Wang Baobao asked, "But why?" ”

"You are not ignorant that three days ago Polo Timur suddenly went south. I sent him to send Baobao, Yin Xingzu, Gao Deyin and others to my Jining. ”

"Polo inherited his father's prestige, although he lived in Datong, known as a strong army of 100,000 and a fierce commander in Beijing, but from the child's point of view, he was only in the name of his father, and it was difficult to call him a hero, at most he was a dog guarding the household. Mo said that he only sent a few generals to protect me, even if he personally led the army to attack me, what was there to fear? ”

"Polo's army is not to be feared. Those who are worried about their fathers are also in the court. ”

"The Imperial Court?" As soon as Chahan's words came out, Wang Baobao was silent. Chahan slowly got up from his seat, walked a few steps inside, came to the window, opened the window slightly, and glanced out, the night was quiet, and only the sound of bamboo could be heard. He said: "Since May and June last year, Polo Timur has repeatedly raised troops to invade our territory and want to take our Jining. In June, his general Fang Totuo entered our territory without permission and fought with our army, with many casualties on both sides. In August, Polo personally transferred troops from Shiling Pass to Jining, and surrounded our city for three days. If it weren't for his father, he would send Yan Feng in time to lead the troops and fight. I'm afraid that Jining is no longer guaranteed.

Because of this, the court was alarmed, and even the emperor issued two holy decrees in a row.

"The holy decree of June, the edict ordered Fang to get rid of Yulan, Xing, Baodezhou and other places. And in the future, the generals of the two armies of me and Polo will not cross the border with each other, invade the land they keep, and thus kill each other. And the holy decree of August ordered Polo to guard the north of Shiling Pass, and ordered his father to guard the south of Shiling Pass. Those who preach the holy decree do not spend it even if they participate in political affairs. He also didn't spend time first, first read the holy decree, and then said in private, that Polo and my two armies had a vendetta against him, although it was Polo's fault, but he persuaded his father to put the overall situation first and make peace with Polo. Baobao, you were there at the time, so you should know the inside story. What did you say about the Father's answer? ”

"My father replied at the time: 'I want the red thief to be appeased, but our army and Polo have a vendetta against each other, and the relatives are painful, and the enemies are happy. It's really wrong. However, as Lord Yebu said, almost without exception in all the previous confrontations between our army and the Polo army, Polo Timur provoked it first. As long as Polo Timur can abide by the holy decree and not come to attack me, our army will never provoke itself. ’”

"Not bad! The emperor's decree cannot be said to be strict, and it is not insincere for the sake of his father's overall situation and his willingness to make peace with Polo. However, in October last year, at the behest of the emperor, my father went down to Shandong, marched with cymbals and drums, first defeated Tianfeng, and got Gaotang and Jining Zhulu; then frustrated Xiao Deng again and surrounded Yidu heavily. Seeing that our army is about to succeed. But why did they have to withdraw their troops in a hurry, resulting in failure? ”

Wang Baobao gritted his teeth and said: "Just because Polo broke the contract, he withdrew to Datong in advance, and coveted my Jining Zhulu." As a result, my father had to withdraw his troops in a hurry, which led to the loss of his previous achievements. ”

"Exactly! Thinking of that Polo, offending me one after another, watching my heart of peace and tranquility not die, but ignoring the holy decree on deaf ears. In June and August last year, when the emperor went out to the army with his father and Polo in October, he broke the covenant three times by the holy decree three times. This man is at the Father's flank, and he is like a wolf! Although Jinan is lost now, under such circumstances, how can the father be assured to raise troops again to fight Xiao Deng boldly and without worry? ”

"What do you mean, Father?"

Chahan turned around, his eyes widened, the white hair on his cheeks stood up, he slapped it heavily on the desk, cut it categorically, and said, "Xiao Deng, the disease of ringworm and scabies." Polo, a big trouble! ”

Wang Bao* rose sharply and asked, "Does my father want it?" ”

Chahan smiled slightly, shook his hand gently, and said, "Polo and his father are in the same hall in the end, so don't be too anxious with each other." And there is a holy decree before, if you rashly raise an army, your name is not right, and you will end up infamous in the world. When you went to bring the messenger from Gaotang Prefecture just now, Mr. Li gave his father a plan. ”

"What's the plan?"

"First of all, in July last year, the emperor decreed that the commander-in-chief of Polo Timur, Dada, and Han'er's military horses, were the commanders of the army, and they still acted cheaply. You know that, too. ”

"Yes."

"What do you see from this?"

"Now Dayuan's country depends on the support of his father. Polo is a child, but only because he was born in a Mongolian family with merit, his official position is higher than his father's. People of insight in the world all sigh. The imperial court only focuses on the roots, appoints unknown people, and does not need wise men. and they will lose the popularity of the people. ”

Since the beginning of the army, Chahan first took Shaanxi, and then set Henan, not long ago, and broke Tianfeng, occupying half of Shandong. The war is famous and famous all over the world. Not to mention that compared with Polo Timur, even compared with Polo Timur's father, who lost Badulu, it is indeed much stronger. It's just that because of his background, he first lived below Badulu, then lost Badulu and died, and then succumbed to Polo Timur. Wang Baobao was dissatisfied and took the opportunity to complain, but it was also the most normal.

Chahan thought in his heart: "Suspicion of heroes has been the case throughout the ages. This is also the meaning of a balance in the imperial court, the so-called imperial mind. Wang Baobao was very dissatisfied with this, but he could see it clearly, and he didn't care at all, and thought, "As long as I have soldiers in my hands and occupy the territory, even if the court is suspicious, what is the use?" He didn't take this seriously, smiled, and said: "The court employs people and has its own system." But you don't have to be angry about it. However, your analysis of the imperial court's 'only root' is good. As a father, I will ask you again, at this time, how should our army break the situation? ”

"How to break the game?"

"Yes, yes. Not only can we not act arbitrarily, but also in the situation that the imperial court is biased towards Polo, how should our army respond? What do you think? Is there a plan? ”

Wang Baobao lowered his head and pondered, and after a long time, he said: "The way of government, children don't understand. But after a long time from his father's expedition, he has a little experience in the art of war. At this time, it is the time when the enemy occupies the sky, if you want to break the situation, there is only one strategy, and you will snatch his time. This is a plan for 'drawing wages from the bottom of the kettle and focusing on anti-customers'. ”

"How do you snatch the enemy's time? How to draw salary? And how to be anti-customer-oriented? ”

"Yes. The father's intentions are clear to the child. Mr. Li's plan, the child has already guessed. ”

"Oh? Let's hear it. ”

"Now in the middle of the court, the Son of Heaven is tired of politics. The child has long heard that the Empress Qi has the idea of urging the Son of Heaven to let Zen and make the crown prince the emperor. Pu Buhua and Wei Sijian are both his henchmen. Collusion and power leaning towards the government and the opposition. Father's intentions, Mr. Li's plan, is it just to get from the Queen Qi and the crown prince? ”

Chahan laughed loudly, asked Li Weixin and the two again, and said, "How is my family's insurance?" Sun Zhu smiled and said: "The real father-in-law is also a thousand miles away." In time, the future is limitless. ”

Chahan nodded approvingly to Wang Baobao and said, "Mr. Li's plan is exactly for this!" He also taught Chunchun, followed by Wang Baobao's words, made a more in-depth analysis, and said, "When today's son ascended the throne, it has been more than 20 years. Successively through Yan Timur, Boyan, Toto, all the ministers.

"I think that when Yan Timur was at its most powerful, there were more than 40 people who married princesses. When Boyan was at the height of his power, he called himself the prime minister, and his official name totaled 246 characters. But all those with a little real power, even astronomy, medicine, history repair, and horse breeding, are all under its control. and the Empress Dowager had personal affairs, and went to her palace for several times, or did not go out all night. The people of the time said: 'The king is bullied, and the people are abused.' As for Tokto, although he is called a brilliant person, he is called a virtuous minister, and he also holds the four guards. On the day of the siege of Gaoyou in the south, all the military horses in the world were under its jurisdiction. There are millions of people. Monopolizing power is hot, and it cannot be said to be authoritative.

"But what happened to these people? When Yan Timur was a child, the Son of Heaven was still young. Yan Timur indulged in wine again, so he died of excessive prostitution. However, after his death, his younger brother Satun and his son Tang Qishi successively became the prime minister of Zhongshu Zuo. The clan is still very powerful. His daughter and was made empress. ......, Baobao, Satun, Tang Qishi and his daughter, what happened? ”

"They were all killed by Boyan."

"What happened to his sect?"

"Most of them were thrown into prison by Boyan, or they were killed."

"What happened to Boyan?"

"Tokhtar is Boyan's nephew. Tokh offered the Son of Heaven and took advantage of him to go out of the city to hunt and declare his guilt. and Boyan returned, closed the door, and exiled. On the way to death. ”

"What about the end of Totok?"

"When he was in Gaoyou, he was impeached by Hama and dismissed from his post and exiled. Soon, he was ordered by Hama to kill himself. ”

"What happened to Hama?"

"After poisoning and shedding, Hama is the left prime minister of the Chinese book; His younger brother Xue Xue is the imperial doctor. The following year, Hama wanted to expel his sister-in-law Ballu Timur, but was preemptively sued by Ballu Timur. The Son of Heaven killed Hama and Xuexue with a staff. ”

"Do you see anything from that?"

Wang Baobao was silent.

Chahan said with a smile: "Since the Ding Revolution, the ancestor has fallen, and the emperors of the previous dynasty, except for the ancestor, none of them have been in power for more than three or five years. And when today's son ascended the throne as a young man, he has been in power to this day. Inside and outside the court, there are disrespectful people, because the Son of Heaven likes carpentry, so he is called 'Luban Son of Heaven'. If he is just a 'Luban Heavenly Son', how can he go through more powerful ministers and protect the emperor's throne?

"On the surface, the defeat of the Yan Timur sect was because of Boyan. Boyan's defeat was because of detachment. The defeat of Tokhtar is because of Hama. The defeat of Hama was because of the bald Timur. But in essence, isn't this just the art of employing people and balancing for the Son of Heaven?

"From the stories of the past, let's look at Polo and the father today. Why does the emperor favor Polo? Is it just because Polo was born in a family of Mongolian heroes, and his father was born in a military family? Definitely! The emperor is using the same tactics to deal with Boyan, Toto, Hama and others to deal with his father! ”

"So, my father wants to marry the Crown Prince?"

"Empress Qi and the crown prince have sent envoys to ask to see their father many times. It's just that my father doesn't want to get involved in the political dispute between the DPRK and China, so he always pretends to be deaf and dumb and refuses to give them a definite word. Chakhan Timur sighed, suddenly changed the topic, asked Wang Baobao, and said, "Baobao, outside the courtyard of this study for my father, there are two words written on the door of the courtyard: 'Cheng Xing'. Where did it come from? What does that mean? ”

"The plaque at the entrance of the courtyard was written by my father. At that time, the child once asked, what do these two words mean? The father told the child that these two words came from a Zen master of the former Song Yunmen sect. The original words are: 'All sages, born and dead, accomplish boundless beings.' May not be satisfied, but not satisfied. ’”

"'Kong said to be benevolent, and Meng said to take righteousness.'" Buddhism says, 'Achieve boundless sentient beings'. Today, there are many wars. The people were disturbed and displaced. The white bones are exposed in the wild, and there is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles. All heroes and heroes, witness this scene, see this situation. Who wouldn't feel pity for this and have the ambition to clarify the world and the world? Although a father does not dare to call himself a hero, his ambition to be a father is like this! I just wanted to put down the thieves wholeheartedly and help the community. Give my people a peaceful world and a bright future. However, despite this ambition, the court could not understand, and Polo was even more short-sighted and capricious. "Poetry" cloud: 'Those who know me say that I am worried.' Those who don't know me say what I want! ’”

Chahan sighed again, walked around the room, sighed again and again, helpless, and finally said: "Today's plan, if you want to really consider the overall situation, if you want to really take the world first, you have to change the previous strategy." Everyone in the room was speechless when they thought of state affairs, and they were silent for a moment.

After a while, Li Weixin said: "There are many smart people in the world. It is expected that the world will be able to understand the painstaking efforts of the handsome. ”

Chahan said: "Whether the world can understand or not, the old man doesn't care. Discredited by people. The man acts with only four words: 'Have a clear conscience.' Life is short, like morning dew. The emperor once said a sentence, and the old man thought so. The emperor said: 'Life is less than a hundred years, even if night is day, it is still less than 100,000 days. How can you not cherish your time? When the old man is old and old, looking back on the past, and then looking at the old man's life, he does not seek to be famous all over the world, famous in the Central Plains, nor for high-ranking officials and descendants. 'The face of man is in harmony with each other, and he admires the first life'. What the old man asks for, he only wants to be worthy of heaven and earth. So much for. ”

"Life is less than a hundred years" Yunyun, this sentence is what Emperor Yuan said to the courtiers who advised him not to be promiscuous. Chahan quoted it at this time, but the meaning is completely different. Both of them know that life is short, one is to be happy in time and immoral; The other is ambitious and wants to achieve great things.

Li Weixin and the others were all in awe. They are all close people of Chahan, and through their contact with Chahan, they all know that Chahan's words are indeed from the bottom of their hearts.

Li Weixin said: "If the public has this ambition, he has become a saint. "Since the Song Dynasty, science has flourished. And science is about being a saint. Saints are born, but as long as someone is willing to make a vow and demand himself according to the standards of a saint, then even ordinary people can be holy. Although Chahan is now a prince of the Northland, commanding 100,000 strong troops, he is still a Confucian in his bones. Therefore, Li Weixin praised him, saying that if he has this ambition, it can be regarded as having laid the foundation for sanctification and entered the door of sainthood.

Chahan said with a smile: "Since the old man rose up and killed people like hemp, how dare you dare to be the word 'sanctified'?" Mr. has been decorated. ”

Li Weixin said: "'King Kong is angry, so he subdues the four demons. The Bodhisattva lowered his eyebrows, so there are six paths of compassion. 'Although the great commander kills like hemp, he kills thousands of people and saves tens of thousands. How is it not sanctification? ”

It is true that Chahan is a Confucian student, but Mengyuan is a heavy Buddha, and he is not small under the influence of Buddhism. Therefore, the Buddhist language used for the door plaque of his courtyard, and Li Weixin's answer at this time was also Buddhist allusions. Chahan lifted his beard and laughed, said a few words of modesty, and then turned back to the topic and said to Wang Baobao, "This is the decision of my father. Baobao, you pack your bags, and in the past few days, you will go to Dadu for your father to meet the Empress Qi and the crown prince. If the crown prince wanted to make a covenant with his father, he made a covenant with him. It is necessary to ask for stability in the DPRK and China, so that the father can free up his hands and concentrate on recovering Shandong! ”

"It may not be difficult to make a contract with the crown prince. But, Father, the army that Polo drove to the outside of my Jining Road? ”

"With the support of the crown prince and the Empress Qi, if Polo still dares to offend my realm, he will take it first."

"It's not hard to take Polo. However, my father, if when our army is at war with Polo, Yidu Xiao Deng? ”

"Yidu Xiao Deng, don't worry! If it weren't for Polo before, his father would have captured him a long time ago. Although Xiao Deng occupies Yidu, the land is only two or three hundred miles. Gaotang Prefecture and Jining Zhulu are all under the control of our army. To the north of him, separated from Liaodong by the sea, the transportation is inconvenient; To the south of him, there is Zhang Shicheng. It can be said that there are enemies on both sides and the sea on both sides. What kind of place is Baobao, if it is in terms of the art of war? ”

"Facing the sea on both sides, it is not conducive to traffic, this is the land of 'Tianluo'. There is a strong enemy outside, and it is difficult to get out of an inch, and this is the place of the 'heavenly prison'. The city is narrow and narrow, and there are enemies near the sea, so it can also be called a 'desperate stream'. ”

"Of the six dangers of the soldiers, Yidu has accounted for three. What is Xiao Deng afraid of? Moreover, since ancient times, in the land of Shandong, the pioneer wins, and the defender will lose. And now, surrounded by our army and Zhang Shicheng, even if Xiao Deng has the heart to open up the frontier, he has no way to start. It's just a matter of keeping it. It is the loss of time and place. ”

"That being said. But what if when his father and Polo were at war, Xiao Deng took the opportunity to sweep west? It is bound to be difficult for our army to take care of both. How is it good? ”

"Mr. Li has another plan, but when he cleans up Polo for his father, Xiao Deng will not only not take the opportunity to go out into the army, if he uses it properly, maybe he will fall apart himself."

"Why?"

"The land that Ji Xiaodeng obtained, the land of Yidu projectiles and the three dangers, is not worth mentioning. Liaoyang is desolate, the people are few and poor, and there are Naha out of the inside and family treasures outside, which is not worth mentioning. Only Goryeo can be said to be the foundation of Xiao Deng. However, Goryeo has been established for hundreds of years, and Xiao Deng has newly acquired it. His beauties will not be convinced. ......, as you just mentioned, there is a plan to 'draw wages from the bottom of the kettle'. When you go to Dadu today, after seeing Queen Qi and the crown prince, you can take the initiative to mention it, and say that your father is willing to help the beauty restore the country, and he is more willing to avenge Queen Qi. ”

"Revenge for the Strange Queen?"

Earlier, the relatives of the Qi clan were all punished by Wang Qi because of their power. is willing to avenge Empress Qi, which means that he is willing to help the Qi clan kill Wang Qi. Chahan said: "It's just that because our army is too far away from Goryeo, the whip can't reach it, so although we have this intention, it is difficult to do it." The Empress Qi was originally a Korean, and there were many beautiful palace maids in the palace, and most of them also had beautiful nobles. Therefore, he first asked Qi Hou to select some shrewd and capable Dadu Liren, who had roots, sneaked back to Goryeo, and contacted loyal ministers. Waiting for an opportunity to get into trouble. To mess with the rear of Xiao Deng.

"And in this matter, I can ask Polo to give some help. For example, weapons and food were secretly sent from outside the fortress and transported to Goryeo. And when Goryeo is in turmoil, you tell the queen that our army will definitely contain the military horses of Yidu, so that they will not be able to go north and gallop to the aid of Goryeo. When it is done, Goryeo will be restored, not to mention the head of Wang Qi in a district, who is the monarch of Goryeo, isn't it up to Empress Qi to be the master? Let whoever you want to do, let whoever you want to do!

"Again, Goryeo is in the country of the Japanese. My father had heard that in recent years, the rebellion of the Japanese in the coastal areas of Goryeo has also become more and more intense, and it can also be contacted. In this way, there is a beauty to make trouble; Second, there is the disturbance of the Japanese bandits. Xiao Deng's backyard caught fire, and he couldn't take care of himself, how could he still have the spare strength to take the opportunity to sweep west and take my Central Plains?

"Yes, my father said that Xiao Deng is not worried. And if Goryeo really succeeds in recovering the country, Xiao Deng will only have two places, Yidu and Liaoyang. Liaoyang has Goryeo in the east, Nahachu in the north, and Shijiabao in the south, which is enough to be trapped. Our army can take advantage of the situation to go down to Shandong again and gain the capital. How can Xiao Deng support himself? It's sure to be a hit! Recovering Yidu. Then, our army borrowed Liaoxi to take Liaoyang with Shijiabao and Goryeo! ”

Wang Baobao couldn't help but blurt out praise and said, "What a good plan!" ”

"Even if Goryeo can't return to the country, with these two chaos, it is enough for Xiao Deng to be busy. Our army takes Polo, and we do not expect to destroy him in battle. As long as I can hurt him and don't dare to bother me again, that's enough! Hurt Polo, and then take the benefit of the capital. No matter which method it is, Xiao Deng will definitely be the opponent of our army. ”

"The father is clever, and the child is beyond his reach."

"Haha!" Wang Baobao's sycophants are much more effective than Li Weixin's, Chahan laughed heartily and said, "You kid, also come to pour rice soup for your father!" He patted Wang Baobao's hand. The father and son are happy. Wang Baobao said: "But there is one more thing. If according to my father's plan, although it doesn't matter if my Jinan city is temporarily lost, but why will Guan Bao and Guo Yunzhu be captured by Xiao Deng? ”

Guan Bao can be called a veteran general in the Chahan army, and his reputation is not low. Now that he has been arrested by Deng She, if Chahan ignores him, he will inevitably hurt the morale of the soldiers.

Chahan said: "My father has ordered Yan Fengxian to send someone to Yidu to see Xiao Deng, and clearly said that our army is willing to exchange 100 horses, 10,000 taels of silver, and 100,000 brocade for customs protection, and Guo Yun will return." "Chahan made a gesture of being willing to redeem people, and if Deng She agreed, it would show Chahan's benevolence; And if Deng She refused, it could also arouse the common hatred of the Chahan army.

Speaking of Yan Fengxian. Father, since you have no intention of recovering Jinan now, why do you want him and Han Zhar to collect boats and make a posture to cross the river? Aren't they tired soldiers? ”

"Not really. Although his father has no intention of recovering Jinan now, Yan Fengxian and Han Zha'er have not been able to stop collecting boats and pretending to plan to cross the river. The intent is twofold. Our army had no intention of confronting him and paralyzing him, and this was one of them. When our army starts a war with Polo, it will deter Yidu, so that Xiao Deng will not dare to act rashly. This is also the second. To protect you, you must keep in mind that the way to use soldiers is more important than reality. ”

Wang Baobao suddenly realized and said, "In this case, the child will leave for Dadu tomorrow afternoon." ”

"It's fine. Go early and return early. The sooner you can get your errands done, the sooner you can start packing up Polo as a father. "Let's talk about it, the fifth watch has passed. I heard the rooster crowing in the distance, and the window paper turned white. But it was about to dawn.

Chahan didn't sleep all night, his spirit was very good, and Li Weixin said: "Bao Bao will leave tomorrow, calculate the time, and it will take ten days and a half months to return at the earliest." In the meantime, the army that Polo drove to the end of my Jining Road still had to be cautious. The two gentlemen went to the church with the old man and summoned all the future to discuss. ”

But it is: you have a good plan, I have a wall ladder.

Deng She sneaked through Polo in an attempt to use Polo to contain Chahan. Although Chahan didn't know what the two of them were doing in private, he also used an almost identical strategy,—— using beauty to contain Deng She. Deng She recovered Jinan, and although the two did not immediately start a major war, the pre-war layout had already begun. As the saying goes: "On the day of the confrontation, the open gun is easy to dodge; When you plan before you fight, it is difficult to defend against hidden arrows. ”

But I don't know if Chahan's plan will succeed? But I don't know how Deng She will respond?

……

Regarding Chahan's tricks, Deng She was still at a loss. Chahan and Li Weixin made plans and didn't sleep all night. He was far away in Yidu, and this night was also sleepless. He had just completed the ritual of surrender in the daytime; In the evening, he continued to deal with the military newspaper and government affairs for half a night. At the same time as Chahan and Li Weixin went to the lobby, there was an urgent report sent to his case from the General Administration.