Zhao Sheng sighed and said: "Sir, is there anything wrong with dominating Taihu Lake, galloping across the river, and being happy with enmity?" ”

"What Mr. Zhao said is very wrong!" Zhu Xuan said loudly: "If you are trapped in Taihu Lake all your life, the king is like a frog at the bottom of the well, sitting in the well and watching the sky." The king is at ease, but Ran Min will not let the king be satisfied! The king may not know that since the founding of the country, Ran Min has been committed to fighting the bandit forces in the country, and has smashed thousands of cottages, hundreds of water villages, killed tens of thousands of thieves, and gained hundreds of thousands of people! ”

"The king is entrenched in Taihu Lake, the foundation of the Cangtou Army for several generations, but if the king does not act, sooner or later, I believe that the Cangtou Army and even other water thieves in Taihu Lake will be completely wiped out by the Wei army! Please think twice! ”

Zhu Xuan is a thief on the left and a bandit on the right, which really makes Du Zhi's heart not very happy. But he had to hold back and said: "If the Wei army dares to come, I will let them have no return like the Jin army that swept Taihu Lake a few times before and wanted to exterminate my Cangtou army!" ”

"Hehe, the king said this lightly, but the Wei army is different from the Jin army. The world knows that the Wei army is the division of tigers and wolves, but in the past ten years, they have successively destroyed Qin, Daiyong, Xiliang, and the Western Regions, driven Mobei, broke Xianbei, destroyed Jin and recovered Liaodong, so that all countries come to the dynasty, and the army in the world is strong! ”

Zhu Xuan said loudly: "With such a Wei army, can the king really make them come and go?" ”

Du Zhi smiled coldly: "Zhu Xuan, what you said is a bit of a morale for others and extinguishes the prestige of my Cangtou Army, right?" Maybe on land, the Wei army is a tiger, and our Cangtou army can't defeat him, but when he enters Taihu Lake, or in any water, who cares what kind of strong army he has? I will destroy as much as I come! ”

Hearing Du Zhi's unashamed words, Zhu Xuan smiled disappreciably and said, "Is the king willing to sit in this Taihu Lake for the rest of his life?" There's a great opportunity now. The world is initially decided, the people's hearts are not stable, the public opinion in Jiangdong is still in Jin, and Ran Min happens to inspect Wu County, as long as the king is willing, you can be like the famous Eastern Wu general Gan Ning Gan Xingba during the Three Kingdoms, enter the room, and enter the phase! ”

"Gan Xingba?" Du Zhi's heart suddenly gave birth to a sense of yearning.

Gan Ning Gan Xingba, who in the world doesn't know, who doesn't know?

Almost every water thief in the south of the Yangtze River heard about Gan Ning's name like thunder, and worshipped him as his own idol, and even some water thieves worshiped Gan Ning as a god, and asked for his protection every time they sailed.

As the leader of the cangtou thieves, Du Zhi naturally admired Gan Ning very much.

In the past, Gan Ning was an official to Xiling Taishou and a general.

When he was a young man, he was a good ranger, gathered men and horses, held bows and crossbows, did evil in the locality, formed a canal division to rob the ships and property, wore bells, dressed gorgeously, and was known as the brocade thief. When the local people heard the bell ring, they knew that it was Gan Ning who appeared.

Gan Ning seized the cargo for more than 20 years, and then stopped robbing and familiarized himself with the classics of the hundred schools of thought. At the age of about eighteen, he served as Shu Juncheng, and later served as a prince under Liu Biao and Huang Zu, during which he shot Ling Cao, the father of Ling Tong, so he had a grudge against Ling Tong for killing his father.

In the thirteenth year of Jian'an, Gan Ning led his troops to defect to Sun Quan, began to make meritorious contributions, broke Huang Zu according to Chu Pass, attacked Cao Ren to take Yiling, Zhen Yiyang rejected Guan Yu, guarded Xiling and won Zhu Guang, led the cavalry to attack Cao Ying, and made great achievements, Sun Quan once said: "Meng De has Zhang Liao, and there is Gan Xingba alone, which is enough to be defeated." ”

However, Gan Ning has an irritable temperament, is easily excited, and often beats or even kills people when he is angry, and sometimes does not fully obey Sun Quan's orders. But he was brave and resolute, bold and cheerful, resourceful, talented, light on money, caring for his subordinates, and a soldier willing to obey his fate.

Sun Quan is good at employing people, "not seeking to be prepared for one person", and can "forget its shortcomings and use its strengths". Under Sun Quan, Gan Ning carried forward his advantages and strengths and became a famous "fighting general" in the Three Kingdoms era.

Originally, Du Zhi was quite happy to be a character like Gan Ning, because his own personality and deeds have always been on par with Gan Ning, which can be said to be the same.

But Zhao Sheng, the strategist beside him, didn't think so, but said quite dissatisfiedly: "Sir, I listen to what you mean. Does it mean that a king has only the ability to be a general, and only the ability to command a county? ”

"Haha, what did Mr. Zhao say?"

Zhu Xuan smiled awkwardly and said, "The king is a hero in the world, how can he be willing to be ordinary? King, it's a pity that you are trapped in Taihu Lake like this, and although the Cangtou army has a lot of troops, the hearts of the people are united, and they come and go like the wind in the rivers, but the sailors of the Wei army have strong ships and cannons, believe it or not, as long as Ran Min is willing, the Wei army can raze the entire Dajiao Island to the ground at any time! ”

"I have also heard a little about the red-clothed cannon of the Wei army, but unfortunately, I only heard its name, but I didn't see it, if the warship can be equipped with this kind of cannon, I believe that my cangtou army will be even stronger."

Zhu Xuan smiled and said, "Now there is such an opportunity!" Please also think twice. ”

Du Zhi fell into deep thought.

Zhao Sheng hurriedly said: "Wang, it's not too early, didn't you arrange a place for Mr. to live?" Let's have someone take him to see it. ”

Du Zhi bowed slightly: "Sir, the stakes are very high, and I have to think carefully." You see......"

"I can only give the king two days. Within two days, please give me an answer! Leaving this sentence, Zhu Xuan retreated.

When Zhu Xuan walked away, Du Zhi looked at Zhao Sheng and said, "Sir, do you think I should agree to Zhu Tao's request, unite with the Jiangdong Shi clan to capture Wu County, and attack and kill Ran Min?" ”

"My lord, I don't agree with this." Zhao Sheng frowned and said: "Ran Min is deeply popular with the people, for the people of Limin, he is a good emperor, and for those family lords, he is a tyrant. Ran Min's actions are not like the emperors of previous dynasties, if there is one person who is similar to him, it is Cao Cao, Emperor Wu of Wei! Back then, Emperor Cao Cao of Wei Wu was also like him, meritocracy, promoted the scholars of the Han family, and suppressed the gate lords of the scholars. ”

"I don't care if Ran Min is a good emperor or a tyrant, I just want to know, what are the chances of success in this matter?"

"According to the information provided to us by Zhu Tao, if it is true, the chance of success is at least more than fifty percent."

"Fifty percent? Hey, half the chance of success is enough. ”

Zhao Sheng frowned and said, "Having said that, but the king, I have to remind you. The chances of success are not small, but have you ever thought about what the consequences will be once our Cangtou army goes out of Taihu Lake, unites with the Jiangdong Shi clan to capture Wu County, and attacks and kills Ran Min? ”

"The consequences?"

Du Zhi said with a big grin: "What can be the consequences?" Sir, didn't you listen to what the envoy sent by Zhu Tao said before? Once the matter is successful, he will lead the army to capture Jiankang, and Yao will respect Sima Dan, who is still in Daliang, as the emperor, or directly find a descendant of the Sima clan to ascend the throne and claim the emperor, and restore the Jin family. When the time comes, the world's heroes will gather, and I, Du Zhi, will also be able to change my appearance, ascend to the sky in one step, and be a Cao Cao or Wang Dao! At that time, the Son of Heaven will be in my hands, and isn't it just a matter of my words to change the dynasty? ”

Du Zhi: This is too natural!

Zhao Sheng sighed and said, "King, with all due respect. Not to mention whether we can successfully capture Wu County and attack and kill Ran Min, even if Ran Min really dies in Wu County, Great Wei will not lose the country, and it may be temporarily chaotic and form a situation where the princes compete for hegemony, but this situation will be pacified sooner or later. ”

"Today's crown prince of the Great Wei Dynasty, Ran Ming, is a virtuous and filial friend, and the name of benevolence is all over the world. Ran Ming helped Ran Min deal with the government in his early years, and when the latter went out to drive the imperial expedition, he often supervised the regent of the country, so his ability is beyond doubt, and Ran Ming also has enough prestige in the government and the opposition! Ran Min was killed, and the big deal was the situation of Ran Ming's succession. And after Ran Ming succeeded to the throne, how could he let go of the murderer who killed his father? I'm afraid that when the world is so big, there will be no place for you to be the king! ”

"This ......"

In fact, Du Zhi thought about it, and Zhao Sheng was right.

If it had been placed in the past, when Ran Min had just established the country and became emperor, the foundation was not stable, and as soon as Ran Min died, his power would have collapsed like this.

But Ran Min has been the emperor for so many years, and he doesn't know how many Wenchen generals he has recruited, these people are loyal to the Ran clan and the Great Wei, Ran Min is dead, and the object of their continued allegiance is Ran Ming!

And once Du Zhi united with the Jiangdong Shi clan to kill Ran Min, the revenge of killing his father, and the hatred of the father, even if Du Zhi escaped to Taihu Lake and ran overseas, even if it was heaven and earth, Ran Ming would not be able to let him go!

"Sir, it's not as serious as you say, is it? According to Zhu Tao's statement, as soon as Ran Min died, the entire Wei State was in chaos. When the time comes, the powerful people from all over the country will rise up, where can the Emperor of Great Wei, who has just succeeded to the throne, take care of these? I'm afraid that when the wolf smoke rises again, the balance of victory will tip in favor of the Sima clan, and how can the Wei State, which has just died Ran Min, still have the ability to crusade against me? ”

Zhao Sheng sighed faintly and said, "King, you still think things are too simple. Ran Min is a real only husband, but since he established the country and became the emperor, he appointed Wang Meng to change the law, make great efforts to govern the country, vigorously promote the uniform land system in the country, promulgate the "Killing Hu Order", widely build official schools, educate people's children, persuade farmers to teach mulberry, improve farm tools, distribute grain seeds, farm tools and ploughing cattle to the people, and all kinds of measures are too numerous to mention! There are countless people who have received the favor of Ran Min! Such a monarch, he is not supported by the nobles, but the people at the bottom support him from the bottom of their hearts and are willing to swear allegiance to him. ”

"As the saying goes, whoever wins the hearts of the people wins the world. The hearts of the people throughout the ages are the hearts of the scholars, but the hearts of the people that Ran Min has won are the hearts of thousands of toiling people, and the hearts of thousands of children of poor families! Even some of the scholars were convinced by Ran Min. Such a person, will you be the enemy of the king? ”

Du Zhi was silent for a long time before he said, "Sir, I know what you said is right. But who am I, Du Zhi? I am not willing to sit in this Taihu Lake for the rest of my life, sitting in a well and watching the sky. There was no time before, but now this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! ”

Hearing Du Zhi say this, Zhao Sheng opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say it.

Good medicine is good for disease, and good advice is good for action.

Zhao Sheng is now a thousand words, and Du Zhi can't listen to them.

In that case, why do you talk so much if you talk too much?