Chapter Seventy-Nine: Secretly Frightened Step by Step
Kublai Khan pointed the three pieces of paper to the front of the generals, but saw that there were two large characters written on each piece of paper, namely 'Discussion and Peace', 'Fuling' and 'Quotation'.
The generals looked confused after seeing it, Liu Bingzhong saw the word 'Yihe', but he understood one of the meanings, and couldn't help but open his mouth, becoming more and more curious about the remaining four words of Zongzheng.
Kublai Khan asked, "Mei Shaoxia, what do these six words mean?"
Zong Zheng looked at the piece of paper with the word 'peace discussion' written on it and said: "Let's start with this peace discussion! We always think that the division of troops to the north will face pressure from the Southern Song Dynasty, why not temporarily suppress the pressure, and the Southern Song Dynasty pretend to negotiate peace, since entering the siege of Ezhou, our army has been on the offensive, the Southern Song Dynasty is weak, the person sent to defend the city Jia Nidao is a conservative and afraid of death, he was ordered to defend the city this time, control Jiangxi, The Liangguang people came to reinforce, in the final analysis, they were afraid of our army from the bottom of their hearts, and according to his temperament, he wished that we would take the initiative to propose peace, so that he could also return to the lord of the Southern Song Dynasty, and during the peace negotiation, the Southern Song Dynasty would naturally not send troops to attack, because then there would be no possibility of peace talks, and Jia Rudao did not want to see this situation. ”
Zong Zheng deliberately used 'our army' to shorten the distance between him and the generals and Kublai Khan in his words, secretly thinking about it, but he was not suspected of being deliberate.
Speaking of this, Zong Zheng deliberately stopped, secretly perceiving everyone's expressions.
Kublai Khan's face showed a slight joy, and it was clear that this line of thinking was very correct, and Kublai Khan had no objection.
Liu Bingzhong is very clear about Jia Rudao's personality, and he is even more clear about the thoughts of the lord of the Southern Song Dynasty, and the Song Emperor, who has always strived for comfort, is naturally afraid that our army will continue to attack the city, and he can keep peace for a while, and the Song Emperor has nothing to regret even if he cedes the land and pays compensation. Therefore, Liu Bingzhong has no objection to the feasibility and effect of this plan.
Zhang Xi and Xie Cheng originally wanted to find a gap to attack Zongzheng, but after listening to what he said, they also felt that it was a clever plan, and for the sake of face, Xie Cheng replied lightly: "According to your strategy, it is to delay time in the name of peace talks, in case they find out the truth of peace talks, what should they do?"
Zong Zheng saw that it was not easy to move everyone, so he refused to give Xie Cheng a chance to fight back, and as soon as Xie Cheng finished speaking, Zong Zheng said loudly: "There is no case." Kublai Khan was a little shocked by Zongzheng's momentum.
The generals were also a little shocked by Zong Zheng's sudden reaction, this is Zong Zheng's strategy, only by diluting the hostile mood of the people present, Zong Zheng has the opportunity to persuade everyone with his clever tongue, so as to completely win the favor and trust of Kublai Khan, paving the way for obtaining the antidote in the future.
Seeing that the effect was achieved, Zong Zheng kept up with the rhythm in time and continued: " In order not to have any accidents, we must do the following three things: First, before the army divides its troops to the north, we must carry out another fierce attack on Ezhou, and the more fierce the better, we must put pressure on Jia Nidao and the Southern Song Dynasty, so that when we propose peace talks, they will not only not doubt our true intentions of the peace talks, but will also have a reluctant mentality; second, the terms of the peace talks must be extremely harsh, and only the harsh terms will show that we are not afraid of the Song army in the slightest, so that our shortcomings will not be exposed, and only the harsh terms will enable Jia Nidao to constantly bargain with our peace envoys, and the longer it will be delayedThird, we should bribe Jia Nidao with a lot of money, Jia Rudao is greedy for money, and we must not hesitate to give him some sweetness at the expense of gold and silver, so that he will have some handle in our hands. ”
After Zongzheng explained, Xie Cheng, who was not convinced, was suddenly poked and convinced, Kublai Khan looked at Zongzheng and secretly exclaimed, he couldn't imagine that this person's mind was so meticulous, and the big plan could be supplemented by a matching plan.
Although Liu Bingzhong did not show a slight surprise, he was already impressed by the young man in front of him, he was a master of plotting, and naturally knew that Zong Zhengfang's explanation of the peace negotiation was not something that ordinary people could think of, in the overall situation, he could think of using peace talks to control the overall situation, and in the subtlety, he could use three successive strategies to seamlessly connect, thick and fine, with the overall situation in mind but hidden in his heart, he could hit the sore spot with a word of observing people and things, such a character should not be underestimated.
Zhang Rou and the other three secretly thought about what Zong Zheng had just said, and they really felt subtle, so they were secretly convinced and didn't say more.
Kublai Khan, Zhang Rou and Dong Wenbing, in addition to secretly admiring themselves, naturally had an extra layer of thought, that is, whether Zong Zheng's strategy was suspected of setting up a situation for the Mongol army in turn.
After pondering carefully, he found that Zong Zheng had a chance to reverse, that is, to take advantage of the peace talks to inform the Song army that the Mongolian army was pretending to negotiate peace, and then let the Song army find an opportunity to come to the sneak attack.
Thinking of this, Kublai Khan's face was a little gloomy, and Zhang Rou and Dong Wenbing also saw the hidden dangers.
These have long been in Zongzheng's expectations, since he entered the camp and felt that something was wrong, he became vigilant, and naturally had an extra layer of anti-self-defense between the questions and answers, and he also knew that this plan did have this drawback, which he did not expect before entering the camp, fortunately, when a few veterans were arguing, he had enough time to think of a response to dispel Kublai Khan's concerns.
Looking at the faces of Kublai Khan, Zhang Rou and others, Zong Zheng felt that in this ten-foot-square tent, he was secretly frightened step by step, and if he didn't think carefully about all the potential crises before speaking, he was afraid that he would not know if he would cause trouble, so he cheered up his spirit, and spoke step by step, trying to respond calmly, in case hidden dangers were buried in a hurry and could not be repaired.
Zong Zheng knew Kublai Khan's concerns, so he took the opportunity to add another sentence politely: "Whether this plan is feasible or not remains to be considered by all experienced generals. ”
Although Zong Zheng's words are polite on the surface, it is a kind of euphemistic reminder, he wants to remind Kublai Khan of one point, that is, if Zong Zheng has the intention to eliminate Kublai Khan through the hands of the Song army, there is no need to plan this plan for him, since he knows that Kublai Khan has the intention of going north, he just needs to sit back and wait for the opportunity to sell a message to the Song army and those martial arts people.
Kublai Khan pondered for a while, but he understood the implication of Zongzheng's words, but he was still a little uneasy, and his expression was slightly solemn.
Zong Zheng had long known that Kublai Khan's concerns could not be completely dispelled by what he said, and he had already left a back hand, and the reason why he did not take the lead in pointing out Kublai Khan's pain was that one was hindered by the king's face, and the other was a slow transition, so that Kublai Khan slowly dispelled his suspicions.
At this critical moment, Zong Zheng's mentality gradually calmed down, even if he knew that there was a group of tigers and wolves surrounding him outside, even if ten thousand arrows were ready to fly, Zong Zheng was calm like water, because, at this moment, he must not show half distraction and nervousness, otherwise, it is easy to be misunderstood by this group of veterans.
The camp returned to silence, everyone was silent, and Zong Zheng saw that the time was ripe, so he decisively added a word.
"According to the morality and rules between countries, once Jia Nidao agrees to the peace talks and accepts the bribe, then he can't raise troops during the peace talks, and at that time, even if Jia Nidao sees through the plan, but there is no conclusive evidence, and there is nothing to do, I can only watch the fighter miss it, if the prince can trust me, I am willing to negotiate with Jia Nidao to ensure that he agrees to the peace talks. ”
Kublai Khan heard that Zongzheng recommended peace talks, and all his worries disappeared, he knew very well that what Zong Zheng said was indeed true, once Jia Yidao agreed to the peace talks, then during the peace talks, he could not use troops against himself, even if Zong Zheng was a spy sent by the king of Mobei, after all, he could not say that Jia Yidao would send troops during the peace talks, and it would be difficult to find evidence if there was no conclusive evidence, and Jia Yidao might not believe Zongzheng;
Now Zong Zheng has offered to go to the peace talks by himself, once Jia Nidao agrees to the peace talks, then Zong Zheng will tell Jia Nidao the truth about the fake peace talks, Jia Nidao has no choice but to hate Zong Zheng very much; if Zong Zheng deceives and tells the truth about the fake peace talks at the beginning of the peace talks, then Jia Nidao will definitely not agree to the peace talks, then our army can also make corresponding countermeasures, and Zong Zheng will not be able to get benefits as a spy.
After some analysis, Kublai Khan, Zhang Rou and Dong Wenbing finally breathed a sigh of relief, and Zhang Rou's affirmative eyes secretly passed to Kublai Khan, and Kublai Khan also understood that Zongzheng's 'peace talks' plan would be passed smoothly and safely.
Liu Bingzhong subconsciously observed Kublai Khan and Zhang Rou, and he was already puzzled by Zongzheng's next two supplementary words, but at this moment he finally saw the clues inside, at the moment of epiphany, the old man's heart was full of flavors, both admiration for Zongzheng's wisdom, and slight dissatisfaction with Kublai Khan's secret test of Zongzheng.
This veteran's heart is like a mirror, and his ability to recognize people and things is unambiguous, and only then Zong Zheng's euphemistic defense and implicit defense are already clear in the veteran's heart, and it is clear in every second that Zong Zheng has no possibility of constructing it in reverse.
It's just that he also knows that as the commander of the three armed forces, it is understandable to be overly cautious, so he is only slightly dissatisfied and does not dare to have resentment.
Kublai Khan took out the second piece of paper with the word 'Fuling' written on it, pointed to the two words on it, and wondered: "What does the word Fuling mean?"
Zong Zheng saw that Kublai Khan's mind shifted to the next piece of paper, and he knew that Fang Cai had passed the pass, but he didn't dare to show his relaxed and happy expression, he still replied calmly as usual: "Fuling means death. And he was silent with just a few words.
The generals were confused for a while, and Kublai Khan was even more confused, "What do you mean by this?"
Zong Zheng continued: "The so-called Fu Ling is the spirit of Fu Da Da Wang, so the Da Wang must die!" The words are quite sharp, and the tone is also quite sonorous, and there is a great desire to be unfavorable to Kublai Khan.
When the people present heard this, except for Liu Bingzhong, the rest immediately drew out their swords and pointed directly at Zongzheng, Dong Wenbing and Zhang Xi were next to Kublai Khan, and they even stepped forward to protect Kublai Khan, lest Zong Zheng want to be unfavorable to Kublai Khan.
Zhang Rou shouted angrily: "You are bold!" As he spoke, he slashed the knife in his hand straight towards Zongzheng.