Zhu Nao

Jin Min was practicing in the courtyard when he heard footsteps outside.He thought it was his subordinates who came in to report, so he didn't stop working, and continued to swing a spear vigorously.Xie Wuji's rule was strict, and even the officers who commanded the battle in the rear did not dare to slack off in practice, and had to maintain the ability to fight at all times.

He returned the carbine with a move, swung the spear backwards, and turned over, the point of the spear hit the ground heavily, splashing a cloud of dust.His eyes followed the point of the spear all the time, and suddenly two pairs of boots appeared in front of the point of his spear.He froze for a moment, looked up his boots, and saw the person coming——

"General, General?!" Jin Min was stunned by Xie Wuji's sudden appearance, and it took him a while to react. He hurriedly threw the spear aside, bowed his head and saluted, "Deputy Lieutenant Jin Min is referring to General Xie and Wu Changshi."

Jin Min's subordinates all recognized Xie Wuji and Wu Cong, so no one dared to send Xie Wuji in, and let them in without even a notification.So Jin Min was not prepared at all.

Xie Wuji first praised his actions just now: "Clean and neat, it seems that you have not slackened recently."

Jin Min hurriedly said: "The subordinates practice diligently every day, and dare not be lazy."

Xie Wuji nodded in approval.

The three sat down in the courtyard, Jin Min wiped off the sweat he had just practiced, and asked curiously, "Why did the general come here in person?"

Xie Wuji said: "I received your letter, saying that the Chengdu government also sent people to Guanzhong?"

Jin Min was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Yes, there is indeed such a thing."

Yanzhou is much closer to Jingzhao Mansion than Chengdu, and there are no mountains and rivers to block it, so Xie Wuji has already received the letter sent back by Jin Min.

Xie Wuji said: "Chengdu Yin is cunning and deceitful. The matter of the garrison in Guanzhong is very important. I am worried, so I will take a look."

Jin Min was taken aback again.

Of course he knew that Guanzhong was the place that Xie Wuji must win, this time before he was ordered to come to Jingzhao Mansion, Xie Wuji had told him not to make mistakes.Therefore, as soon as he heard that Chengdu Mansion also sent people to Guanzhong, he immediately reported to Xie Wuji.Unexpectedly, Xie Wuji would put aside his military affairs and come here in person. It seems that he attaches great importance to that cunning and cunning Chengdu Yin.

Xie Wuji asked: "How is your negotiation with Jingzhao Mansion going now? Can you find out what purpose Chengdu Mansion sent people here?"

Jin Min hurriedly reported to Xie Wuji.

He first reported the progress of his negotiations with the government.To be honest, whether it was Xie Wuji or Zhu Nao, they all underestimated Fezen before they came.The chaos in Guanzhong was caused by natural disasters as well as man-made disasters. This was not all Fezen's responsibility. Many things in his position were out of helplessness, but in fact he was quite capable.At the very least, he is well versed in the word "drag".

Originally, Jin Min thought that Fei Cen was afraid of them launching an attack, and would reach an agreement with them soon.Unexpectedly, Fezen could always find many reasons to deal with him. Sometimes riots broke out suddenly in the counties under his jurisdiction, and sometimes the government ran into trouble, and important official documents were burned, which affected the progress of the negotiations.Fetzen's reasons are all aboveboard, and they can always be delayed anyway, so they haven't been able to reach an agreement so far.

After reporting on the progress of the negotiation, Jin Min reported on Yougan's affairs again: "Chengdu Prefecture sent a caravan, and the leading businessman was named Yougan. They came to Jingzhao Prefecture to discuss, hoping to expand the Business contacts with Guanzhong will open up more business routes; in addition, they want to set up workshops and build academies in Guanzhong; I heard that they plan to send a group of people to help Jingzhao Prefecture persuade farmers to supervise mulberry, build water conservancy, etc... The matter they discussed with the Jingzhao Mansion is very complicated and involves all aspects, and I have not fully inquired about it."

Before Xie Wuji could speak, Wu Cong was surprised: "There are so many things? Then, do they have any intention to come to Guanzhong to garrison troops?"

Jin Min shook his head: "That's not true. I've made inquiries through many contacts, but I haven't found any military moves or intentions from them."

Wu Cong was a little strange.What Jin Min said just now seemed to be about government affairs, opening workshops, opening academies, persuading farmers to supervise mulberry, building water conservancy...all of them are helping to manage Guanzhong.But what is the purpose of Chengdu government doing this?make money?Or is it just for politics?

Xie Wuji once said that Zhu Nao was also interested in Guanzhong.Could it be that Zhu Nao intends to erode Jingzhao Mansion's rights little by little through these trivial matters, and finally win Guanzhong by these means?It might be a good idea if it were put in peacetime, but what's the use of these things now that there are many wars and disasters?He built workshops and academies, and when the army came over, wouldn't they all be bulldozed?

Zhu Nao's idea is really not very clever...

Wu Cong was slandering in his heart, but Xie Wuji frowned and said in a low voice: "So that's how it is...Chengdu Yin is really good at it."

Wu Cong: "...???"

Xie Wuji said it was a good method, but he must have not understood it.He hurriedly asked for advice: "General, what are they planning?"

Xie Wuji's tone was slightly cold: "He knew that I must go to Guanzhong, and he couldn't find any troops to fight with me right now, so he wanted to get his forces into Guanzhong before I entered. From then on, he slowly moved in Shuzhong. Recruiting troops, once the timing is right, we can send troops northward to join forces with his forces in Guanzhong and disrupt our rear.”

Wu Cong was stunned.

He is a warrior through and through. If he is asked to tell how to fight a battle, he can immediately study how to effectively use the terrain, how to best arrange troops, and make full use of troops.But Zhu Nao used methods that he was not good at, so he didn't expect this at all.

After he figured it out, he was surprised: "So, his actions are aimed at the general?"

Xie Wuji nodded.

This pit was dug specially for him by Junao.After all, there is no one else who has the ability to enter Guanzhong except him.

Wu Cong clenched his fists angrily, and cursed, "Hateful!"

This is not the first time Zhu Nao cheated them.The last time Jun Nao gave gifts to shake their morale.Even if they repeatedly banned it, until now there are still soldiers in the army talking about how rich Chengdu is and how powerful the weapons in Shu are.In case the two armies are at war one day, it will be very detrimental to their morale.

But this time, fortunately, they had advanced their plan to enter Guanzhong, otherwise, if Zhu Nao succeeded in this matter, their situation would be very unfavorable—even if they could close all the workshops and academies opened in Chengdu Mansion, they would still be able to keep the Guanzhong. Will all the craftsmen and scholars who have been trained in the workshop be killed?Can they also kill all the people who have business dealings with Shuzhong?It is easy for Junao to install forces, but it is not easy for them to eradicate them.Especially after suffering several losses, they know how much influence these complex forces have on the whole situation.

Jin Min only realized how serious the matter was after hearing Xie Wuji's words, and said in shock, "General, what should we do now?"

Xie Wuji pondered for a moment, and said: "In addition to negotiating with the government, people in Chengdu must also contact various local forces and bribe those forces to put pressure on the government. You immediately send someone to warn all the rich businessmen and gentry in the local area. The people from the Chengdu Mansion colluded, and when I entered Guanzhong, they would be the next Xue family."

Jin Min's eyes lit up, and he immediately said, "Yes! This subordinate will do it now!"

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the other end.

Jing Zhe escorted Zhu Nao back to the residence, and immediately summoned two young men who acted smartly, and ordered: "My lord has an order, you two should go to Yanzhou as soon as possible to investigate Xie Jun's situation."

The two teenagers asked blankly, "What are you going to investigate?"

Jingzhe said: "I heard that the situation in Yanzhou is not stable, and Xie Wuji is settling government affairs there. It stands to reason that he shouldn't have sent his troops to Guanzhong so quickly. Young Master suspects what happened to him. Or maybe he has recruited some powerful new talents. Being able to help him settle in the rear allows him to free up energy and troops."

You must know that even if Xie Wuji has many soldiers, even if he has the ability to lead troops, the soldiers under him cannot be driven at will.There may be only a few thousand soldiers under him who can be trusted and used freely.It is impossible for him to send the newly recruited soldiers and horses who have not yet been raised to garrison important checkpoints, otherwise these soldiers may rebel at any time.Therefore, how to divide the troops is a very particular matter.There is a basis for Junao's deduction that he will not come to Guanzhong so soon.

But now he did come, either by accident or by chance.

You must know that the Xie family is also a prominent family, but their influence is not in the north, but in the south of the Yangtze River.Previously, in order to prevent local forces from colluding and separatist regimes, the local garrisons and local officials needed to be rotated regularly, and Xie Wuji was transferred to Jinzhou.If it is said that the Xie family in the south of the Yangtze River has sent some powerful talents to assist him in military and political affairs, then the situation will not be good for them.

Jing Zhe instructed: "After you go, find out if there are any changes in their army and garrison, and whether they have accommodated any new forces."

The two teenagers understood and packed up their things immediately without further delay.

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Three days later.

Just as Zhu Nao and Cheng Jingzhe returned to their residence from outside, a young man came out to welcome him, and said in a low voice, "Master, you just got a message from Mr. You. Something happened."

"Oh?" Zhu Nao asked as he walked in, "What happened?"

In order to be able to move freely in Jingzhao Mansion, Zhu Nao naturally did not want people to know his relationship with You Gan, so he did not live with You Gan.However, he left a young man with Yougan so that he could pass on news at any time.

The young man said: "Young Master You said that some time ago, he had established good relations with many wealthy businessmen and gentry in the local area, and those rich businessmen and gentry have also been helping to put pressure on the government to agree to our conditions. But in these two days Today, those wealthy businessmen and gentry were threatened by people sent by Jin Min one after another, and they no longer dare to help us."

Zhu Nao paused: "Huh?"

After You Gan came to Guanzhong according to his order, of course he would not just discuss with the government foolishly.He has already taken care of everything that should be done by the local forces.Once they enter Guanzhong, these forces can also share the benefits, so they have always been willing to actively help them deal with it.But who would have expected that all of a sudden, these rich businessmen and tyrants would have to distance themselves from them.

But fortunately, Yougan had a good relationship with them before, those people didn't want to offend the Chengdu government, and hoped to have the opportunity to make money together in the future.So at least they explained the reason for breaking up the relationship: it was because Xie Wuji's subordinates were obstructing it.

When Jing Zhe heard this, she became anxious: "How could this happen?!"

Those forces are their important help, and now these roads are blocked by Jin Min, and it will be more difficult for them to negotiate with Jingzhao Mansion.

On the contrary, Zhu Nao didn't focus on these forces, and only wondered: "We have been talking with Jingzhao Mansion for so long, why did that Vice Captain Jin suddenly become enlightened until now?"

Jing Zhe and the other teenagers were taken aback for a moment, only then did they realize the weirdness.They have been in Jingzhao Mansion for the past few days, collecting all kinds of information, including conducting investigations on the Deputy Lieutenant Jin.I heard that Jin Min is more cautious, not as slippery as You Gan.It's really strange that he did this all of a sudden.

Could it be that Xie Wuji sent some expert to help?Or maybe Jin Min received an order from above?Calculating the distance between here and Yanzhou, if you hurry up, it will indeed be enough for them to send a message back and forth.

The boy who sent the letter said: "Young Master You said that he is waiting for your instruction."

Suddenly someone pried the corner of the wall, You Gan was a little at a loss and did not dare to act rashly, so he could only wait for Zhu Nao's order.

Junao thought for a moment, then whispered a few words in the young man's ear.

The boy wrote down what Zhu Nao said one by one, and hurried back to pass the order to Yougan.