Chapter 133 Chapter One

The first chapter of the fifth vertical and horizontal struggle The shadow of the candle was red, the sky outside the tent was full of ice and snow, but inside it was warm like spring. I sat in front of the table in a long coat and looked at the map on the table. To be able to go back to the Northern Han Dynasty, although these two people are both determined and indomitable, and I intend to indulge, but the world is impermanent, if none of them can go back, I will be in vain. The blooming of the lanterns awakened my thoughts, and I suddenly burst out laughing. The plan over there went smoothly, but Qiu Yufei and Ling Duan couldn't go back, and the effect was poor at best.I ordered Dayong's secret spies in the Northern Han Dynasty to stir up the quarrel between Shishi and Duan Wudi more than ten days ago. Now Shishi must have reported Duan Wudi's crimes to Long Tingfei.I have read the information about Quartz, except for combat, he is really a man with no knowledge of the world. If it were not for Long Tingfei's respect and protection, I am afraid that he either died outside the battlefield or was abandoned on the battlefield. Only he would have a dispute with Long Tingfei's other confidant general Duan Wudi so easily.

I suddenly had a whim, if it didn't match my plan, Long Tingfei believed too much in Quartz, and Qiu Yufei and Ling Duan didn't bring back any information that would be unfavorable to Quartz, Duan Wudi, the most stable and serious general under Long Tingfei's command, would I won't become a victim. If I can do this, it will be an unexpected gain, but I dare not expect such extravagant expectations. Duan Wudi's combat can be described as rigorous and less mistaken. It is difficult for such a person to condemn him to death. I'm not greedy, and it's good to leave Duan Wudi behind. I don't want the Northern Han army to lose their will to fight. Having such a general with outstanding defense is an important reason why the Northern Han army dared to fight bravely.

It may not be as good as I expected in the end. Quartz escaped unharmed, but this period is enough to cause estrangement among the generals and shake the morale of the army. To be honest, I have the advantage of the force. It's just a loss. With King Qi's use of troops and the more unfavorable situation compared to the Northern Han army, it is only a matter of time before the Northern Han army can be defeated. However, if there are too many losses, the pace of Dayong's unification will slow down a lot. More importantly, Yes, if this battle lasts for several years, when can I go home?

Feeling a little tired, I stretched and prepared to go to bed. At this time, Hu Yanshou reported outside: "My lord, there is a messenger from the capital, sent by the princess. Will you accept me?" I was startled, how could Changle send a messenger, her letters are sent through the post station, even if there are some more confidential things, they are often sent through the channel of conveying military information, could it be that something happened that made Changle send a letter Make.Probably not. Although there are changes in Southern Chu and instability in Dongchuan, there are plenty of talented people in the court. Although His Royal Highness King Qing is unruly, he should not blatantly resist Yongdu at this time. I did not mention those things. Too much care, after all, the enemy I am facing now is the Northern Han Dynasty, if the emperor can't even stabilize this situation, he will call himself a Mingjun.

No matter what, I hurriedly summoned the messenger. When the tent door was opened, the cold wind came in. I shivered. A handsome young man with fair complexion walked in slowly, but it was Dong Que who came. I was even more worried. Dong Que is my right-hand man staying by Changle's side, Changle is a princess, and now the Kaifu is away, if there is no one like Dong Que to obey orders, there will be a lot of inconvenience.For him to be here in person, something of great importance must have happened, and it may be our own. Dong Que stepped forward to salute, I lightly glanced at Hu Yanshou who was following behind, and Hu Yanshou withdrew knowingly, although he was responsible for monitoring, he knew that it was best not to investigate some things.When he was about to leave the tent, I said wearily: "Go and call Xiao Shunzi over." Hu Yanshou quickly agreed, but his face was also a little worried, and he had already noticed the strange atmosphere.

Seeing Hu Yanshou go out, Dong Que bowed down and said: "This subordinate received a secret report from Dongchuan, the matter is urgent, so I have to report it to the young master." I waved my hand and said, "Don't be too polite, we'll talk about it when Xiao Shunzi comes, so you don't have to say it twice, does the princess know about this?" Dong Que said: "The princess didn't ask any more questions, but I ordered my subordinates to bring a letter from home." As he spoke, he handed over a letter, and before Xiao Shunzi arrived, I opened the letter. Things, and I never ask these mysterious people around me, so there is nothing special in the letter, it just mentions that Huo Cong's academic progress is very fast, and Rou Lan is not as playful as before when studying with him, Shen'er Lively and lovely, there is no trouble at home.But I can feel the slight worry between the lines. After all, we have been married for several years. Although there are some things that I haven't mentioned to him, but Dong Que needs to come to see me in person. Presumably the princess also knows that something wrong has happened.

I read the letter, and my heart has calmed down. No matter what happened, it is useless to be nervous. After a while, Xiao Shunzi opened the curtain and entered. A few days ago, Qiuyu flew stabbed. Xiao Shunzi is still very dissatisfied with the tiger guards' ability to deal with top experts, so these days whenever I have free time, I fight against them in their camp, and even at night I often give special training to some people. I often see the guards around me with bruised noses and swollen faces I have some sympathy, but thinking that Qiu Yufei is just a young disciple of the Demon Sect, and there are masters above him, I will not say anything, just send them the best wound medicine.Xiao Shunzi walked up to me, looked at Dong Que, and asked coldly, "What happened?"

Dong Que said: "My subordinates received a letter from Mr. Chen that King Qing eradicated dissidents in Dongchuan. Except for the cultural relics officials who tended to the court, Ming Jiansi's secret spies around King Qing have been exposed. Fourteen people were killed. The two surrendered, and only one escaped. King Qing pretended to arrest the secret spy of Southern Chu, Dasuo Dongchuan, that person has been rescued by Mr. Chen, but we have no cooperation with the Mingjian Division, and King Qing's blockade is very strict, Mr. Chen I didn't want to take any risks, so I had to put that person under house arrest. That person didn't know our identity, and he didn't want to ask us to help send information to Yongdu. Moreover, King Qing has been more respectful to the former Shu Kingdom survivors and resistance forces recently, and there are envoys looking for He went to Jinxiu League and asked us to surrender, and he promised to help the son of the king of Shu to be king and re-establish the kingdom of Shu."

I frowned and said, "Aren't the Shu king's family members all in Yongdu?" Dong Que shook his head and said: "The messenger of King Qing said that before the surrender of the King of Shu that day, Mrs. Jin Lian let two pregnant maids escape with tokens. Yiwang left blood for the King of Shu. One of the maids gave birth to a boy. In the hands of King Qing, the envoys of King Qing claimed that they held the identity token of the King of Shu to prove the boy's identity. The messenger of King Qing promised that King Qing would make a blood oath and never covet the throne of the King of Shu."

I feel a little headache, although I look down on Prince Qing for being narrow-minded, but he really did not expect him to rebel. After all, he is the prince of Dayong with a high status. Even if he rebels, he should seize the throne of Dayong, but he did it A powerful minister of the Kingdom of Shu, but after thinking about it for a while, I admire his determination. He is planning to support the puppet king of Shu, and then join forces with Southern Chu and Northern Han to carve up Dayong. This person can let go of the Splendid Central Plains . Sighing, I recalled King Qing's information in my mind, and there was a faint outline in my heart. It seems that King Qing has had this heart for many years, and he is patient enough. With the help of the Supreme Emperor and the emperor's sympathy, he occupied Dongchuan, surrounded by soldiers and horses, and now he secretly rebelled while Dayong was attacking the Northern Han Dynasty with all his strength. It seems that for him, it is better to be a party than Dayong's prince. Lords, his hatred for Dayong is not only in the Fengyi Gate, I am afraid that Dayong's royal family is the enemy he hates in his heart. Thinking about it, Li Yuan's self-confessed compensation was just a humiliation to him, and he will always remember it. The Yong royal family reprimanded and abandoned him for the sake of Fengyimen.

Over the years, he has been guarding Dongchuan, and he has done a good job. He deliberately made friends with the former survivors of the Shu Kingdom in order to use the power of the Shu people to rebel today. Although it seems that he is still fledgling and will not openly rebel, but If there is a gap, he will launch a thunderous blow to Dayong's hinterland. Dongchuan's position is too important.Now that I think about it, Sima Xiu's misbehavior in the palace a few days ago was probably his instigation, and he used the fact that Sima Xiu was killed by a stick to arouse the dissatisfaction of the Shu kingdom. Now, for King Qing's face, the emperor did not send Sima Xiu Ai's crimes were publicized to the world. Under the alienation of King Qing, the death of Sima Xiuai symbolized the rejection of the Shu people by the Dayong court, and the Shu people who lost the power to resist would rely on King Qing. Thinking about the whole matter clearly, I couldn't help but feel glad that we let the Splendid League and Dayong put aside their relationship at the beginning. Now everyone knows that the Splendid League is a rebellious force of the Shu people who are elusive, and I specially asked Chen Zhen to put those people who have the ambition of restoring the country together. Incorporating them into the League and using the Splendid League to restrain them is much less damaging than letting them do their own thing. After thinking about it, I asked strangely: "Mingjian Division's secret spies in Dongchuan have all been controlled by King Qing? In this case, Xiahou Yuanfeng is too incompetent. I think this person should have a backup, he is not desperate However, King Qing blocked the news very tightly, and if it wasn’t for the power of the local Shu people controlled by the Splendid League, this information would not have been spread out, so the imperial court should not know about King Qing’s rebellion by now?” Dong Que said: "We don't know about this either. We respect Ming Jiansi at a respectful distance, but King Qing's methods are indeed clever. Just as the young master said, he cut off the connection between Dongchuan and Guanzhong. Even if Ming Jiansi still has manpower, he can't To send the news back, we passed through Shuzhong, and transferred to Nanchu Tianji Pavilion to send the information to Yongdu. Moreover, Mr. Chen estimated that King Qing would let the secret spy who surrendered continue to send false information back. They still don’t know anything about Dongchuan.” I stood up, motioned Xiao Shunzi to take out the map of Dongchuan, pondered and said again and again: "King Qing's rebellion, now is not the time, I think next spring when we are fighting hard with the Northern Han, he will have a good chance to make trouble. It is irreversible, even if the court knows it now, it is impossible to change this situation. Dong Que, you should immediately go to see Mr. Chen in person and ask him to agree to surrender to King Qing. When King Qing rebels, I hope Jinxiu League will become King Qing Since the situation is irreversible, we have to take advantage of the situation and tell Mr. Chen that the Kingdom of Shu is dead and it is impossible to revive it in the hands of King Qing. I just ask him how to do things. When the time comes, the King Qing Party can be wiped out in one fell swoop." Dong Que's eyes were bright, he didn't expect Jiang Zhe to deal with it like this, and asked again: "My lord, shouldn't we inform the court of this matter?" I smiled deeply and said, "Xiahou Yuanfeng is not an ordinary person. I don't believe that all the influence of Mingjian Division has been eradicated. Although it may be later, the court will know about it soon. In fact, I hope you will stop the news. Over the years, the emperor has always been wary of Dongchuan. There are heavy troops between Yongdu and Dongchuan. Even if King Qing raises troops, it will not be effective immediately. I am confident that the Northern Han Dynasty can be wiped out within a year, but it can't. It can also make them unable to fight back. At that time, with the internal response of Jinxiu League, King Qing can be destroyed, and maybe some extra sweetness will be spared. Dong Que, when you see Mr. Chen, you must also find out. The general manager is determined to return to Shu, so maybe I can’t care about the past, Bai Yi, Yu Lun, Shan Zi, and Qu Huang are now the deacons who control the power of the Jinxiu League, if there is any change, you will send me a secret order to put Chen Zhen under house arrest.” Dong Que said: "Young master, don't worry, Mr. Chen is loyal to you, and will never do anything foolish." I nodded and said: "I'm just taking precautions. Well, you work harder. Go to Dongchuan overnight. Don't stay in the barracks too much. King Qi is not easy to deal with." Dong Que nodded silently, looked at the thin figure under the light, and said in his heart: "This person will never have an easy life." After Dong Que left, Xiao Shunzi suddenly asked: "It's okay if you don't tell others, but if you don't tell the emperor, I'm afraid the emperor will blame you in the future?" I smiled wryly and said: "Not now, if the emperor knows about this, I am worried that he will act in a hurry because he wants to protect King Qing. I will not do such things as condoning and raising traitors. If King Qing is not eliminated, Dayong will not be at peace. —" I paused, showing a secretive smile, and said: "The emperor's secret decree the day before yesterday gave me a severe reprimand, saying that I shouldn't risk my life lightly. , was ridiculed by King Qi again, so let him worry for a few more days, it can be regarded as revenge." Xiao Shunzi smiled wryly and shook his head slightly.Although the master is already in his thirties, he still has a childish air from time to time, which always makes him laugh and cry, but in this way, the grievances in his heart a few days ago have disappeared. The matter needs to be cut quickly, so we can't drag it on." I nodded and said, "That's exactly the case. I intend to pacify the Northern Han Dynasty this year, but it's a helpless move. Daizhou is an important place to resist the barbarians. If the barbarians attack the Northern Han Dynasty, Not only can we not intensify our attack, but we also need to slow down our offensive. This is because we are worried that the emperor of the Northern Han Dynasty will let the barbarians go south regardless of everything. As long as the barbarians have no intention of aggressively attacking, the royal family of the Northern Han Dynasty is still called wise, and they will definitely not make such criticisms. move." Xiao Shunzi thoughtfully said: "The young master sent Chi Ji to the barbarian land, is it just to confirm this matter?" I smiled lightly and said: "After Chiji came back, he told me that the grasslands are lush and lush this autumn, and the barbarians have no intention of looting on a large scale. Therefore, Daizhou was only slightly invaded this year, and there was no major war. Snowstorm, this is what I determined based on the information I got from the barbarians after watching the celestial phenomena. The barbarians will definitely attack on a large scale in the next spring, but I have already made arrangements. For one thing, although the barbarians have the intention to attack, but due to the lack of combat power, Daizhou can resist their intrusion. When our army attacks the Northern Han Dynasty, if the king of the Northern Han Dynasty is really crazy and wants to use the barbarians to fight against us, First of all, the Lin family in Daizhou must firmly oppose it. Secondly, the barbarians are weak. After our army destroys the Han, we can easily drive them away. If it is delayed until next autumn, when the barbarians regain their strength, they will definitely attack aggressively in order to make up for their losses. If we attack again at that time The Northern Han Dynasty is tantamount to echoing the barbarians. First, it will harm Dayong’s reputation, and it will not be conducive to Dayong’s future rule here. Therefore, within this year we must win the Northern Han Dynasty. For this purpose, Dongchuan and Southern Chu’s Things have to be put down. In fact, the Lord of Southern Chu has little doubts about the country, and King Qing is not broad-minded. As long as the emperor handles it properly, it will not affect the war in northern Xinjiang." Xiao Shunzi listened silently, and said for a long time: "Master, please ask me to assassinate Long Tingfei. If he dies, Northern Han will have no power to recover." I was serving tea to drink, when I heard his words, I spit out the tea, and said hastily: "Don't talk nonsense, don't say that there was a master in the Northern Han Dynasty, even if you don't have and don't need you to do these things, this kind of assassin Most of the things are the means used by the weaker side to win by surprise. Now that Dayong has a strong army, you don't need to do this kind of thing. And—" my face gradually became calm, and I said: "Long Tingfei is a famous general in the Northern Han Dynasty. Northern Han people respect warriors the most, and it is understandable to weaken the enemy beforehand, but if they cannot be defeated on the battlefield, Northern Han people will never be convinced of Dayong's rule. He took revenge, and only by letting him die on the battlefield will the Northern Han people completely lose their confidence in resistance." Xiao Shunzi said indifferently: "Since the young master said so, then forget it. Originally, I thought that the northern Han people would dare to assassinate the young master. It would be too rude. I just wanted to repay you." I showed a strange smile and said, "If you want to take revenge, there will always be a chance." Suddenly, the hateful figure of King Qi flashed in front of my eyes, and a thought suddenly came to my mind, or, I was taking revenge on Bei Han for this assassination. At the same time, there is still a chance to take revenge on this nemesis. The imperial fragrance is ethereal, in the depths of Jiuchong, Li Zhi sat behind the imperial book case and looked at Zhezi in front of him, frowning, handed the Zhezi to Shi Yu who was sitting on the chair on the left of him, Xiahou Yuanfeng stood below and lowered his brows He looked very respectful.Li Zhi sighed and said, "Xiahou, although your Ming Jiansi was a bit late, you finally got the news back. Alas, the third brother is so confused. He is a nobleman of the heavenly family. As long as he keeps himself safe, he is one of the most powerful people in the world." , but he is greedy and wants to rebel. Does he really think he can win the throne? Whether it is fame or merit, he is not even as good as the sixth younger brother, let alone me. Xiahou, you are no longer by King Qing's side Is there any manpower available?" Xia Hou Yuanfeng reported: "I'm guilty of death. Except for one or two spies, all Ming Jian Division's troops have been eradicated. One person's life and death are unknown, but I think he has no chance of surviving." Li Zhi said solemnly: "Dongchuan has undergone changes, and Dayong's strength has regressed to before the destruction of Shu. Although Li Kang, the rebel, has not launched yet, he will certainly not sit idly by when Zezhou raises troops in the next spring. If I can capture Dongchuan, I won’t be afraid of him today, Ziyou, in your opinion, should I temporarily stop attacking the Northern Han?” Shi Yu got up and said: "Your Majesty, I think it is absolutely impossible. Now Southern Chu, King Qing, and Northern Han have trapped me in Dayong. If we keep defending, it will only weaken the power of Dayong. If we can't break through a family, Dayong It's dangerous. His Royal Highness King Qi and the Marquis of Chu Xiang all said that the Northern Han Dynasty could be attacked. Your Majesty might as well appease King Qing, and at the same time be careful about Dongchuan's troops. General Yong and the people of Shu may not be convinced of King Qing. It is absolutely impossible for King Qing to make a large-scale attack in a hurry. Your Majesty may wish to take it slowly. Southern Chu is weak. No one can attack Dayong arbitrarily, the south can be firmly defended, and the north needs to be attacked by force, His Majesty ordered the King of Qi to be careful, with the help of the Marquis of Chu, the Northern Han can be broken." Li Zhi's eyes fell on Xiahou Yuanfeng, seeing his disapproval, he asked, "Does Xiahou Qing have any opinions?" Xiahou Yuanfeng said respectfully: "I don't know anything about military affairs, but I also know that we must first settle down when fighting against the outside world. Although Southern Chu and Northern Han are enemy countries, they are just minor problems. If we don't attack them, they may not dare to attack, but King Qing's rebellion is the internal worry, internal worries are injustice, the court is uneasy, the minister's opinion, it is better to suspend the offensive in the north, appease Southern Chu, and concentrate on dealing with King Qing." Li Zhi smiled slightly and said, "Xiahou is right, Dongchuan wants to be calmed down, but if I focus on the civil strife, I will fall into the hands of the Southern Chu and Northern Han monarchs and ministers, Xiahou, King Qing doesn't dare to blatantly rebel now. If you want to find a way to send people in, instigate rebellion, and alienate, I don’t need to teach you these things. After I ascended the throne, I set up a Siwen Cao in the military department to be in charge of assassinating the army. For the spying on the military situation of Xishu and Yunnan, the Southwest Commander temporarily entrusted you to act as an agent, and he treated King Qing as the former King of Shu. Can’t we do what Dayong has done before? Ziyou, let Gou Lian be an envoy In Southern Chu, let him take on the important task of appeasing the ruler of Southern Chu. Chu people are afraid of Dayong, so they must not dare to fight. How can Lu Can recover the sky by himself. I am not worried about the north, but Ziyou Write a letter to Suiyun on my behalf, I don't believe that he doesn't know about Dongchuan, so let him not hide it, I won't soften my heart, let him come out with a charter." Shi Yu only knew a general idea about these matters, but he also vaguely knew that Jiang Zhe had never surrendered some of his private power, and the emperor acquiesced to this matter, so he nodded in agreement. When Xiahou Yuanfeng heard this, his heart moved. He didn't know many things before King Yong seized the throne, but from the emperor's tone, it seemed that Jiang Zhe had some private hands in Dongchuan. If so, that would be great Yes, he was already worried that Dongchuan's intelligence network could not be properly reorganized in a hurry.Suddenly thought of something, he tentatively said: "Your Majesty, four days ago, Dong Que, the steward of Princess Changle's residence, suddenly went north, and it is said that he went to Zezhou." Li Zhi and Shi Yu looked at each other and smiled, Li Zhi shook his head and said, "This Suiyun has always been in the cloud, so it's rare for him to be honest with each other." Shi Yu laughed and said, "This is His Majesty's tolerance, otherwise, who else would have the guts to use him with Jiang Houye's temperament?" Li Zhi said in high spirits: "The most proud thing in my life is to hold Jiang Zhe in my hands. Ziyou, you send the letter in 800 miles, otherwise, when will this person give me a letter of approval?" ?” Shi Yu smiled and agreed, while Xia Hou Yuanfeng laughed with him, he was once again amazed at Li Zhi's favor for Jiang Zhe, and once again rejoiced at his original choice.