Xu Huaineng expected that Wang Zhen's physical condition was very bad, but he did not expect that Wang Zhen would look so haggard after not seeing him for more than four months. He and Wang Xuan stepped forward and helped Wang Zhen sit up from the hospital bed, almost
I can't feel how much weight Wang Zhen's body still has.
Although Wang Zhen seemed to be in good spirits at this time, Xu Huai knew that this was a flashback. There was really no way he could delay it for much longer with such a broken body. He was choked with sobs and didn't know where to start with many words;
Xuan even washed her hands and shed tears, sitting on the edge of the bed to support Wang Zhen's thin and sick body from behind.
"Silly children, why are you crying? I can see you before I die. It's so much better than anything else." Wang Zhen grinned and scratched Wang Xuan's head, then turned back to Xu Huai and said, "I have been here for the past two days."
I was hesitating whether to ask Lu Xiong to go to Chushan again, but I didn’t expect that you have already arrived in Bianliang. It’s very good, very good.”
Zhu Hang received the message from Zhu Zhi and rushed over to meet him. Hearing that the king wanted to give his last words, he asked his eldest son Zhu Zhi and Lu Wenhu to wait in the yard first.
With a haggard figure, he walked in and sat down next to the bed. He took the decoction from Lu Xiong's hand and served Wang Zhen to drink it.
"I know my destiny. They want to use this thing to fool me. I can only pretend to be fooled by them." Wang Xun sipped the soup while talking to Xu Huai, "Actually,
, it may be a blessing to be able to close my eyes and leave before the mountains and rivers are broken! I am afraid that my humble body, kicking my feet at this time, will cause some unnecessary disturbance, and I will feel uneasy, but
I want to leave Bianliang at this time, but it is extremely difficult. Maybe you are the only one who has the ability to help me leave Bianliang..."
Xu Huai could have imagined how severe the blow to the morale of the main fighting generals would be if the imperial court was so humble and begging for peace.
After Xu Huai arrived in Bianliang City, he had secretly met Liu Yan and others, and he felt this even more deeply.
To be honest, if the flood season was not approaching and the time left for the Red Husbands was really limited, Xu Huaidu doubted that the Red Husbands would have gathered a large army to attack Bianliang City.
There hasn't been any big movement among the Chihu people yet, but that doesn't mean there are no variables.
For example, the morale of the Bianliang garrison, which had been extremely low, was once again severely damaged and shaken.
But even if he could think of this, Xu Huaiyu couldn't bear to see the king's power exhausted, but he was still worried about whether his death would disturb the dilapidated military spirit.
Xu Huai stood up and took a long breath, but still felt that his chest was still tight. He opened the wooden window and let in the patter of rain.
"The fall of Bianliang and the destruction of the Hehuai River are inevitable, but the situation in the southeast and southwest is still intact, and the Dangxiang people are still straddling the northwest, blocking the throats of the Chihu people, and there is still time and opportunity to clean up the mountains and rivers," Xu Huai said, "
However, we can no longer stick to the old rules when it comes to planning things, otherwise, after the Chihu people calmly annex the party items, there may really be no chance at all!"
"...My method won't work after all," Wang Xun raised his head with great effort, looked at Xu Huai with his dull eyes, and sat there for a while before speaking.
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Turning to Wang Fan, he said, "You have to promise me: If the soldiers do not retreat, but I take the first step, let me lie on this bed for a few more days!"
Wang Fan knelt down in tears and said, "Father's orders, Fan'er dare not disobey!"
Wang Zhen looked at Lu Xiong, Wang Kong and Zheng Shou who entered the room later, and asked hoarsely: "Do you all remember it?"
As the guardian of the palace, Wang Zhen no longer has any real power, but he is still among the important ministers of the country.
Therefore, after he left Bianliang City and died of illness on the way, he did not need to report the death to the capital for the time being because of the blockade of the Red Husbands. However, if he died of illness in Bianliang City and did not report it, he would be deceiving the emperor.
Xu Huai had other plans when he came to Bianliang, and the manpower he could mobilize was limited. He could not help Wang Zhen leave Bianliang at this time. Wang Zhen could only ask that after his death, Wang Fan and the others should hide it first, even if they did not hesitate to deceive the king.
News of his death.
Lu Xiong, Wang Kong and Zheng Shou also knelt down and agreed.
"Okay, just leave Xuan'er to stay with me for a while, and you can go discuss things on your own! All other people in the yard should also remove their hands..." Wang Zhen waved his hand feebly, signaling Xu Huai and the others to go out to talk, but he didn't say anything anymore.
I have no energy to participate in complex planning.
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The rain was still pouring down, dripping on the bluestone.
Entering the guest house in the side courtyard, Xu Huai bowed to Wang Fan before taking his seat and said: "Xu Huai is young and frivolous and willful. He has been disrespectful to Wang Fan in the past. Please forgive him!"
"If the skin is gone, how can the hair be attached to the general? In the past, I couldn't see through it." The mountains and rivers were shattered before his eyes, and the officials in the court showed their unprecedented ugliness. At this time, Wang Fan had no fighting spirit and plans.
With a Machiavellian mind, he lamented, "I didn't expect this disaster to come. It's because I was too stupid to see it!"
"What are your plans for coming to Bianliang this time?" Zhu Hang asked, urging Xu Huai to take a seat.
"Such a groveling beg for peace, and the sacrifice of Chen Yuan's men is so meaningless. Even if the Chihu people are forced to attack Bianliang this time due to the approaching flood season, if they come back again, it will be easy to capture Bianliang.
Exploring things,"
Xu Huai sat behind the long desk and said solemnly,
"Even if the fall of Bianliang is inevitable, if everyone in the world has no desire to fight or die, how can it be possible to successfully build a defense line against the Chihu people in Jianghuai after Bianliang falls and the rivers and Huaihe Rivers are broken? I am here
Chushan heard that Chen Yuan's troops were destroyed. It was because someone in the court was afraid of angering the Hulu and deliberately leaked the secret, but he didn't know the details yet. The first thing I have to do when I come here this time is to find this person and eradicate him.
Let the generals, soldiers and people of the world not completely lose their will to resist the barbarians, and let those who are begging for peace still have a trace of fear in their hearts!"
"..." Wang Fan, Zhu Hang, Lu Xiong, Zheng Shou and others were all shocked. They did not expect that Xu Huai left the soldiers and civilians of Chushan alone and sneaked to Bianliang. The first thing he did was to assassinate a current man.
We haven't caught one of Ying's characters yet, but after thinking about it, we can understand that the situation is so bad that some things can only be done by hook or by crook.
Thinking of the destruction of Chen Yuan's troops, Zhu Hang was still heartbroken at this time, and said hoarsely: "Three thousand passionate men of Vietnam died so unjustly!"
this situation
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Xu Huai personally rushed to Bianliang, and what he could do was very limited. However, leaking the secret that led to the destruction of Chen Yuan's troops would have a severe impact on the morale of the army, so Xu Huai decided to start with this matter.
However, the news that Zhuang Shouxin heard in a hurry when he left Bianliang was only some vague and limited rumors. At the same time, he did not mention this matter to Zhou Jing when he left Bianliang. It is impossible for Zhou Jing to leave under the current circumstances.
Pay attention to this matter.
Therefore, Xu Huai did not know enough about the leak at this time.
"After the Red Guards Cavalry invaded the south, there was a dispute between the DPRK and the Central Government about peace or war. The Holy Emperor was also wavering and had no idea at all. As the cities near the capital fell one after another, the voice of peace talks became more and more loud. Many generals who had previously advocated a war
, they also think that it is not a bad idea to delay time by asking for peace,”
Zhu Hang recalled many details before and after sending Chen Yuan's troops to attack the enemy camp at night, and said,
"The Holy Spirit still hoped to deceive the enemy with benefits, so he sent Yang Dixun to the enemy's camp. He secretly ordered the annual tribute to be limited to one million silver, and to pay an additional five million taels of silver as a reward. However, he did not expect that the envoy would follow Yang Dixun to Bianliang to claim compensation.
Although after the arrival of the captive envoys, Wang Qiyong, Wang Boqian and others still advocated for peace, we and the Holy Spirit were still hesitant and advised the Holy Spirit to send troops to attack the enemy camp at night - we were also counting on the approaching of the flood season.
, the captive soldiers did not dare to stay in Zhengzhou, Gyeonggi and other places for a long time. They wanted to use a surprise force to attack the enemy camp at night and delay the peace negotiation until the captive soldiers had to retreat. This would also delay the matter of claiming compensation, but they did not want the captive soldiers to have to retreat early.
We were prepared, but Chen Yuan's troops were ambushed. Only a hundred of the three thousand troops broke out and fled back. We leaked the secret at some point. It is possible that the Holy One did not abide by the agreement not to disclose it to the public and told the ministers about the matter.
, but there is no way to know who leaked the secret. Afterwards, the Holy Emperor put the responsibility of sending troops entirely on the Wang Xiang. If it weren't for some ministers' bitter remonstrances, the Wang Xiang might have issued an imperial edict, but he might not have been able to support it.
Come and see you..."
"Since there are rumors, it is not difficult to find clues," Xu Huai pondered for a while, then stood up and said goodbye, "I will go investigate this matter - this matter is intended to boost morale and scare the evil spirits, but it cannot be used against evil spirits.
Prime Minister, if there is any interference to Chushan, we will do everything we can to hide our traces. Please don’t worry, you two gentlemen. And if there is no special reason, we will not come to see you two gentlemen again until the matter is accomplished!"
"There is a place where we can be used in this matter. We will never sit idly by and have nothing to worry about. In addition, there is another thing I am planning to find you for!" Zhu Hang said.
"What's the matter?" Xu Huai asked.
"Prince Jing is not in Bianliang, and Princess Yingyun is on the list of compensation. We cannot stand by and watch this matter," Zhu Hang said, "Wang Fan and I thought about sending someone to rob Princess Yingyun from the palace and hide it secretly.
We are planning to bring Zhou Jing over to discuss this matter - since you are in Bianliang, you should be in charge of this matter, and we will assist you..."
"..." Xu Huai closed his eyes, wishing he could dig out eight generations of the Zhao family's ancestors to see what kind of damn virtues the Zhao family's children and grandchildren have, but Zhu Hang was right, they had to sit back and watch this matter.
The princess was sent to the prison camp and was brutally tortured. How would King Jing treat them in the future?
