Ling Hudao's words provoked a problem that many people are unwilling to face, that is, now the gentry everywhere are no longer optimistic about the probation army and Xuzhou. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

They are even thinking about who to serve to protect their interests to the greatest extent, which is very sad, but for Yu Mingzhen, it is very dangerous.

If the probation army was only weak on the inside in the past, but at least it could maintain its image as the overlord of Huaibei externally, but with the ravages of ant thieves, the probation army had tens of thousands of troops who were tired of taking care of one or the other, and in the end they even became waiting for the ant thieves to calmly cross south, which made the gentry everywhere also deeply feel that this powerful force that could fight against the Huangchao Rebellion in the past no longer exists.

The Caizhou Army, a former vassal, unceremoniously captured Yingbo Erzhou in a row, completely tearing the face of the probation army to shreds, and now everyone around them has found out that the original probation army has been reduced to the point where anyone can come up and take a bite and take a bite.

To say that Caizhou, Pinglu, Daliang, and Huaiyou neighbors are not interested at this time is a lie, that is, a question of whether the timing is appropriate.

In terms of ambition and interest, Caizhou Yuan is undoubtedly the biggest, but just swallowed Yingbo, its appetite has been choked to the point that it can no longer eat, and has to temporarily stop to digest it, at this time Caizhou Yuan is afraid that he is the most willing to see the status quo maintained, if it is delayed for half a year, when they settle down in Yingbo Erzhou, I am afraid that the blade will immediately point to Xuzhou.

Da Liang is afraid that he is weak, this sluggish and old neighbor is already old, and he no longer has that passion and desire, maybe for it, how to live a peaceful and stable life is the best.

From this point of view, Pinglu and Huaiyou are the most dangerous.

Although the states under the jurisdiction of the Pinglu Wang clan also faced the attack of the great drought, and the price of grain soared, after all, in the past ten years, the Pinglu army basically did not suffer from the war, and the territory under its jurisdiction was quite passable.

Now in this situation, I am afraid that the situation in Xuzhou and Sihai has long been well known under the careful scout detection of the Pinglu army, it can be said that now the Pinglu army really wants to send troops south to Haizhou, whether it is Xuzhou or themselves, they are unable to deal with it, and directly abandon the entire Haizhou, and withdraw their troops to Xiapi and Suyu, which is probably the only thing they can do.

And what about Huaiyou?

For Pinglu, Yu Ming is really prepared, Haizhou has the largest salt field in Huaibei, the Pinglu army has long coveted, if the Pinglu army really goes south, even if he puts all his troops on the bar, it will be useless, so he will not do futile things, the only thing that can stop the Pinglu army is the Pinglu army's own situation, lack of food, and the chaos of the people everywhere, in this case, whether the Pinglu army still has the energy to attack Haizhou, the Pinglu army itself has to weigh it.

Huaiyou is really hard to judge.

On the surface, Huaiyou is unlikely, but Huaiyou's advantage is too great, there is grain in his hands, he is not panicked, this sentence is used anywhere, for Huaibei, as long as there is grain, it can support the stability of a place, and now even these gentry and big households have felt the various risks and pressures brought about by the lack of grain, it can be seen that Huaiyou's influence has penetrated into every part of Huaibei, especially Huaiyou's so wanton transportation of grain to the north to sell grain, not only to make a lot of money, but also to harvest the people's hearts and minds, this is the key.

Just as Linghu Dao said, if Huaiyou really wants to make some attempts, will the Huaibei gentry oppose it? Even if they oppose it, how big is this proportion and how resolute is it?

Yu Mingzhen didn't know the bottom of his heart.

What if Jiang Feng set some requirements and conditions for himself?

Thinking of this, Yu Mingzhen felt as if he had lost confidence in himself.

It seems that he is a little unwilling to surrender like this, but if he wants to make himself and the other party turn his face and start a war, he has neither the certainty, nor the will to fight, let alone the determination.

He himself didn't know how to deal with it, maybe it depended on his mood at the time.

"Do you mean that Yu Mingzhen's attitude is very vague and hesitant?" asked a voice in the shadows under the lamp.

"I feel like this, Yu Mingzhen's prestige in Sihai Erzhou is still relatively high, but he now lacks troops in his hands, and I am afraid this is the main reason for his lack of confidence. The clear voice seemed very imposing, and he should know Yu Ming very well.

"What is his purpose in coming to Hongxian this time? He hasn't been here in Hongxian for a long time, right?"

He didn't say it himself, but it didn't seem to be particularly targeted, maybe he would have to leave and go back to Xiapi after a few days. "Obviously, I am a little uncertain about this question.

"Is it really that simple? Did he say anything at the banquet? Well, I mean about our Huaiyou?"

"Didn't I say it? He didn't have too many tendencies, just said that he was worried that the Pinglu army, the displaced people and disaster victims might become ant thieves, and he was a little disappointed in Xuzhou, probably zero zero is always these, he is not very willing to put his attitude clearly,......"

"He has a good relationship with the Zhao and Liu families, and does he attach great importance to the opinions of the Zhao and Liu families?"

"He has a very close relationship with Zhao Wuyue, but it may not be said how much influence the Zhao family has on him, the Zhao family has a lot of grain, but Yu Mingzhen hopes that the Zhao family will come up with more food to relieve the pressure of the displaced people, but Zhao Wuyue refused, the situation of the Liu family is similar, so Yu Mingzhen is still very dissatisfied,......

The shadows in the darkness fell silent, apparently not enough to draw the conclusions he needed from his trip, which made him feel embarrassed.

He was well aware that the fleet on the Bianhe River was waiting for news from him, but this information made it difficult to judge.

"Do you think, I mean, if we want to recruit Yu Mingzhen, will he accept it?" He didn't dare to ask some topics directly, the other party was just a businessman who was willing to cooperate with Huaiyou, and he couldn't say that he belonged to his own side, so some questions could only be asked from the side to understand.

"It's not easy to say, it probably depends on the situation, but Yu Ming really doesn't want to have a bad relationship with you, that's for sure, of course he also wants to leave a line, what if he really wants to deal with you in the future?"

Although the answer was not satisfactory, he still understood some meaning, and he felt that this attitude should be able to make some judgments.

The speed of the fleet has slowed down significantly, and at this rate, it will take at least two days to reach Hongxian, which is already a bit out of time.

Mei was a little anxious, but she couldn't show it on the surface.

Everyone was staring at him, and he had to stay calm and confident.

At this time, I am afraid that the army has already begun to cross the Huai to the north, and the two sides have already connected with the time, once the time is delayed on his side, it will affect the entire plan, and he must make a decision.

But without intelligence support, he did not dare to act rashly.

"No news yet?" asked Mei Jing calmly, tilting her head slightly.

"Back to my lord, not yet, we have already arranged people along the line, and as soon as there is news, they will come over immediately. The guard said.

Mei Guo also knew that there were some things that were in a hurry, Yu Mingzhen did not expect to come to Hongxian suddenly, and he brought an army here, what was the purpose?

Set up cards to intercept, rectify bomb suppression, and stabilize public order in Hongxian County?

Not easy to judge.

With a sigh of relief, Mei Guan paced lightly on the bow of the boat, Wuwentang had a special arrangement here, and his side had already connected to that side, asking to find out Yu Ming's true intention in the shortest possible time in order to respond.

Looking at the sun, Mei Guo thought about it for a moment and raised his head: "Order, raise the sails, speed up!"

The speed of the ship slowly increased, and Mei Jing's eyes were still fixed on the front.

Can't wait any longer, he thinks that Wuwentang should give a message, no matter what Yu Mingzhen's intentions are, they must pass this trip, and the only thing to solve is the way to deal with it.

He is not ignorant of Yu Mingzhen, he also met with the other party a few times when he went to Huaibei, if necessary, he can also directly pick out with the other party, of course, this is risky.

"My lord, I'm back!"

"Oh, let the boats come to shore and bring them over!"

Mei Guo was refreshed and finally returned.

After listening to the other party's introduction and analysis based on these intelligences, Mei Guo still felt that the leader of Wuwentang stationed in Sizhou was still relatively effective, at least these analyses and judgments still integrated many aspects, even including Yu Mingzhen's family, personality and temper, as well as his relationship with the local gentry, his attitude towards Huaiyou, and so on.

"In other words, Yu Mingzhen doesn't have a specific purpose, so do you think that our fleet passing through Hongxian County will attract his attention?"

"Can't you wait until he leaves?" Seeing Mei Guo shaking his head, the man muttered: "It shouldn't be, he himself definitely won't, because it is not uncommon for grain ships to pass through Hongxian County during this period of time, as long as the relevant procedures and commercial taxes are paid enough, the garrison sentry will not ask, in fact, the grain business tax has risen a lot, so they also feel that they should be satisfied, besides, this is a pretext to send grain to the bridge side, and they are also a little evasive,......"

"Alright. Mei Guo knew that he couldn't ask any more why he came, so he decided to do it himself, "Thank you for your hard work, and I want to ask you to go back to Hongxian County, I will arrange someone to contact you outside the county, once there is an abnormality, you have to contact my people immediately, so that we can respond,......"

Sending the other party away, Mei Jing calmed down, "Order, go full speed, be sure to pass Hongxian by dinner time tomorrow evening." ”

Dinner time is the most slack time for the garrison outpost, plus the commercial tax has been paid in advance, and the formalities have been handed in place, so it should only be a passing scene to see the first two ships.

Yu Ming is really a fine person, he will not come to Hongxian for no reason, Mei Mingming knows that Yu Mingzhen will have some risks in Hongxian, but this little risk must be taken now.