Song Majie exhaled lightly and replied in a deep voice: "Although Li Yuan is famous, my Zhennan Army is not easy to deal with, since the founding of the country, the Zhennan Army is the largest festival town in the Tang Dynasty, with brave soldiers, many people and wide food, plus——"

"Stop." Zhang Zi obviously couldn't listen to this kind of vain rhetoric, and interrupted impatiently: "You tell me, can you win this battle?" Who in the whole country doesn't know the situation of the Zhennan Army? But at this time and that time, you Song Majie and 100,000 soldiers are not in Hongzhou now, but in this dilemma wasteland. ”

Song Mojie frowned, and finally reluctantly said the reality: "Zhang Sheren is right, and no matter what the combat strength of Li Yuan's army is, now that the southern army of our town is not advantageous in terms of time and place, I am afraid it will be extremely difficult to win." ”

Zhang Zigu took a sip of warm wine, and then said coldly: "I don't think it's extremely difficult to win, but it's a sure loss." If you don't want to mention Li Yuan, I want to mention you, let me tell you, even if your Zhennan Army now occupies the so-called time and place, with Li Yuan's ability to command the army, you can still kill you to the point of losing your armor. This person's past achievements, could it be that the young marshal doesn't know? ”

Song Maha ignored his ridicule and asked in a deep voice, "So what?" Even if he, Li Yuan, is a god descending from heaven, Ben Shuai will never let 100,000 soldiers sit still. ”

"Oh?" Zhang Zi said disdainfully: "Listening to the young marshal's meaning, is he preparing to fight Li Yuan's army hard?" It's so daring, and I admire it to the extreme. Why, then, should the dying man leave me to ask? ”

"How else could it be?" Song Majie's face was slightly red, and he seemed to be a little angry. In fact, how did he not know that this battle was really fought, it would definitely be the end of the annihilation of the whole army, and he discussed several times with a group of strategists and generals today, racking his brains to find a way to win, the result was self-evident, everyone was silent, this situation of incompetence and waiting for death made Song Mojie, who had a strong sense of self-esteem, extremely annoyed.

But Song Majie also understood that he would face a desperate situation in just two or three days, and he would never be able to hide, so when Zhang Zi said this, although he did not lose his mind, he still couldn't help but panic in his heart.

"Why fight a battle that is sure to be lost? It is true that if you Song Shaoshuai really have this determination, I Zhang have to admire your backbone, but this is just the courage of the horseman to do nothing, when you gave away the lives of yourself and 100,000 soldiers of the Zhennan Army in vain, have you ever thought about the Wei Guogong on Jiuhua Mountain?

If you resist, the name of rebellion will inevitably be confirmed, and if you lose this 100,000 Zhennan army, your Song family will be like cattle and sheep waiting to be slaughtered, and it will soon be easily erased by the imperial court and disappear cleanly. ”

Song Majie seemed to be touched by the pain in his heart, and sighed heavily: "But in the current situation, does Ben Shuai still have a choice?" The imperial army arrived immediately, our army had no way to advance or retreat, it was a death to fight or not, it was better to kill yourself vigorously, and the commander would never be willing to be a humiliated prisoner. ”

Zhang Zitang smiled and said: "Actually, the matter has not reached the point of no return. I have a clever plan to save the lives of your Young Marshal Song and 100,000 soldiers of the Zhennan Army, and you don't have to be a prisoner. ”

Like grasping a faint ray of light in the darkness, Song Majie suddenly got up and saluted respectfully: "Will the plan come out?" If Zhang Sheren really has a way to save my 100,000 army, my Song family will never forget the great kindness of Zhang Sheren! ”

Zhang Zi said expressionlessly: "If you want to thank me for your great kindness, you should not thank me, but His Royal Highness." If it weren't for His Highness's order, you wouldn't have been able to see me alive. ”

Song Majie thought about it calmly, and then changed his arrogance, gritted his teeth in a low voice: "Yes, yes!" The kindness of His Royal Highness King Zheng, we will remember it in our hearts! If you can really escape this time, the Zhennan Army will only look forward to His Royal Highness! ”

"Hmm." Zhang Zi nodded with satisfaction, and then said, "Since you have this sincerity, I will tell you what to do." ”

Song Majie hurriedly replied: "Listen to me!" ”

"It's very simple, after the arrival of the imperial army, you will lead 100,000 Zhennan troops out of the camp and ask for surrender......"

Before he finished speaking, he saw Song Mo raise his head in a daze, and his muscles were rising, as if he was extremely angry, and he got up and shouted: "Down?!" Is this what you call a clever plan? Are you Zhang Sheren deliberately here to play this handsome?! Now that my Zhennan army is already a rebellious army, if I surrender like this, wouldn't it be self-binding and death, and the emperor would be able to let my Song family go? In the future, under the Nine Springs, what face will I have to meet the ancestors of the Song family? ”

"I'm halfway through my sentence, what are you anxious about?" Seeing that the person in front of him was furious, Zhang Zi calmly responded: "Or do you think Your Highness and I will harm you?" Now that Your Majesty has decided that your Zhennan Army supports His Royal Highness King Zheng to rebel, we are people on the same boat, and the ship is destroyed. ”

Song Majie closed his eyes, gasped and responded: "In short, if you want me to surrender, it is absolutely impossible!" ”

Zhang Zi snorted lightly and said, "Let's listen to me first, and then it's not too late for you to make a decision." Before you lead the army to surrender to the imperial court, you need to do two things, one of them, this is the most important, to put the great crime of rebellion on Li Zhenggu and Zuo Xiang Xu Xuan, only that they secretly conspired to forge a will, intending to coax the Zhennan army to make a rebellion, and to hold His Royal Highness King Zheng hostage in the future, this matter has nothing to do with your Song family, and naturally His Royal Highness does not know. It's not difficult, just manage to make a few letters......"

Song Majie said coldly: "Do you think the emperor is stupid and the court is stupid?" How can they believe this trick of shirking responsibility? ”

"What if you don't believe me?" Zhang Zi asked rhetorically: "In other words, even if they don't believe it, this is the result that His Majesty wants most." Let me tell you, before I escaped from Jinling, His Royal Highness King Zheng always stayed in the palace, although his mind was tormented, but he did not suffer from the imperial court, what do you think? ”

Song Majie didn't say anything, Zhang Zi said again: "That's because, Your Majesty doesn't want to see your prince rebelling, the world knows that Your Majesty loves your son very much now, even if His Highness is really involved in it this time, as long as there is the slightest possibility of exonerating His Highness, even if Your Majesty doesn't believe it, he will pretend to be stupid and gladly adopt it, just so that His Highness will not be imprisoned." ”

Song Mojie swallowed his saliva, as if he was moved by Zhang Zi's words, and then said in a deep voice: "Even if it is really as you said, the emperor favors his prince, how can he let my Song family go?" You know, my Zhennan army has been feared by the imperial court for a long time, and the emperor wishes that my uncle would die earlier, so that he can return the town of Zhennan to the imperial court. ”

"After all, where is the envoy not jealous of the emperor? Just like that Li Yuan, in the past, the imperial court let him ignore Chudi, which was an enemy in both the north and the south, and the purpose was obvious, but now His Majesty still has to use him? ”

Song Majie frowned and said, "Then Li Yuan is just reckless in the mountains and grasses, and has no foundation, how can he compare with my Song clan?" Why my uncle has lived in Jiuhua Mountain for many years, everyone knows. ”

"So you have to do the second thing, to present a note to the imperial court, on the grounds that the Duke of Weiguo is too old to treat things, ask His Majesty to cut off his Zhennan Army to make the throne, and take care of the old age, you are the heir of the Duke of Weiguo, and the acting father is in line with the etiquette of the imperial court. Your Majesty will be satisfied with this move, and it can save the life of your Song family. ”

"Presumptuous!" Song Mo suddenly shouted angrily, and the second thing Zhang Zi said obviously touched his bottom line.

In Song Majie's heart, the most respected in this life is only his uncle Song Qiqiu, for many years, Song Qiqiu has been regarded as a son, and has done his best to cultivate an adult, and designated him as the heir of the Duke of Weiguo, which can be described as deep and righteous, at this time Zhang Zi asked him to personally hand over the Zhennan Army that Song Qiqiu had worked hard to manage for many years, which was tantamount to taking away Song Qiqiu and his Song family's talisman and lifeline, he would never dare and could not do it.

"Young Marshal Song, are you thinking at this time, once you lose the Zhennan Army, your Song family will have no way to live?"

"Isn't it?"

Zhang shook his head and said, "On the surface, it's true. But how to control the army depends only on the general who commands the army, as long as your own henchmen and generals are still leading the army in the Zhennan army, isn't the Zhennan army still your Song family? ”

Song Majie frowned and said, "Having said that, it is even more difficult. Once the Zhennan Army is returned to the imperial court, the Privy Council will inevitably remove the generals in the army. ”

Zhang Ziwei smiled and said: "Won't you remove the generals before handing over the military power?" ”

Song Maha was puzzled: "You mean, I will first remove the confidant generals and replace them with some idle people?" ”

Zhang Zi nodded and said: "Exactly, after the new envoy takes the throne, I will try to let your henchmen and generals take charge of the army again, at most some money." As long as you can protect those generals, there is always a way, right? And get through the current difficulties first, with your Song family's years of accumulation, plus Your Highness is unharmed, you will definitely be able to make a comeback. ”

Song Majie struggled for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and said helplessly: "Okay, just do it according to you!" This time, my Song family was disgraced and disgraced, so I gambled on Zhang Sheren......"