The person who came to give advice to Deng She was none other than Fang Congzhe.

Fang Congzhe made two envoys and made meritorious contributions twice, and his two meritorious contributions were not ordinary merits, they can be said to be two miraculous merits that determined Haidong's future, so his status in Haidong naturally rose in a straight line. Deng She gave him privileges similar to Hong Jixun, Wu Henian and others, and he could freely enter and leave the Yanwang Mansion; And if there is an emergency, there is no need for the guards to pass the message, and you can even go directly to the backyard to meet each other.

When he came this day, Deng She was talking with Hong Jixun, Ji Zongzhou, Ha Guangxiu and others in the front yard. Hearing that he had come to see him, Dunsha instructed his attendants and said, "Come in quickly." ”

Fang Congzhe entered.

The weather is getting warmer and will be in late April. April in the world is full of flowers. April is already early summer, Yidu is near the sea, this season is already relatively hot, and the air is humid. People like Deng She, Wu Henian, etc., who are active in Liaodong all the year round, are very unaccustomed to this climate, while Fang Congzhe is originally from Zhejiang, so he is used to this and has no special reaction. Dressed in summer clothes, go to the hall proudly.

Speaking of which, Deng She's military busyness has not seen him for a while.

At this time, I went to see that it was probably because of the successive long-distance missions, and I saw that his already thin face was even thinner, and the short beard under his chin seemed to be growing a little, which was a little messy, and it should not have been repaired much. At first glance, it looks a little haggard compared to the past. But perhaps because of the humid weather, or because of major events and high spirits, his eyes are becoming more and more black and translucent. In a flash, it looks like two pure black grapes, which are very dazzling.

Deng She smiled: "Zhonghan, I haven't seen you for many days, why are you getting more and more clear?" ”

"The lord and Li Chahan confronted Jining, although the minister did not understand the military, he also knew that this was a major event related to the fate of my Haidong. Every day, when I see my colleagues, whenever I talk, I will always mention the front-line war. Although it is said that it is not in its position, it is not in its politics. But the minister will inevitably think about it at night, so he is a little sluggish. ”

The reduction was due to the worry about the war on the front line. Deng She laughed, carefully looked at Fang Congzhe for a moment, and said with a smile to Hong Jixun: "Although I am thin, my spirit is fine." Asked Fang Congzhe and said, "If I remember correctly, today should be your day of rest." It's rare to have a holiday, why not have a good rest at home? ”

"'A fool thinks a thousand things, and he will find one.'" Although the minister is not talented, because he has been thinking about the battle on the front line for several days, when he got up this morning, he suddenly got a plan. After thinking about it repeatedly, I thought that it should be helpful to the lord. Therefore, I came to see the lord only for this plan. ”

"Oh? What's the strategy? Come on. The more he came into contact, the more Deng She liked Fang Congzhe. Young, dignified, talented, even in the face of Shangguan, he can always be neither humble nor arrogant, he is a rare talent.

"Minister, may I ask my lord, is this attack on Jining trying to encroach? Or swallow it? ”

"What is cannibalization?"

"If the lord's intention is only on Jining Road, it will be encroachment."

"What is a whale swallow?"

"If the lord intends to attack Jinji, it will be swallowed by whales."

When his words came out, Deng She hadn't spoken, Ji Zongzhou's expression couldn't help but change greatly, and he got up and said, "Attack Jinji?" Chakhan Timur with more than 100,000 armor, accumulating millet like a mountain, although nominally the capital is the main, in fact it is not the same as the prince of the separatism. At the same time, his advisers are like rain, brave generals are like clouds, and Li Chahan himself is also able to fight well, which is very popular, and he has Li Siqi as his help, which is really my giant in the north. Lord Fang, do you think that with the current strength of my Haidong, I will be able to swallow Jin Ji and attack the northern country? ”

"'It is better for a hundred people to move than for one person to hold on and go quickly.'" Why? Even if there are 100 people, walking slowly with a scoop, a day is just a place where you can walk at most. However, if you walk with a scoop, even if there is only one person, it is enough to walk three times in a day. The difference between nibbling and whale swallowing is this! ”

Fang Congzhe's implication is that if Deng She wants to encroach, although the labor force is moving, it is like a hundred people trending, and the income will not be much. However, if Deng She is determined to swallow the whale, then even if he does not use many people, just like one person holding and sprinting away, it is very likely that there will be far more gains than cannibalization.

Ji Zongzhou was basked and said: "Lord Fang, I know that you have made two envoys, and you have made great contributions to the Lord's government. But you don't need to talk to the lord about this set of vertical and horizontal rhetoric, right? ”

Everyone here is a human spirit, who can't hear it? As soon as Fang Congzhe opened his mouth, he first "encroached" and then "swallowed by whales", making it clear what he called "thinking of a strategy", which was probably to advise Deng She to "swallow whales". And with Haidong's current strength, this is obviously unrealistic.

Therefore, without waiting for him to formally propose, Ji Zongzhou stood up to refute him.

Why did Ji Zong rise up to refute him? Fang Congzhe was recommended to Deng She by Ji Zongzhou. Ji Zongzhou was selfish, afraid that if Fang Congzhe said ridiculous things and ruined his image in Deng She's mind, maybe Ji Zongzhou would be reprimanded. Fang Congzhe only made a little contribution, but he didn't measure his strength, spoke loudly, and talked about military aircraft in vain. It seems that he, Ji Zongzhou, has no knowledge of people.

Fang Congzhe's expression remained unchanged, and he said: "'The husband and sage are in the world, and the world is obeyed by one person. 'Richard is certainly prosperous, and the army is mighty, and the heroes are intimidated; Mention Guanzhong, Jin Ji and serve the world, this can be like the strong Qin of the Warring States. But he's just a human being. And even if it is prosperous, in the battle of Yidu a few years ago, my Haidong was not defeated. There is this foundation, and now, the minister heard that Polo's surprise army and entry into northern Shaanxi are the rear of the threat to Chahan; In front of him, the lord did his best to enter Jining, and he was the vanguard of the attack on Chahan. If there is a comparison, last year's battle of Yidu was a turning point. The so-called 'boom and bust'. Richard is now at a critical juncture of decay. If you can seize this opportunity and use it properly, how can it be said that it is impossible to attack Jinji? ”

Fang Congzhe studied the art of vertical and horizontal, and he may not understand the knowledge of the battle array, but he is very sensitive to the general trend of the world. When he said this, Deng She suddenly thought of the afterlife.

In later generations, the Japanese invaded, claiming to be undefeated, how much like Richard. However, the Battle of Yidu shattered the myth of Richard's undefeated. It turned out that Richard was going to fail, too. In this way, the fear of the enemy is gone. Therefore, Fang Congzhe said that "the battle of Yidu was a turning point". Why did Polo dare to enter northern Shaanxi in a big way while deploying suspicious troops on Jining Road? This factor is not absent. Why is Polo willing to form an alliance with Haidong, who is an "anti-thief"? It is not because of this factor.

Before Ji Zongzhou could be reprimanded, Deng She smiled, waved his hand and motioned for him to return to his seat, and said to Fang Congzhe: "'Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. 'Good! Zhonghan, I see what you mean. You're trying to tell me to seize this opportunity and swallow it, right? But what Ji Gong said is not bad, Li Chahan's strength is stronger than my Haidong. How to swallow whales? What's your strategy? Please come on. I'd like to hear about it. ”

"Suitable talent, Ji Gong blamed the minister, and said that the minister used vertical and horizontal rhetoric to talk about the lord. It is true that those who are practiced by ministers are also masters of vertical and horizontal art. Therefore, the strategy that the minister thinks of is also from the vertical and horizontal perspective. ”

"Close" means to divide and co-opt.

Deng She bowed his head and asked him to continue.

Fang Congzhe continued: "Looking at the land of Li Chahan, it extends to Jining in the east, Guanzhong in the west, Jining in the north, and Henan in the south. The countries bordering him include Haidong, Polo Timur, and Wu Guogong of Jinling. If I say that Haidong is the first, then Polo is at the end, and Wu Guogong is against his belly. The current situation is that both Haidong and Polo are moving, echoing from beginning to end. Richard Hanjining and Guanzhong can't be moved for the time being, but he still has Henan. If Wu Guogong was at this time, he would also suddenly send out an army and enter Henan. May I ask my lord, what is the situation that the Chahan Society will face? ”

"You mean to say?"

"Talking about moving Wu Guogong, please also go to the army. Join forces with my Haidong and Polo, and the three families will share the land of Jinji. ”

Rao is Deng She and Hong Jixun, hearing this, they couldn't help but gasp. Fang Congzhe's idea was too bold. Join forces with the three families to share the land of Jinji. If this is really the case, no matter how strong Chahan is, it will be impossible to escape annihilation in the face of three strong enemies. It's just that Hong Jixun frowned and said, "Your idea sounds good. But have you thought about it? Is it possible for the three of us to join forces? ”

Let's not talk about Zhu Yuanzhang first. Zhu Yuanzhang is Chen Youliang in the west and Zhang Shicheng in the east, but he is already very difficult to deal with these two people, and he is quite a bit self-conscious, and there is a chance that he will not have the spare strength to go out to Henan. And even if he has spare strength, will he have the courage to provoke the stronger Chahan when he already has two strong enemies, Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng? This is also a problem.

Moreover, the main Polo.

Although Polo Timur privately allied with Haidong to deal with Chahan. However, in the end, he is a Mongol, and in the spirit of being eager to expand his territory, he will temporarily join forces with Haidong. As long as he can win Guanzhong and Hebei, it will be a victory, and it will be a big pian. However, if Zhu Yuanzhang is added, the three families are divided into Jinji, and it is obvious that the biggest advantage will not be taken by Polo, but will be taken by Haidong and Zhu Yuanzhang. It's like when Fang Congzhe went to talk about Polo, he compared the situation in the north to the end of the Han Dynasty.

Cao Cao and Yuan Shao can fight, but if there is Sun Quan at this time, Sun Quan will come to insert a horizontal lever, and Cao Cao and Yuan Shao will 100% stop the war and work together to drive Sun Quan away first. Can you allow others to snore on the side of the couch? This Northland civil strife, yes. Those in the south want to take the opportunity to grab food, but it is impossible. No matter how stupid Polo Timur was, he would be able to see it. After the three families are divided into the Jin Dynasty, the next one is the two families divided into Polo.

After all, Zhu Yuanzhang and Deng She both belong to the Anfeng Imperial Court.

"If Polo Timur had known in advance that the three families were divided into Jinji, this matter would have been impossible. What if he didn't know? Now, Polo Timur has already sent troops to northern Shaanxi, and Li Chahan has received the support of the crown prince of Mengyuan from Dadu, and the war between Polo and Chahan will only become more and more fierce. At the moment when their battle was at its most intense, Wu Guogong suddenly sent out the army. No matter how fast Chahan and Polo react, there must be a buffer time, right? As long as our army and Wu Guogong can make full use of this time. Chen dared to assert that even if the effect of dividing the three families into Jin and Hebei could be achieved, at least two could divide Henan. ”

"Two in Henan?"

If it is said that the "Three Families Divide Jinji" is a month in the water, it is basically impossible. "Two families in Henan" seems to be a try. For Deng She, with Polo's containment in northern Shaanxi and Jining, Chahan's army in Jinji did not have the strength to rush to the aid of Jining Road. The person he is worried about has always been Chahan's Henan army. I am deeply worried, if I can't win Jining quickly, the Henan army support from Chahan will come, and I am afraid that Yidu will inevitably return in vain. And Fang Congzhe put forward this advice at the right time, Deng She groaned, and thought in his heart: "Use Zhu Yuanzhang to contain Chahan's Henan army?" ......, 'two separate Henan'? ”

Hong Jixun said: "There are strong enemies in the east and west of Wu Guogong, and they use troops almost day and night. Moreover, I have already heard that it is said that Wu Guogong has had many fornications with Li Chahan, and it seems that he has no intention of confronting him. Lord Fang, even if you don't talk about Polo, and even if as you said, the battle between Polo and Chahan will become more and more intense, but if you want to move Wu Guogong to participate in the war? I'm afraid it won't be easy. How are you going to say that? ”

"Chenben is from western Zhejiang, and he has a brother named Xizhe. Now under Wu Guogong, he serves as a senator. All along, ministers and brothers have exchanged letters. In the letter, my brother also talked about Wu Guogong's personality many times. Therefore, the minister also knows Wu Guogong well. Wu Guogong is a person who was born in cloth clothes and has great ambitions. Now, although he has few dealings with Richard, in the eyes of his brother, he is just a false and wronged snake.

"In the last letter, my brother wrote that a month ago, Wu Guogong convened a night banquet for his ministers, and said a word at the banquet, saying: 'The heroes of the world are only north and south. The three-legged stand is the shape of today. ’

"What is a 'three-legged stand'? Chahan, the lord and the Duke of Wu regard themselves as one. It can be seen that Wu Guogong deeply admires the lord; And for Chahan, Wu Guogong is also extremely vigilant. Compared with Chahan, Zhang Shicheng is nothing more than dry bones in the grave, and Chen Youliang is nothing more than a dog that roars the sky. As long as the lord can make up his mind, the minister will ask for his life, and go to Jinling on the same day, and if he is recommended by his brother, he will be able to say that Wu Guogong will send troops to Henan to participate in the war! ”

Fang Congzhe is a native of Xiuzhou, western Zhejiang, and his father Fang Tianxu is a Jinshi of the Mongolian Ming Classics, who has served as a county commander and a provincial capital, and then the world is in turmoil, and he was hired by Mo Tianyou in Wuxi to be his mastermind.

Mo Tianyou, nicknamed "Mo Laohu", is an armed leader of a landlord in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, loyal to Mengyuan. In his early years, Zhang Shicheng attacked him and couldn't attack him for a long time. It wasn't until Zhang Shicheng surrendered to Meng Yuan that he could be regarded as surrendering. Shi Cheng has been in the same Privy Council, but until now, it has only been a bondage.

It is said that Fang Tianxu's service to Mo Tianyou is equivalent to indirectly protecting Meng Yuan, and Fang Congzhe's brothers should be the same. However, Fang Tianxu is Han after all, loyalty is one thing, and whether he is disgusted with Meng Yuan's policy is another matter, and the other party is not restrained by the Zhe brothers. And the Fang Congzhe brothers are all knowledgeable people, and they deeply feel that the Mengyuan Building will fall, and think that Zhang Shicheng is not a person who can win the world, so they meet to travel. Fang Xizhe went south and voted for Zhu Yuanzhang; Fang Congzhe went north and voted for Deng She.

A family of three, Fang Tianxu Bao Mengyuan; Fang Xizhe assisted Zhu Yuanzhang; Fang Congzhe invested in Haidong. It seems incredible, but in fact, this is also the self-preservation technique used by many families in troubled times.

For example, Zhuge in the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Jin was in Eastern Wu, Zhuge Liang was in Western Shu, and Zhuge was born in Cao Wei. The world is known as "Nanyang Sange", and it is said that "Shu has its dragon, Wu has its tiger, and Wei has its dog". No matter which country wins the world in the end, their Zhuge clan can get wealth and glory anyway.

This is also a kind of family wisdom to survive in troubled times.

Of course, their refuge is not indiscriminate, they do choose all the masters, or they think that they choose all the masters, and they all think that the lord they choose can win the final victory. Therefore, although the company is invested everywhere, it can be completely trusted in terms of loyalty. Deng She has read a lot of history books and is used to such things, so it is not surprising to hear Fang Congzhe say this at this time.

"Chahan is like a strong Qin. In the past, at the end of Qin, the world was in Qin, and those who were able stood first. Today, if the lord can take the lead and eliminate Chahan, he will also be the hero of the world! The princes of Qi Huan and Jiuhe are hegemons. The vicissitudes of the sea show the true character of the hero. Now it is a decisive victory in the Central Plains and a victory in the world. It's just the right time! ”

"'The husband and the wise man are served, and the world obeys.' Zhonghan, you are my 'one-person'. ”

"The husband and sage are in the world and the world is served, and one person uses the world and the world obeys", this sentence comes from "Warring States Policy". "Warring States Policy" is all about vertical and horizontal family affairs, and it is a treasure book of vertical and horizontal families. "For one person" does not refer to a single person, but by extension, refers to the wisdom of a person. When Fang Congzhe quoted this just now, he used an extended meaning, which is the original meaning of this sentence. And Deng She repeated it again at this time, but he was not using the extension meaning, but shrunk back again, only referring to specific people, praising Fang Congzhe as his Su Qin and Zhang Yi.

But to be honest, Dunshe didn't have much hope for it. He knows Zhu Yuanzhang better than anyone else. This is a man of great calculations. It may be very rare to expect a single rhetoric to move it. But Fang Congzhe has this plan, and it would be a pity not to give it a try. He said: "Since Zhonghan has this intention, he packed up and went to Jinling on a day to choose. I'm waiting for you in Yidu. ”

"If you go, you will not fail in your mission."