Chapter 190 Chapter 17 Ping Chuce

Part Six Everlasting and Everlasting Chapter Seventeen Ping Chuce In the 11th year of Tongtai Jiashen, the Yong army violated the border, and the general Lu governor of Jiangnan military affairs, the Yong army returned home in a disastrous defeat. Emperor Yong personally visited the Han Garden to ask about the strategy, he felt the sincerity of the emperor, and offered the strategy of Ping Chu. The emperor and his ministers sat down and talked with each other, and stayed up all night.Zhe Yu Yong's merits are superb, but he is guilty of great crimes in Chu. ——"The History of Chu in the Southern Dynasties."The Legend of Jiang Suiyun"

Seeing off Xiahou Yuanfeng, I sat in the pavilion and continued to enjoy the snow. Now that I have been persuaded by him and decided to offer advice to the emperor to Pingchu, I should also think about how to express my thoughts. I have many thoughts these days, but I just bear it That's all for nothing, but for some reason, when I try to think about it, I feel distracted.Although he already had plans in his mind, these plans were only on paper, and when he thought of the bloody and bloody consequences that would be brought about if they were to be put into practice, he felt unbearable grief in his heart.

Thinking about it carefully, I am actually still nostalgic for my homeland as those rumors said. I think Li Zhi didn't wrong me that day. If I didn't still have my homeland in my heart, I should argue with the emperor and explain the unfavorable situation of Dayong. The strategy to solve it is not to say that Dayong will lose out of thin air.After Dayong's defeat in the battle, I was unwilling to reconcile with Li Zhi because he had suspected me. I offered advice to him, not because of my stubborn temper, but because I didn't want my advice to destroy the motherland. What am I, two ends of the mouse tail? I have already left my country and left my hometown. Why should I pretend to be nostalgic for my homeland now?Dayong treated me with the utmost benevolence and righteousness, but I wanted to see Dayong's soldiers lose their lives and glory in Southern Chu. The more I thought about it, the more sad I became, and I couldn't help drinking a few cups.

Although the "Ningchun" wine is fragrant and mellow, it has full stamina. I have already drank more than a dozen cups, and I feel dizzy and dizzy. Outside the sill, snowflakes rushed towards my face, scattered into the light fur and brocade clothes, and the cold air hit people. I, who was always afraid of the cold, stood in the snow in a daze. I thought that I had been away from Nanchu for many years. As an enemy, I couldn't help tearing down, and was immediately turned into thin ice by the cold wind and stuck to my cheeks, but I didn't feel the cold at all. Xiao Shunzi was originally watching Jiang Zhe drinking, but now he saw that something was wrong, so he hurriedly stepped forward to help Jiang Zhe back to the Linbo Pavilion, wrapped him in a big cloak, but saw Jiang Zhe was in a daze Fainted, he couldn't help but sighed in a low voice: "Young master, why are you bothering? If you decide to offer advice to Pingchu, you must make up your mind that you should not be nostalgic for your homeland. If you are determined not to offer advice, why bother for those ruthless people?" What a waste of time!"

I have fallen into a drunken haze, leaning on the comfortable recliner in the pavilion, turning a deaf ear to Xiao Shunzi's words, but the tears can't help but flow, once I face some things, I can't be as firm as a stone after all, although I have already decided I no longer miss my homeland, but at this time, I still can't control myself, that's all, let's indulge again tonight, tomorrow I will use all my heart to deal with Nanchu.I don't know if I would have been better off today if I hadn't taken refuge in King Yong. Xiao Shunzi was a little panicked. For so many years, he had never seen Jiang Zhe lose his composure like this. He didn't understand what there was to miss about Nanchu. Isn't the young master worried that Dayong is better than Nanchu these days? Why did he agree? After offering advice to Pingchu, he was so sad.

When Xiao Shunzi was at a loss, footsteps suddenly came from a distance. Xiao Shunzi was shocked. He was very familiar with the footsteps of the approaching person. Looking up, it was indeed Li Zhi who was walking towards this side with his guards. The appearance should not be seen by others, Xiao Shunzi was about to help Jiang Zhe to avoid it for a while, his eyes flashed away, but he saw that Li Zhi was followed by Leng Chuan and Duan Lingxiao, and others were fine. He brought Jiang Zhe by himself, absolutely hiding it But these two people have eyes and ears.After a little hesitation, Li Zhi walked into the Linbo Pavilion with a smile on his face and said, "Is Suiyun here? I can't wait any longer?" As soon as he said this, his voice stopped because he saw Jiang Zhe lay on the recliner as if he had passed out drunk, and murmured in his mouth, and couldn't help lowering his voice.

Xiao Shunzi suppressed his worries, and said, "My lord, he drank a few more glasses and was already drunk. I didn't know His Majesty was here. Please forgive me." Li Zhi laughed and said, "I'm too impatient, it's none of Suiyun's business, that's all, I will stay overnight in Hanyuan tonight." After that, he sat beside Jiang Zhe, and was about to see Jiang Zhe's drunkenness , but with a flash of his eyes, he saw the tears in the corners of Jiang Zhe's eyes, and then Jiang Zhe's drunken words came from his ears, and after only a few sentences, his expression changed slightly.Shocked in his heart, he inadvertently raised his head to look at Xiao Shunzi, and found that Xiao Shunzi clenched his fists tightly, with a nervous gleam in his eyes.Thoughts were going back and forth, but he smiled slightly and said, "Xiao Shunzi, I want to sleep with Suiyun tonight, you can arrange it."

Xiao Shunzi suddenly raised his head, showing a surprised expression. Inside the Cold Garden, the guards are heavily guarded tonight, looking at the dim lights in the dormitory, Xiao Shunzi couldn't help pacing up and down the room, if not for Li Zhi's determination, Jiang Zhe couldn't afford to be intoxicated, no matter what the price, He also wanted to avoid this from happening. He was very worried that Jiang Zhe would say something he shouldn't say, which would annoy Li Zhi.At this moment, someone was knocking on the door, but Xiao Shunzi didn't answer it, but said coldly, "Young Master Duan, please come in."

The door opened, and it was indeed Duan Lingxiao who walked in. He said with a smile: "The evil shadow Li Shun is also so restless. It's really rare." Xiao Shunzi said coldly, "Just as I never thought that Mr. Duan would come with him." Duan Lingxiao didn't think it was disobedient and said: "Duan stayed in Yongdu as a hostage. This is a fact, and Duan doesn't need to hide it, but Duan came here today just to see how the Lord Chu will propose a strategy to destroy the old country. But seeing him drink away his worries, he felt that the trip was worthwhile, but I don't know how His Majesty will deal with it, presumably this is why you are so uneasy?"

Xiao Shunzi said coldly, "It's none of your business." Duan Lingxiao said with a smile: "Of course it's none of my business, but the fourth brother wrote to ask about it, I just want to take a look for him." Annoyance flashed in Xiao Shunzi's eyes, and he looked at the dim lights in the dormitory, thinking about how to deal with the coming storm. In the bedroom, I groaned. Although "Ning Chun" does not give people a headache after a hangover, I still feel a little uncomfortable. I really drank too much, so I couldn't help calling: "Little Shunzi, pour me some A cup of tea." There was the sound of someone walking by my ear, and then someone brought a teacup over, I closed my eyes and took a sip, feeling much better, turned over and prepared to continue falling asleep.But in the dimness, I suddenly felt something strange. The person who brought the tea moved strangely, and his footsteps were strong and powerful. This was clearly not Xiao Shunzi. I saw a man standing with his hands behind his back. As soon as I saw that man's face, I was so frightened that I immediately lost my drunkenness. I got up, regardless of wearing only my middle clothes, got out of bed and said: "Chen Jiangzhe kowtowed to His Majesty, please forgive me for being rude." crime."

Li Zhi took a step forward to help me up, sighed: "I was wrong, if you don't want to participate in the Southern Expedition, I can not make things difficult for you." I was startled, and when I looked up, I found that Li Zhi didn't show any anger on his face, and he was wearing a bright yellow jacket, looking very casual.I didn't know what to say for a moment, Li Zhi had already pulled me to sit on the soft couch, and sitting opposite me, he said with emotion: "Remembering the past when I forcibly brought you back to Yongdu, it was in this mansion, I tried my best I want to take you for my own use, the past is as vivid as if it happened yesterday." At this time, I had calmed down, and Li Zhi must have seen my gaffe. No matter what happened next, I was already prepared, so I just said lightly: "I also remember that Linbo Pavilion appreciates snow and composes poems." What happened is still fresh in my memory, in the palace of King Yong, the minister repeatedly failed His Highness's kindness, forcing His Highness to be in a dilemma." Li Zhi sighed and said, "It's not just a dilemma, I'm planning to kill you by poisoning you when you leave." I was shocked. Although we both know this matter well, but no one has pierced this lantern paper. Unexpectedly, Li Zhi said it today. I feel a little cool in the back of my head. Could it be that Li Zhi is planning to count on me? The general ledger, thinking about how many of these things he has done in these years can be counted as the crime of deceiving the emperor, he can't help but feel ashamed. As if aware of my uneasiness, Li Zhi smiled and said, "But at last I reined in the precipice, so I didn't make a big mistake and left behind you, a national scholar. Over the years, without your advice, I wouldn't be where I am today. In fact, I also want to I can’t make things difficult for you because of the matter of Pingchu, but in the end I still make things difficult for you. Suiyun, if you really feel unwilling, I promise you to let you go back to the mountain from now on. If you don’t want to stay in Yongdu, I won’t stop you Back to the East China Sea." I was shocked when I heard it, and I couldn't help feeling overwhelmed when I thought of the past meetings between monarchs and ministers, and the incidents of dragons and tigers. Looking at Li Zhi's tired and sincere face, I finally bowed my head and said, "Your Majesty, why did you say that? The generosity of the minister has never been seen in ancient times. Now that the Great Yongnan Expedition has been hindered, His Majesty is troubled. How can I go to the days of idle clouds and wild cranes? Your Majesty, I have a plan to flatten Chu in my heart. In just three to five years, I will be able to rule the world. " Li Zhi was overjoyed when he heard the words, and said: "Suiyun really has a good plan, tell me quickly." He helped me up again as he spoke. The monarch and his ministers looked at each other and smiled, feeling that the grievances born a few days ago had disappeared. I sorted out my thoughts, and said: "This time our army was defeated because we underestimated the enemy. If we had sent generals to attack Huaixi at that time, we might not have suffered such a disastrous defeat, but the situation is different now. The military power of Southern Chu is in the hands of Lu Can. It is impossible for the Jianghuai line of defense to break into it. Dayong and Southern Chu are facing each other from north to south, and the Yangtze River is a natural line of defense. Under the control of Southern Chu, Southern Chu uses Huainan as the cover of the Yangtze River, while our army occupies the important town of Huaibei. The danger of the Jianghuai River is shared by both sides. With Lu Can's ability, he must deploy heavy troops in Huainan to spy on Huaibei at all times. Your Majesty needs to defend Huaibei with heavy troops. Huaibei, in this way, the two sides formed a confrontation in Jianghuai. The predecessors once said, "Those who want to consolidate the southeast must fight for Jianghan; those who want to glimpse the Central Plains must win Huaisi."If there is Jianghan but no Huaisi, the country will be weak; if there is Huaisi but no upper reaches of Jianghan, the country will be in danger. "The power of the world, Jingxiang and Qingzhou are the two wings of the Jianghuai, Jingxiang is enough to protect the upper reaches of the Jianghan, and Qingzhou is enough to protect the upper reaches of the Huaisi.Now that Southern Chu has Jingxiang, they can stick to Jianghuai, but Qingzhou is in my hands, and Southern Chu can't go north to capture the Central Plains. Although our army can't win, we can guarantee our invincibility. It can be seen from this that if Dayong wants to march south, Jingxiang is the key. If Jingxiang is not lost, even if our army gets Huainan, it is not safe. It is only an important town in Jingxiang. Southern Chu has been operating for many years. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there is Jiangling. Taking Jingxiang and Jiangxia as the foundation, it is as difficult as climbing to the sky if you want to take Jingxiang. This is also the reason why the Great Yongnan Expedition often bypassed Jingxiang and attacked from Jianghuai.And if Jingxiang is in the hands of Nanchu, once Dayong is exhausted, Nanchu can order a general to go out of Xiangyang and attack Nanyang. Once Nanyang falls into the hands of Nanchu, Huaibei will be in danger.Therefore, if you want to flatten Chu, you must take Xiangyang. " Speaking of this, Li Zhi nodded again and again, but frowned and said: "What Sui Yun said made me feel relieved. It is only the danger of Jingxiang, which is rare in the world. Dayong attacked Xiangyang several times, but returned without success. Rong Yuan, who is currently guarding Xiangyang, is the former subordinate of Prince De, and he is familiar with the geography of military aircraft, with him in his presence, Xiangyang should not be taken lightly." I smiled and said: "Jianghuai and Jingxiang are not desirable, so why not find another way. In the past, His Majesty and Prince De jointly attacked Shu, isn't it because the old Shu occupied Hanzhong in the north and Sanba in the east? Go straight down to Jiangling and go straight to the southeast. Now that Dayong occupies Hanzhong and Yangping Pass is also in my hands, why not capture Jiameng Pass and go east from Bashu, then the Jianghuai defense line will be useless. Now Your Majesty always pretends to attack Bashu, it is really a waste A great fighter." Li Zhi frowned and said: "I also know the importance of Bashu, but I just want to enter Shu from Hanzhong, take Jingxiang in a detour, Jiamengguan, Fucheng, Chengdu, Berkshire, Wanzhou, Kuizhou, all the way down, there are dangers everywhere, this road The road is not easy either.” I said lightly: "Although Bashu is full of dangers, it is not very difficult if you go from west to east, and we can also contain the main force of the enemy in the southeast, leaving Bashu empty. Your Majesty, why don't you let the East China Sea navy go south to Dinghai at the mouth of the Yangtze River? Water camps were set up in places such as Mount Dai, Daishan, Putuo, etc., and they watched Hangzhou Bay from time to time. If they were a little slack, they invaded the inland along the Yangtze River. In order to ensure the safety of the counties in the southeast, Southern Chu must place heavy troops in the water camps in the land of Wu and Yue. Come on, the troops of Southern Chu are all concentrated in Wuyue and Jianghuai, and the west of Bashu is naturally empty, and our army can just take advantage of the emptiness and enter." Hearing this, Li Zhi stood up unconsciously, twirled around the room with his hands behind his back, and said excitedly: "Okay, good plan, I never thought of using the navy like this, originally I planned to occupy Jingxiang, After the land of Huainan, all the naval forces of Dayong were mobilized to fight across the river, but they never thought that the navy of the East China Sea could be mobilized to contain the troops of Southern Chu. Where there are flaws in Huainan and Wuyue, our army can take advantage of them." I also stood up and said, "Nevertheless, the defense line in the south of the Yangtze River is solid after all. If Lu Can chooses a few important places to defend, our army will be in a hurry to attack, so we need to use tactics. No matter how strong the defense line is, if the defenders are flawed , It is an opportunity to take advantage of. Bashu and Mian are more than successful, and they are not aggressive enough. Only inheriting the remaining prestige of the Lu family, there is nothing to be afraid of. Once there is a change in the Southern Chu Dynasty, there must be a gap in Bashu. Gu Rongtu, Xiangfan Rongyuan, Although he is talented and knowledgeable, it is a pity that he is narrow-minded. This time Lu Can has made a world-class achievement, but he is sticking to Xiangfan, and his heart will inevitably be dissatisfied. Cheng, even if Xiangfan cannot be captured in one fell swoop, the main force of Xiangfan can be destroyed, making Rong Yuan no longer able to support Jianghuai. Huaixi Shiguan, who has made great achievements this time, must be regarded as a party of the Lu family. If the Lu family loses , this person must be implicated. Although Lu Can controls the military power now, the government is still in the hands of Shang Weijun, and the Lord of Southern Chu is about to take charge of the government. I have heard that Zhao Long is mediocre, and he will definitely be used by the Shang family to deal with Lu Can. Although Lu Can is a loyal person, he is not pedantic. In order to preserve the combat power of Southern Chu, he will inevitably do some things that dissatisfy Zhao Long and the Shang family. , it’s just that the changes are unpredictable, and it needs to be managed carefully.” Li Zhi nodded repeatedly and said: "Suiyun always makes plans before moving, and I don't need to elaborate on the details. I am determined to set up a Jiangnan Xingyuan, make the king of Qi the commander, supervise the army's southern expedition, and follow the army as a counselor with Suiyun. I don't know what you want. ?” I said frankly: "Dare not to obey orders, but your Majesty might as well make His Royal Highness the crown prince as the deputy commander, and the governor of all matters such as supplies, food and salaries. Li Zhi's eyes flashed brightly, Jiang Zhe relieved the hidden worry in his heart, he couldn't help laughing and said, "Alright, at the beginning, my sixth brother and I both joined the army at the early age, and Jun'er is now sixteen years old, so it's time to experience it, that's Lin'er , you might as well go out with the army. After a few years, there will be another general in the court. I heard that Nanchu Lu Yun and Shi Yujin are both thirteen or fourteen-year-old boys, but they can kill me. They really are heroes. Thinking about it, Jun'er and Lin'er will not be inferior to them." My complexion changed slightly, and I bowed to the ground and said: "It's a capital crime for me to indulge Lu Yun, and I ask your Majesty to punish him." Li Zhi shook his head and said, "It's not a big deal. I've heard Jun'er say that I'm a brave general like a cloud. Would I still be afraid of a child? If you want to keep someone safe, just make peace with him if you want to keep someone safe." I said yes." I sadly said: "Your Majesty's great friendship, I understand it, but Lu's loyalty, I have already known it well, I am afraid it will be difficult to preserve it." Li Zhi also sighed, it was still pitch black outside the window, and Li Zhi and I were under the light, discussing Pingchu's various strategies in detail, unaware of the passage of time, the snow outside the window fell silently to the ground, and the world was filled with terror Qi. I don't know when, the chatter between Li Zhi and I hadn't faded away, and the east was already pale outside the window. Song Wan came in and urged Li Zhi to return to the palace. There are four seats, and now there is continuous snow outside the window, why don't you write a poem to express your feelings." My mood is suddenly enlightened at this moment, I just feel that the flying snow like weaving has a hint of spring, and I can't help but feel happy. I opened the window, looked at the snow in the garden and chanted loudly: "The flying snow in the sky is as bright as the sky!" Washing, I suddenly remember the sand in the Qingjiang River. At night, I hear the sparseness and denseness, and at dawn, I see the whole and slanting. The wind returns and dances together, and the sky can bloom flowers in an instant. It is cold to the bone, so it is better to use the years of peaches and plums. "(Note 1) Li Zhi clapped his hands and said: "It's a good one, 'Listening at night is sparse and sparse, but at dawn it is full and oblique'. I also have a poem about snow." After that, he pushed open the door, walked into the garden, and chanted loudly: "Wu Ding Defeat the clouds with the sword, and directly take the emperor's body under the Tianhe River. After the battle, there are three million jade dragons, and the defeated scales and armor are flying all over the sky." (Note 2) After listening to it, I couldn't help saying loudly: "Your Majesty's poem is heroic and heroic, and it is a hundred times better than my ministers." Li Zhi laughed loudly, walked away on snow, and the guards who were already waiting outside all hurriedly chased after him.Only Duan Lingxiao was still standing in front of the window, looking at Li Zhi's back, and said: "If it weren't for such outstanding people, how could he be able to control such a genius as Jiang Suiyun? Duan will know today, and our defeat is a matter of course." Behind him, Xiao Shunzi Wei Wei snorted coldly, turned around and left the room, and went to serve Jiang Zhe. ——————————————————————————— Note 1: Huang Tingjian's "Song of Snow" Note 2: Zhang Yuan