Chapter 1208 The battle has started before the people arrive

The courtyard of the Zhao Mansion is very large, showing the former glory of the family everywhere. At the beginning, the royal family of the Yang family of the Great Sui Dynasty actually gave high rights and status to the generals who guarded the place. For example, Li Yuanshan in the northwest, Mu Guangling in the east, Luo Yao in Yongzhou, plus Zhao Tiankui's father, these generals on the military town side all have a Zhongshu order on their bodies.

Zhao Tiankui was not the person who should have taken over the throne of this family, the world was impermanent, and the father and son of the Zhao family all died on the battlefield in Eastern Xinjiang, and Zhao Tiankui became the last hope of the family.

The reason why Fang Xie attaches so much importance to the Zhao family is, firstly, because of the Zhao family's great military exploits in Eastern Xinjiang, a family that puts the national righteousness first in its own life, and is worthy of respect. The second is because the Zhao family's reputation in the local area has always been very good, and under the rule of Jiangdu, the Zhao family has a very important position in the hearts of the people.

Sitting in the pavilion in the back garden of the Zhao Mansion, Fang Xie glanced at Zhao Tiankui, who was tightening his body from time to time. This young man didn't know how to practice, and his body and bones were a little weaker. Jiangdu's climate wasn't too cold even in the middle of winter, but apparently he still couldn't resist the wind that could be found in his bones.

Fang Xie refused Zhao Tiankui's big gift and held his hand to stop Zhao Tiankui from kneeling.

"You don't have to thank me."

Fang Xie smiled and said, "I don't care if you are mature or not, now that you are in this position, you should try to understand as many things as possible." How long can I hold you? A year? Two years? Three years? If you don't succeed, I'll help you for the rest of your life or not. I want to keep the Zhao family's position in Jiangdu City, but the most important thing is that you have to be attentive. ”

"The minister knows!"

Zhao Tiankui nodded vigorously.

"You don't have to be too grateful to me, when you come to my position, thinking about things is not just out of feelings."

Fang explained: "The reason why I protect you so much is because of your father, who is a person I respect. Second, it's because it's also beneficial to me to protect your Zhao family. I'm going back to Chang'an, and after I return to Chang'an, I'm going to rectify the rule of officials. The place can't be messed up, I need some trustworthy people to help me keep the place. Jiangdu is the most important, I will leave you soldiers and horses, and I will also give you the greatest authority, you don't disappoint me. ”

Zhao Tiankui hadn't recovered from the excitement yet, and the previous liquidation of Fang Xie had brought out all the resentment in his heart for him. Those who bullied their Zhao family during this time, Fang Xie did not let any of them go. Therefore, the other party understands that Zhao Tiankui really respects and worships from the bottom of his heart.

He felt that Fang Xie was the most bold, charismatic and dominant person in the world.

It's an idol.

"If you do it well, I'll give you more later."

Fang Xie said slowly: "I will leave a few people to help you, they are all very experienced people, and they will try their best to teach you what they know." I'm not afraid to tell you the truth, if I want to control the world, I have to cultivate people who are loyal to me, especially young people. The old people are always obsessed with personal interests, always worried about their wealth and life, and often cannot carry out my orders thoroughly. I'm a person who likes to go straight and have clear rewards and punishments. You're doing well, and I'm not going to be stingy. If you don't do well, I won't turn a blind eye. ”

"Lord Wang"

After listening to Fang's explanation, Zhao Tiankui knelt down on one knee again: "Zhao Tiankui swears to the sky here, in this life, Zhao Tiankui is a loyal dog of the prince." Wherever the king's finger pointed, the minister pounced. If one day the minister fails to live up to the high expectations of the prince, the minister will be cut by the heavens! ”

"Get Up"

Fang Xie smiled and said, "I'm telling you this because I think you're a credible person, and your situation is actually not mine?" Your father died in the battle in the eastern frontier, and the family has no support, so those old guys start to bully you, because he doesn't think you are young and can be bullied. I am facing such difficulties now, and when I return to Chang'an, I will also face a group of old guys who think I can be bullied. You and I have similarities. So I can understand you, so I really want to help you, we will always face a lot of people who want to suppress us, some shackles that we need to work hard to break. ”

"Let's work together."

Fang Xie patted Zhao Tiankui on the shoulder: "I'm in Chang'an to deal with those old guys who look down on me, and you are dealing with these old guys who look down on you in Jiangdu." Let the world see who is the last to laugh. ”

Zhao Tiankui's blood boiled at Fang Jie's words, and he felt that he and Fang Xie were in such a similar situation, and suddenly felt that Fang Xie was close from the bottom of his heart. At this time, in his opinion, Fang Xie was not only a person who had great kindness to his Zhao family, but also a big brother, a big brother who led him how to face the predicament.

"Minister, I won't be a person who stretches out his hands for food and opens his mouth anymore."

Zhao Tiankui said word by word: "The minister wants to impress everyone with me!" ”

"Hmm"

Fang Xie smiled: "I handed over such a large area to you, just because I saw your potential. Do things well, Zhao Jiaxing is on your shoulders. ”

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When I left Jiangdu City, it was a sunny day.

Fang Xie stood at the gate of the city and waved his hand, boarding the carriage.

Zhao Tiankui knelt down at the gate of the city and kowtowed a few times. He knelt, and the crowd behind him, whether they were sincere or had to kneel, all knelt down. After the Black Flag Army replenished grain and grass in Jiangdu City, it marched in two directions. Fang Xie took the elite of the seventy or eighty thousand elites and took the big ship of the sailor to walk the Yangtze River waterway. Let Chen Qianshan, Chen Dingnan, Zhuge Wuyun, Lu Fenghou and others take a large team of people back to Chang'an by land.

Standing at the bow of the big ship, Fang Xie ordered: "When you arrive in Sunny City, stop for a day." ”

The people below quickly wrote it down.

In Jiangnan, the most important place is Jiangdu. Among the several places with a large area of Daozhi to the east of Chang'an City, the most important is Yanyang City. Yanyangseong is still 1,900 miles away from Gyeonggi-do, and it was once the eastern capital of Jeong-kook. After the founding of the Great Sui Dynasty, although the status of the eastern capital of Yanyang City was revoked, it has always attached great importance to it.

When Gao Kaitai negotiated with Fang Jie, he wanted to come down to a place, and the target was actually Sunny City. First, there's a very large granary. Second, the city here is exceptionally strong. Third, there are thousands of miles outside the sunny city, and they are all fertile fields.

As long as you occupy this place, it is tantamount to gaining a place to build a foundation.

Wu Yi heard Fang Xie say that he was going to stay in Sunny City for a day, and he actually understood what Fang Xie meant. Fang Xie stayed in Jiangdu and supported Zhao Tiankui in order to stabilize the place. If these important places are not chaotic, Fang Xie will be able to fight with those people in Chang'an with peace of mind.

Moreover, if those people want to completely overthrow Fang Jie's rule, then there must be arrangements in these important places. Fang Xie arranged all the way along the way, that is, he was cleaning up all the places that those who were still hiding in the shadows and were ready to control.

Of course, to do so is tantamount to a declaration of war.

The matter of Jiangdu City is like a signal that will soon be transmitted back to Chang'an. If those people weren't idiots, they would be able to figure out that the solution was to pull out some of their invisible nails in the most important places as if they were pulling them out first. That's right, Fang Xie couldn't see what the nail they were driving down was, and where. But Fang Xie simply cleaned up the whole place, and the nails naturally couldn't escape.

"In that way, those people may have to pick up their pace."

Wu Yiyi stood beside Fang Xie and said softly.

"Actually, this battle started when I left Dongjiang."

Fang Xie smiled: "I said before that they are in the dark and I am in the light, so it seems that I am a little passive." I don't know how they came up with the arrangement, so I have to speculate, and if I do, I may inadvertently fall into their arrangement, and do things according to their arrangement. I need to find a way to deal with it, since I can't follow their arrangement, then disrupt their arrangement first, let them mess up a little bit, and I can get rid of passivity. ”

Wu Yi was silent for a while and then said, "In the past few days, the minister is still thinking, who is the person who can ascend to the heights?" Although Chen knew that he couldn't think like this, he still felt that this person should be in the Black Flag Army. ”

"How so?"

Fang asked.

Wu Yiyi sorted out the wording and said: "These enemies are used to hiding in the shadows and controlling everything. So the minister thought, they won't come out on their own. Just like the Tonggu Academy at the beginning, those who have the right to speak in the academy are behind the scenes, but choose a person or a family to be the spokesperson outside. But the situation is different now, now the lord has basically set the general trend, and even if those enemies want to change, they will change on the basis of this general trend. ”

"It's impossible for them to overthrow the entire Black Flag Army and reshuffle the cards."

Wu Yi said: "If that's the case, the action is too big. For a long time to come, even ten or twenty years, it was consumed in the war between the forces they controlled and the Black Flag Army. They can't afford to wait, and they are not sure that they will be able to defeat the Black Flag Army. The power they control is not material, it may be wealth and manpower, but this wealth and manpower are not equal to an invincible army, and they should be full of fear of the Black Flag Army. ”

"If the minister does it, he will seek change while keeping the rule of the Black Flag Army unchanged, and this change is naturally aimed at you. That is, the lord must be eliminated, but the Black Flag Army must be retained. Then they take control of the Black Flag Army through the person they have chosen to ascend to the top. It's too hard to destroy an army that's always strong, but it's obviously easier and more advantageous to control a strong army. ”

He said: "So the minister suspects that this person who can ascend to the top and shout is originally a person in the Black Flag Army. Only such a person can convince the public, and such a person can ensure that the Black Flag Army will not rebound too violently. And those who have this ability in the Black Flag Army are all pulled up by the lord...... So the minister, I can't think of who it is. ”

Fang Xie nodded: "I also know that this is the only possibility. But it's a little hard to know this person, and that's where the enemy's trick comes in. They knew that I couldn't go through all the generals, and that would make the Black Flag Army panic. Once I get suspicious and start checking on everyone, then my enemies will be happy. ”

Wu Yiyi frowned, as if this was really an inexplicable matter.

"Wait a little longer."

Fang Xie looked at the waves that were broken by the big boat, and said in a solemn tone: "I left Chen Xiaoru and them in Chang'an City, hoping that they can react and find out something." If Chen Xiaoru and the others can't find out, then they can only use extraordinary means that I don't want to use. ”

Wu Yiyi suddenly reacted, and the previous party explained that he would assign all the important generals of the Black Flag Army to local posts. This is a terrible thing, when any dynasty changes, the new emperor will find a way to take back the military power of important ministers. Fang Xie let these important ministers lead troops to defend the place...... In fact, isn't it a last resort? As long as you let them separate and let them go to the place, it will be a little easier to get rid of them.

Looking at Fang Jie, Wu Yi felt hard for him.

This young man has thought about too many things.