Compared with Zhang Yun, who is only slightly inclined, Chu Fan is a princeling with a solid foundation and a strong reputation.
So when faced with this matter, although there were some objections, the main issue was still the issue of success or failure.
Once the war led by Li Hao failed, it would undoubtedly greatly reduce the prestige Li Hao had established previously.
Coupled with the fact that it may cause Cui Ming's crisis of trust, it would be a complete loss.
Therefore, he was not questioning Li Hao, but persuading Zhang Yun: "General Zhang, don't be angry. Now that the war has begun, the most important thing is to respond in time. As for how to reply to Your Majesty, that is for the future."
Zhang Yun naturally knew the seriousness of the matter, but he was still extremely dissatisfied with Li Hao's decision.
But he didn't say anything after that, he just sat down on the chair angrily.
Chu Fan did not force him, so he asked himself: "Since His Highness was able to seize Shuofeng and Huliu cities quietly, he must have a plan for the follow-up, so he might as well speak up and discuss it together. "
Li Hao also understood Zhang Yun's personality, so he said nothing about his current attitude and directly stated his plan.
"In this battle at Liuzhou, the elite soldiers and horses in the northern border of Qi State were almost wiped out. This is a great opportunity for us to expand our territory. We should capture the two cities of Shuofeng and Huliu first to block the reinforcements from the An army. possible.
Now that the plan is successful, I need two people to seize the two cities of Qin and Yi. I have already sent people to investigate, and the defenders of the two cities are no more than a thousand.
After capturing the two cities, General Zhang and Lord Chu joined forces to attack north to capture Yong City and open up connections with Shuofeng and Hu Liu.
Gu then led his troops west to seize Pingcheng and contain any reinforcements that might come from the Qi army. "
After hearing Li Hao's plan, Zhang Yun couldn't help but sneered: "His Highness has a really big appetite. According to His Highness's plan, we may be able to capture these cities, but what happens next?
Although Qi State's national strength is not as good as ours, it is still not difficult to gather tens of thousands of soldiers and horses within one month, and it may even be more.
How will we respond when our forces are dispersed? Furthermore, considering the forces in Shuofeng and Huliu, as long as Anguo reacts, how long can they hold back.
Could it be that His Highness still wants to ask for reinforcements from His Majesty? Do you think His Majesty can agree to it? "
Of course Li Hao knew that this was impossible. Now Li Hao already had nearly 70,000 troops here, plus the soldiers and horses in Wuanguan Pass.
Most of the elites in the Su Kingdom have been mobilized, and Cui Ming cannot possibly hand everyone over to Li Hao.
If Li Hao really asks for help again, Cui Ming is most likely to ask Li Hao to withdraw his troops.
Only the two cities of Qin and Yi, which are closest to the Su Kingdom, are retained, and Qi Kingdom is asked to pay a certain amount of compensation, which is obviously not in line with Li Hao's wishes.
But what Zhang Yun didn't understand was that Li Hao had no hope from the beginning and relied entirely on support to fight the war.
We must know that the power of the masses is infinite. As long as their subjective initiative can be brought into play, Li Hao will naturally have a source of troops.
In this regard, the volunteer students have already found a breakthrough among the previous prisoners.
Although it has not yet been completely won, a team of a thousand people has been mobilized through outstanding political education work.
I believe that as long as the next step is to realize the pie drawn by Li Hao, it is only a matter of time before the rest of the people join in.
Therefore, Li Hao decisively replied: "General Zhang does not need to worry about the defense of Shuofeng and Huliu. The main troops of the An army are now on the southeastern border. The troops and horses originally in the southwest are not that capable.
By the time An Jun reacted and wanted to redeploy his troops, it seemed that both of them had already opened the passage, and reinforcements would naturally come to help.
As for the possible reinforcements from Qi State, the same is true. Gu will not risk his own head. "
Zhang Yun really didn't understand where Li Hao's confidence came from, but from the bottom of his heart, he really believed it.
Because looking at Li Hao's previous deeds, they all show that this person is not a boastful person.
Seeing this, Chu Fan started to smooth things over again and said, "Since
In this case, it is better to do what His Highness said first. Whether it is An Guo or Qi Guo, it will take time to take any action.
We will give it a period of two months. If His Highness's plan does not succeed by then, we can just look for an opportunity to retreat. In the end, we will not suffer any loss. "
Zhang Yun did not reply after hearing this, but looked at Li Hao. Despite Zhang Yun's liveliness, the final decision still had to be made by Li Hao.
After all, if Li Hao really insisted on having his own way, with Zhang Yun's temperament, he really wouldn't be able to ignore it.
Of course Li Hao understood, and said decisively: "Okay, let's give it a period of two months. If the reinforcements don't arrive by then, I will retreat as Lord Chu said."
With Li Hao's promise, Zhang Yun nodded in agreement.
Then the two men each led 20,000 troops and marched towards Qincheng and Yicheng.
Li Hao himself did not take immediate action. Instead, he found Ren Xin and asked him to bring over the nobles who had been detained before.
The reason why Li Hao treats them differently is because these people are from wealthy families in Qin and Yi Zhucheng.
Moreover, they are basically not the top nobles, but relatively second-rate or even third-rate nobles.
After taking the city of Qi State, Li Hao wanted to mobilize the people. The simplest way was to give them things, and the thing that most aroused their emotions was undoubtedly land.
It's just that in the feudal era, if you wanted to control a place in the shortest time, you couldn't do it without the powerful local nobles.
Therefore, it is temporarily unfeasible to directly attack local tyrants and divide their fields, and it also breaks away from Li Hao's own identity.
Therefore, Li Hao planned to divide and rule, attacking the top families in various places, and supporting and winning over other families below that were suppressed by them.
Anyway, in a place, the most land must be in the hands of the small group of people at the top, and they will be wiped out.
Li Hao had land and property to win over other families, and the rest could be used to reward soldiers and distribute to the people.
This could not be done in Su State, but in Qi State, Li Hao could completely let go of his hands and feet.
And those who were left behind were the bridges Li Hao used to establish contact with them.
It happened that this group of people had been frightened to death after seeing the tragic death of their companions. After hearing Li Hao's order, they could not resist at all.
Soon Li Hao got the letter he wanted and further learned about the power situation in Qin and Yi cities, thus further improving his plan.
Then Li Hao started to set off. His first stop was Qincheng, which was captured by Zhang Yun.
After Li Hao arrived, he immediately sent people to search the Huang family, Liu family and other first-class wealthy families, and confiscated all their property and fields.
Of course, the only ones that can really be implemented are those within the Sujun's sphere of influence.
But just that, the amount is also very impressive, the fields alone reach nearly 300,000 acres, and there are countless other farms, gold and silver.
It's just that this is still paper data for the time being. If you want to implement it all, I'm afraid there will be some twists and turns, but at least it's a good start.
At the same time, because of Li Hao's action, the other wealthy families in Qin City were also in a state of panic.
At this time, Li Hao ordered to summon the heads of the wealthy families in Qincheng to come and say that they had something to discuss.
This made them feel relieved. After all, as long as there was something to talk about, it would be good news. What they feared most was that Li Hao would kill people indiscriminately.
Of course, some of them would also be worried that this was Li Hao's Hongmen Banquet, and that Li Hao deliberately gathered people together and eliminated them together.
So the people Li Hao had held in his hand had a purpose. It just allowed him to release a wave of goodwill, and at the same time, it also explained the reason for his action, so he released all those people in Qincheng.
Information is always exchanged between the big clans, so all the explanations given by Li Hao were spread throughout the world.
Although they were not sure that what Li Hao said must be the truth, this signal was undoubtedly positive.
So after some discussion, on the day when Li Hao held a banquet, those
The families that were supposed to come, also came in various numbers, and only a few wanted to see which way the wind was blowing.
However, Li Hao did not show up immediately, but temporarily gave the space to themselves.
When these people gathered together to wait, they naturally had to discuss Li Hao's intentions, making the room seem noisy.
Until the guard in front of the door shouted: "Your Highness has arrived."
The room became quiet for a moment, and everyone immediately stood up and stared at the door, waiting for the person who decided their fate to arrive.
Li Hao slowly walked into the room and sat down in the center of everyone's attention.
"Everyone, please sit down. I invite you here today because I want to explain the reason for the previous war.
I believe that everyone has heard about my previous assassination. Do you think there is anything wrong in punishing the families of those villains alone?
If you have different opinions, you might as well stand up and speak out. Everyone seeks common ground while reserving differences, and I am not someone who cannot listen to advice. "
As soon as Li Hao finished speaking, everyone present couldn't help but look at each other in shock.
If they really thought about it, they must have felt that Li Hao's methods were too violent, and he would often confiscate homes and exterminate clans.
They are both local wealthy people, so they naturally feel the sadness of the rabbit dying and the fox dying.
But the problem is, despite Li Hao's clear words, the matter has already been settled in his words.
Since those people were the villains who assassinated him, if they asked for mercy, wouldn't they drag themselves into the water?
Especially those who had family members involved but were gently let go, were even more afraid to speak.
Seeing that they were silent, Li Hao said decisively: "Since you have no objection, you have acquiesced in this matter. It seems that you are all sensible people, and I like to deal with sensible people."
When Li Hao said this, everyone hurriedly stood up and replied: "Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness, we are honored."
Li Hao smiled and nodded, then stretched out his right hand and raised it downward, saying, "You don't have to get up to speak, just sit down."
After the representatives of the wealthy families sat down again, Li Hao talked about the second thing: "Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, let's talk about the second thing, which is about how to govern Qincheng in the future.
The big families in Qincheng are all gathered here now. If we want long-term peace and stability in Qincheng, we will inevitably need your help, so I also want to discuss a charter with everyone here so that everyone can work together to avoid any misunderstandings.
I have already drafted the specific content. You can take a look at it first. This is only the preliminary version. If you have any opinions, you can put them forward. "
After speaking, Li Hao waved to Ren Xin, took out the charter he had drawn up, and gave a copy to everyone present.
After everyone took it, they quickly read it word for word. After all, the content inside might be related to their life or death.
As they watched, their expressions slowly changed from solemn to confused.
Because this charter is not harsh on them as expected, but rather relaxed.
In particular, there is even a lot of support for the terms of business.
After all, in their view, Li Hao's previous actions were more like a show of force, which made them think he was about to bleed.
Of course, there must be many things they have objections to in the content formulated by Li Hao, but here, no one dares to mention it.
So the room fell into a long silence again, but this time Li Hao didn't speak again, but drank tea quietly.
In this atmosphere, the representatives of each family couldn't help but began to make eye contact with each other. Finally, one person was selected and said: "The charter drawn up by His Highness is well-founded. We admire it and are willing to abide by it."
After hearing this, Li Hao put down his tea cup and said, "If I remember correctly, you are Yang Xiu, the current head of the Yang family."
Seeing Li Hao directly say his name, Yang Xiu hurriedly replied: "That's right."
Li Hao continued: "Master Yang, please sit down. Regarding this charter, you don't have to reply so quickly. You can go back."
Think about it.
I will draft a statement of opinion within three days, and there is no need to sign it. You can then discuss it on your own and submit it to me.
Gu said the ugly thing first. After this regulation is confirmed, you must abide by it. If you violate it, I will not be lenient, so you should be more cautious. "
Seeing Li Hao's attitude, they finally realized Su's determination to govern Qincheng for a long time, and thus understood the importance of this charter.
And according to Li Hao, they can discuss it together and submit it together, which means they can't tell who wrote which one.
Obviously Li Hao had no intention of pursuing the matter later, but really wanted a suggestion.
This is of course a good thing for them, and Li Hao gave them this power, which actually means that he has no intention of pursuing it.
He immediately stood up and replied, "Yes, we will definitely try our best."
"Okay, then today's matters are settled. I still have something to do, so I guess you are anxious to go home, so I won't leave you to have a meal with me."
After saying that, he stood up and prepared to leave. When everyone saw this, they hurriedly saluted and sent him off.
But halfway through, Li Hao suddenly stopped and asked Ren Xin in front of everyone: "By the way, how many copies of this Chenfa are there?"
Ren Xin replied: "Eight family heads were present, and eight copies of this charter were distributed."
Li Hao shook his head when he heard this and said with emotion: "There are only eight big families left in Qincheng. This number is quite auspicious."
After saying that, Li Hao didn't stop and left here directly, leaving only the heads of these wealthy families looking at each other.
