Xu Ji guessed that the general was going to exchange Cao Shenxi, Guo Shifeng smiled and said: "If all the kings are like King Wu, we strategists will have nothing to eat, please have mercy, save us some face, even if you guess in the future, don't say it so quickly." ”

The guards were all proud of King Wu's 100 guesses, but Xu Ji understood that he had guessed wrong, Guo Shifeng's words were not to ask King Wu to save some face, but to give King Wu a step.

"It's finally a friend, if Mr. Guo is not in a hurry, stay and have a light meal."

"There's no hurry." Guo Shifeng thanked him.

It is not as easy as never to meet with King Wu alone, Guo Shifeng was searched three times by different guards, he did not refuse, and only sighed when he accepted the search for the last time: "It is better to ride the wind and waves than to go up and down with the world." ”

The wine and food are not rich and delicate enough, the meat is cold, cut into strips casually, the wine is hot, strong and untamable, and the first entrance is like a knife stabbing in the throat.

Guo Shifeng took a sip and shook his head vigorously, from then on, he only dared to take small sips of wine, and the meat had to be chewed repeatedly before he could swallow it.

Xu Ji said with a smile: "This is the old wine brought by the Descendant Army from Qinzhou, and it has a bit of taste. ”

"What's more? King Wu is used to drinking? ”

"It's fine." Xu Ji only dared to take a small sip at a time, "You have to taste it slowly to taste it." ”

Guo Shifeng said: "For example, if you know someone, you will inevitably be blinded when you first see it, and you need to have more contact to see the sincerity of this person." ”

"Haha, Mr. Guo thinks too much, in fact, all the good wine in the city has been drunk, and only these old wines are left."

"For example, good fortune and misfortune, old wine is difficult to drink, but it can be preserved, and good wine is what everyone wants, but it is rare to have a long run."

The more Mr. Guo thought about it, the more he ...... If you think the meat and wine are unpalatable, say so. ”

Guo Shifeng smiled, "At least there is old wine and hard meat in the city, and there are ...... outside the city" Guo Shifeng shook his head, "Even the forage for feeding the horses has been stolen." ”

"Mr. Guo wants to lure me into sending troops again?"

"This time, King Wu is thinking too much." Guo Shifeng raised his glass in respect, forgetting how strong the wine was, drinking a little more, and sticking out his tongue again and again.

Xu Ji took a big sip, his lips were tightly closed, his face was red and his ears were hot, he pressed the liquor hard, and then said: "There are no outsiders here, Mr. Guo can talk." ”

Guo Shifeng put down his wine glass, got up and saluted respectfully.

"What does Mr. Guo mean?" Xu Ji said in surprise.

"In front of outsiders, I am the envoy of Yecheng, and in private, I am still the advisor of King Wu, and I should be a courtier."

"You counselor...... It's a bit unpredictable. ”

"Actually, it's simple, I'm like a vine, I need to cling to a towering tree."

"Why does the towering tree agree to your attachment?"

"For example, if you have my help, you can at least speed up a few steps, lose less, and free up your hands to run the Quartet as soon as possible."

"Do I need to be in such a hurry?"

"Yes." Guo Shifeng said with certainty, "King Wu is trapped in the Eastern Capital, and he must not know much about the situation outside, but King Wu will not think that the heroes of the world are inside and outside the Eastern Capital." ”

"What heroes are there in the world?"

"Has King Wu thought about why the general turned back halfway?"

"The soldiers of Luozhou are homesick, and the king of Xiangdong is strongly invited."

"There is another reason, which may be more important. The general originally wanted to defect to Hanzhou, but who thought that Hanzhou had already fallen, and he had no way to defect, so he had to accept Yecheng's invitation. ”

"The fall of Hanzhou? To whom? Xu Ji was indeed surprised, he didn't hear any news.

"Qinzhou Descending Army."

"Mr. Guo said and laughed, the Descending Army is now in the Eastern Capital."

"King Wu really doesn't seem to know, Qinzhou has emerged another descending army, the momentum is not small, south to attack the city and seize the land, now it has spanned the two states, and only a few cities in Hanzhou are returned to the government."

"Is that really the case?"

"What good can it do to deceive King Wu? This incarnation army is also based on Maitreya and Xue Liujia, and King Wu has not yet conquered the west, and has already won two states in vain. ”

"Hey." Xu Ji laughed dryly, the emerging Descendant Army didn't know what the origin was, Mo said that Xue Liujia was dead, even if he was still alive, he might not be able to subdue this force.

"The new army has no owner, although the momentum is strong, but there is no leader to find, the next one is the real hero."

"Oh?"

"Huaizhou Sheng, has King Wu heard of it?"

"Mrs. Liang's in-laws are prosperous and prosperous? He's been dead for years. ”

"Passed away three years ago, the children and grandchildren of the Sheng family are famous for their filial piety, and no matter how big or small they are, they all return to their hometowns to mourn."

"Remember, this matter was spread at the time, Sheng Ding was given the position of Taibao, and the Emperor of All Things issued three holy decrees to commend the Sheng family, and the Liang family was honored. Everyone said that when the Sheng brothers came back, they would become big officials. ”

"Hehe, the three-year mourning has just ended, but the eastern capital has been transferred to King Wu. In short, the descendants of the Sheng family raised troops not long ago, and they were mainly based on the Jiangdong Emperor. ”

"With the Liang family staying by the emperor's side, of course the Sheng family wants to be a vassal to Jiangdong."

"King Wu should not underestimate the Sheng family, it is said that they have gathered more than 100,000 troops, and when the ice melts in spring, they will march west with Jiangdong and seize the eastern capital."

"The mountains and rivers of Hebei and Huai are connected, Yecheng should be more vigilant than the eastern capital, right?"

"Haha, that's true, the Sheng family claims to take the eastern capital in the west, maybe it is to break Yecheng in the north. I have no intention of frightening King Wu, I just want to say that the Sheng clan has risen in Huaizhou, and I must guard against it. ”

"Well, anything else?"

"The rest is complete hearsay, the Huangfu father and son were a step late when they returned to Jizhou, and Wang Tiemei led the sudden ride back to Shunye City, and King Wu knew about it."

"Hmm."

"The father and son did not dare to stay, and continued to go north, it is said that with the support of He Rongbu, they have captured dozens of cities in Liaodong, and sooner or later they also have the intention of going south."

"He Rongbu's ambitions are not small."

"Exactly, He Rong's cavalry has arrived at the foot of Jinyang City, I don't know if the King of Jin will be able to rush back."

There has been no news from Shen Tan's side, and Xu Ji doesn't even know where the Jin army is now.

"That's all?"

"The Xi family in Jingzhou should not be underestimated, they did not want to make progress when they fought for the imperial court, but they returned to Jingzhou like a fish in water, recruiting troops and horses has become a trend, it is said that the king of Jibei is going well over there, and the Xi family may send both food and troops."

Xu Ji laughed, unless Dai Pohu sent news to corroborate, he would not take Guo Shifeng's words too seriously.

"In addition, there are large and small forces rising in the southeast, northwest and northwest scattered states, and they are looking at the Central Plains from afar, maybe when they will be called kings and emperors, and they will come to compete for the crown."

"The more lively, the better."

"It's time to join in the fun, King Wu is trapped in the eastern capital, isn't he worried about missing the opportunity?"

Of course, Xu Ji was worried that he had already formulated a plan to pacify the Quartet, and he would wait to repel the Jizhou army before he could implement it, but he would not reveal the truth to Guo Shifeng, shook his head and said: "The opportunity has not yet come, so why not miss it?" I only think about how to keep the eastern capital now. ”

"Haha, if I don't come, the opportunity will not come, and as soon as I come, the opportunity will follow."

"Mr. Guo seems to have just said something important."

Guo Shifeng toasted with a cup, this time he drank less, and his throat was not too uncomfortable, "It's really important, but if King Wu doesn't believe me, it will be useless to say anything, and it will only increase his suspicion." ”

"I'm waiting for Mr. Guo to convince me, with Mr. Guo's eloquence, I must be able to convince me after three glasses of wine."

Guo Shifeng glanced at the remaining wine in the cup and said with a smile: "It won't take that long." Well, King Wu thought that the general was going to exchange the soldiers of the Wu army for General Cao? ”

"Isn't it?"

"Yes and no. The general really wants to go back to General Cao, he is now alone, nostalgic for the old department, and often says that if General Cao is there, he will not be defeated in consecutive battles. ”

"At the time of the battle with the rebels, General Cao was under the general's tent."

"People are absent-minded, the general regrets not listening to General Cao's arrangement, resulting in a fiasco, he hopes to return to General Cao, and the two can cooperate as before to calm the world again."

"Hey. What does it mean to say 'no'? ”

"General Cao is not the person the general wants the most, there is another person in the city, who is the goal of his dreams."

"It can't be Mrs. Lan, right?"

"Haha, the affairs of the Lou family, King Wu knows best. Of course it's not Mrs. Lan, I inquired in many ways, and only then did I dig out a little eyebrows, it is said that the Emperor of All Things has an illegitimate prince among the people, who is one or two years older than the Jiangdong Emperor. ”

The Emperor of All Things likes to have fun outside the palace, and having an illegitimate prince is not a surprise to Xu Ji, "So what? The Emperor of All Things did not bring him into the palace, which means that he does not attach importance to him, not to mention that the Jiangdong Emperor was born to the Queen Mother, which is justifiable to Tiancheng. ”

"What if the Jiangdong Emperor dies? He is too young to leave an heir......"

"Yecheng has taken a prince away."

"The trouble is here, the prince who was taken to Yecheng had bad luck and died of illness."

"So Yecheng wants a new prince?"

"No, no, the person who wants this prince is a general, and the king of Xiangdong and Jibei don't want it."

"Huh?"

Guo Shifeng sighed, "When I was in the city, I felt that the righteous army was too scattered and difficult to achieve a big thing, and after leaving the city, I realized that the officers and soldiers were even more chaotic, and the general was originally a reinforcement, but as soon as he arrived, he took away the military power and put Wang Tiemei in the air." The king of Xiangdong lured the wolf into the room, and now even he can't control the general. The officers and soldiers are prosperous on the surface, but in fact, there are many contradictions, and they are in urgent need of food and grass, so they can't insist on Jingzhou's aid at all, if Jingzhou's Xi family is really willing to send grain. ”

"So Mr. Guo has become my advisor again." Xu Ji said with a smile, he really believed it.

Before the glass of wine in front of him was finished, Guo Shifeng arched his hand and said: "I have always been King Wu's adviser, and I didn't come in vain, I want to give King Wu a big opportunity." ”

Xu Ji pondered for a moment, "Anyone and any time trusting Mr. Guo is an adventure, and Yecheng is a ready-made proof of this, they asked Mr. Guo to pass on the word, but Mr. Guo came for personal gain." ”

"Yecheng himself is not angry, it is not my fault. The world is full of heroes, I can't stick to one family, right? It was the soldiers under King Wu's account, and there were not many people who followed King Wu from the beginning. ”

"There is no need to say this, if I want to believe you, I only need one, tell me who among the kings has secretly descended on Yecheng?"

"Someone took refuge in Yecheng? Maybe it's King Liang...... I'm guessing, to tell you the truth, I really don't know, but I can inquire when I go back, and I can give King Wu a letter before tomorrow night, but if King Wu is willing to believe me until that time, I'm afraid it's a little late. ”

"I said I believe you, does Mr. Guo believe me?"

Guo Shifeng got up again and arched his hand: "I don't want any evidence, as long as King Wu says a word, God knows, you know and I know." ”

This is not quite like Guo Shifeng's personality, Xu Ji stared at him for a while, and said, "I believe what you just said, as for the future, ......"

"That's enough." Guo Shifeng pondered, got up and said: "I can persuade the general to change his mind, cut off the heads of Wang Tiemei and King Xiangdong, and dedicate them to King Wu." There is only one condition, a very simple condition, and King Wu will definitely be able to do it. ”

"Hmm." Xu Ji has guessed the answer.

"The general wants King Wu to change back to his original surname, that's all."

"Hey, Mr. Guo is not persuading the general for me, he is clearly persuading me for the general."