"What? Do you think that now is the best time for me to cheat? No matter what the request is, I will agree to it for the sake of the stability of the throne."
After chatting casually for a while, Bo Tiao basically understood his situation. At the same time, he had to lament Li Shushi's intelligence collection and processing capabilities, which made him helpless and had to fall into a disadvantage at the beginning of the negotiation.
in the situation.
Of course, this guy who is not much older doesn't seem to care too much about this. In other words, for a guy like him who is strong-minded and flexible, many things have his own rules. Within what he allows,
Within the range, he may still be able to comply, but beyond that range, the results will be difficult to predict. Li Shushi even suspected that this man would not be able to turn around and tear up the agreement if possible, as long as he was given enough
Price code.
Such people are not the most ideal partners, but to some extent they are the best partners.
In the final analysis, it comes down to whether there is enough convergence of interests between the two parties.
"You are very smart, but there are not no smart people around me, so it is better for me to keep you company."
"My lord, if you do this, you are suspected of being lazy, and it will put a lot of pressure on Wen He."
Well, even if Li Shushi didn't point out a certain old fox, he would know that it was his turn. At least he would never deny Li Shushi's evaluation of himself as a smart person, or even if he denied it, the entire Bingzhou Army and the Xiliang people would not
will believe it.
"When there is pressure, there is motivation. Besides, it is better to leave professional matters to professionals. Don't you think so?"
"I deeply agree with General Li's words, but although it is easy to say, it is really not easy to do. After all, it is not easy to clearly see your own measurement and the measurement of others. But it seems that General Li is
This aspect is far better than the average person. Although Bo Diao thinks he is quite talented, today he realizes that he was still weak in the past."
Seeing Li Shushi turn his head towards him when he said the second half of the sentence, he gently took over the topic. Although it sounded like he was flattering in a self-deprecating way, both Li Shushi and Jia Xu could feel that the other party did have something.
The taste of reflection.
Perhaps this outstanding king had too much trust in his own ability before, so that just like Zhuge Kongming, who controlled the government of Shu, he usually had to ask or even participate in everything before he would feel relieved, so that he could not find it at the critical moment.
Enough helpers, after all, no matter how powerful a person is, there will always be blind spots and misunderstandings in thinking, and the higher the status, the greater the cost of making mistakes.
After listening to the battle of wits and courage between the old fox Jia Xu and the little fox Bo Diao, Li Shushi decided to automatically filter it for a while. Although Li Shushi heard every word they said very clearly, the combination became unfathomable.
, Li Shushi obviously sometimes feels that he has understood
The meaning of someone's words, but based on the other party's answer, he found that he seemed to have not thought in detail enough or sometimes thought in the wrong direction. At certain times, the two parties' inconsistent negotiation methods made Li Shushi feel that he was at odds with these two people.
Personally, my IQ is indeed infinitely close to 9.
Sure enough, this world of smart people is full of intelligence. As a mortal, Li Shushi feels that it is better not to participate. If this humanoid "rubber stamp" of Li Shushi is not needed to make decisions on certain things, Li Shushi is really very
Hoping to escape from this powerful field that makes him dizzy - it really can't afford to be hurt!
Of course, after some bargaining, Li Shushi still obtained a lot of information that was originally very secret.
For example, there are possible transactions between the Kushan people and the Xianbei people.
In fact, when Guishang sent troops to Kangju, Jia Xu believed that the possibility of a large-scale conflict between Guishan and Xianbei was not very high. Because of course, if Kangju and Wusun could be captured, not only could the expansion
Xianbei's influence in the Western Regions even allows the Xianbei people to receive the same treatment that the Huns enjoyed here. At the same time, they can also obtain more land to reward the non-Xianbei tribes who support Xianbei in the grasslands. It can also greatly enrich the Xianbei nobles.
strength.
But if the premise of all this is that Xianbei needs to have a large-scale war with Kushan, I am afraid that even a grassland people like Xianbei who likes to use force will hesitate. After all, the fundamental purpose of Xianbei's sending troops this time is to acquire land and wealth while consolidating a certain country.
The status of these factions in Xianbei's power structure, and the most fundamental purpose of all this is to revive Xianbei's prestige so that they can seek opportunities to have a life-or-death showdown with the Han Dynasty.
Now the situation in the Han Dynasty has become very obvious. After the battle against Dong, although the Han Empire is still a unified country in form, it can be said to have fallen apart internally. It can be said that there are no more decrees from the central government except in Dong Zhuo's effective control area.
No matter how much prestige, if the Xianbei people can reunite, they may not be able to get a share of this chaos.
Of course, the premise of all this is that Xianbei is reunited, but who will unify it is the most critical issue.
Therefore, if there is a war with the Kushans on a land that is unfamiliar to the Xianbei people but relatively familiar to the Kushan people, victory will naturally be all good. If it fails, it will not only mean that the credibility of the commander will plummet, but even if
If Xianbei's strength is greatly damaged again, I am afraid that civil strife among Xianbei tribes will take advantage of the situation without the need for Han people to use their tactics.
And after seeing the performances of Qian Man and Ke Zui, it is still unknown whether the leader has the courage to make a decision that even if he wins, he may not be the best and instead make his most feared enemy soar into the sky.
Therefore, after showing his own power, he negotiated with Guishang. Guishan got the Kangju that he had always wanted to have again, while Xianbei got his own Wusun. Although this was not the best choice, it was acceptable to both parties.
Decent choice.
"So do you think you can give us Kushan any better suggestions on this matter? You must know that even people who support me will have a hard time changing this choice, not to mention that if I force a change, I will become the other party.
Pretext for attack."
Bo Diao's tone can still remain calm even after a heated argument. Even in this aspect, even Jia Xu is at most the same, and at this moment, he does not behave like someone who is in the enemy camp.
The prisoner is more like a real king who considers the future of his country. Even if Li Shushi cannot understand the sarcasm and sarcasm between the two people, at least he can see from the comparison between the two people on the terms of the agreement.
Show the other party's seriousness.
Even if everything is pretended, being able to pay so much attention to every detail is probably more than a simple pretense.
Obviously, in the face of domestic pressure, the nominal king is not reconciled to his current status, which seems to be like a castle in the air.
"King Boduo, I wonder if I can take the liberty of asking you a question?"
"Please tell me, General Li does not need to speak to me in this manner." Li Shushi's excessive attitude aroused Bo Tiao's vigilance.
"I would like to ask if Zoroastrian believers like to build some small sacrificial sites in their camps, with a pillar at each corner, a torch on each, and an altar for the holy fire in the middle.
The holy fire in the altar will be lit when it settles down, and will not be extinguished until the army leaves, while the torches on the four-cornered pillars will be lit or extinguished after some strange rituals are performed every day?"
Although Bo Tiao said that he would not be fooled by Li Shushi's attitude, Li Shushi still continued his "I'm stupid, I'm naive" performance, but obviously his acting skills really couldn't catch the eye of Bo Tiao.
, the titular king of Kushan not only did not relax because of Li Shushi's attitude and words, but instead became increasingly vigilant.
It's a pity that Li Shushi didn't know how much influence Le Mi once said to Bo Diao on Bo Diao at this time. The Wusun royal family, who was ruined by Li Shushi's men, looked emotional when he met Bo Diao.
Bo Diao left a very deep impression, so Bo Diao didn't mind trying to guess the purpose of Li Shushi's words with the utmost malice.
"Well, although there are not many such cases in the Kushan army, there are also some Zoroastrian fanatics who will behave similarly, but the premise is that it does not affect daily training and wartime operations. In fact,
Because the complete process of worshiping the 'holy fire' they call it is too cumbersome, so although there are no clear regulations in the military, general generals are quite resistant to this kind of thing."
Bo Diao frowned slightly. He instinctively felt that there seemed to be something that worried him, and based on his extremely high estimate of Li Shushi, he did not think that Li Shushi would be boring to bring up such a thing at this time.
Lift.
"I see... maybe I'm overthinking it, but I always feel a little concerned about it..."
Although logically Bo Tiao should not follow Li Shushi's ideas, because this will obviously fall into the trap carefully prepared by his opponent, but based on the previous performances of Li Shushi and Jia Xu, Bo Tiao feels that the opponent should be very rational, so
He is not the kind of person who just plans to make a fortune and leave. The other party has a long-term and systematic plan for the problems in the Western Regions. In order to maintain the smooth progress of such a plan, the negotiations with him must be mutually beneficial.
Otherwise, I am definitely not a kind person.
Of course, if the other party really opens its mouth, Bo Tiao believes that it is not because the other party's goal has changed, but because there are new competitors who can make the other party sit down and raise prices, so the way to deal with it will be different.
It was precisely based on this consideration that Bo Tiao showed his curiosity to Li Shushi appropriately.
"At the invitation of the Queen Mother Wusun, I and several generals from the state army went to Kangju to help the Kangju people resist the barbaric invasion of Kangju by your country and the Xianbei people. However, according to them, they discovered that Kangju had been hired by
The soldiers generally seem to be carrying out the Zoroastrian sacrificial rituals very strictly, and such an army should be regarded as a fanatical believer in Zoroastrianism."
"You are right, and as far as I know, Zoroastrianism does have a powerful skitarii, and their combat effectiveness is not inferior to that of our country's most elite Fulusa Guards.
"
Bo Diao felt that he seemed to have grasped the flavor of the other party's words, and a look of understanding gradually appeared on his face.
However, Li Shushi's next words caused a huge change in the expression on the face of the titular king of Kushan.
"And according to the news from my men, these people seem to be nomads from the Khwarezm region of your country. Although they have concealed their clothing and other features, they don't seem to have much to hide from their own people.
mean……"
"Is that so? It seems that I need a big favor from General Li."
Bo Tiao, whose face turned pale at first and then started laughing, looked at Li Shushi with a meaningful look in his eyes.
ps: Today is the day when "Sun Tzu's Art of War" and "Sun Bin's Art of War" were unearthed. Originally, there has been huge controversy in the historical circles about these two art of war and even these two people, but the facts tell people that Sun Wu and his descendant Sun Bin are not only two
He is a very good military strategist and military theorist.
By the way, the place where these two art of war were unearthed turned out to be an ancient tomb in the Western Han Dynasty...
ps2: Today is the day when Israel launched Operation Babylon to blow up the Osiris Nuclear Power Plant in Iraq. Regardless of whether this was just or unjust, it cannot be denied that the Israeli Air Force has truly and effectively become Israel’s most powerful weapon.
Instead of piling equipment at home and not using it, shouting slogans all day long is a statement that all humiliation will be left to future generations.
ps3: Today is the day that Alan Mathison Turing, the famous British mathematician, logician, cryptographer, and also known as the "Father of Computers" committed suicide (official conclusion).
Well, you only need to look at the titles he holds to understand why this genius was able to create such a magical and revolutionary product as the computer. But his achievements are obviously more than that. He is just a gay man.
He was obviously under a lot of social pressure in the religious atmosphere at that time, and even had to accept forced injections of some drugs. Thinking about the consequences of normal people who were forced to enter psychiatric hospitals, he was unable to carry out his genius ideas one by one.
Confirmed and completed.
By the way, some people think that Apple's logo idea came from the apple that poisoned this genius. Well, it seems that he was tricked by KCN... After all, geniuses have different heads, which makes ordinary people
Is it unimaginable?
psp: I wish that there will be good weather everywhere tomorrow and that the candidates will be in a good mood.
