Guo Shifeng said goodbye and left, Xu Ji sat alone for a while, and then suddenly understood that he had just decided the death date of hundreds or even thousands of people, some people deserved to die, and more people just died together.

"I'm just trying to defeat my opponent, emperors throughout the ages are like this, killing for no reason is called ......brutality," Xu Ji muttered, wondering if other founding emperors had ever been uneasy before killing.

The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became, and he got up and walked out of the room, where Tang Weitian was standing outside with a few guards, yawning and shaking his head vigorously to stay awake.

"You go and rest." Xu Ji is the way of heaven to Tang Wei, and the other guards are on duty, only Tang Weitian is by the side of King Wu at any time, and there is no time to change holidays.

"I'm going to make a bed for the Grand Duke."

"No, I ...... To the incarnation...... Rest in the Golden Virgin's room. Xu Ji wanted to talk about the incarnation general, but he felt awkward and changed his words halfway.

Tang Weitian wished it to be like this.

There were also guards at the door of Xue Jinyao, it was a female soldier who was close to her, and when she saw King Wu coming, she had a strange smile on her face, and she didn't report it, and opened the door directly to let her go.

The room was pitch black, Xu Ji stood at the door and listened for a while, Xue Jinyao had already fallen asleep, breathing evenly, and seemed to be sleeping well.

Xu Ji wanted to walk over countless times, hug the warm body, and get a trace of comfort from it, but he couldn't take any steps.

"I have forced the self-asserted general to judge herself, how can I forgive her alone? The military law is ruthless, the national law is ruthless, if you pass, you will pervert the law, you are weak, why should you win the world? Xu Ji kept suppressing the desire in his heart with these words.

I don't know how long it took, he pushed the door out of the house, didn't go to his bedroom, and went back to the study.

The female soldiers outside the door looked at the back of King Wu in surprise, looked at each other, and all regretted it.

No one disturbed him in the study, and Xu Ji was still restless, so he flipped through the book, put it down after a few glances, and changed it again, until he inadvertently picked up a book of poetry.

The book is very ordinary, it is a common version, and there is nothing special about it, but it is a gift from the lord of Huanyan, Xu Ji used to take it with him, and after he had a study, he drowned it in the pile of books.

The county lord of Huanyan gave him a total of four books at that time, three of which were related to the study of name and reality, only this one seemed useless, and Xu Ji often wondered if the county lord had taken it wrong in a panic.

Lord Huanyan is not the kind of person who is flustered, Guo Shifeng said, she even gathered a group of followers in Yecheng, and it was she who kept reminding her father King Xiangdong not to believe any words of Xu Ji.

She was right.

"She would never hesitate. I will not be ridiculed by a woman. Xu Ji imagined the Lord of Huanyan to become the enemy standing on the opposite side, and the two of them each held weapons in their hands, looking at each other, looking for each other's flaws.

Xu Ji's mood gradually calmed down, sitting behind the table and reading the Book of Poetry, all of which he had read countless times since he was a child, and he could naturally follow it down just by looking at the beginning, and he didn't have to bother thinking about the meaning at all.

After only three pages, he fell asleep on his desk, and the candle went out without noticing.

Xu Ji suddenly woke up and looked up to see that it was already bright outside.

Xu Ji hastily washed his face, didn't eat breakfast, and went directly to the council hall, the generals had already arrived, and they were discussing with the descending general Xue Jinyao.

Xue Jinyan was in charge of military affairs, and Xu Ji only listened after he arrived.

It was quiet inside and outside the city, the officers and soldiers had no intention of attacking, and the rebels had no intention of going out of the city to challenge, and both sides were waiting for the situation that was most favorable to their side.

The Jingzhou general Dai Pohu has not yet sent back the news, which is a good thing, indicating that he did not bump into Jingzhou's grain transport team on the way, or according to Xue Jinyao, "it may have been killed by officers and soldiers." ”

The officers and soldiers opened a gap in the east, and the rebel scouts had already probed it, and there were indeed no officers and soldiers in the Supreme Garden, but they had brought back a special messenger.

There was also a Wu army in the city of Runan, which was controlled by the local hero Bao Dun, who was injured and did not come to the eastern capital with the king of Wu, and wrote frequently, and was forced to interrupt after the siege of the Jizhou army.

The messenger knelt down and kowtowed to King Wu, handed the letter with both hands, and after being picked up by the guards, he got up and left, without saying a word.

The messenger of Bao Dun was respectful, and Xu Ji immediately had a bad premonition, opened the letter to check it, and after reading it, he couldn't help but snort coldly.

Xue Jinyan finished the discussion, dismissed the generals, and walked over and said, "Who offended you again?" ”

"The person who wrote the letter is called Bao Dun, you don't know it, he submitted to me in Runan City, I thought he was a hero of a thousand daughters, but it turned out to be ......"

Xu Ji handed the letter over, Xue Jinyan took it in his hand and looked at it for a while, and then returned it, "I don't know much about words, you can tell me directly." ”

"I left Baodun to defend the city, regarded Runan as a way out, and agreed that after the beginning of spring, he would lead his troops to the eastern capital to converge. He kept his promise and dedicated the city to others before the beginning of spring. ”

"To whom?"

"Huaizhou Sheng's. Bao Dun said that the Sheng clan had many soldiers, Runan and Huaizhou were close to each other, and he was now alone, so in order to protect the people of the city, he had to adapt to the situation and switch to his family. ”

"Just write a letter about this? Is this a deliberate attempt to humiliate you? ”

"Hey, he doesn't have the guts yet, Haojie is so famous, Bao Dun is to tell everyone that he is not secretly betraying, he wants to make everything clear, the so-called grievances are clear."

"He's a good man." Xue Jinyan admires this "false name" very much.

Xu Ji thought for a moment and asked, "Outside the city, how many troops can you divide?" ”

"Huh?"

"I'm going to send troops to retake Runan."

"I can't see that you have such a big fire." Xue Jin shook his head.

"It's not anger, it's having to. Runan is not far from the east, in the Luozhou boundary, Huaizhou Sheng clan to win this city, is to challenge the Wu army, if I should not, will be despised, there will be trouble, this is also. If Bowton wants his name, he will spread this letter everywhere, and if I endure it, I will give him my name, and so on. Officers and soldiers ......"

"It's enough to have these two, how big is Runan City? How many people are in Bowdon's hands? ”

"In the small city of Runan, the Bao family has only more than 1,000 troops, and there are his relatives and friends in the city, I will tell them the truth later, and go and stay for myself."

"Five thousand should be enough."

"Let King Ning go."

"King Ning?"

"Bao Dun has the support of the Sheng clan behind him, and the people who go to seize Runan want to be able to stand alone, and King Ning can."

"Okay, but you have to pass on this order, and I can't control King Ning."

Xu Ji said that he would do it, and ordered Xue Jinyao separately, ordering King Ning to lead the soldiers of his headquarters out of Dongcheng in the afternoon and go to attack Runan.

Sending Ning Baoguan away was a plan that Xu Ji had set a long time ago, and after postponing it once, he was finally able to make the trip.

Xue Jinyao mobilized the army in the city, saying that he was sending King Ning on a ride to prevent the officers and soldiers from intercepting halfway, but in fact, he was supervising this team and preventing him from turning back.

Ning Baoguan sent someone over, saying that he was obedient, he had already prepared, and he would lead his troops out of the city before noon.

Xue Jinyao led his troops to line up at the gate of the city and returned to the city half an hour later.

The officers and men sent people over to check the situation, and at this time it was too late to send troops over to besiege them, so they found that the rebels were heading east, and the officers and men did not pursue them, but only strengthened their defenses.

Xu Ji didn't plan to stop there, sending Ning Baoguan away was just the beginning.

He went to Nancheng to meet King Liang.

Ma Wei welcomed King Wu to the hall, politely dismissed the others, and said: "Forgive me for talking too much, letting go of Ning Baoguan is tantamount to returning to the mountain, why doesn't King Wu cut the grass and eradicate the roots?" ”

"Jiangdong is occupied by the Liang and Lan families, and Huaizhou has a Sheng clan, all of which are fierce enemies, rather than killing Ning Baoguan, it is better to send him to disturb Huai and Wu to solve the worries of the eastern capital."

"I hope Ning Baoguan won't bite back."

"Haha, Brother Ma is right, as soon as Ning Baoguan has a foothold, he will inevitably bite back, but before that, he will concentrate on fighting for Jiangdong. Why? The capture of Jiangdong is justified in his name, and his soldiers are willing to follow. If he is defeated halfway, it will be harmless to the Wu army, and if he can really pacify the east, the Wu army will also have a firm foothold, and everyone will fight fairly. ”

"King Wu is thoughtful." Ma Wei gave up, and he no longer regarded King Wu as a "base brother".

"Before the beginning of spring, the officers and soldiers will retreat. At that time, the Wu army marched westward, seized Hanzhou and entered Yizhou, and Brother Lao Ma led the Liang army south to pacify the land of Jingzhou. ”

Ma Wei had long been looking forward to being able to lead the army to pacify Yizhou alone, and when he heard this, he immediately said angrily: "Ma has only one soldier left, and he will never let Jingzhou be hindered by King Wu." The east side is handed over to Ningbaoguan, but what about the north side? Bingzhou and Jizhou are both strong enemies. ”

"Bingzhou is threatened by He Rong, and he is too busy to take care of himself, and Jizhou is also in trouble, and he is willing to strike with the Wu army."

"It turns out that King Wu has arranged it." Ma Wei bowed his hand to express his admiration, and had a question in his heart, "What about the King of Shu?" Did you go west with King Wu? ”

Xu Ji Zheng came for this matter and sighed lightly, "The King of Shu has secretly surrendered the officers and soldiers. ”

Ma Wei's eyes widened, and he quickly returned to normal, "To be honest, I'm really not surprised, I am willing to recruit this person, seek stability in everything, seem to be loyal and honest, but in fact, everything is planned for myself." What conditions did he put forward to the officers and soldiers? ”

"I just want to go to Yizhou as an official of a county."

"Hey, it's really good to dismiss, when Shen Tan was about to surrender, the condition he put forward was to keep the title of the king and monopolize the three states of Merge, Qin, and Han. Gan Zhao is really inappropriate, a good king of Shu is inappropriate, he just wants to be a small county guard. ”

"In his eyes, although the king of Shu is respected, it is illusory in the end, and although the county guard is small, it is within reach."

Ma Wei shook his head, still puzzled, "Even if I am thousands of miles away from the mountains, I will go straight to the throne, and I will not be tempted by small profits halfway." ”

Finding that there was a problem with his words, Ma Wei hurriedly changed his words and smiled: "But no matter how ambitious I am, I only want a throne and can worship the ancestors of the Great Liang, and I am already satisfied." Wu Wang Wan Ling has to climb ten thousand people again, I can only look up. Ha ha. ”

Xu Ji smiled and nodded, not faulty.

Ma Wei said again: "Since Gan Zhao has betrayed, there is no need to stay. Ning Baoguan just left, Gan Zhao thought that there was no restraint, he would be proud, reduce his vigilance, and take the opportunity to get rid of it in one fell swoop. Ma is not talented, but he is loyal and brave, and he is willing to be the sword of King Wu and use it with King Wu. ”

"That's what I'm here for."

"Please give the order of King Wu." Ma Wei surrendered his hand and asked for his life.

"I ask Brother Ma to hold on to the southern city, no matter what happens in the north, it will not be shaken."

Ma Wei was stunned for a moment, feeling that there was no need for King Wu to be there for this trivial matter, and soon understood that King Wu was not here to ask him for help, but to make him feel at ease.

Ma Wei stood up and pondered, "The kings are to blame, I just hate not being able to slash thieves." King Wu has already made arrangements, and I don't force it, so I can only defend the city desperately and not let King Wu worry about it. ”

Xu Ji wanted this sentence, chatted with Ma Wei for a while, and got up to say goodbye.

Back in the camp, Xu Ji sent someone to ask the king of Shu to recruit him, and then summoned the Wu generals.

All the generals came, only Meng Shenglun and Lei Dajun were not there, and it was said that they were going to patrol the city.

Xu Ji knew what these two people were going to do, and the general's mansion would soon be full of blood, and in order to suppress the hatred of himself in his heart, he had to make more blood with his own hands.