Tongtai five years, January month, Dayong envoy Gou Lian to see, Lian to bribe the ministers with a lot of money, when the king was young, Prime Minister Shang Weijun controlled the government, Lian Shu to talk in secret, Shang Xiang was afraid of Lu Can's high merit, but to restrain him not to go to war, resulting in a missed opportunity, this unforgivable sin also.

―― "History of Chu in the Southern Dynasty - The Biography of King Chu Chu"

Looking at the information in my hand, I almost groaned and read it, but King Qi took the information and said to me: "Suiyun, I didn't expect your strategy to be really vicious enough, so that the generals under the command of Long Tingfei will be killed and injured." "I can only pale and weakly argue, this is not my arrangement, in fact, the strategy of Su Qing, the general post of the Northern Han Dynasty, is more vicious and dangerous than my arrangement, and the result is more perfect, not only to achieve the purpose of framing Quartz and discrediting Duan Invincible, but also to hit Long Tingfei's prestige by the way. If it weren't for Su Qing being embellished by Qiu Yufei on the way back to Zezhou with some secret spy masters, although relying on Su Qing's outstanding martial arts, the hard battle with the secret spy masters, and the timely response sent by Zezhou, Qiu Yufei was finally forced to retreat, but he paid a heavy price, and this plan was really perfectly interpreted by Su Qing.

However, I thought weakly, this doesn't seem to be Su Qing's responsibility, Qiu Yufei was let go by me, although I don't know how this person suddenly became a congenital master, but it seems to be my responsibility, which made Su Qing suffer a heavy loss. Speaking of which, although the Demon Sect is the help of the Northern Han Dynasty, Jing Wuji can only be a deterrent, if a person of his identity kills or assassinates the enemy in person, I am afraid that the soldiers and civilians of the Northern Han Dynasty will feel that the Northern Han Mansion will collapse, and if Jing Wuji does not do it, the grandmaster-level masters on our side will not move, so if it is not at a critical juncture, Jing Wuji will not make a move. In comparison, the other disciples of the Demon Sect pose a greater threat to us, just like Qiu Yufei, who would have thought that he would suddenly make great progress in martial arts and advance to the innate pole, no wonder Su Qing made a mistake. I regretted it a little, but Qiu Yufei couldn't be killed after all, so I had to let go of the fait accompli and prepare for the aftermath. I decided to summon Su Qing into the Chinese army, after all, the army will soon attack the Northern Han Dynasty, since Su Qing's identity has been leaked, then it is more appropriate to stay as a counselor in the Chinese army, this woman is really not simple, she can be in the Northern Han Dynasty for many years without missing a flaw, this time she entered the tiger's den, and the means of wanting to cover up are used perfectly, which really makes me admire.

After sorting out the information, I ordered Hu Yanshou to pass Su Qing in. Su Qing, who changed into a green shirt and men's clothes, although he was still graceful and graceful, but he was as iron-clad as a winter plum, walked into my tent with an indifferent expression, bowed down and kowtowed: "Subordinate Su Qing, I saw the Lord Hou Jian Jun of Chu Township, my subordinates violated the orders of the adults and changed the plan without authorization, causing many colleagues to be killed, and I also asked the adults to punish the crime." After that, he coughed lightly, and his face became even paler as snow.

I took a look at this woman with admiration, this is a strange woman, six years ago was a flash in the pan on the Dayong River, a cyan Confucian shirt, but did not hide the identity of the woman, the means are ruthless, but it is bright and fair, never to see people with true faces, in just half a year to become famous, and then he took refuge in King Yong, invited himself to the Northern Han Dynasty as a secret spy, outstanding merit, within a few years became the general post of the Northern Han Dynasty, regardless of talent and loyalty, are the leading figures in the secret spy, this time made a great contribution, but saw that there was no slightest smugness between her expressions, I didn't worry about violating the order without permission, and my eyebrows and green shirts were really extraordinary.

Su Qing was not as calm as she appeared, in fact, she was also nervous, although this Lord Jiang spoke gently and elegantly, but as the chief spy of the Northern Han Dynasty, she naturally knew a lot about the inside story of the imperial court, what kind of methods this person had, she knew it well, if it weren't for the entanglement between her and Duan Wuving, and the quartz was unexpectedly infatuated with herself, she would never dare to change her plan without authorization. But after the plan was successful, she was more worried about her own ending, the most evil things of the wise people are often out of control, and what they do is only afraid of offending this person, and he doesn't need to be charged, just because his subordinate elite was killed and injured by Qiu Yufei, he can add to his own crimes.

I don't think of her thoughts, for me, the people under me can adapt to the situation, that's the best, but since you have the courage to change the plan, you have to bear the consequences, if you lose, you will naturally be punished heavily, if you win, you will be rewarded, Su Qing's gains outweigh your losses, I will naturally be rewarded. Sighing softly, I said: "It's not your responsibility, although you changed your plan without permission, but the effect was better than I expected, and you sacrificed a lot, how could Ben Hou blame you, as for Qiu Yufei's pursuit and killing, it was also unexpected in advance, this time the gains outweigh the losses, you don't have to blame yourself too much, did you take the medicine I asked Xiao Shunzi to send?" ”

A look of gratitude flashed in Su Qing's eyes, and he said, "My subordinates, thank you for your grace of not sinning, the wound medicine is very effective." ”

Xiao Shunzi interjected: "Mr. Su, after you recover from your injury, I will fight you and see how Qiu Yufei is now." ”

Su Qing said happily: "The subordinates only received a hundred moves from Qiu Yufei, and they were defeated and injured, and the subordinates were incompetent, so please forgive the adults and Li Ye." ”

I took a deep breath, after Xiao Shunzi guessed that Qiu Yufei had entered the innate realm, I was uneasy, but Su Qing, a woman, can take over a hundred moves from a congenital master, this kind of martial arts is not simple, but it is really a heroine among women, but she is still alone with her sister-in-law, it is really a pity, I thought in my heart whether I could also be a matchmaker for her, but I didn't dare to reveal such thoughts, lest she think I was frivolous, just said: "Mr. Su, now the Northern Han Dynasty will definitely go all out to eliminate our secret spies, and now that the war is imminent, you don't have to go back." , When our army attacks the Northern Han Dynasty, you can set off with the army, command our hidden spies, control the intelligence, and our scout battalion will also be handed over to you to manage, are you willing? ”

Su Qing looked overjoyed, she was able to get such a heavy use, which she didn't expect before she came back, and hurriedly thanked: "Thank you for your kindness, my subordinates will definitely do their best." ”

After Su Qing retreated, I breathed a sigh of relief and said to Xiao Shunzi: "Things are almost arranged now, the big battle is imminent, go and invite King Qi, General Xuan, and Jing Chi to come over, we have to discuss how to attack the Northern Han, and, when will Chiji come over?" Is there any intelligence from Dongchuan and Nanchu? ”

Xiao Shunzi said: "Chi Ji was ordered by his son to go to Nanchu to rectify the intelligence network, and found that the reason why he did not get the information about Fengyimen's changes this time was because Wei Ying's methods were concealed this time, and it was inconvenient for Tianji Pavilion to interfere too much, Chi Ji had already arranged the monitoring of Fengyi Gate, and I don't think there would be any mistakes this time, and in addition, Mr. Han did not have any dissenting thoughts because of Dongchuan's affairs, so Chi Ji had already set off to come to Zezhou, and it is expected to arrive in two or three days." Dong Que has already arrived in Dongchuan, Chen Zhi is grateful for the favor of his son, and he does not believe in King Qing's promise, and he is not like Han Wuji, he does not have much old feelings for Shu, so the situation in Dongchuan has stabilized, and now he has reached an agreement with King Qing, and I believe that he will soon be able to enter the core of King Qing's power. However, if King Qing launches too quickly, I am afraid that they will not have time to control King Qing's vital points. ”

I said lightly: "You can rest assured about this, Xiahou Yuanfeng is not a vegetarian, he has already begun to attack King Qing, let Dong Que contact him, King Qing relied on the strength to suffer heavy losses, so that he can rely more on the Splendid Alliance, if King Qing wants to see Huo Jicheng, just say that Huo Jicheng is inconvenient to come forward, when King Qing pulls up the anti-flag, Huo Jicheng can appear, anyway, King Qing should also know that the forces of the original Shu Kingdom will not fully believe him." ”

Xiao Shunzi chuckled and said, "Not only is Xiahou Yuanfeng not a vegetarian, but the emperor is not a vegetarian either, the letter he asked Master Shi to write almost didn't explicitly say that you should hurry up and give advice." ”

I smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know if I owe them anything in my previous life, I'm conceited and smart, and these two people can easily see through me." ”

At this time, a hearty laugh came from outside the tent: "What do you say, if the emperor can see through you, he won't always be deflated, there are a few people in the world who are like the emperor, always by your temperament, what is the matter, if you don't say that the emperor doesn't ask, such a favor makes me jealous." Then King Qi strode in, squeezed his eyebrows and said: "Suiyun, you pity Su Qing very much, how about it, do you want me to do it for you, Changle is very virtuous, I won't blame you." ”

I said with a straight face: "Your Highness, don't talk nonsense, if Miss Su hears it, she won't be disheartened, she is not a person who does things in Israel." ”

Li Xian was forced back by me, and said abruptly: "I am also kind, Su Qing is still alone, a woman is so hard, this king can't look past it, she is so scheming, if it weren't for you, who can afford it?" ”

I said coldly: "I'm not His Royal Highness's opponent, let alone her, why don't I ask Changle to go and make it clear to the emperor and promise her to the prince as a concubine?" ”

Li Xian was startled and said: "Don't, I'm just joking, this Su Qing is very scary, I don't dare to offend, besides, now that she is the general of Sanpin, you can't joke about her." ”

I glared at King Qi, and I didn't know who started first, but I said strangely: "I was just about to ask Xiao Shunzi to send someone to invite His Highness, Xuan Song, and Jing Chi, why did His Highness come first, but is there something?" ”

Qi Wang Zhengse said: "There is nothing to do, but I want to discuss the matter of entering the army with you." ”

I smiled and said, "I have this in mind, let's talk about it after the two generals arrive, but His Highness can deal with these things, and Zhe can only listen to them." King Qi said: "When I came, I had already sent someone to pass them on, and I will be there soon." At this time, a guard outside the tent said: "General Jing and General Xuan ask to see you." ”

I and the king of Qi looked at each other and smiled, a large-scale attack on the Northern Han Dynasty is imminent, the battle that determines the fate of Dayong is about to begin, if this battle can be quickly resolved, no one in the world can stop Dayong's pace of dominating the world, if it falls into the quagmire of long-term warfare, then it is the situation that Dayong is attacked by a group, this battle is very important.

Southern Chu, Lu Can angrily threw the edict to the ground, it had been planned, once the Northern Han of Dayong started a war, then he immediately handed over the defense of Shuzhong to his subordinates, and personally led the army to cross the river to attack Dayong, this is the only opportunity for Southern Chu to seize the world, miss this time, without the Iron Cavalry of the Northern Han Dynasty, Southern Chu can only be partial to the south of the Yangtze River at most, but Yong Envoy Gou Lian easily frightened the ministers of the court with money and intimidation. Looking at the edict that prevented him from going to war, Lu Can really felt powerless.

At this time, someone said: "General, the first seat of Chentang asks to see you." Lu Can frowned, and said in his heart, how could Wei Ying come, his injuries have not healed yet, and because of the fiasco in the East China Sea, a lot of his power was divided by Fengwutang and Yihuangtang, now is the time for Taoguang to raise obscurity, how could he come to meet him? However, although he despises Wei Ying's personality, he still attaches great importance to his talent. Lu Can ordered Wei Ying to come in.

Wei Ying's expression was a little haggard, after all, it was not so easy to get out of the sea of fire, and he was chased by Dayong along the way, and it was not easy to return to Nanchu safely. He calmly saluted Lu Can and said with a smile: "General Lu must have a headache, I don't know if I can give you any advice?" ”

Lu Can said lightly: "What is Wei Shouza's opinion, the imperial court has already made a will, can this general still resist the will." ”

Wei Ying said with a smile: "The general is too roundabout, what does it matter if he resists the order, Ling Zun has long stopped asking about the military, Nanchu has three points of military power, the general has two points, Jing Xiangshou General Rong Yuan's reputation is not as good as the general, and he also listens to the general's dispatch more, if the general has a heart, I am willing to help the general Qingjun side, get rid of the traitor of the country, and from then on the general can make great achievements, and he can also attach to Jiwei and take revenge." Wei Ying's heart can be expressed every day, I don't know what the general wants? ”

Lu Can got up and reprimanded: "Wei Ying, how can you say that you have no father and no king, you were in trouble at the beginning, if it weren't for Shang Xiang and the king's kindness, how could you have gained a foothold in Nanchu, and now you have just gained power, just like doing this rebellious thing, don't blame me for turning my face and being ruthless, tying you up and sending it to Shang Xiang, so that he can see the ugly face of your Fengyi Sect." ”

He was furious, and the guards outside the tent rushed in with weapons, and Lu Can's chief of the guard glanced at Wei Ying coldly, and said, "General, but is this person offending the general, please show the general." ”

Wei Ying had a sneering smile on his face and said, "General Lu, if you want to kill or tie up, you have to wait until you finish your heartfelt words, is it possible that the general doesn't dare to listen to the nonsense of the subordinates?" ”

Lu Can's face sank, waved his hand to order the guards to retreat, and said, "Wei Ying, Nanchu is not Dayong, this general hopes that you will do it yourself." ”

Wei Ying smiled slightly and said, "Does the general want to know the content of Gou Lian's secret conversation?" ”

Lu Can was shocked in his heart and said, "How could you know such a confidential matter?" ”

Wei Ying didn't answer, imitating Gou Lian's tone and said: "Xiangye is the ancestor of the lord of the country, a family of policemen, this sincerity is indescribable, but the survival of the national unity is not in Wenchen, but in the commander of the army, now your country's military power is three points, Lu Gong and his son have two points, Jing Xiangshou Rong Yuan has one point, the soldiers in the hands of Xiang Ye can only control Jianye City, compared to Lu Xin Lu's grandfather, Lu Can, General Lu and General Rong, it can be ignored, although Lu Gongye is loyal and patriotic, but he will never be embarrassed by his son, General Rong also obeys General Lu's orders, If General Lu intends to rebel, then your country's society will be subverted immediately, even if General Lu has no objection, Xiangye must also be vigilant as soon as possible. Now I Dayong has something to do in the northern Xinjiang, General Lu is young and floating, not afraid of the danger of the mantis arm as a car, and even intends to cross the river to attack me, if he is defeated, I Dayong Emperor is angry, the northern Xinjiang is in trouble, and the teacher must be asked to ask the guilt, when the two countries exchange troops, the blood flows into a river, and it is inevitable to reproduce the tragic situation of the past, not to mention that your king still has brothers in our country as a hostage, if the emperor is angry, change the new king, then how to deal with your king and Xiangye, if he wins, but I Dayong fights on both sides, and has to temporarily retreat, Dayong has millions of soldiers, and there is plenty of money and food, Even if he loses for a while, it will not hurt his vitality, and General Lu will win a big victory over Yu Wei, and his achievements will be high, even if General Lu has no objection, he is afraid that he will inevitably have dissenting intentions. Xiang Ye always restrains General Lu, and when General Lu erects the banner on the side of the Qing monarch, he is afraid that Nanchu will respond to every call, and Xiang Ye will inevitably die without a place to be buried, that is, your royal family, I am afraid that it will also be attacked by the pond fish. It can be seen that the two countries fight each other, regardless of victory or defeat, Yu Xiangye is unprofitable, Xiangye is just for glory and wealth, once the war is hidden, Xiangye's power is in vain. If the Prime Minister takes this as a condition to make peace with our country, His Majesty will agree to reduce the reparations for the war in northern Xinjiang, and the government and the opposition will praise the merits of the Prime Minister, which will not outweigh the harm of the army. If the prime minister agrees, our country can also renew the friendship between Qin and Jin with your country, and my majesty is willing to promise your king with his beloved daughter, and when the princess and the princess are in time, the two countries will marry each other. The Northern Han Dynasty is strong, there are no ten or eight years, it cannot be overcome, His Majesty is anxious about the war in the northern Xinjiang, and hopes to make peace with Southern Chu, I don't know what Xiang Ye wants? ”

Lu Can was still a little puzzled at first, but his face sank after only listening to a few words, and when Wei Ying finished speaking, he sighed and said, "Shang Xiang must have agreed." ”

Wei Ying said coldly: "Gou Lian's tongue is a lotus, Shang Weijun was captured by Dayong in the past, and he has long been frightened, and he just wants to steal peace, not to mention that the general has a heavy army, and he is already suspicious of Shang Xiang, and Grandpa Lu is sick in bed, and now that the peace agreement has been negotiated, unless the general uses military advice, there is no chance of recovery." ”

Lu Can's expression moved, and he said, "You came here today, is it your intention to be alone, or is it the meaning of Fengyi Gate?" ”

Wei Ying looked a little anxious, and said: "They are afraid of Dayong's troops, how dare they fight with Dayong, they just want to play intrigues and fight on the battlefield, they have long since lost the courage to participate, this time it is my own meaning, but if the general is willing to raise troops, I guarantee that they will choose to support the general." ”

Lu Can sighed deeply and said: "Wei Shouzao, I know that you are sincere today, but Lu, as a courtier of Southern Chu, must not do such a thing that is not in the king's sight, so I will not raise troops, I have received your intentions, and I will not leak today's affairs, you go." ”

Wei Ying said disappointedly: "Do you know that if you compromise today, you will never have a chance to set foot on the territory of Dayong?" ”

Lu Can Zhengse said: "No matter what happens in the future, Lu Mou can't do things that are disloyal and unfilial, if people and ministers can resist the military advice, then where is the majesty of the court, if Lu Mou does such things, Nanchu Wang Gang will lose control from now on, and so, Lu Can would rather fight Dayong hard in the future and keep half of the Jiangnan River." ”

Wei Ying sighed: "You are so stupid and loyal, how can you be Jiang Zhe's opponent, it's just that I am blind, when you are the lord who can be trusted, since you have made a decision, I have nothing to say, but from now on, I may be offended, and I ask the general to be considerate." ”

Lu Can's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and then said dejectedly: "I know you want to control Shang Xiang instead, but although Shang Xiang doesn't know the military strategy, you may not be his opponent for those intrigues, no matter what, if you go too far, don't forget that I still have a large army in my hands." ”

Wei Ying sighed lightly and said: "If I can control Fengyimen, I will definitely get rid of Shang Weijun and let you control the government, but unfortunately I can't do anything about this, it's just that Wei's life should be like this, and it is impossible to use your Southern Chu army to capture Chang'an." After that, Wei Ying turned around and walked out, Lu Can wanted to call him out, but finally there was no exit, since he couldn't do anything disloyal and unfilial, then it was inevitable to break with Wei Ying. Sighing deeply, Lu Can said in a low voice: "Even if you are broken bones, Lu has to protect the picturesque country, but this conspiracy is a crime, but Lu can't die and die." If Mr. Jiang is here, he must laugh at himself I am too pedantic, since he was studying in the past, Mr. used to make fun of me, alas, I am not as free and easy as Mr. after all. ”

Walking out of Lu Can's camp, Wei Ying walked blankly for a long time, and it took a long time to recover from the complete disappointment, as the son of the prime minister, and once a high-ranking official, Wei Ying's military strategy is by no means general, today, Dayong's soldiers are strong and strong, Southern Chu and Northern Han are powerless to fight, and now it is the only opportunity, the north and south are attacking, weakening Dayong's power, as long as Dayong suffers heavy losses, it is not able to completely destroy Dayong for a while, and it is unable to dominate the world again, if the world is unified, then its hatred will no longer be able to retaliate. Ling Yu, Ji Xia, Yan Wushuang Although these people are also a little familiar with military and politics, they are short-sighted, only thinking about letting Southern Chu be partial to the south of the Yangtze River, for them, Dayong wants to destroy the Northern Han Dynasty and digest its people, it is not possible to do it for more than ten years, and although Southern Chu is weak, but after all, it accounts for half of the country, as long as they hold the Yangtze River, they are not afraid of Dayong's iron hooves going south, so they would rather use various means to hinder the unification process of Dayong, but they dare not face the enemy head-on, for fear that Dayong will simply send troops to Southern Chu first. In their hearts, with a ten-year buffer, it is enough for Nan Chu to accumulate strength, and at least for a few decades, they can be safe. And the hatred of the Fengyi Sect Master, for them, is already yesterday's yellow flower, as long as they can be prosperous and rich themselves, they are not willing to risk their lives for revenge. Now what they want most is to secretly control the Southern Chu Dynasty like they did in Dayong in the past, and it is not in their interests for the two countries to fight each other. These stupid and short-sighted women, how could they get involved with them. In the midst of hatred, Wei Ying came to his senses, he decisively gave up his useless complaints, since he couldn't use Lu Can to send troops to Dayong, then he had to use the power of Fengyimen to try his best to control the government of Southern Chu, and then concentrate all his forces to take revenge on Dayong and Jiang Zhe, for this purpose, he would rather pay any price. A resolute look flashed across his face, Wei Ying quickened his pace, he couldn't afford to waste any more time.