The battle ahead was in a stalemate, and the only ones in action were the bandits led by Gao Jie.

The officials of Huai'an Mansion urged three times a day, and Fang Yuan, who returned to Suqian, was waiting for the military information transmitted back from Henan and Huguang on the one hand, and had to deal with these officials on the other hand, he was already too annoyed, so he simply avoided them and asked them to go to Zhu Yihai to cry.

Half a month later, information was transmitted back from Henan and Huguang that Li Guo in Henan was indeed gathering troops and horses, and his movements were unknown, and there had been a large group of cavalry entering Nanyang Mansion recently.

However, there was no movement in Huguang Li Yan, and Wuchang Mansion was calm and everything was as usual.

Henan Li Guo's behavior is too abnormal, with Henan's 50,000 troops and King Chuang's reinforcements, a full-scale invasion of Jiangnan may not be enough, but it is more than enough to rob while the fire is fired.

Fang Yuan's worst concern finally appeared, and something really happened to Li Zicheng!

He thought about it, since there was no war with Sun Chuanting, it was redundant to stay in Suqian, so he decided to go back to Nanzhili first, and discuss with the cabinet first, whether there was a solution other than war.

Fang Yuan returned to Suzhou Mansion and immediately convened a meeting of the cabinet to discuss countermeasures. In fact, the cabinet members did not have a very good idea, so they could only propose to order an envoy to be sent to discuss the alliance between the two armies with Li Zicheng. If it is within the scope of affordability, in the name of trade between the two sides, Li Zicheng can be given a certain amount of capital concessions, which can be regarded as spending money to buy peace.

Fang Yuan approved this method, returned to the backyard, and fished alone in the lake, but his mind was full of thoughts.

The Cabinet's proposal to spend money to buy peace is indeed a contingency plan. But just spending money is obviously impossible to curb Li Zicheng's ambitions. Li Zicheng is a hero who aspires to the world, if he can be bought with some silver, he will not be the emperor of the Dashun Dynasty who overthrew the Ming Dynasty in history.

Fang Yuan stared at the surface of the lake with blank eyes, allowing the fish to bite the bait and successfully escape, still unaware.

"What are you thinking, colt?!"

A gentle voice sounded behind Fang Yuan, it was the princess!

Princess Kunxing was about to give birth, but she dragged her bulky body behind him with the support of the maid. Seeing that Fang Yuan was still absent-minded, he asked each other.

Fang Yuan came back to his senses, saw that the princess had arrived, hurriedly threw away the fishing rod, helped her to the pavilion, and reproached lovingly, "Jiao'er, you don't have a good rest in the dormitory, what are you walking around?!" ”

Princess Kunxing looked at him in a daze and said, "Don Ma, the battle ahead is imminent, but you suddenly returned to Suzhou City, there must be something important!" ”

Fang Yuan also had no clue, so he truthfully informed her of the abnormal movements in Li Zicheng's direction. If there is a war on two fronts, this battle will inevitably be extremely dangerous.

Princess Kunxing suddenly smiled and said, "Don Ma, I have a way to make Li Zicheng watch the battle honestly, and I don't dare to think about it." ”

Fang Yuanzheng was so worried that he listened to her confidently punching the package ticket, and hurriedly asked, "Say it quickly, what is the method?" ”

Princess Kunxing smiled and said, "Have you forgotten the time bomb we planted when Li Yan first came to Jiangnan?!" ”

"Time bomb?!"

Fang Yuan desperately recalled, and suddenly remembered the time bomb in the princess's mouth, which was the jade pendant worn by the eldest grandson queen who gave it to Mrs. Li Yan's red lady, "It is a jade pendant engraved with 'Guanyin Blessing'!" ”

Fang Yuan was reminded by the princess slightly, and suddenly he was stunned.

The princess's solution to the current crisis is to detonate the time bomb planted at the beginning, which makes Li Zicheng and Li Yan suspicious of each other. Li Zicheng's main force is now fighting in Sichuan, and the number of troops that can mobilize to attack Fangyuan's flank will never exceed 100,000, including 50,000 troops from Li Guo in Henan, 30,000 troops from Li Yan in Huguang, and 20,000 cavalry from Sichuan to help.

Once Li Yan's loyalty went wrong, Li Zicheng's army went out of Sichuan and became a luxury.

In other words, as long as Li Zicheng is suspicious of Li Yan, then Li Zicheng's top priority is not to come to Nanzhili to get a piece of the pie, but to deal with Li Yan's possible rebellion at any time.

The target of Li Guo's troops in Henan is not Nanzhili, but Li Yan of Huguang.

To provoke the relationship between Li Zicheng and Li Yan, the plan is ready-made, and according to history, Li Zicheng just did it once when he unjustly killed Li Yan.

Back then, Song Xiance thought of a proverb for Li Zicheng, the eighteenth child is the main artifact. This eighteen-child is a Li character, which can refer to both Li Zicheng and Li Yan. In addition, Li Yan's wife, the Red Lady, carries the jade wrench of the eldest grandson queen at any time, and Li Yan can't wash it even if he jumps into the Yellow River.

Fang Yuan said happily, "The princess's plan is very good, I will immediately send people to Henan and Huguang to spread rumors, and divide Li Zicheng, Li Guo, and Li Yan, hahaha!" ”

The princess hurriedly stopped him and said, "Don't worry, don't worry. Can just a few rumors separate Li Zicheng and Li Yan? It will take a long time for the rumors to ferment, and after a period of time, it will be transmitted to Li Guo, and Li Guo will verify it again, and then report to Li Zicheng after verifying that it is correct. It will take at least three months to half a year! Li Guo's soldiers and horses may advance eastward at any time, and we cannot wait such a long time. ”

Fang Yuan patted his forehead, the princess's mention was very timely, whether it was rumors or rumors, it was all slow work that had to be tempered by time, and it couldn't solve the urgent need at the moment.

He hurriedly asked, "Then according to Jiao'er's thoughts, how should I make this divisive plan?!" ”

Princess Kunxing stroked her belly, which was about to give birth, and said unhurriedly, "Don Ma, write a letter to Li Yan's wife, Red Lady, in my name." The content of the letter is to talk about the old love with the red lady who gave the eldest grandson queen jade pendant, and then ask Li Yan to maneuver more in front of King Chuang, and be sure to delay Li Guo's invasion. The horse will thank Li Yan for his great kindness this time and give him 100,000 taels of silver. After destroying King Chuang and dominating the world in the future, Li Yan will be crowned as the Duke of Baoguo and Kaifeng in Yongzhen. ”

"Then, we sent a secret envoy to deliver the letter, and when we crossed the checkpoint, we deliberately pretended to panic and reveal our whereabouts, so that the sergeant of the intruder could search for the letter. Discordant letters, coupled with circulating rumors, are two-pronged, how can Li Yan escape this suspicion?! ”

When Fang Yuan heard this, he had to admire the princess's plan was really natural and impeccable. If you write this divisive letter in the name of Fang Yuan, at this delicate juncture, you will bring up the matter of jade pendant, which is obviously too revealing.

Li Zicheng received this letter of discord that was too abrupt, and he would not necessarily be gullible.

If he wrote a letter to Li Yan's wife, the Red Lady, in the name of the princess, and proposed the jade pendant given back then, it would be natural, and Ren Li Zicheng would not suspect that the correspondence between the two women would be deliberately faked.

The princess also deliberately mentioned in her heart that she would destroy Queen Chuang in the future and crown Li Yan as the Duke of Baoguo, which was a taboo for Li Zicheng.

After receiving this letter, the sergeant of the Chuang Army would not dare to have any reservations, and would immediately hand it over to Li Zicheng, who promised that he would be furious after receiving the letter.

Fang Yuan had already agreed to this divisive plan in his heart, but although he and Li Yan were enemies, they were also confidants. As soon as this divisive plan comes out, it is unknown whether Li Yan can save his life. At least historically, Li Zicheng unjustly killed Li Yan because of suspicion.

If Li Yan is calculated like this time, if he loses his life, it will really be a loss of conscience.

Princess Kunxing saw that his face was embarrassed, obviously unable to pass the hurdle of conscience in her heart, and said, "Don't worry, you don't have to worry about Li Yan's safety. After Li Zicheng seized the letters of discord and arrested Li Yan. In the name of the regent, he immediately sent a credential to Li Zicheng and ordered him to return to Li Yan, otherwise the two armies would meet each other. ”

In this way, it not only confirms Li Yan's crime of colluding with the horse, but also makes Li Zicheng a rat trap, and he will be able to temporarily protect Li Yan's life. After that, we slowly negotiated with Li Zicheng and thought of saving people! ”

The princess's method was already exhaustive, Fang Yuan had nothing to say, he was extremely fond of her, a virtuous helper, kissed her on the forehead, and gently stroked her belly, "Jiao'er, as long as this belly is a man, I will immediately crown him the prince regent!" ”

Princess Kunxing snuggled in his arms and smiled sweetly, "You can't go back on your word!" ”