At the beginning, Zhao Kuangyin did not make any requests related to the actual interests of both parties like Zhu Yuanzhang, but intended to promote the marriage of Xu and Jin. Zhang Yi did not dare to make the decision for Li Xiang privately at that time, so he specially passed the pigeon to Li Xiang. It is up to Li Xiang himself to make the decision.
The person Zhao Kuangyin wanted to send out to marry Li Xiang was none other than Zhao Feiyan who appeared in the dynasty summoning card. He was implanted and became Zhao Kuangyin's sister.
Naturally, Li Xiang couldn't refuse the beauty that came to his door. Moreover, Li Xiang needed to promote cooperation with Zhao Kuangyin in order to conquer the Japanese pirates eastward, and the army had to pass through Xuzhou. Secondly, Li Xiang also wanted to see the purpose of Zhao Kuangyin's marriage.
If the first step has been blocked, how can he see the second step!
Sure enough, when the marriage was agreed to, Zhao Kuangyin's true purpose was revealed.
Moreover, Zhao Kuangyin's psychological tactics were also very good. He first proposed a bunch of conditions that the Jin army could not agree to, and then pushed Zhao Feiyan out to force Zhang Yi.
Now that the two parties have decided to marry, Zhao Feiyan has an additional identity as Li Xiang's future princess. Just with this additional identity, Zhang Yi cannot not be restricted.
This has always been the most troublesome thing since ancient times. Especially after Zhang Yi saw that Zhao Feiyan was indeed beautiful and fragrant, it was even more impossible not to pay attention to this. There was no need to leave hidden dangers for herself.
Therefore, while ensuring Li Xiang's interests, he also tried his best not to offend the future princess, which added a lot of trouble to Zhang Yi.
In the end, although Zhang Yi refuted all the conditions proposed by Zhao Kuangyin, if both parties want to continue to promote the alliance, it is impossible not to carry out the necessary exchange of interests. Therefore, you have to agree to the other party's conditions more or less.
In fact, the condition that Zhang Yi was forced to agree to was Zhao Kuangyin's real purpose.
First put forward an unacceptable condition, and then replace it with another expected condition to make others accept it. In addition, in this incident, Zhao Kuangyin fully played the role of Zhao Feiyan. It has to be said that Zhang Yi cannot bear the loss. injustice.
"So, an alliance is about to begin between Zhao Kuangyin and Zhu Yuanzhang!" Li Xiang asked while listening to Zhuge Liang and Zhang Yi recount their experiences this time.
"Lord, I'm afraid this matter is already 70% certain!" Zhuge Liang sighed slightly.
Since Zhuge Liang has already gone to Yangzhou, it is impossible not to visit his eldest brother! And for people like Zhuge Liang, when visiting his eldest brother, even if he didn't originally have this idea, he would subconsciously test it out during the conversation!
Ever since Zhuge Liang went to Mingde College and left home at a young age, it was rare for the two brothers to see each other for a year. After the two went their separate ways, they had not seen each other for many years.
Therefore, when the two brothers meet again after many years, no matter how cautious Zhuge Jin is, there will always be times when he relaxes when facing Zhuge Liang. In addition, Zhuge Liang is really powerful, and perhaps even Zhuge Jin himself does not realize that in the face of Zhuge Liang During the conversation between the two of them, he had inadvertently allowed Zhuge Liang to obtain some information, and people from Xuzhou appeared at Zhu Yuanzhang's place.
Unfortunately, as our intelligence agencies become more mature, our counter-investigation methods also become more mature. This time, Zhao Kuangyin quietly sent lobbyists to contact Zhu Yuanzhang, but Zhuge Liang still discovered the clues!
When Zhuge Liang reminded Li Xiang of this incident, Zhang Yi also realized at this time that when he went to see Zhao Kuangyin, he did not find his confidant Zhao Pu.
The combination of these two pieces of information was enough for them to make some speculations. And in many cases, they don't need enough evidence, just some guesses are enough.
"It's Yuan Shu!" At this time, Li Xiang, Zhuge Liang, and Zhang Yi said in unison.
Zhao Kuangyin's condition to Zhang Yi was none other than asking the Jin army to help them send troops to deal with Yuan Shu, which included the imperial court's appeal against thieves. If you agree to this kind of request, you agree to it. Anyway, whether you do it or not after you agree will be enough to cause trouble for a long time.
During this period, as long as their speed is fast enough, the alliance of several princes, no matter how slow their speed is, will definitely reach Japan by then. As long as they let themselves taste a little sweetness for the princes, they will insist on continuing to fight this battle even if Li Xiang does not need to continue to push.
Therefore, Zhang Yi did not reject this request at that time.
However, now it seems that Zhao Kuangyin has a big plan. He wants to completely eliminate Yuan Shu!
Although Li Xiang had already predicted that Yuan Shu might not be able to reach the top for long, at this time, he still felt it was a pity that such a good chess piece was so difficult to find!
To this day, Yuan Shu has helped him so much! It is no exaggeration to say that Yuan Shu can be said to have taken the greatest credit for Li Xiang's ability to expand his territory to this day.
However, since things have come to this point, it is useless to lament! If Yuan Shu, a chess piece, is destined to be eliminated, then what Li Xiang should consider is what benefits he can get from this!
As for the territory, Li Xiang didn't want to get involved there. It was the land of the Four Battles of the Central Plains. If he rashly intervened, he would easily get stuck in the quagmire, which would be detrimental to Li Xiang's achievement of his next strategic goal.
Even if Li Xiang can occupy a piece of territory in the next thing, in fact, there is no real benefit to her, it is just a small loss but a big loss.
Since the territory is not good, then only the talents will be left. To be honest, Li Xiang is also very jealous of those people under Yuan Shu's hands. If Yuan Shu really can't hold on anymore, Li Xiang will have to find a way to get his own piece of this cake.
In fact, Li Xiang still underestimated Zhao Kuangyin's move, or it was Yi Yin's plan for Zhao Kuangyin against Yuan Shu. This time, Yuan Shu was in real danger.
Because Zhao Kuangyin wanted to unite not only Zhu Yuanzhang, but also the two princes Cao Cao and Chi You. If he really succeeds, no matter whether Li Xiang actually fulfills Zhao Kuangyin's conditions or not, combined with the power of the four princes, how can Yuan Shu's family resist!
Moreover, I have to say that this is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Zhao Kuangyin. Otherwise, at other times, Yi Yin would not have suggested that Zhao Kuangyin contact so many princes at once!
