The two of them took their seats separately. Wang Shou waved his hand and asked all the maids and servants in the mansion to go down.

Wang Shou laughed and said, "I'm very happy that General Qu Tu finally ended the drum battle. To be honest, I didn't sleep well those nights and I kept beating the drums in my dreams."

Wang Junguo apologized: "We also realized that the drum sound is very disturbing by the military and civilians, so everyone suggested stop beating the drums and now it will be a simulation exercise. It should be better!"

"Although there will be a little drum sound and a shout of killing in the middle of the night, it is much better than the drum battle. After all, it is a war, so you can't be too demanding."

"Thank you for your understanding, I wonder how the fourth young master did in the imperial examination?"

Wang Shou smiled, "Of course I didn't pass the exam. I went to Zhongdu too much, but it was as expected that the boy never left the house but talked about the world. He worked alone in a closed-door way. It was strange that he could pass the exam. Later, he wrote a letter to me, saying that he had met the emperor's private visit. The emperor's argument for his argument was too shallow. He had never been to Jingxing, but he commented on Jingxing."

"The fourth young master actually met the emperor's private visit, which is really a coincidence."

Wang Shou glanced at Wang Junguo and said lightly: "It was indeed a coincidence in a restaurant, not a deliberate summon."

Wang Jungu's face turned red and he hurriedly said, "I have no other meaning."

Wang Shou waved his hand and smiled, "No need to explain. I, Wang Shou, thinks that the Zhou Dynasty is well known to everyone in Taiyuan. My four sons are all in the Zhou Dynasty. I never thought of sending my son to Chang'an and escorting the Tang Dynasty's treasures will only harm my son in the end."

Wang Shou's words were like a needle piercing Wang Junkuo's heart. He was silent for a moment, and Wang Shou slowly said: "Junkuo may not know yet. Li Shenfu has withdrawn from Bashu and retreated to Hanzhong."

Wang Junguo was shocked and looked at Wang Shou in surprise, "Is this true?"

"Of course it's true. It was my brother Wang Shan who wrote to me that I only found out this morning."

Wang Junkuo's heart suddenly became confused. The huge shock made him unable to take care of how Wang Shou and Wang Shan had secret contact. In fact, he also knew that Xu Shiji had led a 100,000 army to invade Bashu. He also knew that useless people like Li Shenfu could not defend Bashu. Bashu would be lost sooner or later, but when the news of Bashu's loss really came, he was still shocked. What does the loss of Bashu mean to the Tang Dynasty? Everyone knew very well.

"If Jun Gua was allowed to defend Bashu, there were only 25,000 troops. Can Jun Gua defend it?" Wang Shou asked with a smile.

Wang Junkuo calmed down from the shock for a while. He thought for a while and said, "There are indeed not many 25,000 troops. If I were guarding Bashu, I would guard all the troops on the dangerous passes of the Three Gorges Road and Qingjiang Road. If I had lost Yiling County, I should have built dangerous passes on the Three Gorges Road immediately and strengthened water interception. I would rather cut off shipping than give enemy warships an opportunity. The biggest taboo is to disperse troops, but Li Shenfu dispersed the last little force. I really don't understand what the meaning of sending only 5,000 people to guard Ba County and Chengdu?"

"Jun Kuo said it very well. I also believe that Jun Kuo's talents are far better than Li Shenfu, but why did the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty rather use mediocre people like Li Shenfu but refuse to use Jun Kuo with real talents and knowledge?"

Wang Junguo smiled bitterly, "When I only believe in the royal family today, I am not, the crown prince once pointed out that this is one of the root causes of the unbeatable battle in the Tang Dynasty. I believe that after the crown prince ascended the throne, he will definitely be talented and no longer nepotism."

Wang Shou shook his head, "Maybe the prince will be better, but I want to remind Jun Kuo not to have too much hope for the prince."

Wang Junguo was stunned, "Why is this?"

Wang Shou took out a letter from the box beside him and handed it to Wang Junkuo, "This is a letter written to me a month ago by the prince Jiancheng. You can see it and you will understand."

Wang Junkuo took the letter, but he didn't dare to look closely, but he just looked at it briefly, but the more he looked, the more confused he became. In the letter, Li Jiancheng mentioned many useful generals, such as Wang Bodang, Liu Shennong, Zhang Nian, Zhao Wubing, etc. These were the generals who left Wagang with Li Jiancheng, and did not mention Xie Yingdeng because Xie Yingdeng had surrendered to the Zhou army, but why didn't he mention himself?

"Have Jun Gua ever thought about it? Why didn't the Crown Prince mention Jun Gua in his letter?"

Wang Junguo shook his head, "I really don't understand why he didn't mention me. Am I not his person?"

Wang Shou said lightly: "Maybe Jun Kuo doesn't feel it, but we all think that Jun Kuo has betrayed the prince and surrendered to His Highness the King of Qin. His Highness the Crown Prince also thinks so."

"What!"

Wang Jungu stood up in a panic and said in surprise and anger: "Where did I betray the prince? I was transferred to Shangjun to fight by the King of Qin, and was recommended by the King of Qin to Taiyuan to follow Qu Tutong. I couldn't help myself. How could I put the word "betray" on my head?"

Wang Shou looked at him sympathetically, shook his head and said, "I heard that Jun Kuo didn't know how to let Zhai Hong Yidao have been in the Wagang Army. Today, this situation has occurred again. I can only say that Jun Kuo really doesn't understand the officialdom. At that time, the King of Qin also transferred Wang Bodang to Shangjun. Wang Bodang said that he was sick and refused to go. The same is true for Xie Yingdeng. The King of Qin also wrote a letter to ask him to go to Shangjun. He asked me if I wanted to go. I said that if you go, the prince would not use you anymore. Jun Kuo really doesn't understand why the King of Qin wanted to transfer you to Shangjun?"

Wang Junkuo's heart was in a mess. He looked at Wang Shou blankly, unable to say anything. Wang Shou sighed and said, "The secret battle between the King of Qin and the Prince has been long. He transferred Junkuo to Shangjun not because he was interested in Junkuo's talent, but because he was digging out the foundation of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's army. If he appreciates your talent, why not give you a reinstatement? Is it difficult for him, a general, to be a decent King of Qin?

He poached you, but he didn't trust you, and His Highness the Crown Prince also thought that you betrayed him, and you will have nothing in the end, and the same goes for my son. I sent all four sons to the Zhou Dynasty and not one of them to the Tang Dynasty. This is to take a sideline. At the critical moment of dynasty alternation, taking a wrong step will ruin the future of the child."

"What should I do?" Wang Junguo sat down dejectedly, and he was almost desperate.

Wang Shou felt that the time was ripe, so he signaled Wang Junkuo to calm down, and then he said to him earnestly: "You offended His Highness the Crown Prince and failed to win the trust of His Highness the King of Qin. You can only say that your future in the Tang Dynasty is over, but it does not mean that you will not have a chance elsewhere."

Wang Junguo nodded silently. He understood what Wang Shou meant, and was to persuade him to surrender to the Zhou Dynasty. In fact, when the news of Xie Yingdeng surrender to the Zhou Dynasty came, he was also moved, but he did not have the courage to take this step.

Wang Shou said slowly again: "The so-called authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear. As an observer, I know your situation very well. You are not valued in the Tang Dynasty because you once became a bandit in Taihang Mountains. The emperor of the Tang Dynasty did not like such people, but you would not encounter such discrimination in the Zhou Dynasty. I said three people, one is Lu Ping, the leader of the Chang'an Intelligence Agency, who followed Du Fuwei. Now he has been promoted to the general of Hu Ben, and there is also Shan Xiongxin, who is now the prefect of Dongjun. Has he been discriminated against? There is another person you are more familiar with, Xiong Kuohai, do you still remember this person?"

Wang Junguo nodded, "I have fought with him more than once for territory."

"He grabbed Lu Mingyue and presented it to Zhang Xuan, and now he was promoted to the Tiger General. When he was fighting against the Turks, Zhang Xuan admired you so much that he hinted more than once that you stayed in the Northern Sui Dynasty. If you agreed at that time, I believe you should be the general of the Zhou Dynasty, not a small Tang Dynasty general."

Wang Shou's words were heartbroken, and Wang Junguo sighed with a sigh, "I didn't want to betray His Royal Highness the Crown Prince back then! My loyalty has ended today, and I, Wang Junguo, is already disappointed."

"Now is your last chance. Will Jungu be willing to catch it?"

Wang Junguo sighed and said, "I feel very confused. The head of the family will give me some time and let me think about it again."

Wang Shou nodded, "I'll give time to consider it, but let me say the last sentence. Now you understand why I don't accept you as a member of the Wang clan? Because you are a general of the Tang Dynasty, I don't want to stand in the wrong team, but if you are willing to be loyal to the Great Zhou, then I promise to put the spiritual position of your father and grandfather in the main hall of the Wang clan ancestral hall."
Chapter completed!