Zhang Wei was talking about the gathering at the Han Dynasty Palace that day. Although the parties involved kept it secret, from that day on, the participants contacted each other like chicken blood. After that, the capital began to be turbulent. Who didn't know that they were members of the Han Dynasty Party?
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Ordinarily, Zhang Xi, the younger brother of Zhang Kun, as the commander of Tiance's right guard and the third younger brother of the British Duke Zhang Fu, should be included in the inner circle. However, the King of Han Dynasty did not invite him to participate that day. In fact, the reason is very simple.
Simply, he was worried that his brother Zhang Hu and Wang Xian were very close, what should he do if Zhang Xi turned around and had a conversation with Zhang Hu, and then spread the word to Wang Xian?
People are often like this. Even though others can guess, the person involved carefully keeps it as a secret...
"They have made it clear that they don't regard him as one of their own, but the third child still climbed up on the pole, which really embarrassed the old Zhang family." Zhang Huo spat: "Besides, there is already someone on the other side.
It's already three floors outside, and he's still trying to get up there for free. Even if the matter is done, how many mouthfuls of soup can he get? It's not even enough to squeeze between his teeth."
"We have plenty of fish and meat here, but the chances of winning are not as good as others," Wang Xian said with a smile: "No matter how good the wine and meat are, you have to live to eat them, right?"
"Why do I think the chance of winning here is better?" Zhang Wei said with a smile: "After all, your prince has been the prince for more than ten years, so he has the upper hand morally. Besides, even if that prince is gone, the emperor of Beijing
There is a great grandson beside him, and it has nothing to do with the King of Han. Do you think the great grandson will also accept his father's debt?" After a pause, he bared his teeth and said with a smile: "Unless the King of Han can defeat the emperor, this deal is safe.
No matter how much profit you make, do you think the King of Han is capable of this?"
"It's hard to say." Wang Xian said calmly.
"Whether you believe it or not, I don't believe it anyway." Zhang Wei said with a smile: "I wonder why no one can understand such a simple truth?"
"Maybe they understand in their hearts, but they just don't say it." Wang Xian said lightly: "Maybe they believe in the strength of the King of Han." He said with a smile and said: "Don't underestimate the King of Han, they don't have diamonds or porcelain.
Live. Since they want to rebel, they cannot ignore the emperor in the capital. If there is really no hope as you say, and they are still making such active preparations, are they tired of living and want to drag the whole family into the funeral?
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"That's true. Let's check it out and see what cards are on both sides." Zhang Wei said: "Don't consider the armies that are too far away from the capital. Let's talk about the armies garrisoned in the capital... Let's talk about the armies directly under both sides first.
The king of Han has a total of 50,000 soldiers and horses among the six guards, which is where his real confidence lies. The 30,000 soldiers and horses of your front guard are definitely not enough in terms of numbers and combat effectiveness..."
"Yes." Wang Xian nodded with a wry smile: "The situation is so bad."
"Don't worry, there are more troops in the capital, and there are a lot of variables here. As long as there are some slight changes, we can make up for this gap." Zhang Wei said with a smile: "Those troops are nothing more than the jurisdiction of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion.
There are hundreds of thousands of Beijing guards, three Shangshi guards stationed in the capital, and one Yu Zayu from the Wucheng Army and Horses Division." After a pause, he listed the treasures and said: "The Wucheng Army and Horses Division is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, and the Secretary of the Ministry of War is the official.
Bin is your fellow countryman, if you can't even pull him over, Yu Jian can just find a piece of tofu and hit him to death." He pointed at Wang Xian and said: "This is yours."
"In the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army, Song Hu and Li Maofang must belong to them, and the soldiers in Zhang Yong's Mansion are yours. The remaining two are Wang Ning and Gu Xingzu, the Marquis of Zhenyuan in the Governor's Mansion of Zuo Army. We can fight for these two.
Wait. As for the three guards of Shangzhi, I am definitely on your side. Xu Yelu can also be fought for and is considered yours. The remaining one, Jianping Bo Gaofu, went to Hanwang Mansion for a drink that day. It must be them.
It's over there." After Zhang Hao finished speaking, he said with a smile: "It seems like the situation isn't too bad."
"How could you think so?" Wang Xian couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "Wang Ning, the Marquis of Yongchun, also went to the Han Palace to have a drink that day, and Gu Xingzu, the Marquis of Zhenyuan, just because he happened to be away from the capital, otherwise we would have missed him?"
"Haha, you are a layman now." Zhang Wei said with a smile: "After all, you are not in the circle of nobles, and you don't understand these people. People like Song Hu, Li Maofang, and Gao Fu are too deeply involved with the King of Han.
If they don't rebel with him, although the rest of the people have a good relationship with him, they are not at the point where they will both be prosperous and suffer losses. In their hearts, even if they turn to the King of Han, their first priority will always be the Emperor."
He picked up the wine cup, took a sip of the wine, and said with a smart smile: "If you don't believe me, look at Wang Ning. Although he has gone to have a drink, he doesn't go out every day these days. What does this mean?"
"Didn't you say you were sick?" Wang Xian said.
"He is just a medicine pot. How can he not get sick all year round?" Zhang Hao sneered: "The mentality of this old medicine pot is actually easy to figure out. As he gets older, his energy is gone, his courage is gone, and he instinctively rejects the stimulation of rebellion.
To make a living, not to mention that the emperor still has a large number of troops far away in Beijing, and even if he lends his courage, he will not dare to start a bloody rebellion."
"Then why did he go to the Prince of Han's Mansion and make such a fuss?" Wang Xian asked softly.
"I haven't finished speaking yet." Zhang Wei said: "He is stupid. He is in the circle of honorable nobles, and he always feels that everyone is on the side of the King of Han. Compared with the prince, the King of Han seems to be more than one head strong.
He was worried, what if the King of Han took action and really succeeded? Wouldn't he be settled by the Qiu Queen? So he also went to the party, and probably also chopped off the chicken heads and burned the yellow paper, so that the King of Han would succeed in the future.
, he has some benefits anyway."
"What if the King of Han fails?" Wang Xian really didn't think carefully about Yongchun Hou's thoughts. After all, this person was too strange to him, and he was old and mature, so there was no way to guess.
"Haha, this is not a problem for him at all, because he has already experienced the same situation once." Zhang Hao laughed.
"Understood." Wang Xian knew that Zhang Kai was referring to the time when Wang Ning was in the capital and was considered a member of the imperial court during the Jingnan Campaign, but he tipped off Zhu Di. Later, although his whereabouts were exposed, he was imprisoned by Zhu Yun Kang.
However, as soon as Zhu Di entered Beijing, he released him and gave him a large sum of war dividends.
People often have inertia in thinking. When encountering similar situations, they will always instinctively want to repeat the last choice. Wang Ning's idea of seeing the limelight first, and in the worst case, becoming an undercover agent again, is really normal.
"So I say that he is not of the same mind as the King of Han at all. He just took refuge temporarily because of the strength of the King of Han." Wang Xian was impressed by Zhang Sala. He really couldn't connect the talkative guy in front of him with the sensual dandy in Taiyuan.
Together. Maybe this is his true side, or there is no conflict between the two at all. "When the emperor comes back, he will definitely be the first to betray him. Of course, if the King of Han can really succeed, his false surrender will become his real surrender.
Already."
"This is just a piece of grass. As long as we use the right method, we can pull him over." Zhang Hao punched his fists and said with a smile: "Even if we can't count on it, at least we can make him neutral."
"Okay..." Wang Xian nodded with some lack of confidence.
"As for Gu Xingzu, he was my buddy since childhood," Zhang Kai said with a smile: "Although I don't have as much face as the King of Han, I have Gu Xingzu's shortcomings in my hands. As long as I take action, I will show my affection and move him."
"With reason, coupled with appropriate coercion and inducement," he paused and said, "It's the same sentence. Even if you can't count on it, you can still make him neutral."
"Okay." Wang Xian continued to nod.
"Looking at it this way, even if Wang Ning and Gu Xingzu are considered neutral, both sides of the Five Army Commander's Office will get two points each, which is a tie; the most critical three guards, the three guards, you will win two to zero, and the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division will also win.
Yours... you are completely victorious." Zhang Kai stroked his palms and smiled happily: "Isn't this enough to make up for your disadvantage in military strength? So I say, this deal can be done."
"You are so optimistic." Wang Xian shook his head helplessly and smiled.
"I'm not optimistic, I have confidence in you." Zhang Hao burst out laughing and wrote lightly: "Actually, the key lies in Xu Yelu, as long as you can pull Xu Yelu over and fight side by side with me. This will
We will win in this battle.”
"..." Zhang Wei's seemingly casual sentence shocked Wang Xian because the two sides coincided with each other. In Wang Xian's view, the key to victory or defeat was Xu Yelu and Zhang Wei.
The troops of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion are only garrison troops and cannot be dispatched at will without orders from the Ministry of War. Therefore, it is unrealistic to expect them to wave flags and shout, but to really let them go into battle with real swords and guns.
But the three Shangzhi guards are different. They have the responsibility of guarding the capital. Once the capital appears, it is only natural that they send troops to quell the chaos. Therefore, the strength of the Shangzhi guards is the key. Wang Xian's abacus is to take Xu Yelu at any cost.
Bring Zhang Huo over, so as to offset the disadvantage in military strength and gain an advantage in city defense.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Wei could grasp the key points from the chaotic situation, which is really impressive.
Seeing that Wang Xian was silent, Zhang Huo joked: "How about it, if you let me break it down like this, will you feel that the future is not so gloomy?"
"It's not so gloomy." Wang Xian smiled and said, "It's simply bright."
"Haha, that's right." Seeing Wang Xian's convinced look, Zhang Sala couldn't help but feel comfortable. He opened another jar of wine and said, "We won't go home until we're drunk today." He didn't pour the wine this time, and just opened the jar of wine.
He handed it to Wang Xian and said with a smile: "Come on, I wish you success."
"I wish you success." Wang Xian also smiled casually, took the wine jar, touched it to him, and took a swig.
When he was half drunk, Wang Xian couldn't help but ask: "Where is your third child..."
"He can't do it," Zhang Wei shook his head and said: "Even if I can persuade him, the soldiers of Tiance Guard are all loyal to the King of Han, so what's the use? It will expose my intention."
This was obviously going to push his biological brother into the fire pit. The ruthlessness of these children from aristocratic families made Wang Xian shudder.