The friendship between Lu Zheng and Song Wensong is not shallow, which is known to the world.

At the beginning, there was a quarrel between Lu Zheng and Dai Gao, and he was sent to the northwest by Dai Gao, which was to go through each other's difficulties with Song Wensong.

At that time, Lu Zheng was suppressed by the prime minister, Song Wensong was squeezed out by the family, it is not an exaggeration to say that the two were friends in distress at that time, if there was no Lu Zheng, Song Wensong might have been suppressed by the family a long time ago, and there would be no today's famous General Song San.

As for Lu Zheng, if it weren't for Song Wensong's cover and Dai Gao's hands and eyes were all over the sky, his days in the northwest would have been even more difficult at that time, and it would have been difficult to make a comeback.

However, no matter how deep the friendship is, each other needs to find a fit of interest, and now Lu Zheng and Song Wensong are on one side of each town, and Song Wensong has encountered difficulties and designated Lu Zheng to ask for help, and Lu Zheng at this time naturally has to open Chrysostom and talk about conditions.

In the capital, in the council hall of the Song Mansion, Song Wensong was like thunder, and he roared angrily at the generals and strategists around him: "Look at Lu Zheng, this kid, this kid is taking advantage of the fire to rob, it's really bearable, it's unbearable!" ”

"Did he ask me what I wanted? He asked me for horses, and 20,000 horses! Oh my God, he's crazy, is he going to tear my old bottom open? Song Wensong was extremely painful, his face was distorted, and he slapped the coffee table in front of him to pieces.

Song Wensong's advisers Wu Liewen, Xing Zheng, and Qi Yuanzhi were all there, they were shocked by Song Wensong's words, and Wu Liewen said: "Lu Zheng'er is too domineering, we must not let him succeed, 20,000 horses are simply to let Gongzi smash out all your savings for so many years, it is really unreasonable!" ”

Qi Yuanzhi said: "Childe, Qi thought that this matter had to be calm. Lu Zheng is extraordinary, since he dares to open his mouth, he expects that the third general will definitely agree to him!

Now for us, the Northwest has cut off our foundations, and the battle of the Two Rivers will inevitably affect the situation of losing both, and we ourselves are short of food and money. If there is no money, it is just that, our whole army can be encouraged to maintain it, but if there is no food, not only can we not raise soldiers, but the people will also rebel, and the situation in the capital will inevitably be chaotic. ”

Qi Yuanzhi paused, and said: "Lu Zheng, although the lion opens his mouth widely, but the conditions are not bad, as long as we can give him the horse, he can guarantee the opening of Cao Yun, once Cao Yun is opened, not only can we get grain, but we can also get tea, porcelain, silk, and wood from Jiangnan." With these things, we can operate and earn money for money.

Also, the capital and Jiangnan are connected by Caoyun is one, the capital is still the prince's prison, the three generals are the courtiers of Dakang, and the first fierce general under the prince's seat, and when we stand firm, whether it is the western expedition or the northern expedition, or even directly kill back to Longyou, we are all famous!

Because we represent the army of the Son of Heaven, and the descendants of the Song family are the army of traitors, the two sides fight, we represent the division of justice, the third son, you are not an unfilial son who betrayed the family, but has become a great hero who is loyal and filial piety, and the righteous annihilation of relatives, what do you think of this? ”

When Qi Yuanzhi said this, the strategists in the audience were speechless, and Song San had nothing to say, he was stunned for a while and said: "Old Qi, if you haven't followed me for many years, I will treat you as a lobbyist surnamed Lu!" Hey, Lu Zheng'er, I know this kid isn't so easy to fool! Right now...... Now he even wants my family! ”

Xing Zhengdao: "Third Prince, about the matter of horses, didn't you also detain thousands of horses from him last time?" Compared with our capital, Jiangnan has no source of horses at all, so it is normal for Lu Zheng to be thirsty for horses. Now that the third prince is hiding in Longyou, and after the state is captured, these horses must be dealt with immediately, otherwise I am afraid that they will fall into the hands of the enemy.

Just now we have been discussing the matter of sending troops, and now it is just right that we have reconciled with Jiangnan, and there will be no worries about sending troops and annexing the state, Lu Zheng also said that if we have a crisis, he can send troops to support. Liu Song is now the number one general under Lu Zheng, he is a general cultivated by the third prince, if he can lead troops to support, we can directly take the state, occupy the military important place of the state, so as to cut off the connection between the northwest and the Guannei, and make Longyou a closed kingdom.

Then, if we only defend and not attack, it will be enough to make the Longyou Song family suffer, and they will definitely be good at the age of the three generals when they turn back, don't you say? ”

Song Wensong laughed and said, "These miscellaneous people, I, Song San, have always been loyal to the family, but in their eyes, how can they ever treat me Song San as a person?" Hmph, in that case, I Song San don't need to be polite, isn't it just 20,000 horses? Tomorrow, I will prepare 100 boats, transport 5,000 good horses to the south of the Yangtze River, and give them to Lu Zhengxiao'er, and say that this is my meeting gift! ”

Song Wensong is also a hero, although it is very painful, but when it comes to making a decision, he is absolutely unambiguous, 20,000 horses for the situation to ease, for the food to survive, and more importantly, for the opportunity to trade with Jiangnan, which is too important to him!

Song Wensong left Longyou, on the one hand, he got rid of the control and shackles of the family, and on the other hand, he also stepped out of his comfort zone. When he was in Longyou, he was defeated, and the territory of Longyou was vast, and he could lead a group of people to escape to remote places, or even uninhabited places to recuperate, and then slowly make a comeback.

But now that Song Wensong is defeated, he has only one way to die, the world is fighting for hegemony, the winner is the king, and the loser is the villain, this is the iron law of hegemony.

"Go, bring Gu Zhilun over to me!" Song Wensong looked around the left and right, and after a while, he came to the palace in a proper manner.

Song Wensong laughed and said, "Boss Gu, I think you should have received the news from Lu Shangshu!" From today onwards, I, Song Wensong and Lu Zheng, will be fighting hand in hand again! Soon I will have a batch of cao boats going south, and these cao boats are loaded with my greeting gifts to Lu Zheng.

When the capital and Jiangnan Caoyun recover, Boss Gu's business will be bigger and bigger. Now we have one more thing, that is, we need to work together to win the state, I hope that Boss Gu can focus on the overall situation, give me more good words in front of Lu Zheng, and let him give us some support, only in this way, our cooperation can be prosperous! ”

Gu Zhilun was stunned for a moment, he was bombarded by Lu Zheng from Jiangnan to the capital, this was because he made a mistake in Jiangnan, and he has been very panicked these days!

He was worried for a while that Lu Zheng would snub him from now on, and he was also worried that the business in the north would become more and more difficult to do, because the Great Kang was chaotic, the world was strife, and the business was no longer peaceful.

The two formed an alliance, Song Wensong controlled the north, and Lu Zheng controlled the south of the Yangtze River, which was enough to establish the north-south trade route, wouldn't Gu Zhilun's business live?

For a while, he was extremely excited, and said: "The three generals are really heroes, and they can do such a big thing, which shows that the three generals and our sons are sympathetic to each other, and they are all heroes!" ”

Song Wensong snorted coldly and said, "Hero? Bullshit hero, Lao Tzu paid 20,000 war horses to Lu Zheng in order to reconcile with Jiangnan, do you know? How much are 20,000 war horses worth? ”

Song Wensong jumped to his feet and continued to scold: "Also, this is not a matter of money at all, Lu Zheng is rich and rivals the country, can he buy a horse?" Can you buy a horse from Beiyan? Will the horses of Liaodong be sold to you? Only I, Song Wensong, gave him horses, and one gave him 20,000 horses! ”

Gu Zhilun saw Song Wensong jumping to his feet and scolding, and suddenly felt comfortable in his heart, he understood that Lu Zheng was forcing Song Wensong to a dead end, and Gu Zhilun knew too well the nobility of horses.

He has been trading between the north and the south for so many years, and uses caravans to secretly transport horses from the north every year, and the total number of horses accumulated over the years is only 10,000, and these 10,000 horses were also stolen by Song Wensong for 2,000. There are only 8,000 war horses that can be successfully transported to Jiangnan, and this is already doing their best.

Although Song Wensong has a horse farm in Longyou, the asking price of 20,000 horses is too high, if Lu Zheng doesn't take this opportunity to speak, I'm afraid it will be very difficult to succeed!

Gu Zhilun suddenly wanted to go back to Jiangnan, he had not been away from Jiangnan for a long time, but the situation in Jiangnan had changed dramatically.

Lu Zheng destroyed the king of Qi first and earned 50,000 elite soldiers, and the Nanfu army swelled up at once, with a strength of more than 100,000 troops. Now Lu Zheng skillfully took 20,000 war horses from Song Wensong, and with these 20,000 war horses, the Nanfu army can build a cavalry that has always exceeded 20,000 cavalry.

With so many cavalry cooperating with the infantry, it is enough to cross the big river, take the two rivers, cross the Huai River to capture Huainan Road, and send troops to Shandong to drive the Liaodong Army back to the north.

For a while, there were many possibilities for the Jiangnan Army, and all of this was not clear a few months ago, and even Jiangnan was once considered to be in a very dangerous situation, and now, the one who turned the tide was Lu Zheng.

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The boy forwarded the good news from the capital to Lu Zheng, and said: "Song Wensong is in a hurry, he can't stay for a moment, no, five thousand horses will go to Jiangning Wharf immediately, these are all good horses in Longyou, Song Wensong's shot can be called generous!" ”

Lu Zheng smiled faintly and said, "This is all expected, by the way, did the person you invited come back?" ”

The boy said: "I've been invited, Mr. Zhang, our son wants to see you!" ”

A middle-aged Confucian student stepped in, and seeing that his appearance was very humble, he saluted Lu Zheng and said, "Zhang Pinghua has seen Lord Shangshu in the evening!" ”

Lu Zheng smiled lightly and said, "Mr. Zhang, you don't need to be so outside!" I've been running errands by King Qi's side all these years, and the boy has told me about your situation!

This time, we were able to succeed in one blow against King Qi, and your credit is great! In this way, you will follow me and live in the Lu Mansion from now on. About your mansion, rewards, the boy will arrange! ”

Zhang Pinghua was stunned, flattered and looked up at Lu Zheng, with a look of ecstasy in his heart. As far as he knew, Lu Zheng didn't have many strategists around him, and generally Lu Zheng was either with the boy or with the elders of the family, and the reason why Lu Zheng did this was not because he was unparalleled in his wisdom and didn't need strategists. It's that he deliberately keeps a low profile, after all, once he is a monk, he gives people the feeling that he has ambitions, but now, Lu Zheng can't help but think about finding a helper for himself.

The wise man must make a mistake in a thousand thoughts, and the current situation of Dakang has been completely out of control, and even Cao Weiming is called the king, but I am afraid that it will not be long before the world will fall to the throne and call the emperor, and Dakang will completely fall apart. The mountain of Dakang is about to fall, and Lu Zheng, as a courtier of Dakang, naturally wants to turn the tide, in this case, how can he not have the assistance of a strategist?

Zhang Pinghua is an old man, these are all seedlings left by the old prime minister, who has been lurking by the side of King Qi for more than ten years, and he is the one who encouraged King Qi to send troops to Jiangnan at a critical time, without his instigation, I am afraid that King Qi is not so easy to take.

This person is not simple, of course Lu Zheng has to be treated favorably and use it, in addition to Zhang Pinghua in the future, Lu Zheng will also recruit more people under his command, the current situation is that no matter whether Lu Zheng wants it or not, the wheel of history will push Lu Zheng forward.

"Mr. Zhang, the relationship with the capital is very delicate now, I want to arrange for an army to go north to the capital and take the state together with Song San, can Mr. Gao see?" Lu Zheng said.

Zhang Pinghua was slightly stunned, but he was not panicked, he groaned for a while, and said: "Gongzi is friendly with the capital, and the means of earning 20,000 war horses for nothing is really a stroke of genius, which is admirable!"

However, the battle of Bingzhou did not have much to do with Gongzi, Song San was trapped in the capital, and he either went north or west. Cao Weiming set himself up as the king, and he actually recruited a lot of civil and military generals under his hands, he himself is the head snake of the two rivers, and Song San will inevitably suffer heavy losses if he wants to take the two rivers, so he may not be able to take care of the capital, which is the reason why he does not dare to go west.

In this case, Gongzi can send an army to occupy Tongzhou to ensure the stability of the west of the capital, so that he can attack and annex the state with peace of mind. Don't hand over one army to him, the two armies will attack and merge the state together, then it will inevitably cause discord, but it will not be conducive to the war! ”

Lu Zheng nodded and said: "What Mr. Zhang thinks is not much different from me, but I have one worry, that is, I sent troops north to help Song San on the one hand, and on the other hand, I also have the intention of training troops. ”

"Haha!" Zhang Pinghua laughed and said, "Don't worry, son, as long as Song San goes north, Cao Weiming of Yuzhou will definitely send troops." If Zhang's expectations were correct, Cao Wei would have formed an alliance with the Song family in Longyou a long time ago, and they secretly formed an alliance to deal with Song San together, Song San must have seen the clues, so he so decisively agreed to the 20,000 war horses that Gongzi asked for, if not, where would 20,000 horses come from so easy to earn? ”

Lu Zheng was slightly stunned for a moment, and laughed and said: "Mr. Zhang is really a real strategist, I didn't even think about this trick clearly, so it is, so it is!" From this point of view, I am afraid that someone in the northwest will be king again......"