"Do you think it's hard to convince these two?" Liang Zhen asked with a smile: "Actually, the old man also thinks it's difficult!" ”

In the study, when it was getting dark, the servant came in and lit candles for the two of them, and went out; The candlelight that jumped gently and flickered on Liang Zhen's face full of wisdom, but at this time, there was a hint of a smile.

I only heard him continue: "But it's not that there is no chance at all. The key lies in Liu Wei's son Liu Chongjing! ”

Liu Chongjing had long been dissatisfied with his father's title, and in the invasion of Jiangxi by the Chu army two years earlier, he sent troops to take the credit for it, but in the end he suffered a major defeat, which led to a series of defeats for the Wu army.

After this defeat, Yang Wu saw his father's face and did not punish him too severely, but only transferred him to the commander of the Xiang army.

However, from a promising commander of the forbidden army who was suddenly transformed into a commander of the van army with no future at all, with Liu Chongjing's heart and his desire for fame and power, there must be great dissatisfaction in his heart.

"If the festival commander can find a way to make a breakthrough from Liu Chongjing's body, and then use him as an opportunity to gradually pull his father Liu Wei into the water, then the matter will basically be successful; Liu Wei and Tao Ya are close friends, if Liu Wei is moved, it will be difficult for Tao Ya to get out! Liang Zhen said his plan in a deep voice.

Gao Jichang thought quietly after hearing this.

Liu Chongjing was dissatisfied, that was almost certain.

But with this dissatisfaction, if you want to persuade Liu Chongjing to rebel, this is difficult in itself, and now that Wu is so strong and has the hope of unifying the south, will Liu Chongjing rebel because of the dissatisfaction in his heart?

is not only Liu Chongjing, but also Liu Wei behind him, if you want to use Liu Chongjing to persuade Liu Wei, it is even more difficult.

So after Gao Jichang pondered for a while, he said with a wry smile: "What the predecessors said is indeed interesting, but the chance is still too small!" ”

Liang Zhen nodded in agreement, then shook his head and said, "However, for the section commander, this is the only feasible way; If you use other methods, if you want to destroy the general trend of Wu State, it is even more impossible. And if the commander doesn't do anything, then I'm afraid that in a few years, the Wu army will be overwhelmed, and if the Liang army is dragged down and can't go south to rescue, the commander can only flee back to Kaifeng to be an idle official! ”

"Flee back to Kaifeng? No, the predecessors are wrong about this, if the Wu army attacks in a big way, and it is difficult for the Liang army to go south to rescue, Ben Shuai actually has a way out. This way out is to take refuge in Shu! Gao Jichang suddenly said loudly.

"Defect to Wang Jian and lead the Shu army to confront the Wu army? Well, this is a good plan! There is a great possibility of success! ”

Liang Zhen hadn't thought of this method of taking refuge with Wang Jian before, but after listening to it at this time, he couldn't help but applaud.

At this time, Gao Jichang, although he had his own ambitions in his heart, he knew that it was difficult for him to survive alone when Liang and Wu were dominant, so until now he was still honestly Zhu Wen's courtier, and did not do anything beyond his duty.

But the purpose of all this is to keep his position as the envoy of the festival and keep his possession of Jiangling, if he finds that he can not guarantee his position as the envoy of the festival if he continues to stay under Zhu Wen, then he will quickly choose another way out.

The strength of Shu is also one of the most powerful forces today, and the overall strength may be under the three families of Liang, Wu, and Jin, which are better than Li Maozhen, the king of Qi, and Liu Shouguang, the king of Yan.

And unlike Zhu Wen, who was dragged by Li Cunmiao, the king of Jin, today's Wang Jian is worry-free inside and outside, and basically has no enemies.

At the beginning, Li Maozhen often fought with Wang Jian, but later Wang Jian listened to the advice of his staff and decided to use Li Maozhen as a barrier to resist Liang, so he married his daughter to Li Maozhen's nephew.

After solving the threat in the north, Wang Jian is now in a state of worry-free inside and outside.

However, for Wang Jian, although the terrain of Shu is steep and has the solidity of mountains and rivers, it is very conducive to defense; But it also limited the pace of his expansion.

In the north, Li Maozhen has now become his ally, he is naturally not good to continue to develop north, to the south, there are barren mountains and mountains, even if it is defeated, it is useless, only to the east into Jingxiang is his best way out.

If Gao Jichang is willing to take refuge in Wang Jian with the land of Jingnan Sanzhou, presumably Wang Jian should readily agree, this is Gao Jichang's means of pressing the bottom of the box.

"Senior, although it is said that leading the Shu army to come may be able to confront the Wu army, but Wang Jian has always been cunning and changeable, and the Shu army is not easy to mess with, if they don't leave after they arrive, Ben Shuai will lead the wolf into the room! So until the last moment, Ben Shuai is reluctant to use this strategy! Gao Jichang said helplessly.

"You can only take one step at a time!" Liang Zhen also sighed.

……

Tangnian County is only a small city, but because of its proximity to the front line, the garrison here is also very strong.

On the streets, from time to time, some soldiers of the van army patrolled along the streets, and the military discipline of these soldiers was not bad, they marched in a queue, and rarely disturbed the people.

In addition, there are occasional errand officers on the streets, who are patrolling back and forth, catching bandits, etc.

"Say, you've been saying that you have something important to discuss with Ben, and now Ben is coming, if you have anything, just say it, Ben will go back and have something to do!" In the tavern next to the street, a young man in a white robe with a somewhat pale face said impatiently.

Opposite him was a tall and thin middle-aged man with a dark face, dressed in an inconspicuous black suit, but his eyes looked very bright.

"General Liu is in a hurry to go back, is he in a hurry to make love with Xinna's concubine? Young people, it's better to be more motivated and don't waste too much time on women. As soon as the middle-aged man spoke, he was extremely unpolite, which made the young man's face change when he heard it.

"What is Ben going to do, it's not your turn to discipline him, if you don't tell you what you mean, Ben will directly throw you into prison!" The young man said coldly.

The middle-aged man laughed, and whispered unhurriedly: "I know that the reason why Gongzi is like this is because you can't be reused in the Wu Kingdom, even if you are the son of Song Guogong, you can only be the commander of the Xiang Army in this small Tang Nian County, and you will never come out!" However, since he didn't mix well in Wu State, why didn't Gongzi find another way? ”

"Looking for another way? Are you the man of Ma Yin, the king of Chu? The young man's face couldn't help but change, and he asked in a low voice.

This young son is the eldest son of Liu Wei, the Duke of Song, Liu Chongjing, who was demoted to the commander of the Xiang Army.

After coming to Tangnian County to serve as the guard here, Liu Chongjing has not been able to adapt to the change of position, but began to indulge in women, and in just two years, more than ten concubines have been accepted.

And he himself became much weaker because of his indulgence in women, and he could no longer see the heroic spirit on his face when he was the commander of the forbidden army.

A few days ago, there was a rich businessman who claimed to be from the Middle Plains, saying that he was looking for him on an important matter, and he needed to tell him in person, Liu Chongjing was unwilling to come to see this person, but this rich businessman made a bold move, and immediately gave him a lot of gifts.

Who knew that this person would persuade him to find another way out so bluntly when he opened his mouth, but he was startled.

He turned his head to look around, and saw that there was no one around except for a few henchmen, and those guards were also far away, and they didn't seem to hear the conversation between the two just now, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Why does Gongzi think that I am Ma Yin, the king of Chu? Can't I just come from somewhere else? The middle-aged man was still unhurried, and said with a smile on his face.

At this time, Liu Chongjing also woke up from the panic just now, and said in a cold voice: "This general doesn't care who sent you, he will directly arrest you and send you to Ezhou, presumably the governor of the royal capital will definitely ask the king for credit for this general!" ”

"Please? What credit? I'm just a small person, even if Childe catches me, it's just a trivial credit, what good is it to Childe's situation? Besides, these days, Childe has received a lot of benefits, if it is spread, even if Childe will be arrested, I am afraid that it will be difficult to wash away some people's suspicions about Childe, right? If any villain takes the opportunity to complain to King Wu, I am afraid that the son will have a worse time in the future! ”

"Humph!" Liu Chongjing's face changed again and again, blue for a while, white for a while, and only after a long time did he snort coldly.

The middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that Liu Chongjing would not take him down for the time being, so the smile on his face became even thicker.

"Don't be too happy, although Ben is not ready to take you down, it is impossible for you to convince Ben Gongzi to betray the king! Since my father took refuge in the first king, my Liu family has made a lot of contributions to the establishment of the state of Wu, and the first king has a great favor to my father, and my Liu family will not betray the king! So, you can go back and return to your master! Liu Chongjing said coldly as he got up and prepared to leave.

"Yes, King Wu Wu is indeed kind to your Liu family, and your Liu family is indeed loyal to King Wu, so Liu Gongzi, you plan to be the commander of the Xiang army for the rest of your life?" The middle-aged man's rare expression became serious, and he looked at Liu Chongjing's eyes and said softly.

Liu Chongjing's face suddenly stiffened, and the body that was just about to stand up also sat down again.

I have to say that the middle-aged man in front of him really held his lifeblood and knew what he wanted most in his heart, so even though he knew in his heart that the person in front of him was very dangerous and couldn't be mixed with him, he still sat down again.