"Master Fan, how do you feel after watching Xu Xiang today?" Zhu Youzhen looked at Fan Sheng opposite and asked with a smile.

Fan Sheng shrugged, "Completely unexpected. ”

"Oh, it can surprise Master Fan, it can be seen that this Xu Xiang is really capable!" Zhu Youzhen was a little proud, "This king looks at people, it's not bad, right?" ”

"Bandits are not scary, but I'm afraid that bandits are educated!" Fan Sheng had a rare humor, which made Zhu Youzhen laugh.

"This person has a wise mind, a deep scheming, a clean and neat work, and a gangster, ruffian, and unstingy energy, ordinary people really can't deal with him. If you can do things for Your Highness with a solid heart, it is indeed a blessing for Your Highness. Fan Sheng thought for a while and said, "But it is precisely because this person is so temperamental that it is not easy to subdue him and make him completely loyal." ”

"In order to collect these few, I did not hesitate to take hundreds of heads of the former prefect of Tai'an in exchange, do you mean to say, Xu Xiang, I haven't completely surrendered to my Luo!" Zhu Youzhen was a little surprised.

"This person is now doing things solidly, and he has solved a big problem for you, Your Highness." Fan Sheng thought for a while and said, "But this person is afraid that he will not be satisfied with this. Tian Guofeng is a very simple person, Chen Fu looks gloomy, but he doesn't have so much thought about Xu Xiang, but these three people are led by Xu Xiang. Your Highness, completely subdued Xu Xiang, and completely subdued the other two. ”

"What exactly does Xu want?"

"He's a reader." Fan Shengdao.

Zhu Youzhen nodded: "I understand." If you are poor, you will be good to yourself, and if you are good, you will help the world, right? It's not that hard, isn't that what I'm looking for? It's good to be ambitious, I need ambitious people, only such people will move forward bravely and not be satisfied with the present. ”

"But this person's methods are too intense, and His Highness has to consider using this person." Fan Sheng suggested.

"You mean daytime, right?" Zhu Youzhen smiled: "In the afternoon, Sun Tonglin came to me, confessed to me for his in-laws, and asked for pardon for Zhou Hao's misfortune by the way." ”

"How did Your Highness do it?"

"This little face is still to be given to him. So I sent a handwritten letter to Xu Xiang. Zhu Youzhen said.

"Xu Xiang agreed?"

"Not quite yes." Zhu Youzhen took out an excerpt from the table, "Originally, he was going to flail Zhou Hao for three days, and finally flail Zhou Hao for a day, and then he wrote me an excerpt with fierce words, asking me how heavy the 100,000 households of Tai'an are heavy, or is it a heroic and powerful man like the Zhou family?" What else do you say that 100,000 people are 100,000 soldiers, and the Zhou family is considered to be a battle, how many soldiers can they get? 100,000 people and 100,000 loads of grain, how much grain can the Zhou family be hollowed out? ”

Fan Sheng couldn't help laughing.

"Finally, he accused me of interfering in local administration. It is his duty to say that it is his duty to govern the place, and it is not right for me to meddle at will, if he does not do well, he can go home with a backpack of paperwork. Zhu Youzhen spread his hands: "I was speechless, and finally sent someone to apologize to him, he was good, he suffered the big stab, and said to my envoy not to take it as an example, and next time, he will resign." ”

"It's really a messy character!" Fan Sheng laughed: "He is sure that His Royal Highness is reluctant, you can't bear him." ”

"Indeed." Zhu Youzhen said: "I've seen a lot of people who tend to be inflammatory, and I've seen a lot of talented and virtuous people, but it's the first time I've seen someone like him." ”

"Such a person is a double-edged sword." Fan Sheng said: "With his governance, he can quickly put the local government on the right track, but he can't let him serve in one place for a long time, otherwise, he will easily turn this place into his hall." ”

Zhu Youzhen clapped his hands and said: "Master Fan coincides with what I thought, anyway, I will march south next, and when I get to the next place, I will let him clean up these messy places for me, and then go to the next place." The work of cleaning up the mess is the most suitable for him. ”

The two looked at each other and laughed.

After Xu Xiang finished speaking, Fan Sheng solemnly said to Zhu Youzhen: "Third Highness, speaking of which, the current situation is already very urgent. You still have half a year to prepare your arms for war, and after the beginning of spring tomorrow, you must send troops. ”

"If Li Ze has reached an agreement with Xiang Xun in the near future, then the time for Xiang Xun to integrate the southeast is probably half a year's effort, and then he will also march north." Zhu Youzhen nodded, "We must get ahead of them and gain a first-mover advantage." Then fight with him for territory in the south-central. ”

"That's exactly what happened." Fan Sheng said: "The south is rich, if the Third Highness can win enough territory, then we will be able to move between advance and retreat." The Third Highness has enough weight in his hands, and the more confident he is about the future, at that time, you only need to sit in the south and watch Chang'an. ”

"If Xiang Xun can integrate the southeast, it is not necessarily a bad thing." Zhu Youzhen's face gradually showed a proud look, "Or when the time comes, I only need to defeat him, and I can lay down the situation in the southeast in one fell swoop." ”

"Don't underestimate your opponent at any time, even if the opponent is a sick cat, you must fight as a tiger." Fan Sheng admonished.

"This is natural. The battle of Luzhou is unforgettable. Zhu Youzhen clenched her fists, and her heart tingled.

"Respectfully, let me tell you that the first thing to do after becoming an army is to take Wuning and Xuzhou with lightning speed." Fan Sheng said: "Xuzhou, is one of the nine states in China, since ancient times is the key to the north, the gateway to the south, is the place where soldiers must fight, where not only the land is fertile, but also the center of businessmen, has the reputation of the hometown of the emperor." Now that Wu Ning is in the hands of Pang Xun, it is really a tyrannical thing. ”

"Wuning Pang Xun, surrender to my Daliang, and kill him without guilt, I am afraid that there will be criticism in the court." Zhu Youzhen hesitated slightly.

"Humph!" Fan Sheng sneered: "Pang Xun surrendered to my Daliang, but because of the current situation, he was squeezed by the two major festivals of Xuanwu and Gunhai, and he had to do it as a last resort. Where is it willingly? This time, the imperial court attacked Shannan East and West Roads on a large scale, asking Wu Ning to send troops to help, Pang Xun pushed back and forth, and finally only took 500,000 guan money, did the imperial court send this 500,000 guan money? This person has a close relationship with the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce, and the president of the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce is Jin Mantang, and the relationship between this person and Tang and Li Ze has never been a secret. His unsubservient heart has been revealed. ”

Zhu Youzhen nodded.

"What's more, His Royal Highness is also trying his best to win over this person, Pang Xun is a mother if he has milk. No matter which side he eventually falls, it will be unfavorable to the Third Highness, Wu Ning must be in our own hands, take Wu Ning and control Xuzhou, not only can we gain a lot in the economy, but more importantly, we can use this to completely lock up the Gun Hai and cut off their contact with Chang'an Luoyang, and when necessary, we can go down with one drum. ”

This involves the court dispute in the future, hearing Fan Sheng say this, Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"Xuanwu?"

"Kyung Xiang has thought of this a long time ago." Fan Sheng said with a smile: "Tai'an, as the base of His Highness's first attack, needs to leave enough people to defend, Liu Xinda can take on this role, he is the main force, Xu Xiang is the main text, and together with Tianping Cao Xuan, he should be able to protect against the threat from the Tang army." When His Royal Highness went south, he passed through Xuanwu, and the general Cao Bin could be left in Xuanwu. Cao Bin is not only a member of His Royal Highness, but at the same time, he is also deeply trusted by His Majesty, he is in Xuanwu and will not arouse the suspicion of others. After Xuanwu stayed, Zhu Chi is the uncle of the Third Highness, this person is indecisive, only chattering, if there is something, how can he be Cao Bin's opponent? At that time, Xuanwu will naturally fall into the hands of the Three Highnesses. ”

Zhu Youzhen stood up, walked to the map, and gestured with his hand, "In this way, the balance, Xuanwu, and Wuning are all in my hands, and then look south to Huainan, and then march to Eyue, and when necessary, you can also take the Gunhai, so that the general trend can be achieved." Just in the city of Chang'an? ”

Fan Sheng smiled and said: "Your Highness, you only need to lay down this foundation, there is a stable territory, Chang'an City, you have your own respect for me, if there is nothing to do, Your Highness also has capital competition, if there is something, Your Highness will come north, you will be able to easily enter Luoyang and enter Chang'an." ”

"In this case, Youzhen thank you for respecting the prime minister and the chief secretary." Zhu Youzhen stood up and slammed it to the ground.

Fan Sheng turned sideways to avoid it, and said bluntly: "Respectfully, the monarch chooses the minister, and the minister also chooses the monarch, five years ago, the minister would not have thought that the Third Highness would be like this no matter what." It is difficult to achieve great things without hardship. The respectful minister said that the heavens will descend on the Si people, and they must first suffer their muscles and bones, and work their minds, which fell on the three highnesses, but it is appropriate, and the minister thinks so. With all due respect, since Your Majesty became the emperor in Chang'an, he has no earlier enterprising heart, living in the deep palace, lazy and gentle in the countryside, regardless of Li Ze's aggressive trend in the north, if this continues, you and I will die without a place to be buried. His Royal Highness seems to be strong, but he is even more obsessed with force, despises Wenzhi, and cannot see the sharpness of the Northern Tang Army, precisely because of their achievements in Wenzhi. After taking the Shannan East Road, he didn't think about construction, but just blindly plundered, making the people unhappy and complaining, is this a long-term way? Your Highness, this time you take the southern lands, remember to lay down a land, govern a land, and make it the basic plate for Your Highness to compete for the world in the future. This is also the original words of the honorific minister. ”

"Remember!"

"Shi Hong, I left it for His Highness, all the spies in the south, this person knows it, let him work in front of His Highness!" Fan Sheng arched his hand and said, "Tomorrow I will leave for Chang'an." ”

"Rong Youzhen buys wine and practices it for Master Fan!" Zhu Youzhen got up with a smile, walked to the door, and said, "Come on, buy wine and food." ”

Fan Sheng laughed: "Okay, you can get drunk today." ”