Chapter 293: Resolving the Crisis

After thinking about a general strategy, Shi Bin immediately embarked on the road to Chengdu, he didn't want to make a mistake in the specific operation and let Zheng Qingzhi be charged with dereliction of duty.

This time, in addition to bringing Sai Xishi, the female bandit leader, he also brought Li Chao, a good staff officer, and as for Wang San, he still let him stay in Dingzhou to control the size of the entire Jinghu South Road.

Along the way, Shi Bin was still thinking about food and salary, although it was certain that Yu Ji would not and did not dare to stand idly by, but there was no specific way to let him help him to the greatest extent, which made Shi Bin still a little uneasy in his heart.

Obviously, seeing Shi Bin's concern, Li Chao stepped aside and said, "Big brother is worried that Yu Ji has coped with the matter and is unwilling to help with all his might, right?" ”

"Of course, since ancient times, it has been 'nothing to do with yourself'. Even if he is related to my interests, he is not so close, and a little help will not be realized. What's more, even if our tens of thousands of stones of grain and grass are all filled in Sichuan, it won't last long, not to mention that I only want to put half of it. As soon as Li Chao asked, Shi Bin said the worries in his heart.

"Also, it is your responsibility as a transporter to collect grain and herbs, and even if Lord Yu agrees to exchange salt with you, it is impossible for him to lose money."

"So what do you say? At most, 40,000 stone of grain and grass will be exchanged for 1,000 stone of salt from Lord Yu, and that bit of grain and grass is estimated to be worth less than half a year's increase. Even if we sell this thousand stone salt again, it will only add up to three quarters of growth. Shi Bin said with a frown.

Speaking of this, Shi Bin was so angry that he punched his beloved jujube red horse in the neck, making it neigh.

"Big brother is angry, there will always be a solution to everything, and it is useless to be angry and anxious. Since it won't take long to just change support like this, we have to find a way to make Lord Yu have to fully support us, not a state of helping if you want to, and not helping if you don't want to help. Li Chao said very firmly.

Sai Xishi, who had been listening to the side without speaking, also echoed: "Brother Li Chao is right, we have to think of a way to tie Yu Jue and us together, and we can't let him have a chance to slip away." It is better that if he dares not to help, he will also be demoted or even lose his position. ”

If you don't help, you will be demoted or even lose your position? This is a fantasy in the eyes of Shi Bin and Li Chao, it is difficult for Shi Bin to be demoted if he does not make a big mistake, how can Yu Yu be demoted or even lose his official position if he has more authority?

Knowing that Shi Bin and Li Chao didn't believe it, Sai Xishi didn't plan to argue, but said with confidence and a smile: "This matter is actually very simple. ”

If it weren't for the fact that Sai Xishi was also a resourceful person, Shi Bin and Li Chao would definitely think that she had lost her mind and was going to send her back to Dingzhou to recuperate after hysteria.

"Tell me, Shih Tzu. What are your good ideas? ”

"Master Shi, there is no good idea, there is a bad idea." Sai Xi Shi smiled weirdly.

Seeing this, Li Chao also signaled to ask Sai Xishi, the female bandit sister-in-law, to hurry up.

"Don't worry, all of you. Then Yu Jue is the commander-in-chief of Sichuan, right? In other words, he is in charge of the military and political affairs, and my husband is only responsible for civil affairs for him, in other words, what happens in the military has nothing to do with him. ”

After listening to Sai Xishi's words, Shi Bin and Li Chao understood that if Yu Yu didn't plan to give a comfortable answer to Shi Bin, then Sai Xishi planned to let Yu Yu suffer militarily.

"Shih Tzu, is that good? Isn't it too much to help Yuan people harm their own people? Shi Bin asked with a bitter face.

"Big brother, sister-in-law doesn't seem to have finished speaking, and those who become big things are not informal, we are not offering the city, we are just letting Yu Jue lose the battle." Li Chao persuaded.

"It's still Li Chao who is smart, but I won't even let Yu Jue fight if he loses, just let him not win the battle, just let him fall into a stalemate. is forced like this, as long as he still wants to keep his official position, he can't even if he doesn't want to be on our side. Sai Si Shi laughed.

"It seems that Xi Shi, what you mean is to provoke the Yuan people first and then jam Yu Yu on the grain and grass, so that he has to help us speak."

"Exactly. You must know that the three armies have not moved the grain and grass first, once the grain and grass are stuck, then Yu Jue can only be beaten passively, and Zheng Qingzhi's gang of shameless puppets will definitely jump out and say bad things about Lord Yu and your husband, so that Yu Jue can only have the same hatred as you. ”

"That's it, but I think it's better not to happen to this thing, once it happens, although we and him have to deal with Zheng Qingzhi and them with the enemy, but in fact, they will be separated." Shi Bin said with some hesitation.

After thinking about Shi Bin's words carefully, Sai Xishi and Li Chao both thought so, thinking that it was best to find a way to hint and let him understand.

Yu Jue led the troops all the year round and didn't understand the importance of grain and grass, but he had to knock on the side, and he couldn't let him feel that Shi Bin was coercing, otherwise he would still look distracted.

Thinking about the problem while hurrying, it didn't take long to be very tired, Shi Bin, Sai Xishi and Li Chao didn't want to think about it anymore, anyway, there was at least ten days to go to Chengdu, there was more time to think, and I was not in a hurry at this time, so I naturally found a post station to rest.

In a blink of an eye, it was time for dinner, because Shi Bin was a pacification envoy and a transfer envoy, and his grade was very high, so the meals served in the post station were also quite sumptuous, and the group of people ate very comfortably.

When he was relaxing after dinner, a person who looked like a scholar suddenly came to his ears and said, "Three ugly, what do you think of me, adult?" ”

The one named Sangu said, "Adults usually do well, but this time they didn't do very well." ”

"Oh, why not?" The official feigned anger and said, "My lord, isn't it good that I have a county order but only eat baked cakes in this post station?" ”

"Of course, it's good that adults can be so diligent and thrifty, but it's a little oversight."

"Tell me more about what I missed?"

"Although the adults ate poorly, they forgot Li Taibai's 'Who knows that the Chinese food on the plate is hard'."

After hearing these words, Shi Bin looked back at his dining table, which was the same as the county order said, although it was not overdue, the table was full of leftovers.

Now even idiots know that the county order is knocking on the side, and they want not to waste food, although they feel a little embarrassed, they still order Xu Feng to summon the county order.

"Where are you the prefectural magistrate?"

"Xiaguan Wang Su, Leshan County Order, participate in Lord Shi Bin."

It turned out to be the order of Leshan County, no wonder he knew himself, Shi Bin said secretly, "What you just said to me." ”

I thought that Wang Su would make a few turns, but I didn't expect him to answer 'yes' without hesitation, and there was no fear in that look.

"Well, that's good. It's a buildable material, so you can go to Sichuan with me. ”

"Master Xie." After Wang Su answered, he immediately confessed and left, without the slightest delay.

Shi Bin had been smiling since Wang Su left, and Sai Xi Shi and Li Chao understood that it was because he had found a subordinate worthy of being wooed.

Before leaving, Shi Bin suddenly asked, "Li Chao, Xi Shi, do you know why I'm so happy?" ”

"Isn't it just to find another subordinate who is worth wooing?" Sai Xi Shi said without hesitation.

With a grin, he glanced at Sai Xi Shi lightly, deliberately prolonged his voice and asked, "That's all?" Nothing else? ”

At this time, Li Chao spoke: "Did the eldest brother think of a way to persuade Yu Jue to fully support the eldest brother but not offend him?" ”

"Exactly!" Shi Bin said excitedly, "Didn't Wang Su knock on the side and say, 'Who knows that Chinese food is hard work'?" Why don't we draw a scoop according to the gourd? In this way, it will not cost the people and money, and it will not offend him, so it will not be the best of both worlds. ”

This side knock is a strategy that has been set a long time ago, but he didn't come up with a specific way, seeing that Shi Bin knew that he must have thought of a way, Li Chao and the others naturally motioned to Shi Bin to say it.

"Let's go to Yu Jue's tent to chat, and if we don't talk about anything else, let's talk about how harsh taxes will hurt the country. Once you really try your best to catch fish, no one will be able to save Sichuan. If Sichuan loses it, it is a fairy, and don't want to keep the Great Song Dynasty. And Yu Jue is a loyal and patriotic minister, and he will definitely give me a satisfactory answer. Shi Bin smiled.

Finally made up a plan, Shi Bin and the others immediately accelerated the speed of progress, just to get to Chengdu as soon as possible and reach an agreement with Yu Jue as soon as possible.

Eight days later, he arrived in Chengdu, and it was obvious that Yu Jue had already known that Shi Bin was put on the table by Zheng Qingzhi, but he didn't intend to lend a hand, and once he talked about the problem of grain and grass at the banquet he greeted, he began to talk about him left and right. Shi Bin had a bottom in his heart, and he didn't want to spoil this good atmosphere, so he pretended to be confused, and planned to talk about it again the next day.

The banquet ended in a 'festive' atmosphere, and after a full meal, Shi Bin took Sai Xishi and Li Chao back to his camp. Don't say much, as long as they get a good night's sleep and see how he behaves tomorrow. Since Shi Bin hadn't forgotten his business, the two of them naturally didn't bother to say anything more, and they both went to rest.

Early the next morning, Shi Bin blocked Yu Jue's door, and the Sichuan transfer envoy who visited Yu Jue naturally had to meet him.

"Lord Yu, what do you think is the national capital of my Great Song Dynasty?" Shi Bin asked meaningfully.

"Kunimoto,? Needless to say? Mencius has a cloud: the people are precious, the community is secondary, and the monarch is light. This country is naturally the people of Limin. Yu Jue replied without hesitation.

"My lord really takes the world as his own responsibility, and never forgets the people of Li." Shi Bin quickly bowed his hand and said.

"What do you mean by this, Lord Shi? As a state official, it is natural to seek the well-being of the people, and where is it worthy of your praise? ”

"Then what do you think of Zheng Zaifu's question of increasing taxes on me in Sichuan?" Shi Bin asked again.

"Of course, this is not right, but the imperial court's income is decreasing every year, and this is also a last resort. Lord Shi's suffering, Yu Mou, knew it, but he could only pity it and couldn't help too much. ”

"How much are you willing to help?" Shi Bin immediately asked.

"At most, it will help you reduce half a year's tax increase to the imperial court, and the key is that it is difficult to ensure that it can be achieved."

As soon as he heard that it had only been half a year, Shi Bin immediately became angry. simply stopped saying anything about exchanging grain and grass for salt, and said, "Lord Yu, I Shi Bin also knows your difficulties, but please help me more, how about it?" ”

"Lord Shi, it's not that Yu doesn't want to help, but the Yuan people in the north are eyeing each other, if I don't take into account the grain storage and the support of the imperial court, I'm afraid Sichuan will not be able to hold it."

"Of course, but it's not. If you do your best to fish, Sichuan will not be able to hold it. Shi doesn't like to be verbose, if it's too troublesome, Shi will simply quit Sichuan and will be the emperor of Jingnan's nest. Shi Bin smiled meaningfully: "It's just that if I am defeated by Zheng Zaifu and them, I'm afraid you won't have a good time." ”

"This..." Yu Jue had a bitter face and didn't speak for a long time.

In order not to embarrass Yu Jue too much, Shi Bin smiled: "There is always a way, but it is actually simple. Didn't Jung Jae-fu say that I would govern the place? Then I will make a plea, saying that I am not talented enough to resign from this office. You and my father-in-law, Zheng Zaifu, said that they had to levy and extort money despite the repeated disasters of war in Sichuan, shaking the country's foundation and having bad intentions. ”

Although this is clearly to return Zheng Qing, it is reasonable. Coupled with Shi Bin's reminder before, Yu Yu realized that now Shi Bin can't fall, he can't even suffocate, if Shi Bin really resigns from Sichuan and transfers, he Yu Ji's life will be very sad. This made Yu Jue, who originally planned to protect his life, only agree to join forces with Jia Yidao to participate in Zheng Qingzhi.

Under pressure from the Yuan people, Li Zong, who received the concession, could only exempt Sichuan from the tax increase, and reprimanded Zheng Qingzhi for not knowing the general situation.

Unexpectedly, Shi Bin resolved this crisis so quickly and so well, so that they not only missed the punch, but also lifted a stone to hit their own feet, and Zheng Qingzhi was angry again.