"That's a great way!" Xu Shaoan loudly agreed, "Since the biggest threat to us in the future is Zhao Kuangyin and his subordinates, then let's beat him and his subordinates to the ground with a stick before he climbs to the position that sits on the world, so that he will never be able to turn over." Then, let's follow what he did in his previous life, step on his stepping stone, sit on that seat by himself, and let him experience what it means to 'go other people's way, so that others have no way to go'. ”

Different from Xu Shao'an's elation, Wang Kunjun listened to Zhang Weixin's words, pondered for a moment, and then asked: "Lao Qi, do you mean to revise the 'Jianye No. 1 Action' plan that we decided to pass at the Taiyuan Conference held in October last year, and change 'taking advantage of the turmoil in the Later Zhou court to seize greater benefits' into a more definite 'taking advantage of the turmoil in the Later Zhou court to seize power and the throne'?" ”

Without waiting for Zhang Weixin to answer, Xu Shaoan had already rushed to speak: "I support this suggestion." First, when we decided on Jihua, although we did not directly propose to grab the dragon chair, the main idea of grabbing the dragon chair and grabbing greater interests does not contradict it, but is included in grabbing greater benefits. Second, even if we don't grab that chair, there will be many people who break their heads to fight. As the saying goes, 'the prince will have a kind of Xiangning', since others have won it, why can't we fight. Besides, Brother Fang Cai also said that no matter who sits on that chair, they will eventually come to trouble our 'Qingyuan' brothers in the Beiping Army, and they will want to get rid of our brothers as soon as possible. Instead of sitting here waiting for someone to knock on the door, why don't you take the initiative and grab that chair. At that time, we will only have the share of other people's domains, and there is no possibility of being cut by others. ”

Wang Kunjun shook his head when he heard this, and retorted: "Although what you said is not unreasonable, but things are not that simple. On the one hand, the plan of the 'Jianye No. 1 Action' was discussed and approved by the enlarged meeting of the committee, and if we want to make amendments, it is not something that a few of us can just say, and we must reconvene the enlarged meeting of the committee and vote in accordance with the established procedures. You must know that the reason why we did not write the seizure of power into Jihua in the first place is because not all brothers are in favor of going south with all their might, and not all brothers think that with our current strength, we can ensure the security and stability of our own foundation while waving our army south. On the other hand, even if the enlarged meeting of the Committee agrees to change Jihua, and we do get that chair, we will still face a very important, very difficult to solve, but at the same time we have to solve the problem, which is who to sit on that chair? If this problem cannot be properly solved, I am afraid that when the time comes, we will not have to rebel against those outsiders who do not approve of us sitting on that chair, and our team will already have our own rebellion. ”

Xu Shaoan waved his hand when he heard this, and said disapprerovitically: "As long as the three of us brothers agree, this opinion is equivalent to a committee resolution." Since we crossed over, there has not been a situation in which a resolution of the Committee has not been supported by an expanded session of the Committee. Although it would be risky to grab that chair, and it would be opposed by some conservative brothers who blindly seek stability, as far as I know, brothers who hold this attitude are still in the minority. The brothers believe that since the Taiyuan meeting was able to adopt the 'Jianye No. 1 Action Plan' last year, it will not be difficult for this amendment to be passed.

Moreover, with our current strength, even if the 'Flying Dragon Army' cannot be expanded on a large scale for the time being, it may not be possible to compete in the Central Plains while maintaining the safety of the base camp. Not to mention that although Chai Rong is sick now, he has not yet reached the point where he runs out of oil and dies, and we still have a certain amount of time to prepare. With our current production capacity, when we really move our army south, we may not be able to form a third 'Flying Dragon Army' composite infantry division and a 'security army' with a total of 80 regiments -- with such an armed force, it is impossible to unify the north and south of the Great River and restore the homeland of the Han and Tang Dynasties.

As for the person sitting in that chair, brother, I have already thought about it. As long as we enter Kaifeng and seize the throne, the fifth brother is naturally the emperor who is carried by the heavens, the seventh brother and the old ten, the thirteenth and other prefects are the prime ministers and scholars who preside over government affairs, and the brothers and I and the eleventh, twenty-fourth, twenty-sixth and other general military officers are the generals who conquer the Quartet and open up territory for the empire. ”

"The old man has to talk nonsense." Wang Kunjun scolded, "Not to mention that we may not necessarily be able to grab that chair, even if we do grab it in the future, the related benefit distribution issues are extremely complex and difficult. If your words reach the ears of other brothers, what will they think and think? I thought that you had been an official in the Later Zhou court for two years, and you had learned to be cautious in your words and deeds, and you had practiced some city mansions. I didn't expect that after just over a year of coming back, I was so disappointed to be so thick and open-mouthed. ”

Although Xu Shao'an's distribution of interests is not necessarily contrary to the mainstream opinion of the brothers - after all, Xu Shao'an's statement today is not on a whim or groundless, but based on his understanding of the current situation of the team and his understanding of the attitude of the brothers who are more closely related to him on such issues. But for the traversal who are accustomed to collective decision-making on important issues within the team, it is taken for granted to express one's opinion and vote on a certain issue, while it is certainly difficult to accept being 'represented' by one person or several people - even if the opinions of one or several people are actually consistent or similar to their own opinions. If Xu Shao'an's remarks about the distribution of benefits after the seizure of power were to spread, it would damage his image in the eyes of the brothers, and at worst it would cause the brothers to have a crisis of confidence in the committee, which would have a serious impact on and damage the unity and stability of the entire crossing team.

Therefore, in the face of Wang Kunjun's rebuke, Xu Shao'an, who had already realized that he had lost his words and knew that he was wrong, dared to refute it, and hurriedly admitted his mistake and promised not to make an example.

At this time, Zhang Weixin also came out to play a round and said, "Fifth brother is angry. It is not appropriate for the old man to seal the official indiscriminately. But at first, he just said casually in private, except for you and my brother, no one else can know, and it will not affect the internal unity of our team. Second, he also realized his mistakes, and promised not to make an example, but also to know that he could correct his mistakes. In my brother's opinion, you should stop worrying with him. ”

Although he was very dissatisfied with Xu Shaoan's indiscriminate sealing of officials, the other party was indeed an unintentional mistake, and he humbly accepted criticism and sincerely admitted his mistakes. Second, although Xu Shaoan is his eighth brother, he is still a member of the committee after all, and he must take care of the other party's face no matter what-even if no one else is present here. Therefore, with the steps given by Zhang Weixin, after Wang Kunjun criticized Xu Shaoan a few more words, he naturally took advantage of this step to come down, and was no longer as angry as Fang Cai.

Educating Xu Shaoan is just an episode, and the issue of the three brothers will eventually come back to whether to revise the "Jianye No. 1 Action" plan. However, it was precisely because of Xu Shaoan's remarks that Wang Kunjun's attitude also underwent some changes. Although he did not immediately agree to Zhang Weixin and Xu Shaoan's proposal, he did not veto it on the spot, but said that he would decide whether to submit the proposal to the enlarged meeting of the committee for discussion after discussing it with his eldest brother Li Junwu.

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