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”Song Dian, you have met Yang Lin. What do you think about him? Will he come to us? ”
”General director, I've told you before that this person is extremely shrewd and won't easily express his stance. Last time, he personally told me that I would obey the orders of the general director. ”
”Do you think his words are believable?”
Even though he had seen Yang Lin and talked to him before, he could not be sure that Yang Lin would listen to them. Let alone having no proof, even if Yang Lin did not listen to his orders when the time comes, what could you do to him after Yang Lin had issued a written decree?
”General director, I feel that his words seem to be believable. As a commoner, he has no foundation in the imperial court at all. If he doesn't seek refuge with us, he will not be able to find a way out. Even if he wanted to rely on He Jin, he would not be able to contact his. So, I'm sure he really wants to join us. ”
Zhang Qingrui had never thought of this before, but there were very few people who would build bridges, and there were plenty of people who would build bridges after crossing them. Who could guarantee that once he had the power, he wouldn't fall under He Jin's tutelage? Furthermore, he also had his own weakness. If he was able to gain power, then those weakness would become even more incredible.
”I keep having the feeling that Yang Lin is waiting for us to take action. He had surrounded Zhang Bao in the Qing He County, but he had not moved for a long time. The distance between the two armies was less than thirty kilometers, yet they had been safe and sound for so many days. What cavalry couldn't break through the defenses, that was purely an excuse. Didn't he also have no foot soldiers in Guangyang, Qingzhou, and Lunan? But why can he shoot it down? ”
”The general director, you are right. It wasn't that Yang Lin couldn't defeat Zhang Bao, but he was waiting for the imperial court's order. If the imperial government did not satisfy him, he might just drag things out. He would not let Zhang Ding leave nor attack him. However, if the imperial government sent someone else to lead the army, he would very likely not cooperate. He might even let Zhang Bao go. ”General director, I even think that he's waiting for your signal.”
”Yang Lin is planning to kill the heart, he is bargaining with the imperial government, or should we say, blackmailing it. Even if the imperial government were to agree to his request and wait for the xanthopanax to be annihilated, as long as there was an imperial edict, wouldn't he have nothing left? If the court ministers thought he was blackmailing the court, who could save him? If he dares to threaten the imperial court, how can we expect him to do so? ”
With these words, Song Dian had no more ideas. He stood up and walked a few steps back and forth in the great hall, but he could not sort out a single clue. His mind was filled with images of Yang Lin, but he could not see the actual Yang Lin.
”General Manager, your words reminded me of a sentence Yang Lin had said: A family with a treasured blade, they do not necessarily have to kill people. It would be a form of deterrence even if it is kept at home. I think he meant that he wanted to be a sword in our hands, and we didn't expect him to help us kill, but if anyone else thought of him as one of us, they wouldn't dare to do anything to us. ”
”Yes, you are right. If we put him on the Jizhou, eliminate Zhang Bao, and display his might, he would be our treasured blade, and is even close to the Luoyang herself, who would dare to make a move? ”
”In any case, General Manager, he has already told us. If we don't help him this time, if he really becomes Yuan Shao's assistant, our life would be even more difficult. On the contrary, if we help him, at least he won't. As long as he does not publicly oppose us, others will not dare to act rashly because they fear him. ”
”Yes, even if it is for a treasured blade, we must immediately go see the Emperor, and cannot let He Jin succeed.”
This matter could not be delayed for even a second. If He Jin were to make the raw rice into cooked rice, it would be too late to go back on his words. Although he did not have a suitable candidate, he could only recommend Yang Lin. Regardless of whether Yang Lin chose to rely on himself, it was better than those who sided with He Jin.
When Zhang Jean and Song Dian finally arrived, He Jin was in the middle of a discussion with the emperor. The two seemed to be deep in thought and the Hanling Emperor even leaned forward to listen to He Jin's picture of the future of the xanthopanax. Zhang Geng could not help but sneer as he walked in.
”Servant greets Your Majesty.”
”Get up. The two of you came at the right time to listen to Great General's brilliant ideas.”
Hanling Emperor Liu Hong smiled as he glanced at Zhang Jean and Song Dian, and then turned to look at Grand General Ho Jin. He nodded, signalling for He Jin to continue. However, He Jin could not help but laugh bitterly, thinking that with these two, their wise opinions were just spouting nonsense.
”Your majesty, the treasury is now empty. It would probably be unrealistic for the imperial government to hand over the money. If they recruited elite soldiers and trained them to be soldiers, it would take longer for the water to reach their destination. It would be better to make Yuan Shao the mediator, lead the Jizhou Thorn History, command the military and political affairs of the Jizhou, gather the power of the Jizhou, and stabilize the Jizhou. In the future, the states could follow suit, and no matter which state became a bandit again, the states would settle down and the imperial court would supervise it. If the bandit is not strong enough, the imperial government can change generals on the spot. ”
The Grand General Ho Jin did not know if it was intentional or not, but he actually mentioned that Yuan Wu's suggestion of commanding the military affairs of the Jizhou as commanding the military affairs of the Jizhou.
”What Great General said is indeed reasonable. Right now, the Stinger of the prefectures is only used to monitor the taiwai s of each prefecture. They have no ability to pacify bandits, and the defensive power of a prefecture is also very limited.
Zhang Fu gave a strange smile to He Jin, as he first expressed his agreement with He Jin's suggestion. This also made He Jin a little confused. He even suspected that this card had a fever, he had never agreed with his suggestion, it was just that he was rebellious.
”Hehe, looks like Great General's suggestion is indeed reasonable and feasible. Since you all agree, then issue an edict.”
Hanling Emperor Liu Hong laughed happily, he did not expect that when He Jin and Zhang Rong had the same thoughts, they would say that they were incompatible fire and water, wasn't that good? This is more like it. If everyone has any good suggestions, wouldn't my big man be in high spirits?