Delong

Chapter 271 Pro Pop (4)

"Mr. Zhang, please look at this dragon bow."

Outside the window, the shade of the trees was whirling, and autumn was in full swing. In the hall, the autumn crabs were fattening, and the banquet was in full swing. After waiting for everyone to feel drunk, Li Shu stood up suddenly, and took a big bow from behind. "This is what the number one general under the command of Hei Di Ye must have used to shoot down the bow of Shuanglong in Gubei Ridge."

The half-drunk Zhang Xing suddenly became interested, immediately threw the half-peeled crab, stumbled up from the seat, and only touched the bow with his greasy hands in the middle of the hall, while chanting: "With this bow, wait When I reached the realm of the Grandmaster, wouldn’t I be able to kill Fen Tiger? You don’t know that when we conquered Dongyi for the second time, we deserted. Outsiders thought it was an earthquake, but in fact it was Fen Tiger who killed him. My dear brother That's why Du Meng died, and later he named it the Dragon Gang, so that sooner or later, he would imitate the Supreme Being's intention of killing dragons like dogs."

Li Shu on the side held the horns of the bow, nodded again and again, as if in a daze, and then suddenly stretched out his whole body's true energy, and desperately pulled the dragon bow down, grabbing the opponent's arms forcibly, and then sternly shouted: "Xu The general still doesn't do anything?"

The generals who had already got up were stunned for a moment, and everyone instinctively looked at Xu Shiying, and Jia Yue, who was closest to him, had already swung his knife.

At this time, a sharp arrow attached to Duanjiang Zhenqi, which at first glance almost swelled to the thickness of an arm, shot from outside the hall, and hit Zhang Xing's heart.

This arrow comes from a real dragon bow.

And the archer is none other than Xu Shiren, the former Lu County hero who has been famous for many years, today's Forbidden Army Zhonglang, and Cheng Dan master.

However, such a decisive blow came to Zhang Xing's chest, but it just knocked the man backwards, and the protective qi dissipated and recovered immediately, and he was completely unharmed.

Everyone in the room was stunned, and Zhang Xing even laughed loudly: "Li Gong! You are also well-informed, don't you know that since I have become the actual master of the Eastern Realm, I naturally have the aura of the Eastern Realm? You still use ordinary cultivation bases to deal with me? You should find two dragon bows, one to lock me and the other to shoot me! It's a pity, a pity... I escaped from Yuncheng by a mistake that day, but I was only allowed to escape from Yuncheng in Lishan Step forward and give the destiny for nothing!"

As he said that, the man only buckled the bow back, and then turned around and ordered calmly: "Everyone... This man is shameless. He set up a banquet to ambush me and kill me. It is not only a brother who turned against each other, but also broke the loyalty of the world, and also caused chaos inside. Our fight against Wei is a crime that cannot be punished, so why don't you guys take action?"

Xu Shiren fled in embarrassment, but Xu Shiying, Shan Tonghai, Wang Shuyong and other leaders of all martial arts schools swarmed up instead. For a while, the hall danced with anger and swords, especially Xu Shiying, who had a ferocious face, wishing to kill Li Shu on the spot. Chop into meat on the spot...

At this time, Li Dalong suddenly woke up from the bed and sat up straight.

It was just an autumn dream.

Li Shu took a breath, turned over and sat up, saw that there was still afterglow outside the window, knew that he had been thinking too much in the afternoon, and had been snoozing until now, so he simply put on his clothes and went out.

This is the county government office of Jiyin city, not the prefect's mansion. The reason for this is to express respect for Fang Yanlang, his most confidant, so that the latter, Jiyin, will have full authority and dignity after staying in Jiyin.

Of course, with Li Shu's current living conditions, living here is indeed enough.

Because his wife, children, and all his close nephews and nephews died in the Yang Shenzhi chaos, and the whole family was almost chopped up, and a little private vassal power in Kansai disappeared without a trace...According to the saying, it may still be Bai Yousi and Zhang Xing participated in the extermination.The kinship and friendship of other Guanlong clans still exist, but they have not had any contact for two or three years.

Today's big dragon head has neither a continuation string nor any concubines, and he doesn't even keep maidservants or private slaves.

This point, plus Zhang Xing is also the same, which greatly affected the atmosphere in the gang - after the incident, every time he went to a place, the official slaves would be released directly, and it was not allowed to buy new private slaves without permission. At the same time, in some cases, the rich will be allowed to use the release of private slaves as a punishment.

The most important thing is that the big bosses and the bosses will restrain themselves a lot and dare not make taboos on this matter.

But this is not the point of Li Shu's side. The point of Li Dalong's head is that he is actually very clear that it is not that he is not greedy for women, gold and silver, and not willing to enjoy everything.Moreover, it's not that I don't miss my wife, and I don't miss my high-spirited, green cow hanging books, and chic Kansai.

Only he is more aware that when doing big things, it is either a big achievement or a big failure, there is no intermediate state, so unlike Zhang Xing who is still high-spirited, he is very afraid of losing again, so that he dare not own and enjoy.

And this is also a huge weakness that Li Shu himself knows well - he lost once, and it was almost a total loss, and only one person fled in embarrassment after losing, which made him too fearful and disgusted with losing to the end. For this reason, I dare not really go all out to gamble.

The same tragic defeat also caused Li Shu to have another huge inner demon, that is, he was unwilling to entrust his wealth and life to other people!
How is Yang Shen?
Born under the surname of Zhong Tianxia, ​​he is dignified, smart and heroic. I have been in the court for many years. I have soldiers and horses in my hands, and I am surrounded by allies. The level of internal response, the so-called right time, place and people, the result?
As a result, once the incident broke out, the states and counties near the Central Plains responded immediately when they heard the news, but because they did not listen to Li Shu's advice, they suffered a crushing defeat!
And it was a quick, extremely fast defeat.

Facing the elite power at the core of the Great Wei, Yang Shen not only caused his own family to suffer a crushing defeat, but also implicated Li Shu, who did not make any mistakes and even provided the correct strategy in the eyes of the White Emperor afterwards.

Therefore, Li Shu was also resolutely unwilling to live under others, and to entrust his wealth and life to some great hero, he just wanted to make his own decisions.

The autumn wind was bleak and rolled the fallen leaves in the evening, which also dried the sweat on Li Shu's face. As the sun gradually set, the city gradually became quiet, but Li Shu's heart could not be calmed down.

He actually knew very well what was going on in today's dream?

It is the current clear situation within the Dragon Gang, and what Fang Yanlang said today—needless to say about the situation, he, Li Shu, is about to be swallowed alive, but Fang Yanlang's self-knowledgeable slip of the tongue opened Li Shu's eyes. The biggest knot in his heart made him unable to hide his heart anymore.

Up to now, Li Dalong recognized Zhang Xing's talent first, but his past experience made him resolutely resist being led by the other party, and the so-called talent of the prime minister and the talent of the emperor undoubtedly touched his heart, and it also made him find it. A relief from the inner torment.

I am the talent of the emperor, and the other party is the talent of the prime minister. This is perfect, and I can continue to lead this outstanding young man with the talent of the emperor.

However, this brings up another difficulty that has to be faced - how can you prove your emperor's talent?You said that he is only a prime minister, is it your wishful thinking?
And if you can't prove it, how do you know if this statement is your self-deception by Li Dalong?
One sentence cannot cure internal friction, but it will cause deeper anxiety. At this time, Li Shu needs a real wise man to guide him.

With some uneasiness and hesitation, Li Shu finally walked to the corner gate leading to Cangcheng behind the county government office, and then turned into a small courtyard that was not closed, and stood on the threshold and knocked on the door panel. A few crows jumped up on the courtyard wall, and then landed on the eaves of the hall behind.

There are only two main rooms in the courtyard, the one in the inner one has just lit the lights, there is a slight movement of people, and there is a knock on the door, and someone in the room answers: "Come in, come in, ask questions, answer whatever you want."

Li Shu hurriedly walked inside, and when he reached the house, he stopped again. He tidied up his appearance before turning into the lit inner bedroom, but as soon as he entered, he laughed like a self-deprecating... Both myself and the other party should be masters at the first level of condensing pills, with good ears and eyes, and the other party is such a smart person, destined to have a clear understanding of the situation, so whether it is my own fatigue or difficulties, the other party must be clear at a glance.

Who is this look for?A few supreme beings in the sky?With two moons hanging high and Sanhui in the row, it's not easy for the four supreme beings to poke around, right?
That's right, the person who lives here is the former Nanya Grandmaster who has been nesting since he was hijacked last winter, and now the Dharma protector of the Dragon Gang, and Zhang Shizhao who also played a guest role in the Foundation Building Enlightenment Course today .

Or Zhang Daxuan.

Sure enough, when Li Shu came to smile, as if he could see the other person's mind clearly, Zhang Hufa took the initiative to say: "Li Dalong, don't worry about it, I really don't have condensed pills, and the lights are dim, so I can't see your sad face clearly. It's the same during the day. .”

Li Shu laughed again, didn't hide it anymore, and directly bowed his hands: "Please save me, Mr. Zhang."

Zhang Shizhao just stayed still in his seat, and laughed on the spot: "What can you save? The Dragon Clan is in full swing, and its reputation and territory are already the leader of the current rebel army, and you are the leader of the right wing with one person under ten thousand. What are you doing to save you? As for me, I am a descendant who was forced to surrender because of a broken leg, and I dare not even mention my name because my family is small. Li Longtou, since ancient times, I have only heard that people who fell into the water asked for help from the people on the shore. I have never heard of people on the shore asking for help from those who fell into the water."

"To tell you the truth, Mr. Zhang, although I am on the shore, I am a fish on the shore, a turtle under the net, waiting to die; and although your Excellency is in the water, it is just a real dragon dormant, a giant whale sinking, and it is just sneaking into the sky." Li Shu straightened up, speaking earnestly, what he said was from the heart. "My current situation, needless to say, you should know..."

"I don't know." Zhang Shizhao interrupted him abruptly.

Li Shu was taken aback for a moment.

"I know the situation." The handsome old man replied sincerely. "I really know the situation, but I don't know you...so I don't know your situation."

Li Shu squinted his eyes, stepped forward to take a seat, and then sighed, but he revealed all his difficulties and some real thoughts in his heart, including some selfish desires to fight for power and profit.

He really wanted to get the guidance of this wise man recognized by the whole world, who is also a real "talented prime minister".

He was cornered.

"Then you're at a loss." Zhang Shizhao spread his hands after listening carefully. "Think about it, if you want to be the one in power, whether it's the emperor or the gang leader, or the real core like Zhang Sanlang, you want to be the one who can really rule the helm, right?"

"right……"

"But your family is very afraid of losing, and you lost Yuncheng because of it, lost the dominance of the first battle in Lishan, and watched others turn the tide and sweep the east, right?"

"Correct."

"Then tell me, why do you still have a way? In this situation, even if you are the most extreme fire and assassination, you have no chance of winning... When people recruit and surrender during the eastward advance, the new leaders all rely on him Breath, thanks to his kindness, you can't even find a decent expert here! Who are you looking for? The Lu County hero Xu Shiren who just escaped from Jiangdu with an excuse? He has only been here for a few days, why should he help? You? Maybe you will go east to meet Zhang Sanlang right away, so let’s go home and have a look.”

"That's the truth."

"then you……"

"I believe in Zhang Gong's wisdom and talent, and everyone in the world knows your talent."

"Let me tell you what intelligence is." Zhang Shizhao said helplessly. "The so-called intelligence refers to vision, knowledge, seeking truth from facts and making the best use of the situation, as well as boldness and carefulness. In addition, there are also necessary resources such as people, things, reputation, and cultivation bases... But now, knowledge I may know I have more than you, but I am definitely not as good as you in grasping the specific situation and specific people, things, names, and cultivators, especially in personnel struggles, who is related to whom, what is particular about who is related to whom, and local traditions Customs, what do I know? If you really want to make trouble, you might as well ask Xu Dalang, Shan Dalang and Wang Wulang, the three top snakes around Jiyin and the powerful generals in the gang!"

Li Shu's face was full of bitterness.

But it doesn't matter, Zhang Shizhao quickly came to his senses, and added: "It's not right, the opponent has such a big advantage, these three people are unlikely to go with you. Even Shan Dalang is probably unreliable, no matter how much he relies on him, he is still the leader. Bet with you? What's the use of winning the bet? Still being a big boss? Losing the bet, but the whole family and myself will die without a place to die."

Li Shu was completely silent.

But soon, he noticed that Zhang Shizhao glanced back from the corner of his eyes, and then immediately retracted, pretending nothing happened, but behind him was an empty bed board.

Li Shu came back to his senses, realized something, and immediately asked earnestly as if grasping at a straw: "What did Mr. Zhang think of just now?"

Zhang Shizhao obviously realized that his expression was noticed by others, and it was difficult to hide it, so he laughed dryly: "I thought of it a little bit, but to be honest, it's just an idea, and it's completely different from your idea."

"But I have something to think about, and I would like to hear about it." Through the lights, Li Shu sincerely asked. "Please Zhang Gong teach me."

"It's actually very simple." Zhang Shizhao sighed. "And I can't say it's against anyone, it's at most a half-delayed tactic for you, and you are so sincere, so I will say it, but only in this house..."

"It's natural." Li Shu hastily assured.

"Li Longtou, the most difficult strategy in this world is Yangmou, do you understand?"

"of course."

"And I just said that the so-called intelligence is vision, knowledge, etc... right?"

"Correct."

"Then why don't we raise our eyes... The Dragon Gang has already acquired the eight counties. Although these eight counties are the farthest ends of the three largest ruling cores of the imperial court, the so-called natural cracks, but taking these eight counties, However, the fact that Da Wei’s stomach was actually cut open will cause a violent reaction from the whole world, and the momentum of Da Wei’s disintegration will be accelerated, and everyone around will step up their actions.”

"Indeed."

"Then, the next situation of deposing the Dragon Gang is not only to do what the inside thinks, but also to take into account the general trend of the outside world."

"That's right... so Du Pozhen has been forced to start a riot, Huaixi is about to change..."

"Don't talk about Du Pozhen yet." Zhang Shizhao started to talk seriously. "Let me ask you one thing. Time doesn't wait. If you don't fight others, others may come to fight. If you don't care about the specific changes, just say that according to the principle of its own strength, where should the Dragon Gang go to fight next?"

"Of course it's Jianghuai, but Du Pozhen and I..."

"It's not Jianghuai, it's Xuzhou." Zhang Shizhao pointed out a place name and corrected it.

"It's Xuzhou." Li Shu suddenly realized. "It's Xuzhou!"

"It's Xuzhou." Zhang Shizhao calmly analyzed. "The upper half of the Jishui River Basin is flat, and the second half is slightly hilly. The land is fertile, the commerce is convenient, and there are minerals in Lu County and Langya as a backup. Basically, you can get what you want, but the terrain is narrow and long. There is only a big river in the north. If you want to help, then if you want to maintain stability, you must take down two places as important fulcrums... One is Dengzhou in the east, which has already been taken, and the other is Xuzhou below the waist and abdomen, which has not yet been taken. Take Jianghuai, or take Huaixi, the original intention is to encircle Xuzhou. Only by taking Xuzhou can the eastern border be considered complete, and it is possible to make efforts to advance to Kinki, try to truly overthrow the Great Wei, and establish a new dynasty."

Li Shu nodded heavily, but felt something was wrong.

"But is Xuzhou so easy to get?" Zhang Shizhao continued to ask, asking and answering for himself. "It's not easy to get, it's even difficult. On the surface, Xuzhou is an important town hanging on the north bank of the Huai River. Han Yingong ran away again. Only Sima Zhenghe has a little [-] soldiers, so that he is still recruiting new soldiers... But in fact The sage is not stupid, and he is too smart. He actually knows better than anyone else that Xuzhou is the northern gate of Jiangdu, but now he only cares about the comfort of Jiangdu, so once the war starts, he will immediately support Xuzhou without reservation. This means Behind Xuzhou there is a steady stream of elite elites from the imperial court. The elites of the Eastern Expedition brought by the saints to Jiangdu will appear in Xuzhou, and there will be an endless stream of military and military masters who follow the saints. This is the same as here in the east, fighting a county I just met a master of condensing alchemy and a master of alchemy. We know where the masters of the eastern border are going. As a native of Guanlong, isn’t Xu Shiren, the hero of Lu County, the best example? It’s not that easy to rebel!”

"It's just as Zhang Xianggong said." Li Shu sighed, and by the way he came to his senses. "So, Zhang Xianggong's plan to delay the army is to let him attack Xuzhou, and I will take advantage of the situation to manage Huaixi?"

"No." Zhang Shizhao shook his head repeatedly. "A good strategy is to consider the target of the strategy in advance... Zhang Sanlang is such a smart person, can't think of Xuzhou's difficulty? He just can't think of it. It won't work if you come up and try it. Spread your hands, how can you be like him in Lishan? Take over, and it will be done immediately? Even he should know that if he wants to go to Xuzhou, he should swallow the Huaiyou League first, then enter Huainan, hold Jiangdu in Huainan, attract Jiangdu's attention, and then surround Xuzhou to grind down Sima Erlang."

"Then things come back around."

"No such thing..." Zhang Shizhao shook his head. "Since Xuzhou is so difficult to fight, from the overall situation, why do we have to confront Xuzhou head-on at this time? The collapse of the Great Wei Dynasty is inevitable. Why not wait two to three years, three to five years, so that Jiangdu will collapse and Xuzhou will be reduced to an isolated city?"

"You mean, go save the Wu brothers first? Block the Han River?" Li Shucheng begged for advice. "Ask him to touch Cao Huangshu's bottom line and lure Cao Huangshu to take action?"

"How is it possible? Nanyang can't be saved. At most, I can give the Wu brothers a promise. They will be brothers when they come, and they will absorb talents." Zhang Shizhao answered calmly.

"Wu Jingfeng is Bai Sanniang's senior brother...the relationship is very good." Li Shu shook his head in response. "Besides, if this is the case, Zhang Sanlang will be able to operate in the east with peace of mind, but I will be his dinner first."

"If I sincerely give you advice for the Dragon Gang, I will suggest that the Dragon Gang go out of Dengzhou and Qi County, cross the river to the north, and plot the entire territory of the old land of Eastern Qi!" Zhang Shizhao was not in a hurry, but finally said own answer. "And if Zhang Dalongtou has the responsibility, why not lead the elite to advance northward, and first compete with the weakest of the three vital points of the imperial court, that is, the Youzhou iron cavalry and the Hejian elite?"

Li Shu's heart trembled slightly, as if a plug had been ripped off, he was agitated for a while, and wanted to spew out some words, but at the same time he couldn't tell what he was going to say, what he was thinking about.

"Do you know where this trick is?" Zhang Shizhao also clasped his hands under the lamp and tilted his head thoughtfully, with a smile on his face. "The beauty is that Hebei is indeed the easiest direction in the long run among the three directions of northwest and south, but it is not such a simple direction; the beauty is that even if he succeeds, it may take three to five years, which is enough for you to operate in the rivers and rivers. The wonderful thing is that Zhang Sanlang himself and all the knowledgeable heroes of the Eastern Realm of the Dragon Gang know that the northward advance is probably correct... because the Dragon Gang itself has a remnant state of the Eastern Qi, and it can only be re-established. The entire territory of Dongquan is qualified to fight against Guanlong, which has been strong for hundreds of years, and truly enter the world."

Li Shu suddenly realized that this was the best plan to delay the attack, and also the most grandiose conspiracy.

The reason couldn't be simpler. Although the so-called general direction of the northward advance is correct, it also means that once the person who advances northward obtains a foothold in Hebei, he must abandon the fertile land of Jishui and the core control of the foundation of the eight counties. Right, abandon most of the current base areas.

Because the big river divides wilds, it is natural!

Next, Zhang Xing was defeated by Hebei heroes, Youzhou iron cavalry, and Hejian elite, it was definitely not an impossible thing.As for Zhang Xing, if he can succeed, it will take years and years, and he has long been a fish on the shore, a turtle under the net, and it would be good if he could ease the situation.

In addition, Li Shu has already figured out where his throbbing at the beginning came from... He has been thinking about how to persuade the big bosses and the bosses to oppose Zhang Xing these days, and he has also grasped the context, that is Zhang Xing is too strict. Although these local chieftains and chieftains have given all the power and positions that should be given, they have not allowed their families to obtain the kind of wild expansion of fields and houses, profits from business and trade, and full of slaves. The courtyard is full of houses.

Their families couldn't lend money, they couldn't escape punishment, and they had to pay taxes. They didn't get the absolute privileges that the Kansai people had before them.

At least not on the surface.

Even the practitioners among their troops were taken away by Zhang Xing.

However, these dissatisfaction, in Zhang Xing's prestige in the first battle of Lishan, in the effective rule of Dongjun and Jiyin, in the wanton expansion of the eastern border, including Zhang Xing's outstanding personal charm, personnel means and In the relevant force deterrence, it is not enough to brew something violent enough to make these people openly oppose Zhang Sanlang.

But what about this time?

No need to fight, no violence, no risk, as long as Zhang Xing is sent to Hebei, across the big river, in a region with completely different customs, culture, climate, including opponents, he will work hard to establish a new foundation, then he will still Can you be so tough on the rear?Didn't you hide yourself too?
Can you use this to give a little hint to the leaders and big leaders?Then, in the above-board decision, let some people tend to push Zhang Xingbei based on these dark thoughts?Besides, Beishang was right in the first place?
A real wise man cured Li Dalong's internal friction with a few words.

Although temporary.

pS: Thanks to Wang Lv for another alliance of legal aid, thanks to Master Xueluofeng for another alliance, and thanks to Master Youxiong for his tip.

(End of this chapter)