After some encouragement at the moment, Gao Yue asked Yang Jiantou to take Yao Xiang first. He settled down and summoned Han Yong and Yang Ke. After a while, the two arrived together.

Gao Yue motioned for the two of them to sit together, and said while pondering: "I have a matter on my mind, and I can't find any good way to solve it, so I have to invite you again to discuss it in person." That's the case, two days ago, Hu Song came to Feng Songshu, saying that the current situation in Tianshui County has been stable, and the Huns in Chang'an have not moved for the time being, so he plans to do his best to attack Chengji City and take advantage of the situation to attack Chengji City and completely eliminate Zhang Chun, so he specially asked me for instructions. Well, I haven't replied to him yet. ”

Han Yong spoke first this time, and he said strangely: "Hu Song is now attached to the lord, and he is eager to make meritorious contributions, and he will spare no effort to attack Zhang Chun." And he is also a good general, and no one is restrained, this time the Northern Expedition has become a history, and there is a huge disparity between the strong and weak forces, and no accident will definitely be the victory. The lord just needs to wait for the good news, don't you have faith in him? ”

"It's not that there is no confidence. I know that Hu Song will definitely win, and the key issue is that after the defeat of Chengji City...... Gao Yue was a little embarrassed, and he didn't know how to phrase it, and he spit out in a rare way. When he raised his eyes, he saw that Han Yong was becoming more and more confused, so he turned to look at Yang Ke. Yang Ke originally lowered his head slightly, carefully capturing every word of Gao Yue, but when he heard the end, he raised his head, and a different color flashed in his eyes.

"The lord is worried, how to deal with Sima Bao?"

Gao Yue's tense appearance immediately eased, and Chong Yang Ke, who was very appreciative, focused his head and looked at him full of inquiry.

Yang Ke guessed correctly, and continued: "Although the king of Nanyang has repeatedly been an enemy of the lord. But after all, he was once the most high existence in the world, and he was once the first candidate for the successor to the throne. Now that the imperial court has fallen, although His Majesty has passed the throne to King Langya, Sima Bao's influence is still not negligible, if he is safe and sound, there may be many old ministers, or civil benevolence and righteousness, willing to obey his call and play his banner, so that the situation in Benzhou will be turbulent again. ”

But the problem is that Hu Song is not a villain who is shady and mean. In the past, although he was dissatisfied with Sima Bao in various ways, but when it was really time to kill and take him, he saw that Sima Bao's situation was pitiful and not what it used to be, so he would inevitably feel pity and remember the old feelings, so that not only would he not be harmed, but most of them would be courteous, and even plead with the lord. Besides, there are no two lords in this state, if the lord meets with Sima Bao, how will he treat him? I'm afraid it's embarrassing. At that time, the lord will not be able to raise, release, or kill, which is very troublesome. Therefore, the lord is worried about this, and he does not know what to do, but is this so? ”

Gao Yue slapped the table hard: "Those who know me, sir!" The military aircraft are fighting outside, and Brother Han shares my worries; Giving advice, there is a gentleman to solve my doubts, very lucky! In this case, I don't know why the gentleman taught me? ”

Han Yong also suddenly realized when he heard this, and couldn't help rubbing the thick hair on his lips, nodding to Yang Ke again and again, and couldn't help but praise Dao Changshi for being like a god in Zhuge Reincarnation. Yang Ke was suddenly silent, looked at Gao Yue fixedly, and said meaningfully: "My subordinates first ask the lord a sincere word, for Sima Bao, do you have to die for him, or can you leave a way to live?" ”

It's a sharp question, but it's very direct. Seeing that the situation was very serious, Han Yong immediately sat down and closed his mouth. Han Yang and the others both looked at Gao Yue.

Gao Yue lowered his eyes slightly and did not answer silently.

Yang Ke knew it in his heart, and couldn't help but bow his head lightly, and replied: "That's the case." The subordinates have a plan to solve the problems in the hearts of the lord. The lord should repair a letter and give it to Zhang Chun, and in a strong tone, he ordered him not to hurt Sima Bao, and sent Sima Bao a gift. ”

Gao Yue was stunned and said, "Sir, this ......"

Yang Ke smiled and flicked the sleeves of his robe, his face full of wise confidence, "The lord just does this." After Zhang Chun received the letter, I expected that it would be no more than three or five days, and the news of Sima Bao's death would definitely come out. ”

As soon as these words came out, not only Gao Yue, but even Han Yong, who was listening, was stunned.

Chengji Castle.

Chengji is just a middle and lower city, and it is the smallest town in Tianshui County, where the capital Shangtai is located. It was originally an ordinary and inconspicuous quiet place, but now because Zhang Chun kidnapped Sima Bao and stationed there, Cheng Jiden was on the cusp. The common people were already very worried, and when the entire territory of Qinzhou was now completely controlled by Gao Yue, the residents of the city were even more frightened, fearing that a major military disaster would befall their heads at any time. As the situation became more and more severe, the city was already empty, and the people were all confined to their houses, and there was nothing big about it, and they would never go out easily, causing the whole city to become lifeless.

On this day, in the government office, Zhang Chunyang and the two got together again. Zhang Chun's face was ugly, and he was closing his eyes, thinking about something. Next to him, Yang Ci said helplessly: "General, you look at Gao Yue's book, between the lines, he is very strict with us, and there is a non-negotiable taste everywhere. Our strength is weak now, and we are so pressed by Gao Yue that we don't even have time to catch our breath. Anyway, that person doesn't have any extra meaning to us now, otherwise, let's lower our posture and simply obey, and then hand over Sima Bao to Gao Yue? ”

“…… No. ”

After a moment of silence, Zhang Chun suddenly opened his eyes, revealing a deep cunning calculation, "I pondered carefully, this matter is not right, Sima Bao can't be handed over to Gao Yue." He waved his hand to stop Yang Ci's speech, and said, "Sima Bao is of no use to us now, why?" It's just that because we don't have the strength, we can't use it in eagerness. But if he falls into the hands of Gao Yue, then it will be different. Because Gao Yue has the strength to use Sima Bao's big signboard properly, and even, in his name, he will come back to crusade against us in a high-sounding manner, how can it be good at that time? ”

"But if you don't listen, I'm afraid that Gao Yue will send an army to attack immediately. I heard that Hu Song has been reused now, and he has a long-standing grudge against us, and Gao Yue gave an order, but I was afraid that he would immediately bite him like a mad dog. There are only about 2,000 people in our city, and four or five hundred of them are recruits who have just been recruited, so we can't compete with them—why don't we pack up and just flee out? ”

"It's not that time yet." Zhang Chun glanced at Yang Ci, and said angrily: "People haven't come yet, so we were so scared that we ran away with our tails in the middle, like words?" ”

Yang Ci was also anxious, in the days when he fled to Chengji, he was no longer as afraid of Zhang Chun as before, and he obeyed his orders. immediately protested: "Sima Bao is unwilling to hand it over, and he can't beat it at all." You said! How are we going to deal with the past? ”

Zhang Chun smiled coldly: "Sima Bao definitely can't be handed over to Gao Yue, but I'm really powerless to fight now." So...... If Sima Bao is infected with illness and dies, then we can shirk our responsibilities openly. It's not that I don't obey my fate, it's that everyone is dead, and I can't help it, right? ”

"But although Sima Bao has been locked up by us for many days, there is no major problem with his body at all, how can he get sick? …… Yes! You mean to say! ”

Yang Ci stood up suddenly, his eyes widened, and there was a deep panic in his protruding eyes. Looking at Zhang Chun's face again, it was already a little gloomy and distorted, and there was an undisguised fierce light in his eyes.

Sima Bao had been imprisoned in a low, cramped house for many days. The former brocade clothes, jade food, and pampering have long been gone, and the power of the king who is high above has also been ruthlessly trampled under his feet. Every day, I can only barely manage to eat seven or eight percent full, and even sleep is checked regularly for abnormalities, which is extremely painful. Sima Bao was originally the most particular about eating and sleeping, but now he is forced to accept this unacceptable bad status quo, Sima Bao scolded again and again, and no one paid attention to him when his voice was hoarse.

From the unattainable clouds to the sudden descent into the dangerous cliff, this extreme drop really makes people go crazy. He sometimes wondered if he was having a nightmare that was hard to wake up from. But how did he get to the way he is today, apart from resenting Gao Yue's strong rise and replacing him, and hating Zhang Chun for being a disloyal and unrighteous rebellious fanatic, he really doesn't understand why.