"Mr. Zhang, please take a look at this dragon-strangling bow."
The shade of the trees outside the window was whirling, and autumn was in full swing. In the hall, autumn crabs were getting fat, and the banquet was going on. When everyone was drunk, Li Shu suddenly stood up and took a big bow from behind. "This is what happened that day.
The first general under Black Emperor, Zhi Xingbi, used it to shoot down the double dragon's bow at Gubeiling."
Zhang Xing, who was already half-drunk, suddenly became interested. He immediately threw away the half-peeled crab, stumbled up from his seat and walked up. He touched the bow with his greasy hands in the middle of the hall and muttered something at the same time: "There is this bow, wait for it."
When I reach the realm of Grandmaster, wouldn’t I be able to kill Fenshanjun? You don’t know that on the day of the second expedition to Dongyi, our deserters were thought by outsiders to be shaken by an earthquake, but in fact it was Fenshanjun who killed my dear brother.
Du Meng died because of this, and later took the name of a gang, just to save it sooner or later, in order to imitate the Supreme One in killing dragons like dogs."
On the side, Li Shu held the horn of the bow and nodded repeatedly, as if he was in a daze. Then he suddenly stretched out his true energy, desperately pulled the dragon-strangling bow down, and blocked the opponent's arms, and then shouted sternly: "Xu
General, why don't you take action yet?"
The generals who had already stood up were stunned. Everyone instinctively looked at Xu Shiying. Jia Yue, who was closest to him, had already swung his sword towards him.
At that moment, a sharp arrow attached to Duanjiang Zhenqi, which at first glance was almost as thick as an arm, was shot from outside the hall, hitting Zhang Xing right in the heart.
This arrow comes from a real dragon-strangling bow.
The archer was none other than Xu Shiren, a former Lujun hero who had been famous for many years, a general in the Forbidden Army today, and a master of elixirs.
However, when such a fatal blow came to Zhang Xing's chest, it only knocked the man backwards. The body-protecting energy quickly recovered after dissipating, and he was completely unharmed.
Everyone in the hall was stunned, and Zhang Xing laughed even more: "Mr. Li! You are also well-informed. Don't you know that since I have become the actual lord of the Eastern Territory, I will naturally have the aura of the Eastern Territory. How?
Are you using ordinary cultivation skills to deal with me? You should find two dragon-strangling bows, one to lock me and one to shoot me! What a pity, what a pity... I had a different thought that day and escaped from Yuncheng, but I was only allowed to stay in Lishan
Come forward and receive your destiny for free!"
After saying that, the man just turned back the bow, then turned around and calmly ordered: "Everyone... this man is so shameless. He held a banquet to ambush and kill me. Not only did he turn brothers against each other and ruined the loyalty of the world, but he also caused chaos within and ruined the world.
Our overall situation of resisting Wei is a crime that cannot be punished, so why don't you take action?"
Xu Shiren fled in embarrassment, but Xu Shiying, Shan Tonghai, Wang Shuyong and other leaders of the martial arts faction swarmed up. For a moment, the hall was filled with zhenqi and swords flying wildly. Especially Xu Shiying, who looked ferocious and wanted to kill Li Shu on the spot.
Chop it into minced meat on the spot...
It was at this time that Li Dalong suddenly woke up from his bed and sat up straight.
It was just an autumn dream.
Li Shu took a deep breath, turned over and sat up. When he saw the afterglow outside the window, he knew that he had been thinking too much in the afternoon and had snoozed until now, so he simply put on his clothes and walked out.
This is the county government office of Jiyin City rather than the prefecture. The reason for this is to express respect for Fang Yanlang, his closest confidant, so that the latter, the successor of Jiyin, has full authority and dignity.
Of course, with Li Shu's current living situation, living here is indeed enough.
Because his wife, children, and all his close nephews and nephews were all killed in the Yang Shen Rebellion, the whole family was almost chopped to pieces, and all the personal vassal power in Kansai also disappeared without a trace...According to the theory, it may still be
The kinship and social connections between Bai Yousi and Zhang Xing and other Guanlong clans that participated in the annihilation are naturally still there, but they have not had any contact for two or three years.
Today's big dragon leader has neither a second wife nor any concubines, and he doesn't even have maids or private slaves.
This point, coupled with Zhang Xing's same situation, has greatly affected the atmosphere within the gang - after the uprising, official slaves will be released directly wherever they go, and private purchase of new private slaves is not allowed.
At the same time, in some cases, rich people were allowed to free their private slaves to compensate for their crimes.
The most important thing is that the big bosses and leaders will restrain themselves a lot and dare not make taboos on this matter.
But this is actually not the focus of Li Shu. The focus of Li Dalongtou is that he actually knows very well that it is not that he is not greedy for women, does not like gold and silver, and is not willing to enjoy everything. Moreover, it is not that he does not miss his wife.
I miss my high-spirited days, the green cow hanging books, and the cool Kansai.
Only he understands better that when doing great things, there is either great achievement or great failure, and there is no middle state. Therefore, unlike Zhang Xing, who is still high-spirited now, he is so afraid of losing again that he dares not own and enjoy it.
And this is also a huge weakness that Li Shu himself is well aware of - he lost once, and almost completely, and only one person was left to run away in panic, which made him too fearful and disgusted with the matter of losing to the end.
, for this reason I dare not really go out and gamble again.
The same tragic defeat gave Li Shu another huge inner demon, which was that he was no longer willing to entrust his family and life to others!
How about Yang Shen?
Born in the world with the surname Zhong, he is handsome, smart and brave. He has been running the court for many years. He has soldiers and horses in his hands, and is surrounded by allies. He is in charge of the world's logistics. He has just privately achieved a master level, and there should even be a grand master.
Internal response at the level, the so-called right time, right place, right people, what is the result?
As a result, once an incident broke out, the states and counties near the Central Plains that heard the news immediately responded, but then they were completely defeated because they did not listen to Li Shu's advice!
And it was a rapid, extremely rapid defeat.
Facing the core power of the Wei Dynasty, Yang Shen not only caused a complete defeat for himself, but also caused a complete defeat for Li Shu, who had not made any mistakes and even afterwards, Emperor Bai seemed to have definitely provided the correct strategy.
Therefore, Li Shu was determined not to be subordinate to others anymore and to entrust his wealth and life to some great hero. He just wanted to make the decision himself.
The autumn wind was bleak, rolling the fallen leaves in the dusk, and drying the sweat on Li Shu's face. As the sun gradually set, the city gradually became quiet, but Li Shu's heart could not calm down.
He actually knew very well what today’s dream was about?
It is the current clear situation within the gang, and Fang Yanlang's words today - Needless to say about the situation, Li Shu is about to be eaten alive, but Fang Yanlang's self-conscious gaffe has opened Li Shu's biggest
The knot in his heart made him unable to hide his heart any longer.
At this point, Li Dalongtou recognized Zhang Xing's talent, but his past experiences made him resolutely resist being led by the other party. The so-called talent of the prime minister and the talent of the emperor undoubtedly struck a chord in his heart, and it also made him find it.
A relief from inner suffering.
If you have the talent of an emperor and the other party has the talent of a prime minister, then this is perfect, and you can continue to lead this outstanding young man with the talent of an emperor.
However, this brings up another problem that we have to face - how to prove your talent as an emperor? Are you wishful thinking when you say that he is only a prime minister?
And if you can't prove it, how do you know whether this statement is self-deception on your part, Li Dalongtou?
One sentence cannot cure mental internal friction, but 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 behind the county government office that connected to Cangcheng. Then he turned into a small courtyard that was not closed. He stood on the threshold and knocked on the door. He was instantly startled.
Several crows flew up from the courtyard wall and then landed on the eaves of the hall in the back.
There are only two main rooms in the courtyard. The lamp in the one has just been lit. There is a slight movement of a figure, and there is a knock on the door. Someone inside the room answers: "Come as you like, enter as you like, ask as you like, answer as you like."
Li Shu hurriedly walked inside, walked into the house, but stopped again, straightened his appearance, and then moved into the inner bedroom where the lights were lit. As soon as he entered, he laughed like a self-deprecation... Without him,
Both you and the other party should be masters of the first level of Condensation, with sharp ears and eyes, and since the other party is so smart, he is bound to have a clear understanding of the situation, so whether you are tired or difficult, the other party must be able to see clearly at a glance.
Who are you pretending to look like like this? A few supreme beings in the sky? Two moons are hanging high in the sky, and the three radiances are there. It’s not easy for the four supreme beings to poke their heads around, right?
That's right, the person who lives here is the former Nanya Prime Minister who has been staying here since he was kidnapped last winter. He is now the official guardian of the gang, and Zhang Shizhao, who also made a guest appearance in the foundation-building enlightenment tutorial today.
Or Zhang Daxuan.
Sure enough, when Li Shu came to smile, as if he could clearly read his mind, Protector Zhang took the initiative to speak: "Li Dalongtou, don't worry, I really don't have any condensation, and the lights are dim, so I can't see clearly your sad face. It's the same today during the day."
.”
Li Shu laughed again and did not hide it. He directly raised his hands and saluted: "Please help me, Mr. Zhang."
Zhang Shizhao just sat still and laughed on the spot: "What can you do to save you? The gang is in full swing, and its reputation and territory are already the leader of the rebels in the world, and you are the leader of the right wing who is less than one person and more than ten thousand people. Save you. What? As for me, I was the only one who surrendered, my legs were broken, and I didn’t even dare to mention my name because my family was young. Li Longtou, since ancient times, I have only heard that people who fell into the water asked for help from people on the shore, but they didn’t listen. It is said that people on the shore asked for help from those who fell into the water."
"To be honest, Mr. Zhang, although I am on the shore, I am just a fish on the shore and a turtle under the net, waiting to die; and although you are in the water, you are just a real dragon dormant and a giant whale sinking, peeking into the sky." Li Shu straightened up and spoke seriously. What he said was all from his heart. "Needless to say, you should know about my current situation..."
"I don't know." Zhang Shizhao suddenly interrupted the other party.
Li Shu was suddenly startled.
"I know the situation." The old handsome guy responded sincerely. "I really know the situation, but I don't know you...so I don't know your situation."
Li Shu narrowed his eyes, walked forward and sat down, and then sighed, but he revealed his difficulties and some true thoughts in his heart, including some selfishness of fighting for power and gain, all without reservation.
He really wanted to get the guidance of this wise man recognized throughout the world and a man with a true "prime minister's talent".
He was desperate.
"Then you are desperate." Zhang Shizhao listened carefully and spread his hands. "Think about it, if you want to be the one in power, whether it is an emperor or a gang leader, or a real core like Zhang Sanlang, you have to do it anyway. The one who can really take charge, right?"
"right……"
"But you are very afraid of losing, and you even lost Yuncheng and the right to dominate the Lishan battle because of it. You just sit back and watch others turn the tide and sweep across the eastern border, right?"
"right."
"Then tell me, why do you still have a way out? In this situation, even if you are the most extreme assassination, you are not as likely to win as others... He recruited surrenders and rebels during the eastward march, and the new leaders all looked up to him No, thanks to his knowledge, you can't even find a decent master here! Who are you looking for? That Lu County hero Xu Shiren who just escaped from Jiangdu with an excuse? Why should he help me if he has only been here for a few days? You? Maybe you will go east to meet Zhang Sanlang immediately, and take a look at home by the way."
"That's the truth."
"and you……"
"I believe in Zhang Gong's wisdom and talent. Everyone in the world knows your talent."
"Let me tell you what wisdom is." Zhang Shizhao was helpless. "The so-called wisdom is vision, knowledge, seeking truth from facts and taking advantage of the situation, as well as being bold and careful. In addition, it also needs the necessary people, things, reputation, cultivation, etc. Resource base... And now, I may know more than you in terms of knowledge, but I am definitely not as good as you in grasping specific situations and specific people, things, names, and practices, especially in personnel struggles, who is fighting who. What is the relationship, who is with whom, what do I know about local traditional customs? If you really want to cause trouble, you might as well ask Xu Dalang, Shan Dalang and Wang Wulang, the three local snakes around Jiyin and the powerful generals in the gang. !”
Li Shu had a bitter look on his face.
But it doesn't matter, Zhang Shizhao quickly realized and added: "That's not right. The advantage on the other side is so great that these three people are unlikely to follow you. Even Shan Dalang is probably unreliable. No matter how reliable he is, he is still a big boss. Why?
Bet with you? What’s the use of winning the bet? Still be a big boss? If the bet is lost, the whole family plus myself will die without a burial place.”
Li Shu was completely silent.
But soon, he noticed that Zhang Shizhao glanced back from the corner of his eyes, and then immediately took it back, pretending that nothing happened, but behind him was an empty bed board.
Li Shu came back to his senses, realized something, and immediately asked seriously as if grasping a life-saving straw: "What did Mr. Zhang think of just now?"
Zhang Shizhao obviously realized that his expression was noticed, and he couldn't 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 something." Across the light, Li Shu sincerely requested. "Please teach me, Mr. Zhang."
"Actually, it's very simple." Zhang Shizhao sighed. "And I can't say who I'm dealing with. It's at most a half-measure to delay your attack. Plus you're so sincere, so I'll say it, but only in this room..."
"This is natural." Li Shu assured hurriedly.
"Li Longtou, the most difficult strategy in the world is conspiracy, do you understand?"
"certainly."
"And I just said that the so-called intelligence is vision, knowledge and so on...right?"
"right."
"Then why don't we raise our horizons... The gang has already obtained the land of eight counties. Although these eight counties are the farthest ends of the three largest ruling cores of the imperial court, they are like so-called natural cracks. But taking these eight counties is still
In fact, cutting open Wei's belly will cause a violent reaction throughout the world, accelerating the collapse of Wei, and everyone around will step up their actions."
"That's true."
"Then, the next situation of the gang is not just about doing what the inside wants, but also taking into account the general trend of the outside world."
"That's right... So Du Po Zhen has been forced to start an uprising, and things are going to change in Huaixi..."
"Let's not talk about Du Po Zhen for now." Zhang Shizhao put his hands together and spoke seriously. "Let me ask you something. Time waits for no man. If you don't hit others, others may come to fight. So if you don't care about any specific changes, just say that you follow your own rules.
Where should the Strong Principle Gang go next?"
"Of course it's Jiang Huai, but Du Po Zhen, I..."
"It's not Jianghuai, it's Xuzhou." Zhang Shizhao pointed out a place name and made a correction.
"It's Xuzhou." Li Shu suddenly realized. "It's Xuzhou!"
"It's Xuzhou." Zhang Shizhao analyzed calmly. "The upper half of the Jishui River Basin is flat, and the second half is slightly hilly. The land is fertile and the commerce is accessible. There are also minerals in Lu County and Langya as backup. Basically, you have what you need, but the terrain
It is long and narrow, and there is only a big river in the north that can serve as a support. So if you want to maintain stability, you must take down two places as important fulcrums... One is Dengzhou in the east, which has been taken, and the other is
Xuzhou below the waist and abdomen has not been moved yet. Taking Jianghuai, or Huaixi, is still intended to surround Xuzhou. Only by taking Xuzhou, the eastern border will be complete, and it will be possible to advance towards Kinki and try to truly overthrow
The Wei Dynasty established a new dynasty."
Li Shu nodded heavily, but felt something was wrong.
"But is Xuzhou so easy to get?" Zhang Shizhao continued to ask, and asked and answered himself. "It is not easy to get, even difficult. On the surface, Xuzhou is an important town hanging alone on the north bank of the Huai River. Han Yingong ran away again.
Sima Zhenghe only has 20,000 soldiers, so he is still recruiting new soldiers... But in fact, the saint is not stupid, and he is too smart. He actually knows better than anyone else that Xuzhou is the north gate of Jiangdu, but now he only cares about it.
Jiangdu is a comfortable place, so once the war starts, he will immediately support Xuzhou without reservation. This means that there is a steady stream of core elites of the imperial court behind Xuzhou. The elites of the Eastern Expedition brought by the saint to Jiangdu will all appear in Xuzhou and follow the saint.
In our army, masters from all over the country will also come one after another. This is different from here in the East, where we only encounter a master of condensing pills and a master of Chengdan after defeating a county. We all know where the masters of the East are.
As soon as the elixir was condensed, he became an official, and as soon as the elixir was completed, he moved to Guanxi and Dongdu to become a Guanlong native. Isn't the hero Xu Shiren of Lu County the best example? Rebellion is not that simple!"
"It's just as Xianggong Zhang said." Li Shu sighed and realized a little. "So, Xianggong Zhang's plan to slow down the army is to let him attack Xuzhou, and I will take advantage of the situation to run Huaixi?"
"No." Zhang Shizhao shook his head repeatedly. "A good strategy requires considering the target of the strategy in advance... Zhang Sanlang is such a smart person, how can he not expect that Xuzhou is difficult to deal with? He just can't think of it. He tried it but it doesn't work. With his hands spread out, don't you think?
Can he take over and become a leader immediately like he did in Lishan? Even he should know that if he wants to go to Xuzhou, he should first devour the Huaiyou League, then advance into Huainan, hold back Jiangdu in Huainan, attract Jiangdu's attention, and then surround him.
Xuzhou, bring down Sima Erlang."
"Then the matter comes back."
"There is no such thing..." Zhang Shizhao shook his head. "Since Xuzhou is so difficult to defeat, from the overall situation, why must we go head-on with Xuzhou at this time? The collapse of the Wei Dynasty is inevitable, why not wait for two or three years, three or five years?
Years later, Jiangdu collapsed and Xuzhou became an isolated city?"
"You mean, save the Wu brothers first? Block the Han River?" Li Shucheng asked for advice. "Ask him to touch Uncle Cao's bottom line and induce Uncle Cao to take action?"
"How is it possible? Nanyang can't be saved. The most I can do is make a promise to the Wu brothers. They will be brothers when they come and they will attract talents." Zhang Shizhao answered calmly.
"Wu Jingfeng is Bai Sanniang's senior brother... we have a very good relationship." Li Shu shook his head in reply. "Moreover, if this is the case, and Zhang Sanlang can run his business in the East with peace of mind, I will be his meal first."
"If I sincerely give you advice, I would suggest helping you get out of Dengzhou and Qijun, cross the river to the north, and plot the entire territory of the Eastern Qi homeland!" Zhang Shizhao took his time, but finally gave his answer.
"And if Zhang Dalongtou has the responsibility, why not personally lead the elite to march north, and first fight with the weakest of the three key points of the imperial court, that is, the Youzhou cavalry and the Hejian elite?"
Li Shu's heart moved slightly, as if a stopper had been peeled off. He was agitated for a moment and wanted to say something, but he couldn't tell what he wanted to say or what he wanted to think.
"Do you know what's so wonderful about this strategy?" Zhang Shizhao also folded his hands and tilted his head thoughtfully under the lamp, with a smile on his face. "The wonderful thing is that Hebei is indeed the easiest in the long run in the northwest and south directions, but it happens to be difficult.
It is not such a simple direction; the wonderful thing is that even if he succeeds, it will probably take three to five years, enough for you to become a business in the rivers; the wonderful thing is that Zhang Sanlang himself and all the knowledgeable heroes from the Eastern Territory know that North
I'm afraid it's right to advance... because the gang itself has a kind of remnant of the Eastern Qi, and only the re-established Dongqin realm is qualified to show off with Guanlong, which has been strong for hundreds of years, and truly conquer the world.
"
Li Shu suddenly realized that this was the best way to delay the attack and the most majestic conspiracy.
The reason couldn't be simpler. Although the northward march is the so-called correct direction, it also means that once the person who moves north gains a foothold in Hebei, he must give up the sacred land of Jishui and the core control of the eight counties.
Quan, abandoning most of the current base areas.
Because the river divides the world naturally!
It is definitely not impossible for Zhang Xing to be defeated by the heroes of Hebei, the cavalry of Youzhou, and the elites of Hejian. As for Zhang Xing, if he can succeed, it will take years and years, and he has long been a fish on the shore.
It's better to calm down the situation a little bit.
In addition, Li Shu has already figured out where his initial throbbing came from... He has been thinking about how to persuade the big bosses these days. The bosses are against Zhang Xing, and he has already grasped the context, that is
Zhang Xing was too harsh. Although these local leaders were given all the power and position they deserved, they did not allow their families to obtain the wild expansion of their fields and houses, large profits from trade, and full of slaves as they had originally imagined.
The courtyard is full of houses.
Their families could not get loans, were not exempt from punishment, and had to pay taxes. They did not receive the absolute privileges that the Kansai people had before them.
At least not on the surface.
Even the practitioners among their troops were snatched away by Zhang Xing.
However, these dissatisfactions are reflected in Zhang Xing's prestige in the battle with Lishan, in his effective rule over Dongjun and Jiyin, in his aggressive expansion of the Eastern Territory, and in Zhang Xing's outstanding personal charm, personnel methods, and
The relevant force and deterrence were not enough to brew anything violent enough for these people to openly oppose Zhang Sanlang.
But what about this time?
There is no need for a fight, no violence, no risks. As long as Zhang Xing is sent to Hebei, across the river, he will work hard to open up and establish a new foundation in an area with completely different customs, culture, climate, including opponents. Then he can still
Can you be so tough on controlling the rear? Didn’t you also hide from it?
Can you use this to give a little hint to the leaders and big leaders? And then in the above-board decision, let some people prefer to push Zhang Xing to go north based on these selfish thoughts? Besides, going north is right in the first place?
A true wise man, a few words cured Li Dalongtou's mental internal friction.
Although it's temporary.
pS: Thanks to Wang Lu for another alliance of legal aid, to Mr. Xue Luofeng for another alliance, and to Mr. Youxiong Lai for the reward.
