Hangzhou, the palace of the king of Jin.

Li Bing gently tugged at the collar, trying to let the sweat-soaked robe get some air in. The men tried to replace the copper basin with new ice cubes, but it did not relieve the sweltering heat in the room.

Looking at Lao Jianhua, who looked calm, Li Ji couldn't help but be a little curious: "Teacher, aren't you hot at all?" ”

"Your Highness, your heart is calm and naturally cool." Lao Jianhua smiled for a long time: "Besides, if you practice internal skills to a certain level, you will not be afraid of the cold and heat." Come to think of it, His Highness has put down his practice recently, right? ”

Li Jiong smiled embarrassedly: "There have been too many things recently, and I really didn't care about it." ”

Lao Jianhua didn't say anything, and said slowly: "Your Highness, the new batch of baggage has also set off yesterday and sent to the front line, the impact of the defeat in Phoenix Mountain is gradually dissipating, and the situation is back on track." ”

Li Bing nodded, and then sighed: "Alas, if you want to blame it, you can blame the wasps, but Li Bing was played around, causing us to lose tens of thousands of elites in vain." ”

"It's not Li Bing who played the wasp, it's Li Jiangyao." Lao Jianhua's expression was very calm: "At the beginning, Li Bing did have the idea of taking the opportunity to cut off the commander of the Zhenjiang Army, but because of the situation, he had to give up temporarily. Li Jiangyao turned his hands into clouds and rained in the imperial capital, and he played everyone, including Li Bing. ”

Li Wei said in a deep voice: "It seems that it is necessary to get rid of Li Jiangyao as soon as possible, otherwise it will ......."

Lao Jianhua smiled faintly: "Your Highness doesn't need to worry, the old minister has already started to work on this matter, and I believe that there will be a result soon." ”

Hearing him say this, Li Zhi bowed slightly, and then said: "The current situation of the Dajiang defense line is not worry-free. Although Bao Yuchun has the advantage of a fleet, the number of our troops is far inferior to Li Bing. After a long time, I am afraid that something will go wrong. ”

Lao Jianhua responded: "The matter of conscription is being carried out in various local state capitals. The south has always been inferior to the north with more soldiers, and it is indeed difficult to gather new soldiers after being taken away by Ma Hongjie and them with 500,000 people. If it is forcibly requisitioned, the old minister is worried that the harvest will be delayed. ”

"The method that Bao Yuchun mentioned last time, how did the teacher think about it?" Li Jiong suddenly asked.

Lao Jianhua smiled: "Your Highness is talking about thieves?" ”

Li Wei nodded: "That's right." Bao Yuchun told me that when their navy was fighting in the open sea, they had subdued and recruited many ronin pirates from the Japanese Kingdom. Those who are called the pirates are currently entrenched on some islands in the open sea, and have nothing to do all day. You see...... Is it usable? ”

"You can use it, but the key is how to use it." Lao Jianhua said: "I have discussed this matter with Bao Yuchun. Those thieves are ferocious and unruly by nature, it is difficult to obey the command, if they are sent to the battlefield, they will see the harm before seeing their benefits, and besides, requisitioning them is not good for the reputation of His Royal Highness the King of Jin, so the old ministers are still hesitating. ”

A sneer appeared on Li Jiong's face: "I suddenly thought of an idea the day before yesterday, I don't know if it's feasible?" ”

Lao Jianhua was a little curious: "What idea?" ”

"You don't need to let the thieves join the regular army," Li Jiong said with a smile: "How about just telling them to land on the northern coast and disturb the enemy's rear?" ”

Hearing this, Lao Jianhua's eyes lit up: "Oh? I didn't expect that. Does Your Highness have any specific ideas? ”

Li Jiong spread out the map in his hand, pointed to it, and said, "Bao Yuchun said that there are 80,000 to 100,000 thieves, and they belong to different lords. The four biggest of them are willing to do anything as long as they are given money. I thought that they could land in the Qilu and Lianghuai areas respectively, and then burn, kill, loot, and wreak havoc at will, with the purpose of containing and consuming the imperial court armies on the north bank of the river. ”

Lao Jianhua pondered for a moment and agreed: "It's feasible." Although it is not decisive, it is good to buy us more time. The Turks were defeated so quickly that they completely disrupted the old man's plan. ”

Seeing that he had received the master's approval, Li Jiong was a little excited: "Not only that, but we can also arrange for some thieves to go to Mingzhou, kill some people and burn some villages at will, and then I will personally lead the troops to repel them." In this way, the people in the south will definitely support the Jin army more, and at the same time, it will appear that Li Bing is stupid and incompetent. ”

Lao Jianhua laughed loudly: "Your Highness really has a good plan!" Then let's make it this way, the old minister immediately sent a letter to Bao Yuchun, asking him to contact the thief lord and act as soon as possible! ”

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After Lao Jianhua returned to his mansion, he wrote a letter to Bao Yuchun, and then sent someone to the front line quickly, ordering him to arrange a plan for the thieves to attack the north.

When he had done this, he ate a few pieces of snack and drank a cup of hot tea, and then ordered, "Call her in." ”

After a while, a young woman dressed as a nun walked into the house, and it was the pure wisdom of Xiangji Temple!

"Meet the sir."

"No need to be polite," Lao Jianhua said lightly: "Rui Ji, the trip to the imperial capital, thank you for your hard work, sit down." ”

Rui Ji, who incarnated as Jing Huini, said apologetically: "I am ashamed that I failed to complete my husband's plan. ”

Lao Jianhua motioned for her to sit down again, and at the same time smiled casually: "It's not your fault. The Intelligence Department of the Zhenjiang Army took the lead and robbed Shen Lie, and Li Jiangyao didn't know what shit luck he had, so he got out of under Li Bing's nose smoothly, and no one could do anything. ”

Rui Ji leaned down and sat down, and responded, "Things deviated from the preset trajectory, mainly because the appearance of that poisonous assassin completely disrupted our layout. The slave maid stayed in the imperial capital for a long time, also to find out its ins and outs. ”

"Oh? What's the catch? ”

"There are gains, and there are accidents." Rui Ji replied: "The slave and maid tracked down a small town called Beizhao Temple, where they found traces of Turks, perhaps related to the Ghost Fighting tribe. However, the people of the Zhenjiang Army also found that place at the same time, so I had to temporarily evacuate in order not to expose my traces. ”

Lao Jianhua frowned: "Ghost Fighting Clan? Brother Shu Pingkuo people? Who could it be? ”

"Could it be the ghost fighting young master brother Shu Xuan?" Rui Ji guessed.

"No, it won't." Lao Jianhua shook his head: "The old man's righteous son has long died in the hands of the Zhenjiang Army and Xiahou Ninghan, so it is absolutely impossible for him." Probably...... It's an elder of the Ghost Fighting Clan. ”

Rui Ji asked, "Do you want to send someone to look for it again?" After all, the Ghost Fighting Clan has a lot to do with Mr......"

Lao Jianhua raised his hand and interrupted her: "Forget it." The relationship is very large, and it is just talk, and evil people like them are better to stay away. ”

He seemed to glance at Rui Ji inadvertently, and suddenly asked, "Have you seen Murong Xue?" ”

Rui Ji looked as usual, and calmly responded: "I took a look at it from a distance." ”

"The old man didn't expect that you could lurk by his side for so long," Lao Jianhua said with a smile: "I thought that Murong Xue could recognize your identity earlier." ”

"He's just a stupid lover." Ruiji said with a smile, but a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes that was not easy to detect.

Lao Jianhua didn't find it, and said with emotion: "Yes, love species." It is indeed extremely stupid to dare to be emotionally sentimental to a woman in the treacherous court struggle. If it weren't for Li Jiangyao making trouble, I'm afraid you would still be General Murong's wife now. ”

Rui Ji smiled faintly and said, "When it comes to Li Jiangyao, the slave is really a little afraid of him. I don't know how to do it, the Zhenjiang army soon chased after Xiangji Temple and secretly inquired about the news of Jinghui nun. A little later, the slave and maid will not see the husband. ”

Lao Jianhua bowed slightly: "It must be something wrong with Li Xi." Only her thread has a chance to implicate you. ”

Speaking of Li Xi, Rui Ji's heart suddenly felt a burst of inexplicable jealousy, she adjusted her mood slightly, and said softly: "Since Princess Fenyang fell to Li Jiangyao, will Xiaoting be in danger?" ”

Lao Jianhua nodded and said, "I thought about it carefully later, Xiaoting's exposure should be a matter of time." The main reason is that you appeared too quickly in Xiangji Temple, and with Li Jiangyao's mind, it is impossible not to detect the strangeness in it. ”

Rui Ji sighed, "It's all to blame for the slave's lack of thought." When I leave the imperial capital, I should have notified Xiaoting to evacuate as well. ”

"It's okay, the wasp will deal with Xiaoting." Lao Jianhua's tone was calm, as if he was talking about what to eat for dinner: "All lines that may be exposed must be completely cut off." ”

Rui Ji bowed slightly, and then asked, "Sir, what are you going to do with Li Jiangyao next?" Keeping this scourge, His Royal Highness the King of Jin will have trouble sleeping and eating in the future. ”

Lao Jianhua smiled faintly, and asked instead of answering: "What do you think, what is Li Jiangyao's weakness?" ”

Rui Ji thought seriously for a moment, and replied: "Li Jiangyao, as the commander of the Zhenjiang Army, has hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers under his command, and he is loyal to him, and the entire Western Xinjiang Ghost Desert is his backing, even the Holy Tang Emperor can't help him. And he himself is strong in martial arts and decisive in killing, as strong as Ashina, and in the end he can only bow to the upper hand. The slave was so stupid that she couldn't think of any weakness in this person. ”

Hearing this, Lao Jianhua couldn't help laughing: "As long as you are human, you must have weaknesses." And Li Jiangyao's biggest weakness is also a common problem of people all over the world. ”

Rui Ji couldn't help but be curious: "A common problem of people in the world? What is that? ”

"Feelings." A cold light appeared in Lao Jianhua's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "Patriotism, love for the people, brotherhood, and comrades, including the love of men and women." The deeper his feelings, the greater the weakness, which will eventually turn into an endless abyss that will completely swallow him! ”

In the depths of Rui Ji's heart, the image of Murong Xue suddenly appeared, and she responded with understanding: "That's true." As long as a person has feelings, his brain becomes dull. ”

"Why don't you have a bright brain?" Lao Jianhua sneered: "In the face of sincere and deep feelings, it is simply like throwing yourself into the raging flames, and you will not give up until you are burned to ashes." ”