In the camp of the Guangdong army, Chen Ping walked back and forth in the big tent, his eyes had become red, and he was in a state of hesitation at this time, which was difficult to choose, and his thoughts were changing back and forth.

On the side, Zhao Wenji was holding a volume of "Spring and Autumn" and reading it blandly.

"Mr. Zhao, can't you come up with an idea for me?" Chen Ping asked.

Zhao Wenji flipped the pages of the book and said lightly: "General Chen, you don't believe the old man either, you want to ask for ideas, and answer the old man's questions first." Hu and Yu came to take over the Guangdong army and took refuge in Wu Sangui, where did you get this news? ”

Chen Ping clenched his fists and said, "Naturally...... I naturally have my channel, and I've been on Juehua Island for two months, and it's not like I haven't done anything. ”

Zhao Wenji smiled and said, "If you have this ability, then why don't you know about Wu Sangui's support for King Lilu and house arrest Lord Shen?" ”

"Mr. Zhao, this is not the time to discuss." Chen Ping walked up to Zhao Wenji, leaned over in front of him, and said in a low voice: "You should know the situation of the Cantonese army, if you wait for the two of them to come back, the best outcome of the Cantonese army is to end up in a split and infighting, and if you don't get it right, you and I will have to hang on the flagpole." ”

Zhao Wenji laughed: "It was Li Zhaoji who told you the news." ”

"Lee Siu Kee? What does it have to do with that guy, where is his mercenary villain, willing to warn me. Chen Ping immediately said that he had been acting in a discordant scene with Li Zhaoji for two years, and Chen Ping was used to it.

Zhao Wenji shook his head slightly, lowered his head and continued to look at the scroll in his hand, Chen Ping couldn't hold it back, he directly pressed the scroll on the table, and said: "Mr. Zhao, now is a critical time, don't pretend to be unfathomable, hurry up and get an idea." ”

Zhao Wenji raised his head, met his eyes, and said, "Chen Ping, you and Li Zhaoji are not in harmony, it's pretending." ”

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Chen Ping hurriedly dodged Zhao Wenji's eyes.

Zhao Wenji said calmly: "I asked you just now, is it Li Zhaoji who told you this news, you strongly deny it, but the problem is, if it really has nothing to do with Li Zhaoji, you should ask, why did Li Zhaoji get such confidential information?"

As for the feud between you and Li Zhaoji, the old man has long felt a little tired, speaking of which, Li Zhaoji is a somewhat extreme person, not an enemy of him, he has always been broad-minded, and if he is an enemy, he will inevitably report it, Lin Cha is an example.

You are the only exception, who is obviously at odds with him, but you are still in a high position and hold real power.

A person like Lee Zhaoji may allow you to be prosperous and rich, but he will not allow you to touch his authority. Even if he poisons and assassinates you, I'm not surprised at all. ”

"Mr. Zhao, don't talk nonsense here. When Lord Shen left, he entrusted the Yue army to you and me, if you are willing to help me, I will be ........ Chen Ping obviously didn't want to talk to Zhao Wenji anymore, he knew the guy in front of him too well, he was too smart, the more he talked, the more flaws.

Zhao Wenji smiled and waved his hand slowly, this time he took the initiative to put down the scroll and said: "Forget it, don't mention this matter, you and Li Zhaoji are reconciled, no matter if they are not in harmony, they will not be able to go together after all." ”

Chen Ping stared at Zhao Wenji, wanting to ask why but couldn't, Zhao Wenji said: "Now we know that Lord Shen is under house arrest in Ningyuan City, and the Wu family's father and son have already settled in the Lu Dynasty, and if the Yue army is from Liaozhen, it will be divided."

Lord Shen worked hard, and General Chen did everything he could to build this strong army, which definitely could not fall into the hands of careerists. So...... The two generals, Hu and Yu, it is best not to appear on Juehua Island. ”

"What do you mean?"

Zhao Wenji said lightly: "The dock is in your hands, the two of them will definitely come by boat, if the gods disappear unconsciously, the Guangdong army will only obey your command." ”

"You mean ........" Chen Ping made a downward slashing gesture.

Zhao Wenji laughed: "General Chen, you and I have known each other for two years, and Ming people don't say secret words, do you still use me for this kind of strategy?" In fact, you have already thought of it in your heart, but you are just suffering from not daring to make a decision, and you are worried about two people.

One of them is Lord Shen, who is only under house arrest and has not died, and may have a chance to regain power in the future. This Guangdong army was founded by him, whether you are Chen Ping out of public intentions or out of selfish interests, to control this army, in the future, Lord Shen will not allow you again.

The second is Li Zhaoji, as for the reason, you can think about it yourself. But I can tell you that maybe in the future Li Zhaoji will be dissatisfied with you being in charge of the Cantonese army, but for now, he can acquiesce to you doing this.

In the current situation, no matter who the Cantonese army falls into, it is stronger than in the hands of Wu Sangui. ”

This is exactly what Chen Ping said in his heart, he was really worried that Shen Youlong would make a comeback in the future, after all, an army can only have one commander, and it can only be one person's political capital. Worries about Lee are particularly acute.

Chen Ping has always been grateful to Li Zhaoji for saving his life, and avenged him, but after a long time, Chen Ping found that there was still an unsolvable gap between him and Li Zhaoji after all.

Li Zhaoji is ambitious, but he has no loyalty to the Ming Dynasty at all, while Chen Ping is a hereditary military household and has a strong sense of belonging to the Ming Dynasty.

The most important thing is that Chen Ping has never really integrated into Li Zhaoji's system because of his latent nature, and even a few people except Tang Mu and Zhao Dahe do not know Chen Ping's true identity. When Shen Youlong was there, everything was fine, but now that Shen Youlong is gone, Li Zhaoji must also want to control the Yue army.

But he is an outsider and has no grip, so whether it is voluntary or out of practical considerations, he must support him Chen Ping, but Li Zhaoji's Eastern Brigade is only 5,000 people, and Chen Ping controls the Cantonese army of more than 8,000 people at once.

What's more important is that the Yue army belongs to Chen Pingzhong, who can guarantee that he will not support King Lu and follow Wu Sangui to eat and drink spicy food?

Not to mention, as long as you show a little attitude, eight thousand elites, at least you can change the title of earl, this is a fatal temptation for Chen Ping.

"Mr. Zhao, what should you do if you are in my position?" Chen Ping asked.

Zhao Wenji said lightly: "First kill Yu and Hu, control the Yue army, and then express goodwill to Wu Sangui and support King Lilu." ”

Chen Ping said: "But if this is the case, wouldn't it be against Lord Shen's original intention, he wholeheartedly supports King Fu, how can we go against the grain?" ”

Zhao Wenji smiled: "Lord Shen said, no matter what, protect the Yue army." ”

"What about Li Zhaoji?" Chen Ping couldn't hold back anymore and asked directly.

Zhao Wenji said directly: "I don't know what the relationship between you is, but as long as you do two things, Li Zhaoji will naturally not be embarrassed by you." ”

"Please Mr. Zhao for advice."

"First, no matter what, if you don't go south to the south of the Yangtze River, the Cantonese army will continue to operate on Juehua Island and join forces with the Eastern Brigade.

Second, if Lee Zhaoji has a strategy, he will cooperate with him as much as possible without threatening your position and interests. Zhao Wenji said seriously.

Chen Ping hesitated, and Zhao Wenji said: "No matter what your relationship with Li Zhaoji is, you have to admit that this person is very clever and calculated, and cooperating with him will definitely not make you embarrassed." ”

Chen Ping thought about it, but he could only do this, after all, the sea control was in the hands of Li Zhaoji, even if he had any changes, Li Zhaoji's fleet could be destroyed as soon as it came out.

"Sir." Chen Ping walked up to Zhao Wenji and said, "I want to write a handwritten letter, I wonder if Mr. is willing to go for me, for the Yue Army, and dissect my heart with Li Zhaoji?" ”

Zhao Wenji said: "For the sake of the Guangdong army, Zhao should obey his orders, but the disposal of the two traitors and Hu cannot be delayed. ”

Chen Ping nodded: "That's natural, I'll write a letter." ”

Zhao Wenji smiled slightly, and didn't say anything, Chen Ping's unhurried appearance, obviously he had already prepared, and it was difficult for Yu and Hu to come back alive.

Vostok.

Li Zhaoji put away Chen Ping's letter and said, "It seems that he doesn't dare to come to see me." ”

Zhao Wenji said lightly: "Those who do great things can't spare their lives, but who doesn't spare their lives when they achieve great things?" He, Chen Ping, is about to become the commander in charge of eight thousand elites, and he can be counted among the armies and towns of the Ming Dynasty today. ”

Li Zhaoji nodded and asked, "Mr. Zhao, you are really smart, but you saw through the drama between me and Chen Ping early." ”

Zhao Wenji waved his hand: "It can only be regarded as seeing the clues, and I can't talk about it." In the past, the two of you acted at odds, and the old man was suspicious, but they became more and more similar. The old man also thought that if the two of you are not in harmony, maybe it is just for Lord Shen to see, after all, this is in line with the art of the emperor.

That is, you told the truth today, and I knew that you and Chen Ping still have so many past events. ”

"Is it getting more and more alike? It's more than an image. As early as when Chen Ping flew Huang Tengda, Li Zhaoji understood that the two were no longer in different positions, but fighting for power and profit, if the two were still of the same mind, Chen Ping should show discord with himself on the surface, and secretly should assist himself to seize the military power of the Guangdong army.

But Chen Ping has never done this, but he firmly grasps the military power in his own hands, and he uses it privately.

Just as the two were talking, Tang Mu walked in and brought two cups of tea, obviously, this kind of thing didn't need him, Tang Mu came, there must be something else.

"It doesn't hurt to be straight." With the help of putting the tea cup, Tang Mu whispered something to Li Zhaoji, but then Li Zhaoji said it in a grand manner.

Tang Mu said: "When a ship on General Chen Ping's side was sailing at night, it collided with a traffic boat from Ning Yuanlai, although he tried his best to rescue it, none of the people on it were spared. Do you want to inform Pinciber about this? ”

"Zuo is just a smuggling ship, where is there anything that needs to be informed, disturb Xibo's troubles, so be it." Li Zhaoji waved his hand and asked Tang Mu to retreat.

Zhao Wenji nodded slightly, and said in his heart that Chen Ping's side had succeeded, and he should go back early, first, to reassure Chen Ping, and secondly, to assist Chen Ping in seizing military power.

"Zhaoji, let me ask you one last time, how deeply involved are you in the matter of the Wu family's father and son supporting King Lu." Chen Ping would not think that Li Zhaoji was not involved at all, after all, Li Zhaoji is a person with a wide range of friends and exquisite faces, and he had a deep connection with the Wu family's father and son in Shanhaiguan some time ago, which everyone knows.

Li Zhaoji said: "Mr. Zhao, I have participated more deeply than you think. ”

Zhao Wenji nodded helplessly: "Okay, I won't ask more about the rest, in the end, you may not tell me, only one thing, Songbao was also released by Wu Sangui." ”

"Really?" Li Zhaoji didn't know this.

Zhao Wenji said: "Songbao said that Lord Shen was under house arrest in Ningyuan, described as withered and like a walking corpse, and claimed to be on a hunger strike to death, and did not serve King Lu. ”

Li Zhaoji was helpless: "I didn't expect Lord Shen to be so upright." ”

He always felt that Shen Youlong supported King Fu because it was easier for King Fu to get more people's support, but he never thought that this person would go all the way to the dark and never turn around. Zhao Wenji said: "Since you have some friendship with Wu Sangui, if you have the opportunity, you can persuade Lord Shen to do a thing or two." ”