Gao Jie's return this time not only brought a large amount of money, furs and medicinal materials to Fu Tinghan, but also brought back several important news.
"Liu Yuan is sick."
Fu Tinghan was surprised and asked: "Is the news accurate?"
Gao Jie nodded and said: "I am familiar with a general named Zhou in Shile's army. I heard what he vaguely revealed. The news should be true."
He said: "Liu Yuan was ill, and for some reason he wanted to mobilize troops to attack Jinyang. Hearing that Liu Cong's army had already gone to Jinyang, Liu Yuan also wanted to mobilize troops from Shangdang, but Shi Le refused due to lack of food and grass.
"
Fu Tinghan frowned, "How could you easily get such big news?"
Gao Jie then said: "The army has already set off. Those Jiehu people have long refused to obey the Huns. This is their news, and it is not from Shile's army, so those generals have no scruples in talking about it. I can find out if I just take two more jars of wine."
Got the news."
Fu Tinghan: "Is there any other news?"
"Yes, Wang Jun and Liu Kun of Youzhou are fighting, and they seem to want to take advantage of the winter to send troops," Gao Jie lowered his voice and said: "I guess the reason why Shi Le didn't agree to Liu Yuan's sending troops is because he wanted to send troops to Jizhou and take it from Wang Jun.
Grabbing territory.”
Wang Jun was the governor of Youzhou, but he also occupied a part of Jizhou and also held the title of governor of Qingzhou. The appointment of officials during the Jin Dynasty was very confusing. Some were appointed by themselves, some were appointed by imperial edicts, and some were higher up.
First-level princes and emperors were repeatedly appointed.
Wang Jun was promoted after participating in the poisoning of the former crown prince eight years ago. He was given the title of governor of Qingyou two states by the late emperor. Gou Chun, who is now the governor of Qingzhou, was granted the title by the current Jin emperor.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk," Zhao Hanzhang said: "He has such great ambitions, why doesn't he go to grab Qingzhou with Gou Chun? It's just and logical, he has to grab Jizhou with Liu Kun."
Jizhou is to the south of Youzhou and to the east of Bingzhou. Liu Kun was surrounded by the Xiongnu in Jinyang. Shangdang had a special geographical location and strong military strength. Pingyang was the capital of the Xiongnu and Han Dynasty and could not break through. He had to break out of the encirclement.
Toward Jizhou, which has a relatively weak defense.
Otherwise Liu Kun will be trapped and die in Jinyang one day.
Wang Jun, who was also a minister of the Jin Dynasty, not only helped Liu Kun and gave him a hand, but also wanted to fight back Liu Kun's forces that had finally broken out. It was simply stupid.
Fu Tinghan asked: "Then what are you going to do?"
Zhao Hanzhang: "It's too far. There are Shi Le and Liu Yuan between us. Even if I want to help him, I can't."
She paused and then said: "If Shi Le sends troops, I can send troops to help him contain Shi Le's army. But for Wang Jun, I am in Luoyang and he is in Youzhou. There is such a large territory in between. There are several forces.
It has no effect on him."
"By the way, what did Gao Jie want you to do?"
Fu Tinghan: "He asked me to contact Wang Jun and join forces with him to seize Jizhou. Wang Jun will take the north of Anping State, and I will take the south of Anping State."
"He is crazy. Is Shi Le blind? He is just watching us occupy Jizhou? And do you have the manpower?"
"I didn't, but you did," Fu Tinghan couldn't help but smile and said, "He said, let me convince you to send troops to capture Jizhou. When the territory expands and it is in such a critical position, you will definitely be short of people.
, we can put people in here."
"The captured part of Jizhou is bordered by Shangdang to the west, Yongzhou to the south, and Qingzhou to the west. With a little operation, it will be cut off from us, no, from you. By then, this part of Jizhou will completely belong to me."
"It sounds good, but he is not afraid. The three parties took action at the same time to kill all the people trapped inside?"
Fu Tinghan smiled and said: "Gao Jie feels that since Liu Kun has been able to defend Jinyang alone for many years, we should also be able to protect this part of Jizhou's territory amid the siege of many forces."
Zhao Hanzhang began to think deeply, and after calculating in his mind, he shook his head, "It's too aggressive. Although Liu Kun likes to enjoy himself, he is really capable, and Jinyang is geographically advantageous. Just because he can hold Jinyang does not mean that Gao Jie
A few people can defend Jizhou."
She doesn't want to be so aggressive, but prefers to take it slow and steady.
Fu Tinghan nodded, "I think so too, but I still want to hear your opinion before rejecting him."
He said: "They brought back a lot of money this year, but I didn't recruit a single soldier, and the number of people I got was very small. He was murmuring in his heart."
Zhao Hanzhang burst out laughing when he heard this, and said happily: "Tell him that you are now the Minister of Industry. Zhao Hanzhang's iron ore and copper mines are all in your hands. I will act based on your face."
Fu Tinghan showed a smile, nodded and said with a smile: "Okay."
But Gao Jie was stubborn, and he felt that although these were powerful, they were not as powerful as military power.
Because: "Once Zhao Shijun is unhappy, she can change the master with just a word. The only difference is the military power. If you have soldiers in your hands, how dare she change her at will?"
In fact, what he said makes sense, but Fu Tinghan only likes to write calculations and study things about the future to help Zhao Hanzhang, and has no interest at all in leading troops to fight or training soldiers.
Because of the news brought back by Gao Ji, Zhao Hanzhang felt that their caravan was not just about making money. She and Fu Tinghan said: "Be nice to them, buy their hearts, and let them continue their efforts next year and ask more questions."
News from outside comes back."
Fu Tinghan responded.
I went to meet the caravan the next day and personally gave each of them a big red envelope, asking them to have a good rest during this period and not go out again until after the New Year.
After receiving the red envelope, even Gao Jie became happy, and then asked Fu Tinghan, "Has your lord mentioned to Zhao Shijun about sending troops to Jizhou?"
Fu Tinghan nodded and went to the side to talk to him, "Hanzhang did not agree. This move was too risky. Moreover, she and Liu Kun are friends, how could she add insult to injury at this time?"
"This is the shortcoming of women being in power," Gao Jie said: "What is morality when competing for hegemony in the world? Naturally, interests come first."
Gao Jie thought that Zhao Hanzhang only wanted to be a minister of the Jin Dynasty and had no intention of competing in the world. Although he obviously had such power, he was willing to live in a corner. Gao Jie looked down on him.
Fu Tinghan glanced at him, but did not say anything about Zhao Hanzhang's ambition, but said: "If I have no morality, will Mr. Gao still follow me?"
Gao Jie was stunned and immediately said: "My lord has a broad mind. He has both a desire to accept others and a desire to compete with others. There are very few people in the world who can match my lord. If you are humble and don't follow your lord, who can you follow?"
The words were very pleasant, but Fu Tinghan was not confused. If he could get out of Luoyang, he would definitely go to Gou Xi and choose Fu Tinghan. Is he just thinking that he is a rare commodity and he has no confidants around him?
Fu Tinghan smiled and said warmly: "I know Mr. Gao's heart, but there is no need to mention this matter again. This matter is important. Even Han Zhang will not be dictatorial. It is the result of discussions among all the staff."
However, Ji Yuan, Ming Yu, and Wei Jie all disagreed with sending troops to Jizhou at this time.
Wei Jie even suggested that Zhao Hanzhang help Liu Kun. He said: "Liu Yueshi is very loyal, so if you can help him at this time, he will be rewarded. And Liu Yueshi and Tuoba Xianbei became brothers, and they will be sent back this time."
Most of the horses were bought from Tuoba Xianbei."