The rise of the prince

Chapter 752
By the end of June, Li Xingzhou was much more relaxed, Yanshan Mansion was temporarily held, and the transaction with the Qiyan Department could continue, but judging from the current situation, it would soon be called the Great Mongol Kingdom.

The situation in the northwest has also changed.

The two factions of the Xia Kingdom continued to send envoys to the imperial court, but the situation of the battle seemed to be gradually clear.

Zhang Xie couldn't hold on anymore. According to the latest battle report, Zhang Xie's faction, which had been on the offensive, suffered a big defeat in the north of Dingzhou.

Not a small battle, but a big battle between the main forces of both sides.

Li Ji's faction bought more crossbows from Jing Guo, because they had more gold, silver and copper than Zhang Jie's, so they set up an ambush in a valley by the Yellow River north of Dingzhou.

It is said that in the northern section of Helan Mountain, occupying the strong crossbow, defeated Zhang Jiejun in one fell swoop, reversed the situation, and then went all the way south to recover Dingzhou, Huaizhou, Jingzhou, Shunzhou and other important towns along the river. Government confrontation.

After this battle, Li Ji was even more respectful to Jing Guo, and the envoys he sent and the letters of credence he sent were all very respectful.

Because he had been beaten to shame by Zhang Jie before, but now he realized that he had to rely on Jing Guo if he wanted to eliminate the rebels.

The situation changed, and Li Xingzhou was acutely aware that he had to get back the lost ground before they decided the winner, otherwise, if Xia Guo ended the civil war, he would have no chance.

So the Wangfu round table meeting was held again.

The tables and stools in the courtyard of the Wangfu are arranged in a circle, not the one in the yamen, where everyone sits in a circle and sits at will.

Moreover, the discussion in the palace is equivalent to a small meeting. Before each start, Li Xingzhou will release the issues to be discussed a few days in advance, at least one day in advance.

During the discussion, Li Xingzhou, as the moderator, would never be the first to express his opinion, but the last to speak.

This is very interesting. Modern psychological research shows that the opinions of the meeting organizers will greatly affect everyone, leading to changes in everyone's opinions, and correct suggestions may be buried. Therefore, psychologists suggest that as a leader, you must let people Others speak first, and oneself speak last.

Li Xingzhou suddenly thought of Sun Quan in history. Although he had never studied psychology, he did this very well. Whenever something happened, he let his subordinates express their opinions first, and then make their own decisions.

Although people often use Sun Shiwan to laugh at Sun Quan, but in history, Soochow led by Sun Quan first defeated Cao Wei in Chibi, making Cao Cao lose the chance to unify China, then Jingzhou punished Guan Yu, and Xiaoting defeated Liu Bei, leaving the Kingdom of Shu in a corner. , is the real God of War, which shows his leadership skills when he was young.

After the defeat of Xiaoting, in fact, the Kingdom of Shu was no longer qualified to fight for the world. Zhuge Liang took over a mess, which was very difficult.It's easy to think about it. A new regime is not in the right place. If it wins a battle, then internally subdue the dissatisfied people in the country and deter the Quartet externally.

But on the contrary, Liu Beicai founded the country, and immediately assembled a large army, and sent all of them in the first battle. Most of the people who died were from Yizhou. There were internal and external troubles. For Zhuge Liang, maybe the situation will be different.

In addition to the magic weapon of the last speech, there is also the design of the round table.

This is not his whim, but after years of research by psychologists, people have found that round-table behavior can arouse people's sense of belonging, participants will pay more attention to collective goals, and are easily persuaded by information and proposals that emphasize the interests of the entire organization.

This kind of influence is just like the influence of the environment on people in psychology. It is subtle, invisible and intangible. If there is a chance, Li Xingzhou also wants to change the mode of round table meetings at different levels in the future, so that he can silently report to the courtiers. They instill those psychological cues.

And in the small courtyard, he designed the round table meetings in the palace like this.

"The old man thinks that this matter should not be delayed. It is time to send troops to take back Tang Long Town. Let alone send troops at this juncture, even if Li Ji sends them over, he is willing." In the small courtyard of the Wangfu, De Gong blew while holding hot tea , while saying.

These new teas were sent by my sister-in-law, Princess Qing'an, from the south. Tea in early autumn is also called "rice flower tea" in the south. Although it is less than spring tea, it is more fragrant than spring tea. My sister-in-law is now helping him manage some business in the south. He often contacted the palace, and wrote many letters after knowing that he was going to be made the crown prince.

"The subordinates also think that Tanglong Town is very important." Di Zhi paused, then cleared his throat and said seriously: "My lord, if we want to enter Xia Kingdom in the future, Tanglong Town can be used as a springboard. It is on the east bank of the Great River. , if we garrison troops in advance, crossing the river will be easy, and there is no need to risk crossing."

"The lower officials also think that General Di's words are reasonable. Tang Long Town must be taken back, but not necessarily for war, but to provide a habitat for merchants who go to Xia Guo and the northern grasslands to do business. A nail on the nail, always staring at Xia Guo to the west, and staring at the grassland to the north.

The prince said before that the Tatars on the grassland may become the biggest hidden danger in the future, and I also feel that this feeling is more present now. "

"Let's start with the Kingdom of Jin." Yan Shen interjected, not long after he came back from the north.

Xue Fang's tone became serious: "It's no problem that Jin Kingdom Wei Chaoren can stabilize. The grassland is the potential problem. Even if it goes back to the Xiongnu in the Han Dynasty, the grassland is also maintained by the blood of various royal courts, and they are not actually united.

Is the bloodline reliable?The prince and the former prince are also uncles and nephews, what happened? "

"What nonsense are you talking about!" He Zhao stared.

Li Xing quickly said: "It's okay, it's okay, Mr. Xue is telling the truth, you go on."

"So it's unreliable to try to maintain power with blood. It's just the old road that grassland people have been walking in the past, but this time it's different. That man named Temujin unified the grassland by force, sitting on the ground from the Onan River to the Daxianbei Mountains. , the vast land and population between the Yin Mountains, and reward the people around him with military achievements!

What would happen if he used military merit to command the fierce Tatars on the steppe instead of blood? "Xue Fang asked.

Immediately he asked and answered himself: "Think about the Qin State back then!"

This time, no one spoke, and no one objected or agreed.

This is the first time for Xue Fang to participate in the round table discussion of the palace. This time Li Xingzhou called him. Xue Fang did not lean to any side when the prince was still there, and even opposed him. However, this person is smart, wise, and as a degree Zhishi is very long-term and strategic.

Li Xingzhou appreciates such a person, he does not stand in line, is not afraid of power, and works seriously. Even if he stood up to himself, Li Xingzhou looked down on him. He can stand up to the prince if he can stand up to himself. If you don’t stand right”, then this country is not far from death.

"Okay everyone, today I'm here to discuss the affairs of the Xia Kingdom. The matter of the grassland can be discussed later. Let's talk about how to get back Tanglong Town." De Gong clapped his hands, immediately attracting everyone's attention.

"What else is there to say? Let Li Ji hand it over. As a subsidiary of our country, he dares to hide in the suzerain's land. It is a crime against the superior." He Zhao said forcefully.

"Having said that, we have to prepare with both hands. If they don't pay, they will cut off the business and switch to Zhang Xie's business." Shen Lin said.

Li Xingzhou nodded, feeling very embarrassed, because he was still bragging in front of Xia Guo's envoys, and he would lead his troops to fetch it without them returning it, but now he has to pay it back again. Damn it, he was only bragging and pretending, and he ended up bragging. too much
Li Xingzhou took a deep breath, forget it, face is a small matter, and the country's plans are bigger: "Then we have to come back, but we need to send troops. Tang Long Town needs heavy troops." Suddenly he thought of the Patriarch of the Zhe Family who was about to enter Beijing.

"Zhe Family Army!"

(End of this chapter)