can grant amnesty to the world, more than half of the counties and counties in Kyushu can be passed on, and the general trend will be successful, and there will be no opponent in the world. ”

"You say three major conveniences, let me say three major disadvantages: first, the elite of my department was lent to the King of Jin, and most of the soldiers brought were lent to you by the two kings of Liang and Jin, and I didn't use them well; Second, in terms of prestige, I am not as good as the incarnation king, the people of Qinzhou do admire me and are willing to be my subordinates, but when it comes to being the emperor, they will still support the incarnation king; Third, Emperor Tiancheng ran away, and with him alive for a day, how can I be a fake emperor, what kind of hearts do I get? ”

Xu Ji said with a smile: "The three major disadvantages can be turned into convenience. Although the cavalry of King Ning is borrowed from the King of Jin, the leader of the troops is still a confidant of King Ning, and with the loyalty of Luo Hanqi, he will inevitably lead troops into the city to join King Ning. Although the prestige of the incarnation king is high, but under the pretense of divine power, there is a stick to kill the emperor and destroy the emperor in his hand, how can he be called the emperor? King Ning can resign a little and worship the king of the world as a living Buddha, but he is more favored by the people of Qinzhou. Emperor Tiancheng is still alive, and it is a threat to King Ning, and it is also a threat to other rebel armies. ”

Ning Baoguan shook his head lightly, "You wait for me to think about it again, this matter should not be hasty." It has been said that the eastern capital will return to the king, and I will go to Jiangdong...... Didn't you kid lie to me to stay in the Eastern Capital and go to Jiangdong to take root by myself, right? ”

"If King Ning is the emperor, I should stay as an assistant in order to follow the dragon's merits, even if I want to go to Jiangdong, it will be after the world is calm, King Ning will allow me to go to Jiangdong."

"Hehe, the world is calm, it's nice to say." A smile appeared on Ning Baoguan's face, and slowly, the smile faded, "No." ”

"What else does King Ning have to worry about?"

"It's useless for you to persuade me alone, when Luo Hanqi also comes to persuade me, and all the generals think that I should be the emperor, the time is ripe."

"King Ning wants to wait for the time to be ripe, but others may not be willing to wait. After all the kings have entered the eastern capital, there will be a battle. ”

"King Jin and King Liang want to kill me, right?"

"I don't dare say that."

"Don't pretend, you must know, how could those two not win you over? King Jin is a smart man, but King Liang can't hold his breath, every time he sees me in the past few days, his expression is not right, but he doesn't have the courage to kill me, he must take refuge in King Jin, and you, after all, want to take Jiangdong with me. ”

Ning Baoguan held the hilt of the knife and stared at Xu Ji coldly, not noticing that one of his guards was standing in the distance, wanting to enter but not entering.

"I want Jiangdong, but I don't necessarily have to compete with King Ning, if King Ning wins the world's Kyushu, why care about the southeast corner?"

King Ning sneered and let go of the handle of the knife, "I'll believe you for the time being, but the conversation ends here, whether or not to be the emperor and when to be the emperor is my business, I am in charge alone, and I don't need others to pinch me." ”

"It's not enough to be the emperor, if King Ning wants the people of the world to accept you as the new lord, he needs to set an example as early as possible."

"What example?"

"Be kind to the people of the Eastern Capital to win the hearts of the people of the world."

"Huh?" Ning Baoguan showed a hint of doubt, "Then what should I do to treat my soldiers well?" Everyone is waiting to divide the things. ”

"The magnates of the Eastern Capital fled in a hurry, leaving behind countless gold and silver treasures, which were enough to reward the soldiers."

"If all the kings go into the city, it will not be enough."

"That's why I persuaded King Ning to monopolize the eastern capital, instead of sharing it with the kings."

Ning Baoguan became more and more puzzled, "What's the matter with you?" It's not like saying these things to me all of a sudden...... Come here! Ning Baoguan shouted, finally seeing the guard.

The guards hurriedly came, "King Ning, the spies have a letter......

"Officers and soldiers are coming?" Ning Baoguan is most concerned about this matter.

"No, I haven't seen it yet, but the spies have found something strange."

"What's weird?"

"The people of the city seem to be fleeing en masse."

"Where are you going?"

"Except for the city gate we are facing against, there are people running out in all directions, and it is said that the south side is the most ......"

Ning Baoguan glared at Xu Ji angrily, "You dare to lie to me!" ”

"I don't dare to lie to King Ning, everything I say is sincere, please think twice."

"Think twice, I'm ......" Ning Baoguan scolded a few swear words, pulled out his knife, stared at Xu Ji viciously, suddenly turned around and walked away, and said loudly: "Enter the city, everyone enter the city immediately." ”

After a few steps, he said to the guards: "Take King Wu and stare at it with a good eye, if he runs away, you will return your life!" ”

Xu Ji looked at the Eastern Capital and muttered, "Lord Fei, this is my answer." ”