The woodcutter came with a long song and attracted everyone's attention, so much so that a man with a fishing basket behind him seemed to have become his shadow and was ignored by everyone.

When he arrived in front of everyone, before he could speak, Xiao Bailang had already jumped out of the way: "Wang Yang'er, I know your grandfather and me."

The woodcutter squinted at him and said disdainfully: "Your subordinates are defeated, how can you not know, I haven't seen you for a few years, look at you who are fat like that, can you still run on the field?" ”

Xiao Bailang snorted, but knew that this was not the time to gossip, and bowed his hand to the man behind the woodcutter: "It turned out to be Mr. Cai, it has always been rare." ”

The man known as Mr. Cai glanced at Xiao Bailang, then turned to Ye Chang, and his expression became cold: "But Ambassador Ye is in front?" ”

"It's just Ye Chang."

"Ah, this is the dog slave traitor" Hearing him say this, Wang Yang'er suddenly jumped over, waved his hand is a punch, and slammed it towards Ye Chang's head.

Ye Chang had already taken precautions, took a step back, stretched out his hand beside Shanzhi, and crossed his arms with Wang Yang'er, the two grabbed each other at the same time, exhaled and spoke, hey, Shanzhi's body flew out of the air, and fell out two feet away

Ye Chang frowned, and everyone who followed was also shocked.

Good at upright divine power, among Ye Chang's men, it can be said that he is unparalleled, and he is proficient in technical attacks, and even a brave general like Nan Jiyun has to retreat when fighting alone. He has never been the only one who has thrown others, and he has never seen anyone take advantage of him in wrestling, but today he was thrown out of the gang by the bearded man

However, the bearded man also suffered a loss, so his body stiffened, and he didn't have time to take the opportunity to pursue Ye Chang. Li Bai next to Ye Chang had already drawn his sword in his hand, blocking in front of Ye Chang, and the sword was like a snake core

Li Bai is by no means a pedantic literati who can only read and write poetry, he can lift a sword on a horse, he can lift a pen when he gets off a horse, his swordsmanship is also exquisite, and he also has the courage and determination to kill, so this sword is pressed, forcing the bearded man to stop.

"Dog thief, wait for grandpa to bring the blade," the bearded man screamed, knowing that he couldn't eat the loss in front of him, so he turned around and ran.

Xiao Bailang exhaled a few words behind him, but it was useless, and Wang Yang'er had disappeared. Xiao Bailang saluted to that Mr. Cai again: "Mr. Cai, stop him quickly, don't let this reckless man do stupid things."

"There is only one person in the world who can stop him." Mr. Cai shook his head and said to himself: "But it's not me." ”

Xiao Bailang was still waiting to say more, but Ye Chang had already raised his voice over there: "Xiuwu Ye Chang, come to pay homage to the prince, why should the prince be stingy?" ”

As soon as this "prince" came out, Mr. Cai's face changed slightly, and Li Bai jumped even more: "This ...... Is this the residence of the prince? ”

"Two years ago, the prince moved from the Bochuan Taishou to the Nengzhou Taishou." Ye Chang said: "Nengzhou and Banzhou are just a mountain apart. ”

This great sage, that is, the prince in Ye Chang's mouth, turned out to be Wang Zhonghe, who had disappeared from the military and political stage of the Tang Dynasty for several years.

Wang Zhongsi was disposed of as Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming's comrades, Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming were dead, and only Wang Zhongsi was demoted to a remote county as an official. Ye Chang came to visit Wang Zhonghe, but he had to take a lot of risks, not to mention anything else, there were rumors outside that it was he who slandered the Son of Heaven, which caused Wang Zhongji and others to be wrongfully imprisoned.

Although Ye Chang denied this, there are not many people who believe in him, and now that he is Li Linfu's son-in-law, there are even fewer people who are willing to believe him.

With his voice, the entire Xiao Zhuangzi was alarmed.

"Where is Ye Chang?"

"Ye Chang's dog thief is gone"

"Shameless traitor, dare to appear here, today must be punished"

In the midst of shouting and scolding, more than ten men rushed out of the village, each of them armed with swords, and instantly surrounded Ye Chang and others.

Wang Yang'er, who had just rushed back with his own blade and a Changmo knife, saw this scene, but couldn't do it: "This ...... What's going on? ”

The blade pointed out, Li Bai only felt that his palms were sweating, he didn't know what to do, the great sage that Ye Chang came to visit turned out to be Wang Zhonghei, and he didn't know that if he came to visit someone, he would also cause trouble for his life.

He glanced at Ye Chang and found that Ye Chang's expression was indifferent and very calm, and this composure was by no means disguised.

"The prince ruled the army, and it really lived up to its reputation." Seeing that everyone was just surrounding him, but no one really waved his blade, Ye Chang smiled and said, then pushed away a spear pointed at him and walked straight inside

"Stop, what do you want to do," Mr. Cai shouted with a solemn expression.

"Including me, there are only five of them, and there are no commanders." Ye Chang clapped his hands: "The prince is not afraid of the thousands of troops and horses of the Turks, could it be that he is still afraid of the five of us?" ”

"Phew, sure enough, he has sharp teeth, and when he looks at it, he is a slanderer," the king sheep'er shouted angrily, "Let me kill him."

"Come, come, the poem you just sang was composed by a certain person, specially for the great victory of the prince on the frontier...... You use this strange knife to a certain person, is it the way of hospitality? ”

Ye Chang was not afraid, Li Bai naturally would not lose to him, put away the sword, and he walked away with the Mo knife in Wang Yang'er's hand

"You...... That poem is clearly taught to me by my master......"

"Could this be the Qinglian monk?" Hearing Li Bai say this, Mr. Cai couldn't help but be surprised: "This ...... How do Qinglian monks ...... with them?"

Before he finished speaking, he heard someone coughing, and everyone was immediately stunned, and everyone looked over, but saw a middle-aged man, with a thin appearance and a sick face, standing with his hands behind his back.

"To each his own, go his own way." The man said.

Everyone dispersed immediately, and it was Wang Yang'er, who just stared at Ye Chang with hatred, and turned around and left step by step. Ye Chang ignored these people, but looked at the middle-aged man.

He should be the heir of Wang Zhong.

Wang Zhongsi looked a little old, more than ten years older than his actual age. And he doesn't seem to be in good health, with a sickly flush on his face.

"Ambassador Ye wants to see me, why don't you say anything?" Wang Zhongsi said slowly.

"I came to be presumptuous, I have been famous for the prince for a long time, and I had letters at the beginning, but I didn't want the prince to be like this." Ye Chang also said.

At the beginning, Wang Zhongsi wrote a letter to summon him and asked him to teach football play, but he failed to go, so Xiao Bailang went on his behalf, and then Xiao Bailang acted as an intermediary, and the two of them actually passed some letters. Later, in Chang'an City, the two camps were different and wrestled. But this is the first time we have actually met.

For this person, Ye Chang admires him a lot, most of the famous generals in the middle of the Tang Dynasty are from his subordinates, and this alone can be seen that he is a real handsome talent, not just a general who breaks the army and captures the city.

Wang Zhongsi smiled slightly: "The ambassador is here, but Li Xiang is not at ease and wants to take my life?" ”

Before his words fell, the king rushed out of nowhere and shouted, "He dares"

"Retreat, in this world, apart from seeking the throne, what else does Li Xianggong dare not do?" Wang Zhongsi drank Wang Yang'er, but there was still a bit of resentment in his words after all.

This is inevitable, at the age of making meritorious contributions, and finally has the opportunity to become famous in history, but only because of the internal struggle of politicians, a famous general like him was sent to the humid Banchuan and Nengzhou, where he waited for death, how could he not hate the culprit of all this

Ye Chang looked at Wang Zhonghei squarely, and said slowly: "A certain and the prince, there is no grudge, and the one who attacks the prince is not for a certain person, does the prince think it?" ”

Wang Zhongsi hesitated for a moment, and nodded slowly: "It's really not you." ”

"Wei Jian and Huangfu are only clear, harboring evil intentions and plotting against them, this matter should be true, does the prince think it?

This problem made Wang Zhonghe's good life difficult, he knew it in his own heart, even if Emperor Wei Jian Fu Weiming did not have any bad intentions, but at least he hooked up with the crown prince Li Heng as a border general, intending to take military power and protect himself, which was indeed a taboo in the imperial court. At that time, it was even possible for the crown prince Li Heng to fall together, Li Longji only pursued a few of their ministers and border generals, but let Li Heng go, it should be said that he still left room for him.

After pondering for a while, Wang Zhongsi stretched out his hand to extend the guest, and Ye Chang followed him into the Zhuangzi.

More than 20 families in this Zhuangzi, except for Wang Zhongsi himself, the rest were his former subordinates, and those who were unwilling to leave him followed him here.

The larger room in the middle was his house, and although he had an official position, he was actually just receiving a salary to eat. Nengzhou is sparsely populated, and there are not many things he can manage, so he can be so idle.

"The prince is unwell?" Ye Chang saw that Wang Zhonghe's expression was a little wrong, so he asked.

Wang Zhongsi was a little bitter: "In the land of miasma, I have lived in a place for a long time. ”

"Wait for me to take the pulse of the prince."

In the past few years, he has studied medicine with Luo Shouyi, although Ye Chang is not a good doctor, he can barely take the pulse of others. After taking the pulse, he looked at Wang Zhonghe's eyelids and tongue coating, and Ye Chang's heart was slightly cold.

Wang Zhonghe's physical condition seems to be a little bad, but it is not because of his body itself, but because of his heart disease.

He has been idle for a long time, and there is no hope in the slightest, and the disappointment and even despair of politics make him no longer cherish his body, so his body quickly decays.

"Ambassador Ye is not here to take my life at the behest of Li Xiang, and why?" Wang Zhongsi asked.

"I'm here to ask the prince for advice."

"What?" Wang Zhongsi was surprised, looking at Ye Chang's sincere face, knowing that the person in front of him was not a lie, after a long time, he sighed: "In terms of mind and spirit, I am not as far away as you"

He still has some resentment towards Ye Chang, Ye Chang knows this resentment, but he still dares to come to ask him for advice, this open-mindedness is very outstanding among the people he has seen.

"The matter of Nanzhao is related to the life and death of tens of thousands of soldiers, and it is related to the stability of southern Xinjiang of the Tang Dynasty, how can tens of thousands of soldiers be put to death for personal grievances?" Ye Chang said: "Ye is not such a character, and the prince is not such a character. Therefore, Ye Chang and the prince can seek common ground while reserving differences. ”

Wang Zhongsi only felt that Ye Chang's words had simply entered his heart - no, this sentence should clearly be said by himself, and he and Ye Chang were only talking for the first time, but with this sentence alone, he felt like a confidant. I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, if it weren't for Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming, Ye Chang would have been in their camp, if this was really the case, he would have asked the Son of Heaven to transfer Ye Chang to his side, teach him personally, and add another general to the Tang Dynasty more than ten years later.

But then he laughed at himself again: where do you need him to teach, Ye Chang is famous in Liaodong, and he is already a famous general in the Tang Dynasty.

"That being the case, a certain knowledge is all spoken." Wang Zhongsi said.

While they were talking, they had already entered the house, and the guests and hosts were seated, and Ye Chang noticed that Wang Zhongsi looked very simple here. Wang Zhonghei grew up in the palace at a young age, but now he is so down, and he is depressed in his heart, which is inevitable.

"Nanzhao betrayed Tang this time, I don't know why the prince taught me."

"If you are Nanzhao, what should you do at this time?" Wang Zhongsi asked rhetorically.

Ye Chang had already thought about this question, at this time Nanzhao had already captured Yaozhou City - in fact, when Li Linfu got the news of Nanzhao's betrayal, Nanzhao had already attacked Yaozhou successfully, and before the news of the dismissal of Xian Yu Zhongtong arrived in Sichuan, Xian Yu Zhongtong had already fought a battle with Nan Zhao, and the 30,000 Jiannan soldiers led by him were lost by more than half, and a large number of ordnance and materials were lost.

Therefore, when Ye Chang arrived, Jian Nan was already shaken and uneasy, and the morale of the sergeants was low.

"If I am Nanzhao, I will humbly ask for peace, go to the false name and take real profits, and first stabilize Yaozhou. If the court allows it to surrender, it will pretend to surrender. In addition, it is to send envoys to communicate with the dog Rong, and if the court does not allow it to surrender, it will be with the dog Rong to fight the sword south. ”

"This is a general strategy, the imperial army is coming, how should Nanzhao respond?"

"With a heart-wrenched general, he blocked the soldiers of Annan on Butou Road, and led the army to the rear of Annan, gave up Yaozhou, harassed and ambushed in the mountain road, intercepted the grain road, and then chose a decisive battle when the soldiers and horses of the imperial court were tired.

"If the imperial court divides its troops, goes around Cangshan, and points directly at Taihe, what can it do?" Wang Zhongsi heard Ye Chang say this, and his expression was a little unnatural.

"Mountains and rivers are its barriers, forests are its eyes and ears, the imperial court divides troops, how can Nanzhao not know the reason, when he also sends a confidant, he still abandons the city and does not defend it, harasses in the mountains and rivers and forests, cuts off the grain road, first breaks one way, and then takes another road"

"Fortunately, you are not a person from Nanzhao, otherwise my Tang army will not have a piece of armor." Wang Zhongji sighed: "Since you know this, you should come prepared, I don't know how you want to act?" ”

Li Bai listened to them talk about strategy and tactics, so meticulous, he couldn't help but be a little surprised, no wonder Ye Chang was noncommittal about his advances on the road, indeed, what he said was right, but they all lacked feasibility, what Ye Chang needed now was a strategy that could ⊥ him tactically defeat his opponent.

"Although I have a little plan, I am not familiar with the geography here, and I don't know the people here, so I came to ask the prince for advice.

"If you want to defeat the barbarians, you must use the barbarians." Wang Zhongsi pondered for a while, and then said: "The only one who can defeat the barbarians in the mountains and forests of Nanzhao is the barbarians themselves. Pi Luo Pavilion unified the six edicts for the fashion short, the Tang Dynasty Tianwei in the six edicts outstanding, so it is necessary to slow down the army, bullying it, widely rewarded, divided and dissolved. Ge Luofeng still has a younger brother Chengjie, which can be taken as the king of Nanzhao, so that he will tell the generals of Ge Luofeng, and make him rebel against Ge Luofeng. The original five edicts of the rest of the clan can also be allowed to stand on their own, and those who are willing to abandon Ge Luofeng and become the Tang Dynasty will be rewarded with knights. Another general was sent to protect the border city of Qing and Boryeong, etc., to threaten the dog Rong so that he could not rescue him with all his might......"