Chapter 582: Step by Step

After the letter was sent, they did not see a reply for a month, which made Shi Bin and his gang uneasy and very unhappy. The vague attitude of Zhao Kui and Lu Wende makes people feel very troublesome. If you don't ask for a solution and you don't ask for a solution, the situation will get worse and worse. That's something that no one wants to see.

On this day, Shi Bin took Jia Ling and Sai Xishi for a walk after dinner, and said casually: "You said that these two guys have not given me an answer so far, what do they mean?" Still angry with me and trying to torture me? ”

"Hehe, husband, don't say it so seriously, even if they do it on purpose, it can't be said to be torture, it is estimated that they just want to sharpen your sharpness. As for whether they are angry or not, it's really hard to say, it should be a little annoyed, but neither of them will waste their public affairs for personal reasons, they should be thinking about whether to work together with you. Sai Si Shi laughed.

"What do you mean by 'do you want to work with me'? Isn't it good to work together with me Shi Bin? They have nothing to lose, and they even gain. Zhao Kui became a competent prime minister, making the country gradually stable and strong. Lu Wende also returned to his lair and gained a lot of benefits, isn't these enough? If they are not satisfied, are the two of them too greedy? Shi Bin said with a little unhappiness.

"Lord Pingbeihou, you only counted how much they got but forgot how much you get." Jia Ling smiled, "Almost every time, you have to take the big head, and they have to take the small head." You take the initiative and they are passive. In this way, over time, of course, they want to take this opportunity to make your overlord suffer a little. Jia Ling smiled.

In this way, Shi Bin roughly understood. But it is clear that Shi Bin doesn't want to be tricked like this, he wants Zhao Kui and Lu Wende to cooperate with him as soon as possible, he doesn't want to take the initiative and become a passive defense. After thinking about what Sai Xishi and Jia Ling said, it was basically certain that Zhao Kui and Lu Wende would not turn themselves away, at most they would be cynical.

Since the Marquis of Huaiyin can be humiliated by his crotch, it is nothing for him to be ridiculed a few times, as long as he can stabilize the situation and continue to expand his strength. As for losing some face, I will have to come back in the future.

"What you said is very reasonable, I will arrange the arrangement, and I will go south to talk to the two of them in a few days." Shi Bin said, "Then where do you think it's better to go first?" Should you go to Zhao Kui or Lu Wende? ”

"Zhao Kuina." Jia Ling and Sai Xi Shi said in unison.

Although he had expected this to be the answer, Shi Bin still wanted to know the reason, hoping to benefit from it or find out the possible flaws.

"Husband, if you want to attack Hebei, in addition to having enough soldiers and food, it is also essential to have stability in the rear. If there is a war at the front and instability in the rear, it will inevitably be defeated. Once defeated, you will definitely be held accountable. The demotion is light, and I'm afraid the emperor wants to kill you with this. Therefore, you should first talk to Zhao Kui about eradicating the Yuan spies in the Great Song Dynasty. And the troops must be sent after the spy has been eliminated. Jia Ling explained.

"My sister is right. If there is a fire in the backyard, then there is no need to talk about anything, there is no second option except to withdraw the troops, and you can't even hold on. If the rear is stable, even if Lu Wende is watching from the wall, we can still choose to stick to one or two cities. Sai Xishi said very clearly, "Now the Yuan people are ready to move, but their food is obviously insufficient, and it will take at least more than a year to prepare for the ability to invade the south, so we still have enough time." As long as the more threatening Yuan spies in the Great Song Dynasty can be eradicated within more than a year, everything will be easy. What's more, food and salary are inseparable from his support. ”

His thoughts became more organized under the analysis of Jia Ling and Sai Xishi, and finally Shi Bin decided to go to Zhao Kui first to win his cooperation.

Since things were already on track, Shi Bin arranged everything properly

took Wang San south to Lin'an, leaving Jia Ling and Sai Xishi in Hedong.

This arrangement made the two female Zhuge a little unhappy, but there was no way, who told Hedong to really have a weighty person to stay, and she was really inferior to Wang San? What's more, neither of these two sisters was worried that the other party would follow Shi Bin alone, but they were not on the side, so they finally decided to stay in Hedong together

And Shi Bin felt that everything was easy, and it was an absolute pleasure to get out of the clutches of the two tigresses. And Wang San could only turn a blind eye and didn't dare to expose the shortcomings.

It didn't take long to arrive in Lin'an, and when he entered the city, he went directly to Zhao Gang's mansion.

Seeing Shi Bin and Wang San suddenly coming, Zhao Gang was overjoyed and ordered his subordinates to hold a feast to entertain his eldest brother who loved food and his extremely smart brother.

After three rounds of drinking, Shi Bin asked, "Zhao Gang, are you okay in the capital during this time?" ”

"Fortunately, maybe it's because I don't care about idle things, plus with the support of my eldest brother, no one deliberately bothered me even if there were so many dignitaries and dignitaries in Beijing. May I ask if the eldest brother suddenly came to An this time, is there anything going on? If there is anything to tell me, Zhao Gang will immediately send someone to do it. ”

"I'm not in a hurry, and I'm not in a hurry when something happens. Have you heard anything about the Metaren spy? Shi Bin asked.

"Think about it and see if there is anything abnormal in the capital during this time."

After listening to Wang San's words, Zhao Gang thought about it carefully, and it didn't take long for him to speak: "I haven't heard anything about the spy, but I really feel that the dignitaries and dignitaries of the Beijing Division have been unhappy for the past two months, and some of them even have a melancholy face, as if they are afraid of being discovered something." ”

"Brother, then please take a closer look in the past few days to see if these things have anything to do with the Yuanren spy. There must be a lot of Yuan people spies in the capital, you have to be careful to investigate. Shi Bin said.

After explaining this, Shi Bin, Zhao Gang, and Wang San drank again, maybe they hadn't been together for too long, and the three of them came to get drunk and rest.

Perhaps because he had lived in Beijing for a long time, Zhao Gang, a big old man, was also a lot more meticulous, and found out the news in less than three days: many imperial relatives were coerced by the Yuan people to inquire about the information of the Great Song Dynasty because of smuggling with the Yuan people. Although it's just some ordinary news that isn't very important, after all, betraying the Great Song Dynasty is all a look of anxiety.

Now that he knows such important news, Shi Bin understands why Zhao Kui has been slow to respond and inaction, it turns out that many dignitaries and dignitaries have been involved, so that Zhao Kui, an old man, doesn't know how to start.

In this case, Shi Bin is even more afraid of Zhao Kui turning him away, because he is the only firm supporter that he Zhao Kui can pull now, and the rest of the people like Li Fu and Jia Nidao may defect at any time.

After praising Zhao Gang, Shi Bin went to Zhao's mansion with Wang San, intending to talk openly and honestly with him.

For Shi Bin's arrival, Zhao Kui was also very surprised. Zhao Kui, who was in a quandangle, was actually very happy that Shi Bin could come, and knew that he was here to help him out of the siege, but the reward might be a little high. In order not to be looked down upon, Zhao Kui did not greet him upside down, but asked the attendants to invite Shi Bin and a few people into the inner courtyard, and he greeted him at the door of the study.

As soon as they met, Shi Bin and Zhao Kui were all smiling, as if they had not seen each other for many years, and they had endless words. Although the two admired each other, they both knew what this meeting was for, not to mention that the time was actually very urgent, so it didn't take long for them to stop greeting and get down to business.

"Lord Zaisuke, with your resourcefulness, you know why I'm here." Shi Bin said with a smile.

"Lord Shi, don't praise me for my withered stumbling that is about to sink into the ground. If I had been resourceful, how could I have been defeated by you so many times? Is this time for the sake of the Yuanren spy mentioned in the previous letter? ”

"I'm really not going to be opportunistic, please don't say that. I did come for the matter of the Yuan people's spies, and I also came for the court's attitude towards the Yuan. Shi Bin smiled.

Seeing Shi Bin so refreshing, Zhao Kui couldn't help but nod and said: "Lord Shi said in the letter that he wanted to help me eradicate the Yuan people spy, and he also hoped that I would support you in attacking Hebei. ”

"Yes. Lord Zaifu said it perfectly, and that's what Shi Bin meant. ”

"Lord Shi, you're still so shrewd. What do you say, Lord Wang? Zhao Kui suddenly asked Wang San.

"No matter how shrewd my eldest brother is, he is not as good as Lord Zaisuke, he is strategizing and winning thousands of miles away. It can be seen that my eldest brother can come thousands of miles to negotiate with adults. Wang San said with a smile.

There was no point in going on like this, so Zhao Kui said, "With Lord Shi's style of doing things, you should already know why I didn't reply after receiving your letter, right?" ”

"Shi really didn't expect that there were still a lot of dignitaries and dignitaries in Jingshi, even if they were coerced by the Yuan people, it was too despicable. Lord Zaifu definitely can't stand this situation, but he is afraid that the turmoil in the court will cause a big disaster and eventually become a sinner for the ages, so he doesn't dare to act. This matter really has to be carefully considered, and we must not take one wrong step, because one wrong step will lead to a big incident. Shi Bin said very seriously. secretly scolded Zhao Kui for being cunning and cunning.

After listening to Shi Bin's words, Zhao Kui immediately thanked Shi Bin for understanding him and expressed his hope that Shi Bin could fully support him. was originally here to support each other, Shi Bin naturally agreed to come down first to show his sincerity, and said that he could also borrow Zhao Kui's 1,000 men to eradicate the Yuanren spies.

Seeing that Zhao Kui was still hesitant, Shi Bin gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, and said: "Shi is still willing to use all the resources available to support the adults to eradicate the Yuan spies, as long as I promise to actively resist the Yuan when the time comes, and don't drag me back!" ”

"Actively resist the yuan?" This concept is a little vague, and Zhao Kui didn't dare to agree easily, so he asked.

"That is, if the Yuan people start to harass or attack my Great Song, then we must take the initiative to attack, and we will no longer just shrink to defend the city." Shi Bin immediately explained.

Zhao Kui was originally a main battle faction, and what he hated the most was to shrink into the city, so he was naturally happy to see the Song army take the initiative to attack. But he was afraid that Shi Bin would use this to expand his power again, so he didn't agree immediately, and lowered his head and pondered.

Not long after, Zhao Kui spoke: "Lord Shi, I will join all the officials who have a consensus to play together, and let the emperor allow you to take the initiative." But the number of Yuan people who come to attack must be greater than 1,000 before you can lead the army to attack, otherwise you can only defend passively. Moreover, all the power of the recovered city must be taken over to the central government, and it cannot be decided by you. ”

was going to deny Zhao Kui's conditions on the spot, but was secretly rubbed by Wang San. After knowing what Wang San meant, Shi Bin was very 'painful' and expressed his willingness to accept Zhao Kui's conditions, but he also put forward conditions: all the spoils must belong to Shi Bin, and Song Ting could not take a penny.

Afraid of anything else with a city? Zhao Kui naturally agreed to Shi Bin's conditions.

Due to the great 'pain', Shi Bin, who did not know what to do, left the Zhao Mansion immediately after the conversation. As soon as he entered the street, Shi Bin whispered to Wang San: "Why did you rub me just now, why did I agree to the old horseman's conditions?" If you don't give me a reasonable explanation today, I won't spare you! ”

"Big brother, take a long-term view. What we need to do now should be to let Zhao Kui be our firm supporter, and we can't lose big because of small things. Even if he is given five or six small county towns that do not matter, what's the big deal? As long as you don't give him all the fortresses and towns? Zhao Kui is the lord who doesn't see rabbits and doesn't scatter eagles, don't you promise that he will support you? Wang San said slyly.

understands that Wang San is right, Zhao Kui can slowly eradicate the Yuanren spies, he can't afford to wait, and he really has to suffer some losses. When the city is taken, what to do depends on whose fists are hard, and a promise is really useless.

This time, Shi Bin put out the fire and returned to Zhao Mansion with a smile with Wang San.