The Grandmaster Strategist Chapter 19: The strategy of fighting against Chu

　　　　 Li Zhi entered the palace with the servant. He had written a few days ago to ask for Chu Chu, but there was no response. Today, his father finally summoned him into the palace, and he was a little overjoyed. The discussion was held in the imperial study room. Emperor Yongdi Li Yuan sat behind Long Shuan, squinting his eyes slightly, and looked unhesitating, while beside him sat a beautiful young woman in palace clothes, in the chair on the left side of the book. Prince Li An, Prime Minister Wei Guan, and Wei Guogong Cheng Shu were seated in turn. Except for the first seat on the right, generals of Fuyuan Qin Yi and Qi Wang Li Xian were seated. Li Xian was still pale and a little sick, but The spirit is pretty good.

　　 Prince Li An, thirty-six years old this year, two years older than Yongwang Li Zhi, but he has never practiced martial arts, and he is not as glamorous as Li Zhi, although he does not look very old because of the good maintenance. There was always a trace of fatigue between his eyebrows. He looked at Li Zhi who came in from the outside with the fascinating heroic appearance, and a trace of jealousy flashed in his eyes. Li Zhi walked up to Long Shu'an and bowed down in the tunnel, saying: "The son of the prince sees his father." Li Yuan said: "Zhi'er, why is it so late?" Li Zhi smiled: "Before the son of the son came, I just received the spy report from Jiangnan, so I sorted it out. Take it over for a while, so that the emperor can have a look."

　　 Li Yuan looked at Li An strangely: "An'er, haven't you handed it the Jiangnan spy?"

　　 Li Ann smiled and said: "It must be the second brother who doesn’t know yet. Jiangnan’s spy has already come to me first."

　　 A cold smile flashed in Li Zhi’s eyes, and said: "The Jiangnan spy from His Royal Highness is from Liang Wan. The spy channels here are different, so there must be something that the emperor doesn't know yet."

　　 Li An looked terrified. He did everything possible to control the Jiangnan spy network. He didn't think that Li Zhi still had other information. How could he not make him jealous and coldly said: "That's it, the sixth brother attacked Xiangyang a few days ago. If the second brother also took out the information, I guess the sixth brother would not be defeated so miserably." He only cared about his pleasure and attacking Li Zhi, but he forgot Li Xian's mood, and Li Xian's eyes flashed a trace of sin.

　　 Li Zhi calmly said: "The younger brother only realized that our espionage network in Jiangnan was not complete when the sixth brother defeated Xiangyang for the first time. The map of Xiangyang's military forces we got was very rough, and it must be Xiangyang. The defender did some tricks when he was sent to the Ministry of War. It can be seen that the spy network that Ms. Liang is responsible for has been noticed by people of insight in Southern Chu. It is only due to the maintenance of the emperors and ministers of Southern Chu that they dare not remove them. In this way, wait until we If we officially start a war with Nanchu, our spy network will inevitably be destroyed. Due to this situation, the minister had to rewire. Finally, it was quite successful. His Royal Highness does not know the details. It is not that the minister blocked it, but the new wiring has just been completed. The results have been achieved, so I didn't support the sixth brother in time." At this point, Li Zhi glanced at Li Xian and leaned slightly to apologize. Li Xianwei shook his head slightly to say he didn't mind.

　　As soon as Li Zhi came in, they spoke with Prince Li An. Seeing that they stopped temporarily, everyone except Emperor Yong, the young woman and Li An stood up to bow to Li Zhi. Qi Wang Li Xian wanted to stand up, but Seeing the anger in Li An's eyes, he sat back again. Li Zhi sat in his seat and agreed to everyone. The beautiful lady in the imperial costume had eyes icy since Li Zhi accused Liang Wan, and when Li Zhi sat down, she said: "Listening to your highness, my nephew Wan, who has been working hard in Jiangnan, is still down, right?" See She spoke, Li An lowered her head slightly, with a smile at the corner of her mouth.

　　 Li Zhi leaned forward and said: "The imperial concubine, the children dare not arrogantly take advantage of the merits of Miss Liang. When Changle married away, the father and we both cherished Changle. Her temperament was gentle and gentle, so the imperial concubine sent Miss Liang to follow Changle. Li Zhi was also grateful for going to South Chu. Over the years, we have been so smoothly in South Chu. Ms. Liang has done a lot, but now that the situation has changed, Ms. Liang is almost in the clear, so the children had to set up another spy network. After the girl Liang is forced to retreat, we will lose control of Jiangnan."

　　 A faint smile appeared on the young woman’s delicate beauty, and she seemed to accept Li Zhi’s explanation. The smile that looked like a plum blossom after the snow made all the men in the study feel unconscious, but since she is a noble concubine, she is very He quickly looked away.

　　 Li Zhi saw that the atmosphere improved, and said: "Since the father has received the spy from His Royal Highness, he must have seen the "Book of Admonition to the Emperor"?" Li Yuan picked up a copy from the book case. The manuscript said: "Yes, this Jiang Zhe is really talented. Both the prince and the king of Qi recommended this person to me. I have seen his poems, especially the poem, the poem, a small song, that forced the king of Shu to death. , Really talented and peerless, I saw this Zhezi today, I believe that this person is not only a talented person, but also a competent minister, if Nan Chu reused this person, but the disaster of the Great Yong, now this person is removed from office, I must be able to Was solicited."

　　 Li Zhi smiled and said: "The emperor is right, this talent is indeed extraordinary. His son is in Shu, and his sixth brother has seen him in Nanchu. Unfortunately, this person has little fame and fortune, and he is also a loyal minister of Nanchu. Will not to submit?"

　　 Li Yuan nodded and said: "Yes, this king is also worried about this. Seeing this person's seal, he should be a loyal minister of Southern Chu, but as the saying goes, a good minister chooses the master and serves, I see this person's poems free and easy , Shouldn't be a stubborn person?"

　　 Li Zhi heard him say this, knowing that Li Xian did not tell Li Ang about his encounter with Jiang Zhe in Xiangyang, so Li Yuan would not think that Jiang Zhe might not return, he looked at Li Xian At a glance, Li Xian looked a little uneasy. Li Zhi smiled and continued: "Yes, because I got Jiang Zhe's seal this time, I checked carefully and found that this person is closely related to Prince Zhao Jue of Germany. He was the Counselor Zhao Jue. It is said that he was recovering from illness at home for more than two years, but he kept writing letters with Xiangyang. This time Liang Wan sent someone to assassinate Zhao Jue. It was the servant he sent to rescue Zhao Jue, and he also came personally. Xiangyang met Zhao Jue for the last time, and his son also found out that the new Southern Chu governor Lu Xin and Jiang Zhe also knew each other. Jiang Zhe did not reach the first place in the past. He was once the seat of Lu Xin’s son, Lu Can. Will be easy to follow."

　　 Li Yuan listened with gusto, while Li An and Ji Guifei exchanged glances secretly. It seems that they didn't pay much attention to Jiang Zhe. Li Yuan looked at Wei Guan and asked, "Wei Xiang, what do you think?"

　　 Wei Guan replied: "Your Majesty, don’t worry, now the Southern Chu is tired, and it’s only a few years to calm down the south. When the time comes, the world will rise and the sages will return naturally. Jiang Zhe is not a stubborn person in his poems. Yan Neng does not give Zheng Shuo."

　　 Li Yuan listened to his answer and couldn't help but open his face: "Wei Xiang rightly said that although this person is worth reusing, you don't need to bother too much. After the Nanchu is settled, I will send him to the court." /

　　 Li Zhi looked at the crowd and found that Li Ang and Ji Guifei both had faint expressions in their eyes. Only Li Xian was full of ridicule, knowing that his goal had been achieved, and he admired Jiang Zhe in front of everyone just to hide himself. It is difficult to avoid the attention of Li Ang and others if you want to secretly arrange to win over Jiang Zhe. It is better to show the horses and horses to show that they value him, then the eyes of others will be focused on Jiang. Zhe’s superficial talents, on the contrary, would not really understand the importance of Jiang Zhe, nor would he fight against himself for an “ordinary” celebrity. Only Li Xian could see through his own strategy. He also understood Jiang Zhe’s talents, but he must He also hoped that Jiang Zhe would be brought back to his account. For this reason, he would never expose what he had done. Next, he would only need to compete with Li Xian secretly.

　　 Li Zhi, who achieved his goal, said openly: "Father, the emperor's emperor, came to discuss the fight against Chu. I don't know what his father has plans?"

　　 Li Yuan said: "This time Dayong lost his army in Xiangyang. I am worried that Nan Chu will not be controlled from now on. I am going to send you to lead the army to fight against Chu. Now the Lord of Nan Chu is proclaiming the emperor, which just gives us the best excuse. We excuse that Prince De's bad intentions are unfavorable to my Da Yong. The excuse is too far-fetched. Now we are taking it for granted. What does Zhi'er think?"

　　 Li Zhi said: "Father said yes, now the Southern Chu military is in chaos. According to the original plan of the son, the army should be encircled and cut off the connection between Jingxiang and Jiangnan. It took several years. Slowly draining Nan Chu’s military strength and people’s hearts, but now it seems that if they are given time, their army will stabilize again. Without more than ten years, it will be impossible to take down Nan Chu. If the father allows it, the children want Take a risk and give Nan Chu a heavy blow, making them lose their determination to fight against my Da Yong, and then put down the resistance one by one. Although this may be protracted, within three years, the son can guarantee Nanchu returned to the territory of Dayong, and then it would take another twenty years to slowly regain the hearts of the people. What did the emperor think?"

　　 Li Yuan heard what Li Zhi meant. According to his thoughts, the most perfect thing is to smooth the South Chu in one fell swoop, but now it seems that South Chu still has something to do, thinking that he can conquer South Chu in three years Although the price was decades of turbulence, it shouldn’t affect the situation in the Central Plains, and by then, he would no longer have to worry about it. The establishment of merits exceeded all, and he agreed with Li Zhi’s opinion.

　　 Ji Guifei’s eyes flashed through her eyes. She knew that this way, Jiangnan would have many years of chaos and Li people suffered, but she did not stop it, because she knew that Li Yuan had already decided. She again believed that the master’s The decision was correct. Although King Yong was a talented man, in comparison, the mediocre Li An was more suitable to be the lord of Great Yong.

　　 Seeing that Li Yuan has agreed, Li Zhi put forward a detailed plan. According to intelligence, the military power of Nanchu is now dispersed. Because of the battle against Dayong, Nanchu strengthened its defense in Shuzhong to prevent Dayong from breaking through Shuzhong. The river went down, and Xiangyang received two attacks. The soldiers suffered heavy losses. In order to replenish the soldiers, the South Chu Department of Defense was almost stretched, and there was a long line of defense against the Yangtze River. It can be said that Nanchu is now in a situation where it is strong outside and inside. Li Zhi proposed that he first launched an attack and siege from two places in Shuzhong and Xiangyang, allowing Nanchu to concentrate on the two battles. Then he brought a fine rider to break through the Yangtze River and advance Jianye. According to common sense, Jianye City did not attack for a few months. Those who don’t come down, a few months are enough time for the Southern Chu army to cut off Li Zhi’s rear road and Qin Wang Jianye, but now Jianye is empty, and then using Dayong’s internal response in Jianye, Li Zhi is confident that it can be within a few days. Conquering Jianye, and then plundering Nanchu royal family and hundreds of officials to Dayong, when the Nanchu group of dragons will have no leader, not to mention that even the capital city has been breached, and the country's lord is captured, which can greatly damage the morale of Nanchu, even if they stand separately After the country's lord, it is difficult to fight against Dayong anymore, and then Dayong can squeeze Jiangnan in the name of Zhao Jia. Although this plan would actually take more time to completely rule Jiangnan, and there would be more troubles, Li Yuan hoped that Nan Chu would become a minister earlier, so he agreed to this plan.

　　 Although Li Ann is not very proficient in the military, he also knows the consequences, but thought that if Li Zhi completely conquered Nanchu, his reserve position would not be kept. Li Xian attacked Nanchu this time. After losing, I thought that it might be possible to hide their faces in this way, so neither of them opposed. Although Wei Guogong Cheng Shu and Fuyuan General Qin Yi disagree, they all understand the mystery, and they know that they are against it. It's no use, that's it, such a plan of attacking Chu that was criticized by later generations that did not conform to the art of war was passed. Except for Li Zhi and Shi Yu, no one knew that Li Zhi's biggest purpose was to get Jiang Zhe alone.

　　 Everyone has negotiated, and Li Yuan sighed and said: "Zhi'er, this time you attack Jianye, you must ensure the safety of Changle, and you must bring her back safely. For Dayong, she has sacrificed too much, I I'm sorry for her."

　　 Li Zhi sighed slightly. Princess Changle is the love daughter of the emperor. His mother's eldest grandson and noble concubine are known for their virtues. Changle herself is dignified and gentle. Therefore, Changle is the most favored by the emperor. Li Xian, the fourth son of the grandson noble concubine, wanted to protect Li Yuan. After being killed by an assassin, the seventh emperor Li Jin died at a young age, so in order to comfort the eldest grandson and concubine, the father promised that Princess Changle and the concubine could choose a son-in-law by himself. Princess Changle already had a favorite, and his father agreed to do it for her. But because he wanted to marry Nanchu well, the emperor ordered Changle to marry the prince Zhao Jia of Nanchu. At that time, the grandson noble concubine cried in front of the emperor and said that Dayong and Nanchu would turn back sooner or later. Place. But the father and the emperor made up his mind. The desperate look in the eyes of Princess Changle when he was parting made Li Zhi still remember it. Although he cleverly arranged to let the Yong girl compete for Zhao Jia’s favor, to avoid the relationship between Princess Changle and Zhao Jia too much, but When he knew that Princess Changle lived in almost seclusion, he still regretted it, especially when he knew that Princess Changle was pregnant, and after thinking about destroying the child several times, Li Zhi could almost see Changle’s grief and despair. She knew exactly how this child would be How cruel everything will be faced in the future, that's why I made this determination.

　　 Thinking of this, Li Zhi categorically said: "Father, don’t worry, this time the son will take the imperial sister back. The imperial sister has sacrificed a lot for me, and the son will ensure her safety and bring the imperial sister back. In my father’s knees, I will be happy."

　　 Li Yuan sighed and said: "After taking it back, after a while, I will choose another son-in-law for Changle, so that she will not be so young and widowed."

　　 Everyone hesitated for a while, Wei Guan said: "Your Majesty will do whatever you want, but if Zhao Jiaruo is captured here, he still needs to use his name in a short time. The princess is the queen of Nanchu. If your majesty openly chooses a son-in-law for the princess, Nan Chu subjects must gnash their teeth and hate Dayong."

　　 Li Yuan said angrily: "Is it possible that my daughter will never suffer?"

　　 Wei Guanyu is speechless. In his opinion, it does not matter whether Princess Changle is happy or not, but he dare not say that.

　　 Li Ang said roundly: "Father, Wei Xiang also makes sense. Instead, let’s choose a good husband and wife for the emperor’s sister first, and let them secretly enter into a marriage contract. After a few years, Nanchu will be slightly settled. After Zhao Jia had no effect, he married the emperor's sister in a fair way."

　　 Li Yuan nodded slightly and said: "Let's do it, don't spread this matter, wait until Changle comes back to talk about it. Okay, I'm a little tired, you go."

　　 Li An, Li Zhi, Li Xian, Wei Guan, Cheng Shu, and Qin Yi all got up to say goodbye, Ji Guifei helped Li Yuan out of the royal study room. Everyone also left. Li Xian did not go with Li Ang, but deliberately stayed behind and said to Li Zhi, "Second brother, do you think Jiang Zhe will definitely follow you?"

　　 Li Zhi said lightly: "Why, the sixth brother also wants to keep him under his command."

　　 Li Xian eagerly said: "Second brother, that Jiang Zhe, I think it's a match at first sight. You have a lot of commanders and generals. Give me Jiang Zhe."

　　 Li Zhi smiled slightly: "Do you think he will vote for you if he doesn't vote for me?"

　　 Li Xian said: "I think this kid is quite knowledgeable about current affairs sometimes~ IndoMTL.com~ If he is willing to vote for me, I will worship him as a teacher. He will follow his words and he will definitely agree. Fight with me."

　　 Li Zhi smiled bitterly. Unexpectedly, Li Xian handed it in such a hand in hand. He didn’t want to argue with Li Xian, so he said: “I don’t know whether he will return to Dayong. We’re fighting too early, right. , When will you and Miss Qin get married?"

　　 Li Xian said with a smile: "I'm not in a hurry, anyway, the status has been decided, Qin Zheng's master and father want me to hurry, so they are preparing for the wedding next month."

　　 Li Zhi smiled and said: "Then I can't make it back, you, it has been delayed for several years, but Miss Qin is waiting for you."

　　 Li Xianchi said: "If it weren’t for Gui Guifei Ji’s urging the emperor to make an order, I’d like to wait. There are so many beauties outside, how can I be too busy? The Liu Piaoxiang I saw last time in Nanchu, It’s really a natural stunner. If it’s not for Qin Zheng, I can get it. Second brother, when you arrive in Nanchu this time, you might as well go and see her. She is really a peerless beauty, a fake woman like Liang Wan, better than nothing. What about her, woman, why do you worry about the country and the people?"

　　 Li Zhi smiled and said: "Well, I will tell my younger brother and sister to go, let her know that you look down on her." Li Xian hurriedly told forgiveness.

　　 Although Li Zhi is smiling, his heart is cold. Ang Lee now has the support of Feng Yimen and the help of Li Xian. If Li Xian becomes more mature, then Ang Li can really fight against him. Not relying on his father's favor, thinking of the increasingly dangerous situation around him, Li Zhi once again determined that he must get Jiang Zhe, and he needs a support that can help him break through numerous obstacles.

　　In September of the first year of Hua, Emperor Yong Li, Li Zhi, offered policies to pacify Chu and led an army of 400,000 to go south, and Jingxiang shook.

　　——"The Southern Dynasties Chu History·The Biography of Chuyang King"