Seeing Fang Fei walking slowly through the door, all the important ministers of the Wu Kingdom who were waiting anxiously in the hall stood up. The leader, Jiang Shihu, asked eagerly: "Prime Minister Fang, what is your Majesty's reaction?"
Fang Fei gave a wry smile and motioned for everyone to sit down again. After he also sat down, he lowered his voice and said: "The death of the Ten Buddhas was a great blow to Your Majesty. He vomited blood on the spot... But you don't have to panic. The imperial doctor has already diagnosed and treated your Majesty. It's a serious problem. It can be cured by just resting for some time."
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then accepted this fact. They are all veterans of the Wu Kingdom who have followed Fang La for many years. Naturally, they are very aware of the relationship between him and Fang Shifo, and they don't know how to evaluate it for a moment. After a long while, someone hurriedly suggested: "Then let's go visit His Majesty right now?"
"No!" As soon as his words came out, they were denied by Fang Fei and Jiang Shihu in unison. After the two looked at each other, Fang Fei continued: "These are extraordinary times. There is a new defeat ahead. Hangzhou The hearts and minds of the army and the people in the city are all unstable, but we can’t let any more troubles arise! Just now, I was the only one who went to the palace to report this matter, which was also taken into consideration!”
In fact, these people are all people with a general understanding. They just said this in a moment of impatience, but now they understand immediately and nod in agreement. Jiang Shihu took the opportunity and said: "What we have to do now is to share your Majesty's worries, we must stabilize the hearts and minds of the soldiers and people in the city, and we must not let the Song army have any opportunities to take advantage of it. Especially now that Sun Tu has arrived in Lin'an, we It’s even more important not to take it lightly.”
"I'll understand..." Everyone nodded solemnly. Everyone knew that this was a critical moment for the survival of Wu State, and there was no room for any mistakes. Someone even followed up and said: "I will arrange for manpower to patrol all parts of the city later, and not give any opportunity to those with ulterior motives."
"Well, I'll leave it all to you." Fang Fei solemnly raised his hands and said, "I'll keep an eye on your majesty's place. I'm sure there won't be any mistakes. You can go now."
More than a dozen senior officials of Wu State stopped talking at this time. They all returned the salute solemnly and then strode away. At this moment, Jiang Shihu, who had no intention of leaving, suddenly said: "Generals Fang Jianhui and Jiang Hao, please stay."
The two people whose names were called stopped immediately and looked over strangely. Both of them are important generals who have won the trust of Fang La. Jiang Hao is in charge of the internal security affairs of Hangzhou City, and Fang Jianhui is in charge of the palace guard work because he is a member of the Fang La tribe, and has a very important relationship. In fact, the newly established Wu regime did not have many trustworthy talents. Less than half of the officials in the court were from the Fangla tribe, and more than half were Manichaeans. The only advantage was that they were loyal enough.
After the others left the house, Jiang Shihu looked at Jiang Hao seriously: "Jiang Hao, how many suspicious people do you have on your hands now?"
The so-called suspicious people do not necessarily refer to colluding with the Song court in the early days, or even more, they are the details of the Song army sent to Hangzhou. Many of them are scholars who were influenced by the Confucian proclamation and even became disloyal. He was an official of the Wu Kingdom. Because of certain considerations and scruples, although they identified these people, they did not alert them and eradicate them.
As a garrison officer in Hangzhou, Jiang Hao naturally knew these people well, so he immediately replied: "There are exactly fifteen people, and there are another twelve families."
There are also big problems at home, and people from humble positions are always keeping an eye on them. They can never escape from Hangzhou. "
Jiang Shihu nodded with satisfaction, and then said in a cold voice: "These people can't be kept anymore. We will arrest them tonight. If anyone dares to resist, we will kill them without mercy!"
"Military advisor..." Fang Fei was shocked by his murderous arrangement. Wasn't this going to cause a bloody storm in the city of Hangzhou? Nowadays, people in the city are in panic. If there is such a big commotion again, Hangzhou may really be in chaos.
But before he could express his objections, Jiang Shihu had already stopped him and said: "Prime Minister Fang, you should do extraordinary things in extraordinary times. I know what you are worried about, but keeping them will only make the situation more difficult to control. It's better to strike first and deal with these threats. Moreover, as long as Jiang Hao moves quickly enough, he can get everything done tonight, everyone will be captured, and there won't be any trouble." As he said, he He looked at Jiang Hao again.
Jiang Hao immediately puffed up his chest and said resolutely: "Commander Fang, please rest assured that the general will live up to his trust and will never let the matter escalate."
Fang Fei thought about it for a while, and finally accepted this radical but safer method: "General Jiang, the safety of Hangzhou City is entrusted to you."
"General, I obey!" Jiang Hao solemnly clasped his fists again, and then hurried away. Tonight will be the time when his garrison troops will show off their skills.
At this time, Jiang Shihu's eyes had fallen on Fang Jianhui, making him look forward to his responsibilities. Jiang Shihu slowly exhaled and then said: "Now there is an extremely important matter that needs to be entrusted to you. You will leave tonight to escort His Majesty to leave Hangzhou and rush to Wuzhou."
"What!?" The one who exclaimed was not Fang Jianhui but Fang Fei. The latter was completely stunned at this moment, with his mouth wide open and unable to speak. After exclaiming, Fang Fei quickly lowered his voice and said urgently: "Military advisor, what do you want to do? Now that the enemy is in front of you, how can your Majesty leave lightly? Moreover, he just vomited blood and needs to be raised." It’s time.”
"Because of this, I feel that sending His Majesty back to Wuzhou is the safest way." Jiang Shihu said with firm eyes: "If Your Majesty is still in the palace and is ill, there will always be imperial doctors coming in and out of the palace. The news will be spread to the outside world, and by then, the defenders and civilians will be affected. We are already at a disadvantage in the battle with the Song army. If we continue to mess up our position, we will lose more than 80% of the time."
"Then your Majesty shouldn't risk leaving..."
"No, on the contrary, this is the safest for Your Majesty. How sure does Mr. Fang think we can hold Hangzhou City? Seventy percent? Eighty percent? Even if there is only a small chance that Hangzhou will be captured by the Song Army, we can't Let your majesty take such a big risk! Your majesty is the foundation of our country of Wu. If he has any evil intentions, everything about us will be completely destroyed, so ensuring his safety is the top priority.
"As for your worry that he will be in danger when he leaves the city, I think there is no need to worry so much. At least at this time, no one will think that we will send His Majesty back to Wuzhou. As long as the matter is done secretly, only a few people will know about it. We can continue to make everyone believe that His Majesty is in Hangzhou, living and dying with our soldiers!"
Fang Fei was stunned for another moment. He already understood the meaning of Jiang Shihu's words. At the same time,
It is even clearer that the other party did this for His Majesty's safety. Because compared to the city of Hangzhou, which has no danger to defend, there is still the natural danger of Wulong Ridge in front of Wuzhou. Once Hangzhou is really broken, at least His Majesty can rely on Wuzhou to make a comeback. This kind of approach is exactly the essence of a military strategist who thinks about defeat before thinking about victory.
But he still couldn't accept such a backup plan, and couldn't help but said: "I'm afraid His Majesty won't allow you to do this. Wouldn't that make him run away from the battle and abandon his soldiers and civilians?"
"Now that things have happened, for the sake of the country of Wu, I have no choice but to aggrieve Your Majesty. And I chose this moment because I considered that Your Majesty would not allow this to happen. Now that he is ill, I can do something while he is asleep. Send him out of the city smoothly."
Unexpectedly, this guy had even considered this detail, and Fang Fei couldn't help but sigh: "Your reputation as a master of exhaustive strategies is indeed true, and you have actually considered everything long ago. Indeed, it is safest for His Majesty to return to Wuzhou now." "..." As he said that, he turned his eyes and looked at Fang Jianhui, who was still in a daze: "Jianhui, can you handle such a big thing entrusted to you?"
Hearing this, Fang Jianhui suddenly came back to his senses: "Prime Minister Fang, military advisor, I... I will do my best to protect your majesty from returning to Wuzhou. Even if I lose my life, I will not let your majesty make any mistakes." "
"It's not to protect, it's to send. At least before sending His Majesty back to Wuzhou safely, you are not allowed to change suddenly due to his will." Jiang Shihu emphasized again: "Do you understand what I mean?"
"General... I understand." Fang Jianhui hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded. He did understand the importance of sending Fang La back to Wuzhou, and felt that the responsibility on his shoulders was much heavier.
"Then you get ready now. After the third watch, we will set off. Fang Xiang and I will arrange everything for you." Jiang Shihu stepped forward, patted the other party's shoulder as encouragement, and then let him leave. .
Fang Feizhi took a long time before he let out a long sigh: "It seems that you are planning to fight to the death with the Shandong Army in Hangzhou and Sun Tu, and you have even prepared your backup plan."
"After all, we can't hide it from Prime Minister Fang. Yes, at this point, we are in extremely danger. If we don't make up our minds to fight to the death, we may not even have a 50% chance of winning. I can only send His Majesty back to Wuzhou. Dare to use the city of Hangzhou as a bargaining chip to get rid of Sun Tu!" At the end of the sentence, Jiang Shihu's eyes were full of murderous intent. He still remembered very clearly that his brother Jiang Dalong was killed by Sun Tu. The one who caused his death has not yet been avenged, but he doesn't dare to die just like that!
"Actually, there are still many military matters... He has been busy in the city since he knew about the defeat at the front, and he couldn't even spare time to see His Majesty."
"Pang Shuai is indeed a rare famous general, but he may not be Sun Tu's opponent. This man is unpredictable with his weapons, and he is used to using danger and deception. I can only defeat him and kill him by following his ideas. !" Jiang Shihu already knew Sun Tu very well, and immediately said: "Of course, it would be great if Pang Shuai can really defend Hangzhou, but with other preparations, you are always prepared!"
Although the enemy is far away, many people in Hangzhou are already making preparations.
Mountain rain is coming!