Chapter 477 Before the Storm

After Shaanxi was recovered, now Hedong has also been recovered, and the official document of the victory flew to Li Zong's desk like snowflakes. The Zhao family dreamed of recovering the old land, not long ago they had just recovered Henan Road and Jingdong Road, and now they had recovered Shaanxi Road and Hedong Road.

You must know that these achievements only appeared when he ruled Zhao Yun, which is enough to prove that he is a generation of Ming Jun.

After being excited for two or three days, Li Zong calmed down and asked about the specific situation of Dong Songchen's front. At this time, Dong Songchen didn't dare to help Shi Bin say half a good word, so he had to 'tell the truth'. He also tried his best to raise the ability of Lu Wende and the other five people, and Shi Bin's role was tried to be kept down as much as possible, so that Li Zong would not be jealous of Shi Bin.

As soon as Dong Songchen said this, Li Zong had the illusion that Shi Bin of Guangfu Shaanxi Road and Hedong Road was just a chief of staff, and those who really supported the overall situation were Lu Wende, Wang Jian, Wang Lixin, Chen Yan and Li Tingzhi. This naturally reassured Li Zong a lot, but he was still a little uneasy in his heart, so he was not comfortable.

Because he knew that Dong Songchen and Shi Bin had a great relationship, how to reward Shi Bin, Li Zong did not ask Dong Songchen, but thought about it himself. The old and sophisticated Dong Songchen also pretended not to know when he saw this, but silently followed and served Li Zong.

However, after pacing back and forth for dozens of steps, Rizune said that he was tired and wanted to rest. Dong Songchen immediately moved a chair for Li Zong to sit on, and gave Li Zong a massage, which was very well-behaved.

came up with a rough idea, and seeing that Dong Songchen was so well-behaved, Li Zong still asked: "Song Chen, do you think it is better to reward Shi Bin and them this time?" ”

Now that Li Zong is very guarded against Shi Bin, Dong Songchen of course did not dare to say that he and his subordinates would strengthen the real power, only that he or his family could be knighted.

Seeing that Li Zong's face was peaceful, Dong Songchen knew that he was right, so he said again: "Lu Wende's real power is not small, and he is only suitable for entering the knighthood." And Chen Yan, Li Tingzhi, Wang Lixin and Wang Jian are also suitable for strengthening real power, so as to balance Shi Bin and Lu Wende. ”

This answer obviously made Li Zong very satisfied, and he looked at Dong Songchen happily, and asked Dong Songchen to make a list for him to see, so that he could make a final ruling.

Dong Songchen has long been familiar with this kind of thing, and he has a set of plans in a blink of an eye. promoted Shi Bin from a direct student of Longtuge to a scholar of Longtuge, and his title is still Pingbeihou. Lu Wende added a title of Earl of Dingbei, one rank lower than Shi Bin, and was transferred to Hedong Road as a pacification envoy, and Wang Jian took over as a pacification envoy on the east and west roads of Jiangnan. Wang Lixin was promoted from Chencang Zhizhou to Shaanxi Road as a transit envoy. Li Tingzhi and Chen Yan were promoted to prison officials on Jiangnan East Road and Hedong Road.

The more Li Zong listened, the happier he became, and finally couldn't help but praise Dong Song Chen for being smart and not trusting him in vain. Perhaps stimulated, Li Zong also thought hard about it, and finally he came up with an effective way to restrain Shi Bin.

The solution is very simple: cut off the supply of grain and grass, so that Shi Bin and Lu Wende can only stay in Hedong to repair and be unable to fight again. Even if you want to use this to expand your sphere of influence, you can't do it.

However, it is better to follow the rules, so Ritsu decided to issue the decree first. The brutal method of directly cutting off the supply of grain and grass will be used later. In order to issue a holy decree before Shi Bin and others sent troops to conquer the Hebei Road, Li Zong immediately issued an edict after thinking of this, and rushed to the north with 800 li.

Datong is naturally happy, and everyone is jubilant. Shi Bin was also indulging in joy, but he was still thinking about something in his heart.

"Xu Feng, you said that we are not going to the east, are we also recovering the two roads in Hebei?" Shi Bin asked.

Xu Feng was not surprised to hear this, but said very solemnly: "Dashuai, it is okay to lay down the two roads in Hebei, but if you have to do it slowly, I am afraid that you can only win one state and one state." ”

In fact, Shi Bin also knew that he couldn't rush for quick success at this time, so he asked just now

The question is just a casual remark about nothing. He smiled and said, "You, the head of the guard, are really getting more and more powerful, Xu Feng." I want to have a celebration banquet to calm everyone's hearts and see their attitudes. If they all want to continue to fight Hebei, then I will participate, if they are not very active, then forget it. ”

Of course, this is a great thing, Xu Feng originally wanted to remind Shi Bin to have a celebration banquet, and explore what Lu Wende and others were thinking at the banquet, which could be regarded as paving the way for future actions. So he immediately nodded yes.

Receiving Shi Bin's invitation to hold a celebration banquet, Lu Wende and the others were very happy in their hearts, because Shi Bin had already said that he would not compete with them for credit, and Shi Bin was still a person who believed in his word, so even if there was some purpose of this celebration banquet, he would not want to grab credit. And it is not bad to get closer to Shi Bin through the celebration banquet, so they are all very interested in participating in this banquet.

Soon it was the day of the banquet, although it was not too early to go to the banquet, but since I wanted to get closer to Shi Bin, I would have to chat a few more words and get to know each other better, so Lu Wende and several people all arrived at Shi Bin's handsome tent an hour early.

When they arrived not far from the tent, the five of them found out that each other had come early, and almost all of them came at the same time, and they were a little embarrassed.

Shi Bin, who was about to go out for a walk, also found out about this phenomenon and immediately felt funny, but he didn't show it on his face, but immediately went to greet the five people.

Since they all came early, Shi Bin simply chatted with Lu Wende and a few others, figuring out what they thought in their hearts was only good for him, and there was no harm in it.

After entering the tent, they each served a pot of hair tips, and Shi Bin smiled and said: "Several adults came in a row, and they must have made an appointment a long time ago, which is really a great face for Shi." ”

Each has its own calculations, and they all want to come early, but they just thought of the same plan, where is what has been agreed early? Shi Bin's words made Lu Wende and the others embarrassed. In the end, it was Chen Yan, who could speak, and said: "Yes, I have already made an appointment the day before yesterday, come to the banquet an hour early, and talk to Shi Dashuai about other things." In this army, it is always said that it is not interesting to fight. ”

Shi Bin didn't want to get down to business as soon as he opened his mouth, it would be too dull and boring, so he asked the five of them what was more appropriate to talk about.

This time, it was Chen Yan who spoke, and he asked about Shi Bin's firearms manufacturing, because he himself wanted to make advanced firearms but did not have the technology.

These questions were asked to the hearts of Lu Wende and the other four, seeing the advantages of firearms in siege warfare, they all wanted to make their own firearms, but they also suffered from lack of technology. Once there is technology, the combat effectiveness of the army will be greatly improved, and the status of the army in the DPRK and China will also be correspondingly improved.

It was not easy to open up to Shi Bin at first. Now that Chen Yan has brought it up, of course they have repeatedly said that they also want to talk about this.

Manufacturing and selling arms is a big money road, no matter how stupid Shi Bin is, he can't cut off this road by himself, and he won't do the thing of teaching his apprentices to starve his master to death. So even if the five of them were full of honey and good words, Shi Bin just smiled and said no, a few people could only buy arms and not learn to make them.

The clay man still has three points of anger, and the five of them are all people who want to be faced, but Shi Bin has no compromise to say good things, of course, he has a temper, and the atmosphere in the tent suddenly became dull.

This is not good, but he didn't find it but offended five people, Shi Bin immediately smiled and said: "Five adults, the arms manufacturing is in charge of Xie Qiangbing, and I am only responsible for sales." He has mastered many key technologies, and if he doesn't agree, I can't do anything, and I can't make good firearms. Shi Bin simply pulled Xie Qiangbing, the technical director, out as a shield.

Of course, this is a nonsense, no one will believe it, if Shi Bin really wants to teach others to make firearms, Xie Qiangbing dares not to obey orders? But there is also some truth, and things are not in a hurry, so the atmosphere in the tent is a little better.

"Shi Dashuai, I don't know if I can use the military merits of this Northern Expedition to exchange your manufacturing technology for the Tiger Squat Cannon?" Wang Jian asked.

Unexpectedly, Wang Jian actually thought of exchanging military merits for weapons manufacturing technology, Shi Bin was very surprised, and Lu Wende and the four of them also felt a little incredible.

You know, military merit is hard to earn. However, after a little thought, the four of them all expressed their willingness to do so, but the weapons they wanted in exchange for different manufacturing techniques were different.

Originally, he wanted to reassure Lu Wende and the others, he would never want the military merits of a few people, but now it has become Lu Wende and a few people selling military merits to him. Isn't this pushing him to the cusp of the storm and making himself the target of public criticism? If it weren't for the fact that the five people had a good relationship with him and were kind, Shi Bin would even think that someone was planning to 'kill' him.

Before everyone could finish speaking, Shi Bin immediately interrupted them, saying that it would never work, and he would never take away everyone's hard-earned military merits.

Since you can't exchange military merit for technology, what else can you do? In the eyes of the five people, Shi Bin is not in the oil and salt, if it weren't for Shi Bin and Jia Rudao and their son-in-law controlling the military and political power of the Great Song Eighth Road, they would probably be robbed.

The situation was greatly unexpected by Shi Bin, making him feel a little overwhelmed. Suddenly, Xu Feng's voice sounded in his ears, "Good opportunity, my lord." A good opportunity to enter Hebei. ’

A good opportunity to enter Hebei? Fortunately, Shi Bin's reaction was not slow, and as soon as Xu Feng said it, he immediately understood the meaning. To the five Lu Wende who were looking at him with a stiff face, Shi Bin smiled and said: "The five adults don't need to be so angry, Shi wants to ask you a question." ”

Lu Wende and the others didn't speak, but they gave Shi Bin a 'you say' look angrily.

"What do you think of Hebei?" Shi Bin said with a smile.

How about Hebei? Shi Bin's words immediately made several people nervous, and they immediately guessed what Shi Bin meant. However, now that Shaanxi Road and Hedong Road have been won, the results are big enough, and if you still want to plot Hebei Road, I am afraid it is not appropriate, after all, you can't chew too much. Therefore, Lu Wende and the five of them were silent, just waiting for Shi Bin to speak.

I had long expected that Lu Wende would react like this, so Shi Bin smiled and said: "Shi still has a way to provide you with a weapon manufacturing technology, which is related to Hebei, it just depends on whether you are willing to support it." ”

Is there a way? What it means is that Shi Bin is willing to negotiate conditions, not because he can't get in on the oil. So smiles appeared on the faces of the five again.

"May I ask what is Shi Dashuai's method?" Wang Lixin asked, hoping to verify what he was thinking.

"It's actually very simple. Shi Mou came all the way to see the Great Song Dynasty homeland and was very happy, and now that Hedong has recovered, he is naturally even more happy, I don't know if you have any further plans? ”

Plans for the next step? Obviously, Shi Bin wanted to recover Hebei as well, so as to further expand his sphere of influence. And the five of Lu Wende were thinking about whether it was worth doing this for the sake of a weapon-making technology?

This will make the Great Song Dynasty more unstable, but in fact, whether the Great Song Dynasty is stable or not has little to do with them, and they are not afraid of anything if they have an army in their hands. What's more, if they beat Hebei, they are also one of the gainers, so Lu Wende and the five hesitated.

Knowing what Lu Wende was worried about, Shi Bin himself didn't want to be too greedy, so he just said with a smile: "Ladies and gentlemen, please don't misunderstand, Shi Mou said that he didn't want to take Hebei down in one fell swoop. Now that the Great Song treasury is empty, it can no longer support the long-term battle of hundreds of thousands of troops, so I just want to occupy an offensive bridgehead in Hebei. ”

After listening to Shi Bin's words, everyone immediately relaxed, it turned out that they just wanted a bridgehead, and things were much simpler. So they said that they could talk about it, and they only asked Shi Bin to be trustworthy.

"Five adults, do you think that if Shi breaks his promise, as soon as you withdraw the army, will it be possible for my lone army to take the bridgehead in Hebei?" Shi Bin said with a smile, "I'm afraid that the bridgehead will not be taken down by then, and Shi Mou will have been thrown into the Yellow River to feed the fish!" ”

Such modest words made Lu Wende believe in Shi Bin, and they reached a consensus: to capture Hebei and recover Hebei as a bridgehead on the same day.