Chapter 537: The Darkness Before Dawn
"Sun Yi's Western Army has withdrawn?"
"The ancient ingot war knife represents the king, can kill everyone in the Wu Kingdom, coupled with Zhao Zilong's invincible bravery, he doesn't want to die, so he can only temporarily retreat to the royal city, but now Jinling City is still in his hands!"
"I didn't expect Donghou to still have such a hand, we all underestimate the queen, the ancient ingot battle knife? Interesting! ”
"Hehe, Donghou is also not missing!"
Now the four giants above the Wu Dynasty Hall, Zhang Zhao, Cheng Pu, Zhang Hong, and Pan Feng, are all sitting in a side hall of the royal city, sitting opposite each other, a pot of wine, a few side dishes, and a relaxed and happy conversation.
They are giants of the imperial court, full of deterrence, if they stand up, Sun Yi will not be able to make big waves, but they choose to retreat to the last.
"But a certain family is a little strange, why did he choose Zhao Zilong as the new minister of supervision?" Cheng Pu blinked, glanced at Zhang Zhao, and asked, "Isn't General Pan better?" ”
Pan Feng is a great general and has the right to control the military power of the world, if Pan Feng is the minister of the state, it is easier to suppress the turmoil in the four directions and stabilize the entire Wu country.
"There are two reasons!"
Zhang Zhao squinted his eyes and said: "First, we are all descendants of the first king, the first king has now died in Jingzhou, and the next must be a battle between the two heroes, he probably doesn't want us to join in, second, Zhao Zilong is his henchman, and the person he trusts is always Zhao Zilong!" ”
"Now it's also a good thing that Zhao Zilong personally suppressed Jinling City!"
A few people nodded, Cheng Pu's eyes flashed with a gleam, raised the wine glass, and drank the wine in the wine glass in one gulp, before saying: "Jinling City may be able to maintain quiet for a while!" ”
"Now it's a palliative, not a cure!" Zhang Hong sighed: "Sun Yi has tens of thousands of troops, and Wei Teng's old fox supports him, although Zhao Zilong is strong. But without soldiers in his hands, it is difficult to hold on alone! ”
"That's not necessarily, Hefei's Xiaoyao camp is not far from Jinling City!" Zhang Zhao shook his head, his eyes were bright, and said, "We haven't received any news of their retreat, that's because the Jinyi Guard is blocking the news." But since Zhao Zilong dared to appear in Jinling, then his elite soldiers were probably already waiting somewhere outside the city! ”
"No, if he has elite soldiers in hand, then what is he waiting for?" Pan Feng's eyes glared: "As long as the army enters the city, even if three thousand white horses eat together, Sun Yi can't stop it at all!" ”
"Because Sun Ce is coming back!" Cheng Pu suddenly spoke up and said: "There is news from the front line, Sun Quan did not withdraw his troops, but took command himself. Complete the will left by the king and continue to conquer Chu in the west, but Sun Ce was seriously injured, supported the king's coffin, and returned to Jinling! ”
"I see!"
When everyone heard this, they immediately understood.
Since Sun Ce, the little overlord of Jiangdong, has returned, things are different for everyone.
Sun Yi, in the end, they didn't take him seriously.
"It seems that Wu is still a two-man competition situation in the end. can't barely resist the civil war, and a certain family doesn't know whether to say that he Sun Zhongmou is stupid. Or is he affectionate, and the bustling Jinling City seems to be unable to avoid this killing! ”
Zhang Zhao raised his head, his eyes had a trace of regret, but it was just a flash, and then he was upright, and his face became solemn. His eyes became firm, and he said: "But a few of us are the king's important ministers, the weather vane of the Wu Kingdom, and we can't interfere with anyone who ascends the throne." What we have to do is to stabilize the territory of Wu State, the hearts of tens of millions of people, the king is now dead in battle, the whole country of Wu is in chaos, and the people in charge of troops everywhere are ready to move, we need to stabilize people's hearts. ”
Zhang Zhao piled up the recitals one by one and handed them to the other three: "You all take a look, this is the recital that has been reported these days!" ”
"The remnants of Gongsun Zan in Youzhou rebelled?"
"Cochin rebellion?"
"The people of Shanyue are ready to move?"
Everyone looked at the recitals submitted from all over the country, and their faces were a little ugly, the king had just passed away, and now there were people who couldn't wait to overthrow the country of Wu.
"Bastards, they're all rats who want to take advantage of the chaos to rob!"
It has been whitewashed for many years, but after all, it is a lack of foundation, and the contradictions accumulated by Wu Guo's southern and northern expeditions for several years finally broke out.
"No matter what, Wu Guo can't be messed up!" Zhang Zhao's eyes were resolute, Sun Ce and Sun Quan were both emperors, he couldn't stop the dispute between the two sides, and the only thing he could do was to limit their rivalry to Jinling City.
At the lowest cost, let the rights of the state of Wu complete the replacement of the new term.
"Go to Xuzhou to guard!" Zhang Hong closed the book, his eyes crossed a sword, and said: "Xuzhou is the barrier of the northern land of Wu, and there must be no mistakes, otherwise it will threaten the comfort of Jinling."
"A certain family personally went to Youping and Zhou!" Pan Feng thought for a while, and said murderously: "If you want to take advantage of the civil turmoil in Wu to raise troops and make chaos, a certain big axe will tell them, what is the majesty of Wu State!"
"Go to Jiaozhou!" Cheng Pu's eyes flickered, and he said, "We've suppressed Shi Xie long enough, it's time to release him to serve the Wu Kingdom!" ”
"A certain town guards the six counties of Jiangdong!"
The four of them glanced at each other, Zhang Zhao stood up, looked at the three of them, and said: "Don't worry about who ascends the throne, the four of us are deeply favored by the first king, and we need to hand over a complete Wu country to the next king, and all the kings will encourage you!" ”
"For the sake of the first king, bow and be cautious, and die later, at any cost!"
Since the three of them stood up and looked at each other, their faces showed a look of determination, their eyes were resolute, and they said in unison.
After enjoying the honor of being a supreme minister of Wu for so many years, it is also time for them to repay Sun Jian.
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"Rubbish!"
The Wei family's mansion, in a hidden side hall, Wei Teng had no image at this moment, smashed a vase fiercely, gritted his teeth, and said angrily: "He Sun Yi is a big waste, this damn thing, in vain I support him without reservation, he can't support the mud on the wall!" ”
Tens of thousands of Western troops were actually frightened by a Zhao Zilong, it was a shame to say it, Sun Yi couldn't take the royal city, so he couldn't forcibly rank, and his hard work would be in vain.
In order to control Jinling City, now the hidden soldiers of the family in the city have basically been exposed, and if there is an accident at this time, the Wei family will be planted.
"Master of the Wei family. No need to be angry! In the side hall, outside Wei Teng, there was a man in black with a hat, he smiled faintly, and said: "What is just staged now is just a farce, and the real show is ahead!" ”
"What do you mean, Your Excellency?" Wei Teng looked at the man in the hat. Calmed down.
"Sun Ce is back!"
The man in the hat cut off a cup of tea, tasted the tea carefully, and said lightly: "I just received the news, I am afraid that he has crossed the river and has arrived in Shicheng, and he can return to Jinling in one day at most!" ”
"What?" Wei Teng was a little flustered.
Sun Ce is not Sun Yi, Sun Yi can fool him, but Sun Ce can crush him to death in minutes. And Sun Ce's domineering and killing are notoriously famous.
Sun Ce knew that he supported Sun Yi, and most of them would settle accounts after the autumn.
"Master Wei, in fact, it's a good thing that he came back, don't you want to wipe out the Sun family, now is a good opportunity!" The man with the hat said: "Jinling City is the battlefield, you are the soldiers of the family to have an advantage, you only need to control Sun Yi to the death, and use his identity to kill Sun Ce and Sun Quan." Otherwise, even if Sun Yi ascends the throne tonight, you will not be able to live in peace. The two of them can control a strong force, if they come back with hundreds of thousands of troops, how would you be? ”
"You mean, drag them!"
Wei Teng suddenly understood, his eyes lit up slightly, and a trace of strict killing intent flashed. Said: "When the three brothers get together, we will make a move, let them kill each other, and then catch them all!" ”
"In short, Sun Ce must not be allowed to ascend the throne. Of course, Sun Yi can't be allowed to ascend the throne! The man in the hat nodded and said, "Only when Sun Quan on the front line returns in person can this scene in Jinling City be sung, otherwise under the protection of hundreds of thousands of troops, none of us can kill Sun Quan!" ”
"Got it!"
When Wei Teng heard this, his heart suddenly moved, his hatred for Sun Quan had gone deep into his bone marrow, and when he heard this, he suddenly became rigorous, stood up, tidied up his robe, and said: "Go and comfort this waste who can't be helped, he is still useful after all!" ”
"Sun Jian, Sun Jian!" The man in the hat looked at Wei Teng's back, the corners of his mouth couldn't help revealing a trace of melancholy, and muttered to himself: "You have two sons, one literate and one martial, the dragon and the phoenix among the people, but there is one word, like a mad dog, hahaha, your death is destined to become the whole Wei country's domination of the world!" ”
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Dawn is approaching, and the sky is dark.
Zhongshan.
Jinling lecture martial arts.
Li Ne placed Sun Ce and Sun Quan's family here, and there were thousands of martial arts students in the martial arts hall, all of whom were first-class good men who were familiar with the art of war and had been healthy for many years.
Although none of them have ever been on the battlefield, their training is the strictest, and if necessary, they pick up swords, they are also a brazen force.
Now, with the tens of thousands of troops of the Xiaoyao battalion and the most elite 3,000 cavalry of the Wu State, this is already an iron bucket, which is the safest place in the entire Jinling.
There is now an undercurrent in Jinling City, you sing and I howl, and they appear one after another, and it is becoming more and more chaotic. Therefore, Li Ne and Lu Su regarded this place as their base camp, and they prepared that even after Jinling was finally taken by Sun Ce, this would be the last stronghold to be held.
As long as Jinling is not completely captured by Sun Ce, then Sun Ce is not worthy of being a king, and Sun Quan will always have a chance.
Although they wanted to use Sun Yi to fight against Sun Ce, to be honest, they never had much confidence in Sun Yi.
"I didn't expect that the queen would actually take out the ancient ingot battle knife!" Under the flickering light of an oil lamp, Li Ne and Lu Su sat opposite each other, their faces a little solemn.
"Now that Zilong is suppressing Wangcheng, Jinling City is a little bit stable!" Lu Su said: "But this is all temporary, Sun Ce will return, he will definitely make a big move, this has to be guarded against!" ”
"Now let's see what kind of tricks Sun Yi and the scheming Wei Teng have!" Li Nie's eyes were gloomy: "At most, Sun Ce can return to Jinling in one day, but his injuries have not healed, but it is a place that can be used." ”
"Has the Southern Army always had no attitude?" Lu Su asked suddenly.
"Huang Gai is still more cautious, but I guess he is inclined to Sun Ce!" Li Ne thought for a while and said, "Among the information of Jin Yiwei, he and Sun Ce have always been closer!" ”
"Then Sun Ce has a force to help, and the western army and the southern army will fight?" Lu Su smiled coldly and said: "Jinling is getting more and more interesting, but what does Zhang Zhao and the others mean, you know, they are the biggest influence, and the Lu family and the Gu family, do you know that Lu Jun and Gu Yong have already returned to Jinling, and the Wei family and the Yu family have already erected flags and stood beside Sun Yi, but these two families have not moved at all!" ”
"Zhang Zhao, I can guess what they mean!" Hearing this, Li Nie squinted his eyes slightly, his eyes were shining, and said: "They are different from us, they should not stand in line, because their position is too important for the court, they are loyal to the king, so what they are waiting for is the king's edict, on this basis, it is their responsibility to make Wu Guo, who is already panicked, stable!" ”
"As for the Lu family and the Gu family!" Li Nie sneered and said, "Although they are not the same as the Wei family, they are also in the same vein as the Jiangdong family, and the family is more important than the country, they are waiting!" ”
"Waiting for the result?" Lu Su's eyes were cold, and he said, "Or wait for the opportunity to make a move?" ”
The Jiangdong family doesn't look at being beaten so miserably by Sun Quan, but the strength still exists, Wei Teng and their backbones broken by Sun Quan can make up tens of thousands of soldiers, the momentum of the Lu family and the Gu family in these years is more vigorous than them, and they can respond to it in the family, and they can make up a strong force from the six counties of Jiangdong at any time.
Either one factor will affect the ascension of the new king to the throne.
"The situation above Zhongshan will be handed over to you, the most important thing now is to hide the troops, but Jinling City still has to be suppressed, I want to go down the mountain in person!"
Li Ne thought for a while, stood up, his eyes exuded a hint of coldness, and said: "It's okay for our own people to fight, whoever loses or wins is Wu Guo's own business, but since the ghost pawn wants to join in, he will personally cut off one of his Jia Xu's arms!" ”
Although the ghost pawns have been constantly strangled by Li Ne in Jinling City in the past few years, they have always found opportunities to establish many strongholds with the strength of the Wei family.
Now there are a lot of forces, this time the Wu Kingdom has changed greatly, and they have also joined in, Li Nie even doubts, is Jia Xu here?
He needed to confirm it.
If you can catch this big fish, it's a good thing.
"Will it startle the snake?" Lu Su thought about it for a while, pulled out Li Nie, and said: "The ghost pawn has something to do with the Wei family, we also have to use the Wei family to deal with Sun Ce and defeat them, don't do it!" ”
"Don't worry!"
When Li Ne heard this, he shook his head and said, "I won't fully close the net, but at least cut off a few of their arms, otherwise Jinyiwei will arouse their suspicion if he is too low-key!" (To be continued......)