Su Yonglin thought that such a day would come from the beginning.
But he felt that such a day should not come so soon.
Of course, this is indeed beyond human control. People’s minds are complex, so how can we have a clear plan for everything?
So Su Yonglin sighed in front of Zhao Kaishan.
"Brother, Sun Tzu Yi is indeed disrespectful, but brother, you should also think that Sun Tzu Yi also has his subordinates. The subordinates are eager to turn what they get into their hands into a justifiable one. As the governor of the capital, this is what he should do and his responsibilities are. He also has similar There is nowhere to vent the pressure.”
Zhao Kaishan thought for a while, then suddenly raised his head and looked at Su Yonglin.
"Yuting, do your subordinates have similar thoughts? You and Sunzi Yi gave me the list. You do the same, right?"
Zhao Kaishan changed the topic without warning.
He stared at Su Yonglin, as if he wanted to find something on Su Yonglin's face.
But he found that Su Yonglin was surprised at first, and then had a complicated expression on his face.
sad?
Wronged?
Zhao Kaishan was a little confused.
"Brother, the powerful people from all over the world are following us in the rebellion. What they want is nothing more than benefits. They will help whoever gives it. What we should do now is to win more people to help us and give them these statuses. This is a must. Yes, how can it be our selfishness?"
Facing Su Yonglin's rhetorical question, Zhao Kaishan didn't know how to answer for a while.
After a while, Zhao Kaishan asked again: "The status is given to them, what about you? Don't you want anything?"
"I?"
Su Yonglin sighed slightly and looked up at the sky.
"Brother, as I said, as long as we can drive away the gold thieves and restore China, my personal needs are not the most important. I have given up such a big business, how can I still stick to my status? In short...brother Whatever is given to me, I will take, without any complaints.”
Zhao Kaishan looked at Su Yonglin's sincere expression and recalled Su Yonglin's passionate emotions when they first met. He felt inexplicably relieved and couldn't help but smile on his face.
"Yuting still understands me, he is indeed my good brother!"
Zhao Kaishan reached out and held Su Yonglin's hand: "It's difficult for Sun Tzu to do it, but it's not difficult for me to do it? Yu Ting, I'm not going to hide it from you, it's not that your list cannot be used, but some people's contributions are greater, and some people's If the credit is small, the reward should be somewhat different.
Therefore, the rewards cannot be based entirely on the list. I am the commander-in-chief and have overall overall control. If Sun Tzu Yi knew me a little better, he would not embarrass me in front of so many people! I see that he doesn’t regard me as the commander-in-chief at all! "
"Brother, rewards and punishments are clearly defined. This is very important. Sun Tzu Yi also thinks more about it."
Zhao Kaishan listened to Su Yonglin's advice.
"So I agreed to reward him with money and gifts, and I will reward everyone who deserves it. This is not a small amount of money, but looking at Sun Ziyi's posture, he is still thinking about that list."
"Indeed, that's why I went to find Sun Ziyi just now and comforted him for a while. He has calmed down now. He should follow my brother's order and march to the east and west roads of Shanxi. We will talk about other things later."
When Zhao Kaishan heard this, he was immediately curious.
"How did Yuting comfort him?"
"It's just a matter of reason and emotion. Let him take the overall situation into consideration and let him know that the army of gold thieves will go south sooner or later. Now is not the time to fight for power and gain. We must unite as one to develop Shandong and accumulate enough strength. That's all. He I also listened to it.”
After Su Yonglin finished speaking, Zhao Kaishan lowered his head and remained silent for a while.
"Indeed, the golden thief is the biggest threat right now..."
Zhao Kaishan raised his head and stared at Su Yonglin.
"With Yuting mediating for me, it won't be that difficult for me to be the commander-in-chief. Thank you very much, Yuting."
"Don't dare."
Su Yonglin saluted again: "I hope that my brother will make a decision as soon as possible so that the generals of the army will be satisfied and firmly follow the Liberation Army and my brother. In this way, the overall situation of the fight against Jin will be good."
"yes."
Zhao Kaishan sighed: "I understand what Yu Ting means. I will think carefully and make a decision."
"Thank you, brother."
Su Yonglin paid his respects again, and then slowly left Zhao Kaishan's house.
After Su Yonglin's footsteps gradually faded away until they were no longer audible, Zhao Kaishan shifted his attention to the screen in the right corner of the room.
"Come out, he's gone."
Zhao Xiang's figure flashed out from behind the screen and walked to Zhao Kaishan.
"So, do you still think that my good brother is an untrustworthy threat?"
Zhao Kaishan looked at Zhao Xiang.
Zhao Xiang's face was gloomy and unhappy.
"Who knows what he is thinking when he says one thing? Brother, this man is clever with his words and his mouth is invincible. Brother, you must not be fooled by his sweet words."
"okay!"
Zhao Kaishan showed a dissatisfied look on his face: "You really think I don't know about what happened with Yuting? How dare you do those things in front of Yucheng, and you also move me out and make me lose face in front of my son?"
Seeing Zhao Kaishan angry, Zhao Xiang remained silent and worried.
Zhao Kaishan calmed down for a while.
"Sun Ziyi is indeed a little too much, but Yu Ting is still facing me. It's okay for you to ask me to be wary of Sun Zi Yi. If you do the same to Yu Ting, wouldn't Yu Ting's sincerity towards me be ruined by me? Like this How can I do this?”
Zhao Xiang doesn't think so.
He hurriedly said: "Brother, after all, Su Yuting is not a member of our family. People are separated from each other. Who knows what he is thinking? Didn't Sun Ziyi have a good time with his brother in the past? What about now? The situation is different, people It will change.
If Su Yuting was really loyal to his brother as he said, why didn't he inform his brother in advance when he appointed county magistrates to his subordinates? How did he know that his brother didn't have the manpower he wanted to arrange? He arranged all the official positions, and his brother agreed again and again. Don't all the people in the three states turn to him? "
Seeing Zhao Xiang's sincere words, Zhao Kaishan thought about it and felt that what he said made sense.
You can't tell by looking at people's hearts. If Sun Tzu Yi is like this today, Su Yonglin may not be like this tomorrow.
This is not entirely impossible.
The two are also in charge of an army, but one has greater desires and the other has less desires.
But no one can guarantee that this will be the case in the future.
Sun Tzu Yi is asking for benefits in a relatively naked way. If he doesn't want to deal with him, it's only on the surface.
On the surface, Su Yonglin didn't want any benefits, but secretly he gave up all those benefits to his subordinates, who became more loyal to him.
And as a more superior commander, it's hard to say how much weight he has in the hearts of powerful people in those places.
Thinking like this, Zhao Kaishan gradually felt that what Zhao Xiang said was quite meaningful.
Both Sun Ziyi and Su Yonglin posed threats to themselves. They even had their own bases, but he could not intervene legitimately.
This is definitely not a good thing.
Thinking along this line of thinking, Zhao Kaishan suddenly felt that he had a lot of things to do.
And the dangers involved are self-evident.
"Then what do you think is a good way to appease people's hearts? Especially Sun Ziyi and Su Yonglin."
Zhao Kaishan asked Zhao Xiang for advice.
Zhao Xiang thought for a while.
"Based on the current situation, if we follow the list, it may lay the seeds of trouble for Sun Ziyi and Su Yonglin to expand their power and make them unable to lose their power. If we want to truly award a reward, we should consider it carefully and evaluate it carefully. It is difficult to make such a decision in a hurry right now. , so it’s best to give benefits without any expense.”
"A favor without any cost? Please tell me carefully."
Zhao Kaishan looked at Zhao Xiang with great interest.
Although Zhao Xiang has no real talent, he has a bright mind.
In the past, Zhao Kaishan and other landlords and gentry had many disputes related to land property. Zhao Xiang had many wonderful performances and used various underhanded methods to protect Zhao Kaishan's interests.
So when it comes to trust, Zhao Kaishan definitely trusts Zhao Xiang.
Zhao Xiang then slowly said the method he thought of.
"Favor without cost means giving benefits without spending too much real money, such as giving certain titles, honors, and rewards. Many people have names and titles, so I will be satisfied for the time being, but as for what happens next, let’s discuss it after the war.”
"Titles and honors?"
Zhao Kaishan thought about it seriously: "You want me to give Su Yonglin and Sun Ziyi the title of general, so that they can be satisfied?"
"Satisfaction is not always necessary, but in life, all you want is fame and fortune, fame and wealth, fame and fortune, fame and fortune, fame and fortune, put aside fortune for the time being, and give him fame first."
Zhao Xiang suggested this.
Zhao Kaishan nodded slowly and paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. After a while, he made up his mind.
"It makes sense. At this critical moment, the Liberation Army cannot cause problems on its own, otherwise when the army of golden thieves comes, the situation will be over."
Saying this, Zhao Kaishan walked up to Zhao Xiang and patted him on the shoulder.
"Sure enough, my family is still reliable, Axiang. You are the only one who thinks about me wholeheartedly."
Zhao Xiang looked flattering.
"My brother is the general manager of Shandong and the commander-in-chief of the Liberation Army. His conduct is very heroic and he should be dignified. Su Yonglin and Sun Ziyi must know this."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Zhao Kaishan laughed.
Zhao Xiang also laughed for a while.
Smiling, he rolled his eyes and thought about it.
"Brother, if that's all, I'm afraid it's not enough. Brother, why don't you do something more simply, do nothing, and never stop, taking advantage of the fact that Su Yonglin and Sun Ziyi's power is not stable, to solve this hidden danger in one fell swoop, wouldn't it be nice?"
"Um?"
Zhao Kaishan frowned: "Solved it in one fell swoop? How to solve it in one fell swoop? The two of them have made great achievements and have tens of thousands of soldiers under their command. What do you want me to do? In this current situation, the Liberation Army cannot have anything to do."
Zhao Xiang whispered in Zhao Kaishan's ear for a while. Zhao Kaishan's brows wrinkled tighter and tighter, and his face became more and more nervous.
After Zhao Xiang finished speaking, Zhao Kaishan became even more uneasy.
"This... seems a bit excessive, right?"
"Brother, the struggle for interests is not that simple. Just like when we competed with the Chen family and the Li family for land before, it was because all the mechanisms were exhausted, otherwise how could we win?"
"But I still have a friendship with them after all..."
"Brother talked about friendship with them. Did Sun Ziyi talk about friendship with brother today?"
Zhao Xiang warned in a low voice: "Brother, outsiders are outsiders after all. Our own people are the most reliable. Blood is thicker than water. Our own people in the Zhao family are the most trustworthy. No matter who becomes bigger, Su Yonglin or Sun Ziyi, they will not do anything to you." What are the benefits of brother?"
"But they all have a certain base. If they stand together to oppose..."
"That's why we have to complete this while their foundation is unstable. If it's a little later, it really won't be possible."
Zhao Kaishan frowned and paced back and forth, unable to make a decision until midnight.
Zhao Xiang was not in a hurry and stayed with Zhao Kaishan, waiting for him to make a decision.
He believed that Zhao Kaishan would make the most correct decision.
