After Xu He returned home from the palace with Zhang Huiheng, Xu Song called him over just as he settled down.
By the time Xu He arrived without stopping, Xu Song and Xie Kun were already studying the map in the hall.
Seeing Xie Kun there, even the shameless Xu He blushed in embarrassment.
You didn't want any of it before, but now you are taking your wife back to your parents' home. How could Xie Kun not know about that little happiness and sweetness.
Sure enough, when he saw Xu He, Xie Kun snorted coldly and said: "You have never left the princess's house these days!"
Come on, come on, my uncle is good at everything, but he has a bad mouth and likes to expose people's shortcomings.
Xu He said cheerfully: "Uncle, you have known for a long time that Lu Heng is the princess, right?"
"So what?"
"Then didn't you tell me earlier?"
"Tell you? Tell you what? Princess Yunying is unmarried. Tell you, it won't ruin the princess' reputation!"
"Besides, this is what His Majesty meant!"
Hearing this, Xu He understood.
Emperor Zhizheng originally wanted to take the opportunity to try out the Xu family, so he informed him in advance that he would also test the hammer.
Thinking back to the time when I was arguing with Xie Kun about breaking off the engagement, Xie Kun knew in his heart but could only pretend to be confused. I guess at that time, he was heartbroken.
When I first met my uncle, he was full of complaints. I didn't know how much he had an opinion on the emperor.
But now it seems that this man complained about the court and the emperor in words, but in his heart he was his brother-in-law's staunchest supporter.
Humans are really strange creatures sometimes.
Too much duplicity has been done.
However, although Xie Kun had a bad mouth, he was still a gentleman and would just make fun of Xu He.
Now the two already had a teacher-student relationship, and now they have become relatives, and their relationship has taken a further step. This has also made the relationship between Xie Kun and the Xu family even closer.
"I heard Mr. Ge say that you were also present when I was summoned today?"
Xu He nodded, looked at his uncle, and in front of the two of them, he repeated exactly what he said to the emperor before Xu Song and other cabinet ministers arrived today and after they left.
Xu Song and Xie Kun looked at each other after hearing this. Xie Kun sighed: "Mr. Ge, I have told you a long time ago that your nephew is so wise that he is almost a demon. He, a Hanlin scholar in the Hanlin Academy, can actually guess It’s something thousands of miles away, and it’s accurate!”
Xu Song looked at Xu He and said, "Finally, tell His Majesty that you think these people are also suspected soldiers. Do you have any evidence?"
Xu He spread his hands and said, "No!"
"However, uncle..." Xu He said, "The control of the imperial court in Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, including Huguang and Guangxi is relatively weak. The chieftains are the real masters of this land, and the Han people are just Jisi."
"These chieftains are on guard against the imperial court, and naturally they will also be on guard against rebels who are also Han people. They will never let too many people pass through their territory. Moreover, the place controlled by these chieftains is so barren, with too many people, and the support is also a big problem. question!"
Xie Kun suddenly realized: "So, although you can pass through the chieftain's territory without being noticed, the number of people will definitely not be large."
Xu He nodded.
In this way, everyone understands.
You can obviously enter Sichuan directly from the junction of Sichuan and Guizhou, but you continue to go north, and then go south to attack Chongqing. This is not in line with the military principle of taking the enemy by surprise and attacking him unprepared!
And you may bring more soldiers.
"So, Jian Nansi's news was deliberately leaked by the thief!" Xie Kun said, stroking his beard.
Xu Song looked at Xu He, sighed and said: "Lingsheng, although I have a vague feeling that something is wrong, so I told Your Majesty to calm it down, but I don't see things as clearly as you do!"
Xu He said with a smile: "Uncle, you have a lot of trivial matters in your daily life, and it's normal to think of them unexpectedly. It's not like me in the Hanlin Academy, where I like to think about these things every day!"
Xie Kun glared at Xu He: "Okay, you are the only one who knows how to behave. Now that you have settled the matter, tell me, what are the plans of the rebels?"
At this time, even Xu Song was staring at Xu He, waiting for his next words.
Xu He did not hide it, and said bluntly: "The thief showed up only after he came to Jiannan Division. He just wants to attract the officers and soldiers of Shaanxi, so he cannot act rashly, and at the same time, he keeps the officers and soldiers of Sichuan in his own province."
"In addition, Changsha Mansion has been destroyed. Now..."
Speaking of this, Xu He's hand followed the narrow strip between Shizhouwei and Changsha Mansion, tracing up from Guangxi to the north.
Along the way, Baoqing (Shaoyang), Changde, Jingzhou, Jingmen... Suddenly, Xu He looked at Zhong Xiang next to Jingmen!
Zhongxiang, Zhongxiang, Zhongxiang...
In another time and space, the Chengtian Mansion of the Ming Dynasty, the fiefdom of King Xingxian, and the hometown of Zhu Houcong.
He exclaimed in surprise: "Zhong Xiang!"
Xu Song and Xie Kun followed his fingers and looked at Zhong Xiang.
"Zhong Xiang?"
"Liangsheng, what do you think happened to Zhong Xiang?"
Xu He suddenly realized at this moment, yes, what happened to Zhong Xiang?
At this time, only he knew that Zhong Xiang was a special being to the Zhu family.
Besides, Lao Zhu's family has not conquered the world, so naturally they will not enfeoff vassal kings, and naturally there will be no Xian Wang family to set up camp in Zhongxiang, Huguang.
Moreover, Zhongxiang is just a small county, formerly known as Changshou. In this era, it was not even promoted to Anlu Prefecture. It has always been under the jurisdiction of Jingmen Prefecture.
However, Xu He always felt that this place was very suitable for the rebels to use as their base camp.
"Uncle, uncle, I'm not talking about Zhongxiang, I'm talking about the area near Zhongxiang."
"Look..."
Xu He pointed at the map: "This is Jiannan Division, and these are Jingmen and Zhongxiang. The two places seem to be completely unrelated."
"But if the Jiannan Division in the west has a large number of troops gathered by the imperial court to prevent them from going north and west, then the troops will naturally be insufficient and must be deployed from elsewhere. Where do you think we can deploy troops to enter Sichuan and prevent the thieves from moving north?"
Xu Song stroked his beard and said, "Of course it's Yunyang, Xiangyang..."
Halfway through the words, Xu Song narrowed his eyes slightly.
Yes, Yunyang borders Shaanxi and Sichuan, but the military strength is definitely not enough to control the throats of the two places. When the time comes, the imperial court will inevitably transfer troops from Xiangyang to Yunyang.
If you move the whole body, Xiangyang, the key point between the north and the south, will be empty at this time.
And Zhongxiang and Jingmen are not far south of Xiangyang...
This is the situation in the west.
Look east again.
Imperial soldiers gathered in Changsha, but they were still far away from Zhong Xiang.
Even the governor of Huguang has been transferred to Jiujiang to defend against Jiangxi bandits.
Looking around, Zhongxiang and Jingkou, the areas that were originally surrounded by the army, were now empty...
By this time, not only Xie Kun, but also Xu Song was breaking out in a cold sweat.
"No, I'll hurry up and make arrangements. No matter what, the Xiangyang defenders must not move lightly!"
Xu He added: "Uncle, Che Chun, the governor of Huguang who is stationed in Huangmei, also wants him to return to Wuchang Mansion to take charge!"
"Yes, yes!" Che Chun is his biggest supporter at the local level, so there must be no mistakes!
Seeing Xu Song hurried out, Xie Kun stared at his nephew and son-in-law and exclaimed: "You, use your brain less. If you use your brain too much, your lifespan will not be long. I don't want the princess to be widowed at a young age!"
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