"Mr. Zhang, please take a look at this dragon-strangling bow."
Outside the window, the shade of the trees was dancing, and autumn was in full bloom. In the hall, autumn crabs were fattening, and the banquet was going on. By the time everyone was drunk, Li Shu suddenly stood up and took a big bow from behind. "This is what the Black Emperor's number one general, Zhi Xingbi, used to shoot down the Double Dragon's Bow in Gubeiling."
Zhang Xing, who was already half drunk, suddenly became interested and immediately threw away the half-peeled crab. He stumbled up from his seat and walked up. He touched the bow with his greasy hands in the middle of the hall and muttered something at the same time: "There is this bow. Wait for it." When I reach the realm of Grandmaster, won’t I be able to kill Fenshanjun? You don’t know that on that day during the Second Expedition to Dongyi, our deserters were thought by outsiders to be shaken by an earthquake, but in fact it was Fenshanjun who killed my dear brother Du Meng also disappeared because of this, and later took the name of the Deposed Dragon Gang, which means that sooner or later, he will exist to imitate the Supreme One in killing dragons like dogs."
On the side, Li Shu held the horn of the bow, nodded repeatedly, as if he was suddenly aware, and then suddenly stretched out his true energy, desperately pulled the dragon-strangling bow down, and blocked the opponent's arms, and then shouted sternly: "Xu General, why don't you take action yet?"
The generals who had already stood up were stunned. Everyone instinctively looked at Xu Shiying. Jia Yue, who was closest to him, had already swung his sword towards him.
At that moment, a sharp arrow attached to Duanjiang Zhenqi, which at first glance was almost as thick as an arm, shot from outside the hall, hitting Zhang Xing right in the heart.
This arrow comes from a real dragon-strangling bow.
The archer was none other than Xu Shiren, the former Lu Commandery hero who had been famous for many years, and today the Forbidden Army Lieutenant General and Cheng Dan master.
However, when such a fatal blow came to Zhang Xing's chest, it only knocked the man backwards. The body-protecting energy quickly recovered after dissipating, and he was actually unharmed.
Everyone in the hall was stunned, and Zhang Xing laughed even more: "Mr. Li! You are also well-informed. Don't you know that since I have become the actual Lord of the Eastern Territory, I will naturally have the aura of the Eastern Territory. How? Are you using ordinary cultivation skills to deal with me? You should find two dragon-strangling bows, one to lock me and one to shoot me! What a pity, what a pity... I had a different thought that day and escaped from Yuncheng, but I was only allowed to stay in Lishan Come forward and give me your destiny for free!"
After saying that, he just turned back the bow, then turned around and calmly ordered: "Everyone... this man is so shameless. He held a banquet to ambush and kill me. Not only did he turn brothers against each other and ruined the loyalty of the world, but he also caused chaos within and ruined the world. Our overall situation of resisting Wei is a crime that cannot be punished, so why don't you guys take action?"
Xu Shiren fled in embarrassment, but Xu Shiying, Shan Tonghai, Wang Shuyong and other leaders of the martial arts faction swarmed up. For a moment, the hall was filled with zhenqi and flying swords. Especially Xu Shiying, whose face was ferocious, and he wanted to kill Li Shu on the spot. Chop it into minced meat on the spot...
It was at this time that Li Dalong suddenly woke up from his bed and sat up straight.
It was just an autumn dream.
Li Shu took a deep breath, turned over and sat up. When he saw the afterglow outside the window, he knew that he had been thinking too much in the afternoon and had slept until now, so he simply put on his clothes and walked out.
This is the county government office of Jiyin City rather than the prefecture. The reason for this is to express respect for Fang Yanlang, his closest confidant, so that the latter, the successor of Jiyin, has full authority and dignity.
Of course, with Li Shu's current living situation, living here is indeed enough.
Because his wife, children, and all the close nephews and nephews were all killed in the Yang Shen Rebellion, the whole family was almost chopped to pieces, and all the personal vassal power in Guanxi also disappeared without a trace...According to the theory, it may still be Bai Yousi and Zhang Xing participated in the extermination. The kinship and social connections with other Guanlong clans are naturally still there, but there has been no contact for two or three years.
Today's big dragon leader has neither a continuation of his life, nor any concubines, nor does he even have maids or private slaves.
This, and the same situation with Zhang Xing, greatly affected the atmosphere within the gang - after the uprising, official slaves were bound to be released directly wherever they went, and private purchase of new private slaves was not allowed. At the same time, in some cases, the rich were allowed to free their private slaves to compensate for their crimes.
The most important thing is that the big bosses and leaders will restrain themselves a lot and dare not make taboos on this matter.
But this is actually not the focus of Li Shu. The focus of Li Dalongtou is that he actually knows very well that he is not greedy for women, does not like gold and silver, and is not willing to enjoy everything. Moreover, it’s not that I don’t miss my wife, and I miss my high-spirited days, hanging books with green cows, and being cool in Kansai.
Only he knows better that when doing great things, there is either great achievement or great failure, and there is no middle state. Therefore, unlike Zhang Xing, who is still high-spirited now, he is so afraid of losing again that he dares not own and enjoy it.
And this is also a huge weakness that Li Shu himself is well aware of - he lost once, and he almost lost completely. Only one person who lost fled in panic, which made him too fearful and disgusted with the matter of losing to the end. , for this reason I dare not really go out and gamble again.
The same tragic defeat gave Li Shu another huge inner demon, which was that he was no longer willing to entrust his family and life to others!
How about Yang Shen?
Born with the surname of Zhong in the world, he is handsome, smart and brave. He has been running the court for many years. He has soldiers and horses in his hands, and is surrounded by allies. He is in charge of the logistics of the world. He has just broken through the master cultivation level in private, and there should even be a grand master. The so-called internal response of the level, the right time, the right place, the right people, and the right people, what is the result?
As a result, once an incident broke out, the states and counties near the Central Plains responded immediately after hearing the news, but then they were completely defeated because they did not listen to Li Shu's advice!
And it was a rapid and extremely rapid defeat.
Facing the core power of the Wei Dynasty, Yang Shen not only caused a complete defeat for himself, but also caused a complete defeat for Li Shu, who did not make any mistakes and even looked like the correct strategy in the eyes of Emperor Bai afterwards.
Therefore, Li Shu was determined not to be subordinate to others anymore and to entrust his wealth and life to some great hero. He just wanted to make the decision himself.
The autumn wind was bleak, rolling the fallen leaves in the dusk, and drying the sweat on Li Shu's face. As the sun gradually set, the city gradually became quiet, but Li Shu's heart could not calm down.
He actually knew very well what today's dream was about?
It is the current clear situation within the Deposed Dragon Gang, and Fang Yanlang's words today - needless to say the situation, Li Shu is about to be eaten alive, but Fang Yanlang's self-conscious gaffe made Li Shu angry. The biggest knot in his heart was that he could no longer hide his inner feelings.
At this point, Li Dalongtou recognized Zhang Xing's talent, but his past experiences made him resolutely resist being led by the other party. The so-called talent of the prime minister and the talent of the emperor undoubtedly struck a chord in his heart, and it also made him find it. A relief from inner suffering.
He is an emperor's talent, and the other party is a prime minister's talent. This is perfect, and he can continue to lead this outstanding young man with an emperor's talent.
However, this brings up another problem that has to be faced - how to prove your imperial talent? You said that he is only a prime minister. Is that wishful thinking on your part?
And if you can't prove it, how do you know whether this statement is self-deception on your part, Li Dalongtou?
One sentence cannot cure mental internal friction, but will cause deeper anxiety. At this time, Li Shu needs a real wise man to guide him.
With some uneasiness and hesitation, Li Shu finally walked to the corner gate behind the county government office that connected to Cangcheng. Then he turned into a small courtyard that was not closed. He stood on the threshold and knocked on the door. He was instantly startled. A few crows flew up from the courtyard wall, and then landed on the eaves of the hall in the back.
There are only two main rooms in the courtyard. The lamp in the one has just been lit. There is a slight movement of a figure, and there is a knock on the door. Someone inside the room answers: "Come as you like, enter as you like, ask as you like, answer as you like."
Li Shu hurriedly walked inside, walked into the house, but stopped again, straightened his appearance, and then moved into the inner bedroom where the lights were lit. As soon as he entered, he laughed like a self-deprecation... Without him, Both he and the other party should be masters of the first level of Condensation, with sharp ears and eyes, and since the other party is so smart, he is destined to have a clear understanding of the situation, so whether he is tired or difficult, the other party must be able to see clearly at a glance.
Who are you showing this look to? Are there any supreme beings in heaven? The twin moons are hanging high, and the Three Brilliances are in line. It’s not easy for the four supreme beings to poke their heads around, right?
That's right, the person who lives here is the former Nanya Prime Minister who has been hiding here since he was kidnapped last winter. Now he is the official guardian of the Deposed Dragon Gang. Zhang Shizhao, who also made a guest appearance in the Foundation Building Enlightenment Tutorial today .
Or Zhang Daxuan.
Sure enough, when he saw Li Shu coming to smile, as if he could clearly read his mind, Protector Zhang took the initiative to speak: "Li Dalongtou, don't worry, I really don't have any condensation, and the lights are dim, so I can't see clearly your sad face. It's the same today during the day." .”
Li Shu laughed again and did not hide it. He directly raised his hands and saluted: "Please help me, Mr. Zhang."
Zhang Shizhao just sat still and laughed on the spot: "What can you do to save you? The Deposed Dragon Gang is in full swing. Its reputation and territory are already the leader of the rebels in the world, and you are the leader of the right wing with less than ten thousand people. What should I do to save you? As for me, I was forced to surrender with my legs broken, and I didn’t even dare to mention my name because my family was young. Li Longtou, since ancient times, I have only heard of people who fell into the water asking for help from people on the shore. I have never heard of people on the shore asking for help from those who fell into the water.”
"To be honest, Mr. Zhang, although I am on the shore, I am just a fish on the shore and a turtle under the net, waiting to die; and although you are in the water, you are just a real dragon dormant and a giant whale sinking, peeking into the sky." Li Shu straightened up and spoke seriously. What he said was all from his heart. "Needless to say, you should know my current situation..."
"I don't know." Zhang Shizhao suddenly interrupted the other party.
Li Shu was suddenly startled.
"I know the situation." The handsome old man responded sincerely. "I really know the situation, but I don't know you...so I don't know your situation."
Li Shu narrowed his eyes, walked up and sat down, and then sighed, but he revealed his difficulties and some of his true thoughts in his heart, including some selfishness of fighting for power and gain, all without reservation.
He really wanted to get the guidance of this wise man recognized throughout the world and a man with a true "prime minister's talent".
He was desperate.
"Then you are desperate." Zhang Shizhao listened carefully and spread his hands. "Think about it, if you want to be the one in power, whether it's an emperor or a gang leader, or a real core like Zhang Sanlang, you have to be the one who can truly take the lead, right?"
"right……"
"But you are very afraid of losing, and you even lost Yuncheng and the leadership of the Lishan battle because of it. You just sit back and watch others turn the tide and sweep across the eastern border, right?"
"right."
"Then tell me, why do you still have a way out? In this situation, even if you are the most extreme assassination, you are not as likely to win as others... He recruits surrenders and rebels during the eastward march, and the new leaders all look up to him Nosh, thanks to his knowledge, you can’t even find a decent master here! Who are you looking for? That Lu County hero Xu Shiren who just escaped from Jiangdu with an excuse? Why should he help me if he has only been here for a few days? You? Maybe you will go east to meet Zhang Sanlang immediately, and take a look at home by the way."
"That's the truth."
"and you……"
"I believe in Zhang Gong's wisdom and talent. Everyone in the world knows your talent."
"Let me tell you what intelligence is." Zhang Shizhao was helpless. "The so-called intelligence is vision, knowledge, seeking truth from facts and taking advantage of the situation, as well as being bold and careful. In addition, it must also have the necessary resources of people, things, reputation, cultivation and other resources... But now, I may know knowledge I have more knowledge than you, but I am definitely not as good as you at grasping specific situations and specific people, things, names, and practices, especially in personnel struggles, who has what relationship with whom, what is important about who is with whom, and local traditions. Customs, what do I know? If you really want to cause trouble, you might as well ask Xu Dalang, Shan Dalang and Wang Wulang, the three local gangsters around Jiyin and the powerful generals in the gang!"
Li Shu had a bitter look on his face.
But it doesn't matter. Zhang Shizhao quickly realized it and added: "That's not right. The advantage on the other side is so great that these three people are unlikely to follow you. Even Shan Dalang is probably unreliable. No matter how reliable he is, he is still a big boss. Why? Bet with you? What’s the point of winning the bet? Still being the big boss? If the bet is lost, the whole family plus myself will die without a burial place.”
Li Shu was completely silent.
But soon, he noticed that Zhang Shizhao glanced back from the corner of his eyes, and then immediately retracted it, pretending that nothing happened, but behind him was an empty bed board.
Li Shu came back to his senses, realized something, and immediately asked seriously as if grasping a life-saving straw: "What did Mr. Zhang think of just now?"
Zhang Shizhao obviously realized that his expression was noticed, and he couldn't hide it, so he laughed dryly: "I thought of it a little bit, but to be honest, it's just an idea, and it's completely different from your idea."
"But I have something to think about and would like to hear something." Across the light, Li Shu sincerely requested. "Please teach me Mr. Zhang."
"It's actually very simple." Zhang Shizhao sighed. "And I can't say who I'm dealing with. It's at most a half-measure to slow down the attack on you. Plus you're so sincere, so I'm going to say it, but only in this room..."
"This is natural." Li Shu assured hurriedly.
"Li Longtou, the most difficult strategy in the world is conspiracy, do you understand?"
"certainly."
"And I just said that the so-called intelligence refers to vision, knowledge, etc... right?"
"right."
"Then why don't we raise our horizons... The Deposed Dragon Gang has already obtained the eight counties. Although these eight counties are the farthest ends of the three largest ruling cores of the imperial court, they are like so-called natural cracks. But taking these eight counties, But it is still true that cutting open Wei's belly will cause a violent reaction throughout the world, accelerate the collapse of Wei, and everyone around will step up their actions."
"That's true."
"Then, the next situation of the Deposed Dragon Gang is not just a matter of what the inside thinks, but also the general trend of the outside world."
"That's right... So Du Po Zhen has been forced to start an uprising, and things are going to change in Huaixi..."
"Don't talk about Du Po Zhen yet." Zhang Shizhao put his hands together and spoke seriously. "Let me ask you something. Time waits for no one. If you don't fight others, others may come to fight. So if you don't care about any specific changes, just say where should the Deposed Dragon Gang fight next according to the principle of its own strength?"
"Of course it's Jiang Huai, but Du Po Zhen, I..."
"It's not Jianghuai, it's Xuzhou." Zhang Shizhao pointed out a place name and made a correction.
"It's Xuzhou." Li Shu suddenly realized. "It's Xuzhou!"
"It's Xuzhou." Zhang Shizhao analyzed calmly. "The upper half of the Jishui River Basin is flat, and the second half is slightly hilly. The land is fertile, the trade is accessible, and there are minerals from Lujun and Langya as backup. Basically, you have what you need, but the terrain is long and narrow, and there is only a big river in the north to do it. To provide support, if you want to maintain stability, you must take down two places as important fulcrums... One is Dengzhou in the east, which has been taken, and the other is Xuzhou below the waist and abdomen, which has not yet been taken Move. The original intention of taking Jianghuai, or Huaixi, is to surround Xuzhou. Only by taking Xuzhou, the eastern border will be complete, and it will be possible to advance towards Kinki and try to truly overthrow the Wei Dynasty and establish a new dynasty."
Li Shu nodded heavily, but felt something was wrong.
"But is Xuzhou so easy to get?" Zhang Shizhao continued to ask, asking and answering himself. "It's not easy to get, it's even difficult. On the surface, Xuzhou is an important town hanging alone on the north bank of the Huai River. Han Yingong ran away again, and he only had Sima Zhenghe with a little more than 20,000 soldiers, so that he is still recruiting new soldiers... But in fact , the saint is not stupid, and is too smart. He actually knows better than anyone else that Xuzhou is the north gate of Jiangdu, but now he only cares about the comfort of Jiangdu, so once the war starts, he will immediately support Xuzhou without reservation. This means There is a steady stream of core elites of the imperial court behind Xuzhou. The elites of the Eastern Expedition brought by the saint to Jiangdu will all appear in Xuzhou, and the military and internal masters who follow the saint will also come one after another. This is different from the east border, fighting a county. We just met a master who condensed pills and masters who made pills are different. We all know where the masters from the Eastern Region went. As soon as they condensed pills, they became officials, and once they completed pills, they moved to Kansai and Dongdu. As a Guanlong native, isn't the Lu County hero Xu Shiren the best example? Rebellion is not that simple!"
"It's just as Xianggong Zhang said." Li Shu sighed and realized a little by the way. "So, what Xianggong Zhang said was to slow down the army and let him attack Xuzhou while I take advantage of the situation to manage Huaixi?"
"No." Zhang Shizhao shook his head repeatedly. "A good strategy must consider the target of the strategy in advance... How can a smart man like Zhang Sanlang not think of how difficult Xuzhou is? He just couldn't think of it. He tried it but it didn't work. With his hands spread out, how could you do what he did in Lishan?" Take over and it will be done immediately? Even he should know that if he wants to go to Xuzhou, he should first devour the Huaiyou Alliance, then advance into Huainan, hold Jiangdu in Huainan, attract Jiangdu's attention, and then surround Xuzhou and defeat Sima Erlang."
"Then things come full circle."
"There is no such thing..." Zhang Shizhao shook his head. "Since Xuzhou is so difficult to defeat, in terms of the overall situation, why must we confront Xuzhou head-on at this time? The collapse of the Wei Dynasty is inevitable, so why not wait for two or three to five years before Jiangdu collapses and Xuzhou becomes an isolated city?"
"You mean, save the Wu brothers first? Block the Han River?" Li Shucheng asked for advice. "Ask him to touch Uncle Cao's bottom line and induce Uncle Cao to take action?"
"How is it possible? Nanyang can't be saved. The most I can do is make a promise to the Wu brothers. They will become brothers when they come and attract talents." Zhang Shizhao answered calmly.
"Wu Jingfeng is Bai Sanniang's senior brother... we have a very good relationship." Li Shu shook his head in reply. "Furthermore, if this is the case, and Zhang Sanlang can run his business in the East with peace of mind, I will be his meal first."
"If I sincerely give you advice for the Deposed Dragon Gang, I would suggest that the Deposed Dragon Gang leave Dengzhou and Qi County, cross the river to the north, and plot the entire territory of Eastern Qi's homeland!" Zhang Shizhao took his time, but finally said it. own answer. "And if Zhang Dalongtou has the responsibility, why not personally lead the elite to march north, and first have a showdown with the weakest of the three key points of the imperial court, that is, the Youzhou cavalry and the Hejian elite?"
Li Shu's heart moved slightly, as if a stopper had been peeled off. He was agitated for a moment and wanted to say something, but he couldn't tell what he wanted to say or what he wanted to think.
"Do you know what's so clever about this strategy?" Zhang Shizhao also held his hands and tilted his head thoughtfully under the lamp, with a smile on his face. "The wonderful thing is that Hebei is indeed the easiest direction in the long run among the three directions of northwest and south, but it is not such a simple direction. The wonderful thing is that even if it succeeds, it will probably take three to five years, enough for you to become successful in business among the rivers. The wonderful thing is that Zhang Sanlang himself and all the knowledgeable heroes from the Eastern Region of the Deposed Dragon Gang know that marching north is probably the right thing to do... because the Deposed Dragon Gang itself has a remnant of the Eastern Qi, and it can only be re-established. Our Dongqing territory is qualified to compete with Guanlong, which has been powerful for hundreds of years, and truly conquer the world."
Li Shu suddenly realized that this was the best way to delay the attack and the most majestic conspiracy.
The reason couldn't be simpler. Although the northward march is the so-called correct direction, it also means that once the person who moves north gains a foothold in Hebei, he must give up the sacred land of Jishui and the core control of the foundation of the eight counties. Quan, abandoning most of the current base areas.
Because the river divides the world naturally!
It is definitely not impossible for Zhang Xing to be defeated by the heroes of Hebei, the cavalry of Youzhou, and the elites of Hejian. As for Zhang Xing, if he can succeed, it will take years and years, and he has long been a fish on the shore and a turtle in the net. It would be good if he can ease the situation.
In addition, Li Shu has already figured out where his initial throbbing came from... He has been thinking about how to persuade the big bosses and leaders to oppose Zhang Xing these days, and he has already grasped the context, that is Zhang Xing was too strict. Although these local leaders and leaders were given all the power and position they deserved, they did not allow their families to obtain the wild expansion of their fields and houses, large profits from trade, and full of slaves as they originally imagined. The courtyard is full of houses.
Their families could not get loans, were not exempt from punishment, and had to pay taxes. They did not receive the absolute privileges that the Kansai people had before them.
At least not on the surface.
Even the practitioners among their troops were snatched away by Zhang Xing.
However, these dissatisfactions are reflected in Zhang Xing’s prestige in the battle with Lishan, in his effective rule over Dongjun and Jiyin, in his aggressive expansion of the Eastern Territory, and in Zhang Xing’s outstanding personal charisma, personnel skills, and The relevant force and deterrence were not enough to brew anything violent enough for these people to openly oppose Zhang Sanlang.
But what about this time?
There is no need to fight, no violence, no risks. As long as Zhang Xing is sent to Hebei, across the river, he will work hard to open up and establish a new foundation in an area with completely different customs, culture, climate, including opponents. Then he can still Can you be so tough on controlling the rear? Didn’t you hide there yourself?
Can you use this to give a little hint to the leaders and big leaders? And then, in an upright decision, let some people prefer to promote Zhang Xing's journey north based on these selfish thoughts? Besides, going north is the right thing to do, right?
A true wise man cured Li Dalongtou's mental internal friction with just a few words.
Although it is temporary.
pS: Thanks to Wang Lu for another alliance of legal aid, to Mr. Xue Luofeng for another alliance, and to Mr. Youxiong Lai for the reward.
(End of chapter)
