Chapter 305 The True Purpose
Both parties are old foxes for thousands of years, so they naturally avoid many unnecessary temptations. Expressing their attitude directly is the best way to gain the trust of the other party.
"Is Li Duhu also planning to run the pass?" Zhang Songlin asked.
Li Dachui nodded and said: "It's not preparation, but it has started long ago!"
He pointed to Wu De sitting on one side, smiled and continued: "And in the pass, I already have a very reliable partner!”
"Commander Wu is indeed a very reliable partner, but with all due respect, compared with some other forces, his power is still too weak!" Zhang Songlin said: "Commander Wu is good at intelligence and now has a certain amount of troops, but for competition Ding Tianxia, this alone is not enough.”
“So, we also want to unite with Zhang Bingbu!” Li Dachui said with a smile. "What we don't have, Zhang Bingbu has. The two sides learn from each other's strengths and make up for each other's weaknesses."
Zhang Songlin slowly tapped the table with two fingers while eating, stared at Li Dachui, and said meaningfully: "But Li Du Hu, why should I choose you? Since you came here, you must know that I have something that not only you need, but also many people need. I am not a rotten scholar like Zhou Hong. In addition to my good writing, "If you look at the situation simply, people like Linghuye do have an advantage over me. He occupies the strategic location of Hedong and Hexi, and his subordinates are also capable of conquering." A man who is accustomed to fighting, and as a wealthy family, he has a strong foundation in the pass. As far as I know, he even has the support of some big families such as the Hongnong Yang family. "Li Dachui said: "But Zhang Bingbu, if you. By cooperating with them, will you get more than what you get now?"
Zhang Songlin tapped his finger on the table and stopped in the air for a long time before falling down.
"And looking from a distance, don't you think we are the future?" Li Dachui said with a smile: "The outside world has been unified now, and millions of people will be under the rule of the Beiting Protectorate. The only one who can deal with it is The Yuan Kingdom, which is threatened by the Beiting Protectorate, is currently in constant civil strife and the three princes are fighting. In a few years, Beiyuan will also be ours. When Beiyuan is pacified, someone Li will definitely want to conquer it. Having led a large army into Guannan, do you think Linghuye or other forces can stop Li's million-strong army at that time?"
"Since Li Duhu is so confident? , why should you care about the three melons and two dates in Zhang’s hand?” Zhang Songlin forced a smile.
Li Dachui said: "Zhang Bingbu, I think you have not been idle this year. You are also studying the situation outside the customs. When doing things, Li always likes to make more friends and less enemies. No matter how powerful the enemy is, Mr. Li always has the ability to form a local situation and win one victory after another, and after such victories accumulate, they become a big battle. Victory. Zhang Bingbu is the icing on the cake, not a help in times of need."
Zhang Songlin's face darkened.
“With Zhang Bingbu, Li can make many arrangements in advance and arrange many first moves to lay a good foundation for future victory. If not, Li will still do these things, but It's just more difficult and tortuous!" Li Dachui said calmly: "Both parties will benefit from cooperation, and both parties will suffer losses. However, for Zhang Bingbu, the loss will probably be greater."
Zhang Songlin was silent.
Wu De continued on the side: "Zhang Bingbu, in cooperation with Li Duhu, first established an invincible position. Regardless of victory or defeat, the Zhang family will be safe and sound, because Li Duhu still has Beiting. If you have the bottom line, you will be the king of the world. But if you choose another company, it will be fine if you succeed, but if you fail, you will definitely die without a burial place."
At this point, Zhang Songlin was stunned. Heartbeat.
"Zhang Bingbu, to put it bluntly, in the fight for world supremacy, if I don't win, anyone else will have to be polite to me, but not to Zhang Bingbu!" Li Dachui He smiled and said: "The things Zhang Bingbu is holding in his hand are condiments, not necessities. A meal without condiments, although it tastes boring, can still solve the problem of hunger. Of course, if possible, I will naturally I also want condiments, because I not only want to be full, but also want to eat well!"
Taking a deep breath, Zhang Songlin said: "Li Duhu, you convinced me, but I still have one more thing to do! Things to ask.”
"Please tell me!"
"I can indeed give you these things, but your army is outside the pass. The water far away cannot save the fire nearby, and Commander Wu's men may not be able to swallow it. How can you keep it safe? Where are these things?”
“I never thought of swallowing them all!” Li Dachui said: “Just get what I need!”
Wu Dezai While continuing: "The Black Ice Platform can also hide many things in case of emergency."
"Where is the rest?"
"There is always something left for the court, otherwise it would be difficult for Zhang Bingbu to deal with the emperor and the guards, wouldn't it?" Li Dachui said with a smile.
“The imperial court is in danger, and we may not have to explain it to you soon!”
“Zhang Bingbu, you can’t say that!” Li Dachui shook his head like a salesman, “As the Qin Dynasty, Minister of the Ministry of War, you must think of something for the Qin Dynasty!"
Zhang Songlin looked at Li Dachui inexplicably. "Luoyang is now in chaos, with several parties in chaos. Even if the war is over, Luoyang will be destroyed!" Li Dachui said: "Whether it is Linghuye or anyone else who controls Luoyang, Chang'an can never hope to get support from Luoyang. ! ”
"That's right!" Zhang Songlin said: "Chang'an, with a population of one million, was a dead place at that time."
"So we have to find a way!" Li Dachui looked at Zhang Songlin: "Zhang Bingbu is from Shu. Right? It's a land of abundance!"
"What does Li Duhu mean?"
"If Chang'an cannot be defended, the emperor will have to go somewhere!" Li Dachui said with a half-smile. "Zhang Bingbu is from Shu and has quite good connections there. Why not suggest to the court that Shu be used as an alternative. Once things go wrong, the court will retreat to Shu for temporary settlement in the hope of counterattack in the future?"
"Shu is the territory of King Ji Li Shen and the Tang family!" Zhang Songlin shook his head and said: "Zhang is just from a humble family. Although he has some influence in Shu, compared to them, it is really not worth mentioning!"
Li Dachui sneered: "King Ji Li Shen and the Tang family are short-sighted. They think that they can hide in a third of an acre of Shu land and do whatever they want if they control the Jiange Road. They underestimate the heroes of the world and are not far from death!"
Zhang Songlin looked at Li Dachui with some shock, and then at Wu De.
Wu De nodded and said: "To be honest with Zhang Bingbu, Hei Bingtai is already planning for Shu. The first step is of course to take control of Jiange Road. To this end, Li Duhu came from outside the pass. We will mobilize some elite soldiers to work with me at Black Bingtai. Once we capture Jiange Road, we will be able to march straight into the Chengdu Plain."
Zhang Songlin exhaled: "That's it, Li Duhu needs it. Mine is not the things I control now, but the things in Shu, right?"
Li Dachui smiled and said: "I want the fish, and I want the bear's paw, I am a human being. Greedy people don't want to make a choice, they always try to get both, and Zhang Bingbu is the one who can satisfy my desire. The Zhang family has a lot of influence in Shu. Although it is a humble family, After it developed, it paved roads and built bridges to help the poor and provide disaster relief, which gained a good reputation in Shu. In recent years, Zhang Bingbu also worked hard to penetrate into the officialdom of Shu, and the effect was good. More importantly, several forces in Shu were very unhappy. The small gangsters all have an inexplicable relationship with Zhang Bingbu.”
Having said this, Zhang Songlin's face turned a little pale.
"After Jiange Road changed hands, the Shu region needed to be in chaos, and the Zhang family just happened to take advantage of the situation!" Li Dachui said: "Li Shen, the king of Ji, and the wealthy Tang family must become a thing of the past. The Zhang family Will control Shu!"
"Understood!" Zhang Songlin said: "The Shu that the Zhang family controls is naturally the Shu that Li Duhu controls."
"Of course. We are partners!" Li Dachui said with a smile: "It only takes a short time to control Jiange Road, but it will probably take two or three years to fully control Shu. But we are not in a hurry, we can take our time."
"Then I can suggest to the Wei Prime Minister and the Emperor to open up the Shu land and build an escape route for Your Majesty!" Zhang Songlin said.
"That's right!" Li Dachui smiled and said: "Of course, this suggestion should be extremely secret. I suggest you just talk about it with the Prime Minister. There is no need to talk about it with the emperor. He is probably like a sieve around him. There is no need to talk about it. There is no secret at all.”
“Of course, when the time comes, the imperial court will issue an order to let Zhang go to Shu to destroy grain and tax to protect Chang’an, and then he can justifiably return to Shu to cause trouble! "
"Zhang Bingbu really knows my heart!" Li Dachui looked up to the sky and laughed: "Zhang Bingbu, it will be very difficult for you to go back at first, but as long as Jiange Road changes hands, what will happen next will be easy. It's easy. When the time comes, all the craftsmen in the workshops you have will go to Shu. You must not stay in the Central Plains to take advantage of others!"
"These things! , Hei Bingtai will make arrangements then!" Wu De said with a smile.
The three of them talked to each other, and in a moment they formulated a general strategy on how to subvert a force. As for the details, you need to figure it out slowly.
When sending Li Dachui and Wu De off, Zhang Songlin asked: "Li Duhu, I want to ask one more question, what can I get if you win in the end?"
Li Dachui thought for a while and said : "Zhang Bingbu, I don't want to make blind promises, but one thing I can be sure of is that I succeeded. At least you have the opportunity to look down upon or even look down on families such as the Hong family and the Yang family, if they are still around by then. "
Zhang Songlin stopped talking, just nodded, bowed his hands, and watched Li Dachui and Wu De, accompanied by their son Zhang Rui, disappear behind the screen wall in the front yard.
(End of this chapter)