Things have developed to this point, and Sun Shouren also knows that he actually doesn't have too many choices.

If Sun Yu is directly demoted, whether he Sun Shouren can survive or not will be put aside, at least the post of General Zhennan is still controlled by the Sun family, which is acceptable to Sun Shouren, not that it has to be his descendants.

However, after a series of strategies, it is obvious that Sun Yu's style is calculated and risky, the former is okay, but the latter is not the performance of a big family to continue. Risking means high returns, but it also means that if you lose, the more you lose.

Once Jingzhou loses in the future, then it will be the day when the Zhennan General's Mansion will be completely defeated, and even the name may not be retained.

So let Sun Shouren really give way to Sun Yu, he can't do it.

And directly abandon the territory and run to Beijing? If you do this, even if the Zhennan General's Mansion exists, it will only exist in name only, and for Gao Yuyao, who has a strong control, it is absolutely impossible for the Sun family to make a comeback. In addition, the same is true for Zhou Shaoyu's side, and it can be seen from the new policies in all aspects of Guantan Prefecture that even if the Zhennan General's Mansion is retained, it can only be nominal. No more glory again.

As for the fire phoenix...... Forget it, Sun Shouren doesn't think that this kind of traitor has any chance.

In this way, it is Xiao Jiwen who is the most secure, as Xiao Jiwen, who regards the Liang as the orthodox intention of Zhongxing Liang, and is also the most accepting of the existence of such a behemoth as the Zhennan General's Mansion. If it is finally successful, it will be possible for the Sun family to preserve its strength and power to the greatest extent.

It's just that before that, Sun Shouren still needs to observe and investigate with his own eyes.

was forced to such a point, Sun Shouren was also helpless.

The Sun family has always been loyal to the imperial court and the royal family, but when their own existence is in question, they have to make other choices. Continue to rely on the lonely city? At most, it is only a guarantee that there will be no loss in the short term, and sooner or later there will be a day of fall. And if she surrenders to Xiao Auntie, at least she is loyal to the royal family, which is not broken.

"Dare to ask the princess?" After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Sun Shouren began to ask questions.

"It is our mission to revive the beam." Xiao Jiwen is of course, and she really thinks so.

Sun Shouren was noncommittal, and then asked: "If you break through the Jingshi in one fell swoop in the future, and there will be no foreign enemies in the world, dare to ask the princess, what should I do next?" ”

"Nature is mainly based on recuperation, the people are healthy, the beams are stable, and the peaceful and prosperous era is rebuilt."

"Who's in charge? Where should the princess go? ”

"If Your Majesty is heroic today, and Your Majesty is free, if you are mediocre, you can spread the branches and leaves, choose the virtuous and teach, and wait for the day when you are in power, the palace will return to the government, and from then on live in seclusion in the mountains to avoid disturbances."

......Seeing Xiao Yu's serious face, Sun Shouren didn't know what to say, hesitated for a moment, and confirmed: "Is what the princess said true?" ”

"If you take it seriously, your Sun family will naturally still be in Jingzhou and guard the south of the town."

……

In Xiangyang City, Sun Shouren was speechless when he returned to the city.

"I thought that Xiao Jiwen was a heroine in the world, but I didn't want to be so naïve!" Sun Shouren couldn't help but sigh.

Wen Nuo, a close confidant, was puzzled: "Could it be that the contact was not smooth today?" ”

"It's not that it's not unpleasant, but the princess treats people kindly, it's just ......" Sun Shouren shook his head: "She really wants to return to the government, and intends to avoid trivial matters in seclusion in the future." If she has always been in this state of mind, don't say that it will be successful, it will be the civil and military forces around her, and sooner or later she will abandon it. ”

"This ...... The princess is also a sincere heart. "Wen Nuo is very good at saying anything, he doesn't have such a high status to evaluate directly, so he can only say something nice on the side.

"But that's not true." Sun Shouren couldn't cry or laugh, but he wasn't sincere, and he was dedicated to being the beam. But the problem is too naïve, people follow you to fight, seek a future, and are high-ranking officials, under these conditions, Xiao Jiwen does not say that she will directly claim the emperor and ascend the throne, even if she monopolizes power, everyone has no opinion, but she actually wants to return to politics stupidly, what do you make everyone think? Waiting for the new emperor to liquidate?

In the final analysis, they held great power at that time, and they were Xiao Jiwen's cronies, not the emperor's cronies. At this time, Xiao Auntie was still in power, not to mention, she had to live in seclusion. If you don't even have a leader, then your status will change sooner or later, and it's a waste of hard work, so why bother.

Of course, he has a special status in the Zhennan General's Mansion, and it cannot be said equally, but when it comes to that point, it is actually not much different, who let you follow the princess to rebel against the imperial court. I'm afraid that I can only save one name at that time, so why bother to take refuge in Xiao Jiwen's wife, can't I just abandon the city and run away to Beijing now.

Besides, it is not certain who will win and who will lose in the future.

It can be said that Xiao Jiwen's ambition is great, but it does not meet the actual interests and is too taken for granted. Maybe there are really people who agree with its concept and are willing to die from beginning to end, but who don't care about their own interests at all?

"It's just that if the princess is unreliable, then how should I choose now?" Vinno hesitated.

So Sun Shouren had a headache, and now Xiao Jiao's wife needless to say, getting involved in Jingzhou is a sure thing, and Yuzhou Huofeng has already occupied Nanyang and Yiyang counties, and Tanzhou has not moved. Now coupled with Sun Yu's civil strife, tsk, Sun Shouren is powerless even if he has the heart to suppress it. Otherwise, I wouldn't have gone to meet with Xiao Jiwen in person.

Do you want to vote for Zhou Shaoyu? Sun Shouren hesitated.

First, Zhou Shaoyu is not a big Liang royal family, and second, people may not be able to offer any good conditions. The biggest advantage is that I am afraid that my life is completely worry-free, can I be regarded as half a cheap son-in-law, for the sake of Sun Caiwei's face, I will not embarrass the Sun family much. And there is also a certain chance of a comeback.

And this point, it is really not necessary to go to Daliang Jingshi, for Gao Yuyao's means, the Sun family was completely useless at that time, and it was worthless. At least don't think about the position of queen that was once agreed.

"What do you think of Zhou Shaoyu's appearance in Baling City to burn, kill and loot?" Sun Shouren suddenly asked.

Wen Nuo was immediately happy, and said with a smile: "This matter is also to deceive the people who have no insight into the market, with Zhou Shaoyu's current status and prestige, how could he do such a thing, this matter must be Sun Yu's strategy, to damage Zhou Shaoyu's reputation in Baling County, and to hinder Tanzhou's northward advance with public opinion." In this way, a small number of troops can consolidate the defense of the southern part of Jingzhou, which in the short term can be described as a smart move. But in the long run, it will completely offend Tanzhou, and I am afraid that the gains will outweigh the losses after all. ”

"That's true......" Sun Shouren nodded, and because of this, Sun Shouren would never really lose the post of general of Zhennan to Sun Yu.

Although he has never fought against Zhou Shaoyu's forces, he knows very well how difficult it is for Zhou Shaoyu to develop a world in Bingzhou almost from scratch, let alone defeat the Turks again and again. Offended Zhou Shaoyu? Don't say that people haven't rebelled now, even if they are, they can't be easily offended, it's too unwise. Maybe people may not win the championship in the end, but it is very simple to kill you as a Sun Yu. It just depends on whether people are more serious.

"Then in Wen Nuo's opinion, how should Zhou Shaoyu be evaluated?" Sun Shouren asked again. Although this is asking Zhou Shaoyu, it is more accurate to say that it is the whole force of this side, and even whether it is possible to really win the championship in the future.

"This ......" Wen Nuo fell into contemplation, he was a talent discovered by Sun Shouren in the early years, he was a weak scholar, he was eighteen years old at the age of eighteen, but he was involved in the fraud case for no reason, so that he could not take the test again for life, it happened that Sun Shouren appeared, so he abandoned the literature and followed the martial arts, and since then he has followed Sun Shouren around, and won deep trust.

At this time, Sun Shouren asked this, obviously after being disappointed in Xiao Yao's wife, he began to think about his own path, such as if he took refuge in Zhou Shaoyu, what would happen in the future? Such problems cannot be taken lightly.

"According to the opinion of his subordinates, it can be described in one word, stable." Vinno conservatively said.

But that's enough.

Thinking about it carefully, Zhou Shaoyu has almost always been steady and steady since he succeeded, and he will never take risks. It belongs to the kind of existence that attacks a city and defends a place, and is never greedy. It can be seen that the restraint is extremely strong and extremely forbearing. In addition, it is also very good at inviting names, and the name of its benevolence is known to the world, and everyone knows it. It is also the name of the world's first talent. Not to mention, it's also very magical, there is actually a regent of the prince.

Sun Shouren, who has dealt with Gao Yuyao, knows how difficult this is, to a certain extent, it can be said that in the confrontation between Gao Yuyao and Zhou Shaoyu, Gao Yuyao is the one who suffers, otherwise why would he be so ruthless.

However, the higher the praise, the worse the fall, the more so, the more it shows that there will be inevitable confrontation between Zhou Shaoyu and Da Liang, even if Zhou Shaoyu has no intention of rebellion, in a society with the highest imperial power, such a powerful existence will never be tolerated.

If the beam is still the one who is declining, then Sun Shouren may not hesitate, and really take refuge in Zhou Shaoyu, after all, his style of maintaining stability is very appreciated by Sun Shouren, as long as there is no accident, it should not be difficult to win the championship.

However, the problem is that there is a Gao Yuyao in the big beam.

Purging corrupt officials and corrupt officials, washing the family valves with blood, cleaning up the royal family, and raising nearly a million troops in half a country, it is simply shocking. It can be said that abandoning her as a daughter, Gao Yuyao's performance in all aspects is simply perfect.

It is really hard to say what the situation will be in the future.

Sun Shouren thought like this, and fell into hesitation again, but there was not much time for him to choose. Not to mention anything else, just Xiao Auntie, still waiting for his reply, it is impossible to drag it on for too long.

Of course, no matter how he chooses, in the final analysis, Sun Shouren will focus on the inheritance of the Sun family, and naturally he must think about his own family first.

After a long time, Sun Shouren knocked on the table and said, "Wennuo, you will go to Jiangling in person." Gangneung Fortress ...... Abandon! Gather the troops of Jiangling, go down the river, attack Baling, and garrison in Baling. ”

"My subordinates understood." After thinking about it for a while, Wen Nuo understood what Sun Shouren meant.

The lonely city cannot be defended, and it is meaningless whether Jiangling is defended or not, so it is better to simply give up to Xiao Jiwen to delay the time for replying. And attacking Baling is also a good move.

For Gao Yuyao, whether it is Sun Shouren or Sun Yu, there is not much difference, as long as she can guard the waterway for her. Although Baling is not as important as Jiangxia, Xiakou, and Wuchang, it is definitely an important place.

At this moment, Sun Yu seems to be powerful, and Sun Shouren is weak. If Baling is captured, it means a victory over Sun Yu, which can increase the bargaining chips in Gao Yuyao's heart, and avoid giving up Sun Shouren seriously and turning to supporting Sun Yu. Let the situation continue to stalemate for a while. And the garrison of Baling City can directly threaten Wuchang County and Jiangxia County.

In addition, Baling County is next to Tanzhou, and it is also in contact with Tanzhou to discuss, if there is no choice for the real thing, at least it can ensure that there is no way back. After all, for Tanzhou, Jiangling is far away, even if the city is dedicated, it is useless, but Baling is different, and occupying Baling, for Tanzhou, it means opening the door to Jingzhou. As for that, the gate of the Great Liang Jingshi Jinling!

Therefore, if one day he really has to defect to Zhou Shaoyu, it is far more important to sacrifice Baling City than to sacrifice Jiangling or even Xiangyang.

On that day, Jiangling City was abandoned, and Xiao Yu's army was stationed in Jiangling, and the huge city was occupied without a single soldier, which made Xiao Yu's wife very satisfied, and she only thought that this was the precursor of Sun Shouren's official surrender, and the army originally stationed in the city did not hide her, which made Xiao Yu's wife think that this was the case, and Sun Shouren wanted to destroy Sun Yu, which seems to be not difficult to understand.

Following......

"A large army of ships to the north? A conservative estimate of more than 40,000 people? Sun Shangxiang, who entered Dongting Lake and was about to enter Yunmengze again, was very puzzled: "At this time, where did so many troops appear on Dongting Lake?" ”

The two armies were far away from each other, and with the help of sharp weapons such as telescopes, Sun Shangxiang could clearly see that the opposite side was also carrying the banner of Sun Zi, of course, it was not her Sun Shangxiang's grandson, but I didn't know whether it was Sun Yu or Sun Shouren.

Wen Nuo, who led the troops on the other side, was also taken aback, Sun Zi Daqi? Could it be Sun Yu? You must know that he played the banner of Sun Zi not because Sun Shouren was there, but because Sun Shouren directly handed over to him to act on his behalf. This can also be powerful.

Sun Shangxiang was a little itchy, and he really wanted to fight, his command was basically warships, and there were almost all ships on the other side, not so much a sailor, but more like a troop transporter. really fought, Sun Shangxiang guaranteed that he could win a big victory.

Well, think about it too much, even if it is really Sun Yu's army, Sun Shangxiang will not be able to go to war directly, there is no reason, in the world of Daliang, Dongting Lake is not the territory of Tanzhou, but of Jingzhou, which is equivalent to being on someone else's territory. If it really hits, it's an invasion, unless the reason is enough.

"Oh? It turned out to be under Sun Shouren, wait, the Jiangling defenders? Why did the Gangneung defenders come here? Attack Baling......!? Well, this one, you can have it. After some negotiations, Sun Shangxiang was a little confused, the change was too fast, a little unable to keep up with the rhythm, so good, why did he give up Jiangling to fight Baling? I don't understand, I don't understand.

But it doesn't matter, it's good to fight Baling, or else, I'll follow me secretly? At this time, An Ge couldn't say that he really stayed in Baling City?

(End of chapter)