Looking at the boxes of gold, silver and jewelry in front of him, Zhu Chi's eyes narrowed with laughter.

"Youzhen, it's too polite, it's too polite. How embarrassing is that? I know, you're not having a good time, are you? He said that he was embarrassed, but his hand rubbed over these colorful jewels for a long time, and the greed in his eyes could not be concealed.

"Third uncle, it's all worthless stuff! Give it to the third uncle to enjoy people's fun. Zhu Youzhen smiled happily: "The third uncle must also know that this time in Qingzhou, my nephew still has a little gain." ”

Closing the lid of the box with a snap, Zhu Chi smiled: "Is it a slight gain?" It's a great harvest, and the court appreciates what you did in Qingzhou! It's a stroke of genius, especially to keep Tai'an, which is a great thing for us. ”

"The military pressure on Tai'an is still very high." Zhu Youzhen said.

"I know, I know." Zhu Chi nodded again and again.

As he was talking, an official walked in and whispered a few words in Zhu Chi's ear, Zhu Chi's face changed slightly, and he looked at Zhu Youzhen and said, "Youzhen, what do you mean by this?" Thousands of cavalry entered the Xuanwu defense area without His Majesty's will, which made me very embarrassed! ”

Zhu Youzhen smiled and said: "Third uncle, I won't tell you, this cavalry of 5,000 people is just the vanguard, and then there will be 15,000 foot soldiers who will also enter the Xuanwu area." ”

"What do you want to do?" Zhu Chi frowned: "You also know that your father is not very satisfied with you now, and he finally made a difference in Qingzhou, making your father happy, and entering Xuanwu without any purpose, this is a big taboo!" As far as I know, your father's original intention was for you to launch a counterattack at the right time to recover the Pinglu region. ”

Zhu Youzhen sighed: "Third uncle, can't you see this? This is someone deliberately trying to frame his nephew! Seeing that my nephew finally gathered some soldiers and horses, his eyes turned red again, and he wanted me to lose again! ”

Zhu Chi's eyes flashed, what Zhu Youzhen was referring to, of course he understood who it was.

Coughing dryly, Zhu Chi said with a smile: "The Tang Army's Zuo Xiaowei has just experienced an earthquake, a large number of middle and senior generals have been purged, and the army's morale is unstable, You Yong took over the post of General Zuo Xiaowei, it is difficult to integrate Zuo Xiaowei in a short period of time, and the Right Xiaowei was transferred from Mozhou, thousands of miles away, naturally it is very hard, the two armies handed over the defense area, and chaos is inevitable, so some people in the court suggested launching a counteroffensive, which is not wrong." ”

Zhu Youzhen sneered: "The person who said this is really behind closed doors, and it all depends on imagination. Does anyone know more about Pinglu than me? The left Xiaowei of the Tang army is indeed very shocking, but it is limited to Qin Zhao's Chinese army and Jin Shiyuan's belonging, whether it is Li Hao or Cheng Xu, these two troops are very stable, and the right Xiaowei is indeed a newcomer, but Chen Changping's department has arrived long before the start of the battle of Pinglu, these three troops, nearly 20,000 Tang army elites, are guarding against my counterattack. You say, can the little man I have in my hands be their opponent? ”

"Didn't you say you've gathered tens of thousands of horses?" Zhu Chi asked.

"My third uncle!" Zhu Youzhen shouted: "Some of the men and horses have gathered, but they are all young and strong people who have gone out of the army in a hurry, and the training is not more than a month, do you think that taking these men and horses to counterattack is not to send heads and credit to the Tang Army?" ”

Zhu Chi looked at the boxes of jewelry on the ground and laughed: "That's right." You don't have to worry too much, isn't the court still arguing? The prime minister strongly objected, so His Majesty was still hesitating. However, it is better not to enter Xuanwu for your people, it will make Your Majesty unhappy. ”

"This requires the help of the third uncle." Zhu Youzhen lowered her voice and said: "As long as the third uncle has a fold, those guys who want their nephews to go to Tang Jun to die will naturally have no words." ”

Zhu Chi's eyes flashed: "What do you want me to do?" ”

"You just said that Wuning Pang Xun had a change." Zhu Youzhen said.

Zhu Chi was taken aback: "What do you mean by this?" ”

"Wuning Pang Xun has always been distracted and half-hearted to my Daliang." Zhu Youzhen said: "My nephew is going to take him down in one fell swoop." ”

Zhu Chi exclaimed, "Aren't you messing around?" In any case, Pang Xun still called me a subordinate, and there was no significant backlash. Didn't you give authority to men? ”

"When I completely take down Wu Ning, those people will naturally have nothing to say." Zhu You laughed fiercely: "A strategic place like Wuning is in the hands of the Zhu family, it is better to be in the hands of a person like Pang Xun than in the hands of a person like Pang Xun, as long as it is a fait accompli, there is no sound left." The third uncle and nephew also want a place to live, and the place in Tai'an is too small to accommodate me. ”

Zhu Chi suddenly understood, what Pang Xun had objections? It's my nephew who wants to get a piece of his own territory. Come to think of it, now the boss of the Zhu family has just laid down Shannan East Road, and Dai Chao's Gun Hai can also be regarded as his territory, and the second child of the Zhu family has laid down Shannan West Road, which is the third child who was defeated in Luzhou, is a three-no personnel who has no soldiers and no territory, and he wants a piece of his own territory, of course, he can understand.

When everyone thought that this Third Highness had been abolished, he suddenly rose up, and with the help of the Battle of Pinglu launched by the Tang Army, he suddenly turned over again.

"Third uncle, Tai'an's place is now a sandwich biscuit, the balance wants to use him to defend his flank, Tang Jun wants to swallow it in one bite, it is Gong Hai, why don't you want to pick up a bargain? How can my nephew stay in that place? Zhu Youzhen said. Wealth is in danger, as long as Wu Ning is taken, the nephew will turn over. When the time comes, I will definitely not forget the support of the third uncle. What is this treasure of gold and silver? After taking Wu Ning, even if the third uncle wants ten times as much, the nephew can easily give it. ”

Zhu Chi's heart moved.

For him, there is no great ambition, and now it is nothing more than a treasure of wine and beauty. When a Xuanwu stayed, he had a good life.

The open and secret struggle between the three sons of the Zhu family is not a secret in Daliang, Zhu Youzhen could be ignored in the past, but now, he has to pay attention to it.

"What if you lose? Didn't you just say that your subordinates had just formed an army that was not strong in combat? Zhu Chi asked.

"My nephew still has a little bit of capital to press the bottom of the box." Zhu Youzhen saw that the other party was relieved, and couldn't help laughing: "I can't beat the Tang Army, can't I beat the group of wastes in Wuning?" ”

"What if you lose?" Zhu Chi asked.

Zhu Youzhen looked at the other party and laughed maliciously: "Third uncle, if I lose and have no place to go, I can only rely on Xuanwu and not leave." ”

Zhu Chi stared at Zhu Youzhen for a long time before he sighed, "Okay, you say, what do you want me to help you with, it's not just as simple as going to the book, right?" ”

"Thank you, Third Uncle." Zhu Youzhen said: "I need the third uncle to prepare enough grain and grass for me, enough ships, and enough war horses." In this battle, I want to go straight to the heart, I only need to take Xuzhou, take Pang Xun, Wuning, even if I take it, the rest of the places can be passed on. ”

"You'll get it." Zhu Chi nodded, "Within ten days, everything you need will be in place." ”

"Five days!" Zhu Youzhen stretched out a slap and said, "The soldier is fast, third uncle." I know the background of our Xuanwu family, and taking out the equipment and supplies of 5,000 people is a piece of cake for you. ”

"Three!" Zhu Chi looked at the other party with a solemn expression, and said: "You are completely in the fire, if you win, you just regained some capital, if you lose, you will really be doomed, and when the time comes, I am afraid that you will not be able to be a prince of peace." Have you thought about this question? ”

"Third uncle, the eldest husband stands in the world, fighting from the middle, if I am a prince of peace and waiting for death, then I might as well die now." Zhu Youzhen took a deep breath: "If it happens, I will have a good reward for the third uncle, if I lose, I will not implicate the third uncle, and when the third uncle says that he is deceived by me and threatened by me, he has to do it as a last resort." ”

"So be it, in three days, everything you want will be in place." Zhu Chi nodded.

"Thank you Third Uncle, I won't go to take Wuning this time, I will stay in Xuanwu and be a hostage to Third Uncle, if my army loses, you can directly lock me into Beijing." Zhu Youzhen dropped this sentence and left proudly.

"Why is that?" Zhu Chi shook his head and sighed.

After Zhu Youzhen left, a civil official came out of the hall, and it was Zhong Yuan, Zhu Chi's most relied on staff.

"Zhong Yuan, you said that the third child would never be willing to lie in wait, and you really got it right. Do you think it's bad for me to have a good peace? Why get involved in the fight between their brothers? ”

"After staying, the dispute between the three highnesses, as the queen of Xuanwu, you can't escape, you can't avoid it. You are a member of the Zhu clan, and you have a stake in you! Zhong Yuan said with a smile.

"Why did you persuade me to bet on the third child? No matter how you look at it, I also think that the boss has a better chance. Zhu Chi patted the boxes, "The things sent by the boss are much more than those sent by the third child." ”

"For one, sending charcoal in the snow is more grateful than icing on the cake." Zhong Yuan said with a smile: "The Third Highness is the weakest now, if you help him, we will be able to get more rewards in the future, and we people can also follow you to get more light." Second, I believe in respectful vision. Respect, Cao Xuan and Cao Shuai, which one is not the dragon and phoenix among people, they all chose the three highnesses, not for no reason. ”

"Are you sure they both chose the third?"

"Of course. If His Royal Highness gains power, the prime minister will inevitably stand aside, and the acting marshal will be on top. Jing Xiang will not tolerate such a thing, Cao Shuai and Dai Shuai have always had contradictions, and naturally they will not tolerate it, so the Third Highness seems to be very weak, but the power under the dark is not small, and more importantly, the Third Highness is now like a rebirth and a new look! Looking at him in Qingzhou, Tai'an's demeanor is much smarter than that of His Royal Highness and His Royal Highness. ”