Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 199 Conditions
Wu Zixu looked at King Qi, his face instantly became gloomy, and his eyes were full of killing intent that couldn't be concealed.

King Qi stared at Wu Zixu, frowned, and said thoughtfully:

"Why are you so familiar with the deployment of the Southwest Frontier Army?"

Naturally, the deployment of the army cannot be hidden from those who are interested.But it is definitely not an ordinary person who can clearly know the number of Xia Guo's troops deployed in various places, and is familiar with the southwestern counties to such an extent!

Wu Zixu gave King Qi a cold look, and said:
"Wu Zixu, member of the Southwest Wu Family, met His Royal Highness King Qi!"

When King Qi heard this, his heart suddenly felt heavy.

Since the founding of Daxia, due to the confrontation with Yunguo, heavy troops have been stationed on the southwest border.

After hundreds of years of development, this southwest frontier army finally formed an intricate local force.These generals are entrenched in the southwest of Xia Kingdom, commanding the army, and have even cultivated their own forces in the court.

It's King Qi's temperament, when he came to lead the army as a prince, he had to be patient and dormant for several years, secretly dispatching soldiers from various places to dilute the military power of these generals.In the end, they took advantage of the occasion of attacking Yunguo to dismantle these generals and consumed most of their strength before they dared to actually remove them.

If the man in front of him, whose hair is a little gray and looks a little ageless, is from the Southwest General, then he can understand the reason why he is so familiar with the deployment of the Southwest Frontier Army!

However, King Qi thought about it for a long time, but he didn't think of it at all. Which Wu family in the Southwest General Gate did he come from?
After hesitating for a moment, King Qi could only frowned and said:

"Which Wu family?"

Wu Zixu sneered and said:
"His Royal Highness King Qi, it seems that my family background is not high, so I can't get into His Highness's eyes!"

King Qi opened his mouth and said helplessly:

"Well, that's not what I said, this king really didn't think about it..."

Xiao Cheng sat at the head, resisting the urge to complain.

If you really think about it, you'd be damned if you stepped on a horse!

King Qi paused, looked at Wu Zixu, and said loudly:
"It's just that you waited for the generals and allowed the private soldiers to plunder, causing the people to boil with resentment. In the end, you still want to coerce the court and escape the blame. How can you tolerate you?"

The reason why King Qi risked disgrace that day, disregarding the unspoken rules of the court, led the army to slaughter the generals.

First of all, it was indeed because of seeing Jiangmen committing such a crime, and his heart was not going well.

Secondly, it was because the people in the Southwest were full of grievances. If he hadn't beheaded the generals himself to vent the anger of the people, then the Southwest would have been in chaos long before the court reacted!
No matter what angle it is from, King Qi thinks he has a clear conscience.

Wu Zixu sneered again when he heard this, and said:
"Although my Wu family is a general, I have never participated in such dirty things. Before the war, my Wu family even organized private soldiers to guard the city. It turned out that because my family offended the local county magistrate, the county magistrate said a few lies , Your Highness’s army came, and disregarded the dissuasion of the people in the city, and slaughtered my Wu family... Your Highness has such a clear conscience, how can you be worthy of my father and brother who died unjustly?”

Upon hearing this, King Qi frowned slightly, and said hesitantly:
"This king doesn't know about this..."

Those who have been generals for several generations in the Southwest Frontier Army are the Southwest Generals.After hundreds of years, this group is really too much.If there are many groups, there will inevitably be good and bad people.It would be too arbitrary to say that there are no good people among the generals!

Coupled with the turmoil before, anything could happen, so King Qi didn't have the confidence to deny it at all.

Wu Zixu's eyes flashed with murderous intent, he turned his head to look at Xiao Cheng, cupped his hands and said:

"Your Majesty, I haven't finished talking just now. If Your Majesty wants to, you can allocate another [-] troops to me. In three years, I will be able to bring the southwestern part of Xia Kingdom to my Yun Kingdom!"

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng glanced at King Qi with a half-smile, and immediately said:
"Tell me!"

"Today's Southwest, people's grievances are boiling, and now the counties are still Xia land in name, but many people have expelled Xia officials. The reason why they came to talk with me, Dayun, is to transfer the frontier army back to suppress the people!" Wu Zixu said in a deep voice. road.

King Qi glanced at Wu Zixu with a gloomy face, then looked at Xiao Cheng, and said in a rush:

"Your Majesty Yun, the peace talks between the two countries have been decided. Does Your Majesty want to go back on his word?"

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng slapped his thigh, as if just remembering it, smacked his lips in pity, and said to Wu Zixu:

"Oh, what a pity! The peace talks with Xia Guo have already been discussed, so I can't go back on my word right away, can I?"

How clever Wu Zixu is, he immediately figured out what Xiao Cheng meant, his eyes moved, and he cupped his hands and said:
"Your Majesty, the strategies I offer will be effective no matter when they are used!"

"Oh?" Xiao Cheng said with a look of interest.

Wu Zixu cupped his hands and said:

"If Your Majesty gives me an army of [-], I will divide the army into three divisions and harass the southwestern counties all year round. In the spring, the horses trample on the fields, and the grain fields are burned during the autumn harvest. After this chaos, the people's livelihood in the southwestern part of the Xia Kingdom is withered. , Our army raided and harassed, and left the counties without food and grass."

"The people in the counties suffered from the military chaos, and there was hidden resentment in their hearts. If the Xia Kingdom is unable to provide relief, the people will complain, and the counties in the southwest will be like a pyre full of sparks, which will burn at a single touch! And the Xia Kingdom's relief will consume countless food and grass. , the national strength will be greatly reduced, just wait for the right time, I can help His Majesty send troops to the south of the sky!"

When Xiao Cheng heard this, he didn't express his opinion immediately, but instead looked at Yang Yanhe and Xiao Yu who were on the side.

Xiao Yu raised his eyelids and said very cooperatively:
"The counties in the southwestern part of the Xia Kingdom have a population of over 8000 million. If we provide relief to the common people, it would be a mountain of grain if we consume food in a day. And a 30-strong army that lasts for a year doesn't need to cost [-] taels!"

Yang Yanhe appeared to be a little more calm, he planned Xiao Cheng's actions today, he knew it clearly, and pretended to mutter:

"Your Majesty just read the report. In the past month, the prices of silverware, silk, and salt in the Northwest countries have suddenly risen, but the prices of war horses and spices have plummeted. If Your Majesty wants, [-] cavalry can also be collected!"

King Qi's face was extremely ugly, and when he looked at Wu Zixu, a murderous intent flashed in his eyes!
The strategy presented by Wu Zixu is really too vicious!
That day Xiao Cheng led more than a thousand troops, and turned the southwestern hinterland upside down.

If an army of [-] invaded the southwestern counties, did not attack the city but only destroyed it, and intentionally aroused the resentment of the people towards the court of Xia, then with the attitude of the people in the southwest towards the court of Xia, it would not take a year or two. The ruling foundation of the Southwest will collapse!

King Qi's face was slightly ferocious, he gritted his teeth and said:

"Since you were born in the Southwest, are you so ruthless to the people in your hometown? Do you know how many of your fellow villagers will die innocently because of your poisonous plan?"

If this plan succeeds, Xia Guochaotang will not be able to hollow out his family's wealth to provide relief.Under the man-made famine, I don't know how many people should die from the famine!

Hearing this, Wu Zixu just glanced at King Qi indifferently, and said coldly:
"The sun is setting and the journey is far away, I will go backwards and do it the wrong way!"

It's getting dark and I'm still far from where I want to be, so I'm just going to run amok and act out of the ordinary!

Although there was only one sentence, Wu Zixu's attitude was already revealed, which made King Qi's heart chill.

Seeing King Qi's ugly face, Xiao Cheng nodded suddenly and said:

"Wu Zixu, I want to unify the military affairs of the court and set up a military cao under the Shangshutai to be in charge of all military affairs in Yunguo. Would you like to go to listen to the political experience?"

Although Wu Zixu wished that he could invade Jinling City now and destroy the Xia State Sheji Ancestral Temple.But he also knew that it was impossible for the current Yun Kingdom to really start a war with Xia Kingdom.

At the same time, he is also clear that it is absolutely impossible for His Majesty to sit in the south of the world with such great talent and strategy.As long as he has patience, he will finally have the day to avenge his family!

Without further ado, Wu Zixu knelt down on the ground and said in a deep voice:
"My minister, Wu Zixu, is willing to be loyal to His Majesty and help His Majesty achieve great achievements!"

Xiao Cheng slightly raised his hand and said:

"Go back!"

Hearing this, Wu Zixu immediately bowed again, stood up and glanced at King Qi before turning and leaving.

Yang Yanhe and Xiao Yu who were on the side also got up with winking eyes and left the hall together.

When there was no one else in the hall, Xiao Cheng immediately looked at King Qi, and said with a half-smile:

"What you said just now is nothing but the wild words of young people. His Royal Highness Qi Wang is so generous, you probably don't care about it?"

King Qi lowered his head, lowered his eyes, and took several deep breaths. He didn't really calm down for a long time, but said in a slightly tough tone:

"Back then, this king also led troops to conquer the northern and southern borders, and made wild words about taking all the countries in the world into my Great Xia territory. It's just a few lies, and it's not enough to take it to heart!"

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng nodded and smiled repeatedly:
"Yes, yes, nonsense, don't worry about it... By the way, what is His Royal Highness asking for an audience?"

"Come here today because of the peace talks between the two countries..."

Speaking of this, King Qi caught a glimpse of Xiao Cheng's half-smile expression, and suddenly he couldn't continue.

Xiao Chengdu was doing this in front of him just now, and he talked about how to attack Xia Guo in person, and he even talked about peace talks!

King Qi no longer held back his temper, immediately raised his head, looked at Xiao Cheng proudly, and said in a deep voice:

"Your Majesty Yunhuang, I don't often play tricks, and I really don't like charades, so I'm going to be honest and honest!"

The corner of Xiao Cheng's mouth curled up, he sat up slightly, and said:
"Oh? King Qi might as well speak up!"

"Bian Liuyun, that is, the missing Emperor Ji Rou Ning, is it at His Majesty's side?"

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng frowned, nodded immediately, and said very calmly:

"Correct!"

What King Qi originally wanted to say suddenly choked in his throat, and looked at Xiao Cheng with some astonishment.

Obviously, Xiao Cheng's being so straightforward and frank made King Qi a bit incompetent.

King Qi's lips moved, and it took a long time before he let out a soft sigh, and continued:
"Sure enough, His Majesty should have known about the matter of Emperor Ji Rou Ning!"

"Yes, when the true and false princesses were poisoned at the same time, King Qi, you were too flustered and exposed too many flaws. Not to mention me, even the trusted eunuchs around me saw the abnormality!" Xiao Cheng remained the same. said with a smile.

Because Xiao Cheng didn't follow the routine, King Qi at this time was a little messy.

You have said all this bluntly, so how can I ask this king to speak next?
Seeing that he was speechless, Xiao Cheng stood up slowly, looked down at King Qi standing in the hall, and said in a deep voice:
"King Qi, you don't want your sister to enter the palace. In fact, it doesn't matter to me! As long as you can show enough sincerity, anyone can become Xia Guo's Rou Ning Di Ji! Anyway, in her life, It is impossible to return to Xia Kingdom, as long as I don't pursue it, no one will ask about it!"

Xiao Cheng only wanted a Xia Guo princess, and he didn't care who the Xia Guo princess was.

Having said that, Xiao Cheng suddenly smiled brightly and said:
"Of course, if I pursue it, hehehe..."

When King Qi heard this, his expression turned ugly, and he said:
"That's why the plan that the person named Wu Zixu presented just now is His Majesty Yun telling me, what will happen if you pursue it?"

"No, I'm just reminding you that there is bound to be a battle between me, Dayun, and your country, Xia, and it's inevitable!" Xiao Cheng said with his hands clasped.

As I said before, if the two countries were really at war, a Princess Xia who was the concubine of Yun Kingdom would be extremely embarrassing.In the harem of an enemy country, how could the fate be better?
King Qi immediately understood Xiao Cheng's deep meaning, his eyes turned cold, and said:
"Your Majesty's behavior like this, using a woman as a threat, has lost the royal demeanor!"

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng shook his head indifferently, and said:

"This is not a threat, but a transaction!"

In fact, with Xiao Cheng's temperament, he is not willing to involve these things on a woman.But King Qi was not sure about Xiao Cheng's temper, so naturally he didn't dare to bet with his sister.

King Qi was silent for a long time before he gritted his teeth and said:

"What does Your Majesty want?"

"Your sister, you come to make an offer!" Xiao Cheng said.

"The Embroidered Clothes Envoy is in Yunguo, a roster of lurking people and buying people!" King Qi blurted out.

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng frowned and said in doubt:
"real or fake?"

The embroidered clothes messenger is the secret service agency of Xia State.He is a prince, where did he get it?

King Qi nodded firmly, and said:
"The second-rank embroidered envoy, who was ordered to direct the secret affairs of the Yun Kingdom, served under my king's family. I can give you the list in his hand!"

Xiao Cheng showed a pensive look on his face, frowned and said:

"I always feel that you are so straightforward, as if the list is ready for me before it comes!"

This sentence really made Xiao Cheng right!

King Qi had long planned to exchange this list in exchange for his sister's freedom.

Because Feng Chu was not in Yunguo before, not many of the embroidered clothes envoys in Yunguo were his confidantes.Since the assassination, the Embroidered Clothes Messenger was useless and even suspected of doing it secretly. It can be seen that many of them have already found one of their brothers as a backer.

That being the case, then use the power of the Yunguo court to wipe out all these embroidered clothes envoys, so that Feng Chu is no longer restricted and can use his full strength.

King Qi didn't show anything unusual, he just said in a deep voice:

"Then, do you want it, Your Majesty?"

The corner of Xiao Cheng's mouth curved, nodded and said:
"Okay, I want it!"

　Originally, it could be uploaded before twelve o'clock, but the procrastination happened again, and I almost didn't want to write.When I came up and saw the comments, I suddenly felt a little ashamed, so I wrote another chapter...

　　Well, here are the long-lost two updates!

　　
　
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