Seeing Zhao Kaishan's embarrassed and angry look, Su Yonglin found it funny.
But the topic still needs to continue.
"Brother, don't be so angry."
Su Yonglin smiled and said: "Actually, I'm not angry about this matter. No matter what my brother has to do with the Southern Song Dynasty court, what appointments he has accepted, or what orders he has to execute, it has nothing to do with me. I don't care, but there is one thing I am very concerned about." care."
Zhao Kaishan was stunned.
"What?"
"Brother, I have said that I hate the Lin'an court extremely, and I am also a wanted criminal by them. My brother colluding with them is very detrimental to me. If they want my brother to capture me and go back to question me, what will my brother do? "
Su Yonglin raised his wine glass and looked at Zhao Kaishan with a smile.
For some reason, looking at Su Yonglin's soft smile, Zhao Kaishan always felt that he was facing a tiger that chose people to eat.
Is this the legendary smiling tiger?
Zhao Kaishan, who was a little embarrassed by this question, didn't know how to answer it for a while.
"There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain. The Southern Kingdom will never attack the Liberation Army."
That was all he could do.
"Maybe it's okay for now. After all, the Lin'an court doesn't know my existence, but what if they do? My reputation has spread throughout Hebei and Shandong. It's not strange for the Lin'an court to know my existence. What are your plans? response?"
Knowing that Zhao Zuoliang had told Su Yonglin all about his little thoughts and tricks, Zhao Kaishan hated Zhao Zuoliang, and felt inexplicably guilty and lacking confidence when facing Su Yonglin.
"The Lin'an imperial court and I are just pretending and making mistakes."
Zhao Kaishan was silent for a while and then said: "Zhao Zuoliang should have told you my attitude. It is very clear and clear."
Su Yonglin shook his head, expressing his disapproval.
"At this time and that time, my brother should have initially experienced the despicable and shameless behavior of the Lin'an court. This time my brother attacked Kaifeng, did the Lin'an court send troops to help?"
It would be okay if he didn't say this, but when he mentioned this, Zhao Kaishan became very angry.
From the time he started fighting until he was forced to withdraw his troops, the Southern Song Dynasty did not send out a single soldier to assist in the battle, not even a pretense of war preparation, leaving him isolated and helpless.
According to the subsequent investigation, Zhao Kaishan learned that the Jin army that attacked his rear came from Suzhou and was an army from a border state where the Jin Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty were in confrontation.
As long as the Southern Song Dynasty could pretend to be war-prepared, it would not only allow the border Jin army to attack his rear!
Even if you are slightly armed, even if you go out to kill a group of bandits!
This can prevent the Jin army from moving at the border, allowing Zhao Kaishan to attack Kaifeng wholeheartedly, and the outcome may be completely different.
But the Southern Song Dynasty court was stunned and motionless!
Zhao Kaishan hated this very much.
The Southern Song Dynasty court is indeed unreliable. If you really want to deal with the Jin people, you still have to rely on yourself.
So he made up his mind to deal with the Southern Song Dynasty in the future. No matter what their demands and ideas were, he would accept them on the surface, but in fact he would do it perfunctorily.
Moreover, the Southern Song Dynasty's unfaithful behavior also made him worry about his future retreat.
If the whole army really collapsed and he fled to the Southern Song Dynasty, would the Southern Song Dynasty allow him to live safely to old age? Wouldn't you betray him and give him to the Kingdom of Jin in exchange for peace?
His worries became more and more serious, and his suspicion and wariness about the Southern Song Dynasty also increased day by day.
Now that Su Yonglin mentioned it again, he was even more worried that the Southern Song Dynasty might backstab him, just like Zhao Zuoliang betrayed him.
"You can't believe it, you can't believe it!"
Zhao Kaishan was furious and stared at Su Yonglin with a pair of bull's eyes: "Su Yuting, please give me an accurate answer. What are your intentions in accepting Zhao Zuoliang? What else did Zhao Zuoliang tell you?"
Su Yonglin sighed and put down the wine glass in his hand.
"I have no intention of doing anything to my brother. My enemy is the Jin people. I am preparing for the Northern Expedition to Zhongdu to eliminate the Jin people. Things happened suddenly with my father-in-law. When he came to me, I couldn't believe that he would come to fight with me. I talk about marriage.
He told me the reasons, and there were many reasons. His brother was perfunctory and indifferent to him, his friends were perfunctory and indifferent to him, and his tribe was perfunctory and indifferent to him. He felt that everyone was targeting him and didn't believe you anymore, so he came here Find me.
As for me, I was worried about a suitable marriage partner and could not find the right one. We two desperate people hit it off and decided on the matter. As for the things I know, I will naturally know what my father-in-law knows, but that's not the case. How? "
Su Yonglin's words made Zhao Kaishan silent for a while.
After the dishes on the table were completely cold, Zhao Kaishan spoke.
"Is everything you said true?"
"real."
"Don't lie to me?"
"No lie."
"Why should I trust you? What guarantee can you give me?"
Zhao Kaishan looked at Su Yonglin and put forward his real request.
He guessed that Su Yonglin would never break up with him, and would never deliberately offend him. In this case, he thought that Su Yonglin should feel guilty and want to compensate him.
So he decided to take advantage.
Based on some experience accumulated in his previous career as a landowner, he knew that the most important thing for the advantaged party during negotiations was to raise the price and unbalance the mentality of the weaker party.
Then continue to apply pressure, continuously increase the power, force the opponent to continuously lower their psychological expectations, and give them the largest bargaining chip they can bear.
Then immediately accept it, sign the treaty, and create the established facts in black and white, so as to obtain the maximum benefit.
This is the correct approach for the strong side.
Back then, with the assistance of Zhao Zuoliang, he used his strong position to steal from some small and medium-sized landowners, acquired a large amount of land, expanded the Zhao family's wealth, and destroyed countless families.
So he thought this trick could be used on Su Yonglin.
After all, he was the one questioning the guilt, and Su Yonglin was the one who made the mistake.
The advantage is huge!
Su Yonglin sighed and shook his head.
"What guarantee does brother want?"
correct! correct! That's it!
Zhao Kaishan is ecstatic!
He feels that he has an absolute advantage and can take advantage of it!
Zhao Kaishan took a deep breath, tried his best to put on a majestic look, and tried his best not to let his greed appear on his face.
"Zhao Zuoliang is my uncle, an important assistant, and an indispensable arm for me. What happened to him was not what I expected. I originally planned to re-promote him after the incident passed, but it ended up... At this point today, Yuting, don’t you think you have a big responsibility?”
Su Yonglin found it funny, but still acted out the scene, wanting to see what Zhao Kaishan had in mind.
"I……"
"So, you should do something, otherwise, where will my face be? How can the generals continue to trust me? How will I lead the Liberation Army on the battlefield in the future?"
Su Yonglin pursed his lips and looked at Zhao Kaishan.
"Brother, what exactly do you want to say?"
Zhao Kaishan took a deep breath.
"I won't talk about anything else. I'm here and I've brought the army, so I don't want to leave. You can leave Dongping Mansion to me to guard it. In this way, I will recognize your marriage to Xirui."
This sentence that had been hidden in his heart for a long time was finally spoken out. Zhao Kaishan was very happy and excited.
As an important water and land transportation hub, the fact that Dongping Mansion was controlled by Su Yonglin has always been a worry in Zhao Kaishan's heart. He wanted to take Dongping Mansion back from Su Yonglin countless times, but he just didn't dare.
But things are different now. It’s a great opportunity, so how can we justify it if we don’t work hard?
He couldn't wait to stare at Su Yonglin's face, hoping to see a sign of victory on his face.
Su Yonglin sighed.
Not helpless, but disappointed.
He was a little disappointed. He felt that in the end he overestimated Zhao Kaishan's political wisdom and his IQ as a person.
He felt that Zhao Kaishan was still facing him with a condescending and confusing attitude until now.
Zhao Kaishan still seemed to feel that Su Yonglin was still the younger brother from the Southern Song Dynasty who was weak and had to rely on local forces to survive.
A year has passed since the Great Uprising, and the situation has been greatly changed. Su Yonglin already has 180,000 troops under his command, and has a larger sphere of influence than Zhao Kaishan.
Moreover, Su Yonglin's foundation is far stronger than that of Zhao Kaishan. It can even be said that because of Zhao Kaishan's military ability, Zhao Kaishan's rule is always in turmoil, making it difficult to achieve success.
But Su Yonglin can establish a relatively stable order.
Starting from the time when Zhao Kaishan attacked Damingfu and had to intensify his request for supplies due to repeated setbacks, it not only shook the trust of ordinary people in him, but also the trust of powerful landlords in him.
The Battle of Kaifeng did not bring more benefits to his followers, but caused heavy losses to his followers, forcing him to throw Zhou Zhi out as a scapegoat.
But this did not solve the actual problem, so Zhao Kaishan's already unstable foundation of rule was suddenly shaken.
Zhao Kaishan needs victory and visible benefits.
Zhao Kaishan did not transform the army, did not truly have the trust of the army, failed to build the military spirit of an army, and did not allow the lower-level soldiers to establish a long-term common goal.
Not only the political system, but also his military system are essentially a group of militarized bandits who hope to follow him to gain short-term benefits. Anti-gold is just a pretext for grabbing profits.
He needs to continuously provide short-term benefits to the troops, continuously provide tangible short-term benefits, and let his subordinates get tangible benefits. Only in this way can these people be encouraged to continue fighting for him.
Once he cannot provide his followers with such a steady stream of tangible benefits, his authority will be shaken.
However, he still didn't know where his crux was. He still stubbornly believed that he was Su Yonglin's superior. He faced Su Yonglin condescendingly and even asked him for territory in the actual sense.
Su Yonglin really couldn't tolerate Zhao Kaishan any longer.
And there is no need to be patient. Since he has always adhered to this ideological concept, there is no point in continuing to "compromise". It is better to make it clear.
He believed that he had to help Zhao Kaishan understand his situation, otherwise Zhao Kaishan's confusing mentality would make him do more incredible things.
So he let out a long sigh and patted the table.
"Brother, I call you brother because I still care about our original friendship and the brotherhood we formed. If I don't care about this friendship, I will tell you straightforwardly. What qualifications do you have to ask me? Dongping Mansion?"
Su Yonglin's words really stunned Zhao Kaishan.
He was a little confused.
He didn't expect Su Yonglin to speak to him like this.
What Su Yonglin meant by speaking to him like this was...
Su Yonglin would not hand over Dongping Mansion to him.
this……
A wave of anger arose spontaneously, and Zhao Kaishan was furious, slapped the table, stood up, and roared at Su Yonglin.
"Su Yonglin! How dare you speak to me like this! I am the leader of the Liberation Army! You are not allowed to speak to me like this!"
"It is."
Su Yonglin picked up the wine glass without changing his expression and drank all the wine in one gulp.
"What do you mean?"
While Zhao Kaishan was angry, he felt nervous for no reason: "What do you want to do? What do you dare to do?!"
Seeing his nervous look, Su Yonglin laughed.
"I didn't do anything? I just brought five guards. What do you think I'm going to do? Kill you? You're thinking too much! But if you continue to be unable to see the reality clearly, the problem will be really big."
Su Yonglin also stood up and faced Zhao Kaishan.
"I can lead my troops to defeat 20,000 gold thieves cavalry face to face and achieve a great victory, can you?"
"Of course I..."
"I have an elite force that can defeat the main force of the golden thieves head-on. Do you have one?"
"I……"
"I can make Sun Tzu Yi, who has 100,000 soldiers, surrender and surrender to me. Can you do that?"
"..."
"I own half of Shandong and half of Hebei, and my power has surpassed yours. Do you really think that Hebei and that half of Shandong listen to you instead of me? You and I each raise our arms, who do you think can get more support? Big? What’s the use of a leader like you?”
Su Yonglin stared at Zhao Kaishan, his face full of stern intimidation.
"Will they follow me, who defeated the main force of the golden thief? Or you, who has been defeated repeatedly and cannot make any progress? You should know it!"
"You can't understand this situation, how dare you ask me for Dongping Mansion?"
"I really thought of you too well and too smartly. I actually really thought that you could see the situation clearly and that you could cooperate with me honestly instead of holding me back."
"I'm too naive, I'm really too naive. I really thought that although you have no ability, at least you won't do such stupid things, but you have to prove to me that you are really a fool."
Su Yonglin shook his head and took a deep breath.
"Zhao Kaishan, you are an idiot, an extremely stupid idiot!!"
He punched the table with his fist, making a muffled sound. Carrying the power of a winner and a strong man, Su Yonglin intimidated Zhao Kaishan like never before.
He glared angrily and spoke in an extremely ferocious tone. Zhao Kaishan's face turned pale and he was at a loss for an instant.
