Just when the three daughters of Tianyin Pavilion in the palace were happy because they had an extra disciple with extraordinary qualifications, on the south bank of the Canglong River, Guan Haocang, the general of Zhenguo stationed in Ningjiang Mansion, and Du Pre, the general of the military division, also received a secret letter from Zhao Yu from southern Xinjiang.

At that moment, the two of them pulled up the left squire of the military department and Lu Yi'an, the pacification envoy along the river, and discussed secretly in the big tent of the Chinese army.

"The secret letter sent by His Majesty from Miao Jiang was sent here through the channel of the Jishi Mansion. Ben General and Du Senjun have already seen it, so Lord Lu will also take a look. ”

Seeing Lu Yi'an enter the tent and sit down, Guan Haocang, who was sitting at the top, stroked his beard and handed Zhao Yu's secret letter to the other party with a smile.

"This ......"

Glancing at Du Yu who was smiling and silent, Lu Yi'an lowered his head and carefully read the contents of the secret letter.

After seeing it, he couldn't help but show joy on his face, and solemnly bowed his hand in the direction of Shenjing, and said:

"God bless Dachu, God bless Your Majesty, Your Majesty drove the expedition in person to quell the rebellion in southern Xinjiang, which is really gratifying. In this way, His Majesty will be able to rest assured of the safety of the grain routes in the rear in the face of the Burmese army. ”

After a pause, he was a little puzzled and said:

"Although this matter is a happy event, but this official also knows His Majesty's temperament, and will never use the channel of the Jishi Mansion because of this matter, so Feishu informs you and the three of you, could it be that there is a hidden secret?"

Guan Haocang motioned to Du Yu with his eyes and asked him to explain to Lu Yi'an.

Du Pre, who understood the thoughts of the Lord, smiled and said:

"What Lord Lu said is correct, before the lower official left Beijing, His Majesty had secretly explained to the lower official and asked the lower official to act according to the plan."

As he spoke, he took out a brocade silk from his sleeve and handed it to Lu Yi'an.

This brocade silk is exactly what Zhao Yu asked Gao Lishi to give him before Du left Beijing.

Lu Yi'an took it, looked at it carefully, and then sighed and said:

"If it weren't for the Governor of Zhenwu Division, I'm afraid you and I would all be in the hands of thieves and treacherous schemes! Your Majesty is far-sighted, and I can't wait! ”

After sighing, Lu Yi'an looked at Guan Haocang and said dissatisfied:

"It's just that the two of you are so unauthentic, and they hide this official so hard!"

Guan Haocang made amends and said, "I will make amends to Lord Lu." It's just that the affairs of the military family need to be cautious, although Your Majesty's plan is good, but if there is a trace of rumors, it will be in vain, so only the general and Du Shenjun know about this plan before. ”

Du Zhen nodded again and again on the side.

"Is this official such a person who doesn't know the importance of it?" Lu Yi'an laughed, waved his hand and said, "Only by hiding from your own people can you hide from the enemy, Lu still understands this truth." ”

Returning the brocade silk to Du Pre, he asked softly:

"General Guan informed his majesty of his plan, could it be that he is preparing to make a move against the Qi thieves on the other side in the near future?"

Guan Hao bowed his head and said: "What Lu Shilang said is very true. His Majesty has sent false information to Xie Wenyuan of Qi State, thinking that the other party will get the news within three or five days. At that point, the plan can be carried out. It's just that when the time comes, Lord Lu will need to help Du join the army to stabilize the situation in the army. ”

Lu Yi'an is colorful:

"General Guan can rest assured that this official knows the seriousness of this matter."

Two days later, the army ushered in the envoys of Shenjing City.

"Your Majesty has a decree to order Guan Haocang, the general of Zhenguo, to go to Shenjing immediately, and there must be no mistake."

Hearing such a will, the generals in the army immediately began to discuss after the envoys left.

"Dashuai, transfer Dashuai back to Shenjing at this time, what does Your Majesty mean by this?"

"If the marshal leaves, and this Qi army finds out the news and suddenly goes south, how should we deal with it?"

Facing the noisy scene in the big tent, Guan Haocang stood up from the main seat and gently pressed his hand down.

Seeing this, the generals kept silent and only listened to what their coach had to say.

Guan Haocang looked around at the generals and said slowly:

"A few days ago, Ben Shuai received a secret letter from His Majesty. His Majesty mentioned in the letter that although he led his troops to win a few small battles with the rebels, because there were disciples of the Yinshan faction in the rebels, they drove a large number of zombies, which made the battle line blocked on the front line of Denglong Pass, and it was difficult to advance an inch. In addition, the Burmese sent troops, and the south side of Quzhen suffered from the enemy, and it was difficult to continue with food and grass, and lost several games in a row. Seeing that the rebels were going to join forces with the Qi thieves, His Majesty specially ordered the commander to go south to take charge of the war situation in southern Xinjiang for the sake of safety. ”

Unless there are people who are particularly familiar with the current situation in southern Xinjiang, they will not be able to distinguish between the false and the real.

When the generals heard this, while breathing a sigh of relief, they couldn't help but worry in their hearts.

Could it be that the situation in southern Xinjiang has collapsed to such a point?

Lu Yi'an, who was sitting on Guan Haocang's left, also nodded and said:

"Ladies and gentlemen, what the marshal said, this official can testify. As for the Qi side, Zhang Zhaoxing returned to Beijing due to illness, and now it is only Xie Wenyuan, a white-faced scholar, who is in power. According to the official, give him ten guts, and he didn't dare to cross the river south and pick up the beard of the big Chu tiger. It's just that you must be careful, the departure of the last general is announced. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone laughed.

"After the marshal leaves, who is the main general in this army?"

A general asked.

Guan Haocang pondered for a long time, Fang looked at Du Pre, and said:

"Du joins the army as a person trusted by His Majesty, and you also see the art of using soldiers. After the commander left, Du joined the army as the mainstay. ”

Lu Yi'an also said:

"The commander uses people like this, and the official agrees with it."

Seeing that Guan Haocang and Lu Yi'an, the two bigwigs in the army, reached an agreement, the generals naturally had no objections, so Du Yu's status was decided.

Soon, Guan Haocang packed up and went out of the barracks with the envoy.

The group walked to a remote and uninhabited place, and the messenger smiled:

"General Guan, you and I will separate here."

Guan Haocang nodded and smiled: "It's okay, the old man took a shortcut to Jiangcheng, and he would definitely be very surprised when he came to General Han Xiu to see Ben Shuai." ”

Jiangcheng is the shipbuilding base of the Chu army in the eastern section of the Canglong River, which stores a large number of spare warships.

The group has since parted ways.

Guan Haocang waited on the side of the road with his guards for a while, but saw two men dressed as generals rushing towards this side under the guidance of a guard.

Seeing Guan Haocang, the two hurriedly turned over and dismounted, and said after giving a salute:

"The marshal and joining the army have made it so hard for me to wait!"

Those two were none other than Wei Yan and Gao Lan.

However, after Guan Haocang left the camp, Du Yu secretly called Wei Yan and Gao Ran and asked them to leave the camp and go to Jiangcheng, but unexpectedly, not long after the two left the camp, they were stopped by a soldier who claimed to be Guan Haocang's personal guard.

Seeing the handsome seal about Haocang in the other party's hand, the two of them were suspicious, so they came here with each other, but they didn't want to really meet their own coach.

The moment they saw Guan Haocang, the two of them didn't understand that this was the marshal and the army joining forces, ready to pit everyone fiercely.

"The two generals Wei Gao, this is Your Majesty's plan, and the general is also on order."

The three of them looked at each other and laughed.

"Let's go, let's talk as we go. This time, Ben Shuai didn't believe that the Qi people didn't take the bait! ”

After that, Guan Haocang turned over and took the lead in the direction of Jiangcheng, Wei Yan and Gao Ran led the three guards to hurriedly follow.

Billowing smoke swept east along the road like a dragon.

…………

The news that Guan Haocang left the camp and went south was naturally discovered by the spies of the Qi State and reported to the Qi army camp on the north bank.

Arriving almost at the same time, there was also information from southern Xinjiang - the emperor of Chu drove his own expedition, was blocked at Denglong Pass, Burma sent troops, defeated Qu Zhen of Chu in a row, and will join forces with the rebels in the near future!

"Good, good, good!"

In the handsome camp, looking at the two pieces of information in his hand, whether it was Xie Wenyuan, who was in charge of the army, or Zhang Zhaoxing, who was said to have "returned to Beijing after saying that he was sick", his face showed excitement.

"Dashuai, the little emperor of Chu has been tricked! It's not in vain that I'm waiting for this plan! ”

The monarchs and ministers of Qi planned for a long time, and finally transferred that Guan Haocang to southern Xinjiang.

"Without Guan Haocang, the Chu army on the south bank is like a toothless tiger."

A flush appeared on Zhang Zhaoxing's slightly pale face, and he clenched his fists and said.

"Wen Yuan, the old man said that he was sick and returned to the court, he was a scholar in the eyes of the Chu people, and his heart was very light, and now the southern Xinjiang was in a hurry, so he transferred Guan Haocang. How the next battle will be fought depends on Wen Yuan. ”

When Xie Wenyuan heard this, his face showed surprise, and he said:

"Dashuai, why is this? This battle should be commanded by the marshal, Wen Yuan is just a junior, how can he go beyond his bounds? ”

Zhang Zhaoxing waved his hand and said:

"The old man's body and the old man himself know that he can't last a few years. took advantage of the fact that he still had some prestige in the army, and pressed Wen Yuan on the field. As long as this battle is won, then Wen Yuan's talent can be displayed to his heart's content in the future. ”

Xie Wenyuan was shocked, his Adam's apple squirmed, and finally saluted the veteran commander in the army.

"Wen Yuan, thank you, Dashuai!"

Seven days later, the drums of the Qi army were gathered in the camp.

Xie Wenyuan was dressed in a Confucian robe and sat in a handsome position, and Zhang Zhaoxing sat on the lower side of his left hand.

Seeing that all the generals had arrived, Xie Wenyuan spoke:

"A few days ago, Ben Shuai received a secret report that the war in the southern Xinjiang of Chu State was unfavorable, and Guan Haocang had to be transferred to the front line. At this time, the Chu army on the south bank was commanded by Du Pre. ”

Hearing that Guan Haocang was transferred, the generals of Qi State showed joy on their faces.

Glancing at Zhang Zhaoxing, a Chu Jiang got up with his fists clenched and asked Xie Wenyuan:

"Marshal, will we immediately send troops to attack the Chu army camp on the south bank?"

"Du predicts that this person is a close confidant of the Son of Heaven of the Chu State. But Guan Haocang is an old minister after all, and he has been in charge of the Chu State Navy for many years, and he has great prestige in the army. Du Yu had no military merits, and only because the emperor valued him, he couldn't convince the generals under Guan Haocang's command at all. It stands to reason that taking advantage of the discord between the generals and commanders is a good time for us to send troops. I think all of you here think so. ”

Seeing the generals nodding, Xie Wenyuan shook his head instead, and said lightly:

"If it were common sense, it would be so. But don't forget, Nadu is in the new position, the generals are not in harmony, plus Guan Haocang left, and I am watching from the side, so I will not dare to slack off in a short time. Only by letting their hearts relax can we take advantage of it. ”

The generals asked how to make Nadu pre-relax, but Xie Wenyuan smiled silently, and only said that the generals should step up their training and wait for the order to send troops.

Later, Xie Wenyuan wrote a letter of resignation, prepared a good gift, and sent an envoy to cross the river and come to the camp of the Chu army, saying that he wanted to see Du Yu.

When Du heard this, he summoned the envoys into the account.

"My Great Chu and Erqi have been hating each other for a long time, and they can be said to be incompatible, so what do you say that Xie Wenyuan sent you here today?"

The messenger knelt down and said:

"General Xie submitted a letter to prepare for the gift, first, he heard that General Du was in charge of the navy, and asked the villain to bring a generous gift to congratulate the general; Second, ask the two families of Chu and Qi to reconcile and fight against the Jin Kingdom. This is my general's letter. ”

After that, send Xie Wenyuan's letter.

Du pre-opened it and looked at it, and saw that the words above were extremely humble and respectful, and he couldn't help but laugh on his back.

"Your son of heaven has no vision, and he actually uses such scholars as handsome!"

After that, he ordered the guards to accept the gifts and send the messenger back north.

The envoy returned to the camp of the Qi army, saw Xie Wenyuan, and arched his hand: "Then Du Yuan Kai read the letter, he was very happy, and he was no longer worried that the general would go south to use troops." ”

Xie Wenyuan was overjoyed, looked at Zhang Zhaoxing and smiled, and said: "There is no plan, I have a plan!" ”

In order to prevent fraud, Xie Wenyuan secretly sent scouts to check the situation in Jiangnan, and saw that the lineup of the Chu army was no longer as tight as before, so he secretly raised the account that night.

Seeing the generals coming, Xie Wenyuan said:

"The Chu army on the other side has been slackened by the general's words, and it's time to send troops to the south bank."

When the generals heard this, they all geared up.

"Ben Shuai knows the hydrology of the Canglong River, although it is spring now, but late at night five days later, there will be heavy fog on the river, and we will take advantage of the fog to take the Chu army on the south bank in one fell swoop!"

With that, Xie Wenyuan held the sword in his hand and began to dispatch his troops.

However, it was said that in the camp of the Chu army on the south bank, after the envoy of the Qi army left, Du Pre sent Xie Wenyuan's letter to Lu Yi'an.

Lu Yi'an looked at it and said with a smile: "This Xie Wenyuan is very good at writing, this person sent a messenger this time, does he really want to reconcile with my Chu State?" ”

Du Zhen shook his head and smiled:

"Qi and Chu have been hostile for a long time, how can they rely on his letter to make peace. It is to make peace, and it is also to let him bow to His Majesty! This time, it's just a weasel greeting the chicken for the New Year, and it's just uneasy and kind! What he did, in Du's opinion, is just a pretext to paralyze us! ”

When Lu Yi'an heard this, he suddenly realized.

"If it weren't for Yuan Kai's reminder, I would have fallen into the trap of Qi thieves!"

After that, he sighed: "No wonder Your Majesty values Yuan Kai so much, General Guan also dares to rest assured that the affairs of the general are entrusted to you, and if Yuan Kai is talented." ”

Speaking of this, Lu Yi'an was suddenly stunned.

It seems that His Majesty has taken a fancy to and promoted them, such as Du Pre, Wang Pu, Zhang Xiu, He Ba and others, are all talented people......

Thinking about it like this, Lu Yi'an only felt a little creepy.

Your Majesty is so young, it is really terrifying to have such a vision!

Du Yu didn't know what Lu Yi was thinking, so he just smiled:

"Then Xie Wenyuan did this, obviously to paralyze us and others, and even if he is a person with a city government, the emperor of Qi can be regarded as the right person. It's a pity that His Majesty has a discerning eye and has long seen through their routines. Okay, let Du play with him and see who fell into whom's trap in the end. ”

Subsequently, while summoning the generals and asking them to reduce the number of training and patrols of the soldiers, he went to Jiangcheng in the starry night to meet Guan Haocang who was hiding there.

(End of chapter)