After listening to Murong Zhengshan's words, Lu Houde fell into a deep silence, while Murong Zhengshan did not rush and just picked up the teacup and drank tea... …… Jiangnan is also always paying attention to the news from the north. According to our news, the Kipchak Khan personally led the Kipchak Tiger Division to attack Yunbin and went straight to Marshal Ye. The situation of Fengwu Army and Marshal Ye may not be as good as yours. Zhengshan, is that what you said?" Murong Zhengshan heard the words and said calmly without arguing: "It can take as short as seven days, as long as half a month, there will be news coming to Jiangnan, brother, you don't have to worry!" Look at Murong Zhengshan With such calmness and calmness, Lu Houde was also very puzzled. He didn't know where Murong Zhengshan's confidence came from.
You know, this is the Kipchak Khanate! In the heyday of the Great Zhou Dynasty, they could barely defend the territory against these barbarians on the northern grasslands. Now, although the Fengwu Army is powerful, it can only occupy more than half of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Isn’t it a foolish dream for the military and one family to defeat the Kipchak Khanate?
Although I don’t know why Murong Zhengshan has so much confidence in the Fengwu Army, because his uncle Murong Yuliang and his eldest brother Murong Hui both hold high positions in the Fengwu Army, Lu Houde can’t help but suspect that Murong Zhengshan knows the secrets of the Fengwu Army. ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................St for Murong Zhengshan I could only suppress my curiosity, but I also made up my mind to ask my subordinates to inquire more about Fengwu Army.
The two chatted for a while, and Murong Zhengshan pretended to be unintentional and asked, "I heard that there are some new guests coming to Yunxianju in the south of the city?"
Lu Houde nodded slightly when he heard this and said directly without hiding it: "They are from Huainan, people from the Zhennan Army!" Murong Zhengshan nodded slightly and said, "Returning the Zhennan Army from Chishan Prefecture is a good idea for my father-in-law. There are benefits!" Before Murong Zhengshan finished speaking, Lu Houde showed a hint of surprise in his heart. Although Murong Zhengshan's trip was nominally a private trip to fulfill his father's last wish.
But everyone knows why he came, and what Murong Zhengshan said now is undoubtedly contrary to his purpose!
Seemingly seeing Lu Houde's surprise, Murong Zhengshan smiled and shook his head and said: "Unsatisfied brother, in addition to fulfilling my father's last wish, I came here this time for the purpose of testing the attitude of my father-in-law for the Fengwu Army! "
"But I am the son-in-law of my father-in-law after all. I still know which way to turn if we are close to each other!" Although Murong Zhengshan said this sincerely, his uncle Lu Houde didn't know every word. Do not believe!
If we really talk about kinship, although his father Lu Jianchao is his father-in-law, Ye Mingsheng is still his cousin-in-law... He knows it very well For Murong Zhengshan, the interests of the Murong family are the most important, and the Fengwu Army and Jiangnan are secondary!
However, the Fengwu Army is now powerful, so it is in the interests of the Murong family to rely on the Fengwu Army. The Murong family wants to seek development in the Fengwu Army and actively build meritorious services, so Murong Zhengshan is definitely more inclined to Fengwu In the army, when he saw that his uncle just looked at him quietly without speaking, as if he didn't believe what he said, Murong Zhengshan sighed helplessly and said: "It seems that you don't believe it, brother." Whatever Zhengshan said, Zhengshan will give you a petition to vote for me!"
"If Zhengshan's prediction is correct, my father-in-law must have arranged a task for you, eldest brother. You want to test my tone to test Fengwu Army's attitude towards Jiangnan, right?" Seeing Murong Zhengshan speak out, Lu Houde also No longer secretive, he sighed and said: "I really can't hide anything from you Zhengshan!" Murong Zhengshan smiled and continued: "You might as well tell me that Marshal Ye attaches great importance to Jiangnan's trade. , especially the trade in Nanyang. In my opinion, Marshal Ye is in his prime. He will not be satisfied with just unifying the Zhou Dynasty. After unifying the Zhou Dynasty, he will continue to expand externally, and Nanyang seems to be Marshal Ye’s goal. one···························"
"Jiaozhi, Annan, Luzon and even further places will all be Marshal Ye's targets. Therefore, in order to maintain Jiangnan's trade, Marshal Ye has decided to adopt a gentle strategy towards Jiangnan. This means that if Jiangnan chooses to surrender, Marshal Ye will accept some conditions!"
"How about it, brother? Zhengshan's certificate of nomination is good, isn't it?" Lu Houde nodded in response to Murong Zhengshan's gaze. The news revealed by Murong Zhengshan can be said to be very important, at least it can make him stand out from Murong Zhengshan. Where are the mountains?
After thinking quickly for a while, Lu Houde asked again: "What is the bottom line of Fengwu Army's negotiations?" Murong Zhengshan shook his head and said: "Brother, as far as I know, things are not progressing as fast as you think, Fengwu Army At present, we just want to test the attitude of my father-in-law, and then they will make further plans based on his attitude. As for the more specific content of the negotiations with my father-in-law, they have not yet been determined!" Murong Zhengshan replied, Lu Houde continued to ask: "Then Zhengshan, what do you think the bottom line of the Fengwu Army will be?" After hearing this, Murong Zhengshan seemed to realize what Lu Houde was thinking, and immediately said tentatively: "Brother, don't you mean Are you going to continue to separate one side?" Faced with Murong Zhengshan's rhetorical question, Lu Houde did not answer directly, but continued: "Zhengshan, what do you think... ··········"Although Lu Houde did not answer directly, from Lu Houde's answer, Murong Zhengshan could be sure that his guess was correct. Lu Houde did want to surrender to the Fengwu Army in name, but in fact Jiangnan maintains independent ideas!
Now I don’t know whether this is Lu Houde’s idea alone, or whether Lu Houde and Lu Jianchao, father and son, have reached an agreement... Language, Murong Zhengshan said seriously:
"Because the Fengwu Army has not yet had any specific ideas about negotiations, so I don't know whether Marshal Ye will agree!"
"But based on what I know about Marshal Ye, he will never allow Jiangnan to escape his control, and he will never allow Jiangnan to become a country within a country!"
"Brother, I think your idea is very dangerous. If this is the case, then negotiation will be meaningless. War is the only option!"
"In my opinion, the most likely price offered by the Fengwu Army is to give my father-in-law a hereditary and replaceable dukedom and allow the Lu family to retain their property in Jiangnan!" After hearing these, Lu Houde nodded silently, thinking in his heart Murong Zhengshan was very satisfied with his answer. He hoped that Murong Zhengshan would tell him the truth so that he could understand Ye Mingsheng's attitude more clearly, so that he could make a choice that was more in line with his own interests.
If Murong Zhengshan told him a lot of vague information but actually had no information at all, he would be bored!
After briefly sorting out his thoughts, Lu Houde smiled and said to Murong Zhengshan: "Zhengshan, you are very smart. After talking to me so much, you must have questions to ask me!"
"Tell me! Zhengshan, what do you want to know?" Murong Zhengshan also smiled when he heard this and said: "The one who knows me, Murong Zhengshan, is my eldest brother!"
"Then Zhengshan, you're welcome. Are your father-in-law ready to let go of the Zhennan Army in Chishan Prefecture?" Although Murong Zhengshan's question was sharp and direct from the beginning, Lu Houde was very upset because of Murong Zhengshan's answer just now. Satisfied, plus he also knew that he needed to make political exchanges with Murong Zhengshan... So Under the gaze of Murong Zhengshan, Lu Houde nodded heavily and said, "Although Yun Di and some officials from the Chief Secretary object, I think my father is still ready to let go of these Zhennan troops!" At this point, Lu Houde paused. He smiled and said: "But in order not to offend Marshal Ye, my father naturally cannot let them go openly. In the past few days, our Jiangnan Army will announce that it will continue to encircle and suppress the Zhennan Army in Chishan Prefecture, but on the river Huainan's fleet has been prepared, and the departure of these Zhennan troops has happened in the past few days!" Hearing this, Murong Zhengshan nodded slightly, which was also what he expected, although Lu Jianchao was not a He is a man of great ambition, but as the governor of Jiangnan for so many years, he is definitely not willing to surrender to others easily!
Although Xu Zhaojie and the Zhennan Army stirred things up in Jiangnan a while ago, and even directed their troops at Lin'an, as a mature political figure, Lu Jianchao's highest priority in making decisions is interests!
The current situation is very simple: Fengwu Army is the only one. Neither Zhennan Army nor Jiangnan Army alone can compete with Fengwu Army!
To counter the Fengwu Army, the two families had to unite together. However, because Xu Zhaojie conquered Jiangnan, the two families did not trust each other and were full of gaps...Although they did not trust each other Xu Zhaojie, but after all, Xu Zhaojie's Zhennan Army is blocking Jiangnan, so as long as the Zhennan Army is defeated, Jiangnan will naturally not be able to defend it.
Therefore, Lu Jianchao didn't want to help Xu Zhaojie fight against the Fengwu Army because he was dying, but he also didn't want to hinder Xu Zhaojie.
Murong Zhengshan had already thought of Lu Jianchao's thoughts, but he still needed Lu Houde to confirm.
After thinking briefly for a while, Murong Zhengshan asked again: "In addition to letting go of the Zhennan Army in Chishan Prefecture this time, does my father-in-law plan to continue to help the Zhennan Army?" Lu Houde showed some hesitation about this question, but after a while Thinking of Murong Zhengshan's frankness just now, he decided to reveal something and then said: "It depends on the situation! In fact, my father is also hesitant!" Although Lu Houde said something vague, Murong Zhengshan still understood the other party. Meaning, it is obvious that Lu Jianchao, who is not a decisive person at present, still wants to wait and see. He is afraid of supporting Xu Zhaojie and completely hates Ye Mingsheng. If Xu Zhaojie fails to resist, the Fengwu army will attack him at the city gate. Cut it off!
But Lu Jianchao wanted Xu Zhaojie to be able to resist the Fengwu Army. After all, if Xu Zhaojie could resist the Fengwu Army, he could sit back and relax... So Lu Jianchao The current thinking is probably that in view of the intimidation of Fengwu Army, he does not plan to support Xu Zhaojie first, and will see if Xu Zhaojie can resist Fengwu Army.
If Xu Zhaojie couldn't hold it back and was easily dealt with by the Fengwu Army like Sun Chenggong of Jingchu, then Lu Jianchao would be ready to surrender.
But if Xu Zhaojie resists, it will be equivalent to the value of united front for Lu Jianchao. Lu Jianchao will definitely consider supporting Xu Zhaojie to continue to fight against the Fengwu Army. At that time, Jiangnan's money, food and other materials will appear in the town. The Confederate army is under attack!
However, if it is the third possibility, that is, Xu Zhaojie defeats the Fengwu Army and even counterattacks all the way to conquer Kangyin and other territories, then it will be a dilemma for Lu Jianchao. After all, everyone knows that Xu Zhaojie is a traitor to Jiangnan. !
Now that the information was almost exchanged, Lu Houde asked Murong Zhengshan to have a good rest and then took his leave.
After Lu Houde left, Murong Zhengshan also fell into thinking. With this exchange with Lu Houde, he almost figured out Lu Jianchao's thoughts, which were very different from his predictions.
One of the purposes of his trip to the south of the Yangtze River seems to have been almost completed so far, and he can report to Marshal Ye... Although the Murong family and Lu Jianchao The relationship was close, but with the departure of his father Murong Lun, the relationship between the two parties was definitely no longer what it was before.
Therefore, his role can only be a promotion. If he wants to really promote Lu Jianchao's surrender, Fengwu Army needs to show its past performance on the battlefield!
If the Fengwu Army defeated Xu Zhaojie in three attacks on the battlefield, Lu Jianchao's knees would most likely become weak. On the contrary, Lu Jianchao would probably strengthen his confidence in fighting to the end!
Although the first goal was accomplished, the second goal was not. Thinking of this, Murong Zhengshan's eyes narrowed and he ordered the servants outside the house: "Call Lu Zheng!"
"Yes!" Following Murong Zhengshan's order, a middle-aged man with a lean figure and piercing eyes appeared in front of Murong Zhengshan.
"Master Zhengshan, what are your orders?" Murong Zhengshan asked seriously when he heard this: "Have you received any news from home recently?" Lu Zheng shook his head without thinking after hearing this and said:
"There has been no news from home recently!" Looking at Lu Zheng who was extremely sure, Murong Zhengshan raised his sword eyebrows and looked a little surprised. Could it be that he had underestimated that woman because she held back and did not take action, or maybe it was the old fox? He took action to stop her...
