At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the competition for the deer in the world

Chapter 156 The Emperor and Minister of the Qinzheng Palace of the Great Zhou were worried, Liu Ren decided to continue to lurk in the Great Zhou

Qinzheng Hall of the Royal Palace of Xinghua City.

Zhang Shicheng frowned as he looked at a memorial on the case.

This memorial records recent changes in the Sizhou Army in Gaoyou City.

According to the memorial, the Sizhou army in Gaoyou City is raising and strengthening the city wall every day.

Fifteen feet of Gaoyou City was already high enough, but the Sizhou Army is still raising and strengthening the city wall.

The vigilance of the Sizhou army is too high!

Thinking of this, Zhang Shicheng couldn't help feeling a little depressed.

This time, he was fully prepared to attack Gaoyou City.

Siege warfare is the most difficult to fight, especially for a city as high as Gaoyou City.

To this end, he prepared to dispatch 20 troops.

Although half of the 20 was forcibly recruited by his subordinates, and their combat effectiveness was not very good, Zhang Shicheng did not expect that half of them to win Gaoyou City.

He pinned his hopes on his [-] elite troops.

Objectively speaking, Zhang Shicheng's so-called [-] elite team does not have high combat effectiveness in the eyes of others.

Especially when some of them are armed with hoes, thick sticks, rusty swords...

In fact, only 7 of these so-called [-] elites can actually arm themselves.

At least, in Zhang Shicheng's view, the [-] troops are elite.

But now Zhang Shicheng has no confidence in winning Gaoyou City.

Fortunately, the attack on Gaoyou City was only a ostensible purpose.

According to the strategy set by Li Xingsu, the real intention is Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces.

Only Tunan can grow his power.

The current Xinghua City is too close to the Sizhou Army, and the Sizhou Army can fight over at any time, so it is no longer suitable as a capital. The only way to expand to Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces is to re-select a new capital as the foundation of the king.

Thinking of what Prime Minister Li Xingsu had said to him before, Zhang Shicheng breathed a sigh of relief.

Suddenly, Zhang Shicheng remembered that Prime Minister Li Xingsu had reminded him that under his command, there were spies from all sides.

This time the attack on Gaoyou City also took the opportunity to eliminate spies from various forces. Fortunately, his prime minister Li Xingsu took over such troublesome and laborious tasks.

However, is the strategy of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces really as foolproof as Prime Minister Li Xingsu said?

Thinking of this, Zhang Shicheng frowned.

Then, he summoned Zhang Shide, Li Xingsu, Pan Mao, Pan Yuanshao, Xu Yingjie, and Li Bosheng, who were still in Xinghua City, to Qinzheng Palace for discussion.

After half an hour.

Zhang Shide and his party all arrived at the Hall of Qinzheng.

Zhang Shicheng sat in the middle, with a desk full of memorials on one side, Prime Minister Li Xingsu sat on Zhang Shicheng's left, and the rest of the people stood on both sides.

At this time, Li Xingsu saw that his king was frowning, so he said: "My lord, I don't know why you are worried?"

Zhang Shicheng was taken aback, seeing that everyone was looking at him, he pondered for a while, and then said: "I am a little worried about the Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. My brother Zhang Shixin leads [-] soldiers and horses, and he can really conquer Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces." ?"

Li Xingsu heard the words, thought for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, you don't have to worry. In my humble opinion, General Zhang will be able to attack Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. There are three reasons."

Zhang Shicheng's eyes brightened, he cheered up, looked at Li Xingsu and asked, "I don't know how the prime minister is so sure?"

Li Xingsu: "Firstly, the [-] troops led by General Zhang are the most elite people in our Great Zhou, and they are also the support of our Great Zhou's prosperity."

Zhang Shicheng was silent.

Li Xingsu continued: "Secondly, General Zhang must attack Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces."

Zhang Shicheng raised his head and looked at the calm Li Xingsu.

The others also looked at Li Xingsu.

Li Xingsu: "Your Majesty, and everyone, have you forgotten how the over 30 troops your Majesty now has come from?"

Everyone was silent there.

"Most of the more than 30 troops were forcibly recruited from the people. The land cultivated under the Dazhou rule has been abandoned for a long time because no one cultivated it. The army will starve to death. On the side of the Sizhou Army, we are no match for Dazhou for the time being. Moreover, if we go to attack the Sizhou Army in an all-round way at this time, let’s not say whether we can defeat them. If we take the lead in attacking the Sizhou army, I am afraid that our Dazhou will be rejected by all the rebels in the world."

"Once the Yuan army regards us as a major threat and deploys heavy troops to attack us, just like this time when Tuotuo led an army of 34 to attack Sizhou army, can you defend it? It will definitely be isolated and helpless, and there will be no allies outside. Strong neighbors, loss of popular support inside, Great Zhou will be in danger!"

Li Xingsu's words changed the expressions of everyone present.

Such deafening and thought-provoking words aroused the vigilance of everyone present.

Pan Mao came out, looked at Zhang Shicheng and said: "Since your Majesty raised his righteous soldiers, although there have been many dangers and obstacles, he has been stubbornly resisted many times. However, His Majesty is punishing the people for their crimes and freeing them from hanging upside down. Naturally, it is God's blessing, and the luck is obvious. And With Prime Minister Li strategizing and the generals assisting, this time General Zhang will be able to triumphantly and attack Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. Now Prime Minister Tuotuo of the Yuan Dynasty is leading an army of 34, and there is a fierce battle with the Sizhou Army. The affairs of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces must not be taken care of, and they will not be able to support Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. Compared with the [-] troops led by General Zhang, the Yuan army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces is naturally a My Da Zhou is even better. Please don't worry about it, Your Majesty."

Zhang Shicheng said to Pan Mao: "Pan Aiqing's words are very true, but what the king is worried about is not whether Zhang Shixin will lead an army of [-] to succeed. It depends on the cooperation of the prime minister and all the lovers. Sooner or later, Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces will be taken down, and the cruelty will be eliminated." , to restore peace to the world. There are two things that this king worries about."

Pan Mao: "I would like to hear the details."

"One of the king's worries is whether the Sizhou Army will participate in the strategy of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. You all know that the city of Jiangdu has already fallen into the hands of the Sizhou Army. If I want to attack Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces Provinces, you must take Taixing City first before you can plot Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. But near Taixing City, my Da Zhou spies have found out that Luo Mao from Jiangdu has already placed many spies near Taixing City. Obviously, this Luo Mao is also I have ideas about Taixing City."

"And if we want to attack Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces in Dazhou, we must take Taixing City. However, the Sizhou Army also has ideas about Taixing City. Can my brother Zhang Shixin successfully take Taixing City?"

Zhang Shicheng's words caused everyone present to fall into silence.

Seeing this, Zhang Shicheng continued to say calmly: "The second thing I worry about is that I feel that this way of conquest, no matter whether it is the enemy or us, soldiers or civilians, there will be many casualties. A pile of bones, how many rivers of blood flow."

Li Xingsu looked at Zhang Shicheng in amazement, and immediately said: "The benevolent king is the blessing of the common people!"

Other people also echoed: "The king is benevolent and good, and the people are also blessed!"

Zhang Shicheng waved his hands and said, "You don't have to choose nice words."

Having said that, Zhang Shicheng was still very happy in his heart, and the joy on his face was still not hidden, and it directly fell into the eyes of everyone present.

Hearing this, Li Xingsu got up and moved at this moment, and stood opposite Zhang Shicheng, and said: "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, clearing a sore will damage the skin, and treating a serious ailment with a strong medicine. Now your Majesty is a teacher of benevolence and righteousness, Eliminate cruelty to alleviate the suffering of the people, and return the world to peace, which is to act in harmony with the sky. There are certainly disturbances to the people, but if you can sweep away the brutality and clear the haze from the sky, you can return the people to a brighter world, so that the people of the world, future generations, and generations Peace and prosperity, the world is prosperous, comparing the two, which is more important, I think the king is wise and wise, and he will be able to judge. As the saying goes, those who achieve great things don’t care about small details, and those who make great achievements don’t care about small faults. The king’s revitalization of teachers really benefits the people and the common people!"

After listening to Li Xingsu's words, Zhang Shicheng finally smiled: "The prime minister's words are very kind, and I love them very much. I am a fool for a while. I hope that the prime minister will work hard and plan a strategy for the lonely, so that my brother Zhang Shixin can return home in triumph as soon as possible." .”

All the people at the scene admired Zhang Shicheng for his generosity, benevolence and virtue. They also saw that Zhang Shicheng was happy when he heard it, and he was really a magnanimous king. Go down to Taixing City, attack Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, and save the people from suffering."

For a while, the monarch and ministers in the Palace of Qinzheng were in harmony, and everyone looked happy, hoping that Zhang Shixin could take Taixing City and attack Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces.

The streets of Siyang City were deserted.

It was noon now, and it was time for Cheng Ying to lead five thousand troops to Qinghe City. Cheng De took Guo Xing and others to see them off outside Siyang City.

After Cheng Ying bowed to Cheng De, she got on her horse and gave an order, and the entire army of 5000 people headed towards Qinghe City.

Cheng De watched as the figures of Cheng Ying and her party disappeared from his eyes.

He thought that when Shen Shi came, he would also lead the troops to Qinghe City.

I only hope that when he arrives in Qinghe City, this Cheng Ying has successfully opened the gate of Qinghe City.

Everything depends on God's will.

On the other side, Liu Ren from Yancheng returned to his mansion after inspecting the defenses of Yancheng as usual.

When he came to the study, he found that there was a letter with a special mark on the desk in the study.

When he saw the special mark, Liu Ren opened the door of the study first, looked around, and was relieved when he found no one approaching.

He hurried to the desk, and carefully spread out the letter to read.

When he saw the string of Arabic numerals, he couldn't help but put his hand on the place in the third row of the bookshelf that was covered by several books, and then turned his hand around to the right, and the door of a dark cabinet in the study opened. Without the slightest pause, he entered the dark pavilion.

Inside the dark pavilion, there are mainly a bookshelf, a bed, several boxes of belongings, and several sharp long knives, long swords, and long spears.

Liu Ren walked to the side of the bed, bent down, groped under the bed with his right hand, and found a small dark locked box.

He put the box aside first, while his right hand continued to touch the bottom of the bed.

This time, he took out a key.

The key was aimed at the lock hole, and with a "snap", the lock opened.

After opening the small box, there was a book "Sizhou Law" intact inside.

Afterwards, he quickly flipped through the "Sizhou Law" against the Arabic numerals on the letterhead, and marked it.

Finally, he translated the plain text: Tomorrow at Xushi, the city gates will open and the inside should be closed.

Liu Ren looked at the plain text and fell into deep thought.

Obviously, this letter was aimed at taking Yancheng.

The only place where there is Sizhou Army nearby is Jianhu City.

Based on this, Liu Ren deduced that the letter should be from Li Dingguo.

Since it was Li Dingguo who came to attack, and it was Xu Shi who asked him to open the city gate.

It was already noon, and there was not much time left for him to prepare.

Thinking of this, Liu Ren decided to ask Zhang Shiyi and Liang Wu to drink flower wine together.

Only by matching what they like can they all be willing to go.

And Liu Ren has been in contact with Zhang Shiyi and Liang Wu for so long, and knows that they are all people who like beauty.

Moreover, the two of them often lingered in Yancheng Wenqingyuan, never returning home at night.

Although he had never been to Wenqingyuan in Yancheng, he had also heard from his subordinates that the women in Wenqingyuan said to the outside world that they were performing arts rather than their bodies.

However, if you can really afford the starting price, it is also possible to buy the first night of the woman there.

The key is to have money.

However, the money needed for a one-night affair reaches hundreds of taels.

Thinking of this, Liu Ren thought to himself: It's so damn expensive!
However, in order to complete the task, he can only sacrifice money.

After Li Sanqi took Yancheng, he went to copy the mansions of Zhang Shiyi and Liang Wu. He knew that there were a lot of treasures in the mansions of these two people.

This raid is a good job.

Even if he handed over all the proceeds from the raid, he could still keep a small part for his own use.

Of course, this degree should be controlled.

However, even a small part is worth it, and the hundreds of taels spent can be earned back.

More importantly, he can also report the ins and outs of the matter to the higher-ups, and apply for the people above to subsidize the hundreds of taels of silver for himself.

This kind of humanized application is said to be the first of the general.

In this case, he felt that after Li Dingguo took Yancheng this time, he would definitely make a lot of money.

Moreover, he will be promoted later.

However, after Liu Ren thought about it deeply, he was not satisfied with just winning a Yancheng and exposing himself.

He also wanted to help the Sizhou Army win more territory from Zhang Shicheng.

He also thought that after Li Dingguo took Yancheng, he would protect Zhang Shiyi and Liang Wu and fight out of the city.

As for how to get out of the city, he was going to write a letter to contact the Jueshengwei and say hello to Li Sanqi in advance.

Moreover, he had already thought about it, and wanted to stage a bitter trick in front of Zhang Shiyi and Liang Wu.

Only in this way can he continue to climb up on Zhang Shicheng's side.

The higher he climbed, the greater rewards he would get when the general wiped out Zhang Shicheng in the future.

Thinking of this, Liu Ren began to perfect his plan repeatedly in his mind, until he felt that there was no improvement, a trace of a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Afterwards, Liu Ren burned the letter, restored the dark pavilion to its original state, and went out of the study. He looked up at the sky for a while, then Liu Ren hurriedly called his two confidantes over, and ordered him to do so.

Then, using Jueshengwei's special contact method, he handed Jueshengwei a letter and told him to

After the arrangements were made, Liu Ren went to Zhang Shiyi's mansion and Liang Wu's mansion successively to ask them to go to Wenqing Garden with a relaxed mood, and took them to spend the night in Wenqing Garden.

Yancheng is not far from Jianhu City.

An hour later.

Li Sanqi received Liu Ren's secret letter through Jueshengwei.

After Li Sanqi opened the secret letter and found that it was a long string of Arabic numerals, he flipped through the "Sizhou Law" and translated the plain text.

After he finished reading it, he was a little shocked.

This Liu Ren really dared to think!

However, according to what Liu Ren said, he continued to lurk beside Zhang Shicheng, and the benefits he would bring to the Sizhou Army would be even greater in the future.

Moreover, Liu Ren also cited a few examples.

This convinced Li Sanqi.

He thought over and over again, and decided to agree with Liu Ren's idea of ​​continuing to lurk in Zhang Shicheng.

At the same time, he quickly wrote a letter, and asked Jueshengwei to try his best to send it to his eldest brother Cheng De.

Afterwards, Li Sanqi found some of the best archers in the Jianhu City Sizhou Army, and gave them some advice.

These people's eyes brightened when they heard this, and their faces were very excited.

Li Sanqi saw that these people had listened, and after warning them not to leak the secret, he asked them to go down and get ready.

Afterwards, Li Sanqi left the room, looked up at the sky, and counted the time silently.

(End of this chapter)