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Compared with the young Zuo Mengeng, the older Zuo Liangyu is more scheming and thinks farther, and his eyes are not only limited to the situation of encircling and suppressing the rebellious army, but he pays more attention to the movements of the court and the emperor's tendencies.

In the first two years of Kaiyuan, the new emperor was still ambitious, bent on reform, and had a posture of wanting to do a lot of work, away from the inner servants and traitorous people, and reusing and promoting loyal ministers and famous generals.

It can be said that during that time, it was the spring of everyone who wanted to make a difference.

However, things changed so suddenly, just a Tartar broke into the pass and besieged the Jingshi, which made the situation take a sharp turn for the worse, so that the originally ambitious emperor was faced with a basin of cold water, and that enthusiasm was instantly extinguished, and he became restless, more anxious for quick success, and the suspicion became more and more obvious.

These thoughts came to Zuo Liangyu's mind, and then remembered the emperor's performance in the past two years, and a large number of eunuchs around him were used to appoint them as supervisors to supervise all the generals. Compared with the civilian officials, who are often dismissed from office and lose their lives, the situation of military generals is a little better.

Of course, Zuo Liangyu certainly knows why the difference between the two is so big, and military generals are rarely held accountable and beheaded.

The reason is very simple, if the imperial court presses too tightly and kills the generals, those generals of his are very likely to lead troops to rebel and mutiny, aren't Yuan Chonghuan and Mao Wenlong very clear examples?

There is also Zu Dashou, don't look at it as a wall grass, three times and twice and Houjin are ambiguous, and they are indecisive, and the court still doesn't dare to pursue it? Not only that, but every time it is not the same as being promoted to the knighthood! The reason why this is so is not because the ancestor of the family is very shrewd, and he placed all the brothers and nephews in the family in the army, and firmly controlled the troops under his command.

Even the emperor has to be afraid of three points, and he doesn't dare to use force, so he can only appease!

Thinking of this, Zuo Liangyu's concept began to change slowly, and he secretly made a decision, but at this time, Zuo Menggeng's voice came.

"Father, we still have to prepare early to prevent Xie Wenju from being a eunuch. I don't know when, maybe that villain will give us another time, and we'll give it a hand. ”

"Meng Geng, what you said is right, it's time for us to do something, we can't be so passive in defense." Zuo Liangyu nodded lightly, and after responding to these words, he turned to say: "Meng Geng, you prepare, return to your hometown, and sell some land and exchange it for some silver as a gift to Xie Wenju." ”

"Father, did you really bow your head to Xie Wenju like that?" Zuo Mengeng's face looked incredulous, but he seemed to have figured out something, nodded, and echoed noncommittally: "Father, if we do this, it will indeed not only improve our relationship with Xie Wenju, but also make him say good things for us." Even if we lose the battle in the future, Xie Gelding will cover up the past for us, turning the disadvantage into an advantage. ”

After saying that, the two looked at each other, nodded their heads at the same time in tacit understanding, and reached a consensus in an instant, without saying anything more.

At the same time, in Xiuwu City, dozens of miles away, in a large room, Li Zicheng sat there with Gao Yingxiang, and the two were alone in the same room. The two seemed to be talking about something extremely important, Gao Yingxiang's expression changed several times, and finally he was still hesitant, and his words were filled with hesitation, and his brows were slightly furrowed.

"Hongji, are you really sure that the Lord of the Wang Alliance is seriously ill and will die soon?"

"Uncle, nephew can be sure that the Lord of the Wang League is terminally ill, and he won't last more than two months at most." Li Zicheng nodded heavily, and after responding firmly, he turned to say solemnly: "Uncle, you still have to make a plan early, once the king alliance leader has a mistake, you can earn the position of alliance leader, and your nephew will definitely support it at that time." ”

Hearing this, hearing the word "alliance leader", Gao Yingxiang's spirit was a little inspired, his eyes flashed with greed, and finally he no longer hesitated, and replied very affirmatively: "Okay, Hongji, I promise you, when the time comes, my uncle will definitely strive to earn the position of alliance leader!" ”

However, hearing Gao Yingxiang's affirmative reply, Li Zicheng did not show much joy, but his expression was narrow, and he said solemnly: "Uncle, let's not wait for the time to make a profit, but to prepare early, so that we can have more certainty, and uncle, you can be more likely to win the position of alliance leader." ”

"Hongji, what you said is right, you should indeed prepare early." Gao Yingxiang nodded in approval and blurted out in response, turned to a puzzled look, and said in embarrassment: "But, Hongji, the Lord of the Wang Alliance is still quite strong now, there is no problem with riding a horse and archery, and he can still preside over the overall situation, what should we do?" And how to prepare? ”

"Hey, hey... Uncle, this is simple. Li Zicheng smiled, responded confidently, and continued in a confident manner: "Uncle, if you want to get the position of alliance leader, you must not only have qualifications and strength, but also obtain a certain degree of recognition from the rebel army. Therefore, as long as we make more benevolent and righteous acts during this time, cooperate with the leader of the Wang League, and relieve the siege for some rebel armies. ”

Gao Yingxiang is not a stupid person, but he is very shrewd, as soon as he heard Li Zicheng remind him, his heart suddenly brightened, his eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but say: "Yes, if you do this, you can kill two birds with one stone, not only can you train my soldiers in actual combat, but also gain the favor of Wang Mengzhu and other rebels." When the time comes, once the competition for the position of alliance leader, those leaders who have been rescued by me will definitely support them. ”

At this time, as if he had thought of something, Gao Yingxiang's words paused, with a warm smile on his face, faintly flattering, looked at Li Zicheng, and said loudly: "Hongji, you also know that although most of my subordinates have been recalled, there are now twenty or thirty thousand people. However, their combat strength is very average, and they are far from being the opponents of the official army. When the time comes, when your uncle rescues other rebels, or cooperates with the actions of the Lord of the Wang League, I hope that your Li Jiajun can act and take action to deal with your uncle. ”

Li Zicheng smiled heartily and immediately gave the other party a positive answer.

"Uncle, don't worry, even if you don't mention it, my nephew will have such a proposal to send a team of people to respond to your actions and ensure your absolute safety, uncle."

Hearing this, Gao Yingxiang's face suddenly turned happy, and his heart was full of emotion and gratitude, but he still had some hard to believe, and couldn't help but ask uncertainly: "Hongji, what you said is true?" ”

"Uncle, of course what my nephew said is true." Li Zicheng replied directly, and then added further: "Moreover, the nephews and nephews are all ready, and Tian Jianxiu and Gao Yigong will each lead two thousand Li family troops to ensure your safety, uncle." ”

"Whew... With these two people, my uncle was even more at ease. Gao Yingxiang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, his face showed a relaxed expression, and he couldn't help but say this.

At this time, as if thinking of something, Gao Yingxiang reacted and suddenly asked, "By the way, Hongji, if Tian Jianxiu and Gao Yigong respond to my actions, what about you?" Isn't it together? ”

Li Zicheng showed a happy smile and said loudly: "Uncle, taking advantage of the fact that the officials and soldiers are quite honest in the recent period, the area of Huaiqing Mansion is quite safe, and there is no big mess, my nephew is going to leave for a few days and go to see Gui Ying." ”

Gao Yingxiang was stunned for a moment, then reacted, laughed heartily, and then said, "How did I forget this stubble?!" Counting the days, Gui Ying should be about to give birth, you really should go and take a look. After all, when a woman gives birth to a child, she is still your first child, so she should really look at it. ”

I have to say that Gao Yingxiang is still smart, although they talked very happily, they did not ask Li Zicheng about his specific whereabouts, so as not to embarrass the two again.