Chapter 1567 - Too Soft and Too Rigid (2)
Decades ago, someone pointed out the importance of the western route of the Southern Song Dynasty: "The people of the world, Changshan snake is also powerful, Qin and Shu are the head, the southeast is the tail, and the Central Plains is the ridge." Today, with the southeast as the head, An can rise the spine of the world! The map will be restored, and it will be in Sichuan and Shaanxi. "There were also outstanding officers and troops led by the brothers Wu Yu and Wu Ling, who defeated the enemy in Dasanguan, Huixian and other places, and successfully contained the Jin army's attack on Jingxiang in the middle and Lianghuai in the lower reaches.
Who would have thought that today's officers and soldiers would become so miserable? Either openly claiming that the king would reduce the gold, or dragging the back legs of the allied rebels! An Bing, who was in the rear, never expected that Sun Zhongrui, a powerful general he had selected and sent to the front line at various levels, would also be such a good person, vulnerable to a single blow, annihilated by the entire army, and disgraced the face of the officers and soldiers.
I thought that Sun Zhongrui was just a great achievement, and he didn't respect his superiors, so although An Bing had long been dissatisfied with him in private, he wanted to create an image of himself as a capable person when employing people...... Unexpectedly, Sun Zhongrui also committed the great crime of wantonly amassing wealth and leaving his post without permission, causing himself to fall into the fault of improper employment! An Bing's disgust for Sun Zhongrui can be said to have reached the peak, and he wanted to abolish him from the first moment he learned of the defeat!
It's just that An Bing has just taken over Sichuan and Shu not long ago, although he has a reputation for killing Wu Xi, most of them rely on Jin Jun to post a reward order to coax him up, and for insiders, he can't match Li Haoyi and Yang Juyuan. Therefore, although An Bing is in a high position, he must also obey them, and he must not kill whoever he wants in the short term, giving Li, Yang and others the illusion that An Bing covers the sky with one hand.
There is also a second reason for not being able to kill people at will, and the second reason is to "maintain stability", especially to appease Wu Xi's old troops, so as not to cause trouble and chaos again and affect the frontline against Jin. Although Sun Zhongrui can't be the core layer of Wu Xi's group, who knows how he is intertwined underneath?
Speaking of Wu Xi's old department, I have to mention Wang Xi, who was picked up by Wu Xi. An Bing not only wants to keep him in office, but also needs to report his merits to the imperial court for him and ask for a reward, after all, he was persuaded by An Bing to abandon the secret and surrender to the light on the day Wu Xi was killed, otherwise the plan to punish Wu may not be so smooth. Of course, An Bing learned afterwards that Wang Xi did not give up reinforcements to Wu Xi because of the righteous influence, but fell in love with one of Wu Xi's concubines and wanted to take it for himself......
Such a fierce and brutal wicked person who betrays his lord at any time for his own selfishness, of course An Bing thought about taking him directly, but An Bing is an old and serious literati after all, and he is worried that his strength is not enough to be killed by him, so he finally decided to use Huairou means, it is better to stabilize first, then differentiate, and fight steadily......
An Bing was submissive on the surface, but in his heart he was taking steps to make a move, and once made such an calculation: He might as well use a knife to kill people and use an enemy who had contradictions with Wang Xi to subdue him? That's right, it is Li Haoyi, who is upright, has always been friendly with the Anti-Jin Alliance, and gathered righteousness to punish Wu for the sake of justice.
Li Haoyi and Wang Xi can be said to be a complete confrontation between black and white, and they are openly hostile to each other and incompatible. Once in front of An Bing, as soon as Wang Xi saw Li Haoyi, he glared angrily, drew a knife and committed murder, and scolded: Li Haoyi killed his superiors, and he was rebellious!
Li Haoyi, who was jealous and hateful, almost didn't laugh out loud when he heard it: who turned his back on the old master for the sake of a concubine, who lost his conscience!
Wang Xi couldn't compare to Li Haoyi's outstanding military achievements, so he wanted to crush him from his official position, so while Li Haoyi was still on the front line to resist Jin, he almost coerced An Bing in the rear, and wrote to himself on the letter to the imperial court asking for merit, "Seek to kill the rebels, prepare for the loyalty and hard work", not long ago, An Bing sought an official position for Wang Xi, and was forced to write Li Haoyi's name behind him......
Unexpectedly, today's Wang Xi was so happy that he directly asked An Bing: Wu Xi is dead, and the position of the capital of Chuzhou (Chuzhou Impromptu Xingzhou) is vacant, and my Wang Xi's qualifications are enough, and I hope that An Daren can afford me.
The implication is that if you don't give it to me, you will look down on me, wait for death......
An Bingzhan trembled and had to do so, and asked Wang Xi for such a reward similar to the first merit.
After Wang Xi left, An Bingyi touched the back of his neck, and he was really drenched in cold sweat. If he really gave such a big official to Wang Xi, who had not done anything, maybe Li Haoyi himself would not mind if he was indifferent and vain, but wouldn't those people in his group be about to make a fuss? Isn't the reward and punishment unfair the same as Sun Zhongrui!
Yuan was still anxious, worried that he would offend the other side if he appeased this side, and walked from one end of the house to the other, anxious like ants on a hot pot...... Suddenly, An Bing had a flash of inspiration, combined with the previous idea of killing people with a knife-
Why don't I "two tigers compete for food, hunters profit"?!
An Bing's heart suddenly had a clever plan, and he wanted to write to the court soon after, and the "Metropolitan Commandery" of Chuzhou commanded the Ten Route Army, and the power was too heavy, so from King Wu to Wu Ting and Wu Xi had a big worry, and asked to set up a "deputy capital system", so that they did not belong to each other, and the five armies of the front, right, center, left and rear were subordinate to the Metropolitan Division, and the five armies of Tabai, Zhenfeng, Xuanfeng, Cefeng, and Youyi were subordinate to the Deputy Metropolitan Division. Regarding the position of deputy commander, the lower officials recommended Li Haoyi to take the position.
Wang Xi arrogantly and satisfactorily left An Bing's mansion a few steps, and unexpectedly, An Bing immediately set up an ambush for his request.
Unexpectedly, after returning to his house, the concubine who was holding Wu Xi in her arms was chewing food and enjoying the beauty song and dance, and suddenly the lights and candles were all extinguished, and the concubine vomited blood and died, and at the same time felt a sharp knife aimed at her back......
"Who's sparing your life!" Wang Xi has always been fierce, and he only dares to scare those literati; not to mention that this sharp knife is already against his back, how can he not teach him to reveal his true form!
Under the cold and strong killing intent, Wang Xi's limbs were stiff and unable to move, his mind was blank, and he didn't have time to think about it, his house was obviously heavily guarded, what kind of master could sneak in? If he was really at the top of the world, why did he come to deal with a small person in his own hands, and kill the powerless concubine first......
The summer wind blew strangely, the lights flickered and flickered, and at that moment he found that someone had descended in front of him, and through the thin air, he could tell that there was a scar on that person's cheek that he would never forget—but that person, hadn't he been killed by Li Haoyi and Yang Juyuan......!" Forced by the situation, I can't help myself......"
Wang Xi was so frightened that his legs and feet trembled, his urine couldn't stop flowing in his pants, desperately lying to save his life, and inadvertently turned his head to catch a glimpse of the concubine who was out of breath, and suddenly understood that it was no wonder that she was the first to die, so Wu Xi knew everything and couldn't believe his sophistry at all...... For a while, his heart was shocked, and he shouted "Don't kill me" and fainted directly to the ground.
I don't know how long later, Wang Xi was woken up by the water and found that he was no longer at home, but was secretly taken out and locked up in a deserted village and a broken temple.
Anyway, it's good to be alive and alive!
Wang Xi was busy trying to get up from the shackles, and before he could regain all the memory fragments before he fainted, a cold voice sounded behind him, like an arrow piercing his heart: "Wang Dutong? ”
Wang Xi gasped, turned around in fear, and clearly saw the faint shadow of the man with the scar on his face on the ground through the brightly lit sky......
"Dutong, you...... You ...... "The reappearance of this person made Wang Xi suddenly realize why the Jin army used the banner of the Sichuan army to deceive the people after the Jin army mixed into Xingzhou recently, and why there should be a communication channel between Hui County and Wanyan Yonglian, but why, didn't Li Gui cut off his head with his own hands at the end of February? The head has already been sent to the Song court, and the fate has been written into the history books!
"Hmph. How can I still be alive? Is it? If I am not alive, how can I see my good subordinates taking my place and raising my wife and concubine?" Wu Xi sneered, he didn't have to answer directly, the Jin Army master behind him had already given the answer, and on the day of Wu Xi, they must have rescued Wu Xi through the air. However, Wang Xi didn't have such a good eye to see that these people were not the lonely lady who guarded Wu Xi that night, but the command of Wan Yan Kuang, who was hiding in the shadows at that time. Yes, Wu Xi was already attached to Yan Kuang and Cao Wang at that time.
"Dutong, Wang Xi is just, it's just expediency......" Wang Xi shamelessly knelt down and begged for mercy, "Dutong, whatever you tell me to do in the future, I am willing, as long as you can afford me, I will go for you......
"Hahahaha. The will to survive is so strong, I can't help but think of a person. It was she who instructed Feng Xiaoyin to kill me as soon as possible, but she probably won't live as long as me. Wu Xi laughed wildly, his eyes were full of murderous intent, "Even if I Wu Xi has nothing, I have to teach Lin Qian to suffer for a lifetime." ”
"What you are talking about is the goddess surnamed Bai......" Wang Xi was suddenly, he heard that Bai Qingzhou was taken captive in the southwest of Fengzhou a few days ago, and he wondered who dared to defy the mandate of heaven, it turned out to be this Wu Xi who had died once......
"Not bad. "At the end of February, before the throne was hot, he was suddenly assassinated. Wu Xi's best strategy is, of course, to rely on Madame Gu to guard the palace of Shu and put down the "rebellion" of Li Haoyi and Yang Juyuan and others, while the middle strategy is to fake his death, lie on his salary and taste his courage, and wait for an opportunity to take revenge. The golden cicada came out of its shell, and it happened at the moment when Li Gui was one step after him, and he quickly bolted the door of the inner hall......
Looking back, I still have palpitations, but fortunately, I, Wu Xi, really escaped, but unfortunately, loyal ministers such as Luxi and innocent people such as Shi'er were all implicated by me, either dead or disabled. It doesn't matter, I will definitely correct your shame and regain the Sichuan Shu that belongs to my Wu family......
"Wang Xi, if you listen to me next, you can only listen to me alone. If there is a violation, beware of the dog's life. Of course, Wu Xi no longer believes in Wang Xi, he just thinks that he is a dog that can be used - there is no need to kill him, he is only a small person in terms of ability, but in terms of official position, he can help him drive straight into Sichuan and Shu, and he is a puppet sent to him by God.
On the other hand, Wu Xi can only use Wang Xi. used to be Wu Xi's so-called diehard, and there was almost only Wang Xi left who was useful. Wang Xi, and the latest person in power in Sichuan and Shu who killed him Wu Xi are not all the way, and the Anti-Jin Alliance is even more not, and only when you meet him can you be like a fish in water.
"Yes! All are the grace of Wang Xi's acquaintance, all are generous, and repay grievances with virtue, Wang Xi is extremely moved...... Obey the dispatch of all the commanders!" Wang Xi kowtowed repeatedly.
"You go back first, Cao Xuan is to me, and you are to An Bing. Wu Xi said.
Seeing Wang Xi, a new spy, go away, Wu Xi's face did not improve in the slightest.
Alas, how easy is it to talk about Sichuan?
I treat Wang Xi as a puppet, and King Cao just treats me as a puppet.
As for Wan Yan Kuang, for Wu Xi, he does have a life-saving grace, and he can be regarded as a friend with similar interests who can use each other. However, Wan Yan Kuang himself is busy with everything and can't participate too much, and it seems that there are a lot of masters under his command at first glance, but all the masters are actually here, so most of the recapture of Sichuan and Shu has to rely on Wu Xi himself.
In short, he would rather be struggling than serve King Cao wholeheartedly, he is not worthy.
Yes, Wu Xi superficially returned to Yan Yonglian, and captured Shukou according to his ideas, and originally thought about making a comeback with Cao Wangfu with high interest, but who expected, he made a self-assertive "capturing Bai Qingzhou", and was reprimanded by Cao Wangfu and forced to hand over by Mrs. Lone. Sure enough, sure enough, I still sent people to be controlled by others, and sure enough, Cao Wangfu still gave me a feeling of nothing, and sure enough, I, Wu Xi, don't deserve a name in the history of your Jin Army's victories?!
What made Wu Xi most angry was that Cao Wangfu scolded him for not kidnapping people, and on the other hand, he coveted Bai Qingzhou's "get the world" to transfer her. Otherwise, that woman would have been tortured to death a long time ago, and she would not have escaped alive like this and become King Cao's guest.