Shan Yu was not in a hurry to enter Qinzhou, stationed in Puban, divided his troops, plundered the land everywhere and attacked the city, the style of play was not much different from the previous officers and soldiers, they all occupied the county first, and then attacked Xijing, seeking a decisive battle, He Rongpingshan's defeat seemed to have eliminated his plan for a quick victory.

Only Xu Ji saw something special.

Shan Yu is "separating" the kings and his generals according to his plan, but he does it very skillfully, he does not generalize about the kings, he always shows different attitudes, makes them suspicious of each other, and gives complete trust to the so-called nine heroes and twenty-four horsemen, and even hands over the cavalry of his own headquarters to them to command, and from time to time in front of everyone, he praises these people for their courage and fearlessness, and treats them like brothers.

After seven or eight days in Pusaka, He Rongbu captured a lot of territory in the surrounding area, but it was still a corner compared to the whole of Qinzhou.

Tiancheng Emperor Zhang Shiyu arrived in time, one day earlier than the fifteen-day deadline, dusty and dusty, saw Shan Yu and his younger brother, cried again, prepared to express his feelings of longing, and personally sent the queen to write a letter to her brother - the queen can't write, the letter is dictated by her, someone else wrote on behalf of her, the writing is brilliant, Shan Yu smiled after listening: "I almost can't recognize my sister." ”

In the evening, when Xu Ji was invited over to drink, Zhang Shiyu showed his true feelings, "I'm back again." He said with tears in his eyes, holding the wine, but he couldn't drink it in a sip, "I'm back again, I didn't even have a chance to find an excuse, as soon as I received Shan Yu's letter, the queen urged me to leave, Huan Yan directly arranged the carriage and horse, the queen mother was even more perfunctory, just ah ah - it was not my idea to leave her in Yecheng at the beginning." Only my mother didn't want me to leave, but she couldn't say a word......"

Xu Ji drank silently and did not say a word.

Zhang Shiyu suddenly put down the wine glass, stretched out his hand and pointed at Xu Ji, "The Empress Dowager is your current look, as if this matter is insignificant, just going out." ”

Xu Ji smiled: "This is indeed not a big deal, and you have to come here, there is also a Jizhou army in Qinzhou, and that is your soldier." ”

"I was even more upset when I mentioned this matter, and the Jizhou army didn't know what to think, refusing to accept the holy decree and refusing to come to join He Rongjun. Shan Yu asked a king of He Rong to take me with me, and set off early tomorrow morning to take over the Jizhou army. ”

"That's a good thing."

"What's the matter, it's said to be a takeover, but it's actually a wedding dress for others, can I mobilize a soldier? Isn't it all just talking? ”

Xu Ji also put down his wine glass, "There is something I really shouldn't say, but I have to say it." ”

"What?"

"You...... It's stupid. ”

Zhang Shiyu's face turned red at first, and then turned iron-blue, and his voice trembled with anger, "You, you...... I'm kind enough to invite you to drink when you're ...... It's your own family, you actually ...... Say something like that! ”

"Don't cry."

"I didn't cry, I'm the emperor, you are a cloth, you dare to humiliate the Son of Heaven, I ...... I...... Ignore you anymore. Zhang Shiyu turned his head and made a gesture of expulsion.

Xu Ji smiled: "I haven't finished my words yet, do you want to listen?" ”

Zhang Shiyu waited for a while and turned his head, "In addition to calling me stupid, what else do you want to say?" ”

"Let me ask you first, what do you think of the emperor?"

"Huh?" Zhang Shiyu didn't understand what Xu Ji meant.

"Do you think that as long as you ascend the throne, you can sit on the throne, let everyone kneel and worship, and do everything to you?"

"Isn't that so? The Emperor of All Things......"

"When the Emperor of All Things, at least on the surface, the world was unified, but now the heroes are divided, each occupying one side, and there is not much left of Tiancheng's legacy to you."

"Don't say it, the more I talk about it, the more sad I become."

Xu Ji must continue, "What you want to emulate now is not the Emperor of All Things, but the founding monarch Emperor Zhang Xi." ”

Zhang Shiyu finally understood Xu Ji's intentions, lowered his head and thought for a while, "You mean, I should go to fight for the allegiance of the Jizhou Army?" But...... Doesn't that annoy Shan Yu? ”

"If you don't want to annoy Shan Yu, you should be satisfied with the current situation, Shan Yu at least didn't imprison you, when you are a brother-in-law, you can follow Zhang Geng's example and try to please Shan Yu and his wife."

"Who is Zhang Geng?"

"Your brother."

"His name is Zhang Geng?" Zhang Shiyu was surprised, "Why not Shi Geng?" ”

"He said that when the Empress Dowager gave the word, he was not yet born."

"Hey, he's not qualified to get the word." Zhang Shiyu showed disdain, although the power of the Empress Dowager was declining rapidly, but at the beginning, it was the honor of all the descendants of the Zhang family to be able to please the Empress Dowager, "Tell me, how is it going?" ”

"What?"

"That's it." Zhang Shiyu once asked Xu Ji to get rid of his only younger brother, and he has always taken it very seriously.

"Now that you're back, this matter has nothing to do with me."

"You even asked his name, which shows that there is some progress, don't waste it. I may not be able to stay here for too long, you are right, I should not sit and wait, I must do something, after all, the Jizhou army is the army of the imperial court, and it is far from the control of Huan Yan, as long as I work hard, I may be able to get their allegiance. Shan Yu ...... If you're not happy, don't be happy, I'm not his slave, why do I have to please him? ”

Zhang Shiyu was a little excited, and a little scared, picked up the wine glass, "There is always something to be gained from chatting with you, one day, if I am in power, I will definitely turn you into a minister." ”

"I'm not an official."

"Then ...... Be an advisor acolyte, as you are now. Zhang Shiyu thought about what he looked like when he was in power.

Xu Ji smiled and didn't say anything more, he knew that his words were completely useless, Zhang Shiyu's enthusiasm could only last for a while, but he still couldn't help but say it, looked at the wine glass, and felt that maybe he hadn't drunk good wine for a long time, and he was a little too drunk.

He didn't want to drink any more, and asked before leaving, "Have you heard about the princess in Yuyang?" ”

"No, I only stayed in Yuyang for two or three days before I received a letter from Shan Yu and had to leave immediately. What's wrong, what have you heard? ”

Xu Ji shook his head.

"Strange, is my sister an immortal? disappeared without a trace, and my mother was so anxious that I asked Shan Yu to intercede and cancel the marriage, thinking that this might allow my sister to show up. It's ridiculous, at a time like this, who dares to mention this matter to Shan Yu. Xu Ji, you said my sister...... Will you elope with that soup master? ”

Xu Ji smiled helplessly and turned to leave.

Early the next morning, Zhang Shiyu set off under the escort of tens of thousands of cavalry and went to contact the Jizhou army, and it took six or seven days to go back and forth.

Shan Yu had already sent most of the cavalry, and there were less than 20,000 people left in the battalion, as well as several times the number of Jizhou and Bingzhou soldiers and craftsmen.

The adults who stayed by Shan Yu's side were a little nervous, but Shan Yu himself was calm, discussing matters and holding banquets as usual every day, and he didn't seem to be worried that the Central Plains people would rebel at all.

Xu Ji also felt that this was an excellent opportunity, the Central Plains people only needed to fight up with one blow, and they could kill Shan Yu, and the armies of the Herong people outside would immediately fall into a state of leaderlessness.

But he couldn't find anyone who could "raise his arms and shout".

He can't do it himself, and the prestige of "King Wu" is not much left, and even if it does, it will not have much impact on the people of Hebei and the two states.

Zhang Shiyu was even worse, Xu Ji didn't even mention it to him, for fear of scaring the emperor.

After observing for a few days, Xu Ji had to abandon the plan, and the people of the two states hated each other and were wary of each other, even if the King of Jin and the Lord of Huanyan were here, there was no way to unite them in a short time.

What's more, there are still people who keep staring at Xu Ji and don't give him a chance to contact outsiders.

The hatred in Kou Daogu's heart has been fresh for a long time, silently observing, extremely patient, and as long as he has the opportunity, he will always reveal Xu Ji's "true face" to Shan Yu.

On this afternoon, all the adults were not present, and when they talked about the nine heroes and the twenty-four horsemen, they were worried that a few of them would not obey the control and might cause trouble after being sent out.

Kou Daogu stepped forward and reminded, "The people who should worry the most are not them, but the kings who remain in the camp. ”

"When the henchmen are not around, they dare not do anything." Shan Yu said with a smile.

Xu Ji was standing next to him, but Kou Daogu thought that he didn't exist, and said: "The kings, especially the five kings, have already seen Shan Yu's intentions, they may not wait for their henchmen to come back, and they are likely to have secretly joined forces to disadvantage Shan Yu." I always thought, and I still think, that when makeup is only for the schemer, there is an ulterior motive. ”

Shan Yu smiled at Xu Ji: "What about you." ”

Xu Ji nodded and defended: "If someone offers the treasure sword to Shan Yu, and only accepts it or not? ”

"Of course."

"The sword has a blade, and it can hurt others as well as its master. Therefore, the sword is given to the master, not to the child, and I offer advice to Shan Yu, such as offering a treasure knife, because I believe that Shan Yu can use it well and will never hurt myself. What Mr. Kou was worried about was not so much that he had doubts about Shan Yu's ability. ”

Kou Daogu sneered, Shan Yu laughed, "Mr. Kou doesn't have to care, when it comes to 'sowing discord', you are worse than Xu Ji, but I believe that your loyalty is more than his." ”

Kou Daogu arched his hand, "Just because of the existing methods, I am relieved." ”

Shan Yu said: "My method is not just to send the henchmen of the kings, Xu Ji, can you see another move?" ”

"There are few people in He Rong in the camp and many people in the Central Plains, and the kings are always worried about foreign enemies, so they join forces, and it is also for this reason that they are not good for Shan Yu at this time?"

Shan Yu nodded and said to Kou Daogu: "Look, sometimes bad things can become good things, the kings should beware of the Central Plains people, and the Central Plains people think that they are trusted by me and are not dangerous to me." ”

"That is to say, but it is better to be faithful than to be faithful."

"What Mr. Kou said is extremely true, the use of tactics is only for a while, and loyalty is for a lifetime." Shan Yu turned to Xu Ji again, "You once said that if there are too many casualties in the siege, the people of the Central Plains will also be dissatisfied." Well, I figured out a way to fix it. ”

"Just dancing with a knife, out of the ordinary." Xu Jidao.

Shan Yu laughed, but did not explain it, and it was not until the next morning that Xu Ji saw his plan with his own eyes.

Shan Yu convened the generals of the Central Plains, announced that the camp would be pulled out on the same day, and approached Xijing, about the siege, he said: "Dangerous things can not always be done by one person, when attacking Yingcheng before, the people of Jizhou contributed to the next siege, it should be the time for the state army to make meritorious contributions." The Jizhou army had experience and supervised in the rear. When you work hard to forge ahead, when attacking Xijing, those who brave the arrows and rush into the battle and climb the city to capture the flag will be the task of the people of Qinzhou. ”