During the day, Meng Guan's house, the antechamber.

Meng Guan walked to the front hall after dressing neatly, and when he saw Zhang Hua Pei Wei, he bowed his hand again and again, "Meng Guan welcomes the late, and hopes that the two adults will atone for their sins." ”

"General Meng is polite!" After the three of them greeted each other, the guests sat down, and the maid served tea.

Zhang Hua and Pei Wei did come to send troops to Guanzhong, Zhang Hua remembered what Jia Hou said to him today, and said a little embarrassed: "It's ashamed to say that we have nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, and we came to disturb today, it was really out of helplessness, this ......"

Meng Guan was stunned when he heard this, could something have happened? Meng Guanqiang pressed down the uneasiness in his heart and said with a smile: "The two adults are serious, if there is something in the imperial court that needs me Meng Guan, I will definitely do my best!" ”

Zhang Hua and the two glanced at each other and said with a wry smile: "At the beginning, there were originally three generals in the imperial court who proposed to go to Guanzhong, namely Lord Zhou, General Li Zhao and the general himself, but today the queen suddenly issued an order to remove General Li Zhao from his duties, and was ready to let you lead the Su Guard army to Guanzhong to quell the chaos. ”

Meng Guan was stunned when he heard this, but considering that Li Zhao's wife had a close relationship with the Lu Mansion, it was very likely that Li Zhao's wife would not let her husband take risks in Guanzhong.

Pei Wei looked at Meng Guan and then said: "General Li's wife pleaded for mercy in the Lu Mansion, and the queen changed her mind, only saying that he was sick and would not raise the matter again. So, we had to come to the general. I wonder if the general is willing to go for him?

Meng Guan said angrily: "I think that the eldest husband is alive, and he should serve the country and make meritorious contributions, so that he will not spend this life in vain." Since Li Zhao can't get his wish because of the woman's tiredness, he naturally has to take responsibility. ”

Zhang Hua was also infected by Meng Guan's pride, "Zhuang, general! If the courtiers of the Great Jin Dynasty are as loyal and brave as generals, then why worry about the restlessness of the world and the immortality of thieves? The general rest assured that Liu Yuan, the governor of the Huns, had made a military order in front of the queen, to lead the 5,000 Huns soldiers of the department as the general's precursor, with the wisdom and courage of Liu Yuanhai and his son, the fierceness of the Hun cavalry, and the general's control, then the victory of the enemy will be in wait. ”

Meng Guan said modestly: "Thank you for your encouragement!" That being said, marching to war is extraordinary after all. It is shallow to learn in the next talent, and please give more advice to the adults in the strategy of using soldiers. Did the imperial court agree to let the Huns go to war? ”

"Well, yes, the imperial court is ready to let Liu Yuan command five thousand iron cavalry into Guanzhong to quell the rebellion, in addition to this, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will also command ten thousand East Palace three rates to assist the imperial court to quell the rebellion."

Every time he mentioned the Hun Liu Yuan, Zhang Hua felt a little uncomfortable, if it wasn't for the unanimous recommendation of the ministers of the family this time, coupled with Empress Jia's insistence, he would definitely not agree to let Liu Yuan go on the expedition if he couldn't support it alone.

"By the way, General Ben also heard that the crown prince also asked for orders to go on the expedition this time, I don't know how the imperial court arranged it?"

"The imperial court has decreed that the prince will go to Guanzhong with a large army on his own, in view of the fact that the prince has no experience in commanding a large army, so all the counterinsurgency armies will be under the command of King Liang, and you must obey the dispatch of King Liang when you arrive in Chang'an."

"The last general obeys!"

"In addition, the general knows that King Liang and General Zhou are at odds, and the official is worried that the two of them will delay the plan to exterminate the rebels because of personal interests, so the general must secretly take care of General Zhou after he arrives in Guanzhong."

"Huh? This...... Well, Ben will do his best, but I don't know when the army will go out? ”

"Due to the critical situation in Guanzhong, General Zhou has already set off with 5,000 people from his headquarters, and after the general has rectified the Su Guard, he will first join up with Liu Yuan, the leader of the Huns, and then rush to Guanzhong together."

As soon as Zhang Hua and the others left the Mengguan Mansion, Jia Mi quietly came to the Mengfu alone. As an important member of Jiahou's party, Meng Guan saw that Lu Gong came to visit him in person, and Meng Guan knew that the queen had something important to order, so he hurriedly invited Jia Mi into the study.

"I don't know what Gong Lu has ordered here?"

"Hey, hey! General Meng came here on the order of Niangniang this time, because there was a big thing for the general to do. ”

"Lu Gong, please say, Meng Guan is here!"

"It's not a big deal, after you arrive in Guanzhong this time, in addition to quelling the rebellion, you also have to cooperate with His Royal Highness King Liang to do a big thing." Jia Mi said excitedly, after planning for many years, he finally saw Sima Shu's head about to land, and he was already excited to know why.

"Oh? I don't know what's going on? ”

Meng Guan listened to Jia Mi's words, and his heart trembled. He vaguely guessed that this matter must be related to the prince, as a senior queen, of course he knew the dirtiness between the prince and Empress Jia. Although he was very sympathetic to the prince from the bottom of his heart, since he was on the ship of Empress Jia, there was no possibility of reconciliation between him and the prince.

"It's not a big deal, then you just need to do what King Liang tells you, and don't care about the rest."

Of course, Jia Mi would not tell Meng Guan that he wanted to murder the prince, and now he only knew the inside story of Empress Jia, the family, King Zhao, and even King Liang was only half-understood.

Just when the imperial court selected a good general to go to Guanzhong, in the Yongzhou Mansion in Guanzhong, Sun Xiu was about to meet Sima Wei, the king of Liang. Ouyang Jian asked King Liang to kill Sun Xiu almost every day to calm the people in Guanzhong, if it weren't for the treasure sent by King Zhao, it is estimated that he would have been beheaded by King Liang for public display.

As soon as he saw Sima Tong, the king of Liang, Sun Xiu fell to the ground: "The criminal minister Sun Xiu greets the prince!" The guilty minister Sun Xiu said hello to the princess!

Princess Liang asked King Liang with a smile: "Lord, who is he?" Why don't you go down as a concubine, you won't have to delay the prince's big deal! ”

Sima Wei laughed and said: "It's okay to sit down with the concubine, this person is a criminal in the imperial court, and the widow wants to try him for the first trial now." Then with a wave of his hand, the subordinates and guards rolled out one after another.

"You are Sun Xiu?"

"It's the sinner!"

"When King Zhao left, he had to take good care of you, haha, do you know how many complaints the widow has received against you recently, and even the county guards in Guanzhong have asked the widow to cure you! Sun Xiu, what do you say the widow should do? King Liang looked at Sun Xiu with a smile.

When Sun Xiu heard that King Liang threatened him, he was not angry, and King Zhao sent a large sum of money to King Liang, and King Liang promised to protect his safety in front of King Zhao. Who knew that as soon as King Zhao left, King Liang wanted to turn his face.

King Liang is now complacent, he looked at Sun Xiu who was prostrate on the ground with disdain, to be honest, King Liang didn't plan to trouble him at first, but these days, his subordinates have been making suggestions to him, saying that Sun Xiu had accumulated a lot of money for helping King Zhao to loot Guanzhong. It is precisely in this way that King Liang plans to scare and scare Sun Xiu today, and it would be better if he could take the wealth in his hands.

"The difference between the king's words, the minister is dedicated to serving King Zhao, how can it be the villain that outsiders say? Whatever the lord thinks, I will be able to prophet, and whatever the lord wants, I will go to the soup and go to the fire. This is the least way to be a minister, in the same way, if the prince wants to use me, I will think about what the prince thinks, what the prince is anxious about, bow to the best, and ensure that the prince will pass in danger and ask for things. The minister dares to ask the prince if he has an unfulfilled wish? ”

"Giggle......" The eighth princess smiled: "Lord, I think you are the best bragging in the world." You said that you know everything the prince thinks, so what King Liang is thinking now, you may say it? ”

Sun Xiu smiled mysteriously and said: "The minister doesn't dare to say anything, let's write it." ”

At this time, Sima Wei was also interested, and said with a smile: "Okay, you can write and take a look." ”

Sun Xiu knelt in front of him, and wrote the word 'Zhou' on the table with his fingers on the tea. King Liang looked at it and moved in his heart, this Sun Xiu is really a talent, it turns out that King Liang is really harmful to the heart of Zhou, but he just can't think of a way for the time being.

"Sir, try to speak!"

Before Sun Xiu heard King Liang's tone was different, he knew that his words had reached King Liang's heart, so he slandered even harder: "This person is brave and proficient in the art of war, if you use ordinary methods, it will be difficult to put him to death, so you have to take advantage of the right time and place." ”

Sima Wei asked: "What is the right time and place?" ”

Seeing that King Liang took the bait, Sun Xiu immediately felt relieved, and he no longer had to worry about the danger of his surname, as for the life or death of Zhou, he didn't care, "Lord Wang, right now, Qi Wannian's 100,000 army is besieging Shicheng, His Royal Highness can send Zhou to relieve the siege on the grounds that Shicheng is in an emergency, so that he can't shirk, this is the time of day." Yongzhou is located in the stone city more than 200 miles, there is a Liang Mountain in the middle, and there is a deep valley in the mountain, called Huluyu, if Qi Wannian knows that the official army rescued Shicheng, he will definitely set up an ambush here, as long as he enters Huluyu around the periphery, even if he puts on his wings, he does not want to fly out. That's the location. ”

Sima Wei was overjoyed when he heard this: "Very good, very good!" Sir is really amazing! ”

Princess Liang frowned and said, "But in that case, won't the officers and soldiers he brought with him also have to die with him?" ”

Sun Xiu replied indifferently: "Doesn't Niangniang hear that those who become big things are not informal?" Since ancient times, there are no immortals who march and fight. At that time, he was the generation of the dragon and the tiger, and the head of the general in the million army was like a probe and an ear, if he was not lured to danger, how could he be killed? ”

Sima Wei laughed: "Mr. is reasonable! Makes sense! It seems that the gentleman can really be used by the widow. Widow and spare you not to die, to see the aftermath. ”

Sun Xiu wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said with palpitations: "Thank you, Lord Wang!" ”

"Come on, pour wine for Mr. to change clothes!" King Liang listened to Sun Xiu's words and immediately cited him as a confidant.

A quarter of an hour later, Sun Xiu changed his clothes and sat down again under King Liang. King Liang looked at Sun Xiu and sighed while drinking: "No wonder King Zhao can win the trust of the imperial court, it seems that the help of Mr. is indispensable in this." Sir, rest assured, as long as he assists the king wholeheartedly in the future, the widow will never treat him badly. ”

"Thank you for your cultivation!"

The two drank and chatted about some family things, and under Sun Xiu's deliberate flattery, King Liang became more and more happy. Finally, when King Liang was a little drunk, he held the wine bottle, squinted his eyes and asked, "Sir, may have guessed the purpose of the prince's visit to Guanzhong?" ”

Sun Xiu hesitated for a moment when he heard this, and his mind turned around a few times, and then he understood King Liang's thoughts. King Liang was afraid that the crown prince would come to Guanzhong to compete with him for the leadership of Guanzhong, and at present, Guanzhong was the most honorable as King Liang and the crown prince, and they could become the leaders of the counterinsurgency and share the fruits of victory in the future.

Since King Liang is so jealous of the crown prince, why don't he take advantage of the situation? Although Sun Xiu's mind turned quickly, he did not delay, and he deliberately said in embarrassment: "Lord Wang, this ...... That's not what your subordinates should know! ”

"Eh, there are only two people in front of me, Mr. and Mr., although he speaks freely, and he can get out of your mouth and into my ears, the widow listens to him!"

"In this case, the minister is presumptuous. The second time the prince came to see the prince, the picture was not small......"

"Oh? Is it? ”

"Lord Wang, what do you think, the prince has been in Xincheng for five years, and he has no contact with the outside world during this period. But as soon as Guanzhong was in chaos, the prince immediately wrote a letter asking for orders to go on the expedition, to say that the prince had no other plans, the minister would never believe it! ”

King Liang listened to Sun Xiu's words and suddenly fell silent, what he was most afraid of was that the prince would come to Guanzhong to fight for power with him, in order to obtain the power of Guanzhong, King Liang could be said to have racked his brains, but now he killed a prince halfway, how willing do you make him!

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