Tiantang Splendid

4296 - Raise the price again
Su Jia was also very helpless: "Zuo Wuwei can attack when he advances, and he can defend when he retreats. If he gathers a large army to attack fiercely, he will retreat to the south and enter Zhongnan Mountain. The terrain is complex and ravines are vertical and horizontal, and he cannot pursue him. Otherwise, he will be easily ambushed. When we approach Chang'an Suddenly, the threat is too great... What should we do about this matter?"

Originally thought that as long as the king of Jin was willing to spend a lot of money, he would definitely be able to recruit Cheng Yaojin, and no matter how bad it was, he could reach a "mutual non-aggression" agreement with Cheng Yaojin to make way for the king of Jin's army to approach Chang'an. made the situation worse.

Yuchi snorted respectfully, and said, "What else can I do? Let's increase the price."

Su Jia was stunned: "I watched Lu Guogong's expression and words, and it seems that he is extremely dissatisfied with King Jin. Even if the price is increased, it will be difficult to make him change his mind, right?"

Yu Chigong said disdainfully: "Maybe there are people in this world who don't bend their waists for five buckets of rice, and are loyal, righteous and courageous, but they are definitely not Cheng Yaojin! This person has more 'benefit' than 'loyalty' in his heart, he just feels that he can't take Fang Jun all in." King Jin refused because of his property. As long as King Jin changes one condition, he will definitely agree. You don’t have to go to King Jin to report. Tonight, King Jin will lead an army across Bashui. After the meeting, we will Tell Jin Wang personally."

"Here."

……

That night, Yuchi Gong led the army to the bank of the Bashui River to meet the King Jin's army to cross the river. The two armies sent out scouts to search north and south along the Bashui River and Bailuyuan to guard against the imperial army's attack while the army was halfway across the river.

However, except for the fact that Liang Jianfang lined up more than a thousand troops near Boling to guard against Yuchi Gong's surprise attack, the rest of the imperial army did not move, as if they had turned a blind eye to King Jin's move to cross the river...

At the beginning of Yinshi, Yu Chigong finally saw Li Zhi on the west bank of the Bashui River.

Yuchi Gong paused for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "Duke Lu is dissatisfied, so he refused on the spot..."

Li Zhi asked: "Has this king's letter paper ever been sent to Lu Guogong?"

It was heard from far and near, and more soldiers echoed loudly, and the sound moved the whole field, and the bullfighting was furious!
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It can be said that within the scope of the fief that he can promise after he ascends the throne, there is no other feudal country that can surpass wealth and status.

This statement is naturally true, but there may not be any objections due to jealousy. Thinking of him, Yu Chigong sacrificed his life for King Jin, and he was far from getting the same treatment as Cheng Yaojin. Could it be because of Cheng Yaojin now? The effect of biting gold is greater?
The so-called high-ranking people should be rewarded and punished clearly, such an uneven reward for meritorious service is not the work of Mingjun...

Even if Fang Jun was caught, it would not be easy to kill him.

Is Cheng Yaojin determined to stand on Li Chengqian's side, dismissing any temptation?
Or did Cheng Yaojin have too much appetite and wanted Li Zhi to increase the price?
Yuchi Gong clicked his tongue, there are a lot of people here, if Cheng Yaojin's original words were told, everyone would know that Li Zhi planned to give Fang Jun's family wealth to Cheng Yaojin, once it was spread, it would definitely trigger strong resistance from the court, Those who were not so resolute against the King of Jin were afraid that they would fight to the death with the King of Jin.

When the nearby generals and soldiers heard this, their morale soared, and they shouted in unison: "Heaven moves vigorously, and a gentleman strives for self-improvement!"

After saying that, he took a look at Yu Chigong, just in time to meet Yu Chigong's eyes, Yuchigong's heart moved, and he swallowed back the rebuttal words that came to his lips.

Li Zhi was stunned: "How is it possible?"

The two dismounted together, Yu Chigong stepped forward and knelt down on one knee, Yu Chigong's eyes were red, and he was emotionally excited: "I have failed to open the passage to Chang'an, and I have lost a lot. Damaged His Highness's prestige, please punish him!"

These words were cryptic, but Li Zhi had already understood, and couldn't help sighing secretly, feeling very helpless.

Although that fellow has the nickname of "Maverick", his interpersonal relationship is excellent. If he wants to execute Fang Jun, not to mention others, at least half of the people in the tent will come forward to save Fang Jun's life ...

Strictly speaking, this is no longer just the feudal side, it can even be said to be a self-governing, separatist side...

The four sat down in the tent, and Li Zhi said: "Since Duke Lu did not approve of my previous suggestion, I will take it back and discuss it again. If the four prefectures of Qi, Qing, Deng, and Lai are given to Duke Lu, they will be knighted." As King Qi, what do you all think?"

Li Zhi looked forward to it: "How will Duke Lu respond?"

So how shocking was the proposal rejected by Cheng Yaojin before, forcing the king of Jin to win Cheng Yaojin's support in such a way that was almost "defeating power and humiliating the country" after he refused?
Yu Chigong was shocked: "Think twice, Your Highness. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, when the world was fighting for hegemony, Cao Cao relied on Qingzhou's Nongsang Jiage as the foundation of his struggle for the world. In the end, he became the foundation of Cao Wei. If this land is given to Jianguo, I am afraid it will not be lost."

Although Xiao Yu's behavior of picking inside and outside made him extremely dissatisfied, he knew that not only Xiao Yu's full support was needed now, but also internal morale should be stabilized.

Li Zhi waved his hand vigorously, and said in a sonorous tone: "Heaven knows who belongs to the destiny, and we mortals should do our best to help the way of heaven. In the end, heaven will not fail! Heaven moves vigorously, and a gentleman strives for self-improvement!"

It turned out that no one was a fool, and Cheng Yaojin refused outright, so he might be making fun of him behind his back as His Royal Highness Jin Wang, who wants to fight for the throne, is not well-organized, has a narrow heart, and is stingy with his actions...

From ancient times to the present, the forces that have never been based in Qingzhou finally seized the world...

Xiao Yu and Chu Suiliang were all taken aback. Qizhou has been a prosperous place since ancient times, and the three states are surrounded by mountains and seas, so they are rich in things and people. Separate one side within.

Teams of soldiers galloped past, the troops were flying with banners and banners, and the mighty force could not see the end. This mighty force seemed to be enough to support the creation of the world, and it could be held in the hands. The sword points to thousands of warriors without hesitation. It is the beauty that belongs to power alone, and it is intoxicating to taste carefully, like drinking alcohol.

Afterwards, Li Zhi stopped mentioning this matter, and discussed with everyone about temporarily rectifying the army and strictly preventing surprise attacks by the imperial army.

Cao Cao relied on Qingzhou to fight and Nongsang to fight the world, but the basic base has always been in Xuchang. A place like Qingzhou, where the Four World Wars are fought, has no danger to defend at all, and there is no climate.

After thinking about it, he said vaguely: "Cheng Yaojin's words are not because he thinks His Highness's promise is insufficient, but because he thinks His Highness's reward is too heavy, and he is not worthy of his humility. He probably wants to ask His Highness to consider it again. "

In the central army tent temporarily set up by You Wuwei, Li Zhi sat in the middle, and the rest were divided into civil and martial arts and listed on the left and right.

That is the most prosperous land of Wuyue in the world, not to mention that there is the only navy in the Tang army, which connects overseas countries across the ocean and controls the routes of all ports in the Tang Dynasty, except for the flowing gold and silk. , it also means the detached status of overseas alone, coupled with the Jiangnan Shipyard in the military port of Huating Town...

When all matters were discussed and the crowd dispersed, Li Zhi kept Yu Chigong behind, hesitated for a while, and called Xiao Yu and Chu Suiliang to stop him.

In this way, using Fang Jun's foundation and family wealth to give Cheng Yaojin, and using Cheng Yaojin's power to completely eradicate Fang Jun's foundation, is naturally the best of both worlds, killing two birds with one stone.

After all, who can bear a new emperor who will confiscate his fief, property, and even his family property after he ascends the throne?
Even the concubine and son of King Jin who stayed in Chang'an City could not be safe...

Yuchi said respectfully: "It has already arrived."

He does have crooked thoughts, Fang Jun's foundation in Jiangnan is too strong, even if he can successfully overthrow Li Chengqian and sit on the throne, as long as Fang Jun runs back to Jiangnan, then with his tyrannical financial strength, military strength, and foundation, he may be able to instantly Pull up an army of tens of thousands of people to contend with Chang'an.

Li Zhi supported his shoulders, patted him hard, and said happily: "Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. The Duke of E is willing to be the vanguard of the army. He has fought bloody battles and severely injured the enemy army. He has captured countless people. There is only merit. How can there be any fault? This king Although I have never personally experienced a battle, I also know the principle of distinguishing rewards and punishments. After this battle, I will definitely give merit to the Duke of E! Hurry up!"

On the contrary, Xiao Yu pondered and said: "It is true that the land of Qingzhou is rich, but it may not cause future troubles. Qingzhou is surrounded by the sea on three sides, and the west is a vast plain. There is no danger to defend. It has always been the place of the Four Wars. With the rise of the city, its populous big cities such as Licheng and Linzi are easily isolated, and the vast sea and navy can choose to land at any time, so it is not easy to make it big."

Cheng Yaojin doesn't like this?
Others don't know what benefit Li Zhi promised Cheng Yaojin, but seeing Li Zhi's expression, they also guessed that it must be a super benefit that is impossible to refuse, but Cheng Yaojin still refused...

It is even more important for Xiao Yu to dispel his guard...

He also understood Xiao Yu's thoughts.

As long as Cheng Yaojin's title is high enough, the fiefdom is good enough, and the treatment is hard enough, the rest of the heroes will naturally rise. It makes no sense that only Cheng Yaojin, who is not counted as quitting, will get the best reward, right?
Li Zhi also took a look at Xiao Yu, and understood Xiao Yu's thoughts in his heart, but he became more and more suspicious: If Xiao Yu wanted to submit to Li Chengqian again, why did he say such a generous offer that he obviously waited for in the future when he came to power? Words of reward?

After thinking about it, I feel that Xiao Yu should not be determined to communicate with external enemies, but just made such a move to reserve a way out. Received Li Chengqian's forgiveness...

Thinking about it this way, he felt a little more comfortable. He is best at trying to figure out people's hearts, so he naturally understands how difficult it is to make people follow him wholeheartedly.

So he said to Yuchi Gong: "Let's do this, the king will write a letter and send someone to Lu Guogong's place, waiting for the good news."

(End of this chapter)