A man of tongue and argument can shake hands with hostile countries and make peace, or say that a bloody alliance is against each other, and only one person can resist 100,000 soldiers.

At this moment, Chen Shubao doesn't care if there are such people in his country, what he cares about is how Shi Wenqing wants to arrange it, so that he can be left and right.

Shi Wenqing had already done his homework, and at this time, Cheng Zhu had a piece of Chen in his chest, and asked the Son of Heaven to listen to him carefully while watching.

Now that the Zhou civil strife is in turmoil, the Wei Chi clan represented by the minister of power Wei Chi is incompatible with the Yu Wen clan represented by Qi Wang Yu Wenliang, one mountain does not tolerate two tigers, and the two are bound to die and die.

Back then, Wei divided the east and the west, and the east and west Wei called each other traitors, attacking for decades, and there was no time to look south; Now that the Zhou State may be divided into Eastern and Western Zhou, the two sides will face each other, and there will definitely be no time to look south.

Therefore, considering the overall situation, Lianxi (Yuwen's) anti-Dong (Yuchi's) and a three-legged stand are the best choice for Chen Guo.

But before that, it is necessary to ensure the safety of the land of Chen Guosanwu, and the land of Jiangnanba, Xiang, Jiang and Lingbiao occupied by the Yuwen clan must also be taken back.

The key is how to take it.

Send troops to the west now, that is, the two weak ones in the three-legged stand will fight, and it will only cheapen the strong, so if Chen Guo wants to recover the lost territory, he has to pay attention to strategy, and he has to cut the meat with a slow knife.

Shi Wenqing "suggested" in the article that Chen Guo send an envoy to Anzhou, Shannan, to meet Zhou Guoshan's Shannan Dao Daxing Taishang Shulingyu Wenming, and it is best to meet the true son of heaven of Zhou and reiterate the "friendship" between Zhou and Chen.

In fact, this is a disguise, it doesn't matter if the son of heaven in distress is true or not, the key is that Chen Guo took the initiative to send an envoy, which represents the meaning of reconciliation, and now Yuwenliang and his son are busy dealing with Wei Chi's family, they are afraid that Chen Jun will attack Jiangzhou, of course, they have a strong willingness to negotiate peace.

But they will never agree to the demands of ceding Jiangzhou and Lingbiao Guangzhou, so Chen Guo can try to bargain:

Let Chen Jun not go west for the time being? Yes, in exchange for food, let's say a million hu.

Let Chen Jun attack Lieutenant Chi Youqi in the north? Yes, but we are afraid that you will attack and return Jiangzhou and Lingbiao to Guangzhou, otherwise we will not think about it!

With one million grains in exchange for the Chen army not to attack Jiangzhou, so as to free up their hands to concentrate their forces against Wei Chidun, wouldn't Yuwenliang and his son be tempted by such conditions?

If you give up Jiangzhou and Guangzhou, which need to be guarded by troops, in exchange for Chen Jun attacking Wei Chi Youqi and relieving the positive pressure faced by Yuwen's family, this deal is also worthy of serious consideration by Yuwenliang and his son, right?

If the two demands can be realized, then Chen Guo can recover Jiangzhou and Guangzhou without bloodshed and ensure the most basic security.

If the other party finds an excuse and is unwilling to give up Jiangzhou and Guangzhou, and is only willing to provide food, that would be not bad, at least it can solve Chen Guo's food problem, and depending on the situation in the future, he will return to Jiangzhou and Guangzhou with both soft and hard measures.

If the Yuwen clan wants to deal with the Wei Chi clan, it is common sense that unless a major breakthrough is made, it will not easily attack the Chen state, so in the short term, even if the Chen state does not recover Jiangzhou and Guangzhou, it will not face a threat from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and the sea of Guangzhou in the south.

With the food given by the other party, it can stabilize the morale of the army and calmly implement the next move, all of which only need to send envoys to talk, and there is no need to really send troops to the west.

At the same time, an envoy was sent to Jiangbei to meet with Wei Chi Youqi, the marshal of the Jiangnan Provincial Army of Zhou, and the reason for the meeting was to demand the release of the captured Chen soldiers, officials and their families.

Of course, this is just a disguise, in fact, it is to take the initiative to give the other party the opportunity to negotiate peace, and now that Wang Yuwenwen of Xiyang of Zhou State occupies the hanging gourd of Yuzhou, the flank of Wei Chiyouqi's army is unstable, and he has a headache when he thinks about it.

If the ulcer of the hanging gourd cannot be solved, Wei Chi Youqi will inevitably consider leading his troops back to the north, then stabilizing the Chen army in Jiangnan is an inevitable choice, and the other party must have a strong willingness to negotiate peace with this.

But he will certainly not agree to the request to cede Huainan.

So, Chen Guo can also try to bargain:

A truce between the two countries? Yes, release all the captives, you can "lend" a million grains to help Chen Guo survive the winter, right?

Let Chen's army go west? Yes, but the military rations are not enough, so you can "lend" another million grains, right?

With one million grains in exchange for Chen Guo's truce, isn't this deal worth considering for the Wei Chi clan?

With another million grains in exchange for the Chen army to advance westward to attack the flank of the Yuwen clan, isn't this deal worth considering for the Wei Chi clan?

The amount of grain depends on the results of the negotiations, after the grain is in hand, what should Chen Guo do, what should he do, it was Zhou Guo who was shameless back then, what happened to Chen Guo with a tooth for a tooth?

"Will I leave a name for myself in the future if I do this repeatedly?" Chen Shubao began to get entangled, and Shi Wenqing offered advice when he saw this: "The official family can let people be responsible for the peace negotiation, and the official family can't be blamed here afterwards." ”

"Uh..."

Chen Shubao thinks this is good, but it is not very good, and it is easy to be criticized for being mean and unkind, Kong Fan immediately showed his "true colors of loyal ministers" when he saw this: "Official! Wechen is willing to preside over the peace, all the infamy, Wechen is willing to bear! ”

With such loyal ministers planning and taking the initiative to take responsibility and infamy, Chen Shubao felt that he was really a Ming monarch, so he had Kong Fan and Shi Wenqing loyal to serve the country.

Shi Wenqing saw that the Son of Heaven was a little moved, so he continued: "Official, the person who presides over the peace meeting will be said in the future, the amount of grain that Weichen just said is just a suggestion, and it depends on the results of the peace negotiation. ”

"With food, we can support the Northern Expedition of the official army, and as for the timing of the Northern Expedition, we have to think about it in the long run."

"If Yuwenwen stirs up chaos in Yuzhou and even Henan, then Wei Chi Youqi will inevitably return to the division, but when the other party withdraws, it is not the best time to attack."

"When the army was just withdrawn, Wei Chi Youqi was bound to arrange the elite after the break, and the rash pursuit was bound to be frustrated, and when its main force crossed the Huaishui, the officers and troops could swear to the Northern Expedition."

Speaking of which, Shi Wenqing took out another piece of Chen, and after Chen Shubao unfolded it, he found that it was also equipped with a map.

"Official, this is the Northern Expedition strategy drawn up by Weichen and Kong Shangshu..."

Shi Wenqing's Northern Expedition strategy was actually written by Yu Zhongwen, of course Chen Shubao didn't know the reason, he saw this picture and text that condensed the hard work of the two "mainstays", and he was more and more moved.

"Official, please look here..."

Shi Wenqing confessed his guilt, and then sat down next to Chen Shubao to explain the specific content of the Northern Expedition strategy for him.

King Xiyang is really wealthy, 10,000 taels of silver is exactly the same, and the color is full!

Kong Fan couldn't help but speed up when he thought of the 10,000 taels of silver that had just been put into the warehouse in his house, this was the "meaning" secretly sent by his "friend", Xiyang Wang Yuwen Wen.

Collecting money to do things, how much money to do how much to do, this is Kong Fan's consistent code of conduct, Yuwenwen is so willing to spend money, of course he has to do his best to promote Chen Guo to "attack the north and defend the west".

Collecting money from people and eliminating disasters for others is one reason, and the second reason is that he wants to keep the "back road" of Yuwenwen, and when the time comes, he will be able to make a lot of money between the Chen Guanjia and the King of Xiyang!