Xu Shao sneered again: "Your Majesty's heart is empty? Wen Zhen has been following the emperor for a long time, if he is suspicious, the old man must have something suspicious, and now His Majesty has come to me again, that is to say, the first emperor did not choose His Majesty, why does the old man want to help you? ”

I arched my hand again and said: "No matter what the truth is, now that the situation in Chang'an has been decided, if General Xu wants to make another turmoil, it will only be the people of Chang'an City who will suffer, what good will it be in Datang?" What good is it for the world? ”

When Xu Shao heard this, he was silent for a long time, only arched his hand slightly, and said, "Then may I ask Your Majesty, what is the matter with your special visit today?" ”

Listening to his tone, I seemed to be moved by what I had just said, and was no longer so hostile to me, so I arched my hand and said: "Nanliang Xiao Mill has already handed over a war letter to Chang'an, declaring that he wants to seize Chang'an, and has now mobilized 400,000 troops, intending to take Qizhou first. I came here to ask General Xu to lead the troops again and help build a helping hand. ”

Xu Shao sneered when he heard this, and said for a while: "Your Majesty is too rash, not to mention that the old man is sick at home, and he has not led the troops for a long time, and the military affairs have long been deserted, even if he promised His Majesty to lead the troops to the battle, I am afraid it is useless, Your Majesty should please go back." ”

I said, "General Xu, please listen to me." ”

Before he finished speaking, Xu Zhiren went and returned, and arched his hand towards Xu Shao: "The front hall has prepared a tea table to sit on the couch, does my father want to move?" ”

Xu Shao nodded, and said to me again: "Your Majesty, please." ”

Xu Shao and I walked out of the East Courtyard to the front hall, and Xu Zhiren took us to the hall and then retreated.

After the guest and host sat down, Xu Shaofang said, "Your Majesty has anything to say, please say." ”

I said: "Now that it is completed, it is necessary to personally conquer Nanliang, take away the 120,000 army of Chang'an City, and use 120,000 to resist Xiao Miao's 400,000 army, which is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg. Chen Changshi gave advice for Jiancheng, wanted to reach Jiangling from the west of Xiao Milling, cut off the way back, and recommended the general to Jiancheng. ”

When Xu Shao heard this, he touched his beard and said, "Chen Yanshou? ”

I nodded.

Xu Shao said lightly: "It's not a secret, the old man has not considered this matter, Your Majesty, please go back first, the old man heard that His Majesty ordered the army to leave in three days, let me think about it for a while, tomorrow at this time, I will definitely give Your Majesty an answer." ”

When I heard this, although I was a little anxious in my heart, I wanted Xu Shao to agree to me immediately, but I also knew that it was very presumptuous to come today, if he agreed to me immediately, if it was spread out, he would never have dealings with the people of the court, and if he did not see the various things of the Son of Heaven, I am afraid that he would be left as a laughing stock.

When he said so, I took my leave.

Out of the mansion, Dou Xiaochen was waiting for me not far from the door, and when he saw me coming out alone, he ran to me and asked, "Your Majesty, can General Xu agree?" ”

I smiled lightly, glanced back at the door of the mansion, nodded and said, "I will agree tomorrow, and now there is something you can do for me." ”

Dou Xiaochen said: "Your Majesty, please speak." ”

I said, "You will spread the news that I came to visit Xu Shao today throughout the army...... No, not only in the army, but also in the streets and alleys of Chang'an City. ”

Dou Xiaochen tilted his head and thought for a while, and said, "The last general will take the order." ”

I saw that Dou Xiaochen was about to leave, so I thought about it and stopped him again: "Remember, the result is that Xu Shao didn't agree, do you know?" ”

Dou Xiaochen understood, nodded, turned over and left.

The rain is not small, I have stood in the rain for a long time, my clothes have already been drenched, but for some reason, I have a little melancholy, and I have to play with my mind, in fact, it was the same in the past, but what happened to me in the past, it seems that someone has already thought of everything for me, and planned everything, I don't have to worry about it at all, now as the Son of Heaven, I have long been alienated from everyone, even if they guess my mind, they no longer dare to act rashly.

I suddenly missed Zhang Wensu a little, and I wonder if he is still the same as he was at the beginning, accustomed to doing his own thing, doing whatever comes to mind, and many times he doesn't even come to ask me what I think.

Sure enough, in the evening, Sanniang came to Ganlu Hall from the military department to find me, saying if I went to Xu Shao's mansion today.

I laughed and said, "How do you know?" ”

Sanniang said: "Everyone in Chang'an City knows, big brother, why did you go to him?" ”

Zimin was thinking about a chess game on the side, but when he saw Sanniang asking, he pointed to the chessboard with his hand and said, "Sanniang, come and see this game of chess." ”

When Sanniang heard this, she left me and ran to Zimin's side, looked at it carefully and said, "The black chess pieces should fall here!" Bai Zi's way, it is obvious that he wants to ......" Before he finished speaking, he already understood, looked back at me and said, "Big brother, what do you mean, do you want Xu Shao to attack Xiao Mo from the side?" ”

I nodded.

Sanniang thought for a moment and said, "However, our troops are limited, if we allocate the eldest brother's troops to him, I am afraid that we will not be able to resist Xiao Miao's hundreds of thousands of troops." ”

I shook my head and said, "You forgot? Xu Shao used to be the general guard of Yiling County, and now he has seized Bashu, although he is a minister to Chang'an, but he has always been alienated from Zhang Xuanjing, the daughter of his wife Xu Shao, if Xu Shao can be invited, the troops of Kipzhou can be used by me. ”

When Sanniang heard this, she clapped her hands and smiled: "The eldest brother is thoughtful, and the younger sister is really not comparable." ”

I shook my head and said, "This is not the idea of the eldest brother, it is really Chen Changshi's idea. ”

When Sanniang heard this, she was stunned for a long time, and then she didn't say a word.

I knew that she had some opinions about Chen Yanshou, so I stopped talking and didn't say anything more.

At noon on the second day, I asked Dou Xiaochen to accompany me to visit Xu Shao's mansion again, and this time it was Xu Zhiren who opened the door for me.

I smiled as I walked, "Why didn't you stop me this time?" ”

Xu Zhiren said with a straight face: "Father has already instructed, Your Majesty please." ”

I saw that he was serious, but it was not good to joke again, so I was led by Xu Zhiren to my study where I came to find Xu Shao yesterday.

Xu Zhiren pushed open the door and said, "Father, Your Majesty is here." ”

Xu Shao stood at the door and arched his hand at me and said, "Your Majesty, please come in for a while." ”

I left Dou Xiaochen outside the door and entered the study by myself, where the table had already been set up, and there was already tea on the table, and it was still steaming, thinking that it was not long before I was ready.

I took my seat and arched my hand, "I wonder how the general thinks about it?" ”

Xu Shao said: "The old man has agreed, and there are no soldiers to lead." ”

I said: "This is not okay, if General Xu really agrees, the 120,000 troops outside Chang'an City, the general will send as many as he wants to the general?" ”

When Xu Shao saw me say this, he sneered for a while, and said: "Since Your Majesty has come to me, he naturally has a complete strategy, if all the troops are handed over to me, then who can contain Xiao Miao's army in the front and prevent it from coming back?" Your Majesty might as well be honest and straightforward. ”

I thought about it, and then I said the idea of borrowing troops from Kipju.

(End of chapter)