Make a lot of friends... and make a few enemies?
Under the giant willow tree, a group of star officials were obviously stunned for a moment, and then looked thoughtful.
Ji Ping'an's words were not elegant, and were too straightforward, as rough as the words of a country farmer, but the truth in the world does not mean that everything is right when it is full of flowers.
Everyone chewed it carefully and felt more and more delicious. It was clearly simple and straightforward, but in a daze, there was a feeling of "little words and great meaning".
"This sentence..." Outside the courtyard gate, Xu Xiurong's jade-like face was frowning, and his eyes were shining.
She has been very smart since she was a child, and has always understood everything. She had never thought of this before, it was just a lack of experience.
As he chewed on the sentence, combined with Ji Ping'an's words just now, his mind suddenly opened up and he felt suddenly enlightened.
But the others around the stone table still haven't figured it out yet.
The eager female secretary said: "Just tell me how to do it, don't beat around the bush."
Ji Pingan smiled helplessly, and suddenly raised his hand to move the teacups on the table, taking five of them and arranging them in a row:
"No matter how fancy the tactics are when using troops in the army, they can't escape the four words of 'fighting with more to defeat less', and the same is true in political battles. If we want to overturn the situation, what we have to do is to unite all the forces that can be united and do our best. Weaken your opponent, leaving him alone.
"The first step is to distinguish between friends and foes. Among the remaining four courtyards, the Water Institute is a clear enemy and must be attacked. The Fire Institute is a clear friend and needs to be won over. I don't need to say this, you all know it. The key lies in the other two. hospital."
He took out two tea cups alone and said:
"What I said just now, the core point to express is, don't just look at the appearance of metal and water joining forces, and subconsciously equate the two and regard them as enemies. In fact, the two are not close, but are wary of each other. If the situation changes even slightly, it will fall apart.”
The middle-aged Si Li was thoughtful: "You mean, find a way to make gold and water fight among themselves? How can you do it?"
Talking to smart people is all about simplicity.
With Ji Ping'an's little prompting, everyone understood his intention, but for a while, they couldn't think of a way.
Mu Yaoyao also felt a headache: "You also said that they are not willing to fight among themselves and take advantage of others. Unless our wooden courtyard is gone, the two parties may conflict due to uneven distribution of the spoils."
Little girl...there is something wrong with your thinking...
Ji Ping'an said with a smile: "Of course we can't wait for them to divide the spoils evenly. What I mean is to take the initiative."
"You want to sow discord?" Female Secretary Li said loudly, her eyes lit up, and she immediately scratched her hair in distress:
"But I don't know how, and it's very difficult. A smart person like Li Guofeng can definitely see it."
Ji Ping'an took a sip of tea and said leisurely:
"No, sometimes the smarter a person is, the more he will overthink. In fact, if done properly, even if he knows it is a provocation, he will still be wary. This is the so-called realm of conspiracy. "
Mu Yaoyao stamped her feet anxiously: "Don't beat around the bush, what do you want us to do? Or should we spread gossip like those people?"
Ji Ping'an said: "Spreading public opinion is effective, but it can only play a supporting role. If you really want to disintegrate the two parties, you need to make a trip to the Marquis Xu Jianhou."
After speaking, he stopped, without turning around but as if waiting for something.
The door opened with a creak, and the female star officer wearing a dark green official robe walked in, her eyes focused: "What do you need me to do?"
"Master!"
A group of disciples were surprised, wondering when the latter would arrive, but it was such a coincidence that he couldn't be eavesdropping on the wall...
Ji Ping'an was not surprised and said with a smile: "All the prisoner needs to do is find Fang Liuhuo secretly and ask him to help visit Bai Chuan privately, creating the illusion that the two parties have some kind of tacit understanding and are not as hostile as they appear."
Xu Xiurong was stunned for a moment, then his bright eyes suddenly lit up, and he blurted out:
"You mean that the reason why Li Guofeng supports Bai Chuan is largely because the Fire Academy is keeping the Water Academy in check. If he becomes suspicious and starts to worry about the Water and Fire Academy joining forces, he will inevitably become vigilant and change his strategy?"
She understood.
Ji Ping'an's previous analysis of Yitong Jinyuan's motives was to pave the way for this step.
From Li Guofeng's point of view, the most threatening person to him is Bai Chuan, but with Fang Liuhuo there, there is no need to worry. But what if these apparent enemies reach some kind of agreement in private?
Then Jinyuan would be in danger, which he couldn't allow.
"Will Supervisor Li believe it?" middle-aged Si Li was worried.
Xu Xiurong has beautiful eyes:
"It doesn't matter whether he believes it or not. As Ji Ping'an said, this is a conspiracy. There is no need for Li Guofeng to gamble. Whether or not I can be dismissed will have little impact on him. But once water and fire join forces, the threat to him will increase sharply. In this case, as long as there is a slight possibility, there is no need to take risks. A safer approach is to give up support for the Water Institute, but they may not turn around and help us."
Ji Ping'an smiled and said: "If we can transform it from an enemy to an impartial one, it will already significantly reduce our pressure."
Everyone was confused after hearing this, some were still thinking, and some had already understood, and couldn't help but look excited. Then they looked at Ji Ping'an with eyes full of complexity.
This little junior brother...has a lot of thoughts.
"Dirty person." Mu Yaoyao stared at him for a long time before holding back the word.
This word is said to be invented by the Imperial Master. Everyone unanimously approved, and then turned to exclamation.
Mu Yaoyao tilted her head and looked at the young man drinking tea at the table, feeling vaguely strange:
It was as if he was playing chess with Li Jianhou from a distance... Hiss, how is that possible? It must be an illusion.
Ji Ping'an and others had almost digested it and continued to speak: "This is the part of weakening the enemy. The next step is to win over friends, that is, how to gain the support of Tuyuan."
Xu Xiurong also sat down, shook his head and said: "It's almost impossible. I know Huang Chen's character very well. If this prince is just not very keen on power, then he is completely indifferent. No matter who of us is the supervisor, Don’t care about that.”
Her tone was firm.
In the past few years, the other prison princes had not tried to win over them, but Huang Chen ignored them no matter what methods they used.
This stems not only from his own character, but also from his sufficient confidence.
"Tuyuan Xingguan has always been low-key and calm, with a low sense of presence, but his overall strength is very good, especially good at defense, and he is almost unafraid of any attacks of the same level. Huang Chen is also the only one among us who can face off against Li Guofeng. He will not be left behind at all. This also means that no matter who comes to power, he will not dare to infringe on Tuyuan's interests, and he will have no motivation to stand in line." Xu Xiurong sighed.
She was afraid that Ji Ping'an didn't know this, so she explained here.
But no one knows that when it comes to the world's understanding of Huang Chen, the young man in front of him should be the first.
Ji Ping'an was a little distracted. Huang Chen's upright appearance as a child appeared in his mind. Do you want to...find a chance to see him?
"We can discuss how to win them over. It would be best if they can be brought into our camp. But if this is not possible, absolute neutrality is also acceptable." Ji Ping'an said casually.
He didn't express his true thoughts.
Everyone nodded, but no one thought there was a way to persuade Huang Chen's smelly and hard stone.
Ji Ping'an said: "If we can accomplish what we said before, then our only enemy will be the water courtyard. Combined with the wood and fire courtyards, this game will transform from a disadvantage to a balance of power. The next step is to find an opportunity to counterattack. "
He didn't mention the advantages because the support from the Fire Academy was limited.
"Counterattack?" Female Sili's eyes widened and she said excitedly, "Are you going to fight?"
Are you from the Mu Yuan or the Huo Yuan... Everyone complained, and they were not surprised by her character.
"Opportunity?" Xu Xiurong paid attention to this word.
Ji Ping'an nodded and said slowly:
"The best defense is to attack. Just as the previous branching was an opportunity for the opponent to attack, we also need to get an opportunity to counterattack instead of blindly resisting. I have studied the rules of the Qintian Prison, and there is one , if there is evidence that a hospital seriously violates the rules, it can be punished.”
This is the benefit of having rules.
Under the law of the jungle, Xu Xiurong was the weakest injured and destined to be unable to fight back. But Qin Tianjian follows rules. As long as he catches the enemy's mistakes, he can be small and broad.
The best defense is offense... Xu Xiurong's beautiful eyes flashed, and she was surprised that Ji Ping'an's casual words were quite subtle.
What big mistake did Shuiyuan make? Everyone fell into deep thought and had no idea for a while.
"The temperaments of Shuiyuan disciples are unstable. There are so many people. There are bound to be small mistakes, but I can't think of big ones." The middle-aged Si Li shook his head, "Unless he deliberately framed them."
Ji Ping'an shook his head, not to mention that he was unwilling to use this method to resolve the fight between his disciples, but to talk about trapping, this was often a method that could only be used when one's own side controlled the power.
Suddenly, Mu Yaoyao, who was sitting on the stone bench with her arms folded, said, "Does the injury to the prison lord count?"
"Yaoyao!" Xu Xiurong's face darkened and he scolded.
The others had different expressions. Ji Ping'an raised his eyebrows and asked curiously: "What's going on?"
