Chapter 294: Catch the duck and put it on the shelves
"What's the meaning?"
Xu Zengshou stopped and said to Li Jinglong: "Jiujiang, we brothers have nothing to talk about. I just told you, but you are not allowed to tell anyone."
Li Jinglong agreed: "No, no, of course not, am I, Li Jiujiang, that kind of person? Tell me."
Xu Zengshou solemnly said: "Jiujiang, the northern expedition against King Yan is not comparable to the suppression of the Bailian rebels in the west or the eastward expedition against the bandits on the sea. These are internal disputes within the royal family. The victory, defeat, misfortune and blessings are not so easy to explain. Before Changxing Marquis left,
Do you remember what the emperor said to him?"
Li Jinglong nodded and said: "Remember, don't let the emperor bear the name of killing his uncle. It's simple. Then we can just do the work for the ministers. Once we go, I don't want to live at all. I caught King Yan and rectified the law on the spot.
Just say that he died in front of the two armies, wouldn’t it be enough?”
Xu Zengshou said: "It is indeed done, but the emperor directly said that King Yan had conspired to rebel, and the crime must not be pardoned. Once he is captured, it will be punished on the spot. Why do you need to say it so euphemistically?"
"this……"
Li Jinglong hesitated for a moment, looked at Xu Zengshou and laughed: "Third brother, don't try to deceive me. I, Li Jiujiang, am not stupid. King Yan is your eldest brother-in-law. If you don't want your eldest sister to be a widow, just beat around the bush."
You want to persuade me? It’s not that brother won’t help you. If I really take King Yan back to the capital alive, wouldn’t it be putting the emperor in trouble? If the emperor is in trouble, won’t he be annoyed with me? Brother can’t help you with this. If Yan
The king has a great destiny. He did not die on the battlefield, but was captured alive by me, Mr. Li. I must behead him on the spot!"
Xu Zengshou spat: "Bah! How can I have the winding intestines of a scholar like Nine Turns of the Yellow River, and still want to play tricks with you?"
Li Jinglong blinked and said, "Then what do you mean?"
Xu Zengshou said: "What I mean..."
He pulled Li Jinglong aside and whispered: "The emperor said so vaguely, it is to leave a way for him to retreat. If King Yan dies, everything will be peaceful, it will be your contribution to Jiujiang. If King Yan dies,
, the other kings were worried that the reduction of vassal status would be on their heads, and the crowd was furious, so they took up the banner of the Qing monarch and followed the example of King Yan in rebellion. By that time...
Jiujiang..., although I am a warrior, I have been listening to them shouting about the "Seven Kings' Rebellion" all day long. Now I understand what the "Seven Kings' Rebellion" is. The Seven Kings sent troops to "please punish Chao Cuo and clear the emperor's side"
'In order to intimidate Emperor Jing, what did Emperor Jing do? He killed Chao Cuo, who advocated the reduction of the vassal state, to calm the anger of the seven kings. In fact, who was the person who wanted to reduce the vassal state the most? Emperor Jing! The country did not belong to Chao Cuo.
But Emperor Jing couldn't do anything to the seven kings, and the seven kings actually couldn't do anything to him. Everyone had to find a way to go down. Now, those brothers, uncles and nephews of the old Liu family who were fighting to the death just now shook hands and made peace, and they were affectionate and warm.
When we became a family, the unlucky guy Chao Cuo died.
If you don't get it right, you, Li Jiujiang, will become the second Chao Cuo in the future. Then the Emperor will have something to say: I didn't want to kill King Yan. Didn't I tell you not to let me be blamed for killing my uncle? This Li Jiujiang is misinterpreting the Holy Spirit.
I mean, you should be killed! Well, even if the kings know what the emperor actually meant at the beginning, it’s enough for everyone to have a step. Who will step up the step? Of course it’s you, Li Jiujiang, who offered Xiang Shang’s head.”
"oh?"
Li Jinglong looked at Xu Zengshou intently, his face changed for a while, and he bowed solemnly to Xu Zengshou and said: "Jiujiang has taken these good words from third brother to heart. Fortunately, you reminded me, otherwise...it would be really hard to say..."
Xu Zengshou said with a smile: "That's right. After all, my uncle and nephew are all surnamed Zhu. They are a family. Even if my bones are broken, my tendons are still attached. Why do we outsiders care so much about their housework?"
Li Jinglong frowned and said: "That's what you say, but the imperial army has been defeated. The emperor promised me an army of 500,000, just to show the prestige of the imperial court. Am I, Li Jinglong, going to be timid? In that case, why bother to return?
Whatever happens in the future, the emperor will chop off my head right now."
Xu Zengshou said: "Jiujiang is confused again. How could I ever advise you to let King Yan go? How many pairs of eyes are there for an army of 500,000? Is it possible that you want to follow the law privately? In fact, I only mean one thing, and that is tens of millions
We cannot let King Yan die in your hands. Defeat cannot be tolerated. You, the Marquis of Changxing, left in a fierce manner and suffered a complete defeat. If you lose the first battle here, even if it is a small defeat, what will happen to the court?"
Li Jinglong nodded repeatedly: "So, what do you want from the third brother?"
Xu Zengshou said: "According to me, when we go to Jiujiang, we should camp step by step, fight steadily, and gradually advance to Peiping. In this way, we can reduce the chance of field battles, and it will not be easy for King Yan to be accidentally killed in the chaos in front of the two armies.
Moreover, the situation like Marquis Changxing, who was taken advantage of by scheming, would never happen again.
The foundation of the King of Yan is in Peiping, which is a place that he must not abandon. This is his weakness. Jiujiang can be changed in any way, but only the King of Yan will be saved: Peiping! When the army comes to the city, half a million troops are still there.
How many men does King Yan have if he cannot capture the city of Peiping? It is impossible to defend Peiping, and by then King Yan will naturally be able to capture it.
Think about it, you are the King of Yan who broke into the city and captured him, and you are not in front of the two armies. It would not be surprising if King Yan was alive, but it would be strange if he was dead. If you don't kill him, the emperor will have nothing to say, right?
Waiting for your triumphant conferment, this difficult question regarding the life and death of King Yan will still be left to the Emperor. Even if the Emperor is a little dissatisfied, how long can he hold grudges against you?"
Li Jinglong said happily: "Third brother, Jiujiang is deeply grateful to you for thinking so carefully about your brother."
Xu Zengshou laughed and said: "You and I are close friends, why should we be polite!"
"Come on, come on, let's go have a drink!" Li Jinglong let Xu Zengshou into the account. The two drank for a while, then Xu Zengshou said goodbye and left. Li Jinglong threw a bean into his mouth and chewed it slowly while laughing.
He stood up. Next to him, a soldier with bright eyes and white teeth blinked his beautiful big eyes and asked curiously: "Why is the Duke laughing?"
This little soldier was naturally the dancing dancer who changed her hairpin into hair. Her appearance and appearance were indeed somewhat similar to Xie Yufei. Li Jinglong took her into his arms, reached into her chest with his big hands, rubbed it fiercely, and proudly
He smiled and said, "Xu Laosan worked really hard to save his eldest brother-in-law's life.
He also knew that once my army of 500,000 people left, King Yan would definitely be defeated, so he tried his best to save his brother-in-law's life. Hey! If I capture King Yan alive, the emperor cherishes his reputation, so he won't kill him.
He will definitely be disgusted with me then. How could I possibly pull off such a stupid plan like Xu Laosan? But..."
Li Jinglong pulled the beauty's head, moved his big mouth up to give her a fierce kiss on her lips, and said with a happy smile: "But the Xu family is worthy of being the number one general family in the Ming Dynasty. He casually mentioned the art of military use."
, but it is a clever strategy to win without losing. No matter how clever King Yan is, he is probably helpless against my step-by-step method of getting to the bottom of my heart. Haha, I can't let down Li Jiujiang's good intentions. His painstaking efforts
Good advice, I just have to listen to half of it, hahaha..."
Xu Zengshou rode his horse out of the carriage, looked back at the clouds of flags and banners, and the endless stream of people attacking the rebel camp, and secretly sighed: "This person in Jiujiang is extremely cunning, and he will never listen to my estrangement, but I use soldiers He will most likely obey the method. It is already the tenth day of September. When he sends his troops north and sets up camp step by step, it will be the coldest month of the twelfth lunar month when he arrives at the gate of Beiping City. Jiujiang will lead all southern troops. I hope... this paragraph It's time for you to prepare well and then take advantage of the severe cold in the north that the southerners are not used to and defeat them. My eldest sister, brother-in-law, and brothers can only help you so much, so you... take care of yourself!"
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Zhu Di reined in his horse and asked quickly: "What did you say? The imperial court removed Geng Bing from the post of general against rebellion and replaced him with Li Jinglong, son of Li Zhong?"
"Yes!" Qiu Fu's face turned green and his voice trembled slightly: "The emperor gave him another 250,000 troops. Together with Zhending's defenders, Wu Jie, and Wu Gao's troops, a total of 500,000 troops will be marched north in the near future!"
At this moment, King Yan Zhu Di was on his way back to the north. He heard the news before he arrived in Peiping. The faces of all the generals around him changed color. They had resolutely followed King Yan to raise troops to quell the disaster, and they had already put life and death aside. At this moment The big change in their faces was not because of fear, but because of the half a million troops. This number was really astonishing. In their past years, they had never participated in a big battle with so many soldiers and horses. They were not afraid of life and death, but they were afraid of victory or defeat. , I heard that there were half a million soldiers and horses in the imperial court, which was simply an invincible behemoth.
Among all the people, there was only one Xia Xun who was calm and contented. He knew that even with an army of half a million, there was nothing he could do to defeat the King of Yan. The King of Yan would eventually win a complete victory. Only two famous generals from ancient times could leave their name to future generations. One kind is brave and good at fighting, and the other is extremely incompetent. If he hadn't fought a war with half a million troops that should have won but turned out to be a complete defeat, how could Li Jinglong be famous in history?
Zhu Di was silent for a long time, then quickly looked at the faces of all the generals, and suddenly laughed loudly: "Hahahahaha, God is really helping me!"
The generals were greatly surprised and all turned to King Yan. Zhang Yu couldn't help but ask: "Your Highness, half a million enemy troops are pressing down on the border. Why are you so surprised?"
Zhu Di smiled from ear to ear and said: "Li Jiujiang has never practiced military training. He is fierce but has internal problems. Now to teach him 500,000 people is tantamount to trapping himself. Zhao Kuo is just an armchair strategist. What are you afraid of him?"
He looked at the generals with a smile and said proudly: "Do you think that the more soldiers and horses, the better? Wrong, big mistake. The more soldiers the better, Han Xingxin. Not everyone has the ability to command hundreds of thousands. The emperor of the Han Dynasty once frankly admitted that he could only lead a hundred thousand troops at most. Any more would be beyond his ability to lead an army. How could Li Jiujiang be so virtuous? Can he surpass the emperor of the Han Dynasty? Give him five One hundred thousand soldiers, no need to fight, he will mess up first, isn't this good news?"
When the generals heard that this was indeed true, they all breathed a sigh of relief and smiled relaxedly again.
Zhu Di pointed his horse whip forward easily and said: "Keep moving forward. When Li Jiujiang arrives, I will beat him until all the water in Jiujiang is poured out, and I will not be able to wash away the humiliation of defeat!"
In the evening, after the army of King Yan who returned from the north chose a place to set up camp, King Zhu Di of Yan immediately retreated to the left and right sides of the tent and ordered the guards outside the tent in a deep voice: "Bring Yang Xu to see this king quickly."
Xia Xun was leading people to inspect the military camp to check the appearance and discipline of the army. Suddenly, he heard from the King of Yan that he quickly abandoned his discipline and rushed to the military camp.
Except for King Zhu Di of Yan, who was sitting according to the case, there was no one else in the big tent.
There was a candle burning in front of the case, illuminating half of Zhu Di's face. The slight wind caused the candlelight to sway, and Zhu Di's expression became gloomy and uncertain. When he saw Xia Xun coming in, before he could step forward to salute, Zhu Di fell silent.
He said in a voice: "Xuan, there is no need to be too polite. Come, come and sit down!"
Xia Xun was startled and replied: "Yes!" There was only one chair in front of Zhu Di's desk, so Xia Xun walked over and sat down.
Zhu Di stared at him intently and said: "Today, news came from Qiu Fu that the imperial court's 500,000-strong army was heading north in an instant. The faces of all the generals changed color and they were frightened. I looked at all the generals, but you are the only one who is calm and composed. This is
Why?"
Only then did Xia Xun understand the reason why he summoned him alone, and couldn't help but smile: "Didn't His Highness already explain the reason before everyone?"
Zhu Di said sternly: "Those are just words I said to appease the morale of the army. The imperial court has an army of 500,000, and I, Zhu Di, now have only 50,000 in total. How can I compete with them? When I heard the news suddenly, all the generals lost their countenance.
Only Xuan is calm and composed, I think Xuan has already made up his mind. I am in danger now, if Xuan has any clever plan, please give me some advice!"
As he spoke, Zhu Di stepped away from his position, gave Xia Xun a long bow, then straightened up and stared at Xia Xun. That bearded face was full of expectation. Xia Xun... was stupid!
Xia Xun, holding a big sword and a golden sword, sat upright on the chair, his eyes bright, shining with the light of infinite wisdom. His peaceful expression was like the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva rescuing people from distress. In a trance, there seemed to be soft circles behind his head.
The Buddha's light is rippling.
The above is what Zhu Laosi felt when he looked at Xia Xun at this moment.
In fact, the so-called "everything is stable, the sword is golden," actually means that Xia Xun was so shocked that he forgot to stand up from his chair.
The so-called eyes are bright and shining with the light of infinite wisdom, because Xia Xun's eyes are straight and unable to move his eyes at all.
And that expression as serene as Guanyin Bodhisattva... Damn it, my facial features are just dull and my face is blank, okay?
Xia Xun was really stunned, and he just said: "I have a pretty good idea, Fourth Brother! I have known for a long time that your Fourth Brother Zhu is a weakling, and you can't be beaten to death no matter how hard you beat me, so I acted calmly and calmly."
? Why did you ask me for advice? I... I am neither a general nor a strategist. How can I teach you a good way? If I had known this would happen, why should I be laughing at that time? I, this big tail
Yingchong, you go ask Dao Yan, ask Zhang Yu, you... you go ask the fortune teller Ducheng, you ask me, who should I ask?"
"Xuan, if you have any ideas, please speak up..." Zhu Di encouraged him softly.
Xia Xun's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly thought: "Wait a minute, wait a minute, could it be that... I was the one who helped him solve this problem in history? I... I really can think of a way?"
Gegegegegegegegegegegegegegegege, clever, clever!
Xia Xun really wanted to dip some saliva and draw two circles on his head. What a clever idea! What clever idea do I have? Use your brain...
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