When he heard Uncle Wang say this, Meng Zhangming couldn't help but feel shaken in his heart. This plan is really wonderful. It can not only help His Majesty remove the obstacles to controlling the Guan Ning Army, but also make the Guan Ning Army die devoted to His Majesty.
As expected of your Majesty's hand-picked Minister of War, the things he plans are indeed not as impetuous as mine. If I tell your Majesty, your Majesty will definitely not let Yang Kuo die at the hands of others according to your Majesty's temperament, and will definitely strike preemptively. But if so, then
The goal of taking over Guan Ning's army could not be achieved.
Even if it has won the hearts of most of the soldiers.
But now there is a problem. These three generals must have their own people in the army, at least thousands of them. Although these three people can be captured, it will be difficult to calm down the soldiers who have been provoked.
Heart.
Yang Kuo will be killed then, so they must find someone else to stabilize the morale of the army. Besides His Majesty, this person must be from Guan Ning's army. Who should they find?
"I remember that day, a man with only seventeen cavalry defeated two phalanxes of intruders. Such an impressive achievement must be quite prestigious among Guan Ning's army."
Wang Jiayan suddenly remembered that day when he was in the team, looking at the invincible momentum of the eighteen people from a distance, and felt very jealous in his heart, why these eighteen people could not be used by him.
"Can these eighteen people work for the court?" Meng Zhangming was still a little worried. After all, they didn't know the details of those eighteen people. If they used them wrongly and trusted the other party, wouldn't they be shooting stones?
My own feet?
"Wouldn't you know if you give it a try?"
As he said this, Wang Jiayan smiled and a little plan emerged in his mind.
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Camp
"Brother is so awesome. He immediately became a guard. From now on, he will follow him to enjoy the hot and spicy food." A man walked up to Sima Jingru and said proudly. That day, the dozen or so of them were so heroic that the emperor almost
My jaw dropped.
"What's defense?"
Another person also came over and joked: "According to our record, from now on, let's talk about it: Brother must not be a general soldier? You and I must also be a defender."
"General soldier?"
When another person heard this, he was even more dismissive and disapproving, and said loudly: "I think the eldest brother must be a supervisor in the future! His status must be no lower than that of Supervisor Yuan."
Governor Yuan?
Wasn't he delayed?
…
Sure enough, as soon as his words came out, more than a dozen people in the audience fell silent. Others looked at him with speechless expressions. Who are you talking about? Do you have to say Yuan Chonghuan?
"Okay, don't say these useless things." The next moment, Sima Jingru interrupted the silence and said thoughtfully: "Your Majesty gave you this guard without saying where it was guarded. How could you give it so quickly?
Are you the commander-in-chief of soldiers and the commander-in-chief of divisions? How many years have you been serving as soldiers? Don’t you know how difficult it is to be the commander-in-chief of soldiers and commander-in-chief?”
After being poured cold water on them by the eldest brother, everyone suddenly became silent for a long time. They no longer spoke, but only communicated with each other with their eyes.
"Brother, don't we also hope that you can be promoted in the future? Brothers all recognize you and believe in you. Although it is difficult, brother, you have now directly become a guard from a hundred households. Such a rapid promotion speed cannot be matched by ordinary people.
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A person who had the best relationship with Sima Jingru stepped forward and said with a smile.
"No matter how powerful they are, how powerful are those who have obtained official positions since birth?" Sima Jingru suddenly said such an angry remark, leaving everyone confused.
"Those people just relied on their ancestors to accumulate some merit and get an official position. But what about our brothers? They relied on their lives, can it be the same?"
I don’t know what happened today, but my eldest brother suddenly became so irritable that the other sixteen people present were afraid to speak. I just thought it was because my eldest brother had a weird temper today, but he seems to have such weird days in recent days.
For example, my eldest brother suddenly started talking nonsense in his sleep. He vaguely heard something about another world, and He said he wanted to go home. He also heard a few odd...even...unchangeable strange words.
Everyone was also confused, and the eldest brother seemed strange.
"By the way, where did Yu Yu go? Did any of you see it?" Suddenly, Sima Jingru discovered that there were originally eighteen people, but one person was suddenly missing. He didn't know when he left.
"Brother, let me go look for you."
One person got up, dusted off the dust and took two people out.
After a while, the four people came back. Sima Jingru saw a wound on Yu Yu's leg and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong with your leg?"
"I was accidentally scratched when I reined in my horse that day, but I'm fine now."
Yu Ya said with a full face of apology. He was supported by the two of them and sat down slowly.
"Let me take a look."
No matter what the other party said, Sima Jingru squatted down to check Yu's injuries, but suddenly he smelled a strong smell of alcohol, which made him choke.
He felt something was wrong. How could there be such a thing as alcohol in this era? When he saw a transparent liquid on Yu Yu's leg, he instantly thought about it and was terrified!
Is there anyone like him?
He immediately asked: "Who gave this to you?"
Seeing the eldest brother's questioning tone, Xiao Yu was also stunned, but then replied: "His Majesty wiped it for me personally. It is said that His Majesty also made this medicine himself."
When Sima Jingru heard such words, he couldn't believe it. Could it be that Chongzhen was the same as him at this time? Thinking about it carefully, Chongzhen originally escaped from the city with his army, and he thought that only his arrival affected the course of history.
But today it seems that my previous guess was wrong.
"So are you feeling better?"
"I just thought it hurt a lot, but it's much better now, and it doesn't hurt much anymore."
Since Yu Yu said it was okay, Sima Jingru didn't think much about it, comforted him a little and walked to the other side.
"Brother, what's wrong with you today?" A man came over and asked softly. He was a little worried about Sima Jingzheng's condition today, and saw his reaction to Yu Yu.
"It's okay, you go and do your work." Sima Jingruo flatly rejected his inquiry, and the visitor was too embarrassed to ask further questions and had to leave.
At this time, one of them suddenly came to report.
"Brother, Mr. Wang, the Minister of War, is here."
When they heard that the leader of the Ministry of War was coming, everyone immediately stopped what they were doing and stood up to greet the high official. Although Sima Jingru was confused about Wang Jiayan's sudden arrival, after all, as a subordinate, he must be more respectful.
.
As soon as Wang Jiayan came in, everyone was led by Sima Jingru and shouted: "Guan Ning has hundreds of troops, and he is on guard. Sima Jingru and seventeen of his men are here to see the Master."
"No need to do that, get up quickly."
Wang Jiayan's expression seemed very anxious. He didn't bring any of his followers, but he walked quickly to him and helped Sima Jingru up.
"Master Shangshu, what is this?"
"I have something urgent to tell you! Your Majesty is being held hostage!"
"What!"
Everyone was immediately shocked. None of them thought that His Majesty was actually held hostage! Their eyes were full of horror. This seemingly most impossible thing actually happened, and it happened right next to them.
Under such circumstances, Sima Jingru was particularly calm. He thought for a moment and immediately asked: "When? Who held him hostage? What is the situation now? Where are the imperial guards who protect His Majesty?"
"Hey, my Lord Guards, let's not ask so many questions for now. Quickly bring your troops and follow me." Wang Jiayan looked anxious and wanted to pull Sima Jingru away.
Sima Jingru was quite calm. He asked: "Jin Yiwei, there are so many people in the army, why do you only ask us to come to rescue you?"
"What if other battalions come to rescue us and chaos breaks out? What if there is a mutiny? Jin Yiwei and the others, and the commanding officer Wang Guoxing have already arrived with their people, especially the person who is holding His Majesty hostage this time is unusual."
"Who is it? Taking His Majesty hostage is a serious crime against the Nine Tribes!"