"Your Majesty, there is good news, the Qi army attacked Xiakou and used it as bait to lure Wu Teng to the bait, but Wu Teng was really fooled, not only did he lose his own troops, but Jingzhou was almost lost. Now that his army of 200,000 remains, only 30,000 remain, and it is time for us to take back control of Chudi. The news of Jingzhou's defeat soon spread back to Jianye, and Xiao Yin pulled Yuan Chengce and Gao Yi to rush into the palace excitedly to report to Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan was also overjoyed when he heard this, and after asking the whole process in detail, his brows tightened: "I still think it's strange, Wu Teng is a well-known defensive warrior, how could he fight such a big defeat, it turned out that Yue Shouming betrayed him." But why did Yue Shouming do this? Could it be that he has already surrendered to the state of Qi? ”

"It shouldn't be, Yue Shouming has already returned to Xianghu three days ago, if he surrenders to the Qi State, then he should go to Jiaozhou." Xiao Yin was still immersed in the joy of Wu Teng's defeat, and he didn't have time to think about Yue Shouming's affairs.

Yuan Chengce on the side shook his head: "Returning to Xianghu does not mean that he did not surrender to the Qi army, Your Highness, you think carefully about the route of Yue Shouming's return, if he has no ghost in his heart, why not go south along Jingzhou directly, but take a detour to Jiaozhou and come back in a big circle?" ”

Xiao Yin reacted at this time: "So he went back to Xianghu to make an internal response when the Qi army attacked us in the future?" No, no matter whether this person really surrendered to Qi or not, we must get rid of it in advance. Your Majesty, the minister proposed to recall him to Jianye on the grounds of rewarding meritorious deeds. ”

Xiao Yan was just about to agree, but Yuan Chengce stopped him: "Your Majesty, this move must not be, Yue Shouming is only the deputy commander of the naval army, he does not dare to pass through the territory of my Great Song Dynasty, but he dares to go back to Xianghu Lake directly, he must have something to rely on." ”

"What does the prime minister mean is that Huang Songsheng, the commander of the naval army, may also surrender to the Qi army?" Xiao Yan asked in surprise.

Yuan Chengce nodded slowly: "I don't rule out this possibility, Huang Songsheng and Yue Shouming were both pirates back then, and they didn't have a particularly deep affection for my Great Song Dynasty, and now seeing that the Qi army is strong, it is not impossible to surrender them." ”

"How can this be good, there are three commanders of the navy, two of them may have surrendered to the Qi army, and one is a general. The Yan Kingdom perished so quickly, which was directly related to the loss of Penglai. If the Qi naval army conquers Elephant Lake, it can also drive straight into Jianye for a long time. Thinking of this, Xiao Yan no longer had a trace of the joy he had when he heard about Wu Teng's defeat just now.

Gao Yi, who had not spoken all this time, suddenly spoke: "Instead of us guessing here whether they surrendered to the Qi army, it is better to ask Huang Songsheng directly." ”

Xiao Yinqi said: "Could it be that you sent someone to Xianghu and saw Huang Songsheng and asked directly, did Huang Commander surrender to Qi State?" ”

Gao Yi smiled: "Your Highness misunderstood, next month is the anniversary of the first emperor, Your Majesty can use this as an excuse to summon the generals who have been stationed abroad for many years to come to Jianye to worship, if Huang Songsheng has no second heart, he will naturally come back generously." But if he didn't dare to come, then whether he surrendered to Qi or not, at least it showed that he didn't trust us, and it was not too late to find a way to get rid of him at that time. ”

Yuan Chengce nodded: "What the Taiwei said is right, when General Wei was still alive in the past, he said that Huang Songsheng's naval combat level was first-class. If he didn't surrender to the Qi army, but was killed by us by mistake, then we would have destroyed the Great Wall, and when Jiang Huanyan led the Qi army to attack in the future, we would have no generals. ”

"Okay, then listen to the captain, I hope Huang Songsheng won't disappoint me." Xiao Yan's face softened a little.

"Your Majesty, since Huang Songsheng's matter has a disposal plan, what about Jingzhou's matter?" When it comes to his own vital interests, Xiao Yin reminded in a low voice.

"By the way, I almost forgot about this matter, you all talk about it, now there are only 30,000 defeated soldiers in Jingzhou, and we have 80,000 troops in Danyang, is there any need to recall Da Sima." Xiao Yan regained the joy he had just now.

Xiao Yin looked at Yuan Chengce and Gao Yi nervously, Yuan Chengce said without thinking: "Wu Teng is newly defeated, and Yue Shouming's support has been lost on the water, and now there is a huge disparity between the forces of the enemy and us, if the great prince leads the troops, he should be able to easily take Jingzhou, and the minister does not need to recall the great Sima." ”

Yuan Chengce had good intentions and wanted Xiao Yin to make this great contribution. But Xiao Yin is most worried about this, although he can make a great contribution to winning Jingzhou, but after winning it, he will have to directly face Deng Yuanjue, Tian Wuji, Jiang Huanyan and others, he knows that his level is not their opponent, so he is very worried.

He had forgotten that he had proposed to go to Danyang to take charge of the military of Chudi, and only remembered that Gao Yi's later proposal was more in line with his own interests.

"Although Wu Teng lost the battle, after all, he is the number one fierce general under the command of General Deng, and he is still not to be underestimated, although the minister is confident that he will take him down in Jingzhou, but he is not as sure as Da Sima, I don't know what you think, Lord Taiwei?" Xiao Yin was worried that His Majesty would directly listen to Yuan Chengce's suggestion, so he hurriedly asked Gao Yi to come out and say a few words, in order to prevent Gao Yi's attitude from being the same as Yuan Chengce, so when he spoke, he expressed his meaning very implicitly.

Gao Yi smiled slightly, and understood the meaning of his words: "What His Highness said makes sense, it is indeed not difficult to take Jingzhou, not to mention His Highness to go in person, even if Danyang's stay Wei Zhongxing goes, it is no problem, but after taking Jingzhou, it will be difficult to deal with." Jiang Huanyan of Xiakou, known as the first person in naval warfare, and the destruction of Yan in Qi was also led by him, in the face of such an opponent, Da Sima is indeed more suitable than His Royal Highness and Wei Zhongxing. ”

Gao Yi has rich experience in political struggle, although he agrees with Xiao Yin in his words, but he also said another meaning of his own, that is, to take Jingzhou, if Xiao Yin does not want to go, and His Majesty does not plan to transfer Yan Chixing back, then Danyang's left-behind Wei Zhongxing can also do it.

After listening to the speeches of the three of them, Xiao Yan also understood the thoughts of the three of them. But he has his own plans, although Xiao Daocheng said before his death that the military affairs of the Song State would be handed over to Da Sima to be responsible, but he also said that Yan Chixing was a careerist, how could Xiao Yan dare to fully trust such a person.

At the beginning, it was decided to send troops to the Qin State just to expand the power of the Song State while Deng Yuanjue was attacking Yan, but now that the situation of the Qin State has been opened, it is nothing more than a matter of speed to change other generals to be competent.

"Taiwei is right, of course I believe in the ability of the imperial brother, but after taking Jingzhou, the opponents I face are all veterans who have fought on the battlefield for more than ten years or even decades, and it is more suitable for Da Sima in comparison. Therefore, I decided to appoint the imperial brother as the general of Zhenguo to be in charge of the war of Qin, and set out for the Handan camp on the same day to replace the great Sima. Xiao Yan finally made a decision.

Xiao Yin was overjoyed: "Thank you, Your Majesty, the minister will live up to the emperor's favor and take the Qin State to repay Your Majesty." ”

"Great Sima, news came from Jianye that His Majesty had sent King Liang to Handan, wanting to take over from you in charge of the war in Qin, and transfer us to Danyang to take charge of the war in Chu." Yan Chixing's eyeliner in Jianye quickly spread the news to the Song army camp in Handan.

"Hmph, what is this called, it is clear that His Majesty does not trust us, let King Liang come over to pick the fruits of victory." After Ji Yun and Wu Changchen took the entire Yanzhou, they led the army back to Handan and joined forces with Yan Chixing, and when they heard the news, both of them were furious.

"Da Sima, we just have the capital to gain a foothold, so we can't just go back." Ji Yun looked angry.

Wu Changchen said worriedly: "But Your Majesty has already issued an order, if you don't go back, you will resist the decree, although we have taken Yanzhou, but the foundation is still shallow, and we can't be enemies with Your Majesty." ”

Yan Chixing couldn't help but smile when he saw the anxious appearance of the two: "Since we can't go back, and we can't openly resist the decree, then we can only let King Liang resist the decree." ”

"Let King Liang resist?" Both of them were puzzled and asked, "King Liang is bent on coming to Handan to replace us, how can he resist the decree?" ”

Yan Chixing smiled faintly and asked rhetorically: "It's useless for him to think about it himself, but what if he can't do it physically?" ”

The two were shocked: "You mean to find someone to assassinate him?" "Xiao Yin is a dignified prince of the Song Dynasty, and assassinating him is still somewhat scruples.

Yan Chixing shook his head: "Assassinating King Liang at this time, didn't that tell the world that we did it?" I mean, just make him sick. ”

"Poisoned?" Ji Yun reacted.

Yan Chixing nodded: "Yes, our Divine Eagle Castle has a poison called Three Insects and Seven Flowers Ointment, people who are poisoned by this poison will not die, but their whole body will be soft, and they will look like they are sick." If King Liang was poisoned by this, then how could he preside over the war of Qin? ”

Wu Changchen's face was happy: "King Liang came all the way, and he passed through our place, and it was too easy to poison him, so I will arrange it." ”

Xiao Yin, who originally planned to arrive at the Handan camp in half a month, only appeared outside the Song army's camp after walking for a month.

Yan Chixing led everyone to greet him outside the camp gate, and saw Xiao Yin pretending to be surprised: "Your Highness, what's wrong with you?" Someone, please ask the military doctor to come and show His Highness. ”

Xiao Yin has always suspected that Yan Chixing was secretly doing the ghost since he was poisoned, and after thinking of Handan, he forced him to hand over the antidote, but now seeing that his nervous appearance doesn't look like a fake, he had to say: "This king doesn't know what's going on, it's just like that, and it hasn't gotten better for more than half a month." ”

Yan Chixing pretended to be concerned: "Your Highness, don't worry, the military doctor in our army has excellent medical skills, and he will definitely be able to cure Your Highness." Hurry up and help Your Highness back to rest in the tent. ”

After another half a month, Xiao Yin's condition still did not improve, but with the help of military doctors, it did not deteriorate again.

On this day, Yan Chixing took Ji Yun and Wu Changchen to Xiao Yin's camp again, and after greetings, he went straight to the point: "I heard that Your Majesty sent you to Handan this time, intending to hand over the war of Qin to you to be responsible, and then transfer me back to Danyang to be responsible for the war in Chudi. Originally, I was ready for this time, just waiting for you to hand over, can you still be in this physical condition at this time? ”