Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 1107: Before anyone moves, the south is already in chaos

"South?" Wang Gou's heart moved, "Could it be those three kings that my lord is referring to?"

"It is the three kings, but now it should be said that it is two kings." Chen Zhi nodded.

"Two kings?" Wang Gou has been under house arrest for a long time. He doesn't know much about the outside world and doesn't have enough channels. He hasn't learned about the changes in the south in detail yet. "Is it possible that another clan member is in trouble?"

"No," Chen Zhi briefly introduced the situation, and then said, "During the Battle of Tongguan, the three kings abandoned the emperor and fled for their lives alone, but conflicts broke out among them, so King Yingchuan led a group of soldiers Ma, went south to Hanzhong and stationed there, and now the kings of Chu and Huainan are sitting in Guanzhong."

"There are also conflicts among the three kings?" Wang Gou was a little confused, "Is it because of the power struggle?"

Chen Zhi affirmed this conjecture, and he said: "Exactly, the original intention of the three kings in charge of the government was to drive away the Changsha king who was entrenched in Luoyang, but after that, the contradictions between them were difficult to conceal. He is the emperor's brother, and he is more likely to abuse his power, so he is gradually squeezed out by the remaining two kings. In order to gain an advantage, he even does not hesitate to collude with foreign enemies!"

"Is there such a thing?" Wang Gou looked shocked, but thinking that Chen Zhilian had told him such news, obviously in order to have enough information for himself to gain an advantage in negotiations and negotiations, he asked, "My lord asked me to go south this time to negotiate with the two kings of Guanzhong. Is it to agree on a policy of coexistence or to maintain the relationship between the general's palace and the imperial court?"

Unexpectedly, Chen Zhi shook his head and said simply: "The two kings of Guanzhong are not a court! Like King Yingchuan, they are the murderers of the emperor, and they are no more successful than Liu Cong, Liu Can, Zhao Ran and others. Let, if they are willing to retreat when you go south this time, that's fine. Our army will take advantage of the situation to occupy Bingzhou, and then accumulate strength to avenge the emperor as soon as possible. If they are unwilling, then it is better to take advantage of the situation and provoke a conflict. He also broke into Guanzhong, captured the two kings, and avenged the emperor together."

Wang Gou on the other side listened, and cold sweat suddenly broke out on his forehead.

He finally understood what the lord meant, and he dared to let him go. In fact, he was not negotiating, but provoking trouble. To put it bluntly, he just wanted to see if he could stir up conflicts between the two sides.

This is a technical job, and it carries great risks. If you accidentally lose it, you may not be able to come back.

No wonder Chen Zhi initially asked himself if he still had the guts to continue his mission.

While Wang Gou was thinking about it, Chen Zhi saw through his thoughts and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I don't just let you cause disputes. The situation in the south is very complicated at this time. Ran Zhan's soldiers Ma and the two kings' people have already fought, but both sides are restraining themselves. I think their intention is that they want us to give up one or two counties in the south of Bingzhou. If they don't know how to advance or retreat, they may not wait. You get to the place and conflicts have already broken out.”

Wang Gou immediately corrected his attitude, nodded and said: "I see, my subordinates understand, and will go back to prepare and try to leave south as soon as possible."

"Okay, I will ask someone to send you all the information collected from the south. You can study it first and then set off. This matter is not urgent."

After Chen Zhi finished speaking, Wang Gou came up with an idea: "I hope my lord can arrange for Brother Lu to assist, and we will go south together."

"Lu Chen?" Chen Zhi pondered slightly and nodded in agreement, "That's fine. You two complement each other. It's really suitable to go together for this matter."

Now that the matter was settled, Wang Gou didn't waste any time. After bidding farewell to Chen Zhi, he went back to prepare.

Soon, the people arranged by Chen Zhi sent over the battle report and the situation in the south.

There are a lot of them, ten volumes in total, densely written, and filled with sorted information. "The situation in the south is indeed complicated. This matter must be clarified before we can start." Looking at the ten neatly arranged volumes, Wang Gou read through them all night.

Early the next morning, Lu Chen got the news and took the initiative to visit him.

"Brother Wang, you are really good at making arrangements for me. Going south this time is not an easy job. You want me to accompany you to the tiger's lair and the dragon's pond!"

As soon as they met, Lu Chen said something slightly reproachful.

Unexpectedly, Wang Gou laughed loudly, and he said bluntly: "Brother Lu is not interested in this matter? Now the war is in full swing, but it is all the finishing work afterwards. How can we civil servants deal with this matter? There are not many positions that can take credit at this time, Brother Lu can't blame me, I found you a good opportunity, right?"

Hearing this, Lu Chen couldn't help but sigh.

Just like what Wang Gou said, this Youzhou army's westward expedition was an excellent opportunity to make meritorious service, but almost all the civil servants in Youzhou missed it. The first expedition.

In fact, not only the civil servants, but also the military generals also had doubts, but no matter how doubtful they were, they had to go to war. Once they found out that this was feasible, they changed their faces and became more active. On the other hand, the civil servants, when Behind Youzhou, listening to the news that kept coming from the front, everyone was happy and a little aggrieved at the same time, fearing that they would not be able to participate in the feast of dividing the state and merging the state.

In contrast, Wang Gou and Lu Chen have already received a share of credit due to their previous missions, and now they have received orders from Chen Zhi to go south to contact the soldiers and horses of the two kings of Guanzhong. Once everything goes well, they will gain credit again, etc. In the end, when it comes to discussing merit and giving rewards, it is definitely indispensable.

Lu Chen also understood the reasoning behind this. Hearing this, he did not insist, but just said: "We need to find out first what is going on in the south."

"That's what Wang means." Wang Gou didn't waste any time and pointed to the half-opened book. "You're here at the right time. You might as well take a look at these volumes of military information together. Maybe we can gain something from it."

Lu Chen nodded and looked together.

The two of them saw that another day had passed. During this period, Chen Zhi's personal soldiers came over and presented another book. It turned out that there was a new situation in the war in the south.

After dinner, the two of them stopped and immediately looked at each other.

Lu Chen smiled bitterly and said: "Listening to what you said, the general's intention of inviting us to go south was to lure the two kings to attack. But now looking at what Ran Zhan is doing, it is clear that a dispute is about to start. How can we still do that?" Is there any room for you and me to come forward? If this situation continues, I’m afraid that as soon as you and I arrive at the other side’s camp, we will be pulled out and have the sacrificial flag chopped off.”

Wang Gou also had a wry smile on his face, shook his head and said: "I never expected that Captain Ran would have such a bad temper. The other party just came to negotiate and put forward some ideas, and he would immediately tie him up and whip him hard. Once this news gets out, I'm afraid the two kings won't be able to come to power."

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