After reading the secret letter written by the Eighth Prince, Wen Jiming politely asked the secret envoy to go down to rest first, and then convened all the senior personnel of the Wen Mansion to discuss the matter.

After everyone read the secret letter, Wen Jiming said very seriously.

"Let's talk about our opinions, let's discuss it."

The elder Wenli looked at the people around him and took the lead in speaking.

"Let me first tell you my opinion, the plan of the Eight Princes, regardless of the victory or defeat of the two sides, is beneficial to themselves. If they win, they can save themselves the trouble of using a large army to attack these two counties. If they are defeated, we can ignite the flames of war in the rear of their enemies, and let the alliance of the Great Prince suffer from both ends. ”

From this point of view, this eighth prince is very scheming. Moreover, the current reigning emperor himself is a child, and if the emperor's army wins this time, the eighth prince may be able to influence the forces in the entire Jingshi area. ”

Hearing this, Wen Jiming's heart involuntarily floated, and he coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes to say this.

The elder of the family, Wen Li, continued his opinion.

"As for why he found our Wen family, he just wanted to use the prestige of our Wen family in the land of the five counties to help him mediate this matter, and promised in the letter that the court would recognize the Wen family as a prince afterwards and recognize the territory occupied by the Wen family, and these would not cost the court a penny, of course they would be happy."

"His letter said that Hanyin County would be settled by the other two princes, and if it was to be believed, this was undoubtedly an opportunity. As long as we can call on the five princes to participate in this matter, this plan will definitely benefit our family, and we only need one decisive battle to take the entire Hanyang County. ”

After Wen Li spoke, the other important ministers of the family expressed the same opinion, and after unifying the opinions of everyone, Wen Jiming made up his mind.

"Immediately send an envoy to the five princes in a flying carriage, and ask them to arrive at the Wenfu within six days to discuss the matter. Please! ”

"May my family's martial arts last forever!" Everyone said goodbye in unison.

No wonder everyone is excited, as a samurai class, conquering the land is the most important dream, not to mention that only war can have a chance to make everyone's status rise, and heroes will be born in troubled times.

June 22, 734 A.D., 2 p.m.

In the main hall of the Wen family's mansion, the five princes gathered, sitting on both sides of the main seat, Wen Jiming sat on the main seat, and on both sides of the main hall stood the Wen family and the important ministers of the family who came with the princes.

At this time, the elder Wen Li was sharing the information of the Wen family with the princes.

"Two weeks ago, the lord of Hanyang County took 30,000 elites of the Hanyang Army and 20,000 conscripts to Qingyang County to participate in the alliance army of the Great Prince. At present, there are still 50,000 troops in Hanyang County, and the princess of the country is stationed in the county as a supervisor. ”

"Hanyin's army sent 28,000 troops, and the same 50,000 remained behind. However, in the letter of the eighth prince, it was said that Hanyin County would be in charge of the other two counties, and the letter did not mention who it was. ”

"Therefore, as long as our five counties send the same number of 50,000 troops to fight a decisive battle with Hanyang's army near Hanyang City, the capital of Hanyang, and win the battle, we can decide the entire county of Hanyang in one battle."

Wei Chen, the lord of Hedong County, was the first to stand up and take a stand.

'Our Hedong County will be led by me personally, and will send 1,500 crossbowmen, 1,000 archers, 100 chariots, 6,000 spearmen, and 1,000 armorers to participate in this battle. ”

The young lord of Shimokawa then also stood up to take a stand.

"We will also send a thousand crossbowmen, a thousand archers, two thousand shieldmen, four thousand spearmen, one hundred chariots, and five hundred armorers."

The remaining three lords saw that the overall situation had been decided, so they all sent almost the same configuration of troops. Then when the commander of the army was chosen, almost everyone, including Wen Jiming himself, unanimously selected Wei Chen, the lord of Hedong County, as the commander.

In this way, the final number of troops was set at 48,000, of which 11,000 were long-range marksmen, 4,400 armorers, 500 chariots, and the rest were infantry.

After the business was agreed, Wen Jiming set up a banquet in the main hall to entertain the princes and their important ministers.

The Wen family is now different from what it used to be, and the dishes in the house have changed greatly because of Wen Jiming's taste.

Because Wen Jiming brought back a lot of condiments that Daxia did not have, such as chili, cumin, spices, etc., through his last world trip, and made a wok, the dishes of Wenfu became much more delicious than before.

This time, the main course is roasted whole lamb, which is served with the crispy skin of the lamb, then the cut meat, and finally the bones with the meat. The roasted whole lamb looks golden and buttery on the outside, the meat on the outside is brown and crispy, and the meat on the inside is soft and tender.

When served, it comes with thin pastries, green onions, yellow sauce, cumin, minced garlic and chili peppers, which guests can add to their taste. It is also served with several plates of hot dishes made of beef and mutton, as well as cold dishes made of beef, plus six stir-fried dishes, accompanied by white wine and bayberry juice made by the Wen family.

The princes and retainers, who had never enjoyed such a delicacy before, were full of praise, and because they were all samurai, most of them appreciated baijiu very much, and asked their masters what kind of wine it was, where to buy it, and what was the name of this wine.

It must not be said that it is the second pot head, this name is too noble, so Wen Jiming explained to everyone with a smile.

"This is our own liquor produced by Wenfu, called Du Kang. At present, because the brewery has not yet been fully built, everyone will definitely be able to buy it after it is built. ”

At this time, he was particularly appreciative of Wen Jiming's last poem, and the young lord of Xiachuan asked Wen Jiming if he could make another short sentence, that is, a poem, to toast the sex, so that everyone could personally experience the literary brilliance of the head of the Wen family.

Since the creation of the word by the god of writing, many samurai who prefer words have begun to call themselves scribes, most of these people prefer the beauty of words, and are very fond of beautiful sentences.

Wen Jiming began to turn his brain sharply, oops, this seems to be going to happen, do you want me to become a poem in seven steps, I am not Cao Zhi! Hey, this can be there!

So when it came time to witness the miracle, Wen Jiming opened the installation.

When you sing about wine, life is geometric!

For example, the morning dew is bitter in the past.

Be generous and unforgettable.

How to solve the problem? Only Du Kang.

Qingqing Zijin, leisurely my heart.

But for the sake of the king, he has been groaning so far.

Yo yo deer chirping, eating wild apples.

I have guests, drummers and shengs.

It's as clear as the moon, when can it be done?

Worries come from it, and they cannot be cut off.

The more strange it is, the more vain it exists.

Talking about the old kindness.

The moon stars are scarce, and the black magpie flies south.

Three turns around the tree, what branches can be followed?

The mountains are not tired of being high, and the sea is not tired of being deep.

Jiang Gong vomited and fed, and the world returned to the heart

Everyone praised: Cai! Color, color!

At the same time, in the direction of the Temple of Wenshen, thunder shook!

After a while, a samurai ran in to give a report.

"Lord, just now, the statue of the ancestral god was bright! The thunder above the ancestral temple shook loudly, flashing golden light, and the temple blessed that this is a good omen! ”

Hearing this, everyone congratulated in unison.

"May the martial arts of the Wen family last forever!"

When the princes said this, it meant that they recognized the identity of the princes of the old Wen family and the martial arts family at the same time! From then on, Wen Jiming was not only a priest, but also a prince.

Wen Jiming was a little drunk.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we will soon let the eldest prince know what it means to be a praying mantis catching cicada and a yellow finch behind."

Everyone said great goodness!