Of course, some people are happy and some are worried. The hearty and hearty victory of Wang Zhaozhen in Xianning made some people in Jiangling City feel uncomfortable.
In a certain corner of Jiangling City, in a dark hall, several men were sitting together, and the atmosphere was extremely tense. One of the men sighed and said: "Everyone. This time Zhao Yan won the battle of Xianning, and his power has risen to the extreme again. The stronger his strength, the more dangerous it is for Song Dynasty. Can you guys have a way to deal with it?"
"Huh." Another slightly younger man hammered the bedding in front of him, and said: "This Zhao Yan is unpredictable. Maybe someday we will do that rebellion. I am all Song Chen, so it should be. The great Song Dynasty went all out. I thought that it’s better for us to arrange an assassin to assassinate Zhao Yan."
"No." This proposal was immediately rejected by the man who had spoken before. At this time, the light outside the window shifted slightly, and it happened to shine on his face, revealing a picture of Jiangling Bell, about forty years old. grown ups. But at this moment, Master Zhong’s face was covered with gloom, and he shook his head and said, “Don’t mention the assassination. Zhao Yan’s skill is so good, and there are many expert guards around him. We give everything in our hands. His power did not hurt half of his vellus hair. This one is absolutely unworkable."
When Master Zhong mentioned that incident, everyone was silent. The assassination of Zhao Yan ended with the suppression of officials like them. The officials died and were arrested. Since then, these officials have stopped a bit. Turning from the surface to the dark place, all of them were cautious at this gathering, for fear of being noticed by the spies of the Zhao family princes' spy department.
As everyone breathed in air-conditioning, no one dared to speak anymore, as if what he said could be overheard at any time. Master Zhong glanced at the people around him, couldn't help but shook his head, and sighed for a long time. Each of these people looked hard on the surface, but something was really going to happen, I'm afraid it was the group of people who ran the fastest. If you want to rely on these people to get things done, I'm afraid it's not very possible.
Master Zhong opened his mouth to continue to say something, when suddenly, there was a knock on the door from outside the closed door. The knock on the door shocked these people who were already frightened. One even jumped up, ready to jump out from the next window at any time. However, a sentence came out immediately, but everyone was relieved, and only a voice came from outside the door: "Master, the villain has something important to tell."
Everyone has heard this voice, knowing that it is the voice of Master Zhong's most trusted butler, and listening to this voice is not hurried or slow, everyone's hearts are finally relieved. Master Zhong frowned and shouted in a low voice: "Didn't I explain, I have something important to talk about here? Why bother? If there is anything, I will talk about it after I have finished talking."
"Master." Although Master Zhong said so, the butler said unhurriedly outside the door: "This matter is indeed very urgent. The villain is afraid that it will delay the important affairs of the master."
A trace of doubt flashed across Master Zhong's face. The butler had followed him for many years, and his loyalty was beyond doubt. What could make the old butler defy his orders? Master Zhong's heart jumped, and Dang even bowed his hands to everyone present, and said, "Everyone. Let's get out of company." After speaking, Zhong turned and left the gloomy hall, opened the door and walked straight out.
After leaving the hall, Master Zhong walked a few steps outside, came into the courtyard, and said to the old butler who followed behind him: "Okay. Let's talk about something."
"Yes." The old butler respectfully saluted, and then took out a kit from his cuff, held it over his head, and offered it to Zhong, and said to Zhong: "Master, this secret letter is just someone It was secretly thrown into the mansion. The villain made his own claim, opened the tip, and read the content of the secret letter, and felt that the matter was of great importance, so he rushed to notify the master."
Master Zhong didn't care much about what the old butler said about making claims. As the person he trusted the most, Zhong wouldn't worry that the other party would reveal his secrets. After receiving the tips, Zhong directly drew out the secret letter inside, and opened it to take a look. The complexion of the clock suddenly changed. His expression was so complicated that he couldn't tell whether Zhong was sad or happy at the moment.
After reading the secret letter briefly, Zhong stuffed the secret letter back into the kit, put it directly in his arms, and said to the butler: "This matter must be kept strictly confidential. Others who know this matter, all Let them shut up forever. Understand?"
The so-called shut up forever, the meaning of it is of course very clear. The butler’s face did not change, but he bowed respectfully to Master Zhong, and said: "Master, rest assured, the villain has already It's handled."
Of course, Zhong is very satisfied with such a good slave who knows what he thinks in his heart. Dang Even nodded and said: "Okay! That's all right, you can go back first. I still have important affairs to discuss here." When he waved his hand, he signaled the housekeeper to go straight back. And when Zhong finished the discussion here, naturally someone would come to send him back to the house.
After the butler left, Zhong also turned and returned to the hall, carefully closing the doors and windows, and then Zhong quickly walked among the people who had been waiting for a long time, and said to them: "Let you wait a long time. Forgive me! Forgive me!"
"My lord, you're polite." Everyone also responded, but none of them actively asked Zhong about the matter that he had just gone out. Master Zhong obviously didn't intend to hide that matter from everyone. He also took out the kit from his arms and threw it directly to the person closest to him, saying: "This is a secret letter I just received. You can Take a closer look."
Although no one took the initiative to ask, everyone was very curious about the fact that the butler asked Zhong to go out. Now that Zhong took the initiative to take out the kit, everyone quickly opened the secret letter and gathered around to look at it carefully. Not long after, there were several exclamations from the group of people. The man who had proposed the assassination of Wang Zhaozhen turned his head and asked Xiang Zhong: "Master Zhong. Is this true?"
"It's not clear whether it's true or not." Master Zhong shook his head and said: "According to the housekeeper, this secret letter was secretly thrown into the mansion just now. So the authenticity of the content in this letter, But it hasn’t had time to identify it. I took out this secret letter and hoped that I could ask you to judge the authenticity of this matter for me.”
"This..." After hearing Master Zhong's words, everyone hesitated. At this moment, a young man suddenly said, "Show me the secret letter again. I have been with him for many years. If this letter is true It was written by his own soldier, so I must recognize it." After speaking, the young man took the secret letter and read it carefully several times before finally raising his head and saying to everyone: "Yes! It is indeed him." Handwriting."
After the young man had finished speaking, everyone was relieved, but at this moment, Master Zhong seemed to think of something, and suddenly shook his head and said, "No. It's not just like handwriting. You guys have forgotten? Back then? King Deqi Bingqin was deceived by a fake letter. I heard that Elder Wu, Zhao Yan’s adviser, is best at imitating other people’s handwriting. The fake letter that was used to deceive Wang De’s trust back then came from this person. Hand. So we must beware that this letter is a repeat of the old tricks of Wang Zhaozhen, and it is used to deceive us."
"Uh." When Master Zhong said, everyone trembled. The young man shook his hand and threw the kit directly, as if it was not a small kit, but a one. Like a monster that can bite. At that time, Fangde was in the middle of the plan and rushed to raise troops. The final fate was so miserable that everyone had heard of it. They didn't want to be the second Fangde.
"Really? Wang Jin just died like that." After hearing the report from Yao Da and others, Xin Wang Zhao Zhen sighed long. Over the past year, Wang Ji has been with Xin Wang Zhao Zhen, and he is still somewhat emotional. Now that Wang Zi died like this, the heart of Believing Wang Zhaozhen was empty, and she didn't know what to say.
"Yes." Yao Da said to the Xin Wang Zhao Zhen without changing his face: "At first it was reported that there were assassins in the Royal Highness's mansion. The humble post urgently mobilized all the security forces in the city to defend. Then there were inexplicable fires in several other places in Jiangling. , So that my spy department did not get news in time, and rushed to rescue. When the subordinates led the spy department arrived, Wang Zhen was already dead. The identity of the assassin has been verified, and it is the number one guard of your majesty today. Grand Master Zhao Zhong."
"Zhao Zhong." A gleam of cold light flashed in Zhao Zhen's eyes. Since the assassin is Zhao Zhong, the identity of the messenger behind the scenes is naturally self-evident, and it is the current majesty Zhao Gou. The Spy Department of the Zhao family princes had already found out that your majesty sent Zhao Zhong to look for the whereabouts of Queen Mother Meng Longyou. Unexpectedly, Zhao Gou actually found himself while Xin Wang Zhao Zhen was leaving Jiangling. After taking a deep breath, he asked again: "Then how is this Zhao Zhong now?"
"Return to Sir. When the subordinates arrived, Zhao Zhong was killed. According to the wife, Zhao Zhong was killed by Wang Zhen, and Wang Zi should have died of exhaustion." Regarding the question of the letter Wang Zhao Zhen, Yao Da answered quickly.
"Humph." Hearing that Zhao Zhong is dead, Xin Wang Zhao Zhen snorted coldly. He knew that as soon as Zhao Zhong died, there would be no masters around Zhao Gou, but it was a pity that Wang Bin, who had been training himself, also died.
The letter king Zhao Zhen immediately summoned civil and military forces to come to his residence to discuss the next move. His Highness called, those subordinates naturally did not dare to delay, and soon rushed to the council chamber of Jiedu's Mansion.
After everyone waited for a while, the letter king Zhao Zhen also rushed to the conference hall. He sat straight on his seat, waved his hand to everyone who saluted him, and said, "Okay. There are no outsiders here, so you don't need to be so polite. Now. Feel free to do it."
After everyone was seated, the king of faith, Zhao Zhen, said to them: "Everyone, now the coalition of the princes has been disintegrated, and the princes of the roads are no longer able to oppose us. Today I call you here to discuss with you and see the future How should we deal with these lords."
Since the letter king Zhao Zhen opened his head, the people who sat down were no longer silent. The first person to speak was Fu Xuan. Fu Xuan sat upright and said to the letter king Zhao Zhen: "My lord. Although the battle of Xianning is our army We won a complete victory, but the princes' coalition did not suffer much damage, so we should not take it lightly. Our subordinates believe that we should strengthen our defenses and beware of sudden attacks by the princes."
Fu Xuan's suggestion can be regarded as an old-fashioned strategy, and tends to be prudent, while Ji Qianqian, who is sitting next to Fu Xuan, obviously disagrees with the suggestion of her friend. As soon as Fu Xuan's voice fell, Ji Qianqian sat up straight and said, "My lord. My subordinates disagree. Now that the princes are damaged and Xianning loses, it is precisely when their morale is low. The adults should take advantage of this opportunity. , A large-scale offensive. Especially the territory occupied by Liu Guang. Liu Guangzhan died outside Xianning city, and Liu Jun was the most affected. Moreover, during the Xianning battle, it was Liu Jiajun who took the lead to retreat that led to the collapse of the allied forces of the princes. At this time, if we were Sending troops to attack Liu Guangjun, Xia Cheng and Gao An will certainly not assist Liu Jiajun. The NPC can take the opportunity to annex Nanchang and Nankang Army in one go."
Ji Qianqian’s suggestion was also in line with his adventurous personality, but Ji Qianqian’s suggestion was immediately refuted by others. Elder Wu shook his head and said, “Qianqian’s words are considered inappropriate by the subordinates. Qianqian, Don’t forget, although Liu Tong put Xia Cheng and the others in the battle of Xianning, it is impossible to fail to see the importance of Liu Guangjun’s existence from the eyes of Xia Cheng and Gao An. With Liu Guangjun here, we are to them. There is still a buffer point, but if Liu Guangjun is swallowed by the adults, wouldn’t it be them that will suffer next? There are no permanent enemies in the world, only benefits.” Elder Wu pointed out Ji Qianqian from the changes in people’s hearts. For the loopholes in the proposal, Ji Qianqian was also speechless by Elder Wu's remarks.
At this time, Liu He, who likes the sword to go slant the most, also began to speak. He said: "Master Wu is right, but his subordinates think that if you don't use the trick, let the Wugong Landscape Army pretend to attack Nanchang, and Xia Cheng will send troops. Aid Nanchang, when the time comes, the adults will send a large army to invade the Nankang army. As long as Jiangzhou is captured, Xia Cheng, the most powerful of the lords, will not be a climate."
For a time, several top counsellors in the Chamber expressed their opinions. As the commander of the Zhao family's spy department, Yao Da has never expressed his opinions on such occasions. Therefore, the core counsellors under the account of the letter king Zhao Zhen have always discussed matters. It will only be discussed by a few people from Fu Xuan. The letter king Zhao Zhen frowned deeply after listening carefully to the opinions expressed by several people. Several people in Fu Xuan had different opinions in the past, but there were so many differences like today, but for the first time, Xin Wang Zhao Zhen didn't know who to listen to for a while.
The letter king Zhao Zhen pondered for a while, and said: "Everyone, the princes of the lords have gone through this battle of Xianning, although they have not suffered much loss in strength. In fact, the most important thing is that the relationship between Xia Cheng and others is already It made a mess. First, the death of Liu Guang made Liu Tong extremely dissatisfied with Xia Cheng and others. This also caused Liu Tong to lead Liu Jiajun away without authorization."
"Later, Peng You evacuated the battlefield immediately after Liu Tong, causing the allied forces of the princes to collapse completely. If not, the Battle of Xianning will continue for a few more days, even if it is not helpful. Xia Cheng and Gao An paid for this. There are a lot of soldiers, horses and grain, so it is certain that Xia Cheng and Gao An must have a grudge against Liu Tong and Peng You in their hearts, and Liu Tong also deeply hates Xia Cheng and Gao An."
What the letter Wang Zhao Zhen said is not difficult for Fu Xuan and others to understand. In fact, they already knew this in their hearts. They knew that Xinwang Zhaozhen would never mention this for no reason. There must be some reason, and Fu Xuan wanted to know what Xinwang Zhaozhen wanted to say.
The letter king Zhao Zhen continued: "If we attacked at this time, it would be due to the strength of our army. Even if Xia Cheng and others have grievances in their hearts, they will definitely unite again to resist our army. If that's the case, Even if our army can defeat all kinds of enemies, the losses will be huge, and the gains will not be worth the losses."
"Everyone, please imagine, if we don't send troops to attack any of the princes, how would the princes react?"
"Uh." Xin Wang Zhao Zhen asked suddenly, causing everyone to be taken aback. Ji Qianqian replied subconsciously: "Well, if the adults didn't send soldiers, then the princes would definitely take the opportunity to rest."
"No." Just after Ji Qianqian answered, Elder Wu frowned and said: "If there is no army of adults oppressing, then the princes will definitely not go to rest and rest honestly. Not to mention this. The Battle of Xianning didn't do much damage to their substantive strength. In my opinion, they are more likely to attack each other, or even attack Emperor Zhao Gou. Take advantage of this time to expand their strength."