Zhou Xuanhao, King of Kaiping, is the candidate for the new emperor drafted by Luo Chong and the leader of Taiping. Next, if Luo Chong has no better choice, he will almost be the founding emperor of the new generation of the court in this land.
Counting the time, it was time for him to arrive, so Luo Chong asked his soldiers to invite King Kaiping and his entourage into the military tent.
This man looks to be in his thirties, has a dignified appearance, is not short in stature, and possesses the kind of majestic demeanor that only hereditary nobles can have, which is what ordinary people often say is not angry and has authority.
However, when he saw Luo Chong, he definitely couldn't intimidate him. Instead, he took the initiative to greet him and called him extremely enthusiastic: "It's really an honor for Zhou to finally meet General Luo."
Luo Chong first asked him to sit down. There was also a young Confucian scholar who came in with him. He was obviously a close aide whom King Kaiping relied heavily on.
"Speaking of which, the prince and I are destined to be together"
After sitting down, Luo Chong said with a smile: "That time at the dock in Lingyuan County, he was the prince's personal guard, right?"
"Exactly, exactly."
Zhou Xuanhao waved his hands and said with a smile: "I feel ashamed to say that Zhou was really too much to blame that time, but he should have disembarked from the ship to meet the general in person."
"We didn't know each other at that time, so there's no need to care. It's just a joke between us."
Luo Chong's attitude was also quite gentle: "Besides, it was the prince who took the initiative to get to know me, Luo Dong. Given his status at the time, he was very considerate to me."
"You're welcome, General."
Zhou Xuanhao was originally a little worried that his impression on Luo Chong might not be good, but now he felt relieved. The young Confucian scholar he called "Mr. Guan" sat aside and smiled without saying a word.
After a few polite words, Zhou Xuanhao cautiously asked: "To be honest, General, I was still thinking before, would it be inappropriate to come to visit you now?"
He lowered his voice slightly: "I mean His Highness Yongning But Mr. Guan said it doesn't matter. The general is an extraordinary person, so we don't need to worry too much."
The words were reserved. In fact, he really couldn't wait. Ever since he received the news from the Taiping Holy Sect, he rushed towards Guangling Town in a hurry. He had to keep an eye on Luo Chong along the way. News: Has he returned to Guangling from the capital?
This thing is like a long night of dreams. If he can't see Luo Chong as quickly as possible, if he has a better choice, he will miss the most important opportunity in his life.
Zhou Xuanhao has been paying special attention to all the news related to Luo Chong. Coupled with the private instructions from the Taiping leader, Zhou Xuanhao has long regarded Luo Chong as a key figure who can change the world.
To put it bluntly: If we can get Luo Chong¡¯s support, great things can be accomplished!
Zhou Xuanhao already had this awareness, and he must have attached great importance to his first meeting with Luo Chong. He originally planned to make it more grand, but then he heard that Princess Yongning had followed Luo Chong to Guangling Town. This made Zhou Xuanhao anxious.
Princess Yongning is obviously planning to recruit Luo Chong as her consort, what should we do?
It proves that Zhou Xuanhao is not the only person with vision in the world.
Think about it, if Luo Chong becomes the consort, he will definitely protect the interests of the Jin Dynasty royal family wholeheartedly. When the time comes, let alone support him Zhou Xuanhao to become the new founding emperor, maybe he will directly turn the knife and start with him, who is so ambitious. King Kaiping was beheaded.
Many times, success and failure, life and death are all just a thin line, and one wrong step can lead to disaster.
Therefore, Zhou Xuanhao couldn't wait for all this. Once he heard that Luo Chong had returned to Guangling, he hurriedly came to meet him.
Luo Chong can guess all his thoughts. If it were another hypocritical person, he would definitely deliberately manipulate it to increase his own worth and further deepen his importance in Zhou Xuanhao's heart
But Luo Chong was too lazy to do this and disdained to engage in such things. At this moment, he said to him bluntly: "Mr. Guan is right. Princess Yongning will not affect my decision, nor will it change the fact that the Jin Dynasty was defeated." , As for the meeting between us, there won¡¯t be anything wrong.¡±
Now you can say this, but not long ago, if Yong Ning really nodded and agreed to be the queen of the new dynasty, Zhou Xuanhao really had nothing to do with him.
If Zhou Xuanhao knew about the situation, he would definitely break into a cold sweat and say to himself: So suspenseful, so suspenseful!
"That's good, that's good."
Zhou Xuanhao¡¯s tense heartstrings finally calmed down a little, but he still had some suspicions in his heart: The personal relationship between Yongning and Luo Chong would be more or less correct.Will it have some impact on the future destiny of the Xiao royal family?
"For example, the new emperor will definitely take some harsher measures against the Xiao royal family. This is about eradicating the roots to avoid future troubles. From the perspective of the interests of the world, there should be nothing wrong with it.
But if the personal relationship between Luo Chong and Yongning is involved, it will not be easy to handle.
Luo Chong was still able to guess what he was thinking, and he said without concealment at this moment: "However, there is a condition. The prince must agree to protect the personal safety of the Xiao royal family as much as possible, and cannot kill them all Of course, I will not leave them in this land to cause trouble for you. I will send them overseas, thousands of miles away across the vast sea, which means that the Xiao royal family has completely disappeared from this land. "
¡°Send it overseas?¡±
Zhou Xuanhao frowned, not to express his objection, but to find it difficult to adapt to Luo Chong's directness. In official circles, everyone is accustomed to being oblique and ambiguous when speaking and doing things, and it is rare to be so explicit and straightforward.
Prince Zhou couldn't keep up with Luo Chong's speech. Why did he suddenly jump to an overseas country thousands of miles away before he said anything else?
Seeing that Zhou Xuanhao's reaction was slightly inappropriate, Mr. Guan sitting aside quickly took over and asked Luo Chong in a gentle tone: "Is the general's intention irreversible?"
"Yes."
Luo Chong nodded: "This country can change dynasties, but Yongning's family needs to be safe and sound. This is a promise I personally made to her as her friend."
"That's it"
Mr. Guan was slightly surprised and asked cautiously: "When you and His Highness Yongning were together, you actually talked about something as sensitive as changing the dynasty?"
"Yong Ning is not as confused as her father."
Luo Chong smiled and replied: "She already has a clearer assessment of the general trend of the world. Although she is still working hard to fight for some things, everyone knows that she is powerless to change anything Besides, she can be changed by me. People who are called friends can say anything, whether it is good or bad.¡±
"Understood."
Mr. Guan nodded silently and looked at each other again with Zhou Xuanhao.
Luo Chong asked thoughtfully: "Do you want to give you some time to discuss it alone?"
"It's not necessary."
At this time, Prince Zhou has completely reacted. To put it bluntly, you have to agree even if you don¡¯t agree!
If he doesn¡¯t agree to let go of the Xiao royal family, Luo Chong will not be able to agree to support him.
Zhou Xuanhao was obviously not an indecisive person. He immediately waved his hand and replied: "Then follow the general's wishes. At that time, let the Xiao royal family move overseas safely and have no contact with each other from now on."
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????As for the future, once I have truly secured the throne, things that were not easy to solve in the first place will become easier, and there is no need to worry about it now.
Prince Zhou can still settle this account.
"I'm not afraid that you will regret it."
Luo Chong smiled and said nothing, feeling like a mirror in his heart.
As for what the leader of Taiping said about visiting the thatched cottage three times, it was just a joke. Luo Chongcai did not have the leisure and leisure to play those entangled dramas with Zhou Xuanhao. Things that could be agreed upon at once would not be divided into two. Second-rate.
So the next topic is another topic. Luo Chong said: "I am now a third-grade general who conquers the captives. I can command five thousand cavalry, but currently I only have one-tenth. The other four thousand and five thousand are still unknown. Where does it come fromdoes the prince have any good ideas for this matter?"
"You, Zhou Xuanhao, aren't you a careerist? You can't be unprepared when the world is in chaos, right?"
"Well, well"
Zhou Xuanhao pondered for a moment with a solemn expression. It really wasn't because he was trying to manipulate it, but because he just couldn't keep up with Luo Chong's unfettered speech rhythm. It seemed that he hadn't finished what he just said, so why did he jump to another question?
Of course, Luo Chong didn't mean to embarrass him, so he explained with a smile: "After being in contact with each other for a long time, the prince will know that I am actually a very simple person. I don't want to say anything when I talk to each other, and I am too lazy to play intrigues when talking to each other. Let's use the most effective way. To put it bluntly, I need to have enough soldiers to help you conquer the world. Of course, just five hundred people are not enough. "
"I understand, I understand."
Zhou Xuanhao nodded repeatedly and picked up the tea cup again, thinking to himself, I haven¡¯t even taken a second sip of this cup of tea, you have already gone so deep, you are indeed so straightforward and straightforward.
Stop talking about him, Mr. Guan on the sideEven though he was resourceful, he was a little overwhelmed by Luo Chong's thunderous and lightning-fast pace, and the rhetoric he had prepared before was of no use at all.
It doesn¡¯t look like a group of people sitting down and talking about world affairs. Instead, it looks like a few brothers getting together and suddenly thinking: Okay, let¡¯s go out for a few drinks. You pay and I¡¯ll treat you. That¡¯s it!
Luo Chong was not that unreasonable, and explained at this time: "I don't care about other issues, but for military matters, my style has always been like this. There has never been so much discussion. The world is created by killing, not by discussion, what do you think?"
"yes."
Prince Zhou nodded sincerely: "If the world is in chaos, there will be blood flowing for thousands of miles and millions of corpses."
Then he said: "It's just a few thousand soldiers. Of course the Taiping Holy Cult and I can still gather them together, but they are definitely not qualified cavalry"
In this world, the outstanding cavalry are all in the Qingyuan Kingdom and the Xixia Kingdom. As a farming nation, the Jin Dynasty has always had the shortest shortcoming in the development of cavalry.
Not to mention that it was inconvenient for Zhou Xuanhao to do many things under the eyes of the Jin Dynasty emperor despite his status as King Kaiping. Even though the Taiping Holy Sect was relatively free in all aspects, it had not had the idea of ??vigorously developing the cavalry team for many years.
The training of cavalry is not only a matter of cost, but also involves many very complex factors.
"I know."
Luo Chong knew the truth better than anyone else, so he nodded and smiled: "As long as they are healthy young soldiers, it doesn't matter even if they can't ride a horse at all. The so-called five thousand cavalry is just a term. To what extent it can be achieved, There¡¯s no need to be stubborn.¡±
"That's good."
Zhou Xuanhao then gained the aura that a prince should have. He straightened his body and nodded in response: "If this is the case, I can deliver twenty to thirty thousand people to you within one month, let alone five thousand!"