Zhao Kaishan is a big drinker.
After taking charge of the family, he has always been known for his ability to drink and his courage to drink. Among the landowners and gentry groups in the surrounding states, he has the reputation of "Zhao Kaishan who cannot drink a thousand cups".
How could such a drunken drunkard talk nonsense every once in a while?
Those words sounded like a test, and they felt quite superficial. Only if they were said while drunk would they not make people think deeply.
Perhaps this is what Zhao Kaishan planned.
Despite this, Su Yonglin's answer was watertight and changed the topic in various ways.
This made Zhao Zuoliang, who was well versed in the art of speaking, even feel that Su Yonglin had seen through Zhao Kaishan's strategy of pretending to be drunk and making excuses.
"Uncle, do you really mean what Yu Ting said just now?"
Zhao Kaishan didn't feel surprised when he saw Zhao Zuoliang coming, so he asked about it when he was caught.
Zhao Zuoliang walked to Zhao Kaishan and sat down slowly.
"I can't say for sure. Su Yuting is young but extremely capable and very smart. I can't tell how true or false what he said is. The only thing I can be sure of is that he really wants to Those who want to oppose gold and expel the gold people."
Zhao Kaishan held his chin, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled.
"I don't doubt this, but I don't know. After he has made such a great contribution, he doesn't want personal rewards. He only wants the soldiers to be rewarded. This seems like he is trying to win people's hearts."
"Perhaps it is to win people's hearts, or to buy people's hearts in an upright way."
Zhao Zuoliang said: "Kaishan, I feel that Su Yuting's doing this may be the best choice for him. He himself is already the Hussar General and the general manager of the five states. What else does he want? What else does he want? For you, , can it be easily accepted?"
Zhao Kaishan remained silent.
Zhao Zuoliang then said: "Compared with other famous positions, taking the opportunity to win people's hearts is the best choice. You won't find it unacceptable, and he won't get nothing, so I say he is extremely smart."
"Did he do it on purpose?"
"Of course it was intentional."
Seeing the suspicion on Zhao Kaishan's face, Zhao Zuoliang sighed.
"But it's hard to say that he did something wrong deliberately. I think he did the right thing. At least from his words and deeds just now, I feel that he is not the kind of person who takes credit and is arrogant. He is very measured, and his words and deeds are not Out of line.
More importantly, it seems that he has no intention of threatening your position. You have tested him in many ways, and his answers are spot-on. Even if it is intentional, it is a sign that he is unwilling to conflict with you or threaten you. "
Zhao Kaishan listened and thought carefully about Su Yonglin's actions just now, and felt that what Zhao Zuoliang said made sense.
"So, Yu Ting is not proud of himself and even wants to threaten my status?"
"That's about it."
Zhao Zuoliang thought about it seriously and said, "Even if I have never had a good impression of him, I can't find fault with him, not to mention his conduct in life, marching and fighting, managing people's livelihood, foreign exchanges, and all kinds of domestic, foreign and military affairs. What a great job, at least he didn’t do anything wrong.”
When Zhao Zuoliang said this, Zhao Kaishan felt a little relieved at first, but soon felt nervous again.
"He didn't do anything wrong. It's a bit too scary. He was just a private salt dealer. Where did he learn his skills? Did he learn it from his grandfather who was an official?"
"That's hard to say. All in all, such a person is indeed too scary."
Although he was slightly dissatisfied with Zhao Kaishan's narrow-mindedness, Zhao Zuoliang had to admit that Su Yonglin was terrifying.
Not to mention how well everything is done, how correct it is, just not making mistakes, that is already something that no matter how many people work hard, even if they work hard, they can't do it.
If he makes no mistakes in military affairs, makes no mistakes in government affairs, and makes no mistakes in his conduct as a human being, then how terrible is this person?
And now he takes care of the overall situation and does not conflict with you, but who knows when the situation in the world will change and he no longer needs to take care of the overall situation. By then he will directly conflict with you. Are you your opponent?
Zhao Zuoliang believed that none of the five Zhao Kaishans tied together could be a match for Su Yonglin.
Although I feel sorry for Zhao Kaishan to say this, Zhao Zuoliang feels that this comparison of strength is already his preference for Zhao Kaishan as a relative. If you really want to compare, I am afraid that even ten Zhao Kaishan can tie with Su Yonglin.
So he felt worried.
"Compared to Su Yuting, I don't even think it's a big deal that Sun Ziyi is stronger on the surface, has more troops, and is more disgusted with you. He at least made it clear that he is against you, but Su Yuting didn't. He still regards you as his master. , yet able to defeat such a terrifying enemy."
Zhao Zuoliang sighed deeply, his face full of sorrow: "Kaishan, now you are in a melon field and plum blossoms. Every word and deed is extremely eye-catching. You must not blatantly oppose Su Yuting.
He is at the height of his prestige and reputation. If you go against him now and do things that are unfavorable to him, it will make other people dissatisfied and complain about Su Yuting. What's more, it will make others feel sad. "
So Zhao Kaishan's worries became even heavier.
Facing an opponent who has no leaks, anyone else would feel embarrassed.
More importantly, this person didn't even want Wei to think he was his opponent.
He had nowhere to start, and he didn't dare to do it rashly, for fear of triggering a public backlash.
"By the way, Kaishan, Dongping Mansion, and even Yanzhou may already be under Su Yuting's control. If we want to go west, we may have to take a long detour or take the same road as Su Yuting. In short, it is quite troublesome. "
Zhao Zuoliang's words completely ignited the firewood called "suspiciousness" in Zhao Kaishan's heart.
Zhao Kaishan also has a long-term plan for sustainable development.
Before this war started, Zhao Kaishan held many meetings with his subordinates to discuss how they should develop after conquering Shandong.
Since the slogan of the Liberation Army is "Expelling the Barbarians and Restoring China", they must do corresponding things to win over the people, otherwise they will fail.
For this reason, after conquering Shandong, we must not stop there. We must develop externally, occupy more land, and develop greater strength.
So everyone is planning whether to go north or west.
In general strategy, Zhao Kaishan's group was divided into two factions, one supported the Northern Expedition and the other supported the Western Expedition.
Those who supported the Northern Expedition believed that the Western Expedition was wrong. Since they wanted to rebel, they should simply go north and face the difficulties, call on the locals to fight against the Jin, confront the Jin army head-on, and defeat their main force.
Those who support the Western Expedition believe that the Northern Expedition is too difficult. It is better to attack the weak points of the Jin army through the Western Expedition, and then go to the Northern Expedition when it becomes stronger.
The Northern Expedition faction objected, believing that the Jin Army could not give the Liberation Army much time to develop itself, and would definitely go south to attack the Liberation Army as soon as possible.
The Western Expedition faction believes that the Northern Expedition will directly face the elite main force of the Jin Army. Wouldn't it be defeated by a battle?
The two sides were at loggerheads, but there were obviously more people who supported the Western Expedition than those who supported the Northern Expedition.
In the end, out of political considerations and considering Su Yonglin and Sun Ziyi who were guarding the north, Zhao Kaishan decided to go on the westward expedition and then develop into the Guanzhong area to cut off the Jin Kingdom.
He believed that the Western Expedition was actually easier because he did not have to directly face the elite cavalry of the Jin Kingdom guarding the northern grasslands.
In this case, Dongping Prefecture, a waterway transportation hub, is needed. Obtaining Dongping Prefecture and using the manpower and transportation advantages of Dongping Prefecture can help him develop further westward.
As for the super uncertain factor of the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhao Kaishan, whose ambitions were aroused, set a principle of not taking the initiative to contact him, that is, if the Southern Song Dynasty did not look for him, he would not look for the Southern Song Dynasty.
And don't have any conflicts with the Southern Song Dynasty. The troops stationed in the southern states need to pay attention to maintaining a certain distance and a relatively friendly relationship with the Southern Song Dynasty.
Zhao Kaishan looked down on Zhao Gou, and at the same time felt that he could achieve great victory without relying on the Southern Song Dynasty.
Everyone avoided talking about the Southern Song Dynasty. When the Southern Song Dynasty took the initiative to come to him, he would look at the specific issues in detail.
Generally speaking, the strategy of westward expansion will not change.
However, the impact of this wave of defeats is really too great.
This wave of defeats directly affected the grand strategy Zhao Kaishan had set for himself. He lost the opportunity to control Dongping Mansion, a land and water transportation hub.
