Chapter 534: Dare to bully the Central Plains, which has no master
Hearing Tianjing's sigh, Wu Jue seemed to be thinking about something, and he didn't care about arguing with Tianjing unilaterally anymore.
The carriage was silent for a moment, but the sound of horse hooves and armor clashing outside added a sense of war to the silence.
After a while, Wu Jue whispered to himself, "I once said that Your Highness was a man of great talent and great regret in his previous life. Judging from Your Highness's experience and this not accidental fate, it seems that this time he has come to make up for that great regret..."
"Many causes and effects may have been destined since the time when Your Highness changed Ah Li's fate and insisted on saving him..."
Wu Jue knew about this cause and effect before, but he only realized today that the cause and effect involved were even deeper than he had previously understood.
Tianjing nodded slowly: "Beyond the laws of nature, there are also causes and effects... Nothing in the world is accidental."
Wu Jue was silent for a moment, then looked at the Heavenly Mirror: "Your Highness has come here to make up for the deficiencies in his previous life, but after a rough look at the horoscopes we have divined, it is indeed noble, and it is also compatible with Your Highness, but... I can still vaguely see that there is still a great calamity in his horoscope."
Wu Jue had not yet had the time to explain this in detail to Chang Suining.
Moreover, he had only observed it roughly and had not yet been able to make a specific prediction. At this time, he tentatively asked Tianjing: "Do you have the same experience?"
Tianjing nodded slightly, but then shook his head: "I can only see a few things vaguely..."
Now that the eight characters appeared, there was a clear connection with this world. Chang Suining was no longer a person who was completely unpredictable. However, the actual divination was a hundred times more laborious than that of ordinary people... After obtaining the eight characters, Tian Jing tried to touch them several times, but he always felt that his attempt to spy on the secrets of heaven was backfired, so he dared not rush to delve deeper.
"I thought you had some extraordinary abilities, but it turns out you only have a superficial understanding." Wu Jue snorted contemptuously, and took out a copper coin: "In the end, it's still me."
He began to cast the divining sticks, saying, "When I understand this calamity, I will try to help Your Highness avoid it or resolve it..."
However, when he cast several hexagrams in a row, the resulting hexagrams were vague each time, which made people frown.
Wu Jue's face gradually turned pale. When he was about to make another divination, Tian Jing stopped him with his hand: "It is difficult to predict the secrets of heaven. Why are you so eager to succeed? Are you going to die?"
"My fate is now tied to your Highness's. If I can't find a way to save your Highness from disaster, I will lose my life as well." Wu Jue waved away Tian Jing's hand and took out the star plate.
"This eight-character horoscope has just appeared, but it has just been handed to you, so it is not yet completely compatible with you... You are so eager to predict it, but it is just a waste of energy." Tianjing patiently advised, and said: "Wait a little later, when this eight-character horoscope is compatible with you, I will try to help you predict this disaster for you."
Wu Jue looked suspicious when he heard this: "Help me? I think you want to take this opportunity to share the favor of the adults?"
Tianjing smiled and shook his head: "I regard you as my only confidant, but you guard against me as if I were a thief."
Everyone disagreed: "How can we be close friends?"
Tianjing disagreed: "The path you and I are on is truly unprecedented and will never be repeated... If there is no one to accompany you on such a unique journey, wouldn't it be much less interesting?"
"This unprecedented and unparalleled road was paved by my master at the cost of my life...what does it have to do with you, sir?" Wu Jue looked like he was eager to protect his food.
"Of course, of course." Tianjing smiled and patted Wu Jue's shoulder, saying, "The success is up to you, I am just a spectator."
These words are really useful.
"Besides, you and the master have a connection in two lifetimes, and your fate is also connected to the master's. How can I take away this favor?" Tianjing smiled and said, "Look at the difference in the way the master treated you and me before we went out today. Isn't it obvious enough?"
Today, the two of them handed the note with the eight characters on it to Chang Suining. After reading it, Chang Suining invited Tianjing to go to Luoyang with him. Tianjing readily agreed.
Wu Jue immediately became anxious and asked in disbelief: [Master, you are not going to take me with you? ]
Chang Suining blinked, looked at Wu Jue, and asked in confusion: [You are going to go with me, do I need to tell you specifically? Don’t you have any luggage prepared? ]
Now it was Wu Jue's turn to feel guilty. He had been doing divination all night, so how could he have time to prepare his luggage? Facing the girl's innocent eyes, Wu Jue wiped the sweat off his forehead, smiled in panic, and hurriedly said: [Go and prepare it, go and prepare it! ]
When he ran to prepare his luggage, Wu Jue felt empty but happy. He looked at Tianjing with a superior look - see, this is what we call one of our own! But Tianjing's reaction was always indifferent. He had no intention of competing with him. Instead, he used this matter to comfort him.
Wu Jue couldn't continue to show his teeth when being stroked like this, so in order to concentrate his mind, he played a game of chess with Tianjing.
During the game, Wu Jue said casually: "When I followed His Highness on the march, the journey was long and I often played chess with others in the car."
At that time, most of the people who played chess with him were Qiao Yang.
After one round, Wu Jue opened the car window and looked at the powerful cavalry outside the car, thinking about the unclear fate in his heart.
The cavalry galloped on the wide official road paved with gravel and gray soil. The horse hooves swept through the golden fallen leaves on both sides of the road. The black military flag embroidered with the word "Chang" fluttered freely in the autumn breeze of October, like a soaring roc, flapping its wings all the way to the north.
And yesterday, after Chang Suining ordered the troops to mobilize, dozens of cavalrymen from Jiangdu delivered Chang Suining's order to the various states in Huainan Road.
A team of cavalrymen traveled along the Huai River and delivered the letter to Shouzhou, Guangzhou, and Shenzhou respectively.
Upon hearing that Chang Suining was personally leading his troops to Luoyang, Guangzhou Governor Shao Shantong stood up so suddenly that he almost knocked over his chair.
Since you have gone to Luoyang, you cannot enter the capital!
He had previously sent letters to Jiangdu, asking when the adults would come to Beijing. What was he trying to achieve? Wasn't it just a definite statement that the adults didn't want to come to Beijing! If he went to Beijing at this time, his safety would not be guaranteed, and he would be controlled by the court. There was no future for his rebellion!
Not having to go to the capital is already a great thing, not to mention that you have sent troops to Luoyang...
Going to Luoyang is great! What about obeying the emperor's orders or not? It's just a name. These days, everyone is fighting for territory. Whoever has the ability to take his own soldiers to take the territory will own it!
Even if we take a step back, Luoyang is right there, and if the King of Fanyang can take it, then why can't his master take it? Shao Shantong paced back and forth excitedly, holding the letter sent from Jiangdu, and his mood was like the New Year. After reading the content of the letter, he immediately cheered up and ordered the troops to be mobilized.
The Fanyang army expanded its power along the way, and its strength exceeded 200,000. Chang Suining recruited 100,000 troops from Jiangdu, not because she underestimated the enemy, but because she wanted to divide the troops into two routes. She led 100,000 troops from Jiangdu to the north, directly entered Henan Road, and took the road beside the Bian River to march towards Luoyang.
The other route was to order Shouzhou, Guangzhou and Shenzhou, which were located on the edge of Huainan Road, to gather 50,000 troops there, and march northward from Shenzhou to Luoyang. From Shenzhou to Luoyang, it was only more than 500 miles, and this was the closest place to send troops from Luoyang among the states in Huainan Road.
"Your Excellency is marching from Henan Road, east of Luoyang..." After Shao Shantong came to the army in person, he said to the military officer beside him: "We will lead 50,000 troops directly into Duji Road, which is west of Luoyang... Then we can form a pincer attack from the east and west with Your Excellency!"
Regardless of whether it is the adults' marching route or the marching route of their troops, they are all the most labor-saving marching methods from their respective positions to Luoyang. Such deployment truly adapts to local conditions and can ensure the greatest speed.
If a man who is so good at commanding troops and so familiar with all the marching routes is not God's chosen one to rebel, then who is he?
Shao Shantong increasingly recognized his master's talent for rebellion, and even felt that it would be a waste of talent if it was not fully utilized.
In the next two days, Gwangju quickly assembled 30,000 troops, while Shouzhou and Shenzhou each assembled 10,000 troops.
In this regard, Shao Shantong felt that he had foresight - he admitted that he had been a little reckless when he expanded his military forces earlier, but didn't it come in handy soon?
The lord needed to gather 50,000 soldiers, and he alone contributed 30,000. He has already gained the limelight for being the lord's right-hand man. If it is to be discussed in the future about becoming the lord's right-hand man, who else but Shao Shan can be compared with him?
On the day of reviewing the troops, Shao Shantong stood on the reviewing platform, wearing armor and carrying a sword. He looked majestic and heroic. His words were fluent and he personally beat the war drum to send the troops off.
As the high-spirited trumpets sounded, the army began to leave the camp with a huge formation and high morale.
Shao Shantong walked down the reviewing platform reluctantly. His attendants untied his sword for him, and then took off his heavy helmet for him.
The governor cannot lead the troops out of Guangzhou himself. The one who leads the troops is the Guangzhou military officer.
As for why he couldn't lead the troops to fight, the Governor insisted on putting on armor and going up to the reviewing platform. One reason was to boost morale, and the other... probably just to satisfy his desire.
Others may not know, but as the personal attendant of the governor, he knows very well that his master is a man with a strong addiction to rebellion.
He seriously suspected that the reason why the Jiedushi specifically stated in the letter that the governors of each state must not leave their posts without permission was mainly because he was targeting the governor of Guangzhou.
Shao Shantong looked in the direction where the army was leaving, his heart was so agitated that he couldn't calm down for a long time.
There were two reasons why he was determined to rebel. First, he had been dissatisfied with the current court for a long time, and he had an ambition to change the world.
Secondly, seeing that all the states were rebelling, he was extremely anxious. It was like the time when he was taking a ten-day examination and saw his classmates writing furiously while he could not utter a single word... Whenever he dreamed of this old scene, he would squeeze his legs together in a hurry to go to the toilet.
Rebellion is like sailing against the current, if you don't move forward, you will move backward. If you don't move, someone will come to your door one day.
Now seeing his master knocking on someone else's door, Shao Shantong's anxiety was greatly relieved.
Looking far in the direction of Luoyang City, Shao Shantong was filled with excitement, with a look of hope in his eyes like hoping his lord would become a dragon - I just hope so much, I just hope my lord will do well!
At the same time, after crossing the Huai River, the leading cavalry led by Chang Suining had marched more than 200 miles along the east side of the Bian River.
Last night, when the army was resting, Yuan Xiang led a dusty soldier to Chang Suining.
When the soldier saw Chang Suining, he knelt down, holding the letter in his hand, and begged in a hoarse voice: "...I want Envoy Chang to rush to Bianzhou to help!"
This soldier set out from Bianzhou. According to the original journey, it would take at least two days for him to reach Jiangdu. He was extremely anxious along the way, and kept thinking that even if Envoy Chang was willing to send troops to help, it would take time for the Jiangdu army to prepare... The situation in Bianzhou was so critical, could it hold out until the reinforcements arrived?
However, to his great surprise, he actually ran into the army of Envoy Chang Jie on the side of the Bian River! At first, the soldier even thought it was an illusion caused by his sleepless journey, until he saw Chang Suining with his own eyes.
Chang Suining took the letter from the soldier, which was a request for help written by Hu Lin himself.
In the letter, Hu Lin mentioned the current situation of Bianzhou and Henan Road, and also expressed his determination not to surrender to King Fan Yang.
On the way here, Chang Suining had heard that King Fan Yang had issued an edict to all the states in Henan Province.
At this moment, she held Hu Lin's letter and looked forward: "The traitorous ministers actually took advantage of the Central Plains being without a master and attempted to annex Henan Province——"
There was dissatisfaction in the girl's words, but to Luo Guanlin who was listening nearby, he felt that her meaning was more like... Henan Road lacked a decent master.
Others don't know, but Luo Guanlin knows very well that his lord chose to take the Henan Road for more than one purpose.
To quote Chang Suining's original words under the jujube tree that day: [Henan is a land of vastness and abundant grain. Even an upright person like me would covet it. How could the King of Fanyang let go of this piece of fat meat that is right in front of his mouth? ]
Therefore, long before the troops were mobilized, Chang Suining had anticipated the possibility that the Fanyang Army would interfere in Henan Province.
The people in Henan Province had already been in turmoil. Following the announcement of King Fanyang, many people secretly intended to defect. Xuzhou, which was adjacent to the Bian River, was among them.
Chang Suining's order to quell the rebellion was very public, but the news of the mobilization of troops in Jiangdu was only five days ago, and it took time for the news to reach Xuzhou. The governor of Xuzhou only heard about it yesterday morning.
When he first heard the news, the governor of Xuzhou's heart was beating wildly, but he soon calmed down. It would take time for the army in Jiangdu to march, prepare war horses, baggage and food, and it would take at least ten days to arrive...
And the day before yesterday, a secret letter came from King Fanyang, saying that the Bianzhou Governor Hu Lin seemed to have no intention of surrendering.
King Fanyang then ordered Xuzhou to send troops to besiege Bianzhou from the rear, and the Bianzhou army's retreat was blocked, so they had no choice but to surrender. In this way, the Fanyang army could take Bianzhou at the lowest cost.
After hearing the news that Jiangdu was preparing to mobilize troops, the governor of Xuzhou dared not neglect it. In his opinion, the most urgent task was to capture Bianzhou before Chang Suining arrived! Bianzhou was the only barrier between Xuzhou and Luoyang. As long as he took Bianzhou, he could unite with the Fanyang army in Luoyang. The King of Fanyang had 200,000 troops here, so he didn't have to be afraid of Chang Suining coming!
The governor of Xuzhou thought so, so he stepped up his military preparations and personally led his troops towards Bianzhou early the next morning.
However, he had just led his troops out of Xuzhou when he saw the scouts in front of him turn back. The scouts actually tumbled off their horses in front of him, panicking as if they had seen a ghost: "Sir... this is bad!"
The governor of Xuzhou was about to ask what happened when he heard the scout kneeling on the ground say, "There is a large army from Jiangdu ahead, led by Chang Suining!"
The governor of Xuzhou was horrified and said in disbelief: "How is this possible!"
What a fuss! He clearly heard the news that Jiangdu was going to mobilize troops just yesterday. How could it be possible that people would arrive at his doorstep today!
"I am sure I did not see it wrong! I accidentally fell into their hands, and they released me..." The scout's face was still in a shadow, and he said in a trembling voice: "It's because Chang Suining...she asked me to come back and convey a message to you..."
The governor of Xuzhou did not bother to ask anything else at this time, and hurriedly asked: "...what did she say!"
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