When Xiao Jianshu heard that Boning was coming, he said to Xu Wenruo: "Mr. Wenruo, since Boning has come to see you, it will be inconvenient for me to stay here, so I will avoid it first."
Xu Wenruo shook his head and said in a deep voice: "It must be official business when he comes to see me. You and I are guarding Bacheng, so why are you avoiding it..."
"Oh well......"
While he was talking, he saw a pawn leading someone to come quickly.
This man was wearing a dark red official uniform, a dark red crown and hat, and a thin sword hanging from his waist. He looked dusty.
It is none other than the Governor-General of the Shadow Division - Bonin.
Xu Wenruo bowed slightly and said loudly: "Master Boning, you have worked hard all the way, come and sit down and watch tea!"
Boning sat down and said: "Your Majesty, the matter is urgent, so I won't have any tea... We still..."
When he said this, he looked up and saw two people sitting on the left and right of Xu Wenruo. He recognized them both. On the left was Xu Wenruo's eldest son, Xu Wei, and on the right was Xiao Yuanche's second son, Xiao Jianshu.
Boning quickly stood up, cupped his hands and said, "I've met the second young master!"
Xiao Jianshu smiled gently and said: "Master Boning, there is no need to be polite. Since the matter is urgent, let's get straight to the point."
Boning nodded and said: "Yes..."
He paused again and looked at Xu Wenruo out of the corner of his eye.
Xu Wenruo said calmly: "Bo Ning is here for public or private reasons?"
Bonin hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "Of course it is a business matter... However, my lord has an order, so I can only report this matter to Lord Lingjun alone."
"Oh? It's official business. Mr. Jianshu and I are guarding Bacheng together. It's also due to official business. I guess there's nothing wrong with him being here..." Xu Wenruo said lightly.
Boning lowered his head slowly, a flash of light flashed in his eyes, and it disappeared briefly. Then he raised his head and said: "But it is so... In this case... There is a letter written by the lord here. Please give me your permission."
Your Majesty, please read it in person."
Xu Wenruo frowned and said hurriedly: "Send it over quickly!"
Boning took out the letter from his arms, and Xiao Jianshu just wanted to pick it up.
However, Boning received the letter and said in a nonchalant manner: "My lord has an order, this letter is in my hands, and I will personally present it to you. During this period, I cannot pass it on to other people... I will not bother you, sir."
Got it!"
When Xiao Jianshu was startled, Boning had already handed the letter to Xu Wenruo's desk with both hands.
Xiao Jianshu could only smile sarcastically.
Xu Wenruo unfolded the letter and read it carefully several times, his brows twisted into a big knot.
After he read it, he naturally handed the letter to Xiao Jianshu and said: "Mr. Jianshu, please take a look..."
When Boning heard the words, his lips moved, but in the end he didn't say anything.
Only then did Xiao Jianshu take the letter and read it carefully, his expression becoming serious.
"What's the current situation? Has Su Ling returned from Bohai?" Xu Wenruo asked.
Bonin replied: "When I left, the situation was still tense. Most of the lords stood firm and refused to fight. There was no news of Su Changshi's return..."
Xu Wenruo nodded and said, "Bo Ning, are you in a hurry?"
Bonin said calmly: "Boning is okay, but my lord is looking forward to your reply...the sooner the better."
Xu Wenruo thought for a moment and then said: "Excuse me, Lord Boning. I'll stay in the side room later. After I've considered it here, I'll write it down and write it down. How about I send someone to call you here..."
Boning wanted to say something else, but Xu Wenruo said loudly: "Master Boning, please have tea in the side room!"
"Here!"
A pawn came over and made a gesture of invitation to Boning.
Only then did Boning look sinister, clasped his fists slightly, turned around and left without saying a word.
After Boning left, Xu Wenruo turned around and asked Xiao Jianshu: "Jianshu, after reading the Prime Minister's letter, what do you think..."
Xiao Jianshu sighed and said: "I originally thought that my father would win this battle, but I never thought that Shen Jizhou would be so strong... Now it is difficult to win..."
Xu Wei interjected: "Could it be that the prime minister wants to withdraw the army? What does father want?"
Xu Wenruo turned to Xiao Jianshu and said: "In the letter, the Prime Minister has clearly explained the current situation between the enemy and ourselves, and even analyzed the pros and cons of advancing and retreating. He also asked me whether I should retreat or continue to advance... ..."
Xiao Jianshu nodded and said with an undecided look: "Then should we retreat or continue to advance..."
Xu Wenruo smiled faintly and asked: "Then Jianshu, let me ask you, what does the Prime Minister mean..."
Xiao Jianshu looked confused and whispered: "I...I don't know..."
"hehe......"
Xu Wenruo smiled faintly, stood up, walked a few steps, and said: "Actually, the Prime Minister's meaning has been clearly stated in the letter. The Prime Minister has long wanted to withdraw from the army...but he is not willing to directly He said that he wanted me to persuade him to withdraw, so that he could tell the soldiers at the front that the army was running out of food and grass, and Xu Wenruo urged the class teacher... I, Xiao Yuanche, had no choice but to do so. ah!"
When Xiao Jianshu heard this, his eyes turned, his brows furrowed, and he sighed softly, and then he suddenly felt enlightened.
"Father is so smart. In this way, all the reasons for retreating are complete. It is not that father is afraid of Shen Jizhou, but that he is in compliance with the government's situation..." Xiao Jianshu sighed.
"Haha...The Prime Minister's intelligence is not the best in the world, but also the second in the world..." Xu Wenruo first stretched out a finger, and then stretched out a second finger while speaking.
Xiao Jianshu said in confusion again: "Then...who is number one in the world?"
Xu Wenruo retracted his fingers, looked at Xiao Jianshu thoughtfully, and said with deep meaning: "Haha... I'll wait for you..."
Xiao Jianshu laughed awkwardly.
Seeing this, Xu Wenruo also looked at him and smiled lightly.
Xiao Jianshu then said seriously: "Since my father hopes Mr. Wen Ruo will persuade him to withdraw from the army, how will Mr. Wen Ruo persuade him?"
Xu Wenruo said word by word: "Not only did I not persuade him to retreat, but I also persuaded him to continue to march!"
"Ah...hiss..."
When Xiao Jianshu and Xu Wei heard this, they both took a breath of air and looked surprised.
But Xu Wenruo came to the table in a few steps, sat down with his sleeves rolled up, and said loudly: "Please ask Jianshu to grind ink for me!"
Xiao Jian complied and studied ink on the side.
After the ink was finished, Xu Wenruofang pondered for a moment, dipped his hands in thick ink, brushed dots, and wrote a reply in one go.
After doing this, Xu Wenruofang raised his head and said loudly: "Outside the hall...please come to General Boning!"
............
Jiuzhang, night.
Xiao Yuanche hasn't gone to bed yet.
It has been three days since Bonin left.
He leaned on the bench every day and stayed up almost every night, looking at the dim wax lamp on the table and suffering in his heart.
He couldn't sleep because he was afraid that if Boning sent a reply from Xu Wenruo, he would miss it immediately because he fell asleep.
At first, Guo Baiyi stayed with him the first night. But after only one night, Guo Baiyi couldn't bear it anymore. Xiao Yuanche had to let him leave and come back during the day. He even agreed to send someone as soon as Xu Wenruo replied.
Come to him.
It has been three days, and there is no news not only about Boning, but also about Su Ling.
Su Ling, that brat, should come back soon.
He thought for a long time, and finally felt a dull pain in his head, and sleepiness came over him.
He was about to get up and want to sleep for a while, but suddenly he heard the sound of soldiers walking quickly outside, and he suddenly became energetic again.
But I saw a little soldier running into the room like flying, kneeling on one knee and saying: "My lord, Lord Boning is back!"
Xiao Yuanche's eyes lit up and he said quickly: "Let him in quickly!"
After a while, Boning strode in.
Xiao Yuanche then smiled at him and said, "Bo Ning, you did a good job this time, and the speed was quite fast..."
Boning hurriedly said: "The Prime Minister's instructions, how can my subordinates not try their best!"
As he spoke, he took out Xu Wenruo's letter from his arms and placed it in front of Xiao Yuanche's desk. Then he turned around and lit the wax lamp and said, "My lord, this is your reply!"
Xiao Yuanche had already picked up Xu Wenruo's reply and read it carefully, word for word, for fear of missing a word.
He read it for a long time, then put the letter away and sat on the desk, sighing and sighing, his eyes full of emotion and excitement.
"My lord...Mr. Wenruo..." Boning cautiously tried.
Only then did Xiao Yuanche come back to his senses and said: "Bo Ning, go there in person and ask Bai Yi to come over!"
Bonin nodded and turned around.
The candle light went out, and the candle flame danced in Xiao Yuanche's eyes.
Not long after, a coughing sound was heard, and Guo Baiyi walked in quickly with a somewhat unpleasant look on his face.
"Brother... did Wenruo reply?"
Xiao Yuanche looked up and saw that only Guo Baiyi came in, but Boning did not follow him. He was quite satisfied with Boning's knowledge.
Xiao Yuanche nodded, let Guo Baiyi sit down, and personally brought tea for him to drink. Fang said: "Why is your body so weak? He has already replied. You have to drink the tea first."
It’s not too late to watch…”
Guo Baiyi reluctantly took a few sips and said, "Brother, have you seen it?"
Xiao Yuanche said: "I have seen it, you should also take a look."
Immediately, Xiao Yuanche handed Xu Wenruo's reply letter to Guo Baiyi.
Guo Baiyi unfolded the letter and read it carefully:
Prime Minister Rumu:
In line with the order of the Lord, the envoys will decide whether to advance or retreat, and the fool will sink the boat. All the people gather in Jiuzhang, hoping to decide the outcome with Duke Ming. If Duke Ming is weak, he will be strong. If he cannot control it, he will be taken advantage of: this is the great opportunity of the world. Shen
Although the army is numerous, it cannot be used; with the public's spirit and wisdom, how can it fail!
Although today's army is small, there are many examples in ancient times of the few defeating the many and the weak defeating the strong! You are familiar with the classics and history. My ancestor of the Jin Dynasty once fought for the world with the king of Western Chu. At that time, there were dozens of soldiers of Western Chu.
Like our ancestors, let's see who controls the world today? Gong Jin draws the ground and defends it, strangling his throat to prevent him from advancing. Seeing that the situation is exhausted, there will be changes. When this is used strangely, it must not be missed. Only Ming Gong
Cai Chayan.
The letter is not long, but concise and concise.
After Guo Baiyi read this letter, he suddenly laughed.
Xiao Yuanche glanced at him teasingly and said slightly: "Why are you in white clothes laughing?"
Guo Baiyi said with a smile: "Baiyi is so presumptuous. I'm afraid brother's wishful thinking will be miscalculated..."
Xiao Yuanche was speechless for a while and could only give Guo Baiyi a big roll of his eyes.