Chapter 12 Praise the opponent to the point of vomiting blood [5000,
Wang Lin saw Ning Chen's 'showdown', and his face showed the expressions of 'You still want to hide it from me' and 'As expected of me'.
The drums of the court sounded, and hundreds of officials entered the palace.
Today's morning meeting was just like what Ning Chen and Wang Lin said outside the Meridian Gate.
Three guerrilla generals failed to suppress the bandits.
How should the court deal with it next?
Should we directly mobilize the Fengjing Forbidden Army to suppress the bandits, or send more generals and private soldiers to suppress the bandits?
As for the government guards.
This is completely outside the scope of everyone's discussion.
Wu Zhao himself did not even mention this.
It can be seen how miserable the government guards are in everyone's eyes.
Totally untrustworthy.
"Your Highness, we still have a group of soldiers and horses closest to Yuezhou. I think there is no need to spend any more money and food to mobilize troops and horses." Wang Lin saw that everyone ignored the imperial guards, so he could only mention it himself.
After Wang Lin finished speaking, it took a few breaths for many people to remember what Wang Lin meant by the other line of troops.
"Prince Xiang, the banditry that the three generals were unable to quell.
The king also hoped that the imperial guards could calm down the situation.
Does Wang Xiang think that the bargaining chips in the hands of those bandits are not enough now?"
As soon as Wang Lin finished speaking, a minister choked and said.
Before more people could choke, Lin Dunxin said:
"The Prime Minister Wang has now gained great confidence in the bandits in Yuezhou, who have won consecutive battles.
What we need to do now is to use thunderous means to quell the banditry."
What Lin Dunxin said was already very cryptic, and it gave Wang Lin a lot of face.
But Wang Lin has already made up his mind that this time he must let the palace guards take over.
Not only for the sake of the Fu Wei Army, but also to be worthy of the opportunity given to the Fu Wei Army by Ning Chen.
"Your Highness thinks that the Imperial Guards can quell the banditry in Yue Prefecture. Now we are sending more troops from Fengjing.
First, more people will know that the banditry in Yuezhou has not been quelled.
Secondly, it will take time, and during this time, greater changes may occur in Yuezhou.
For these two reasons, I believe that the imperial court should now fully support the imperial guards in suppressing the bandits."
Seeing that everyone was still unmoved, Wang Lin directly launched a big move: "I am willing to use my position as a guarantee, and the guards will definitely put down the bandits."
Wang Lin's ultimate move was thrown out, but everyone was still indifferent.
After Wang Lin finished speaking, Ning Chen stood up and said, "My lord, I also agree to let the government guards quell the banditry."
Ning Chen was considered a lonely minister in the court.
But the weight of this lonely minister now is completely different from when he was still a young Hanlin.
He was the leader of hundreds of schools, the pioneer of agricultural roads, held important positions in three ministries, and was Wu Zhao's confidant.
In comparison, his background as a disciple of Kong Jijiu seems a little bleak.
Therefore, standing up and supporting the Fu Guards at this moment will inevitably lead to more associations.
This is the trouble of those in high positions.
Ning Chen stood up to support, just because he wanted to feel comfortable anyway.
But others don't dare to think it's that simple.
They had to think carefully about whether Ning Chen had any other considerations when he stood up.
Wu Zhao glanced at Ning Chen and said directly: "Since Ning Aiqing also thinks that the Fu Wei army can be used, then give the Fu Wei army a chance. Send a message to Yuezhou to ask everyone to cooperate with the Fu Wei army to suppress the bandits."
Ning Chen, who was already prepared to engage in a verbal battle with Wu Zhao, did not expect that Wu Zhao would immediately disarm him.
Wang Lin was also stunned when he heard Wu Zhao agreed.
Wang Lin didn't think his position was good enough, so he really couldn't risk his life to argue with reason.
In the end, Wu Zhao agreed.
Isn't this too easy?
Then when he thought about it again, Wang Lin became depressed.
I bet on the fortune, but it didn't cause any trouble.
Ning Chen just said something, and Wu Zhao immediately agreed.
Looking at the officials, no one seems to have any objections.
Although Wang Lin knew that many people below were waiting for the defeat of the imperial guards so that they could attack Ning Chen.
But this still couldn't stop Wang Lin from eating.
Obviously speaking from his official position, he is the military minister.
It's a first-class official residence.
Ning Chen is just a fourth-grade servant.
As a result, my first grade was obviously not as important as Ning Chen's fourth grade, and was more important in everyone's eyes.
"Forget it, it was successful after all. Now it depends on the guards."
After this matter is confirmed, there will be nothing major next.
When no one came forward, Wu Zhao immediately announced that the dynasty would be dismissed.
After the officials retreated, Wang Lin also caught up with Ning Chen and wanted to discuss with Ning Chen how to quell the banditry in the future.
But there was another person who also caught up with Ning Chen.
Prime Minister - Lin Tunxin.
"Master Ning, I know you want to use the imperial guards to test your military skills.
However, the Fuwei Army is not a good choice.
I can recommend some powerful generals to you, Mr. Ning, so that they can travel day and night and quickly quell the banditry!"
After hearing what Lin Dunxin said, Wang Lin said righteously: "Prime Minister, suppressing bandits is a matter for my military. Prime Minister, your hand has been stretched too long."
After hearing what Wang Lin said, Lin Dunxin said to Wang Lin with an unhappy face: "Prime Minister, I originally wanted to talk to you later.
Since you said it, I will talk to you carefully.
Ning Chen was the leader of a hundred schools and even created agricultural roads.
Ning Chen's future is bright.
Mr. Wang, you must drag Ningchen into the water for your own selfish reasons.
Are you worthy of the imperial salary by doing this?
Is it worthy of the support of thousands of human beings?
Do you still remember the four maxims Ning Chen once wrote?
Your salary and salary are the blessings of the people!
For your own selfish desires, you abandoned all the people and what a situation you were in!"
Ning Chen heard Lin Dunxin’s impassioned words.
I don't feel calm inside anymore.
How bad must the guards be in order for Lin Dun to trust him?
They brought out the righteousness of the human race to suppress Wang Lin.
Wang Lin was intimidated by Lin Dunxin's momentum and was speechless for a moment.
Seeing Wang Lin who was so embarrassed that he couldn't speak, Ning Chen said:
"Xiang Lin, there is no need to be so excited.
As for the Fu Guards, I am still willing to trust them once."
This Ning Chen really believed it.
After all, this is a good thing that you won't lose even if you lose, and you will make money even if you lose blood.
How could you not believe it?
Lin Dunxin saw that Ning Chen was so sure, and knew that he could not persuade Ning Chen.
"Since Mr. Ning is like this, I won't advise you anymore.
But don’t worry, Mr. Ning, I will restrain all officials..."
After hearing what Lin Dunxin said, Ning Chen directly interrupted Lin Dunxin and said: "Xiang Lin, wrong is wrong and right is right.
You don't need to restrain anyone. If I am wrong, I should naturally be criticized by hundreds of officials.
If I am right, I will not let them get off easily."
After hearing Ning Chen's words, Lin Dunxin glanced at Wang Lin fiercely and said, "Wang Lin, be careful and become a sinner for the ages!"
After Lin Dunxin said this, he threw up his sleeves and left.
"Prime Minister Wang, Prime Minister Lin has left, let's leave too." Ning Chen waited for Lin Dunxin to walk away and said to Wang Lin.
Wang Lin came back to his senses, gritted his teeth and said: "What's the point of being proud of you for taking a political path? When I lead the guards and clear the military path, you will still dare to be so bossy in front of me."
After saying these completely uncharacteristic words, Wang Lin suddenly realized that Ning Chen was still here.
Looking at Ning Chen who was looking at him playfully, Wang Lin couldn't help but blush and said, "Mr. Ning is laughing."
Ning Chen smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, who can't have some teenage madness?"
Wang Lin calmed down his emotions and said to Ning Chen seriously: "Master Ning, let's go to the Ministry of War to discuss the next countermeasures against the enemy?"
Ning Chen thought for a moment, nodded and said, "That's fine."
The two people came to the Ministry of War.
Only then did Ning Chen realize that the Ministry of War had gone to the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Punishment.
That's really incomparable.
Although everyone's location is the same, the area they occupy is not much different.
But the Ministry of War was really deserted.
Just take a look at these old facilities in the Ministry of War. They all make people feel sad and shabby.
"No matter how bad the government guards are, they won't make the Ministry of War so miserable. The Ministry of War doesn't just control the guards. Doesn't the military fall under the control of the Ministry of War?" Ning Chen looked at the desolate Ministry of War and couldn't bear it.
I couldn't help but sigh.
When it comes to this, Wang Lin is also a little embarrassed.
"Master Ning, the environment is a bit rough, but as long as the Fuwei army makes a good turnaround in Yuezhou, our military department can be proud of it in the future."
Ning Chen looked back at Wang Lin and said that Wang Lin had not answered the question he had just asked.
Wang Lin sighed and said: "Our Ministry of War can indeed control the world's soldiers and horses in terms of rules.
But there are no soldiers in the world except the imperial guards.
They are King Jing’s cavalry, Marquis Dingguo’s Red Flame Army, the Northern Border Guards and the Forbidden Army.”
Wang Lin didn't continue, but Ning Chen understood.
Prince Jing's cavalry did not obey the orders of the Ministry of War at all.
Marquis Dingguo's Red Flame Army is at most a mere formality here at the Ministry of War.
Or the Ministry of War could help supplement the procedures afterwards, so that the unreasonable expeditions of the Red Flame Army of Marquis Dingguo could be turned into reasonable expeditions.
The border defense force in northern Xinjiang is in the hands of the prince and the vassal king. The principle is the same as that of Ding Guohou's Red Flame Army.
The imperial army is in the hands of the royal family, and it is even less likely to be controlled by the Ministry of War.
There was only one palace guard left, but he couldn't hold up the wall.
So the Ministry of War's downfall makes sense.
Wang Lin and Ning Chen entered the main hall of the Ministry of War.
At this time, all the officials from the Ministry of War were there.
And everyone is wearing relatively smart clothes.
Although the Imperial Guards are short of military pay, the salary for the Ministry of War is provided by the imperial court.
Therefore, officials in the Ministry of War have little luck at best.
Not that his clothes are ragged.
"Master Ning, this is the Yuezhou sand table that has been built. The place where the three guerrilla generals were defeated is here..."
Wang Lin told Ning Chen the current overall situation in Yuezhou in detail.
It's just that besides grasping the basic situation, Ning Chen didn't listen too carefully to the rest.
After Wang Lin finished speaking, he asked Ning Chen expectantly: "Master Ning, what do you think the palace guards should do next?"
Ning Chen thought for a moment and asked Wang Lin for pen and ink, intending to write a clever plan for Li Ziqiu and the others.
Wang Lin quickly ordered people to prepare pen and ink.
After everything was prepared, Ning Chen directly wrote down a clever plan to Li Ziqiu and the others.
Wang Lin looked at the tips and tricks written by Ning Chen with doubts in his eyes.
The other people in the Ministry of War looked at the tips and tricks written by Ning Chen and murmured to themselves.
"Let nature take its course, be yourself, and you will not be subject to military orders abroad."
"Master Ning, what do you mean?" Wang Lin asked.
Ning Chen replied: "Literally."
Wang Lin:......
"Give this order to Li Ziqiu, he will naturally know what to do." Ning Chen had no intention of explaining more to Wang Lin.
Ning Chen couldn't say that he planned to lie down and wait quietly for the results to arrive.
Just wait and see whether you make a profit or not lose money.
Wang Lin listened to Ning Chen and handed over the order to Li Ziqiu.
I instantly understood what Ning Chen was going to do.
"Master Ning, I understand. I will pass the order to Li Ziqiu now."
Ning Chen didn't want to understand what Wang Lin understood.
Ning Chen just wanted to lie down right now.
Ning Chen didn't want to worry about such a small thing anymore.
Just wait for the flowers to bloom.
…
Wang Lin took advantage of the Confucian bluebird messenger skill.
For this purpose, Wang Lin paid one hundred taels of silver himself.
After all, this is not war time, and Wang Lin is responsible for the consumption of the Blue Bird message.
The news quickly reached Li Ziqiu.
Li Ziqiu's eyes suddenly lit up when he saw the clever tips Ning Chen had given him.
Li Ziqiu understood that Ning Chen wanted him to be himself.
In this way, Li Ziqiu will be able to use his talents and talents more freely.
Li Ziqiu and the others don't know yet about the defeat ahead.
But looking at Ning Chen's message, Li Ziqiu could still guess something.
Sure enough, in the afternoon, Li Ziqiu and the others received another message from the Blue Bird.
This time it was sent from the imperial court.
He directly explained to Li Ziqiu and others about the defeat at the front.
When Qu Zhong received such a message, his expression became solemn.
Qu Zhong still knew the strength of the first three guerrilla generals.
Now the first three guerrilla generals ended up with such a disastrous defeat.
This indeed put a lot of pressure on Qu Zhong.
"Master Li, this..."
Li Ziqiu glanced at the message and said calmly: "This is the result of greed for merit.
Since they are allowed to serve as pioneers, there are naturally considerations to allow them to serve as pioneers.
There’s no need to be nervous, just keep moving forward steadily.”
When Li Ziqiu said this, Qu Zhong's heart settled.
It's just that Qu Zhong feels that given the current situation, they should move forward as quickly as possible.
Try to enter Yuezhou as soon as possible.
"No need, I have my own considerations. It's all in my plan. I just need to make steady progress."
Seeing Li Ziqiu's calm look, Qu Zhong felt at ease and no longer panicked.
Li Ziqiu was a serious military strategist, and since Li Ziqiu said that all of this was in his plan, why should he panic?
Li Ziqiu is indeed not panicking now, but Li Ziqiu is also thinking about what kind of method he should use to deal with the banditry.
Li Ziqiu read the book of war, and even "Ning Zi's Art of War" whose name was omitted.
I just read it and read it again, but how to apply the knowledge in the book to practice.
There is still a process to this.
At this moment, in Yuezhou, there is a stronghold of bandits.
This is a large village where more than 800 bandits gather.
As one of the five most powerful gangs in Yuezhou.
At this moment, there are nearly a hundred bandit leaders gathered in this village.
Now it can be said that this place is a big gathering of Yuezhou gangs.
The situation that Ning Chen was most worried about before is now happening.
The bandits from Yuezhou actually sat together and discussed a joint uprising.
Sitting in the main seat at this moment was a bandit leader with a fair complexion and no hint of gangsterism.
Looking around at the more than a hundred bandit leaders below, he said: "Everyone has done a good job. Now the Wu Dynasty's court has taken the bait step by step.
Next, Wu Chao wanted to show off the power of his thunder.
The Imperial Guard will definitely be sent here.
According to the information I have,
The Wu Dynasty's imperial army should have passed through Dongning by now.
In ten days at most, the Imperial Army will arrive in Yuezhou.
It's time for you all to give Wu Chao a surprise.
We have to show the Wu clan how vulnerable their imperial army is.
By the way, let those in the Wu family understand,
What a stupid thing they did to demote Ding Guohou."
"Don't worry, Sir. Thanks to Marquis Dingguo for not giving up, we will definitely make a big loss for Marquis Dingguo. We will definitely severely beat the Wu clan's imperial army. Let the Wu clan's people understand that their Longxing land has already fought with them.
The family name has nothing to do with it. This time we will definitely make this place become the land of Longxing for Marquis Dingguo!"
If the words of these bandit leaders were heard by the officials in the imperial court.
It will definitely cause a huge wave.
They never dreamed that all the tens of thousands of bandits in Yuezhou would be loyal to the Marquis of Dingguo.
Moreover, they have gathered together and are preparing to start an uprising in the Longxing Land of their Wu Dynasty.
Li Ziqiu naturally couldn't think of things that every civil and military official in the imperial court could think of.
But with the tips Ning Chen gave him.
Li Ziqiu can now let herself go freely.
Li Ziqiu still pursues a quick victory.
So this plan still needs to be carefully planned.
But for Li Ziqiu, who had just learned military skills for a few days, this was really difficult.
Li Ziqiu was a scholar after all, so he thought hard for a long time.
I have found the Art of War chapter that suits me.
“If you are able, show your inability; if you use it, show it is not in use; if you are close, show you it is far; if you are far, show you how close it is;
Lure them with profit, take them with chaos, prepare them with actual force, avoid them with force, scratch them with anger,
Be humble and arrogant, take it easy and work hard, be close to it and leave it. Attack it when it is unprepared and take it by surprise."
This is the method Li Ziqiu plans to use.
Li Ziqiu felt that this section was tailor-made for him.
Li Ziqiu looked around at the imperial guards who were eating, and suddenly a plan came to mind.
Li Ziqiu waved to Qu Zhong and gave him direct orders.
Let Qu Zhong dig 300, no, 500, no, 800...a thousand more stoves every day from today on.
There aren’t that many people anyway, so you might as well dig more.
This is Li Ziqiu's way.
After listening to Li Ziqiu's words, Qu Zhong couldn't understand Li Ziqiu's order.
There are only 800 people on my side, and one stove is enough to feed ten people.
Even if they dig a thousand, they still don't have ten thousand people.
"Just dig it, it will be useful." Li Ziqiu said to Qu Zhong enigmatically.
Qu Zhong thought for a while, then his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said to Li Ziqiu: "Sir, if you do this, there will be a large army behind you. This is for the use of the army behind you. This time we will completely quell the Yuezhou banditry?"
Li Ziqiu remained silent, and Qu Zhong thought deeply.