Chapter 322: Take control of Jinghu North Road

Although Li Zengbo said that he only had more power in Ezhou and a false title, he still felt that it was worth it. Because he was not punished for losing the first battle, what he really did in the second war was only the governor's grain and grass, and he did not fight, and he was not a dissatisfied person, so he was quite satisfied with the result.

It is precisely because of this that Li Zengbo feels a little uncomfortable. Although he is old and sophisticated, he will not 'repay the favor of others with a drop of water', but this time it is the opponent who has been overshadowed by himself before, so Li Zengbo feels that he should do something to repay Shi Bin. What's more, Shi Bin said that if he accepts himself, he must have a vote, otherwise it will be difficult to gain real trust and will always be excluded from the core. This is unacceptable for Li Zengbo, an old fritter.

But after thinking about it for a while, he didn't come up with a way, so he was a little depressed, and this situation made Sai Zilong, who was careful and observant, see it when he was drinking celebration wine.

In order not to startle the snake, Sai Zilong did not point it out at the wine table, but told Shi Bin about it after the banquet was dismissed.

Drinking is very tiring, especially drinking with a group of generals, Shi Bin, who returned to the bedroom, planned to fall asleep, but just sat on the bed This dream was woken up by Sai Zilong. Because he said that Li Zengbo's expression at the wine table was wrong, he needed to pay attention, for fear that he would turn back.

Sai Zilong's words Shi Bin didn't think so, thinking that he was a little too much of a soldier. In Shi Bin's opinion, he not only ignored his previous suspicions, but also let Li Zengbo be promoted to an official with meritorious service, and treated him so favorably, so he didn't think that Li Zengbo would betray him so quickly.

"Zilong, I think it's right what you said about paying attention to Li Zengbo, but I don't think he will turn back so quickly, I think most of them have some reasons that we don't know. This matter should not be easily concluded, lest it cause misunderstanding and make our efforts in vain. Shi Bin said solemnly while burping.

"Yes, sir. So how do we know why Li Zengbo is so depressed? This matter still needs to be clarified to make people feel at ease. Sai Zilong said.

"Of course, as for the way... I have two ideas, the first is not to let Li Zengbo know that we are investigating him, so that he will mistakenly think that we can't trust him, and the second is not to act immediately even if we find anything, and then observe and observe. Shi Bin said.

"Understand, we finally won Li Zengbo, of course we can't lose him because of a false one, Zilong understands."

"Hmm. Then it's better for you to talk about what to do, after all, I will be back to Chengdu in a short time, and I hope to figure out this matter before then. ”

"My lord, my subordinates think that we can know why he is like this through his people, and this should not be difficult."

Shi Bin also thought that it was best to obtain information unknowingly, so he immediately ordered Sai Zilong to do it.

Sai Zilong is a very powerful guy, and within two days, he found out that Li Zengbo now wants to repay his kindness and deliver his name and hope to be valued by Shi Bin. Although Li Zengbo knew that Shi Bin definitely wanted to become the master of Jinghu North Road, it was almost impossible for Shi Bin to be in his current position, so he was very depressed.

This result made Shi Bin very happy, knowing that the information provided by Sai Zilong would not be wrong, and he was sure that as long as he put some effort into Jinghu North Road, it would also be in his grasp. So he summoned Sai Zilong to the mansion to discuss this matter.

"Zilong, the love you offered

I was very happy and surprised. However, in order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, I still want to ask you whether Li Zengbo's attitude is true or false? Shi Bin asked.

"My lord, I thought Li Zengbo's attitude was true, he really wanted to take refuge in my lord."

"Tell me, why does he really want to join me?" Shi Bin asked.

"First of all, because he knows that you are a generous person from the ignorance of your previous suspicions, and that he has received your favor, I don't think anyone with a conscience will ever want to oppose you again. The second is that because he has already received your favor, then his colleagues must think that he is inclined to you even though he is not exactly the same as you politically. The third is that his official reputation is not bad, it can be seen that he is a face-saving person, if he goes against you at this time, he will be scolded by the world, so he should not be a mother-in-law and a mother-in-law, but choose to simply take refuge in adults. Sai Zilong analyzed it carefully.

What Sai Zilong said was reasonable, and Shi Bin's doubts at the beginning were gone. So he asked again: "Zilong, then what do you think I should do to him?" ”

"It's very simple, just give him a chance to send his name, and when he is done, the Lord will tell him that you have completely trusted him."

After listening to Sai Zilong's words, Shi Bin immediately agreed with his statement and ordered him to invite Li Zengbo to the mansion for a drink.

As soon as he heard that it was Shi Bin's invitation, Li Zengbo came quickly, regardless of the pain on his body, which was not completely healed and his energy was not fully recovered.

Looking at Li Zengbo's limping appearance, Shi Bin couldn't bear it in his heart, and secretly sighed that he was too heavy, it had been more than a month, Li Zengbo had not recovered, and he also secretly sighed that his body was too weak.

Before Li Zengbo sat down, Shi Bin said, "Master Li, Shi still has to apologize for his previous behavior, you see that you haven't recovered after a month." Hey, I'm too aggressive, I'm sorry. ”

"Master Shi, Li Mou has thought a lot about lying in bed after you have done this, and I understand some of my shortcomings, my lord beat it, please don't feel guilty about it." Li Zengbo replied, and then said, "May I ask why your Excellency summoned the officials to come this time?" ”

"Actually, it's not a big deal, I just want to talk to you."

Where would Li Zengbo believe that Shi Bin invited him to come just to talk? If you want to talk about your heart, you can talk to Sai Zilong and Sai Zhangfei, why bother talking to him who has just joined the team.

Of course, Li Zengbo didn't say these words, but said very politely: "May I ask if your lord is confused?" If there is, the lower officials are willing to help the adults with advice to solve the worries of the adults. ”

"Thank you very much." Shi Bin said, "It's just that in the past two days, when I was wandering around in Ezhou City, I heard many ordinary people talking about Yue Wumu, so I was worried. ”

It turned out that Shi Bin was afraid that he would follow in the footsteps of Yue Pengju and be slaughtered by Song Ting on 'trumped-up' charges. Thinking of this, Li Zengbo shook his head from the bottom of his heart, sighed and said firmly: "My lord is wholeheartedly for the country, if someone wants to be unfavorable to my lord, Li is willing to block arrows for my lord!" ”

"Lord Li's kindness, Shi Bin understands it, but I'm afraid that it's easy to dodge with open guns and difficult to defend against dark arrows, and you can't stop it." Shi Bin said with a wry smile.

"What do you want to do?"

"Now that it is difficult to ride a tiger, I asked to resign as the consul general of Sichuan or the pacification envoy of Jinghu South Road? That's something I can't accept anyway. Continuing the campaign? If you win, you will be suspicious of the court, and if you lose, you will be slandered by traitors, and I will never be willing to do so. Shi Bin said with a frown.

Li Zengbo has been thinking about these situations at home for a long time in the past few days, and it is precisely because of this that he feels it

Embarrassed. wants to send a name and help Shi Bin seize some more power, but this is tantamount to roasting it on the fire, and if you are not careful, your bones will be gone.

"My lord, Xia Guan has already thought about this at home, and I am a little depressed these days, and I must have seen it, it is precisely because I can't think of a way to help the adults that I am like this." Li Zengbo came to a bamboo tube, poured beans, and said everything in his heart.

It was a little surprising that Li Zengbo was so straightforward, and he didn't need to ask himself, he shook out what he thought in his heart. Shi Bin smiled: "Thank you Lord Li for your kindness." ”

"The lord treats the lower officials well, and it is right to help the adults think about it, not to mention that they have not come up with any way. The lower officials were ashamed. ”

"This official will return to Chengdu in a few days, and to be honest, I can't rest assured about the things on Jinghu North Road. I'm not afraid of anything else, I'm just afraid that my colleagues can't fight the yuan together with one heart and one mind. ”

Living in officialdom for a long time, where did Li Zengbo not understand Shi Bin's meaning of 'I can't rest assured about the things on Jinghu North Road'?

Shi Bin has never been an official on Jinghu North Road, just a general who was temporarily transferred to resist the Yuan, he left when he left, do you need to worry about the affairs of Jinghu North Road? There is only one explanation for worrying, that is, Shi Bin covets Jinghu North Road and wants to control this place.

"My lord, there is a way for the lower officials, but I don't know if the adults can trust it."

"Master Li doesn't have to be like this, if you have something to say, you will say it, and the one who speaks is not guilty. You will say that I can't ask for it. Shi Bin was very happy to hear Li Zengbo's words and immediately replied.

Obviously, he still didn't dare to say it, but after Shi Bin handed him an encouraging look, Li Zengbo wanted to be heroic and righteous, took a deep breath and puffed up his chest and said, "My lord, Xia Guan is willing to help you try your best to win people's hearts on Jinghu North Road." ”

I didn't expect Li Zengbo to say so bluntly that he wanted to help him win people's hearts on Jinghu North Road, Shi Bin was surprised and delighted, and expressed his gratitude again and again, signaling that Li Zengbo could let go and do it, and could promise them some excessive requests on his behalf.

With Shi Bin's attitude, Li Zengbo was completely relaxed, and he was happy that he had found a way to submit his name.

The colleagues on Jinghu North Road knew that Li Zengbo not only did not have an accident because of offending Shi Bin, but was also promoted to become wealthy, which made them very jealous. Secretly sighed how Li Zengbo had such good luck, but they themselves did not. When everyone was indignant, Li Zengbo visited them one by one.

However, in a few words, those wall-to-wall grasses immediately expressed their devotion to Shi Bin, even officials with different political views and even hostility said that they would not pick quarrels and provoke trouble to oppose Shi Bin. Facts speak louder than words, Shi Bin's grace is there, and no one with a little brain will go all the way to the dark and confront him without any interests, so the situation on Jinghu North Road is much clearer immediately.

As for his colleagues who were close to Li Zengbo, they asked him to introduce themselves to Shi Bin and wanted to join Shi Bin's family.

Within ten days, Li Zengbo introduced the transfer envoy, the criminal officer, and the Changping official on Jinghu North Road to Shi Bin, and Shi Bin also invited them to drink together and get to know each other.

In private, Shi Bin carefully inquired about their character and whether they were trustworthy, and Li Zengbo answered truthfully, and also told Shi Bin about a few governors who wanted to work.

Seeing that Li Zengbo was so meticulous, Shi Bin immediately said that after he left Jinghu North Road, he and Sai Zilong would be responsible for managing Jinghu North Road, and he would respect him. Although he knew that this was just a kind word, Sai Zilong was Shi Bin who stayed here and watched him, but Li Zengbo was also very happy, after all, he successfully handed over the name certificate, and Shi Bin would not forget him in the future. ()

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