"At this time, if you have a good idea, you can tell me directly."
"Besides, you are giving me advice for my own good. How can I, Chao Gai, vent my anger on you without knowing what to do?"
Wu Zhi nodded slightly.
"Since Chao Tianwang has said so, I will speak frankly to you."
"King Chao Tian, join us in Shuibo Liangshan."
"You are now alone. Not to mention facing the heavy encirclement and suppression by the imperial court, even if you are facing a head-on confrontation with Song Jiang, you have no chance of winning."
"So for the present plan, joining us in Shuibo Liangshan is the best way out for you, King Chao Tian."
"At the same time, the brothers under your command will have more opportunities to show their ambitions."
"And I told you before that."
"I, Wu Zhi, will never agree with the imperial court's recruitment policy, no matter in the past, present or future."
"So if you join Shuibo Liangshan at this time, I will never let you down."
"As for the feud between King Chao Tian and Song Jiang, as long as King Chao joins us in Shuibo Liangshan, then King Chao's affairs will be my business, Wu Zhi's."
"I can promise you right here that one day, I will make Song Jiang kneel in front of you and confess his sins."
"What about King Chao Tian, let's think about it."
In fact, before Wu Zhi said these words, he was still very worried.
After all, Chao Gai is still the leader of a stronghold.
If he were allowed to lead all his brothers to join Wu Zhi.
Then Wu Zhi couldn't guess whether Chao Gai would agree.
And Chao Gai couldn't help but fell into deep thought after listening to Wu Zhi's words.
Even though he has been the leader of the village for so long, he is not willing to succumb to others.
But on Qingfeng Mountain, Song Jiang tried his best to promote the recruitment, and it was a foregone conclusion.
Even if he rushed back to stop it at this time, it was unlikely that he would be able to stop it.
And things like what Wu Zhi just speculated about him might happen.
Therefore, Chao Gai, after careful consideration, could only agree with Wu Zhi's opinion.
But at the same time, he also made several demands on Wu Zhi.
"Master Wu Village, I accept your proposal and join you in Shuibo Liangshan."
"But at the same time, I also have a few small requests here, and I hope Master Wu Village can agree to them."
What Chao Gai said was completely within Wu Zhi's expectation.
So at this time, when Wu Zhi heard that Chao Gai had a request, he was not surprised.
"King Chao Tian, it doesn't matter what you say. As long as I, Wu Zhi, can do it, there will be nothing wrong with it."
Chao Gai nodded slightly.
"Perhaps these two things are more difficult for others, but for you, the leader of the village, they are easy."
"The first is that Master Wu Zhai must remember what he said to me today, and do not accept recruitment under any circumstances."
"Because I, Chao Gai, have never trusted anyone in the imperial court from the beginning to the end."
"The second thing is that after those of us join Shuibo Liangshan, we must enjoy the same treatment as the brothers under your command. We must not be treated differently, which will chill the hearts of our brothers."
As soon as Chao Gai finished speaking, Wu Zhi faced him with a kind face and waved his hand.
"Prince Chao Tian, don't worry."
"I knew early on how unreliable the people in the imperial court were."
"Otherwise, I wouldn't have taken this watery Liangshan Mountain as my place to stay."
"As for the treatment of these brothers under your command, you can rest assured."
"When these people enter our Shuibo Liangshan Mountains, they and I will become brothers."
"In this case, how can we treat them differently?"
"I dare not say anything else, but there is one thing I can guarantee."
"What kind of treatment are those brothers under your command on Qingfeng Mountain? When they come to our Shuibo Liang Mountain, they will only be treated better than those on Qingfeng Mountain."
"Of course, there is a saying that is so empty-handed. You will know it after you lead your brothers to the water and Liangshan."
Chao Gai saw that Wu Zhi agreed very happily, and the worries in his heart were relieved a lot.
But at the same time, another difficult thing appeared in Chao Gai's mind.
"Master Wu Village, I wonder if there is something you have thought of."
Wu Zhi glanced at Chao Gai in surprise.
"King Chao Tian, what's the matter?"
Chao Gai sighed with a complicated expression.
"That is, when I led my group of brothers on the expedition, because I did not expect that such a situation would occur today, my brothers' family members did not go down the mountain with them."
"So now, there are still many brothers' family members on Qingfeng Mountain."
"In a few days, if I suddenly lead the brothers under my command, they will directly drown themselves in Liangshan."
"Then, wouldn't the family members of my brothers be dying in Qingfeng Mountain?"
"And the brothers under my command may refuse to switch to Shuibo Liangshan because their relatives did not come with them."
"I wonder if Master Wu Zhai has considered this issue?"
Wu Zhi frowned and pondered for a while.
After a long time, the expression on his face returned to its former calmness and indifference.
"King Chao Tian, this matter is difficult to handle, but easy to do."
Chao Gai, who was playing with arrows in his hand, frowned subconsciously after hearing Wu Zhi's words.
"oh?"
"Master Wu Village, what do you mean by this?"
Wu Zhi grinned.
"If we don't have much leverage in our hands, it's really not easy to suddenly ask Song Jiang for the brothers' family members and belongings."
"Because Song Jiang is not stupid. He also knows that once those minions go to Shuibo Liang Mountain, they will one day turn against them in Qingfeng Mountain."
"So in the process of handling this matter, we will definitely encounter layers of obstruction from Song Jiang."
"Even, simply refuse our request."
"Of course, this is just the result of mediating with Song Jiang and others when we have no bargaining chips."
"But what if we have enough chips in our hands when discussing this matter with Song Jiang and others?"
"Then the outcome of the development of things will be in the direction we hope for?"
Although Chao Gai was not very interested in strategy.
But in the past few days, due to Chao Gai's frequent contact with Wu Zhi, he couldn't help but learn something about Wu Zhi's cleverness.
At this moment, Chao Gai first thought about his embarrassing situation for a while, and then combined it with Wu Zhi's views on the matter.