In the evening, Su Jin called Wang Chao, Mahan and others to the inner house, and sent his personal guards and companions from the Su family to clean up the yamen. All non-officials went home to rest on holiday, ensuring that there were all his own manpower inside and outside the yamen. Only then did he discuss important matters with everyone.
When General Su Jin told everyone the inside story of Weizhou City, everyone immediately started to curse, cursing Li Zhi, Xu Wei, Ge Huaimin and others for not being a thing and going to hell in the future.
Su Jin waved his hand to stop him: "It's no use scolding them? Can you get rid of them? Now we have to find a way to deal with them. I didn't call you here just to scold people."
Ma Han shouted: "What else is there to think about? Let's just find an opportunity to take them all by surprise."
Wang Chao rolled his eyes at him and said: "If it's so simple, why did the young master call us to discuss it? You don't even think about it, there are more than 20,000 soldiers and horses in Weizhou City, how many people do we have on hand? There are no more than 550 people in total. , can you live with 20,000 people?"
Ma Han rolled his eyes and said, "So what? Could it be that we pretend to be grandsons and watch them do evil?"
Chao Chao said: "Of course we can't stand idle. We must have the best of both worlds. We can capture them without incurring the siege of soldiers deployed by Weizhou."
Zhao Hu suddenly said: "Master, I think we have few people, so we should notify Han Qi in Qinzhou immediately, or send someone to Yanzhou to recruit reinforcements, otherwise it will be very difficult."
Everyone nodded in agreement. The best way was to call for reinforcements, so that at least the number of people would not be less than that of the opponent, and they would not suffer a loss.
Su Jin smiled and said, "You all think so?"
Everyone nodded in agreement, and Su Jin said: "Then have you ever thought about what Li Zhi, Ge Huaimin and others would do if they knew that soldiers and horses from Qinzhou or Yanzhou were mobilized to Weizhou for no reason?"
Everyone was stunned, and Chao Chao said slowly: "If I were Li Zhihe, my first reaction would definitely be that the Dongchuang Incident has happened, and generally speaking, even if the army is gathering for war, there is no need to enter the city to garrison. If reinforcements do not enter the city, It's the same as having no reinforcements. If the request to enter the city is irregular, they will become even more suspicious."
Su Jin said: "Yes, they have something in their minds, they must be cautious. Once there is any trouble, they will definitely know that someone has tipped off the news, and then more than 500 of us will be finished immediately, and what's even more terrifying is, I'm worried They will do anything to save their lives, even rebel; to put it ten thousand steps back, even if the reinforcements did not arouse their suspicion and arrived in the city smoothly, once launched, tens of thousands of our Song soldiers would kill each other, regardless of the victory or defeat. Could it be that one of our own is killing one of our own, hurting our own vitality?"
Everyone was silent. Su Jin's worry was not unreasonable. It was located on the border and anything could happen. If there was internal strife in the Song army, would the Western thieves get the news and launch a massive attack? This was one of them. If Li Zhihe and them were caught too early, Without realizing it, it would be a big joke to drag 20,000 soldiers to surrender to the city. And no matter what Li Zhihe and others choose, Su Jin and a group of brothers will definitely bear the brunt of death.
Su Jin sighed and said: "It's difficult. If you want to be ruthless, you must not cause the situation to deteriorate or collapse. A strategy must be based on these two points to be considered a clever plan."
Everyone was scratching their heads. It was okay for these people to fight, but it would be difficult for them to use their brains.
"Young master, here is a way. It's better for you to use your brain casually than for us to think about it all day and night." Ma Han had a headache thinking about it, so he simply became lazy.
Su Jin smiled and cursed: "What are you talking about? Is my fart more fragrant than flowers?"
Mahan smiled and said: "That's not necessarily true, but I heard that the smarter the person's farts, the smellier they are."
Everyone burst out laughing, and the tense atmosphere eased a lot.
Su Jin stretched out his hand to signal everyone to be silent, and said quietly: "I have been weighing it this afternoon. Compared to any fancy strategies, I think the strategy just now by the Mahan brothers is more reliable."
Everyone was stunned, even Ma Han thought Su Jin was amusing him, and said hurriedly: "Young master, don't be ashamed of me. I can fight with my life, but trying to make a plan will cost my life. What can I do?"
Su Jin smiled and said: "You are wrong. The more complex the situation, the more simple the method is. You just said, find an opportunity to catch them all in one go. This method is direct and rough, I like it."
Chao Chao said: "But the other party has 20,000 soldiers and horses..."
Su Jin said: "Do they always have 20,000 soldiers and horses with them?"
Chao Chao said: "What happens after we take it? Ge Huaimin, Li Zhihe and others must have placed cronies to lead the soldiers. What should they do if they cause rebellion?"
Su Jindao: "This is of course a big danger, and your worries are by no means unnecessary. Ge Huaimin has been deploying troops in Weizhou for many years, so he must have trusted people who are all generals in the army. If we take them, it will cause a series of confrontations, but I
But there is a magic weapon that can cure them."
Everyone kept asking: "What magic weapon?"
Su Jin waved his hand, and Xiao Sui'er took an object wrapped in red cloth from a wooden box and handed it over. Su Jin slowly opened it, and the object was golden and dazzling under the candlelight. Everyone knew it, and it was a gift from the emperor.
It's like a gold medal in my presence.
Everyone was stunned. Wang Chao asked in confusion: "Master, didn't you lose this gold medal? Why is it still in your hand?"
Su Jin smiled and said: "It turns out that the piece was indeed lost. This piece was newly requested from the emperor. Do you still remember the negotiation with Xiao Temo, the Liao envoy? That time the emperor asked me to assist Fu Bi as the negotiator.
At that time, I asked for the gold medal, saying it had magical uses, but in fact it was of no use at all. Afterwards, the emperor didn't ask for it, and I didn't hand it over."
Zhao Hu opened his mouth and murmured: "Young master is really a god. At that time, he knew that this gold medal would come in handy today. This is really admirable."
Su Jin smiled and scolded: "Don't flatter me. I only remembered it in the afternoon. Even I forgot about this. With this gold medal, I can command the three armies and use the emperor's mouth to say some weighty words."
, In short, with this thing, there is no risk of soldiers rebelling, unless they are determined to rebel; of course the risk still exists, but it is worth taking the risk, no matter how dangerous it is, can it be as close as Luzhou and Yangzhou?"
Everyone nodded and said: "Let's do it. If you say you can do it, you must be able to do it. Master, please arrange it. We will just do what you say."
Su Jin slapped his thigh and said: "Okay! Since all the brothers are bloody people, we Su family people naturally have to do something when we come to the northwest. Starting from this matter, we want the entire Northwest Fourth Road to know about us.
All the brothers of the Su family are well-known figures."
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In the following days, Su Jin and others became much more well-behaved. Li Zhihe and the people assigned near the Yamen reported Su Jin's movements every day. The news they received made Li Zhi, Ge Huaimin and others very happy.
A few nights ago, it was said that Su Jin called his men to go to the inner hall of the Yamen. I don’t know what he said. Anyway, since that night, the 500 personal guards and several rebellious chiefs he brought have all become more docile.
He had learned a lot and no longer took people out to wander around the city to meddle in other people's business. He spent the whole day sleeping in the barracks.
And Su Jin's government office is even more funny. The government office is only open for half an hour every day, and the door is open the rest of the time, but the prefect is never in the hall.
Ever since Su Jin plundered the black market, some people mistakenly thought that a good official had arrived and came to the Yamen to file complaints. As a result, Magistrate Su kicked out all the complainants without saying a word. The people were deeply moved.
I was disappointed, and then I realized that another faint official had arrived. I really hoped that someone would support me and make the decision, but I didn't want to change the soup without changing the medicine.
Li Zhi, Xu Wei and others were very happy. It seemed that Su Jin had really learned the lesson. No matter what kind of champion you were, five thousand guilds a month would settle your problems. Li Zhihe had even begun to think about how to deal with it.
Ask Su Jin to allocate more grain through Yan Sansi's relationship. As long as 10% more grain is provided, Su Jin will earn back more than ten times the five thousand guan.
Originally, Li Zhihe and others had said hello to the city's business to calm down a little, but now it has returned to normal. What Su Jin was like before he came, and what he is like now, has nothing to do with whether the new prefect comes or not.
On July 21st, Li Zhihe, Xu Weige, Huaimin and others received Su Jin's invitation. Su Jin wanted to return the invitation to you at Zie Yue Tower to thank the officials of Weizhou Prefecture for taking care of him.
meaning.
After receiving the invitation, Li Zhihe and others looked at each other and smiled, thinking: Now Su Jin is completely submissive.