Chapter 58: Meeting with Zhang Shicheng
And after the latter heard that it was Dongzhenguan who came to visit him with some small gifts, Zhang Shicheng, who had a lot of opportunities, actually agreed!
This time, it was Su Zedong's soul that wore to the end of the Yuan Dynasty, and after coming to Gaoyou City for more than three months, he was able to see Zhang Shicheng with his own eyes for the first time, and it was false to say that he was not excited, and he couldn't hold his teacup while waiting in the lobby. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
If it weren't for the sweet-looking, bewitching, fair-skinned maid waiting beside him, and still chatting with him in a voice as sweet as the call of a lark, then he, as the hall master of Juyi Hall, would still be embarrassed to sit alone and tremble!
But as soon as he saw Zhang Shicheng, the nervousness and uneasiness in Su Zedong's heart were relieved!
As soon as you look at its appearance, you know that the other party's cultural level is not low, and you like to listen to poetry and paint, listen to songs and dance, then your arrogance as a reader will come out, and your own piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are not bad!
However, Su Zedong was not nervous, the woman who was talking to him before was actually shy, and when she saw Zhang Shicheng, she put aside her red face, as if avoiding this great hero who was one of the three heroes of the late Yuan Dynasty, could it be that she, as a servant, had a love for him? Or is it already his concubine? It's not surprising that heroes have been matched with beauties since ancient times......
Although there seems to be at least a generation gap between the two in age, Zhang Shicheng looks much more handsome and capable than the portrait in the history books of later generations, but it can also be seen that the pressure of the Mongolian army and the troubles of state affairs in Gaoyou City have made him look a little tired after the old age.
As soon as Zhang Shicheng came in, he immediately bowed his hand and said, "Oh, Dongzhenguan, he is still a talent!" I have long heard how great your ability is, you can revitalize the economy of the entire Gaoyou City, and you can renovate the wasteland in Niujia Village, Zhaojia Village and Tianjia Village, and you will be able to plant crops in spring next year! The ability is really great, but I didn't think that you are so young! β
Between Zhang Shicheng's words, Su Zedong also stood up immediately, like a student seeing Mr., and stood respectfully in front of the other party, such a scholarly temperament was born in a wealthy family, and Xiang Feng, who had been pampered since childhood, couldn't learn how to learn.
Xiang Feng put aside how to study in the past, how to treat the gentleman who taught him to read, not to mention, in terms of his too young, too angry temperament, and too competitive character, how can he be so humble as Su Zedong.
So when he saw Su Zedong's scholarly temperament, Zhang Shicheng was full of affection for the young man in front of him.
After the two finished their polite words, Su Zedong knew that the reason why Zhang Shicheng hadn't seen him before this, and why he hadn't personally gone to the mansion to thank him for all the good things he had done for the people of Gaoyou City, was because he didn't want other foreign businessmen to think that he was partial to individual businessmen, so he simply didn't meet each other, and only sent a deputy to greet him when he came to visit, so as to show fairness.
And the biggest reason why I am willing to meet Su Zedong in the house today is to thank him for his contribution, and secondly, I want to further win him over; Zhang Shicheng thinks that it is really rare for a young talent like Su Zedong to have the identity of the master of the Ming Church but take refuge in himself!
Thinking that he did not belong to the Red Turban Army, that is, Liu Futong's faction, and was excluded and even suppressed by many rebel armies, Zhang Shicheng became even more determined to win over Su Zedong, and saw Su Zedong's actions in Gaoyou City, as well as the open and secret battles with Xiang Feng, if the latter had a larger family economic background from time to time, he would not have been Su Zedong's opponent for a long time.
Therefore, so far, Zhang Shicheng directly tried to win over Su Zedong, and confessed to him and said: "Xiang Feng is a fight-loving person who is too narrow-minded, if it weren't for this person's superior family background and close relationship with the big businessman Shen family, where would I pay attention to such a villain!" Don't think that no one knows what he did in the north of the city! It's just that...... Alas, it's hard to explain why! β
Su Zedong admired Zhang Shicheng's political wisdom very much, and was very good at winning over people, knowing that he had the temperament of a literati but was a businessman, so he would not be able to show his sincerity, so he simply spoke outright to let go of his worries and vigilance, and treat each other honestly.
After the two exchanged their opinions on state affairs and world affairs, both sides agreed that although the current anti-Yuan situation across the country is still unclear, and the anti-Yuan forces in many places are still suppressed by the Yuan court, but in terms of the current internal and external troubles of the Yuan court, it is only stubbornly resisting now, so the rebel army only needs to grit its teeth and insist on persisting!
After some discussion, Su Zedong felt that he was more in love with Zhang Shicheng, but at least the King Wu in front of him who was ambitious and sworn to die for the country and the people, not the mediocre man who did not do his job properly and was obsessed with pleasure as described in later books.
Zhang Shicheng also took this opportunity to better understand the famous Dongzhen official Su Dadong in Gaoyou City! However, he still can't understand the set of theories he put forward to create a new-style army, which is also a manifestation of his solidified thinking after reaching a certain age, and this is not to blame him; if he can really absorb and apply it to reality, he will be the master of the world, and he will no longer be Zhang Shicheng.
Su Zedong, who was a big step ahead of the people at the end of the Yuan Dynasty in terms of ideology, did not dare to scream, after all, now he has no soldiers and no power, just having this set of unsystematic theories is really useless, in any era, the most important thing is theorists!
Moreover, there are almost 600 people raised by Dongzhen Company, at most they are generals and doormen, and it is not a problem to fight with Xiang Feng's 1,000 people, but if you want to compare with Zhang Shicheng, who has thousands of troops, it must be a mantis arm as a car and self-inflicted humiliation.
Su Zedong knows that the soldiers in the hands of others are soldiers and real troops, and the hundreds of people under his command are just a team, and they have to look at the opponent for self-defense, and it is just right to use them for self-defense.
After a whole morning of dialogue, Su Zedong's theory and humility can be regarded as having won Zhang Shicheng's initial trust, and it can be regarded as successfully winning over his own forces, and letting Zhang Shicheng become his backing, which is the best choice.
After learning that Su Zedong had sent someone to Gaoyou City to do things, Zhang Shicheng repeatedly expressed his appreciation and gratitude to Hall Master Su! Then he asked his subordinates to retreat, and told him earnestly: "Now, there are not many people around this king who can be used......
Zhang Shicheng didn't continue, because after he saw Su Zedong's resolute eyes, he knew that this young man already knew what he meant, and if he continued to say it, he was afraid that the wall would have ears, so that the other party would hear it and take precautions or strike first, and the situation would become very passive.
Su Zedong also knew the other party's intention not to continue, combined with Zhang Shicheng's final ending, and after learning from the books of later generations about the means of his subordinates to split his forces, he nodded sharply and said, "Weichen knows what to do!" Please rest assured King Wu! β
After Zhang Shicheng got Su Zedong's accurate answer, he knew that his tactics to win people's hearts were successful!
In fact, Juyitang carried out a purge operation in Zuixianlou, and the palace from the prince to the general, down to the domestic servants all knew it, and they all heard that this Mingjiao was ruthless and decisive, and today it can be regarded as insightful!
And it's so arrogant! Absolute arrogance! Kill so many people on someone else's land! It's like beating his dog to death in front of someone else's master, and Xiang Feng hasn't made any revenge so far, and he doesn't dare to let it go!
In the palace, everyone who knows about this matter thinks that Xiang Feng, who can do evil and is angry with people and gods, will be able to be forcefully suppressed like this, which is really happy and relieving; But Zhang Shicheng is the king of Wu after all, and the position of the station is different, and the height and width of the things he sees are also different.
He knew that now was the best time to obtain Su Zedong's usable chess piece! And you don't have to visit yourself, the other party will come by yourself.
Because no matter how you say it, Gaoyou City is now Zhang Shicheng's own territory, even if Su Zedong is rampant and domineering, it is impossible to make trouble with an army, so he will definitely come to explain the situation to himself, not on the second day, but on the third day...... At the latest, on the evening of the fifth day, I will confess to myself in private anyway!
After Zhang Shicheng pondered it carefully, he analyzed the psychological trend after Su Zedong cleaned up: the other party's current psychology must be uneasy, even if he is not worried about Xiang Feng's crazy revenge, he will definitely care about whether Xiang Feng will collude with him, or other powerful people in Gaoyou City, to declare a personal vendetta, then he will naturally become the biggest backer he can take refuge in.
The fact and the takeover are true, Su Zedong really came on the fifth day, thanks to the fact that it was in the morning, otherwise at the dinner, the situation would become more complicated after there were more people, so after waiting for five days, when he saw Xiang Feng's attitude clearly, guessed his purpose, and found a way to deal with it, he would definitely come to him!
Therefore, when he heard that Su Zedong entered the lobby and waited, he no longer let go of his "pigeon", and talked to him after walking out sincerely, first letting him let down his guard, trying to conform to his thinking, and finding the common interests and views of both parties, and then confessing his current situation to successfully complete the pull!
For this careful thinking in Zhang Shicheng's heart, how could Su Zedong, who spent a long time with history books in later generations, not know, and put aside the things recorded in the book and the political means, just from the heart, Zhang Shicheng's method of winning over people is really a bit naΓ―ve, and even utopian.
The object of gain and loss is himself, and he will follow the trend of history to help him; But what about other people who have heresies but behave in a righteous and upright manner? Say one thing, do another, do one thing in front of others, and do another set in front of yourself, haven't you been deceived by Xiang Feng's upright means!
If he also says one thing and does another, obeys his will on the surface, but colludes with other powerful people behind his back, then wouldn't he, the king of Cheng, be embattled?
Of course, Su Zedong does have some villainous ambition when he thinks about it like this, if the object is not himself, the other party's choice is the same or different from his own, the probability is half of it, whether he can collect talents, mainly depends on the character, ability, communication and other comprehensive qualities of the person.
After the two finally decided on the intention of cooperation, it was noon, and the big housekeeper Hu of the palace walked respectfully from the door of the main hall with his back bent, and when he met Zhang and Su discussing Tang Bohu's painting Zhengxing, he had to remind in a low voice: "Lord, it's time to eat, and the two sons and the eldest wife, the third wife and the fifth wife are already in place." β
Zhang Shicheng immediately stopped talking to Su Zedong, and said with some anger on his face: "What about the second wife and the fourth wife?" Didn't they go to the market and not come back? β
Mr. Hu, who was defenseless against Zhang Shicheng's anger, trembled, and then said, "The second and fourth wives have come back, but they bought some good silk today, and they are still cutting clothes......
Watching the anger on Zhang Shicheng's face gradually subside, Su Zedong, who had read the "Collection of Chinese Wild History" in later generations, was happy in his heart, in the book, it was said that Zhang Shicheng had worn a hat for others at the same time as he was also worn by his brothers and cronies, and when he saw this text, he felt very normal and reasonable, and today I am even more convinced when I hear about it here, your circle is really chaotic......