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In July, the scorching sun shines on the earth. In most areas of Tang State, there is a man standing next to a cracked farmland. The man is full of sadness. The millet seedlings in the field are withered and yellow. The high temperature and drought have made these crops lose their vitality. , The river water he carried from three miles away could not save the lives of the crops.

"Daddy! Daddy! The lord has issued a conscription order!" An eight or nine-year-old boy ran out from a small village in the distance, and shouted at the middle-aged man from afar.

"The lord issued a conscription order?" The man raised his head, he licked his dry lips, his eyes were full of doubts, why should he be conscripted in such a calamity year?

"Yes, Dad, Uncle's family has also received a call-up order. Uncle told me to notify Dad quickly, repair the armor today, and go to the lord's place tomorrow." The boy's face was pale.

"Are you really going to fight?" The middle-aged man thought of something, and his spirits lifted.

The vassal states of the Great Qin Dynasty did not have many standing soldiers. Once there was a war, the local lords would recruit people from each household according to the roster. Of course, the ancestors of the common people on the roster were all nobles.

This middle-aged man and the uncle in the boy's mouth are brothers. Although their ancestors were nobles, their family status had already declined when they reached their grandfather's generation. When the two brothers separated, each family only had more than [-] mu of land.

Faced with the conscription order from the lord, the middle-aged man didn't dare to delay, packed up the farm tools and hurried home with his son, and asked his brother about the situation.

"Brother, did the lord's call-up order say where to crusade?"

The elder brother of the man in his 40s, with gray hair, is arranging the rusty armor, which was left by his ancestors.

"I didn't say where the conquest was, but let us go to Dadu with dry food and weapons and armor. My brother, go back and prepare. Tomorrow morning, we brothers will set off to Dadu to obey orders."

The middle-aged man looked at his gray-haired elder brother, opened his mouth, and asked, "Brother, the conscription order is for each family. Brother is old, why don't you let your nephew go to make contributions?" For the children of the down and out nobles, military exploits are often the best way to revitalize the family.

The gray-haired man looked at his younger brother and said with a wry smile: "I don't know which vassal country to fight against this time. I feel dangerous for my brother. Your nephew is only seventeen. I don't want him to be in danger."

What the gray-haired man meant was that he was not optimistic about Lord Tang's war this time. His son was still young, so he didn't want his son to suffer misfortune on the battlefield.Although I am very old, I meet the conditions of the conscription order. For this kind of war with uncertain outcome, it is better for him to go to the conscription. If I die on the battlefield, I have a son who has grown up, and the family will still return. Have a revitalizing day.On the contrary, if the only son is lost, the family will have no hope.

"Brother, is this conquest inappropriate?" The enthusiasm of the middle-aged man to go to the battlefield to earn military exploits and revitalize his family was hit. He has never been to the battlefield, but his elder brother was recruited by the king of Tang twice and participated in two competitions. The battles of other princes can be said to be experienced veterans. The slaves in the family are the spoils of those two battles. The tens of acres of land in the elder brother's family of a mature man are cultivated by these slaves. The conditions of the family are much better than his. .

"Unfavorable equipment, insufficient food, and low morale are taboos for war." In the two wars the gray-haired man participated in, the fief lords mobilized first, but this time there was no explanation for the enlistment.

"Brother, bring the strong slaves to serve as auxiliary soldiers." The middle-aged man felt depressed after hearing his brother's analysis.

"No, Brother Wei will only bring the thinnest slaves there, and the strong slaves have to plant a good field at home." The gray-haired man shook his head, and added to his brother: "Brother Wei has prepared dry food for the march. Order some food and save it for my sister-in-law and children, after we leave, your sister-in-law will take care of them."

At that time, the army had no logistics for combat, and soldiers prepared dry food, weapons and armor by themselves.

Tears flashed in the eyes of the middle-aged man: "Thank you, brother!"

"Hey, you and my brother have to take care of each other when we are on the battlefield. I hope you and I can return safely." The gray-and-white man sighed. He felt that his country was full of death, which made him pessimistic.He took the weak slaves as auxiliary soldiers to the battlefield, and left the strong slaves at home to farm, hoping that if he and his brother were on the battlefield, his family would not starve to death due to lack of labor.

The news of the conscripted soldiers walking on the avenues all over the Tang country was quickly sent back by Fei Ge, a spies assigned by Huang Zhong in the Tang country.

"The Tang State recruited soldiers to help Yi Ji seize the throne? Impossible? The Tang State Lord has such a handsome head?" Zheng Yuming didn't quite believe that the Tang State Lord would send troops directly, and helped Yi Ji openly.

It is not a fair thing for a lord of a vassal state to send troops to help another vassal son fight for the throne. If this happened when the emperor of Qin was still in control of the vassal states, the Tang Dynasty would be punished by the emperor's order to punish the princes.

"No matter how greedy you are, you will be covered up with a fig leaf. You will not send troops so directly to let the King of Wu change his crown." Chu Chaohui saw in his hand the information that Yu Kui sent back from the capital of the King of Wu. , Dr. Jiang's recruiting actions accelerated even more.

"Although King Wu is not in good health, he still has power. Most of the people in the capital are loyal to King Wu. Even if Yi Ji wins over Xi Sima and Doctor Jiang's private soldiers, she still has no chance of winning against King Wu. Tang Guo is like this Isn’t raising troops to help Yi Ji put Yi Ji in a desperate situation? No matter how stupid Yi Ji is, she won’t ask Tang Guozhu to send troops to help when she doesn’t have control over the royal court.” Zheng Yuming and Chu Chaohui speculated about the intention of Tang Guo’s sending troops, and the more they speculated, the more they felt the situation confusing.

After hearing Zheng Yuming's conjecture, Chu Chaohui suddenly laughed: "That's right, the most important thing for Yi Ji is to control the royal court first, and the military strength in King Wu's hands is her big taboo. I think the Lord Tang's sending troops this time is to let The balance of troops in the royal court has changed."

"You mean, the main purpose of Tang Guozhu's sending troops to Wu is to divert the army from King Wu's hands, leaving King Wu's court empty and convenient for Yiji to do things?" Zheng Yuming slapped the table, Yiji really had two tricks.

Chu Chaohui nodded, with approval in his eyes: "That's right, when Tang sent troops to attack, the King of Wu would only send his most trusted troops to stop it, and I'm sure that Huben under Xi Sima's jurisdiction would not be on the blocking list. "

Zheng Yuming frowned slightly: "In this way, after Wang Ting's army rushes to the border, King Wu will be in danger."

During the trip to the king's capital during the Harvest Festival, the King of Wu treated Zheng Yuming very well. Thinking that something might happen to this old man, Zheng Yuming felt a little uncomfortable.

"If King Wu is not dead, the situation will not change." Chu Chaohui's expression was flat. He agreed with Yi Ji from the bottom of his heart for making trouble, and hoped that Yi Ji would get rid of both King Wu and Prince Zhao.

"Should we discuss with Wei Shen now?"

"No! When the Royal Court's army is mobilized, we will discuss countermeasures with Wei Shen."

Chu Chaohui vetoed it outright, and it would be more reasonable to discuss it with Wei Shen when the Tang army approached the border of Wu and the Wu army went to counterattack.Otherwise, it will appear that he and Zheng Yuming are too smart, people who are too smart will not be liked, but only guarded against.

After Zheng Yuming and Chu Chaohui deduced and analyzed Yi Ji's intentions, Zheng Yuming stepped up the deployment of war supplies, and Chu Chaohui stepped up training for the army, sending the troops to Su Plain in turn for military exercises.The stewards of Nanbu and the valley felt a sense of impending rain.

In August, Tang Guozhu reorganized his troops and personally led [-] soldiers towards the border of Wu State.After receiving the urgent report from the border, the King of Wu was furious immediately. He wanted General Hussars to lead the army to fight back, but Generals Hussars was too old. .The kings of Wu were left behind by Bei Sima, who was born in the family of Hushi General, and Xi Sima, who had taken refuge in Yiji.

After Wei Shen received the latest information, he immediately sent someone to Nanbu to summon Zheng Yuming and Chu Chaohui to Dacheng to discuss countermeasures.

In the backyard of Ulsan Jun Mansion, the courtyard where Gong Ziguang lived, bursts of beautiful zither sounds came out.The person who played the guzheng was the artist Xin.

"Xin is not only good at konghou, but also good at zither music." The piece of music played by the artist Xin resonated in the heart of Gong Ziguang. His feelings for Zheng Yuming are expressed in this piece of music, which is deeply in love but hopeless.

Artist Xin looked up at Young Master Guang, his eyes sparkling: "As long as Young Master likes, Xin will play any instrument for Young Master."

"Alas! I will never hear my favorite again." Young Master Guang closed his eyes, and the figure of Zheng Yuming playing the zither on the sacrificial altar in King Wu's capital appeared again in his mind.

Artist Xin's eyes were extinguished, and he lowered his head, his eyes were as lifeless as dead ashes.

"Xin accompany Guang to have a meal." Young Master Guang looked at the pitiful appearance of artist Xin bowing his head, and couldn't help comforting him. Young Master Guang focused on Zheng Yuming, and his favorite music was no longer konghou, but zither music. It had been a long time since he had been summoned Artist Xin.

Some time ago, I heard from a waiter that the artist Xin gave up the harp and changed to practice the zither, and then summoned the artist Xin to play music in the house. The artist Xin is a musical genius. He has only practiced the zither for half a year. The best among music artists.As soon as the young master misses Zheng Yuming, he will call artist Xin Jinfu to play Zheng music.

Artist Xin slowly raised his head, with determination in his eyes, he smiled slightly at Young Master Guang: "Yes! Xin can be by Young Master's side, wish is enough."

Young Master Guang suddenly felt that Artist Xin's words were weird, but seeing Artist Xin's expression, his face was full of smiles and his eyes were gentle.

The people Wei Shen summoned were not only Zheng Chu, but also Wei Ren and Wei Ci.After Wei Shen decided to promote his son Guang as the head of the Wu Kingdom, he developed the economy in Dacheng, recruited more standing soldiers, and sent people to step up contact with the ministers in the Wu King Capital, especially the Hushi General and Wen Zai.Because Wei Shen arranged a lot of detailed operations in the capital of Wu, the news that Tang State invaded the border of Wu State, and the king's capital Dong Sima and Nan Sima led troops to counterattack soon reached him.

"Director Zheng, Sima Chu, King Wu is not in good health recently, and the Tiger Talisman order was issued from the bed. Now that the royal army is halfway through, will Yi Ji take the opportunity to make trouble?" Wei Shen didn't know that Yi Ji had any relationship with Tang Guozhu However, knowing that Yiji's ambition to support her son to ascend the throne has not changed, and the military strength of the royal court has changed, Wei Shen sensitively feels that there will be changes in the royal capital.

"Master Wenzai! Chu thinks that Yi Ji will probably choose this opportunity to strike." Chu Zhaohui stood up first to express his opinion.

Wei Ren felt that Chu Chaohui was a little too sure: "Is this timing a good one?"

"Because of the invasion of the Tang Dynasty, the army of the royal court was reduced by half. Yi Ji has Xi Sima and Dr. Jiang's private soldiers. Compared with Bei Sima and Wang Gong Hu Ben, Yi Ji has the upper hand. If she threatens King Wu at this time, she will send troops to kill the prince. , is the perfect time.”

Wei Ci retorted: "The Hussar General is still in the capital, he won't let Yi Ji succeed."

Chu Chaohui shook his head: "The General Hussars has no soldiers. If he leads the army to the border, then if Yi Ji makes trouble, the General Hussars will lead the army back to the capital without hesitation. The reason why General Hussars commanded the army, and the two generals Dong Sima and Nan Sima only listened to Wu Wang's tiger talisman. As long as Yiji controlled Wu Wang, she controlled these two armies. He will return to the capital at will, so Yiji will have no worries about making trouble in the capital, as long as Bei Sima and Hushi General are eliminated, Prince Zhao will be the meat on the chopping board, and Yiji will slaughter it at will."

"It's a pity for the General Hussars." Wei Ren sighed.

Both Zheng Yuming and Chu Chaohui remained silent. They would not go to rescue the General Hussar first. If the Prince was saved, the General Hussar would be a hardcore princeling. In that case, the Hussar would On the contrary, the general is the number one obstacle for Young Master Guang to ascend to the throne.But Chu Chaohui has given Yu Kui instructions that if Prince Zhao is killed first, General Hushi and Bei Sima will have to do their best to rescue them, because after they lose their lord, Prince Guang will be their first choice .

When Zheng and Chu were making small calculations, Wei Shen also had the same calculations.Because this matter is not aboveboard, the three tacitly agree.

"Master Wenzai! After Yi Ji gets rid of the thorn in her side, the young master is the next target she will deal with. I think Yi Ji is most likely to frame the young master by correcting Wu Wang's edict, otherwise she will send assassins to assassinate him." Zheng Yuming was worried. Take care of the personal safety of Young Master Guang.

"En! The old man has expected that now that the young master is not out of the house, the assassins sent by Yi Ji will not have the opportunity to harm the young master."

Wei Shen was very pleased with Zheng Yuming's concern for Gong Ziguang. After receiving the news from the capital, Wei Shen sent additional guards in Ulsan Prefecture. People in Gong Ziguang's backyard went in and out to check carefully. People who went to see Gong Ziguang should not even think about bringing any sharp weapons. Go in, his Young Master Guang will be very safe under such strict protection.