Chapter 158: The Envoy (I)

"Ji Gui, what do you think?" Zheng Pingyuan was noncommittal after listening, but asked Ji Gui, the strategist present.

Ji Gui saw Zheng Pingyuan staring at him, and pondered for a moment: "The minister has received the great favor of the lord, and he always wants to contribute more to the lord, but seeing that our army is one step slower, he is anxious. ”

"King Wu has leveled two towns, the remaining three towns are like candles in the wind, extinguished in a blink of an eye, once Wu is flat, 100,000 Wu troops will rush to Jingzhou in the blink of an eye. ”

"The Duke of Shu has determined the whole of Shu, although the population and strength are only half of the large, there are 50,000 troops south, and now they have captured Shangyong and Yiling, and the soldiers refer to Jingzhou, such a sinister situation, to the minister's view, it is rare for thousands of years. ”

"Our army only has two counties, this situation is extremely sinister, the minister asked himself, only to see that the foundation of our army has not been built, once he meets the army, the first battle is lost, only afraid of the storm, immediately fall apart, the minister every time he thinks about it, he can't help but tears, can not be self-determined, wandering sleeplessly. ”

This was originally a routine on the song, but when Ji Gui said it, he was calm and quiet, without any hindrance, all sincere, and a loyal heart, and everyone was awe-struck when they heard it, and even Zheng Pingyuan sat up straight.

"The Yangtze River runs through the east and west, stretches for thousands of miles, passes through Bashu, Jingxiang in the middle, and connects Wuyue in the east, echoing each other, whether it is the Duke of Shu or the King of Wu, must march through the waterway, and must first seize this city. ”

"Jiangling is located in the center of the Yangtze River, and at this time, in the south, it is almost the Central Plains in the world. ”

"The Central Plains is in the Quartet, the whole situation of the world, the place that extends in all directions, is the hub of the Quartet connection, and at the beginning of the world's discord 1, the Central Plains was attacked on all sides, and the Quartet was enough to tear apart the situation in the Central Plains and destroy any efforts to defend the Central Plains. ”

"At this time, the situation in the south is the same, Jiangling is located in the center, the focus of the four sides, if our army is strong, we can sweep Jingzhou according to the center, but our army is still weak, at this time, it will definitely die. ”

"The minister is in Jiangling, helpless, but Mr. Zhang's words break mí Jin, indeed, give up Jiangling may not have a chance, not give up Jiangling will definitely die, Mr. Zhang is a national soldier, d inspection is like fire, analysis is like a stream, it really makes me admire, not great wisdom can not understand this. ”

"If you think about it carefully, you are really guilty of the lord. Saying that, Ji Gui saluted Zheng Pingyuan and said: "If I follow my previous strategy, our army will go out in two ways, conquer Yiling in the west, and go to Xiangyang in the north, with tens of thousands of laborers, and there will be no harvest, but I am afraid that I will be married in vain." ”

Zheng Pingyuan's eyes were gloomy, he waved his hand, and said: "This is right, even I have never gotten out of the shackles, what are you guilty of?"

When Zhang Yu heard this, his eyes flashed, and he sighed in his heart, knowing that even if he had convinced everyone with his plan, but in Zheng Pingyuan's heart, Ji Gui, as an old minister, was still above him.

The most trusted person is actually Ji Gui, but there is no way to do it.

I only listened to Ji Gui continue to say: "Jiangling is already a Jedi, if you don't get out of this city, there is no life, you can only jump out, the lord is going to conquer Changsha, and he is also a little sure, but the biggest difficulty of the lord at present, the first is that the foundation is shallow, and he has not been able to be the same as King Wu and the Duke of Shu. ”

"Although the princes of this world have risen one after another, it is already big 1, but it is only limited to the upper and middle classes, and the princes have ignored it for more than two hundred years, so do the people and scholars dare to ignore it?"

"The former dynasty Taizu also pretended to use the name of the imperial court in order to appease people's hearts and lay the foundation, Li Minshi has the imperial court and the son of heaven in his heart, this kind of thing is not something that can be easily abandoned in a moment and a half......"

"The second is the lack of time, there is still a year at most in the Jingzhou War, and it is not a matter of time and a day to appease the people and establish a great weapon, if you can use the holy decree to appease the people's hearts, and you can stabilize the foundation within a year and a half, it is the greatest benefit. ”

After saying this, Ji Gui had already understood it and prostrate on the ground: "The minister thinks that what Mr. Zhang said is extremely true, and I hope the lord will accept it!"

Seeing this, everyone present knelt down.

Zheng Pingyuan walked step by step, reluctant in his heart, and bright in his heart, knowing that the two of them were to the point, and if they were reluctant to give up Jiangling's words, there would be absolutely death or life, and he was silent for a long time, swallowed a mouthful of bitter and astringent saliva and said: "Get up, what you said is reasonable, how can I not accept it?"

I have already made a decision, and I have made a decision, although my heart is colic, but I am also clear, and I sigh and say: "To say something from my heart, my heart aches like a twist, this Jiangling is the place where my Zheng family has been running for several generations, how can I give it up lightly? It's just that the situation has evolved to this point, and I have to do it, and I also have the determination of a strong man to break his arm." ”

Speaking of this, Zheng Pingyuan glanced at everyone, this is an extremely heavy strategy, and it was decided.

Zhang Yu smiled at this time: "The lord doesn't have to be too heartbroken, there is nothing wrong with this Jiangling to give up, but it can't be given up in vain, some key ones must be demolished, and the families of soldiers must be relocated, this is still the way, the key is the imperial court, or what price does King Wu offer?"

"The southern invasion of the Duke of Shu, the focus is on Jingbei, and the Wu State wants to enter Jingzhou, and it is also in Jingbei, to put it mildly, our army seeks the court and the king of Wu, won't the court and the king of Wu ask me?"

"If our army surrenders, or goes south to Jingnan, once the Duke of Shu obtains Jingbei, the foundation of Jinling will be shaken immediately, and the lord will not hear the policy of the Great Yan Tai Motherland?"

Speaking, Zhang Yu read aloud loudly: "Today, because of the momentum of Pingshu, the Wu people are shocked and swept away. Leave 20,000 Yong soldiers, 20,000 Shu soldiers, boil salt and smelt, for the military and agriculture to use, and make boats, water 6 down. With a corner of Wu in the world, the potential fractals are scattered, and everything is urgent. One place is broken, and the top and bottom are shaken, although there are wise people who can't do it for Wu. ”

This battle strategy of Dayan Taizu was read in the tent at this time, and it was really loud to hear that everyone's hearts were shaken, and no one answered for a long time.

"The seven-colored building ship went down to Yizhou, and the king of Jinling was gloomy!" Zheng Pingyuan thought about it and sighed: "This is a good and true word, three hundred years ago, Taizu did it, with Pingnan Wu, and today Shu Guogong is it, I am deeply afraid of it, are the Wu people not afraid?"

"What the lord said is that at this time, the king of Wu has not yet swept away the land of Wu, how dare he force our army? As long as the wisdom of the Chinese people is good, he will reward and give generous gifts to increase our army, and not only will they not plunder, but they will help them, and this is exactly the reason of the overall situation. ”

"When our army goes out of Jiangling, we not only want the governor of Jingnan, but also make it openly allied with it, so as to strengthen the momentum of our army, so that Jingnan will be frightened and quickly surrender to our army. ”

Even if the imperial court declines, King Wu is also powerful, forming an alliance with it and dividing interests, how dare Jing Nan resist stubbornly, not afraid of offending Zheng Pingyuan and King Wu at the same time?

Hearing this, everyone nodded.

"The minister is willing to go to Jinling in person to meet with King Wu in order to fight for the interests of the lord. When Zhang Yu said this, he knelt down and bowed down to ask for his life.

Zheng Pingyuan nodded silently, stood up, stared at it for a long time, sighed, and said slowly: "Today's discussion of politics, only to know the true colors of the two gentlemen, I am really pleased, with you, even if this situation is bad, I also have the heart to fight!"

When Zheng Pingyuan said this, he personally helped Zhang Yu up: "Please ask Mr. to represent me and go to the court to fight!"

Zhang Yu got up and smiled again: "Moreover, the lord just sent me to see the emperor and ask the court to issue an order, what does it have to do with the king of Wu?

Zhang Yu said this with a smile, and everyone present was stunned at first, and then laughed.

That's true, even if he contacted Wei Yue, he could send an envoy to meet the Son of Heaven on the surface, and the Son of Heaven was still alive, wasn't it?

In this case, Wei Yue will win a big victory in the future, and he can choose to surrender, if he fails, he can also come to a sentence in the future that he only recognizes the Son of Heaven and does not recognize the King of Wu, and he will not end up in the fight against the army.

"To put it mildly, when the Son of Heaven is a fig leaf. Is there any prince in the world who has not sought benefits from this? That is, when dealing with the envoys of the imperial court, did not the Duke of Shu who rejected the King of Qin send him back safely after being rewarded with gold and silver? Moreover, he also left a map of Guanzhong?" Zhang Yu was very bland when he talked about this matter: "When J leaves Jiangling, the Duke of Shu and the King of Wu have no room for buffer, and it must be a J war. ”

Zheng Pingyuan listened to Zhang Yu's words, and the more he thought about it, the more reasonable it became.

At this moment, Ji Gui said with a smile: "If you go to the imperial court, you have to start quickly, and if you have a reputation, you can also lose some people and horses when you pacify Jingnan." ”

As soon as Zheng Pingyuan thought about it, he immediately called and called a pro-future he trusted, such a person, first, his loyalty is guaranteed, and second, his safety is guaranteed, he will disguise his identity and travel fast.

It's still not close to the imperial court, and this section of the road in the middle is not too peaceful.

Zheng Pingyuan asked someone to put paper, ink, pen and inkstone, think of a good speech, brush brush, and write a table.

"Why haven't anyone come yet?" Looking outside, Zheng Pingyuan asked without raising his head.

"The minister went out to urge. The person who obeyed him immediately said in his heart, and at this moment, the pro-general came over.

"Let him in. Zheng Pingyuan said.

After a while, an ordinary-looking man walked in from the outside, turned over and bowed down: "I have seen the Lord." ”

"This is the task given to you by Ben Shuai J, Mr. Zhang is the envoy, you are the entourage general, lead five hundred troops, send this table, to Jinling or Jishan County. Zheng Pingyuan said, sealed the text again, and gave it to Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu took the book in his hand and said, "Don't worry, the lord will definitely complete the lord's mission." ”

"Then the gentleman will get up tomorrow. Zheng Pingyuan said, "Please, sir." ”

Watching Zhang Yu go out, Zheng Pingyuan looked at him and thought in his heart.

Zhang Yu is magnanimous, good at strategy and tricks, resourceful and decisive, broad-minded, Zheng Pingyuan was impressed by Zhang Yu's talent and morality, and was moved to say: "With Zhang Yuj, if you drink mellow mash, you don't feel drunk." ”

But in fact, it is not so simple to really gain trust, and this offer is certainly reasonable, but it is really loyal or not, and it depends on what you have gained from the imperial court.

If nothing is gained, it is either incompetence or ulterior motives.

This can be regarded as a test, even if Zhang Yu doesn't say it, he will send him away.