The woodcutter sang a long song and attracted everyone's attention, so that the man behind him carrying a fishing basket seemed to be his shadow and was ignored by everyone. When he arrived in front of everyone, before he could speak, Xiao Bailang had already jumped out: "Wang Yang'er, do you know your grandfather and me?" The woodcutter looked at him sideways and said disdainfully: "How can I not recognize my defeated general? How could I not recognize him?" I haven¡¯t seen you for years. How fat are you now? How can you still run on the court?¡± Mr. Cai has always been rare." "Mr. Cai glanced at Xiao Bailang, and then turned to Ye Chang, his expression became cold: "But Ambassador Ye is here?" "It's just Ye Chang." Ah, this is the dog slave traitor." Hearing him say this, Wang Yang'er immediately jumped over, waved his hand and punched Ye Chang on the head. Ye Chang was on guard for a long time and took a step back. Shan Zhi beside him stretched out his hand and intertwined his arms with Wang Yang'er. The two of them grabbed each other at the same time, exhaled loudly, and with a whoosh, Shan Zhi's body flew out. , and fell a full two feet away. Ye Chang frowned, and everyone who followed was also shocked. " Shanzhi's magical power is unparalleled among Ye Chang's men, and he is also proficient in martial arts. Even a brave general like Nan Jiyun would shy away from fighting alone. He has always been the only one to throw others down, and he has never seen anyone gain the upper hand over him in wrestling, but today he was thrown out by the bearded man. However, the bearded man also suffered a little loss, so his body stiffened and he did not have time to take advantage of the opportunity. Chasing Ye Chang. Li Bai, who was next to Ye Chang, had drawn his sword in his hand and stood in front of Ye Chang. The sword glowed like a snake core. Li Bai was by no means a pedantic scholar who only knew how to read and write poems. He could lift a sword when he got on a horse, and he could lift a pen when he got off his horse. His swordsmanship It was also exquisite, and he also had the courage and determination to kill, so the sword light forced the bearded man to stop. "You thief, wait until grandpa comes with the weapon," the bearded man yelled. Knowing that he could not suffer the immediate loss, he turned around and ran away. Xiao Bailang called a few words behind him, but it was of no use. Wang Yang'er had disappeared. Xiao Bailang saluted Mr. Cai again: "Mr. Cai, stop him quickly, don't let this reckless man do something stupid." "There is only one person in the world who can stop him." Mr. Cai shook his head and said to himself: "But it's not me." " Xiao Bailang was waiting to say more, but Ye Chang over there had already raised his voice: "Xiu Wu Ye Chang, come to pay homage to the prince, why should the prince grant you an audience? " As soon as the "Prince" came out, Mr. Cai's face changed slightly, and Li Bai jumped even more: "This is this the residence of the Prince? " "Two years ago, the prince moved from the post of Bochuan Prefect to Nengzhou Prefect. "Ye Chang said: "Nengzhou and Bozhou are only separated by a mountain. "This great sage, the prince in Ye Chang's mouth, turned out to be Wang Zhongsi, who had disappeared from the military and political stage of the Tang Dynasty for several years. Wang Zhongsi was treated as an accomplice of Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming, and Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming were dead, and only Wang Zhongsi was demoted to a remote county as an official. Ye Chang came to visit Wang Zhongsi, but he had to take a lot of risks. Among other things, there were rumors outside that he was the emperor. The slander led to Wang Zhongsi and others being unjustly imprisoned. Although Ye Chang denied this, not many people believed him. Now that he is Li Linfu's son-in-law, even fewer people are willing to believe him. The whole Xiaozhuangzi was shocked. "Where is Ye Chang?" " "Ye Chang, you dog thief, please leave." "The shameless traitor dared to appear here. He must be punished today." Amidst the shouts and curses, more than ten men rushed out from the village. They each held swords and soldiers, and instantly killed Ye Chang. Wang Yang'er, who had just rushed back with his own sword and a long sword, couldn't make a move when he saw this scene: "This what is going on? " Pointing at the weapon, Li Bai felt his palms sweating. He didn't know that the great sage Ye Chang came to visit turned out to be Wang Zhongsi, and he didn't know that visiting someone would also put his life in danger. " He glanced at Ye Chang Chang, found that Ye Chang's expression was indifferent and very calm, and this calmness was definitely not fake. "The king's command of the army is indeed worthy of his reputation. "Seeing that everyone was just surrounding him, but no one actually waved their weapons, Ye Chang said with a smile, then pushed away the spear pointed at him and walked straight in, "Stop, what do you want to do?" Mr. Cai shouted solemnly, "Including me, there are only five people, and we don't have any troops. "Ye Chang clapped his hands: "The prince is not afraid of the Turks' thousands of troops, could he still be afraid of the five of us? "Bah, he is indeed very sharp-tongued. He is someone who can slander at a glance." Wang Yang'er shouted angrily: "Let me kill him." "Slow down, slow down, what you just sangThe poem was written by a certain person, specifically to congratulate the prince on his victory on the frontier Is it the way you treat a guest with this Mo Dao? " Ye Chang was not afraid. Li Bai would naturally not lose to him. He put away his sword and walked towards the Mo Dao in Wang Yang'er's hand. "Youthat poem was clearly taught to me by my master" "Could this be this person? Is this layman Qinglian? "Hearing what Li Bai said, Mr. Cai couldn't help but be surprised: "This Qinglian layman, how can he be related to" Before he could finish speaking, someone heard a cough over there, and everyone immediately became awe-struck. When everyone looked around, they saw someone. The middle-aged man, with a thin appearance and a sickly look on his face, stood with his hands behind his back. "Everyone goes to do his own thing. "The man said. Everyone dispersed immediately. Even Wang Yang'er just stared at Ye Chang bitterly and turned back step by step to leave. Ye Chang ignored these people and looked at the middle-aged man. He should It¡¯s Wang Zhongsi. Wang Zhongsi looks a little older, more than ten years older than his actual age. And he doesn¡¯t seem to be in good health, with a sickly flushed face. ¡°Ambassador Ye wants to see you. Why am I silent? "Wang Zhongsi said slowly. "It's presumptuous to come here. I have been famous for the prince for a long time. I also wrote letters at the beginning, but I didn't expect that the prince would be like this. "Ye Chang also said. "When Wang Zhongsi wrote to summon him and asked him to teach football drama, he failed to go, so Xiao Bailang went on his behalf. After that, Xiao Bailang became the middleman, and the two of them actually communicated through some letters. Later, in Chang'an City, the two sides had different camps, but this was the first time they actually met. For this person, Ye Chang admired him very much. Most of the famous generals in the mid-Tang Dynasty were his subordinates. It can be seen that he is a real commander, not just a general who can defeat the army and seize the city. Wang Zhongsi smiled slightly: "The ambassador is here, but Prime Minister Li is worried and wants to take my life? "As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Yang'er rushed out from nowhere and shouted sternly: "How dare he" "Step down, in this world, apart from seeking the throne, what else does Mr. Li dare not do? made? "Wang Zhongsi dismissed Wang Yang'er, but there was still some resentment in his words. "This is inevitable. At the age when he has made great achievements, he finally has the opportunity to become famous in history. However, because of the internal strife among politicians, he Such a famous general was sent to the humid Bochuan and Nengzhou to wait for death. How could he not hate the culprit of all this? Ye Chang looked at Wang Zhongsi and said slowly: "I have no grudge against the prince. Those who criticize the prince are not doing so. Does the prince think so? " Wang Zhongsi hesitated for a moment and nodded slowly: "It's indeed not you. " "Wei Jian and Huangfu are both Mingming, harboring evil intentions and plotting evil intentions. This matter must be true. Does the prince think so?" This issue made Wang Zhongsi very embarrassed. He knew it well. Even if Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming did not have any evil intentions, at least he used his body as a border general to collude with Prince Li Heng in order to use military power to protect himself. This was indeed a taboo of the imperial court. The situation at that time might even lead to the collapse of Prince Li Heng. Li Longji only pursued a few of their ministers and generals, but let Li Heng go. It should be said that he still left some room for him. After pondering for a while, Wang Zhongsi extended his hand to greet the guest, and Ye Chang followed him into the village. Except for Wang Zhongsi himself, the more than twenty households in Zhuangzi were all his former subordinates. Those who were unwilling to leave him all followed him here. The larger room in the middle is his residence. Although he has an official position, he only receives a salary to eat. Nengzhou has a sparse population, and there are not many things he can take care of, so he can be so leisurely. "Is the prince unwell?" Ye Chang asked when he saw that Wang Zhongsi looked a little strange. Wang Zhongsi was a little bitter: "You will get sick if you live in a miasmatic land for a long time." "Let me feel the prince's pulse." In the past few years, he has followed Luo Shouyi to study medicine. Although Ye Chang is not a good doctor, he can barely feel the pulse of others. . After taking the pulse, he looked at Wang Zhongsi's eyelids and tongue coating, and Ye Chang felt a slight shiver in his heart. Wang Zhongsi's physical condition seems to be a little bad, but it is not because of his body itself, but because of his heart disease. Having been idle for a long time, there was no hope at all, and his disappointment and even despair about politics made him no longer cherish his body, so his body quickly decayed. "Ambassador Ye came here not to take my life at the request of Prime Minister Li, but why?" Wang Zhongsi asked. "I came to ask the prince for advice." "What?" Wang Zhongsi was surprised. Looking at Ye Chang's sincere face, he knew that the person in front of him was not lying. After a long time, he sighed: "In terms of ambition and courage, "I am not as good as you." "He still has some resentment towards Ye Chang. Ye Chang knows this resentment, but still dares to ask him for advice. This kind of heart is very outstanding among the people he has met. "The affairs of Nanzhao are related to the life and death of tens of thousands of soldiers, and are related to the stability of the southern border of the Tang Dynasty. How can we do this?"Tens of thousands of soldiers were killed because of personal grudges? Ye Chang said: "Ye is not such a person, and neither is the prince." Therefore, Ye Chang and Wang Gong can seek common ground while reserving differences. "Wang Zhongsi felt that Ye Chang's words were spoken directly into his heart - no, these words should clearly have been spoken by him. It was only the first time he and Ye Chang talked, but just by this sentence, he He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, if Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming hadn't messed up, Ye Chang would have been in their camp. If this was true, he would have asked the emperor to transfer Ye Chang to his side and teach him personally. After more than ten years, he added a general to the Tang Dynasty. But he immediately laughed at himself: Ye Chang is famous in Liaodong and is already a famous general in the Tang Dynasty. "In this case, I know everything." "Wang Zhongsi said. While they were talking, they had already entered the room. The guests and hosts were seated. Ye Chang noticed that Wang Zhongsi's place looked very simple. Wang Zhongsi grew up in the palace, but now he was in such a miserable state. He felt depressed and puzzled. It's inevitable. "Nanzhao betrayed Tang this time. I don't know how the prince can teach me. " "If you were Nanzhao, what would you do now? "Wang Zhongsi asked back. "Ye Chang had already thought about this problem. At this time, Nanzhao had already captured Yaozhou City. In fact, when Li Linfu got the news of Nanzhao's betrayal, Nanzhao had already successfully attacked Yaozhou. Before the news of deposing Xianyu Zhongtong arrived in Sichuan, Xianyu Zhongtong had already fought a battle with Nanzhao, and lost more than half of his 30,000 Jiannan troops. He also lost a lot of weapons and supplies. Therefore, when Ye Chang arrived, Jiannan had already been defeated. The soldiers were shaken and uneasy, and the morale of the soldiers was low. "If I were Nanzhao, I would humble myself and seek peace. I would rather gain real benefits by taking advantage of my fame. I would first secure Yaozhou. If the imperial court allows him to surrender, he will pretend to surrender. The other is to send envoys to communicate with Quan Rong. If the court refuses to surrender, they will join forces with Quan Rong to attack the south. "This is a rough strategy. If the imperial army comes to attack, how should Nanzhao respond?" " "Use a dedicated general to block the troops of the Annan Protectorate at Bu Tou Road to secure the rear, lead the army out of Yaozhou, harass and ambush in the mountain roads, block the grain roads, and wait until the imperial troops and horses are exhausted. When the time comes, choose a place for a decisive battle. "What if the imperial court divides its troops, circles around Cangshan Mountain, and points directly at Taihe?" Wang Zhongsi looked a little unnatural when he heard what Ye Chang said. "Mountains and rivers are its barrier, and trees are its eyes and ears. The imperial court divides its troops. How can Nanzhao not know why? He should also send a trusted general to abandon the city and not defend it. They harass the mountains, rivers and forests, cut off the food route, and break the road first. "Take another route." "Fortunately, you are not from Nanzhao, otherwise our Tang army would not have any armor to fight back." Wang Zhongsi sighed: "Since you know this, you should come prepared. I don't know what you want to do?" Li Bai couldn't help but feel a little surprised when he heard them talk about strategies and tactics in such detail. No wonder Ye Chang was noncommittal about his advice on the road. Indeed, what he said was correct, but it lacked feasibility. What Ye Chang needed now was something that could be done. ¡ÍHis strategy of tactically defeating his opponents. "Although I have some plans, I am not familiar with the geography and people here, so I came to ask the prince for advice. "If you want to defeat the barbarians, you must use barbarians. Wang Zhongsi pondered for a while, and then said: "The only person who can defeat the barbarians in the mountains and forests of Nanzhao is the barbarians themselves." Piro Pavilion unified the six imperial edicts for a short period of time. The power of Tang Dynasty was outstanding in the six imperial edicts. Therefore, it was necessary to advance slowly, bully and force them, give rewards widely, and divide them. Geluofeng still has a younger brother, Chengjie, who can be chosen as the king of Nanzhao, so that he can instruct the generals of Geluofeng to rebel against Geluofeng. The remaining clans of the original Five Imperial Edicts could also be allowed to stand on their own. Anyone who was willing to abandon Pavilion and Luofeng and join the Tang Dynasty would be rewarded with a nobility. Send another general to the border city of Qing Dynasty, Baoning Protectorate, etc. to threaten Quan Rong so that they will not be able to rescue with all their strength"