In the eleventh year of Tongtai, the Yongjun invaded the territory, and the general Lu Governor Jiangnan military affairs, the Yongjun army was defeated and returned.

Emperor Yongdi personally asked for advice in Hanyuan, Zhegan Emperor Cheng, offered Ping Chu Ce, the monarch and ministers talked on their knees, and they stayed awake all night. Zhe Yu Yonggong is high in the world, and Yu Chu is guilty of great crimes.

- History of Chu in the Southern Dynasties; The Legend of Jiang Suiyun

Sent away Xiahou Yuanfeng, I sat in the pavilion and continued to enjoy the snow, since he had been persuaded by him to decide to offer advice to the emperor to calm Chu, I should also think about how to state what I thought, these words originally had a lot of ideas, just forbearance and silence, but somehow, I thought about it, but I felt upset. Although I already had a plan in my heart, these plans were originally on paper, and when I thought of the blood and war that would be brought about if I really put them into practice, I felt sad in my heart.

Thinking about it carefully, I am really as those rumors say, still nostalgic for the homeland, thinking that Li Zhen is not wronged me, if I am not still thinking about the homeland, I should argue with the emperor, explain what the unfavorable situation of Dayong is, and put forward a solution to it, instead of saying that Dayong will be defeated out of thin air. After the defeat of Dayong, I refused to reconcile with Li Zhen because he once suspected me, and offered advice to him, not because of my usual stubborn temper, but because I didn't want my advice to destroy my homeland.

What am I, rat tail at both ends, I have already left my country, why should I be nostalgic for my homeland now? Dayong treats me to the fullest, but I want to see Dayong's soldiers lose their surname and glory in Nanchu, the more I think about it, the more sad I become, and I can't help but drink a few cups in a row.

"Ningchun" wine although mellow, but the stamina is full, I have drunk more than a dozen glasses, inevitably the wine, a little dizzy, originally deliberately ignored the emotions welled up in the heart, more and more feel the pain in the heart, can't help but go to the threshold, snowflakes come to the face, scattered into the light fur through the brocade clothes, the cold hits, I have always been afraid of the cold but stood in the snow in a daze, thinking of the farewell to Nanchu for many years, now finally have the opportunity to return to the homeland, but to be the enemy, tears can not help but fall, immediately by the cold wind into thin ice on the cheeks, I didn't feel the cold at all.

Xiao Shunzi was originally watching Jiang Zhe drinking on the side, but at this time he saw that something was wrong, so he hurriedly stepped forward and half-helped and half-hugged, carried Jiang Zhe back to Linbo Pavilion, and took a big piece to wrap him, but when he saw Jiang Zhe dazed, he couldn't help but sigh in a low voice: "Son, why are you suffering?" If you decide to give advice, you must make up your mind that you will no longer be attached to your homeland, and if you decide not to give advice again, why bother with those who are ruthless and unrighteous! ”

I have fallen into a drunken haze, leaning on the comfortable recliner in the pavilion, deaf to Xiao Shunzi's words, but the tears can't help but flow for a long time, some things once faced, after all, I can't be like a stone, although I have already decided not to be nostalgic for my homeland, but at this time, I still can't control myself, it's just that, indulge again tonight, Ming said that I will use all my strength to deal with Nan Chu. I don't know if if I hadn't taken refuge in King Yong at the beginning, it would have been better now.

Xiao Shunzi was a little panicked, for so many years, he had never seen Jiang Zhe so out of shape, he didn't understand, what else was worth remembering about Nan Chu, didn't the son worry that Da Yong was better than Nan Chu, how could he be so sad after agreeing to offer advice to Ping Chu.

When Xiao Shunzi was at a loss, there was a sudden sound of footsteps in the distance, Xiao Shunzi was shocked, he was very familiar with the footsteps of the people, looked up, sure enough, it was Li Zhen with the guards who were walking towards this side, the appearance of the son could not be seen, Xiao Shunzi was about to help Jiang Zhe to avoid temporarily, his eyes flashed, but he saw that Li Zhen was followed by Leng Chuan and Duan Lingxiao, and others were just fine, and he took Jiang Zhe with him, and he definitely couldn't hide the ears and eyes of these two people. After a little hesitation, Li Zhen was already smiling as he walked into the Linbo Pavilion and said, "Is Suiyun here, I can't wait?" As soon as he said this, his voice stopped, just because he saw Jiang Zhe lying on the chaise longue and seemed to be drunk, and he muttered in his mouth, so he couldn't help lowering his voice.

Xiao Shunzi forcibly suppressed the worry in his heart, and said: "Childe has drunk a few more glasses, he is already drunk, and he doesn't know that His Majesty is here in person, and I ask for forgiveness." ”

Li Zhen smiled and said: "It's because I'm too anxious to care about Suiyun, it's just that I will stay overnight in the cold garden tonight." After that, he sat next to Jiang Zhe and was about to take a look at Jiang Zhe's drunkenness, but his eyes flashed, but he saw tears in the corners of Jiang Zhe's eyes, and then Jiang Zhe's drunken words came from his ears, and he only heard two sentences, and his complexion changed slightly. Under the shock in his heart, he inadvertently looked up at Xiao Shunzi, and found that Xiao Shunzi clenched his fists, and his eyes flashed with nervousness. His mind turned back and forth, but he smiled slightly and said, "Xiao Shunzi, tonight I want to sleep with Suiyun, you can arrange it." ”

Xiao Shunzi suddenly raised her head, revealing a look of surprise.

In the cold garden, tonight is heavily guarded, looking at the dim light in the bedroom, Xiao Shunzi can't help but pace around in the room, if it weren't for Li Zhen being very resolute, Jiang Zhe can't afford to be intoxicated, no matter what the cost, he has to avoid this situation, he is very worried that Jiang Zhe will say something that shouldn't be said, annoying Li Zhen. At this time, someone knocked on the door outside, but Xiao Shunzi didn't open the door, but said coldly: "Duan Dagongzi, please come in." ”

The door opened, and it was indeed Duan Lingxiao who walked in, and he smiled: "Evil Shadow Li Shun also has such a time when he is not calm, it is really rare to see it. ”

Xiao Shunzi said coldly: "Just as I didn't expect that Duan Dagongzi would come with him." ”

Duan Lingxiao said disapprovingly: "Duan Mou stayed in Yongdu as a hostage, this is a fact, Duan Mou does not need to hide it, but today Duan Mou came to see how the Marquis of Chu offered advice to calm Chu and destroy the homeland, but I didn't expect to see him borrowing wine to kill his sorrows, but I also felt that it was worth the trip, but I don't know how Your Majesty will deal with it, presumably this is why you are so uneasy, right?" ”

Xiao Shunzi said coldly: "It's none of your business." ”

Duan Lingxiao said with a smile: "Naturally, it's none of my business, but the fourth brother sent a letter to inquire, I just want to take a look for him." ”

A look of annoyance flashed in Junko's eyes, and she looked at the misty light in the bedroom, thinking about how to deal with what might come*.

In the bedroom, I groaned, although "Ning Chun" does not give people a headache after a hangover, but I still feel a little uncomfortable, I really drank too much, and I couldn't help but shout: "Xiao Shunzi, pour me a cup of tea." "I heard the sound of someone moving, and then someone came over with a teacup, I took a sip with my eyes closed, felt much more comfortable, and rolled over to go back to sleep. But in the haze, I suddenly felt something unusual, the person who brought the tea was unfamiliar, and the foot sound was strong and powerful, this was clearly not Xiao Shunzi, I was shocked into a cold sweat, got up and said, "Who is there?" As soon as I saw the man's face, I was so frightened that I immediately lost all my alcohol, got up, and despite the fact that I was only wearing a middle coat, I got out of bed and bowed down and said: "Chen Jiang Zhe knocks on Your Majesty, please forgive the minister for the crime of rudeness." ”

Li Zhen stepped forward and picked me up, sighing: "It's my mistake, if you don't want to participate in the southern expedition, I don't have to embarrass you." ”

I was shocked, and when I looked up, I found that Li Zhen did not have an angry look on his face, and he was wearing a bright yellow shirt, which seemed to be very casual. I didn't know what to say for a while, Li Zhen had already pulled me to sit on the soft couch, sat opposite me, and said with emotion: "I remembered that in the past, I forcibly brought you back to Yongdu, and it was in this mansion that I tried my best to take you for my own use, and the past is vivid, as if it happened yesterday." ”

At this time, I have calmed down, presumably my gaffe Li Zhen has already seen it in his eyes, no matter what happens next, I have already prepared, so I just said lightly: "The minister also remembers that the matter of appreciating the snow and writing poems in the Linbo Pavilion is still fresh in my memory, just in the Yongwang Mansion, the minister has repeatedly failed His Royal Highness's love, forcing His Royal Highness to be in a dilemma." ”

Li Zhen sighed: "Not only is it a dilemma, but I have moved to kill you, and I am ready to kill you when you say goodbye." ”

My body was shocked, although we both knew about this matter, but no one pierced this lantern paper, I didn't expect Li Zhen to say it today, I felt a little cool breeze in the back of my head, could it be that Li Zhen is ready to settle accounts with me, thinking about these things he has done over the years, how many of them can be counted as the crime of bullying the king, and I can't help but be ashamed of it.

As if sensing my uneasiness, Li Zhen smiled and said: "But in the end, I reined in the precipice, so I didn't make a big mistake, leaving you as a national soldier, over the years, if I didn't have your advice, I would have said today, in fact, I also thought that I couldn't be difficult for you because of Pingchu, but in the end it still made you embarrassed, Suiyun, if you really feel reluctant, I promised you to let you return to the mountain from now on, if you don't want to stay in Yongdu, I won't prevent you from returning to the East China Sea." ”

I heard a shock in my heart, remembering the past said that the monarch and the ministers would meet, the dragon and the tiger storm, I couldn't help but feel excited, looking at Li Zhen's tired and sincere face, I finally bowed down and said: "Your Majesty why do you say this, Your Majesty treats the ministers generously, unprecedented, now the Great Yongnan Expedition is blocked, Your Majesty is troubled, the ministers can go to the idle clouds and wild cranes, Your Majesty, the ministers have a peaceful strategy in their hearts, only three years and five years, will be able to dominate the world." ”

Li Zhen was overjoyed when he heard this, and said: "Suiyun really has a good plan, tell me quickly." As he spoke, he picked me up again.

The two monarchs and ministers looked at each other and smiled, both feeling that the mustard that was born a few days ago had disappeared.

I sorted out my thoughts and said: "This time our army was defeated, in fact, it was because of the light enemy, if the general was sent to attack Huaixi at that time, maybe he would not have suffered a fiasco, but now the situation is different, the military power of Southern Chu is in the hands of Lu Can, and it is impossible to attack from the Jianghuai defense line."

Dayong and Southern Chu confrontation between the north and south, the Yangtze River is a natural line of defense, on the Bashu, in Jingxiang, east of Wuyue, the upstream and downstream echo each other, if the Yangtze River is lost, then the fall of Southern Chu is only in the morning and night, but now the Yangtze River defense line is under the control of Southern Chu, Southern Chu to Huainan as the Yangtze River shelter, our army is based on Huaibei Town, Jianghuai risk, both sides share, with Lu Can's ability, must be deployed in Huainan, always watch Huaibei, His Majesty needs to defend Huaibei with heavy troops, in this way, the two sides in Jianghuai to form a confrontation situation.

The predecessors once said, 'Those who want to consolidate the southeast must fight for Jianghan; Those who want to peek into the Central Plains must get Huaisi. If there is Jianghan and no Huaisi, the country will be weak; There is Huaisi but no upper reaches of Jianghan, and the country will be in danger. 'The trend of the world, Jingxiang and Qingzhou are the two wings of Jianghuai, Jingxiang is enough to protect the upper reaches of Jianghan, and Qingzhou is enough to protect the upper reaches of Huaisi. Now that Southern Chu has Jingxiang, it can hold on to Jianghuai, but Qingzhou is in my hands, and Southern Chu does not want to go north to seize the Central Plains.

It can be seen from this that if Dayong wants to march south, Jingxiang is the key, Jingxiang is not lost, even if our army gets Huainan, it is not safe, but Jingxiang is an important town, Nanchu has been operating for many years, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there are Jiangling and Jiangxia as the foundation, if you want to take Jingxiang, it is difficult to climb to the sky, this is also the reason why the southern expedition of Dayong has been repeated, often bypassing Jingxiang and attacking from Jianghuai, but in this way, even if you win for a while, it cannot last after all. And if Jing Xiang is in the hands of Southern Chu, once Dayong is exhausted, Southern Chu can order a general to go out of Xiangyang and capture Nanyang, once Nanyang falls into the hands of Southern Chu, Huaibei will be in danger. Therefore, if you want to be peaceful, Xiangyang must be taken. ”

Speaking of this, Li Zhen had already nodded again and again, but frowned again: "What Sui Yun said, it suddenly dawned in my heart, it was just the danger of Jingxiang, rare in the world, Dayong attacked Xiangyang several times, but they all returned in vain, and now Rong Yuan, who is guarding Xiangyang, is the old department of Prince De, who is familiar with the geography of military aircraft, and he is in a saying, Xiangyang cannot be taken lightly." ”

I smiled and said: "Jianghuai, Jingxiang is not advisable, so why not find another way, in the past, His Majesty and Prince De joined forces to attack Shu, isn't it because the old Shu north is according to Hanzhong, the east is according to Sanba, the north can threaten Guanlong, the east can go straight down the river to Jiangling, directly take the southeast, now I Dayong has Hanzhong, Yangping Pass is also in my hands, why not capture Jiameng Pass, from the east of Bashu, then the Jianghuai defense line is useless, now Your Majesty every time you feint to attack Bashu, it is really a waste of good fighters. ”

Li Zhen frowned and said: "I also know the weight of Bashu, but I just want to enter Shu from Hanzhong, take Jingxiang in a roundabout way, Jiamengguan, Fucheng, Chengdu, Bajun, Wanzhou, Kuizhou, all the way down, everywhere dangers, this road is not easy to walk." ”

I said lightly: "Although Bashu is dangerous, but if it is from west to east, it is not very difficult, and we can also contain the main force of the enemy army in the southeast, so that Bashu is empty, Your Majesty, why not order the East China Sea army to go south, in the Yangtze River estuary Dinghai, Daishan, Putuo and other places to establish a water camp, always watch Hangzhou Bay, a little slack, then along the Yangtze River to invade the inland, in order to protect the safety of the southeast provinces and counties, the Southern Chu will inevitably put the water battalion heavy troops in the land of Wu Yue, so that the forces of the Southern Chu are concentrated in Wu Yue and Jianghuai, Bashu in the west is naturally empty, and our army can take advantage of the void to enter. ”

When Li Zhen heard this, he stood up unconsciously, turned around a few times in the room, and said excitedly: "Okay, good strategy, I never thought that I could use the navy in this way, originally I was going to mobilize all the naval forces of Dayong to cross the river and fight after possessing the land of Jingxiang and Huainan, but I never thought that I could mobilize the East China Sea Army to contain the forces of Southern Chu, so that I will be divided into enemies, no matter where Southern Chu shows its flaws in Shuzhong, Jingxiang, Huainan, and Wuyue, our army can take advantage of the weakness." ”

I also stood up and said: "Even so, the Jiangnan defense line is stable after all, if Lu Can chooses a few critical places to defend, our army will be slow and difficult to attack, so we still need to use a plan, no matter how strong the defense line, if the garrison is flawed, it is an opportunity to take advantage of, Bashu Yumi, more than enough to defend, not enterprising enough, only inherit the Lu family's residual power, not to be afraid, once there is a change in the Southern Chu Dynasty, then Bashu must have a gap, Gu Rong Tuzhi, Xiangfan Rongyuan, although talented and knowledgeable, but unfortunately narrow-minded, this time Lu Can made a miraculous achievement, but he was hard to guard Xiangfan, Dissatisfaction will inevitably arise in the heart, if people take advantage of the opportunity to make them resentful and fight for merit, then Xiangfan can take advantage of it, even if it can't take Xiangfan in one fell swoop, it can also destroy Xiangfan's main force, so that Rong Yuan will no longer have the strength to support Jianghuai. Huaixi Shiguan, who has made great contributions this time, will inevitably be regarded as a party of the Lu family, and if the Lu family is defeated, this person will be implicated. Now although Lu Can controls the military power, but the government is still in the hands of Shang Weijun, and the lord of Southern Chu is about to be in power, I have heard that Zhao Long can be mediocre, and it will inevitably be used by the Shang family to deal with Lu Can, and although Lu Can is a loyal person, he is not pedantic, in order to preserve the combat strength of Southern Chu, he will inevitably do something that makes Zhao Long and Shang dissatisfied. ”

Li Zhen nodded again and again: "Suiyun has always planned and then moved, and the details do not need to be detailed, I am determined to set up a trip to the south of the Yangtze River, make the king of Qi the commander, supervise the southern expedition, and follow the cloud with the army as the counselor, I don't know what the Qing wants?" ”

I said calmly: "Dare not obey your orders, but Your Majesty might as well make His Royal Highness the Crown Prince the deputy marshal, and the governor will take care of all affairs, one is to share the worries of the King of Qi, and the other is to train the prince." ”

Li Zhen's eyes flashed, and the hidden worries in his heart were relieved by Jiang Zhe, and he couldn't help laughing: "It's okay, I and my sixth brother were both in the army at the beginning, and Jun'er is now sixteen years old, so he should also go through it, even if he is Lin'er, he might as well go out with the army, and in a few years, there will be another general in the court." I heard that Nan Chu Lu Yun and Shi Yujin are both thirteen or fourteen-year-old boys, but they are fierce generals who can slash me, and they are really heroes and teenagers, and I think Jun'er and Lin'er will not be inferior to them. ”

My face changed slightly, and I said to the ground: "The minister is guilty of capital crimes, indulge Lu Yun, and ask Your Majesty to punish him." ”

Li Zhen shook his head and said: "This is not a big deal, I heard Jun'er say, I am a big Yongmeng will be like a cloud, will I still be afraid of a child, that is, in the future, if I want to protect anyone, just tell me." ”

I said gloomily: "Your Majesty's friendship, the minister's heart is it, but the Lu family is loyal and righteous, and the minister already knows it, and it may be difficult to preserve." ”

Li Zhen also sighed, it was still dark outside the window, Li Zhen and I were under the light, carefully discussing Pingchu's various strategies, not knowing the passage of time, the snow outside the window was silently sprinkled on the earth, and there was a murderous atmosphere between heaven and earth.

I don't know when, I talked with Li Zhen has not faded away, the window is already white in the East, Song Wan came in to urge Li Zhen to return to the palace, Li Zhen smiled while dressing: "Suiyun, remember the past said to appreciate the snow poems, with the clouds to surprise the four, now the snow outside the window is continuous, why not give a poem, to express the heart." ”

My mood has suddenly brightened up at this moment, I only feel that the snow is full of spring, I can't help but fly horizontally, push open the window, look at the snow in the garden and chant loudly: "Even the sky and the snow are as bright as washing, and I suddenly remember the water of the Qingjiang River and see the sand." The night is sparse and dense, and the dawn looks at the whole compound oblique. The wind returns to make a dance together, and the sky can bloom in an instant. is making the cold to the bone, you might as well peach and plum with the youth. (Note 1)

Li Zhen clapped his hands and said: "It's a good 'night listening sparse and dense, and Xiao looks at the whole compound oblique', and I also have a poem Yongxue." After that, he pushed open the door, walked to the garden, and said loudly: "Wuding fights with swords to break the clouds, and goes straight to the emperor under the Tianhe." After the battle, three million jade dragons were defeated, and the scales and remnants of armor flew all over the sky. (Note 2)

After listening to it, I couldn't help but say loudly: "Your Majesty's poem, heroic and heroic, is a hundred times better than the minister." ”

Li Zhen laughed loudly and walked away in the snow, and the guards and servants who were already waiting outside were all hurriedly chasing. Only Duan Lingxiao was still standing in front of the window, looking at Li Zhen's back, and said: "If it weren't for such a masterpiece, how could we control a genius like Jiang Suiyun, Duan Mou now knows that we will lose as a matter of course." Behind him, Xiao Shunzi snorted slightly, turned around and walked out of the room, and went to serve Jiang Zhe.

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Note 1: Wong Ting-kin's "Poems of Snow"

Note 2: Zhang Yuan "Snow"

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