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The news that Wang Shijie, the little leader of Xiaoyuanying, had his head chopped off by King Chuang, spread throughout the old camp. For a while, people's hearts were filled with excitement and whispers continued. Especially Wang Shijie's brother, Wang Shikui, the big boss of Xiaoyuanying, was even more indignant at his brother's tragic death. Unfair.

The atmosphere in the Chinese army's tent was very depressing. Yuan Shizhong's face was as dark as water and he could not say a word. Liu Yuchi was also expressionless. Zhu Chengju and Liu Jingyi had worried faces, while the big bosses Wang Shikui, Liu Dengkai and others were full of anger, which showed in their hearts. The anger is hard to calm down.

Especially Yuan Shizhong's cousin Yuan Shitai, who is responsible for managing the military resources of the old camp. In the past, he was a big fat man. However, since he defected to King Chuang, the little Yuan camp has had no income, and all expenses have to be paid to Chuangying's old manor. As he tried to withdraw money, he saw that the old business's assets were getting thinner and thinner, and it was no longer as glorious as before. It was difficult for him to get his hands on it, and his resentment increased day by day.

"We have long said that we don't want to be at the top of the mountain. We have to come and throw the ball to the king. Now it's better to risk the life of brother Wang. In my opinion, it's better to sew up our mouth to prevent one day from saying the wrong thing. , and will be chopped with a knife."

Although everyone knew that what Yuan Shitai said was angry, there was still some truth in what he said, and his words were also extremely inflammatory.

Sure enough, the big boss Wang Shikui looked at Military Advisor Liu Yuchi with a look of sorrow and anger, and asked bitterly: "Liu Military Advisor, please tell us, how benevolent and righteous is King Chuang? He didn't kill Huang Long in Cao's camp, why did he only kill my brother? To establish authority?"

Liu Yuchi smiled awkwardly and did not answer. He just lowered his head and lowered his eyebrows, as if he was deep in thought. Instead, Yuan Shiyou came to his rescue and said: "Master Wang, please don't get angry. Military Master Liu also has good intentions. Who would have thought that King Chuang would take advantage of this?" I, Xiao Yuanying, need surgery. We need to come up with a countermeasure now, and we must not mess up our own position."

The big leader Liu Dengkai said in a rough voice: "General, you should make up your mind. If this continues, our little Yuan camp will be eaten alive by King Li Chuang sooner or later."

Yuan Shizhong looked at the people in the military tent and said in a very stern tone: "That's it, there is no need to say more. From now on, we must be more careful and never let others seize the opportunity of my little Yuan Ying." The soldiers are not allowed to say another idle word about King Chuang or the old man!

You all immediately go back to the camp and tell your officers and men that if anyone dares to complain to King Chuang in private, please tell me that I will kill him without mercy! "

The big boss Liang Jingxuan suddenly said: "But everyone is not convinced..."

Yuan Shizhong shook his head and cut off his words: "Everyone knows the current situation of my little Yuan Ying. At this critical moment of life and death, please don't cause trouble for me anymore.

I don't care if everyone is really "unconvinced", I would rather kill a few more good brothers in vain than let others find an excuse to eat my little Yuan Ying. "

In the end, he glared angrily and asked in a deep voice: "Do you understand what I mean?"

Several leaders, including Liu Dengkai and Liang Jingxuan, all lowered their heads to speak. Only Wang Shikui stared at the open space in the middle of the military tent with blood-red eyes, a look of sadness on his face.

But another leader, Lu Jiqing, blurted out: "Living under other people's eaves is not a long-term solution. According to me, it is better..."

Yuan Shizhong quickly stopped him with gestures and said in a low voice: "Don't panic. You must not mess up your position at this moment. I have my own plans for the future. For now, I can only be patient for the time being and let King Chuang and Chuang Ying fight against each other." There is no doubt in my mind that Fang is on the right path, otherwise my little Yuan Ying will be eaten up by Chuang Cao’s Second Ying immediately.”

He then looked at the people in the military tent and raised his voice: "You must abide by Generalissimo Jun's instructions, organize the camp rules, intensify training, and strictly prohibit the officers and men from drinking, gambling, fighting, and disturbing the people.

Anyone who dares to violate the rules, no matter who they are, will be punished, ranging from being hanged to being beheaded. I have always followed the law when I preached it. You must be good at preaching to the soldiers and do not test the law yourself! "

All the leaders understood the meaning of his words and responded in unison: "Yes. Follow the order!"

Only Wang Shikui stood up with the other leaders after receiving the order, but did not leave. He stood looking at Yuan Shizhong with eyes filled with sorrow and indignation, as if he was hesitant to speak.

"Although Shijie's misfortune came from his mouth and he brought it upon himself, I am also responsible for not protecting him well. However, self-protection is still the top priority now. Shijie's matter can only be discussed later. I have told Shitai, Shijie was given a generous burial and his family was rewarded with a pension of twenty taels of silver for resettlement."

Yuan Shizhong was worried that Wang Shikui would be impulsive and make a big mistake because of his brother's tragic death, so he warned him again: "Shikui, just settle down and give Shijie a good burial first. As for the future, don't think too much about it. I will never let him down." you."

Wang Shikui nodded solemnly and left the military tent without saying a word.

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There are only four people left in the big tent: Yuan Shizhong, Liu Yuchi, Zhu Chengju and Liu Jingyi.

This is the practice of Xiao Yuanying. Whenever he encounters a major problem, Yuan Shizhong will discuss it with Liu Yuchi and three others. If it is a military problem, he will discuss it secretly with a few trusted leaders afterwards.

Liu Yuchi was Yuan Shizhong's mastermind. He was thoughtful and considered things comprehensively and rigorously. Whenever little Yuanying encountered major events, Liu Yuchi almost always helped him make decisions.

After Yuan Shizhong watched Wang Shikui leave, he breathed a sigh of relief, turned his eyes to Liu Yuchi, and asked casually: "In this current situation, do you have any clever ideas?"

Liu Yuchi knew that since the capture of Suizhou, many people had complained about Tou Chuang, and even secretly complained that Xiao Yuanying had been led to a road of no return.

Therefore, he did not want to speak out first, and the deputy military advisor Zhu Chengju also agreed with Chuang Chuang at the beginning, so he kept silent and secretly looked at Liu Jingyi with a pair of small eyes, waiting for his statement.

Although Liu Jingyi was also full of complaints and complaints, when Xiao Yuanying was in a critical situation, what he was thinking about was working together to deal with the urgent matter of being annexed by King Chuang.

In addition, he was also afraid that if he said something today that would offend Liu Yuchi, it would be nothing more than a slap in the face, which would be of no use to Xiao Yuan Ying, and he might also be retaliated against in the future, so he just smiled bitterly and said confidently: " If you can transform the guest into the main person, that is the best strategy, but it may be very difficult to do. If you cannot transform the guest into the main person, it is better to move quickly."

Seeing that Liu Jingyi did not complain or blame himself, Liu Yuchi felt much relieved and asked Zhu Chengju, "Brother Zhu, do you have any clever ideas?"

Zhu Chengju looked worried and said: "I also thought of the 'Thirty-Six Strategies, Walking is the Best Strategy', but I'm afraid that if I can't walk away, it will lead to disaster."

Yuan Shizhong suddenly asked: "Why can't you want to leave?"

Zhu Chengju glanced at Yuan Shizhong and said: "General, King Chuang sent my little Yuan Ying to flood the area between the Chuang and Cao camps to prevent my little Yuan Ying from suddenly escaping.

Even though his adopted daughter was betrothed to the general, he still had doubts about the general. Moreover, our army only had 30,000 soldiers. Chuang and Cao battalions had a total of 100,000 horses, and the cavalry alone already exceeded 10,000. I hope that all the soldiers in the battalion can escape safely. How easy is it? "

Yuan Shizhong's face darkened and he said, "According to your words, my little Yuan Ying can only sit here and wait to die?"

Zhu Chengju shook his head and said, "Actually, that's not the case. What I mean... I must first make King Chuang believe that I won't leave, so that he can relax his guard and watch over me. Then I can aim at the right moment and move like a rabbit out of reach, so that he can't catch me."

But Liu Jingyi shook her head and said: "King Chuang is very thoughtful, and there is even Song Chaozi who is working as a villain. He may not give me a chance to escape. If there is no good opportunity for a while, I am afraid that before March, Xiaoyuan Camp will no longer exist!"

When Yuan Shizhong heard this, his heart felt particularly heavy, and some beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. His anxious eyes immediately turned to Liu Yuchi, expecting his strategy to solve his doubts.

Liu Yuchi was as calm as usual, and seemed to be "familiar" with the strategy of breaking away from the king. He pretended to be deep in thought. After a moment, he smiled calmly, lightly twirled the short beard on his chin, and said calmly: " That day's decision to join Chuang and seek marriage from the general were all tactics, and today's decision to escape and leave Chuang was also a trick. As the saying goes, 'this moment is the same as that moment'.

At the moment, it seems that even if King Chuang has no intention of eating Xiaoyuanying, I should leave as soon as possible and not stay under the banner of "Chuang" for a long time. What's more, King Chuang has already intended to turn Xiaoyuanying into Laofu's first team to use his troops. Qu treats me and so on. The good and bad things in the future will be like watching a fire in a cave. If you don't leave now, when will you wait? "

Zhu Chengju blurted out and asked: "How should we proceed?"

Liu Yuchi looked confident, but pretended to be mysterious and replied to him: "The mountain man has his own clever plan, but... the time has not come yet, but it is inconvenient to tell you."

Yuan Shizhong blurted out what he was most concerned about: "When can we leave?"

Liu Yuchi replied with a smile on his face: "The mountain man divined a divine lesson from King Wen last night. At least within ten months, and at most within one or two months, the entire division will be able to fly away. As for how to proceed, please tell me. Rongshan people will not tell you yet, it will take time to reveal the mystery."

Yuan Shizhong seemed a little unwilling, and he asked again: "Where are you escaping to?"

"Both directions, east and south, are beneficial to my little Yuan camp."

"Are your calculations accurate? Can the whole camp escape?"

"How dare you lie about such a big thing!"

Whenever Liu Yuchi came up with a clever plan, he would imitate Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of Shu during the Three Kingdoms, and regard himself as a "mountain man", which not only showed his nobility and refinement, but also showed his complacency.

When Yuan Shizhong heard him say "mountain man", he immediately guessed that he must already have a plan in mind, and he felt a little more relaxed. He smiled and said: "I hope the military commander's clever plan will come true and my little Yuan camp can escape safely!"

Liu Yuchi smiled calmly and said: "General, please be patient and calm. There are many eyes and ears in the camp, so it is not appropriate to go into details. Please just listen to Yuchi's arrangements!"

After he finished speaking, he excused himself and left. In the military tent, Yuan Shizhong, Zhu Chengju, and Liu Jingyi stared at each other, not knowing what kind of panacea he was selling in his gourd. …………

After a while, Liu Yuchi returned to Yuan Shizhong's big tent. At this moment, he had a manuscript in his hand and presented it to Yuan Shizhong, asking him to read it.

Yuan Shizhong picked up the manuscript and read it roughly in the light of the candle. He wondered in his heart what Liu Yuchi meant, so he said humbly: "Military advisor, what exactly does this mean? I need you to explain it to me." Confused."

Liu Yuchi smiled slightly and began to explain. It turned out that this was an imitation of the style of "The Thousand Character Essay", and the four-character rhymed poems mainly praised Li Zicheng's extraordinaryness, his wisdom and power, and It is about how he repeatedly defeated the government and the army after the uprising, and how he shocked the Central Plains.

One of the passages was his most proud work, and Liu Yuchi read the original text unknowingly:

"It is Wu Naiwen who gave birth to the destiny.

The body corresponds to the stars, and the famous books provide prophecies.

Condemn the people and fight against crimes, and return home from all over the world.

The beauty reaches the dry bones, and all the people named Fengchun.

De Mai Tang Wu, ancient and modern unparalleled.

When Yuan Shizhong heard this, he suddenly stopped and asked Liu Yuchi what the phrase "birthing destiny" meant.

Liu Yuchi quickly explained that it meant "inheriting the destiny of heaven" and borrowed the original words praising King Wen of Zhou in "Shangshu".

Yuan Shizhong nodded and asked him again: "It is rumored that King Li Chuang is the 'Pojun Star' in the sky and has descended to earth. It was originally a scolding for him. Isn't there something wrong with you saying that he is 'in line with the stars'?"

Liu Yuchi smiled and replied to him: "It is said that he is the 'Pottering Army Star' who came to this world. This is because people saw him destroying armies and killing generals everywhere. However, for a person like him, there is no doubt that he must be the star of Yingying.

If someone asked King Chuang which star came to the world, the general would say that it was the 'Purple Micro Star' that came to the world. King Chuang and the people of Laofu would be delighted when they heard this. "

"'Purple Micro Star'? What's the basis for this?"

"'Ziwei' is the emperor's star, the image of a king. If the general answers like this, King Chuang will definitely be happy, so there is no need to rely on it."

"How can such a big thing be just spoken out of hand?"

"Ridiculous things that come out of mouth have been common since ancient times. Who would really go and find out their roots? Just say, 'Liu Bang killed the White Snake'. Who can testify? It's not recorded in the official history."

There is no story like this in any dynasty. General, please believe what Yuchi says and say it boldly. The result, hum... is only good, never bad. "

Yuan Shizhong still felt that he could not be completely reassured, and asked: "If King Chuang, Niu, Song and others asked me how they knew it was the 'Ziweixing' coming to the world, what words would I use to reply to him?"

"General, just push it to Yu Chi and just listen to what I say."

"If they ask you face to face..."

"I wish they would come and ask me face to face!"

"How to answer?"

"Like that short guy Song, I have dabbled in everything from Qimen, Dunjia, Fengjiao, Liuren, astronomy, and geography. In addition, I am also proficient in the theory of Wangqi. Compared with that short guy Song, I am even better. He will never lose to him.

If they come to ask, I will say, "For many years, the Ziwei Yuan Emperor's Star has been unknown, which is a sign that the Zi Wei Yuan Emperor's Star has descended into the human world. Now the northernmost star of Zi Wei Yuan is nothing more than an empty Emperor's Throne." '"

"If they ask you, how can you be sure that the Emperor Star should be on King Chuang?"

"Haha. Since Yu Chi arrived in Shangqiu, he has been watching the stars at night. Looking at Chuang Wanglao's residence in the distance, a red light shines directly on the northernmost star of Ziwei Yuan. Therefore, he knows that Chuang Wang's body should be the emperor's star, and he will surely ascend to the ninth position in the future. "

"Why didn't anyone else see it?"

"General, the art of looking at Qi is very mysterious and profound. How can you see it without practicing it?"

"Then Shorty Song is also proficient in the art of looking at Qi. Wouldn't it be bad if he didn't believe it and said you were making nonsense?"

Liu Yuchi smiled very slyly and said: "General, you are too honest! Ever since King Li Chuang got the prophecy of Song Chaozi, he thought that he would win the world, and the soldiers of the old manor did not want him to ascend to the throne early. I Once these words are spoken, who dares not to believe them?

Even though Song Chaozi didn't believe it in his heart, he didn't dare to express his dissent on the surface. He neither dared to displease the king of Chuang, nor did he dare to go against the wishes of the soldiers in Chuang camp.

Moreover, he also knew clearly in his heart that if he dared to say that he had never seen a red light shining through Ziwei, King Chuang and the soldiers would not agree, and they would definitely say that he was not good at the art of looking at qi and was in vain to be the military advisor of the Chuang camp.

Therefore, I forgive him for not daring to do so, but he will definitely follow me and talk! "

Yuan Shizhong was still worried and said: "Then Niu Qidong is also very knowledgeable, can he be deceived?"

"Although Niu Qidong has some real talents and knowledge, he is very utilitarian. He wants to be the founding father of the country and covets the position of prime minister. He is eager to become the king and ascend to the throne in the 9th Five-Year Plan. He will only add fuel to the flames. How can there be such a thing? What are you questioning?"

Yuan Shizhong also felt that what Liu Yuchi said was quite reasonable and said with a smile: "How dare you make such nonsense about Ziweixing descending to earth!"

But Liu Yuchi said with a serious face: "The ancients made nonsense, I just changed it a little." "Book of the Later Han" says that when Liu Xiu became emperor, he summoned his young companion Yan Ziling to the palace, chatted all day, and stayed with him at night. Sleep on the couch.

After Yan Ziling fell asleep, he accidentally put one foot on Liu Xiu's belly. The next day, the Taishi official in charge of astronomy reported that the guest star had violated the throne last night and was very anxious.

Emperor Guangwu smiled and told him, "I just sleep in the same bed with my old friend Yan Ziling." 'The throne here is the Ziweixing. It makes people in the past make nonsense, but it doesn't make people make up today's life? "

"Hahaha……"

After Yuan Shizhong heard this, he burst into laughter and said: "You scholars are more knowledgeable. You can cite the past to prove the present. You are right anyway, and a dead toad can be said to be alive!"

He paused for a moment and then asked: "Are the following sentences about our little Yuan Ying?"

Liu Yuchi quickly explained: "The following lines are the only way to end it. These are the only words that make the drumbeat sound."

Then he whispered: "

Encourage our officers and men to be aware of destiny.

Be diligent and courageous, and be loyal with all your heart.

Support King Chuang and achieve great success early.

Children and grandchildren share the grace and honor.

If you have two minds, heaven and earth will not tolerate it! "

Yuan Shizhong already understood Liu Yuchi's good intentions at this moment, but he still had some doubts: "Military advisor, this manuscript alone can make King Chuang not suspicious of our little Yuan camp? Are you willing to let my whole army escape?"

Liu Yuchi smiled strangely and said: "I have laid out the chess path. Please just follow the plan. My little Yuanying will be able to escape smoothly in the end."

Yuan Shizhong asked him again: "How should I play chess?" (End of Chapter)