Chapter 306: A New Strategy

Shi Bin, who became Jingnan's pacification envoy and temporary acting governor of Sichuan, solved the internal problem and then came an external problem: how to go next.

If you don't shy away from it, now Shi Bin is a complete separatist prince, with military power, financial power and people in his hands, and it is okay to be the king if he wants to be independent. But this is absolutely not feasible, and it is self-defeating to be king easily. He believed in Taoguang and nurtured obscurity, and was inclined to 'build high walls, accumulate grain, and slow down the king', and he wanted the final victory.

One thing is not only clear to Shi Bin, but everyone in his department understands that the possibility of getting more territory from Song Tingna is very small, and if you want to expand the territory, you have to spend a lot of effort yourself. Therefore, Shi Bin locked himself in the inner room of the study and did not leave the room for three days, and the meals were sent in by Xiaoqin.

What puzzled Xiaoqin was that Shi Bin was not frowning or happy, but his face was cloudy and sunny, and he didn't say a word, just looked at the map alone. The only thing that made Xiaoqin understand was that Shi Bin was thinking about how to expand his strength.

In the blink of an eye, it was the fourth day, and it was still Xiaoqin delivering food. But this time, Shi Bin was no longer in the inner room, but sat on a rattan chair in the study.

"Xiaoqin, I want to ask you a question." Shi Bin asked a little tiredly.

Xiaoqin is a very well-behaved person, and as soon as he heard Shi Bin's tone, he knew that he was very tired and couldn't wait for a long time. Therefore, he immediately stopped what he was doing and said, "May I ask the master if there is anything he wants to ask." ”

Seeing that Xiaoqin was very restrained and understood why, Shi Bin smiled, "Don't be so nervous, I'm not very tired." I just want to know what it is like for you subordinates to be punished by the head of the house. ”

As soon as Shi Bin's words came out, Xiaoqin's mood that had just relaxed immediately became nervous again. No one ever asks the person being punished what it feels like, especially the relationship between master and servant, for no reason.

"Master, is there something Xiaoqin that is not doing well and makes you angry?"

"No, no, no." Suddenly remembering Xiaoqin's weak appearance, Shi Bin knew that Xiaoqin had misunderstood and immediately smiled: "Xiaoqin, you misunderstood, I was just thinking that if a person is often punished, will he still be loyal to the head of the family?" ”

"Sir, it varies from person to person. But most people should not endure the punishment of the head of the family for no reason indefinitely, it is estimated that there is a reason, but if they receive more punishment, few people will be loyal to the head of the family. Xiaoqin said with certainty, "But please rest assured, my lord, Xiaoqin is absolutely loyal to you and your wife." ”

Xiaoqin's answer was something that Shi Bin had expected a long time ago, but he just wanted to listen to it with his own ears and have a bottom in his heart.

"You mean, an ordinary person who has been punished a lot will no longer be loyal to the head of the family, regardless of whether he is really at fault or not?" Shi Bin asked again.

"Well, Xiaoqin thinks so. Of course, if it is that kind of loyal person, he will swear to follow the head of the family to the death, regardless of whether the head of the family is punished justifiably or not. Xiaoqin said with great certainty.

"Understood. It seems that you don't always have to rely on knives and guns to get things done. Shi Bin said to himself. Then he said to Xiaoqin, "Go and call Wang San to me, and say that I have something important to discuss." ”

After less than a cup of tea, Wang San went to the study, and with his experience, Shi Bin called him so irritated, he must have something important to discuss with him. So when I saw Shi Bin, I didn't say much, and asked directly. "Big brother, you've been alone in the inner room these days, thinking about the future, right?"

"I really can't hide anything from my virtuous brother, it's true. I always have

Thinking about this because I found that we had an awkward problem and there seemed to be no way forward. ”

"No way out?" Wang San carefully recalled Shi Bin's words.

"Yes, there's no way out. We have to face the Yuan people in the north, and we have to deal with the Song court in the east, and the southwest roads are worthless, this situation is really embarrassing. Shi Bin smiled bitterly.

"This is true, but I don't seem to be melancholy when I look at my eldest brother, haven't I already found a way to deal with it?" Wang San asked tentatively.

"It's not a solution, it's just an idea. This idea only felt feasible after asking Xiaoqin. Shi Bin smiled.

"May I ask the eldest brother, what question do you ask Xiaoqin?"

"It's to ask the next person how loyal they will be to the head of the family."

Shi Bin's question made Wang San, who has always been smart, not think clearly, and could only vaguely feel that Shi Bin wanted to use a discordant strategy to achieve a certain goal. "Big brother means that he wants to take advantage of other people's discord to gain benefits for us?"

"Yes." Shi Bin nodded and said, "I don't think it's appropriate for us to start a war lightly." ”

"What the eldest brother said is very true. Although Sichuan is still quite rich, in fact, it can't fight a few wars, so it shouldn't start a war lightly, at least not a big war, let alone fight on our land, and if it wants to fight, it will go out to fight. ”

"It makes sense, so I thought of taking advantage of the contradiction between the head of the family and the servant, that is, the contradiction between the monarch and the minister, to make a profit."

These words surprised Wang San very much, he never thought that Shi Bin would actually want to use the discord strategy. In his memory, if Shi Bin wants to succeed, he will strive for the support of like-minded people, and he will rarely dismantle the opponent's platform and cause discord.

"Hehe, a little surprised?" Knowing Wang San's feelings at this time, Shi Bin smiled a little embarrassedly and continued, "Big brother, I can't help it. Otherwise, I would really be trapped in Sichuan and Jingnan, and I don't think Song Ting would be willing to give me another way to the territory. ”

Shi Bin's words made Wang San very happy, what he was most afraid of was that Shi Bin still dreamed that the Song Dynasty would continue to give him territory. Therefore, he said very excitedly: "Big brother Mingjian! Indeed, we should think differently to benefit ourselves, and the discord you think about is a good solution. I just don't know what specific thoughts the big brother has? ”

With an embarrassed smile, Shi Bin said: "Naturally, this is not yet, otherwise how could you let this big think tank come to the staff together?" ”

"The eldest brother praised it falsely. You think that using the discord strategy is the most powerful, and it is the best policy to be able to take advantage of the army without blood. ”

They have been brothers for several years, and they already know each other's temperament very clearly, Shi Bin naturally doesn't care about these words, what he thinks about is how to make the Yuan people have internal conflicts as soon as possible, and Song Ting will neither deal with him and Jia Nidao in unison, nor will they be too divided internally.

"Since the eldest brother thought of this, the younger brother also brought you great news today." Wang San said with a smile.

Great news? Wang San has always been calm, and he can describe it as great news, and the benefits in it are absolutely small. Shi Bin naturally couldn't wait to urge Wang San to tell the good news.

"Last year, in the 10th year of Chunyou (1250), the Mongols held a general meeting in the fiefdom of Batu to elect the new Great Khan. This year, although most of the kings of the Kipchatai Khanate were bribed and willing to recognize Meng Ge as the new Great Khan, they were still not very satisfied, and many of the kings of the Ögedai Khanate even rebelled, and now Meng Ge has personally led his troops to suppress it. Wang San said with a happy face.

Rebellion? As soon as he heard this word, Shi Bin immediately came to his senses, and the Yuan people started an infighting, which was the best news for the Great Song Dynasty, no wonder Wang San was so excited.

"Then tell me what you think." Shi Bin urged.

"Meng Ge has always been good at fighting, brave and resourceful, and has repeatedly performed miraculous feats, so the younger brother thinks that if there is no support, I am afraid that the kings of Ogedai will not be able to support it for long before they will be annihilated."

Wang San's words Shi Bin agreed very much, almost all of the golden family are brave and good at fighting, and few people can stop their edge. How much more is it just a rabble of people who don't work together?

"What do you think the brother should do? Such a great opportunity can't be allowed to slip away, even if those sect kings will definitely be destroyed sooner or later, but the longer they let them mess around, the better. Shi Bin said with anticipation.

"The younger brother thinks that there are three ways to make the Yuan people mess up for a longer time."

"Speak quickly!" Shi Bin urged again.

"First, let's send people to the Ögedai Khanate to rebel against more suzerains with various benefits. Second, sell them good weapons and armor to strengthen their strength and give them the ability to fight against Möngke. The third is to try to get along with these Yuan generals on the border. Wang San said with a smile.

"Brother Xian is really powerful!" Shi Bin praised without hesitation: "I have thought of the first two points, big brother, but the third point is not very clear, we had a hard fight with them before and almost killed them, will they still marry us?" ”

"Of course!" Wang San said in an unquestioning tone.

"Why is that?"

"Big brother, do you know what it means to be on the border?" Wang San asked.

Shi Bin didn't like it in his heart after hearing this, how could he not know what a border is, to put it bluntly, it is to guard the border.

Immediately after that, Wang San asked again, "May I ask if the eldest brother has ever thought about who will come to the border?" ”

Shi Bin really didn't think about this question carefully, in his impression, the people who could fight the border were capable generals, and he didn't know who they were.

"Generally, there are two kinds of people, one is a loyal minister who is really worried about the country and the people, and the other is a person who is excluded and degraded by his colleagues." Wang San said meaningfully.

When he heard the 'other', Shi Bin understood the meaning of Wang San's words, and also recalled the loyalty issue he had told Xiaoqin before.

"Brother, do you mean that while we are sending people to Central Asia to contact those anti-kings, we are trying to win over these Yuan people on the border?"

"Exactly! Big brother, please don't underestimate these guards, each of them is a door, and if you open a door, there will be one more way. ”

Of course, Shi Bin agreed with these words very much, he didn't want to flank the Yuan people who were ready to attack him when he left Qishan.

"Okay, let's start with the Longnan guard who was tossed by us a lot, how about it?"

"This is inevitable, the Longnan guards have been defeated by me several times, and the guards of Tianshui and Baoji have been affected, and they will definitely not be allowed by the majority of the Yuan people, and the days will be sad, and it should be easiest for us to fight for him." Wang San smiled confidently.

"Okay, let's start with the Longnan guard!" Then he patted Wang San's shoulder fiercely, and laughed: "Wang San, Wang San, you are too good at figuring out people's hearts." If it is in the middle of the scientific examination, it is probably only a matter of time before he becomes a deputy to the Privy Council! ”

Wang San was very happy to say this, but he was also very modest, and in order to make Shi Bin think wildly, he finally found an excuse to leave.

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