Chapter 168 Night Talk(1/2)
The room was still brightly lit. The dozens of people were sitting there motionless, but the atmosphere was extremely strange. There was a sense of tension in Lu Xinger and Lu Shinang were all staring at each other, but neither of them spoke first, waiting for Lu Xinger to speak.
At this time, Lu Xinger was quite difficult to speak. In fact, he could not agree to let Master Lu become the commander in any aspect. But the current situation is that they did make this promise before, and there were still many people on the spot. If they were not trustworthy, they would have no face.
He couldn't help but secretly regret that Chen Shiyi had come in the past and agreed to Zhao Wanbao. Now that he has reached this point, he has pushed the matter directly to himself and is just asking about it at all.
"You are wondering if you want to say a few words?" Wang Xian suddenly spoke at this time, causing the tense atmosphere in the house to disappear.
Lu Xing'er was happy when she heard this and said, "Good Brother Wang, just say it."
"In fact, I think the promise made by Brother Yibao and all the princes when he came to Jinling was completely correct." Wang Xian said at this time: "At that time, the imperial army went south to siege Jinling and then began to attack fiercely. Just imagine that if there was no Saint King coming to support the court, he would not be attacked from both sides, and would not withdraw his troops, and would not be defeated. So no matter what, Jinling had made great contributions to protecting the Saint King."
Li Tian immediately said angrily: "What are you talking about? He has great achievements, so will we not be able to fight to the death in Jinling?"
Wang Xian was not angry and said slowly: "Of course, since both sides have made contributions, no one can compete with Jinling anymore. Let's just talk about the promises I had made a few days ago. I was there at that time. I clearly remember that Ming Gong personally agreed to this matter. Then the prince and you all agreed. I don't know if I remember it, right?"
He looked at Chen Shiyi at this time but saw that he was not happy and angry and said, "It's true that I agreed."
"So since that's the case, you should keep your promise." Wang Xian said with a smile: "It will be beneficial for everyone to determine the seat as soon as possible."
Master Lu was quite surprised and didn't expect that Wang Xian would actually speak for them, but was also filled with joy in surprise. Chen Shiyi, Li Tian, Zhang Hao and others were also a little angry and Lu Xing'er looked at Wang Xian in confusion. But when he saw him nodding to him, he seemed to be unaware of it. Although Lu Xing'er was confused, he couldn't say anything.
"What I said is very true!" Zhao Wanbao smiled and clapped his hands, "The Holy King is originally the king of my Ming Cult, but now the rebel army is mostly my Ming Cult, so the Holy King should be called the master of everyone!"
Li Tian said angrily: "Don't you be so stinky! When did I admit the Holy King?"
"Li Tian! Don't be shameless and dare you to commit crimes?" Zhao Wanbao immediately frowned and said, "The first of my ten precepts and rules of Manichaeism is to kill those who do not follow the superiors and subordinates. Have you forgotten?"
"Hahaha, don't talk about that shit." Li Tian suddenly laughed out loud and said, "I have never taken it seriously. If you insist on seizing power, then let's set up a formation to see who has the stronger soldiers and who has the strength. Don't think of taking Jinling for yourself with just one mouth!"
Wang Xian looked at Li Tian and then glanced at the expressions of the others. He saw that Zhang Hao was a sinister villain. Although he seemed calm at this time, he probably had a smile in his heart. After all, he and Li Tian had no friendship and wanted to let this arrogant person die first. Lu Xinger was also quite anxious at this time. On the one hand, Li Tian was on the other hand, Lu Master Nang was now on the other hand, and now Lu Master Nang had just been on the verge of two days. Everyone had not recovered. But if it was not handled properly, it might be necessary to fight him. But Chen Shiyi beside him still couldn't see any expression at this time. But based on his disclaimer, it can be concluded that Li Tian's words were indulging and he did not interrupt Li Tian at all. He wanted to use Li Tian, a bird that started, to explore the bottom of Lu Master Nang.
When Wang Xian saw Master Lu's expression, he suddenly felt a little strange. Master Lu rarely spoke from beginning to end. Now Li Tian's arrogant and threatening words were angry, but he didn't expect that he was also very calm and a smile flashed by under the candlelight.
Does Master Lu have any killer weapon?
"The Ming Cult has always only attacked evil and cruel people and never hit their own people." At this time, a calm voice suddenly came and said slowly: "This is Li's Protector, can you ask how many soldiers you are carrying now?"
Wang Xian was slightly stunned but saw that Qin should be talking. He had been sitting under Master Lu, and he couldn't see his appearance clearly and didn't say anything, so many people ignored him. Now that he suddenly spoke, he was a little surprised.
"I have 100,000 soldiers!" Li Tian shouted at this time.
This made everyone a little funny. Now the ones holding heavy troops should be considered Lu Shinang and Chen Shiyi, but neither of them had 100,000 soldiers. Li Tian made a crazy statement and directly called out that he had 100,000 troops, which was really a joke.
Qin Gai still said slowly, "There are indeed many soldiers of 100,000, but I think there are ten people in the horses and men who have a stove and a tenth one transport food and a tenth one supervising soldiers. There are only sixty thousand people. The sixty thousand old people go to the young ones and the injured ones and the disabled ones and the sick ones and the other ones and the guardians go to the ones and the other ones and the guardians go to the ones and the other ones and the guardians go to the ones and the other ones and the other ones and the other ones and the other ones and the other ones and the other ones are slowly said, "Did you think these 30,000 soldiers are the only ones that you can use? If you fight with the Holy King, even if the Holy King is seriously injured, you may not get any benefits? I think more than 30,000 people can have ten thousand people left? And can you still stand here and talk if you bring ten thousand soldiers?"
He said a lot of long time but heard Li Tian shouting: "You bullshit scholar and say all these sour articles, I can cut you into eight sections immediately!"
Qin Ji shook his head and said, "It's really a mess. Didn't you expect that if you lose your soldiers, then others would value you? You have to think clearly that someone wants to get rid of you and get it right away."
"Nonsense!" Lu Xing'er also realized that the scholar had been talking for a long time but it turned out to be soliciting them. He immediately frowned and said, "How could we, the Ming Cult brothers, have such an idea?"
Qin Gao said with a smile: "Then I have to ask Li Dharma Protector. Didn't he just say that he would fight the Holy King in a decisive battle? Unfortunately, when he suffered heavy losses, someone might have taken advantage of it. At that time, he would really let others bully him."
Although Li Tian is a fool, he still understands this principle. If he fights Master Lu, will the others take advantage of the situation? His eyes flashed to Zhang Hao beside him, Chen Shiyi and Lu Xing'er looked at him.
"You scholar, you actually deliberately provoked us!" Zhang Hao was a little worried at this time and immediately said, "The person who came to catch this nonsense person!"
"Brother Zhang is so majestic." Zhao Wanbao sneered at this time: "Young Master Qin is the military advisor invited by the Holy King. We are very respectful when we see him. Brother Zhang actually opened his mouth and caught him, so he really didn't take the Holy King seriously."
"I..." Zhang Hao didn't expect that he would become a leader and stammered for a moment: "I don't have this intention."
Wang Xian blinked, how could Qin become Lu Shinang's military advisor? Does he have any purpose as a member of the Brotherhood?
Qin Gai just smiled slightly and said, "I know that Mr. Zhang just rushed out and did not offend the Holy King. General Zhao should not blame him. But what I want to say is that now we have just guarded Jinling and everything is not stable. Although the imperial army has already headed north, it is still not far from us. Therefore, the danger has not been resolved. There must be no civil strife in our city. Otherwise, the officers and soldiers will only find a bargain."
"You are all brave and resourceful people. This situation should be thought of the fact that we have occupied Jinling now, but everything is still chaotic. The soldiers of various factions hate each other. How can they work together to fight against foreign enemies?" Qin Ying took two steps in the house and saw everyone without saying anything. He continued: "And in my opinion, Tong Guan, the envoy of Xuanfu, will definitely not give up after his defeat this time. This is related to his future and the court's territory. Therefore, he will definitely dispatch soldiers from the northwest immediately. Everyone should understand that the court has an imperial guard and more than one hundred thousand foreign soldiers from all over Sichuan and Sichuan. It can also organize the northern people to fight for soldiers. There are more than two million people!
Two million soldiers can resist a hundred thousand army, but can you resist a million or even two million army? If we do not completely form our own forces and do not fully control Jiangnan, then we will definitely be wiped out by the court within a month. What else can you argue about at that time?"
This made Wang Xian and others nod their heads secretly. Indeed, their biggest enemy is the imperial army. After all, the bloody battle to defend Jinling has only been less than two days. The cruelty that has not been erased and the imperial army has only retreated for a small step and can be fought at any time.
"Papapapapapapapa." Wang Xian suddenly slapped at this time, "Well said it well, and said it well, now the great enemy is not far away, how can the Ming Cult cause internal chaos? Do you think so?"
Lu Xinger also nodded slowly and said, "I said it right now, I can't cause civil strife now. Xiao said, bsp; "It's getting late for the prince, I think you should have a rest." Wang Xian saw that Qin should speak again, so he said first: "What's wrong with me?"
"Well, let's just do it today, what's the Holy King's intention?" Lu Xing'er immediately understood and left it early. For the sake of his good intention, he quickly asked Master Lu.
Master Lu looked at the rest of the people and nodded with regret and said, "It's good."
Wang Xian smiled slightly and looked at Qin Gai over there. But when he saw him looking at him, he smiled at him and watched him follow Master Lu out.
Zhao Wanbao and Zhao Yan both looked at Wang Xian and said a few words, and followed Master Lu out for a while. For a while, only Lu Xing'er, Chen Shiyi, Li Tian, Zhang Hao and Wang Xian were left in the room.
"That stinky scholar is really hateful." Zhang Hao immediately said at this time: "Don't he understand how to provoke the four of us?"
Li Tian sneered at this time: "He is hateful, but what he said is the truth. If I fight with Master Lu, someone will definitely take advantage of the situation. I'm afraid the name Li Tian will be erased."
"What do you mean?" Zhang Haoyi said with a sudden change of color: "Do you really believe that boy's provocation?"
Li Tianfang wanted to speak but heard a voice saying, "Okay, don't argue anymore, now we are only a few of us left, so let's talk about what to do."
Chen Shiyi spoke, Li Tian and Zhang Hao had to shut up but listened to him, "What is the purpose of what Prince Wang did just now?"
"It's not other intentions." Wang Xian smiled slightly and said, "I just don't want this matter to be settled too early. If it doesn't work as expected, Qin would continue to persuade the powerful relationship and talk about an important thing. In that case, you will have to follow Master Lu's name."
Lu Xing'er said in confusion: "What's the matter?"
"I don't know what it is." Wang Xian shrugged and said, "Anyway, it's just a killer move that will definitely make everyone obey."
"You're talking nonsense!" Li Tian said furiously: "You don't know what he wants to say, why can you determine what he wants to say?"
Wang Xian looked at Chen Shiyi and said, "What do you think Ming Gong thinks?"
"I think so too." Chen Shiyi nodded slowly at this time: "Mr. Lu was obviously prepared this time and he didn't say a few words to Zhao Wanbao and the scholar, and they sang and inspire each other. But these were not enough, so they must have any important actions that would force us to follow."
"What can he do?" Zhang Hao said in confusion at this time: "After all, there are obviously more soldiers from the four of us than Lu Shinang, so he can still use force?"
Wang Xian shook his head and said, "It is impossible to use force. At present, the enemy will never be able to cause civil strife. Master Lu still knows this."
Lu Xing'er thought about it and said, "Then what should we do?"
"What else can I do?" Li Tian snorted: "No one is afraid of soldiers and generals coming to block the water and soil."
Wang Xian looked at Chen Shiyi and saw that he was indifferent and moved, and then he said in a deep voice: "Actually, I think it's not impossible to let Master Lu be a wise king in name only."
"Why?" Lu Xing'er asked in confusion: "Did Jinling give it to him like this?"
Wang Xian said with a smile: "Don't you just see Jinling? Now that the cold winter is approaching, the imperial army will probably not go south to attack the city on a large scale within two or three months, so this is the best time to recruit soldiers and capture the city and pools. The places that were thrown away before can be taken down together and the entire Jiangnan can be controlled along the road."
Chen Shiyi was finally moved and said, "Speak."
"I think that Lu Shinang is a nominal king or a nominal emperor, but what is the use of Emperor Ling of Han? Isn't it that the emperors were all nominal emperors? Isn't it that the eunuchs beside him who want to be abolished? Later, Emperor Xian of Han experienced the emperors of Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao's hands as emperors, but they even need to eat according to the expressions of people's faces. The emperors behind Li Tang were all playthings among princes and slaughtered by others, so what's the puppets? "Why is it a pity to have a nameless position?" Wang Xian coughed and saw Lu Xinger and others without saying anything, and said again: "It's better to say that Cao Cao of the Three Kingdoms has never been an emperor, but his descendants are all emperors. If you care about this kind of false name, you call yourself a king and an emperor, but your strength is absolutely unfair."
These words touched everyone in the house. Four people, including Chen Shiyi, thought that after Master Lu came, he would snatch Jinling away directly. Wouldn't the hard work of the past be wasted? And for the past year, they have been making wedding clothes for others, so they didn't want to hear Wang Xian's words, so they all realized that this was just a name. Master Lu could not take away their power, their soldiers, and their cities.
Chen Shiyi's eyes flashed and then said, "You just said that you took this opportunity to capture other cities in Jiangnan? If so, wouldn't the empty imperial army of Jinling take the opportunity to go south?"
Wang Xian pondered: "It's indeed a bit risky, but I think the court army will not do this, especially Tong Guan, when he always seeks to be stable in Longxi, he took a stable defense strategy. Now that he has just been defeated, it can be said that he can't easily go south to attack the city? If he loses again, he will not be able to gain a foothold in the court. So he will definitely wait until the reinforcements are ready to attack the city in the spring of next year. This period is a great opportunity for us. Once we miss it, we can only regret it."
Lu Xinger nodded and said, "Brother Wang's words are reasonable, we cannot just guard the Jinling area."
"So my idea is to let Master Lu be the king and then have his own titles. Then he began to capture Hangzhou that he had lost before. At this time, the Suzhou areas can be taken back in the past three months and can grow stronger so that there are millions of soldiers who can truly fight the court at that time."
Chen Shiyi was silent for a long time and then said, "What he said is reasonable."
He looked at Wang Xian and smiled slowly, "I didn't expect that Mr. Wang would think so thoroughly, it's really commendable."
"Ming Gong has been awarded too much." Wang Xian quickly said in a humble voice: "I'm sorry, Mr. Ming should have had an idea for a long time."
Chen Shiyi said nothing, stood up and said, "It's too late today, everyone should rest. Tomorrow, I will start to ask Lu Shinang to rectify the king's soldiers to find several cities."
Li Tian laughed and said, "Then I went to Hangzhou and heard that it was the most beautiful there."
Wang Xian smiled and stood up without saying a word, and sent Chen Shiyi and others away with Lu Xing'er. Then he returned to the house and heard Lu Xing'er sigh and said, "Brother Wang, you haven't been here for the past few days. I really don't know what I have suffered."
"I have heard of the fierce battle between Jinling," Wang Xian sighed, "But fortunately, Jinling has already rescued the siege and can breathe a sigh of relief now."
Lu Xing'er sat in her seat and shook her head and said, "It's not just the imperial army, but also Li Tian, Zhang Hao, Chen Shiyi and others really make me unable to sleep or eat."
Wang Xian sat opposite him and said slowly: "I have understood what happened now that if all the major forces of the Ming Cult stayed in Jinling, there would inevitably be a major conflict and even civil strife. So I just persuaded Chen Shiyi and others to capture his city and hope that everyone would disperse and develop their own way."
"What should I do?" Lu Xing'er said hesitantly: "Should I go to attack the city too?"
Wang Xian said slowly: "Of course, and I have already figured out where to go, this place is definitely a good place."
"Where?" Lu Xing'er asked in confusion.
"Mingzhou and Taizhou." Wang Xian blinked his eyes and said, "This fast place is close to the sea in the east and is not far from Hangzhou in the north, and the salt-producing water is quite convenient. More importantly, there are many people to expand the sergeant. It is the best choice."
Lu Xinger frowned and said, "What should I do if Jinling?"
Wang Xian suddenly smiled and said, "The prince still wants Jinling? In fact, I only see whoever takes over Jinling at this time is the most unlucky one."
When he saw Lu Xing'er, he continued to say, "If everyone divides his troops and starts to capture the city, then Jinling will definitely be lonely. According to the court's opinion, I thought that Jinling is the top priority. If I go south, I will definitely attack Jinling first. Therefore, those who defend Jinling will suffer great losses, even if everyone reinforces in time, their casualties will definitely be heavy. Therefore, it is no longer advisable for us to stay in Jinling.
If three months can be used effectively, it will definitely be beneficial to your power, and most importantly, there will be no threat from Chen Shiyi and others."
Lu Xinger nodded and said slowly: "This is indeed a good method."
He was about to ask again, but when he saw Wang Xian yawning while covering his mouth as if he was extremely sleepy, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Brother Wang, you must be too tired, okay, let's talk about this today and tomorrow. Anyway, we still have to stay in Jinling for a little while."
Wang Xian was really tired, and he nodded involuntarily. He heard Lu Xing'er calling the guards to take him to a room to rest.
He fell asleep while lying on the bed when he got inside the house.
To be continued...