After a long time, Lu Zhongtian's voice sounded softly: "Guo Xu, the old man will not persuade you to turn back, since you have decided to do this, the old man will naturally fully support you." Not only supports you, but the old man also has to plan and assist you well. Without the help of the old man, you will not succeed. ”

Guo Xu shouted: "How can it not be successful? I give the bandits time, and the leader of the bandits will definitely do his best to recruit the bandits to break through, and they can only go west, because they are the weakest there. They could only fight with the soldiers and horses of the King of Jin. The King of Jin had less than 10,000 soldiers and horses. Can they stop the bandits' death throes? The bandits' combat power is not as weak as imagined, and it is the last death of the trapped beast, and he will definitely not be able to stop it. Even if he does not die, he will be defeated. If he loses, everything will be easy. Not only did it offset the credit, but it also had a big demerit. Because he let the bandits go. Of course, it's best if he can die, and then it's over. To be honest, grandfather, I can't think of a reason why it would fail, and I think my plan was seamless and perfect. Don't you think so? ”

Lu Zhongtian quietly looked at Guo Xu, who had lost his previous calmness and became a little fanatical, reached out and patted Guo Xu's shoulder and said, "Young man, calm down." In your current state, you're going to be in big trouble. You still haven't thought it through. How can everything in the world be as easy as you think? Your plan is indeed good, but that is the best result of your wishful thinking. Have you ever thought about what if they defeat the bandits? What if the bandit leader is defeated in their hands, and you just give them another great merit for nothing? You're going to lose even more. Have you ever thought about it? ”

"How is that possible? That's impossible. After I fought the bandits, I realized that they were not a rabble. In addition to Ying Tianfu, the rest of the states and counties on Jingxi Road are in their hands, even in the battle of Ying Tianfu, they are not at a loss. After the bandit leader escapes, he will recruit manpower and gather the sect members to break through. Their number may be 35,000 at that time, not ...... Maybe as many as 180,000. How did they resist it? It's impossible to resist. Guo Xu shouted loudly.

Lu Zhongtian said in a deep voice: "However, in the battle of Yangwu, there were nearly 30,000 bandits, and they were not defeated by thousands of defenders. King Jin has capable people under him. Don't you know that Lin Jue? Do you know that the battle of Yangwu was his strategy, using hundreds of cavalry to break the camp of the bandits, leading to the collapse of the bandits. Now that the Jingbei army is gathered, there are tens of thousands of people, and in the face of tens of thousands of bandits, do you dare to say that they will not win? How dare you guarantee that? ”

Guo Xu was stunned, frowned, and said: "It turned out that it was the result of Lin Jue's command of the battle, I knew that this person was not bad, I had recruited him to work for me, but he rejected me." He is now the king of Jin. Very well, this is my enemy. Then I will not be kind to him. But my grandfather, with his ability, may not be able to harm me. The battle of Yangwu counted them lucky. This time the bandit leader did the battle of the trapped beast, it must be an endless situation, it was a real hard fight, and the situation of the battle of Yangwu was very different. Besides, as I said, I will give them time to gather more people and prepare more supplies. Even if Lin Jue has the ability, even if the nearly 10,000 forbidden troops are good, I'm afraid that defeat will be their only fate. ”

Lu Zhongtian sneered: "You give them time." Does the court give you time? If the imperial court orders you to immediately ban the army and eliminate the remnants of the enemy, do you want to disobey the military order? To tell you the truth, one of the purposes of the old man's visit is to urge you to march into the army as soon as possible to quell the remnants of the bandits and quell the rebellion. This is also what Yang Jun means. Although the emperor did not say it explicitly, the emperor must have thought so. If you stand still, the court will not allow it. In addition, you will be the king of Jin, can't they see through this plan? What if they see through the plan and go to the court to find out about it? To justify yourself, you can only lead the army to attack, otherwise you will fall into the truth. You don't want to be a fool of everyone else. King Jin may be, but the others are not. That Lin Jue is definitely not. ”

Guo Xu was still holding his neck a little disapprovingly, but as he listened, his brows furrowed, and the hot blood on his body began to slowly cool down. He finally discovers that what he feels is a perfect plan is deeply flawed. The outcome he hoped for was just wishful thinking for the best. He thought things too simply. Once the plan went wrong, he lost his wife and his soldiers, making a commotion, and fell into greater passivity.

"Maternal grandfather...... That...... In your old man's opinion, is this plan still viable? With such a huge loophole, is it difficult to proceed? Guo Xu asked in a deep voice.

Lu Zhongtian smiled slightly, patted Guo Xu's arm and said, "Young man, the advantage is that he is strong in blood and strength, and he dares to do anything. The disadvantage is that it is not thoughtful and difficult to be thoughtful. So sometimes we old guys are still useful. Sit down and have a drink with me, and I'll show you what to do. ”

Guo Xu hurriedly sat down and poured wine. After two glasses of osmanthus wine, Lu Zhongtian said in a deep voice: "Guo Xu, since you have decided to do this shocking thing, you must succeed." To ensure success, we need to eliminate all the factors that make the plan fail. Remove the unexpected and let things go the way you want them to. Thinking about things from this point of view, things are much simpler. ”

Guo Xuxi said: "Please tell me in detail." ”

"It's simple. It will take time for the bandits to gather the cultists, and the imperial court will inevitably urge you to march. After returning to Beijing this time, the old man reported to the emperor, saying that your soldiers and horses here need to rest and recuperate, and you can't attack rashly. I'll ask Yang Jun to send you extra troops and horses. This way you can justifiably stall until reinforcements arrive......"

Guo Xu interrupted Lu Zhongtian's words and said loudly: "I don't want reinforcements, I don't want to be honest anymore." ”

Lu Zhongtian's face changed, and he said angrily: "Stupid! Are you supposed to be a temperant? What is the purpose of sending more troops and horses? It's so that the bandit leader doesn't dare to turn back and hit your idea. How do you know that your opponent will definitely go west? If they just want to get a response

Tianfu reopens the situation and fights with you, what should you do? Don't think it's impossible? The old man said that all mistakes must be eliminated in order to ensure the success of the plan. Besides, if you are determined to make such a decisive move, why should you care about the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee saying a few words about you? After the success of the matter, there will be more rumors, you can't bear it, how can you be calm when the time comes? If you are self-righteous again, the old man will leave for Beijing and will no longer care about your affairs. ”

Hearing this, Guo Xu hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "Grandfather, don't be angry, grandson knows that he is wrong, grandson is no longer self-righteous." Grandfather, please continue to teach. ”

Lu Zhongtian snorted, stretched out his hand and pulled Guo Xu up, and said, "You are the prince and the prince, so you don't have to make this big gift." Even if it's me, you don't have to make such a big gift. That's it, I continued. This one...... Where did I go? ”

Guo Xu hurriedly said: "Grandfather said that he asked the imperial court to increase the number of troops......

"Yes, this ...... There are two purposes for increasing troops, one is to prove that I will return to Beijing to report the current situation that you are unable to enter the army, because the loss of soldiers and horses is too large, and you need to rest and recuperate, so you must increase your troops and replenish them. The second is procrastination. It will take at least seven or eight days to transfer troops back and forth. In these seven or eight days, the imperial court will not issue an order to urge you to attack. But when the reinforcements are in place, you will have no excuse, and you must not delay at all, and you must immediately send troops to attack, make a positive gesture, and not leave a mouthful. Lu Zhongtian said in a deep voice.

"But Ancestor, wouldn't it be ...... my attack" Guo Xu couldn't help but speak again.

"What's the hurry? The offense is offensive, but it depends on how it is attacked. The offense is also prioritized. You can go straight to the Yellow Dragon, or you can avoid the heavy and light. For example, if the bandit leader army is in the east, and you attack the state and county in the west, you are also recovering the lost territory. You can attack the position of the bandit leader, or you can feint and slow down, in short, these methods don't need the old man to teach you. Your purpose is nothing more than to let the court know that you are actively attacking, but you want to gather the incident of the bandit leader. You just have to push them to the west step by step, and you're done. ”

"Jiang is still old and spicy, grandfather, you are so ruthless. The five-body throw that the grandson admires. Guo Xu said admiringly.

Lu Zhongtian shook his head and continued in a deep voice: "Of course, this is not enough, even if the bandit leader gathers a large number of bandits, he may not be able to defeat the Jingbei Forbidden Army. The Battle of Yangwu is a lesson. Therefore, after the old man returns to Beijing, he will want Zhu Zhirong, the governor of Kaifeng Prefecture, to play the imperial court and return to the capital to Lin Jue. The reason is also very simple, the Jingbei bandits have been pacified, and Lin Jue is the criminal officer of Kaifeng Mansion, it is useless to stay in the army, and he should come back. Or the old man did not hesitate to give Lin Jue an official knighthood, commend him for his meritorious service, and let him return to the capital to face the saint and receive a reward. In short, if this person is transferred out of the Jingbei army, the remaining leaders will be mediocre. Lin Jue's variable is also missing. ”

"Wonderful, wonderful. To be honest, Sun Er is really a little worried about this Lin Jue. This person is unpredictable, and if you don't do it well, it will be a variable. It would be best to transfer him back to Beijing. The rest are straw bales. King Jin, hehe, how can he fight? Guo Kun? I'm afraid it's just a straw bale. Grandfather, grandson is more and more devoted to you. Guo Xu stroked his hands and praised.

"It's not enough." Lu Zhongtian said coldly: "If you want to do it, you will do it absolutely." I will let Yang Jun give an order to let the King of Jin and them garrison the five counties and not withdraw their troops. Once the war starts, the reinforcements of food, grass and materials will arrive slowly, and it will definitely not be fast. The old man's people in the army can be used at this moment, and the contacts he has accumulated for many years are all used for you at this moment. In short, the bottom of the kettle is drawn, and there are constraints everywhere until the bandits win. But after that, you'll have to pick up the pieces and put an end to the bandits with a thunderbolt. Otherwise, if the bandits are allowed to flee to the northwest, it will become a great disaster for the imperial court. ”

Guo Xu's whole excited face was deformed. Jiang is still old and spicy, although his grandfather looks very gentle on weekdays, and even seems to be very gentle and restrained in many things, even Guo Xu can't stand it. But at this moment, the grandfather's words seemed to show the cold and shining thorns around his body, making you realize that the grandfather was full of killing weapons, ruthless and ruthless. It turned out that he was able to gain a foothold in the court, not by luck, but by his skills.

"Grandfather, grandson doesn't know what to say. After the grandfather perfected it like this, this plan can be regarded as a real plan. The grandson is ashamed of his previous blind confidence. Grandfather, if this matter can be successful, I can become the emperor, and you are the first hero. I, Guo Xu, swear that in the future, I will be exempted from all the sins of my grandfather Lu family, and I will be crowned as a first-class prince's family, hereditary replacement, and I Guo will always enjoy honor. Guo Xu was so excited that he began to promise a reward in advance, what he promised was not an ordinary thing, that was to give the Lu family eternal immunity, be named a prince with a different surname, and enjoy the glory and wealth with him Guo forever. This is already the ultimate reward.

Lu Zhongtian's face was ashamed, and there were tears in his eyes. Guo Xu also thought that his grandfather was excited because of his promise. saw Lu Zhongtian kneeling on the ground with a puff, and kowtowed to the sky: "Your Majesty, the old minister is disloyal." This time, he had to do something disloyal to Jiangshan Sheji for the sake of King Huai, and he was very ashamed to let down the emperor's Longen. But Lao Chen believes that Lao Chen is thinking about the future of Da Zhou. King Huai is the best candidate for the future emperor. The old minister's mistakes will punish himself. The day when King Huai ascended the throne was the time when the old minister resigned and retired. Since then, the old minister has not asked about the world, and he has not left the house for half a step in his life, thinking about it in front of the wall, and forgiving his sins for today's events. ”

Guo Xu opened his mouth and was stunned, speechless for a while.

Lu Zhongtian was scheming, although all this was just his pretentious gesture, he had to do it. Even in the face of his grandson, if he becomes the emperor one day, thinking of today's events, he will be haunted by his betrayal of Guo Chong's trust. He used this confession to dissect the traces of his heart. At the same time, he also told Guo Xu that he is not greedy for power, and you don't have to worry about me treating you as a puppet in the future. When you ascend the throne, I will resign, and I will not interfere with you from now on.

People like Lu Zhongtian are scheming

I am afraid that it is difficult for normal people to comprehend. As smart as Guo Xu, he was also stunned by this performance. Seeing his grandfather crying, Guo Xu also knelt on the ground with tears and repented.

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In Changheng County, Guo Kun and Lin Jue were actively preparing for the danger that might come. Guo Kun issued an order for Wei Dakui and others' soldiers and horses to quickly move south after recovering Huaxian and Weicheng, and arrived at Wanting County to camp and stand by after crossing the Changlin Ferry to the east. The soldiers and horses of Changheng County will also wait for the 1,000 soldiers and horses who will go to Dongming from Fengqiu County to recover Dongming County, and then come here to meet and then rush to Wanting County to join the division.

According to Lin Jue's intentions, Guo Kun sent dozens of scouts to go deep into Jingxi Road to listen to the news, the main purpose was to see the movements of Guo Xu's army and Hai Dongqing's movements. For several days, news has been coming, Guo Xu's soldiers and horses have not made any big changes, they are just resting in Yingtianfu, but the movement on Hai Dongqing's side is much bigger.

According to the news brought by the military pigeons released by the scouts, Hai Dongqing fled from Yingtianfu and fled to Shanzhou, which is located one hundred and eighty miles north of Yingtianfu. After only a few days in Shanzhou, he arrived at Chengwu County, one hundred and twenty miles east of Xingren Mansion, with tens of thousands of bandits. It stands to reason that the city of Shanzhou is much larger than that of Chengwu County, and if Haidongqing wants to re-establish the old nest of the general altar, Shanzhou is a more suitable location in addition to Yingtianfu and Xingrenfu. At least Shanzhou City is big enough, and the walls are high enough and strong enough. Moreover, Shanzhou is also on the verge of the ancient Bianshui River, and naturally has a defense line outside the city that can be resisted. Chengwu County is just a small ordinary county seat.

Others may not understand, but in the eyes of Lin Jue and Guo Kun, there is nothing difficult to understand. They knew that Hai Dongqing would not stay on Jingxi Road, and that his trip to Chengwu County was a sign that he was going west to attack Xingren Mansion. Two or three days later, the scouts reported the news that there was an endless stream of sectarians rushing to Chengwu County from various states and counties on Jingxi Road. From a large group of members of the formation to a large group of cultists, to the small members of the sect who came in groups of three or two, the small Chengwu County has never been so lively. This news made Lin Jue, Guo Kunming, and Hai Dongqing all their efforts to gather the bandits, reorganize their forces, and prepare for the westward attack.

On the other hand, Guo Xu's army in Yingtianfu did not move for five or six days, and it was not until the arrival of 10,000 forbidden army reinforcements from the imperial court that they finally went out of the city to fight. But what makes people speechless is that the direction of their battle is not to go north to attack Shanzhou and approach Chengwu County, where Haidongqing is located, but to the west to capture the two small county towns of Dangshan and Fengxian.

There are all kinds of signs that Lin Jue's prediction is coming true. It can obviously be seen that Guo Xu is deliberately delaying time, he didn't think about sweeping away the bandits in one fell swoop, but just pretending to be slow.

Guo Kun still had a trace of fantasy in his heart, even in the face of such obvious signs, he still felt that Guo Xu might have another way to use soldiers, and he didn't dare to really kill people with a knife. However, the arrival of a person soon after, completely shattered Guo Kun's last illusion.

On the evening of August 24, when Lin Jue and Guo Kun were sitting under the pomegranate tree in the small courtyard to discuss and analyze the situation, the palace guards in charge of guarding the residence excitedly gathered a person from outside the courtyard and talked with a smile as they walked. Lin Jue and Guo Kun both stood up at the same time when they saw this person. This person Lin Jue and Guo Kun both know each other, and it is Sun Dayong, the former captain of the palace guard squad and the current deputy captain of the Lin Mansion security.

"Why are you here?" Lin Jue and Guo Kun asked at the same time.

Sun Dayong was covered in dust, looking like a dusty servant, his clothes were tattered, and he lived like a beggar called Huazi.

"Sun Dayong has seen the little prince and Lord Lin. I'm dying of thirst, my throat and eyes are on fire, which brother is going to scoop me with cold water to drink? Sun Dayong shouted as he saluted.

Lin Jue picked up the herbal teapot on the table and handed it over, Sun Dayong was not polite, took it and drank it to the bottom, and then he breathed a sigh of relief and burped with satisfaction.

Guo Kun knew that Sun Dayong was working in Lin Jue's mansion now, and thought that he was from the capital, so he frowned and asked, "Are you here to find Lin Jue?" Did something happen to Lin Jue's family? The little county lord is fine. ”

Lin Jue rolled his eyes and said in his heart: This uncle is really a crow's mouth, something happened to your family.

"He didn't come from the capital, he should have come from Yingtianfu. Brother Sun, how did you get here? Is the matter of Ying Tianfu done? Miss Zheng, they're all right. Lin Jue asked.

Sun Dayong hurriedly said: "Back to Gongzi Lin, I came from Yingtianfu below. Miss Zheng and Miss Qian are all fine, and someone has already escorted them back to the capital. I was supposed to escort them, but I had something important to report, so I rushed directly to see Lin Gongzi. ”

Lin Jue nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll rest assured, Brother Sun has worked hard." Sit down and talk. Oh, I've been worried about their safety, for fear that the Qingjiao will harm dozens of people in the Grand Theater, but now it's okay, I'm relieved that I'm safe. ”

Sun Dayong said: "The son forgave the sin, and only saved Miss Zheng and Miss Qian and a dozen other people. Some of the people from the Grand Theatre had disappeared by the time I arrived, and I searched for them afterwards, but I couldn't find them. Under incompetence, or go a step too late. The main reason is that they have not been able to enter the city, which has led to delays in rescue. ”

Lin Jue was stunned, and asked about the list of missing people, and there were several people in it who were the children of the Lin family and the guys from Hangzhou, and they couldn't help but look gloomy and sigh. But Lin Jue also understood that this was actually a very good result, in fact, when he asked Sun Dayong to go to the rescue, he had already thought of the worst outcome in his heart. When the sky fell and the bandits were rampant, where was there any guarantee.

Guo Kun was confused by the conversation between the two, and frowned: "What are you talking about?" What saves people? What Miss Zheng? Lin Jue, what are you doing to hide from my sister-in-law? ”

。 Nine Heavenly God Emperors