Guo Shifeng never relied on the word "loyalty" to win the trust of the lord, and every time he saw the wind and steered, he had to provide irreplaceable news, so that the other party had to keep him.

To King Wu, he brought more than one piece of news.

"Mr. Guo came so early." Xu Ji smiled, looked at the dark night outside the house, and changed his words: "It should be really late." ”

Half of the night was over, and Xu Ji slept late, so he could immediately receive the messenger.

Guo Shifeng bowed his hand politely, and when the guards left the room, he said, "I just came from the King of Shu." ”

Xu Ji didn't squeak.

"I went to see the King of Shu from the north gate, and went out of the city to the west gate to see the king of Wu." Xu Ji added.

"I can't think it's him." Xu Ji muttered, understanding the meaning of Guo Shifeng's words.

The first piece of news hit the nail on the head, Guo Shifeng was very satisfied, but there was no excitement on his face, and he asked with concern: "King Wu never doubted him?" ”

"I doubted everyone, including the King of Shu, but he was not among the most suspected. Come to think of it, he had no intention of rebelling and was not willing to take risks. I once suggested that he go to Yizhou to avoid the limelight for a while, wanting to test what this person's ambition was, but he immediately agreed, and also chose the name of the king of Shu for himself. Since then, he's been trying to get out of the perilous land of the Eastern Capital – and this time, too? ”

Guo Shifeng nodded, "He is willing to remove the title of Wang, and only seeks the official position of Yizhou, not even a shepherd, he is very satisfied if he can lead a county in Yizhou." ”

Xu Ji laughed, "Some people are too ambitious, and some people are too ambitious." ”

"In short, I can't keep up with King Wu." Guo Shifeng added.

"Isn't he disappointed that I didn't fall into the trap of the officers and soldiers?"

"Well, disappointed, so do whatever it takes to stir up trouble."

"I am at odds with the officers and soldiers, and I still need him to provoke trouble?"

"The general would love to reconcile. The general said that he would provoke a mutiny in the camp, kill the king of Xiangdong, and then kill Wang Tiemei in the name of revenge, and send Lou Xiaoqi to seize Yecheng in the name of protecting the funeral. If King Wu wishes to return to the Lou family, the general is very happy, the sooner the better. If he is unwilling, the general will not continue to besiege the eastern capital, and will soon retreat to Yecheng, with both sides taking a step back, and the well water will not interfere with the river water. ”

"Is Luo Bing willing to go to Jizhou with him?"

"That's why the general wants to show favor to King Wu, although he didn't say it explicitly, but I guess he is willing to exchange the captured Wu soldiers for the Luo soldiers in the city, if the king of Wu insists on not changing, he will also release the Wu soldiers, if nothing else, at least let his soldiers leave with him with peace of mind."

Xu Ji smiled, he thought so too, Guo Shifeng said everything.

"The general needs to strike as soon as possible more than I do."

"Exactly, no matter how you disguise it, the general's intention is to find a foothold to stabilize the hearts of the soldiers."

"How does the King of Shu plan to provoke trouble?"

This is the most important news, Guo Shifeng didn't reveal it immediately, and asked with a smile: "King Wu hasn't given me an answer yet?" The general was in a hurry to stop his troops and go to capture Yecheng, did King Wu sincerely agree, or did he pretend to agree and make another raid? ”

Xu Ji sighed lightly, "Strategies can't be used again and again, and now it's difficult for me to win the trust of people when I tell the truth, let alone lies?" When even Fei Xun was going to play tricks, it meant that this kind of thing had come to an end. ”

"Lord Fei Yufei? King Wu must have a misunderstanding, I don't know about others, Lord Fei is rarely open-minded, and would rather die than harm others behind his back. Useless, but respectable. ”

"A few days ago, he entered the city with you and revealed the movements of the two kings of Xiangdong and Jibei, not to confuse me? It was because I believed his words that I thought that the general was still far away, so I wanted to launch a decisive battle. ”

"To tell you the truth, I was indeed ordered to lure King Wu to send troops as soon as possible, but Lord Fei didn't, so I brought him with me, just to foil, who would have expected him to say everything I said."

"He doesn't know that the general and the king of Xiangdong have arrived?"

Guo Shifeng shook his head, "Master Fei has an official name, regardless of military affairs, and there are no cronies around him to report the news, and the general is blocking the news, and he doesn't know anything." After the Queen Mother was sent out of the city, she only trusted Lord Fei and called him as the official of the guard, and now he is even more ignorant of chores. ”

Xu Ji was a little surprised, and laughed at himself: "My suspicion is serious, and I am about to doubt myself." ”

"Suspicion is better than light, King Wu has this heart, so he can overpower the heroes." Guo Shifeng was profound.

Xu Ji saw that Guo Shifeng was trying to please him, and unlike before, this time his sincerity was at least six or seven points.

Of course, Xu Ji would not easily believe Guo Shifeng, and said with a smile: "You want an answer?" ”

"I have to know King Wu's intentions before I can give advice to King Wu, otherwise, it is inevitable that good intentions will do bad things, and I will be suspected of making my own opinions."

This sentence reached Xu Ji's heart, and he stretched out his hand and said, "Mr. Guo, please take a seat." ”

Guo Shifeng gave up his hand again and sat on the stool, very satisfied with the progress and did not urge.

Xu Ji didn't sit down, paced back and forth in front of Guo Shifeng, and after a long time, Guo Shifeng cut the candle once before he stopped and said, "What does Mr. Guo think?" Is it war or peace? ”

King Wu obviously has a decision in his heart, but it is up to others to say it, Guo Shifeng understands this, gets up and says: "War and peace have their own advantages and disadvantages......

Xu Ji motioned for him to sit down and said, Guo Shifeng sat back on the stool, and continued: "Accept the general's kindness, then the siege of the eastern capital will be resolved, and the Wu army will have few casualties, and it will be available to plunder the land." At the beginning of the chaos in the world, people's hearts were fluctuating, and Wu Jun's troops were bound to be like a bamboo. ”

"That's an advantage, but what's the disadvantage?"

"If there is no accident, the general will take Yecheng after retiring - I guess King Wu will not return to the Lou family, at most he will not violate the river water with the general's well water, right?"

"Mr. Guo can assume this first."

"Assuming this, then the two states of Hebei and Luo should be horns of each other, but it is difficult, and the biggest disadvantage is the general himself."

"After the general has a foothold, he still wants to rob the eastern capital?"

Guo Shifeng shook his head, "I don't know what the general is thinking, it's King Wu, and I guess I can't figure out the general's next thought." It's not that the general covers it up well, it's not that he thinks too much, it's ......"

Guo Shifeng smiled, after all, it was King Wu's father, and he had to pay attention to his words.

"Mr. Guo, it's okay to talk about it, I understand that the general is a person."

"The general's heart is empty, and he has no ideas at all, so it is unpredictable. The general is imposing, but there must be good generals and strategists around him, in order to embark on the right path, if he takes his own idea, I am afraid that it will be all stupid, and he may wake up in a bad mood, thinking of the various actions of King Wu, and in a fit of anger, he will send troops to attack the eastern capital. ”

"There are a few good staff officers around him - is Qiao Zhisu still there?"

Qiao Zhisu was the most trusted advisor around Lou Wen, and Xu Ji was more impressed by him.

"Qiao Zhisu was sent to Luozhou to find Lou Liugongzi, and he was not in the army, even if he was, the general was only willing to listen to his words."

"So if the general occupies Yecheng, not only can I not feel at ease, but I also have to divide my troops to guard against it."

"Unless King Wu is really willing to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors."

"What if I am a false war with a real one? What are the pros and cons? Xu Ji asked.

"Although the strategy has been used too much, I still have a way to gain the trust of the great general, let him relax his vigilance, and King Wu will fight with all his might, at least eighty percent of the chance of victory. King Wu will be greatly fame, and the benefits are small, big and big, and unlimited. ”

Xu Ji remembered Tian Jiang's words about "fame and truth", and muttered: "Everyone is weak, but fame is strong." ”

"What?" Guo Shifeng didn't hear clearly.

"Please Mr. Guo continue."

"In addition to the name, there is also a benefit, defeating the general, Yecheng is still in the hands of the county lord of Huanyan......"

"Huh?" Xu Ji felt strange, Guo Shifeng didn't say that Yecheng was in the hands of the second king, but said that the county lord.

Guo Shifeng said with a smile: "The county lord of Huanyan is a strange woman, although she is a woman, she is a scholar, and many people are desperate to serve her. ”

Guo Shifeng didn't mention Sun Yalu's name, this is one of his bottom lines as a strategist, he can betray his master, but he doesn't betray his peers, this move has very little gain, and it has also cut off a possible way out.

"If she really has such a ability, Yecheng will become a strong enemy, is this Mr. Guo's so-called disadvantage?"

"In the long run, it may be a disadvantage, but in a year or two, it will be an advantage for King Wu."

"What do you mean by that?"

"The general goes as he pleases, and now there is no emperor to restrain him, and there is no unscrupulous general to assist, even if there are thousands of benefits, he may not be willing to accept it, once he has a stable foothold, it is difficult to ensure that he does not worry about the eastern capital. The county lord is intelligent and calm, although he is a fierce rival, he can speak reasonably. There is the Shen clan in the west of Yecheng, there is He Rong in the north, and there are the soldiers of the Sheng clan in the south, all of which are top priorities. Therefore, if the county lord occupies Yecheng, it is not a disadvantage, but an advantage. There is only one point, the two strong go hand in hand, there will be a battle in the future, or there is a worry about raising tigers, Wu Wang thinks. ”

"Well, having said the pros and cons, what about Mr. Guo's choice?"

"The eastern capital is a place of four wars, and the situation is not conducive to holding on, but conducive to attacking, but it cannot attack from all sides, it can only form an alliance with one side, pacify one side, contain one side, and then specialize in one side. This matter is imminent, and in my opinion, I would rather choose the county lord than leave the Knowles. ”

This was exactly what Xu Ji thought, but he couldn't help but hesitate, "Although I have changed my surname, people in the world will still say that I killed my father." Hey, murderer of kings and fathers, my reputation is almost complete. ”

Guo Shifeng got up and said with a smile: "If it's not the son who kills the father, but the father who wants to kill the son?" ”

Xu Ji was silent, and he had guessed that Guo Shifeng still had nothing to say.

"It is said that King Wu wants to order General Meng Lun Meng under his command to cut himself, but is there such a thing?"

Xu Ji was stunned for a moment, and he didn't expect that the rumors would come out of Guo Shifeng's mouth, "There are no secrets in the world. ”

"I don't ask why, just say one thing: the King of Shu has learned about this, and he wants to take the opportunity to ask General Meng to kill Mrs. Lan and the concubine of the general who stayed in the mansion."

Xu Ji raised his eyebrows, "King Shu...... Want to use this trick to sow discord between me and the general? ”

"Yes, and I think he will succeed, the general really cares about these concubines, more important than Cao Shenxi and the illegitimate prince - this prince is hard to determine, maybe it's just an excuse for the general."

"Mr. Guo's suggestion is ......"

Speaking out the evil thoughts in the lord's heart is one of the responsibilities of the strategist, Guo Shifeng arched his hand and said: "King Wu can just watch, you don't have to do anything, wait for the father to come and kill the son." ”

"In this way, I and the general will become a bright battle, and there will be many casualties."

"No, it won't. The general has not yet captured Yecheng, and he does not dare to do whatever he wants, so I am sure to persuade him to take risks and attack King Wu......"

Xu Ji only needs to set a trap to kill the general, although he still can't get rid of the name of killing his father, at least there is a "last resort" reason.

"Remind the king of Xiangdong, isn't it good to let him do it?"

"I've been warned, but there's no hope. Besides, the general is powerful in the world, such as the tiger, doesn't King Wu want to fight the name of the tiger? ”

Xu Ji wanted, but he missed Meng Seng Lun a little in his heart, if Guo Shifeng "made his own opinion" and let everything happen like this, and King Wu "didn't know anything", how good would it be?

Xu Ji despised his weakness and hypocrisy, and bowed his hand to Guo Shifeng: "Mr. Guo alone is worthy of hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the righteous army. ”

Guo Shifeng returned the courtesy, not excited at all, in this kind of thing, he can always succeed.