In Xingcheng, near the south gate and almost next to the city wall, there is a secluded courtyard that occupies a small area.
People living nearby are aware of this villa. Although the owner has never lived here for many years, because there is no shortage of housekeepers and servants, the entire villa is kept clean and tidy inside and out.
As time went by, the people nearby became accustomed to treating the housekeeper and his family as neighbors, and they all got along happily.
On this day, there was a strange phenomenon in the sky. Dark clouds suddenly accumulated in the sky where the sun was shining just a moment ago. Then there were strong winds and heavy rain. It was also accompanied by terrifying explosions and a strange sky. People were so frightened that they did not dare to go out.
Fortunately, the terrain in the area around South City Gate is not low, so there are no major problems for every household.
When the rain stopped and the sky cleared up, and there were no more scary visions in the sky, people opened their doors and moved the sewage and debris in the yard to the door.
External cleaning.
But before the people inside and outside the streets were finished, they saw large groups of golden-armored cavalry and palace guards turning in from the main street of Xingcheng. They quickly surrounded the secluded courtyard, scaring the surrounding area.
All the people on the street retreated into the courtyard, no longer daring to open the door.
Then, the imperial chariot of the prefect came, but the last section of the alley was so narrow that the large imperial chariot could not enter. The palace attendants who had been prepared on the side quickly hunched over the black carpet and ran in front of the imperial chariot.
Spread it out all the way to the gate of the secluded courtyard.
At this time, the fat man on the imperial chariot walked down and stepped on the carpet into the secluded courtyard that had been cleaned up. The person who came was none other than the prefect of Yongchang County, Meng Jiaoyang.
Meng Jiaoyang walked into the other courtyard, but did not go deep. She sat down in the slightly cramped living room. She waved her hand to signal the palace waiters and guards to go out. The door was closed, and only he and he were left in the living room.
Meng Sanshu and Yi Bai.
The three of them were silent for a while, and then Meng Jiaoyang glanced at the middle-aged scholar sitting in the guest seat opposite, paused, and then asked, "Third Scholar, if this matter doesn't work, do you think Mr. Yun...
....What will happen?”
Meng Sanshu sat on the chair, looking at his nose and heart, as if he was meditating. When he heard Meng Jiaoyang's question, he didn't answer immediately. After a while, he said, "Although the deployment of ordnance and baggage has delayed time.
It's hard to deceive Yun Bailou with an excuse, but in the end it gives an explanation to the other side. Now that there is an alliance between the two counties, he can't do anything to us. At most, he can send someone to ask a few questions. "
"That's good, that's good," Meng Jiaoyang chuckled, glanced at Meng Sanshu's obviously unhappy expression, looked at Yi Bai and said, "Although it is true that we have formed an alliance with Guangjun at the moment, we must let our
The Shan army went to fight with Lijun Qingqi. I'm afraid Mr. Yun didn't have any good intentions. There were five thousand Lijun Qingqi. They were the best among the elite who could gallop on horseback and form a battle formation. They were the shakers.
If the Shan army encounters it head-on, I'm afraid it will suffer heavy losses. Then the fisherman of Guang County Navy will benefit, I'm afraid it's not a natural thing?!"
Yi Bai was noncommittal.
Meng Sanshu said, "Master Taishou, I saw with my own eyes that everyone in the Guangjun navy was equipped with infantry armor, crossbows, swords and guns, and even carried horses and caltrops. This time Yun Bailou came down.
The one who is cruel enough to join us in crippling that Lijun Qingqi must not be ???????????????..."
When he said this, he raised his head, but only saw Meng Jiaoyang's frozen smile, so he lowered his head and sighed, "It's too late to say this now."
Meng Jiaoyang glanced at Meng Sanshu, and then looked at Yi Bai again, but the smile was no longer on her face, "The Guangjun Navy can even fight on the water with the Jiangzhou Navy. It is indeed a strong army." , but if those sailors leave the warship, put on their armor and pick up their swords, they can be considered a strong land army?"
He waved his hand vigorously and said, "Absolutely impossible! Even if those elite sailors are not afraid of death, they have no experience in land battle formations. If they encounter the charge of Lijun Qingqi head-on, they will just wait to die. If they can resist it head-on, The only one who has Qingqi from Lijun is our Shanshan Army. Even if we were the winner at that time, more than half of the Shanshan Army would have been lost. Today's Yongchang County...can't afford such a blow!"
Seeing Meng Jiaoyang's heartbroken look, Meng Sanshu suddenly lost interest and stopped arguing.
Meng Jiaoyang looked back at the middle-aged scholar's expression and added, "Three books, what does the Mountain-shaking Army mean to today's Yongchang County? You know very well that it is indispensable and has the effect of a needle that fixes the sea. But Although Lijun Qingqi are indeed elite, there are more than 300,000 elites in Lijun. Without this group of Lijun Qingqi, will Lijun Qingqi also be injured?"
"This time we have joined forces with Yun Bailou to set up Luochuan. If we break the covenant again and cripple Lijun Qingqi, we will really fight to the death. Sanshu, fight to the death!" Meng Jiaoyang looked at him. The middle-aged scholar said sadly, "Luochuan is a lunatic. You have seen him in the meeting hall today. If he had just raised an army to kill him, how could we resist him? Now it is not only the Cangyan Sword Sect, but also the Tingfeng Pavilion. After returning to Lijun, what can we do to resist? Guangjun? If Lijun is really determined to kill us, will Guangjun really send troops to help? Or even if they come to help, without the Shanshan Army, if we can't even defeat them If we can’t wait until reinforcements arrive, what should we do?!”
Meng Sanshu was really silent this time.
Meng Jiaoyang sighed deeply and said, "Third Secretary, why don't I want to kill that Lijun Qingqi? I have even dreamed of it. If I kill that Lijun Qingqi, Guangjun will be the one to bear Luochuan's revenge. That would be a shame." I also want to try to lose half of the Shanshan Army, but it won’t work. This is Xingcheng, my Xingcheng in Yongchang County. Yun Bailou has just finished the battle and left. Can we leave? Can we leave? I can’t leave..."
"I know what you want????????????????, I know," Meng Jiaoyang said with a bitter smile, "You want to tie Yongchang County to Guang County, but if you don't have Guangjun is still willing to help us if we have no strength? Sanshu, the one who can help us will always be ourselves..."
Meng Sanshu exhaled a long breath, "The prefect can think like this, Sanshu has nothing to say."
Meng Jiaoyang nodded slightly after hearing what he said, and then waved her hands tiredly.
Yi Bai bowed slightly and then disappeared.
Meng Sanshu stood up slowly, bowed and walked out of the hall, then closed the door.
When the living room was completely silent, a figure wearing a red cloak suddenly appeared in the hall.
Meng Jiaoyang was not surprised at all, nor did she look at the face under the cloak of the figure. She asked in a deep voice, "Is there any problem with Fan'er?"
The figure in the red cloak nodded and said in a deep female voice, "All the four captains and twenty lieutenants in the Shanshan Army are fine. It's just that it may be difficult for the eldest son to gain all the loyalty of this army in a short period of time. The prefect
Your Excellency can consider replacing a group of officers, or..."
Meng Jiaoyang shook his head and said, "Why don't I want to change people? It's just that I just took the throne not long ago. Before, I didn't dare to make friends with any military figures under the pressure of my father. Now I want to change, but there is no suitable candidate for a while. Moreover,
Now that Meng Cao'er has been imprisoned, if anyone else is replaced, I am afraid that the combat power of the Shanshan Army will be shaken. This matter can only be discussed in the long term, as long as they are still loyal to me, Meng, and not others."
"The most important thing right now...is to deal with...him!"