When the army marched all the way to Qizhou, Ren Xin finally contacted Chen Xi and was taken into Li Hao's tent.
Then he wisely said: "Your Highness, Envoy Ren Zuo has been brought here, so I will leave first."
After hearing this, Li Hao waved his hand and said to Ren Xin: "Come and sit down. Drinking is not allowed in the army. Try this Junshan Silver Needle. It tastes good."
Ren Xin was not polite and sat directly opposite Li Hao. He took the tea poured by Li Hao and drank it in one gulp.
Seeing her drunken behavior, Li Hao smiled and said, "You have been with Queen Shentu for so long, you must have learned the etiquette of drinking tea."
Ren Xin replied: "I have indeed learned it, but I don't think it is necessary to pretend to be a lady in front of you. Or if you want to see it, I can also pretend."
After saying that, he reached out and took the teapot from Li Hao's hand and poured himself another cup.
The tea tasting this time was completely different from before. She lowered her head and sniffed gently to feel the aroma of the tea.
Then sip it gently and close your eyes slightly, as if you are savoring every taste level of the tea soup.
At the same time, there was a faint smile on the face, which immediately highlighted the ladylike temperament, adding a bit of poetry.
Li Hao couldn't help but look fascinated. Sure enough, Liu Shishi's temperament was indeed suitable for playing a beauty in ancient costume.
After applauding, Li Hao praised: "You are indeed the most successful assassin in Zhu Yiwei's history. With your appearance, if I didn't know the details, I would probably think you are a noble girl from some family."
Ren Xin said matter-of-factly: "That's natural, otherwise I wouldn't have let down the empress's hard teachings over the years."
Li Hao smiled and said, "I know you are powerful, but let's get down to business now. Your queen asked you to come here because she wants to ask me something."
Ren Xin became serious again and said: "I would like to ask you, are you the one who controlled the rumors in Anguo this time? If so, what are your plans?"
Li Hao did not hide anything and said, "I am indeed the one behind this rumor, and the purpose is very simple, which is to provoke a war to fulfill the bet I made with Queen Shentu."
Ren Xin also didn't expect Li Hao to be so honest. After being stunned for a moment, he replied: "So the country you said you wanted to destroy really meant Anguo."
Li Hao did not answer, but asked: "How are you doing? Do you have any questions?"
Ren Xin didn't believe Li Hao and replied: "Are you serious! Although you defeated the An army last time, the vitality of Anguo still exists, and both military and national power are still higher than those of Suguo.
And now you can't even mobilize all the military power of the Su Kingdom. Just like this, you still want to destroy An in three years. It seems that you will definitely lose this bet. "
Li Hao raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "How about we wait and see, or what else does Empress Shentu have in mind?"
Ren Xin shook his head and replied: "No, the queen just asked me to inquire about the truth and emphasize the five-year agreement. Now that it is clear, I will go back."
Seeing that Ren Xin was about to leave, Li Hao quickly stopped him and said, "Ah, you came all the way here just to ask these questions. Why don't you just stay and help, then I'll ask others to help." Just pass it back."
Ren Xin refused: "After all, the queen is from Anguo. Although Emperor An has hurt the queen, the war with Anguo is still not what the queen wants to see. Naturally, I can't help you."
After hearing this, Li Hao said: "Don't, you are so good at it. It's really boring to stay in Hezhou and be controlled by Queen Shentu! Stay here. At most, I won't let you deal with the people of Anguo. .”
Ren Xin hesitated for a moment. She had been imprisoned in Zhu Yiwei's cage for a long time, and she longed for freedom.
Although I am very happy to be with Queen Shentu, I still want to relax after a long time.
Then he asked: "But you are fighting An Guo. What else can you do besides dealing with An Guo?"
Li Hao explained: "Now it seems that we are only at war with Anguo, but Anguo is not the only one connected to the north. We also need to be careful in the direction of Qiguo and Chuguo.
Of
Haven't you been in Yixue for a period of time before? Don't you still understand the principle that those who don't think about the overall situation are not good enough to think about one area? "
Seeing that Li Hao had indeed made arrangements, Ren Xin said: "Okay, but if you want me to help you, you must get your Majesty's consent. I will write a letter later and you can help me pass it on to your Majesty. I will stay with you for the time being." Waiting for your reply."
"Okay, I have paper and pen here, you can write now." Li Hao also agreed and pointed to the desk for her.
After Ren Xin passed by, he began to write a letter. As he wrote, he said: "Zhuge pen, Shezhou Li Mo, Longwei inkstone, Xie Gongjian, you are really rich, it is not that you don't use all the good things."
Li Hao smiled and said: "You are still the prince of a country, and if you have to pay for food and clothing, it would be a bit shabby."
Ren Xin nodded: "That's right. Who asked you to be reincarnated?"
After writing the letter, Ren Xin stood up and handed it to Li Hao.
Li Hao didn't even look at it, so he called Chen Xi in and asked him to send the letter to Huizhou overnight.
Seeing Li Hao like this, Ren Xin asked, "Why don't you read what I wrote? What if something is not good for you?"
Chen Xi didn't seem to hear this, so he took the things and left again.
Li Hao explained: "Because the letter paper itself can hide poison, in order to ensure safety, all confidential letters sent through Jinyiwei will be reviewed by special personnel, so if it is really harmful information, it will not be spread."
After a pause, Li Hao raised his head and looked directly at Ren Xin: "Also, if I say I believe you, I don't know if you believe it or not."
Facing Li Hao's eyes, Ren Xin seemed a little confused and did not answer.
Li Hao did not continue to ask, but said: "During the period when Queen Shentu wrote the letter, you pretended to be my personal soldier and followed me.
You are also good at disguising yourself, so it shouldn't be difficult for you to pretend to be a man. "
Ren Xin replied: "No problem. I will list a few things for you later. You can help prepare them for me. I will take care of the rest."
Just like that, there was suddenly a soldier beside Li Hao, who was following Li Hao in and out.
Although the guards of the East Palace were a little strange, they did not dare to question anything since they had Li Hao's tacit approval.
As for Shen Tuhui, after receiving Ren Xin's letter, she also fell into thinking and finally decided to let Ren Xin stay with Li Hao.
Soon the reply arrived, and Ren Xin came over impatiently and asked Li Hao to arrange tasks for her.
"Your Majesty, I have agreed to let me help you. If you want to assassinate anyone, as long as they are not from Anguo, I will help you."
When Li Hao heard this, he said: "Can you stop it, don't be assassinated at every turn, I am not completely opposed to this method, but there is no need to use it often.
After all, in a battle for national destiny, the people who really play a decisive role cannot be solved by assassination.
Those who can be assassinated are not too important. The local battlefield is something to consider against the generals. "
Ren Xin replied at this time: "But what I know best is assassination, why don't you let me stay!"
Li Hao smiled and said: "No, then I will teach you. Speaking of which, you Zhu Yiwei are still too rough in doing things. Recently, the Wuguo Six Paths Hall has a new deputy hall leader, and he has carried out a reform of the Six Paths Hall.
The original animal Taoists in the hall were spread to various countries, and 108 secret reporting nodes were established; and the hell realm, which was famous for assassinations, was improved into the Senluo Hall where all kinds of intelligence were collected and analyzed.
The real role of Jiake for the imperial court is not to assassinate or steal, but to compile information that is truly useful to the state. In this regard, Zhu Yiwei has completely fallen behind. "
Li Hao still recognized Ning Yuanzhou's actions in reforming the Six Paths Hall and Zhang Song's ability in the play.
However, their power was ultimately limited by the imperial power, and at the same time they had to deal with strife from their own people.
Therefore, Li Hao didn't take them too seriously, so he let them go and let them fight An Guo.
After all, it is far away from Su State, with An State and Chu State in between.
Ren Xin
Li Hao was a little dissatisfied with what he said and said, "What you said is a bit exaggerated. Zhu Yiwei has been fighting with Liudaotang since its founding and has never been at a disadvantage.
Their Liudaotang attaches great importance to emotional intelligence, so do we Zhu Yiwei. "
Li Hao did not argue and said, "Okay, let's take it slow. The main reason I'm telling you this is to let you know that your next task is to learn to analyze and identify intelligence.
I have information about the cities of Qi State here. You should first analyze the possible future trends of Qi State according to your own ideas.
For example, whether soldiers, horses, food and grass were mobilized within Qi State, how many were mobilized, and where they went. "
Ren Xin was very unfamiliar with this matter, but since he agreed to work for Li Hao, he decisively accepted the information and ran to the side to study it.
It's just that for those who are not familiar with it, looking at a bunch of data in the intelligence, they can only think that they can't connect it.
And this was when she had already learned basic mathematics knowledge with Shen Tuhui in the free school.
After struggling for a few days, he had no choice but to come to Li Hao to complain: "I really can't understand your stuff."
Li Hao didn't laugh at her, but took the things and analyzed them for her.
"In the cities of Qi State close to Su State, the number of teams transporting grain has been much larger recently than at the same time in the past.
But now there is no major disaster, and those places don't actually need that much food. So why does Qi State do so many things in one fell swoop? "
Now that the war between Ansu and Ansu was about to begin, she naturally thought of this matter.
"The three armies have not moved, and the grain and grass go first. You are saying that these grains and grass are military rations. The people of Qi State intend to station troops on the border. Qi State has already united with An State."
Li Hao smiled and said, "Yes, you are good at drawing inferences from one instance to another."
Ren Xin ignored Li Hao's compliment and said, "But why? Although Anguo mainly fought wars against Wu, Chu and Su in the past, Qi was also one of the bullied ones. Why did it want to help Anguo?" .”
Li Hao explained: "Because the people of Anguo knew that the Wu'an Pass in front of Ziyang Pass was not easy to fight, they promised the people of Qi.
As long as Qi State can launch a war from the side after the war, cut off the connection between the northern border and Sudu, and help Anguo break through Wu'an Pass.
Then they are willing to return the two cities they occupied to Qi State to Qi State. At the same time, if there are still some occupied Su State cities, they are also willing to share some with Qi State.
Qi State was originally a small country. It had to be coerced by An Guo, but also relied on Su State for help. Naturally, it was not willing to let Su State become bigger, so it agreed to this matter. "
After hearing this, Ren Xin was shocked for a while, and suddenly realized something was wrong: "How could you be so clear about the affairs between An and Qi? You even know the details of the negotiations. Could it be that you guided everything in it?"
Having said this, Ren Xin paused again and said, "No, your real target is not Anguo, but Qiguo. You were deceiving me last time."
Li Hao laughed when he heard this and said, "Last time I just asked for your opinion, and I didn't say the target was Anguo.
Don't think about it carefully. It's hard to imagine how long it would take to attack Ziyang Pass, let alone the Beipan people outside Tianmen Pass behind Anguo.
Regarding Li Xun's virtue, if I really invaded the hinterland of Anguo, he would really be able to open the Tianmen Pass and let the Beipan people in.
On the other hand, Qi State has a small army and a weak country. As long as I can defeat the main force of their troops, I can launch a famous counterattack.
When the two cities of Shuofeng and Huliu are captured, I will be able to rely on the dangers of Wuanguan Pass, Shuofeng City, and Huliu City to block the southward route of the An army with a small number of troops, and then I can calmly attack the remaining cities of Qi State.
Opportunities don't fall from the sky, but you have to fight for them. Do you know how much effort I put in to get An and Qi countries on the line? It was so hard that my hair almost turned gray. "
Ren Xin knew the complete plan and couldn't help but said: "You have played a great game of chess and encouraged other countries to unite to deal with you. You will not be afraid of what will happen if something goes wrong."
Li Hao replied: "I
If you dare to do this, you will naturally be confident. You think I have just been waiting in the capital for more than a year.
I don’t know how many times I have gone through this wartime plan. The papers have to be piled up to cover this big tent.
What I have always believed in is to despise the enemy strategically and to pay attention to the enemy tactically. "
After teaching Ren Xin, Li Haocai said: "Okay, you already know my entire plan. Apart from Chen Xi, you are the only one here who knows the most about this matter.
From now on, just wait and see. I'm here to teach you how to analyze the intelligence. In the future, you should do less of adding blood to the knife edge, so as not to get hurt again. "
According to Li Hao's plan, the troops he led would stop here after arriving at Yeyang City.
Anyway, not many people can be stationed in Wuanguan Pass itself, so staying in Yeyang City to guard it will not arouse suspicion.
But in fact, Li Hao needed to hide the truth and move his troops to the city near the border of Qi State without attracting the attention of others.
In fact, it was Ren Xin who stayed by Li Hao's side and did not pay attention to the situation in the camp. During the march, Li Hao had already exchanged troops and horses.
While passing through the cities in the north, they quietly replaced most of the elite forbidden troops they brought with them using local soldiers and civilians recruited in advance.
There still seem to be so many soldiers and horses in the camp, but the quality has changed greatly.
