Chapter 447 The old ruthless minister is indeed worthy of being my mastermind (Fifth update)
Author: sunny
Chapter 447 The old ruthless minister is indeed worthy of being my mastermind (Fifth update)
Those words made Prime Minister Liu's eyelids jump, but fortunately, he nodded vigorously at the first moment, and he said heartbrokenly.
"Well done, Your Majesty. I never thought that Ning Guo...that thief dared to offend Wang Jia like this. He should indeed be punished."
"The king came to the battlefield in person and encountered a small setback. I believe that I can ask him to unite the Wu Kingdom in the east. It will definitely be enough..."
"That's enough!" Zhu Meng raised his leg with a sullen face to stop the old prime minister from continuing to talk.
He looked around the outside of the city with a gloomy look. At this moment, there were still many defeated soldiers heading towards Suzhou City.
Before, he had left the cavalry around him behind in the hope that he could temporarily block the pursuit of Yidong's imperial army and buy more time to gather more remnants of the defeated generals.
Fortunately, it was getting dark now, and we still didn't see the pursuer appear.
As a result, although they suffered a defeat on that battlefield and their morale was greatly damaged, fortunately, their strength still remained.
If the cavalry comes to the rescue from the wrong side, you can't use the cavalry to attack the city, right?
What's more, Suzhou's walls are high and the city is thick, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack...
At that moment, Zhu Meng couldn't help but regret if he had ignored Gao Zhang's son.
If the army had not gone south to relieve the siege of Xiuzhou, they might have driven out all the imperial officers and soldiers outside Xiuzhou City.
As for the north, if we were more cautious, we might be able to detect the cavalry reinforcements sent by the imperial court, and avoid such a disastrous defeat.
Is everything going to be okay? Now, Zhu Meng knows whether it is with the protection of Suzhou City that he can stabilize the morale of the army.
What should we do if we receive Donglai? At this moment, the great King of Wu, Zhu Meng, didn’t know what to do.
"Mr. Liu, in my opinion, how should I behave when I receive Donglai?..."
Prime Minister Liu heard Zhu Meng's question, and after running through countless thoughts in his mind, he came forward.
"Since your Majesty has asked me, I would like to ask Your Majesty Rong Chen to think about it..."
Prime Minister Liu frowned and thought hard for a long time, until Zhu Meng frowned impatiently, and then saluted Zhu Meng.
"I have two strategies that I would like to offer to your Majesty."
"Oh, let me tell you."
"My first policy is no. If the strength of the imperial officers and soldiers is too strong, then I would like to ask your Majesty to lead the King of Wu Sheji to patrol Xiuzhou in the name of aiding Xiuzhou."
"Although Xiuzhou is not as prosperous as Suzhou and has a large population, Xiuzhou is closer to the sea and has many ports. If things are not harmonious, the king can probably patrol thousands of miles of sea..."
Zhu Meng had a gloomy face as he listened to Prime Minister Liu's first policy. It had to be said that Zhu Meng was quite moved by that policy.
If Prime Minister Liu dared to say that before he suffered a disastrous defeat, Zhu Meng would definitely reward him with a huge reward.
But now, he feels that it has some merits, but no, Zhu Meng is reluctant to give up.
After all, he was engaged in rebellion, and the Zhu family had been operating in Suzhou for many years. It really made Zhu Meng feel bad that he ran away after being defeated and abandoned his family and business.
"Then I don't know if Mr. Liu has another plan for me, so what?"
Prime Minister Liu, who had been paying close attention to the changes in Zhu Meng's expression, heard this and immediately spoke.
"Another strategy is to use silence. The king first gathers his troops and horses, relying on Suzhou to resist the imperial troops.
At the same time, he sent envoys to the north, followed the example of Xixia and proclaimed himself a vassal to the Liao Kingdom, and asked the Liao Kingdom to make the decision for the king..."
"Hiss..." Hearing these words, Zhu Meng couldn't help but take a breath of cold air and turned his head to look at Liu Laohenqing, who was making a show off.
He had to admit that Liu Laoqing's coquettish actions really made Zhu Meng find everything new and refreshing. He had never thought about those aspects at all.
If you think about it carefully, it seems to make sense.
Think about it, Xixia was actually very different from the territory of the Song Dynasty, and the founding emperor of Xixia was also an official of the Song Dynasty.
It turns out that people would proclaim themselves king and then kneel down to Daliao. As soon as Daliao stood up to support Xixia, the Song Dynasty immediately gave up.
If I also follow the example of Xixia, maybe Keke will become the second kingdom established in the territory of Song Dynasty since Xixia.
"Old Hun Qing is indeed worthy of being my mastermind. All right, all right. Let's consolidate the city defense first and allow me to think about it carefully."
"Old minister, thank you for the compliment, your Majesty. That's just the duty that I should fulfill..."
Prime Minister Liu had a humble smile on his face and smiled flatteringly at Zhu Meng. He almost wanted to spit Xingzi and spit it out. Do I really regard myself as a person?
I don’t even want to think about whether it would be Jiangnan, the main tax and grain-producing area of the Song Dynasty.
Even if the imperial court is risking its life, it cannot let go of an inch of Jiangnan soil to support itself, okay?
My dear mother, it's best to think about it quickly. I just want to use that excuse to take a boat to the north and stay away from Suzhou.
Unexpectedly, I originally thought that when a person reaches old age, he will meet the Lord of the Ming Dynasty. He originally wanted to imitate Jiang Taigong, serve the Lord of the Ming Dynasty, and gain great fortune.
It turned out that, unexpectedly, just a short time later, there were repeated police calls in Xiuzhou in the south of the Great Wu Kingdom, and even court officers and soldiers appeared in Wujiang County, not far from Suzhou.
But when the foolish and helpless king came to the battle, he was defeated miserably.
God knows how long he can hold on, so he said that he was old and frail, so he was worried that it would be difficult to escape, so he hoped that the imperial court would not have time to mobilize heavy troops to the south of the Yangtze River.
And Zhu Meng can think of sending himself to Beiliao, otherwise, he may not be able to do anything with his old bones...
Prime Minister Liu looked at the horizon in the distance with a worried face. The afterglow of the setting moon was almost completely swallowed up by the darkness.
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"Your Majesty has gone too far. It was obvious that he and his elite troops were the first to escape."
"Brother Gu was quick to spot the opportunity and immediately avoided the impact of the imperial cavalry."
"It turns out that a dignified general was killed with just one blow..."
"Oh my king, bah! Zhu Ming clearly felt that Lao Gu was wrong and disrespectful, and wanted to deal with it a long time ago. That time, it was just an excuse.
If I had known earlier, I would have continued to stay in Huaibei and be happy, why would I have to come to Suzhou and suffer from Zhu Meng's arrogance?"
"Sigh... brothers Xintu, please be careful what you say. In my opinion, that King of Wu, haha... after being defeated, he knows how to express his anger on others."
"Such a figure is definitely not a hero. It's a wonder that a certain family was so blind that they really thought he was not a hero."
"Now I know that he is just a narrow-minded villain."
"The grasshopper who is making fun of our brother is like a grasshopper who has nothing to do with him. If he wants to run away, where can he run?"
"Stop dreaming. If Lao Gu dies, I'm afraid that Zhu Meng will become even more distrustful of their generals with foreign surnames."
A group of heroes who had their legs cut off by life or lawsuits. The reason why they defected to Zhu Meng's command was because they originally wanted to take refuge with Zhu Meng and his son.
Occasionally, I helped the father and son do some dirty work, but I never thought that one day they would rebel.
The fifth update has been completed and will continue tomorrow
