Shi Guangying and others stayed awake all night.

They discussed it all night, but couldn't come up with the best of both worlds.

In the end, Shi Guangying said with some arrogance: "If you can't do it, let's fight with the Beiyi people, Lao Tzu has guarded Yunzhong City for more than 20 years, and he has never been afraid of them." ”

Since Feng Sijing's death, Zhang Bin and Wu Xiujing, who hated the Beiyi people to the core, were even more indignant, and when they heard Shi Guangying's words, they immediately echoed: "I have long wanted to have a good fight with the Beiyi barbarians." After Brother Feng died, we have been angry and have nowhere to go, and now they have sent it to the door, and they are just right to avenge Brother Feng. ”

Zhang Bin had already held his breath, so he took the initiative to ask Ying: "General, give an order, I can first outflank the flanks with a team of men and horses, delay the Scorching Sun Banner and the Blaze Flag, and prevent them from supporting the Middle Route Army." ”

"I led people to drag the Black Eagle Flag and the Wolf Flag. Wu Xiujing also immediately said: "As long as General Shi and General Zhu attack their middle lane with all their might, Batu will not be afraid." ”

Zhu Xiaoping, who had not spoken, spoke at this time: "Calm down first, calm down first......"

Seeing that other people's eyes were focused on him, he continued: "If the second prince is not in Taiyuan City, of course we can fight, in fact, I also want to fight, and I haven't fought with them well this year." But now that the second prince is in Taiyuan City, and he, like the King of Jin, is advocating negotiations, we have no initiative. Now we are in the most awkward situation, we can't fight, and we can't make a decision. ”

Shi Guangying sighed, he also knew that Zhu Xiaoping was telling the truth.

At the beginning, when the Beiyi people proposed to negotiate, he was secretly glad that there was a prince in Taiyuan City who could make decisions on behalf of His Majesty, but now that it has reached this point, he is in a dilemma.

At this time, I thought that it would be good if the second prince didn't interfere.

Tian Zhiyu, who had been silent and silent, spoke: "Generals, don't be so embarrassed, I'll go to Beiyi if it's a big deal, and they won't embarrass me if I think they come." If I hadn't made that weapon, they wouldn't have killed me, and maybe they'd let me go if they were disappointed in me. ”

Shi Guangying shook his head with a wry smile and said, "To the rain, you are too naïve to think about it. The Beiyi people have always been murderous, and they have killed many of our ordinary merchants and civilians in the past few years, if it weren't for the fact that our Dongyang is still strong, they would have already moved south and occupied the Central Plains. If you can make a weapon when you go, maybe they think you have value and spare your life, if you can't help them, the Beiyi people will never show mercy. ”

"Yes, with my understanding of the Yi people, they will definitely monitor you closely, if it is useful, it will be kept, if it is useless, it will be killed, and there will be no other choice," Zhu Xiaoping also said.

may have been with Wu Lihan for a long time, Tian Zhiyu felt that Yiren was also a normal person and would not be cruel.

However, he thought about it again, Wu Lihan was deeply influenced by the culture of the Central Plains, and he was a martial arts practitioner, and he belonged to the cultural people among the Yi people. It turns out that among the barbarians on the earth, which one is not murderous without blinking?

Shi Guangying saw that Zhang Bin still wanted to speak, waved his hand to stop him, and said: "Today's negotiation Zhang Bin, you and the Beiyi people will find out, if we don't give them Zhiyu, see what will happen to them?" Of course, your attitude is also appropriately tough, tell them that we have 80,000 soldiers in Cloud City, ready to fight bloody battles at any time. ”

Zhang Bin nodded and said, "Okay, since ancient times, there has been no blind tolerance to win respect, only the strong can survive." What about the Great Khan? What about the Four Great Banners? What about the war?"

Everyone nodded, and Shi Guangying said: "The second prince has not experienced the battlefield, I am afraid that he is nervous in his heart, as long as we are tougher, the prince is not His Majesty after all, and he does not dare to really seize power." ”

Several people discussed and decided that the sky was already bright, and the captain outside passed the news that the second prince and the king of Jin had arrived.

......

After the second prince walked in, he didn't talk to everyone, he only said to Shi Guangying: "General Shi, you follow me to a quiet place, I have something to say to you." ”

Shi Guangying walked into the inner hall with the second prince, and the second prince didn't wait for him to speak, so he said first: "General Shi, I discussed with King Jin last night, and I still think it's better to hand over Tian Zhiyu to them." ”

Shi Guangying had already expected him to say this, and immediately retorted: "I don't think it's appropriate, second prince, let's not talk about how much help Tian Zhiyu can give them when he goes to Beiyi, just because of the pressure of Beiyi, we will compromise and hand over people, it will seem that Dongyang is afraid of Beiyi, and he will be suppressed by others." In this way, not only will the world look down on Dongyang, but my 80,000 soldiers in Yunzhong City will not have face. ”

The second prince shook his head and said disapprerovitically: "General Shi is too worried, although we have been in constant dispute with Beiyi in the past two years, on the whole, the scale of the war is not large, and the trade between the two sides has not been completely cut off, and they are still in a friendly state with each other. This time, the people of Beiyi did not come with the mentality of a decisive battle, and they must not fall into a situation of war and disaster because of an insignificant Tian Zhiyu. I think even if my father is here, I'm afraid he will agree that it is advisable to fight and not to fight. ”

"Second prince, in the past two years, Beiyi has invaded us several times, killed our merchants, and plundered my city, not long ago, General Feng died in the hands of the Beiyi people, and the two sides are actually at war. This time, their 100,000-strong army is pressing the border, and it is even more unkind, how can they admit defeat without a fight?"

"We didn't admit defeat, General Shi, you also know that the trade between the two sides is more beneficial than disadvantageous to both of us, but it is a continuous war, and the Beiyi people can afford it, but our treasury can't afford it. Besides, their request is not excessive, this Tian Zhiyu is not an important person, and the trade between the two sides cannot be completely cut off because of a mere Tian Zhiyu. When the second prince said this, he already had an unhappy expression on his face.

Shi Guangying was also unwilling to back down, and continued: "So what if Tian Zhiyu goes to Beiyi, can he make that kind of weapon? Once the Beiyi people are equipped on a large scale, and then fight with us at that time, we will no longer have any advantage." ”

The second prince smiled disdainfully, and said: "Let's not talk about whether this weapon is there, whether that Tian Zhiyu is lying, take 10,000 steps back, even if he has this ability, we have a way to make him have no chance to use it." ”

Seeing the cruelty on the corner of the second prince's mouth, Shi Guangying was shocked and said, "Dare to ask the second prince what he can do?"

The second prince waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about General Lao Shi first, for now, you only need to negotiate with the Beiyi people, and I can handle the follow-up." ”

Shi Guangying was still unwilling to give up, and said: "I still think we can be tough on the Beiyi people, test their bottom line, if we agree too easily, I'm afraid that the Beiyi people will gain an inch." ”

The expression on the second prince's face had become impatient, and his voice had also raised a little, and he said, "General Shi, according to the Dongyang Regulations, I am now the supreme administrator of Cloud City, and everything is subject to my orders. ”

Shi Guangying said: "Our dynasty does have regulations that the prince and the princes can act cheaply in wartime, but His Majesty has also said that the supreme commander of the military city also has the power to make decisions, and the second prince has never dealt with the Beiyi people, so Shi also has the right to decide on this negotiation." ”

The smile on the corner of the second prince's mouth became even more sinister, he looked at Shi Guangying, and asked word by word: "General Shi, do you doubt my ability?" or do you doubt Your Majesty's ability?"

Shi Guangying hurriedly bowed his hand and said, "How dare Shi, it's just a military matter, and Shi still thinks it's prudent." ”

Seeing that Shi Guangying was soft and hard, the second prince sneered, and slowly took out something from the inner pocket of his jacket, which was a piece of jade with a green color, tied with a silk rope, and as the second prince opened his hand, he slipped out of his palm, hanging in the air, and said to Shi Guangying: "General Shi, look at what this is?"

Shi Guangying looked up carefully, was taken aback, and blurted out: "Long Yan Ban?"

The second prince put away the jade pendant called the Dragon Turtle Forbidden, put it back in his inner bag, turned around and paced slowly, and said, "Now General Shi believes that I have the ability to dictatorship, right?"

Shi Guangying was speechless, this dragon ban is the personal jade pendant of His Majesty today, he once gave an edict to the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, seeing this dragon ban as if he saw His Majesty, whoever holds this dragon ban can order the princes and order the princes, which can be said to be a flowing holy decree.

......

His Majesty the Emperor actually banned the dragon cockroach to the second prince, which shows that the rumors are true, compared to His Royal Highness the Prince, His Majesty favors this second prince more.

Thinking of this, Shi Guangying couldn't help but feel a little worried for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

"General Shi, do you have anything else to say?"

Shi Guangying shook his head and said, "Everything is at the command of the second prince." ”

The second prince said: "General Shi has been on the battlefield for a long time, and he is my minister of Dongyang, and I also understand your reluctance to submit to Beiyi's feelings, but my father often mentions a sentence in Sun Tzu's Art of War, that is, soldiers, major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival, must not be ignored." To exchange peace for the least price, I think this will also be the idea of the father. ”

Shi Guangying has nothing to say, and at this point, he can only do what the second prince wants.

"At that moment, the negotiation with the Beiyi people, according to the second prince's wishes, I will arrange it," Shi Guangying said as he turned around and walked out.

The second prince called out to him and said, "General Shi, wait a minute," Seeing Shi Guangying turn around again, he continued: "Regarding the decision to hand over Tian Zhiyu to the Beiyi people, don't tell Tian Zhiyu for the time being, just you, General Zhu, and General Zhang Bin know." Tomorrow night, King Jin and I will hold a banquet in King Jin's mansion, and then your four generals will take Tian Zhiyu to the banquet, and I will inform him about this. ”

Shi Guangying nodded, saw that the second prince didn't speak again, turned around and walked out.

......

Walking to the government office, Shi Guangying called Zhu Xiaoping and Zhang Bin out, and the three of them walked to another quiet place and told the two of them everything that the two princes said and did in the inner hall.

Zhu Xiaoping and Zhang Bin were as shocked as Shi Guangying when they heard that the second prince was carrying the dragon mantis ban with them, and the idea of seeking war in their hearts was immediately extinguished.

Zhang Bin was so young that he couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty actually banned the dragon cockroach to the second prince, is it possible that there is really a ...... of abolition and longevity."

Before Zhang Bin finished speaking, Shi Guangying had already stopped him and said, "Royal affairs, don't talk about them at will." No matter what Your Majesty thinks, there are prime ministers and imperial historians, and we can't mix them too much. ”

Zhang Bin immediately shut up and nodded, but then sighed, as a man of the Zhang family, his uncle was the prime minister of the dynasty, and it was impossible to say that he didn't care about this matter.

However, he also knows that it is a big crime for border generals to get involved in the internal affairs of the royal family, and it will not be opened because you are a child of a family.

Moreover, I thought that when my uncle was in the province last year, he inadvertently mentioned that His Majesty was dissatisfied with the excessive respect of the four major families, and he had been trying to weaken the power of these princes. Therefore, in recent years, when promoting civil ministers and military generals, His Majesty attaches more importance to the children of commoners, and more or less suppresses the descendants of several major families.

Therefore, my uncle has been reminding Zhang Bin to cultivate himself, pay attention to his words and deeds, and not cause trouble.

Zhang Bin has always kept in mind his uncle's teachings, stayed away from royal internal affairs, and conscientiously did his own thing. However, because the prince's biological mother, Lu Lan, is the eldest daughter of Lu Shengzhai, the prince of Shu Kingdom, it is natural that the people of the four major families will be closer to the prince, and the biological mother of the second prince is a commoner, so they are naturally estranged from the second prince.

"What about Tian Zhiyu? We handed him over to the people of Beiyi? He once rescued Brother Feng and helped us win the King of Jin, how can we do such an ungrateful thing?" Zhang Bin still said indignantly.

Shi Guangying sighed and said: "The second prince is determined to sacrifice Zhiyu in exchange for Beiyi's retreat, and there is a dragon cockroach on him, so we can't directly disobey the ......order."

He thought about it and thought about it, and then instructed Zhang Bin: "Don't care about these things for a while, when you go to negotiate with the Beiyi people for a while, you will still be stronger according to our plan, I don't believe that Batu really wants to fight to the death." Let's buy a little more time and figure it out. ”

Zhang Bin nodded.

"Also, don't tell Zhiyu about this matter first, lest he have any ideas. Don't tell Xiu Jing, he can't hide something in his heart, maybe he will make some trouble. ”

Zhang Bin sighed and said, "Not to mention that Tian Zhiyu has helped us so much, I like his easy-going personality very much." Just now he offered to go to Beiyi, I really can't bear to hurt such a person. Moreover, with his recent progress in martial arts, he can be described as a martial arts wizard, and in time he may become a great grandmaster-level figure, and losing him is also a great loss for my Dongyang Kingdom. ”

Shi Guangying comforted him and said: "There is still time, I don't believe that handing over the rain is the only way." There will always be a turn for the better, but if it doesn't work, you can still let Zhiyu find a way to escape, and it is better to go to Beiyi to Shuguo. ”