The autumn wind is getting colder and colder, almost drowning out the sound of the armor of the patrolling troops at night.
This is the permanent military camp in the north of Lihu City. Under the lights, Zhang Xing and Bai Yousi, who had refused to enter the city, sat opposite each other on a wide over-the-top couch. Between them was a mountain of letters, some of which were Some of the paper is silk. The paper is put into the envelope and the silk is put into the bag.
"Isn't it too much?" Bai Yousi, who was sitting by the wall with his hair untied, held his chin in his hands and smiled, telling the truth.
Zhang Xing, who had a waiter in front of him, tore open a letter and nodded while reading: "There are indeed many, and many of them are useless and repetitive. But there is nothing I can do. From Dengzhou to here, I have been deposed. The Dragon Gang has basically touched everything it can control, and there are messages inside and outside."
Bai Yousi shook his head.
"What do you mean?" Zhang Xing glanced at the letter, turned around and wrote a brief message on the paper on one side, then threw the letter directly into a basket under the bed. "Is something wrong?"
"It's not that the statement is wrong, I just think that the current situation is caused by yourself, Sanlang." Bai Yousi said one thing.
"What do you say, White Lady?" Zhang Xing didn't even raise his head, but kept moving.
"These letters, as well as the messengers I met along the way, including the oral messages I heard, are not about official business, but I want to know how you are going to deal with Li Shu? I want to know how you are going to deal with the Huaiyou Alliance? Including making suggestions to you. Or maybe ask where you plan to fight next?" Bai Yousi didn't shy away from anything in his words. "And these matters are either of great importance or too sensitive. If you don't express your position or say anything, they will feel guilty... After all, people as magnanimous as King Xiong are rare in this world, Xu Shiying Aren’t we testing you all the way? Chief Wei’s words at the Juye River the day before yesterday were even more direct, and he almost made a decision directly at Liangshan Dazhai to send Li Shu out of the gang."
Zhang Xing nodded, without commenting, just reading the letter, recording it, and throwing it into the basket. "You scared them."
Seeing this, Bai Yousi slightly raised his voice. "Sanlang, you are so silent, they think you are very deep in the city, and you have a plan...so many people with ideas are full of doubts and timidity, and then in turn express their extreme opinions, without any ideas People are also much more cautious in front of you."
"Is it that exaggerated?" Zhang Xing asked seriously.
"Sanlang is also a figure now." Bai Yousi reminded seriously.
"If the White Lady of Yitian Sword says someone is a person, then it cannot be said that he is really a person." Zhang Xing laughed instead, and after laughing, he became solemn again. "But actually looking at the world, I've just started."
Bai You thought for a while, understood what the other party meant, and nodded accordingly.
Indeed, Zhang Dalongtou has become the number one figure in this world without knowing it.
Being a master of pill condensation means that he has reached a position in the cultivation system that is at least not backward, and has the basic ability to protect himself; more than three years of experience have allowed him to leave his own name in this world. Many people know about him or have dealt with him. He has done some things, gained lovers, friends, and established some enemies and rivals; and now, with the collapse of the Wei Dynasty, he has committed suicide. , he quickly participated in it, established an organization and became its core, and won prestige and territory, mastered considerable military strength, and recruited and controlled a considerable number of followers.
It seemed that even the local supreme gods had noticed him.
This is just like being an official in the Wei Dynasty. Generally speaking, becoming a county guard or a lieutenant general is considered to be an entry into the palace, which means that you have entered the high-level officialdom, and you will have personal treatment wherever you go. He can even say a few words to Mr. Nan Ya even if he is tough, and regardless of whether he is tough or not, one sentence can change the life and death of the common people and ordinary soldiers below... Zhang Xing is in this world, The same is true in every aspect.
He is on the table, on the chessboard, no one in the world can ignore him, and the fate of a bunch of people is controlled by him. This is actually a lifelong pursuit of many people.
However, isn’t Zhang San claiming to be doing something? If he just wanted some wealth and honor, why did he turn back on his way to Wu'an County to take office in a year and a half?
So, everything seems to have just begun.
Zhang Xing's mentality was probably like this, and Bai Yousi probably understood the second half of the other party's meaning, so he nodded along.
After these words, the two of them were quiet for a while. Zhang Xing quietly read, copied, and threw away the letter, while Bai Yousi sat opposite, leaning against the wall, staring at his lover in a daze.
This seems to be not just Bai Yousi's observation, but more like the fact that the two have become more familiar with and open-minded about each other after more than half a year of direct interaction and de facto marriage.
Be in a daze if you want.
Even the priorities mentioned by Zhang Xing before were much calmer.
"You are indeed right. I put too much pressure on people." It was quiet for a long time. Suddenly, Zhang Xing looked at a letter in his hand, squinted his eyes and continued the previous topic. "If you look at this letter from Jiyin, it says that Li Shu has been obviously agitated in Jiyin City for the past two months. He seemed to be frightened by me. He even asked Zhang Daxuan for help... You know Zhang Daxuan is Who?"
"I know." Bai Yousi came back to his senses and was curious for a moment. "Who wrote this letter? What did Li Shu ask Zhang Shizhao for? How did this person know? Who can monitor these two people in the city?"
"It was written by a man named Zhang Shizhao." Zhang Xing answered calmly. "According to what he said, Li Shu came to Zhang Daxuan and said that he wanted to be the core of the gang, but he didn't dare to risk his life, so he asked Zhang Daxuan, a smart man, if he had any way to deal with me."
"Look at what you're forcing people to do?" Bai Yousi was startled for a moment and shook his head repeatedly: "Who is Zhang Shizhao? The great master was very cautious when he saw him. Li Shu was sick and went to see him in a hurry. He also gave him everything. Having said that, he deserves it...
··Why is Zhang Shizhao so confident that he tells you directly? "
"Because Zhang Shizhao set up a conspiracy for him." Zhang Xing finished copying and threw the letter away, his expression unchanged. "A man who was not afraid that I would know about it, nor was he afraid that Li Shu would come back after knowing about it... He asked Li Shu to organize a series of connections and encourage me to send troops to Hebei. After I led the troops to Hebei, Li Shu could take a breather. By using the territory of the Eastern Territory to develop their own power, the leaders and helmsmen of the Eastern Territory can also take a breather and organize their fields and houses."
Bai Yousi's heart moved slightly and his eyes blinked: "I know that going to Hebei is absolutely right from the overall perspective, but is this matter so upright?"
"It can be regarded as the canal of the State of Zheng." Zhang Xing looked at the letter and said disapprovingly. "Do you know Zheng Guoqu's plan?" Bai Yousi laughed on the spot.
Zhang Xing also laughed, and temporarily put down the letter in his hand and explained a little to the other party: "Before and after Emperor Bai, the world was in chaos and there were many countries. Two of them were clearly strong and weak. When the strong general swallowed up the weak, There was a water conservancy master in the weak country named Zheng Guo who went to the strong country and volunteered to help the strong country design and build a canal in the rear. If the canal was completed, the land area of the strong country would be doubled, transportation mobilization would be accelerated, and prosperity would be unstoppable... ·But in fact, Zheng’s move was to delay the annexation of weak countries by strong ones. Later, when the news was revealed, the strong countries still chose to continue building the canal, and the weak countries did suffer a little longer.”
"Sure enough, this is the situation." Bai Yousi suddenly realized. "What a great Zheng Guoqu."
Seeing that the other party had woken up, Zhang Xing continued to read the letter. After reading for a while, he laughed again: "Actually, I have noticed that these days, people in Dongjun, Jiyin County, even Dongping County, Jiyin County Compared with the previous leaders and helmsmen stationed in the four eastern counties, there are indeed significantly more leaders and helmsmen in the North County who proposed to send troops to Hebei. About half as many... It seems that there is still a series of connections. It works. But who would have thought that these people's words were appropriate and their analysis was accurate. Among the people who persuaded me to send troops to Hebei in the future based only on the pros and cons of deposing the Dragon Gang, 20% of them actually wanted to drive me away out of selfish motives so that they could live in peace in the East. What about enjoyment? But you don’t know where the two percent of selfishness lies.”
Bai Yousi also shook his head on his wrist: "This is what I have always been afraid of. The human heart is so difficult to understand, and I never have the mentality like you, Sanlang, and am willing to openly accept such selfishness."
Zhang Xing remained silent.
"What's wrong?" Bai Yousi asked curiously.
"Everyone has selfish motives, and all private interests serve the public good." Zhang Xing sighed. "The selfishness that everyone has is publicity, and we should take it seriously... But the sword in your hand is too sharp, and you are too lazy to care about these selfishness and publicity."
"So, should we use the land and property to bribe these powerful leaders?" Bai Yousi asked back.
"No." Zhang Xing shook his head. "More and less are relative, and the selfishness of a small number of powerful people is often opposed to the selfishness of most ordinary people. What is needed at this time is a compromise that takes care of as many people as possible... or shouldn't it? Bribing these leaders with land and houses is still necessary to maintain the normal land granting to more common people, but rewards and punishments should be clear from the beginning. Even big bosses and chiefs can be rewarded with extra land and houses based on their military merit."
"Then why didn't you do it before?" Bai Yousi became more and more curious. "With Saburo's ingenuity, he should have thought of it a long time ago, and as far as I know, those leaders and big leaders with strong local backgrounds do not receive excessive military merit rewards at all."
"Because when they revolted, they designated several counties as their own territory, with financial, legal, and military power all under one roof, just like the governor-general of counties in the Eastern Territory." Zhang Xing smiled with a hint of sarcasm. "These territories, not to mention that time, even now I can't let them spit it out... I am not happy to give it to them. But you are right, I should insist on giving them to these leaders from the beginning They are doing this kind of land and house rewards, otherwise why would they be able to take back their lands in the future?"
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The autumn wind was howling outside, and Zhang Xing continued to read. It took about another hour to read all the letters and tally all the points.
At this time, Bai Sanniang finally spoke again: "How is it? Is there anyone trying to persuade you to marry Li Shu?"
"Yes." Zhang Xing blurted out as he checked the form carefully. "Zhang Jinshu...I guessed that he misunderstood my purpose of letting him send private messages."
"Isn't Yan Qing there?"
"Yan Qing said it to his face."
"But you're not going to fight Li Shu?"
"It's natural...we have to consider the overall situation. At this time, fighting will only hurt the relatives and make the enemies happy. It's actually better to fight without breaking up."
"What about the Huaiyou Alliance? How are you going to deal with it?"
"If you want to go south to Jianghuai, annex the Huaiyou League. If you want to go north, let him fight with Li Shu... He will definitely be happy like this... Just continue to fight without defeat."
"Sure enough... So what's the result? Should we go to Hebei or Jianghuai? There are more people there?"
"It's hard to say." Zhang Xing pointed to his statistical form. "I took a look. Originally, the mainstream opinion should be to annex the Huaiyou League and advance into Jianghuai. A few people also have other strange suggestions. But here in Xisan County, the effect of Li Shu's tandem is still very great. Now Look, those who have made it clear that the two sides are basically split between 64 and 64, and more people support going to Jianghuai. But I estimate that when the real decision is made in Jiyin, the number of people supporting going to Hebei will continue to increase, and there may be an even level in the end. .”
"What about you?" Bai Yousi suddenly asked. "Do you want to go to Hebei or Jianghuai? As you said, you will tell me when you get to Jiyin."
Zhang Xing thought for a while, and it seemed that this was indeed the case, so he nodded, then put down the form and carefully analyzed x(h+Z:I[
"This is what happened. From Li Shu's point of view, of course he wanted me to go to Hebei. This was Zheng Guoqu's plan.
"nature."
"From the perspective of the leaders who agree to go north, this matter is a matter of public and private interests. It is a matter of public and private. They themselves may not be able to say how much public or private their support for going north is. People will feel confident that they are public-minded..."
"yes."
"As for me, I am actually in a dilemma myself...and the dilemma is also about public and private matters." Zhang Xing seemed to be very honest. "I know very well in my heart that going to Hebei is the right thing to do, and this is a public matter; but going to Hebei is bound to be difficult, and this is a private matter.
"Zhang Shizhao, no matter how you question his position and character, you can't say that he has no brains. He made his reasons for going to Hebei very clear... In the end, it is very likely that the Eastern Qi, Western Wei, and Southern The Chen family is fundamentally opposed! Because they have been opposed for hundreds of years and have a tradition of military, political and cultural integration, it is difficult to break away from this rut.
"The Western Wei Dynasty is essentially Guanlong. It has the most power, the most talents, the richest military experience, and the best terrain. It is a natural vassal of Bashu, and this big plate is now guarded by the Wei royal family, and there are also other people including your father. A bunch of people inside are thinking eagerly. I really can’t say who will win in the end, but once the new owner is decided, they will be the most promising family.
"Nan Chen is not hopeless. Xie Minghe only said that the Eight Jiangdong Families are hopeless. But apart from the Eight Jiangdong Families, what about the Notre Dame Madam of Nanling and her grandmaster son Feng Shi? They have a lot of potential. I hope. The old lady is a local force, and the Feng family is a bureaucratic family that went south. The marriage between the two families, coupled with the eldest lady’s status as the grand master, has actually fully integrated Nanling. Once the Feng family goes north to seize Jiangdong and Jiangxi, there will be They are qualified to compete for world supremacy. In addition, the True Fire Sect and Demon Island are variables in the south.
"In this case, if the Deposed Dragon Gang wants to fight, they can only do what Zhang Shizhao said, integrate the Eastern Qi's hometown and compete with the other two families! And if they want to integrate the Eastern Qi's hometown, they must capture Hebei. Conquer the Northern Territory and advance into the Jin Territory!
"Not only that, there is also a saying within the hometown of Dong Qi.
"The Eastern Territory is very rich and powerful, but even with the support of Dengzhou and Xuzhou, it is not enough because its location is so bad. Because it is at the junction of various forces, all forces who want to fight for hegemony in the Central Plains will come here. Hit it, Dongyi will do this if he wants to. If he relies on this, he is afraid that he will be hit again and again. In the end, the whole army will be exhausted and people will get a chance! Therefore, he must go north to take Hebei. The terrain of Hebei is too Well, Shandong in the north, Hainan in the south, and the river. Once unified, if you hold on to a few key points, you can attack calmly. This is the core of taking over the old land of Dong Qi.
"Therefore, it is necessary and right to take Hebei, and it must be done quickly and early. If it is too late, there will definitely be more heroes in Hebei who will stand up and fight with you... Whether they are rebels or You There is no doubt about the officers and soldiers in the state and the river."
Bai Yousi held his head in silence.
"But the difficulty is also obvious. Once you enter Hebei, the plains are flat, and Youzhou and Jin are condescending, watching from both sides. Once the other party makes up its mind to act violently, it is likely to be driven back.
"Besides that, there is another big thing, that is, if we continue to expand in the future, especially to a fundamentally strategic place like Hebei, it is likely to touch the bottom line of the Grand Master and the Grand Master... Who Do you know if you will be completely defeated by this?"
"So, Hebei is really difficult. I really don't want to go to Hebei, but the situation is that if you don't go to Hebei, you basically can't win!"
Zhang Xing's words were sincere and his tone was sincere. Moreover, when facing Bai Yousi, he had no need to conceal or misrepresent anything.
However, after Bai Yousi listened quietly, he laughed on the spot: "Sanlang, what you said is very good and right, but I feel that this is not what you really think, at least not completely..."
Zhang Xing looked at the other party in surprise: "Are you sure?"
"I'm sure." Bai Yousi said firmly. "Sometimes, people are so confused by things and truths that they end up believing them, and then forget their original intentions. But I, the observer, may not be able to see clearly."
"Then what did White Lady Xia say I was really thinking about?" Zhang Xing asked seriously. "What is my original intention?
"Your true intention is that you, Zhang Sanlang, are going to Hebei no matter what. No one can stop you!" Bai Yousi was unhurried, his voice was loud and his words were clear, making it impossible for the other party to hide.
Zhang Xing opened his mouth, but did not refute.
"Going to Hebei is strategically right, and the difficulties are real, but there is no rush. It may be most correct to stay in the east and Jianghuai and wait, and then go north depending on the situation. And the reason why you insist on the Zheng Guo Canal Policy, saying that those leaders are doing it for public and private reasons, and saying that they are forced to go to Hebei as soon as possible. In fact, they are all right, but they are also vaguely lying to themselves... Because your original intention is to think that the East Territory The development of the Deposed Dragon Gang here is not what you wanted, and the results of the rebellion over the past year are not to your liking."
Bai Yousi looked at the other person and talked eloquently, directly revealing the depths of his lover's heart.
"You look down on the Deposed Dragon Gang in the East Territory, which is full of compromises and perfunctory actions. You look down on the people here in the East Territory who do not distinguish between public and private affairs and are confusing the situation. You feel that your political strategy has not been fully implemented. You want to leave these behind. Things, according to their own wishes, start from scratch, starting from Hebei, with clear rewards and punishments, strict rules, like wildfire starting a prairie fire, creating a new situation and establishing a new and clean Deposed Dragon Gang! The kind of Deposed Dragon in your heart help!"
Zhang Xing stared at the other party blankly, still saying nothing.
"Without Li Shu's Zheng Guo Canal, you would go to Hebei! Everyone said that you had to go to Jianghuai first, so you would go to Hebei! Because Hebei is separated from here by a big river, a natural separation. Li Shu wanted to avoid you, but you didn't bother to take it with you. Him! You just want to create a new situation that is not restricted and belongs to you!"
Bai Yousi continued to speak softly.
"As for Li Shu and the others' reaction at this time, whether intentional or not, it's more like they fell into your trap, and Zhang Shizhao seems more like feeding you, because in this way, you can clearly tell that you are desperate. The attitude of going to Hebei is shaped into the attitude that they are trying to send you there... You can use this situation to exchange for more conditions and benefits, bring more talents and materials, go north to cross the river, and walk You have your own way...right, Saburo? You just don’t accept it!"
Zhang Xing was silent for a while, and then he spoke amidst the whistling of the autumn wind outside the wall: "Yes, I'm not convinced. I just want to rekindle the fire."
"Then what do you want from me?" Bai Yousi's eyes were bright. "I know you didn't sincerely lie to me. In fact, you seemed to have lied to yourself... But now that you realize what you really want, what do you want from me? Saburo, I am willing to help You are the one who started a new situation!"
"I hope you can defend Dengzhou." Zhang Xing gave the answer without hesitation. "If I were defeated and escaped, you could catch me! If I was trapped in Hebei by some big situation, you could still organize the remaining forces to rescue me! Sisi... I'm a little greedy , I hope you will continue to be my heroine!"
Bai Yousi looked at the other person, waited for a while, and nodded:
"Okay, I'll come and grab this formation for you with my sword!"
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