Tan Zi did not expect that at this time, Yang Zhen would still be interested in playing chess with him.
"Do you want me to play a game with you?"
Tanzi asked.
"Okay! Please sit down!"
Yang Zhen collected the broken branches and arranged them again, waiting for the new game with Tan Zi.
The last time he played chess with someone was between Rong Xiang and Kan Yu; this time, many years have passed, but Yang Zhen's chess skills have not improved, he is just "replaying" the moves from the previous game.
But Tan Zi was not Kan Yu, and he was not an expert in Yiqi. He soon saw his defeat, and the anxiety on his face could no longer be concealed.
"some!"
Finally, Yang Zhen's "Huxie" brought this game of "grass chess" to an end, a complete victory!
Tanzi took out the jade tokens he carried with him, clasped them on them, and said:
"A piece of grass is a piece of grass. The one who can ultimately determine this country will need this thing!"
Yang Zhen laughed loudly, picked up the jade pendant, picked up the grass branch, held it up to the light, and said:
"To your Majesty, this is the 'country'; to me, it is just a piece of grass or a stubborn stone. After all, it is a thing created by heaven and earth! The nature is accompanied by nature, so what is the meaning of slander? What is high and what is low? What is noble and what is low? Mountains are There will also be grass growing on the top; there will be rocks on top of the grass, but the grass will eventually break through, and even if there is no water, it will grow; whether it is connected to the top or the bottom, we still don’t know!”
Tan Zi saw it: this time Yang Zhen would definitely not be moved by him and would go along with his wishes.
Tanzi picked up the jade token again and tied it on his belt. Tanzi stood up, turned around and went out. Finally, he said:
"The beginning of autumn, the day of farewell."
Yang Zhen looked at Tan Zi's back and couldn't help but grin. He actually didn't hold on to the "smile" to the end. He shed an inexplicable tear and rolled it down desperately, extinguishing the last trace of his desire to pretend with the corner of his mouth raised. The "forced smile".
The fighting on the frontline is getting tighter, and various news about "torture of Yang Zhen" and "Qiuhou beheading" are constantly being spread to various towns and military camps with the "Zhao" character flag, and the morale of the military is also being greatly affected. test.
Tan Jun's "mental warfare" and "actual warfare" were carried out simultaneously; Wang Dan's side also showed no sign of weakness. Facing the "no retreat" battle situation, in addition to showing the determination to "fight to the last ditch", he never showed any signs of weakness. No other path is possible.
Faced with the stalemate war situation, someone in the court suggested that Yang Zhen should be executed directly without waiting for the "Autumn Festival". The soldiers under the "Zhao" banner, faced with the situation of "leaderless", would inevitably defeat themselves. Why bother? Do we have to wait until the wizard "Autumn Queen" figures it out?
"This is God's will! If you violate it, you may be punished by God!"
Tan Zi insisted on waiting until the "Autumn Festival" and gave the excuse to "God"; but in fact, deep down in his heart, he still felt a little intolerable, always thinking that if he persisted until that day, his "benevolence and righteousness" would have come to an end.
In the past few days, Yang Zhen has indeed suffered a lot, but they are all skin injuries, and the muscles and bones have not been broken. They can heal themselves after a few days of rest.
Even so, it was already the most painful thing Yang Zhen had ever suffered in his life.
The body aches for the child, the heart aches for the mother.
In the Song Dynasty, Yangliu'er also heard the news from the Tan Kingdom, saying how many sins his son had endured. He was so heartbroken that he could not breathe. He cried in tears all day long and made a fuss about going to the Tan Kingdom to meet Tan Zi to plead for his son.
The Luyuan girl hugged her mother-in-law, comforted her, and cried, "Tanzi and I still have feelings for each other. I would like to see Mr. Tan in person, and beg you to let my husband go."
Yangliu'er asked, "What if Tanzi refuses and wants you and your wife to go to hell together?"
"Then I will send you to hell!"
The Luyuan girl answered word for word, so firmly that even she felt that it seemed to come from another person's mouth.
"Okay! If so, why do I want to live alone? I'll go with you!"
Yangliu'er hugged her daughter-in-law, cried bitterly again, and decided to set off together again.
However, Xiangxu was entrusted to take care of them to ensure that they stayed well in the Song Kingdom and did not run around, and they must not go back to the Tan Kingdom and cause trouble to their "big plan".
The guards were so tough that the few of them, who had "empty ambitions", could not leave the house where they lived. They had no choice but to cry all day long, not thinking about food and tea, being depressed and unable to sleep peacefully.
Compared to the weakness of the women, Wang Dan had already laid out various lines and started moving together.
The resistance on the frontal battlefield was led by the Kanyu organization; the guidance of the common people was planned and implemented by Pei Li and Cong Cong; the government and regular army instigated rebellion and separatism, and the Zaofu Youtai created by Hun Xiyang used "money" to clear the way; and he He himself organized a "death squad", personally led it, and went straight to the land where Yang Zhen was imprisoned, preparing to rob the prison.
Faced with this series of arrangements, the regular army of the imperial court became even less "efficient" in action.
The sergeants were not eating well and could not move; the journey was too long and they were tired, so they could not move; when a fight broke out and several people were killed or injured, it was too dangerous and could not move...
The following battle situation was whitewashed and falsely reported. When the news reached Tan Jun, he only saw two words:
"Want money!"
For this civil war, Tan Jun has levied "special wartime taxes" on all the people in the territory several times, but the battle reports from the front line always read:
We are about to capture another city, we are almost out of military expenses, we need money!
Tan Jun was in his "combat command room", looking at the small black flags with the word "call" in the sand table, still standing there. Although he was anxious and angry, but his " The little red flag with the character "郯" in it couldn't move fast no matter what. It took a month to advance twenty or thirty miles and capture a few cities.
The generals who led the "regular army", faced with this "bad war" sandbox, just avoided the most important, dodged and reported things that were not important at all:
"Your Majesty: Our army encountered a family herding cattle in Qizhuang. The war horses accidentally collided with each other, causing the cattle to flee and fall down the mountain. Dozens of people were killed or injured. The farmers were unwilling and took the remaining cattle to block the road and prevent them from moving forward! I want to claim the money for the cattle. Please provide funds for the details!"
"Your Majesty: The people of a newly acquired fiefdom that originally belonged to Ping'an Bo are unwilling to pay the grain and silk tax according to the tax rate of Tan State. There are too many people who refuse to pay the tax. The original land can no longer be taken. I suggest that we can build a new land in the east of the city. The wasteland will be expanded to a new area of 100 acres to be used for the detention of such unruly people. This is an example. Please grant the funds!"
"Your Majesty: The State of Lu is close to the northern border of our country. It has been pushed forty miles by the Lu soldiers and has been reclaimed by them. They have sent immigrants from the State of Lu to cultivate the land. They do not abide by the laws of our country and do not pay any rent. They claim that We belong to Dalu citizens and farm Dalu land. In order to drive out such illegal people, we want to recruit the northern aboriginal people and recruit new people to garrison and protect them. This is the budget, please ask your Majesty to allocate funds!"
"Your Majesty:..., please grant funds!"
