The candlelight was still swaying and sometimes dark, and both of them were silent in the room.

"Hiss Li is really good at joking." Wang Xian laughed: "But this kind of joke is really a bit too much."

"Damn you, boy, said this again." Li Jingshan said helplessly: "I'm telling you that I've been telling you for a long time. I've been talking to Zhang Qing for a long time. The best way for the Ming Cult to fight this is to give them Jinling. For the Ming Cult, if you get Jinling, you can stabilize Jiangnan and expand your power and increase your strength quickly. For you, you will inevitably be grateful to the Ming Cult because of this. Then with this identity, you can get a position in the Ming Cult more than your current prefect, and for the people, you will also be exempted from such a catastrophe, so you will be so happy and unwilling to do it?"

Wang Xian said slowly: "You have talked about one less court."

"What do you want to do for them like a court?" Li Jingshan said with a smile: "I have already said that the normal things of changing dynasties have changed. The Song Dynasty has now been a hundred years of riots in Jiangnan. Just like the Zhang Jiao of the Han Dynasty rebelled, they were all *** courts who committed their own crimes. Now let's see if the Song Dynasty court can survive it. If it can survive it, it will be the Song Dynasty. If it can't survive it, it will be that Jiangshan has changed its owner, Long Ting, and changed its name."

Wang Xian was silent for a while before saying, "But the Ming Cult rebellion may not be successful."

"But it may not be impossible to succeed." Li Jingshan sighed at this time, "Talking to you little guy is really *** I'm tired, I don't say much nonsense. I think you already have an idea, but tomorrow's battle will still start to see how long these rice buckets who don't practice can last!"

As he said that, he stood up and patted his clothes and said, "It's almost the fourth update now that you'd better find a place to lie down for a while."

Wang Xian hesitated for a moment and saw Li Jingshan walking out of the room very quickly and disappeared into the night shortly after.

He let out a slight breath and then became a little confused. What was Li Jingshan's intention? Not to mention the matter of the Ming Cult is just similar to what he thought. This person disrespects orthodox words at all, and he tends to be more inclined to the Ming Cult.

He suddenly yawned and muttered, "I'm so sleepy."

Relying on the chair, my mind was so dizzy that I was sleeping. The burning candle suddenly flashed and then fluttered a few times and then went out, making the whole room dark.

There are only a few dull stars in the clear sky. There are fish in the east, and the sky is slowly brightening and then there are roosters crowing for a few times. Not long after, the gray sky turns bright and the misty rainy Jiangnan has come again.

Wang Xian slowly woke up at this time and then sneeze three or four times before he stood up to move his muscles and bones and walked out slowly.

There were several people squatting outside, all of whom were sleeping soundly with their legs hugging and Wang Xian was slightly stunned. He knew that these people were guarding the door and were sleepy all night.

He didn't wake up the people and walked out and walked towards the south gate.

The guards on the city tower were still standing and saw Wang Xian coming up to salute him. Wang Xian said a few words and said hard work, then looked down at the city.

The dead man has not been dragged out yet. Although the Ming Cult was just a test yesterday, he hurt each other during the entire battle.

The bright red blood color has frozen. Some of the people lying on their backs have arrows inserted on their backs. Some of them have not been completely injured by the rolling stones, while others have fallen down by soldiers guarding the city.

These are extremely common in the battlefield.

Wang Xian looked at it and then looked up at the far place where the Ming Cult troops should be stationed. The quiet place was like a lurking tiger. I don’t know when it would be dispatched.

"Sir." Huang Kuan also climbed up at this time and saw Wang Xian looking around, but he didn't disturb him much until after a while, he said: "There were more than 600 people who died last night and more than 3,000 people were injured."

Wang Xian looked at the city and murmured: "The so-called success of a general is good, it is true that the people under this city die here, and who knows? Only by blowing all the flesh and blood and disappearing into the wind and dust."

He whispered: "You can ask Liao Shun to click on the roster to appease the families of the fallen soldiers and then remind him not to relax his vigilance. The Ming Cult may come at any time."

Huang Kuan nodded heavily and saw Wang Xian go down.

Jinling City is so quiet, maybe it is because of the incident last night, or maybe it is because it was too early this morning and I didn’t see a few people along the way. Even the restaurants and teahouses that have always opened early are closed at this time.

Wang Xian walked lightly and looked around, perhaps the people of Jinling already knew that the war had happened last night. Now the news that the Ming Cult soldiers were at the city could not be concealed at all.

He shook his head and wanted to go home directly, but then he thought of the government office.

"Sir, Lord Zhang, ask for a look. I'm going to go to your mansion to find you." Wang Xian just arrived at the mansion and saw Zhu Qiang coming over. He was slightly stunned and said strangely: "Sir Zhang? Which Lord Zhang?"

"It's the Lord Zhang sent by the Ministry of Justice before." Zhu Qiang whispered: "But he is the only one."

Wang Xian nodded and was about to go to the back hall, but then he thought of something and said, "There are strong enemies in Jinling City now. The people may become in chaos under the city. You ask Li Rui to run away. Don't let those who are interested spread rumors."

Zhu Qiang immediately nodded and said, "I know."

Wang Xian walked to the inner room and changed his official robe before he went to the back hall to see Zhang Qing sitting upright and laughed: "Since I haven't seen Lord Zhang a few months ago, I was panicked and thought Lord Zhang was lost, but I didn't expect that Lord Zhang would come again today, which really made me feel relieved."

"My Lord Wang, I have something to say today." Zhang Qing smiled slightly and said, "I heard Jingshan say that he came to you last night and almost got angry with you."

Wang Xian couldn't help but smile and said, "Hero Li is quick to speak quickly, but I'm going around in circles, he is naturally angry."

"Then let's stop going around in circles." Zhang Qing said with a smile: "Buchu, have they fallen into your hands?"

Wang Xian was slightly stunned and thought for a while before nodding, "It's just that I've handed them over to Lu Xing'er."

Zhang Qing smiled and said, "Then I guess those who are alive in the first place are alive, but the others are dead. The Ming Cult wants to use this to threaten you as long as you are disobedient, they will release them back to Bianjing. At that time, the court will definitely think that you are also involved in the rebellion."

Wang Xian said disrespectfully: "What the court needs to be careful now is that if the Ming Cult is taken down by them, the court should have thought of the consequences."

"This may not be necessary." Zhang Qing smiled and said, "The affairs in the court are quite complicated. The so-called "too much talk" is that if this is not obvious, it will inevitably cause disputes. Everyone in the court can speak, but no one is convinced, and the emperor doesn't know which words to listen to. In the end, it will be left unresolved."

Wang Xian pondered: "But the situation in Jiangnan is already different. Even if the court is stupid, it can be seen."

Zhang Qing smiled and said, "The court will indeed dispatch troops and generals, but the Ming Cult will not necessarily lose to them. I came here today to tell you two ways."

Wang Xian blinked and said, "Please teach me more by Lord Zhang."

Zhang Qing waved his hand and said, "First, you guard Jinling, according to the Jinling Iron Gate, the city wall is thick and the food is relatively sufficient. Now there is no shortage of water. It can be said that as long as you guard Jinling for three, four months or even half a year, it will not be a problem. At that time, the court will naturally know that the dangerous situation in this situation will definitely go straight to Jiangnan Ming Cult, which was trapped here and fought hard. It has already been wiped out a lot of spirit. Then, it will definitely be defeated by the official army and retreated. The danger of Jinling will be resolved. Then, you will definitely be appreciated by the court for your achievements in defending Jinling. It can be said that your fame and fortune are complete. The Ming Cult is almost injured and cannot last for too long. It is not likely to conquer the world. This is a very good way.

The second way is that you pretend to resist for a few days and slowly retreated. Finally, the Ming Cult broke through the city gate and entered Jinling. Then all the soldiers surrendered to the Ming Cult to appease the people and used this as a basis to compete with tens of thousands of troops not far away. When the Ming Cult defended Jinling and defeated the imperial army, then controlled the joint forces of several counties in the south of the Yangtze River. It would be enough to fight against the Central Plains. At that time, only geniuses know that the road is not smooth but also feasible."

Wang Xian pondered for a moment and said, "Why would you like to ask Lord Zhang which path should I choose?"

Zhang Qing smiled slightly and said, "You already have plans, why bother asking me?"

Wang Xian smiled and said, "Which path did you choose, Lord Zhang?"

Zhang Qing smiled and said, "I don't need to choose now, only you need this choice. You have to do more things than me."

Wang Xian thought about it and said, "Mr. Zhang, why don't you, as a court official, think about the court everywhere?"

Zhang Qing stood up at this time and walked to the door and pointed outside and said, "Look at whether this Jiangnan is still the same."

Wang Xian nodded in a little confused, but heard Zhang Qing say again: "Since Yang Sui and Li Tang, Jiangnan has not changed because the world has changed its master. The drizzle in Jiangnan is still the same every year. The water in Jiangnan is also flowing year after year. I don't know how many years have passed."

"When I came to Jinling in the past, I often sighed that the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River was intoxicating, but when I met Wang Jinggong at that time, I was a little confused." Zhang Qing said slowly as if he was recalling: "Wang Jinggong is an upright and extremely knowledgeable and talented person in the court. No one can be used to treat him and implement Baojia. Qingmiao Dharma can be said to be unprecedented, but what is the final result of such a person?"

Wang Xian felt a deep voice in his heart: "I heard that his grandson disappeared and met Sima Guang and stopped the new law, so he left seriously ill for a while."

"Yes, when such a person dies, there is no blood left by his side." Zhang Qing shook his head and said, "In the past, Li Jingshan once asked me that the court was confused and the west was Xia Kingdom, Khitan and Qingtang. All the places in Lingnan dared to challenge the Song Dynasty, but the court was indifferent at all. Why? I thought for a long time before I realized that the Song Dynasty has been in operation. Now it is difficult to change the court system. Fan Zhongyan cannot do it. Wang Anshi cannot do it. The current minister Cai Jing cannot do it."

Wang Xian pondered: "You mean that a new dynasty must be replaced by the Song Dynasty in order to achieve something?"

Zhang Qing said in a little confused: "Maybe it's not that I'm not sure why it's just that the Song Dynasty has emerged so far. Why is it still so in this situation? Maybe it can only be said to be a problem with the Song Dynasty."

He looked up at the misty sky outside and murmured: "Today is spring, but every household is already happy. If you think about the people, it's better to end this battle as soon as possible, even if the Ming Cult defeats the court in the future, it won't punish the people."

Wang Xian was silent and looked at the cold winter outside in the yard, and he felt extremely desolate.

"I won't say much for now." Zhang Qing bowed and said, "I hope you can do it yourself, Lord Wang."

Wang Xian nodded and shouted, "Comeone comes to see Lord Zhang!"

Zhang Qing looked at Wang Xian and then smiled slightly and walked out with the servants.

But Wang Xian raised his face and looked at the vast white sky, like endless, until a long time when he felt a little dizzy, he lowered his head and said slowly as if he had made up his attention: "Then that's it!"

"Mr. Wang, what are you explaining?"

Wang Xian sat upright in the house while Hong Dinghai above him was silent at this time.

"My Master and I have helped you many times, and I have also said that as long as you speak, I will help you even if you try my best, but I didn't expect you to secretly apply drugs!" Zhu Suan said angrily: "Where is this to me and my Master and I?"

Hong Dinghai suddenly spoke, "Zhu Suan!"

Zhu Suan was slightly stunned, then muttered a few words before sitting down.

"You can explain why Wang Xian happened last night." Hong Dinghai said in a deep voice: "I know you must have your own ideas. Now that this place is not something outsiders say it's better to open it."

Wang Xian nodded to Hong Dinghai and said, "You know that the Ming Cult siege last night, but what you absolutely can't imagine is how powerful the Ming Cult is."

"Oh?" Hong Dinghai was slightly stunned and said, "Continue."

"Last night, I took Brother Zhu's token and asked Huang Kuan to command Liao Shun and others to deploy the entire Jinling City because I already knew that the Ming Cult will arrive so quickly, but I didn't expect that they would arrive so quickly last night. They claimed that they had more than 200,000 people. I guess although there were weak, there must be 100,000 people." Wang Xian said slowly: "And they were obviously the soldiers who guarded the city with strict discipline and strict war formations were simply a group of mobs compared to them."

"Hmph, you scare me? Those of them are recruited temporarily, so how can they be like regular soldiers?" Zhu Suan said coldly at this time: "No matter how bad we are, we will not be inferior to these chaotic people!"

Wang Xian shook his head and smiled bitterly and said, "Then you should take a good look when you supervise the battle today. After you stay, you will know that what I said is not false."

Hong Dinghai coughed and said, "Don't argue with you, Wang Xian, please tell me your plans."

"Old Brother Zhu, I actually want to compromise with the Ming Cult to let them enter the city." Wang Xian stopped going around the corner and said directly: "Their power is already extremely powerful than we imagine."

"So you compromised like this?" Zhu Suan said furiously when he heard this: "What a man who has no seeds!"

Hong Dinghai frowned and said, "Zhu Suan! Sit down!"

Zhu Suan sat in anger but heard Hong Dinghai ask, "Are you planning to surrender to the Ming Cult?"

Wang Xian smiled and said, "What do you think is this?"

Hong Dinghai pondered for a long time before saying, "Since you already have ideas, how can I interfere? But once you have something to do with the Ming Cult, you cannot have something to do with the court."

Wang Xian nodded and said, "I know this."

Hong Dinghai smiled slightly and said, "That's good, although I'm not optimistic about the Ming Cult, after all, you have made a decision. I won't say much anymore."

Wang Xian pondered for a moment and said, "Thank you, Mr.."

Hong Dinghai turned to Zhu Suan at this time and said, "Don't be angry, Wang Xian did something wrong last night, but he was all for the sake of big things. Should you calmly help him know?"

Zhu Suan said helplessly: "I know Master."

Wang Xianshu sighed and said, "Thank you, Brother Zhu for your understanding."

Hong Dinghai looked outside and said, "Last night, the Ming Cult attacked the city, and now the city is in panic. Although it is the festive day of the Spring Festival, there are not many families with doors open. You should pay more attention."

Wang Xian nodded and said, "It will be over in a few days."

Zhu Suan looked at Hong Dinghai and then looked at Wang Xian and said slowly: "How do you arrange these defenders in Jinling to arrange them if the Ming Cult comes in? Will these defenders be captured?"

Wang Xian pondered: "I will let you command these soldiers not to belong to Lu Xing'er."

Zhu Suan's face then improved a little and then muttered, "Are the people from the Ming Cult really that scary? I really want to see it."
To be continued...