Kublai Khan asked about Zong Zheng's cheating on death, and Zong Zheng was relieved in his heart, knowing that Kublai Khan had let down his guard, so he calmly replied,

"The golden cicada sheds its shell. ”

Although it is a short four words, it is full of the essence of the game of defrauding death, and Liu Bingzhong and Kublai Khan realized it after a little thought.

The reason why Zongzheng only mentioned the point, but did not explain it thoroughly, was because he didn't want to participate in this trick of death, for fear that Kublai Khan would be suspicious of himself, Kublai Khan seemed to understand Zongzheng's meaning, so he didn't ask too much about this matter, but took out the third piece of paper, pointed to the word 'quote' on it and asked,

"And what is the meaning of these two words?"

Zong Zheng looked at the word 'quote', but he didn't know where to start for a while.

According to the news of the Eight Wolves of Zhongshan last night, the purpose of those martial arts people is likely to be himself, so Zong Zheng plans to use himself as a bait to lure these martial arts people away from Ezhou, so that he can relieve the siege of Kublai Khan.

However, there are many uncertainties in this matter, one is that it is uncertain whether the martial arts people only have the purpose of dealing with themselves, and if there is another purpose, then the diversion plan cannot be completely effective, and the second is that even if it is determined that the purpose of these martial arts people is only to deal with themselves, then how to make Kublai Khan believe that he can completely distract these martial arts people.

Zong Zheng thought about it, and felt that there was only one way to take care of both sides, no matter what the purpose of these martial arts people was here, they could lead them away from Ezhou, so it was a safe way.

Therefore, Zong Zheng thought of the strategy of 'sub-citation', compared with the two strategies of 'peace discussion' and 'Fuling', although the strategy of 'sub-citation' has the least effect, it is the most nerve-wracking, not because of the difficulties, but because he can't see through, since Zong Zheng was hunted down by martial arts people, he has always been puzzled, and he is also half-aware of the thoughts and relationships of martial arts people, and has not been able to see through the pattern of martial arts.

This time the martial arts factions gathered in Ezhou, for the sake of justice and justice in the past few years, the accumulation of grudges and grudges over the years finally found the flashpoint, and they tried their best to find an opportunity to deal with Zongzheng, although, Zhongshan Eight Wolves secretly mentioned something to Zongzheng, but Zongzheng still underestimated the people in the martial arts, or did not see through the people in the martial arts.

The key to Zongzheng's plan this time is to divide the lead, and he must be used as a bait to be effective, but Zong Zheng is not sure whether Kublai Khan really let down his guard, if Kublai Khan has half doubts about himself, then he will never let himself out of the camp, and he will take the initiative to propose, the purpose will inevitably be too obvious, but it will further arouse Kublai Khan's suspicion.

Zong Zheng paused for a while, put aside all his concerns, and thought about poking Kublai Khan's vital point first, then observing his expression, and then making a statement, and then replied: " With the strength of the king to stay in Ezhou, if it is only to deal with either side of the Song army or the Central Plains martial arts, it is not a problem, the king is worried about nothing more than the two attack together, and now, to disconnect the possibility of the Song army attacking with the plan of peace, the Central Plains martial arts naturally do not dare to move, but as long as they stay in Ezhou for a day, the king will not be at ease for a moment, and the plan I think of is to cut off the possibility of the martial arts people and the Song army to jointly attack, and to lure those martial arts people away from Ezhou. ”

What Zong Zheng said was right to Kublai Khan's vital point, and Kublai Khan secretly thought to himself: "If these martial arts people can be transferred to Ezhou, the threat will indeed be lifted." ”

Zong Zheng knew that this plan was not exactly certain, so he did not dare to say it full, first, he was too confident, and when the plan failed to achieve the desired effect, his heart was blocked, and second, it was easy to arouse Kublai Khan's suspicion, just like pulling a bow and releasing arrows, the bowstring was too full, and it was easy to break if he bowed too tightly, if he raised half a point of difficulty, it would make Kublai Khan believe in himself more.

Seeing that Kublai Khan seemed to be affirmative, Zongzheng took the opportunity to add again,

"It's just that I'm not sure if I can successfully lead away those martial arts people, so I can only try my best. Zongzheng's words were frustrated, his tone was pertinent, and his face was embarrassed, but there was no sense of disobedience and artificiality.

When Zhang Rou heard this, she stepped forward and asked Zong Zhengdao politely: "Mei Shaoxia, what's the difficulty? If we can help, please make it clear." ”

Zong Zheng looked at Zhang Rou, savored what Zhang Rou said, and then observed Kublai Khan's expression, but felt that the previous nervousness was no longer there, and his intuition told him that the crisis was basically resolved, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart.

However, when I heard Zhang Rou ask about her difficulties, there is indeed a difficulty, at the moment, it is not certain whether their purpose is only to deal with themselves, if there are other plans, they can only lead away some people.

However, Zong Zheng knew in his heart that according to his own strategy, he would definitely be able to lure most of the masters in the martial arts away, so it would be difficult for the remaining people to pose a threat to Kublai Khan, if they really wanted to have a plot against Kublai Khan, they could only wait until the master who was chasing and killing him solved himself, and then he could make a difference.

It's just that in front of many masters, how to deal with it skillfully, delaying for ten days and half a month is really a problem, Zong Zheng has conceived a strategy, but he needs the assistance of dozens of people, so Zhang Rou took the initiative to help, which is in line with the needs of Zhongzongzheng.

Even if Zhang Rou did not take the initiative to provide inquiry, Zong Zheng also planned to say his request, first, these dozens of people are indeed needed for the strategy, and second, these dozens of people are a dose of peace of mind, a dose of mild medicine that reassures Kublai Khan and the veterans present, and the plan must use himself as bait, and Kublai Khan is suspicious of himself, so he is naturally afraid that he will play tricks, and he is eager to send dozens of people to target him, and he decisively offered to need dozens of people to help, which will inevitably touch Kublai Khan and others.

Besides, Zhang Rou was so diligent, thinking about it, he was indeed solving problems for Kublai Khan, Zong Zheng looked hearty, and replied to Zhang Rou unceremoniously: "General Zhang, I can't hide it, I really need your help in what I think, and I need you to allocate thirty people to help." ”

Kublai Khan heard that Zongzheng took the initiative to ask for someone, and sure enough, his eyebrows were raised, and he was very surprised, and after a short period of surprise, he was relieved, and Kublai Khan saw Zongzheng's hearty request, so he also replied heartily,

"It's just thirty people, why not. ”

When Zong Zheng saw Kublai Khan's hearty promise, he knew that Kublai Khan had agreed to leave the camp by himself, and hurriedly thanked him.

Everything was discussed, Kublai Khan was at peace, but time was urgent, and Kublai Khan thought that if Zongzheng's plan was feasible, he would start to implement it tonight.

Kublai Khan had not yet studied and deliberated with Zhang Rou, Dong Wenbing, and Liu Bingzhong, the three wise generals, and did not dare to fully believe it, and was anxious to send Zong Zheng out of the camp so that Liu Bingzhong and others could discuss.

For Zongzheng, Kublai Khan is very contradictory at the moment, such talents, if they can be recruited for their own use, naturally great things can be accomplished, then at this time should show the state of thirst for talent, Zongzheng should be completely trusted, so as to show the sincerity of the king to seek talents, but at this time it is a very time, Zongzheng is an extraordinary person, Kublai Khan can only be cautious, cautious and cautious, both want to seek talents, give trust, show sincerity, and have to be cautious at the very moment to the extraordinary people, this contradiction makes Kublai Khan very entangled, in the end, the king chose a compromise strategy, neither fully trusted, but also not overly cautious。

The compromise attitude is also a helpless choice, which is seen by Liu Bingzhong and Zhang Rou, and the two veterans can also deeply appreciate the hardships and constraints of Kublai Khan as a king.

In Liu Bingzhong's eyes, the compromise attitude at this time is indeed the best policy, after all, let everything have room to turn around, if Zongzheng's strategy can indeed solve the dilemma of the prince, in the future, the prince will condescend to the noble, and beg in every possible way, naturally be able to win back the heart of the talented man's help, and if Zong is a spy, the fault of a handsome, involving the three armies, then there will be no room for turning over, think about it carefully, and only this kind of compromise can leave room for everything.

Kublai Khan was anxious to discuss the thoughts of Zongzheng's strategy with Liu Bingzhong and other veterans, Zongzheng knew it, so he didn't want Kublai Khan to be embarrassed, so he took the initiative to say: "Lord, generals, the plan has been made clear, the sky is not early, sleepiness is sprouting, Mei is going back to rest, please forgive me for retiring." Then he was about to leave.

Zhang Rou said politely: "Mei Shaoxia won't stay for a moment, will you wait with me and discuss it carefully?"

Zong Zheng knew that this was Zhang Rou's kind words, so he replied politely: "Last night, I spent the night with the king to admire the moon, and today I thought about it carefully, but I couldn't rest well, and it was not early, so I was really sleepy." As he spoke, he yawned and put his hand to his mouth.

Kublai Khan thought that if he only let Zongzheng leave, he was afraid that it would be inappropriate, first, he would inevitably be suspected of xenophobia, showing that he was a little narrow-minded; second, there was a heavy ambush outside, and Zongzheng left the camp alone, for fear that the soldiers outside would misunderstand.

Kublai Khan thought that Zhang Xi and Xie Cheng had nothing important to do next, so he said to Zhang Xi and Xie Cheng: "Zhang Xi and Xie Cheng, you two will send Mei Shaoxia for this king!"

Zhang Xi reconciled Cheng and received the order, and walked out of the camp with Zongzheng.

Zong Zheng walked out of the tent, a refreshing wind came to his face, looking at the bright moon overhead, he couldn't help but take a deep breath of cold air, the two heavens inside and outside the tent, the mood was also very different.

Zong Zheng subconsciously glanced around, and by the moonlight, Zong Zheng could still see those silent figures hiding in the darkness.

A murderous aura lurked around, if it weren't for Zhang Xi and Xie Cheng, two veterans who came to escort them, I was afraid that Zong Zheng would have ten thousand arrows within a few steps of the camp.

On the way back to the camp, Zongzheng's mind still flashed the situation of discussing the strategy with Kublai Khan and several others, and he couldn't help but sigh secretly: "It's dangerous, if you don't detect it in time and deal with it in time, I'm afraid that if you say the wrong thing and cause death, you can't know it." ”

Zhang Xi reconciled Cheng and sent Zong Zheng to the camp where he rested and said goodbye, Zong Zheng thanked the two, and hurriedly got into the camp after seeing the two leave.