"It doesn't matter how I know, but I do."

After a long silence, Gu Huai broke the silence with a voice: "I know that Duoyan Sanwei has cavalry going south, but there are not many, and the Yan army needs to take the lead to enter Daning; I also know that after Daning changed hands, Duoyan Sanwei was ready to turn his face and not recognize people, in fact... Perhaps you will have some surprises at this point. ”

He smiled and said: "As for whether you have sent people to Daning Wei and the three guards, or even to the Songting Pass, you can guess a little bit, so in fact, I don't doubt that there will be such a scene, but I just wonder why you show this attitude so early... Does His Royal Highness King Ning hate our prince very much? Why don't you even want to let the door in? ”

Sentence by sentence seemed to be thunder echoing in the hall, Sha Ning forced a smile and said: "The twenty-six sons of the first emperor, the two sons who died early, and the four survivors are four, and now in addition to the seven princes who are young and have not yet entered the domain, among the remaining seventeen princes, there are those who died of illness, self-immolation, and degraded to concubines, and now there are nine people left." ”

"And among these nine people, in addition to the King of Gu who fled from Xuanfu to Jinling, His Royal Highness King Ning is the youngest, and His Royal Highness King Yan has always been close, and now he wants to fight together, why do you hate it? These are just your conjectures, pure nonsense, aren't you afraid of hurting the feelings of the two highnesses? ”

Since entering King Ning's Mansion, Gu Huai, who had been smiling politely, seemed to have torn off that layer of disguise, and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Really?" ”

There was a vague smile on the corner of his mouth, and Shanin recognized it, which was a sneer: "Of course this is the best... But there are still some things that have to be said. ”

"King Ning's three guards, the princess don't think about it anymore, because the minister has just mastered the roster of all the officers and soldiers of the Daning Dusi and the three guards."

"Roster?" Sha Ning was slightly stunned.

"As far as the minister knows, there are nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses in Daning, no matter which guard they belong to, most of their families live in Daning City, and of course there are other towns, but the roster is also in Daning, especially the three guards of King Ning who are now stationed between Songting Pass and Daning City, most of them are Daning people, right?"

Sha Ning faintly understood, and suddenly looked up at Gu Huai.

Gu Huai continued: "It seems that yes... In this case, mastering these rosters and Daning City is equivalent to mastering the families of these soldiers, and mastering their families is equivalent to mastering their hearts... If His Royal Highness King Ning ascended to the heights and shouted, they were willing to return to the old master, it would naturally be the best, but if they were willing to fight to the death, with their family members in hand, how many people would be willing to aim their blades at Daning? ”

Speaking of which, the inspiration came from the city of Beiping, Song Zhong spread rumors, and finally was mistaken by the rumors about the defeat of the army, Niangniang probably knew, and the minister also found out from then that no matter how loud the slogan was, the soldiers always missed their families the most... Niangniang thinks what the minister said is right? ”

Shaning couldn't sit still, she stood up suddenly, and after a while, she realized that she was a little out of shape, and sat down slowly: "Is your heart black?" ”

"It's a bit unconscionable, but what needs to be done still has to be done," Gu Huai was very sincere, "and no matter how much I will take the soldiers' families to the knife... As for Duoyan Sanwei, Niangniang should also know that from the moment they went south, the imperial court was destined to not tolerate them, and a group of cavalry who could only roar back and forth, how sure was it that they could take Daning City? Now that they are not only following Jing Nan, can they still run to the grassland to continue herding sheep? ”

There was a murderous intent in Sha Ning's eyes: "But His Royal Highness King Yan hasn't completely controlled Daning yet." ”

Gu Huai was silent for a moment, then nodded, "It's true... Do you want to make a bet? Bet that Duoyan Sanwei will arrive faster, or will Daning fall first? ”

It's hard to say whether you will win or lose, but it's still the same sentence, Zhu Di... I'm not afraid of gambling, there is an abyss behind me, and what can't I get out of now? As long as you can't get troops on Daning's side, it's still the difference between dying early and dying late when you go back to Beiping, but do you dare to bet on King Ning? If you win the bet, you will get a Daning, and you will have to separate from Zhu Di, but... What about losing the bet? What else does King Yan dare not do now?

And what Gu Huai didn't know was that Duoyan Sanwei's loyalty was also a debatable matter.

The hall fell silent again, it seemed that this decision was not easy to make, there was a faint struggle on Shaning's face, and Gu Huai noticed that her eyes would look at a beaded curtain, but there was no sound coming from there.

Sure enough, in the end, it was still calculated like this... As long as there is a power struggle, nothing is pure and clean, and it is simply a fantasy for the two vassal kings to work together to fight against each other, and the ethereal fruits of victory may turn the two against each other.

What can be done has been done, the Ning Wangfu in front of him is actually just a part of this matter, in fact, when Gu Huai realized that the matter of King Yan borrowing troops was not so simple, he was already preparing to take it by force.

Now it seems that it is all worth it.

He thought about the matter of Songting Guanda Ning Wei and Ning Wang San's guards, weighing every next step, this attitude of "Ning Wangfu is dispensable" completely angered the beautiful princess opposite, and Sha Ning's face was faintly ruthless: "Can His Royal Highness King Yan ignore brotherhood?" I don't believe it..."

The bead curtain shook slightly, but was interrupted by the voice of the old steward, his beard shook twice in the wind, and trembled and reported: "Niangniang, the Yan army outside the city said... said that Lord Chen Heng Chen had been ambushed, and the head had already descended the city wall and was being sent to the palace! ”

The murderous aura disappeared, Gu Huai stood up, looked at the depressed Sha Ning, smiled lightly, and bowed to say goodbye:

"Then don't bother the mother."

……

The footsteps gradually faded away, and Zhu Quan, the king of Ning, walked out behind the bead curtain, his face was gloomy, and he looked at the back of the green shirt and sighed:

"The fourth brother really has a good dog..."

He looked at Shanin again: "Why do you want to make your own decisions?" Jing is the first place, why did I ever want to fight with the fourth brother? If the fourth brother really pushes the boat down the river and really puts this identity on me, once the matter fails, how can you let me be good? ”

I already had the intention of selling Zhu Di when I saw the opportunity, but you still fought as a result? Don't you know that the head of the martyrdom will not be able to escape the fate of beheading?

Shaning didn't argue, just lowered her eyes slightly, and after a while, she said in a loud voice: "Your Highness, there is still a chance!" If we can get out of the city, get ahead of that Gu Huai, contact my brother first, and then go to the three guard garrisons..."

"Your brother?" The corners of Zhu Quan's mouth also showed the same sneer as Gu Huai, "Maybe your brother will turn his head and coerce me to fight Liaodong... They are like hungry dogs, they just want to grab a place to shelter from the wind and rain, why bother with the fourth brother? If I really get back the three guards, will your brother be able to sleep peacefully? ”

Sha Ning looked up in amazement, after being married for a few years, it was the first time she saw Zhu Quan's expression and tone towards her.

She wanted to defend a few words, but she couldn't say anything, so she could only continue to persuade: "If you continue to stay in Daning City, won't you watch King Yan take over the city defense?" At that time, it will be really difficult to fly, and at this moment, the army is in chaos, and the palace has also placed people in several other gates, as long as you disguise it slightly, you will definitely be able to get out of the city..."

"The back road has been cut off," Zhu Quan laughed, but no matter how you look at it, the smile is a little bitter, "The fourth brother really has no flaws in doing things... Daning is gone, the three guards are gone, your brother's Duoyan Sanwei can't be counted on, if my guess is right, then he will go to Songting Pass, and when the inside and outside of the pass are connected, I just don't want to go with him... There is no choice either. ”

He restrained his smile, and finally showed some depression: "It seems that I really made the wrong choice, hiding in the palace to survive, thinking that the mechanism was exhausted, but I didn't even have a hole card." ”

Shaning wanted to speak and stopped, but sighed secretly in his heart and looked in the direction where Gu Huai left.

Think about the calculation in my heart when I was willing to see him just now... After all, it was another encounter, and he brought humiliation on himself in front of him.

It's a pity that His Highness has always been like this, even if he is smart? It's not that in the end, I succumb to reality, and I look forward and backward at every turn, and I have many worries... If it were her, she would probably make a completely different choice from His Highness, right?

But Zhu Quan's next sentence gave her some hope: "But there are some things I can retreat from, and some things must not... If I don't want to die at the hands of my nephew or fourth brother one day, I have to fight for something. ”

He stroked the corner of his clothes: "Go and tell Gu Cheng that the military situation in the city is urgent, so there is no need to ask for a meeting, and when the war is over, I will have a banquet in the palace tomorrow." ”

"Waiting... The fourth brother is driving. ”