On the fourth day of the fourth month of the fourth month of the third year of Yonghong, since Emperor Wu of Liang succeeded to the throne, the war of Liang State has continued, and the treasury of silver has long been used up, and Feng Jingquan has been anxious all day. There is no other way, but to increase the people's taxes, when Emperor Qing was in power, the monthly tax collected by each household in the Liang State is only 30 Wen per person, and children under the age of 10 are not included in it, the people have surplus money, the life is naturally moist, and life has hope, but Emperor Wu continues to increase taxes, in just three years, the original 30 Wen, rose to 300 Wen, plus Emperor Wu's ambitions, eager to expand the territory of Liang State, delusional and Emperor Qin like the world, but also set a rule, every adult man, must be called into the army, for the country, This kind of overlord clause naturally caused a lot of complaints, the people are not happy, the men have been pulled strong, and there is a group of old and weak women and children left, naturally they can't afford the harsh government that is fiercer than the tiger, compared to the Guotai and the people during the reign of Emperor Qing, the Liang State has long ceased to be prosperous.

There must be resistance under heavy pressure, for a time, the princes around the country have rebelled, the northern Yan State, the Western Great Chu, the southern Xinjiang Xiping State also attacked the Liang State, the war is everywhere, internal and external troubles, Emperor Wu of Liang was made anxious, tired to deal with, fortunately the Liang State has a deep heritage, plus Li Jian is brave and good at fighting, leading 300,000 iron cavalry to resist the strong enemy, which only ensured the peace of the Liang State for a while.

On this day, the general of Yan Guo Baili Jin sat alone in the tent, holding a string of prayer beads in his hand, and muttered: "The king is still too anxious, after the death of Emperor Liang Qing, Emperor Wu will succeed to the throne, and he will inevitably eradicate dissidents and cultivate henchmen. Besides, Da Chu Xiping is fighting on its own, and it is difficult to hurt its root cause with a small fight, so if it goes on like this, I am afraid that my Great Yan Kingdom will not be able to afford it! ”

At this moment, a report came from outside the account: "General, Guo Yuan asks to see." This Guo Yuan is a famous strategist in Yan Kingdom, and he has always been good friends with Baili Jin, and when the latter heard this, he hurriedly said: "Hurry up, please!" ”

Not long after, a beautiful scholar walked into the account, no one would have thought that this one of the top strategists in the Yan country had not yet been established, although Baili Jin was over forty years old and held great power, he still said respectfully to this Guo Yuan: "I have seen Mr. Guo, I don't know what Mr. came to this military tent today?" ”

Guo Yuan straightened his clothes and saluted back: "General Baili is too polite, please sit down first, don't you have a plan to offer, I came to discuss with the general today." ”

Baili Jin motioned for Guo Yuan to take a seat, and personally poured him a glass of wine: "Sir, it's okay to say." ”

Guo Yuan took the wine glass, didn't talk nonsense, and asked bluntly: "What does the general think that the king has a chance of winning this attack on Liang State?" ”

When Baili Jin heard this, his expression changed, and he looked around. Seeing this, Guo Yuan continued: "Don't worry, general, there are only you and me here, and you can speak freely." Seeing Baili Jin shaking his head and smiling bitterly, Guo Yuan said again: "You and I know that with the current national strength of my Yan country, wanting to break through the Liang country is tantamount to an idiot's dream, not to mention the 300,000 iron horsemen led by Li Jianqin, the remaining three of the four famous generals of the Liang country are also strong and strong, all of them are brave and good at fighting, looking at the entire Yan country, except for the general Baili, no one can compete with it." ”

Although he was suspected of boasting, Baili Jin had to admit that what Guo Yuan said was true, and he could only sigh.

I heard Guo Yuan say again: "The king thinks that under the tyranny of Emperor Wu of Liang, the people are not happy, and the Liang State will inevitably have internal troubles, but this is not a romance novel, there are not so many princes and generals Xiangning has a kind of, ordinary people, dare to be angry, but also dare to speak, but without a sword, what kind of storm can be set off, even if it is an uprising and rebellion, it will not escape the fate of being suppressed." Although Emperor Qing is dead, the so-called tiger will not fall, as long as he Li Jian still holds the military power, the 300,000 iron cavalry is still there, whether it is Emperor Wu or Emperor Wen, the Liang State will not be broken! ”

Baili Jin echoed: "Mr. is right, Li Jian is not dead, Liang Guo is not dead, this general has fought with him three times, no victory, it is not that this general boasts, whether it is the arrangement of troops or fighting alone, I am slightly better than him, how can I help 80,000 against 300,000, the gap is too big!" ”

Guo Yuan comforted: "The general doesn't have to be discouraged, you must know that in thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, if the general can be trusted, within ten years, the general will definitely let the general personally break through the gate of Liang Guo and cut off Li Jianxiang's head with his own hands!" ”

When Baili Jin heard this, his expression was excited, his fists trembled uncontrollably, and he hurriedly asked, "What is the method, sir, please tell me." ”

Guo Yuan was not in a hurry, dipped his finger in the glass of wine, and lightly wrote the word "separation" on the table, Baili Jin is not a brave and unscrupulous person, seeing this scene, he frowned and asked: "This general has also thought of this trick, but how easy is it?" ”

Guo Yuan smiled slightly: "This is the reason why I asked to see the general today, or is that sentence, the general can be trusted?" Baili Jin nodded and said, "That's nature." ”

Guo Yuan's expression changed, and he said sharply: "After today, I want the general to fight with the Liang State, and I can only be defeated, not defeated!" ”

Hearing this, Baili Jin gritted his teeth and said word by word: "Why is this?" ”

Guo Yuan heard the murderous aura in Baili Jin's words, but he was not afraid, and continued: "The general must know that in the territory of Liang State, the military general is headed by Li Jian, and the Wenchen is led by the Taishi Jiang Qing, Jiang Qinggui is a close minister of the Son of Heaven, and his status is slightly better than Li Jian's, but one mountain does not allow two tigers, Jiang Qing naturally will not let Li Jian's power gradually grow, but Li Jian is out of command of 300,000 iron horses, and he also has an identity, that is the son of Li Xian, the first master of Liang State, Jiang Qing has the intention to harm Li Jian, and he does not dare to act rashly, only with the help of Emperor Wu of Liang, Get rid of this great problem. ”

Guo Yuan picked up the wine glass, drank it all, and continued: "The general may ask, how could Emperor Wu of Liang help Jiang Qing to remove Li Jian, it is nothing more than four words, 'high merit shocks the master', how can others be allowed to sleep soundly on the side of the couch, let me ask the general, which emperor in history would let his subordinates sit on the supreme military power?" If Li Jiansheng had the heart of rebellion, then the 300,000 iron horsemen would defect, how should Emperor Wu of Liang deal with himself? Feng Jing'an and Li Jianshi went out of the same door before, and they can be regarded as brothers and sisters, so they are naturally relieved, but he, Feng Jingquan, has temporarily succeeded to the throne, and his name is not right, and he will definitely not rest assured of Li Jian, so the person who wants to get rid of Li Jian the most in this world is none other than Feng Jingquan, Emperor Wu of Liang! ”

Baili Jin still didn't understand, and asked: "What Mr. said is good, but what does this have to do with the fact that the general is only allowed to lose and not to win?" ”

Guo Yuan smiled slightly, and explained: "In the troubled times, the military generals were rewarded, and the prosperous times promoted the ministers, looking at the whole world, the only person who can be called Li Jian's opponent is the general, if Li Jian will win every battle, he will definitely quell the rebellion of Yan, Chu and Xiping, and he will make the military merits of the sky, and the king will be just around the corner, and then the power will grow, whether it is Jiang Qing or Feng Jingquan, in order to protect himself, he will speed up his actions, and after the external turmoil is calmed down, he will be safe, and when Li Jian is unsealed, there are nothing more than two roads in front of him, One is to slowly hand over the military power, unload the armor and return to the field, and be a king with a different surname with peace of mind, and the second is that the mercenaries are self-reliant, and the army rebels, there is no other choice. ”

Bai Li Jin was convinced most of it at this time, but he still had some doubts: "These are just Mr. assumptions, dare to ask Mr. if this plan is foolproof?" "As a famous general of Yan State, if Baili Jin loses battles one after another, he will not only humiliate his own reputation, but also implicate his subordinates, so he naturally has some concerns.

Unexpectedly, Guo Yuan answered the question and said, "Does the general know how Feng Jingquan ascended to the throne?" Why did Feng Jing'an die violently in the Funing Hall when he was in his prime? ”

Seeing Guo Yuan's confident appearance, a bold conjecture popped up in Bai Lijin's heart and asked, "Could it be that all this is from Mr.'s plan?" ”

Guo Yuan looked up to the sky and laughed: "The general guessed well, it is the hand of the next one, God knows this matter, you know what I know, and you must not leak it to others." There is another thing, in the next need for the general to unite with Dachu and Xiping, to jointly fight against the Liang State, in order to consume the troops of the two countries, and the battle situation can be miserable, but the battle damage must be small, in order to preserve the strength of the Great Yan, under the advantages of the other, in the future, my Great Yan Kingdom can stand out in the troubled times, as for the king, the general does not have to worry, in the next to ensure that you are safe and sound. ”

Baili Jin was convinced at this moment, hugged his fists and bowed and said: "Mr. strategy, unparalleled in the world, Baili Jin will wait and see." ”

On this day, Baili Jin rode alone to the Great Chu military camp.

Guo Yuan returned to his residence, clipped his fingers between his fingers, made a falling Tianyuan shape, and said to himself: "What a big game of chess." ”