Guo Xu tapped the table lightly with his fingers, and the expression on his face slowly became calm. He finally understood the essence of Zheng Zhixue's retreat. Resolving the crisis of suspicion is the most important thing right now. The failure to counter-insurgency has certainly brought its reputation to shame, but it is not the end of the world. Maintaining your demeanor will win favor and resolve the crisis. Now he is running to Xingren Mansion to quarrel and rob, not only will he not get anything, but his behavior will look even more despicable, which will make his father even more unhappy. Rather than this, it is better to follow what Zheng Zhixue said, to retreat as advance and show grace.

"Mr. Changqing, listening to your words is better than reading a book for ten years. The gentleman's words made me pause. Thank you Mr. for relieving your doubts, Mr. turned out to be a master, and he was deeply hidden. Guo Xu stood up and saluted.

"What a master, it's just that I read a lot of books, read a lot and think a lot. Never dare to call yourself superior. If you can provide some help to Your Highness, it will not be in vain that Your Highness has been raising it for so many years, and you will never say anything about it. His Royal Highness is a magnanimous person, and in the future, His Royal Highness will ascend the throne as the emperor, and he will have a great achievement. Zheng Zhixue hurriedly got up and saluted.

Guo Xu smiled, stretched out his hand and said, "Sit down, sit down, drink and drink." If you have any other thoughts, tell this king what you want today. ”

Zheng Zhixue sat down with a smile, Guo Xu personally took the cup, and the two drank it all. Zheng Zhixue wiped the wine on his beard and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, the reason why King Jin was able to succeed this time is that he has capable people under him. Na Lin Jue...... Far from an ordinary person. This man is both humanistic and martial, and can be called an all-rounder. The battle of Yangwu was his work, and I dare say that a series of plans for the battle of Xingrenfu must have come from him. This person...... Hmmm......"

Guo Xu slammed his fist on the table and said angrily: "Lin Jue is really hateful, I know that he is not small, this time he is determined to go against me." I had sincerely recruited him before, but he was unwilling to follow me, and now he has gone to the King of Jin to do things for him. It's really irritating. ”

"Your Royal Highness, there is this person by King Jin's side, and I am afraid that many things will not be easy to do. This person is shrewd and talented, and the king of Jin has him like a tiger, and the competition for the position of the crown prince will have many unknown factors and twists and turns because of this person. If such a person cannot be used by His Royal Highness, then it must not be used by King Jin. Therefore, His Highness is afraid that he will have to find a way to deal with this Lin Jue. He must not be allowed to give advice by the side of King Jin, it will be a great trouble. Zheng Zhi learned.

Guo Xu nodded heavily and said: "What you said is very true, I need to find Lin Jue to beat him well, if he can turn his head to help me, it would be the best." I hope he can be used by me. ”

"His Highness said that he rejected His Highness once, and now that he has taken refuge in King Jin, I estimate that His Highness may be difficult to recruit him." Zheng Zhixue groaned.

Guo Xu nodded slightly, suddenly frowned and thought about it, patted his thigh and said, "Yes, I have a way to deal with him, I will catch his sore spot and force him to use it for me." Maybe he's already in my hands. ”

Zheng Zhixue was stunned for a moment, not knowing what Guo Xu was doing, and his face was full of confusion.

Guo Xu didn't explain much, immediately removed the wine and food cups and plates, ordered someone to grind ink and lay paper, wrote two secret letters in one breath, and ordered someone to send them to the capital overnight.

……

In the Xingren Mansion, the persuasion and reform of prisoners of war has been going on for two days, and the results are obvious. The appearance of the former Saint Gong Hai Dongqing, as well as Lin Jue

The vast majority of the bandits have completely woken up. Lin Jue even spent a few hours writing a pamphlet that refuted the teachings of the Qingjiao one by one, and asked the scholars in the city to preach among the captives and answer their doubts. At the same time, Lin Jue also encouraged those who woke up among the prisoners of the bandits to speak out bravely and expose all the dirty things that were unknown in the Qingjiao to the world.

Dozens of saints in the Holy Women's Order spoke out bravely and tearfully recounted their experiences in the church. Said the dirtiest things in the Qingjiao. After they were ruined by the Holy Father, they remained in the altar and were toyed with by the Guardians of the Dharma. The slightest disobedience was beaten, scolded and slashed to death, and many people were tortured to death, and the internal situation was appalling. Other congregations also began to complain against the water, and even some senior members of the church began to complain against the water, telling more dirty and shady truths. All this has further promoted the awakening of the congregation.

Of course, there are some die-hard elements. Lin Jue first adopted a policy of isolation and detention for these people, so as not to endanger the overall atmosphere and threaten other sect members. Later, after discussing with Guo Kun, it was decided that it would not be possible not to kill a group of people. The so-called combination of grace and power, reasoning and holding a knife must be two-pronged to have better results. So, hundreds of hard-fought and arrogant bandits were pushed to the city wall, announced their crimes in front of all the cultists, and then slashed and slashed with knives.

When the heads rained down from the city walls, the cultists under the city were once again shocked from the depths of their souls, and it really accelerated the process of transformation.

But this is far from enough, Lin Jue is actually very troubled in his heart, even if these people have begun to wake up and repent, but they are rebels after all. The sin of rebellion is not an ordinary sin, and the court may not spare them. Even if they understand and wake up, the court is afraid that a holy decree will be issued, and they will still be beheaded after waking up and remorse. For Lin Jue, he didn't want to see this scene. It's not that he has any sympathy for these people, what Lin Jue thinks is that from the perspective of the overall situation, from the perspective of post-war reconstruction, killing all these people is definitely not a good way, but it will affect the entire pattern of post-war reconstruction.

On the morning of the fourth day after the Battle of Xingrenfu, when Lin Jue's orthodox bandit detention site organized a complaint and reflection meeting, Guo Kun ordered someone to come and invite Lin Jue back to the yamen, saying that there was an urgent matter to discuss. Lin Jue handed over the matter to Bai Bing and hurried back to the mansion.

In the yamen, only Guo Mian and Guo Kun sat in the hall and fought, and no one else was present, and Lin Jue was also relieved, which showed that it should not be a big deal.

"I've seen His Royal Highness the King of Jin, and I've seen Du Yuhou." Lin Jue stepped forward and saluted.

"Just in time. Let's take a look at the letter. When Guo Mian saw Lin Jue coming, he didn't care about returning the courtesy, so he hurriedly got up and shouted.

"What letter? Whose letter? Lin Jue said suspiciously.

"Just look at it, strange things happen every year, especially this year." Guo Kun pointed to a letter on the table and smiled.

Lin Jue looked at the letter, it was a cowhide envelope, and there were a few big words written on the brown cover page: King Jin and Emperor Brother Personally Kai.

"It's ...... A letter from King Huai? Lin Jue was surprised.

"Isn't it, look at it, I'm afraid it's even more surprising to you." Guo Mian said.

Lin Jue took the letter, took out the letterhead and unfolded it.

"Brother Huang is on top, brother greets well. Since you and my brother have jointly led the army to counter the rebellion, there have been frequent wars and many affairs, brother

I didn't have time to say hello to my brother, and I couldn't see my brother in person, so I was really uneasy and went to the emperor's brother Haihan. But the younger brother pays attention to the recent situation of the imperial brother all the time, during the battle of Yangwu, the imperial brother exerted his might to annihilate tens of thousands of enemies, and the younger brother was not very happy when he heard it. The younger brother was dull and incompetent, and he failed to command Fang Xuan like his brother, and he was like a bamboo. ……”

“…… The attack on Tianfu suffered a heavy setback, delayed the fighters, suffered heavy losses, although the city was broken, but the bandits escaped, although the victory was defeated, it was difficult to feel guilty. After reorganizing the troops and horses to regain the lost territory, he was too cautious because of the previous setback, and did not dare to advance, so that the bandits gathered troops and horses to invade Xingren Mansion. Xingren Mansion Naixi went to the fortress, if the consequences were unimaginable, the younger brother hurriedly gathered troops and horses to pursue, but he was unable to arrive in time due to the slow movement and long distance. When it was critical again, the elder brother led the army like a heavenly soldier descending from the sky, annihilating the bandits in Yu Xingren's mansion and capturing the bandit leader. I am happy and relieved......"

“…… In this counterinsurgency, the younger brother made many mistakes, almost ruining the overall situation of the counterinsurgency, but the elder brother made clear decisions and repeatedly turned the tide, and he did not know what the consequences would be. The younger brother was deeply ashamed, and threw himself to the ground for the five bodies that the imperial brother admired. The younger brother should have come to congratulate the imperial brother in person, but there are still several counties north of Jingxi Road that have not been recovered, and the younger brother must lead the army to completely recover the lost territory, and he dare not slack off, so he wrote this letter to congratulate the elder brother. After the elder brother returns to Beijing in triumph, the younger brother will personally come to the door to congratulate him. The younger brother has played the court and his father, and the work of quelling the rebellion is all in the royal brother, if there is no imperial brother to turn the tide and make a clear decision, I am afraid that the matter will not be harmonious. After the battle, the younger brother knew the ability of the imperial brother, and remembered the many disrespectful things he had to the imperial brother on weekdays, and he was ashamed in his heart. The emperor's brother is full of poetry and books, and when he has elegance, he will not be as knowledgeable as his younger brother. ”

“…… The military affairs are urgent, and the younger brother can't say much, so he will pay a visit to him in person after returning to Beijing. Once again, I congratulated the imperial brother on the victory, and congratulated Guo Kunlinjue and other meritorious ministers. They also made great contributions to the suppression of the rebellion this time, and they will meet Yan Huan one by one after returning to Beijing. I wish you well, brother Guo Xu. ”

Lin Jue read the letter carefully, and when he put it down, his face was a little strange.

Guo Kun laughed and said, "What, brother-in-law, do you also think that there are a lot of strange things this year?" Is the sun coming out in the west? King Huai actually wrote a letter to His Royal Highness King Hejin, and he didn't accuse us of robbing him of his credit, but scolded himself and said that he was incompetent? Is this still King Huai? How could this be a letter written by King Huai? ”

Guo Mian laughed and said, "Isn't it? This brother of mine is very arrogant. Although he was humble in front of me, he was extremely disdainful of me in his heart. When was he willing to lose such a downfall? Isn't this the sun coming out in the west? The day before yesterday, we were still discussing the intention of his army to arrive in Chengwu County. Guo Kun also said that he was going to rob people and grab merit, who would have thought that he would write such a letter and lead the army to pull out. I didn't expect that. ”

Guo Kun nodded and smiled: "Isn't it?" Just walked away like that? Still so generous to congratulate? Is he willing to eat this dumb man? I don't believe it at all. Lin Jue, what do you think this letter means? Is there some other intention? ”

Guo Mian also looked at Lin Jue when he heard this, they called Lin Jue to listen to Lin Jue's opinion, the two of them always felt that this letter was wrong, but the two of them didn't know what Guo Xu's intentions were, so they could only ask Lin Jue.

。 Nine Heavenly God Emperors