Chapter 80: Step by Step (Part II)
Zhang Rou shouted angrily: "You are bold!" As he spoke, he slashed the knife in his hand straight towards Zongzheng.
The cold sword light flashed on Zong Zheng's face, and Zong Zheng did not move at all, and his eyes did not blink.
"Stop!" Kublai Khan shouted as he pushed Dong Wenbing and Zhang Xi away from Dong Wenbing and Zhang Xi who were in front of him.
The blade paused on the top of Zongzheng's head, only a few inches away from touching Zongzheng's forehead, Zhang Rou was suppressed by Zongzheng's momentum, and secretly admired it in her heart.
Even if Kublai Khan didn't shout in time, Zhang Rou wouldn't have split it, he just wanted to try Zongzheng, but the witty Zongzheng had already seen through everything.
Zong Zheng deliberately said sharply that he wanted to take Kublai Khan's life, which was nothing more than to force these excited veterans to take action against him, only when these veterans made a move and explained by themselves, they would feel guilty and let down their guard.
Liu Bingzhong deeply admired Zongzheng's courage to add a sword and axe to avoid it, and when he heard Zong Zheng mention that he wanted Kublai Khan's life, there was no nervousness and panic in his eyes, because he already knew what Zong Zheng meant.
Kublai Khan ordered people to stop in time, because he knew very well that Zongzheng would never really want his own life, if Zongzheng wanted to take his own life, then why save himself twice, isn't it obviously contradictory?
Zong Zheng guessed everyone's thoughts, he knew that Liu Bingzhong and Kublai Khan would definitely not be excited, but Dong Wenbing and other veterans would definitely protect each other out of the consideration of loyalty to protect the lord, so that they would bury a burst of guilt in all their hearts, and take advantage of everyone's guilt to explain to Fuling, which will naturally get twice the result with half the effort.
Zhang Rou put away the knife in his hand, and under the signal of Kublai Khan's eyes, Dong Wenbing and the others also slowly put away the weapons in their hands.
"Mei Shaoxia, I will compensate you on behalf of the public. As he spoke, he bowed to Zongzheng to apologize.
Zong Zheng knew that his plan had worked, so he said politely: "The king doesn't need to be like this, it's because I didn't explain it clearly, which caused a misunderstanding." ”
"Please also ask Mei Shaoxia to carefully talk about the king's order, how do you plan to borrow the law?" Kublai Khan got up and asked,
Zong Zheng listened to Kublai Khan's words of 'borrowing life', and knew that Kublai Khan had probably guessed his intentions, so he stopped playing dumb riddles, and replied truthfully: "The king is really wise and wise, that's right, the so-called Fuling is actually borrowing the king's life to come up with a plan to hide from the sky and the sea. ”
Zhang Rou, Dong Wenbing and other four veterans naturally didn't know what Zong Zheng meant, Dong Wenbing was the most frank and straightforward, so he couldn't help but ask: "Please Mei Shaoxia speak more carefully." ”
Zong Zhengze continued: "I have set up a bureau, as long as those killers can see the king die with their own eyes, then, under the guise of helping the king's coffin return to the north, not only can we make those killers completely dead, but they will not be found out about the king's strategy to divide the army, and more importantly, we can make the king's opponents let down their vigilance, so as to make the surprise attack more effective." ”
When Zhang Rou and the other four generals heard what Zong Zheng said, they couldn't help but nod their heads in praise.
Liu Bingzhong looked at Zong Zheng, that kind of curious and admiring eyes scattered through the sharp light in his eyes, he couldn't imagine that Zong Zheng's plan to help the soul could have the effect of killing three birds with one stone, it was really powerful.
Although Kublai Khan did not obviously praise his actions, he had already judged Zongzheng's plan in his heart.
In general, everyone knows that the plan is a brilliant plan, but there is no shortage of loopholes.
Zhang Rou was careful and was the first to speak: " The old man has been planning for decades, and I have to say that Mei Shaoxia's plan is indeed a clever plan, but I am afraid that the key points need to be clearly stated, first, how to let those killers see the king die with their own eyes; second, how to make those assassins believe in the king's death without any doubt; third, once the death of the king is announced, it will inevitably affect the peace talks discussed before, because if the Song army learns the news of the king's death, it will definitely press forward step by step on the terms of the peace talks and step up the determination of the terms of the peace talks, which will be very unfavorable to the flexible deployment of our army in terms of time. ”
What Zhang Rou said was exactly what everyone present wanted to ask, and everyone looked at Zongzheng, looking forward to giving a round-ended explanation.
Zong Zheng did not answer first, but praised General Zhang Rou and said: "General Zhang Rou is worthy of being a respected veteran in the army, and he will explain the three key points of this plan in one word. ”
Zhang Rou used to use force against Zong Zheng presumptiably, but now she was a little uncomfortable being praised by Zong Zheng, and there was a burst of guilt in her heart.
At this time, Zong Zheng hung the appetite of the generals, and everyone was already unbearable, Zong Zheng saw that the time for further explanation had come, so he continued to explain: "Therefore, the king not only has to die under the noses of those killers, but also in the hands of the Song army, and not only the king must die, but also another respected general in the army. ”
Although Zongzheng's words were uncomfortable, after a lot of trouble, the generals knew in their hearts that he had no malicious intent, saying that he would let another veteran die, but in fact, it was just a fake death, so they didn't care about it anymore, but everyone was a little confused about his explanation.
Zhang Rou said inexplicably: "Why do you have to do this?"
Zong Zheng asked rhetorically with three points of questioning, three points of questioning and three points of confidence: "Dare to ask General Zhang, since you want the king to die under the nose of the killer, then who do you think the king died in is more convincing to the killer, and there is no doubt?"
When Zhang Rou heard Zong Zheng's rhetorical question, she suddenly brightened, and couldn't help nodding her head slightly in praise, but then remembered another doubt, so she asked again: "Then why do you have to pull another respected veteran?"
Zong Zheng replied: "This veteran actually has the effect of blurring the enemy, and when it comes to helping the soul return to the north, in the eyes of those killers, it is naturally the coffin of the king to return to the north, and in the eyes of Song Jun, it is to help the veteran's coffin return to the north." ”
Everyone was confused by Zong Zheng's words, Zhang Rou continued to ask, and he didn't dare to ask more, even the wise Liu Bingzhong had no clue at the moment.
Zong Zheng knew that everyone must be chaotic at this moment, so he felt that it was time to tell the situation he had set up, so he walked calmly and said: " Speaking of this, this is going to talk about the bureau I have laid out, the king must remember to carry out the peace talks secretly, when the time comes, Xu Yi Jia seems to be a heavy salute, after the peace talks are determined, ask him to help a little favor, just say that a certain veteran in the army is the spy of the king of Mobei, hindered by his prestige in the army, want to quietly borrow the hands of the Song army to remove, and has set up a good bureau, only need to borrow him dozens of Song soldiers to shoot, if this matter is successful, there are also heavy gifts to thank each other, then, the killers will naturally appear in the bureau I set up, and see with their own eyes Song soldiers kill the king and a general you are carrying, as long as something happens, the king does not publicly proclaim, in the killer, they think it is the king's coffin, to the Song army, they thought it was the general's coffin. ”
Kublai Khan pondered carefully, and finally understood what Zong Zheng said, Liu Bingzhong naturally understood it in his heart, as far as the situation was concerned, Liu Bingzhong knew that Kublai Khan wanted to be unfavorable to Zong Zheng, but in the heart of this veteran, it can already be concluded that Zong Zheng is by no means a spy of the king of Mobei, but because of the king's face and prestige, Liu Bingzhong is also a person who knows the severity, so he did not point it out directly, and now, he has been silent, he finally wants to stand up and talk about it head-on, so as to euphemistically hint at Kublai Khan.
Liu Bingzhong laughed out loud in silence, "Hahaha, hahahahaha." ”
Everyone was immediately shocked by Liu Bingzhong's unexpected laughter, and their eyes shifted to Liu Bingzhong, Liu Bingzhong paused his laughter, and then exclaimed: "Gao, really smart." ”
As soon as Liu Bingzhong's words came out, everyone's impression of Zongzheng changed a lot, and the people who could make Liu Lao praise were definitely the people who could make him admire, and there were only a handful of people that Liu Lao admired in his life, so everyone naturally had a different mentality towards Zongzheng at the beginning of entering the camp.
Kublai Khan looked at Liu Bingzhong in surprise, Liu Bingzhong's expression returned to calm, and he said calmly: "This plan implies ten subtleties, which the old man admires." ”
Everyone only knew that they were a little surprised when Liu Bingzhong mentioned the ten subtleties, and even the wise and wise Kublai Khan frowned and was curious.
Liu Bingzhong explained: " Borrowing the hands of the Song army to set up this killing game, its intention is to convince the killer, borrowing the opponent to win the trust, this is a good use; arranging the killing in the name of eliminating the traitor, this is the messenger; arranging a general to confuse the public, so the suspicious array is arranged, so that the killer and the Song army are difficult to distinguish the truth, this is Mingrui; arranging a general to accompany each other to go to the killing game, so as not to arouse the killer's suspicion, this is meticulous; through the killer to convey the news of the king's death, naturally the king of Mobei is more convinced, this is wise; to fake his death in person to escape the pursuit and killing, face the crisis, but skillfully resolve it, such thinking, is wisdom and bravery; to fake the king's death to let the king of Mobei let down his guard, and then lay the groundwork for the effect of dividing the troops to the north to raid, this is the knowledge of the distance; in the name of Fuling BeiguiErase the traces of the army's actions, repair the plank road in the open, and secretly Chen Cang, this is a trick; to fake death to hide a general, but in fact, it is secretly used for other purposes, to further eliminate the enemy's vigilance, in order to achieve the effect of a surprise attack, this is a partial use; to blur the Central Plains martial arts with the Fuling Array, so that it does not know why, dare not attack rashly, this is a foresight;"
After Liu Bingzhong finished speaking, he subconsciously glanced at Zong Zheng, and with just that look, Zong Zheng understood Liu Bingzhong's meaning, and his heart was grateful.
"What the old general said, the younger generation is ashamed, a little little, not worth mentioning, thanks to the love, grateful. Zong Zheng said politely.
Liu Bingzhong's evaluation has both the obvious things, and the implied strategy of Zongzheng, and the next strategy of Zongzheng, everyone heard this comment, all looked at Liu Lao, looked at Zongzheng, and secretly admired.
For Zongzheng, Liu Bingzhong has both admiration, gratitude, and a trace of awe. I admired that he was able to understand his implied strategy and the next strategy, and I was grateful that his timely and wonderful evaluation made the generals have a lot more to think of themselves, and the thought of dealing with this sophisticated and profound master of wisdom in the future made my heart secretly awe-inspiring.
Kublai Khan finally fully understood Zongzheng's intentions, and indeed sincerely admired Zongzheng, but he was still full of doubts about the situation of suspended death, of course, it was just pure doubts, and he was not wary, because he knew very well that if Zongzheng really wanted to put himself to death, he would not save himself in Xijiao Mountain, let alone spend his efforts to help him detoxify.
Thinking about it carefully, if Zongzheng has the intention to frame himself in turn, then there is no need to go through a lot of trouble to plan and plan, just sit back and wait for his own division of troops, and notify Ali Buge in advance at that time. Thinking of this, Kublai Khan gradually let down his guard, with a trace of shame on his face, and said politely,
"Mei Shaoxia is really a master of plotting, this king admires it, but this king still has something unclear, and I ask Mei Shaoxia to point it out. ”
Zong Zheng hurriedly replied humbly: "If the prince doesn't understand something, I should explain it in detail." ”
Kublai Khan said: "This king still has doubts about the killing game you said, and those killers are afraid that it is not easy to fool, what kind of game is this fraudulent death game, please explain it to Mei Shaoxia." ”