Tan said goodbye senselessly, and whispered to himself after going out: "King Wu really cherishes talents, but it's a pity that I have already voted for the Lord and can't do that half-hearted thing." ”

Tan Wuxuan didn't find out that King Wu had called him for another purpose, and on the way back, he was thinking about how the righteous army defeated the officers and soldiers, and how the officers and soldiers captured the eastern capital, and when he arrived at his residence, he couldn't help but sigh, regretting that he couldn't participate in this battle.

In the council room, Meng Shenglun admitted his mistake to King Wu, "It was I who persuaded the two kings of Yecheng to transfer Wang Dian outside the city, thinking that it was ...... It's all my fault. Please ask the king of Wu to give me a thousand soldiers, and I will go and rescue General Wang and the soldiers of the Wu army, and as long as there is one person trapped in the camp of officers and soldiers, I will come to see the consul. ”

Xu Ji looked at Meng Seng Lun coldly, this is his most loyal subordinate, once indispensable, and now it is also very important, but he frequently makes his own decisions, and the disadvantages brought by him are getting bigger and bigger.

Xu Ji coldly admitted that after mastering all the rebel army, he no longer needed Meng Shenglun's loyalty so much.

"I can't give you soldiers, not alone." Xu Ji replied.

Meng Seng Lun was stunned for a moment, and then understood that if King Wu sent troops, too few or too many would be true, and if King Wu wanted to maintain his reputation, Meng Seng Lun must "make his own opinion" for the last time and take all the good and bad names on his head.

"Okay, please stay in power, I know what I have to do." Meng Shenglun arched his hand and prepared to leave.

Xu Ji couldn't help but ask: "Why?" ”

"I thought Wang Dian could help......"

"No, no, I ask you why you always think I'm going to be bad, so you make decisions for me and refuse to tell me in advance?"

Meng Seng Lun lowered his head and said after a while: "Please allow me to say a word of great rebellion, the ruling is the son of a princess, and in my eyes, ruling is like ...... It's like my son. ”

Seeing that King Wu had no intention of being annoyed, Meng Shenglun continued: "There is no last resort to govern, but occasionally it will ...... Will ......"

"Soft-hearted?"

"It's almost, for example, this time the ruling government let King Ning go."

"The cavalry under King Ning is the elite of the righteous army, and I need them."

"Others don't know the idea of governing, they only see that there is a clear opportunity to govern, but they are not ruthless to the end."

"If King Ning doesn't die, do you want to be ruthless for me?"

Meng Shenglun arched his hand, "I was wrong, please govern and give me one last chance, so that I can be effective." ”

Xu Ji sighed lightly, "You would have been more useful, if I were asked to choose only one trustworthy person in the whole army, it would be General Meng." But you have abused my trust so many times that I have no choice. ”

"It's all my fault."

"You're wrong. Go ahead. ”

Meng Seng Lun bowed and retreated, knowing that he would not be forgiven by King Wu again this time, because King Wu wanted to prove that he was not "soft-hearted", and this was exactly what he wanted to see.

Meng Seng Lun said goodbye and did things normally, and invited the seven generals who were familiar with each other to have a drink in the evening, and after three rounds of drinking, he announced that he would take the soldiers of his headquarters to save Wang Dian tonight.

The generals were shocked, Meng Shenglun explained, and finally said: "It was I who found General Wang without authorization, and he had a chance to escape to Runan, so I must rescue him." Don't tell the ruler about this, for if he had known, he would have stopped it. I will be grateful to those who will go with me, but I will not guarantee success, and I will not complain if you do not want to, but you must swear to keep it a secret, and not to reveal a word to the ruling government before dawn. ”

The Wu people couldn't be provoked, and the generals of the seven clans were all related to each other, and as soon as Meng Shenglun said this, everyone shouted that they wanted to lead the troops out of the city and go to save Wang Dian together.

Meng Seng Lun thanked him, "This rescue is a surprise attack, and it doesn't take too many people." And we can't all go out of the city, that would make it seem that the government is not strict. Listen to my arrangement, I will take some people out of the city, and the others will stay in the city with General Song. If I can bring General Wang back, I need you to open the door, and if things are not good, you will help me to govern. On the day of King Wu's revival, please sprinkle a glass of wine on the ground and tell me. ”

Song Xingci and others were very excited, and Meng Shenglun persuaded them all, repeatedly emphasizing that no one was allowed to see the ruling party.

On the other hand, Xu Ji was busy all day, not sleeping or resting.

Soon after dawn, Tang Weitian ran over, yawned and said, "The Governor of the Metropolitan has gotten up too early, why didn't he call me?" When are you going to come back to the world? ”

"Go now."

Xue Jinyan had already gotten up, wiping more than a dozen knives in her collection, accidentally cutting her fingers, and when King Wu entered the door, she was sucking on the wound.

"Bleeding?" Xu Ji asked.

"It's fine." Xue Jin shook his fingers back and hid them in his sleeve.

Tang Weitian stood guard at the door, holding his arms and looking at the sky, pretending that he was not here.

Xu Ji sat next to him, put his arm on the table, carefully avoided the row of unsheathed knives, stared at his wife, and said, "I need your help." ”

"How can I help?" Seeing that her husband's expression was very serious, Xue Jinyan was greatly surprised.

"You are the best general in the Eastern Capital."

Xue Jin shook his head, "Are you serious?" ”

"Well, yesterday's victory of the righteous army, you have the greatest credit, for any person, even if I personally lead the troops, I may not be able to fight hard all day and not retreat."

"First, I retreated, only to attack again. Second, I did not retreat because the officers and soldiers had captured me, and this revenge must be avenged. Third, I can't do it alone, but the soldiers are willing to rush forward with me. ”

"The soldiers are willing." Xu Ji smiled, grabbed his wife's injured hand, looked at it for a while, took out a silk handkerchief, and bandaged it carefully.

"You carry this with you?" Xue Jin frowned slightly, she hadn't noticed it before.

"What? This veil? Everybody, right? ”

"Only women have." Xue Jinyan remembered that he was also a woman, and changed his words: "Only women like Feng Juniang have." ”

"We husband and wife, one of us has to have someone carry this thing." Xu Ji said with a smile.

Xue Jin shook his head but didn't want to laugh, his face was slightly red.

Tang Weitian at the door was a little dizzy, regretting that he had followed up, but he couldn't help but come.

"You want me to lead troops into battle?" Xue Jinyan asked.

Xu Ji nodded, "I want to make you the general of the world and command all the soldiers in the city." ”

Tang Weitian at the door straightened his neck and looked at King Wu in surprise.

Xue Jinyan was even more surprised, "I command the army...... So what are you doing? ”

"I will be the ruling king of my Wu Kingdom, govern the eastern capital, and collect grain and grass for you."

"Let me fight, yes, anyway, I'm not afraid of death, dare to rush forward. I don't want to lead soldiers, so many people, I feel upset when I think about it. ”

"Let's lead the troops together, I'm in charge of grain and grass, and you concentrate on fighting, how about it?"

Xue Jinyan became more and more confused, "Don't you blame me for making my own decisions?" ”

"To make you a descending general is to let you make your own decisions, as long as you don't carry me anymore."

Xue Jinyan's face turned even redder, and even showed a little twist, "I don't know if I can do it......"

"Okay, like the way you played yesterday, the world is invincible."

Xue Jin shook back his bandaged hand and reprimanded, "Nonsense, you're asking me to give you my life, right?" ”

"One of the generals I admire the most just said to me that the rebels were able to defeat yesterday because it was a fluke, and the key lies in you."

"Get out of here, don't say that to me." Xue Jin shook his head and continued to wipe the knife.

Xu Ji got up and said goodbye with a smile, "Please get ready, Madame, I will announce the appointment tomorrow." ”

Xue Jin shook her head and was silent, waiting for King Wu to come out of the house, she found that she couldn't wipe the knife at all, her heart was excited, and she couldn't help but smile on her face, but it had nothing to do with the title of "Descending General".

Outside the house, Tang Weitian reminded: "Governor, the incarnation stick is still in the house, you don't even want it." ”

"Don't worry, the incarnation general needs that stick more than you and me."

"Really, don't you?"

"It didn't fall into the hands of outsiders anyway."

"It's only been a few days since she got married, so she's not an outsider?" Tang Weitian's eyes widened, and he felt that what the Metropolitan Governor said was wrong.

Xu Ji smiled and said nothing, and after taking a few steps, he said to Tang Weitian: "You can think whatever you want in your heart, but you are never allowed to do things behind my back, even if it is for my good, understand?" ”

"Hmm." Tang Weitian nodded blankly, obviously not understanding.

Xu Ji smiled again, feeling that he had overreacted, Tang Weitian was not the kind of person who could make his own decisions.

He led the guards to the northern city.

All the soldiers were overjoyed by yesterday's victory, and the soldiers of Beicheng were still more uneasy, their leader King Ning was arranged to rest as soon as he entered the city, and he never reappeared, which made them feel more and more wrong.

Xu Ji came over to appease the soldiers and drank with several important generals, not expecting to get their support, at least to make them feel at ease for the time being, and not to make trouble.

Luo Hanqi was one of the generals who were invited to drink, and he was also the one who took the lead in making trouble, and after three glasses of wine, he asked directly: "King Ning is fighting bloodily outside, there is no merit and hard work, when will King Wu return King Ning to us?" ”

"Tomorrow." Xu Ji was not perfunctory, and directly gave a clear answer.

Luo Hanqi was embarrassed, and drank a few more glasses next, which was regarded as making amends.

When Xu Ji left, he took away all the more than ten cavalry generals selected by Niu Tiannu, these people were originally officers and soldiers, and they were forced to join the rebel army, and they were not as stubborn as Luo Hanqi and Tan Wuwei as to whom they should be loyal, in comparison, they were more willing to follow King Wu, who was born as a noble son.

Xu Ji did not stop, went to Dongcheng and Xicheng successively, swore with Ma Wei in public, and swore that he would always be brothers, and handed over the southern city to the Liang army to guard, and to Gan Zhao, Xu Ji had a secret talk in private, allowing the king of Shu to win over the soldiers of Beicheng.

He also revealed to the two kings his intention to make Xue Jinyao a general, and he was immediately approved, Ma Wei and Gan Zhao each got their own benefits, and no one wanted to oppose King Wu in this kind of matter, not to mention that they had no fear of Xue Jinyao.

After walking around, it was already dark, Xu Ji didn't ask General Wu about his movements, let the guards rest, and only took Tang Weitian to see Ning Baoguan alone.

Shen Tanyuan, the king of Jin, is not a challenge for the time being, but Ning Baoguan, who is left, is like a thorn in the flesh and a thorn in the eye, it is difficult to kill, it is difficult not to kill, Xu Ji must solve this problem as soon as possible.

Ning Baoguan and Niu Tiannu were imprisoned in the same room, which was a rare coexistence between the husband and wife in recent times, the room was clean and spacious, there was no shortage of wine and meat, but they couldn't go out at will.

Seeing King Wu, Niu Tiannu behaved very humblely, Ning hugged Guan but sat still, and said to his wife: "You don't have to worship him, King Wu has a lot of ghosts, you can see his expression, you know that he has an idea again, let's listen to it, if you can agree, you can agree, if you can't agree, die early and live early." ”