Shen Lie smiled slightly: "Murong, when you go to the battlefield, do you first consider defeating the enemy? Or do you first consider whether there is anyone to rescue you?"
Murong Xue smiled bitterly and shook her head: "Although I am not as good as Li Jiangyao in fighting, I am by no means greedy for life and afraid of death. Of course I put victory first. However, Brother Shen, you are now behind bars, which enemy do you have to deal with? What? Could it be the emperor?"
Shen Lie stroked his beard gently and said calmly: "The person Shen wants to deal with is naturally his old enemy Lao Jianhua."
Murong Xue was a little confused and quickly asked: "How to deal with it?"
"Do you still remember the traitor named Wong Wong?" Shen Lie's eyes gleamed coldly: "Lao Jianhua installed the most important eyes and ears in the court. I want to use myself as bait to find him out!"
Murong Xue suddenly realized and asked curiously: "Is it possible that you are unwilling to hand over the secret files? In addition to not wanting to put the emperor and the court into a complicated situation, you also have other considerations about dealing with traitors in the rebels?"
Shen Lie nodded: "That's right. For Lao Jianhua, there are two things he hopes most at the moment. One is to take Shen's life, and the other is to seize the secret file of Nilin Secretary. Because I have no respect for him He is very familiar and a great threat, so there is no need to say anything about getting rid of me. Similarly, if he gets the secret file, he can use it to blackmail the emperor and achieve his ulterior conspiracy. These two things have now been combined into one The incident is that Shen showed up in the imperial capital for secret files. As Lao Jianhua’s confidant, how could Wasp not take advantage of such a rare opportunity? "
Murong Xue's eyes lit up and she said happily: "Awesome, Brother Shen! If there is anything I can do to help, please feel free to tell me."
Shen Lie lowered his voice and said: "Before I came to the imperial capital, I went to Luzhou to see Jiang Yao and asked him to help secretly. The power of the Intelligence Department of the Zhenjiang Army in the imperial capital cannot be underestimated and can provide support at any time. And you are in the court. You should also pay more attention and cooperate with my plans at any time."
Murong Xue nodded solemnly and thought to herself: The Imperial City was captured by the Xinjiang Army in the first place. Although all the main troops were evacuated, if Jiang Yao wanted to leave behind hidden spies, he could really lurk as many people as he wanted. It's a breeze. The emperor still wants to be on guard against Jiang Yao at all times. Alas, can he guard against this?
Just listen to Shen Lie continue to talk: "As for the hornet, Jiang Yao means to only check and confirm, not to arrest immediately, try to take a long term to catch the big fish, and even use him to implement counterintuitive schemes to interfere and confuse the rebels. Of course, It is very difficult to do this, and it is even more difficult to ensure Shen’s safety.”
Murong Xue was stunned: "What do you think?"
"Of course I agree with Jiang Yao." Shen Lie responded calmly: "A live bee is definitely more useful than a dead bee."
Murong Xue knew that people in Nilin Division would always use any means to achieve their goals, even including their own lives. Shen Lie is the leader of Nilin Division, and his determination is unmatched by anyone, so his persuasion is in vain.
So he nodded slightly and said, "Well, since Brother Shen has put life and death aside, I just need to cooperate as much as possible. Brother Shen, what should I tell the emperor after I go back?"
Shen Lie asked: "Did the emperor ask you to persuade me to hand over the secret files?"
"That's right," Murong Xue responded: "The emperor said it himself, hand over the secret files and forget about it. If you don't hand over the secret files, he can only handle business. How should I cooperate with you?"
Shen Lie smiled faintly: "Just tell him that Shen is stubborn and insists on claiming that the confidential files and gold-sealed backups are missing."
Murong Xue said hesitantly: "In this case, wouldn't he be punished immediately?"
Shen Lie shook his head: "You have followed the emperor for so long, but you still don't know much about him. The emperor has a stubborn personality. Although he is sometimes impulsive, he is also very resilient. Now he has firmly believed that Shen holds the secret in his hand. If you don't, you will never deal with me easily. The person who wants Shen's life is not the emperor, but the wasp, do you understand?"
Murong Xue nodded sincerely: "It makes sense. I know how to keep a balance. On the surface, you insisted that you lost the secret file, but in fact, it made the emperor faintly feel that you were hiding something. And it has been like this ever since. Keep you trapped until the wasps take the bait and expose themselves."
Shen Lie laughed loudly and said: "That's exactly it."
Murong Xue turned around and looked around, and asked: "Brother Shen, do you want me to arrange some manpower here to protect your safety?"
"How can that be done?" Shen Lie waved his hand: "If you scare the other party so much that they don't dare to come, Shen's sin will be in vain. Don't worry, I have the ability to protect myself."
Murong Xue nodded, stood up and was about to leave, but suddenly stopped: "Oh, by the way, I still have something to ask Brother Shen."
Shen Lie said nothing, only looked at the other party calmly, waiting for Murong Xue to continue speaking.
"The emperor forced me to marry Princess Fenyang again," Murong Xue sighed softly: "Alas, Jiang Yao made it easy, but it made me suffer. Brother Shen, are you in Jiangnan, have you heard from Rui Ji?"
Shen Lie shook his head gently: "Murong, Shen has something to say, I hope you can listen to it. Rui Ji's identity is very suspicious, and it can almost be concluded that she is a spy trained by Lao Jianhua. You... don't have to I won’t miss her anymore.”
Murong Xue was stunned for a moment, but still defended herself: "I know the relationship between Rui Ji and Lao Jianhua, but that doesn't mean that she is determined to be with the traitor. Isn't Lian Ji following Jiang Yao? Why doesn't Brother Shen? Advise him?"
"Lian Ji and Rui Ji are different, and you and Jiang Yao are different." Shen Lie sighed: "Murong, I might as well tell you that Rui Ji has...already followed Di Xian."
After hearing this, Murong Xue was stunned.
After waiting for a long time, he suddenly let out a long sigh, bowed deeply to Shen Lie, turned around and left without saying another word.
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Since Bao Yuchun retreated to the south of the river, the court and the rebels had formed a confrontation across the river. Both sides have not launched any more large-scale attacks for the time being, but instead are desperately trying to expand their strength and accumulate war power.
Along the river, the main army armies of the imperial court were lined up.
The easternmost Taizhou and Yangzhou are the defense areas of Chang Tao's Xuanwu Legion, responsible for deterring Jingkou on the other side of the river.
Next to them are Luzhou and Chuzhou, guarded by Li Jiangyao and Xu Youchang, and their target is Jinling, a strategic location for the rebels.
Further west is Murong Xue's Qinglong Legion. The troops are stationed from Susong to Huangmei, keeping an eye on Chaisang County, an important town in the south of the Yangtze River.
Ma Hongjie led the Suzaku Army to consolidate Jingzhou, Xiangcheng, Suizhou and other places, and was ready to attack Jiangxia at any time.
Correspondingly, Bao Yuchun divided the Xuanjia Army, the Navy Light Armor and the newly recruited 300,000 Jiangnan Army into four groups to closely guard the defense line along the river. His fleet patrolled the river to blockade the imperial army from crossing the river. River.
In terms of war preparations, the North and the South also have their own advantages. The north has a vast territory, a large population, and is rich in iron tools and war horses; the south has a prosperous economy, a crisscross water network, and is good at building large ships.
In two months, the soldiers, armor, weapons, equipment, money, grain, medicine, and warships of the northern and southern forces, whatever they could or should have, were growing rapidly and expanding.
Just looking at the mountains of supplies, it is not difficult for people to imagine how terrifying the next terrifying battle will be.
However, during this critical period when war clouds were gathering, incidents that had nothing to do with the war atmosphere occurred in the south and north of the Yangtze River, which could not help but arouse speculation and discussion among people everywhere.
In Jiangbei, Murong Xue, the former imperial general and the head coach of the Green Dragon Army, is about to hold a grand royal wedding in the imperial capital, Princess Li Xi of Fenyang.
In Jiangnan, Li Zhang, the eldest son of the Jin Dynasty, whose pseudonym was Di Xian, officially announced his life experience to the outside world and also held a ceremony to inherit the throne.
These two ceremonies seemed to have nothing to do with the Civil War, because the characters involved had many bizarre stories behind them. How could they not be eye-catching?
Murong Xue is the most trusted minister of the current emperor. Not long ago, he led his troops to defeat the Huaiyang army and captured the rebel king Li Kuang. And his new wife turned out to be the biological sister of Li Kuang's mother and the dignified seventh princess. .
Is this the emperor's solicitation? Or a reward for meritorious service? Or do you regard Princess Fenyang as a trophy and take it from you?
Di Xian, or Li Zhang, was actually the son of the flying general Wang Li Chengxing who launched a rebellion thirty years ago. Not only did he miraculously survive the crisis of being executed in the Jin Palace, but he also rose up again and captured half of the country.
Is this the return of the king? Or avenge your father? Or is he just pretending to be someone else, using the name of King Jin to fabricate his so-called royal bloodline?
The common people temporarily put aside the pain of war and used their rich imagination to speculate, analyze and debate enthusiastically in the streets and after meals.
"Look, what's going on in the tavern outside?" Xu Youchang muttered with a smile, "Murong Xue's marriage will shock the world. It's awesome."
Li Jiangyao glanced at him, then continued to study the map with his head down, saying: "The invitation was sent the day before yesterday, will you go?"
Xu Youchang sat down opposite Li Jiangyao and said with a smile: "Then it depends on whether the majority of guards will give us permission to leave? I have a humble position and shoulder the heavy responsibility of command. How dare I leave my post without permission before I get the general's order?"
Li Jiangyao straightened up and scolded with a smile: "You idiot, when did you learn to make wisecracks?"
Xu Youchang laughed twice, and then said seriously: "Jiang Yao, to be honest, I'm really confused. Marrying a wife is a major event in life. As a good brother, if I don't attend Murong Xue's wedding, I feel really sorry for him. However, that old ghost Bao Yuchun is very cunning, and I am afraid that as soon as the front foot leaves, something will happen on the back foot of the defense. I don't dare to treat military affairs lightly for a moment."
Li Jiangyao nodded and said: "It doesn't matter, you should go ahead, I will keep an eye on this place. By the way, you can visit the ministers who have a good relationship with the Xu family and ask them to come forward to protect Shen Changshi."
