Plan to cut off the nine states

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Xu Chu and Huangfu Jie looked at each other dumbfounded. Xu Chu had heard that Huangfu and his son fell into the hands of the rebels, but he did not expect that he would become a "strategist." Huangfu Jie had no idea that he would see the son of a general in such a place.

The King of Avatar stood up slowly, holding a stick in each hand, and asked doubtfully: "You two know each other?"

Just as Xu Chu was thinking about what to say, Huangfu Jie pointed at him and loudly said, "Does your Majesty know the details of this person?"

"The guy Ning Bao'er sent to sue for peace said he was from Luoyang and his name was Xu Chu. What's wrong?"

"Haha." Huangfu Jie will not hide the truth for the other party, "Your Majesty has been deceived. This person's surname is not Xu, but Lou, and his name is Lou Chu. He is the seventeenth son of General Lou Wen, and the assassin wanted by the government. He is the accomplice!”

The King of Avatar was shocked, jumped back, almost tripped over the chair, and let out a series of weird calls and curses, "I also said you little pretty boy couldn't be an assassin... Come on, come on!"

Xu Chu stepped forward and held one of the arms of the King of the World, and said with a smile: "I assassinated the Emperor of All Things, so I was wanted by the government and took my mother's surname. Why can't the king distinguish between friends and foes? Why should you panic?"

A group of people rushed in, wielding swords and shouting.

King Jingshi sat on the chair, glanced at Xu Chu, and said to everyone: "Go out, it's okay."

Everyone was in a daze, and King Jingshi said angrily: "Why, can't I just ask you to come in once? Get out of here."

No one was angry and walked out of the courtroom obediently.

Huangfu took a few steps forward and said in surprise: "Your Majesty, you can't..."

King Jingshi pointed the stick in his hand at Huangfu's steps and said sternly: "You treacherous minister."

Huangfu Jie became more and more surprised and immediately knelt down, "Why did your Majesty say this?"

"You ruined my big job by urging me to take back my royal title."

Huangfu Jie was completely confused. Xu Chu, who was standing next to the King of the World, said, "The military advisor must not have done anything bad intentionally."

"Don't interrupt, I have to ask myself." King Jingshi looked up and down, which made Huangfu Jie feel scared. "The world does not belong to me, and the people do not belong to me. Use the court territory to seal me, the king of Jingshi Army, and let them replace me." I am expanding my territory, and if I am lucky, I can become a strong support, so why not? You have ruined all my God-given plans."

Huangfu Jie finally understood and looked at Xu Chu, "Did he say that?"

"I figured it out myself."

"I beg your Majesty to have mercy and allow me to confront this 'Mr. Xu' on the spot and tell right from wrong."

"Right, whoever loses gets a stick."

Huangfu Jie stood up, took two steps back, looked at Xu Chu again, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, do you think it's better to give him more royal titles?"

"Female the distant king but not the near king, and let the kings control one side to disperse the officers and soldiers."

"The World Army is together, but we still have to hide from the officers and soldiers - Your Majesty, please understand, I am not..."

"I like to hear the truth. You are right. We are losing more than we win. We have officers and soldiers hiding everywhere. If we gather together, we are no match. Now that we are scattered, doesn't it make us weaker?"

The King of Avatar has the advantage that he is willing to listen to anyone's words, and as long as he thinks it makes sense, he will regard it as his own idea and stare at Xu Chu instead.

Xu Chu raised his hands to the King of the World and said, "Since your Majesty likes to hear the truth, I will tell you frankly. Since entering the camp, I have seen that there are many people in the army, but most of them are old, weak, women and children. How many soldiers can really fight?"

"Millions of heroes."

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. With millions of troops, there is no need for military advisors, and there is no need to persuade the King of Wu and Yue to retreat. Waiting for the opportunity to fight decisively with the officers and soldiers is the right way."

"Well, one million is an imaginary number, but it's actually half a million."

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, an army of 500,000 is enough to sweep through several states in the north of the Yangtze River. There is also no need for military advisors or to persuade the King of Wuyue to retreat."

The King of Avatar frowned, "You kid, you have to force me to tell the truth. In fact, I don't know how many people there are in the army. Sometimes there are more, sometimes less. These guys eat what I have, take what I have, and kowtow when they come." Be patient and don’t even make a sound when you leave.”

Huangfu Jie said: "I have calculated that there are eight to one hundred thousand soldiers under the king's command, not counting family members. Some of them stayed in Qinzhou, and at least fifty thousand were brought to Luozhou. These days, there are another fifty or sixty thousand who have been recruited into the He army. The army of one hundred thousand is not empty at all, nor does it count as family members.”

Xu Chu still didn't believe this number, but he didn't ask further and said: "The king has one hundred thousand people, is there a general who can command an army of one hundred thousand people?"

"I am." The King of Avatar is never humble.

Xu Chu said with a smile: "The king is joking. The king is the leader of the generals, not the general who arranges the troops. Among the people under the king, who can lead an army of 100,000 alone?"

King Jingshi sighed, "Only Ning Bao'er can lead an army, but others can't lead thousands of soldiers."

Xu Chu said: "I therefore believe that the army should be dispersed rather than gathered together, and should be broad rather than narrow. Gathering together is precisely the shortcomings of oneself and the strengths of the officers and soldiers. Scattering the generals and making the officers and soldiers exhausted is a long-term solution."

King Jingshi nodded and said to Huangfu Jie: "What do you think?"

"I thought that once the generals are scattered, it will be difficult to gather them together. Who will be willing to serve the king again in the future?"

Xu Chu immediately said: "Your Majesty has accepted the mandate of heaven and enfeoffed the kings. Who dares to disobey in the future? Moreover, the most pressing issue now is how to defeat the officers and soldiers. If the immediate worries are not eliminated, why worry about the long term?"

Huangfu Jie said: "If you don't have long-term worries, you will have immediate worries..."

The King of Avatar waved his hand and said: "Stop it, Che Luan's words make my head hurt. I think Mr. Xu is more reasonable about this matter. Please try another way."

Huangfujie changed his words and said: "The so-called improper name means the words will not be consistent. If the generals are crowned kings and stand side by side with the king, who will listen to whom in the future?"

Xu Chu cupped his hands and said, "Now that you have been granted the title of king, the great king can proclaim himself emperor."

The King of Avatar immediately shook his head, "I don't want to proclaim myself emperor. The stick in my hand was given by the Patriarch Maitreya, and it's called the 'Tian Tian Che Di Killing Emperor and Destroying Emperor Stick'. If I proclaim myself emperor, wouldn't I use it to kill myself?" ?”

Xu Chu changed his tune just as quickly, "He can be called the 'ancestral king', which is different from other kings."

Huangfujie sneered and said: "The title of 'ancestral king' has never existed before, and what's more, one more word means..."

"Shut up." The King of Avatar raised his stick, not to hit anyone, but just a habitual action, "I like the title 'King Ancestor'. I mean, military advisor, why didn't you think of this?"

"I..." Huangfujie didn't know what to say.

"You don't know it in your heart but don't say it in your mouth, do you?"

Huangfu Jie's face changed color, "Absolutely not, I... this Mr. Xu studied under famous masters in Dongdu, and I am willing to be inferior."

King Jingshi laughed, forgave the military advisor, and said to Xu Chu: "You are really the lucky star given to me by Master Maitreya: Kill the emperor, help me, give me some clever ideas, and help me again. Previously, your father sent food and money to Qinzhou." , also help me, all of you Lou family should submit to me."

Xu Chu cupped his hands and said, "I am already in the King's army. As for the Lou family, I have changed my surname and don't care about their affairs."

"If you don't even recognize your biological father, that's fine." King Jingshi stood up, "Tomorrow you two go to see Ning Bao'er together, and you'll all be rewarded when the job is done."

Xu Chu did not want to go with Huangfu Jie, "It would be great to have the help of Huangfu's military advisor, but Huangfu's military advisor joined the World Army relatively late. Although he has the favor of the king, the King of Wuyue may not agree with him. I hope the king will replace him with someone else."

"It's annoying, it's really annoying. You are really Ning Bao'er's person. You always speak for him. Go down and wait until tomorrow morning."

Outside the court, a group of soldiers were gathering around the fire to grab wine and compete for merit. The noise continued and the city of Luoyang was about to be completely distributed.

Huangfujie whispered to Xu Chu, "What are you doing here?"

"He is wanted by the court and is on the run."

"These people..." Huangfu Jie took Xu Chu and took a few steps away, "These people are all a mob. Whether they gather together or disperse, they will be defeated sooner or later. My father and I endure humiliation and live our lives just to be able to return to the imperial court one day."

"I won't go back."

"Seventeenth Young Master, there is no need to hide it. How can the general not know if you go to assassinate him? When he comes to power, he will definitely call you back to the capital to clear your name."

Huangfujie didn't know the general's situation yet.

Several people came from the crowd, and the leader, Gan Zhao, said from afar: "Xue Zu let Mr. Xu out?"

Huangfujie immediately walked away, snorted coldly, and said in a voice that could be heard by others: "I don't believe you are really willing to serve the World Army."

Gan Zhao approached, watched Huangfu Jie leave, and said with a smile: "The Huangfu family has talents, and I have never seen anyone be so humble in front of Xue Zu."

Xu Chu smiled and said, "I advise the king to allow the generals to ask for the king's title as far away as possible in order to disperse the officers and soldiers. The king ordered me to return to the Wuyue King's camp early tomorrow morning to spread the word."

Gan Zhao looked happy, put it away immediately, approached Xu Chu and said, "I advise Mr. Xu to leave immediately, don't wait until tomorrow. Rumor has it that you are the son of General Lou Wen, and I'm afraid someone may want to cause trouble for you."

"I can't leave the camp without anyone to see me off." Xu Chu actually couldn't find Ning Bao'er.

"Wait for me here for a while." Gan Zhao turned to his companions and said, "Protect Mr. Xu here. I will go see Xue Zu and come out soon."

There were six companions in total, and they exchanged names with Xu Chu. They were different from the others in the army. They spoke more politely and were more humble. It was said that they were all local officials in the past and joined the Shishi Army together with Gan Zhao.

"There is no way. Lan Xun leads his troops and hides in the big city. He occasionally comes out to kill some people to claim credit, but he forces us to fight against the rebels. If we can't quell the rebellion, we will be whipped or even beheaded. We all have to rebel together."

"I heard that Lan Xun has become a general again. It seems that Luozhou is about to be in chaos."

A few people were chatting, and then a group of people came from a distance and shouted: "Which son of the Lou family is here? Let me see."

When Xu Chu was about to reply, several people around him signaled him to remain silent. One person said: "There is only Mr. Xu here, not the Lou family."

"Don't fool me. I heard that he changed his surname to Xu, but he is actually Lou Wen's son. Come, let him taste my iron cup. There are traces of his father's blood on it." The speaker was obviously drunk, and the followers cheered. The applause attracted more people to surround Xu Chu and others.

"Mr. Xu is an honored guest of the King of the World. If you want someone, go ask the King of the World."

The man cursed loudly, "I have followed Xue Zu through life and death. How many achievements have I made? Why bother to kill so many people? Get out of the way. If I don't get out of the way, I will stab you as well."

Xu Chu was able to speak eloquently when facing the King of the World, but facing these unreasonable and reckless men, he had no choice but to rely on the protection of others.

The two sides quarreled, but the numbers were huge, and the willing subordinates were obviously no match.

Gan Zhao squeezed into the crowd and laughed loudly: "What is Lao Qi doing?"

"I want to kill someone, kill the son of the Lou family."

"Haha, you haven't tried drinking alcohol before. Why don't you find an excuse to leave?"

"I am the best drinker in the world, who am I afraid of?"

"Don't be afraid. Let's keep drinking. We have to compete."

The crowd dispersed, and Xu Chu breathed a sigh of relief.

Not long after, Gan Zhao came back and said to Xu Chu, "Let's go now. I'll go with you to see Ning Bao'er."

Xu Chu thanked Gan Zhao very much and whispered: "Commander Gan, don't you want to stay and ask for a king's title?"

Gan Zhao smiled and said, "Let them invite me first, I'm not in a hurry."

Xu Chu bowed his hand and thanked him. You're welcome again.

Gan Zhao did not bring many people with him, a total of more than ten people, all with mounts, to escort Xu Chu out of the camp, without him leading the way, and headed straight for Ning Baoer's camp.

At dawn, the group came to a hill and looked at the military camp in the distance. Gan Zhao smiled and said, "The King of Wuyue has strict discipline and the generals..." His face suddenly changed, "Is that the flag of the officers and soldiers?"

Xu Chu also saw that the flags flying in the camp of the King of Wuyue were definitely not the miscellaneous flags used by the Jiangshi Army, but the colorful flags that only the officers and soldiers had.