Chang'an, Shuhou Mansion.

Lin Ze was naturally reviewing the twists and turns that seemed to never be finished.

Wu Fan stood in front of Lin Ze with a respectful face, bowed down and said: "After the lord of the country, after the dragon rebelled against the Han and surrendered to Chu, Liu Ji, the king of the Han Dynasty, with the assistance of Confucianism, worshiped the legendary soldier Jiang Shang as the commander, and Jiang Shang led the 50,000 Han troops guarding Linzi to the south to meet Xiang Ji. ”

In this battle, the Han army lost 15,000, and the Chu army lost nearly 20,000, but the victory and defeat were not completely distinguished, but the Han army had a slight upper hand and took the opportunity to recover Huaiyin and the surrounding counties. ”

"The secret agents lurking in the territory of Han and Chu have received news that the two sides are preparing to increase their troops on the battlefield, and in the near future, a major war will continue to break out. ”

Lin Ze's pen paused slightly: "The battle between Chu and South Vietnam, what is the current situation?"

Wu Fan bowed down and replied: "Back to the lord of the country, Chu Shuai Fan Zeng has won the true legend of the soldiers, and the 80,000 troops of South Vietnam have been defeated one after another, and now there are only more than 40,000 people left, and the morale is very low. ”

"If it weren't for the fact that the South Vietnamese soldiers were all believers in Buddhism, and the actual commander this time was the Buddha Xuantang Buddha, I am afraid that the army would have collapsed a long time ago. ”

"Now that the South Vietnamese army has retreated to Jingnan, Fan Zeng is leading the Chu army to press forward step by step, and there is a great tendency to kill them all. ”

Lin Ze raised his eyebrows and asked, "Xiang Ji has encountered big trouble in the north, so he didn't think about transferring Fan Zeng, a capable general?"

Wu Fan replied: "It is rumored that it is an order personally issued by Xiang Ji, only Fan Zeng is allowed to go west, and Fan Zeng is not allowed to go north. ”

Lin Ze frowned slightly: "What kind of idea is Di Xin's fighting?

Wu Fan could only reply: "I don't know." ”

Lin Ze thought for a while and said, "Send someone to keep an eye on it, if there is anything unusual, report it as soon as possible." ”

Wu Fan bowed and responded, "No." ”

Lin Ze continued to use his pen to review the recital, but saw that Wu Fan was still standing there, and asked, "Is there anything else?"

Wu Fan replied: "Back to the lord of the country, the spies inquired and learned that the two sides of the Chu and Han wars were deadlocked, and in order to break the situation, the king of Han and the king of Chu both sent envoys to Western Qin, wanting to seek help from Western Qin. ”

"The spies came to report that the envoy of Chu and Han was already halfway and would arrive in Chang'an within five days to see the lord of the country. ”

Lin Ze was stunned when he heard this, and asked, "Do you know who the envoys of the two countries are?"

Wu Fan thought for a while and replied: "The envoy of the Han Kingdom is named Li Shiqi, and it is rumored that this person is the township party of Liu Ji, the king of Han. At the beginning, Liu Ji was chased and killed by the lord of the country and fled to Mangdang Mountain for refuge, but this person never gave up, so he was heavily entrusted by Liu Ji. ”

"When the Han State selected the envoys, Liu Ji was worried that the lord of the country would be unfavorable to the envoys, and he didn't want to choose Li Shiqi, but the Han State had just had a dragon and betrayed the Han, in order to avoid others being traitors, he deliberately angered the lord of the country and brought great trouble to the Han State, so he had to choose him. ”

Lin Ze showed displeasure on his face: "The two countries are at war, and if they don't kill them, how can Lone be a person who doesn't even understand this kind of truth?"

Wu Fan hurriedly said: "Of course the lord of the country is not this kind of person, the heart of such a villain in the Han Kingdom will only be ridiculed by the world." ”

Lin Ze nodded heavily and said: "You write down this matter, order the Han State to compensate for it, and if the Han State does not comply, let Zhang Han lead the troops to the territory of the Han State for a walk." ”

Wu Fan was stunned when he heard this, and his face did not change and responded: "The minister obeys the order." ”

"The envoy of Chu is named Xiang Zhuang, and it is said that he is the younger brother of the Xiang family, and he is currently one of the few young talents in the Xiang family. ”

Lin Ze said with a strange look on his face: "Didn't Han Xin wipe out the Xiang clan back then? ”

In order to have a backhand to deal with Xiang Ji, Lin Ze ordered Han Xin to arrest the entire Xiang clan and detain him secretly. Starting point Chinese

Unexpectedly, Xiang Ji became Di Xin, and Lin Ze's good chess hand was greatly reduced.

It has been several months since Di Xin established the state of Chu again, and he didn't mention the ransom of the people at all, which shows that he really didn't take it to heart.

Lin Ze looked at Wu Fan and asked with great interest: "Both Chu and Han have sent envoys to ask for help, in your opinion, who should Gu help?"

Wu Fan didn't think about it and replied: "The lord of the country should not help anyone." ”

Lin Ze smiled and asked, "Why is this?"

Wu Fan said with a natural expression: "The so-called sandpiper and clam compete for the benefit of the fisherman, right now Chu Han is the sandpiper and the clam is the fisherman, no matter who he helps, it will not be Xiqin who will profit in the end." ”

"Only if the two do not help each other, when the strength of Chu and Han is greatly damaged and exhausted, Western Qin will send troops again, at least to capture the territory of Chu and Han, and at worst to destroy Chu and Han in one fell swoop, so it is in line with the interests of Western Qin. ”

Lin Ze continued to ask: "The idea is good, if you were asked to receive Chu Han to envoy, what would you do?"

Wu Fan pondered for a moment and replied: "Don't agree, don't refuse, drag the two sides first, until the two countries fall deeper and deeper, and it is difficult to extricate themselves." ”

Lin Ze asked seductively, "What else?"

Wu Fan said with a flash of inspiration: "At a certain time, send people to hint at the two countries, so that they mistakenly think that they will help their side and continue to delay." ”

Lin Ze was a little dissatisfied and said, "What else?"

Wu Fan's face collapsed and said: "Weichen is stupid, he can only think of this, and ask the lord of the country to show the shortcomings." ”

Lin Ze said indifferently: "Why don't you hint at one party, the conditions given by the other party should be good, so that they mistakenly think that Xi Qin intends to help the other party?"

Wu Fan's eyes lit up and said, "Does the lord of the country want to take the opportunity to fight for the benefits of Western Qin?"

Lin Ze shook his head: "That's not the case, as you said, Gu just wants this war to last a little longer, which is more in line with the interests of Western Qin." ”

"Besides, it is difficult for Chu and Han to give benefits that can make Gu Dong's heart move. ”

Wu Fan suddenly realized: "The minister understands. ”

Lin Ze said with a smile: "Since you have all understood, the matter of receiving the envoys of the two countries will be handed over to you." ”

Wu Fan smiled bitterly: "Wechen has the heart to share the worries of the lord of the country, but Wechen's ability is limited, and he is worried that he will disappoint the lord of the country." ”

Lin Ze waved his hand and said, "Don't think too much, just do what you just said, if there are some shortcomings, in the five days after the arrival of the envoy, you can think about it again." ”

Wu Fan could only stubbornly respond: "Weichen obeys." ”

......

Outside Chang'an City, two carriages with different flags met unexpectedly.

Almost at the same time, Xiang Zhuang and Li Shiqi, who were sitting in two different carriages, reached out and touched the hilt of the sword.

If the other party is killed here, the task of requesting Western Qin to send troops is equivalent to half of the completion.

The two secretly measured each other's strength, and when the murderous intent gradually rose, a figure fell from the sky, and said with a hearty smile: "Wu Fan, the official of the Western Qin Criminal Department, welcome the arrival of the two envoys." ”

Xiang Zhuang and Li Shiqi immediately let go of the hilt of their swords, got out of the carriage, and said with a bright smile: "Xiang Zhuang of Chu State (Han Guo Li Shiqi), I have seen Lord Wu. ”