In the middle of the night, in a hidden corner of the Xu Mansion, a woman looked around cautiously. Seeing no one around, she stepped forward and opened a wooden door. After entering, she immediately closed the door tightly, and then there was the sound of a conversation between a man and a woman. It came out from it intermittently...
"My subordinate Liu Yan has seen the Eagle Palmist!"
"Pa!" A crisp slap sounded very loud in this silent night!
"Bold! Who asked you to come to me at this time? Can you afford it if my identity is revealed?"
"My subordinates didn't want to do that either! Something happened suddenly in the Jin Palace that day. I could only force Wang Chen to take a sideways sword and kidnap the Jin Dynasty emperor. Who knew that Wang Chen was so timid that he backed down at the last moment! I could only kill him. , who would have known that the emperor of the Jin Dynasty was afraid of death and met the funeral procession, so he was so unlucky! He was accidentally killed by his brothers..."
"Do you know that you ruined my plan?"
"Wait a minute, the Eagle Palmist, to get angry! My subordinates have brought the Lord's order from the country. Please read it!"
"Oh!" the woman said in surprise: "How could the Supreme Lord give such an order? Are you sure this is the Supreme Lord's order and not someone else's fault of passing on the order?"
The man explained sincerely: "The Commander-in-Chief of Eagle Palm has wronged his subordinates! Since I returned from Qingzhou, my subordinates have been following the commander's side and obeying his orders. Although I have never seen the real person of the First Master, I am fortunate enough to have seen the First Master's handwriting..."
The man paused and continued: "See for yourself, there is a handwriting here by the first deity, and there is also the seal of the Eagle and Dog Guard. How can anyone else fake it?"
After a long time, the woman slowly said: "I know this. Please step back and don't let others notice that you have been here. Otherwise, you will be poisoned."
Just two words from the woman's mouth could easily kill a person. Not only did the man say nothing, but he became even more awed!
At night, when the lights of thousands of houses in Jiankang City faded away, and when the originally noisy and lively streets became deserted, the palace in Wuyi Lane, located in the southeast of Taicheng, welcomed two distinguished guests.
In the study room at the back of the palace, the servants and maids prepared the refreshments and gradually exited. Three people slowly walked out of the curtains. These three were Wang Xun, the most powerful minister in the Jiankang court, Wang Gong, the eunuch of the central secretary, and Xu Zongwen, the general of the expedition to the north, has arrived.
Wang Xun sat down at the main seat and waved to Wang Gong and Xu Zongwen to sit down. The three of them took a sip of tea and cleared their throats. Wang Xun spoke first: "Xu Zhengbei and his uncle came to my house overnight. It must be... We have important matters to discuss, and now that all the servants have been dismissed, please feel free to speak out!"
Xu Zongwen and Wang Gong looked at each other and exchanged glances. The latter replied first: "Wang Lingjun, I, the young master of the Jin Dynasty, is in doubt, and there is a lot of civil strife. It is said that the rebel Sun En has repeatedly invaded with the power of Tianshi Dao. Wu Jun has gathered fifty thousand troops under his command, not to mention that the late emperor's body is still cold, and there are many pastors and guards from all over the country who have different aspirations. There are also rumors circulating within the clan, and the situation is not optimistic! At that time, I, as the auxiliary ministers, have no shirking responsibilities. That’s why you should be careful in everything you do and think twice before you act. If you make a mistake or make a mistake, you will be doomed!”
"Sun En's Rebellion is indeed imminent, but I and my uncle have been in the center for a long time and are not good at military affairs. I wonder if Xu Zhengbei has any countermeasures?" Wang Xun knew that Xu Zongwen had outstanding military talents, surpassing Xie Xuan and Huan Chong. Nothing less, so I asked Xu Zongwen for his opinion first.
Xu Zongwen had already prepared the answer. He was waiting for Wang Xun, the chief minister, to ask. He was humble at first: "Wang Lingjun and the uncle are the mainstays of the imperial court. There are two people who control the two provinces of Shangshu and Zhongshu. I am the most powerful." The Jin Dynasty can operate freely, but it cannot be as strong as a martial artist, and its capabilities are limited to this. How dare you compete with the two of them?"
Then seeing Wang Xun and Wang Gong showing satisfied smiles, Xu Zongwen replied confidently: "Today, the territory of Sanwu has been affected by the chaos of the Celestial Master Dao, and there is almost no pure land. However, the person Sun En relies on is only the Celestial Master." Xu has a plan to deal with the prestige of Tao!"
As soon as Xu Zongwen said he had an idea, Wang Xun and Wang Gong immediately became energetic!
Xu Zongwen's eyes flashed and he spoke eloquently: "The imperial court is training the elite of the Forbidden Army in Jiankang. We only need to allocate half of them, and then send a general who is good at recruiting and fighting to lead the Forbidden Army out of the Yangtze River by boat. If we go down the river, we will definitely be able to defeat Sun En." Traitor! Please ask a minister who is good at swordsmanship and pen to post the perverse actions and brutal atrocities of Sun En's traitor army in all states and counties, make it public and publicize it, so that the people can see clearly the true face of Sun En's traitor, cut off Sun's traitor's sources of troops, food and wages, and make them compete with others. If the common people are alienated from the Taoist disciples of the Heavenly Master, then the thieves will be defeated without a fight, and defeated without an attack, and our army will win without a fight!"
"color!"
“Wonderful!”
Wang Xun and Wang Gong praised and smiled repeatedly. Undoubtedly, they both felt that Xu Zongwen's strategy was very feasible!
"Xu Zhengbei is worthy of being called General Huo, the Guard of our Great Jin Dynasty by the late Emperor! The Yangyang Tianshi Tao Rebellion that originated from San Wu was easily solved in Xu Zhengbei's few words, and the trouble was eliminated from nowhere. , He is indeed very human!" Wang Gong hurriedly praised Xu Zongwen. To be honest, the Sun En Rebellion was indeed the most difficult thing for the Jiankang court at the moment. He admired Xu Zongwen for being able to formulate strategies to quell the rebellion!
"Xu Zhengbei is indeed a powerful weapon for our country! In this case, we will implement this policy!"
Wang Xun has been an official for more than 20 years. The person he admires the most in his life is his grandfather, Prime Minister Wang Dao. Even his Grand Tutor Xie An has to sit in the back row. The young man sitting below him really impresses him!
Xu Zongwen recommended Xie Yan while the iron was hot. Not surprisingly, this was also agreed by Wang Xun and Wang Gong. Then Xu Zongwen suggested that the heroic cavalry troops stationed in Luoyang should go south to prevent the local governors and the Sima kings from causing rebellion.
"How many troops and horses will Xu Zhengbei send south to protect the capital?" Wang Xun was concerned about the number of troops. If it was too few, it would not be able to suppress the situation and would not be a deterrent. If it was too many, he would be afraid that Xu Zongwen would become bigger.
Wang Gong also made an insinuation: "I think it should not exceed 10,000. On the one hand, it will weaken the defensive strength of Luoyang too much. On the other hand, it will easily cause turmoil in the court, and it will easily bring unfavorable public opinion to the general."
Xu Zongwen was laughing in his heart. Xu Zongwen had just made suggestions to put an end to Sun En's rebellion. The two kings had nothing to say about Xu Zongwen's suggestions and unanimously agreed with them. Now when it came to moving troops south, which involved military power and clan interests, the two kings immediately changed their minds. What a face!
Whatever, just let nature take its course!
"Xu only needs 5,000 wolf guards to go south, and has no intention of using any large troops. With these 5,000 wolf guards, we can ensure that Kangcheng is safe."
Half of the Forbidden Army will be taken away by Xie Yan to suppress the rebellion. As a result, the protective forces of Jiankang City and Taicheng will definitely be insufficient. Xu Zongwen's five thousand wolf guards will fill the vacancy of the Forbidden Army, making the governors and clans in various places afraid to do so. Use weapons!
"It's just five thousand troops. The general has already said so! That's right, I, Wang, will definitely approve the general's proposal to mobilize troops to the south at the meeting tomorrow!" The worry in the uncle Wang Gong's eyebrows disappeared in an instant, and his whole smiling face was like Flowers are as bright as blooming flowers.
Wang Xun also touched his long beard and nodded secretly, indicating that he had no objection.
"Xu has another matter, please Wang Lingjun and uncle Guo discuss it together."
"Yin Zhongkan, the servant of a certain Guanmen sect, was more than fluent but not tempered enough. The late emperor once praised him for his ability as a state pastor, so he stayed in the central government and was promoted repeatedly. Someone heard that there was a vacancy in Jiaozhou governor and wanted to recommend Yin Zhongkan to be the governor of Jiaozhou. The governor is guarding Panyu, I wonder what Wang Lingjun and my uncle have to say?"
Yin Zhongkan was deeply offended, but he had to beware of the Yin family's revenge in Chen County, so Xu Zongwen planned to send Yin Zhongkan to a remote place, out of sight and out of mind.
"I thought Zhang Gong, Zhang Xuan, the Minister of Civil Affairs, and Wang Yawang Maoda, the official servant of Sanqi. These two people are quite talented and have many years of experience in the three provinces. They can serve well as servants." Xu Zongwen secretly looked at Wang Xun. , Wang Gong's face continued to test: "If you two have suitable candidates, I will also be willing to listen!"
This matter is very simple. Yin Zhongkan was kicked out of the court, away from Jiankang, and demoted to the remote Jiaozhou. The vacant position of servant became a good job. This draft proposal was probably for Wang Xun and Wang Gong. No one will object, they are eager to take it as their own so that they can recommend their own people to serve!
