"As the little nephew just said, for Shili who has enough strength to sweep the world like the Beiping Army, if you want it to be used by me, you must lure it with heavy profits, and make them feel that borrowing troops from our Zhang family this time is definitely worth the money and the harvest is huge. Therefore, the little nephew thought that his uncle could borrow troops from the Beiping Army on the condition that the eight prefectures of Zhuo, Yi, Xiong, Ba, Mo, Ding, Zhen, and Qi north of the Hutuo River could be included in the jurisdiction of the Beiping Army. Zhang Neng finally revealed all his plans to Pan.

Zhang Neng's voice just fell, and before Zhang Yongde could express his opinion, Zhang Huaisheng had already lost his voice: "'Cutting land and borrowing troops', isn't this to imitate what Jin Shi Jingjiao did?" Later Jin II died in the Khitan people who had borrowed troops, and the lessons of the previous car were only more than ten years, father, you should think twice! ”

"Besides, the rulers of the eight states, such as the Jiedu envoys, defense envoys, and assassins, I am afraid that they will not hand over the power to the Beiping Army so easily, and it will inevitably be another disaster of swords and soldiers, which is also very disadvantageous for the righteous father to control the Central Plains!" Zhang Fei also supported his brother-in-law's opinion on the side.

Although Zhang Yongde did not read as many books as his son, but the Later Jin Dynasty died only for more than ten years, and the relevant records and legends are quite rich, how could he not know that Shi Jingjiao borrowed troops from the Khitans, and how could he not know that Shi Jingjiao's successor Shi Chonggui was arrested by the other party after failing to resist the Khitan, and experienced countless hardships and bullying along the way, and finally died of illness in a foreign land. But now, now that he has been forced to a dead end, for his own survival and the survival of his family, even if he knows that there is a glass of poisoned wine in front of him, he will not hesitate to drink it. Even if the Zuihou Beiping Army really treats itself and his descendants like the Khitans treat Shi Jingjiao and his successors, even if the Beiping Army is really like the Khitan people did back then, they sit on the wall and watch when they are desperately working with the Chai Zhou court, and after the war subsides, they brazenly come to ask for their own benefits, even if they are used as a spear by the Beiping army, after they and the Chai Zhou court fight to defeat both sides, they will not hesitate to be kicked away by the former and become a victim of this struggle. At least he has fought against fate for himself and his family, and he died vigorously instead of being in a nest - as for whether the governors of these eight states are willing to hand over power, it is not for him Zhang Yongde to worry about it, and when the time comes, let the Beiping Army take it himself.

Therefore, in the face of his son's bitter persuasion, Zhang Yongde was unmoved, he signaled Zhang Huaisheng not to say any more, and asked Zhang Feidao: "Hasn't Fan Wucheng, who is ranked fourteenth among the 'Qingyuan' brothers of the Beiping Army, been successfully co-opted by Yan'er to be used by my 'Feiyantang'?" Ru Su sent someone to send an order to Yan'er, ordering her to contact Fan Wucheng and let this person act as an intermediary, first reveal some words to the Beiping Army, and see the other party's reaction. If the Beiping Army intends to form an alliance with our Zhang family, I will send someone with weight to Beiping City to discuss the specific matters of the alliance with Wang Kunjun, Xu Shaoan and others. ”

Zhang Fei couldn't help but look embarrassed when he heard this, he hesitated for a moment, and finally had to stand up, and replied stubbornly: "Father-in-law, I'm afraid it's a little difficult to do this now." ”

"What's the difficulty? Could it be that Fei'er, you can't persuade you to be a father, so you deliberately can't say this? Zhang Yongde couldn't help but feel a little annoyed when he heard this, and asked coldly.

"The father-in-law knows that the child is just telling the truth, and he has no intention of obstructing the father-in-law's decision for any reason." Hearing this, Zhang Fei hurriedly knelt on the ground and explained.

Seeing Zhang Fei kneeling on the ground with a panicked face, it seemed that he was not deliberately going against himself in order to help his righteous brother speak, Zhang Yongde's face turned slightly pale, and his voice softened a little and asked: "In this case, what difficulties will there be on the side of 'Feiyan Hall', is it possible that Fan Wucheng still dares to disobey the order given to him by Yan'er?" ”

"Father-in-law." Zhang Fei, who was secretly relieved in his heart, replied, "Now that Fan Wucheng has a lot of handles in my 'Feiyan Hall', how dare he disobey the order given to him by the little sister." The child said that it was a little difficult to make him act as an intermediary, not because Fan Wucheng disobeyed the order, but because now that the contact between Xiaomei's side and this person has been completely severed, there is no way to pass the order to him. ”

"Disconnected? Why is that? Didn't you say that Fan Wucheng didn't dare to disobey Yan'er's order? So how could he cut off contact with Yan'er? Zhang Yongde asked puzzled.

"The reason for this is not clear." Zhang Fei replied with some embarrassment, "According to the message sent by Xiaomei to the child at the end of last month, it is said that since the beginning of November, Fan Wucheng's subordinates have not gone to the place agreed by both parties to meet with the spies sent by Xiaomei and deliver news. At first, Xiaomei thought that Fan Wucheng regretted it and didn't want to cooperate with me 'Feiyantang' anymore. For this reason, Xiaomei sent a number of subordinates to Beiping City to investigate the truth, but this was not the case. Because according to the report of the subordinates sent by Xiaomei, not only did the Fan Mansion, which was originally like a city, suddenly become crowded and the gate was closed, but the streets around the mansion also seemed very deserted, except for some official officials who were unique to the Beiping Army and were called policemen patrolling back and forth, there was hardly even a pedestrian to see. Although Xiaomei's subordinates have not been in or out of Fan's Mansion for several days, and they themselves cannot enter or even approach Fan's Mansion, it is difficult to get a glimpse of what is going on, one thing is certain, that is, something happened to Fan Wucheng and Fan's Mansion. Not only was Fan Wuben unable to leave his mansion, but even his servants and subordinates were confined in the mansion, so it was naturally impossible to contact and meet with Xiaomei's subordinates. ”

"Could it be that Fan Wucheng and my 'Feiyantang' secret communication was discovered by the 'Qingyuan' brothers of the Beiping Army, so they were placed under house arrest at home?" Zhang Huaisheng guessed.

Zhang Fei shook his head when he heard this, and said: "Xiaomei also thought about it at the beginning, and urgently ordered all branches and spies in the Beiping Army to stop all activities and prepare for evacuation. But after a period of time, I found that the entire Beiping army was very quiet, and there was no situation similar to the situation of the 'Dark Feather Hall' that our 'Feiyantang' had when we sent people to the north a few times before, with the cooperation of the Beiping military police and the so-called 'urban management team', in the whole city of Dasuo in various prefectures and counties. From this, Xiaomei judged that Fan Wucheng's confinement in the house this time was not due to an incident with 'Feiyantang', but because of other things. As for the cause of the incident, it is still difficult to figure out for a while because the Beiping Army has sealed off the relevant information. ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Fei paused slightly, turned to Zhang Yongde and pleaded: "It is precisely because of this that the child did not report this matter to his father-in-law, but planned to wait until the matter was clarified, and hoped that his father-in-law would forgive him." ”

After figuring out the ins and outs of the matter, Zhang Yongde's dissatisfaction with Zhang Fei dissipated. He waved his hand and said, "Fan Wucheng's matter is the affairs of the 'Feiyan Hall', since my father has handed over the hall to your brothers and sisters to take care of, these things will naturally be decided by your brothers and sisters, so why are you guilty." ”

Although Zhang Yongde said it easily, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed in his heart. After all, having a member of the Peiping Army like Fan Wucheng working for his side would be much easier for him to contact, liaise, communicate, and negotiate with the Beiping Army, and it would also be much more beneficial to his own side. Now that Fan Wucheng is under house arrest for unknown reasons, Jihua, who went to explore Wang Kunjun, Xu Shaoan and others in advance, will be in vain. However, without knowing the attitude and bottom line of the Beiping Army, it is quite risky for the weak Zhang family to negotiate an alliance with the other party and negotiate the borrowing of troops. If the other party has no intention of the Central Plains at all, and does not want the contact with the Zhang family to affect the relationship between him and the Chai Zhou court or the peaceful coexistence with Zhao Kuangyin, then it is very likely that he will refuse his request and inform the latter of the news that he wants to rebel. In that case, you will really die without a place to bury.

However, worries are worries, and in the end, after some weighing and comparison, Zhang Yongde decided to take a risk. After pondering for a while, he said to Zhang Fei: "Since Fan Wucheng can't be contacted from there, then let's go directly to the door and talk to the 'Qingyuan' brothers of the Beiping Army in person." ”

After speaking, before Zhang Huaisheng and Zhang Fei raised any objections, Zhang Yongde had already turned to look at Zhang Neng and said: "As for the candidate who went to negotiate, I'm afraid that it has to be the virtuous nephew who proposed the plan to borrow troops, I don't know if the virtuous nephew is willing to go through this for his uncle?" ”

Although he knew that going to the Beiping Army was dangerous and abnormal, and although he was full of fear of the "Dark Feather Hall" that had wiped out the Youzhou branch of the "Feiyan Hall" in his heart, Zhang Neng did not dare to say a word "no" in the face of his uncle's nomination and looking at the other party's face with some expectations and at the same time full of majesty. After only a little hesitation, Zhang Neng got up and left his seat, and bowed to Zhang Yongde: "Uncle, the little nephew once said, 'Everything is only the uncle's head, and he will not give up'." Moreover, this strategy of borrowing troops was proposed by the little nephew, and the little nephew naturally took the matter of contacting and negotiating with the Beiping Army in the north. The little nephew went back to pack up and prepare, and will be on the road early tomorrow morning. ”

Hearing Zhang Neng say this, Zhang Yongde was very happy and said: "The virtuous nephew can say this, I am very pleased for my uncle. It's just that going north is not in a hurry at this time. First, Uncle Wei also needs to ask Mr. Zhao Xiwen and Mr. Zhao to write a letter that states the intention of forming an alliance and borrowing troops with Wang Kunjun and Xu Shaoan, so that they will believe that what you said is true. Second, you also need to let Fei'er choose a few shrewd and capable spies for you to accompany you to ensure the safety of your nephew on the road. When all these things are ready, it is not too late for the virtuous nephew to hit the road again. ”

"Uncle Xie, the little nephew, cares, and everything is arranged by the uncle." Zhang Neng bowed his hand again.

On the 17th day of the twelfth lunar calendar of the eighth year of Xiande, after two days of preparation, Zhang Neng, accompanied and escorted by six capable spies selected from the main hall of "Feiyan Hall", disguised himself as a businessman who went north to do business, and left Lanzhou with Zhang Yongde's entrustment and the expectations of the Zhang family, and traveled all the way to Beiping City.

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