"Zhiyuan, why didn't I think of this level?" He Wuji sighed with emotion.
Wang Mi secretly laughed, of course you wouldn't have thought of it. This was all to stabilize Liu Laozhi, a last-minute excuse. He didn't know whether he could deceive him or not.
Although Wang Mi did not have full confidence, Liu Laozhi was obviously frightened by He Wuji's instigation.
He stroked his beard and nodded repeatedly.
"Thank you, Mr. Wang, for taking the trouble. Otherwise, I would never have imagined that the imperial court might take action against me, and I would still want to encourage you to stay in Jingkou!"
Sure enough, it was easiest to change his position when his own interests were involved. Liu Laozhi, who had been filled with indignation just now, suddenly changed his face. He wanted to rush Wang Mi to Jiankang and not stop at Jingkou for a moment.
"So, does General Liu understand my good intentions?"
"I am anxious to return to Jiankang. I just want to stabilize the power in the imperial court and prevent them from taking advantage of it to deal with the soldiers of Beifu."
"I am doing this not just for myself, nor to compromise with the court. We still have many important things to do, and each one is very important."
"How can we let the imperial court hold us back?"
"However, the situation has reached this point. We have fought so many victorious battles and have outstanding military exploits. Even if we try to pretend to be weak, no one will believe us."
"We are already a thorn in the side of the imperial court. General Liu must have known about it. Wang Aning wrote me several letters and changed his attitude several times, still in the name of the imperial court. This is enough to show that the imperial court is very afraid.
The forces of Beifu."
"It has almost reached the point of being impatient, so no matter what we do, the situation we will face when we return to Jiankang this time will not be good."
"Everyone needs to proceed with caution."
Hearing such words, Liu Laozhi became nervous again unconsciously.
"The situation is so urgent, you'd better not go back. If you go back at this time, wouldn't it be a sheep entering the tiger's mouth?"
"Hiding in Jingkou, they are not so easy to take action!"
A good thing about a general like Liu Laozhi is that he is more sincere. Once he regards you as a friend, he will consider you seriously.
Just like now.
Liu Laozhi was sincerely helping Wang Mi make plans, fearing that he would be tricked by the losers in the court when he arrived in Jiankang.
This is not only for Wang Mi, but also for the future of Beifu and the tens of thousands of soldiers of Beifu.
Today, Wang Zhiyuan is a banner of Beifu.
If Wang Zhiyuan falls, the Beifu soldiers will not have an easy life either.
Although what Wang Mi said is a bit exaggerated, the truth is indeed true. Once Wang Mi is unlucky, Liu Laozhi will not end well either.
Maybe he will be punished next.
However, given Liu Laozhi's temperament, when faced with a difficult situation, the first thing he thinks of is to hide.
Wouldn't it be better to hide in Jingkou and not fight against those conspirators in Jiankang City?
At least you can hide for a while. Not to mention, Jingkou is the base camp of Beifu. You can hide here and wait for the opportunity.
On the one hand, it allows the court to understand the attitude of the generals in Beifu and pay attention to it. On the other hand, it can also spy on the opportunity at Jingkou to see if there is an opportunity to take action.
Isn’t this the best of both worlds?
However, what Wang Mi said was completely from the opposite perspective.
What are you hiding from?
If he hid, wouldn't the imperial court be on guard against Beifu?
It is even more likely that the imperial court will take advantage of the Beifu soldiers' refusal to return to Jiankang in time to stir up trouble and put the blame on Beifu's head.
Using the topic as a pretext, it was clear that he had done nothing wrong, and it was clearly those in the imperial court who were planning to do something evil.
right!
I’m talking about Wang Aning!
It is this person!
Frankly speaking, in today's imperial court, he is basically the only person who can dictate matters to Beifu.
Even if other ministers have this heart, they currently do not have the courage, let alone the ability.
However, Wang Aning is different.
He has both this heart and this ability. After all, the little emperor is in his hands. As long as he issues a decree through the little emperor's hands, these generals in the Beifu can repair whoever they want to repair.
So, there is always a risk here.
Once the Beifu soldiers did not respond to the call and quickly returned to Jiankang City, they would most likely be considered by the court to be deliberately disobeying orders.
The two sides are in conflict.
If the Beifu soldiers do this, they must be prepared to fight the imperial court head-on.
And now, are the Beifu soldiers ready for this?
As Wang Mi said, it really hasn't happened yet.
Under such circumstances, there is indeed no benefit in breaking up with the imperial court. The most important thing is that there is no chance of winning.
However, letting Wang Mi go back to Jiankang like this felt like sending a kid into the tiger's mouth. Liu Laozhi was a real man.
In his philosophy, in times of crisis like this, a man like him should be the first to take the lead.
Ever since he admired Wang Mi, Liu Laozhi naturally had the idea that it would be outrageous for a weak scholar like him to always be on the front lines, while a strong man like himself would sit in the rear.
Although he also knew that Wang Mi was not as weak as he seemed on the surface, he still couldn't help but think so often.
Also including this time, Liu Laozhi believed that it would be most appropriate for him to go to build Kangcheng on behalf of Wang Mi.
Even if he is detained, he should bear it.
In fact, the Beifu side is now indispensable for Wang Mi's leadership. If something happens to him in Jiankang City, the Beifu soldiers will be leaderless.
Relying only on Liu Laozhi, it was impossible to lead everyone in Beifu to rescue him.
On the contrary, even if Liu Laozhi is caught, it doesn't matter. As long as he is still breathing, Liu Laozhi firmly believes that Wang Mi will be able to rescue him.
Seeing Liu Laozhi being so eager, Wang Mi sighed helplessly.
"What General Liu said is of course the best way for me, but it is me who the court wants to see."
"The situation in the imperial court is now here. Beifu's strength cannot be ignored by them. They urge Beifu to return to Jiankang as soon as possible. Do they not only want to see Beifu's army?"
"It is me who they want to see, and I am the person they want to control. Only if I express my submission to the court can they feel at ease."
"How can I be alone at this time?"
"But if the imperial court does something dirty to you, what should you do?"
"Beifu cannot be without you now."
Liu Laozhi now seems to be particularly involved in the drama, and he is particularly concerned about Wang Mi as his brother.
She thinks about everything for him, which is completely different from the previous hostility.
To be honest, if it weren't for He Wuji's repeated assurances here, Wang Mi would really have doubted his intentions.
Can a person's attitude really make a 180-degree turn in a very short period of time? Even Liu Laozhi's move is not called a 180-degree turn, it should be called a 360-degree turn.
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The position changed too quickly and it was really hard to accept.
I wonder if Liu Laozhi himself is awkward?
"General Liu is overly worried. In my opinion, the current situation on the imperial court's side is still stable. Although the attitude toward me may not be very good, it won't be too bad either."
"I'm still somewhat sure of this."
yes!
There is no certainty at all, and Wang Mi will not take the initiative to jump into the fire pit. Isn't that asking for death?
Even though he has the halo of being the protagonist, he can't help but tossing and turning over and over again.
It's better to take it easy.
"Where did you start?"
"Could it be that something else will happen to the imperial court?" Although Liu Laozhi is a rough and tough man in daily life.
However, this time, he saw that Wang Mi was confident, and the source of this confidence must be that he had already predicted it.
Where does Wang Mi's confidence come from?
Liu Laozhi was very interested.
Wang Mi thought for a moment and decided that it wouldn't hurt to tell him about it.
He said: "I have placed all my bets on the Queen Mother."
"The Queen Mother?"
"Wang Aning's sister?" Liu Laozhi was shocked and even showed a helpless smile.
Everyone in the Jin Dynasty didn't know that Wang Zhenying was Wang Gong's biological sister. It was precisely because his biological sister became the Queen Mother and the emperor was now a little baby that he, Wang Gong, could do whatever he wanted in the court.
Why does Wang Mi still count on her?
Isn’t this confusing!
"General Liu doesn't know. Although I haven't met the Queen Mother yet, her attitude is indeed very subtle."
"At least in my opinion, it is very different from Aning."
"Where did this start?"
Since Wang Mi said this, it at least shows that he has evidence.
"The general may not know something, but the Queen Mother also played a role in this Northern Expedition to Yecheng."
"The weapons we were making in the workshop later became insufficient. Many weapons could not be made and could not be used on the front line. For this matter, the general craftsmen of the workshop were very anxious and wrote to me several times.
The letter hoped that I could find a way. Just when I was anxious, Pujiangzuo sent me another letter, saying that the funding problem for making weapons has been solved!"
"It was the money provided by the Queen Mother, using the private collection of the female family members of the inner court. Some gold and silver jewelry were all converted into coins and given to the general's workshop, saying that they would support the soldiers on the front line in charging into battle."
"Is there such a thing?" Although Liu Laozhi was in Beifu, he had never known about such a thing. Now that he suddenly heard about it, he was very surprised.
Wang Mi nodded and said slowly: "That's true."
"Pu Jianzuo told me all this. Pu Jianzuo has no friendship with the officials in the imperial court and will not lie."
"I heard that the Queen Mother summoned the harem women and donated all the gold, silver and jewelry they had. It took a lot of thought."
"So, I think the Queen Mother still supports the Beifu soldiers. If she doesn't support it, there is no need for her to do such a thing."
"Even if the Beifu soldiers were short of funds, they would not think of asking her for money. She did this entirely on her own initiative."
"The attitudes of these two brothers and sisters towards Beifu may be completely opposite. With the Queen Mother sitting in the middle palace, I think Aning would not dare to do anything to me."
Wang Mi's bet is on Wang Zhenying.
If Wang Gong really wanted to attack Beifu and Wang Mi, he would have to go through Wang Zhenying's hands and go through the formalities of an imperial decree.
Although Wang Gong is a petty person, overall he is decent.
Externally, everyone now thinks that Wang Mi and Wang Gong can be regarded as friends. Putting aside the depth of their friendship, friends are indeed certain.
Furthermore, no one knows that Wang Mi is now a great hero of the Jin Dynasty. If he takes action against him, he will definitely be evaluated as a bird with a good bow and a hidden bow.
Before Wang Mi showed any signs of rebellion, if Wang Gong did this, he would definitely not have the upper hand in public opinion.
Everyone will know that he, Wang Gong, cannot tolerate meritorious officials, nor can he tolerate Wang Mi's merits being higher than his, so he took action in advance!
Just before this, wasn't this the meaning expressed in Wang Gong's first imperial edict?
He also rushed back to Jiankang City, as if without this decree, Wang Mi would not dare to return to the city with his troops.
It seems that Wang Mi has been scheduled to take his troops and horses to stay in Jingkou and confront the imperial court, just like Xie An requested from the beginning.
These people underestimated Shilang Wang too much.
How could he do that kind of thing that would tell people the truth?
Although it was only a matter of time before the Beifu soldiers and the imperial court broke up, Wang Mi could see clearly that it was far from time yet.
Preparations in all aspects are not yet in place. In order to seize the towns in the north as soon as possible, the Jin Dynasty still needs the backing, at least such a decoration is needed.
Nowadays, although the power of Di Qin has indeed been weakened a lot and has almost collapsed, the power of Xianbei and Yao Qiang is still there, and Wang Mi has not yet explored the strength of these two tribes.
Especially Yao Qiang, who has never fought against him until now.
Under this premise, it is definitely not a good thing to start a civil dispute with the Jin Dynasty now.
Simply rallying a team, dividing one side, and slowly becoming dominant. This kind of thing is only suitable for the troubled times like the late Yuan Dynasty.
The Meng Yuan Dynasty collapsed instantly, and all the heroes came together. However, despite this situation, at that time, Zhu Baba was able to successfully establish his name in a few years. There were also several separatist forces, but in fact they only had territory but did not have a firm foothold.
Everyone has a similar starting point.
Once the military force is defeated, there will be no room for maneuver and it will be directly absorbed.
This is completely different from the situation of Xianbei Yaoqiang.
Both Xianbei and Yaoqiang were once powerful tribes with many territories. One of the Xianbei tribes even established a dynasty called Dayan, which dominated one area for a long time.
These tribes have deep roots in the north. Now it is not easy to wipe them out in one fell swoop. Without the backing of the Beifu soldiers from the Jin Dynasty, it will not be easy to rely only on the military power of the Beifu.
Therefore, although the Jin Dynasty was extremely useless, having such a decoration was better than not having it at all.
Although only a little bit.
"Since you are confident, then I will listen to you, but you don't have to be polite. If you have any problems, just tell me and I will do my best to help you." Liu Laozhi's eyes flashed with excitement and he patted his chest and promised.
The more steadfastly he vowed, the more panicked Wang Mi felt.
So, Liu Laozhi left in front, and Wang Mi stopped He Wuji. This kid actually wanted to follow Liu Laozhi and leave. Isn't this a joke?
Since he and Liu Laozhi had already been angry, why didn't they tell him the result of their discussion in advance, causing him to still be embarrassed in front of Liu Laozhi?