imperial psychologist

Chapter 714 The Gap on the Eggshell
The night was darker.

After the few people dispersed, Li Yiru came out from the shadows.

"Second brother." He called out in a low voice, and Bai Ling sat alone at the table, suddenly regaining consciousness.

"Let's rest." Bo Ling stood up, "It's almost time to wash up..."

"Aren't you afraid?" Li Yiru asked.

"What are you afraid of?"

Li Yiru frowned, feeling that it was not good to say it.

There are too many things worth being afraid of. Generally speaking, it is probably to be involved in this vortex...

"Some things cannot be escaped," Bai Ling said softly, "It's like a warship encounters a storm at sea, and only by rushing against the waves can it survive."

"Second brother still understands this?"

Bai Ling shook his head with a smile.

That night, the boy lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

"Second brother." Li Yiru turned to the side near the ground, and looked at Bai Ling who was laying the floor in the dark, "Are you asleep?"

Bai Ling's voice was a little sleepy, "...not yet."

"Why are you so sure that if the magistrates at both ends change, the golden soldiers will definitely attack?"

"No reason." Bo Ling raised his arm and placed his forearm on his forehead, "Anyway, as long as that golden cup counselor is still in the golden man's camp, he will definitely attack."

Li Yiru sat up from the bed, "I wanted to ask earlier, does Second Brother recognize that counselor?"

"...I recognize it." Bo Ling whispered, "We played chess together before."

"No wonder." Li Yiru showed a smile on his face, "You didn't tell them the details just now, did you not want to involve too much about your past?"

"Probably." Bo Ling scratched his head and sat up from the ground, "You won't go to bed today until you ask clearly, will you?"

"I want to know!" The young man wrapped himself in a quilt, went down to the ground in the dark, and sat next to Bo Ling, "I didn't know that you, second brother, are a man who can lead soldiers. Can you tell me?"

"I won't." Bo Ling lay down again, "But this logic... is easy to figure out."

"you say!"

"I used to think that Duowangwang was a transportation hub, so it was important, but now it seems that it is more than that." Bai Ling whispered, "There is a well-built underground warehouse here, which can not only store food, but also store military equipment. I think there are two reasons why looking at both ends can do this.

"One is that there are few people here. There are only four to five hundred households in a county, more than 2000 people. The fields of the people are all outside the city, and the land occupied by living in the city is very small. In comparison, the people here There is a lot of room for the garrison to play.

"Second, the foundation here is good." Bai Ling said softly, "Didn't Wei Changming a hundred years ago just take a fancy to the steep terrain at both ends, so he set this place as his barracks? Even now there are more and more people here. The residents have become the county seat under the Zhuozhou government, and it still cannot be changed as an important town where the army is the mainstay."

"Yes." Li Yiru nodded, "That's why Mr. Shao thinks that even if he changes people, there will be no problem with the reserves and current strength."

"Let's think about the problem in reverse." Bo Ling said softly, "Because there is an important town like Liangduwang that can handle transportation, the connection between Zhuozhou and Yanzhou is close, so on the other hand, destroying Liangduwang will also have Special strategic significance."

"This place is important enough to be destroyed."

Berlin's voice was very calm in the darkness.

"The Jin people are not at peace this year, the war in the west has not stopped, and there are two internal rebellions waiting to be settled, so they chose to use a quick solution this year to rob our food - which is what they need most right now. Things. And the gold thieves did not kill people after breaking through Yanzhou this year, I think they want to leave an opening for the next year's negotiations... It is the news of the 'grain and horse trade' brought by the prefect of Cao."

Li Yiru frowned, "But that's not a real market. How can five hundred horses be worth hundreds of thousands of shi?"

"This may not be their bottom line," Bo Ling said softly. "First, I will tell you to open a window on the roof. You think you can't agree to it. When they say they want to open a door on the wall next year, maybe you think you can do it." Accept... a means of negotiation."

"Ah..." Li Yiru was taken aback.

"The Jin people's war in the west may be more difficult than we imagined," Bo Ling whispered, "I think this may be the reason why they suddenly played the trick of peace-they have already supported I can't afford a full-scale battle with the northern border of the Great Zhou."

"Isn't this a good thing?" The young man was a little puzzled, "Since Jin Bing is weak now..."

"You can't call it 'weak'," Bai Ling corrected in a low voice, "No matter how weak you are, wouldn't it also cooperate to break the city defense of Yanzhou?"

"But looking at both ends is not Yanzhou," the young man said in a young voice, "as long as we don't mess ourselves up—"

Li Yiru's voice suddenly stopped.

Bai Ling looked at the zenith in the darkness, "Sir Shao said at night that there is nothing wrong with sitting and waiting for death. I guess it is because of this concern. But it is impossible, although I don't know what the other side will do... But I know that seeing Ange is the best It’s all about muddying the water and profiting from it.”

"Pingjing will definitely reject the grain and horse trade transaction." Bai Ling whispered, "If I were a gold thief, I would take a bite out of the northern border before leaving, and then make a comeback next year—this way the combination of grace and power Only then will it be possible to completely tilt the balance to your side at the negotiating table in the future."

"But……"

"Now you want me to tell you how the gold bandits were able to capture Liangduwang. I can't tell." Bai Ling said softly, "Now Zhuozhou has Changsheng, Yanzhou has Shenjichuan, and there are experienced generals on both sides. But looking at both sides, the prefect who came to adjust the grain was thinking about how to get rid of his subordinates, such a big flaw, I don't believe that Jinbei counselor will let it go."

In the darkness, Li Yiru felt a chill down his spine.

"These words... I think the second brother should talk to Deputy General Wang and the others." Li Yiru said in a low voice, "Even guessing...is a wake-up call."

"I don't need to mention Deputy General Wang." Bai Ling whispered, "Even if he was confused and couldn't figure it out just now, he will definitely figure it out tonight."

"Then Master Shao..."

"Let Deputy General Wang talk to Shao County Magistrate tomorrow." Bai Ling whispered, "At this juncture, Shao Kuan can't back down even a single step. If he doesn't understand this truth, he will spend all these years in vain. On both sides, I have negotiated with Jin Bing."

……

Sure enough, the next morning, Wang Meng, who had calmed down, went to Shao Kuan's mansion again.

No matter how consciously Shao Kuan is upright, he can't be caught at this time. All grievances and grievances, right or wrong, at least have to wait until the gold thief officially withdraws.

Only halfway to the road, Wang Meng suddenly found himself catching up with a group of people dressed in Zhuozhou official uniforms.

They were dragging empty cars and heading towards the county government.

(End of this chapter)