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For a time, there was only Wu Shu lying on the bed with his head up in the bedroom, Gao Qingyi standing with his hands crossed inside the door, and then two or three guards stood in the corner of the room to keep watch.

"Are you from Gao Qing?" Wu Shu heard the noise and did not move at all. He did not even take away the hot towel covering his eyes. "Nianhan's confidant... It is said that Nianhan saw Xiyin that day.

After issuing the political reform document, were you prepared to be Xi Yin’s deputy and serve as deputy prime minister?”

"The sinner is Gao Qingyi." Gao Qingyi bowed his head slightly. "This is indeed the case."

"How can you be so virtuous and capable as a deputy prime minister?" Wu Shi said with a cold air.

"Perhaps it's just because you are close to Marshal Du that you made such a joke?" Gao Qingyi answered sincerely, crossing his hands.

"Then how close are you and Nian...you and Marshal Du?" Wu Shu still lay there motionless.

"Marshal Du died at the Chancellor's desk. She Yema (the eldest son of Nianhan) heard the officers and soldiers surrounding the mansion in the palace. While crying, he took the sinner's hand and said that he hated the father and son for not listening to the sinner's words earlier, so that today

The disaster..." Gao Qingyi answered calmly. "That's probably the level of closeness, right?"

I don't know if the face towel has become cold, but Wu Shu finally pulled the thing off his face, and then revealed a pair of bloodshot eyes to glare at this person.

But Gao Qingyi just stood with his hands crossed.

In this way, the two sides were in a stalemate for a while. The ruling prince of the Kingdom of Jin spoke again, but his tone was a little weird: "According to Piaohe, Gao Dutong in the city had private words that he only gave to you and asked you to convey them privately?"

"It's just a reason for the sinner to ask General Piaohe to introduce him." After saying this, Gao Qingyi paused for a moment before sighing. "As for Gao Dutong, he just asked the sinner to tell His Highness the King of Wei that he was under the command of the 20-year-old Jin Dynasty.

The kindness of Nian Zhiyu will never bring shame to the Kingdom of Jin... Such words are not considered private words."

When Wu Shu heard this, he felt sad, but he also let out a long sigh on the couch, and then exclaimed: "Gao Jingshan is at least better than Wang Bolong..."

"The sinner has something to say." Gao Qingyi suddenly interrupted, and Wu Shu also glanced at the man coldly, but had no reaction. When the former saw this, he continued. "Wang Bolong's crime is unpardonable.

It is natural for the country to cause trouble. But when the matter has reached this point, judging from the sinner's point of view, Gao Dutong actually has an unshirkable responsibility... As the commander of the Marching Division of Daming Prefecture, he occupies his position and cannot assert his authority.

Everyone knows that Wang Bolong has not been able to control him since the beginning of the war, which is also a major reason why Wang Bolong harmed the country. What's more, since this battle, Gaodu has acted conservatively, which is also a major reason for Yue Fei's success. With all due respect, Gao Fei

The governor also has a great responsibility."

After hearing this, Wu Shu took several deep breaths on the kang and felt somewhat relieved.

You know, Gao Qingyi's words were actually a thought that Wu Shu had been pondering in his mind from yesterday to now.

It is certain that Wang Bolong harmed the country, but he is already dead, and even if he scolds him ten thousand times, it is impossible to relieve his hatred.

There is no need to mention Gao Jingshan's accidental balloon burning yesterday. It is really not his fault. However, he has been conservative in military strategy since the beginning of this war. Now it seems that this is also a major reason for this situation.

And to be honest, is Gao Jingshan really unable to restrain Wang Bolong? Did he use this bastard Wang Bolong as a target to win over Piaohe? What did people like Ali mean?

It is very possible that there is, because Gao Jingshan himself is not a noble person.

Even further, Wang Bolong was defeated and the morale of the army was depressed. What kind of operation would it be to seize the opportunity to send the elite troops in the city, especially the Bohai troops, out of the city at this time? From a small perspective, it is certainly to preserve the effective strength, but from a large perspective, it is

Don’t you want to defend the city? A Dutong is still thinking about his clan’s retreat at this time, and his frustration is written on his face, but he doesn’t want to defend the city and maintain the overall situation for the country. Is this ridiculous?

But the problem is, isn't Gao Jingshan still guarding the city? Even if Wu Shu has ten thousand dissatisfactions, he can't express them and can only remain silent. Or maybe he knows well that after yesterday's battle, all the responsibilities

It’s up to him, the King of Wei, to resist!

The speed cannot be shared.

Not only that, those people in Ba Lisu would only resent his inability to restrain Wang Bolong, and would also use this as a reason to demand Wanyan Benjian and other direct family households to further unconditionally obey the marshal's command.

Of course, after thinking about it, he felt relieved. After a while, Wu Shu turned over and sat up, but stared into the other person's eyes and said coldly:

"From Gao Qing, Gao Dutong has been kind to you, so don't make trouble. Wang Bolong is domineering and arrogant. In the final analysis, it is because Yanjing does not want Daming Prefecture to have too much military power, so it deliberately condones it, not to mention the Han people in Bohai and Liao.

That said... Gao Qingyi, I understand to tell you that if you have to find someone other than Wang Bolong to take responsibility for this matter, it can only be me, the King of Wei... Do you understand?"

"Understood." Gao Qingyi replied quickly.

"Tell me, what do you want to say when you come to me?" Seeing the other party's response, Wu Shu didn't bother to care too much and just urged.

"Your Highness." Gao Qingyi immediately spoke seriously. "I heard that yesterday Wang Bolong died in battle, and then the general offensive failed, so that the morale of the army was shaken, and people's mentality changed... Some people simply suggested taking advantage of the Yellow River to freeze, go south to attack Tokyo, and encircle Wei to rescue Zhao.

…Yes or no?”

"There is this matter...do you want to comment?"

"How can a sinner dare to speak up?" Gao Qingyi replied softly. "But I have a few things and doubts. If I can't talk to King Wei in person and ask, I will always feel uneasy..."

Wu Shu sneered, looking disdainful, but did not speak to stop him.

"First thing first... go south to Tokyo, let alone the risk of war, just say that Zhao Song's official family is in Hedong. With his temperament and Yue Fei's decisiveness in using troops, he can really encircle Wei and save Zhao, and defeat the six or seven people below Yuancheng.

Have the troops of Wan Song been dispatched?" Gao Qingyi didn't talk nonsense when he saw this, but without hesitation, he got into the essence of the problem. "And if Yue Fei cannot be transferred, we can gather the cavalry brigade in the wild to intercept... What is the purpose of going south? You can't do it yourself.

Do you want to make life difficult for the people of Song Dynasty? Is that just a child's anger or a military strategy?"

Wu Shu glanced at the other party. Although he still said nothing, his expression softened slightly.

"The next thing." Gao Qingyi couldn't help but sigh. "In Dajin, although the Jurchens are the leader, Wanyan is the main one, but since the beginning of the army, the sources have been mixed. In addition to the Jurchens, the soldiers in the army are Bohai people, Koreans, Liaodong Han people, and Yan people.

Yunhan people, Xi people, Khitan people, and recently they are still wooing the Mongol people... Among them, the Bohai people have a close relationship with the Jurchens, and they have always been mixed together, so that they are quite useful... But now, if Da Ta does not die in the wild, Da?

After the war, the guilty minister has no future, and only Gao Dutong and Piaohe are left... If even Gao Dutong is abandoned..."

"How to give up?" Wu Shu suddenly interrupted the other party. "If you go south, isn't it actually to save Gao Dutong? Wang Bolong's defeat was not a pity, but it also made the siege difficult to recover... That's all for the ice period.

God, no one knows how many days there are left to fight. If the military's morale fails, the next step will be worse than the last. If you continue to stay here and attack, isn't it the same as sitting back and watching Yuancheng besieged? In my opinion, it is better to go south.

The strategy of encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao is the real rescue!"

"Maybe it's a rescue," Gao Qingyi said calmly. "But the problem is, do the Han soldiers in Yuancheng think that King Wei is saving them? That day when Yue Fei came to the city, there was a rebellion on the spot by the Han soldiers. Now Gao Du is in charge

After sending many conspirators out of the city, the remaining forces would have a hard time suppressing the Han army in the city. When Gao Dutong decided to be loyal to the country, would the other people in the city still want to be loyal to the country? Wei Wei

Isn't the king afraid that as soon as he leaves Yuancheng, he will cause chaos in Yuancheng? When the time comes, Yue Fei occupies Yuancheng, and no longer restrains him, won't he be afraid that he will eat up the surveillance army in turn? Then cut off our rear route and food route, and make our army

Quick defeat?"

Wu Shu could not answer for the moment.

"Besides." Gao Qingyi continued to preach seriously. "Those Meng'an and Mouke who are from the Bohai Sea in the army have always been loyal to Gao Dutong, especially those who were sent out by Gao Dutong this time. Almost all of them were

People burst into tears with gratitude. Do they also think that King Wei went south to save Gao Dutong? Even the sergeants of other tribes. What kind of military strategy do these people know? When they saw King Wei abandoning Yuancheng and heading south, they would all think that King Wei was doing this.

Are you going to abandon Gao Dutong? When the news reaches Hedong, what will General Yelu Ma and General Yelu Nuge think? They have learned from Yelu Yu's mistakes... Considering the overall situation, isn't King Wei afraid of popular backlash?

"

Wu Shu instinctively glanced at the Grand Master's slave standing behind Gao Qingyi, and then looked at Gao Qingyi again, his heart full of exhaustion: "I heard it, you are not trying to find an identity here as Lio He said.

, but I am grateful to Gao Jingshan and want to persuade me to stay and try to save him... right or wrong?"

"Yes." Gao Qingyi knelt down and kowtowed directly inside the door, and then answered frankly. "The thing that a sinner hates most in his life is that he cannot save Marshal Du, and since Marshal Du's family is dead, Gao Du is in charge of the sinner, and he has such a way to save his life.

I can never let him down again... But King Wei, it has nothing to do with whether what the sinner said is reasonable or not!"

Wu Shu shook his head and retorted: "Then let's discuss the matter... As you said before, the Han'er army will rebel, the Khitan people cannot be trusted, and you Bohai people will become dissatisfied at this... Isn't the Great Jin Kingdom already in ruins?

Kong, nothing can be done?"

"This is exactly what the sinner wants to say today." Gao Qingyi spoke sincerely on the ground. "King Wei... Times have changed! In the past, the country was prosperous, and it became a country thousands of miles away in more than ten years. At that time, he acted naturally like a warrior riding a horse.

In the plains, you can do whatever you want; but now, the country is on the defensive. The troops of Zhao and Song Dynasty are attacking. Once they are defeated, they will be in danger of being exhausted. Doing things at this time is like carrying a heavy load on a high slope, so you must be cautious... Your Highness,

The sinner is not alarmist."

Wu Shu remained silent.

And Gao Qingyi also continued to speak conclusively on the ground:

"Your Highness, our Daikin started from a remote place outside the Pass and became a country thousands of miles away. The foundation is of course the Jurchen cavalry. But the so-called Jurchens are invincible if they are not more than ten thousand. This is certainly a compliment, but it also points out the core tribe of Daijin.

Isn’t it a matter of having too few descendants? Therefore, in order to achieve great things and fit in with the overall situation, it is inevitable that the Han army will increase day by day, or it will attract other tribes to join the army. And among them, the tribes will be mixed.

, cultures are different, so that everyone has their own agenda, this is a common occurrence, and it is also inevitable... It is not something that sinners just say today, nor will it not happen just because sinners don't say it today... sinners

Today, I am just advising the King of Wei to pay attention to people's hearts, isn't this wrong?"

Wu Shu calmly listened to what the other party said, but seemed to muster up some courage. He shook his head decisively on the kang: "What you said makes some sense, but Dajin is not like this. A country with thousands of miles, dozens of

How could an army of ten thousand lose its morale just because one of its ten thousand households was lost?"

"How could a country thousands of miles away and an army of hundreds of thousands abandon its loyal and famous city just because it lost ten thousand households?" Gao Qingyi retorted on the spot, but kowtowed again. "Your Highness, the sinner has two more words to say. Please be sure to say them to Xu Chen.

come out."

"That's what you say."

"Your Highness... Wang Bolong's incident also illustrates one thing, that is, the cavalry we thought before can be used as two, and the supplementary soldiers can be used as one, so 200,000 households can be used as the 300,000 imperial Song army...

...It's wrong! You can't think like this in future battles!" Gao Qingyi raised his head, stared at Wu Shu, and spoke hurriedly. "And if Dajin wants to have a chance of winning in the decisive battle, he can only rely on large groups of cavalry in the field and use large numbers of cavalry to fight in the field.

Use the cavalry’s field advantage to win!”

Wu Shu could not refute again.

"Finally, the sinner actually wants to say that whether the army will go to Tokyo to besiege Wei and rescue Zhao, or continue to try to rescue Yuancheng here, in fact, it does not depend on Tokyo and Yuancheng at all, nor on whether to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, or to rise up with courage... but

It’s about another thing…”

"What's the matter?"
To be continued...