Su Dingfang said solemnly: "The General Manager is the pillar of the Tang Dynasty. No matter what, he will never surrender. If you want to lie to me and say that the General Manager has surrendered, you can only act on your own and you will never succeed."
Wang Can said: "You are much smarter than Cheng Yaojin. I told Cheng Yaojin the same words. At first, Cheng Yaojin was sure that Li Jing would not surrender. But in the end, he still had doubts."
Su Dingfang said: "Whether Cheng Yaojin believes it or not, that's unimportant. If the emperor doesn't believe it, that's enough. The emperor has a very good relationship with Manager Li, and he won't believe that the manager surrendered."
Wang Can said: "It's useless if he doesn't believe it, because I have already made a plan. Even if Li Jing doesn't surrender, the truth of Li Jing's surrender will be revealed. In this world, the most terrifying thing is that three people become tigers, and the most terrifying thing is that
Everyone’s opinion makes gold worth their weight in gold.”
Su Dingfang said: "What are you going to do?"
Wang Can said: "You want to know?"
Su Dingfang said: "I don't want to know, but I want to see if your strategy is feasible?"
Wang Can sneered and said: "You also want to know the plan. But it doesn't matter. Regardless of whether you surrender or not, I have no intention of releasing you. So, it doesn't hurt to tell you the plan."
Su Dingfang said: "Listen attentively!"
Wang Can said seriously: "My first step is to arrange for people to lurk in Xiangyang and take away Li Jing's family. Li Jing's family suddenly disappeared and Li Shimin heard about it. He will definitely be suspicious."
Su Dingfang said disdainfully: "My emperor is the emperor of the ages and a sage king. This little trick of yours is impossible to succeed. What's more, the Supreme Emperor also values Li Jing and is familiar with Li Jing. With this little trick, even if you
Even if Mr. Li’s family members are taken away, it’s impossible to frame him successfully.”
Wang Can said: "This alone is not enough. So, that is the first step of the plan."
Su Dingfang said: "What about the second step?"
Wang Can said: "The second step is to spread the rumors that Li Jing was defeated on the front line and all the army was wiped out. Then, Li Jing also surrendered to the Shu Kingdom. The purpose of this step is to make the entire Tang Dynasty official and make the country
The people of Tang Dynasty all know that Li Jing has surrendered, and a fixed result will be formed."
Su Dingfang frowned.
He also had a bad premonition in his heart.
With Wang Can's step-by-step approach, perhaps Li Jing will really find himself in a dilemma.
However, Su Dingfang refused to admit defeat and said: "As I said before, the Emperor and the Supreme Emperor value General Manager Li and trust him. No matter how the people below talk about it, no matter how the officials in the government talk about it, it will not help."
Wang Can said: "Wrong, these are all foreshadowing, and these foreshadowings will have an impact at the critical moment."
Su Dingfang said: "What about the third step?"
Wang Can said: "Actually, the most critical step is the third step. This step is the step that establishes the fact that Li Jing surrenders. Cheng Yaojin is Li Shimin's most respected minister, and I have already instilled the news of Li Jing's surrender to him."
"Next, I will escort Cheng Yaojin and prepare to go to Bajun. On the way, when passing a river, I will create an opportunity for Cheng Yaojin to leave."
"Cheng Yaojin would rather die than surrender. He is by the river. Even if the river is cold, he will fight for the chance to escape. As long as he escapes, he will definitely escape after going through countless hardships."
"Originally, Cheng Yaojin was suspicious of Li Jing."
"After returning to the Tang Dynasty, I heard the discussions in the Tang Dynasty and heard that Li Jing's family was all taken away. Think about it, what would Cheng Yaojin think? He would definitely recognize the fact that Li Jing surrendered."
Wang Can said: "Li Shimin cannot believe anyone who says Li Jing surrendered, nor is he willing to believe it. But Cheng Yaojin is different. On the one hand, Cheng Yaojin is a frontline general. On the other hand, Cheng Yaojin is the most respected by Li Shimin.
's ministers."
"Li Shimin will believe Cheng Yaojin's words."
"As long as Li Shimin believes it, then Li Shimin will really judge Li Jing to surrender when he is angry."
Wang Can said: "In this way, the big thing is determined."
"Gudong!"
After Su Dingfang heard this, his cheeks twitched and a look of horror appeared on his face.
Wang Can's plan is too profound.
For Li Jing, such a complicated plan was formulated. Wang Can's first and second steps were relatively easy to operate, but when it came to the third step, it was extremely difficult.
To be able to do this for Li Jing, from another aspect, Wang Can is indeed thirsty for talent.
Su Dingfang calmed down and said: "Wang Can, even if you do this, what will happen? With Manager Li's nature, he will never surrender if he says he won't surrender. Even if you set up all kinds of schemes
, and he will not surrender."
Wang Can said: "I am not doing it for the present, but for the long term."
"People like Xiao He, Xia Houying and others are the pillars of the Han Dynasty and the mainstay of the Han Dynasty. As long as Liu Bang is here and the Han Dynasty is here, it is impossible for them to submit to me."
"But Liu Bang died and the Han Dynasty was destroyed. These people have no one to loyal to. The past of their loyalty has become a thing of the past, so they all surrendered to me."
"Li Jing, the same is true."
"Li Jing does not surrender now, but at least he can understand that I have done so many things to recruit him to surrender. After I wipe out Li Shimin and destroy the Tang Dynasty, he will naturally surrender."
Wang Can said: "If you don't plan for the overall situation, you won't be able to plan for a while, and if you don't plan for the future, you won't be able to plan for a while. What I want is for the longer future. Therefore, everything is worth it."
"hiss!!"
When Su Dingfang heard this, he took a deep breath.
He discovered how terrifying Wang Can was.
In order to recruit talents, Wang Can can do this step, which is indeed respectable and worthy.
Very few people can do this.
Wang Can changed the topic and continued: "After listening to my plan to recruit Li Jing, what does General Su think now? Are you willing to submit to me?"
He said one thousand and said ten thousand, all in order to recruit Su Dingfang to surrender.
This is a talent.
If Su Dingfang can be recruited and surrendered, it will be of great benefit to Wang Can's conquest of the world and Wang Can's attack on the Tang Dynasty.
After hearing this, Su Dingfang chuckled twice and said: "You tried so hard to recruit me. Unfortunately, I won't surrender. I will follow General Manager Li. If General Manager Li surrenders, I will submit."
.If Manager Li doesn’t surrender, I won’t surrender.”
This is a rejection of Wang Can.
However, Su Dingfang did not put his words to death.
When Wang Can heard these words, a smile appeared on his face.
Su Dingfang said that he would not submit for the time being, but in fact, he had softened his attitude. This was extremely beneficial to Wang Can. Even if Su Dingfang did not submit for the time being, he would still keep Su Dingfang in custody. After the Tang Dynasty was destroyed, Li Jing and Su Dingfang would
Will surrender.
Wang Can said: "Okay, I respect your idea."
He immediately called for the soldiers and took Su Dingfang down to rest. Wang Can has now roughly arranged the situation of all the generals. The most important people have been met, and he can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
The army rested and began to reorganize the army.
After resting for two days, Wang Can had already begun to send troops to raid the counties around Chengdu and bring the counties around Chengdu under his control.
When Wang Can entered Yizhou, he announced tax exemptions and reduced the people's corvee.
This is the easiest way to gain support from the people.
It is also the most effective approach.
In a short period of time, Wang Can completely took control of Shu County. He arranged soldiers to send some of Liu Bang's descendants and family members to Chang'an. Then, he asked Yingbu to stay in Chengdu, and asked Xiao He to assist and stabilize the surrounding situation.
Wang Can is not worried about Xiao He repeating himself.
Because the descendants of the Liu family that Xiao He cares about most are all in Chang'an.
Moreover, Yingbu was one of the brave generals who defeated Liu Bang. With Yingbu here, Xiao He could not afford to be in trouble.
Both parties can only cooperate with each other.
Under such a premise, Wang Can can rest assured that Xiao He and Yingbu will stay.
Wang Can led the army on the road. He rushed from Chengdu to Bajun. The journey was relatively long. Moreover, when he went to Bajun, he took Li Jing, Su Dingfang and Cheng Yaojin with him, as well as the main officials of Li and Tang.
The army hurried on and arrived at the bank of Tuojiang River.
Near noon, the army set up camp.
Wang Can specially arranged soldiers to escort Cheng Yaojin to the river bank. He did not let the soldiers tightly detain him, so he allowed the soldiers to relax their supervision of Cheng Yaojin.
Under such circumstances, Cheng Yaojin had a chance to escape.
His only chance is to dive.
Once he fell into the water, it was very cold and difficult to salvage him. Cheng Yaojin had martial arts skills and could swim, so he could easily get rid of Wang Can's pursuers.
Cheng Yaojin had indeed been thinking about escaping. When he stopped at the river bank at noon, he quietly broke the rope holding his hands on his back. When the soldiers were not paying attention, he quietly approached the river and jumped into the river.
middle.
Wang Can arranged for soldiers to conduct a pretend search.
In the end, no one was found.
Wang Can stood by the river. He was not sure whether Cheng Yaojin was still nearby, so he said: "It's so cold and freezing, Cheng Yaojin will definitely not be able to escape far, and he can't bear the coldness of the river. Set up checkpoints along the way.
He can't escape."
Guo Jia pretended to respond and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will make good arrangements for you."
Wang Can rolled his eyes and added: "If Cheng Yaojin escaped, there is still Li Jing. Li Jing surrendered to Shu, and with Li Jing here, everything is still a good deal."
Guo Jia echoed: "Indeed!"
The two of them chatted while the soldiers continued to make rice.
After the army had lunch, they took a short rest and then set off to continue their journey to Bajun.
After Wang Can's army left, Cheng Yaojin emerged from the water on the river bank not far away. His cheeks were blue, but his eyes were shining with hatred. Unexpectedly, Li Jingzhen surrendered.
In fact, he never believed it.
But Cheng Yaojin still heard Wang Can's words while lurking in the water.
Therefore, he was sure that Li Jing had surrendered.
Cheng Yaojin swam ashore quickly, wrung out his clothes, put them on again, kept his whereabouts secret, and quickly headed towards Bajun.
It’s just that he took the small road instead of the official road. (To be continued)
