In fact, according to the real marching distance, they should have arrived long ago. The slight delay was because they followed the persuasion of General Liu Laozhi.
Over here, Liu Laozhi heard that Wang Mi had written to the court stating that the Beifu army would return to Jiankang immediately. Over there, Liu Laozhi was not happy.
What are you doing so fast?
Rushing up and down like crazy?
What benefits did the imperial court give us?
So far, nothing! Neither the Beifu army nor the generals have received any rewards.
Obviously, the imperial court was trying to show off Beifu's face. They were not so happy about Beifu's consecutive victories.
If this is the case, why did Beifu still sell it to the court to save face?
It is already difficult for everyone to maintain basic decency. Are you still thinking about other things? Everyone on each side should have a basic judgment on the current situation without any deviation.
It's okay to go back, but it's not okay to go back too soon.
You must control the speed, go slowly, as slowly as possible, and let those in the court wait!
Although Wang Mi felt that doing so was too childish and looked unattractive, he had to say that Liu Laozhi's suggestion was reasonable.
You are unkind and I am unjust. It is your court who acted first, so what if I delay?
Delaying it for one day also prevented the court from underestimating him. This was indeed a solution.
According to the previously discussed lineup, Wang Mi, the He brothers, Liu Yu and others rushed from Jingkou to the gate of Jiankang City.
"The formation is quite big!"
"Zhiyuan, how are you?"
"What do you think?" Liu Yu stepped forward and asked loudly.
Wang Mi, who had always had a relaxed expression, became unusually serious at this moment.
"I don't know, it's hard to say."
"how?"
"Aren't you scared?" Liu Yu joked, because he rarely saw Wang Mi like this, and he couldn't help but become playful.
Wang Mi shook his head lightly: "That's not possible. What do those people in the court have to be afraid of?"
"We walked through hail of bullets, rolled on the tip of knives, and climbed mountains of corpses and seas of blood. What do we have to fear?"
"Now, it should not be us who are afraid, but rather the high officials in the court."
"Look at how powerful and fierce they are when they bring out so many people. In fact, they are just trying to embolden themselves."
"I think they are afraid that my army will enter the city and kill them all!"
Liu Yu laughed and said: "That's right!"
"rational!"
"Then what do we do?"
In front of their eyes, in front of the gate of Jiankang City, they could already vaguely see a team of ministers and soldiers.
It also looks very large.
Of course, in front of the Beifu soldiers with real swords and guns, these people, no matter how many there are, are just decorations.
Nothing threatening.
"Why should we want to do anything?"
"We'll just wait and see how things get better."
"They will strike first!"
In Liu Yu's memory, Wang Mi was a person who took the initiative in everything and thought of countermeasures in advance. But this time, he had to wait for the losers in the court to take action first, which made people feel a little strange.
However, even if Liu Yu was slightly dissatisfied, he still didn't have time to analyze it carefully, because before Wang Mi finished speaking, three riders had already emerged from the team on the other side of the city gate.
Three people, three horses, really just three people.
They didn't run very fast, obviously not for provocation.
Wang Mi looked at the newcomers proudly and said to several brothers: "Look, I know that they will attack first before we can take action."
"Wuji, reorganize the team, we are ready to enter the city!"
"Yes!" He Wuji turned around and left without stopping at all. Getting such a job was exactly what he was pursuing.
No matter what, the army must enter the city today. As for the subsequent countermeasures, that will only happen after entering the city.
"Zhiyuan!"
"Welcome back!"
Huh?
Why is it him?
When the visitor got closer and closer, Wang Mi finally saw his identity clearly. Only then did Wang Mi finally confirm that Wang Gong was not a fool.
He's pretty good at choosing people.
And the envoy who came to greet the Beifu army was none other than Wang Mi's family.
Wang Xun is an old acquaintance.
"Dharma Protector, why are you here?"
"Where's Aning?"
Wang Xun and Wang Mi have no feeling of disgust towards Wang Xun. It should be said that Wang Gong also knows that Wang Mi is still a decent person and it is impossible for him not to give face to his own family.
However, Wang Mi's goal is also very clear.
Come to greet me, but you, Wang Xun, may not be qualified. What I want to see is Wang Gong. How can I do it if he doesn't show up?
Isn't this not giving me face to the officers and soldiers of Beifu?
Wang Xun looked kind-hearted and took this job, which was definitely not his intention. This was Wang Gong's trick.
If it weren't for his persistent persuasion, Wang Xun, who had always lived a quiet life, would not have done such a thing.
Therefore, Wang Xun could accept all Wang Mi's dissatisfaction.
"Of course Aning is here, but he asked me to come and meet you first and bring the army into the city. He lined up at the city gate just to welcome you."
oh!
I see.
He pulled Wang Xun out to carry the thunder, while he hid in the city and refused to come out.
This is really Wang Gong's consistent style of doing things. He looks tough, but in fact he is a tough guy.
Very timid!
He didn't even dare to go out of the city to confront Wang Mi.
Even if he comes out, what can Wang Mi do to him?
He was a royal uncle, and even if Wang Mi hated him to the core, he would never kill him in front of so many people!
"If that's the case, then I would like to trouble the Dharma Protector to send a message to me, so that the welcoming ceremony can be omitted. When the army enters the city, I want to hold a ceremony to present prisoners, but it will take at least two more days before it can be carried out. All the
Can the ceremony wait until then?"
"There is no need to waste any more time now. All the ministers have also worked very hard. The weather is getting colder and the wind is getting strong. It's better to go back quickly!"
Wang Xun disagreed and immediately retorted: "Zhiyuan, everything is ready, why do you want to cancel? Do you have any objections to our arrangements?"
"Or do you want Aning to come out of the city to greet you?"
Wang Mi quickly denied: "No, no!"
"I have absolutely no intention of doing so. I just want to meet with Aning first and have a good talk about some issues. As for whether we need to hold a welcome ceremony, it's not that important."
This is indeed not a problem for Wang Mi and the Beifu army. What the generals need is actual benefits.
And what about the soldiers?
Of course they need glory and something glorious and grand to make themselves look decent, but the welcome ceremony is just one of many ways.
Wasn't the prisoner dedication ceremony already arranged afterwards?
That ceremony is enough to prove how brave and invincible the Beifu soldiers are!
Today's Beifu can be said to be monolithic.
From top to bottom, the soldiers all obeyed Wang Mi's leadership. This obedience was absolute and there was almost no doubt.
Even if they have doubts, they will still think that Shilang Wang must have other ideas and that Shilang Wang must have ulterior motives.
They just need to obey and follow.
Under the leadership of Wang Shilang, there will never be a time when the Beifu soldiers suffer!
In this case, even if the soldiers had doubts in their hearts, they would still choose to believe Wang Mi. It was this powerful appeal that made the people in the court increasingly fearful of the Beifu soldiers and Wang Mi.
The beautiful jade is not guilty, but the jade is only guilty!
"You mean, you want to meet Aning alone?"
"No more ceremonies?" Wang Xun thought for a moment and finally understood that this was really a great event for Wang Mi.
"That's what it means."
"If you don't think it's easy for me to tell you, Dharma Protector, why don't you let me go to An Ning to discuss it in person?"
Isn't Wang Gong just at the other end of the city gate?
The target is so obvious and easy to find. You, Wang Xun, can go, and so can I, Wang Mi. Don't think that I am really afraid of Wang Gong.
He is nothing but a coward!
Wherever Wang Xun could get him to act, he immediately took over the job.
Seeing him turn around and run towards the city, Wang Mi even felt a little guilty.
You see, a great calligrapher is so knowledgeable and accomplished, but the key is that he is a pure-minded person.
But because of the fight between him and Wang Gong, he got involved. Not only did he not do anything serious, but he was contracted for all the errands.
Isn’t this overkill?
And around Wang Mi, there were several brothers who were confused.
Just like Liu Yu.
"Zhiyuan, why don't we go into the city again?"
"Now, isn't it the best time to bring troops and horses into the city and show off the style of our Beifu Army to the people in the city?"
Liu Yu didn't mean anything else. He didn't care whether his image was powerful enough or decent.
He just wanted to give the Beifu soldiers, who had been through life and death, a chance to show their merits.
Therefore, Wang Mi's simplification suddenly caused the soldiers to lose such an opportunity. It is true that the soldiers would follow the general's decision to act, but as the deputy general, Liu Yu believed that he had to help them fight for it.
Wang Mi also understood all Liu Yu's thoughts.
However, the most important thing now is to understand Wang Gong's thoughts. As long as this is clarified, Beifu can be preserved from top to bottom.
This is much more useful than a bluff welcome ceremony, not to mention, don’t they also have a prisoner presentation ceremony?
If you want to be in the limelight, you just need to be in the limelight at that time.
In order to resolve Liu Yu's doubts, Wang Mi explained the key points of this level to Liu Yu. At this time, He Mai, who had been not very active, finally said: "Yes, Zhiyuan said it
Yes, as long as we take down Aning, other things are not that important."
"OK!"
"Well Zhiyuan, I'll leave this matter to you. Next, you will have to fight Wang Aning head-on!"
"Zhiyuan, there are dangers everywhere!"
Although he didn't agree with it, Liu Yu also knew that Wang Mi and Wang Gong, a pair of former friends, must have this fate, and it was unavoidable.
In this case, it is better to come early than to come late. If the two confront each other and decide the winner, everything may be settled.
"Don't worry about this."
"I'm sure Aning won't dare to do anything to me in person. Even if he wants to be punished, he will have to wait until the court meets."
"You don't have to worry that he will kill me."
To put it lightly, can he alone have the final say?
Several brothers are still arguing about this. Although Wang Mi has tried his best to persuade them, they are still worried about his personal safety.
After all, Wang Gong’s previous performance was truly speechless.
As the prime minister of the dynasty, he holds great power, but he is still so petty and has repeatedly tried to harm Wang Mi. In this case, who would believe him?
Jiankang City is now his territory, and he has sufficient conditions to repair Wang Mi, and even drag him to Duliu to behead him!
It doesn’t matter whether he is reasonable or not, whether he will be infamy for eternity, as long as he takes action, Wang Mi’s life will be over!
In a short period of time, a serious problem was eliminated!
With Wang Gong's current mentality, he can do such a thing!
"Zhiyuan, how about I go with you?" He Mai raised his little eyes and tried his best to hint that he should choose me!
I'm the best candidate!
"That's not necessary. An Ning is a person who cares about face. If I go to the appointment alone, he might say something sincere for the sake of my sincerity. If you go, he will think that I am on guard.
, unwilling to speak out."
This Wang Xun has the most colorful intestines. He is indeed not worthy of belief.
"But, Zhiyuan, Wang Xun didn't come out!"
"What?"
After He Mai's prompting, Wang Mi noticed that although there was someone at the city gate, and he couldn't see his specific appearance from the current distance, he could tell by looking at what he was wearing that it was not Wang Xun.
Who is this?
Where did it come from?
Suddenly, Wang Mi felt that this was not sent by Wang Gong!
You know, he only got two followers for Wang Xun and rushed over. In fact, he was just a messenger.
However, this time, the leader was wearing ocher-colored clothes. First of all, the color was wrong.
And his entourage actually numbered seven or eight, more than Wang Xun's.
If it hadn't been for Wang Gong himself, there wouldn't have been such a grand event. Unfortunately, the person who came was really not Wang Gong.
Wang Gong is an old friend. Even if his face cannot be seen clearly, a clue can be seen from his appearance.
Not even close!
Not even close!
The leader, a man in ocher-colored uniforms, was too thin and seemed not very tall. He had nothing in common with Wang Gong.
"Xu..."
The group of people stopped in front of Wang Mi. Only then did Wang Mi see clearly and said in surprise: Eunuch!
How could he be a eunuch!
From the inner palace?
What's happening here?
Wang Mi also knew the rules in this palace. In the late Jin Dynasty, there were not so many eunuchs in the business category.
At least it was far inferior to the many factories in the east and west of the Ming Dynasty, and the scope of activities of the eunuchs was only within the Jiankang Palace.
Although Wang Gong has powerful hands and eyes and can control the wind and rain, he has no right to mobilize the eunuchs in the inner palace.
"Master Wang, the Queen Mother has invited me. Please come with me to the palace to meet the Queen Mother." The little eunuch wearing ocher-colored uniforms had a delicate face and was thin and small, but he was not as big as the eunuchs of later generations.
difference.
Wang Mi was stunned for a moment, the Queen Mother?
Wang Zhenying?
No way!
She still wants to cut off her brother's penis?
It's no wonder why Wang Xun entered the city but didn't come out. It seems that with Wang Gong's consent, he changed the messenger to this young eunuch.