"His grandma, Zhang Mingjian really dared to do this. He actually killed everyone who participated in politics. Zhang Yangquan and we were all implicated by this turtle grandson!"
In the lobby of Qianhu Institute at the south gate, Huang Boyan was eating oranges while cursing and chattering.
Lu Qing said nothing and read the letter silently.
"Sir, what did Zhang Yangquan say? Does he want to join forces with us to kill Zhang Mingjian?"
Lu Qing said calmly: "Zhang Yangquan is a person who knows how to take the overall situation into consideration, how can he act on impulse?"
"Big picture? What big picture?"
"Zhang Mingjian killed officials and rebelled, and we have been forced to be tied to a rope with him. Zhang Yangquan understood this and wrote a letter, hoping that the three of us would become an alliance with blood and revolt together!"
Huang Boyan spit out a few orange seeds and her eyes started to shine.
"It sounds good. Otherwise, let's do it. Jiangdu City is so big, our family can't finish it!"
Lu Qing was silent for a while and said: "Do you want to die or live?"
Huang Boyan changed color slightly: "Of course I want to live. What do you mean by this, sir?"
Lu Qing said solemnly: "If Zhang Yangquan was a person like Zhang Mingjian, it would be okay for us to cooperate with him. But it's a pity that he is not. If we cooperate with him, we will be annexed sooner or later in the future!"
"Are you being alarmist, sir? His troops are much smaller than ours!" Huang Boyan said unconvinced.
Lu Qing sighed and said: "Have you not noticed that the people of Jiangdu hate us and Zhang Mingjian, and are closer to Zhang Yangquan's Beimen Army. We recruit 3,000 people in two cities, but he recruits 5,000 in one city.
Sooner or later, his strength will surpass ours."
"Then they won't necessarily attack us!"
"Since he has bought people's hearts, he must have great ambitions. As long as his strength exceeds ours, he will try to annex us!"
"Sir, are you saying you want to fight him?"
"Yes!"
Huang Boyan rubbed the back of his neck and said, "But even if we defeat him, we will still suffer a lot of losses. What will we do when the army comes?"
"As long as we join forces with Zhang Mingjian and attack from both sides, we can easily win!"
"Hasn't Zhang Mingjian been looking for Longtanzhai to join forces? Will he cooperate with us?"
Lu Qingdao: "Zhang Yangquan and Zhang Mingjian are two different people, and the one who cannot be tolerated is Zhang Mingjian! As long as Zhang Mingjian understands this, he will cooperate with us!"
Huang Boyan thought for a long time and was finally convinced.
"Then let's reject Zhang Yangquan's proposal?"
"No, I agree to his proposal! A war is never tiring of deceit. Let's take action on that day, so as to cause the least damage to Jiangdu City!"
Huang Boyan touched the gold earring next to her ear, grinned, and said: "Since everything has been planned, sir, I have no objection!"
Lu Qing nodded: "I will reply to Zhang Yangquan immediately, and then write a letter to Zhang Mingjian to teach him who to cooperate with is the right choice!"
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Ximen Qianhu House, study room.
Zhang Mingjian threw the letter written by Zhang Yangquan into the tea tripod and showed a proud smile.
"Haha, this kid Zhang Yangquan, I wrote so many letters to him before but didn't reply, but now he is finally willing to write to me. Zhaolong, your strategy is good this time!"
Zhang Zhaolong sat next to him and smiled at Liu Ju, who was sitting opposite Zhang Mingjian: "Thanks to the idea proposed by brother Liu Ju, I have this inspiration!"
Liu Ju laughed and said: "What an idea, it's just my old job!"
Zhang Mingjian said with a smile: "Brothers Zhaolong and Liu Ju have made great contributions this time! Huh, let's let them fight dog with dog this time, and we will just reap the benefits!"
Liu Judao: "If they find out that they have been cheated, will they join forces to deal with us?"
Zhang Mingjian narrowed his eyes and said: "What are you afraid of? By the time they react, we will have already succeeded, so let's leave this Jiangdu city to them to fight for!"
Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and one of Zhang Mingjian's confidants came in, holding a letter in his hand, and said: "Master of Dazhai, this is a letter written by Lu Qing of the Nanmen Army to you!"
Zhang Zhaolong took it and read it, Xuan'er looked overjoyed.
"Brother, that old boy Huang Boyan really wants to attack Zhang Yangquan, and he wants us to join forces with them!"
Zhang Mingjian was surprised and happy, and ordered him to take it and read it to him carefully.
After hearing this, he laughed loudly: "I know that boy Lu Qing can't hold back any good urine! Well, if they want to be beaten, let them beat them to their heart's content!"
Liu Ju showed a greedy expression and said: "When they fight and both sides suffer, we might not have to run away, but can go and get a ready bargain. This Jiangdu city is still ours!"
Zhang Mingjian pondered for a while and said: "If you bite off more than you can chew, let's kill Zhao Lian. Sooner or later, the officers and soldiers will come to encircle and suppress us. It's useless to stay longer, so it's better to make a fortune and develop in another place!"
Liu Ju flattered him and said, "Brother is more thoughtful!"
After Liu Ju's death, Chang Yuchun's face was as dark as water. He could no longer stand Liu Ju's actions. If he hadn't made an oath, he would have abandoned him immediately.
They discussed for a while, and Chang Yuchun followed Liu Ju out of the study. Liu Ju also wanted to invite him to the room for a drink, but Chang Yuchun coldly refused.
After separating from Liu Ju, he went all the way to the street, found a fortune teller, and asked him to write a letter for him.
Then, he found a beggar, gave him two pieces of silver, and asked the beggar to deliver the letter to Qianhu Office at the North Gate.
Chang Yuchun followed the beggar until he saw the beggar handing the letter to the guard of Qianhu Station, then he turned and left.
"Did Zhang Mingjian write again?"
In the corner of the campus, Qin Lingsi asked strangely when she saw Zhang Yangquan holding a letter and reading it for a long time.
Zhang Yangquan shook his head and put the letter away.
"There is no signature, so I don't know who wrote it."
"Then you're still looking at it for so long?"
Zhang Yangquan looked up at the soldiers training on the school field and said slowly: "This is a warning letter!"
There were only 3,000 soldiers on the campus, and the remaining 5,000 people couldn't fit in another 1,000-family house. Zhang Yangquan simply set up a camp outside the north gate and let more than 5,000 soldiers live in the camp.
Qin Lingsi became even more curious: "What kind of warning?"
"The letter said that at the uprising ceremony in five days, Huang Boyan would be unfavorable to us and advised us to cancel the matter."
Qin Lingsi narrowed her eyes and smiled, and said: "It seems that the owner of this letter doesn't know, and we also plan to do harm to them!"
Zhang Yangquan was silent for a long time, then ordered someone to call Geng San over and asked him: "How is your relationship with Li Yi recently?"
Since the last time he used Li Yi to deliver news, Zhang Yangquan asked Geng San to be more attentive to Li Yi.
Geng San smiled and said: "My subordinates have sworn sworn brothers with him!"
Zhang Yangquan nodded and said: "Very good, you immediately tell him in a subtle way that when we form a blood alliance at the foot of Longtan Mountain five days later, we plan to set up an ambush and attack Huang Boyan!"
Geng San took the order and went.
"Military advisor, why did you tell them this?" Qin Lingsi said in surprise.
Zhang Yangquan said slowly: "Since Huang Boyan wants to attack us, he will naturally monitor our every move carefully, and maybe he will find the soldiers and horses in Longtan Village!"
"After telling him our intention, won't he monitor us even more?"
Zhang Yangquan said with a smile: "If he knows our plan, he will feel that everything is under control and it will be easier for him to relax!"
Qin Lingsi nodded her chin in confusion and said, "Does he think it's strange that such a small number of us dare to challenge him?"
Zhang Yangquan smiled and said: "Yes, this is also a flaw, so I will write to them again and ask them to only bring a thousand people with them when forming an alliance!"
Qin Ling thought blankly: "Will they agree?"
"Of course I will agree, and I will also hide our troops and horses in the dark, so that we can be caught off guard!"
Qin Lingsi waved her fist and said, "Just when they think their trick has succeeded, our Zhenzhou soldiers will fall from the sky again, catching them off guard!"
The next night, Geng San came to report that Li Yi had spread the news.
Zhang Yangquan immediately wrote a letter to Huang Boyan and Zhang Mingjian, informing the two families of the restrictions on leading troops when forming an alliance.
Huang Boyan agreed immediately, but asked to slightly change the location of the alliance.
From the original foot of Longtan Mountain, it was moved to a basin ten miles away.
There are mountains and forests here, so it is easy to hide soldiers and horses. Huang Boyan is obviously afraid that the hidden soldiers and horses will be discovered. After all, the view from the top of Longtan Mountain is vast.
It was normal for Huang Boyan to agree happily. What surprised Zhang Yangquan was that Zhang Mingjian also agreed.
After discussing with everyone, they all felt that Zhang Mingjian had joined forces with Huang Boyan.
Someone immediately proposed to win over Zhang Mingjian, but Zhang Yangquan and Qin Lingjun rejected it!
Both of them feel that it is better for someone like Zhang Mingjian to be an enemy than an ally, otherwise they may stab you when they turn against you.