After a while, following the sound of footsteps, a person slowly walked into the room and stood aside with his hands hanging down.
Xiao Yuanche still didn't speak, and his eyes were slightly closed, as if he was asleep.
The room was very quiet, without a single sound, so quiet that you could hear the breathing of two people.
After a while, Xiao Yuanche's voice came out without any warning: "Why are you back again?"
The man seemed to be integrated into the darkness, and it was difficult to see how he moved. His voice sounded sinister and said: "I know that my master has something to deal with alone, so I dare not go far away."
Xiao Yuanche then laughed with interest, slowly straightened his upper body, leaned on the back of the lounge chair, and then said casually: "You are getting more sophisticated, very good, it is not in vain that you serve as the Governor of the Shadow Division."
These many years.”
It turned out that this person was none other than Boning, who had left and returned.
But in the darkness, Boning slowly knelt down and said, "This is the result of my lord's education! The subordinates can..."
Xiao Yuanche waved his hand and said: "That's all, no need to say any more flattery, just speak from your heart."
Boning seemed to pause for a moment and then said: "I feel that the Lord's words just now were only meant for Guo Jijiu to hear... Therefore..."...??m
"Oh?" Xiao Yuanche raised his eyebrows, "Really? How can you see that? Boning, you are a loner, you always follow orders, and you have a cruel temper. I only promoted you to the Shadow Division after Mingshu left.
Commander-in-Chief, I also value you...Why are you imitating those people and guessing my thoughts now?"
Boning suddenly felt cold sweat on his forehead. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "I have realized my crime. I have presumed my lord's intention. I will resign now..."
Even though he said this, he still knelt on the spot with no intention of leaving.
Xiao Yuanche suddenly laughed loudly, pointed with his hand and said: "Bo Ning, Bon Ning, what are you guilty of? Besides, you can't make wild speculations like this. Get up!"
"Here -" Boning felt like he was being pardoned. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and stood up.
"Please tell me, Lord!"
Xiao Yuanche pondered for a long time, then Fang slowly said: "That Jingnan woman still needs to be investigated. We also have a hidden stake in Jingnan. Once we find out, if it's not Hongshaoying's person, it doesn't matter. If it's true,
It's Hong Shaoying's person, so we must try our best to kill him... but we must be clean with our hands and feet, and don't let Su Ling know about it!"
Boning looked solemn and said: "I understand!"
"Those two personal guards are second best..."
"Then we won't investigate?" Boning raised his head and asked.
"Check! How not to check? It's just that the focus of the two guards is slightly different. The Wu leader can delay the investigation. After all, he has some involvement with Liyoushan. Once Liyoushan is offended, things will not be easy to handle.
.....As for the so-called beggar, we need to carefully investigate his life experience and how he met Su Ling. After all, no one became a beggar at birth!" Xiao Yuanche said every word.
"My subordinate understands. After sending the letter, I will personally deploy it!" Boning straightened up and said.
"Bo Ning, don't think that I don't trust anyone just because I investigate these things secretly. I still trust you...I make these decisions. First, once we talk to Shen Jizhou,
The war is over, the next target is the Jingxiang River, whether Liu Jingsheng or Qian Zhong
Schemes should not be underestimated. After all, Su Ling is short-sighted. If he falls into the trap of Hong Shaoying... Moreover, those two personal guards will be with Su Ling after all, and they will be used by me in the future.
, it is necessary to check and prove that there is no problem with them..." Xiao Yuanche said with seriousness.
Boning's expression remained unchanged as he nodded and said, "I understand!"
Boning hesitated for a moment, and then said: "As for Su Changshi, we still need to investigate..."
Xiao Yuanche blurted out: "Su Ling? Find out what he did..."
Boning hurriedly handed over his hands and was about to leave, but Xiao Yuanche suddenly said: "That's all, since we've checked, I'm not afraid of one more person, let's check together, but I still believe in Su Ling..."
Boning's heart sank, but with a sinister look on his face, he backed away.
The night wind grew stronger, blowing out the wax lamp in the room, and Xiao Yuanche's figure was completely lost in the darkness.
............
At the foot of Ba City.
Rows of tents cover the sky and the sun, criss-crossing the wilderness. In the center of the tents is a large tent, with smaller tents surrounding it like stars over the moon.
Outside the camp, flags of various colors fluttered in the wind.
The central tent has a red border with black characters on a white background, and a striking "Liu" character written on it.
On the top of the city wall of Ba City, a group of generals accompanied two people standing on the top of the city wall, looking intently at the tents at the bottom of the city that could not be seen at a glance.
These two people are both more than seven feet tall. One is a young man and the other is a little older. They are young men wearing helmets and armor, silver helmets and white robes, turmeric-yellow skin, high noses and sword-shaped eyebrows, bright eyes, but a slightly thin mouth. , seems somewhat dull.
This person was Xiao Jianshu, the second son (the actual eldest son) of Xiao Yuanche, the Prime Minister of the Jin Dynasty and the Marquis of Bachang.
The other man, who was slightly older, was dressed as a scholar, wearing a feather fan and silk scarf, and was indescribably handsome. However, his demeanor was quite solemn and mature.
This person is Xu Wenruo, the Secretary-General of the Jin Dynasty.
The two stood at the top of the city and watched for a long time. Xu Wenruofang sighed: "Liu Xuanhan is truly worthy of his reputation. He also has experts under his command to help him. This camp is well organized and has a good understanding of the essence of using troops!"
Xiao Jianshu also nodded and said: "Yes, I have the same feeling, sir. Now that the big-eared thief has been besieging the city for a long time, even though Baicheng has food, it doesn't matter if it lasts for another year and a half. However, my father There, I'm afraid..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw Xu Wenruo giving him a silent look. Xiao Jianshu understood immediately and said no more.
Xu Wenruo then said loudly: "The Prime Minister's Bureau has all the troops to attack the ministers. How can Shen Jizhou defeat the king's division? Since the war, we have lost troops and generals. I think we will defeat him in a short time. Don't worry, sir!"
Xiao Jianshu said hurriedly: "Yes, yes, what sir said is absolutely true!"
Xu Wenruo then shook his feather fan and looked at Liu Xuanhan's military camp. He seemed to be talking to himself: "I saw that Liu Xuanhan's military camp was being reorganized and morale was high. But there is one thing I don't quite understand. Why did they only siege the city on the first day of the siege?" For a long time, they hardly attacked the city? In the first ten days of this month, they also attacked the city several times. Although the attack was not fierce, Ba City was still somewhat damaged. By the middle of this month, they did not attack the city, let alone retreat. This what is going on......"
Xiao Jianshu also said: "Yes, sir, I am confused and Jianshu feels the same way, but it is strange."
Suddenly someone on the side said: "The general thought that Liu Xuanhan traveled a long distance and led many cavalry troops. The cavalry was not good at attacking the city. Furthermore, he renewed and merged with Shen Jizhou's army and horses. The morale of the army was unstable, so he was timid in fighting. But he was afraid." Coming all the way from Xizhou, I didn’t get any advantage, and I won’t retreat easily, so I can only besiege the city without going up or down!”
Xu Wenruo and Xiao Jianshu followed the sound and saw a general in gray armor speaking out.
Xu Wenruo and Xiao Jianshu looked at each other, and Xiao Jianshu said: "You are..."
"The last general stayed behind in Ba City to join the army - Ni Jin!" the general said hurriedly, cupping his hands.
Xiao Jianshu nodded and said: "What General Ni said still makes sense. Mr. I don't know..."
When he turned back, he saw that Xu Wenruo was already walking towards the bottom of the city and was already between the city stairs.
Xu Wenruo did not turn around, but simply said: "This is not the place for discussion, please follow me back to the commander's hall to discuss it later!"
A hint of anger flashed in Xiao Jianshu's eyes, and then he said loudly as usual: "Everyone, please go back with your order!"
Everyone then responded and followed Xiao Jianshu down the tower.
In the middle of the handsome hall, there are two big chairs. Xu Wenruo sits on the left and Xiao Jianshu sits on the right.
The generals on the left and right sides were lined up.
Everyone sat down, Xiao Jianshu said to Xu Wenruo: "Today I took a look at the big-eared bandit's camp. I wonder what your thoughts are."
Xu Wenruofang said calmly: "If you want to understand why Liu Xuanhan did not attack Bacheng, you must understand two things."
Everyone said loudly: "Please make it clear!"
Xu Wenruo said: "Since ancient times, when attacking a city, there are only two reasons for besieging a city but not attacking it. One is that the army is not strong enough, or the commander has changed. General Ni Jin also said just now that Liu Xuanhan's military morale is indeed not very stable, but it does not mean that the military strength is insufficient.
Enough, he came here with a so-called one hundred thousand troops, and the new troops that joined Jizhou were even if one hundred thousand is not true, it is still not too much. So it is not that the military strength is insufficient. As for whether the general has changed, we can't see it from the surface.
Come out."
"Why?"
These generals are all warriors without much thought.
Xu Wenruo smiled but said nothing and looked at Xiao Jianshu.
Xiao Jianshu hurriedly smiled and said: "Generals, this is not difficult. You have just seen that the big flag outside the Chinese army tent has the word Liu clearly written on it. If the general changes, how can he fight again?
Bearing the name of Liu Xuanhan."
"Yes, yes! Mr. Jianshu is really a talented man! I admire him!"
For a moment, these generals all looked astonished and nodded towards Xiao Jianshu with admiration and handed over their hands.
Xu Wenruo glanced secretly and thought to himself, the prestige of the Prime Minister's Second Young Master in the army is really not comparable to that of other Young Masters... I thought that this time the Prime Minister took the Fourth Young Master Cang Shu to the front line just to
Giving him some military merits to establish prestige in the army is also a consideration for future generations...
However, against all odds, Liu Xuanhan surrounded Ba City with a large number of soldiers. Originally, this battle had nothing to do with Mr. Jianshu, but as a result, Mr. Jianshu accidentally became the commander-in-chief of the battlefield in Bacheng.
In this case, the Prime Minister's intention may be in vain.
Xu Wenruo slowly looked at Xiao Jianshu. He recalled that in these days, Xiao Jianshu lived and ate with the soldiers in Bacheng, and studied the battle situation almost every day. Every time Liu Xuanhan attacked the city, Xiao Jianshu also stayed with the soldiers.
Use your life and kill the enemy bravely.
In this way, all the soldiers in Bicheng became more attached to Mr. Jianshu.
Suddenly, Xu Wenruo vaguely felt that Xiao Jianshu was really the person chosen by God to succeed the prime minister?
If it is God's will, what should I do...
Xiao Jianshu talked with the generals for a while, and Fang Yi cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know what the second reason is?"
Xu Wenruofang added: "Second, Liu Xuanhan's soldiers are waiting for some opportunity. This opportunity may be something important, or it may be someone. As for what it is, it's hard to say...
.If the time comes, he will step up his attack on the city. If the time does not come, he may withdraw his troops..."
Hearing this, Xiao Jianshu took it seriously and hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "What you said made me enlightened and you have learned a lesson!"
Xu Wenruo was quite satisfied with Xiao Jianshu's respectful attitude, and nodded with a slight smile.
You are the actual eldest son, but you still call him "younger son". Xiao Jianshu's attitude really has no choice.
Xiao Jianshu said again: "Then please tell me what our army will do next..."
Xu Wenruo leaned up and left his seat and said: "I don't dare. Wen Ruo is a minister, and Mr. Jianshu is the son of the prime minister. How can I show it..."
Xiao Jianshu had a respectful and humble look on his face. He was so panicked that he left his seat and invited Xu Wenruo to sit down. He sat down anyway and said, "You don't have to be like this. Although I am my father's son, I am only a lieutenant general.
Mr. Wen Ruo is the shulingjun of the Jin Dynasty, and he is personally granted the title by the emperor. How dare I act so presumptuously in front of Mr. Wen Ruo!"
With that said, he bowed again.
I'm the Jin Dynasty...Xu Wenruo's heart trembled.
Xiao Jianshu, Xiao Jianshu, what are you saying to me? If you succeed, will you succeed without betrayal or usurpation?
Xu Wenruo took a deep look at Xiao Jianshu and said, "I don't dare to tell you. It's just that Wenruo has a bold idea in his heart. Master, come here!"
Xiao Jianshu was startled for a moment, then moved closer to Xu Wenruo.
Xu Wenruo lowered his voice and said: "If Liu Xuanhan dares to attack my city, we have to go to his camp? I mean..."
After listening to Xu Wenruo's words, Xiao Jianshu couldn't help but nod his head frequently, and said seriously: "In this case, just follow the teacher's words, why not give him a try!"
When all the generals heard the words, they all knelt down on one knee and asked for orders: "We are all willing to listen to the master's orders. If you have any orders, please feel free to do so!"
Xiao Jianshu was high-spirited, waved his hand and said: "In that case, you all, listen to your orders!"