Lei Qizhi's face was full of resentment, and he was simply angry at Chen An's final escape under his nose. Liu Qing, the unreasonable and careless team leader, was personally whipped dozens of times in public until he was dying, and all the soldiers on duty at the south gate that night were all punished with 20 military sticks. At this moment, Lei Qizhi told Gao Yue what had happened in person, and after listening to the report, Gao Yue's face on the couch became more and more gloomy, and he didn't make a sound for a long time, but his breath was obviously heavy.

"That's it." Gao Yueqiang suppressed his anger, silently took a deep breath, and said in a low voice: "Chen An is a person who is brave and tenacious, calm and bold, he has the ability to escape, and it is really beyond the reach of ordinary people." Lei Qizhi, you get up. ”

Lei Qizhi was like an amnesty, hurriedly bowed his head and thanked him, got up and stood aside respectfully.

"My lord. At the beginning, we didn't expect that King Nanyang would have such a despicable act. This assassination of the lord is no longer just a personal matter for the lord, this is the face of all of us in the face of the king of Nanyang, and it is a great shame for me in Longxi, and I can no longer calm things down. ”

Peng Jun was relieved to see that Lei Qizhi was exempted from punishment, and he was relieved in his heart, so he made the main contradiction clear. In this night, Xiangwu City cast a net of heaven and earth, and the people were panicked, and finally did not catch Chen An, he Peng Jun, as an important general, if he wants to say that he is derelict in his responsibility, how can he have a share.

"Now that the situation has evolved into such a situation, if we remain silent and have nothing to do, not to mention that the enemy's momentum is even more arrogant, even the thousands of soldiers under our command will also have a great drop in morale, and the people's morale will not be attached."

Peng Jun turned his head to look at Han Yong and the others, and saw that everyone already had some understanding, so he further provoked and said: "So now that we are ready to send arrows, we must consider and plan a head-on confrontation with the King of Nanyang." ”

Miao Lan and Wang Kai glanced at each other, both of them a little worried. In their eyes, the prestige and momentum of the new and old generations of Nanyang Kings are really insurmountable mountains and unrivaled behemoths.

"Yes, yes. It's a shame to be a prince, so that the three indiscriminate means can also be made. Feng Dushuai, simply find some capable people, and sneak into Shangqi according to the gourd painting scoop to make his litter. ”

Gu Siduo's fat head and broad face were very bruised, and he slapped his thighs with a crackling sound, and he had no scruples between his words. He rushed out in a hurry when he heard the police at night, tossed for half a night, and finally was strictly ordered by Han Yong to personally hold a knife in front of the government office and be on duty until dawn. He was originally a simple and rude person, and his heart was full of resentment towards King Nanyang and others at the moment.

Although Feng Liang is angry, he has been in charge of intelligence investigation and other work in the internal government for a long time, and he has become much calmer. Hearing Gu Siduo's shouting, Feng Liang shook his head and said helplessly: "Why don't I want his life?" But now that Chen An failed to assassinate the lord, Shangtai's side will inevitably be more guarded for a period of time, and the palace is not something that ordinary people can get into, and if you want to assassinate the king of Nanyang now, it must be difficult to ascend to the sky, I can't sacrifice the secret agents lurking in Shangqi City in vain, this matter must be considered in the long run. ”

Gao Yue leaned back on the couch, scanning his subordinates in front of him expressionlessly, his gaze skipped over Han Yong, who was frowning thoughtfully, and then spoke: "What is Yang Changshi's best strategy to deal with the current situation?" ”

Yang Ke didn't make a humble remark this time, he flicked the sleeves of his robe with his eyes blazing and said: "If it is according to my wishes, it is not appropriate to start a war with the king of Nanyang immediately at the moment, you should be patient again and wait for the opportunity." ”

"What's the timing?"

Han Yong's face was gloomy and he asked in a deep voice. The rest of the room already had some low voices of surprise, but they didn't dare to ask loudly or say anything unruly, they were all whispering.

Yang Ke turned a deaf ear, only glanced at Han Yong, then turned to Gao Yue and said, "Lord Rongqi." At present, it is necessary to immediately go to the court and report in detail the grievances of the lord who worked hard for the king of Nanyang but was assassinated by a conspiracy, so as to gain the sympathy and support of the government and the opposition. ”

Han Yong opened his mouth to ask, but Yang Ke waved his hand and continued: "General Han, don't worry, I know what you want to ask." The so-called timing refers to the time when the Huns attacked Chang'an again. At that time, the imperial court is in danger, and the emperor will rush to urge the king of Qin, and then the lord will lead the army eastward with great fanfare, under the city of Chang'an, under the emperor's nose, and the Huns will fight bravely. ”

Yang Ke smiled slightly, and his whole body was unconsciously full of confidence: "We are also fighting with all our might, why should we spend our strength on the King of Nanyang in vain, it is better to use the head of the Huns as a bargaining chip, quickly accumulate meritorious prestige to gain political capital, get more support and support from the government and the opposition, or be able to exchange for some unexpected benefits, so that our strength will increase dramatically in the shortest possible time." When we have stronger strength, we will take advantage of the power of victory and surprise Shangqi, and then the strength and weakness of Qinzhou will naturally be reversed. ”

"Accumulate meritorious prestige and make political capital?"

Gao Yue's eyes lit up, and he muttered thoughtfully.

Han Yong nodded frequently, thought about it and then asked, "There is no doubt that King Qin is good for us. But there are two points, one is when will the Huns attack Chang'an? ”

Feng Liang looked left and right, and said in a low voice: "According to my report in Chang'an, since the beginning of this month, the scale and speed of the Huns' army gathering near Lintong in the east of Chang'an have obviously become larger and faster, and it is estimated that at most next month, the Huns may launch a tentative attack." ”

"What a speed!"

"The Huns are immortal!"

"Alas, the imperial court is in danger, and the country will not be a country."

Miao Lan and the others sighed in surprise, Rao is a simple-minded rough person like Gu Siduo, when he thought of the upcoming large-scale national war, he didn't know that tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of people would lose their lives because of this, and their faces were full of awe.

Han Yong snorted, and said: "The most critical second point, if the king of Nanyang takes advantage of the eastward advance of our main force, he just ignores the danger of Chang'an, or pretends to be the king of Qin, but secretly suddenly sends heavy troops to attack my Longxi, at that time, our troops are weak, how to resist, I am afraid that the foundation will fall into the hands of the enemy." ”

Yang Ke took a breath, sighed silently, and said slowly: "Generally speaking, this kind of situation will not happen. But if the king of Nanyang really disregards the righteousness and takes advantage of the weakness to swear to destroy my Longxi, it is not impossible. If this is the case, there is no good way to deal with it for a while, and Longxi will only be re-controlled by the King of Nanyang. ”

Gao Yue was silent. Han Yong and the others also stopped, all looked at each other with a worried face, and finally looked at Yang Ke.

Yang Ke suddenly raised his voice and said: "If this is really the worst outcome, we will not collapse and become lost dogs." As long as you remember one thing, since the lord went to King Qin, then the conflict with the king of Nanyang, the emperor will definitely come to mediate in person, if the king of Nanyang obeys the holy decree and returns Longxi to the lord, then it is naturally the best. ”

"But I estimate that if the King of Nanyang can finally regain my land in Longxi, he will never return it to the lord. In this way, the emperor will inevitably be very dissatisfied with the disobedience of the king of Nanyang, although the court is in decline, but after all, it is orthodoxy, and the king of Nanyang will definitely lose more people's hearts than the loss. More importantly, the Emperor will be more apologetic to the Lord, and will certainly use some other greater benefit to compensate for and appease the Lord, whether it be a high-ranking official or a territorial army—in this case, we will be able to make a comeback, and whether it is a blessing or not? ”

Gao Yue stood up and leaned back, his face was cloudy and uncertain, and he said slowly: "Changshi said that if you lose the east corner, you will harvest the mulberry elm?" ”

"Yes. There is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all thing, and there is no foolproof law. The greater the risk, the greater the benefit. The merit is higher than the rescue, this is an immortal achievement, and it is much easier than the difficult road to fame with a knife and a gun. If the lord can seize the opportunity in the king of Qin, and he can soar to the sky, then the king of Nanyang will not be in the eyes of the lord, how can he care about the place in Longxi! The lord is a hero among the people, heroic and sharp, this truth, needless to say to his subordinates, now is war or forbearance, where to go, only the lord decides. ”

Yang Ke lowered his head, whispered, and stepped aside to wait. Gao Yue looked at him fixedly, thoughtfully.