Zhao Shujiao also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "It's still an adult who is thoughtful, with the containment of Dongjiang Town, Jianyu definitely doesn't dare to come out, one or two hundred thousand people is already the limit, and we don't have to pay attention to it." ”

Cao Wenzhao and the others also nodded secretly, I have to say that Zhou Zheng's arrangement in Liaodong over the years has been stable, and he has completely restrained Jianyu, otherwise, their trouble would not be a little bit.

Zhou Zheng saw that everyone's expressions were relaxed, smiled, and said, "You continue to discuss, I'll go and meet Fan Wenchen to see what tricks they have." ”

Everyone didn't care anymore, so naturally they didn't say much, their current enemy was Li Zicheng, and they discussed it seriously again.

Zhou Zheng walked out of the council hall and came to the side hall to see Fan Wenchen.

Fan Wenchen has been detained by Zhou Zheng for many days, and he has lived a carefree life and gained a lot of weight.

He stood in front of Zhou Zheng, raised his hand with a smile and said, "Congratulations to Lord Zhou, now he is the first minister of the Ming Dynasty." ”

Zhou Zheng looked at him and said with a smile: "Jianyu has never been in my eyes, you little tricks can't fool me, let's get down to business." ”

Fan Wenchen's smile slowly converged, his expression was calm, and he began to think seriously, even if he had thought about it before, in the face of Zhou Zheng, he still had to seriously organize the language again.

Everyone is a smart person, and those vain tricks are jokes, useless and unnecessary.

Fan Wenchen pondered for a while, and said: "Lord Zhou, now the success or failure of you and Li Zicheng is five or five, whoever we stand on will win, whoever is the lord of the Central Plains, I believe that Lord Zhou understands the severity." ”

Zhou Zheng took the teacup beside him and said lightly: "You should know that you are of no use to me, I just want to kill you at a critical moment and get a little pitiful benefit, if you say this nonsense again, I will take your sacrificial flag and swear to the master." ”

Fan Wenchen frowned, Zhou Zheng was stronger than he expected, and he was silent for a while, and said: "Indeed, the men and horses sent by His Majesty are 20,000, but 20,000 people are also a lot of pressure for Lord Zhou, plus the containment of Liaodong, Lord Zhou and Li Zicheng, the victory or defeat is still unknown." ”

Zhou Zheng shook his head and said, "Li Zicheng has never been in my eyes, pacifying him will not take more than five months at most, even if you are added." If Huang Taiji's 20,000 people are lost in the pass, Huang Taiji will have to consider whether it is time to surrender to me. ”

Fan Wenchen kept staring at Zhou Zheng's face, analyzing his true thoughts in his heart, and said for a moment: "Lord Zhou seems to be overconfident, if you are hit in the abdomen and back, you can't cope with it, Lord Zhou, it is a matter of great cause, I don't believe that adults are willing to take risks." ”

Zhou Zheng naturally wouldn't despise Huang Taiji, but even with this variable, Zhou Zheng could still deal with it, he was curious about what Huang Taiji was doing, and said quietly: "What do you want?" ”

Fan Wenchen's eyes flashed slightly, and he said: "We help the adults to achieve great causes, and hope that the adults can give us Liaodong, and the two countries will take Shanhaiguan as the boundary, and forever form a brotherly alliance, and there will be no more troubles." ”

Zhou Zheng sneered and said, "Sending 20,000 people wants so many benefits, is Huang Taiji drinking too much?" ”

Fan Wenchen also showed a smile on his face when he heard this, and said, "What do you think, adult?" ”

Zhou Zheng had no intention of negotiating with Huang Taiji at all, looked at Fan Wenchen, his heart moved slightly, and said, "You should also be negotiating with Li Zicheng, what price does he offer?" ”

Fan Wenchen was not in a hurry, and said with a smile: "We are indeed talking with Li Zicheng, but there is no result yet, we believe that Lord Zhou's price will be higher than Li Zicheng." ”

Zhou Zheng leaned on the chair, his right hand supporting his chin, his mind was flying, and he still said as usual: "If I were you, I should choose Li Zicheng, unless, Li Zicheng will ignore you at all." In that case, I am your only choice. ”

Fan Wenchen's expression moved, and he sighed softly: "Lord Zhou is really wise. To tell you the truth, we approached Li Zicheng very early, but he completely rejected us. And, what we want, he can't actually give. Lord Zhou, even if we don't cooperate with any of you, whoever we stand on will win. I do prefer Li Zicheng, if he wins, we can get Liaodong without much effort. ”

Zhou Zheng smiled, looked at him, and said, "Say something that makes me happy, otherwise, I will send your head back to Huang Taiji." ”

Fan Wenchen looked at Zhou Zheng's expression, knowing that this was not a joke, his life and death were at this moment, and he pondered for a long time, and he said: "Your troops who surrendered to Li Zicheng in the Ming Dynasty, including Wu Sangui, Tang Tong, Bai Guangen and others, are more than 30,000, plus Li Zicheng transferred from everywhere, the total strength is more than 100,000, and they are all elite divisions. I know that Lord Zhou's troops in the three places of Liaodong are about 100,000, and they have to guard against us, so Jinzhou and Dongjiang Town can't move, at least 60,000. Add to that the 20,000 you have to guard against us, or at least 40,000, and your forces are almost all pinned down by us. Even if you are temporarily recruited, can you cope with Li Zicheng's 100,000 elite army? If it is the other way around, Zhou Daren is a sure winner! The Ming Dynasty has thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, and there is endless prosperity, all in the thoughts of Zhou people. Emperor Chongzhen is dead, whether it is Wang Mang or Zhou Gong, everything is in place without hindrance. ”

Fan Wenchen's words boiled down to 'coercion and temptation', needless to say, defeat and death, and the stench for thousands of years. If he wins, then the world is in hand, and the entire Ming Dynasty is Zhouzheng, and it is not a problem to usurp the throne and become the emperor!

This temptation is undoubtedly enormous, and since ancient times, almost no one has been able to resist!

Zhou Zheng's expression had not changed, he smiled, and said: "I am not satisfied with your words, come here, marinate Fan Wenchen's head, send it to Shenyang urgently for 800 li, and tell Huang Taiji to let his 20,000 horses be bounded by 300 li north of the Great Wall, if he crosses, 100,000 troops will go north!" ”

Immediately, a group of guards responded loudly, rushed in, restrained Fan Wenchen with their backhands, and were about to drag him out.

Fan Wenchen knew that Zhou Zheng was serious, his expression was solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "Lord Zhou, you have to think clearly, you are now losing more and winning less, and if you are our enemy, you are doomed!" ”

Zhou Zheng didn't bother to pay attention to him, watched the soldiers drag out, and continued to turn back to the conference hall to discuss the military situation with a group of generals.

Intelligence is being gathered from all over the place, and more and more troops are being recruited and deployed, and they are stepping up training and stationing in various designated places.

"My lord, Shandong has now requisitioned 50,000!"

"Tianjin Wei 30,000 soldiers and horses have been cleaned up!"

"Yang Guozhu's army has arrived at Shanhaiguan, and 20,000 people are resting!"

"My lord, from the current point of view, Li Zicheng should go directly out of Beijing and go straight to Yongping Mansion, and the battlefield should be in Yongping Mansion."

"According to the convention, they will divide the troops into three routes, and the specific details have not yet been clarified, and the Military Intelligence Department is going all out to infiltrate."

"Zhou Fucheng, Master Kou, Master Ma, Zhou Shoufu, etc. are all hidden by us, and they are still safe ......"