"The general of the defeated army, I dare not hope for a big show. Fan Zhixuan smiled and said: "I came this time to negotiate with you on the entrustment of Lord Qian, hoping that the Dingbei Army will return Jiezhou and Tongzhou to the Yongxing Army." ”

Sure enough, there is still a passage, Yang Zhi smiled slightly and said: "Lord Fan, this matter is impossible, instead of focusing on here, you should take a look at the situation in Jingyuan Road and Henan, and look at the displaced people in Guanzhong." You can rest assured, I will still supply the salt that should be given to the Yongxing Military Road in accordance with the original amount, but the relevant money and food still need to be allocated in time, after all, in the hearts of Lord Qian, the life and death of the Dingbei Army, and the life of the people in Guanzhong and Hedong are not as important as their own face. ”

Sheng Yuyi almost laughed out loud, Yang Zhi's attitude was obvious, that is, grain was exchanged for salt, and everything else was not to be discussed, even Qian Gai was labeled as not caring whether the people lived or died; Shen Chong and the others couldn't help but shake their heads, no wonder Zhao Kai let Yang Zhi sit in Hezhong Mansion, he could really pull it down. Sitting in a carriage with Yang Zhi into the city, Fan Zhixu asked in a low voice, "Do you still have any ideas?"

Yang Zhi smiled and said: "Master Fan, do you think that everything is fine now, and the Jin people will not come back after they have retreated? What if the Jin army turns back again? Wouldn't it be ridiculous that you don't seize the time to reorganize your army and fight now, and waste all day long on political achievements that are nothing." ”

Fan Zhixu was shocked in his heart, and asked tentatively: "The Jin army is so capable of fighting, but they have gone south twice a year?"

It's really a bunch of guys who take it for granted, no wonder they can't feel the danger of the situation, now they are thinking about these useless things, the Jurchens and other tribes outside the Saiwai are completely different from the farming tribes in the Central Plains, and they are used to relying on plundering to strengthen their strength, the Jin army is now occupying Hebei, and it is only two or three days to go south, and it is not the original Jin people in Liaoyang, and there is still a month to fight all the way.

Yang Zhi leaned on the carriage and sneered: "The Jin army is here to loot materials and replenish Liaodong Hebei, they haven't signed any agreement with the Great Song Dynasty, and they can't go south at any time if they want to go south; ”

Fan Zhixu shook his head and said: "The defense of Guanzhong still waits for others to solve it, Bianliang has the intention of removing Qian Gai, so Qian Gai wants to show his ability, and I can't help it this time." ”

Yang Zhi didn't say anything more, Fan Zhixu knew that his temptation had failed, after all these years, Yang Zhi was no longer the hot-blooded person he was at the beginning, and he could be called a veteran of officialdom. Sure enough, while Yang Zhi was hospitable later, he didn't say anything about anything official, strangling Fan Zhixu's attempt to let Yang Zhi help; even Sheng Yuyi and Shen Chong understood that at this point, Fan Zhixu had no chance in Puzhou, and could only see if Taiyuan could get an answer.

Fan Zhixu specially went to the bazaar in casual clothes, and found that in addition to the city walls and houses, the remnants of the war could be seen, and the market was basically back to normal, with merchants coming and going from the south to the north trading, gold and silver ware from the Western Regions, mules, horses and camels from outside the Saiwai, silk cloth from the south of the Yangtze River, porcelain from Hebei, and so on. The sound of firecrackers in front of it, and the plaque of fish and sheep fresh was hung on a half-old restaurant, presumably for business, and the outside was not redecorated.

Shen Chong said with a smile: "With the Yellow River Gang and the North and South Travel, Cai Wenrou is not worried about whether there are guests at all. ”

Fan Zhixu nodded and said to Shen Chong: "The current Puzhou looks more lively than Chang'an, and in the long run, with the help of shipping with the Yellow River, Puzhou will sooner or later become a big city, just like Jincheng, replacing the position of Datong Mansion." Shen Chong, what's the situation in Taiyuan?"

Shen Chong knew what Fan Zhixu was asking, and pondered: "Taiyuan is really a city now, not just a market, from top to bottom, there is a momentum of giving up who is the other. After all, the green salt in Jingzhou is the place where the three major forces fight, Taiyuan has no long-term hope, and has the attitude of grabbing as much as possible, and the salt solution is something in their pockets, and there is almost no hope that it will be handed over. ”

Fan Zhixu couldn't help sighing, when he left Puzhou, Fan Zhixu refused Yang Zhi and Ye Mengde's send-off; when he arrived in Taiyuan, Zhao Kai really refused, this is a killing weapon for exchanging materials with Shaanxi, Henan and other places in the future, how could Zhao Kai be willing to give it. Fan Zhixu smiled bitterly and said: "King Yun, it is very difficult for Qian Gai now, and it is impossible to give Shaanxi much support in the situation of Bianliang and Lianghuai." ”

Cao Qianli said with a smile: "Lord Fan, the will of the Holy Lord is very clear, the land occupied by the Dingbei Army is the land under the jurisdiction of Taiyuan, and Shaanxi is in difficulty, so we will not be in difficulty?

Fan Zhixu couldn't answer for a while, Cao Qianli's hint was very clear, that is, to use the salt solution in exchange for the material support of Bianliang and other places to Hedong, but Fan Zhixu could also think with his toes that King Kang, Zhao Gou and Qian Gai, would definitely prevent the materials from entering Hedong and intercept the materials during the transfer of materials. Lu Defu said: "Master Fan, as for the exchange of materials, if it doesn't hurt the peace, there is an exchange, but what are your intentions towards the Jin Kingdom, after recovering Bianliang, is it the Northern Expedition or peace talks?"

Jin Guo and Zhang Bangchang talked about handing over all the areas south of the Daimyo Mansion to the puppet Chu, and after recovering Bianliang, there are still places in Hebei that need to be recovered, Sheng Yuyi saw the strength of the Dingbei Army, and turned a blind eye to these in Shaanxi Qian Gai and his subordinates, and they didn't dare to put it on the table at all, but the Dingbei Army took it for granted.

Fan Zhixu knew the exquisiteness of it, and he didn't dare to fall into his mouth, so he immediately replied: "Take back the Daimyo's Mansion." ”

Fan Zhixu found that something was wrong after speaking, if Hedong occupied the Daimyo's Mansion, whether the Daimyo's Mansion would be under Hedong's control, this was something he couldn't decide; Fan Zhixu thought about it along this line of thought, and was suddenly shocked, Hedong didn't want to recover the Daimyo's Mansion, but reminded himself that once Zhao Gou overthrew the puppet Chu, the Jin army would probably not hand over the Daimyo's Mansion, and even start a war with Hedong and Shandong, this is what Yang Zhi reminded himself.

Fan Zhixu returned to the post house, and saw Lu Yundi and Cao Fu waiting for him with anxious faces, Lu Yundi and the two arrived in Taiyuan, Zhao Kai learned about this, and did not even meet in person, so Cao Qianli came forward to receive him, and went to Puzhou to negotiate with Yang Zhi about this matter; Lu Yundi was also ready to be impassioned, but Lu Zhishen behind Cao Qianli grabbed his collar and was scared half to death.