readsfreenovel Chapter 643 The secret code matches
Chapter 643 The secret code matches
Zhou Chang had already succeeded in the first step, and the next step was to patiently consolidate the alliance: "Brother Jiang, think carefully. If you write in the memorial to His Majesty, 'I am willing to inherit the will of King Xian, go all out, and never let the people of the three states wait for death, and let the Lin State lose an inch of land again', what will His Majesty think? However, you should hold a grand funeral for Brother Xian in the army and promote a few of his men. In short, now that the Grand Commander is dead, you, the Deputy Commander, are the most powerful. You should promote Brother Xian's low-ranking but capable generals, and then promote your own trusted generals, so that the two can check and balance each other. In this way, not only can you stabilize the morale of the army, but you can also hold more real power. Why not do it?"
Jiang Meng immediately understood.
It's not like he hasn't led troops before, it's just that King Xian had just passed away, and he had been affected by King Xian's affairs in the past few days, especially last night, when he saw King Xian die of poisoning. It was a huge blow to him, so he lost his spirit.
Now that Zhou Chang had given him some pointers, Jiang Meng finally regained his spirits.
Zhou Chang knew it worked as soon as he saw Jiang Meng's eyes, and he continued to persuade him: "Brother Jiang... General Jiang... your title of general should have been changed to general a long time ago, and now is the opportunity that is within your reach."
Jiang Meng's willow-shaped eyes were filled with starlight.
Zhou Chang saw that the situation was getting heated, and he kept fanning the flames: "Brother Jiang, to be honest, the Jiang family has 'two marquises and three generals'. Whether it is Marquis of Guanjun or Marquis of Wu'an, it has nothing to do with you. Even if you are prominent in front of others, who doesn't really care about you behind your back? If you want everyone to call you 'General Jiang', you have to fight on the battlefield. It's not that you didn't fight before, but with Brother Xian Wang here, even if you sacrifice your life, could your Majesty see you?"
Jiang Meng nodded in agreement, and finally asked sincerely, "Your Highness Prince Yi, are you willing to help me?"
"I'm not helping you, you're helping yourself. Choice is more important than hard work." Zhou Chang patted Jiang Meng's shoulder again.
Jiang Meng seemed to have not been completely fooled by the "chicken soup rhetoric". He frowned again as if he remembered something. "Your Highness Prince Yi's words today are really unlike the kind of person I usually know. Your Highness really just couldn't bear to see the people of the three states suffer, but you should also know the truth that 'one general's success is the result of thousands of sacrifices'. If you go on like this, Your Highness will not be completely risk-free. Have you really thought it through?"
Zhou Chang just spoke eloquently and in a high-sounding manner, saying that it was all for the people of the three states. There is nothing wrong with this intention, but if he says that it was just for this one thing, that is definitely not the case.
Jiang Meng's words "One general's success is the result of the sacrifice of thousands of soldiers" were like an ice pick piercing my heart.
Will her selfishness really cause more people to die?
But it's not just selfish. If this war is not fought, the people of the three states will be harmed by the Mirage Kingdom, then...
Jiang Meng did not wait for a reply, nor did he seem to want an answer. Seeing Zhou Chang hesitate, he took a step back and bowed solemnly: "Your Highness Prince Yi, since Your Highness has great ambitions, from now on, I will follow Your Highness's lead."
"Uh..." Zhou Chang hadn't figured out his problem yet, but was startled by Jiang Meng's sudden change and immediately understood what he meant.
So, her selfish desire was also recognized by Jiang Meng?
Isn't this a secret code?
Zhou Chang didn't waste any more words and helped Jiang Meng: "General Jiang, when the day comes, your Jiang family will not only have 'two marquises and three generals in one family', but you don't have to stick to the title of a general. His Gu family can produce a 'Duke of the State of Xi', so can't your Jiang family also produce a 'Duke of the State'?"
Jiang Meng's eyes flashed with surprise, and he was even more excited: "Yes, I thank Your Highness for your words that awakened me from my dream. I would like to thank Your Highness for your kind words first."
It's rare for two people to hit it off so well.
Next, Zhou Chang discussed the details of submitting the memorial with Jiang Meng.
These two people usually look like half-educated people, but in fact, when they really pick up a pen, they are as good as half-illiterate.
In the end, Jiang Meng found a reliable writer around him, and the two of them explained their ideas one by one, and then they came up with an "urgent" report, and Zhou Chang attached a secret memorial.
Then, the two of them came out of Jiang Meng's yard together and came to the main courtyard of the city defense station where King Xian was, and first announced the cause of King Xian's death to the outside world.
Xian Wang Fengzheng died while charging into battle, fighting bravely with the enemy and suffering serious injuries.
Naturally, no one among King Xian's subordinates objected to this statement.
Afterwards, Zhou Chang stepped forward and asked people to temporarily build a mourning hall for King Xian in the main hall of the city defense post. He also sent people to find the best coffin that could be found in Maicheng at the moment, and moved King Xian's body into it, preparing to keep the body for seven days before holding a grand sending-off ceremony.
King Xian is not like an ordinary soldier. Even if he dies, his body cannot be cremated at will. It must be sent back to Jindu and placed there by order of Your Majesty.
As for Prince Xian's troops, the signal Zhou Chang sent out was that Prince Yi wanted to avenge his brother Prince Xian. After all, the group of generals following Prince Xian were all men who had fought on the battlefield and were still passionate, so naturally some were willing to follow him.
Finally, it was Zhou Chang’s own placement.
Jiang Meng originally wanted to give up his yard for her to live in, but Zhou Chang was not going to take over the reins so he refused and just asked Jiang Meng to arrange a quiet yard for her to live in.
So Jiang Meng sent people to clean up an independent courtyard behind his own yard and let Zhou Chang and his people live in it.
The number of people Zhou Chang brought this time was not small, but the two thousand soldiers sent by the Beiji Garrison Camp to escort food and fodder would inevitably return after completing their mission.
The same was true for the Jindu Naval Camp. Zhou Chang was happy to let Jin Run go back and send him to take a letter to Zhong Yu. After all, there were a lot of things to say and a lot of words to write, so it would not be convenient to hand them over to the post office or the carrier pigeon gang.
As for the Jin Caosi, Zhou Chang had to keep them by his side whether he was willing or not, as he would have to rely on them for many things in the future.
As for Gao Yuan's Yidanxing, they were one of Jiang Mengdu's own people, so naturally they had to be arranged by Jiang Mengdu to live in the city defense post and guard Zhou Chang.
By nightfall, King Xian's mourning hall was finally set up and everything was ready.
Normally, now that Prince Xian Fengzheng has passed away and there are no other relatives or family members around him, Prince Yi, as his brother, should keep vigil in the mourning hall.
Zhou Chang thought about it and decided that he should put on some show even if it was just to win people's hearts.
But I had been traveling all day today, and I had planned to have a good rest when I arrived in Maicheng, but I didn't expect to encounter this kind of thing.
So Zhou Chang left Gao Yuan with a group of people to clean up the courtyard, while she took Shou Hou to the funeral hall of King Xian to keep vigil.
Although this was just a show, because Zhou Chang was so exhausted in the second half of the night that he "fell" in front of the coffin, it really moved many people.