Jinling City embraces the stone city on the left and Xuanwu Lake on the right, the rolling river surrounds the north of the west ring, the Qinhuai River flows quietly like a ribbon, and the south half of the rivers and mountains in the south of the Yangtze River, and the feng shui says that it is very kingly. www.biquge.info If you say that Jianghuai scenery gathers in Yangzhou, Jinling City is the most dazzling pearl in the palm of the south of the Yangtze River, and there are poems in Taibai: six generations are more overlords, and the ruins are seen in the capital. So far, between Qin and Huai, the rites and music show the heroes.

On this day, the traffic in front of Jinling City is crowded with pedestrians rubbing shoulders, the autumn sun is scattered and lazy, the carriage of the fifth commander will not enter, there is such a group of people, light Qiu Bo with a horse feather fan, just arrived at the long pavilion outside the city.

Leaving aside the entourage guards who followed far away, there were three people first, the leader Qi Yuxuan Yang Long and Tiger Steps, it was Xu Zhihe, the prime minister of Wu Guoda, who had just returned from Hunan, and the two people behind him were only in their early thirties, those on the left were younger and older, with slender eyebrows and smart eyebrows, both bookish and extremely rich in fairy wind bones, looking not like the characters in the market, but like the stars in the sky and descending to earth, called Shi Xubai, the one on the right was born to be a romantic talent, but a little dissolute air between the eyebrows was not exhausted, Called Han Hee-jae.

Although there is a stone case in the pavilion, Xu Zhihe has no intention of sitting, he stands under the eaves of the pavilion and faces Jinling City, and has not spoken for a long time, as if the quiet and peaceful and majestic city is like the goddess peak that has been exhibited for thousands of years in his eyes, and he is the green bamboo on the bank of the Yangtze River that looks up and looks at her for half of her life.

Han Xizai stood quietly in the pavilion and kept silent, he couldn't say anything in front of Xu Zhihe, this time it was only because of his deep friendship with Shi Xubai that he was pulled by the latter to see Xu Zhihe together, but in Han Xizai's opinion, Xu Zhihe, who is known as a wise man from the advice of the Liu, does not value him and Shi Xubai very much.

"In the past, a certain party went to Jinling, and once said to the prime minister: the Central Plains is cross-current, the Huaifu River is alone, the soldiers and food are sufficient, and when the long-term drive is to determine the great cause, there is no chance to lose the opportunity, and he regrets it. The prime minister was reluctant to use troops from Jianghuai to the north, and Nasong Qiqiu took the lead in attacking Chu, causing the Central Plains to attack Jianghuai on a large scale. ”

It was obviously an astonishing statement, but Shi Xubai looked calm when he said this, neither the taboo nor the bitter regret, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him, this was like the two sides fighting on a chessboard, and he was always just speaking in an outsider's tone.

There is no way to know what Xu Zhihe was thinking in his heart, but there was no color on his face, and he didn't even change the slightest movement towards Jinling City, which also showed that Shi Xubai's words didn't move him much.

Shi Xubai and Han Xizai are both scholars from the north, and they only crossed from the north to the south two years ago.

The former comes from the Qilu family, because of good family learning, when he was young, he was full of poetry and books, and lived in seclusion in Songshan when the Central Plains was in frequent wars, and then came to Jinling with Han Xizai.

Song Qiqiu was naturally not convinced, and wanted to try Shi Xubai's talent, once Xu Zhihe and everyone were feasting, more than half of the banquet game, Song Qiqiu asked Shi Xubai to do some articles, then Shi Xubai did not shirk, asked Xu Zhihe for pen and ink, and let several people hold the paper together, and did not ponder, half-drunk and half-awake, while reciting the pen and writing in his mouth, he wrote poems, fu, monuments, and ode in an instant.

Originally, Song Qiqiu also advocated the Northern Expedition, but Shi Xubai was different from Song Qiqiu, he suggested sending troops north directly from Jianghuai, but Song Qiqiu advocated the first map of the south of the Yangtze River and then the Northern Expedition, since the two had different ideas and some personal grudges, so no one could get used to whom, this time Xu Zhihe returned to Jinling and left Song Qiqiu in Hunan, Shi Xubai came to Xu Zhihe to make a statement, otherwise he was definitely too lazy to look at Song Qiqiu's "stinky face".

"Da Wu and Chu, it is the plan of the imperial court, it is not a decision of the original minister, and now that the wood has become a boat, it is no different from being entangled here, Mr. has great talent, dare to ask why teach me?" Xu Zhihe finally turned around, but he didn't salute Shi Xubai, and a big question was asked plainly.

Xu Zhihe doesn't mind Shi Xubai's uninhibited temperament, as the master of the people, he has never lacked a mind, but Shi Xubai can't get along with Song Qiqiu, Xu Zhihe can't chill Song Qiqiu's heart, after all, Song Qiqiu is his great mastermind and hero, so in the past two years, Xu Zhihe has been lukewarm to Shi Xubai, in Xu Zhihe's opinion, no matter how Shi Xubai is prodigal in front of him, it doesn't matter if he even offends him, but he is a scholar who has recently come south, and he lacks etiquette and awe for the merits of predecessors such as Song Qiqiu, Inevitably, it seems too unsophisticated.

Shi Xubai didn't mind Xu Zhihe's indifferent attitude, his smile was as sharp as the autumn wind, and he asked a question that seemed out of line, "With the current national strength of Great Wu, if it is a comprehensive hard collision with the Central Plains, I am afraid that there is not much chance of winning, but if it comes to local battles, Great Wu has 200,000 elites, and talents are like carp crossing the river, and they are not afraid of the Central Plains." Dare to ask the prime minister, if Chu and Jianghuai can only choose one place, is the prime minister willing to give up the other? ”

When these words were asked, don't talk about Xu Zhihe, even Han Xizai's face changed slightly, but Shi Xubai looked at Xu Zhihe frankly and directly, and did not shy away from Xu Zhihe's possible anger at all.

Xu Zhihe chuckled, although it was not cold, there was absolutely no warmth at all, "Mr. doesn't say anything, but let me give up the land first, which is inconsistent with Mr. Tianzhong's talent." ”

"If you are willing to give up, how can you get it without giving up? Everything in the world, gains and losses are not between trade-offs, and if you need to get something, you must give up another thing accordingly. Shi Xubai's words are loud and unquestionable.

Xu Zhihe wanted to brush his sleeves away, but after thinking about it, the current situation of Wu Guo is not good, and the imperial court is also at the time of employing people, so he can barely bear his temperament, "As Mr. said, the Central Plains is cross-current, the Jianghuai Fu is alone, and the Great Wu Liguo is half in Jianghuai, how can he give it up?" The rivers and mountains of Chu are the bloody gains of my Great Wu soldiers, and tens of thousands of bones are buried on the battlefield, how can you say that you will give up? Now that the King of Chu has shrunk into a corner, and most of the Chu land has entered my big Wu bag, there is no reason to gain and lose. As Mr. said, the Central Plains is powerful, and if I want to compete with the Central Plains, I can't help but strengthen myself, and Chu is the first step for the Great Wu and the Central Plains to divide the river and govern it. If you really want to use it, it is better to talk about some practical strategies. ”

The word "Fu" in Dujianghuai Fu means sheng, full of things and abundant people, and "rich".

Shi Xubai shook his head and sighed, "If that's the case, there's nothing to say." ”

Xu Zhihe looked at Jinling City again, and did not continue to pay attention to Shi Xubai's meaning, this attitude was equivalent to giving a send-off order in disguise.

Seeing this, Shi Xubai didn't intend to be bored, he pulled Han Xizai and was about to leave, Han Xizai wanted to say something, but when he saw that his friend was in a low mood, he gave up this thought, but his steps inevitably seemed heavy, and he was not as strong and brisk as Fang Cai.

Han Xizai knew in his heart that after Shi Xubai hit a wall today, he was afraid that he would not want to say anything to Xu Zhihe, which also meant that Shi Xubai was very likely to leave Jinling and live a life of seclusion again, although this was not the result that Han Xizai wanted, as a conceited and talented person, how could he be willing to be buried with his ambition and talent, but he couldn't say more at the moment.

The two were just about to leave the pavilion, but they heard Xu Zhihe say to stay, and when they turned around, the two saw Xu Zhihe looking at Han Xizai, "Since entering the pavilion, Mr. has not spoken, don't you want to worry about Da Wu?" ”

Han Xizai groaned for a while, and saluted: "I'm afraid that the prime minister won't be able to accept it." ”

Xu Zhihe smiled, "Mr. has never spoken, Anzhi I will not adopt it?" ”

Han Xizai glanced at Shi Xubai, and saw that the other party's expression was light, and he didn't have any impatience, so he took a good time, "A certain strategy, only four words." ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it."

"Chu Shouhuai attacked."

Xu Zhihe was a little interested, "Please explain in detail, sir." ”

Han Xizai, the word Shuyan, a native of Beihai, lived in seclusion in Songshan, and Shi Xubai got acquainted in Songshan, and Shi Xubai is different, he has a meritorious reputation, and was promoted to the first official in the same light years, his father Han Guangsi was the deputy envoy of the Pinglu Army, the Pinglu Army was arrogant and the fierce general did not obey the discipline, when Fu Xi was transferred to the Pinglu Army Jiedu Envoy, the lieutenant general and colonel did not accept it, and recommended Han - Guangsi as the queen, and later Li Siyuan rectified the towns of the proud generals, Han - Guangsi was executed, Han Xizai fled, and then went to Wu with Shi Xubai.

Because of the reason that he was an official in Gongju High School earlier, Han Xizai was very famous in Luoyang, but after arriving in Wu State, he was the same as Shi Xubai, and when the Central Plains scholars were promoted after running south, he ended up in a situation where he was raised as a diner without an official, and the reason why he and Shi Xubai waited outside the city and stopped Xu Zhihe to speak, instead of meeting Xu Zhihe in the house, was because there were few opportunities to meet and talk on weekdays.

In Xu Zhihe's eyes, although Han Xizai is talented and famous, he has never attached much importance to it, on the one hand, it is true that Xu Zhihe does not want to see Han Xizai's temperament of "young and dissolute, not abiding by the name inspection", on the other hand, it is also because of Han Guanghe, although the troubled times emphasize talent and not morality, but this is also relatively speaking, it does not mean that virtue is completely abandoned, Han Guangsi was killed according to the town's self-respect, which made Xu Zhihe suspicious of Han Xizai's character and tutor, and the two were added together. It's no wonder that Xu Zhihe has never used Han Xizai.

In addition, looking at people pays attention to one of eight views and six tests, six relatives and four hidden, parents and friends are all within the scope of six relatives and four hidden, Han Xizai and unruly people like Shi Xubai are messing around day and night, which makes Han Xizai lose more points here than Xu Zhihe, who doesn't like Shi Xubai.

The reason why Xu Zhihe patiently talked to Shi Xubai for a while, and then asked Han Xizai more when the two were leaving, or because of the current situation in Wu State, from this point of view, the change in the situation caused by the Tang Dynasty's conquest of Wu State has indeed affected the fate of many people. The so-called times create heroes, and that's probably the case.

Han Xizai and Xu Zhihe sat opposite each other in front of the stone case, Shi Xubai leaned on the pavilion and behaved casually, Han Xizai said to Xu Zhihe: "Dawu has obtained most of the Chu land, and the rest is just a corner of Lang and Li Erzhou, and Dawu's plan to attack Chu is almost completed. The loss of more than 10,000 elite soldiers is that the generals have spent tens of thousands of dollars and food, and it is difficult to succeed, and this is one of them. ”

"Second, in the past, when Li Congjing went out of Youzhou to attack the Khitan in the north, there was a theory of 'encroachment', a certain deep thought that it was appropriate to use it in Chu, and it was appropriate to pursue Langzhou with most of Chu, and the state of the tiger and wolf was fully displayed, which would inevitably anger Ma Xisheng and Li Siyuan, and then Ma Xisheng would protect the throne of the king of Chu, and Li Siyuan would inevitably work together to resist Wu without leaving any room. At this time, Shelang and Li Erzhou took a defensive position regardless of it, in order to retreat and advance when they saw a good situation, Ma Xisheng still had two states to be the king of Chu, so as not to completely disregard his life, Li Siyuan reserved the room to enter Chu in the future, and he would not be too annoyed and angry. That is to say, as long as Wang Shi can resist the Tang army's counterattack several times, Ma Xisheng and Li Siyuan can't do anything, and it is difficult to force it, so that the three parties will take a step back, and Chu will be safe. ”

"Third, although the mountains and rivers in Chu are dangerous and the terrain is complex, but it is also relatively speaking, the Central Plains suffered a big loss in the three battles of Yiyang before, and it is bound to increase the elite soldiers to counterattack, and the Central Plains has no shortage of elite soldiers after years of conquest, although Dawu is not afraid, but there is no need to compete with it for a day. Chu land is strictly guarded, then it can dispatch elite troops to rush to Jianghuai, Jianghuai is several times richer than Chu, and it is self-evident which side of Dawu should focus on. ”

"Fourth, guarding Chu can get Chu, so after a few years, the strength of Dawu has increased greatly, and the sailors are bound to be revitalized. In the coming day, our army will be a million, take Jingxiang in the west, lock the two rivers in Hanzhong, go out of Jianghuai in the north, capture Xuzhou and attack Qilu, and chase the Central Plains with several roads, how can the Central Plains block my troops? In this way, a great cause can be expected! ”

After Han Xizai finished speaking, there was silence inside and outside the long pavilion.

Xu Zhihe was silent in thought, his eyes were bright, and Shi Xubai bowed slightly, revealing his spirit.

The sunlight shining into the pavilion seemed to be a little brighter and fiery.

After half a ring, Han Xizai saw that Xu Zhihe's eyes were clear, so he added: "This is not the words of a certain family, it is actually from mutual consultation with Brother Shi." ”

When Xu Zhihe looked at Shi Xubai again, his eyes were very different from before, he stood up and saluted the two of them, "If you were afraid of fame and made such remarks earlier, why is it so?" Two talents, please go back to your home with a certain person and talk by candle and night today. ”

Fear of the name is Shi Xubai's word, and Xu Zhihe's title is much closer than the word Mr.

Shi Xubai got the praise but didn't buy it, and shook his head calmly, "This is the next policy, what is the way?" Having said that, he did not refuse Xu Zhihe's invitation.

Han Xizai's remarks, or in the four-character strategy jointly formulated by Han Xizai and Shi Xubai, the sentence "take Jingxiang in the west, lock the two rivers in Hanzhong, go out of Jianghuai in the north, and capture Xuzhou to attack Qilu" is the top priority, among which the words "seize Xuzhou and attack Qilu" can be called the key and goal of Wu's next plan for the Jianghuai war, and it is also the strategic policy of Shi Xubai and Xu Zhihe several times that he should go from Jianghuai to the Central Plains.

The Tang Dynasty attacked Jianghuai, and Wu was forced to defend the territory and resist, but who can say that this is not an opportunity for Wu? As long as Wu wins in Jianghuai, it is easy to take advantage of the situation to capture Xuzhou, and Xuzhou as a place where the soldiers of the north-south struggle must fight, the north has Xuzhou can look at Jianghuai, and the south can enter Qilu, march into Qilu and then wave the army to the west to approach Henan, is to cover the attack with homeopathy, and it is easy to succeed.

After Xu Zhihe left the long pavilion with Shi Xubai and Han Xizai, the pavilion suddenly became empty, but the residual heat next to the stone case did not dissipate for a long time.

Shi Xubai, who was supposed to leave Jinling at this time, lived a life of seclusion from then on, and never asked about the world again, even when Zhou Shizong sent troops to Jianghuai and the central lord Li Jing went to ask for advice several times, he always refused to say a word about state affairs.

Han Xizai, who should have done nothing at this time, was not used until Li Jing was in power, and then the romance was crowned with Jinling.

When Xu Zhihe, Shi Xubai, and Han Xizai entered Jinling City, the fifth girl had already arrived in an ordinary house in Kangfufang, and the Kangfufang in Jinling City was famous, for no other reason, this was the place where the Qinglou gathered, and the fifth girl's pace of exploring Jinling began with stepping into the Qinglou that moved Jinling.