"However, please forgive me for speaking frankly... In my opinion, many of your methods of dealing with Liaodong Town are wrong."
Hearing Huang Ke's blunt statement, Zhao Junchen was not angry, but remained silent for a moment.
Then, Zhao Junchen asked sincerely: "Oh? What exactly is wrong? Please give me some advice, Mr. Huang!"
After saying that, seeing some hesitation on Huang Ke's expression, Zhao Junchen added: "Sir Huang, it doesn't matter. I am not a narrow-minded person. As long as what you say is reasonable, even if you make my plans and methods useless,
I won’t be angry at all and will only be grateful for your timely reminder!
To be honest, this time I visited northern Liaodong, I just wanted to go through the motions and had no intention of doing anything serious. Therefore, I didn’t even bring a staff member with me, so there was no one who could communicate with me.
Cabinet consultations to discuss...
After all, the stubborn disease in Liaodong has lasted for nearly a hundred years, and it cannot be solved by this pavilion's inspection. Now that we want to attack Liaodong Town, it is because of impulse and impulsiveness that we are not fully prepared in advance.
The plan is not particularly well thought out...
On the contrary, Mr. Huang has been serving in the Liaodong area for three years. He has a thorough understanding of the situation in Liaodong. His ability and wisdom have been trusted and respected by Zhou Shoufu. If you can check and fill the vacancies for this pavilion, this pavilion can be said to be the best.
You can’t get what you asked for, so Mr. Huang doesn’t have to worry about anything!”
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Zhao Junchen's request for advice came from the bottom of his heart.
In fact, even now, Zhao Junchen is vaguely aware that there may be some problems with his plan.
Zhao Junchen's plan has generally been going smoothly so far. Not only did he secretly imprison Liaodong Commander-in-Chief He Yu, Liaodong Town, which was once united, is now showing obvious signs of division. The overall environment of Liaodong Town has also changed from
Zhao Junchen was not used to the supremacy of strength and respect for the strong, which has now become the intrigue and intrigue that Zhao Junchen is good at now...
However, deep down in Zhao Junchen's heart, he still felt slightly uneasy.
On the one hand, various unexpected changes occurred frequently, forcing Zhao Junchen to constantly modify the details of the plan on a temporary basis. Therefore, both the current situation and the development trend of Liaodong Town have greatly deviated from Zhao Junchen's original expectations.
On the other hand, Zhao Junchen's own strength has not improved at all. Not only is he still unable to intervene in the military power of Liaodong, he also has not found a few chess pieces that can play a role at critical moments.
Although Zhao Junchen likes to scheme against others and fish in troubled waters, Zhao Junchen also knows that the prerequisite for the success of any plan should be to successfully guide the situation and enhance his own strength, whether it is to benefit himself at the expense of others or to benefit himself, but no matter
No matter what, the premise should be "self-interest".
Zhao Junchen's plan has been carried out so far, and although it has been smooth sailing in terms of "harming others" and the results far exceeded expectations, there is still no sign of "self-benefit" in terms of "self-benefit".
Zhao Junchen still believes that as time goes by, as the signs of internal division in Liaodong Town become more and more obvious, and even if both sides suffer, he will be able to completely control the situation sooner or later and successfully intervene in the military power of Liaodong. However, this idea is quite
Therefore, all hopes are placed in the hands of others. Once unexpected changes occur, it is easy to devise schemes to achieve nothing.
Therefore, even if Huang Ke did not remind him, Zhao Junchen vaguely believed that there might be some problems with his plan.
However, Zhao Junchen has not yet found a clear answer as to whether he should revise his plan again and how he should revise it.
When Zhao Junchen went to the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu, although he was taking a risk and taking a risk, Zhao Junchen's preparation and layout were also extremely sufficient. He not only transferred all the elite soldiers of the Forbidden Army to Shaanxi and Gansu for assistance in defense in advance, but also made arrangements in advance.
Zhao Junchen recruited Li Ru'an, Guan Wuyuan and others as internal agents, and also conducted detailed investigations into the identities and backgrounds of officials at all levels in Shaanxi and Gansu in advance. When formulating the plan, he also repeatedly deduced and consulted with others many times. Therefore, after Zhao Junchen arrived at the trilateral border between Shaanxi and Gansu, when doing things
Naturally, you get twice the result with half the effort, and you can deal with all kinds of unexpected changes calmly.
But in Liaodong, all plans were improvised, and preparations and layouts were far from sufficient. Therefore, when Zhao Junchen encountered various variables, he could not be as calm and courageous as before.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen is now sincerely asking Huang Ke for advice.
However, although Zhao Junchen's request for advice was sincere, his trust in Huang Ke was close to zero, and even lower than that of Li Zehe.
Although Huang Ke has a position and ability, he turns against him too quickly. He is also extremely demanding on his allies and comrades. He upholds an unrealistic perfectionist fantasy and cannot tolerate any trace of it.
flaw.
Therefore, when Huang Ke discovered that the "Zhou Party" did not conform to his ideas, he betrayed Zhou Shangjing without hesitation. When he discovered that the "Prince's Party" did not conform to his ideas, he also abandoned Prince Zhu He without hesitation.
剉.
Although Huang Ke's face was full of worry and concern when he talked about Zhou Shangjing's physical condition before, he never had any regrets about his betrayal of Zhou Shangjing. For Huang Ke, this is
Two completely different things, one code equals the other.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen must secretly guard against it. If Huang Ke discovers some of his shortcomings one day in the future, he will betray him again without hesitation. Objectively speaking, Zhao Junchen has many shortcomings, and they are also very serious.
It can easily arouse Huang Ke's disgust.
Zhao Junchen currently wants to reuse Huang Ke only because the two have the same short-term stance and can temporarily cooperate.
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After hearing Zhao Junchen's relief, Huang Ke's attitude became more calm, and he said slowly: "In this case, I will tell you the truth!
According to the official's opinion, any plan, no matter how exquisite the initial conception, should pay attention to the key options of 'severity', 'priority', and 'advance and retreat' when executing it. Which should be light, slow, and slow?
Retreat, where should be the emphasis, urgency, and advance should be carefully considered, otherwise it will be too much, and the advance and retreat will be at a loss.
I don't know your specific plan, Zhao Gechen, but I still have a vague feeling that Zhao Gechen, you have thought too little about the aspects of 'priority', 'priority', and 'advance and retreat'!
In some places, Zhao Gechen, you acted too hard and too hastily, which aroused the collective fear of Liaodong Town, so that now you are helpless in doing things. In other places, you acted too lightly, too slowly, so that you are still unable to fully control the situation...
…
For example, the change in the payment distribution method of Liaodong that you proposed was undoubtedly a clever move. It immediately hit the target of He Yu, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, and also caused various forces in Liaodong to grow.
Being alienated can be said to be a foolproof strategy...
But this move should be done slowly and lightly. After you make this move, you should leave Liaodong and quietly wait for the situation to ferment. You can come back to Liaodong in three to five years to accept the results, but
But then you still acted frequently, and the methods were too urgent and too heavy, and the effect was half the result with half the effort, and even caused many counter-effects..."
Hearing Huang Ke's statement, Zhao Junchen nodded with sincerity and reviewed: "Yes, I also feel that I am too impatient, but now, it is too late to say this. I can only try my best."
remedy!"
On the surface, Zhao Junchen completely agreed with Huang Ke's statement, but in his heart he had no regrets.
After all, Zhao Junchen did not have time to wait for the situation in Liaodong Town to ferment. He had to change the situation as soon as possible. Otherwise, when the time was right, Emperor Deqing would be the first to pick the peaches.
On the other side, Huang Ke didn't know what Zhao Junchen was thinking. He only saw Zhao Junchen admitting his mistake so frankly. He couldn't help but feel close to him, and he said more calmly: "If you say that your previous methods were too hasty, it was too much."
If it is heavy and too proactive, then since you escaped from the kidnapping by the gangsters and returned safely, the method was too slow, too light, and too passive!
The official can probably guess that after seeing that Liaodong Town is currently divided into two factions, you want to temporarily retreat behind the scenes and watch the fire from the other side, planning to wait until the two factions completely break up, or even lose both sides before taking action!
But the official has made it clear that as time goes by, there may be further divisions within Liaodong Town, but the lose-lose situation you expect to see will definitely not happen. If you are still bent on watching the fire from the other side and reaping the benefits,
, then in the end we can only watch as Ximen Sheng and Shi Cheng’s faction won a complete victory. They will completely eradicate Li Zehe, Gan Cheng, and Xu Zhi’s faction, and then integrate Liaodong Town again... At that time, Zhao Gechen, you
There is no way to recover!"
Hearing what Huang Ke said, Zhao Junchen's expression finally changed slightly, and then he asked: "I see that Ximen Sheng has always had a bad start these days, and has been repeatedly suppressed by Li Zehe and others. I have also been deliberately trying to
Unintentionally favoring Li Zehe and the others, why do you think that Ximen Sheng, Shi Cheng and the others will definitely win a great victory? Or even completely eradicate Li Zehe and others?"
Huang Ke sighed softly and said: "Because this is Liaodong! Although the imperial court has always sent civil servants to serve here, generally speaking, Liaodong Town still controls everything in the Liaodong area, and they have to face the Jianzhou Jurchen all year round.
Intrusion and robbery, so the atmosphere here is completely different from that of the imperial center. In the imperial center, civilian officials are in charge of everything, and everyone works within the rules. However, in the Liaodong area, the strong are always respected, and the weak eat the strong. If
When you are forced to panic, turning over the table and launching a mutiny is always an option before you!"
Zhao Junchen couldn't help but question: "Of course I understand that the atmosphere in Liaodong is different from that of the imperial court, and I also understand that Ximen Sheng and Shi Cheng have stronger troops than Li Zehe, Gan Cheng, and Xu Zha, but I don't think that Ximen Sheng and Shi Cheng have more troops.
Sheng and Shi Cheng had the confidence to overturn the table and launch a mutiny!
Currently near Hujiazhuang, in addition to the Liaodong Town border army, there are also Guanning Iron Cavalry, Liaodong regiment training, Liaodong branch training, and the imperial guards of this pavilion. These forces are all variables. Even the Liaodong border army near Hujiazhuang is not
Everyone will obey the command of Ximen Sheng and Shi Cheng. Ximen Sheng only has two hundred guards with him. Shi Cheng can only command part of the Liaodong cavalry, but the other part of the Liaodong cavalry, as well as the more numerous Liaodong Town West Road Guards.
The army is in the hands of two neutral factions, Li Shijie and Huang Shenming... Therefore, even if Ximen Sheng and Shi Cheng want to use a mutiny to reverse the situation, they have little chance of success!"
Huang Ke shook his head and said: "Zhao Gechen, you have overlooked one thing, that is, Ximen Sheng has summoned a large number of reinforcements from all walks of life in Liaodong Town!"
Zhao Junchen nodded and said: "This cabinet has not ignored this matter, but I do not think that these reinforcements from Liaodong Town will further enhance the military advantage of Ximen Sheng and Shi Cheng! For example, Li Zehe, as a member of Liaodong Town,
After the middle route reinforcements arrived in Hujiazhuang, they would probably be more inclined to support Li Zehe. Similarly, the south route reinforcements would be more inclined to support the south route general Xu Jia, and the east route reinforcements would be more inclined to support the east route commander.
Will be sweet...
In the end, as reinforcements from all walks of life arrive one after another, the military strength of Ximen Sheng and Shi Cheng's faction and Li Zehe, Gan Cheng, and Xu Zha's faction will only tend to be balanced!"
After hearing Zhao Junchen's thoughts, Huang Ke was stunned for a moment, and finally understood the difference in concepts between himself and Zhao Junchen.
That is...perhaps due to personal experience, Zhao Junchen still did not fully understand the true meaning of the words "the weak eat the strong" and "the strong are respected" at this time.
Therefore, Huang Ke shook his head with a serious expression and said: "Wrong! Zhao Gechen, you are wrong again! Whether it is the reinforcements from the middle route, the reinforcements from the south route, or the reinforcements from the east route, after they arrive in Hujiazhuang, they will never just support their respective defense areas.
The generals may support their own generals out of habit at first, but when the situation gradually becomes clear, they will only support the final winner!
Zhao Gechen... you have also overlooked one thing, that is, the reinforcements that Ximen Sheng summoned from all walks of life in Hujiazhuang this time also include 3,000 Liaodong cavalry!
These three thousand Liaodong cavalry are not under the command of Li Shijie and Shi Cheng, but are under the jurisdiction of three other Liaodong Town Qianhu! Because of He Yu's kidnapping, the three Liaodong cavalry who came to Hujiazhuang
Qianhu, as well as the three thousand Liaodong cavalry under their command, must be the most loyal confidants to He Yu, that is, the natural allies of Ximen Sheng and Shi Cheng...
Think about it, what will happen if Ximen Sheng has the support of these three thousand Liaodong cavalry? How will the various reinforcements react when they see these three thousand Liaodong cavalry choose to support Ximen Sheng?"
