first minister

Chapter 321: Pair in the room, the way to break the situation
In the inn in Liancheng County, Xia Jingyun felt a little warm in his heart when he looked at the two girls who looked unyielding, but did not give in.

"Can you tell me your reasons?"

Su Yanyan said directly: "There are [-] British soldiers and horses outside Zhongjing City, as well as [-] elite cavalry brought by Xiao Fengshan from Longshou Prefecture; and there is a new emperor who occupies a great position inside, it can be called a desperate situation. . The original trusting relationship can’t guarantee whether they will change their minds. If you and Brother Chen go there, aren’t you throwing yourself into a trap? "

Qin Li continued: "You have been in Zhongjing City for more than half a year, and you have been in the limelight with the line of Concubine De. The prince and the British prince must have regarded you as a thorn in their side. They have focused on setting up defenses and are waiting for you to return. For this plan, A more reasonable approach is for us to go to Yunmeng Prefecture or Sishui Prefecture, use this as a foundation, stabilize the rear, and then plan for the funeral. The affairs between us are still unknown. I can go back to Zhongjing on your behalf and pass on the situation in Zhongjing. I’ll inform you of the Qin family’s trade routes. Wouldn’t this be safer?”

After hearing this, Su Yanyan turned around and glanced at Qin Li. Qin Li had a firm look on his face, which was obviously not just a prevarication.

Xia Jingyun nodded after hearing this, "You've all finished speaking, can you listen to what I have to say?"

Su Yanyan and Qin Li had both been fighting for a while, so naturally they had no reason to refuse, so they nodded.

Xia Jingyun said: "Under the current circumstances, from our point of view, the best way is to retreat to Yunmeng Prefecture or Sishui Prefecture, use these two prefectures as bases, and then expand and finally reverse the situation."

Su Yanyan and Qin Li nodded in unison. With the strength of the Su family and the Qin family, coupled with Xia Jingyun's powerful brain, and the status of Concubine De and the prince of Jiaodong County, this should not be a difficult task.

"But have you ever thought about how much harm this would do to the world?"

Xia Jingyun looked at the two stunned girls, "Today's Great Xia is full of wars and rebels are everywhere. But to the north, the Northern Liang Dynasty is stable, with hundreds of thousands of people in control and strong troops. We are preparing to take advantage of the situation. If we cede territory and rule the roost, how much more will the people of Li suffer from wars and separations?"

Su Yanyan and Qin Li both frowned when they heard this. In their minds, it is not wrong to be compassionate and pity the people, but they should not blindly talk about benevolence and righteousness, which will damage the great cause, let alone Xia Jingyun. This is the concept that a person of this level would uphold at such a moment.

Xia Jingyun smiled bitterly, "Of course I won't be so pedantic. I will uphold this so-called benevolence and offer my head to regicides such as the prince and the British Duke. Therefore, I let you go back first. Return to Yunmengzhou and tell Mr. Su My husband, please tell Mr. Zhao, the owner of the village, and then find a way to send Sister and She'er there, and expand the territory according to the established ideas. I have thought about the entire strategic idea."

"and many more!"

Qin Li suddenly interrupted, "Who are you talking about? Mr. Su?"

Xia Jingyun and Su Yanyan looked at each other, and Su Yanyan had no choice but to take the initiative: "My grandfather is not dead, and he is still living in the secret room in Sujiawu. At that time, Qin Dynasty was powerful, and His Majesty did not want my grandfather to continue to live, so he had to take this step. Now that His Majesty has passed away, it doesn’t matter, but I ask my sister to keep it a secret for the time being.”

Qin Li stroked his chest, marveled, and then said excitedly: "With someone like Mr. Su here, our chances of winning will be even greater!"

Xia Jingyun nodded and continued: "I just briefly drew the territorial map of the country on the paper. You see, Sishui Prefecture is already under our control. There will probably be no problem with this. This year, We have also sent some people one after another to guard against Li Tianfeng having second thoughts, and at least for the time being we have not found any problems. We only need to send people for further confirmation, and Sishui Prefecture is within our grasp."

Then he pointed to Yunmeng Prefecture to the east of Sishui Prefecture, "Yunmeng Prefecture is a vast territory and rich in resources, but the Su family has an amazing influence in the local area. The old Xianggong and the old village owner Zhao work together, and with the cooperation of the Su family soldiers, they can almost spread the word. Certainly."

His fingers followed Yunmeng Prefecture eastward to Guangling Prefecture, and then headed north from Guangling Prefecture to the location of Longshou Prefecture. "In Longshou Prefecture, the Cao Gang belongs to us. Among the four major families, The Yu family and the Ye family should support us, and Xiao Fengshan is not in the state now, and there is no leader. Old owner Zhao or Mr. Su can take action, lead an elite army, and use a surprise attack to capture Longshou state. .”

He marked all the three states mentioned just now, "The most important thing is here. After taking the three states, don't lead troops to expand towards Zhongjing, but go here!"

He pointed the pen at the location of Guangling Prefecture, "Guangling Prefecture is the richest in the world. If Yunmeng and Longshou Prefectures come into our hands, we can seize the only land bordering it and Sixiang Prefecture, forming a closed-door dogfight. We will slowly encroach on Guangling Prefecture. Then the entire southern part of the empire and Longshou Prefecture will be in our hands."

"Nowadays, these places are full of wars. We are not only expanding and plundering the land, but also suppressing the rebellion and giving peace to the people. As long as we don't fight with the large troops sent by the imperial court, the problem will not be big. This process does not need to be carried out in Apart from military considerations, we must emphasize conquering every city.”

Su Yanyan quickly asked: "Why?"

Xia Jingyun sighed, "Because, the final victory or defeat has to be decided in Zhongjing City. This is why I want to enter Zhongjing City, I want to give it a try!"

"How to fight?"

Xia Jingyun said in a deep voice: "You are putting pressure outside, while I am working in the city to see if I can get rid of them in a short time."

Su Yanyan frowned, "Do you think it's possible? The new monarch holds great righteousness, the British Duke holds the military power, and Xiao Fengshan is not an easy person to deal with. How can you deal with them by yourself?"

Qin Li also felt that Xia Jingyun was talking nonsense, and said warmly: "Xia Lang, I know that you have great talents, but your manpower is limited. There is no need for us to force it. As long as we overthrow the prince and the British Duke in the future, we can restore Lang Lang to this world." Qiankun, the people of Li will also be grateful to you."

Xia Jingyun smiled, "You all think I'm trying to show off my strength, but I'm really not. I really think they have a chance of losing quickly."

He raised a finger and said, "There are many doubts about His Majesty's death. All the officials and people who are interested must have doubts in their hearts. However, due to the general situation, it is difficult to say. If public opinion rises, they will not be able to come up with something that will make people angry." Without convincing evidence, they lose the legitimacy of their succession. This is the first reason why we can win.”

He raised a second finger and said, "On the surface, the British Duke and the Prince have joined forces and are indeed invincible for the time being. But the Prince is not the Prince of Linjiang County, and the cooperation between him and the British Duke is not stable. The British Duke He is willing to help the prince because he also wants to make his own faction powerful after getting rid of His Majesty. The prince must also understand this. Therefore, there is already a basis for civil strife between them. If they are slightly provoked, they will be inseparable. If we fight, we will have the opportunity to draw chestnuts from the fire."

He then raised a third finger and said, "Your Majesty has ruled the world for many years. How can he not have any back-ups or loyal ministers? These people are just temporarily dormant due to the situation. But if they can't do it in the short term, Organize effective opposition to the new monarch, and many of them will succumb to reality. When the structure of the court is stable, everyone's interests are properly distributed, and when the power structure changes, His Majesty's back-up staff may be inadvertently destroyed, and then I'm afraid it will be difficult to reorganize." He raised his fourth finger, "Besides, Jiang Yuhu is still keeping filial piety for the old military god in the bamboo forest. He only recognizes me. It will be difficult for the rest of you to get his cooperation if you go to him. , Mr. Zhulin Zhongjun, I don’t ask him to follow my rebellion, but if things fail, there shouldn’t be much problem in ensuring my safety at the critical moment.”

Finally, Xia Jingyun stretched out his fingers, "For this matter, I have to be at the forefront of Zhongjing City to intuitively understand the changes in things, and then make the most reasonable judgment and action. If I hide in Yunmengzhou for safety, , then there will definitely be no chance of a quick victory, and there will only be a long-term confrontation between the north and the south. That would be the worst result."

After hearing these five reasons, Su Yanyan and Qin Li thought about it and couldn't seem to think of any reason to refute. The only problem was Xia Jingyun's safety.

However, this is precisely the weakest objection.

Looking at the silent two girls, Xia Jingyun said with a bit of a bit of a meanness: "Don't worry, I'm not that stupid. I know it in my heart. I still have a great future. I haven't embraced it yet, so why would I give it up in vain? You’re dying!”

Su Yanyan rolled her eyes silently, while Qin Li shook her head helplessly.

Xia Jingyun put away his smile and held the two girls' hands, "I will write what I just said into a letter, and you can help me forward it to Mr. Su and Mr. Zhao. If they have different opinions, they can discuss it with me as soon as possible. , they made their own decisions before it was too late, I believe them. In this game, we will give him a real life-changing fate!"
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bamboo forest.

The green space that I originally looked at now has many white flags and white flowers.

There was a line of people starting from the entrance of Jiang Mansion, and they were piled up to more than ten miles away.

Then, amid the wheels of carriages and the footsteps of pedestrians, it was scattered into mud and crushed into dust.

In the deepest part of the Jiang Mansion in the Bamboo Forest, the second master of the Jiang family, the only remaining second generation of the Jiang family, came to a newly built thatched cottage in the backyard in a wheelchair and met his nephew dressed in linen.

On the fifth day after his father's death, Jiang Yuhu rode his horse back home like a madman, knelt in front of the coffin, and cried loudly.

After three days of non-sleep riding, he didn't bother to rest. He kept vigil, carried the spirit to the funeral, and buried it, all by himself. Thanks to his good skills, anyone else would have died suddenly on the spot. .

Now that his father has been buried, Jiang Yuhu has gradually regained his energy after sleeping for a few nights, giving Mr. Jiang some peace of mind.

Therefore, he came here today not to care about his nephew's health, but for another important matter.

"Yuhu, are you sure you want to keep the Jiaodong County Prince? What if the news leaks out?"

Jiang Yuhu looked up at his second uncle, "How could the news leak out?"

Mr. Jiang's tone was stagnant. That's true. The Jiang family is a military family, and they don't care about ostentation. There are very few servants in the bamboo forest. Those who can serve in the bamboo forest are close confidants. If the news can be leaked in this way, Then the Jiang family has to reflect on their lax management of the family.

"Have you decided to side with Prince Jiaodong?"

Asking instead of interrogating, Erye Jiang has made it clear that there is only one voice in the Jiang family today, and that is Jiang Yuhu's voice.

This was his father's entrustment, and it was also the trust and prestige that Jiang Yuhu had consolidated over the years.

Jiang Yuhu shook his head, "The Jiang family doesn't need to choose sides, and they can't choose sides. I took him in just to fulfill a promise to my friends."

"friend?"

"It's rare in this world that there is a person who I can respect who is not a loser. He is willing to believe in me, so naturally I can't let him down."

Jiang Erye immediately understood who the friend in the other person's words was, and he didn't have any problem with such words. Before he broke his leg, he used the word "trash" on his lips every day, and he was more domineering than Jiang Yuhu.

"Then what? Just keep protecting him like this? You have to find a way to send him away, right? Send him to Yunmeng Prefecture or Sishui Prefecture? Second uncle will help arrange it?"

"No need." Jiang Yuhu shook his head, "He will pick him up himself."

Mr. Jiang was startled and looked surprised, "He still dares to come?"

Jiang Yuhu said lightly: "If he doesn't dare to come, or doesn't expect to come, it means he is still a waste, and then he is not worthy of my approval. After a year and a half, he will be sent back to the palace."

(End of this chapter)