"Where else is Gongzi Xu going?" Ma Wei's tone was cold, but in his heart he urged himself to make up his mind.

"No, I just think Jizhou is too dangerous, and it's safer to go anywhere than to go north."

Gao Shengze couldn't help but say: "It's because of the danger that I have to ......"

Ma Wei smiled and said to the old eunuch: "You don't understand the routine of the strategist's speech, Xu Gongzi has something to say to me." ”

Gao Shengze snorted twice, obviously not appreciating this way of speaking.

Ma Wei looked at Xu Ji, "It's hard for you to endure it for so many days." ”

Xu Ji smiled: "You have to choose the best time." ”

"Well, it takes three days for Bao Dun to recruit troops, no need to surrender, before dark, he must go out of the city to meet me, otherwise, the Liang army will still attack the city, and it should be a military training. Gao Shengze, go and pass on my orders. Ma Wei handwrote a military order, stamped it and handed it to the old eunuch.

Gao Shengze received the order and hurriedly ran out of the tent.

Ma Wei said to the guards at the door: "Go out and guard, no one is allowed to come in without my order." ”

The guards received the order, and Ma Wei said to Xu Ji: "I'll give you a better time." ”

There were no outsiders in the tent, and Xu Ji smiled: "Thank you." King Liang entered Jizhou in the north, or did he still want to occupy Yecheng? ”

"Of course."

"Before sending troops, you must first set up an emperor, right?"

"Hmm."

"Who is King Liang going to appoint?"

"You can guess."

"King Jibei, he is the father of Emperor Yuyang, and he just crushes him."

"That's right."

"After capturing Yecheng, we have to continue to go north to Yuyang."

"Exactly."

"Lian Keye City and Yuyang, how long will it take for King Liang to prepare?"

"Yecheng is empty, Yuyang has few soldiers, and it should be in my hands within a month."

"The beginning of winter is coming, and after January there is already heavy snowfall."

"I just want to take this risk and occupy the big city of Jizhou and various checkpoints before the heavy snow closes the road, so that He Rongren will not have time to help."

"What if the snow is early?"

"I'm going to be in a dilemma."

"If He Rong has another strange soldier?"

"I'm going to lose."

"If He Rongren attack Jizhou first next spring?"

"I'll be short-lived."

"It turns out that King Liang has thought of it."

Ma Wei smiled: "You said to Bao Dun that there must be ambition to survive in troubled times, and I agree with it, but there is no easy road to ambition, and you must dare to take risks and be good at taking risks." I have been pondering for a long time about the re-attack of Jizhou: when discussing the sky, I asked many people who were good at observing the heavens, and they all said that this year's winter will be later, so that it will be convenient for the Liang army to fight; In terms of geographical advantages, He Rong's army is far away in Qinzhou, looking at Han and Jing, and the state army is trapped in Xiangyang, the Sheng family in Huaizhou is only seeking self-protection, and the king of Jiangdong Ning is in the south of the Yangtze River, and no one can save Jizhou; On harmony, it was originally the weakest section, you brought me a good idea, choose a new emperor, send him back to Yecheng, and summon the Yuyang Emperor to come to worship his father - everything fell into place. ”

"Just hearing the news, I will definitely save Jizhou first." Xu Jidao.

Ma Wei nodded, "I must save it, but for the He Rong cavalry in Qinzhou, Jizhou is far away and the east is close, if I guess correctly, Shan Yu will definitely send troops to surround the eastern capital and force me to defend back." ”

"King Liang won't come back?"

Ma Wei couldn't help but smile smugly, "This is the core of the whole plan, everyone thinks that I care about the Eastern Capital, but in fact it is just a bait." If the eastern capital can be defended, of course, it is better, if not, I will not lose much. ”

"There are a lot of Luozhou people in the Liang army, right?"

"The people from Bingzhou and Luozhou each account for three or four percent, it doesn't matter, when I gain a foothold in Jizhou, sooner or later I will take them back to Luozhou, seize the eastern capital, and avenge the unfortunate casualties."

"Who does King Liang plan to send to guard the Eastern Capital?"

Ma Wei sighed lightly, "It must be Pan Kai to convince the heroes that I am still in the Yidong Capital, not only that, but the princess and others must also stay." ”

For Mavi, his wife and children are all things outside the body, which he does not take with him when he flees, but he puts himself in danger when he lures the enemy.

Xu Ji knows this very well, so there is nothing to persuade.

"What else does Xu Gongzi have to ask?"

Xu Ji shook his head.

"What else do you want to persuade?"

Xu Ji nodded.

"What, you still think my plan isn't thorough enough?"

"It has been very thorough, but there are too few people, too many geographical advantages, and the time is unpredictable, and the Liang army has to rely on luck in this battle."

Ma Wei said coldly: "If the luck of the Great Liang is not exhausted, it has the favor of heaven, if it is exhausted, after this battle, I will also accept my fate." What's more, since it is an adventure, there is naturally no such thing as being sure of everything, Xu Gongzi is wanted by Shan Yu, but he can move from side to side, I'm afraid there is a lot of luck, right? ”

"It's a lot, but you always have to do your best first, and then you will be lucky, so that you won't regret it."

"What do you think there is anything else to do?"

"There are a few. The first is the Sheng family in Huaizhou, King Liang can't rely on King Ning's containment, and needs to take more precautions. ”

"What else can the Sheng family do?"

"The Sheng family can accept Yuyang's wooing, one side has the reality of soldiers and horses, and the other side has the name of the Son of Heaven, which can complement each other, if Yuyang does not do anything about it, I don't believe it."

"Hey." Ma Wei's face changed slightly, and then he smiled again, "These words said by Xu Gongzi make me believe that you really think about me." ”

"In front of whom, for whom's sake, if the other party doesn't listen and doesn't believe, I will use tricks."

"Haha, in front of me, you will never need to use tricks." Ma Wei thought for a while, "Do you think I need to make peace with the Sheng family?" ”

"The Liang army entered Hebei, all the powerhouses were far away, and only the Sheng family was near, which was a great danger, and it was necessary to make peace, and make heavy bets to make it stand still."

"Well, that's the first, what about the second?"

"Jizhou is thin, and most of the soldiers of the Liang army are not indigenous to the region, even if they are successfully captured, they only have one winter to consolidate, and it is difficult to see results."

"What if you can persuade the Sheng family to stay still and use the eastern capital as bait? Can it be thin in Jizhou? ”

"Luo and Huai are stable, Jizhou only has one wing to be safe, and the other wing is still a big loophole."

Ma Wei showed a surprised expression, "You mean that even the annexed states are going to be taken down?" ”

"In the northern army alone, Jizhou is empty, and Bingzhou is also empty, and there are many people in the Liang army, why can't they attack?"

"The Liang army has few troops, so it is not suitable to divide the troops, let alone how to defend it after taking the annexed state?"

"King Liang wants to guard Jizhou, not Merge State."

Ma Wei realized something, but he was still worried that the division of troops would weaken his own strength, "Let me think about it." Is there a third? ”

"Third, the Liang army seized Ji, the biggest enemy is He Rong's department, if you want to trap He Rong's cavalry firmly on the battlefield in Han and Jing, King Liang needs to do more 'personnel'."

Ma Wei understood quickly this time, and said with a smile: "You still haven't forgotten your original purpose, and you still want to send an 'emperor' to Xiangyang." ”

"King Liang wants to establish the king of Jibei, why should he stay the king of Xiangdong?"

"If there is one more, there will be three emperors in the Zhang family, and King Ning may also set up one in Jiangdong, how can the Zhang family stand together, and the four emperors will stand side by side?"

"The more Emperor Zhang, the less of a threat to King Liang, isn't it?"

"But the lower the value of the emperor."

"Weigh the pros and cons, it's better to stand more."

"There's no fourth, right?"

"It's gone."

"Hey, you're in too big a circle, I have to suspect that you have ulterior motives."

Xu Ji arched his hand and said: "As I just said, I offer advice with my heart, but I often can't be trusted. ”

"Xu Gongzi asked himself, is it very reasonable that everyone doesn't believe you?"

Xu Ji thought for a while and said with a smile: "Thinking about what I did in the past, I don't believe that I am indeed reasonable, so I don't complain, I don't force it, I just change it again." ”

"You can't leave this time." Ma Wei muttered, and suddenly raised his gaze, "I have all the three things you said in my heart, and I need to think about them carefully. ”

"It's not something that needs to be decided right away, either."

Xu Ji said goodbye, and just turned around, Ma Wei said again: "You used to be the king, and now you are a strategist, tell me the truth, what is the difference between the two, so that you will not regret it to this day?" ”

Xu Ji turned around, "Strategists can make mistakes, but the king can't." ”

Ma Wei laughed, "Of course, if the strategist makes a mistake, the result will be borne by the king, and the strategist can be replaced by a new master, and the king will make a mistake-" The smile on Ma Wei's face gradually disappeared, "I can only bear it myself, and if I can't bear it, it is a dead end." But no matter how many choices I make, I will be the king, without it, I am the emperor of the Great Liang, destined to take this dangerous road, if I succeed, I will reign in the world, and if I fail, I will die and die. ”

Ma Wei leaned forward with an extremely serious expression, "You must stay, and after I am dead and famous, I can change to a new master." ”

Xu Ji smiled and exited the tent without giving any explanation.

Gao Shengze was waiting urgently outside, and when he saw Xu Ji coming out, he didn't even say hello, and immediately jumped in.

Xu Ji returned to his tent, feeling deeply tired, and immediately sat down on the bunk to rest.

Chang Yanzhi brought hot tea, "Has Childe heard about it?" News has just come from Xiangyang that the defenders have been defeated, and the state army is about to capture the city. ”

Xu Ji was taken aback, "So fast?" ”

"The Bingzhou army is strong and strong, and the defenders of Xiangyang are half-hearted...... To be honest, it's remarkable that they dared to resist. ”

Xu Ji sighed lightly.

"Childe persuaded King Liang?"

Xu Ji shook his head, Ma Wei deliberately withdrew from everyone, which meant that not a word of the conversation could be disclosed, Xu Ji's heart moved, and he found that for the first time, he regarded King Liang as a target that could be assisted.

Chang Yanzhi misunderstood his meaning, "Childe has tried his best, it's too late anyway, forget it." Childe is going...... Somewhere else? ”

Chang Yanzhi was particularly concerned about whether Xu Ji was going to defect to King Ning.

"If you want to go, you will also go to Huaizhou." Xu Ji said with a smile.

"Because Childe hasn't been there yet?"

"Wait." Xu Ji lay down and didn't explain.

Before dark, Bao Dun really went out of the city to see the king of Liang, alone, without an entourage, to the tent, kneeling to the king of Liang, the courtesy of the courtiers, calling himself a foolish man of Runan, very humble.

Ma Wei was surprised, and Xu Ji, who was called to witness, was also a little surprised, and when Bao Dun got up and had a drink with King Liang as a guest, Xu Ji realized that Bao Dun, as a wealthy man in Runan, was not in vain, and if he talked about the world's sophistication, he was much more mature than him and Ma Wei.

Ma Wei originally wanted to give the city lord of Runan a dismount, but after the banquet was over, he officially named Bao Dun several titles such as Runan Assassin Shi and General Zuowei, and regarded him as his right-hand man.

Bao Dun returned to the city overnight, and Ma Wei said to Xu Ji: "I thought I would only get 8,000 soldiers, but now it seems that it is very likely to get a heavy minister." ”

"Congratulations to King Liang."

"Bowton is the person you recommended, and you have a lot to do. Why don't you go and make another contribution? ”

"Does King Liang need me to persuade someone?"

"I have thought about the three things you said, and the last two have to be reconsidered, but one of them must be implemented immediately - you go to Huaizhou for me, whether it is successful or not, if you come back, I believe you ten from now on, if you don't come back, you will never come to see me again."