"Good! Good! Good! Before Dai Luanxiang could speak, Dai's mother had already opened her mouth to praise, "Mr. Lin is worthy of being a genius in the world, these words are reasonable and convincing." Luan Xiang, did you hear it all just now? ”

Dai Luanxiang was actually impressed by Lin Shuhan's meticulous analysis, only because of the depth of the city, he didn't express his position immediately, and now after listening to Dai's mother's words, he still didn't show his heart easily, and asked Qiu Yi's way: "If it is really as Lord Qiu said, the situation is so unbearable now, I don't know how adults should deal with themselves?" ”

Qiu Yizhi's eyes flashed, and he replied: "Naturally, we must put things right, and we can't stand idly by." Only by killing Zheng Xin, a thief, can it conform to the way of heaven, national law, and human ethics. I am about to go north to the capital, and together with His Royal Highness the third son of the emperor, I will crusade against this thief by the order of heaven. ”

Dai Luanxiang frowned and said, "I'm afraid it's not easy, right?" Due to the pacification of the rebellion in the Lingnan Palace, the elite of the imperial court was exhausted, the Youyan cavalry, the elite of the forbidden army, and the newly recruited warriors in the northwest have all gathered to the south of the Yangtze River, and there are actually no soldiers available in the north, so how can Lord Qiu crusade against His Royal Highness? ”

Qiu Yizhi thought in his heart: Zheng Xin's use of troops is known by himself, although he is not a mediocre hand, but at most he is only a little stronger than Zheng Yu, and there is still a difference between Zheng Rong, the emperor of Daxing, Zheng Gui, the former king of Lingnan, and Dai Luanxiang, the former general; And his own use of troops may be a little immature, but in front of the previous three, it is by no means without a chance, and in the face of Zheng Xin, the odds of winning are even greater.

However, in the face of Dai Luanxiang, whose art of war has entered the realm, if Qiu Yizhi expresses his heart directly, he is afraid that he will be too conceited, so he changed his rhetoric and said: "The way of heaven is vast, those who follow it prosper, and those who go against it die." Zheng Xin acted perversely, not to mention the people of the world, even the cronies around him, not everyone may be convinced. If we do our best to deal with it, we may not have the slightest chance of winning. What's more, the emperor has nurtured me, even if he is a mantis arm as a car, even if he is a grasshopper shaking a tree, even if he is broken in pieces, he has to fight with him to break the net! ”

"Knowing that it can't be done, it's a true countryman!" At this time, Dai Luanxiang was already sincerely impressed and said, "Lord Qiu's quality is ancient, and Dai is far from being able to reach it." It's a pity that Dai doesn't have a soldier at hand, so he doesn't know where to help adults. ”

When Qiu Yizhi heard this, he was already overjoyed, and quickly got up and saluted Dai Luanxiang: "The marshal can have this sentence, and he is already very happy in his heart." It's a pity that I escaped from Jinling City in a hurry this time, and I can't have any ideas in a hurry, just take one step at a time. I met Marshal Dai halfway, but I couldn't bear to let the marshal be dusty, so I came over to say a few more nonsense. ”

Dai Luanxiang said: "In the first chaos, Zheng Xin will inevitably be unstable, and it will take at least three or two months to clean up the interior. Dai is also willing to be a counselor and help adults! ”

"Good! Luan Xiang, you can have these words today, and you will not live up to the old man's spirit in the sky and your mother's teachings. Dai's mother said with tears in her eyes, "Don't be discouraged first." You have led the troops for so many years, and there are always some fox friends in the forbidden army, and when they are gathered, it is also a big team. ”

Since Emperor Zheng Rong ascended to the pole, he has reorganized the forbidden army of the imperial court on a large scale, and now the middle and senior generals above the middle and high generals in the army are basically from the old Youyan Dao; Grass-roots non-commissioned officers such as Qianzong and Baihu are mostly served by newly selected martial arts scholars in recent years; However, there are still many old people in the forbidden army who are still in the forbidden army.

During the reign of Emperor Muzong, Dai Luanxiang commanded the forbidden army, and he was never familiar with these people, and his every move had a great impact on them.

Therefore, Dai Luanxiang listened to Dai's mother's words, and his eyes suddenly lit up: "Thank you for your mother's advice." Lord Qiu's advisers are like clouds, and Dai doesn't need to intervene, it is better to gather the old department and echo with the adults in Jiangnan in Jiangbei, so as to contain His Highness. ”

With a famous general like Dai Luanxiang, acting behind Zheng Xin will definitely make him stab in the back, and his chances of victory will suddenly increase greatly - Qiu Yizhi thought of this, and a happy color appeared on his face: "The forbidden army now has 1230,000 in Jiangnan, I don't know how many Marshal Dai can muster anyway?" ”

Dai Luanxiang thought about it: "I have the Holy Purpose of the Emperor's army, and I can ask His Highness for a little bit of people based on this, plus ...... There are probably 20,000 people in total. ”

Qiu Yizhi knew that Dai Luanxiang was serious, and he said that "20,000" must be a conservative number, and the number of soldiers who can actually be summoned will definitely exceed this number. With Dai Luanxiang's use of troops, more than 20,000 soldiers and horses are enough to contain an army of 70,000 or 80,000, so in this way, even if the Youyan army led by Zheng Sen is on Zheng Xin's side, the army he can mobilize is at most about 200,000 people......

But I heard Dai Luanxiang say again: "In fact, the more soldiers the better, we are far away from the guest land, and it is difficult to guarantee the logistics supply, and the 20,000 people are already the upper limit of Dai's army." ”

Qiu Yizhi suddenly thought of something and said, "The marshal is really far-sighted. However, in the past few years in Jiangnan, there are some ways...... That's the case, Emperor Daxing's newly promoted Xu Rong, Huang Wangang, and Zheng Tinghang were all recommended below. The so-called three years do not change the system of the emperor, although Zheng Xin has no teacher, he still has to do superficial work. Two of these three people are governors, and one is in charge of Caoyun, all of whom can help the marshal raise a little military rations, hoping to help Marshal Dai a little favor. ”

Saying that, Qiu Yizhi asked someone to fetch the four treasures of the study, and in the dim light in the thatched house, he hastily wrote a few letters, sealed them, and handed them to Dai Luanxiang, and did not forget to add at the end: "Xu Rong was Zheng Xin's subordinate before, and he was caught by me, and the marshal should be careful when using it." In addition to government affairs, Huang Wangang is also a little familiar with military affairs. As for this Zheng Tinghang, he is an upright person, but he is still pedantic...... Please also pay attention to the marshal. ”

Dai Luanxiang listened and memorized at the same time, holding these three thin letters, and said with emotion: "Lord Qiu, this has solved my urgent need. Rest assured, Dai will definitely help when the time comes. However, Dai still has something unclear and wants to ask for advice. ”

"Please." The Way of Autumn Rites.

"Lord Fang Caiqiu said that he wanted to go north immediately to make peace with His Royal Highness, but the Yangtze River is vast, and if you want to go north, how easy is it to talk about? Aren't you afraid that Zheng Xin will order a blockade of ports along the Yangtze River and trap adults in Jiangnan? Dai Luanxiang asked.

Qiu Yizhi smiled proudly: "In fact, the Yangtze River has indeed been blocked, but it was not he Zheng Xin who ordered the blockade, but I ......."

Dai Luanxiang was stunned when he heard this, and thought: The vast Yangtze River is thousands of miles long, but Qiu Yizhi actually said that it had been closed, could it be that he couldn't say something crazy?

But Dai Luanxiang didn't look like he was blowing a conch, so he asked again: "Lord Qiu is a young hero, what means have you used to block the Yangtze River, please don't hesitate to give advice." ”

When Qiu Yizhi heard this, he smiled and told Dai Luanxiang about Li Shengjie, and added at the end: "It's a pity that I don't have a long-term plan to do things in the future, otherwise I would have taken Li Shengjie's big ship back to Jiangbei." Now Li Shengjie doesn't know where to cruise in the Yangtze River, and I have to find a way to contact him. ”

Dai Luanxiang frowned and said, "Lord Qiu, this matter can't help but be a little biased, right?" ”

"What do you mean by that?" Qiu Yizhi asked, "Although this Li Shengjie is young, he is quite familiar with water warfare strategies, and he is still serious among young people, I'm afraid there won't be any big problems, right?" ”

Dai Luanxiang said, "May I ask how many warships does Li Shengjie's fleet have?" ”

"There are sixteen in total, all of which are clippers used in naval warfare." Qiu Yizhi replied.

"That's it." Dai Luanxiang said, "The Yangtze River begins to stretch into the sea from Sichuan, and the river surface is extremely wide, known as the moat, just south of the Yangtze River, the Yangtze River is hundreds of miles long, and this less than 20 ships, how can the Yangtze River be completely blocked?" ”

Qiu Yizhi smiled: "Of course it is impossible to completely blockade. But with Li Shengjie cruising back and forth, Zheng Xin could not use a large-scale fleet to go north with troops, and wanted to enclose him south of the Yangtze River. He Zheng Xin is a person who wants to be the emperor, and he always wants to enter Beijing to become the emperor, so he can't always be in a corner of peace, right? ”

Dai Luanxiang's furrowed brows still did not stretch out, and said: "His Royal Highness is not an ordinary man, he will not stick to a false name and empty name, and if he wants to become the king, he is afraid that it is not something that he can't wait to do." In Dai's opinion, if His Royal Highness really intends to cause chaos, then the only thing to do now is to send someone to kill the Third Highness who is in charge of the country in the capital Luoyang. ”

Qiu Yizhi was shocked when he heard this, and exclaimed: "Reasonable, reasonable!" ”

As Dai Luanxiang said, Zheng Xin dreamed of being the emperor, and there were only a few successors to the emperor's dragon chair. If Zheng Xin wants to be smart, he simply kills his two younger brothers, two imperial uncles, and the sons born to the imperial uncle, so that he is the undoubted heir of the Han Emperor, and no one will compete with him anymore.

Such a self-destructive behavior, no matter where it is placed, is an incredible human tragedy, but there is a way that "ruthlessness is the most emperor's family", for the supreme position of ignoring everything, Zheng Xin can even be persecuted by his own father, what can he not do?

Thinking of this, Qiu Yizhi was already sweating, and hurriedly got up and said: "Thank you Marshal Dai for your advice, without further ado, I will find a way to inform Li Shengjie and ask him to strictly guard the Yanziji Wharf, so that the board in Jinling City cannot be launched!" ”

Dai Luanxiang sighed: "Maybe it's too late." If Zheng Xin really intended to do evil, maybe he would have done it when he assassinated the emperor. In fact, if you want to kill the Third Highness, you don't need any heavy soldiers, as long as you have a flat boat, carrying five or seven warriors, and falsely transmitting the holy decree to call the Three Highnesses south, you can kill Zheng Miao unknowingly and unknowingly halfway. ”

Thinking of this, Qiu Yizhi was already sweating, and hurriedly got up and said: "This matter is very important, without further ado, I will think about crossing the river and going north, Marshal Dai, please take care." ”

Dai Luanxiang didn't know how deep and close the brotherhood Qiu Yizhi had with Zheng Miao, he only felt that he seemed to be a little unstable at first glance, but a sincere heart was beyond reproach, so he also bowed his hand and said: "It's okay, Dai is waiting for the news of Lord Qiu and His Royal Highness, and my lord should take care all the way." ”

Before he finished speaking, Dai Luanxiang remembered another fold and asked: "I heard that when Lord Qiu was in Jiangnan, he used the emperor's 'Gold Medal Order Arrow' to order the local Jiedu Army, I wonder if Lord Qiu brought such a treasure with him?" With this thing, I don't know how much more convenient it can be to mobilize the army. ”