Plan to cut off the nine states

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Every moment, Cao Shenxi regretted his original decision. The "rebels" demanded excessively, and he had to try his best to satisfy him, otherwise he would be scolded later. On the other side, the officials who helped him complained endlessly. Cao Shenxi Caught in the middle, he was not human inside and out, but he had already boarded the pirate ship. It was not easy to think about it anymore, so he could only carry it on.

Cao Shenxi had a bottom line, that is, the Queen Mother could not be allowed to remarry under any circumstances, at least such a shocking scandal could not happen during his tenure.

But the rumors suddenly changed, and Cao Shenxi was tired of dealing with it, so he simply moved to the west of the imperial city, where there was an internal government office, which he temporarily requisitioned, and then summoned more courageous officials and eunuchs to assemble two to three hundred people. While continuing to govern the Eastern Capital, he also protected the Queen Mother's palace.

Fortunately, although the rumors were widespread, no one really bothered the Queen Mother. Cao Shenxi felt at ease and frequently sent people to invite the King of Wu.

Xu Chu stayed in the palace and had the opportunity to meet Cao Shenxi. Xue Liujia sent hundreds of guards to follow him, saying it was to protect his safety, but in fact he was afraid that his "son-in-law" would run away.

Two of the guards were Xue Liujia's cronies. They followed Xu Chu closely and refused to leave even if the King of Wu saw a guest.

Cao Shenxi couldn't control that much, so when he saw Xu Chu, he said, "Why are there rumors that the King of Descendants wants to marry the Queen Mother?"

"Who said that?" Xu Chu pretended to be confused.

"The King of the Avatar's people have come here several times, asking me to prepare the wedding banquet. One moment they want this, the next they want that." Cao Shenxi glanced at the two guards and recognized one of them, "You came here and said you wanted a wedding banquet. Ten thousand taels of gold are enough to support the newlyweds."

The guard's face turned red, but he refused to give in in front of the general. He raised his head and said, "What's the matter? Others want it, but I don't want it? Do you look down on me?"

Cao Shenxi had a good temper and shook his head gently, "Do you know how much ten thousand taels of gold is? Even if the emperor is still there, he may not be able to move out the gold immediately, not to mention the treasury is empty..."

"Don't do this. The gold has been hidden by you corrupt officials. You can't find it. Just wait. I'll find it myself in two days."

Cao Shenxi could only say to Xu Chu, "That's it."

"This is absolutely not the case. The ancestor's wife has just entered the city and she has already explained it clearly." Xu Chu asked the guard again: "What is your name?"

The guard did not dare to be rude to King Wu, "King Wu is too polite. Who do you think I am as 'Your Excellency'? My surname is Xue, and I am the nephew of King Zu. King Wu can just call me Xue Xiaoyi."

The name of the born king is Liujia, and his nephew is called Xiaoyi. They are indeed like a family, but another guard burst out laughing: "Your name is Xue Xiaowei, why did you omit a word?"

"You want you to mind your own business? Everyone should change their names. King Zu will add a word, and I will remove a word. It's just right."

The other guard was also a member of the Xue family. He just laughed, but the two of them were about to take action on the spot.

Cao Shenxi looked at Xu Chu helplessly and said nothing, but his meaning was very clear. He looked down on these "rebels" in his heart, but he did not dare to say it out loud.

The two guards quarreled for a while, and Xue Xiaoyi gained the upper hand, forcing the other party to stop mentioning the old name "Little Tail" and turned to Cao Shenxi: "We will talk about the ten thousand taels of gold later. I am here to prepare a wedding banquet for King Wu." ”

Cao Shenxi had long been accustomed to the strangeness, so he hummed and didn't ask any more questions.

Xue Xiaoyi made a bunch of requests, and Cao Shenxi nodded in response.

An official came in and said, "General Cao, we just found a batch of bacon, where should we send it?"

Before Cao Shenxi could speak, the two guards said in unison: "Send it to me."

Xue Xiaoyi said: "At least let me check it first. Dogs won't even eat meat that has been stored for decades."

"I'll go too, you don't know how to tell the quality of bacon."

The two guards pushed the officials out and asked the people outside to guard the door so that King Wu would not lose him.

Finally, there were only two people left in the hall. Cao Shenxi breathed a sigh of relief, "How many days can Dongdu be saved?"

"Every day counts."

"Their appetite is getting bigger and bigger. If this continues, the entire Dongdu will not be enough to feed them." Cao Shenxi glanced outside and said, "The opportunity is right in front of you. Why did King Wu turn a blind eye? Back then, you advised the general to be in time. Are you hesitant to start an incident?"

Xu Chu smiled and said: "Good opportunity?"

"I heard that the kings dispatched their troops to the west city, but they didn't return to the king of Shu, right? Since the king of Wu controlled the kings' troops and had an advantage in the city, he could kill the leader of the thieves in one fell swoop, so why did he enter the palace alone and throw himself into a trap? "

Xu Chu looked at Cao Shenxi and said with a smile: "This is not something General Cao would say."

"It's now, and I can no longer watch as I did before. I can't say that I don't have any responsibility for the collapse of the Tiancheng Building. The lessons learned from the past are there. Tiancheng is guilty, and the people of Dongdu are not at fault. I don't want to see Dongdu destroyed. "

"I have the same idea as General Cao, so I don't want to use swords lightly. Although the World Army is a ragtag group, if it is forced to have no way out, it can fight back vigorously. When the time comes, it will be a killing spree. The palace will be devastated, and the outside of the palace will not be intact. "

Cao Shenxi sighed, "I still don't understand. The imperial army clearly has a chance of victory. Why did those people run away?"

"The so-called authorities are obsessed with it. When General Cao led his troops outside, he could see victory, but the people in the city could only listen to the rumors and get themselves into trouble. Now isn't General Cao also suspicious, thinking that the Eastern Capital is in danger? Maybe wait a few more days, You will find that the ‘win ticket’ is still in your hand.”

Cao Shenxi was stunned for a while, then sighed again. He didn't know how many times he sighed these days, and felt that his chest was about to be empty. "When it comes to conspiracy and tricks, I am ashamed to say that I am not as good as the King of Wu. After all the calculations, it's just to get rid of one or two people. The world is so big, how long can the scheme last?"

"With the world in mind and the present in mind, this kind of thing can't be rushed."

Cao Shenxi was old enough to be Xu Chu's grandfather, but at this moment he felt very naive. He was speechless for a long time, and suddenly a voice in the wall said: "The King of Wu is becoming more and more notorious. I'm afraid it will be difficult to get rid of him in the future."

Xu Chu was shocked, and Cao Shenxi was even more shocked. He hurried to the door, peeked out, turned to the wall, and whispered: "Why are you so careless?"

It turned out that there was a secret door on the wall. It opened from the inside and a person walked out. It was the Minister Fei Bing.

Fei Bing bowed to Xu Chu, looked back at the secret room, and said: "The eunuch built this mechanism in the palace, but no one asked about it. Alas, how could the Tiancheng Dynasty decay so quickly when it was first founded?"

"If you get it improperly, you can't keep it properly." Xu Chu replied, bowing in return, "Master Fei didn't leave?"

"The big words I said when I stepped forward are still ringing in my ears. I am shy, and after thinking it over again and again, I decided to stay."

"Where is Tian Zhuangshi?"

"He went home."

"What are Master Fei's plans?"

"Let me ask you a few questions first."

"Excuse me."

"You Since you care about the world, why do you avoid the main road and take the small road? Although the small road has shortcuts, it will inevitably deviate further and further, and no one can walk back. "

Cao Shenxi was worried, so he went to the door to check the situation for the two people and reminded them: "Keep your voice down, people outside can hear it."

"Since the world is the world, there is no distinction between the main road and the small road, and everything is under the sky."

Cao Shenxi often found it difficult to understand the various rude requests of the Jiangshi Army. When he heard the conversation between Xu Chu and Fei Bing, he was even more confused and anxious. He didn't understand what the meaning of these two people talking about the main road and the small road was.

Fei Bing felt it was very important, "Although we are all under the same sky, there are also high and low. Otherwise, how can there be noble and humble? How can there be respect and humble? You compete with wisdom, and everyone in the world regards you as a counselor. Who regards you as the King of Wu?"

"As long as I can preserve Dongdu, who cares whether I use wisdom or force?"

Fei Bing nodded slightly, "What you want is the hearts of Dongdu people. You have also seen that the people who stay in Dongdu are afraid of the enemy and afraid of fighting. What use is there for you to get their hearts?"

"Get their hearts to wash away the name of a thief."

Fei Bing laughed, and Cao Shenxi at the door said anxiously: "Keep your voice down, someone is looking outside."

"The task is heavy and the road is long."

"I don't ask for temporary success."

Fei Bing thought for a while, "I will be a natural minister until my death, but I can help you in preserving Dongdu."

"Thank you."

"I have an arm, what is the King of Wu's arm?"

Xu Chu put his right hand behind his back and smiled, "It's not the right time yet, it's better to hide."

Fei Bing shook his head, "Forget it if you don't want to talk about it, I have nothing to hide, except... hiding in the wall. I have about 200 soldiers available, 50 are hiding nearby, and the rest live in the south city, ready to come at any time."

"Two hundred people are not many."

"Not many, but they are familiar with the streets and alleys of Dongdu, attack and retreat as fast as the wind, and the world-defining army can't catch up."

"The world-defining army would rather tear down the entire Dongdu."

"That's why I have been holding back."

Xu Chu didn't expect to see Fei Bing again, so he didn't include him in his initial plan, but now he thinks Fei Bing is very useful and needs him to think carefully.

Cao Shenxi at the door said, "They are back."

Fei Bing bowed his hand, returned to the secret room, closed the secret door, Cao Shenxi walked back to his original place, coughed twice, and said when he heard the door open, "These are the things, there is no way to get more."

Xue Xiaoyi and his men were full of bacon in their hands and on their bodies. If they were not wearing helmets, they would be no different from butchers.

"Good meat, tasty. Let's bring some to King Wu." Xue Xiaoyi said happily.

Xu Chu said, "You stay. I'm getting married today, and I can't have everything."

"Haha, since King Wu doesn't want it, we'll all stay. In fact, there are still a lot over there, but not enough for everyone. I'll let them hide it so that everyone won't come to grab it." Xue Xiaoyi thought this idea was great.

Xu Chu bowed to Cao Shenxi and said, "That's it. General Cao must come to the wedding banquet tonight."

Cao Shenxi could only sigh.

Xue Xiaoyi said angrily: "You are a surrendered general, you should be happy to be able to attend the wedding banquet, why are you in such a bad mood of sighing?"

Cao Shenxi shook his head and said nothing, Xu Chu said: "General Cao has always been like this, let's go back to see the ancestor king."

Xue Liujia sent people to invite the kings, but none of them dared to come. They all said they were sick or busy, but they sent a lot of gifts.

Xue Liujia was cursing in the hall, and when he saw King Wu coming in, he immediately put on a smile, "Ning Baoer and others are unwilling to come to the wedding banquet, what's going on? Do you want me to invite them in person?"

"Why don't I go."

"No, you are the groom, you must stay in the palace and can't go anywhere. I understand what everyone means, you were scared by me yesterday, so you dare not come. Okay, everyone take a step back, the wedding banquet will not be held in the palace, go to your home."

"My home?"

"Yes, aren't you the son of the general? There must be a place in the general's mansion."

"There is a place, I'm afraid there is no one."

Xue Liujia smiled and said, "King Wu is really generous. He didn't even go to his own home after returning to the Eastern Capital. I sent someone to check for you. There is someone in the General's Mansion who claims to be the General's wife and the King Wu's mother. She is willing to marry her daughter-in-law in the mansion. Isn't that good? If the kings don't even want to go to the General's Mansion, it's really unreasonable."