I proclaim to the world with great righteousness:

The rebel Shi Xuan, deceived the heavens and the earth, killed his brother and wanted to kill his father;

unkindness, injustice, disloyalty and filial piety, calamity to the country and usurpation of the throne;

Messing with the palace ban and mutilating living beings; Wolves are unkind, and sins are accumulated!

I received the mandate of heaven, and now I have gathered a large number of volunteers, vowing to sweep away the rebellion and kill the murderers.

Wangxing righteous teachers, venting public anger;

Support the king and save the people.

When the text arrives, it can be pursued quickly!

Soon, a letter written by Shi Min to beg for thieves was posted in the territory of Zhao State, in various cities and towns, streets and alleys, and in many generals with heavy troops in China.

Fangtou.

Pu Hong, the general of Long Xiang, had already received a letter from Xiangguo, as well as a holy decree from Shi Hu, the Heavenly King of Great Zhao. Pu Hong immediately summoned his two sons, Pu Xiong and Pu Jian, to discuss the matter of King Qin.

After reading the text, Pu Jian, who has always been scheming, couldn't help but smile and said: "This article is from the pen of Gongshi Min of Changshan County. Unexpectedly, our god of war of the Great Zhao Kingdom is not only Wen Tao Wu Strategy, far superior to ordinary people, but even this literary talent is rare in the world! ”

Hearing this, Pu Hong bowed his head slightly and said: "Shi Min's talent is indeed amazing, but Jian'er, I didn't ask you to praise Shi Min's talent for my father." Now that Shi Min has fled to Xiangguo with the king, and the king's letter and holy decree have arrived, according to your opinion, should the father act according to the order and send troops to fight against Shi Xuan? ”

Pu Jian replied: "Father, the child thinks that he should send troops to fight against Shi Xuan's rebels!" ”

"Tell me what you think."

"Father, everyone has found the story of the snipe and the clam fighting and the fisherman profiting, but it is not so simple to profit from it. Shi Hu and Shi Xuan are not stupid, and there is no shortage of visionary people under their command! Now that the holy decrees of the king and Shi Xuan have reached the head of the fang, is my father in a dilemma? Actually, it doesn't have to be. ”

Pu Jian said eloquently: "If according to our original plan, Shi Hu is defeated and flees, and Shi Xuan gains power, we can help the weaker side and strive to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, like Cao Mengde back then, then great things can be expected." But plans can't keep up with the changes! ”

"Shi Xuan conspired against him, committed the following crimes, and successfully captured Yecheng, ascended the throne and became the emperor, called 'King of Great Zhao'. And Shi Hu did not die, under the protection of Shi Min and others, he fled to Xiangguo and fought against the court of Yecheng. In this way, there are two lords in the entire Great Zhao Kingdom! As the saying goes, one mountain does not allow two tigers, how can two days be the same day? ”

"So there must be a life-and-death battle between the Yecheng court and the Xiangguo court! This big war will determine who is the master of Zhao in the future, and where Zhao will go! ”

Pu Hong nodded: "That athlete, in your opinion, now Shi Hu or Shi Xuan, who has a better chance of winning?" ”

"Naturally, it is the Xiangguo court headed by Shi Hu."

"Why are you so sure?" Pu Hong was very puzzled and said, "You know, there are hundreds of thousands of people under Shi Xuan's command now. According to the exact information I have received, among the twelve prefectures of Great Zhao, some counties and counties of Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Xuzhou, and Sizhou have changed their banners and recognized the existing facts of the Yecheng court and Shi Xuan, the king of Great Zhao. Now, the Central Plains and the southern states and counties have been invincible and have fallen to Shi Xuan's side. ”

"Father, a large number of troops and a large territory do not mean that the strength is necessarily strong." Pu Jian shook his head disapprerovingly and said, "Shi Xuan's strength, these are just superficial phenomena!" Shi Hu has accumulated prestige for a long time, and now he still has a certain prestige, and the states and counties are only forced to belong to Shi Xuan's side out of desperation. ”

"Moreover, father, the soldiers are noble, and they are not too expensive. Shi Xuan now claims to have 800,000 people under his command, but does he really have so many soldiers and horses? I'm afraid that even the defenders and officials in those places are counted, right? Not to mention, the generals under Shi Xuan's hands are simply a group of rabble, many soldiers have been pulled strong and forced to enlist, and they don't even have armor and the most basic training, how to fight? ”

Hearing this, Pu Hong thought to himself for a moment and said, "Jian'er, you have a point. But how do you know that Shi Hu has a better chance of winning? ”

"Father, that's for sure."

Pu Jian replied: "Shi Hu seems to be at a disadvantage on the surface now, but in fact, the Xiangguo Imperial Court has long been invincible!" Now the army of Xiangguo is only more than 100,000, which seems to be far less than the army of the Yecheng court, but they are all soldiers, all of them are well-trained and battle-hardened soldiers! And the person who commanded this army was still the famous general Shi Min. ”

"That's a point. In addition, Shi Hu still has a certain prestige in the country, as we all know, Xiangguo is the old capital of the Great Zhao State, the place with the most people. Shi Hu fled to Xiangguo, he himself has a deep foundation in Xiangguo, where he can gather the army of King Qin, recruit soldiers, and crusade against Shi Xuan! ”

"But......" Pu Hong couldn't help but hesitate for a moment, "Jian'er, according to our original plan, didn't we send troops to help the weak side and crusade against the strong side?" Since you now think that the Xiangguo court is stronger, why do you still persuade your father to help the Xiangguo court? ”

"Plans can't keep up with the changes. Father, the Xiangguo Imperial Court is already invincible, which can be seen from the fact that after Shi Min led the army, he was able to defeat the pursuing rebels with less! A rabble, after all, is a rabble. Even if we help the weak Yecheng Imperial Court, I am afraid that we will not be able to reverse the situation! Instead of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, getting nothing, and finally getting Shi Hu's malice, it is better to recognize the general trend, add icing on the cake, and help Shi Hu pacify the Shi Xuan Rebellion! ”

"I know it for the Father."

"Father, you didn't accept the appointment of the Yecheng Imperial Court, did you?"

"Hehe, Shi Xuan is quite generous. In order to win me over, he gave me the title of Duke of Qinghe, and also made the entire Qinghe County my fief. Originally, I was very tempted to be a father, but now I hear you say this, Jian'er, it's really ridiculous and generous. ”

"That's good. Father should sternly refuse Shi Xuan's appointment, and send a letter to reproach Shi Xuan's usurpation and draw a line with him! ”

"Okay."

Xiangguo.

"Thorn slave, among the generals of each town, who has responded to the thief's letter?" At this moment, Shi Hugao sat on the platform and asked Du Shi Min standing below.

Shi Min said: "Among the generals in each town, there are 21 people such as Pu Hong, Yao Yizhong, Wang Fudu, Liu Zheng, Liu Xian, and Cao Fuju who responded to the request for the thief's text. ”

"Twenty-one princes?"

"Yes."

"Thorn slave, do you know that these people are not rebellious and do not go to the rebel Shi Xuan, who has many soldiers, why is this?"

"This must be the king's prestige, and the princes have a reason to rebel?"

"Hehe, when did you become so slippery? It's not like you, Thorn. ”

"King, this man will change."

Shi Hu bowed his head and said, "Yes." You're right, people change. I wonder if you can always be loyal to me? ”

"The king, the minister's loyalty to the king can be seen by the sun and the moon!"

"At least you're faithful for now." Shi Hu is meaningful and authentic.

"King, I don't know how you plan to crusade against the traitor Shi Xuan?"

"First in the Xiangguo Assembly princes."

"No."