Chapter 122: The Enemy of My Enemy Is My Friend
In Guixi County, Zhao Shuo, who had a single courtyard, sat on a chair and frowned. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoSince entering Guixi County yesterday, Wang Zongshi has arranged him here, and then there is no follow-up.
According to the information that Zhang Chujiu came back from, Sima Zhi was already stationed outside the county seat of Guixi, and the rest of the officers and troops were also arriving one after another.
Wang Zongshi led his troops out this morning, and the two sides fought a big battle, winning and losing each other.
Zhao Shuo scratched his chin, shook his head and sighed. If it goes on like this, Guixi City will soon be breached, and when the time comes, Wang De will charge himself with colluding with the rebels, and the emperor's uncle will wave his hand, and his head will fall to the ground. This is not what Zhao Shuo wants to face.
"In the end, how can we turn defeat into victory and turn evil into good fortune?" Zhao Shuo muttered to himself.
"Lord Wang, Lord Wang!" Fluttershy trots into the courtyard. "Miss Fang told me just now that Wang Zongshi may see the prince at night, so let the prince prepare."
Entering Guixi County, Zhao Shuo only left Gonggong Feng by his side, while Fluttershy and Zhang Chujiu were handed over to Fang Yunsheng. This will help both sides to pass on information, and it will also facilitate Zhang Chujiu to inquire about the news.
Hearing Fluttershy's words, Zhao Shuo smiled bitterly. "It's just possible, what is there to prepare."
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As night fell, Wei Yan, the general under Wang Zongshi, came to Zhao Shuo's residence.
Knock knock~
Wei Yan knocked on the door and said. "The last general, Wei Yan, came to invite the prince to come over to the palace on the order of the leader."
Squeak~
The door opened, and Gonggong Feng poked his head out and said with a smile. "Lord Wei, wait a minute, the prince will be here soon, or Lord Wei will come first to rest."
Wei Yan waved her hand. "No need, the last general can wait for the prince like this."
There was not much time, Zhao Shuo went out and bowed slightly to Wei Yan. "There's Master Lowe."
Wei Yan bowed and saluted. "The prince has tormented the last general, and it is really an honor for the last general to lead the way for the prince."
After the two were polite, Wei Yan led the way in front, Zhao Shuo followed, and Gonggong Feng followed Zhao Shuo inch by inch, guarding Zhao Shuo's safety.
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Wang Zongshi's mansion, in the living room, a sumptuous dinner has been prepared, and in addition to Zhao Shuo, there is also Fang Yunsheng here.
There were only three chairs on the huge table, and Wang Zongshi and Fang Yunshang were already seated at this moment.
Wang Zongshi was followed by a strong man with dark skin, while behind Fang Yunshang was the white-haired Fang Qi Buddha.
Entering the living room, Wei Yan saluted Fang Yunsheng, and then saluted Wang Zongshi.
"The two leaders of Qiqi, the last general of the prince has been invited over."
"The prince is here, so many rules." Wang Zongshi waved his hand.
Zhao Shuo just entered the living room, smiled faintly at Fang Yunsheng, nodded slightly, and then looked at Wang Zongshi and arched his hand. "I don't know why the king's leader invited this king to come."
Wang Zongshi got up and made a gesture of invitation to Zhao Shuo. "Lord Wang, please sit down, let's talk while eating."
Zhao Shuo was stunned for a moment, and then smiled bitterly, it seems that talking about things at the dinner table is really a tradition.
Zhao Shuo walked to the vacant chair, gently stepped back the chair, and then sat down towards the gentleman.
As soon as he sat down, the maid serving behind him came over and filled Zhao Shuo's wine bowl.
Zhao Shuo smiled and pointed to the wine glass in front of him. "This king is young and has never seen a big scene in the world, so I really haven't drunk this wine."
"How can a man not drink." Wang Zongshi raised the wine bowl in front of him. "I'll do it first for respect."
As he spoke, Wang Zongshi tilted his neck and drank a bowl of wine without a single drop.
"Hmm!" Wang Zongshi turned the wine bowl upside down, signaled that there was not a drop of wine left in it, and then made a gesture of invitation to Zhao Shuo.
Zhao Shuo smiled bitterly, took the wine bowl, and glanced at Fang Yunsheng. Seeing Fang Yunsheng nodding slightly, Zhao Shuo relieved himself.
"Since the king leader is so arrogant, then today, this king will sacrifice his life to accompany the gentleman." Zhao Shuo said, looking very reluctant to pick up the wine bowl, then pinched his nose, tilted his head, and drank it.
After drinking, Zhao Shuo coughed a few times. This series of performances proves that he is a first-time drinker and a novice.
Only Gonggong Feng behind him was secretly snickering, because he had seen Zhao Shuo's posture of not getting drunk when he drank with Shi Lance.
After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food, and homely cooking, after testing and getting familiar with each other, Zhao Shuo opened his mouth and said the right thing.
"Leader Wang, there must be something to say, Miss Fang has already told you, this king wants to know, what are your thoughts."
"Why is the prince so anxious, you just came, wouldn't it be better to stay a few more days and take a look at the next situation." Wang Zongshi drank another bowl.
"It's not that this king is in a hurry, but there is not much time left for us." Zhao Shuo picked up the wine bowl. "If this king is careless, not only will the king's leader be in danger at that time, but this king may also be folded here." Drinking the wine in one gulp, Zhao Shuo continued. "This king is young and young, and he doesn't want to die like this. Otherwise, there would be no need to come out so hard. ”
"Why does the prince think that we will definitely lose this battle?" Wang Zongshi said the biggest question in his heart.
Fang Yunshang told him Zhao Shuo's speculation many times, he thought about it, and studied it, but the number of times the officials and soldiers came to attack was not hundreds of times, but dozens of times.
In his opinion, the officers and soldiers who come now are no different from the past, and if they must find a difference, they can only be the generals who lead the officers and troops.
However, with a change of general, they can't beat it? Wang Zongshi didn't believe it. Because every time a new official arrives, a new general will follow, but the result is the same, the arrival of arrogance and domineering, and the departure of the gray.
"Leader Wang, this is the king's speculation, as for the reason for this speculation, it is because the generals who came to attack the king's leader this time have been taught by this king." Zhao Shuo sighed and said. "When the king passed through Wuzhou, Ju Zheng led the uprising team to surrender, and the king naturally accepted it gladly. However, when they returned to the cottage to get supplies, they were attacked by the officers and soldiers. If it weren't for the fact that this king had forced away Xin Qizong's team and destroyed their encirclement, Juzheng's group of people would probably have been wiped out. ”
"Could it be that the official army that attacked Ju Zhengqi was commanded by this Wang De?" Wang Zongshi asked.
Zhao Shuo nodded. "Yes, this king sent someone to inquire later, and the one who commanded that battle was Wang De, who came to conquer Guixi this time."
Wang Zongshi fell into deep thought, because he couldn't tell whether what Zhao Shuo said was true or false.
"This wave of officers and soldiers is not simple, they have artillery, and there are quite a few of them." Seeing that Wang Zongshi was shaken, Zhao Shuo continued. "If the king leader still has ideas, you should be clear about Brother Ling's affairs."
"Brother Ling repelled dozens of attacks by the official army, but one Sima Zhi succeeded in a surprise attack on Yiyang, isn't this enough to explain the problem?"
"Then Sima Zhi ......," Wang Zongshi asked in a deep voice.
"It's just an ordinary general under Wang De." Zhao Shuo said.
"Why are you helping us? We are rebels against the court. Wang Zongshi looked at Zhao Shuo and asked puzzled.
"And what about this king? Does the king think the king has any reason to rebel against the court? Zhao Shuo asked another question.
"Zhao Gou stole the throne, and the prince wanted to get the country, so he ......" Wang Zongshi wanted to speak and stopped.
"I didn't have any interest in the throne, and to be honest, I just wanted to live a peaceful life at first. So I made honeycomb coal and opened a restaurant in Lin'an. Since I couldn't see the refugees suffering, Fu Yin came to the door many times to ask for a meeting, so I came up with a plan to appease the refugees. As a result, my uncle directly sent me a holy decree, crowning the king, giving marriage, and pacifying the southern mob. ”
Zhao Shuo paused and continued. "What do you think I'm going to do?"
"This~" Wang Zongshi stammered for a while.
Fang Yunshang was also alone, she didn't expect Zhao Shuo to be forced to this path like this.
"I had no choice but to accept the holy decree, but the court only gave me six hundred old and weak soldiers. Uh, the team, go to war, do you have a chance of winning? Isn't that any different from sending people to death? I had no choice but to hide from you everywhere, hoping to make a detour to Fuzhou. ”
Saying this, Zhao Shuo shrugged his shoulders. "However, after being attacked in the center, I understood. If I don't want to play to the death behind the court, there is only one way to resist. ”
After letting out a sigh of relief, Zhao Shuo said to Wang Zongshi. "Now the king knows why this king is helping you."
Wang Zongshi smiled at Zhao Shuo. "The enemy of my enemy is my friend."