Because it was too dangerous to travel at night, Sima An decided to wait until dawn the next day before setting off.
So on the next day, he ordered people to summon the two generals Wen Xu and Bai Fangming, only to find that Bai Fangming, who had gone to see Su Wang Zhao Hongrun with him last night, had not returned all night.
That guy...couldn't he have revealed something by talking too much?
Sima An frowned and thought.
He didn't like others talking about him, but he didn't have any objection to Bai Fangming staying with Zhao Hongrun and his group.
"...In other words, a certain general will return to Daliang, and you and Bai Fangming will replace me and serve under the command of His Highness Prince Su."
Sima An told General Wen Xu about the decision made last night.
"Obey His Highness Prince Su?" Wen Xu frowned, showing a reluctant look.
Immediately, he whispered: "Actually, the general does not need to be like this... The general does not believe that His Highness really dares to lead the Shangshui Army to conquer our Dangshan Army."
"..." Hearing this, Sima An glanced at Wen Xu and said calmly: "You mean, His Highness Prince Su doesn't dare to bet? But what if he really dares? There are more than 12,000 Dangshan troops.
Man, what will be the outcome? Will you acquiesce to the rebellion and fight against the merchant navy, or will you submit obediently and poke at your neck?"
"This... can't be true?" Wen Xu had an expression on his face that said I didn't believe he would really do this.
Seeing this, Sima An shook his head, and could not help but think of the calm look on Zhao Hongrun's face yesterday when he said that there was no need for an army that disobeyed orders.
To decide the fate of more than 10,000 people with that kind of gesture... It's really not like the courage that a prince can possess... It's incredible.
Shaking his head with emotion, Sima An told Wen Xu: "This matter has been decided... By the way, Wen Xu, after a certain person leaves the military camp, the Dangshan Army will be handed over to you. Bai Fang is frivolous and bohemian.
I really can’t trust him."
"Does the general have to leave?"
"..." Sima An was silent for a moment and said in a deep voice: "I have a disagreement with His Highness Prince Su... As the saying goes, when two tigers fight, one of them will be injured. You have also seen the character of His Highness Prince Su. He seems gentle, but his personality is
He is quite strong and forceful." After a pause, he said with a hint of melancholy: "He is His Royal Highness, and the most respected prince by Your Majesty now. How can someone be so favored by the Emperor that it is really harmful to him? I am the only one who takes the initiative.
Give in... But don’t worry, as long as someone takes the initiative to give in, His Highness Prince Su will take back the so-called ten-day period."
"That kind of thing doesn't matter." Wen Xu frowned and said dissatisfied: "In fact, the general does not need to be so humble. Your Highness is not ashamed of our Dangshan Army. Our Dangshan Army will follow the general back to Chenggao Pass.
Let him trade the navy..."
However, before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Sima An's eyes that suddenly turned cold and terrifying.
Shocked in his heart, Wen Xu quickly bowed his head and apologized: "It was the last general who made a mistake."
"..." Sima An stared at Wen Xu coldly for a while and said in a deep voice: "Assist His Highness Prince Su in conquering the Jie people. This is my general's order. Do you understand?"
"Yes! You will eventually understand." Wen Xu secretly swallowed his saliva and replied.
At this moment, the tent was lifted up, and Bai Fangming, another general of the Dangshan Army, walked in and said unabashedly: "Hey, the general hasn't set off yet?"
"..." Sima An rolled his eyes and was too lazy to pay attention to this careless guy. He picked up the package that had been packed on the bed and was about to leave the military camp, but he didn't expect Bai Fangming to grab the package.
what you do?
There was a message in Sima An's eyes.
Bai Fangming grinned and said, "General, please don't leave yet. There is someone who wants to see the general."
Is there one person?
Sima An subconsciously looked at the entrance of the tent, and then realized that King Su Zhao Hongrun had also arrived at the tent at some point.
Maybe he came in behind Bai Fangming.
"His Royal Highness King Su?"
Sima An clasped his fists, then glanced at Bai Fangming suspiciously, squinted his eyes and said in a low voice, "You didn't say anything that shouldn't be said, did you?"
Perhaps sensing the threatening tone in Sima An's words, Bai Fangming shouted "Wow", grabbed Sima An's baggage and escaped from the handsome tent.
Before leaving, he also dragged away Wen Xu, who was a little confused, leaving only Zhao Hongrun and Sima An in the handsome tent.
In a moment of silence, Sima An looked at Zhao Hongrun without saying a word.
After a while, he smacked his lips and said with some displeasure: "It seems that that bastard Bai Fangming has already revealed to His Highness Prince Su why he doesn't trust foreigners."
Zhao Hongrun smiled when he heard this and said: "General Bai Fangming is a general who has great trust and loyalty to the general. Why call him a bastard?"
Upon hearing this, Sima An was more sure of his guess. After letting out a sigh of relief, he asked Zhao Hongrun about his purpose.
"I just want to talk to the general."
Zhao Hongrun walked a few steps inside the tent, looking around at this simple and handsome tent.
Yesterday, because I was distracted, I didn't take a closer look at the military tent of the Dangshan Army. Now that I took a closer look, Zhao Hongrun discovered that this so-called handsome tent is really simple. There is only one chair in the tent that serves as a facade.
desk, and a bed made of hay.
He bent down and wiped the table with his fingers. When he felt some dirt, Zhao Hongrun frowned and rubbed his fingers. At the same time, he said: "Does the general know why my father appointed me as the commander-in-chief?
"
Upon hearing this, Sima An looked at Zhao Hongrun with a strange expression and said, "Your Majesty attaches great importance to His Highness and wants to use this to train His Highness, right?"
After hearing this answer, Zhao Hongrun finally understood why Sima An had that weird expression on his face. After all, it sounded like Zhao Hongrun was bragging about himself and emphasizing his status in the heart of Emperor Wei.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun shook his head and said with a wry smile: "The general has completely misunderstood... My father appointed me as the commander-in-chief just to see if I can make good use of you, General Sima."
"Make good use of it?" Sima An felt that this word was a bit awkward.
"Well, the original word for father is control, but I think it's better to make good use of it." Zhao Hongrun scratched his face and said with a smile.
control?
Sima An's expression straightened when he heard this. He was not as displeased as Zhao Hongrun had feared, but was just extremely surprised.
Does His Majesty think more highly of His Royal Highness King Su than I guessed?... But hasn’t His Highness given up fighting for the throne long ago? Although it is not necessary to sit in that position to take charge of the Sixth Battalion Garrison, but in general
It feels a little wrong...well, no, if it really means "control"...is it His Majesty?
"..." Sima An stared at Zhao Hongrun with a strange expression, and a few strange expressions appeared on his face, which disappeared briefly.
Unfortunately, Zhao Hongrun did not notice the strange look on Sima An's face, and still said to himself: "If the general is really allowed to return to Daliang alone, it means that the homework assigned to me by my father has failed. Therefore, I
The king wants to try again to convince the general."
"How does Your Highness plan to persuade the general?" Sima An showed a rare inexplicable smile on his face, looking at Zhao Hongrun and said: "Your Highness is a talented person, but he has told someone the inside story of this matter, so he is not afraid that someone will use it as a basis.
?”
"I just feel that since I want to convince the general, I naturally have to be honest with him." Zhao Hongrun said seriously.
"Ha!" Sima An nodded with a rare smile and said, "I am deeply honored by His Highness's frankness. However, His Highness's ideas are inconsistent with my views. His Highness also joined Bailiba's dredging army to conquer the Chu Kingdom. It should be
I know that there cannot be two voices in an army. Your Highness cannot accept someone's proposition, and someone cannot accept your Highness's proposition. Therefore, one party must give in... Is Your Highness willing to give in?"
"Can't the general give in?" Zhao Hongrun said somewhat unhappily.
Sima An smiled when he heard this, and said with an indifferent attitude: "Didn't you just give in?...The tiger talisman of the Dangshan Army is already in the hands of His Highness."
"That's really...a complete concession."
Zhao Hongrun looked at Sima An quite speechlessly, then his expression changed, he shrugged and said with a smile: "But it doesn't matter, I can still make the general stay voluntarily, and the voluntary strategy can be used by me."
"Oh?" Sima An's eyes showed a hint of strangeness, and he said in an unpredictable tone: "I am all ears."
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun said with a smile: "Perhaps the general saw that the king is close to the Qingyang tribe of the Yi people and accused the Dangshan army of massacring innocent residents in the Sanchuan area, so he felt that the king's ideas were inconsistent with the general. But in fact,
The opinions of this king and the general are quite consistent on certain matters."
"I would like to hear the details." Sima An's eyes flashed with interest.
"That is, the Jie people, especially the Jiejiao tribe." Zhao Hongrun slowly put away the smile on his face and said coldly: "In the joint hunt a while ago, the Jie people ignored the goodwill offered by me, Dawei, and refused.
We sent envoys to have friendly negotiations with Wei Dynasty, and the only ones who went there were the Jiejiao tribe... However, Bitatu, the leader of the Jiejiao tribe, frequently provoked the officials of the Rites Department of Wei Dynasty during the discussion, and his tone was arrogant.
The arrogance is arrogant, and I also heard that the Wei Dynasty has been too polite to Sanchuan in the past ten years, so those arrogant Jie people gradually no longer take our Wei Dynasty seriously. In this case, we might as well take advantage of this battle.
Teach those arrogant Jie tribesmen a lesson as a warning to the people of Sanchuan! ...I wonder if General Sima is interested in helping me to eradicate these enemies of our great Wei?"
Sima An's eyes flashed with surprise when he heard this, but he did not rush to express his position, but asked: "What kind of lesson?"
I saw Zhao Hongrun completely suppressing the smile on his face, and said coldly: "The lesson is ingrained in the bone marrow! It's more important than me, the Wei people, remembering the battle of Shangdang..."
Looking at Zhao Hongrun with murderous eyes, Sima An couldn't help but be a little surprised. He really didn't expect that the person who said these words was actually His Highness Prince Su, who was still accusing him of massacring the people of Sanchuan yesterday.
Will the Yongji people teach the Yinrong of Sanchuan a profound lesson that will be ingrained in their bones...?
Sima An's expression was a little subtle. After all, the "bait" thrown by His Highness Prince Su at this moment made him waver in his pursuit of killing all foreigners who might pose a threat to the Wei Dynasty.
"Sima An, I want the Jiejiao tribe to cease to exist!"
"...Yes! I am willing to be driven by His Highness!" (To be continued.)