fake prince

Chapter 279
Seeing that the people around him didn't understand, and Cui Zhaoquan didn't stop explaining while sitting, Chen He deliberately showed off. Of course, it was more to show Master Cui's wisdom.

Chen He cleared his throat, and said: "There are always 170 villages in the southwest, and more than [-] have been surrendered. Although the rest seem to have a large number, they have been repeatedly frustrated by the bandit chiefs and have been attacked repeatedly, but the so-called morale is low."

"Now our army not only has Jinjikou, but also guards Hungry Wolf Ridge. Now we don't even need to attack. We just surround the mountain like this, showing that we will not withdraw our troops if we don't surrender, so we keep them trapped in the mountains and cut off foreign aid. Now it's cold How can you bear this? There will be more cottages begging for surrender."

"Even if the enemy chiefs don't compromise, at least 170 or [-] villages will surrender among the [-] villages. At that time, there will always be [-] villages standing on our side. The enemy chieftains are gone."

"Of the remaining one hundred villages, there are probably no more than a handful of people who are really determined to oppose Da Zheng. Among them, Tan Yang, the owner of Huoyan Village, was once hostile to Taizu, and most of his family was beheaded. The hatred for Da Zheng cannot be eliminated by the gold and silver titles, and he is more loyal to the bandit chief, as long as the bandit chief kills him, the village will be further divided."

"Think about it, the enemy chief killed the loyal village master himself, what do the other villages think, what do the loyal soldiers think? I'm afraid that the iron-like stones will turn into loose sand."

"At that time, the villages that have surrendered and those who have not surrendered will face each other, and the bandit chieftain will kill his loyal ministers again. There are many more potential enemies."

"They are in constant internal turmoil and hate each other. If the government pulls in one faction and fights the other, the Southwest will be at peace."

Speaking of this, Chen He bowed his hands to Cui Zhaoquan sincerely, and said with admiration: "Just listening to what the adults say is enough to make the subordinates suddenly understand. Your plan is enough to save the country!"

When others heard it, they all pondered and praised.

Shao Sisen was amazed in his heart: "As expected of the Minister of the Ministry of War, even if he is not a general, he was even more aggressive before, but when it comes to tactics, he is still convincing."

Cui Zhaoquan was slapped by Chen He's flattery, and his face was slightly hot.

In fact, he didn't think so deeply, and he didn't intend to take this strategy as his own, but Chen He had already said so, and he couldn't explain it on the spot.

Otherwise, not only would he be embarrassed, but Chen He would also be embarrassed when he heard and saw this scene.

Cui Zhaoquan pretended that everything was his own idea, coughed lightly, and asked: "Mr. Chen's explanation is exactly what I mean. What do you think of this strategy?"

"Your Imperial Envoy is wise, we have no choice but to bow our heads and obey orders." This time, no matter the generals or Shao Sisen, they all bowed down together, sincerely convinced.

"..." For Cui Zhaoquan, this discussion confirmed this plan more and more, especially Chen He's explanation made him feel that Su Ziji was not as thoughtful as a teenage boy.

"Could it be that there really are born generals in this world?"

Let these people back down, watching Shao Sisen walk away from time to time with a cough, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"They are both Taixue students. Shao Sisen is considered talented in Taixue. Compared with Su Ziji, who is also a Taixue student, is there such a big gap?"

"It's a pity that the mental skills are not right. It's not as good as Shao Sisen's cultivation!"

The tent was extremely quiet, the rustling of snow falling outside, and the hissing of the kettle on the stove were clearly discernible, the wild Taoist could not help frowning after hearing the experiences of these days.

"If you have something to say, just say it directly. Is it possible that you and I still have scruples?" Su Ziji looked at the silent Daoist and said, and poured tea.

The wild Taoist thanked him, tasted it, and then said: "Although you don't care about trivial matters, but the second time you acted, did you..."

"Did you show your sharpness a bit, which aroused the suspicion of the imperial envoy?" Su Ziji interjected.

The wild Taoist smiled awkwardly and looked at Su Ziji without saying a word. Su Ziji drank tea and said, "Actually, I have no choice. First of all, I really want to do something for the court to calm the disaster in the Southwest as soon as possible."

"You don't know, in fact, the two kings of Shu and Qi have already begun to intervene in the southwest."

The wild Taoist was shocked, but he still didn't speak.

"If we continue to fight in the southwest, I'm afraid not only will the imperial court be dragged down, but also let the two kings of Shu and Qi intervene in military power. This is not a blessing for the imperial court."

Not to mention his own luck, the two kings of Shu and Qi are full-fledged party members now, but they can't get involved in military power on a large scale. I don't know about other places.

Seeing that the wild Taoist listened attentively, Su Ziji said again: "Furthermore, Eunuch Zhao and Cui Shangshu are not perfect. Although they will report to the emperor, how can they not change a word and say everything is my strategy?"

"Doesn't that mean I'm incompetent?"

"Do you think the two imperial envoys would be such pure officials?" Su Ziji bit down hard on the word pure.

"In my opinion, not necessarily. Eunuch Zhao is a slave of the emperor, and eunuchs are not allowed to make marquises based on their merits, so they may say more, but Cui Shangshu, if he can say [-]%, it is not bad."

Thinking about it this way, Su Ziji's sharpness was no longer so conspicuous, and the savage Daoist was inexplicably relieved.

"It's not just the intention." Su Ziji said with emotion: "I don't know that winning literature and morality is the kingly way, but I haven't entered the venue yet. If I don't stand out, I'm afraid I will be lost to everyone."

"You have to show some sharpness to be qualified to be a pawn." Su Ziji sighed, otherwise, he might not even have the qualifications to restrain the two kings of Shu and Qi.

"Now the time is almost ripe. I will give you a task, which is to find some people with explosive tempers, sensitive status, and low grades in the Qin Department and the Qian Department."

"Found it, report it to me!" Su Ziji's eyes showed a murderous look.

"Yes, young master!" Ye Daoist's heart trembled, and he immediately responded, young master, are you going to close the net?

But after Su Ziji finished this sentence, he didn't seem to want to talk about it, so he changed the subject: "New Year is coming, I heard that Bugui wrote me a letter, did you bring it?"

"Yes, I brought it." Ye Taoist took out a letter and gave it to Su Ziji. Su Ziji opened it and read it carefully. Under the candlelight, his eyes gradually softened.

Capital
Another snow fell profusely.

Ye Buhui seldom went out since the martial law in central Beijing, and when she went out occasionally, she would always be followed by Young Master Fang's people. In order not to cause trouble to others, she just stayed in the private courtyard of the Layman's Academy , looking out of the window at the sky, watching the falling snow, in a daze.

"It's almost Chinese New Year, my husband, what are you doing now? Have you dressed warmly, and have you adapted to the climate in the southwest?"

"I heard that the climate in the southwest is very harsh in winter. The clothes I asked you to bring may keep out the cold?"

"Xiaobai, a fox, can adapt to the climate if he runs to the southwest in this winter?"

"Husband, I dreamed of you again last night, but I didn't dream of you leaving, but dreamed of your return. At that time, I was very happy in the dream, but when I woke up, I found that it was just a dream, and I felt even more disappointed."

"I don't know, you can receive the letter I wrote, I'm afraid you won't be able to bring the letter back due to frequent wars..." Thinking of this, Ye Buhui sighed again.

He simply took the half-made clothes and sewed them up slowly with the light from the window.

This is what she does every day. Apart from reading chess records, she plays chess with herself. In this snowy day, she sews clothes for Su Ziji and the little fox inside the house.

Knowing that they would not be able to return during the New Year, she still insisted on making the new clothes one by one.

It was as if, as long as this was the case, they could come back as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)