Outside the Xuanwu Gate.

Zhao Yu rode a handsome royal horse, accompanied by a group of courtiers, and climbed onto the platform that had already been set up outside the Xuanwu Gate.

From the top to the bottom of the platform, looking at the more than 50,000 soldiers waiting in line, Zhao Yu's cheeks flushed slightly.

And all the courtiers looked at the neatly lined up soldiers below and killed quietly, and they were all a little shocked in their hearts.

Since when, this sergeant in Beijing has such a strong appearance?

Whether it is the Beijing camp soldiers, the city guards or the palace guards, they all stand solemnly, looking horizontally in rows and vertically in lines.

The 50,000 soldiers and horses, except for the occasional snort of the horses under the crotch of the cavalry, and the sound of the soldiers' breathing, there was not a single murmur!

"Unexpectedly, in addition to that commander, this Huang Du is also a good soldier. It's only been about three months, and these soldiers have been put in order. ”

Even Wang Pu, who was standing on Zhao Yu's left, couldn't hide the surprise in his eyes, let alone the other ministers.

"Minister, Zhang Xiu, I've seen Your Majesty!"

Zhang Xiu, who was at the forefront of the generals, took a step forward and said loudly:

"Today, 50,000 soldiers have completed their training, and please ask Your Majesty to instruct!"

"Da Chu Wansheng, Wansheng, Wansheng!"

As Zhang Xiu's voice fell, 50,000 soldiers shouted in unison, as if the sky was collapsing, deafening, making people's blood boiling, and the people of the Zhijiao were taken away by it, and their complexions changed.

"Good!"

Zhao Yu clasped his hands, suppressed his excitement, and his majestic true qi ran all over his body, and said loudly:

"With such a strong army, why should I worry about the uncertainty of this southern Xinjiang, and the Burmese will not be destroyed!"

"Zhang Xiu, Wang Xiongdan, Wu Song, Yin Shou!"

Zhang Xiu and the four of them came out of the queue when they heard the voice, and said loudly:

"The last general!"

"Tell the three armies, set off and set off, follow me to the southern frontier, and destroy the Burmese invaders!"

Zhao Yu waved his hand and said loudly.

"Obey the Holy Commandment!"

50,000 soldiers and horses responded in unison, and under the leadership of generals at all levels, they slowly drove towards the west gate of Kyoto Castle.

"I, I will entrust all the affairs of this Shenjing to the secretaries."

After getting off the platform, Zhao Yu turned over and got on the horse, looked at a group of courtiers, and said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty rest assured, the ministers will live up to Your Majesty's trust."

All the courtiers led by Wang Pu bowed down in unison and bowed their hands.

Looking at Yu Fu in the crowd, Zhao Yu's eyes moved slightly, and said:

"Yu Zhongxiang, I have often heard that you are quite accomplished in Yi hexagram divination. Now that the army is about to conquer, do you dare to make a hexagram for me and for me? ”

I don't say yes, but I dare, because Zhao Yu knows that Yu Tuo has a crazy temperament, so he simply asks for it to be better than to be excited.

Sensing that the eyes of everyone around him were all looking towards him, even if he knew that His Majesty was agitating the general, Yu Tuo also felt a sense of pride in his heart, and said loudly:

"Your Majesty has opened Chrysostom, how can Weichen be afraid of offering ugliness?"

As he spoke, Yu Pan took out a turtle shell and twelve copper coins from his robe.

Yu turned over with the turtle shell in his left hand, and with his right hand, under the traction of the wisps of strength, all the twelve copper coins were thrown into the turtle shell.

"Boom...... Cluck...... Giggle......"

With the sound of the turtle shell shaking, twelve copper coins flew out of the turtle shell and fell to the ground.

In the eyes of everyone, every six copper coins are faintly connected, each forming a hexagram.

"The Lord is the hexagram, and the hexagram is the water, and the danger is the danger; The guest is the kun hexagram, the kun is the land, and the shun is the kun. Your Majesty, this is the teacher's hexagram in the sixty-four hexagrams, which is intended to be dangerous and smooth. The soldiers are in danger, so there is 'the major affairs of the country, in the worship and Rong, not the saint has to do it', His Majesty is the lord of the Great Chu, the division is famous, so although the hexagram is dangerous, it will eventually turn into Kun. Although His Majesty's trip is dangerous, he will eventually turn evil into good fortune and return victorious. ”

Yu looked at the two hexagrams on the ground and said loudly.

"Okay, I'll borrow Yu Qing's auspicious words today!"

With the flickering of his eyes, Zhao Yu laughed loudly, and the huge roulette wheel appeared again in his field of vision.

The light shone and danced, and a white card appeared in front of Zhao Yu.

[(White) Zeka: Fighting for One Heart]

[Card description: The whole country, work hard, work together, use the meridians, and support the community. In this way, why worry about Jiangdong? Why worry about the world? 】

[Card Effect: In the state of the Royal Driver's Campaign, the morale of the whole army increases by 15 points, the training degree is +15 points, the movement speed is increased by 10%, the attack power of the forward troops is +5%, and the defense of the middle army and rear soldiers is +5%; If Junka is equipped [Changsha Hengwang - Sun Ce], the attack power of the whole army will be increased by an additional 5%. 】

Yes, although it is a white card, it is just right for now!

Seeing Zhao Yu leading an army of 50,000 to leave Shenjing, Bu Qi, who was closest to Yu Flip, reached out and stabbed Yu Flip's waist, and asked in a low voice:

"Is this hexagram really as Zhong Xiang said?"

Yu glanced left and right, and seeing that no one noticed this, Fang Shuyin formed a line, and said to Buqi:

"Brother Zishan, although my brother is quite proud of his tactical skills, but the military affairs are not child's play, and my brother has to use some small means as a last resort."

In the face of this kind of thing, if you take up a bad hexagram, how should you explain it to Your Majesty and the hundred officials?

In this case, it is better to be more flexible, anyway, it is to boost the morale of the army and improve the confidence of His Majesty.

When Bu Qiu heard this, a pair of eyes instantly widened, and he cursed in his heart:

is such a good Yu Zhongxiang, he dares to do tricks and feet in such a big thing, this courage is really not ordinary!

But after thinking about it, he also understood the other party's difficulties, sighed lightly, and said no more.

At the same time that Zhao Yu personally led an army of 50,000 to the south, Du Pre, Wei Yan, and Gao Ran also left Shenjing City, preparing to go north to Ningjiang Mansion and serve under Guan Haocang, the general of Zhenguo.

However, as soon as the three of them left the city gate, they were confronted by a figure they could never have imagined.

His Majesty's personal chamberlain, the chief of Ouchi, Gao Lishi!

"I've seen a tall mink!"

Du Yu and the three of them hurriedly saluted, even Wei Yan, who had always been rebellious.

This one is His Majesty's henchman and celebrity, and he can't afford to offend.

"Three, let's go to a secluded place and talk."

Gao Lishi leaned sideways and received a half-salute from the three of them, and said with a smile after returning the salute.

The four of them walked to a secluded and uninhabited place, Gao Lishi Fang took out a bag from his sleeve, handed it to Du Yu, and said in a low voice:

"This is Your Majesty's order to hand over our family to Lord Du, and after Lord Du meets with General Guan, it will not be too late to open it again."

After that, he arched his hand to the three of them and said: "There are still things to do in our palace, and we will say goodbye to the three adults, and our family will wish you all success and victory." ”

After Gao Lishi finished speaking, without waiting for Du Yu and the three of them to speak, he turned around and walked towards the city of Shenjing.

"This tall mink seems to be quite wary of us?"

Wei Yan looked at Gao Lishi's figure and frowned.

Du Yu said with a smile: "General Wen Chang is wrong to blame this Gao Mink, he is a smart man, he knows the balance between the outer court and the inner palace, and he and I are just a point." However, I am curious, what is written in your majesty's bag? ”

"As long as Du joins the army and goes to General Guan one day earlier, can't he take it apart a day earlier?" Gao Ran said with a smile.

"What General Gao said is even. Let's go! ”

Du Yu laughed and stepped off the horse with a light kick.

The three of them headed towards the north.

…………

On the Jianing River, dozens of warships cut through the wind and waves, coming from the north of the river to the south of the river.

On the warship, a middle-aged general with an elegant face stood with his sword pressed, looking at the south shore with a look full of worry.

This person is none other than Fang Zhe, the former magistrate of Yixuan County, who was ordered to go south.

Just three days ago, he received Zhao Yu's decree and was promoted to the supervisor of the soldiers and horses of Jiaxing Prefecture, and ordered himself to lead the soldiers and horses, cross the river quickly, and go to Ningtong to garrison and resist the rebels.

Although he knew that it would be difficult to ensure the day of return, he still bid farewell to his wife and children at home, handed over the affairs of the county to his deputy county Cheng and the county lieutenant, and led the gathered soldiers to the south.

In order to buy enough time, after receiving the will, he immediately sent two teams.

A group of men and horses went to the Jianing River Navy and asked the Navy generals to prepare the boats to cross the river; The other group of men and horses in the surrounding prefectures and counties of Jiaxing Province publicized the fact that the imperial court counterinsurgency army had gone on the expedition, and claimed that there were two large armies, one to Ningtong to garrison, and the other to wait for an opportunity to cut off the rebels' rear route.

I only hope that these means can delay the rebels for a day or two more, so that I have time to integrate the soldiers gathered under my command to meet the enemy.

With this in mind, Fang Zhe set foot on the land of Jiaxing Mansion.

…………

Jiang Fangshun stood in the government office of Suilin City, looking at the soldiers running back and forth in the street, with a smug look on his face.

These soldiers, all recruited by the Miao, Yi and other tribes, have now embarked on the road of rebellion, and there is no chance of turning back except for one road to the dark.

This is undoubtedly a good thing for Jiang Fangshun and the Qi State behind him.

That's right, Jiang Fangshun is the secret spy of Qi State, and he has been in Miaojiang for nearly three years under the guise of commerce.

Originally, he thought that he would not launch it until the army of Qi crossed the river and headed south, but he didn't expect that His Majesty and the imperial court would use his side in order to transfer away from that Guan Fuguo.

But that's okay, even if the plan fails, the loss is only a few tens of thousands of taels of property, but the loss of the Chu State is far more than that.

As soon as the cannon sounded, there were ten thousand taels of gold.

The army went out to quell the rebellion, the people ate the horses, and the bereavement and rewards were not a small amount, not counting the instability of the people caused by the turmoil in Miaojiang to the southwest of Chu State.

It took three years and tens of thousands of taels of property to make the Chu State so turbulent and consume a lot of national strength, which was simply a good thing for the Qi court!

It was precisely because of this consideration that he was sent by His Majesty to this land of poor mountains and bad waters.

And he did not live up to His Majesty's trust, and through a steady stream of wealth, he attracted a large number of small and medium-sized tribal leaders, as well as some Chu officials.

It's a pity that Chen Zan, whose personality is stinky and hard, is simply a stone in a pit, and he is close to his courtship and refuses to be thousands of miles away.

But this person has a serious personality and is very popular with the army, and if he is not dealt with, the rebels in Suilin City can only sigh.

Fortunately, Chen Zan was a little sparse and participated in the banquet in his house, and was knocked down by the spring breeze.

Hehe, just in case, I deliberately increased the dose, and I gave this person three times as much as others.

Even if it is an elephant, if you drink this dose into your belly, your feet will be weak and your legs will be numb, and you will not be able to stand up!

After the plan succeeded, he sent his henchmen to kill the defenders of the city gate, open the city gate, let the rebels enter the city, and finally completely control the city of Suilin.

The only thing that has some flaws is that Chen Zan came to his senses, scolded after learning about the situation, and was killed by the brainless Qu Li.

Miao Jiang is too far away from the Qi State, and in desperation, the Lord has already left, carrying a secret letter to the Qi State to report to His Majesty. The rest is up to you and the rebels.

As long as there is more trouble on his side and the longer the delay, it is best to defeat a few more soldiers and horses who come to quell the rebellion, then the greater the possibility of Guan Haocang being transferred to quell the rebellion, and the greater the chance that the imperial court will wait for the opportunity to send troops south.

As for whether the rebels led by Qu Li and other clan leaders can withstand the Chu army led by Guan Haocang, this is not something that he considered as a secret spy of the Qi State.

By that time, he should have returned to the Eastern Capital and accepted His Majesty's reward......

Jiang Fangshun thought so.

"My lord, Leader Qu, they are here."

Hearing the report of the subordinates, Jiang Fangshun's expression was correct, and a harmless smile appeared on his round face again.

"Leaders, how's the harvest?"

Looking at the several clan leaders who came in together, Jiang Fangshun asked with a smile.

"It is worthy of being a Chu person, and the assets in the family are extremely rich, but unfortunately in the end, it is cheaper for us to wait."

After Qu Li finished speaking, he laughed with several tribal leaders.

In the past few days, they have robbed the big families in the city, but they have made a windfall.

His savings for many years are nothing compared to the property in the hands of these big households.

But now, it's all your own!

"Leaders, I don't know if you have any plans for the next step?"

After a few people finished laughing, Jiang Fangshun asked.

"Brother Jiang, we came here this time to discuss this matter with you."

When it came to business, Qu Li's eyes suddenly became extremely sharp.

"Yes, Brother Jiang, our scouts have heard some rumors around Suilin City. The stakes are very high, and I can't decide for a while, so I will discuss a charter with Brother Jiang. ”

A tribal leader spoke.

"It's not a good place to discuss, let's go, everyone, let's go into the house and talk about it in detail."

Jiang Fangshun stretched out his hand and invited everyone into the house with a smile.

Several people entered the lobby of the government and sat down.

Listening to Qu Li tell the military information that the scouts had discovered, Jiang Fangshun's brows couldn't help frowning, and he asked suspiciously:

"The court of Chu sent two large armies to quell the rebellion, and they have already crossed the Jianing River? Is this Chu court so decisive in sending troops? ”

Qu Li said in a low voice:

"The younger brother was afraid that he would fall for the other party's tricks, so he specially asked the brothers in the clan to go to the surrounding area of Ningtong to check, and indeed saw a steady stream of soldiers and horses entering the city, which was supposed to be one of the armies. It's just that the other army has not been discovered, and perhaps, as rumored, is ambushing in the shadows, ready to give us a ruthless blow! ”

"And what do you mean?"

Jiang Fangshun looked at the group of clan leaders with solemn faces and asked.

"Since that group of bastards from the Chu State sent troops and horses so quickly, we must not be careless, we must be cautious, and we must not fall for the tricks of the Chu people. According to the brother's wishes, it will take a few days to reorganize the soldiers and horses in this Suilin City, and then attack Ningtong, which has gained momentum! Qu Yi said without hesitation.

Jiang Fangshun smiled.

"When the army goes out, be cautious, I have no objection, just according to what the leader of Qu said."

(End of chapter)