Chapter 480: Countermeasures

Looking at the back of Qin Cha, who was fleeing quickly, Shi Bin and Lu Wende glanced at each other and returned to Shi Bin's handsome tent together.

"Brother Lu, what should I do next?" Shi Bin smiled awkwardly.

"What to do? Frankly, I don't know what to do. Lu Wende said his current state very happily.

Indeed, the most contradictory thing now is probably Lu Wende. He was just a civilian at the beginning, and he followed Zhao Kui to fight everywhere to get today's high-ranking official Houlu. But all this that has just been done is obviously not in line with the identity of a courtier, and it is absolutely disrespectful. If Li Zong really wants to investigate, Shi Bin and Lu Wende will die because of this.

"Things have been done, and regret is useless. Let's rest first, and we'll talk about what to do later. Shi Bin smiled helplessly.

What Lu Wende needs most now is calm, rest, everything that has just happened makes him exhausted.

And Shi Bin didn't care, what happened before made him very excited. Qin Cha represents the emperor, and the strength he just showed is equivalent to giving Li Zong a big slap in the face, venting his previous grievances. Let Li Zong's waste understand that he Shi Bin is not so easy to mess with.

However, there are still some thorny issues to be solved. Chen Yan, Li Tingzhi, Wang Lixin and Wang Jian have all been promoted, and they have been influenced by the idea of serving the country with loyalty all the year round, and they will definitely not follow him, so don't expect their support. Although Lu Wende was angry, it should only be a momentary anger, and after calming down, I am afraid that he will not be completely opposed to Li Zong. Therefore, Shi Bin must handle the relationship well and strive for the most support.

"Xu Feng, go out for a walk with me." Shi Bin said calmly.

"Yes, Marshal."

Walking outside the tent, Shi Bin looked at the ground in front of him full of new young grass, Shi Bin suddenly realized that the old year had passed, and now it was a treasure? Three years (1255). Thinking of these, he suddenly had a sense of vicissitudes, and couldn't help but read out Wang Anshi's "Docking Guazhou": Jingkou Guazhou is a water, and Zhongshan is only separated by a few mountains. The spring breeze and the south bank of the Green River, when will the bright moon shine on me.

understood that Shi Bin was homesick, but Xu Feng didn't talk much, so he could only stand aside silently and accompany him.

"Do you think I can fight Handan again?" Shi Bin suddenly asked.

Hit Handan again? Shi Bin's crazy thoughts startled Xu Feng ruthlessly. It won't be long before the 100,000 soldiers and horses under the command of Chen Yan, Li Tingzhi, Wang Lixin, and Wang Jian will definitely withdraw to Shaanxi or Henan, or even beyond. left Shi Bin and Lu Wende's forty or fifty thousand horses to garrison Hedong, how could such a few men and horses be enough to enter Handan?

Knowing that he was thinking nonsense, Shi Bin smiled awkwardly, "I can't count on Chen Yan's four, what do you think of Lu Wende?" What do you think he'll do next? ”

"Dashuai, I think that if we don't fight for it as soon as possible, Dashuai Lu will soon be won over by the emperor. Even if he refuses to be our enemy and does not serve as a pacification envoy to Hedong, he will not be on the same front as us. Xu Feng said with certainty.

"That makes sense, so how do you think we should win him over?" Shi Bin asked, "You must know that his benefactor Zhao Kui is still alive, and it is difficult to win him over." ”

"At least we can't let Lord Lu be our enemy, as for how to win him, we can slowly figure it out."

Shi Bin nodded silently in agreement. Anyway, things were not in a hurry, so he set foot in the camp, which was regarded as a pastime. It is estimated that Lu Wende should have rested enough, and took Xu Feng back to the tent.

Seeing that Lu Wende was already calm, Shi Bin knew that he could have a little conversation, so he said: "Brother Lu, Chen Yan and the four of them have already made a lot of money and made enough benefits in this Northern Expedition, and they will not be with us again in public or private, what do you think we should do next?" ”

It's another question, but Lu Wende's mind is normal now and he can think about the problem. In order not to let Shi Bin look down, he thought about it seriously.

"Maybe we have two things to do."

"Two things to do? Please tell Brother Lu in detail. ”

"Okay. The first thing is to properly handle the relationship with the imperial court, and neither to get too stiff with them nor to make them feel that we can be manipulated by others. The second is to correctly handle the relationship between me and you, Brother Shi. ”

Listening to Lu Wende's words, Shi Bin nodded again and again, and said that this is a problem that must be dealt with, especially the problem between him and Lu Wende is the most important.

The two reached a consensus, things were much easier to do, and it was much easier to chat. However, Lu Wende was a cautious person, and he was not in a hurry to make a final decision, so he said that he would go back to his camp to rest first, and then talk in detail in two days.

Having understood Lu Wende's basic attitude, all that remains is to find out the attitude of Chen Yan and the other four, although it is almost certain that they will follow the edict and return to the court soon, but Shi Bin still does not want to give up, so he ordered Xu Feng to invite the four to discuss the affairs of the tent.

As a result, Wang Lixin and Chen Yan were both 'in poor health', Wang Jian was 'busy with affairs', and in the end, only Li Tingzhi came.

However, Li Tingzhi regretted it as soon as he came, because he found that there were only two people in the big tent, he and Shi Bin, and he waited for a full quarter of an hour without one more, which made him feel cramped and uneasy.

"Master Li doesn't need to be nervous. Ben Shuai invited Chen Yan, Wang Jian, Wang Lixin and you, but you came alone. But I don't blame them, I'm just going to protect myself. I didn't expect Lord Li to come, I was very relieved, and sure enough, as people said, Lord Li was generous. ”

Li Tingzhi was not comfortable listening to these beautiful words, he was afraid that Shi Bin would dig a pit and jump by himself. It's ridiculous to have to jump at the end.

"The handsome man praises falsely, and the handsome invitation should come over with affection and reason. As for Chen Yan, Wang Jian and Wang Lixin, there may indeed be other things delayed. ”

He smiled faintly and said, "Today, Ben Shuai invited the adults to come not for anything else, but for the previous northward journey." ”

Now that the results of the battle are big enough, and even the reward has come, the implication is that the emperor does not want to continue to march into Hebei, how can Li Tingzhi, an old fritter in the officialdom, not know? So when he heard Shi Bin say that he still wanted to go north, he immediately became nervous, and regretted that he had come to Shi Bin even more.

"Marshal, it seems that the emperor doesn't want to fight with the Yuan people anymore, and the country also needs to recuperate, so I'm afraid it's not appropriate to continue to march into the army." Li Tingzhi said in a low voice.

"Master Li misunderstood, I didn't really want to go north, not to mention how dare I go north as a lone army? Just ask. ”

Of course, he won't believe Shi Bin's words, but Li Tingzhi can be sure that Shi Bin really wanted to go north before this meeting, but after this meeting, he will definitely not go north. did not expose this lie, Li Tingzhi said that it was correct not to go north now, so as to protect the people's livelihood and the country.

Smiling bitterly, Shi Bin said, "Master Li, even if you agree to go north, I can't go north. Because the emperor will directly stop the supply of grain and grass to our army in the near future. ”

"That seems like a bit too much." Li Tingzhi couldn't help but say.

"It's over, it's over, who called it the emperor. This time, I invited the adults over, mainly to tell the adults that I Shi Bin does not want to conflict with you. Shi Bin said, "If possible, bring this to Chen Yan and the three of them." This is especially true of Lord Lu. ”

Shi Bin's words made Li Tingzhi feel uneasy, what do you mean by 'I, Shi Bin, don't want to conflict with you'? Could it be that Shi Bin wants to rebel? Thinking of this, he was already in a cold sweat.

Seeing that Li Tingzhi's face was pale, Shi Bin smiled and said: "Where does Master Li think of it, I don't know how to do those things yet, but sometimes there will definitely be some conflicts with the imperial court, I hope you don't be used by traitors." ”

At this time, Li Tingzhi was relieved, saying that he would definitely not conflict with Shi Bin, and would also bring his meaning to Chen Yan and the others, let alone be used by traitors to deal with Shi Bin.

After getting Li Tingzhi's promise, Shi Bin smiled with satisfaction. At the same time, he knew that he must have been tired, and after inviting him to drink two cups of tea, he personally sent him out of the big tent.

Two days later, Lu Wende came as promised. Seeing that he had already made a decision in his heart, he probably just told Shi Bin about his decision rather than discussing it with him.

"Brother Lu, have you thought everything through?"

"Brother Shi, I heard that you discussed with Chen Yan and the other four the day before yesterday, but only Li Tingzhi came?" Lu Wende asked.

"Brother Lu knows this, and this is indeed the case. It's a shame for me. Shi Bin smiled awkwardly.

After the two of them walked into the tent and sat down side by side, Shi Bin poured a cup of tea for Lu Wende first, and said with a smile: "It won't be long before Chen Yan and the four of them will definitely retreat." According to the meaning of the holy decree, I will return to Lin'an and continue to be the caged bird, and you will stay in this Hedong to fight against the Yuan alone. ”

In order to make Lu Wende feel more deeply, Shi Bin bit the 'caged bird' and 'Resist Yuan alone' very hard.

This made Lu Wende, who originally planned to negotiate some conditions with the emperor and accept the reality after gaining some benefits, was shaken, indeed, it was not easy to resist the Yuan. The winning rate of his battle with the Yuan people is half-opened, so he must be unable to resist the Yuan in Hedong alone, and he can't escape the fate of being disabled.

The question is what to do? Is it not obeyed?

"Brother Lu, I thought of a story, I don't know if you want to hear it." Shi Bin said with a smile.

"Brother Shi, please speak."

"Big brother knows Wang Anshi."

"You know, Wang Anshi's reform is famous all over the world, how can I not know?"

"Then does Brother Lu know that he and Sima Guang and the others have resisted and disobeyed the order several times?" Shi Bin smiled slyly.

really wanted to resist the order, although his waist was purple, Lu Wende was still a little nervous after hearing it.

"What's wrong with Brother Lu? Scared? Shi Bin smiled.

Of course, he won't admit that he was afraid, nor would he admit that he was worried, but that there was some surprise Shi Bin's crazy thoughts.

"If so many courtiers have resisted and disobeyed the decree, why can't we, are we inferior to others? We have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in our hands, in today's troubled times, are they better than those weak scholars who can't pick up their shoulders and can't lift them? ”

This stimulated Lu Wende, and he immediately agreed with Shi Bin's opinion, saying that he could choose to resist and disobey the order. But he asked what to do if he didn't obey the protests.

What to do? Shi Bin suddenly felt that Lu Wende was very cute. What can I do? Cold! What to do and what to do! Do whatever you want!

"Brother Lu, I have a way to solve this crisis, but I have to take some small risks." Shi Bin said with a smile.

Now there are risks everywhere, and Lu Wende is not afraid of any small risks, so he asked what the solution was. After all, he still didn't want to get into too much trouble with Song Ting, and it was always good to have some room for maneuver.

"Didn't the emperor want his eldest brother to be the pacification envoy of Hedong? Then the eldest brother will let your younger brother Lu Wenfu temporarily preside over the affairs of the pacification envoy, and you yourself will find an excuse to lead the army back to Jiangnan and Lianglu to regain the territory. ”

"Making excuses?" Lu Wende said suspiciously.

"Yes, making excuses." Shi Bin smiled meaningfully.

This clearly wants him to be a separatist warlord, but Lu Wende does not reject what Shi Bin said now, and he lowered his head and thought about it.

Seeing that Lu Wende was silent for a long time, Shi Bin smiled and said: "If Brother Lu thinks this is inappropriate, then only let Lu Wenfu garrison Datong, and I will personally lead an army of 20,000 troops to support him at any time on Hedong Road." Of course, it doesn't matter if Brother Lu doesn't agree with my plan, but there is one thing I want to declare, I must hold Hedong Road in my hands. ”

Now what Shi Bin thinks is Sima Zhao's heart, everyone knows that even if he doesn't rebel, he will be an An Lushan, but he will also be a separatist warlord who listens to the tune and does not listen to the announcement.

After thinking about Li Zong's unkindness, Lu Wende finally agreed to Shi Bin's plan, leaving Lu Wenfu to deal with the Song court in Datong, and he led his troops back to Jiangnan Lianglu to be a warlord who did not listen to the announcement, and completely set Wang Jian in the air.