Chapter 741
Seeing Fang Fei walking slowly and entering the door, the important officials of Wu who were waiting anxiously in the hall stood up. Jiang Shihu, the leader, asked anxiously: "Fang Xiang, what is Your Majesty's reaction?"
Fang Fei smiled bitterly and signaled everyone to sit back. After sitting down, he lowered his voice and said, "The death of the Ten Buddhas has a great blow to Your Majesty, and you vomited blood on the spot... But you don't have to panic. The imperial doctor has already treated you, and Your Majesty is not seriously injured. You just need to rest for a while and you will be cured."
Everyone was stunned at first, and then accepted this fact. They were all old ministers of the Wu Kingdom who had followed Fang La for many years, so they naturally knew the relationship between him and Fang Shifo, and they didn't know what to make. After a while, someone hurriedly suggested: "Then let's go and visit Your Majesty now?"
"No!" As soon as he said that, Fang Fei and Jiang Shihu denied it in unison. After they looked at each other, Fang Fei continued: "Now is an extraordinary time. The front is newly defeated, and the military and people in Hangzhou are unstable. You can't have any trouble! I just entered the palace and reported this matter as well!"
These positions are actually all Ming Dashi people. They just said this for a moment of indifference. Now they immediately understood and nodded. Jiang Shihu took the opportunity to say: "What we have to do now is to share your worries for Your Majesty, and we must stabilize the hearts of the army and the people in the city, so that the Song army can no longer take any opportunity to take advantage of. Especially since Sun Tu has arrived in Lin'an this time, we must not take it lightly."
"We understand..." Everyone nodded with a serious expression. Everyone knew that it was now an important juncture for the survival of the Wu Kingdom, and there was no room for any mistake. Someone even followed, "I will arrange for people to patrol the city later, and do not give anyone with ulterior motives any opportunity to take advantage of."
"Well, everything will be done for you." Fang Fei bowed solemnly and said, "Your Majesty is here for me to see, there will be no mistakes. You can go now."
More than a dozen senior officials of the Wu Kingdom stopped talking at this time. They all returned a salute solemnly and then left with great strides. At this moment, Jiang Shihu, who had no intention of leaving, suddenly said: "Please stay with the two generals Fang Jianhui and Jiang Hao."
The two who were named after the name immediately stopped and looked over strangely. Both of them were important generals who were deeply trusted by Fang La. Jiang Hao was in charge of the security matters within Hangzhou City, and Fang Jianhui was in charge of the palace guards because of the Fang La people, which had a great relationship. In fact, there were not many talents who had just been established in the Wu regime. A small half of the ministers in the court were all Fang La people, and more than half were Manichaeists. The only benefit was that they were loyal enough.
After the others went out, Jiang Shihu looked at Jiang Hao with a serious expression: "Jiang Hao, how many suspicious people do you have in your hands now?"
The so-called suspicious people do not necessarily refer to the early collusion with the Song court, or go further, it was a detailed work sent by the Song army to Hangzhou. There were also many scholars who were influenced by the Confucian manifesto, and even officials in the Wu Dynasty. Because of some considerations and concerns, although they found these people, they did not alert them to them.
As a garrison officer in Hangzhou, Jiang Hao naturally knew these people well and replied immediately: "There are exactly fifteen people, and there are twelve families who have big problems. Beizhi has always sent people to keep an eye on them, and they will never escape from Hangzhou."
Jiang Shihu nodded with satisfaction, then said coldly: "These people cannot be kept. I will arrest them tonight. If anyone dares to resist, he will kill them!"
"Military advisor..." Fang Fei was shocked by his murderous arrangement. Isn't this going to cause a bloody storm in Hangzhou? Now the city is already in panic. If such a big disturbance occurs again, Hangzhou will be in chaos.
But before he could tell him that he was opposed, Jiang Shihu had stopped and said, "Fang Xiang, extraordinary things should be done at extraordinary times. I know what you are worried about, but keeping them will only make the situation more difficult to control. It is better to take action first and deal with these threats. Moreover, as long as Jiang Hao moves fast enough, it will be enough to get everything done tonight, and everyone will be taken down, and there will be no trouble." As he said that, he looked at Jiang Hao again.
Jiang Hao immediately raised his chest and cut the railway decisively: "Please rest assured that the generals will live up to their responsibilities and will never let the matter expand."
After a little thought, Fang Fei finally accepted this radical but more secure solution: "General Jiang, the safety of Hangzhou City will be entrusted to you."
"The last one will obey the order!" Jiang Hao clasped his fists again and then left in a hurry. Tonight will be the time for his garrison troops to show their strengths.
At this time, Jiang Shihu's eyes had already fallen on Fang Jianhui, making him look forward to his own duties. Jiang Shihu slowly exhaled and said, "Now there is an extremely important thing to entrust you. You will set off tonight and escort Your Majesty away from Hangzhou and rush to Wuzhou."
"What!?" The person who exclaimed was not Fang Jianhui, but Fang Fei. The latter was completely stunned at this moment. He opened his mouth wide and couldn't even say anything. After exclaiming, Fang Fei quickly lowered his voice and said anxiously: "Military advisor, what are you trying to do? Now that the enemy is facing, how can Your Majesty leave? Moreover, he has just vomited blood and is just in need of maintenance."
"It is precisely because of this that I feel that sending Your Majesty back to Wuzhou is the safest way." Jiang Shihu said with a firm look: "If Your Majesty is still in the palace and is sick, there will always be imperial doctors entering and leaving the palace, and the news will definitely be transmitted to the outside. By then, the defenders will be affected. We are already at a disadvantage in the battle with the Song army. If we lose ourselves again, we will lose more than 80%."
"That shouldn't be allowed to risk his Majesty to leave..."
"No, on the contrary, this is the safest for Your Majesty. Fang Xiang felt that we were sure to defend Hangzhou City? 70%? 80%? Even if we were only in case of the possibility of being captured by the Song army, we could not let Your Majesty take such a big risk! Your Majesty is the foundation of our Wu Kingdom. If he had any good or bad, everything for us would be completely destroyed, so ensuring his safety is the top priority.
"As for you worrying that he will be in danger of leaving the city, I think there is no need to worry so much. At least at this time, no one would think that we would send Your Majesty back to Wuzhou. As long as the matter is done secretly, only a few people know about it. We can continue to make everyone believe that Your Majesty is in my Hangzhou, living and dying with the soldiers!"
Fang Fei was stunned for a moment. He had already understood the meaning of Jiang Shihu's words, and at the same time he knew more that the other party did this for His Majesty's safety. Because compared to the city of Hangzhou, which had no dangers to defend, there was still the Wulongling natural danger ahead of Wuzhou. Once Hangzhou is really broken, at least Your Majesty can make a comeback again for Wuzhou. This approach is the essence of military strategist that is to consider defeat before you have won.
But he still couldn't accept this way of reserved a backup plan, and couldn't help saying, "I'm afraid your Majesty wouldn't agree to you to do this. Wouldn't that let him escape and abandon his subordinates and soldiers?"
"At present, for the sake of the country of Wu, I can only feel wronged by Your Majesty. And I chose this at this time because His Majesty would not allow this to happen. Now he is sick, and as long as he takes advantage of his drowsiness, he can successfully send him out of the city."
Unexpectedly, this guy even considered this detail, Fang Fei couldn't help but sigh: "Your name is true, and you have considered everything early. Indeed, it is the safest to let Your Majesty return to Wuzhou now..." As he said that, he turned his eyes and looked at Fang Jianhui who was still stunned: "Jianhui, can you do such a big thing entrusted to you?"
Hearing this, Fang Jianhui suddenly came back to his senses: "Fang Xiang, military advisor, I... I will do my best to protect Your Majesty and return to Wuzhou. Even if I lose my life, I will not let Your Majesty lose anything."
"It's not a protection, it's a gift. At least before sending His Majesty back to Wuzhou safely, you must not be subject to his will and suddenly turn around." Jiang Shihu emphasized again, "Do you understand what I mean?"
"The last general... understand." Fang Jianhui hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded in response. He did understand the importance of sending Fang La back to Wuzhou, and he felt that the responsibility on his shoulders was much heavier.
"Then you go and prepare now. After the third update, set off. Fang Xiang and I will arrange everything for you." Jiang Shihu stepped forward and patted the other person on the shoulder to encourage him, so he let him leave.
Fang Fei sighed for a long time after a while: "It seems that you are planning to go all out on Hangzhou and Sun Tu to fight the Shandong army to the death, and even have the backup plan."
"After all, I can't hide it from Fang Xiang. Yes, now, we are extremely dangerous. If we don't make a decision, we will probably not even have 50% chance of winning. Only by sending Your Majesty back to Wuzhou can I dare to use Hangzhou City as a bargaining chip to get rid of Sun Tu!" At the end of the day, Jiang Shihu's eyes were already filled with a strong murderous aura. He still remembered it very clearly that his brother Jiang Dalong was killed by Sun Tu. His great revenge had not been avenged yet, so he dared not be defeated and died!
"Actually, there is still Wan Chun in military affairs... He has been busy in the city since he knew that the front was defeated, and he couldn't even take time to see His Majesty."
"Pang Shuai is indeed a rare famous general, but he may not be Sun Tu's opponent. This person is unpredictable and is used to using danger and tricks. I can only defeat and kill him by following his ideas and making arrangements!" Jiang Shihu already knew Sun Tu very well, and immediately said: "Of course, it would be better if Pang Shuai could really defend Hangzhou, but with another move, he would always be prepared for no reason!"
Although the enemy has not arrived yet, many people in Hangzhou are already ready.
Chapter completed!