Zongxin's scheming is so powerful that he almost controls other people's thoughts. Zhao Kuangyin thought he was very independent, but he was still manipulated by others. It's just that this person is too powerful, so that he doesn't feel like being manipulated.

In fact, it is not difficult to manipulate a person's mind, and if you don't give him food, you can make him hungry and want to eat. This person thought it was his own independent thinking, but the person who really controlled it was not himself, but the one who wouldn't give him food.

What Zongxin did was actually pretty much the same, when he met the right person at the right time, the two of them would naturally say the right thing and do the right thing. They still think that this is their own independent thinking, but in fact, the person who controls all this is the one who guides them to meet at the right time, and he is in control of everything.

Zongxin's ability is far more than that, and Zhao Kuangyin was very shocked because of this. Zongxin's ability constantly refreshes the upper limit of his heart, and such a smart person will still calculate this kind of ability, which is simply a BUG-level existence. Zhao Kuangyin felt that even if he ascended the throne and became emperor one day, he would be embarrassed to sit on an equal footing with Zong Xin.

Zhao Kuangyin sighed: "Forget it, let's not mention this matter, okay?"

"It's better to be like this, because this chess piece will be hidden for more than ten years before it plays its role, and we'd better forget about it, just remember it once in a while. ”

Zhao Kuangyin nodded and said, "Okay, let's talk about some serious things." How's the war going now?"

"Since the last time he was crushed by my iron cavalry, Liu Chong has been deploying troops and rectifying morale for nearly a month. Instead of blaming everything that happened in Weizhou, Yelu Jing sent 10,000 more Khitan warriors to assist Liu Chong, and Liu Chong also scraped together almost all the troops he could use. Now the entire Northern Han Dynasty only guards the Khitan invasion of those troops at the border pass, and there are no people with knives and guns in the whole Taiyuan. ”

"So, Liu Chong is preparing to launch a general attack?" Zhao Kuangyin said: "How many troops does Liu Chong have on his side now?"

"It's probably still fifty or sixty thousand, Liu Chong's losses in the last war were not small, although we even captured and killed, but in fact, most of the soldiers fled because they were afraid that I would flee by myself, and never returned to the Northern Han military camp. Otherwise, Liu Chong would have more troops. Zong Xin said: "But 50,000 or 60,000 doesn't make a difference to me, anyway, it's a number that we can't win." Now Weizhou only has 17,000 troops, of which 4,000 are captured from the Northern Han Dynasty, Han Lingkun, the heir of the Legalist family, really works, his eloquence is absolutely first-class, and he actually persuaded these people, and he placed these people in different teams, so that the Northern Han soldiers and the Song soldiers are difficult to distinguish between you and me, so as to completely eliminate the possibility of them colluding with each other and rebelling at critical moments. ”

Zhao Kuangyin nodded, this Han Lingkun was also found by Zongxin, since the Eight Dragons Tomb vs. the white-haired zombies, Han Lingkun is Zong Xin's side, he has been helping in Yandao, in fact, he has no real job, but Han Lingkun's status is not low, because his sister is married to Li Congjia, the third prince of the Tang Dynasty, and Zongxin also gave her the name Little Flower.

Zhao Kuangyin sighed: "Han Lingkun is also full, and he can clearly live a good life, so he has to come to help you, and you have never given him money." ”

"The heir of the Fa family has an old-fashioned personality and a stubborn temper, how can he live a good life by borrowing his sister's light, unless he earns it through his own efforts, Han Lingkun will never accept it. This is also the stinky temper of the Fa family heirs, so there are fewer and fewer Fa family heirs, because many Fa family heirs are not having a good time. Zong Xin smiled: "But you don't have to worry about Han Lingkun's affairs, he is the second-in-command in Yandao, and he makes much more money than you." In front of Han Lingkun, you are a poor bastard, even if I don't give him money, it is enough. ”

"That's right. Zhao Kuangyin hadn't figured it out just now, as soon as Zongxin said this, how could the second-in-command of Yandao be poor? He didn't need to ask Zongxin for money at all, just during this time in Yandao, he had earned enough wealth to consume for several lifetimes.

Guo Wei said: "Han Lingkun is indeed useful, sure enough, the descendants of the Fa family have unique insights into leading troops to fight, if it weren't for Han Lingkun, the soldiers of the Song Dynasty would not know how to defend the city, and it would be impossible to accept more than 4,000 captives from the Northern Han Dynasty so quickly, and immediately let them play the role of defending the city." I didn't know that Zhuge Liang was also a descendant of the Fa family, no wonder he fought so well, but he was a little worse at governing the country. ”

"In fact, the idea of governing the country by the Legalists is correct, 'rule the country by law, do not close to each other, and if you violate the law, you will be chased, and you will not be noble or low. I just can't do it now. Just like the four words "killing people to pay for their lives" don't work for everyone, everyone here has the blood of countless people in their hands, if we have to pay for our lives when we kill people, how many times should we die? I'm afraid we don't even know ourselves. When there is no emperor in the world, Legalism is the right way to govern the country. ”

Zongxin's words were a little strange, because the four people present all thought that they were righteous people, including Zongxin himself. But they did kill a lot of people, so many that they couldn't even count themselves, since it was Guo Wei, a veteran born on the battlefield, how many people died in his hands, and it was impossible to count them.

The word law represents two meanings, fairness and severity. Only by being the same harsh on everyone can the true Dharma be formed. These are also the two most inapplicable laws in troubled times, so Legalists can only lead troops now, not govern the country.

Guo Wei pouted and said, "Donkey, you better make it clear, can Han Lingkun be used?"

"Of course it works, and the people I found can not only use it, but also reuse it. It's just that...... It is necessary to grasp the square inch, just let him lead the troops to fight, and don't let him participate in the governance of the country, otherwise there will be a big mess. ”

"Earlier, so much saliva was wasted. Guo Wei said depressedly: "Now that Zhao Kuangyin is also here, can you tell me about your plan?"

"Of course, and it's been planned for a long time. Zong Xin said excitedly: "Zhao Kuangyin, do you remember what was the most important thing we did before we left Yandao?"

Zhao Kuangyin thought for a moment, and then said, "Of course I remember...... So what?"

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Northern Han military camp

It is only 20 miles away from the west gate of Weizhou, and everyone is ready to go at this time. After the last major battle of the Northern Han Dynasty, only more than 10,000 people returned to the barracks, and Liu Chong gathered again at this time the Northern Han army had reached 40,000 soldiers. The Khitan army was 14,000 people, a total of 54,000 people divided into two teams, this time the goal was clear, nothing mattered, just rushed to the Weizhou city wall, and opened a killing ring.

The third watch cooks, the fifth watch sends troops, and everything is very formal. The team went directly to Weizhou, no matter how many creatures were alarmed along the way, it didn't matter to Liu Chong, 54,000 people attacked the city, and the enemy army was only guarded by more than 10,000 people, and the combat effectiveness was not at the same level at all, and the tiredness also exhausted this group of people to death.

This time, he didn't care about Zongxin's plan at all, no matter how clever his heart-attacking skills were, just close his eyes and rush forward, none of them could not fail. After all, the difference in strength is so huge, there is no need to play any tricks at all. Before that, he was stupid, knowing that he couldn't play Zong Xin had to play with him, and this time there would never be such a thing again.

"Chengjun, are you sure that Wei Zhou has not made any moves during this time?"

Liu Chengjun said: "Father, son-in-law is sure." Even the corpses of soldiers on both sides outside Weizhou were not recovered and buried, and the city gates were closed and no one was allowed to enter or leave. It didn't look like it was deliberately delaying time, and the corpses of the soldiers outside the city were stenching, and they didn't even care. ”

Liu Chong nodded and said, "It doesn't matter if the rest is left, as long as you know that Zongxin and they don't make any moves." It seems that there should be 20,000 soldiers and horses defending the city in Weizhou now. Zong Xin has 3,000 iron horsemen in his hands, as long as he dismounts, he is an ordinary soldier, these people should be used to guard the city wall, they are well-equipped and well-trained, and this will be a fierce battle. In addition, the Song Valve also has 10,000 taels of people, all of whom are martial arts practitioners, but it is a pity that they are not good at defending the city, as long as they can kill into the city, these people are not to be afraid, and there are thousands of captured people, these people should also be in Weizhou, whether they have defected or not, I will count these people into it. Although there will be huge losses in this battle, as long as Weizhou can be captured and Guo Wei and Song Yan can be captured, the Great Zhou will not be defeated. ”

Although Liu Chong hated Zong Xin, he was not ready to take him down, the reason was very simple, Zong Xin, a slippery boy, would definitely run away when he encountered it, there was no doubt about it. Zong Xin wanted to escape, almost no one could stop him, this person was strong in martial arts, and the nineteen giant wolves under him were extremely fast and invulnerable, if he didn't want to fight hard, he couldn't do anything about him, unless there was a more powerful martial arts master to stop him.

Liu Chong knew that the only top master in the Northern Han Dynasty also defected to Guo Wei, and he had a good relationship with Song Yan, but he would betray him? Instead, he went to help Guo Wei, who had nothing to do with him, Song Yan's wife, Princess Yongning, was Liu Chengyou's own sister, and Guo Wei's children were persecuted and died by Liu Chengyou.

Liu Chong also saw that the Song valve was too powerful, so he would desperately suppress it, and knew that Song Yan's wife, Princess Yongning, had a grudge against Guo Wei, so he was expected not to rebel, so he had to stay in Taiyuan honestly. As a result, this kind of thing happened, Guo Wei's heart is big enough, Song Yan's courage is not small, the most important thing is ...... Zong Xin is too powerful, Song Yan must have arranged it for him to leave Taiyuan and go to Weizhou.

Liu Chong knew that Zong Xin was Lei Hong's third son Lei Tianyong, and when Zong Xin was trapped in the cave, Lei Hong sent soldiers to prepare to slaughter everyone in the entire Northern Han Dynasty. Anyway, his reputation has never been good, and he doesn't care about this kind of thing anymore.

It was at that time that Song Valve left Taiyuan little by little by borrowing Lei Hong's troops, and he was always controlled by Lei Hong, so he failed to notice Song Valve's movements at the first time, and when he noticed this problem, Song Valve had basically completed the relocation.

Obviously, it was Zong Xin who took the lead and gave Song Valve this opportunity to escape from Taiyuan. But he was distracted by the fact that Zong Xin was trapped, and when Zong Xin came out of the cave, there was not a single or two pieces of flesh on his body, and the two women around him were so hungry that they didn't even have the strength to walk, and there were only skin and bones left in their bodies.

This incident also made Liu Chong very afraid of Zong Xin, knowing that he was by no means extraordinary. Trapped in the cave for a month and a half, although he was hungry, his physical strength and strength showed no signs of decay, and he was not a human at all.