Outside the window, the night is quiet, and the two of them sit opposite each other indoors.

Deng She said: "If it is carefully implemented, there is indeed such a thing, how to change our army's strategy, I have also been thinking about it in the past few days. Since Mr. has gone and returned, why don't we discuss it? ”

"I would like to hear the lord's opinion."

"How to change the strategy of our army, let's not talk about it for the time being. Before making changes, there must be two prerequisites and three conditions. In other words, only when these two prerequisites and three conditions are met can our army make a decision to change the strategy. ”

Let's not talk about how to change, but first determine two prerequisites and three conditions, and then we can talk about changes. Hong Jixun asked: "What are the two prerequisites, and how are they the three conditions?" ”

"The first premise is that Chahan really intends to attack Polo first. The second premise is that the battle between him and Polo is not a small fight, but a big fight; Or, at least, there is a chance that it will develop into a big fight. ”

Hong Jixun bowed his head and said, "You have to have these two prerequisites. ”

"Three conditions. First of all, our army must not only find out the direction of Chahan's use of troops, but also find out the reality of the military horses he placed on the front line of our Yidu. Gaotang Prefecture, Jining Road and other places, how many military horses are stationed in him, how many days can the grain in these places last, and who are the generals and colonies. Wait a minute.

"Secondly, we also need to find out how many reinforcements he can bring in in a short period of time. Where are the reinforcements most likely to come from? And who is the commander of the reinforcements? What is the terrain between the place where the reinforcements came from and Gaotang Prefecture, Jining Road, etc.? How many people can he transfer in a short period of time, and how many people can he transfer in a long time? Specific to ten days, how many people are there in the first ten days? How many people are there in a 10-day period?

"Secondly, if we wait until our army launches an offensive, how will Zhang Shicheng in western Zhejiang react? Do you need me to send an envoy to appease him? When the war is going well for our army, he may sit back and watch. But if there is an unfavorable time in our military war, will he also be like my Haidong, so he will have the idea of taking the opportunity to expand his territory? These also need to be taken precaution in advance and countermeasures. ”

"You have to have these three conditions."

"When Li Shousheng sent me a secret report from Dadu, he said that according to intelligence, he believed that if our army changed its strategy, the best target of attack should be Jining Road. I said to him, 'The stakes are too high to be hasty. I asked him for some of the existing information about Jining Road, Gaotang Prefecture and other places. After I read it, I felt that it was insufficient. Later, he instructed him to send people to Dadu at the same time, but also to send capable people to Jining, Gaotang and other roads immediately, so as to obtain more detailed information. ”

"I don't know if Li Shousheng has obtained this information?"

"The time is too short to be able to."

"In this way, the two prerequisites and three conditions put forward by the master of the plan, what I can meet now in Haidong, except for the first premise with a slight shadow, there is not one else!"

"It is precisely for this reason that although I am anxious, I have not convened a military meeting to discuss this matter."

Hong Jixun understood very well and said: "The order of the court cannot be changed overnight. Our army has just decided on a defensive strategy, and it is naturally not advisable for us to immediately mobilize our troops and reconsider the military strategy because of the matter of chasing after the wind and catching shadows. It is only right that the lord refused to divulge the matter until the information was confirmed. ”

The change of the order is what shakes the people's will and morale. What does it mean to "hold the country steadily"? Before the order is given, it is mature, and after the order is issued, it is not changed. The order is like a mountain, and the army and the people are obedient.

Hong Jixun paused, and then said: "These points proposed by the lord are indeed very important. 'Ming Jun is a virtuous general, so he moves and wins, and success comes from the many, and the prophet also. He who is a prophet shall not be taken from spirits or gods, nor from things, nor from a degree, but from men, and he who knows the feelings of the enemy." Know yourself and know your opponent, and you will not lose a hundred battles.

"It is necessary to gather all the information first, and then you can be sure of winning. But my lord, suppose that the two prerequisites and the three conditions you have put forward have been met. Let's not talk about the specific combat strategy, first of all, what does the lord think about the direction in which our army should use troops? ”

If we change from defense to offense, we will not talk about specific tactics, but at least at the general strategic level, we should have an idea first. For example, if there is indeed a big war between Chahan and Polo, then if Haidong wants to seize this opportunity to expand his existing territory, which direction would it be best to attack?

Deng She said: "My intention is not yet decided. He came up with several plans, but he hadn't made a final decision yet, so he asked Hong Jixun and said, "What does Mr. think?" In my opinion, where should our army take first? ”

No matter how talented Hong Jixun is, it is impossible to deal with it at that time. He thought carefully for a while, quoted Deng She's words to answer Deng She, and said, "The stakes are very high, and you can't rush it. He stood up and said, "Please retire first." When the minister goes back, Rong Chen thinks carefully. If you have any gains, you will play back and forth to the lord. ”

Come as you say, go as you go, very simply. He took a long breath and didn't stay long, so he took the fan and resigned.

After sending Hong Jixun away, Deng She stayed in the study for another half an hour. The attendant came twice and urged him to eat. Seeing that it was getting late at night, he stopped to meditate, hastily ate some food, and came out of the study. He has been busy with military and political affairs in recent days, and rarely goes back to the backyard, often eating and living in the study.

At this time, because of the change of strategy, I couldn't think of a good way for a while, and I felt a little bored, and suddenly remembered Luo Guannu. At that moment, he took advantage of the moonlight, walked slowly, went to the backyard, and came into the Luo Guan's slave room.

Luo Guannu was listening to Yan Shurong reading in the room.

Luo Guannu was pregnant with a child, and Deng She told her a while ago that the baby should be taught from the womb, and the child should be taught before it was born, so that the child would grow up before it would be promising. Luo Guannu has always been Deng She, she listens to what she says, and she believes what she teaches. Since then, whenever she has time, she either listens to the piano or asks someone to read to her. In short, just like Deng She taught her, she will start teaching children from now on.

Her maid Yuewa can play the piano, and if she wants to listen to the piano, Yuewa will play it. And if you want to listen to people read, the girls in the backyard, of course, the most learned is Yan Shurong,—— she was taken back to the house by Deng She and Xu Ashui half a month ago, and officially became the concubine of Yan Wang. Yan Shurong and Luo Guannu lived in the same hospital as early as when they were in Pyongyang, and one of them was knowledgeable and courteous, and the other was not very scheming, and they got along quite well. Therefore, from time to time, Luo Guannu would invite Yan Shurong to come over and read some poems and books with her.

When Deng Shelai entered the room, he heard Yan Shurong reading: "Qingqing Zijin, take care of my heart." But for the sake of the king, he has been groaning so far. But it was Cao Cao's "Short Song Xing". Seeing that both of them were serious, Luo Guannu leaned on the bed, Yan Shurong sat on the edge of the bed, reading a book, and stroked Luo Guannu's stomach with her hand. Deng She couldn't help but laugh dumbly, and said, "Ah Rong, you read this, can that little thing understand?" ”

When Luo Guannu's two daughters saw Deng She coming, they all got up to salute. Deng She stopped and said, "Anu is already in bed, so there is no need to get up." ”

Yan Shurong saluted, blessed a blessing, got up and replied: "Your Highness said that the child should be taught to be the first child, Shurong listened to it, and felt that it was reasonable. Perhaps, the child still does not understand, but there will always be some impressions. When he is born, when he grows up, he can be a hero like His Highness. ”

"Short Song Xing" is a poem written by Cao Cao to express his ambition and express his desire to recruit talents. Deng She laughed and said, "Pity the hearts of parents in the world." Yan Shurong is not the mother of the child, but it is even more rare to have such thoughts.

There is a candle lit on the bedside table, Luo Guannu sits on the bed, the candlelight is reflected through the Luo tent, lining her cheeks red like begonias, and Yan Shurong stands by the bed, closer to the candlelight, it is even more reflected like a pearl, and like a beautiful jade. Maybe it's because I'm just reading, and I have the freshness of a book, gentle and elegant. Deng She thought: "One is beautiful, the other is beautiful, they are all stunning in the world." ”

After talking to them for a while, I felt bored and gradually disappeared. Listening to the sound of the second watch drum outside, I saw Luo Guannu covering his mouth and yawning lightly. Knowing that her body is getting heavier, she is more sleepy. He didn't bother much, smiled, and said, "Anu, I've been too tired these days, and I will definitely snore when I sleep at night." Tonight, I won't bother you in your room. He took Yan Shurong's hand and said with a smile, "Let's go?" ”

Although she has become a husband and wife with Deng She, in front of others, seeing him behaving intimately, Yan Shurong still can't help but blush. However, she was not an ordinary woman, and she did not twist, so she got up generously, withdrew her hand, and blessed Luo Guannu again, and said, "Lady, Shurong retires." ”

Luo Guannu will be a mother, his mind is gradually opening up, and he is no longer a girl, seeing the intimacy between Deng She and Yan Shurong, although he is friendly with Yan Shurong, it is difficult to suppress, and he can't help but feel sour. But after all, the girl's temperament has not been cleaned, and she doesn't care, and smiles: "Congratulations to Your Highness." Although Dun She's way of stopping her, she got up and sent her out of the room. Deng She joined hands with the beauty and returned to Yan Shurong's room without mentioning it.

said that Hong Jixun, since his resignation, has not seen anyone for two consecutive days.

In the afternoon of the next day, Deng She went to the court to discuss the matter, but he did not come. Ask Wang Zongzhe. Wang Zongzhe is a prince in the imperial history, and he is in charge of the ceremonies of the courtiers. He replied, "Lord Hong has asked for leave, saying that there is something important that needs to be thought about behind closed doors. He also said that the lord also knew about it. Dunshe nodded, and asked no more.

In the afternoon, it was held until night.

This night, Deng She did not go to the backyard, but stayed in the study and studied the map for half the night. If you don't sleep for two hours, you should wake up early. summoned Li Shousheng and asked about the situation in Dadu. Li Shousheng replied: "There is no return yet. Asked about the situation in Jining, Gaotang Prefecture and other places, Li Shousheng replied: "I am investigating." ”

There are some things that cannot be rushed or rushed.

Deng She pressed his mind, and he could only tell him to go all out and step up his work. In the afternoon, after dinner, Wu Henian came. But it turned out that he had already said that Deng She would go out of the city to observe the people's situation that afternoon. When he was called, he brought only thirty or forty horsemen, and a group of people came out of the city on light clothes and fast horses.

The weather was sunny and cloudless.

Out of the city, looking along the way, I saw that the wheat seedlings in late March were already growing not low. Looking around, far and near, the farmland is dotted with green colors. There are peasants working from time to time. The willow trees on both sides of the road drooped low, gradually gaining shade. Everyone had a good journey, and Wu Henian said: "Although it is March, the sun is already very vicious. Lord, it's already quite far out of the city, why don't we just go under the tree, find a shade, and rest for a while? ”

Deng She observed the people's situation this time, and no one informed him, only said that Wu Henian knew. When you go out of the city, you don't go to the county, but you go to the countryside. The roads in the village are all dirt roads, and the weather is dry, and it has not rained for many days, and dozens of horses have trampled through them, and the dust is flying. Deng She glanced at Wu Henian, saw that he was discouraged, and said: "It's less than thirty miles, turtle age, you can't bear it?" ”

Wu Henian sneered and said, "It's not that it's unbearable. The main fear is that the lord will be tired. ”

One of the people on the side pouted and said, "I don't want to hear what Lord Wu said. Who is the lord? Get on the horse to kill the enemy, get off the horse and calm the people, wise and martial. This idea road, will it be tiring? I think that back then in Liaodong, the lord led us and other villains to kill all the way from Yongping to Shuangcheng. The road is not a thousand miles! It's easy. ”

The man who spoke was a duck with a voice. When the word "lord" was mentioned, his voice suddenly rose eight times higher; Speaking of the words "let's wait for villains", his voice suddenly dropped eight times. Or it can be said: the tone is frustrated, that is, for this reason. It's Ha Mitsu Show. But before Deng She left the house, he happened to meet him about it, so he also brought him with him.

Deng She smiled and said: "Gu Ling is the God of Wealth of my Haidong, and no one is tired, nor can he be tired of the God of Wealth." Let's just get off the horse for a while. "Turn over and dismount. Heguang Xiuben was talking to Wu Henian, and when he saw Deng She dismounting, he didn't dare to lag behind, so he hurriedly collected his voice, rolled off the saddle, didn't stand firm, and almost fell.

It was still a guard who was quick to hold him up.

Deng She walked over, kicked him, and said, "'The lord led us and other villains to kill all the way from Yongping to Shuangcheng. The road is not a thousand miles! It's easy. 'What a big cowhide! Lao He, you are also a person who has been in battle and killed the enemy, how long has it been? Even the horse won't get off? It's easy! ”

Ha Guangxiu said: "Hehe. We villains, how dare we compare with the lord? Besides, isn't it because of the ugliness of the villain's dismounting posture that we can better bring out the wisdom and martial arts of the lord's dismounting posture? ”

"Damn, the next horse is also wise and martial? Can you change the word? ”

He Guangxiu racked his brains and said, "Majestic!" ”

He can't read at all, what words can he know?

Deng She was not as knowledgeable as him, and laughed and cursed. Some of the guards had already cleaned up a clean place, and everyone sat down. Shi Sanqian took out the water bladder and asked Deng She to drink water. Although Deng She's identity is not what it used to be, he has always been frugal, and whenever he travels, he does not bring too many things, and he is still the same as he used to be in the army.

He caught the water bladder, drank a few sips, put it beside him, a gust of wind blew, suddenly felt refreshed, looked at the ups and downs of the wheat field, couldn't help sighing, and said: "The people take food as the sky." Gu Ling, I just said that you are the God of Wealth of my Haidong, but what I said is not right. You are now the prefect of Yidu, and you are the food and clothing parents of the people of Yidu. Since ancient times, the ancients often sighed, saying that the temple is obvious, but the place is difficult. To say, governing the place is your old job. I've been here for a while, what do you think? ”

"The folk customs of Shandong are simple and heavy. Since the minister came to Yidu, he felt that it was different from Liaodong. Although the people of Liaodong are also very simple, the people outside the customs are fierce. Shandong, the hometown of the saint, has a strong style of study. The former governor Yan Zhixi, the local reward and punishment benefits, the importance is clear. To tell the truth, since the minister took over, firstly, he is not very familiar with the place, and secondly, Yan Gong's strategy is very good, and it is nothing more than Xiao Gui Cao Sui. ”

Deng She nodded and said, "A few years ago, because of Chahan's invasion, my Yidu was ruined. In fact, if you want to talk about the locality, there are no intractable people, only incompetent officials. You and Yan Zhixi are both doing a good job and are very competent. Just look at the scene in front of you, who would have thought that just a few months ago, this area would still be full of devastation? Now that there is another war on the front, you will be rewarded when it is over! ”

"I don't ask for rewards, I just want to be helpful to the lord and good for my Haidong, and the ministers will be satisfied."

Here Deng She and Wu Henian talked, and over there, the three thousand assigned guards to spread out the vigilance, and after the arrangement, they stood behind Deng She with their swords. They were either talking, or had something to do, only He Guangxiu could neither interject nor have nothing to do, stood under the tree for a while, saw a little dust on Deng She's clothes, and hurriedly accompanied the smiling face, hehe twice, first bowed to Deng She, and then lightly helped him go.

Deng She and Wu Henian were talking about entering the port, and they didn't pay attention to him, but suddenly remembered something, brought it up, and said to Wu Henian: "A month ago, Li Lan, the prefect of Laizhou, gave me a note. It is said that in the port of Laizhou, there are many merchant ships coming and going. Some of them did not come to our Yidu to buy and sell, but stopped for a while, and then set sail to the west and went straight to sell. and from Zhigu to most of the places in the belly. The people in the belly are far better than my Haidong. He suggested that it would be better for me to organize a caravan in Yidu Province and pretend to be a private merchant, and also be caught in these ships, and go to the belly to buy and sell together. What are your thoughts on this? ”

"Governor Li saw the benefits of merchant ships, so he decided to follow suit. Don't hide it from the lord, the minister actually had this idea for a long time, but he never mentioned it to the lord. ”

"Why not?"

"The situation in Yidu today is different from that in Haidong in the past. In the past, the lord was in Haidong, and he could do business with Zhejiang and other places, which was conducive to the filling of the treasury. But now Yidu has only experienced war, and the people are struggling to make a living. The focus should not be on trade, but on agriculture. Otherwise, the people will not have enough to eat, and the local government will focus on business separately and chase money and profit. Isn't it just sacrificing the basics? Dunben suppressed industry and commerce, and merged with the Ministry of Industry. The people take food as the sky, take care of their stomachs, and it is not too late to do anything else. Therefore, the minister never spoke to the lord. ”

Deng She bowed his head slightly and said, "The turtle age's opinion is the same as mine. Thinking about that Li Lan, when I was in Mr. Hong's mansion, I had heard of her name many times. Everyone said that this man was a genius. Before appointing him as the prefect of Laizhou, I specially summoned him once, and had a conversation with him. Sure enough, he is eloquent, clever and clever, and seems to be capable. Who knows, but it turned out to be in vain. 'It's hard to live up to your reputation. ’”

When Deng She talked about Hong Jixun, Wu Henian's eyebrows jumped. After Deng She finished speaking, he remained silent and said: "The minister came to Yidu, and he arrived in Laizhou first." I've seen this Master Li before. Eight-sided exquisite. Pick up people and treat things, do everything in all aspects, and do not leak. It is indeed a talent to be sent to. ”

"Ushering in the talents to be sent?"

At first glance, Wu Henian's words seem to be just an evaluation, but after a little pondering, he feels that it has a deep meaning. Dunshe glanced at him and smiled meaningfully.

Wu Henian lowered his eyebrows, but he didn't seem to be aware of it, and said respectfully: "The minister and Master Li just met in a hurry and didn't talk deeply. Perhaps, there are ministers who are inaccurate and wrong in their evaluations. ”

Deng She said: "Haha! Suddenly, someone was rubbing his shoulder, and when he turned his head, he saw that it was Ha Guangxiu. But he was stunned, so he simply helped Deng She rub his shoulders, looked flattering, and said, "But is the villain using too much strength?" "Put away three points of strength, not only knead, but also pinch, and then hammer, more and more considerate.

Deng She smiled: "I'm not old enough to do this. That's it. Don't toss, come and sit down for a while, and we'll continue our visit. ”

He Guangxiu received the order, because Wu Henian was sitting in front of Deng She, he had no place, and he didn't want to sit on the side, so he twisted behind Wu Henian and sat down with his legs crossed. It was three thousand when it was in front of it. Shi Sanqian glanced between his legs, then at the thick beard on his lips, turned around, and looked up at the sky.

If someone looks at it from one side at this time, the positions of Deng She, Shi Sanqian, Wu Henian, and He Guangxiu are very interesting. Shi Sanqian stood behind Deng She, Wu Henian faced Deng She, and He Guangxiu sat behind Wu Henian again. Four people are connected in a line. What's even more interesting is that Ha Guangxiu also crossed his legs and wrapped Wu Henian in the middle.

Dunshe didn't pay attention, and he didn't feel anything yet. Wu Henian was very awkward, looking to the left, it was He Guangxiu's left leg, and to the right, it was He Guangxiu's right leg, so uncomfortable. He moved his buttocks, stretched his neck, coughed, and said slowly: "Lord, it's not early, let's continue to search." ”

Dunshe nodded in agreement.

And they got up, and got on their horses, and went on again.