Emperor Sun made his fortune from scratch

Wei Hongyang saw that Chen Ran put all the blame on Ma Yanbin, and he was unhappy, and said: "The reason why General Ma sent troops is because the second son holds a letter from an adult. "

General Wei still needs to be cautious, I have never given a military order. And Zitu is young, has no official position, and has no right to transfer the Jianmen garrison. This matter is obviously Ma Yanbin's own doing. Chen Ran said sharply.

Seeing that Wei Hongyang was not convinced, Chen Ran continued: "At the moment of the great enemy, Shu should be united. There are some things, I hope General Wei will not talk nonsense to the outside world.

Seeing Chen Ran staring at him, Wei Hongyang said helplessly: "The last general obeys the order, but the Sword Gate is important, and now there are only a few thousand troops, and the adults still need to quickly increase the number of troops in the Sword Gate."

"You don't have to worry about this matter, Nanzhong and Deyang still have a lot of troops. In a few days, I will add more than 10,000 troops to the Sword Gate.

Wei Hongyang said worriedly: "The last general thinks that Li Zhao's attack on the Sword Gate this time will not succeed. Perhaps they will enter Shu from other places, so adults should prepare in advance.

"You are too worried, since ancient times, there are only two ways to enter Shudi, Qutang Pass in the east and Jianmen Pass in the north. General Zhang of Qutang Pass is not a mediocre general. As long as you guard the Sword Gate well, no matter how powerful Li Zhao is, what can you do?" Chen Ran said.

Wei Hongyang left, and Chen Ran breathed a sigh of relief. Just in case, he ordered the execution of those who had imitated his handwriting.

Chen Ran didn't care about Chen Zitu's life or death, such a fool was no longer qualified to inherit the family business. The only thing he was worried about was how the imperial court would react. He went to Jinling overnight, and asked for permission to recruit troops in Shudi, and at the same time put the responsibility for the defeat on Ma Yanbin.

After doing all this, he wrote a letter to Chen Jin alone, in which he completely described the whole thing. Once this matter is exposed, the only one who can help him in the end is Chen Jin, who is the Zhongshu Order.

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Duane had been in Jinling for half a month, and he had bought a teahouse in the city. Use this as a base to find out all kinds of news.

What he is most concerned about at present is who will lead the army to Hanzhong. There are all kinds of news, some say that it is Shen Tian who is stationed in Lingnan, some say that it is Zhang Yanxia who is stationed in Mindi, and some say that it is the son of Liu Zhijie.

If you want to get more accurate information, you need to plant secret agents in the minister's palace or palace, which is not easy.

A subordinate in Chen Jin's mansion was bought by the Black Ice Platform before, but before he could pass on the information, he was beaten to death, almost exposing the Black Ice Platform stronghold.

A eunuch in the palace, when he went out of the palace to do business, went to rest in the teahouse. I wanted to buy it out, but later found out that this person had been bribed by others.

After these two things, Duane understood that it was useless to be anxious, and many things needed to be started from scratch.

Li Zhao knew that there was not much progress on his side, so he sent him sixteen words: conceal and capable, lurk for a long time, accumulate strength, and wait for the opportunity.

After Du An read it, he deeply admired Li Zhao, these sixteen words are simply too incisive. It gave him a deeper understanding of intelligence work.

By the end of September, the post of the right attendant of the military department that had been fighting between the DPRK and China for a long time finally had a candidate. Emperor Jiang Ningxian of Qi made an exception to promote Yang Fan, the assassin of Nanchang, to serve as the new right attendant of the military department. And Yang Fan is Wang Jing's cousin, who belongs to the third prince Jiang Yu.

The reason why the battle for the right attendant of the military department is so fierce. Due to rumors in the DPRK and China, Wang Zhuo, the current secretary of the Ministry of War, will return to his hometown next year due to old age and decrepitude. Qi State is respected by the "right", and once Wang Zhuo leaves office, it is likely that the right attendant of the military department will take his place.

This is the Ministry of War, the department with real power in the six ministries, in charge of the selection of military attachés, military registration, ordnance, military orders, etc. Traditionally, only those trusted by the emperor could serve as the secretary of the military department. If you have the military department, you can put your hand into the army, and it is difficult for people not to be tempted.

After Jiang Yu learned about this, he was extremely happy and wrote a letter of thanks to Liu Zhijie.

After Liu Zhijie received the letter, he felt that it was really ridiculous. Such an obvious thing can be guessed by a smart person. Prince Jiang Cheng has been jumping up and down these days, how could Jiang Ningxian not know. And the second prince Jiang Yan also has little hope, he has his uncle Zhou Zhaopeng in the court to help him with all his might, and his power is not small. Jiang Wei didn't mention it. Using the elimination method, it can also be guessed that the position of the right attendant of the military department must be Jiang Yu's person.

Just when everyone thought that this turmoil was about to subside, the news of Ma Yanbin's fiasco reached Jinling.

The 30,000 army, in less than half a day, was almost completely lost, shocking the people of Jinling. Both the government and the opposition realized that Li Zhao had the intention of scheming, and the affairs of Hanzhong could not be delayed any longer.

Yu Yizheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, took a number of notes in a row, and proposed to send troops to Hanzhong immediately. If it is too late, I am afraid that Shu will fall into the hands of the thief army.

Jiang Ningxian felt that Yu Yizheng was exaggerating, but he also knew the important surname of Shudi. There are dozens of cities and millions of people. If the Qi State loses the land of Shu, its strength will be hit hard.

Not long after, Shen Tian, the general stationed in Lingnan, was urgently summoned back to the court.

It is impossible for Jiang Ningxian to let the Liu family lead the troops, but the Zhaowu army is getting stronger and stronger. If you want to destroy it in one fell swoop, you need a battlefield general. Shen Tian, as his confidant, never participated in the war between the DPRK and China. Although his military exploits are not as good as Liu Zhijie's, he has also fought for many years and has rarely been defeated, which is suitable for leading the troops this time.

After Shen Tian arrived in Jinling, he did not delay and immediately entered the palace to see the emperor.

"Minister Shen Tian, see Your Majesty. Shen Tian arched his hand with a respectful expression.

"From Lingnan to Jinling, thousands of miles away, I was tired all the way. Jiang Ningxian said lightly.

"The minister doesn't feel hard, and it is the minister's honor to be summoned by His Majesty.

"You've heard about Hanzhong. Jiang Ningxian said.

"The minister knows about it.

"I'll just say it bluntly, if you are asked to lead the troops to Hanzhong, how many soldiers and horses will be needed?"

Shen Tian thought for a moment and said, "At least 100,000 troops are needed. When the ministers attacked Hanzhong, it was best for Shu to send troops from Jianmen to Hanzhong to contain part of the Zhaowu army.

"One hundred thousand troops!" Jiang Ningxian frowned, and said unhappily: "It takes so many troops to exterminate the so-called Zhaowu Army? Could it be that you have been in Lingnan for a long time, and your courage has become smaller."

Shen Tian insisted: "Your Majesty, Li Zhao seized Hanzhong, and most people think that he took advantage of the rivalry between the two armies of Qi and Wei to profit from it. But in Chen's opinion, the bravery of the Zhaowu army in this battle was not weaker than that of the Qi and Wei armies. Moreover, Li Zhao has nearly 70,000 or 80,000 Zhaowu troops, and some of the generals under his command are also brave and resourceful people. If they are to be destroyed, they must have an army of 100,000. Hearing

Shen Tian's evaluation of Zhao Wujun like this, Jiang Ningxian was a little surprised in his heart.

"Okay, I'll give you an army of 100,000. But you have to tell me, how long will it take to see Li Zhao's head?".