Naturally, Wu Zhe didn't know that Wu Guo, thousands of miles away, had caused quite a stir because of her record.
She also leisurely discussed with her son and Zong Zhilian about further ideas for the pacification of the Jin Kingdom.
Zong Zhilian heard the thoughts of Shizi and Wu Zhe, hesitated for a moment and said truthfully: "Don't blame me for attacking you, and don't say that I don't fight, but want to rush to help before the decisive battle... It's really difficult!"
"That's for sure." Wu Zhe patted him on the shoulder: "That's why I brought all my little friends out, and they volunteered to follow me out. It can be said that I will help you out of bankruptcy. We just need to do our best."
"It depends on man's effort. It is not an easy task to defeat Wu Guo." The prince said seriously: "Next, we will face two major difficulties."
"I can probably think of it." Zong Zhilian said, shaking his fan.
Wu Zhe rubbed his forehead: "Should you each turn around and write on your hands, and then turn back to see if they are consistent?"
Wouldn't that be more of a tacit understanding? The prince hurriedly said: "No, no, no. I think there are two major difficulties. The first is to pacify Qidu and suppress the rebellion. The second is to subdue all forces in Jin and let them all recognize Zong Zhilian's succession."
Either one is a headache.
Wu Zhe glanced at Zong Zhilian, and said bluntly: "Actually, as long as King Jin is dead and we can win the battle, everything will be fine."
"That's true." The prince added: "But before that, we need to have a preliminary meeting with several major forces to express their attitudes before we can go to war."
"The first one who is the closest to us and the most critical to our status is..." Zong Zhilian looked at the prince, and the two said almost at the same time: "Bo Guanghou!"
"Strip monkey?" Wu Zhe heard the name fresh. There's still someone with that name
Or Boguanghou? Did Tian Boguang travel through time and become a Marquis
"It's Marquis Bo Guang..." Zong Zhilian's forehead was full of black lines.
The prince explained: "Boguang Hou Suqing, the only one with a different surname in the Jin Kingdom, was almost named the King of the King after a hereditary hero who saved the country a hundred years ago. Because of the trust of loyal officials from generation to generation, his fiefdom is actually very close The area of Jindu. It’s only half a day’s journey away, and it’s heavily armed.”
"He has a large number of troops directly under his control, and he can even trade salt and iron freely except for coins." Zong Zhilian added; "Except that he has no Xuanwu female generals under his command, it is simply a country within a country."
This is different from other small dependent countries. The Hou Ye's territory is in the core area of Jin. Although it is a historical issue. But it has to be said that successive generations of Jin kings have not been strong, and even this country within a country has not been eliminated.
"I remembered seeing something about him in Tianbo Mansion." Wu Zhe had already reacted. Immediately read the information of this Bo Guanghou in his mind.
Marquis Bo Guang is a refined person, especially because of his affinity with the master of Zuo Guoshi's Bo channel, and he even became a registered student among them, so he took up the name [Bo Guang]. Of course he is not a Taoist. It's just a practice at home. But he was still very happy, so much so that he published the memorial book and changed the original title of the hereditary.
In the territory of his Hou State, although he has the independent right to trade salt and iron, he has never exercised it, but handed it over to the Jin State for unified trading.
He even made friends with the head of the Bo channel. In this battle of Jin Guoqin King, he sent 30,000 soldiers and horses to support the division of Qin Wang, the leader of Bodao Channel. It's a pity that because of You Guoshi's sudden defection, he suffered heavy losses.
Fortunately, his family is still alive, and he is still one of the most powerful forces in the country of Jin. And it has long been heard that he can't understand the way of the current King of Jin, and even tried to dissuade the King of Jin from inappropriate behavior several times in public, although his behavior was rude and out of line. But it can be seen that he is a hot-tempered Lord Hou who is loyal to Jin.
Wu Zhe said that after knowing the general situation of this person, he deduced: "I think he should be more likely to accept your inheritance. Then the king of mad Jin..."
Zong Zhilian saw that Wu Zhe stopped for a while, and smiled to express that he didn't mind.
Wu Zhe continued: "No one will be able to bear the mad King Jin who lost his mind. If you can show enough aptitude for a king, I think he will be willing to become a hero."
Zong Zhilian nodded.
The prince also said: "The Master Bo is also recovering from his injuries elsewhere, so it is very necessary for us to pay a visit."
"That's great." Zong Zhilian pulled the map: "Let's discuss first. If he is willing to help, how should we join forces? If not, what should we do?"
"We must let him send troops again to counter the rebellion together. This is tantamount to declaring that he has recognized your right of succession." The son said firmly: "This matter is very important. If you do not get his approval, the road to your succession At least twice as rough."
Zong Zhilian imagined that it was indeed so. Although the forces of all parties do not follow Bo Guanghou as the leader, his family has a long-standing reputation of loyalty, which directly affects the great concept of name. Obtaining his approval will definitely make succession twice the result with half the effort.
Wu Zhe asked: "What conditions can Bo Guanghou agree to? Do you know what he likes?"
The prince and Zong Zhilian looked at each other.
Zong Zhilian said: "He doesn't like to make money, and he doesn't like to talk. He seems to like riding horses, and he likes to travel around the mountains and rivers with his family."
For the truly carefree Lord Hou, Wu Zhe expressed envy and hatred in his heart, and asked again: "What if you send a beautiful woman?"
Zong Zhilian said with a smile: "Probably not. But if it's a beauty named Xiao Ruoyao, maybe it's a different matter."
Wu Zhe was not angry, instead he smiled and pointed at his son: "It is proper to send a beautiful woman named Gong Xiaolu."
The prince reprimanded: "I'm serious with you, you talk about all this and nothing..."
Wu Zhe was having fun, she was really into the show. Look, her face is not angry, but the accusing anger of a woman.
Zong Zhilian also noticed it, and winked to signal Wu Zhe to watch the son's performance.
The crown prince didn't notice it at all, but just knocked on the table with his tail finger: "Let's be serious, what kind of benefits will be given to him, so that he can indeed form an alliance and recognize Zong Zhilian's inheritance?"
"It's a bit difficult." Zong Zhilian was worried for a moment. The fact that the other party likes horses is not easy to take advantage of, at least it is difficult to find a Maxima in the warehouse. And even if there is a ready-made BMW horse, is it really enough to seduce his political stance
The prince also thought of this, and immediately said after finishing speaking: "It is indeed difficult. What benefits do you need to be a Marquis?"
Wu Zhe looked relaxed, and pulled out the goose-feather fan from his waist and shook it: "What's so difficult about this? I have a plan to protect and teach him to take the initiative to recognize Zong Zhilian's inheritance rights."
"..." Shi Zi and Zong Zhilian looked at Wu Zhe's pretentious posture and were speechless for a while, but they couldn't bear their temper and asked quickly: "What plan?"
"Let him give us beauties, and that will be done!" Wu Zhe shook his lupine with a smile, and almost twirled his beard.
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Jindu.
"My lord, don't we still capture the Jin Palace?" Elder Bao couldn't bear it anymore.
Dugu Mo said: "Why are you in a hurry? King Xuanwu didn't urge you, and the people of Jin are not in a hurry. What are we in a hurry for?"
"But… "
Dugu Mo smiled: "Old Bao, you may not have understood what King Xuanwu meant, nor could you understand the specific situation of Jin."
His prince's identity has not been made public, and naturally he is still called Xuanwu King instead of Father King.
Old Leopard said solemnly: "You still need your advice..."
He knew that his basalt level was a few notches higher than that of the young master, but his scheming and wisdom were far behind.
"The king of Jin has long lost his mind after being insane for a long time. Although the head of the Zuo Guoshi Bo channel tried his best to serve the king, the forces of all parties did not help each other wholeheartedly. Everyone is not in a hurry. I guess many people want us to capture the palace immediately and kill the king of Jin." " Dugu Mo said lightly.
Leopard Lao dissatisfied: "These courtiers deserve to die!"
He compared this matter with King Xuanwu's political leadership, which felt simply absurd.
Dugu Mo didn't even bother to judge the chaos of the Jin Kingdom: "What our Great Wu Kingdom needs is the chaos of the Jin Kingdom, or there is no unified leadership as it is now. So if the King of Jin is allowed to abolish the throne, I'm afraid there will be another wave of rise Xinqiang. It’s better to let him hang here, so that Jin has a king in name, but can’t coordinate the forces of Jin.”
"Ah—so that's how it is." Old Leopard had an epiphany: "Then, my lord, you beheaded all the male heirs of King Jin, even the concubines and uncles who were stranded in the capital of Jin. ?”
Dugu Mo nodded: "That's right, King Jin is mixed, and the forces under his jurisdiction are not weak, so we can't let them have a unified appeal. Of course, this good show is extraordinarily exciting."
Just as we were talking about this, someone sent Wu Guo's urgent document to come.
Leopard Lao hurriedly stood up to welcome Wen Jian.
Dugu Mo got up to receive the document, and after waving his hand to let people go down, he sat back on the Happy Chair and opened it casually for a while.
Looking at it, his brows were slightly wrinkled, but they were soon relaxed, as if he had seen something interesting.
"Xiao Ruoyao..." The boy in black, Dugu Mo, put aside the document in his hand, gently shook the leisure chair under him, and closed his eyes as if he was thinking about something.
Old Leopard picked up the document with both hands, stood upright and looked at it carefully, and said in surprise: "It was really caused by such a woman that Prince Xuan's entire army was annihilated?"
This document clarifies the accuracy of the previous news, and tells Dugu Mo that it is true that the Jin State’s surprise attack army has been wiped out, and that Zong Zhilian was supported by Qi State as the commander of King Qin, with Xiao Ruoyao as the military adviser, and the reinforcements are coming. .
In the urgently circulated document, especially Xiao Ruoyao's identity and achievements are relatively clearly specified. Tell Dugu Mo Xiao Ruoyao that it is very important to be careful, and the degree of wariness against it is second only to Elder Bai and the First Elder of the Sword Sect!
"Interesting, I must meet this girl." Dugu Mo summoned his subordinates: "Go and check for me, Xiao Ruoyao's recent movements."
Unfortunately, Dugu Mo was unlucky. Because there were no photos in this era, it caused him a huge misunderstanding later on.