No matter how indignant and upright Song Zhi behaved, he seemed to have a mortal enemy with the Baling Gang.
But Zhao Mingyuan knew that this was just his appearance.
Otherwise, the Baling Gang had been doing evil for many years, so why didn't the Song family take action earlier or later? It wasn't until Zhao Mingyuan was about to take action that Song Zhi took action.
This is naturally because Zhao Mingyuan is fighting against the Baling Gang from the front, but the Song family wants to hide behind and usurp the fruits of victory.
After all, in the south, the Song clan was the strongest. However, there are also many forces that are separatist and secretly fighting against the Song clan.
For example, Lin Shihong from Yuzhang, Xiao Xian from Baling, and Ren Shaoming from the Iron Cavalry Association.
Although they are not as powerful as the Song Clan, in their territory, they are secretly expelling the Song Clan's power and separatist forces.
Therefore, if Zhao Mingyuan can get rid of the Baling Gang, it will naturally be of great benefit to the Song clan.
Besides, Zhao Mingyuan was alone and could only capture thieves and capture kings.
Even if Zhao Mingyuan's action went smoothly and he could kill the top leaders of the Baling Gang, he would only be able to take away some property.
All the land and property belonging to the Baling Gang will probably fall into the hands of the Song Clan. This is a piece of fat.
Of course, more valuable than these properties is the territory occupied by the Baling Gang.
However, Song Zhi followed the rules and expressed his willingness to take action together.
This obviously means that Zhao Mingyuan only needs to get rid of the Baling Gang leader Xiao Xian and several core high-level leaders. The Song clan is willing to deal with the other minions.
Obviously the Song clan's solution could not be to kill all the people, but to kill a few thorns and use the rest for their own use, thereby turning the Baling area into the Song clan's sphere of influence.
Since you have done your part, you can naturally collect loot in a legitimate manner.
This time, the Song Dynasty was able to gain both fame and profit without taking any big risks. It was indeed a good calculation.
After all, all risks were taken by Zhao Mingyuan.
If Zhao Mingyuan can easily deal with Xiao Xian and other masters of the Baling Gang, the Song clan will naturally follow closely to deal with the Baling Gang.
If Zhao Mingyuan was just talking big words, he would have died easily at the hands of the Baling Gang. Then, the Song clan would never stand up for Zhao Mingyuan, and would just pretend that this matter had never happened.
Of course, there is actually another situation. That is, although Zhao Mingyuan failed, he survived and escaped.
Zhao Mingyuan also thought about it. In that case, Song Clan probably wouldn't betray him to befriend the Baling Gang.
After all, the Baling Gang and the Song Clan are hostile, and he still has a lot of manpower in Wagang Village.
Since Song Zhi is known for his wisdom, he must know how to maximize the interests of the Song clan.
Although Zhao Mingyuan had already understood what Song Zhi was thinking, he had to say that Song Zhi's proposal was indeed good for him.
If Zhao Mingyuan only killed a few senior members of the Baling Gang, then the Baling Gang would just change the gang leader, and there would be no difference.
Maybe everyone else is hiding, and it is difficult for Zhao Mingyuan to deal with them one by one and uproot the Baling Gang.
But if you cooperate with the people of the Song clan, you can really destroy the Baling Gang and save those poor women.
This is a matter of mutual benefit.
As for the huge benefits that the Song clan will get from destroying the Baling Gang, it is far more than their efforts. It seems that Zhao Mingyuan is taking advantage of the fire for the Song clan.
However, Zhao Mingyuan is now short of manpower, and the benefits left after the destruction of the Baling Gang will be obtained by other forces, even if they are not obtained by the Song clan.
The nearby forces seem to be Lin Shihong and Ren Shaoming of the Iron Cavalry. Lin Shihong is also related to the Demon Sect, but the other one is a force outside the Great Wall. Ren Shaoming is actually the son of Tie Le's "big thief" Qu Ao, neither of whom are What a good thing.
In comparison, it fell into the hands of the Song clan, which made Zhao Mingyuan feel more at ease.
Therefore, Zhao Mingyuan readily agreed.
The biggest risk in this matter lies with Zhao Mingyuan. He agreed that the Song clan had nothing to do, and soon the two parties decided to work together to deal with the Baling Gang.
Thinking of this cooperation, both parties get what they need, and the host and guest enjoy themselves for a while.
There is enough time along the way, and the details can be discussed slowly.
As a result, everyone quickly changed the topic.
Song Lu saw that Song Shidao had been reticent during the banquet and spent most of the time looking at Fu Junma blankly, so he turned the topic to Fu Junma.
So Song Lu said: "Looking at Miss Fu's decoration and the style of her sword, it doesn't look like she is Han. I wonder which ethnic group Miss Fu is from?"
Song Shidao immediately showed a nervous expression. He understood that Song Lu saw that he had developed an admiration for Fu Junma, so he tried to test Fu Junma's identity to confirm Fu Junma's alien identity to make him give up.
Fu Junma said calmly: "How can Mr. Song conclude that Junma is from outside the country just based on the shape of my sword?"
Song Shidao's eyes immediately lit up.
Seeing that Fu Junma cleverly avoided his question, Song Lu knew that she did not want to answer. Even if I continue to ask, I'm afraid I won't be able to find out anything.
Therefore, Song Lu no longer made things difficult for her. After apologizing, he changed the topic again and talked about the latest news in today's world.
Of course, this latest news is not what happened at Wang Tong's birthday banquet. After all, it is just a small thing for the whole world. What Song Lu is talking about now is the Li clan's rebellion.
That's right, the matter of Dongming's account book has been brought to Yang Guang's face by Yuwen Clan. After adding fuel and jealousy, Yang Guang was ready to hold Li Clan accountable.
However, Li Clan is one of the four great clans after all, so he naturally has to give Li Clan a chance to defend himself.
It's just that Yang Guang's imperial edict was sent, and instead of waiting for Li Clan's defense and apology, he got the news that Li Clan had raised troops in Taiyuan.
The Li family has been operating in Taiyuan for a long time and was well prepared. This attack was naturally overwhelming and they soon occupied the entire territory of Taiyuan.
During the Sui Dynasty, Taiyuan was also named Jinyang, and it was also one of Yang Guang's palaces.
There are also descendants of Yang Guang living in Jinyang Palace. One of them is Yang You, the grandson of Emperor Yang Guang of Sui Dynasty.
Therefore, under the guise of "aiming to respect the Sui Dynasty", Li Clan announced that he would honor the acting king Yang You as emperor, which was considered to be a sign of righteousness.
Li Clan secretly received support from the Turks, and Shibi Khan even sent people to send thousands of horses as a token of goodwill.
This freed Li Clan from worries and marched towards Guanzhong, preparing to capture Chang'an.
For a time, the Li clan's momentum surged, and Guanzhong was on the verge of collapse. Many noble families in Guanzhong were in secret communication with the Li clan.
Then Song Zhi asked Zhao Mingyuan what he thought about this.
This is obviously the same routine as the Dongming Sect. I want to see what Zhao Mingyuan's overall view is and whether it is worth investing in.
After all, although the Song clan is not weak, if they go all out, it will definitely not be difficult to occupy half of the country in the south.
However, it is not easy for the Song Dynasty to unite the north and the south and unify the world.
During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the center of the world was still in the north, and the south was still a barren land.
It was not until the Song and Ming Dynasties that the south was developed into a land of plenty and became an economic center. This is the myth that Zhu Yuanzhang unified the north and the south.
If Yang Guang hadn't caused chaos in the country, and men from several northern provinces had been recruited many times to attack Goguryeo, the country would have been empty and bandits were rampant. Otherwise, the South would have no chance at all.
But even so, to compete in the world, it depends not only on family power, but also on people.
Obviously, the Sui Dynasty was about to fall, and the world was on the verge of chaos.
Next, there will inevitably be a strong ruler who will unify the world.
The founding emperor who unified the world in this way must be an outstanding person in the world, who could do what others could not.
This has been the case in all dynasties.
But such talents do not exist in the Song clan.
Although Song Que was an almost perfect person, his strengths lay in martial arts and the art of war. If he wants to dominate the world, it will be difficult for him.
The most outstanding of the next generation of the Song family is Song Shidao.
Maybe it was because he was too strictly controlled, or maybe his father Song Que was too strong, so that Song Shidao grew up in such an environment. Although he was very good, he lacked the domineering power of a master. How could he lead the Song family? What about fighting for world hegemony?
But everyone knows that if the Song family does not participate this time, the fate of the Song family will be even worse in the future. Thinking again about living alone in Lingnan like Yang Jianchen, it is no longer possible.
In this case, the Song family can only find one party to invest and form an alliance. It doesn't matter how much benefit can be obtained, as long as it can maintain the power of the Song clan, it is enough.
Of course, it would be even more ideal if they could get married and make the daughter of the Song family the queen.
After all, in the original destiny, the Song family did this, so they fully supported Kou Zhong in his struggle for the world.
It's a pity that in the end, I chose the right person, but I also chose the wrong person, and it ended badly.
Now that Zhao Mingyuan has become famous, he is naturally included as one of the possible allies.
Therefore, Song Zhicai came to see him in person to see if Zhao Mingyuan was worth the Song family's investment at all costs.
Zhao Mingyuan had no choice but to repeat his original analysis of the Dongming Sect and tell his opinions and plans.
Song Zhi listened to Zhao Mingyuan's analysis calmly throughout the whole process, and then just gave a few words of faint praise without any expression.
Soon the topic changed again, and Song Lu talked about the scenic spots and famous stories on both sides of the Yangtze River, which made everyone listen with interest.
It seemed that Zhao Mingyuan's analysis of the current situation just now was just a casual comment, and everyone just listened casually.
Soon after the dinner ended, everyone left, and Zhao Mingyuan also returned to his room to rest.
But several people at the Song clan's banquet just gathered together. Obviously, they wanted to evaluate Zhao Mingyuan's words and deeds and discuss whether Zhao Mingyuan was a suitable investment target for the Song clan.
Of course, alliance investment is a major matter, and it is naturally not so easy to decide. The Song family will not be able to put all their chips on the line just because of this meeting.
In fact, Song Clan just has one more choice now.
Several people expressed their opinions on Zhao Mingyuan, with mixed praise and criticism.
Song Zhi suddenly looked at Song Yuzhi and asked, "Yuzhi, what do you think of Zhao Mingyuan?"
(End of chapter)
