Before the army set off, Tong Guan went to the Prime Minister's Mansion to find Zhuge Banshan. At this time, Zhuge Banshan was already the left prime minister.
At this moment, Zhuge Banshan's Yu Fan Lun towel has a face like a crown jade, and he has an extraordinary bearing.
The guests and hosts sat down, and after some polite remarks, Tong Guan said:
"I don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything. Tong came here to see the Prime Minister this time because he wanted to know something about Ouyang Xi, the leader of the Xingchu Alliance.
All I know is that Ouyang Xi's joining the rebel army was arranged by His Majesty. It is not convenient for me to ask Your Majesty what the reason is.
The Prime Minister is the first leader of the Xingchu League. He has a close relationship with the Eight Wise Kings and has won the trust of His Majesty. He must know what is going on with Ouyang Xi?
I want to ask, is Ouyang Xi an enemy or a friend? "
Zhuge Banshan said:
"The Mingjiao rebels headed by Fang La hid among the people, robbing the rich and giving to the poor, hoeing the strong and helping the weak, and won the trust of the people.
The people who received help secretly took refuge in the Mingjiao, and the Mingjiao became more and more powerful.
The members of the Xingchu League have been paying attention to the movements of the Ming Cult and reported them to His Majesty.
Mingjiao has developed too fast and has become a cancer that Your Majesty must eradicate.
However, this cancer is hidden too deeply, and if we act rashly, we may hurt innocent people.
The best time to safely eliminate the cancer of Mingjiao is to wait until Fang La holds high the flag of righteousness and begins to attack the city and seize territory.
As the Ming Cult turns from darkness to light, the real Ming Cult members will definitely surface, and we will catch them all. "
Tong Guan said:
"I have also heard from Your Majesty that Fang La is more cautious and the Ming Cult has always been lurking in the dark.
I wanted to destroy the Ming Cult, so I secretly sent people to investigate. It wasn't until Fang La officially raised the flag of rebellion that I discovered that the rebel army's military advisor turned out to be Ouyang Xi, the leader of the Xingchu Alliance.
I was thinking at the time, had Ouyang Xi been lurking in the dark for too long, feeling too lonely, rebelling, and adding some fun to life? "
Zhuge Banshan said:
"Ouyang Xi's defection to the rebel army was actually approved by His Majesty, with the purpose of turning Fang La from darkness to light as soon as possible.
Ouyang Xi was very powerful, and Fang La soon held high the flag of righteousness and attacked the city.
It's just that the rebels are developing so fast that it's a bit beyond our expectations.
According to our speculation, Ouyang Xi contributed to this.
His Majesty also ordered Ouyang Xi to report all the details related to the undercover operation and the reasons for Fang La's rise.
Ouyang Xi did not respond. We have reason to suspect that Ouyang Xi will help Fang La deal with the imperial army. "
Tong Guan said:
"According to the Prime Minister's calculations, will Ouyang Xi really betray the court?"
Zhuge Banshan said:
"Although Ouyang Xi chose to help Fang La for the time being, he is a loser.
As long as General Tong can defeat Fang La's rebels and show the power of our imperial army, Ouyang Xi will naturally help us obediently and give Fang La a fatal blow. "
The leader of the dignified Xingchu League actually defected to the rebel thief and helped the rebel thief Fang La to rebel?
Tong Guan Wuming got angry and said:
"I want to report to Your Majesty those who have no superiors, blatantly collude with the rebels, and deceive the emperor. Let Your Majesty inform the world and call on the people of the world to jointly capture this rebel."
Zhuge Banshan said:
"Since the founding of the Chu Kingdom, every emperor has received favors from Ouyang Xi.
According to rumors, Chu Taizu could not ascend to the throne without Ouyang Xi's help.
Ouyang Xi has eight gold medals for immunity from death, and the last gold medal for immunity from death was given to Ouyang Xi by His Majesty.
Ouyang Xi has no other hobbies. He likes blood and scenes of rivers of blood.
Therefore, Ouyang Xi often does some extraordinary behavior, and even helps the enemy to deal with our great Chu.
Of course, those people or countries who were helped by Ouyang Xi were all miscalculated in the end.
Ouyang Xi's heart is still with Da Chu. He just likes to make things bigger. The more people die, the happier he is.
Although Ouyang Xi's behavior was a bit outrageous, it was beneficial to Da Chu.
There were also many strange people or loyal generals who wanted to get rid of Ouyang Xi, but in the end they were killed by Ouyang Xi.
These are secrets that are not known to the world. Even unofficial histories have not been passed down. After hearing this, General Tong just forgot about them.
Finally, a friendly reminder, if General Tong wants to kill Ouyang Xi, you can leave it for later. General Tong’s mission on this trip is to wipe out the rebel Fang La, so don’t lose big for a small thing. "
Tong Guan is an eunuch. Even if he has a fortune, he has no descendants to inherit it. Instead, he takes property lightly and pursues fame even more persistently.
By annihilating the rebel Fang La, he may be remembered in history, or he may be infamy for thousands of years.
If he can help Da Chu get rid of Ouyang Xi, his close friend, he will definitely honor his ancestors and be famous for generations to come.
Although Ouyang Xi had made great contributions to Da Chu, he was arrogant about his achievements and did rebellious things. He became a serious problem that the emperor of Da Chu must get rid of.
No emperor wants to keep a dangerous person around who is uncontrollable and could threaten his life at any time.
Tong Guan even suspected that the sound of the candle shadow and ax spread among the people was caused by Ouyang Xi.
Taizu of Chu was an unparalleled hero with great talents and strategies. He was such a proud man. He was definitely unwilling to be threatened and wanted to get rid of Ouyang Xi, but was eventually killed.
Not long after some actions to assassinate Ouyang Xi, the emperor died inexplicably, which may have something to do with Ouyang Xi.
Ouyang Xi has appeared in many major historical events and played an important role.
But there is no record of anything about Ouyang Xi, whether in official history or unofficial history. Only the legend of Ouyang Xi is circulated in the cultivation world and the court.
If he could get rid of Ouyang Xi and put aside fame and fortune, the sense of accomplishment would be enough to make Tong Guan's heart beat.
Perhaps the history books of later generations will record that Ouyang Xi, the evil demon who had been active in Dachu for hundreds of years and had killed the king several times, was killed by General Tong Guan.
When Ouyang Xi was alive, official and unofficial histories did not dare to write about him. After his death, of course, there were no such scruples.
Tong Guan knew his own strength, and he had to wait for the opportunity to kill Tong Guan. If he missed the opportunity to conquer the rebel Fang La, he would definitely be infamy for thousands of years.
After letting his thoughts wander for a while, Tong Guan said:
"Since Ouyang Xi will help Fang La, to be cautious, Tong asked the Prime Minister to give him advice on how to defeat the enemy."
Zhuge Banshan took out three tips bags from his sleeves, put them on the table, and said:
"There are three tips on the table. General Tong wants them, but he needs to pay a price."
Tong Guan laughed and said:
"As long as he can defeat the enemy, Tong is willing to pay any price."
Zhuge Banshan said:
"The price is very simple. If General Tong wants to open the brocade bag, he only needs to make an oath of heaven to the brocade bag. The content of the oath is on the brocade bag. Anyone who violates the oath will be punished by heaven."
Hearing this, Tong Guan grabbed three brocade bags and looked at the contents on the brocade bags carefully.
The first tip:
"You must not be corrupt, bend the law, or form cliques for personal gain."
The second tip:
"Restrain the military from killing innocent people indiscriminately."
The third tip:
"Only kill rebels, don't kill innocent people."
Tong Guan asked:
"If I encounter trouble, can I really turn defeat into victory with these three tips?"
The feather fan shook slightly, Zhuge Banshan smiled and said:
"certainly."
Tong Guan asked again:
"If you don't need it, you don't need to follow the agreement above."
Zhuge Banshan said:
"As long as General Tong doesn't swear an oath, he won't be bound."
