The three of them looked at each other, and Pan Liao said with a smile: "If this happens, chaos will begin in Luoyang!"
Guo Song nodded, "The strong rise of the Xiao family will inevitably compete with the Liu family. The current situation is that the Xiao family and Liu Sigu join forces, and the Liu family and Zhu Sui form an alliance. Two power groups will soon be formed, unless Zhu Si uses
Get rid of Zhu Sui and Liu Feng in the most brutal and simple way, otherwise civil strife will inevitably break out in Luoyang."
Du You pondered for a moment and said: "In order for his son to inherit the throne in the future, Zhu Si must be eager to get rid of Zhu Sui. I guess he will first stabilize the Liu family and then attack Zhu Sui. But doesn't Zhu Sui have his own strength?"
"Zhu Sui himself told Liu Feng that Qiu Jingzhong was his man, and he also had the support of Xuzhou, Bozhou and Songzhou. The problem now is that Liu Feng didn't know what to do? He asked Yang Mi to propose a plan, but Yang Mi
Hopefully we can give advice."
Zhang Qiuzheng, who had been silent all this time, asked: "What do you think of His Highness?"
Guo Song said lightly: "I hope to slowly strangle the Zhusi Dynasty to death. A sudden sudden death is not in our interests. I better hope that the Zhusi Dynasty will split, and then we will wipe out the Zhusi Dynasty at the minimum cost."
Du You said with a smile: "That's easy. At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Xian of Jin wanted to make his young son Xi Qi his heir. Prince Chong'er escaped and survived, while Prince Shen Sheng lived inside and was killed. Your Highness can ask Yang Mi to persuade Zhu Sui.
Let Zhu Sui flee to Xuzhou, with Qiu Jingzhong leading his army to follow, and Liu Feng staying inside. Xuzhou alone cannot support an army of 100,000, and Zhu Sui will inevitably annex Song and Bo states. Once Zhu Si does not tolerate it, war will break out.
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This plan is good, and Guo Song also agrees with it, but the question is, will Qiu Jingzhong lead his army to follow Zhu Sui?
Pan Liao said slowly: "Your Highness, I think that because of Zhu Sui's mediocrity, Qiu Jingzhong will not like him. If Qiu Jingzhong is loyal to Zhu Sui, there are two possibilities, either it is related to Zhu Tao, or Qiu Jingzhong is interested in him."
In view of Zhu Sui's mediocrity and considering that Zhu Tao's influence in the Central Plains has disappeared, Wei Chen believes that the latter reason is more likely."
Guo Song understood Pan Liao's meaning. He pondered for a moment and said: "Liu Feng is a very good chess piece. You must keep it. If necessary, let Liu Feng report the relationship between Zhu Sui and Qiu Jingzhong to Zhu Si. In addition, I am with Liu Feng."
There is also a sharp knife placed beside Feng, I hope I can use this knife at the critical moment."
Pan Liao and Du You retired first, leaving Zhang Qiu'an and Guo Song in the official room. Guo Song asked: "Is there any progress in the negotiations?"
Zhang Qiu'an shook his head, "Wang Ling sent someone back to deliver the letter ten days ago, and then sent him again, but there is no news at all. According to Wang Ling, it seems that no one in Luoyang is taking care of this matter. He originally
He reports directly to Zhu Si, but now Zhu Si doesn’t leave the inner palace at all!”
The current negotiations between the two parties are still at 20 days ago. Zhu Si still wants to exchange Jeju and Yunzhou as well as the heads of Li Na and his son in exchange for Wei Han. However, the Jin army has captured Jeju and Yunzhou, but Zhu Si's conditions have not changed.
, seems very insincere.
Guo Song walked a few steps with his hands behind his back: "In that case, let's stop the negotiation! Inform Wang Ling and ask him to return to Luoyang early tomorrow morning. The door to negotiation is temporarily closed."
"Your Highness, don't you think about it anymore?"
Guo Song shook his head, "I have no interest in this negotiation. If Zhu Si is sincere, it is not impossible for me to let him. Since he is not sincere, why should we waste time?"
"Does Your Highness want to capture the three states of Mi, Yan and Yi?"
Guo Song nodded, "In fact, I have already given the order. Since Zhu Si is not sincere, I am too lazy to give him face!"
After capturing Jeju and Yunzhou, Li Bing deployed 5,000 troops in each of the two states, and then led the army to quickly shrink back to Qizhou. Li Bing knew very well that their next move must be Yanzhou, Yi, and Mizhou. These three states
Divide the Jianghuai and Qilu lands into two parts.
Although he still needs to wait for notification from the King of Jin when to attack these three states, it does not affect Li Bing's preparation of battle plans in advance. According to the management of the Jin army, the troops and horses are not moved, and the intelligence comes first.
Mizhou is a large state in the south of the Qilu Peninsula. It is the area around today's Zhucheng and Rizhao. Mizhou is also a salt-producing area. Zhu Si launched an offensive against Li Na. One of his major goals is to seize the seaside salt field. Currently, the Mizhou Salt Field is still recruiting salt workers.
, production has not officially started.
The state capital of Michigan is Zhucheng County, which is located in the middle of Michigan, close to the Weishui River. It is still 150 miles away from the sea. Therefore, the Michigan garrison must divide its troops into two groups, and monitor the salt workers at the seaside.
He is also responsible for escorting the salt transport convoy to Yizhou.
Zhucheng County is an upper county with a city perimeter of about 30 miles and a population of nearly 10,000 households. It mainly relies on agriculture for a living and commerce is average. The main reason is that it does not rely on traffic arteries and is basically local commerce. There are a large number of people concentrated on one commercial street.
There are more than a hundred traditional shops such as restaurants, inns, grain stores, grocery stores, etc.
In the middle of the county, there is a large inn called Langya Inn. Mizhou is also called Langya County. The inn that can be named Langya must have a profound background. Langya County has been a gathering place for famous families since ancient times, such as Zhuge Liang’s family.
From Langya County, there is also the famous Wang family in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
At present, the famous families in Mizhou have declined, and there are no more prefectures in the world. This is also because the dragons in the Sui and Tang Dynasties flourished in the east of Guanlong River, which severely suppressed the former hometown of the Northern Qi Dynasty. The main famous family in Mizhou is still the Wang family, and this Langya Inn is the Wang family.
family assets.
At noon that day, a tall and burly guest came out of the inn. The shopkeeper smiled and greeted him, "Master Zhou is going out for dinner!"
Master Zhou is none other than Zhou Fei. He had just been ordered to come from Quanzhou and was sent to Mizhou by Li Bing before he could establish himself. Zhou Fei has been in Zhucheng County for three days. He is very methodical in doing things and has basically figured out the details of Zhucheng County. Today
He wanted to go to the city to have a look.
Zhou Fei nodded and said with a smile: "Meeting a friend, I will be back later in the afternoon."
"No problem, Mr. Zhou, do whatever you want!"
Zhou Fei strolled to a restaurant. The restaurant is called Wangdong Restaurant. It ranks among the top five restaurants in Zhucheng County. It is a three-story restaurant. When Zhou Fei walked to the door of the restaurant, the bartender greeted him enthusiastically, "This man is a
people?"
Zhou Fei smiled and asked, "Has Mr. Hu come?"
The bartender quickly said: "Master Hu is already here. He's on the second floor. Please come!"
Zhou Fei nodded with a smile and walked towards the second floor. As soon as he walked up the stairs, a dark and fat middle-aged man by the window waved to him: "Brother Zhou, this way! This way!"
This fat, dark, middle-aged man is what Zhou Fei calls Hu Ye. His name is Hu Yanjie. He is a famous bad guy in Mizhou, the leader of rogues, and a well-known local snake in Zhucheng County.
Hu Yanjie is getting older and no longer fights like he did when he was young. He pays more attention to prestige and making useful friends. There is absolutely no problem asking him for help. Of course, he is not free, and it also depends on the difficulty of doing it.
Collect money.
Yesterday, Zhou Fei was introduced to Hu Yanjie by a local subordinate. He proposed that he want to go to the city for a walk. Hu Yanjie agreed and offered thirty taels of silver.
Zhou Fei sat down opposite him. Hu Yanjie had already ordered the food and wine. Of course, Zhou Fei paid for the treat.
"Is there no problem today?" Zhou Fei asked as he sat down.
"I'll do the work, don't worry."
Hu Yanjie diligently filled the wine glass in front of him, and said with a smile: "Eat first, and after dinner let's set off!"
Zhou Fei drank a glass of wine and started to eat. The two of them finished the meal like autumn leaves sweeping through the leaves. Zhou Fei paid the bill, took out thirty taels of silver, put it on the table, and pushed it in front of Hu Yanjie.
Hu Yanjie shook his head and refused to accept the money.
"It's my honor to work for Mr. Zhou. How can I collect money?"
Even though Hu Yanjie was born as a scoundrel, how could he have reached his current status without some superhuman vision?
He had already guessed that Zhou Fei was the Jin army. The Jin army had occupied most of Qi's territory. It was natural to take action against Mizhou next. At this time, it was certainly impossible for him to help the crumbling Zhu Si army. What could he do for the Jin army?
Something that will help improve his status in the future.
Of course I won't take the money.
Zhou Fei pushed Yinzi forward again, "You broke the rules, how can I trust you?"
"I don't charge money for everything I do. Don't worry, Master Zhou. My parents, wife and children are all in Michigan and I won't do anything stupid."
Zhou Fei smiled and said, "What you want is what you want, and rules are rules. You have to spend money to take care of others. You can't be asked to pay out of your own pocket."
Hu Yanjie thought about it and accepted the twenty taels of silver, and returned the ten taels of silver to Zhou Fei, "I only spent twenty taels of silver to take care of others."
Zhou Fei nodded, accepted the ten taels of silver, and asked with a smile: "What should we do next?"