Should it be said or not, this question raised by Zhao Zuoliang touched Zhao Kaishan's worries.
Zhao Xiang thought about it seriously and suddenly felt unsure.
This is actually quite correct.
With the virtues of the Southern Song Dynasty, if everyone goes to them, will they sell out their own people under the pressure of the Jin Kingdom in exchange for peace?
Su Yonglin told them a lot of scandals about the Southern Song Dynasty court and gave them a lot of eye drops, so the senior leaders of the Liberation Army basically held an attitude of contempt and distrust towards the Southern Song Dynasty.
Now he is talking about all the benefits. Who knows if he will stab everyone in the back and give up?
The three of them were silent for a while before Zhao Xiang spoke with some uncertainty.
"It shouldn't happen, right? After they betrayed us, no one in the entire Central Plains will believe them anymore. If the Zhao Guan family still wanted to restore the Central Plains, they would not do this. I thought the Zhao Guan family wanted to restore the Central Plains, and they are familiar with the terrain. Since we are locals, we are still useful to Zhao Guan’s family.”
Zhao Kaishan thought for a while and nodded slowly, feeling that what Zhao Xiang said made sense.
"Although he can't get into bed, he is still an emperor after all. I don't think a person who becomes an emperor will break his word. Didn't he say that Jun Wu is joking?"
Although Zhao Zuoliang still had some doubts, both Zhao Kaishan and Zhao Xiang felt that this official was acceptable.
The Zhizhi envoys of Shandong East Road and Shandong West Road, who control the military and political power of the two roads, are actually the uncrowned kings of Shandong. They can also arrange official positions for canonization by the Lin'an court. In principle, the Lin'an court will not object.
In other words, it has strong autonomy and the Southern Song Dynasty court will not control it remotely.
If you say you are not tempted by such generous conditions, you are really looking down on Zhao Kaishan.
Therefore, by this time, Zhao Kaishan had already decided in his heart to accept the Southern Song Dynasty's recruitment as the backbone of his entire strategic plan.
If you advance, you can pursue a bigger career, if you retreat, you can at least spend your old age in the Southern Song Dynasty, and your ashes will not be lost to Jin Guoyang.
This plan still looks very good.
However, there are still some problems with this plan.
Such as Su Yonglin and Sun Ziyi.
The existence of these two people made him feel like a stick in his throat. However, these two people also controlled a considerable part of the population and land of Shandong East Road and Shandong East Road, and almost divided the world with him.
In fact, the current political ecology of Shandong is a tripartite state. Zhao Kaishan is known as the leader of the Liberation Army, but Su Yonglin and Sun Ziyi both have a strong sense of independence and do not completely listen to him.
If he issues an order, the two of them will most likely not listen or cooperate with him. They will find an excuse to refuse in order to lose face.
Zhao Kaishan only controls a little more than one-third of Shandong, which makes him a two-way system envoy somewhat unworthy of his name.
In response to his concerns, Zhao Xiang came up with a "cool plan."
"Just don't write these two people on the appointment list, and don't tell them about this matter. Just write our people directly. When Zhao Guan's family confirms it, we will look at the situation and use this appointment list to ask people to take office. , then we will have a reason.
If Su Yonglin and Sun Ziyi feel dissatisfied, that's fine. Anyway, the problem lies with the Zhao Guan family. The official was granted the title by the Zhao Guan family. It's not our own decision. If Su Yonglin and Sun Zi Yi are unhappy, they can go to Lin'an to complain to the Zhao Guan family, right? "
Zhao Xiang's shameless bad idea seemed so delicious to Zhao Kaishan that it was so delicious that it made people drool.
He takes the benefits and leaves the blame to the eunuch Zhao Gou. Can such good things happen every day?
Zhao Zuoliang raised objections to this.
"This is very likely to irritate Sun Ziyi and Su Yonglin. If they jump over the wall and march south, wouldn't it be a good thing for the Liberation Army? The enemy is in the north, and there must be no problems within the Liberation Army!"
Zhao Kaishan hesitated.
This is indeed a problem. Of course, what he cares about is not the Jin army going south, but the strength of Su Yonglin's army.
Sun Tzu Yi was fine, but he noticed the elite strength of Su Yonglin's soldiers.
If you really push Su Yonglin into a panic, bringing an elite army to confront him passionately will not do him any good, right?
Zhao Xiang disagreed.
"It doesn't have to be this way, but it depends on the situation. If Su Yonglin and Sun Ziyi make a name for themselves, then naturally it will be treated as if it never happened. Does Zhao Guan's family dare to force us? Does he dare to go north?
What if Su Yonglin and Sun Ziyi were defeated by the Jin people at that time, the army was gone, and the power was gone, what else do we need to worry about? Using the imperial edict of the Zhao Guan family as an excuse, the problems are all the Zhao Guan family's, not ours, so what does it have to do with us? "
What Zhao Xiang said was in line with Zhao Kaishan's taste.
Zhao Kaishan immediately nodded in agreement.
"Yes, it depends on the situation. The main thing is to look at the situation. If the situation is not right, don't reveal the news. If the situation is right, then bring it out."
Zhao Xiang expressed absolute support.
At this point, Zhao Zuoliang had no clear reason to object, so he could only express his disapproval against his will.
But in his heart, he still felt that this kind of backstabbing behavior was really not something that a person doing great things could do.
The pattern of petty theft and scheming is really low.
But who made Zhao Kaishan a member of the Zhao family?
Once this idea was confirmed, Zhao Kaishan immediately prepared for action. He immediately instructed Zhao Kai to arrange reliable personnel to send the Southern Song envoys to Jezhou. He would wait here for a while, meet with the Southern Song envoys, and resolve the issue.
So the messenger knight arrived in Haizhou quickly, and Zhao Kai immediately followed Zhao Kaishan's order and arranged for reliable personnel to escort the Southern Song envoy to Jeju.
In mid-to-late September, the Southern Song envoy arrived in Jezhou and met Zhao Kaishan here. Zhao Kaishan warmly entertained the Southern Song envoy and had a cordial conversation with him. The two had a very pleasant conversation.
During this period, the Southern Song envoy intentionally or unintentionally asked about the Liberation Army's current strength, scope of control, and goals for the next military action. Zhao Kaishan believed that this was a great opportunity to demonstrate its strength.
So he boasted.
"The Liberation Army has taken control of Shandong East Road, West Road and Damingfu Road. The next goal is to use 300,000 troops to march westward and northward, to enter Guanzhong in the west and Hebei in the north. They will send troops in two directions to prepare to expel the Central Plains Jin Dynasty. thief!"
The messenger was shocked.
"The Liberation Army has 300,000 troops?"
"Naturally, after the heroes of Shandong raised their troops, they joined the Liberation Army one after another. The Liberation Army's strength of 300,000 soldiers is by no means an imaginary number, nor is it a claim. I am not talented, but I am the leader of the 300,000 Liberation Army. Before your envoy came, you had already ordered the army to march north. The Western Expedition is progressing smoothly now, and the golden thief has almost no power to fight back!"
Zhao Kaishan patted his chest and boasted loudly, boasting that he was the savior of the Han people in the Central Plains. The light of hope for the restoration of the Central Plains in the Southern Song Dynasty was the most reliable basis for Zhao Guan's family to return to the old capital.
The envoys of the Southern Song Dynasty expressed doubts about this, but after visiting the military camps of the Liberation Army, they maintained relative trust in the number of their troops.
Because there are indeed a lot of people, and at a glance, it is dark and endless. An army of this size cannot be pulled up by a group of liars.
Therefore, the envoy of the Southern Song Dynasty felt more solemn and expectant, and asked Zhao Kaishan to give him the list of officials he planned to appoint. He would take it back to the Lin'an court for confirmation, and finally issue a formal appointment document.
Zhao Kaishan took out the list he had already prepared.
This list completely abandoned Su Yonglin's Shengjie Army Group and Sun Tzu Yi's Shenwu Army Group. The actual control areas of the two of them were also regarded by Zhao Kaishan as his own, and he arranged for his own people to serve as county magistrates, state governors, military governors, or governors. Defense envoy.
In addition, regarding the official position of general manager, the Southern Song Dynasty envoy suggested that Zhao Kaishan should not set it up, but should follow the formal official model, because there was no formal official position such as general manager in the Southern Song Dynasty.
Positions such as pacifiers can be set up to allow certain trustworthy people to take charge of military and political affairs in a certain area. This is more in line with the regulations of the Song Dynasty.
Zhao Kaishan adopted it and accepted the envoy's suggestion. In addition to his own envoy, he also set up several pacification envoys.
For example, the area actually controlled by Su Yonglin was directly assigned by Zhao Kaishan to Zhao Zuoliang, who was asked to be the pacifier of the Dongping area, while the actual area under the jurisdiction of Sun Ziyi was assigned to Zhao Xiang, who was asked to be the pacifier of the Yidu Prefecture.
After the official positions were divided, Zhao Kaishan bid farewell to the Southern Song envoys and said that he would continue the Northern Expedition and the Western Expedition. The next time the envoys came again, they could participate in the grand event and celebrate the victory together.
On September 21st, the envoy from the Southern Song Dynasty embarked on the road back to the Southern Song Dynasty with his results. He entered the Song Dynasty in early October and, working hard, arrived at Lin'an Mansion on the fifth day of October and reported his results directly to the magistrate. Privy Councilor Chen Chengzhi.
Chen Chengzhi received the news that Zhao Kaishan was willing to cooperate and his reward list. He took a brief look at it and expressed his approval, and then asked carefully about the situation in Shandong.
"What is certain is that Shandong East Road and Shandong East Road have been completely controlled by the Liberation Army, and the Jin people were almost wiped out. When my subordinates passed by, the Liberation Army was preparing for the Western Expedition and the Northern Expedition, saying that it would mobilize an army of 300,000 to the west. Expedition to the Northern Expedition, heading west into Guanzhong and north into Hebei."
Chen Chengzhi was shocked.
"Three hundred thousand? Is the number reliable?"
