I am a corrupt official, but they say I am a loyal minister!

"The ship transporting grain went all the way from Hulao Pass to the capital along the Dalang River, a distance of more than 800 miles! However, if the King of Jiangnan wanted to rob ships and plunder food, the most suitable location would be near Gongxu Mountain"

"Because here, there is a river that leads directly to the south of the Yangtze River. Even if you take the land route, it will be smoother along the way, making it easier to transport food! At the same time, it is far away from the two cities, making it difficult for the court to rescue!"

"This journey is about 200 miles.

The empress nodded:"Ai Qing, keep going!""

"Gongxu Mountain is the best place to grab food! But if you want to grab food, you must prepare enough manpower! Firstly, we need to transport food, and secondly, we must leave enough manpower to deal with the imperial court! Lin

Beifan raised five fingers:"Weichen estimates that this will require about 50,000 to 60,000 troops!""

"To sum up, if the King of Jiangnan wants to grab grain, he will most likely send 50,000 to 60,000 troops to attack Gongxu Mountain. So as long as we guard this place, we will basically have peace of mind!"

"Therefore, Wei Chen’s strategy is like this! Lin

Beifan chuckled:"In the name of protecting food, we can set up checkpoints 100 miles away from Gongxu Mountain and heavily guard them. No one is allowed to approach, and all pedestrians must take a detour!" However, we can secretly open a hole, and as long as we bribe the soldiers, we can secretly let them in!"

"Under such circumstances, if the King of Jiangnan wants to grab grain, he must not send troops over with great fanfare, otherwise he will be exposed in advance and the gain will not be worth the loss! Therefore, the other party is most likely to pretend to be a passerby and enter Gongxu Mountain in pieces!"

"But you have to pay to enter Gongxu Mountain! Ordinary people are reluctant to part with money, and would rather travel more than pay! So once he pays the money, it will prove that these common people are most likely the soldiers of King Jiangnan pretending to be soldiers, and we can break them one by one, arrest them all, and let King Jiangnan lose his troops!

The empress' eyes lit up:"Wonderful!""

"But what if the people from King Jiangnan don’t come?"A minister asked

"If you don’t come, it will be fine. If you come, you will definitely become a turtle in the urn!"Lin Beifan said loudly

"Everyone has a lover, what's this plan?"The empress asked the officials.

The officials looked at each other and said in unison:"I have no objection!"

"Just do it!"The empress made a decision.

So, she sent out heavy troops and set up checkpoints 100 miles away from Gongxushan Mountain to prevent anyone from getting close.

At this time, a group of imperial officers and soldiers were driving away the people on the road to Gongxushan Mountain.

"This place is sealed, you are not allowed to come near!"

"Why was it blocked?"The people were puzzled.

The officers and soldiers shouted:"Because the imperial court's grain transport ship is going to pass here! For safety reasons, we have temporarily closed this section of the road and the river, and no one is allowed to come near!"

"But, we are going to the capital!"

"You can take a detour and walk two or three more days and you'll be there!"

"Oh my god, why is this happening?"

……

The people complained one after another.

This situation was quickly detected by Jiangnan King's spies.

He hurriedly ran back to report:"Your Majesty, something serious has happened!"

King Jiangnan came out:"Why are you so panicked? Tell me in detail!"

The spies reported urgently:"Your Majesty, this is what happened, in order to escort To transport grain, the imperial court blocked all roads in Gongxu Mountain.……"

After hearing this, King Jiangnan's face became gloomy:"The court's move is clearly aimed at us!"

Wang Fugui smiled bitterly and nodded:"Yes, Your Majesty! They know that we are short of food and are afraid that we will try to get food, so they are heavily guarded. Gongxu Mountain, guard against us!"

King Jiangnan was unwilling:"Are you just giving up like this? Fugui, please think of a way for me!"

Wang Fugui was also very anxious:"Your Majesty, wait a minute, let me think Think about it!"

One day later, Wang Fugui came back with a happy face:"Your Majesty, my subordinate has thought of a way!"

King Jiangnan urged:"Speak quickly!"

"Your Majesty, this is what it looks like! Wang

Fugui cupped his hands and said,"My subordinates asked people to pretend to be ordinary people to test the imperial troops. Guess what happened?" All of them were very greedy for money. As long as they were given three or four taels of silver, the imperial soldiers would secretly let them go! King Jiangnan's eyes lit up:"

Is there such a thing?""

Wang Fugui said with a smile:"My lord, the court is corrupt from top to bottom. The big officials are corrupt, the small officials are small, and sometimes the small officials are hugely corrupt. It's not like you don't know!

King Jiangnan nodded:"That's true!""

"So, this is what my subordinates do! Wang Fugui laughed softly and said:"We can let our soldiers and horses pretend to be ordinary people, bribe the imperial soldiers, break them into pieces and enter Gongxu Mountain, and take the opportunity to grab food!""

"They certainly wouldn't have imagined that someone would try to snatch their food under such tight security. They would definitely relax, which would be of great benefit to us! King Jiangnan nodded repeatedly:"

Yes, yes, you are absolutely right!""

"In addition, we will send tens of thousands of soldiers to support the outside. Once we succeed, we will definitely catch the court by surprise and at the same time, we can get the food back!

King Jiangnan said happily:"Okay, okay!""

"Your Majesty, we can also contact the King of Jibei and act together according to this method! In this way, the court will inevitably lose sight of the other, and our chances of winning will be greatly improved!

King Jiangnan clapped his hands repeatedly:"You are right, let's do it!""

So, he asked his elite soldiers and horses to dress up as passers-by and common people passing through Gongxu Mountain.

"Sir, I'm going to the capital to make a living!"

"This place is blocked and you are not allowed to go near it. You should go around it!"

"detour? The detour is too far, and I have to walk three or four days longer. Although you think I am strong, I am actually very weak! Sir, please do me a favor, please!"

"I am a principled person, so there is no need to discuss this!"

"Official……"

Jiangnan soldiers pretending to be ordinary people secretly took out a tael of silver and stuffed it into the hands of the imperial soldiers.

The imperial soldier put the money into his pocket as if nothing had happened.

At this time, several other imperial soldiers saw it and coughed secretly.

The Jiangnan soldiers were very knowledgeable, and each of them stuffed one or two pieces of silver into his pocket, which they accepted with quick eyesight and quick hands.

"It seems that you really have no problem, so go in! But I tell you not to run around, especially not close to the river, otherwise something will happen. Don’t blame me for not warning you!"

"Don't worry, gentlemen, we are all ordinary people and we know what to do!"

The imperial soldiers opened the gate:"Go in!""

"Thanks! Thank you, gentlemen!"

The Jiangnan soldiers who succeeded in bribing them went in with a lot of thanks.

However, not long after they walked in, they met another group of imperial soldiers, who looked even more elite.

"do not move! Get down quickly and raise your hands!"

"Dear officials, you have misunderstood. I am just an ordinary citizen. I only came in after paying money!"

"Those of you who gave me the money are the ones being arrested. Take them away from me!"

So, the fake common people couldn't resist, so they were arrested.

However, people outside didn't know, and the King of Jiangnan didn't know either. He sent people one after another to throw themselves into the trap.

In just three or four days, the court arrested He recruited 50,000 Jiangnan soldiers.

On this day, King Jiangnan was a little excited.

Because the grain transport ship finally slowly sailed into the boundary of Gongxu Mountain, the grain grabbing operation was about to begin. As long as he grabbed this batch of grain, his food shortage The problem is solved, and he can at least survive until the harvest season this autumn.

Once the food problem is solved, he can continue to seek the throne.

This matter is of great importance, and the king of Jiangnan came in person.

Waiting and waiting, it's very special Anxious:"Why hasn’t it started yet? Did something happen?"

"Your Majesty, this is not urgent! Wang Fugui said with a smile:"The imperial court's grain transport ship has just entered Gongxu Mountain. It will take at least two days and one night for him to sail out of Gongxu Mountain. We can wait slowly!""

"Moreover, the person responsible for commanding the battle is General Zhao Gong! General Zhao has always been prudent. He should choose to take action at night when the troops are sleepy and defenses are lax, so that he can get twice the result with half the effort!"

"As long as we succeed, General Zhao will definitely send a signal to remind us, so we can take action! Cooperate inside and outside, catch the court by surprise and seize the food!

King Jiangnan clapped his hands and said,"Okay!" I will wait until night for your good news!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"Wang Fugui handed over his hand.

The day passed quickly, and night finally fell. The weather was good tonight, with a bright moon and few stars, and a light breeze blowing, which was very comfortable.

After King Jiangnan finished his dinner, he became anxious again:"General Zhao Why haven't you sent out the signal yet and you haven't succeeded yet?"

"Prince, don't be anxious! Wang Fugui said with a smile:"Everyone has just finished dinner and is very energetic. It's not a good time to take action!" In the second half of the night, General Zhao should take action!"

"Okay, I have been waiting for him for two hours!"King Jiangnan gritted his teeth and found a clean place to squint and take a nap.

Two hours passed quickly.

King Jiangnan woke up, looked at the time, and asked around:"Why is there no signal yet? Wang

Fugui was still very calm:"Your Majesty, everyone has just fallen asleep now. I think General Zhao should be ready to take action. Let's give him a little more time!""

Jiangnan King said loudly:"Okay! I will give him another hour, and if there is any situation, I will wake him up immediately!"

An hour passed quickly.

No one yelled. King Jiangnan woke up and said in a daze:"Are you okay? It will be dawn if we go down further!"

Wang Fugui was also a little panicked, but he pretended to be calm:"Your Majesty, although it is not healed yet, we must believe in General Zhao, he will not let us down!

King Jiangnan said worriedly:"There has been no news for so long. Has something happened?" Let's just go straight in!"

"Your Majesty, there is absolutely nothing wrong with this matter. It will alarm the imperial court, and it might disrupt General Zhao’s actions! If we wait patiently, maybe it will be fine soon!"

"Okay, I will wait a moment!"

In this way, the night passed quickly, and it was already dawn.