Chapter 1033: Strategy for Gu Sansi!
Seeing the large number of Fengwu troops suddenly rushing out, Jamukha, who was hiding behind the hill, was dumbfounded...

Jamuka, who originally wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and the fisherman benefit from the conflict between the snipe and the clams, never expected this situation.
But soon Jamukha realized something. When he reported the news that Asdogan was about to attack the alliance to Ye Mingsheng, Ye Mingsheng acted extremely calm and indifferent!

At that time, Jamukha thought that Ye Mingsheng was just pretending to be cunning, and in fact he was probably very panicked inside. But now it seems that Ye Mingsheng actually knew about Asdogan's coming a long time ago, and he specially arranged these two ambushes, just waiting for Asdogan to slip into his pocket!
Thinking of this, Jamukha was both glad and annoyed. He was glad that he had no plan to raid today's alliance with Asdogan, otherwise it would not only be Asdogan who was slaughtered by the Fengwu Army on the battlefield!

Jamuka felt both hatred and fear for the Fengwu Army and Ye Mingsheng!
In his early years, in order to win the support of Fengwu Army and Ye Mingsheng, Jamukha was no less respectful and humble to Ye Mingsheng than Nurjiang is today. The more Jamukha got to know Ye Mingsheng and Fengwu Army, the more terrifying they felt!
If it hadn't been for Ye Mingsheng's support, Jamukha wouldn't have been able to take advantage of the conflict between Nurjiang and Arsalan and become the Great Khan of Luobi...

After becoming the Great Khan of Luobi, Jamukha became increasingly dissatisfied with Ye Mingsheng's interference in Luobi's internal affairs and his desire to be the "emperor and teacher" of him, the Great Khan of Luobi.

However, the strength of the Fengwu Army left a deep impression on him!
And it is precisely for this reason that although Jamukha could no longer tolerate Ye Mingsheng's interference in Luobi's internal affairs, he was always cautious and did not dare to turn against Ye Mingsheng easily!

However, Jamukha's self-esteem no longer allowed him to continue to rely on Ye Mingsheng. But out of fear of Ye Mingsheng, Jamukha did not dare to turn against Ye Mingsheng and start a war!
It just so happened that at this time Jamukha bribed Nurjiang's woman Ujina, and received a series of negative information about Nurjiang from Ujina!

Jamukha was overjoyed when he knew about this negative information, and a bold idea came to his mind. He would exaggerate this negative information and spread it half-truthfully!
Nurjiang, who originally wanted to go to Jinyang to meet Ye Mingsheng in advance, was afraid of Ye Mingsheng's punishment after seeing these negative information about him spread, so he did not dare to meet Ye Mingsheng again!

Then Jamukha bribed Nurjiang’s confidant Hublan, and asked Hublan and Ujina to forge many handwritten letters from Nurjiang...

Most of these forged handwritten letters were given to Ye Mingsheng by Jamukha, in an attempt to slander Nurjiang for preparing a rebellion. However, for the most important handwritten letter, Jamukha asked Hublan to take it to find Esidogan, in the name of Nurjiang, in order to induce Esidogan to send troops!

Because the secret letters were forged by Ujina and Hublan, two people close to Nurjiang, these forged handwritten letters not only completely imitated Nurjiang's handwriting, but also took Nurjiang's writing habits into consideration!
Furthermore, Hublan, a close aide of Nurjiang, personally gave the letter to Estdoan, so Estdoan only considered the possibility that Nurjiang was setting a trap for him, and did not think about whether the letter was really written to him!
Poor Aisidogan resented Nurjiang for not sending troops as planned until his death, but he didn't know that Nurjiang didn't know about this at all and that all this was a trap set for him by Jamukha!

Jamukha took great pains to set up such a chess game, wanting to play both Ye Mingsheng and Aisiduoan in his hands, but in the end, his greed made him start well but ended badly, leaving himself with a huge failure!

Looking at the Fengwu Army that was reaping the Qipchaks on the battlefield, Jamukha now felt extremely regretful. He knew that it was this last bit of greed that might make his entire plan fail...

Moreover, even if he broke out now, it was too late. There were only two options before Jamukha. The first option was to withdraw and then prepare to openly confront Ye Mingsheng. The second option was to stay and find a way to win Ye Mingsheng's forgiveness!
Just as Jamukha was weighing the pros and cons again and again, hesitating for a moment and not knowing what choice to make, Ibugel, who was standing by, saw that the Fengwu Army had won a great victory and that the Cumans were no longer to be feared. He was overjoyed and immediately wanted to lead his troops to participate in the siege.

Seeing Ibugel's impatient figure, Jamukha's expression was full of contempt and disgust. This bastard rushed to lick Ye Mingsheng when he saw that the Fengwu Army had won. He really brought shame to the Luobi people!

Suddenly Jamukha thought of something, his eyes suddenly gleamed, and then he waved his whip and pointed at Ibugele's troops and said:
“Ibugel and Nurjiang’s troops secretly allied with the Kipchaks and betrayed all the Luobi people. They wanted to harm Marshal Ye. Everyone, come with me to kill Ibugel. Don’t let his conspiracy succeed…”

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Yijing, Ye Mansion

In a small courtyard, Gu Sansi is leading Jingren to study.

"After King Xiang died, all the Chu people surrendered to Han, except Lu. Han then led the whole world's army to slaughter them. They kept the courtesy and righteousness for them and died for their master. Then they held King Xiang's head to Lu, and Lu's fathers and brothers surrendered!"

When Jingren read this, Gu Sansi interrupted and said:
"stop!"

Jingren listened obediently and looked at Gu Sansi with some doubt. Under his gaze, Gu Sansi asked:

"After Xiang Yu's death, the entire Chu region surrendered, except for Lu. Master Jingren, why do you think Lu didn't surrender?"

Jingren thought for a while and said in a low voice:
"Lu people observe etiquette and die for their master?"

Although Jingren's answer was correct, his hesitation and lack of confidence still made Gu Sansi somewhat dissatisfied.

"Master Jingren, you should be more confident in your answer instead of being so hesitant like you are now!"

Seeing that he was criticized by Gu Sansi even though he answered correctly, little Jingren secretly complained in his heart, but on the surface he still said obediently:
"Sir, I understand, I will pay attention!"

Gu Sansi heard this and continued to ask:

"Master Jingren, why do you think Xiang Yu didn't kill Liu Bang at the Hongmen Banquet?"

Faced with this question, Jingren, who had just learned from the previous experience, said without hesitation:
“Emperor Gaozu of Han acted well. He made Xiang Yu think that he was weak and could be bullied, and did not regard him as an opponent of equal strength…”

In response to this answer, Gu Sansi nodded and continued to ask:
"That was one reason, but the fundamental reason was that Xiang Yu was stubborn and self-righteous, and he was ambitious. Even though he had all the advantages, he was defeated by Emperor Gaozu of Han, and he ended up committing suicide by slashing his throat at the Wujiang River!"

"We should take Xiang Yu as a warning. Master Jingren, you must remember that when facing an opponent who is weaker than you, you must not be lax or underestimate him. Even a lion will use all its strength to fight a rabbit. Underestimating the enemy is a taboo in the military!"

Feeling Gu Sansi's serious tone, Jingren nodded solemnly and said, "Sir, I understand. Jingren will definitely take this as a warning!"

Seeing this, Gu Sansi nodded slightly, and then began to let Jingren continue to recite the contents of Xiang Yu's Biography. When an incense stick of time passed and he saw that the time was almost up, Gu Sansi instructed:

"Today's class ends here. Next time, I will teach you, Jingren, the Annals of Emperor Wu of Han in the Records of the Grand Historian. You should prepare for the next two days and don't play around!"

"Yes!"

After Jingren sent him off politely, Gu Sansi left the room. At this time, a maid came over and said that the eldest lady wanted to ask Gu Sansi to come over and ask Jingren about his studies. Gu Sansi then followed the maid to An Miaoyi!
"Gu Sansi pays respect to the Madam!" Gu Sansi bowed and said:

Seeing this, An Miaoyi also smiled and said:

"Mr. Gu, you are too polite. Please take a seat!"

As she spoke, the maid brought a chair to Gu Sansi. Gu Sansi didn't say a word of thanks and sat on the chair...
Although Gu Sansi was invited over in the name of asking about Jingren's studies, An Miaoyi only asked a few questions. After briefly understanding Jingren's studies, she immediately asked Gu Sansi:

"Mr. Gu, I heard that your aunt came to Yijing a few days ago?"

Hearing An Miaoyi ask this, Gu Sansi seemed to realize something in his heart, and then he couldn't help but said in a deep voice:

"Thank you for your concern, Madam. My aunt did come to Yijing recently!"

An Miaoyi smiled and nodded when she heard this.

"I heard that your aunt took good care of you in your early years, Mr. Gu. You must show your respect to her when you come to Yijing this time!"

Feeling the deep meaning revealed in An Miaoyi's words, Gu Sansi felt a little disgusted, but An Miaoyi was Ye Mingsheng's wife after all, and the mistress of the Fengwu Army, so Gu Sansi still suppressed his disgust and said respectfully:

"I lost my mother when I was young and was raised by my aunt, so naturally I must respect her well!"

An Miaoyi clapped her hands and laughed when she heard this:

"Mr. Gu is indeed a filial son!"

Three days ago, her subordinates brought news to An Miaoyi that Gu Sansi's aunt Gu Li had come to Yijing. An Miaoyi didn't pay much attention to the news at first.

After all, she was born in a marquis's mansion, and she had been accustomed to seeing these distant relatives coming to her house to make relatives since she was a child. Therefore, in An Miaoyi's view, Gu Sansi is now her husband's trusted minister, the director of the Personnel Bureau of Fengwu Army, and the future Minister of Personnel of the Xin Dynasty...

It is very normal for a person of such status to want to take advantage of the situation and get some benefits when a few relatives come back from his hometown. There is nothing to be surprised about!

However, after careful introduction by her subordinates, An Miaoyi finally realized the key!

Gu Sansi’s relatives from his hometown did not come to see Gu Sansi today. In fact, it was long ago when the Fengwu Army was based in Liaoyang and Ye Mingsheng was only the governor of Liaoyang!
The Gu family knew that Ye Mingsheng trusted Gu Sansi very much and that Gu Sansi had a lot of influence on Ye Mingsheng, so they began to look for Gu Sansi, hoping that Gu Sansi would use his influence on Ye Mingsheng to recommend a few members of the Gu family to serve as officials in the Fengwu Army. For example, the county magistrate of their hometown Gannan County should have the surname Gu!
For this reason, Gu Changchun, the then team leader of the Gu family, personally brought people to Gu Sansi's home, wanting to have a good talk with Gu Sansi!
But what no one expected was that Gu Sansi didn't even let the other person in, let alone talk to him. Gu Changchun was so angry that he wanted to expel Gu Sansi from the clan!
However, it happened that the Fengwu Army successfully entered the pass at that time, sweeping across the entire Youyan with its momentum, so Gu Changchun felt that the Fengwu Army had a bright future, and Gu Sansi was deeply trusted by Ye Mingsheng, and he would definitely have a successful career in the future!
And the most important thing is that the Gu family is still under the rule of the Fengwu Army, so if everyone quarrels too much, it will not be good for the Gu family. If Gu Sansi makes a small shoe, it will make you very uncomfortable.

So in the end reason prevailed over impulse and Gu Changchun swallowed his anger. The matter of expelling Gu Sansi from the clan was just a lot of noise but little action, and it was finally left unresolved...

There was naturally a reason why Gu Sansi didn't give any face at all!
When Gu Sansi passed the imperial examination at the age of 21, he could be said to be the pride of the entire Gu family. All members of the Gu family had high hopes for him, hoping that he would rise to the top and lead the family to revival!

However, just when Gu Sansi was at the peak of his career, he was discovered to have foreign ancestry, and was ostracized by the entire officialdom, ruining his future!
This also caused Gu Sansi's living conditions to plummet, and he was even kicked out of the Gu family in the end, and had to live a hard life with his wife and children!

Therefore, in Gu Sansi's opinion, you all mocked me when I was in trouble, and now that I have recovered, you come to curry favor with me again and want me to do things for you?
Bah! No way!
I am not going to retaliate against you today for what you did back then. This is because we all have the surname Gu, and I am being generous and magnanimous and not going to argue with you!

I didn't expect that you would come to me. Why are you so shameless?

You really don't have any shame at all?

Although many members of the Gu family had bullied Gu Sansi in the past, there was also one person who helped Gu Sansi for whom he was grateful, and that person was Gu Sansi’s aunt, Gu Li·································

(End of this chapter)