Yan Qi and Zhao Yulin joked a few words and quickly got to the point: "How is the situation in He County?"
Zhao Yulin said: "As Master Yan expected, King De invaded the palace and not only killed Lai Gaozhi, the leader of Annan, but also killed Lai Gaozhi's twelve sons. At the same time, the mothers and concubines of the twelve sons also Grant death.”
"Moreover, after killing everyone, King De claimed himself as the king and sat on the throne of the king."
Yan Qi sneered: "This guy is so proud, but he doesn't know that it's cold at high places. Where is Brother Ruan? How did he handle the war situation?"
Zhao Yulin said: "Just as Master Yan planned, after King De took the blame for killing Li Gao, all the civil servants and generals of Li Gao's family were afraid of being killed by King De, so they immediately elected Brother Ruan as their leader. One night During this period, Brother Ruan inherited all the power of Li Gao."
"very good."
Yan Qi nodded: "Send a secret report to Brother Ruan quickly. I want to contact him as soon as possible."
"yes!"
Zhao Yulin released the flying eagle.
…
Three days later.
Brother Ruan came to meet Yan Qi.
"Master Yan, please accept my bow."
As soon as Brother Ruan saw Yan Qi, he dismounted and knelt down to worship him.
Yan Qi smiled and helped Brother Ruan up: "Are you having a good time these days?"
Brother Ruan was very excited: "Master Yan's plan is watertight and can be said to be a pearl of wisdom."
"I have taken over all the rights of Li Gao and controlled an army of 150,000 people. All civil servants and generals are following me. All of this is thanks to Mr. Yan. If Mr. Yan didn't give me guidance and grasp the direction, how could I have done it? Are you as successful as you are today?”
Yan Qi smiled slightly: "This is all due to your own halo."
Brother Ruan shook his head with a sincere look on his face: "No, no, no, I don't dare to take credit. I know very well that all of this is thanks to Mr. Yan. Without Mr. Yan's planning, I would be water without a source and a tree without roots. , has long since become King De’s scapegoat, how can he still be as glorious as he is today.”
Yan Qi nodded slowly: "You can recognize this clearly, which means that you are not arrogant because of a little power, and you have not lost yourself because of being superior. Very good, you are indeed a talent."
Brother Ruan rubbed his palms excitedly: "What should I do next, please give advice to Master Yan."
Yan Qidao: "Did your army withdraw from He County?"
Brother Ruan nodded: "I have feigned defeat and withdrawn from He County."
Yan Qi chuckled: "What's wrong with feigning defeat? Even if we fight for real, you can't beat King De."
Brother Ruan blushed: "What Mr. Yan said is absolutely right. King De has been fighting in the north and south for twenty years, and he can be said to be a god in his military use. Except for Mr. Yan, there is really no one who can rival King De."
Yan Qidao: "King De has been scheming for many years and is vicious. He has two characters, one is cunning and the other is ruthless. With these two characters around you, it is very difficult to deal with him. If you want to win against him, you must occupy one character. ."
Brother Ruan asked: "Which word?"
Yan Qidao: "Ren!"
"Benevolence?"
Brother Ruan frowned: "Master Yan, please give me some advice."
Yan Qidao: "Cunning and ruthlessness are the extremes of tactics, but the word benevolence is something that King De has never possessed in his whole life. In other words, he doesn't know what benevolence is at all in his bones. And you, just take advantage of this One point, to eliminate King De."
Brother Ruan said eagerly: "Master Yan, please teach me in detail."
Yan Qidao: "You want to be the opposite of King De. Isn't King De cruel? You must be kind. Isn't King De scheming? You are kind and kind."
"For example, King De is not well regarded by the people. Why? Because he is ruthless and allows the soldiers to attack the people for fun and never tires of it. As for you, you must win over the people's benevolence and be kind to them."
"In the long run, the people will love you, support you, and support you."
"You have to understand that people are like water, and the best is like water."
Brother Ruan suddenly understood: "What Master Yan said is very true, and it is like the finishing touch, which makes me enlightened. However, I have some things that are quite troublesome, and they go against Master Yan's teachings."
Yan Qi asked: "What did you do?"
Brother Ruan said: "I led the army to withdraw from He County. Because the army had to be stationed, I forcibly occupied some villages as a resting place. There were not enough weapons. I also grabbed some spatulas and farm tools and prepared to forge them into weapons."
Yan Qi blinked: "Then don't take over people's villages, don't take over people's pots, shovels and farm tools."
Brother Ruan looked embarrassed: "If I don't grab it, the soldiers will not have enough rest, lack weapons, and their combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced. How can we compete with King De?"
Yan Qi chuckled: "So, if you want to be benevolent, you can't be poor, you must be rich!"
"If you are rich, you can rent people's houses. If you are rich, you can buy iron tools. If you are rich, you can also hire blacksmiths to make weapons. After all, it is all caused by lack of money."
"Including King De himself, why can't he get a word of benevolence and can only rely on the words cunning and ruthlessness to act as a front? Because he has no money."
"What should I do if I don't have money? If I don't have money, I have to plunder the people. The more I plunder the people, the less money they have. The less money the people have, the less they support King De. This is repeated, and the more we fight, the poorer we become. This is an eternal truth. ."
"Do you understand now why Annan is so poor?"
Brother Ruan nodded: "I understand what Mr. Yan said. Economic development is the last word. If I are in power, I will rely on Mr. Yan to give priority to economic development."
Yan Qi smiled slightly: "You are indeed enlightened."
Brother Ruan scratched his head depressedly: "But it's hard to go through this hurdle right now. I don't have money, how can I be kind to the world?"
Yan Qi laughed loudly: "Isn't it just money? Come to me. I support you."
Brother Ruan's eyes widened: "Sir, are you serious? Do you want to support me?"
Yan Qi smiled: "Otherwise, why would I come to you? To sing your praises? To support you? Please, I'm not such a hypocritical person."
Brother Ruan jumped up happily: "Thank you, Master Yan. If Master Yan can support me with one hundred thousand taels of silver, I will remember Master Yan's kindness."
Yan Qi held out five fingers: "I support you with five hundred thousand taels of silver."
Brother Ruan was so shocked that he couldn't speak: "Fifty thousand taels? So... so much?"
Yan Qi said again: "I will support you with ten thousand more horses."
Brother Ruan opened his mouth wide and cocked his ears: "Ten thousand war horses? Sir, I...did I hear that correctly? Sir, that's ten thousand war horses."
Yan Qi smiled slightly: "I will support you with another three thousand stones of food."
Brother Ruan cried excitedly: "I... what can I say?"
Yan Qidao: "I will support you with 10,000 spears and 1,000 triple crossbows."
Brother Ruan couldn't believe his ears: "Sir, it's too much, too much, I can't bear it."
Yan Qi added: "Oh, I forgot to mention that this is just the first batch of aid. Later, I will support you with the second batch and the third batch..."
Plop!
Brother Ruan knelt in front of Yan Qi and kowtowed: "Master Yan has been so kind to me, how can I repay Master Yan for his great kindness!"
