C51 The Grand Marshal of the Army

The Grand Marshal should focus more on strategizing rather than charging into enemy lines," Ji Cheng said, changing the topic. The Grand Marshal should focus more on strategizing instead of charging into enemy lines. This is one of the reasons. " He reached out and pointed around. "This person has too many covets. Recovering people's hearts cannot be done in a day and a night. Those who succeed must know how to judge the situation and be able to tolerate what ordinary people cannot. "

His master often taught him these words. Ji Cheng had followed his master's orders and followed the rules for more than ten years. At this time, he repeated it from Meng Xia's mouth, but Ji Cheng had a deeper meaning in his words. He raised his head and thought for a while. Then he slowly walked back to his seat and sat down. "General Meng is right."

Meng Xia's face suddenly darkened. "Those few..." Although they did not know which princes they were referring to, they knew it in their hearts. "If you really can't accept it, then..." Their palms were ruthless. "Kill!"

Ji Cheng jumped up from his chair with a whoosh. "General Meng!" His voice was extremely low. "What did General Meng say? How can I do that? How can I do that?" His expression also became extremely ugly.

"The Twelve Royal Highnesses can't do it, but they can." Meng Xia pretended not to see Ji Cheng getting angry, and sat down with his clothes in his hands. "I will only say it once, and I will not listen to you." He picked up a few tea bowls and picked up the tea leaves. "In the past dynasties, there were not many countries that were dyed red by the competition for the throne. Benevolence is a necessary virtue for the emperor. It should also be divided into righteousness and benevolence."

He drank a mouthful of tea and placed it on the tea bowl. "This Meng asks you, if His Royal Highness obtains the throne, what will he do?" Before Ji Cheng could reply, he continued, "Naturally, he will treat the people of Great Zhou as his own people. He will clean up the chaos of war and rebuild the good mountains and rivers with benevolence. Am I right? "

After removing the tension, Ji Cheng sat back down in his chair. The veins on his palm, which was holding the handrail, had popped out. The heroic spirit and anger in his chest were ignited by Meng Xia at the same time. Fortunately, he had been taught by Qii Liufeng for many years. He had learned to endure patiently and steadily so that he would not make trouble on the spot. "However?" He tried his best to suppress the raging flames in his chest and finally spat out a word.

"If the First Prince obtains the throne, what will happen to the kingdom?" Meng Xia adjusted his state of mind and returned to being respectful. "Your Highness naturally knows what is great compassion and what is little kindness. Today, I am only mentioning it. Your Highness, do you think this one did not say it." Without waiting for Ji Cheng to express his stance, he stood up and bowed respectfully as he left the tent.

After he left, Ji Cheng sat in a daze for a long time before getting up and taking out a paper ring from his luggage. He carefully placed it on the table and pressed it with his hand. "How can I not understand the righteousness of Little Ren? It's just that how can my blood and flesh bear to kill him?" He talked about the old history that the masters had talked about, and he had experienced all kinds of thrilling battles for the throne. Finally, he sighed and stroked the ruler. "If I do that, you will definitely cast aside me. If I don't do it, the blade will always float three feet above me. In the end, it will be difficult to calm down."

As he thought of Fu Si, this bosom friend of his, he was unable to befriend her in the end, and his heart inexplicably palpitated. After remaining silent for a long time, he said, "Forget it, forget it. It's not something that can be decided in a day or a night. I'll think about it and discuss it with you in the future."

Carefully putting away the ruler, a drop of ink and a drop of water, and a brush book, he wrote: In River City, the night sky on Mount Wang, the silver river and the moon mirror in the dark, and a rainbow in the evening bridge. The river below the river is born with the wind, and he sighs in frustration that the north tower carries the west wind, and his thoughts become empty!

This night, Ji Cheng was unable to fall asleep after going through numerous twists and turns, and it wasn't difficult for him to do so.

On the afternoon of the second day, he had to report that more and more commoners dressed up as men had walked out of Mt. Mang. From the back of the mountain. Down. Later. There were roughly ten thousand people in the crowd. For the next few days, there were men dressed up as commoners who went down the mountain, either alone or in groups of three or five. They did not bring any weapons, only a small bag.

After Ji Jiang received the message from Mount Mantang, he felt a sense of regret and worry. It was within his expectations that Zhang Province would be difficult to attack the capital. However, he was still worried about the real situation.

Ji Cheng saw his father's expression and knew why he was worried. He stepped out and said, "Father, there is no need to worry. Please hand over the troops of Mantang Mountain to me. I have my own uses when attacking Zhang Province."

"It is one thing for the surrendered generals to be willing to contribute, but it is impossible for them to attack Great Zhou with their troops." Ji Jiang shook his head after hearing this. "This king and the Imperial Advisor have already agreed that it is good to eat and drink well. It is fine as long as they are free at home. As for the subordinates, they will be stationed in the northwest to help the Great Minister guard the gates. "

Qii Liufeng naturally understood what his disciple was thinking. Seeing that Ji Jiang refused, he asked another question, "Could it be that the Twelve Princes have other intentions?" He waited for Ji Cheng to answer, "Yes." Then he said to Ji Jiang, "Your Majesty, there is no harm in listening to the Twelve Princes' scheme."

After describing the scheme in his heart, Ji Cheng cupped his hands and said, "The stability of the two armies is the most important. There is no need to persuade too many soldiers to surrender. Five thousand soldiers are enough."

After Ji Jiang heard the twelve sons' plan, he praised it greatly. Not only did it allow him to invite them, but it also eliminated a lot of doubts about whether the Grand Marshal could bear it.

On the third day, the door of the Mang Tang mountain stronghold opened wide. The guard general knelt in front of the stronghold with the surrender form in hand. Ji Cheng went to receive the surrender in his military attire. He then allowed ___ to wear armor and ride a horse into the middle of the main army. He then dismounted in front of the tent. He kowtowed to the King of Justice, Ji Jiang, and called him 'Submit'.

Qii Liufeng appeared with Wang Ling, and the official rewards that he had promised were all in place. After the ceremony, he would return two thousand of his former subordinates and head to where the official rank was. The other deputy generals each brought five thousand old subordinates to take up positions in the northwest. In less than a day's time, the eighty thousand surrendered troops were split up and merged into the vast army of the Great Zheng.

The people of the grasslands valued their promises. Anyone who went back on their word would be spurned by tens of thousands of people. Ji Cheng of Mount Mang was taken down without a fight. Even if Ji Jiang had concerns, he could only fulfill his promise.

On the same day, Wang Ling was announced. The twelve sons, Ji Cheng, were appointed as the Grand Marshal of the army, and he was given the Tiger Tally to manage the three armies.

After Ji Jiang received Tiger Tally, the first military order was: "From today onwards, the entire army of Great Zheng is not to indiscriminately kill the innocent. They are not to rob the people of Great Zhou of their wealth. They are not to slaughter and surrender generals. Soldiers who follow orders, those who disobey will be executed! "