Zhou Xin sighed: "Is that so?" Zhang Xianzhong has already made a move? ”

Li Yan said: "Not yet, but I estimate that it won't be long before he will raise troops." 【Fengyun Reading Network. 】”

Zhou Xin smiled indifferently: "Don't be surprised, brother, since I am under the account of Inspector Zuo, everything must be for the sake of Inspector Zuo's personal interests." But I don't see any disadvantage to Zhang Xianzhong's attack on the Qin army to my supervisor. ”

Li Yan said: "Brother Nian, whoever has achieved great things must think high and far, and cannot patronize the present. If Zhang Xianzhong captures Hanzhong, my Qin army is not many, and he must not be able to hold it, if Zhang Xianzhong takes Hanzhong, he can threaten Guanzhong, in that way, the king of Qin will recall the men and horses of Henan and return to defend the Guanzhong area, so that Xinyang and other counties will inevitably be recaptured by Li Zicheng by taking the opportunity. The consequence of that would be that the general would suffer from the enemy on his back. On the one hand, Zhang Xianzhong could go down the river and attack Wuchang, and on the other hand, Li Zicheng could also attack by land. Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng have a close relationship, and both regard the general as a fierce enemy, so it is really easy to reach an agreement to attack from both sides and take Wuchang together. At that time, even if the Qin army wanted to help the general, it would be impossible. ”

Zhou Xin said: "My brother's words are reasonable, but Wuchang is an important town, once attacked, my majesty will definitely send troops to rescue, on the Yangtze River, our official fleet is convenient, even if Zhang and Li attack at the same time, there is nothing to fear." ”

Li Yan sneered: "Brother Nian thinks that Zhu Yousong will really send reinforcements?" ”

Zhou Xin groaned: "Won't it? Once Wuchang is lost, the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River will immediately lose the barrier, even if the master is stupid, he will not sit idly by. ”

Li Yan said: "That's natural, but based on the guess of the younger brother, even if Zhu Yousong sends reinforcements, he will definitely have to wait until the men and horses of the Zuo Inspector are lost." At that time, he sent a large army, and in the name of rescuing Wuchang, he even seized the military power of the Zuo Inspector's Division. Isn't that a good thing? At that time, even if Inspector Zuo doesn't want to follow, there will be no people around him, and he won't be able to make much waves. ”

Zhou Xinyi frowned: "Well, it's really possible." But it's only possible. ”

Li Yan said: "This is the result of the left superintendent holding his troops and letting Zhang Xianzhong attack Hanzhong, and I will talk about the result of our two families raising troops together to conquer Zhang Xianzhong." ”

Zhou Xin said: "Please speak." ”

Li Yan said: "The Left Inspector can raise troops first and attack the White Emperor City, Zhang Xianzhong will not dare to slack off when he hears the name of the Left Inspector, and he will definitely gather the strength of the whole army to meet the battle." At that time, the Sword Pavilion will inevitably be empty, and take this opportunity to take our Qin army by surprise, break through the Sword Pavilion, and take Chengdu directly. When Zhang Xianzhong heard about it, he would inevitably divide his troops to rescue him. In this way, his men and horses are tired of running for their lives, and we can create opportunities for the other to win no matter which way we enter the middle of the river. I believe that under the attack of the two people, Zhang Xianzhong will be broken. As long as Zhang Xianzhong is broken, the Qin army and the Zuo Inspector can divide Sichuan equally. Always be lips and teeth, help each other, at that time, the left supervisor is not just a supervisor. ”

Zhou Xin listened, his heart moved, although he followed Zuo Liangyu for a short time, but he knew this person very well, Zuo Liangyu has always been arrogant and domineering in the Ming army, and the purpose of this is to show that Zuo Liangyu has personal ambitions.

Zuo Liangyu is capable, prestigious, and ambitious, and the title of a mere supervisor is indeed not enough to satisfy him, and this supervisor is not a general of Nanming, and he cannot lead all the military horses of Nanming, because there is also a Shi Kefa in Yangzhou, who is also there to supervise the division.

Once Sichuan is taken, and then the Wuchang region is owned, even if it is only half of Sichuan, it is enough for Zuo Liangyu to be the second Liu Bei. At that time, the upper reaches of the Yangtze River will completely become Zuo Liangyu's world. With this condition, it is not impossible for Zuo Liangyu to be the king and hegemon. And this is also the result that Zuo Liangyu hopes.

Zhou Xin is familiar with history and knows that after Sima Zhao sent Zhong Hui to destroy Shu, Jiang Wei, the general of Shu State, used a discord strategy to encourage Zhong Hui to be king in Sichuan, and Zhong Hui readily agreed, because the land of Sichuan is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and with Zuo Liangyu's strength and prestige, as long as he enters Sichuan and is called the king, who can do anything about it?

Therefore, Zhou Xin couldn't help nodding slightly: "Li Gongzi's words are reasonable. But once you can't enter Sichuan, what if you fail? ”

Li Yan said with a smile: "Failure is failure, at most, my Qin army and Zhang Xianzhong tore their faces and openly confronted them, the left superintendent can't enter Sichuan, and he still goes back to Wuchang, and he is still the superintendent." Let's take a long-term view. ”

Zhou Xin thought for a while: "Li Gongzi, having said that, raising troops to conquer is a big deal, and I can't be the master." It is necessary to meet with the left supervisor and listen to his decision. ”

Li Yan said: "This is natural, I only ask the young brother to be able to persuade him with me in front of the superintendent, I believe that with the help of the young brother, this matter will be completed." ”

Zhou Xin's heart has thought about this matter several times, he first accepted Li Yan's gift, and secondly, he is very angry with Zuo Liangyu in this matter, and if he says a word, it will not cause Zuo Liangyu's disgust, can it be done in the end, just listen to Zuo Liangyu's words, Zuo Liangyu agrees best, even if Zuo Liangyu does not agree, he also does his best, Li Yan also has an explanation here, took the money, and also helped, Li Yan has nothing to say.

No matter how you calculate it, this is a deal that only makes money and does not lose money, so Zhou Xin made up his mind, and he raised a toast to Li Yan: "In this way, let's make up our minds, when does my brother plan to meet Inspector Zuo?" ”

Li Yan said: "Tomorrow morning." Zhou Xin said: "Okay, I'll accompany my brother." Li Yan said: "Thank you so much, Brother Nian." The two of them touched the cup and drank it all.

After eating and drinking, Zhou Xin sent the housekeeper to send Li Yan back with a carriage, Li Yan only came with three people, but Zhou Xin sent three carriages, the purpose was very clear, go back with Li Yan, and pull the gifts back. Li Yan returned to the camp and ordered the gifts to be carried into the carriage and handed over to the steward to take back.

After resting for a day, early the next morning, Li Yan finished freshening up, changed into a clean court dress, took eight followers, and went to Wuchang City with a scepter given by King Qin.

This time, it was an official envoy who entered the city, and the people at the city gate saw it and hurriedly flew to Zuo Liangyu to learn about it. At the same time, he sent someone to lead Li Yan to Zuo Liangyu's mansion.

When I walked to the central street and approached the gate of Zuo Liangyu's house, I saw Zhou Xin with a few family members already waiting there, and when I saw Li Yan arrive, the two walked side by side and came to the door of Zuo Liangyu's house.

When the man at the door saw that Mr. Zhou was coming with the envoys of the Qin army, he did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly reported to Lifei, and after a while, Zuo Liangyu personally greeted him and took Li Yan into the mansion.

Nominally, at this time, the two families were still allies in the common struggle against the Qing Dynasty, so the necessary etiquette could not be omitted.

After entering the mansion, everyone came to the hall and took a seat, Zuo Liangyu only brought two cronies and generals, and two strategists, Zhou Xin and Wei Fan, Li Yan were let to the guest seats, and their own refreshments were served.

The guest and host chatted for a few words and talked about the anti-Qing incident, and then Zuo Liangyu asked: "Li Gongzi is here, presumably not only for the previous anti-Qing incident." ”

Li Yan said: "Yes, Li Yan is here, he has other important matters, and he wants to discuss with the supervisor." ”

Zuo Liangyu said: "Since there is an important matter, why don't you go to Nanjing, you are an envoy, it is right to meet my majesty, come to me as an envoy, my majesty is not so happy in my heart." You King Qin think that you are deliberately trying to sow discord between our monarchs and ministers. ”

Li Yan smiled: "Having said that, but the superintendent knows that my King of Qin has already formed an ally with Beiming, where Sun Chuanting is located, some time ago. ”

Zuo Liangyu said: "Naturally, I know." What does it matter? ”

Li Yan said: "Since the king of my family has formed an alliance with the Northern Ming, it is to recognize the orthodox status of the Northern Ming, the Ming Dynasty has not died, and the successor is Zhu Cijiong, who was supported by Sun Chuanting. In the eyes of the king of my family, Nanming is not a court, but a local division, so why not go to Nanjing to meet the overseer? ”

Zuo Liangyu groaned and didn't speak, and Wei Fan on the side continued: "Zhu Cijiong's origin is unknown, what is the third prince of Zhu, who has seen it?" Besides, as everyone knows, on the day of the destruction of Beijing, the first emperor had already martyred his family, where was there a prince who escaped from the capital alive? This must be a fake emperor supported by Sun Chuanting, who wants to be the second Dong Zhuo. ”

Li Yan said: "Whether he wants to be Dong Zhuo or Cao C, in fact, the Ming Dynasty has been divided into two countries, each with an emperor, but the world recognizes it or not." Needless to say, Li Yan is here for the good future of Inspector Zuo, don't be ignorant of good people's hearts. ”

Zuo Liangyu was stunned: "For the good future of this governor?" Haha, what a joke, does the future of this governor need you Qin people to come to C's heart? ”

Li Yan said: "In troubled times, those who know the times are handsome. The overseer is a great person for a while, so the king of my family Qin deeply admired me, so he sent me here to accept the superintendent. We can form an alliance and achieve great things together. ”

Zuo Liangyu glanced at Li Yan a few times: "A great cause?" Hmph, what kind of great cause? ”

Li Yan looked at the people in the hall and said, "This is a confidential matter, and you need to be cautious. Zuo Liangyu nodded to both sides, and the cong people retreated, leaving only his two cronies and generals, as well as Zhou Xinweifan's two strategists.

Zuo Liangyu said: "Li Gongzi, please speak, Zuo listens." ”

Li Yan asked what he said to Zhou Xin yesterday, and repeated it again, he observed Zuo Liangyu's expression while speaking, but Zuo Liangyu has always been moody and very calm, so after Li Yan finished speaking, Zuo Liangyu's face was still calm as water, and there was no change.

After Li Yan finished speaking, the people in the room looked at each other, and everyone frowned, thinking about it in their hearts.