Eastern Palace.
After the court meeting, if there is something important to discuss, the prince Zhang Xiao always likes to hold a small meeting in his own study in the East Palace.
There were only five ministers who could participate in this small meeting, including the crown prince's tutor Shu Bicheng, the left prime minister Wang Fengming, the minister of the Ministry of Revenue Niu Gang, the left minister of the Ministry of War Su Lang, and Zhao Wufeng, the commander of the Black Dragon Guard, who is not here at the moment.
Shu Bicheng did not hold a direct official position, and the prince's tutor was just a false title, but his son Shu Han was the left minister of the Ministry of War and the general of the Dayue Kingdom, and was in charge of the important task of encircling and suppressing the rebel party.
In addition to being the left prime minister, Wang Fengming's daughter is also the crown prince's concubine. Although he is only a concubine, the prince's true love is his daughter. As for the crown prince's princess, his status cannot be moved, but there is no relationship. The two of them also know in their hearts that they maintain a subtle tacit understanding with each other.
Niu Gang was originally the chief minister of the East Palace and the person the prince trusted the most. Now he is the most at ease in charge of the money bag.
Su Lang was a young man the prince was interested in. He was originally the prince of Anyang Hou. When the rebels were approaching the capital to launch a decisive battle, he led the Anyang Hou's men to fight back and became a great hero in defeating the coalition forces of the three princes and princes. Before that, Anyang Hou was just Anyang Bo.
Zhang Xiao was in his study and didn't like so many rules. After sitting down, he said: "Zhao Wufeng is not here. He saw me before and left. Today, the officials in the court don't know, but it is estimated that the others will know that by the latest tomorrow. There were chaos in several counties in Pingjiang County and Annan County. The refugees rushed into the county town and looted the several counties. Now the refugees in these counties have gathered into a group, and they are getting bigger and bigger. There are already 20,000 people. The leader is Zhu Feiling, the former prince of Wulong. This is Zhao Wufeng's secret report. What do you think?" After Zhang Xiao said that, he handed a secret report to his teacher first.
"How could this happen? I have received some information before, but there was only civil unrest in one county in Fushan County, and soldiers have been sent from several surrounding counties." Wang Fengming frowned and answered before he saw the secret report.
"Commander Zhao went there directly, which shows that this matter was premeditated. We had made a plan before, deliberately letting all the princes take their own troops to Wei Tong's side. We originally wanted to create conflicts with them, and Zhu Feiling should be there too. This is Wei Tong's plan, and he wants to disrupt our defense deployment?" Shu Bicheng said silently after reading it.
"Su Lang, what do you think? It was your suggestion to let someone go before." Zhang Xiao saw Niu Gang not saying anything after reading it, and directly asked Su Lang who was reading the secret newspaper.
"I am thinking." Su Lang said.
"What are you thinking about?" Zhang Xiao continued to ask.
"This approach is not like Wei Tong's, nor is it like Wei Shun's. Wei Tong is a bit tougher and likes to bet. He is more than half sure of fighting. Wei Shun is the opposite. He is scheming in everything. It is indeed not easy for father and son to complement each other. However, they all have one common characteristic, which is to solve the big problems in front of him and will never be distracted by other things. For them, it is expected that we will not be able to directly attack him at the moment. After all, we have not digested other territory, and secondly, winter combat is indeed not good for us, so we should solve the troubles of the princes, and the focus should prevent us from cutting off the material exchanges between him and the Kingdom of Daxia. After all, it is okay for him to support his own people, and he will not be able to bear it."
"You have said these words before, and we have done them, but Wei Tong is really good at preventing them. It is not a success to cut off the channel twice." Zhang Xiao shook his head and said.
"So, I feel that this matter is not planned by their father and son. Because instigating a rebellion of refugees requires meticulous command and actions that fall into detail, their father and son are weak. In this secret report, Fushan County was first turmoil, and then took advantage of Jiangdong County and Ren'an County to send troops to quell the rebellion. Then, the two counties were seized. Then, the turmoil of the people in the three counties formed a group of more than 10,000 people. The people who commanded this battle were only skillful. I admired that if Zhu Feiling had this ability, he shouldn't have fallen into the traitor of his brother and stepmother and was abolished the position of prince." Su Lang said silently.
"Mr. Su Shilang is not his mastermind? But the secret report confirmed that he was leading it. This should not be wrong. Wu Longbo also served as an official in the same court more than ten years ago. At that time, I met Zhu Feiling. Although he was not as young as the age of twentieth, I could see that he was an extremely intelligent person. He suffered a major change and showed his performance. In my opinion, it was normal." The prince's tutor Shu Bi became a Taoist.
"Since the Grand Tutor said that, what I thought was understandable." Su Lang said.
"Shishou Minister Su, don't keep it in hiding." Zhang Xiao said with a smile.
"If the Wei minister is not wrong, Wei Tong is taking advantage of the internal conflicts of the princes and wants to dismantle them one by one. In the various princes Zhihong, Zhu Feiling and his younger brother are the most distinctive. If the two were not for this war, they would probably not meet each other. But now they are together, and naturally the same situation is the same as water and fire. Wei Tong takes advantage of this to divide the princes. If Zhu Feiling achieves great achievements this time, it is not impossible for Wei Tong to help him seize the power of Wulongbo. Once it starts, it will cause a chain reaction. There will be two results. One is naturally that the conflict between the two sides has intensified and completely disastrous, but the princes have no way out. We killed their parents and brothers, and are not Wei Tong's opponents, so we have to surrender, and there is still a way out. Instead of surrendering to Wei Tong, it is better to simply go north to the Daxia Kingdom, but even if the latter is chosen, most of their troops will probably still stay."
"So if Zhu Feiling succeeds, it will be very unfavorable for us."
"No, this is an opportunity," Su Lang said.
"The princes of all walks of life will not be so easy to hand over military power. When Zhu Feiling returns, it is the most critical time. If we do not wait for the spring to attack early..."
"We are in danger of wealth and honor. We just want Zhu Feiling to go back and bring great achievements. We can't let the Wei family's father and son see what to do and how to grasp this degree?" Zhang Xiao asked.
"Do you have our men under your command?" Su Lang asked.
"I don't even know this, but from the time Zhao Wufeng left, there should be some." Zhang Xiao thought for a while before saying.
"If this is the case, Your Highness can do this..." Su Lang said his plan carefully.
After hearing this, Zhang Xiao nodded silently, and then did not say much, and wrote a secret decree directly, asking the eunuchs around him to send them to Zhao Wufeng's side quickly.
Chapter completed!