Two days later, Wang You arrived at Qushan County, the capital of Haizhou. Haizhou is today's Lianyungang. It has a natural harbor and has always been a hot spot for military strategists.
Haizhou originally belonged to the Huainan territory. When Zhu Si sent troops to capture Yangzhou, Li Na also sent troops to occupy Haizhou, making Haizhou the southernmost territory of Li Na.
However, according to the agreement reached between Li Na and Guo Song, Li Na had ceded Haizhou to Guo Song. Not long after the agreement was reached, Wang You went to Haizhou on the order of Guo Song and visited Haizhou Governor Zuo Chenghao and Changshi Li
You, got a letter of commitment from the two of them to be loyal to the King of Jin.
This time he went to Haizhou again, mainly to negotiate various details of the garrison. Currently, there was no Li Na army in Haizhou, and Zhou Min, the deputy commander of the inner guard sent by Guo Song, led a thousand inner guard soldiers to station in Qushan County and Donghai in advance.
County, carry out blanket inspection and clearance.
Haizhou will be the key for Guo and Song to seize the Quanzhou warships and even the Quanzhou Prefecture.
When Wang You came to the county seat, he was greeted by Chief Secretary Li You. Wang You didn't see the governor Zuo Chenghao, so he couldn't help but asked strangely: "Where is the governor Zuo?"
Li You sighed, "Don't mention it, something unexpected happened. I'll explain it in detail when I get back."
Wang You saw Zhou Min, the deputy commander of the inner guard, rushing over again, and he asked: "General Zhou, has something unusual happened?"
Zhou Min nodded, "I discovered that Zhu Si's people are also infiltrating Haizhou and are related to the governor!"
Wang You was startled and asked quickly: "How is the situation now?"
"Reporting to the military advisor, Zuo Chenghao committed suicide by taking poison. The situation is now under control."
Wang You breathed a sigh of relief and followed Chief Shi Li You into the state government office. Zhou Min also went in to report.
The three of them sat down in the inner hall. Li You motioned to Zhou Min to speak first, and Zhou Min said: "About ten days ago, we received a tip that the Dasheng rice shop in the city was a spy of Zhu Si. We monitored the rice shop and found that
Zuo Chenghao's housekeeper came to Mipu three times a day, and always entered through the back door. We secretly arrested the shopkeeper of Mipu. The shopkeeper admitted that Mipu was Zhu Si's intelligence point, and also revealed that the governor Zuo Chenghao had actually surrendered long ago.
After finding Zhu Si, we raided Mipu and arrested all the spies."
"Then what?"
Wang You asked: "What did Zuo Chenghao say? How many secrets did he reveal?"
Li You next to him said: "I went to Zuo Chenghao and persuaded him to explain the matter clearly and make atonement for his sins. He said that sins are irredeemable, and then he drank the prepared Hedinghong and died on the spot. I guess Zhu Si already knew about us.
News about taking over Haizhou."
Wang You looked at Zhou Min again, and Zhou Min nodded, "The people from Mipu also admitted that they sent several important messages to Luoyang, including that Li Na ceded Haizhou to us!"
Wang You paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his hands. This was indeed an extraneous incident. The intelligence was leaked and Zhu Si knew about the Haizhou incident. Fortunately, the relationship between Haizhou and Quanzhou was top secret. No one in Haizhou knew about it.
, even Zhou Min, the deputy commander of the internal defense, didn't know that there was still room for slowdown in this matter.
Haizhou was a chess game controlled by His Royal Highness King Jin personally. Wang You realized that he had to report the matter to the King of Jin directly.
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In Luoyang, Zhu Si held a small discussion in the imperial study room, which was attended by Military Advisor Liu Sigu, Right Prime Minister Liu Feng and Left Prime Minister Yao Lingyan. The content of the discussion was about Haizhou.
Zhu Si really didn't expect that Guo Song and Li Na actually reached a secret agreement, and Li Na ceded Haizhou. This news made him shocked and angry. Haizhou was also a place that he was bound to win, but it was unexpectedly lost to Guo Song without any effort.
The soldiers snatched it away.
However, Liu Sigu believed that there must be monsters when things go wrong, and Guo Song must have a deep meaning in taking Haizhou. However, he himself could not see through the other party's deep meaning in taking Haizhou, so today's expanded discussion was held.
Zhu Si briefly told them the situation, and finally said: "The military advisor believes that the Jin army's capture of Haizhou has deep meaning, so I invite the two prime ministers to discuss it together, and everyone can speak freely!"
Liu Feng took the lead and immediately asked Liu Sigu, "Excuse me, military advisor, what is the significance of the Jin army's occupation of Haizhou?"
Liu Sigu was emotionally unstable during this period. The reason was that after Zhang Guangsheng returned to Luoyang, he was immediately arrested by the Plum Blossom Guards, thrown into a sky jail, and tortured, forcing him to confess the details of his affair with Guo Song.
At the same time, Zhu Si dismissed Zhang Guangsheng from all official positions and titles and demoted him to a commoner. The whole family was driven out of the mansion and his two sons were also arrested.
Although Zhu Si repeatedly reassured Liu Sigu that Zhang Guangsheng's incident had nothing to do with him, Liu Sigu's plea for mercy was not agreed to. Soon, news spread that Zhang Guangsheng committed suicide in prison, and his family was deprived of official status.
Moreover, regarding the Haizhou incident, he originally only discussed it with himself and had nothing to do with Liu Feng. However, the emperor still invited Liu Feng to discuss it together. He just took care of his own face and also invited Yao Lingyan. This was obviously a bit unfair to him.
He didn't trust him much anymore, so Liu Sigu was in a low mood and didn't have much thought to fight against Liu Feng.
Faced with Liu Feng's aggressiveness, Liu Sigu said calmly: "In terms of strategic layout, I am not Guo Song's opponent. I can't see through his layout, so the Lord asked the two of them to discuss it together."
Liu Sigu took a step back, making Liu Feng's punch empty. Liu Feng was slightly startled, with a sarcastic smile on his face, "It's rare for a military advisor to admit that his skills are inferior to others!"
Liu Sigu said calmly: "I don't feel ashamed to lose to Guo Song, but if Liu Xiangguo has any suggestions, I am willing to listen attentively!"
Liu Feng became more and more proud, and he bowed to Zhu Si and said, "Your Majesty, Li Na will certainly not cede Haizhou to Guo Song for no reason. Since it was ceded at the negotiation table, Li Na must also have received the urgently needed supplies.
For example, money and food for soldiers, otherwise why would he willingly give up Haizhou to the other party?
As for why it is Haizhou, it is easy to understand. Guo Song wanted Qizhou or Laizhou more, but was Li Na willing to agree? It must be that the core area refused to agree, so he agreed to transfer the peripheral area, and Haizhou is close to Chu
Wei Chen believes that it is logical to cede Haizhou!"
Of course Liu Feng himself couldn't explain this truth. It was all Yang Mi who taught him so that he could talk eloquently here. Although it was a bit straightforward and simple, Zhu Si thought it made sense. Li Na and his son were very concerned about the land.
It was very important that Li Na would not agree to give up the land unless Guo Song provided money and food for soldiers and armor.
Zhu Si moved his plump body a little, and the flesh on his face trembled twice. He made himself sit more comfortably and looked at Left Prime Minister Yao Lingyan with his small eyes.
"What do you think of Yao Xiangguo?"
Yao Lingyan was thin and small, following the tall, dark and fat Liu Feng like a little follower. He had been kept docile by Liu Feng. Since Zhu Si asked him, of course he agreed with Liu Feng, but he spoke a little smarter than Liu Feng.
a little.
Yao Lingyan bowed and said in salute: "Your Majesty, I also think that Guo Song's request to cede Haizhou is normal. There is no other deep meaning."
"Tell me your reasons!"
"Your Majesty, Haizhou originally belonged to Huainan Road. It was occupied by Li Na only five years ago. When Li Na asked Guo Song for help, Guo Song would of course take the opportunity to ask for Haizhou back. The same is true for Li Na. Haizhou
It was not his inherent territory in the first place. Li Na would never feel too bad about returning Haizhou to Huainan in order to get affordable money, food and supplies. This was a compromise in the negotiation. Both parties gained benefits, so the negotiation was successful. Wei Chen
I don’t think this is a big deal and it’s not worthy of further investigation.”
After saying that, Yao Lingyan quickly glanced at Liu Sigu, and seeing his gloomy expression, he immediately took a step back and stood behind Liu Feng.
Zhu Si did not notice these details, but the opinions of Liu Feng and Yao Lingyan convinced him, especially Yao Lingyan's reasons. Since Guo and Song occupied Huainan, it was certainly impossible to abandon Haizhou.
Zhu Si glanced at Liu Sigu again and asked with a smile: "What do you think, military advisor?"
Liu Sigu bowed and said: "The two prime ministers have great views on the country, but they cannot convince the minister. The minister maintains his own opinion. Everything Guo Song did has profound meaning, especially at this critical moment. It is not just about taking back Haizhou."
Simple."
Zhu Si was a little unhappy, and said with a lowered face: "Since the military advisor has determined that Guo Song has a conspiracy, we should find out this conspiracy as soon as possible. I really want to hear the military advisor's conclusion."
After Zhu Si finished speaking, he asked Liu Feng, "When will Quanzhou prepare to send troops?"
Liu Feng said quickly: "Quanzhou needs to listen to our arrangements, and then they can cooperate."
Zhu Si asked Liu Sigu again: "Is it feasible to advance the plan to attack Li Na to mid-January?"
"Your Majesty, the Yellow River has not yet begun to thaw in mid-January. It is best to follow the original plan and attack Li Na in early February."
At this time, Yao Ling said: "Your Majesty, although pedestrians can still walk on the Yellow River in mid-January, it is only a small number of pedestrians. A large-scale army march is a bit dangerous. Wei Chen believes that the Jin army will not take this risk."
Zhu Si nodded, "That's it. It's decided to launch the offensive on January 20th."
Liu Sigu had no choice but to agree.
Zhu Si said to Liu Feng again: "Inform the envoys from Quanzhou and ask their navy to go north in early February, land directly in Dengzhou, and launch an attack on Li Na's back!"