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Xue Liujia's spit splashed, and whenever he talked about excitement, he would hit the food table in front of him with a magic stick, and the wine in the bowl and the dishes on the plate were scattered all over the table.

Speaking of which, he only meant one: "Fight!" Kill! Come on! Don't be afraid of the dead, there are many of us, as long as we take the Eastern Capital, the world will be ours, what do we want when the time comes? I'm a good talker, even if there's only a bowl of rice left, I'm willing to share it with everyone. The world is so big, it's enough for us to divide, I only need Luo and Qin, and you can choose other places. The state is still the Shen family, Huaizhou belongs to the King of Liang, and the Jizhou in the middle is divided between the two families. Yizhou is Ganzhao, and the two states of Han and Jing next to it, you look at it. There is still one Wuzhou left, it's a little troublesome, Ning Bao'er and Xu Ji, how are you two going to divide it? One and a half, or who chooses another site? ”

Xu Ji got up and said: "The world is undecided, so there is no need to rush to divide the territory." ”

"It's safe to say early in the morning." Xue Liujia blinked, fearing that the contradictions between the kings were not deep enough.

Xu Ji said with a smile: "I am the ruling king of Wu, and if I find the descendant of Empress Wu in the future, I should return the throne, this is the oath I made, and the whole army knows it." Where King Wu is located, it is the country of Wu, and it doesn't have to be Jiangdong. ”

"What if King Wu is somewhere in Jiangdong?" Xue Liujia asked.

"King Ning said that the king is first, and he is old, and I have the grace of knowing him, no matter what, I will not compete with King Ning, the world is vast, Jingzhou has not yet had a lord, there are many Jingzhou heroes in the Central Plains of the Wu army, I am willing to lead the army to move west, and King Ning is a neighbor."

Xu Ji succumbed so quickly, Xue Liujia was very disappointed, and pouted, "You are generous, do the people of Wu Guoren under him think so too?" ”

"If you can't make a decree and forbid it, how can you be king?"

Xue Liujia laughed dryly, "Ning Bang'er, what do you say?" ”

Ning Baoguan had already changed his name, and only Xue Liujia insisted on calling his old name.

Before the arrival of the incarnated king, Ning Baoguan dominated the scene, but at this time he rarely spoke, and only then did he reply flatly when asked: "This is easy to say, I am the king of Wuyue, divide half of Jiangdong, and then expand to Yuedi, King Wu can occupy the other half, and it is his business to open up the territory." ”

Xue Liujia laughed, "Okay, good, this is the style of a king, unlike the group of bastards under me, when they fight, they all retreat, and when they share the spoils, they can fight with a few grains of rice." ”

Xue Liujia kept his mouth open, and he talked for more than an hour, and finally wiped off the white foam from the corner of his mouth, poured a bowl of wine and drank it all, got up and said: "That's it, the twentieth day of the lunar month will start the war, who will be the first to break through the Eastern Capital, who will be on an equal footing with me, see Wang Gao is half a level, everyone has no opinion, right?" ”

Without waiting for someone to speak, Xue Liujia walked out, the kings got up to send each other, Xue Liujia waved his hand and said, "You continue to drink, leave me alone." Passing by Xu Ji's table, he said to the entourage behind him: "Boy, where did you find the stick, it looks good." ”

Tang Weitian grinned, "It's related to your stick." ”

Xue Liujia said twice, "Be careful, those who don't have enough good fortune will suffer from it." ”

Xue Liujia walked away, and Gan Zhao personally saw him off, but he did not return for a long time.

Ma Wei was surprised and said, "This is the end? I don't think I said anything. ”

Indeed, there were only a few days to go before the decisive battle with the officers and soldiers, and the gathering of the kings should have discussed the attack plan in detail, but Xue Liujia did not say a word about this, especially not mentioning when the most powerful descending army would join the war.

Shen Tan was a guest, and the Jin army led by him was a vanguard, and he met the incarnation king for the first time, but he didn't even get a word of greeting, and sat there like an invisible person.

"Let's go our separate ways." Shen Tan stood up and said, "The Shen family and Tiancheng have a grudge against their father, and they must be avenged, and they should be the first of all the armies." Leave. ”

Shen Tan also left.

Ma Wei once publicly claimed that the Liang army should be the vanguard, and stood up and said: "The Liang army followed the Jin army and opened the way for the kings. So he chased him out.

There are only two kings left in the tent, Ning Baoguan is bored to drink, Xu Ji got up, and came to Ning Baoguan table with wine, "I respect King Ning for a bowl." ”

Ning Baoguan didn't say a word, and drank the bowl.

"King Ning just said that the righteous army can fight with officers and soldiers ten times as much, and I also think so."

Ning Baoguan looked up at Xu Ji, "You should be a strategist, why do you want to be a king?" ”

This sentence did not make Xu Ji angry, but it annoyed Tang Weitian, and said loudly on the side: "The Metropolitan Governor has won a hundred battles, why can't he be called the king?" ”

Ning Baoguan snorted and ignored it, but Luo Hanqi behind him glared at Tang Weitian.

Xu Ji said: "King Ning once suggested in a letter that I should 'become king quickly'. ”

"Yes, I'm just asking you, why are you listening to me? Why did you back down in front of Xue Liu just now, are you really willing to give me all of Jiangdong? ”

Xu Ji arched his hand and said: "Punish tyrants, except for harsh government, I am willing to be enough, although Jiangdong is the hometown of Wu, but it is not my hometown of birth and raising, I have never stepped into half a step, I have never been nostalgic, and I am naturally willing." ”

Ning Baoguan also stood up, "If you are king, you will be king, anyway, now everyone can be king." There are also several rebel armies on the south road, which refuse to join the incarnation army, and each of them claims to be kings, and it is said that they are also engaged in unity. I have accepted the government's recruitment, but they don't believe in me now, and I will participate in this battle. ”

"It is imperative to enter the war, and the Wu army will not retreat."

"Hehe, although it is risky to participate in the war, it can become famous in one battle, who can break through the Eastern Capital first, there is no need for Xue Liu to admit it, the kings will definitely serve him as the master."

"I don't have this ambition, the Wu army is weak, and it's just a firewood for the righteous army."

Ning Baoguan laughed, "The person who is the king is not enough in ability, not in ambition." See you on the battlefield in a few days. ”

Ning Baoguan was about to leave, and Xu Ji said: "If the officers and soldiers go out to face the battle, how will King Ning respond?" ”

Ning Baoguan stopped, "It's impossible, the officers and soldiers have already been scared, even if the general is in charge of the troops, there is no way to restore morale, his own defeat in Qinzhou is this year's thing, everyone still remembers it." ”

"Soldiers don't get tired of cheating, and it's right to think about one more step after all."

"Although the number of rebels is large, there is no order on the battlefield, even if the gods go down to earth, they can't be dispatched, only according to the old way of fighting, and then-everything depends on luck."

The old way of fighting is that the people are in the front and the rebels are in the back.

Xu Ji said: "The more people need to work together, otherwise, no matter how many people there are, it will be a burden." ”

"Haha, you're still a strategist. Okay, you have the ability to unite with the other kings, especially Xue Liu, and let him send the main force of the Descendant Army to really participate in the war, so I will give up the idea of 'fighting on their own' and cooperate with you once." ”

Ning Baoguan also left, leaving the only guest, Xu Ji.

Tang Weitian looked left and right, "Metropolitan Governor, that...... Can I eat some without outsiders? Seeing you eating and drinking, my stomach is about to burst. ”

"Eat." Xu Ji said with a smile.

Tang Weitian put the stick on his waist, stepped forward to grab the meat with his hand and ate it, and said vaguely: "Aren't we leaving?" ”

"Wait."

Tang Weitian continued to eat, drank wine to moisten his throat, afraid of being seen, ate very quickly, choked so much that he tilted his neck, and after being half full, he wiped his oily hands on his clothes, "Say something unpleasant, Dadu, you are too weak, everyone is king, why are you dwarf in front of them?" ”

"You call this a dwarf?" Xu Ji asked with a smile.

"Isn't it short? Even I can see that the King of the Incarnation and the King of Wuyue didn't take the Metropolitan Governor seriously, and it doesn't matter if the Metropolitan Governor doesn't resist, it's still ......."

"What else?"

"I'm blushing a little to please them."

Xu Ji laughed, "Which do you think is more difficult, 'superior' or 'dwarf'?" ”

"Of course it'......" Tang Weitian didn't speak far, someone came in, and he immediately shut up.

Gan Zhao finally came back and said with a wry smile: "The kings have finally met, and it will be easier to get along later." ”

Xu Ji stepped forward, "I haven't congratulated the King of Shu yet." ”

In front of Xu Ji, there was no need for Gan Zhao to hide it, and he arched his hand and said, "Thank you King Wu for your suggestion." ”

"I am ruling for the state of Wu, not the real king, if the king of Mengshu does not give up, I am willing to get a 'son'."

Tang looked up to the sky and felt that the Metropolitan Governor had gone too far.

Gan Zhao didn't think so, and said in a low voice: "Don't care what the name is, to be called a king is to be called a king, King Wu stayed just right, I have something to say, but now is not the time, there are too many eyes and ears here." Please return to the camp first, and I will find an opportunity to visit in person. ”

Gan Zhao was cautious and unwilling to talk to any king alone, so as not to be suspicious of Xue Liujia.

Xu Ji bowed his hand and said goodbye.

The other kings were gone, and Xu Ji took the soldiers of Wu back to his military camp, and he didn't talk much along the way.

When he was about to reach the gate of the camp, Tang Weitian suddenly caught up, leaned over and whispered: "I understand what the metropolitan governor means, it is more difficult for ordinary people to be 'superior', but it is even more difficult for princes to be 'dwarves'." ”

"You're smart." Xu Ji praised.

Tang Weitian shook his head, "I'm not smart, I'm just waiting to see when the Metropolitan Governor can get this 'one head' back, if it keeps going short, the Metropolitan Governor is an ordinary person, not a prince." ”

Tang Weitian actually saw it so thoroughly, Xu Ji looked at it in surprise, but Tang Weitian had slowed down and fell behind again.

At the gate of the camp, the generals came out and cheered in unison, as if the ruling had just won a battle.

Xu Ji dismounted, talked with the generals, and looked for an opportunity to say to Meng Seng Lun: "Tan Wuwu, the envoy of the King of Jin, is still there?" ”

"Not long after leaving, didn't you meet the ruling on the road?"

Xu Ji was stunned for a moment, turned over and got on the horse, turned around and chased out, and when the generals reacted, he had run a long way.

The road was full of snow, Xu Ji carefully observed, and finally saw fresh hoof prints on a small road, chased more than ten miles, and saw the figure of Tan Wuwu and his party, so he shouted "Second Brother".

Everyone in front of them stopped, Tan Wuwu turned the horse's head to meet him, and said, "Fourth brother doesn't need to send it, I have to go back to the King of Jin to return my life." ”

"I only drank yesterday and didn't talk much, and I have to talk with my second brother tonight."

"Well, there is no need, there is nothing to talk about. I have made it very clear that the fortress chosen by the officers and men will be faced with all the open places, and they will inevitably charge with cavalry, and it is likely that after the twentieth day of the lunar month, when the advance of the rebel army is slightly weakened, the officers and men will take advantage of the situation to pour out. ”

"What I want to talk about is not this, second brother still remembers that when you were in Jinyang, you said that you were willing to go to Jiangdong with me."

"Did I say that? I really don't remember. Tan smiled meaninglessly, "At that time, I was an ownerless wandering spirit, and I could go with anyone, but now the King of Jin has a lot of trust in me, and I will soon be able to lead the army, and I have decided to be loyal to the King of Jin." ”

Xu Ji couldn't persuade him anymore, "If you don't ask the second brother to stay in the Wu Army, and then give me some pointers, it will also benefit me immensely." ”

"Hehe, I often hear that Wu Shi is strong, the soldiers are strong, I saw it yesterday, how to say it, it's a bit unworthy of the name, the fourth brother really wants to win the world, he has to go to Jiangdong in person, collect it again, and gather a group of real heroes. I heard that King Ning once wrote to persuade you to become king quickly, probably because he wanted to leave you behind and didn't want you to go to Jiangdong. ”

Tan Wuwu really "pointed out one or two", turned around and left, and said loudly: "There will be a period later!" ”

Ning Baoguan's intentions Xu Ji had long understood, and Wu Jun knew it without a general, but when he heard Tan say it pointlessly, he still felt a little lonely.

Half a moment later, Xu Ji cheered up again and muttered, "Who hasn't changed from weak to strong?" After this battle, my own heroes defected to me. ”