"Master Zhu, what do you mean...... Now is the victory of the East Palace? Han Xi was surprised, and looked at Zhu Tongjing with a bit of disbelief.

"It may not be known whether the Eastern Palaces will be victorious, but the Eastern Palaces are clearly showing weakness, and only now have their true nature been revealed."

Zhu Tongjing said, feeling a little afraid in his heart. He originally thought that the defeat of the East Wangfu was decided, and hurried to Luoyang with his entourage, but who knew that less than an hour after leaving the city, he encountered the remnants of the Northern Wang's army, and he knew that the development of the original battle situation was very different from the situation he had obtained.

"Han Zuocheng, you move quickly and go back to the Queen Mother. If there is any delay on the road, it is a dereliction of duty, you know. ”

"Yes, yes." Han Xi responded with his mouth, but he didn't have a taste in his heart.

Now that Dongwangfu has an advantage on the battlefield, Zhu Tongjing escaped death again, and the credit must all go to Zhu Tongjing, he thinks about it and feels that this trip is too embarrassing.

Waiting for Zhu Tongjing to send Han Xi away, Lin Xiaoshu also came to the merchant house with his entourage to urge Zhu Tongjing to leave for Jiangdu.

"Steward Lin, why worry? On the way to Jiangdu, the war has not stopped, do you want to wait for the war to subside before going north? Zhu Tongjing saw Lin Xiaoshu and said in a somewhat earnest tone.

Lin Xiaoshu said impatiently: "Master Zhu is too worried. The king of the east has sent troops to meet him, and Master Zhu does not need to worry about safety along the way. ”

Zhu Tongjing had a dark face, knowing that Dongwangfu had been premeditated, and he said that he couldn't delay going to Jiangdu if he said anything.

Although he was sure that the letter of state to Luoyang had been burned, he also knew the wisdom of King Yidong, and naturally understood that he did not come to Jiangdu to escort grain and grass on this trip, and if the king of East made a fuss about Nanqi's goodwill with Luoyang. He really didn't know what the king of the east would extort from him at the negotiating table.

Zhu Tongjing was a little anxious, and went out of the city with the soldiers and horses of the Dongwangfu of the brigade. Sure enough, before he could get out of Erli, a large number of soldiers and horses came to meet him.

These soldiers and horses, Zhu Tongjing knew at a glance that they were not ordinary local garrison troops, the lineup was neat and the morale was high, and they should be the elite division of the Eastern Palace.

Zhu Tongjing roughly estimated that there were as many as four or five thousand soldiers and horses who came to pick up Lin Xiaoshu and him back to Jiangdu. But there were about 2,000 soldiers and horses who really went north, and the rest entered the county town, which should be to protect grain and grass.

Originally, Zhu Tongjing thought that Jiangdu was anxious to ask for this batch of grain and grass. Grain, grass and materials are already very scarce in all parts of Jiangdu. But after seeing the strength of the Eastern Palace's troops. Just hoarded grain and grass and sent troops to guard it, and knew that in fact, the shortage of supplies in Jiangdu was just an illusion made by the Dongwang Mansion.

Zhu Tongjing thought to himself, if Jiangdu really reached the point where he couldn't open the pot, why not take the opportunity to transport the grain to Jiangdu?

Zhu Tongjing followed the team all the way to Jiangdu. Along the way, he also learned the ability of the soldiers and horses of the Eastern Wangfu to clean up the battlefield. When he went north before, he encountered many remnants of the Northern Palace. And this time with the brigade to the north. I basically didn't see such remnants. On the other hand, on the side of the East Wangfu, from the grain road to the Jiangdu, the battlefield was being cleaned in an orderly manner. Even some of the remnants of the soldiers were grouped together and escorted to the city like slaves.

This meeting was very different from what Zhu Tongjing had expected.

Originally, in the intelligence of the Southern Qi Dynasty, the north of Jiangdu had already occupied the absolute initiative for the Luoyang Army and the Northern Wang Army, and even if the Eastern Wangfu took the initiative to attack, it would not be good.

And in the south of Jiangdu to the border of Southern Qi, the situation of Dongwangfu is not much better. There are not only the cavalry of the Beiwang Army that went deep into the hinterland of Jiangdu, but also the soldiers and horses of Yang Luochuan. Nan Qi knew very well that now Yang Luochuan was two-faced and three-faced, and it was impossible to sincerely stand on the side of Dongwangfu.

But on the way here, he didn't realize that there were soldiers and horses from the Nanwangfu at all. The 10,000 cavalry in Yuzhou also seemed to have disappeared out of thin air.

And outside the Jiangdu City, Zhu Tongjing had already received news from his entourage, saying that the cavalry of the Northern Wangfu that had originally penetrated into the hinterland of Jiangdu had been basically swept away, and at this time, the Eastern Wangfu was launching a "decisive battle" with the Luoyang Army and the Beiwang Army, and both sides had more than 200,000 soldiers and horses, and they were fighting fiercely in the northern part of the Dongwangfu Domain. By the time Zhu Tongjing arrived in Jiangdu, the war had not yet been resolved.

As for the 10,000 cavalry originally stationed in Yuzhou south of Jiangdu, the intelligence did not show anything. It is not said that the 10,000 soldiers and horses returned to Yuzhou, nor does it say that the 10,000 soldiers and horses fought in concert with the Dongwangfu.

"It turns out that from the beginning, I want to surrender to Luoyang, and I borrow grain from the Qi Dynasty, it's just a big show!" Zhu Tongjing was very annoyed in his heart. Originally, he thought that he had mastered the economic lifeline of Jiangdu, but only now did he know that he had fallen for Han Jian from beginning to end.

Zhu Tongjing entered Jiangdu, at this time the Jiangdu city was a lively and jubilant scene, different from the last time he came to a depressed situation, there were many vendors on the street, and the people also shuttled between them, as if it was a New Year's holiday. He inquired and learned that it was the Dongwang Mansion that distributed food and silver money to the ordinary people, and distributed them according to household registration, and everyone had a share, even some refugees who had taken refuge in Jiangdu City.

The people had food and money in their hands, and after a few months of hard life, they all came out to buy some daily necessities and then sell the surplus, so that the city of Jiangdu was restored in a short time after the war.

The people also seemed to be infected by the initiative of the Eastern Wangfu to send troops and occupy the battlefield, and everyone was enthusiastic, and even spontaneously organized strong men to maintain order on the streets. Zhu Tongjing looked at the appearance of the whole heart in Jiangdu City, and anger rose in his heart for no reason, for him, this is equivalent to the end of a good show, and the actors come out to celebrate the banquet. Dongwangfu and the people of the entire Jiangdu staged such a play, and he was also one of the deceived. If it weren't for the fact that Southern Qi was deceived, and they signed some alliances with Jiangdu, and they borrowed grain or even double-faced and three-edged swords, Luoyang and Beiwangfu would not believe that Dongwangfu had reached the end of the road, so they would send troops and horses deep into the hinterland of Jiangdu so unscrupulously, and give Dongwangfu an opportunity to take advantage of.

Zhu Tongjing arrived in front of the Dongwang Mansion and found that Han Jian was already waiting there. And Lin Xiaoshu, who entered the city a day earlier, was also there, and there were some officials from Jiangdu, including officials from the Luoyang faction.

"Master Zhu, it's really a slack to come before you can come far away. Please also atone for your sins. Han Jian smiled and greeted the carriage.

Han Jian in Zhu Tongjing's eyes had a radiant face, and his smile was also smug and mocking, as if to say, you are fooled!

"The East King is fighting like this, but it was unexpected." Zhu Tongjing replied coldly and returned the salute.

Han Jian said with a smile: "The Qi Dynasty is an ally of my Wei Dynasty, and this time I am willing to borrow grain from my Wei Dynasty, and I am grateful to Dade." The king himself came out to greet him as a sign of gratitude. ”

Zhu Tongjing listened to such polite words, and there was still a nameless fire in his heart.

However, when he followed the footsteps of Han Jian and other officials into the Dongwang Mansion, and when he arrived at the main hall of the Dongwang Mansion, he said with a very innocent expression: "Dongwang, you can hide this scene very tightly. I almost lost my life. ”

Han Jian smiled and said, "Master Zhu, what are you talking about?" The friendship between the two countries is not deceiving? ”

"Isn't it? Originally, I thought that the boundary of Jiangdu was too peaceful, so I took my entourage to Jiangdu, but I didn't expect to encounter an interception halfway, but fortunately, I ran fast when I got off the horse, otherwise I wouldn't even be able to save my life. Dongwangfu will take action next time, can the prophet speak? Shall I wait for the fighting to subside before I hit the road? ”

Han Jian saw Zhu Tongjing complaining in front of so many officials in Jiangdu, and knew that this was also Zhu Tongjing's plan, he just wanted to express it in front of Jiangdu officials, and he and Nanqi were both "trapped" in this matter, which showed that Dongwangfu was "not authentic" in this matter.

Showing his suffering first is also to strive for more bargaining chips at the negotiating table later. In fact, Han Jian knew very well in his heart that Zhu Tongjing was in a hurry to go north not to come to Jiangdu, but to Luoyang, but Zhu Tongjing did not expect the battle situation to change too quickly, so that the horse stumbled.

Han Jian laughed and said, "This is nature. ”

Zhu Tongjing was also relieved, as if nothing had happened. In front of the officials of the Eastern Palace, the Wei Dynasty court, he also showed the demeanor of an envoy of a country.

After the "friendly exchange", Zhu Tongjing will stay at the post house. And Han Jian also asked all the officials to return to their posts, because now is not the time when Jiangdu can relax, and the war in the north of Jiangdu is still in a white-hot state. Dongwangfu changed its strategy and took the initiative to attack, and it also annihilated part of the Beiwang army and Luoyang army that penetrated into the hinterland of Jiangdu, but this does not mean that Dongwangfu has won nine out of ten in this battle.

The battle is still in a state of stalemate in the south of Luoju and north of Jiangdu, and from all sides, the result of this war is at most five or five open. But this is beyond the estimation of many people, originally Dongwangfu had no chance of winning at all, and all that could be relied on was to drag it out for a long time to force back the Luoyang Army and the Beiwang Army, and that was just the so-called "peace". But now that the Dongwang Mansion has made a peace, and there is a fifty percent chance of winning, this victory may "recover" Luoyang.

Period, there is a big difference.

Zhu Tongjing arrived at the post house and was furious with his entourage.

Before he crossed the river this time, he could be said to be calm and composed, he felt that Yiqiē was already under the control of the Qi Dynasty, and he, as the "-stirring stick" within the Wei Dynasty, would take his responsibility to the extreme, and then the internal fighting of the Wei Dynasty would become confusing because of the participation of the Qi Dynasty. But when he arrived in Jiangbei, he first escaped death, and then he was "detained" by Lin Xiaoshu and others, and now where is he an envoy, he is under house arrest at all. When he wants to return to the Qi Dynasty can no longer be decided by himself, it depends on whether the Jiangdu side will let him go.

The initiator of this qiē is the Dongwang Mansion. But if it weren't for the mistakes in Qi Dynasty's intelligence system, he would not have ended up with such a tragic result.

"Master, please calm your anger, we have sent someone to the north to investigate this battle in detail, and we will send it back as soon as there is news!" The accompanying intelligence officer was scolded and cautiously replied.

Zhu Tongjing said angrily: "Instead of going to the north, it's better to stare directly at the East Palace!" Even if a fly flies out of the East Palace, you have to distinguish between male and female! (To be continued......)