The Middle Temple.

Zhou Zhaowu sat in front of the bookcase in a regular suit, eating while flipping through the music in his hand.

At this time, Chunming led Wang Cheng in and said cautiously: "King, General Wang has arrived." ”

Zhou Zhaowu stopped his chopsticks, looked up at Wang Cheng, and said, "You haven't eaten, have you?" That's for you. ”

He pointed to the small table on his left, on which there were four dishes, a pot of wine, and chopsticks.

Wang Cheng was stunned, he thought about the scene of meeting Zhou Zhaowu, maybe it was an award, maybe it was encouragement, maybe it was harsh, but he never thought about this picture.

"What? Not hungry? Still don't want to eat? Zhou Zhaowu raised his eyebrows and said.

Wang Cheng shook his spirit, and then came to the small table and sat down honestly.

The four dishes on the table were all hard dishes, a plate of venison, a leg of mutton, a silver-white fish, and a plate of meat products that could not be seen.

Wang Cheng intentionally or unintentionally aimed at the dishes in front of Zhou Zhaowu, which were also four plates, but the amount and dishes were not as good as his, and two of them were still vegetarian.

This prince who started from the side is really different from others, if he is replaced by other kings of Zhou, how can he deal with a lunch as simply as him.

Even King Xuan, who rules the world, is rumored to eat at least one sheep a day.

The Great Zhou was able to recover from that bloody turmoil in just over a dozen years, and the national strength was far greater than that of any period during the reign of King Ling, and the current King of Zhou did not know how much effort he had put in.

Seeing that Wang Cheng didn't move his chopsticks for a long time, Zhou Zhaowu said: "Isn't it unappetizing?" ”

"The last general will not be able to eat." Wang Cheng said.

Zhou Zhaowu put down his chopsticks and music, turned his head to Chunming, who had retreated to the door, and said, "Chunming, let the imperial dining room make a few good dishes for General Wang again." ”

"Nope! No more! ”

Wang Cheng hurriedly stopped, got up and came to the hall, and said: "The last general was thinking just now, the king eats so plainly, but the last general is a big fish and meat, how can the last general eat it?" ”

"I see!"

Zhou Zhaowu showed a smile on his face, looked at Wang Cheng and said: "You surprised the widow, the widow has also been in the army for a long time, and I have almost never seen a general with such a careful heart as you." ”

"There is a cloud in the art of war: those who are good at fighting seek the situation, and do not blame others, so they can choose people and let the situation be." Wang Cheng said.

"Potential?"

Zhou Zhaowu was a little puzzled, but he suddenly became interested and said, "What is the potential?" ”

Wang Cheng explained: "People who are good at using troops will formulate strategies by observing and analyzing the situation. They are not limited to local battles, but look at the entire battlefield from a macro perspective. They are able to accurately judge the situation and thus grasp the overall situation of the war. In war, the situation is a crucial factor. People who are good at using the situation are able to make full use of the environment, resources and psychological advantages to create a situation that is beneficial to them. And to do this, it takes a deep strategic vision and keen observation. ”

Zhou Zhaowu was a little ignorant just now, but after listening to Wang Cheng's explanation, he immediately figured it out, pointed at Wang Cheng and smiled: "You! A meal can give the widow the art of war, no wonder there are so many generals in the west, only you can recover the land of the two counties for the widow, you can really afford the word "famous general". ”

"The king praised it." Wang Cheng said.

"Good! Then let's eat something simple today. ”

Zhou Zhaowu called Chunming in and said, "Remove all the dishes on General Wang's table and replace them with widows." ”

"Yes!"

Chunming summoned two small chamberlains in and asked them to remove the dishes from Wang Cheng's table.

"Sit down!"

Zhou Zhaowu asked Wang Cheng to return to his seat, and half-jokingly: "This is what you want to change the dish, if you can't eat it later, don't complain about the widow." ”

"The last general will not dare." Wang Cheng said.

"What else you don't dare to do?"

Zhou Zhaowu smiled and said: "The widow ordered you to go back to Beijing to report on your work, and you didn't even need to take the waterway for ten days, and you just dragged it out for more than a month to come back." ”

Seeing that Wang Cheng opened his mouth to speak, he blocked Wang Cheng's mouth with a word.

"Are you trying to say you're hurt?"

Seeing that Wang Cheng stopped talking, he continued: "The widow doesn't mean to blame you, and your journey is not easy. ”

Wang Cheng's face changed slightly, and Zhou Zhaowu clearly said that there was something in his words!

Could it be that he already knows what is going on?

As the most powerful man in the world, what can hide his eyes?

At this moment, the two little waiters who had just retreated came up with two plates of food each.

After the four dishes were put on the table, Zhou Zhaowu stretched out his hand and said, "Eat some to cushion your stomach first." ”

Wang Cheng picked up the chopsticks, first picked up the vegetarian dishes and put them in his mouth, and the taste was indescribable for a while.

Weird.

It's a little salty, and a little sweet, I can't tell if it's delicious or not, but it's not unpleasant either.

Zhou Zhaowu also picked up the chopsticks again, and while eating, he said: "During the time you didn't enter Beijing, there were a lot of remarks about you in the court, which was not good. ”

When Wang Cheng heard this, he immediately put down his chopsticks, got up and said: "Wang Cheng is just a martial artist, where the king asks Wang Cheng to fight, Wang Cheng will hit wherever he wants, and there is no interest in knowing the things above the court." ”

Zhou Zhaowu stared at Wang Cheng with a pair of eyes, and after a few breaths, he suddenly smiled and said, "What are you doing standing up?" Sit down! Sit down and eat! ”

Wang Cheng sat down again, picked up the chopsticks and continued to eat the vegetables, but after only taking a bite, he stopped again.

"Some people say that you are too murderous and bold, killing so many Xia people and provoking a war between the two countries."

After Wang Cheng heard this, his face was ugly, and his whole body seemed to be stiff.

At this moment, he heard Zhou Zhaowu say again: "But what the widow wants to say is that they are pedantic. They have never been on the border, they don't know the hard work of the soldiers on the border, and they don't know that the situation on the battlefield is ever-changing, and the fighters are fleeting. If you fail to grasp the situation in the southwest and seize the fighter planes, you will be betraying the trust of the widows and thousands of soldiers in you. ”

"King Mingjian." Wang Cheng got up and agreed.

Zhou Zhaowu looked at Wang Cheng and continued: "Wang Cheng, do you know how long the widow has been waiting for this victory? ”

Wang Cheng thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I don't know." ”

Zhou Zhaowu raised four fingers and said, "Forty years, a full forty years!" ”

He explained: "The widow is twenty out of fifty this year, and when he was twelve years old, he first heard about the border, and the Xia Kingdom would send troops to harass my Great Zhou border every year and kill the people of Great Zhou. At that time, the widow swore that one day the widow would pay for the blood debt of the Xia Kingdom! ”

"Since the widow ascended the throne, internally, he has worked hard and dare not slack off his government; Externally, Huairou forbearance. For what? For revenge! It's you! Let the widow see hope! It's you! Fulfilled the widow's long-cherished wish! ”

Wang Cheng bowed and saluted: "The last general Xie Dawang praised." ”

Zhou Zhaowu waved his hand, let him get up, and continued: "You must be very puzzled, even all the soldiers in the western realm don't understand, we have established a great situation, why don't we continue to send troops, but transfer you, a general with great merit, back?" ”

"The king will transfer the last general back, and there must be the king's consideration." Wang Cheng said ambiguously.

Zhou Zhaowu said: "The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it." You killed so many soldiers of the Xia Kingdom, rebelled against Li Lin, and even killed the hussar general Li Yuanxu, Li Yuanjie, the king of Xia, hated you to the core, he will definitely find a way to get rid of you, at all costs! ”

Wang Cheng naturally knew this, but from Zhou Zhaowu's mouth, he heard something else.

No matter how you say it, Xia Guo has been established for hundreds of years, and it is by no means comparable to some Jianghu sects, and there must be some extremely powerful forces in your hands, if you really have to spend time dealing with a person, it is difficult for someone to live in peace.

He suddenly thought that the Zhou family's martial king Zhou Yingxiong suddenly appeared in Lingzhou, and he was definitely not going to relax.

Zhou Yingxiong made such a big move in the immeasurable view, and now the whole world is spreading, and Xia Guo must also know about it, he is clearly telling Xia Guo's side: I, Zhou Yingxiong, are here!

A martial king appeared in the west, and even if the Xia Kingdom wanted to fix any moth, he had to weigh it.

"The widow transferred you back just to avoid the limelight. There are only a thousand days to be a thief, how can there be a thousand days to prevent thieves. Even if there are strong people by your side, there are times when you are sloppy. Zhou Zhao martial arts.

"Sure enough!"

Wang Cheng confirmed what he thought in his heart, Zhou Yingxiong was assigned by Zhou Zhaowu.

Rumors in the rivers and lakes: Zhou Yingxiong doesn't ask about the court, then he's fucking farting!

What is traveling around the world, this is clearly a mobile missile vehicle, or the kind with a nuclear warhead, just to threaten those restless neighbors.

It's as if I'm telling those countries: If you want to fight a conventional war, then let's fight well, if you don't follow the rules and dispatch the martial king, then I will definitely accompany you to the end!

"Wang Cheng thanks the king for his love." Wang Cheng said.

Zhou Zhaowu smiled: "You! It's good to be able to figure it out, in order to keep you, the widow has used a lot of favors. ”

"King Xie!" Wang Cheng bowed heavily.

Zhou Zhaowu raised his hand to sit him down, and said, "Why don't you want to take advantage of the victory to pursue?" But if you really force King Xia to be anxious and fight to the death with my Great Zhou desperately, the consequences are unpredictable. So if he can swallow the land of the two counties in one go, even if Li Yuanjie doesn't want to accept it, he has to accept it. After all, he doesn't preach morality first, and he is to blame for everything. ”

"The last will understand."

Listening to Zhou Zhaowu's analysis, the pimple in Wang Cheng's heart finally went, and at the same time secretly gave Zhou Zhaowu a thumbs up.

The king's consideration is indeed more big-picture, and he can restrain his desires, which is by no means comparable to ordinary people.

"Summoning you back this time, you will have a good rest. The sword will inevitably leave a few gaps after being used for a long time, especially your divine sword, which must be maintained from time to time, and give the enemy a killing blow at the most critical time! ”

Zhou Zhaowu's eyes flashed with a cold light, and then said: "Now that the advantage is mine, let's not rush for a while, sooner or later the widow will definitely regain all the lost ground." ”

"What the king said is very true! Those who do not seek eternity are not enough to seek a moment; Those who do not seek the overall situation are not enough to seek a domain. Wang Cheng said.

"Those who do not seek eternity are not enough to seek a time; Those who do not seek the overall situation are not enough to seek a domain. ”

Zhou Zhaowu muttered in his mouth, and suddenly, his eyes lit up, looked at Wang Cheng, and said, "It seems that you think more deeply than the widow." ”

"It's not that the last general thinks deeply, but there is a Ming monarchy like the king, and the national strength is thriving, and I can't dominate the world again." Wang Cheng said.

"Dominating the world?"

Zhou Zhaowu was a little stunned, it was already very good to be able to restore the land to his grandfather's time, and he only thought about dominating the world in his dreams.

"Can you really rule the world?"

He looked at Wang Cheng, and there seemed to be two fires burning in his eyes, about to burn Wang Cheng to pieces.

Seeing this, Wang Cheng couldn't wait to slap himself to death, it was all his own trouble.

Fortunately, he watched "The Great Qin Empire", he is a die-hard fan of "The Great Qin Empire", and he likes the second "Vertical and Horizontal" the most, so he organized the language and said: "It is naturally impossible for a few years or ten years, at least a few decades, or even a generation." ”

"Decades? The widow can afford to wait! ”

Zhou Zhaowu looked excited, and couldn't wait to say, "What strategy does the general have to teach me?" ”

Wang Cheng felt the change in Zhou Zhaowu's tone, which was really asking him.

has reached this point, he can only stubbornly say: "Now that the countries are in dispute, only my Great Zhou is the strongest, and the chances of one country winning against other countries are slim, but against one country and two countries, there is still a great advantage." Why don't the king adopt the strategy of "joining forces", forming alliances with other countries, isolating a country, and then gradually encroaching, weakening its strength, and making it completely a vassal of my Great Zhou, and finally whether it will be destroyed or not is all in the king's thoughts. ”

Zhou Zhaowu, who was still very excited, felt less fire in his heart when he heard this strategy, because no one had mentioned a similar strategy.

Although he was disappointed, he still said: "Although this strategy is ingenious, it is too difficult to implement. Now that all the nations regard my Great Zhou as their number one enemy, how can they ally with me? ”

Wang Cheng then took out Zhang Yi's set again and said: "The world is bustling, all for profit; The world is crowded, all for profit. In fact, all the nations have the ambition to dominate the world, and the reason why they dare not do is because they do not have the strength to destroy other countries. If they could destroy other kingdoms and gain their lands, did the king think they would not be tempted? ”

When Zhou Zhaowu heard this, he was shocked and said: "The general's words made the widow break out in a cold sweat. The general is right, the nations have ambitions for hegemony, and if there is a large area of land and cities in front of them, they will definitely do it. ”

Subsequently, he asked the most crucial question: "Who does the general think it is better for us to attack first?" ”

"Zheng Guo." Wang Cheng said.

Zhou Zhaowu said: "I thought the general would take Xia Guo to open the knife, but I didn't expect it to be Zheng Guo." ”

"Xia Guo has been beaten by us once, just like the king said, if you hit it again, it will jump over the wall and fight with us. Zheng Guo is different, Zheng Guo is the weakest among several countries, and it borders Xia and Lu, because of the border issue, they have also fought many times, and they are not monolithic. And Xia Guo has lost so many places now, it is the time when he is full of anger and has nowhere to vent, so it is most appropriate to take Zheng Guo to open the knife. Wang Cheng explained.

"Xia Guogang was hurt by us, will he form an alliance with us?" Zhou Zhaowu wondered.

Wang Cheng said: "Didn't we defeat the four states? Return Liuzhou and Dizhou to them. ”

"This was brought down by your own hands, and you have killed so many soldiers, so you can bear to give it to them?" Zhou Zhaowu looked at Wang Cheng and said.

Wang Chengxin swore that "if the last general can defeat them once, he will be able to defeat them a second time." ”

He continued: "Besides, those two cities are no different from empty cities now, and the people in them have basically been moved to the southwest by the generals, so what does it matter if they are given to them? ”

"Bao Zheng told the widow about this in the concert, but I didn't expect it to have such a big effect."

Zhou Zhaowu was a little surprised, and continued: "If you give up the two places of Liuzhou and Dizhou to Li Yuanjie, you may not be able to form an alliance with him. Then the only ones left are Lu Guo and Mengwu, and as for Gao Shan, Baiyue, and Lin Hu, these barbarians are not to worry. ”

"Lu and Mengwu, what does the general think to deal with? Why don't you want to send them a few pieces of land? ”

He had a playful look on his face, staring at Wang Cheng for a moment.

Wang Cheng said: "The last general thinks that the Mengwu Kingdom has no need to worry at all, this is a wolf-like grassland tribe, as long as it finds that there is meat to eat, it will definitely pounce and bite without hesitation!" There is no need to ally with it, and it is useless to make an alliance with it. ”

"Not bad! It is a country completely devoid of morality, which today is aligned and tomorrow will be torn apart. ”

Zhou Zhaowu nodded, and then said: "Then there is only the Lu State left, how does the general think to form an alliance with them?" ”

"The last general is stupid, the king can send an envoy to lobby King Lu, know it for its benefit, move it with reason, presumably King Lu will definitely agree." Wang Cheng said.

"You're still stupid?"

Zhou Zhaowu pointed at him and smiled, shook his head and said, "If it weren't for the fact that the widow knew that you were the general who led the troops to fight, the widow would still think that you were a strategist." ”

"Diplomacy is indeed not what the last general is good at, even leading troops to fight a war is also a half-ass." Wang Cheng still insisted.

Zhou Zhaowu said: "Don't worry! How to lobby King Lu, there are already candidates in the hearts of the widows. ”

The two then continued to discuss the details.

This conversation was from noon to evening, and Zhou Zhaowu let Wang Cheng leave.

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