"This should be called 'beating a snake and hitting seven inches', right?" Hu Zongxian said with interest: "How to fight?" ”

"With a stick in his left hand and flowers in his right hand." Silent laughter.

"The stick is a hit, what about the flowers, what?" Hu Zongxian asked.

"Fussing." Silence did not blink an eye.

"Fund?" As soon as he heard these two words, Hu Zongxian frowned sensitively: "Recruit the Japanese Kou? Grossly inappropriate...... This is something that the emperor hates very much! Brother, don't brush this tiger's whiskers, otherwise the tiger will eat people. Saying that, he shook his head again and again: "Even if no one blames them, but those Japanese leaders are more fierce and cruel than the other, and one is more cunning and deceitful. What's the benefit? ”

Shen Mo shook his head and said: "Lord Zhongcheng has misunderstood, of course I know that these people are untrustworthy, but my strategy has sixteen words: 'It is called Fufu, but it is actually a trap; Divide and disintegrate, and then kill. ’”

Hu Zongxian groaned slightly, and his heart suddenly brightened: "Ming Xiu plank road, secretly cross Chen Cang? ”

"Exactly!" Silent and said in a deep voice: "At present, the enemy is strong and I am weak, if you want to completely calm the trouble, you have to use this method, as long as you can hook a few of them, you can either use a divisive strategy, so that they will be suspicious of each other, cannibalism, or use gentle tactics to lure them ashore to surrender, at that time I will be a sword, he is a fish, see how arrogant he is!" ”

Hu Zongxian pondered for a long time, but he still felt not very optimistic and said: "The idea is wonderful, but Wang Zhi, Xu Hai and others are cunning people, and they can't slip their hands." When we are in a time of rampant complacency, I can't immediately seize Hangzhou, go north to Jinling, occupy half of the country, and claim the king and hegemony, how can I be easily tempted by us? If it doesn't work out, and he will be charged with being a co-ordinator, wouldn't it be that the fox didn't catch it, but he got into trouble? ”

He also gave Shen Mo an example: "Zhao'an's hand is not as easy to use as you think, a few years ago in the northern Xinjiang against the Mongols, two years ago in Huguang against the Miao people, the government has tried, but nothing has worked." ”

Shen Mo smiled: "Lord Zhongcheng is too worried, there is an essential difference between those Japanese and Miao people and Mongolians. ”

"What's the difference?"

"Miao Min is an official who forces the people to rebel and has hatred for the government; The Mongols are not of our race, and they don't buy the court's account at all, so Zhao'an is not bright. Shen Mo smiled confidently: "But the brine points tofu, one thing drops one thing, this trick is easy to use against those Japanese leaders." ”

"How so?" Hu Zongxian took a sip of wine and asked softly.

"I spent a lot of time studying the origins of the Japanese leaders and found that they had one thing in common." Shen Mo didn't sell it, and said directly: "They are all from maritime merchants." ”

"That's right, it's not difficult to understand," Hu Zongxian nodded: "The strong among the Japanese are respected, and those wealthy shipowners with a strong fleet can gain a leading position and become the object of many small forces. ”

"Zhongcheng is right." He said silently: "In fact, these people have neither the hatred of killing their father nor the hatred of taking their wives with the imperial court, it is purely because they found that robbery is more profitable than smuggling, so they began to change careers or work part-time as widows." ”

Xu Wei took over and said, "But even if they become the leaders of the Japanese bandits, these people still have the habits of businessmen...... Profit over righteousness, everything can be discussed, it depends on whether the price can be afforded. Saying that, he waved his hand, and said with a certain conclusion: "This is due to my surname, and it will never change." ”

Hu Zongxian admitted that this method was very tempting, but these two people just painted a beautiful vision there, but they didn't come up with something real, which made him still have no bottom in his heart, so he laughed dryly and said: "It's good, it's good." ”

Shen Mo and Xu Wei couldn't help but be secretly awe-struck, and said in their hearts, how could they meet such a master who doesn't see rabbits and don't scatter eagles? The reason why they only talk about the method and not the details is that they are worried that Hu Zongxian will feel that the two of them have no use value, and they will not make every effort to keep silent at the critical moment.

Now people are hinting: if we don't come up with something real, then let's just be perfunctory and go back to sleep...... The two secretly exchanged glances, but still explained silently: "In the student's opinion, the time is ripe for negotiation, let's look at Xu Hai's side first...... Originally, it was formed by the merger of him and the other two bandit leaders Chen Dong and Ye Ma, because Xu Hai's strength was the strongest, so he became the leader. But after Wang Jiangjing's first battle, Chen Dong was captured, Xu Hai's strength was greatly reduced, and Ye Ma was safe and sound because he stayed behind. ”

Hu Zongxian heard the three flavors, and said again and again: "This group of rabble, each selfish, must have its own calculations...... I have heard that they have their own people and slaves on the islands. Now Xu Hai and Ye Ma are two of them, and eighty percent of them have fought for Chen Dong's territory, and their heads are bleeding. ”

"Your Excellency is wise." Shen Mo nodded and smiled: "There is a way that people die for money and birds die for food, not to mention that these robbers and businessmen are more likely to get dizzy and tear their faces." Isn't it a perfect time for us to take advantage of it? ”

"Well said!" Hu Zongxian's face finally showed a smile, and he stroked his palms and smiled: "It's indeed a good idea, it's worth a lot of light!" So he poured a full wine for silence, and drank it all by himself. Although he is a civil official, he spends most of his time in the military, so he drinks a lot of alcohol and is very bold.

Shen Mo couldn't help but secretly complain to Xu Weidao: 'Isn't it trying to kill me with such a big bowl of wine?' He drank mediocre and didn't dare drink like that.

Fortunately, Hu Zongxian was already full of plans to recruit peace, and he didn't care about these details at all, so he just heard him ask excitedly: "Who are you going to send, and how can you convince them?" ”

Shen Moxin said: 'If I even tell you this, will Lao Tzu still be a mess?' But it can't be leaked at all, otherwise it's like 'brocade night walking', no one will see the brilliance, and you won't get Hu Zongxian's support. But he can't tell the truth, at least he has to hide the names of the two people he is going to use.

But Hu Zongxian can be regarded as the most difficult type of person in the world to deal with, and after Shen Mo finished his plan with a vague title, he immediately asked: "Who is willing to contribute to the court like this?" ”

Seeing that Hu Zongxian's inquiring expression was very awe-inspiring, he said silently that if he insisted on refusing to disclose it, he would definitely be displeased--now he was preparing to rely on him to guard against the Yan Party, but he couldn't be offended like this, otherwise he would suffer a loss in the end, and there would be no benefit...... But you can't be nonsense, otherwise in the future, Hu Zongxian will still be annoyed with himself, but he will be unwise.

Fortunately, Hu Zongxian is powerful, he is not a fuel-efficient lamp, his face does not change color, and his heart does not beat: "The man's name is Liang Ruyuan, and the woman's name is Wang Cuiyun, they are two people." "I rejoiced in my heart and said, 'The two brothers and sisters-in-law are really prescient, and they both have horns and horns.'

Hu Zongxian was very moved and said: "This couple is designed for the country, and they are really righteous people!" As he spoke, he said, "Where are they now, quickly introduce them to me, and the official will give them a good compliment." ”

'What a game with a tiger!' Shen Mo and Xu Wei said at the same time in their hearts. 'I'm afraid I'll kick our buddies away when I see them.' ’

Xu Wei sneered: "Being an undercover agent has always been the most afraid of seeing the light, and the Japanese have a lot of eyes and ears, in case they find out, these two people actually went to meet the court officials before defecting to them." What is waiting for these two people, Hu Gong won't not know, right? ”

Hu Zongxian ate Xu Wei's set, and when he heard this, he laughed and said: "It's because I didn't think about it......"

Shen Mo smiled and completely blocked the mouth and said: "These two people said that they are both deeply affected by the Japanese and are inseparable from the Japanese Kou, so they are willing to go deep into the tiger's den and fight against the Japanese chieftains for the imperial court." However, even if you have this intention, it cannot be done overnight. Therefore, there is no other requirement for this, only that we can keep it a secret and not let anyone know, for fear that it will be in vain and will suffer from it. So they said, 'Even if you don't give credit to us, please keep it a secret for us.'" ”

Saying that, he spread his hands and said helplessly: "The lower official swore a poisonous oath...... Since the adults really want to see it, then the lower officials will be open to the stomach and rotten, and the sky will thunder, so I will introduce you to it. ”

He said so, Hu Zongxian had no choice but to wave his hand again and again: "Forget it, don't let them show up." The two of them breathed a sigh of relief.

After pausing for a while and digesting it a little, Hu Zongxian asked again: "What about Wang Zhi?" He is the recognized leader of the Japanese Kou, an old and cunning man, and his strength is extremely strong, how are he going to deal with him? Said embarrassedly smiled: "Don't blame me for asking too carefully, I still have to convince the above." "Without Zhao Wenhua's support and Yan Ge's approval, don't want to do it at all.

Shen Mo smiled bitterly: "You have to eat bite by bite, I have only one idea for this old ship owner, but before I find a breakthrough, I don't say it." ”

There can be a way to exterminate the extremely cruel and arrogant Xu Haibu, Hu Zongxian felt that he could already explain to Zhao Shilang, so he nodded and said: "When you have a way, tell me at any time." ”

"Definitely." Shen smiled silently, paused and said, "I won't let the adults wait too long." ”

Hu Zongxian felt that the trip was worthwhile, and he was in a particularly comfortable mood, so he saluted the two of them again and said: "I remember you said that there are three problems to be solved, and now that you have said two, you might as well let me guess what the last one is." ”

Seeing the two nodding, he smiled and said, "The third is that our army's deterrence against the enemy is too weak, which fuels their arrogance, right?" Seeing that the two of them nodded again, Hu Zongxian smiled and said, "I don't know what the two of you have to do?" ”

"Three strategies." Xu Wei said: "Keep the wolf soldiers, pay close attention to training the new army, and try our best to build a navy." ”

(To be continued)