Chapter 4291: Promise of Heavy Profits
[Happy New Year’s Eve, caretakers! 】
Benefit lies in everything.
Why did the Guanlong clan do their best to support Emperor Taizong in launching the "Xuanwu Gate Revolution" and risk their own lives to compete with the entire central power of the Tang Dynasty? Because the benefits they hoped to obtain could only be obtained from Emperor Taizong, and those benefits were those that Li Jiancheng, then the prince, was unwilling and unable to give.
Therefore, driven by interests, the Guanlong clan and the King of Qin's Tiance Mansion joined forces to take risks and overcome all difficulties, and finally achieved the imperial hegemony.
The rewards obtained by both parties are more than a hundred or a thousand times higher than what they paid...
Many people even directly participated in the story that happened more than ten years ago. They still have fresh memories to this day. Naturally, it becomes increasingly difficult to resist the huge benefits gained from taking risks. They believe that history is always repeating itself. Since then, Emperor Taizong and the Guanlong clan were able to usurp it, so why can't they and the King of Jin do the same today?
Whether it works or not, you will never know until you do it.
After all, compared with the huge profits, no matter how big the risk is, it is worth it...
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Outside the tent, Chu Suiliang walked in quickly: "Your Highness, the Duke of E has sent General Su over to discuss matters regarding the rendezvous."
Li Zhi nodded: "Invite him in."
Chu Suiliang went to the door and opened the door curtain. Su Jia, who was wearing a helmet and an armor, strode in. He first took off his coat and then knelt down on one knee: "I am wearing armor, so I cannot perform the full ceremony. Please forgive me, Your Highness."
Li Zhi had a warm smile on his face. After writing, he stood up and walked out. He stepped forward and put his hands on Su Jia's shoulders to help him up. He looked up and down and said with approval: "Although there were setbacks in the war, General Su followed the Duke of E and took the lead." , and won the position to cross the river for the army. This is a great honor, and I will not hesitate to reward you later.”
The Youhou Guards were defeated, but at this time, they naturally cannot be held responsible for the defeat. Instead, they should try their best to comfort them and eliminate the uneasiness of all the Youhou Guards generals and soldiers from Wei Chi Gong on down. After all, this is the fighting force of the King of Jin. The strongest troops are called pillars.
He can even tolerate Xiao Yu who eats everything in, let alone the conscientious Yu Chigong?
He may not be as naturally kind as Li Chengqian, but when it comes to his broad-mindedness, he believes that he will never lose to Li Chengqian...
Su Jia said solemnly: "Thank you for your forgiveness, Your Highness."
Li Zhi asked him to sit down under Cui Xin, served tea, and then asked: "What is the current situation?"
The real battlefield is to the west of Ba River, spanning both sides of Chan River to the vast area under Chang'an City. The terrain is complex, there are many plateaus, confluences, and lush mountains and forests. Because there is a river of Ba River, the news is not smooth.
Su Jia said: "This defeat was all caused by Cheng Yaojin's cunning and insidiousness, and our army's lack of preparation. However, even so, it can be seen that Cheng Yaojin was half-hearted and pursued profit. This is very important to His Highness." A great thing.”
Li Zhi's eyes lit up: "Can I recruit him?"
Su Jia thought for a while, shook his head and said: "It's difficult...Cheng Yaojin is cunning and cunning. When he was guarding Chang'an before, he stood by and waited for the price. How can he be willing to accompany His Highness to take risks now? Unless His Highness has the advantage. Very large, otherwise it would be difficult to recruit them.”
Li Zhi also knew that it was difficult and sighed: "What a pity."
Zuowuwei is the most powerful being among the sixteen guards. If he can be recruited under his command, his strength will be greatly increased. At the very least, it will offset the Youwuwei who are chasing after him, making his own advantage even greater.
But Cheng Yaojin has made his attitude clear a long time ago. If you want my support, no matter who you are, you have to wait until you have established an advantage before we can talk. The stakes and interests can be smaller, but I won’t accompany you to your death...
Su Jia continued: "Now the Zuo Wuwei is renovating near Chanshui east of Bailuyuan, and the right guard General Liang Jianfang is in the Baoling area to the north. Because of the heavy losses, many more soldiers have to be added. Although Cheng Yaojin compensated him for a large number of horses and ordnance, but The combat effectiveness cannot be restored for a while, and it can be targeted as a breakthrough weakness.”
"In addition, the tens of thousands of troops led by Donggong Liu are deployed in a narrow area south of Dongyuan to Leyouyuan. They are heavily fortified and have tight battle lines. Li Jing is commanding at Chunmingmen. They are impregnable, so they must bypass Donggong Liu. It is possible for the defense line to break through to Changnian City.”
Li Zhi nodded, stood up and came to the map, carefully observing the map as Su Jia said.
With the fighting power of the 100,000 mob under his command, he would never dare to challenge the position of the Sixth Army of the East Palace, so it would make no difference to him to seek death. To the south of Leyouyuan are Fengqiyuan, Hongguyuan, and Shaolingyuan. The plateaus are crisscrossed and extend to the foot of Zhongnan Mountain. If you want to bypass the defense zone of the Sixth Army of the East Palace, the shortest way is to directly defeat Liang Jianfang. Then they rushed westward in the Boling area between Zuowuwei and Donggong Liuli, until they reached the foot of Chang'an City.
But in this case, the risk is extremely high, because even if Liang Jianfang's front can be quickly defeated and then move closer to Chang'an, once Zuowuwei on the south and Donggong Liuli on the north attack in both directions, either the retreat will be cut off and become a turtle in the urn, or He was intercepted at the waist and defeated.
After all is said and done, the focus is still on Cheng Yaojin.
If Cheng Yaojin cannot be recruited, he will have to be completely defeated. Only in this way can he reach the south of Chang'an City through Shaolingyuan and Shenheyuan and attack the city.
However, judging from the previous battles, Cheng Yaojin had no intention of holding on to his position at all. His strategy was to fight when he could, and to run if he couldn't, in order to preserve his strength. As a result, the mighty army was fighting a tough battle with him. The old thief might have seen the opportunity and fled south. Tens of thousands of people ran into the Zhongnan Mountains and tried to catch up, but they could not catch up. But when the army advanced towards Chang'an, they could not catch up. In the near future, we have to be prepared for the old thief to suddenly emerge from Zhongnan Mountain. Once he attacks Liang Jianfang from the north, the result will be the same as before...
"This old thief!"
Li Zhi was itching with hatred, but he was helpless.
Immediately he asked: "Does the Duke of E have a charter?"
Su Jia said: "The Duke of E means that whether we break through Liang Jianfang's position or pass through Cheng Yaojin's position, the important thing is to deal with Cheng Yaojin. Either completely defeat him or reach an agreement with him."
Li Zhi had a headache and said: "Cheng Yaojin is so cunning and cunning. He will not let go of the hawk until he sees the rabbit. He will definitely not switch to my king at this time."
"There is no need for Cheng Yaojin to surrender. As long as His Highness makes a promise that makes him tempted, and then repeats the old story of 'the Zuowuwei was exhausted and fled to the south', the position will be released to allow us to pass, and we will not be allowed to pass." A sneak attack midway is not impossible.”
"Huh?"
Li Zhi fell into deep thought.
It would be as difficult as climbing to the sky to completely win Cheng Yaojin to his side. The old dog had long made up his mind not to help each other, so as not to offend either party to death. After the world was stabilized, with his merits, strength, and status, the new emperor would not dare to do anything to him, and would continue to be the founder of his country. male.
The previous idea of selling at a price has failed, and now Cheng Yaojin is absolutely unwilling to take any risks for some illusory interests.
But if we just reach an agreement with them and let them voluntarily give up their positions, it might be feasible...
As for what kind of promises and benefits to give Cheng Yaojin, Li Zhi didn't even think about it.
He has nothing now, and if he is defeated, he will be dead and soulless. He will still have nothing after leaving the loess. All the things given out must be snatched from Li Chengqian's hands to count. What else can he be reluctant to part with?
He didn't even convene his advisers for discussion. He immediately asked Wang Shoushi, who was standing by, to grind it, take the paper and pen, think about it briefly, and then write a letter.
Wang Shoushi glanced aside and took a deep breath when he saw Li Zhi's promise and benefits to Cheng Yaojin. If he hadn't been so profound, he might have screamed out on the spot...
The title of Duke of Wu was granted to the land of Wu and Yue. General Zuo Wuwei remained unchanged, and he was added to the rank of Commander-in-Chief of the Navy... Doesn't this mean that all of Fang Jun's family assets were transferred to Cheng Yaojin?
Everyone knows that Fang Jun is the richest in the world. Almost half of his family property is in Jiangnan. Huating Town alone has gathered endless wealth, and there are also pillars of the empire like Jiangnan Shipyard. If Cheng Yaojin could take it for himself, he would be the first-class feudal state in the world.
Your Highness is too generous...
Presumably when this letter was delivered, Cheng Yaojin immediately changed his stance and completely joined the Jin King's camp.
Li Zhi glanced at Wang Shoushi, leaned over and dried the ink, put it in an envelope, sealed the seal with fire paint, stamped the seal of King Jin, and handed it to Su Jia.
"You take this letter and cross the river back. I will send someone later to discuss with Duke E about the time to cross the river and join forces. Then you will personally choose a loyal person to deliver this letter to Cheng Yaojin. In any case, this letter will be of no use to you." You must not be left alone.”
Su Jia didn't know the content of the letter, but he also knew that if he wanted to reach an agreement with Cheng Yaojin on mutual non-aggression or even retreat, the price he had to pay must be extraordinary. If such a letter was left out, it would definitely lead to heated discussions, which would be extremely detrimental to the King of Jin. .
He stood up, took the letter with both hands and put it away, saluted and said: "I will go back and resume my life now."
Li Zhi nodded: "It's an important matter, I'd like to trouble you general."
Su Jia hurriedly said: "It is my duty, and I am willing to go through fire and water for His Highness, even if I die!"
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After Cheng Yaojin defeated the right guard, he stationed his troops near Sima Village, which was originally the Du family's farm. It had both Du's ancestral tombs and the luxurious manor built by Du. Previously, Du Huaigong was attacked by rebels during the Guanlong Rebellion, and Du Huaigong was killed. Here it is. Later, Du He sent people to make some repairs, but before they were completed, the Jin Dynasty mutinied again and was forced to stop the work. Now it was naturally requisitioned by Cheng Yaojin.
In the most luxurious house in the manor, Cheng Yaojin, who had taken off his armor, was drinking tea with Niu Jinda while discussing the current situation.
Cheng Yaojin picked up a piece of pastry and put it into his mouth, chewed it twice and said: "The food in the army has been pretty good recently. This pastry is not even worse than the chef hired from Jiangnan in the government... Autumn is approaching and the rain is getting heavier. Has the grain harvest around Chang'an been completed? ”
Grain is the cornerstone of the country. Nowadays, because the King of Jin controls Tongguan, water transportation is cut off. Grain purchased from overseas cannot be transported into Guanzhong. Grain harvesting in various places is a top priority. In case the war delays the farming season and the grain cannot be harvested before the rainy season. As a result, the grain output in Guanzhong will plummet, and there is a risk of the country being shaken.
No matter the court or the rebels, no one wants this to happen.
After all, no matter who wins in the end, they all want to sit on the throne safely and smoothly govern the country, instead of burning, killing, looting and leaving like foreign invaders...
When brothers fight, they still have to consider the bottom line, otherwise it will cause public anger, betrayal, and alienation. How can an emperor who does not take the common people and hundreds of millions of living beings in Guanzhong into his heart get the support of the whole world? (End of chapter)