Li Zehe didn't know what Zhao Junchen was thinking at the moment. He just rode quickly to Zhao Junchen. With a flattering expression on his face, he asked with concern: "Zhao Gechen talked with the Tatar Khan for another whole day. It's really hard work."
I’m sorry, but I don’t know how your negotiations are progressing today? Have the Jianzhou Tatars agreed to your proposal?”
Zhao Junchen finally withdrew his gaze, and the coldness and dryness in his expression also subsided. He once again put on a mask of gentleness and calmness, nodded and smiled at Li Zehe: "It lasted three full days. Although there were many disputes and twists and turns during the period,
But the negotiation is finally done! The Great Khan Xuan Ye has fully agreed to my proposal. If nothing else happens, the Jurchens in Jianzhou will soon withdraw their troops and cease the war, and this war will finally be over."
After hearing this, Li Zehe's eyes flashed immediately, and his heart was filled with unwillingness.
The reason why he personally led his troops to Qinghe Fort was to take the opportunity to control Zhao Junchen's travel speed, and thus affect the final outcome of the power struggle between the Wu family in Shanhaiguan and Liaodong Town. Li Zehe himself could sit on the wall.
Pay attention to both sides, reap the benefits and become the biggest winner.
But Li Zehe never expected that Zhao Junchen proposed a brand-new plan without any warning, wanting to join forces with Jianzhou Jurchens to send troops to Japan to collect food, and Jianzhou Jurchen Khan Xuan Ye actually agreed to this whimsical plan
plan, and then the two sides quickly reached an armistice agreement.
Next, Jianzhou Jurchens will soon retreat and cease the war, and the power struggle between Liaodong Town and Shanhaiguan Wu family around this war will soon be unsustainable. As for Li Zehe's wishful thinking, there is naturally no way to talk about it.
get up.
Just as Emperor Deqing just wanted to test Zhao Junchen's loyalty on a temporary basis, so he secretly arranged for Linghu Guang to pretend to defect to Zhao Junchen, but immediately forced Zhao Junchen to completely overturn his planned plan.
Li Zehe's new plan also inadvertently made all Li Zehe's wishful thinking in vain and turned into a waste of effort.
The strong have the power to make rules and control the situation, while the weak can only speculate and speculate under the rules and situations shaped by the strong, just like a dojo in a snail shell. But if one day the strong suddenly changes the rules and
Situation, no matter how ingenious and thoughtful the weak man's calculations are, they will still be shattered at the slightest touch like a mirror in a mirror.
All in all, in the face of the strong, the weak can only choose to adapt and change.
Li Zehe is a smart man. He knows his position very well and the survival rules of the weak.
Therefore, Li Zehe quickly suppressed his unwillingness and complimented loudly: "As far as I know, the Xuan Ye Khan has always been arrogant. Mr. He had tried to negotiate with him many times to reach a tacit understanding before his death.
But he was either perfunctory or aggressive, and did not pay attention to General He at all. However, after Zhao Gechen personally took action, he was able to make the Xuan Ye Khan feel awe and retreat. It only took three days.
The armistice agreement was reached within a short period of time, which is indeed extraordinary and the final word!"
Zhao Junchen shook his head and said modestly: "When I negotiate with Xuan Ye, I am representing the entire Ming Dynasty. Naturally, I am full of confidence, and I can easily move a thousand pounds! But Mr. He could only represent one force in Liaodong Town during his lifetime.
The weight of the two is hugely different, so Xuan Ye's attitude will naturally be completely different!
As far as I'm concerned, Mr. He's situation was too small in the past and he narrowed his path. He only focused on the small collective interests of Liaodong Town, so he could only rely on the strength of Liaodong Town, which can be said to be self-defeating.
, Liaodong Town’s strength is limited after all, so it will naturally be looked down upon by that Xuan Ye Khan! If you want to lift a thousand pounds in four ounces, you also need to have the power of a thousand pounds!"
Li Zehe nodded immediately: "That's natural. How can He Yu's structure and wisdom be compared with Zhao Gechen? They are completely different and cannot be the same! In the face of humble positions, He Yu may still be barely regarded as a tycoon, but
Compared to Zhao Gechen, He Yu is just an ignorant warrior!"
In the past, when He Yu was still alive, Li Zehe was a follower who followed orders. But after He Yu was killed, Li Zehe quickly changed his face. Not only did he despise He Yu, he even called him
There is no more respect for the name.
Zhao Junchen did not continue to evaluate He Yu, but rode his horse into Qinghe Fort again.
Li Zehe also quickly rode his horse to follow Zhao Junchen and asked: "Zhao Gechen, since you have reached an armistice agreement with the Jianzhou Jurchens, what should we do next? Should we stay in Qinghe Fort to rest for a few days? Or rush to
Join the main army in Fushun? Or return to the Jinzhou camp first and wait there for Governor Wu and the generals of Liaodong Town?"
Zhao Junchen had already made a plan and said: "Tomorrow at 9 o'clock in the morning, we will immediately rush to the Fushun battlefield to join the main reinforcements! I will seize the time to clean up the mess after the war, and then leave Liaodong directly and return as soon as possible.
The center of the capital... There have been many changes in the center of the capital recently, and I must return to control the situation as soon as possible."
Li Zehe's eyes flashed again, and he cautiously probed: "I don't know, Zhao Gechen, how do you want to deal with the aftermath of the war?"
Zhao Junchen did not answer the question, but pointedly said: "General Li Shen has always been known for his cleverness and intelligence. He can always seek advantages and avoid disadvantages to make himself invincible. But I don't know what you suggest?"
Li Zehe hesitated and said: "Now the Wu family in Shanhaiguan is still ambitious and wants to annex Liaodong Town. Since Wu Yingxiong led various reinforcements to the battlefield in Fushun, he has repeatedly led troops to fight against the Jianzhou Jurchens. Although he did not win a big victory, it can be regarded as a victory.
He kept going back and forth and achieved good results, so his prestige in the military was getting higher and higher, and his chances of winning the annexation of Liaodong Town were getting better and better...
If Zhao Gechen hadn't reached an armistice agreement with the Jianzhou Jurchens in time, as Wu Yingxiong's military prestige was getting higher and higher, he might have been able to forcibly annex Liaodong Town... But now, because of your words, Cabinet Minister
Ten thousand troops repelled the Jianzhou Jurchens in time, thus interrupting Wu Yingxiong's trend of continuously improving his prestige in the army. The outcome is still undecided!
Under such circumstances, Zhao Gechen's position becomes increasingly crucial. If you still support Liaodong Town, Liaodong Town can continue to maintain its independence; if you support the Wu family of Shanhaiguan, the Wu family of Shanhaiguan will once again have the upper hand...
…In short, the future changes in the situation in Liaodong will depend on Zhao Cabinet Minister’s thoughts!”
After saying that, Li Zehe stared closely at Zhao Junchen's expression changes, trying to find out what Zhao Junchen really thought.
Zhao Junchen shook his head and laughed, and said sarcastically: "How can our position be so important? In the final analysis, the Liaodong generals are too arrogant and stingy, and are unwilling to give more benefits to the lower-level soldiers, so they are unable to compete with them.
Wu Yingxiong is just competing for prestige in the army, otherwise with the strength of Liaodong Town, how could Wu Yingxiong, an outsider, have the upper hand?"
Li Zehe seemed a little ashamed, but did not refute Zhao Junchen's evaluation.
Zhao Junchen turned to glance at Li Zehe and asked: "But judging from General Li's attitude, I don't seem to mind letting the Shanhaiguan Wu family annex Liaodong Town?"
Li Zehe shook his head repeatedly and said: "Beizhi has no idea. Everything is based on Zhao Gechen's leadership. Zhao Gechen, whoever you decide to support, Beizhi will follow who you support!"
Zhao Junchen nodded lightly and said with a sneer: "That's right! I originally asked you to pretend to join Wu Yingxiong and take the opportunity to spy on Wu Yingxiong's thoughts and movements, but you did it for real. Not only did you repeatedly provide confidential information to Wu Yingxiong, but you also
You have told Wu Yingxiong all about our plans against the Wu family in Shanhaiguan, so now you have gained Wu Yingxiong's complete trust and are regarded as a confidant by Wu Yingxiong... In this case, even if the Wu family in Shanhaiguan is completely annexed
If you leave Liaodong Town, you won't lose anything, and maybe you can go further and gain more benefits, right?"
While he was talking, Zhao Junchen had already rode his horse to the garrison of Qinghe Fort, then got off his horse and strode into the Qianhu Mansion.
On the other side, after Zhao Junchen directly revealed his true thoughts, Li Zehe turned pale and his expression changed drastically.
Some time ago, he pretended to be a real defector to Wu Yingxiong, repeatedly leaking confidential information to Wu Yingxiong, and thought that he was acting covertly and foolproof, but he did not expect that Zhao Junchen would already know all about his little moves and little thoughts.
But Zhao Junchen has always been far away from the battlefield in Fushun, and his contact with the reinforcements on the front line has been intermittent. Why did he know these secrets?
Could it be said that Zhao Junchen bribed insiders around him?
Thinking of this, Li Zehe became more and more panicked. He didn't think carefully for a moment, but hurriedly followed Zhao Junchen and explained in a hurry: "This... Beizhi... Zhao Gechen, you have misunderstood, the relationship between Beizhi and Wu Yingxiong
All these connections are all for the purpose of carrying out Zhao Gechen’s counterintuitive plan, and there is absolutely no fake show..."
While he was talking, Zhao Junchen had already arrived at the main hall of the town guard mansion.
After sitting down at the main seat, Zhao Junchen turned his head and glanced at Jiang Quan when he saw that Li Zehe still wanted to quibble.
Jiang Quan understood what Zhao Junchen meant, and immediately took out a secret letter from his arms with a cold face and handed it to Li Zehe.
After Li Zehe opened the secret letter and looked down, his expression changed drastically once again!
This secret letter records in detail all the secrets of Li Zehe in recent times, including the specific process of Li Zehe repeatedly leaking confidential information to Wu Yingxiong, as well as the details of all the contacts between the two. They are all clear and not a single omission!
After seeing these contents, Li Zehe knew that he was irrefutable!
At the same time, Li Zehe became more and more certain that Zhao Junchen must have bribed an insider around him, and this insider must be his close confidant, otherwise it would be impossible to know so many secrets!
But who is this spy? Is there only one spy? How did Zhao Junchen bribe the spy? Why did he never notice the signs? Why did Zhao Junchen deliberately bribe the spy to monitor him?
The more Li Zehe thought about these issues, the more frightened he became.