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Fang Zhenshan was immediately shocked when he heard the news relayed by Jiang Quan.
He Yu is actually dead?
When did he die? Why did he die?
Although Fang Zhenshan also guessed that something big must have happened in Liaodong Town, he never expected that the matter would be so serious!
Subconsciously, Fang Zhenshan turned to look at Wu Shilin, wanting to ask for Wu Shilin's opinion.
However, after seeing Wu Shilin's reaction, Fang Zhenshan was secretly shocked.
I saw that Wu Shilin's first emotion after hearing the news of He Yu's death was not shock and disbelief, but overjoyed!
He Yu's death is certainly a good thing for the Wu family in Shanhaiguan. It is natural that Wu Shilin would have an overjoyed reaction after hearing the news.
But normally, Wu Shilin's first reaction should be shock and disbelief, and then gradually turn into overjoyment.
However, Wu Shilin directly ignored the shock and disbelief, and directly expressed the emotion of overjoyed. This means that Wu Shilin probably knew that He Yu might die, but did not dare to do so. I am 100% sure that this kind of thing will definitely happen, that's why there is such a reaction!
It can only be said that although He Bie is illiterate, his previous evaluation of Wu Shilin was extremely correct - this man became the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan at a young age, not because of his extraordinary qualities. , just because of the protection of his family background, his ability and scheming are not stronger than Li Shijie.
Therefore, because of Wu Shilin's abnormal reaction, Fang Zhenshan, a cunning and experienced person, immediately saw many clues.
At the same time, because of the excitement in his heart, Wu Shilin did not notice that his behavior was abnormal at all. Instead, he couldn't help laughing loudly: "Father, he is rushing towards the location of Hujiazhuang? Great! Father, he is the governor of Jiliao, With him personally taking charge, and with the reinforcements of 4,000 Guan Ning cavalry, the overall situation can be decided!"
Hearing what Wu Shilin said, Fang Zhenshan's heart sank again.
Jiang Quan only said that Wu Yingxiong, the governor of Jiliao, was leading his army towards Hujiazhuang, but he never mentioned the specific number of troops under Wu Yingxiong's command. However, Wu Shilin could directly tell that Wu Yingxiong had four thousand Guan Ning under his command. Iron cavalry... This means that Wu Shilin has long known about Wu Yingxiong's arrival in Liaodong.
However, Wu Shilin had been hiding this information from Fang Zhenshan beforehand.
Thinking of this, Fang Zhenshan felt uncomfortable.
Not long ago, Fang Zhenshan was full of gratitude and trust in Wu Shilin. After all, he relied solely on Wu Shilin's unreserved support to barely block Liaodong Town's strong attack.
But now, all these gratitude and trust have disappeared, leaving only deep suspicion and fear, because Fang Zhenshan doesn't know how many plans the Wu family in Shanhaiguan has to hide from him, and he doesn't know whether he will be blamed for Shanhaiguan in the future. The Wu family's plan was betrayed!
What's more, Fang Zhenshan has done so many things during this period, just coveting the position of the commander-in-chief of Liaodong Town, and the Wu family of Shanhaiguan also wants to control and annex Liaodong Town. The plans of the two parties are obviously in conflict in some aspects. .
The Wu family in Shanhaiguan has been working hard for many years and has coveted Liaodong Town for many years. They must have made a comprehensive plan to annex Liaodong Town long ago. In this plan, Fang Zhenshan will definitely not be the first choice to take over as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong Town. After all, the Wu family There are still a lot of ambitious people inside who want to ascend to this position.
Therefore, Fang Zhenshan, who was so grateful to the Wu family in Shanhaiguan just now, was already secretly thinking about stumbling upon the Wu family in Shanhaiguan.
Fang Zhenshan knew very well that at this time, not only could he not take the opportunity to defect to the Shanhaiguan Wu family, but he had to find a way to backstab the Shanhaiguan Wu family. Even if he could not thwart the Shanhaiguan Wu family's plan to annex Liaodong Town, he still had to make the Shanhaiguan Wu family aware of his plan. importance, and then he can force the Shanhaiguan Wu family to support him in taking over the position of commander-in-chief of Liaodong Town.
If everything goes well, Fang Zhenshan will be able to maneuver between the military leaders of Liaodong Town, the generals Li family, Shanhaiguan Wu family, and Zhao Junchen. At that time, he will not only have the opportunity to take over the position of the commander-in-chief of Liaodong Town. There has been a lot of increase, and it will be easier to secure his position after taking over as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong Town.
While his thoughts were spinning, Fang Zhenshan remained calm on the surface. Instead, he nodded and smiled, as if he was deeply encouraged by the appearance of Wu Yingxiong, and said: "Governor Wu nominally has the power to govern Liaodong Town and Jizhen. In the past, When He Yu was still there, Liaodong Town still had reason to ignore Governor Ji Liao's orders, but now with He Yu's death, Liaodong Town has no chance to resist Governor Wu's orders...
At the same time, Liaodong Town also lost its mind. In order to delay Governor Wu's trip, it actually arranged for Ximen Sheng to appear in person in an attempt to stop Governor Wu halfway. However, Ximen Sheng only had dozens of guards with him. Such an arrangement There is no doubt that Ximen Sheng was directly given to Governor Wu for control!
After He Yu's death, Bandit He was only a small military attaché of Qianhu after all, and the other generals lacked enough determination and courage, so Ximen Sheng was the person in Liaodong Town who had the best chance of unifying all parties, but now As Ximen Sheng takes the initiative, it means that Liaodong Town has completely lost the opportunity to unite as one and deal with the outside world!
In this way, it would be easy for Governor Wu to take action to control the situation in Liaodong Town! "
Hearing what Fang Zhenshan said, Wu Shilin couldn't help but become more proud and excited, and began to imagine in his heart the infinite glory and power that the Wu family in Shanhaiguan would have after they successfully annexed Liaodong Town!
Fang Zhenshan took the opportunity to suggest: "There are two top priorities at the moment. The first is Governor Wu. We should contact Governor Wu as soon as possible and report the current situation in Liaodong Town to Governor Wu, and then we should also recommend Governor Wu to take action immediately. Control Ximen Sheng and cut off Liaodong Town’s last chance to resist!
The second is Zhao Gechen. According to Jiangquan Baihu, Zhao Gechen is currently hiding in the camp in Liaodong Town, but there is a danger of being exposed at any time!
At the same time, after He Yu's death, Liaodong Town may fall into madness at any time. Once Zhao Gechen is exposed, he may be in danger, so we must mobilize troops and horses as soon as possible and rush over to provide support. Only Zhao Gechen can do it. Even if Zhao Gechen cannot escape from the control of Liaodong Town smoothly, we must build up momentum for Zhao Gechen and make Liaodong Town feel scrupulous!
Therefore, the governor believes that the next step is for the governor to lead his men and horses to the camp in Liaodong Town to support Zhao Cabinet, while General Wu will lead his Guan Ning cavalry to join the army with Governor Wu and report to Governor Wu. News, how's that? "
After hearing Fang Zhenshan's suggestion, Wu Shilin couldn't help but hesitate.
Just like Fang Zhenshan didn't trust the Wu family in Shanhaiguan, Wu Shilin didn't trust Fang Zhenshan either.
Although Wu Shilin had fully supported Fang Zhenshan before, he also saw Fang Zhenshan's ambitions and knew that Fang Zhenshan's power and scheming should not be underestimated, so he still wanted to keep Fang Zhenshan by his side to prevent Fang Zhenshan from taking the opportunity to cause trouble.
After seeing Wu Shilin's hesitation, Fang Zhenshan added: "Zhao Gechen's status is noble. If any accident happens to him, we will not be able to take responsibility, and more variables will arise! Once the central government of the imperial court is held responsible afterwards, If so, even if Governor Wu is able to stabilize the situation in Liaodong Town, it may not be able to offset his ineffective rescue of Zhao Gechen!"
Following Fang Zhenshan's constant persuasion, Wu Shilin thought carefully for a moment, and finally made up his mind, saying: "In that case, we will divide into two groups, and all the troops will immediately rush to the Liaodong Town camp outside the dense forest to provide full support. Zhao Gechen, the other group of people are going south as soon as possible to meet my father and report the news to my father!"
At this point, Wu Shilin suddenly changed the topic and said: "However, just relying on Governor Fang's troops may not make Liaodong Town fearful, so this junior will also lead most of the people under his command." Ning Tieqi, acted together with Governor Fang to support Zhao Gechen!
As for meeting up with my father and reporting the news, I will leave it to the junior's uncle Wu Yinglin. The junior will leave five hundred troops for Uncle Lin, which is enough to deal with normal situations.
At the same time, I hope Governor Fang will also leave all the representatives of the wealthy families in Liaodong under his control to Uncle Lin, and let those representatives go with Uncle Lin to see my father! In this way, not only will it be more convenient for us to take action, but my father will also be able to win the support of these Liaodong wealthy families in advance, making it easier to stabilize the situation in Liaodong. But I wonder what Governor Fang wants? "
As Wu Shilin finished speaking, Wu Yinglin beside him immediately nodded and promised: "I will definitely meet up with my brother as soon as possible, and will also report Governor Fang's intentions to my brother in detail, so that I can properly treat the representatives of the Liaodong wealthy family. Governor Fang is relieved."
The uncle and nephew sang and harmonized without leaving any chance for Fang Zhenshan to refute.
Obviously, with Wu Yingxiong's official debut, the Shanhaiguan Wu family is bound to win over Liaodong Town, and their style has become increasingly tough.
Fang Zhenshan couldn't help but frown secretly, feeling that although Wu Shilin was a child of a noble family and his scheming was not deep enough, his methods and intelligence should not be underestimated.
For the Wu family in Shanhaiguan, Wu Shilin's decision can be said to be comprehensive. On the one hand, after he and Fang Zhenshan act together, he can continue to control and monitor Fang Zhenshan to prevent Fang Zhenshan from causing trouble secretly. On the other hand, he will not delay the meeting with Wu Yingxiong. matter.
The most important thing is that you can also take the opportunity to send representatives of the wealthy families in Liaodong to Wu Yingxiong to get them out of Fang Zhenshan's control and influence. After these wealthy families in Liaodong see Wu Yingxiong, they will definitely abandon Fang Zhenshan and turn to Wu Yingxiong very soon. Fully supporting the Shanhaiguan Wu family, not only greatly reducing Fang Zhenshan's influence, the Shanhaiguan Wu family's plan to control the Liaodong region will be smoother.
For Fang Zhenshan, such a plan would be harmful but useless, but his troops were far from the opponent of Wu Shilin's Guan Ning Cavalry, so Fang Zhenshan did not have the capital to refuse Wu Shilin's proposal.
In the end, Fang Zhenshan felt helpless, but without any hesitation, he immediately nodded and agreed: "If this is the case, of course it would be better, just do what Mr. Wu said!"
In Fang Zhenshan's view, the most important thing right now is to get in touch with Zhao Junchen. Other things are just trivial matters. At present, only Zhao Junchen has the ability and qualifications to resist the Wu family's inevitable plan in Shanhaiguan.
After discussing it in this way, Fang Zhenshan and Wu Shilin quickly took action. Fang Zhenshan left the representatives of the Liaodong wealthy families he controlled, while Wu Shilin left 500 Guanning cavalry, and then asked Wu Yinglin to take these wealthy families. The representatives and Guan Ning's cavalry quickly went south, trying to meet up with Wu Yingxiong as soon as possible and get in touch.
At the same time, Fang Zhenshan and Wu Shilin personally led most of their troops and ran towards the dense forest again.
However, both Fang Zhenshan and Wu Shilin had their own calculations and plans, but they did not know that their calculations and plans had largely fallen into Zhao Junchen's predictions.
When the situation in Liaodong reached this stage, on the stage built by Zhao Junchen himself, all the actors were already in place, and they were all unknowingly playing the roles that Zhao Junchen had arranged for them.
Therefore, even if there are various variables, the future direction of this drama is still moving forward according to the content of the script designed by Zhao Junchen.
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