Gao Yue's eyebrows twitched slightly, and a slight smile swept the corners of his mouth: "Oh? Why does the gentleman think so? ”

"And forgive the offense of my subordinates. When I looked at the lord, the hand holding the cup was already unconsciously pinched white, and although I looked directly at my subordinates, my eyes were not very focused and a little distant. As the so-called mouth is involuntary, undecided, nothing more than that. Therefore, the subordinates believe that the lord's words are not out of true thoughts. ”

Let the king of Nanyang not fight with all his might, but also divide his troops to stand up for others, because some scruples his subordinates may oppose, so Gao Yue did not tell the truth at the beginning, but wanted to find out what Yang Ke thought, after all, Yang Ke is resourceful, and he has a high position, and he can be regarded as a leader in Longxi's civil and military affairs.

Hearing Yang Ke's words, Gao Yue's face was a little red, and he couldn't help laughing: "It's not intentional to speak, it's really quite tangled in my heart." Mr. is meticulous and intelligent, and it is not good to be unconvinced, haha. In that case, does the gentleman have a good word to tell? ”

Yang Ke laughed a few words, and then said: "My subordinates will ask the lord again, does the lord simply want to fight with the king of Nanyang and only bet on winning or losing, or do he want to defeat the queen of Nanyang and go one step further to achieve hegemony?" ”

Gao Yue smiled, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice: "A man was born in the world, just to be angry and make a career. Everyone is going against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat, how many twists and turns have taken me to get to this point today, although the strength is still weak, but there is always the ambition to clear the world in my chest, of course, I will not be satisfied with just fighting with the king of Nanyang in Qinzhou. ”

"What the lord said is very true." Yang Ke said eloquently: "I heard that those who have attained the Tao have much help, and those who have lost the Tao have little help. What is the Tao? It is to have benevolence and morality. The lord fought against the army of the Huns, tigers and wolves alone, and saved the king of Qin, which was unanimously affirmed by the Son of Heaven and Li Shu, which is to hold the hearts of the righteous people in his hands. ”

Now, the king of Nanyang is gradually losing the popularity of the world, and the court is even more resentful of him, and the lord will replace him sooner or later, not to mention this article first. Speaking of Luoyang Puhong, he swayed with the wind and moved for profit, first attacked me for no reason, and now invaded Nan'an, he is a villain without virtue. The lord justice can be the head of Qinzhou, awe-inspiring repulsion, righteous crusade, this is a righteous act that obeys morality, the lord must not hesitate. ”

Gao Yue nodded, thoughtful, and only after a moment did he slowly speak, expressing his truest hesitant thoughts.

"I also wanted to send troops. But the current situation of our army, Mr. is very well understood. Although Sima Bao was defeated, it was not really injured the foundation, but he was still eyeing the side of the couch, ready to fight back and eat me at any time. If I take the risk at this time to help Yao Yizhong crusade against Pu Hong, I won't mention it if I am defeated, if I defeat Pu Hong, then I will not be able to occupy Nan'an County openly, and I will still have to return it to Yao Yizhong. At that time, the land and population will have nothing to gain, and when I am tired for a long time, there will be some empty smell of bamboo baskets and water, so what benefits can I get? ”

In troubled times, morality is of course extremely important, but practical interests are also unambiguous. Morality is based on reciprocity, and when you meet the right person, you can treat each other with courtesy and sincerity, for example, Gao Yue and Yang Maosou are already allies who can rest assured of each other. But it can't be said that if you encounter a heinous bandit, or a scoundrel who is hopeless, you can also talk to him about morality, and hand over your old bottom without reservation, then you must be the one who suffers in the end, and maybe you will be ridiculed by others.

At that moment, Yang Ke couldn't help but nod when he heard what Gao Yue said, and continued: "What the lord is worried about is not unreasonable, and he will analyze it again when his subordinates do." On the bright side, we sent troops to help Yao Yizhong, but we had to return Nan'an County to him, as if we didn't get any benefits, but in fact, it wasn't. In today's world, as long as there are soldiers, it is easy to grab land and wealth, but people's hearts cannot be grabbed. At the beginning, Pu Hong occupied my Shouyang Didao, why the people of the two cities, one after another, resisted one after another, it was the kindness of the lord and Pu Hong's cold oppression, this strong contrast, made them naturally make a choice in their hearts. ”

"If the lord helps Yao Yizhong and turns the tide to help him recover Nan'an, then from now on, Yao Yizhong must be grateful to the lord and sincerely support him, so that invisibly, there will be another vassal. In Qinzhou, will the chances of the lord defeating the king of Nanyang be much more? And lost the land of a county, but gained the hearts of the people of a county, there are more supporters, and in the future, everyone will collect firewood, and the flame of the lord will inevitably get higher and higher, which is also a kind of profit. ”

"At worst, even if Yao Yizhong is an ungrateful person and betrays the lord in the future, he is not afraid. If he is not upright, he is not strong, and our division is famous, and he fights against evil and rebellion with justice, and he is not invincible. The key thing is that he can't even win Pu Hong, so how can he win the battle. ”

In addition, from a practical point of view, Yao Yizhong is different from King Yang Yi of Wudu. He can't be regarded as a reliable ally of ours, so the conditions he took the initiative in the letter to send protons and donate military funds, the lord might as well agree, and Yao Yizhong will most likely be more at ease, which is understandable. ”

Seeing Gao Yue's head bowed repeatedly, Yang Ke turned his words and said: "Also, I don't know if the lord thought of it, why Yao Yizhong forwarded the emperor's reply to you to you." ”

Gao Yue shook his head, smiled knowingly, and said: "He wants to tell me that begging me to send troops is not only his intention, but also from the instructions of the imperial court, so as to strengthen my determination to rescue him, this Yao Yizhong, I'm afraid he will be forced to have no way." ”

Yang Ke sat for a long time, then stood up and paced a few steps, and sorted out his thoughts by the way, and said at the moment: "Exactly." Since it was instructed by the imperial court and the intention of the emperor himself, then, if the lord really sent troops, no matter what the outcome of success or failure, at least the emperor would definitely be happy. ”

"Nowadays, the imperial court can't control these large and small mountains such as King Nanyang and Puhong, and the hatred in the emperor's heart can be imagined. The Zhang family in Liangzhou is still loyal to the imperial court, and has made continuous contributions, and the imperial court has not hesitated to reward them. In this context, there are lords who are willing to obey the emperor's will, be respectful to the court, and really make efforts to maintain the court, so will the emperor be more generous to the lord. Don't look at the downfall of the imperial court, but the orthodoxy of the imperial road cannot be ignored, and it can be highly recognized and supported by the imperial court, so that it can be more popular and gather people's hearts, which is a great profit. ”

Yang Ke stopped and looked back, looking at Gao Yue with a pair of bright and divine eyes, as if he could see everything. "Therefore, since the lord has the world in his heart, if he is based on the views of his subordinates, the land and wealth are all small profits, and people hope that the sacred heart is the great benefit, and I hope that the lord will think twice."

"Good! Mr. Jinyu's words solved the confusion in my heart. Gao Yue threw himself up, patted the case, and said loudly: "In this case, I have made up my mind, and I should send someone to inform Yao Yizhong about this, agree to his request for help, and immediately send troops to attack Puhong!" ”

"The Lord is wise. His subordinates Pu Hong never thought that our army would be defeated. For specific military affairs, General Han and other generals can be summoned to communicate and discuss together to ensure that there is no danger. Yang Ke bowed and replied loudly.

At the end of the month, Gao Yue ordered Huwei Zhonglang to take Lei Qizhi as the main general, led 6,000 horses, and quickly went to Nan'an to attack Puhong. Pu Hong originally thought that Gao Yue would not fight him for the time being until he had a decisive battle with Sima Bao, so he didn't expect that Gao Yue would take the initiative to attack him with one enemy and two enemies at this time. Unprepared, Pu Hong lost three consecutive battles, and was overwhelmed by the non-stop offensive of the Longxi army, so he had to abandon Chiting and Zhongtao, and retreated to Dingxi City in the north of Nan'an, but was surrounded by Lei Qizhi who followed closely and waved his army.

Pu Hong hated and feared, so he had to sneak out of the city at night and go to Shangqi to find Sima Bao for help. Sima Bao got revenge, and his indecisive temperament flared up again, and he was uncertain, so he convened the court again.

This time, Zhang Chun was also ranked in the court as a criminal. Hearing about the situation in Nan'an, Zhang Chun tried his best to advocate that Pu Hong should be rescued immediately, and that he should not miss the opportunity.

"King! There is no time to lose, and we must seize every opportunity that can weaken Gao Yue. Now that Pu Hong has been defeated again and again, the king has reached out to save him, which can not only win him over, but also show the benevolence of the king, and the most important thing is that it can drive the people of Luoyang to be the vanguard, and try to consume the combat power of the Longxi army, and we will give the thunder a blow again, so as to divide and annihilate the enemy. King, don't hesitate, I'm willing to lead the army to Nan'an again, shame on you! ”

Although Zhang Chun is a person and is very unlikable, his words have been approved by many people, and Chun Yuding echoed loudly beside him, so Sima Bao also made up his mind.

But the difficulty is that there is no choice. Zhang Chun also wanted to ask himself to be a general and get back what he had lost, but even if Sima Baodang severely reprimanded him, he categorically rejected Zhang Chun's request, and Zhang Chun was ashamed and hateful, so he had to shrink back again.

Not to mention Yang Ci, Yang Tao was still sitting in prison, and Sima Bao even secretly wondered if he should simply kill him since he was embarrassed to release him. In addition, Wang Lian was still satisfied, but the problem was that since Wang Lian was defeated in Lintao and captured by the Longxi army, Gao Yue had proposed to Shang Qi to exchange Wang Lian for Li Bao, but Sima Bao, who was angry at that time, refused.

Sima Bao didn't attach great importance to Li Bao or was reluctant to do so, but if he agreed to Gao Yue, he would lose in momentum, and he didn't care about any negotiations with what he thought was a small traitor. At present, Sima Bao secretly regretted it, but he couldn't think about it, and finally chose to appoint Hu Song, the general of the town army, as the main general, and led 10,000 soldiers and horses to Nan'an.

"Tell Pu Hong that no matter what, he will hold on, and the Lone King will definitely save him!"