Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Section 36 Fengze Garden (2)

"Well said, Brother Wang, this time we are here to leverage our strength and do our part for His Royal Highness to realize his dream as soon as possible." Su Qin was also moved by Wang Liao's words, with a look The color of appreciation, "Many people don't understand this truth, they are still obsessed with the old pattern, it seems that these noble gentlemen can dominate everything, the rebellion of the Taiping Sect doesn't seem to be able to make them completely sober, they are still still Indulging in the former glory of the empire, sometimes I even think that there must be a specific reason why the people of the Taiping Sect were able to rise up and the people looked at the scenery. Don’t the people know that this is a rebellion, and the rebellion is to raid their homes The great crime of beheading and exterminating the nine clans? Then why do the people still desperately want to join? There seems to be not much worth paying attention to in the Taiping Sect. Why do the people work hard for it? This is worthy of our deep thinking, and it is enough to trigger Take it as a warning. It's a pity that many people in the empire don't seem to understand the truth of this."

"Well, Brother Su, you said that if we in Western Xinjiang did not actively intervene in the suppression of the Taiping Sect but instead facilitated its development and attack in the hinterland of the empire, would our situation be better now? The Taiping Sect Those means and policies can only deceive the people for a while, and they cannot fundamentally solve the problems that the people hope to be solved. At that time, we will go up in one go, just like the first day of the river. Much better?" Seeing no one around, Wang Liao's words became more presumptuous, but his voice was lowered a bit.

Su Qin knew his good friend very well, and he was afraid that only he could come up with such shocking remarks, and shook his head with a smile: "Brother Wang, it is better not to mention such things that have passed. Let's put more thought into these two days, don't think this is just a preparatory meeting, in fact, this is also a good time for us to meet the think tanks of the masters of Situ. The later kings' meeting is important, but many strategies are It was born in the brains of the think tanks in this preparatory meeting.”

"That's right, but didn't your Highness give us the principle of staying the same and responding to all changes? Although they make a mess, I will not move. He has a thousand tricks, and I have an old idea. Now we It's justified to enjoy the scenery of this Fengze Garden." Wang Liao didn't care much about the later negotiations. In his opinion, the confluence of Situ Tai and Situ Yushuang was just a thing, and it might be difficult to break the two. The only thing that can be won is Situ Biao. With the current posture, I am afraid that Situ Biao will take a more passive attitude. This is already an indisputable fact. Instead of spending more thoughts In this regard, it is better to spend energy on disintegrating and disintegrating those forces that are attached to Situ Tai and Situ Yushuang and represent different factions, weakening the foundation of the two Situ alliances, and making preparations for a possible war in the later period. Wang Liao always believed that war was unavoidable, and that taking various means to actively weaken the opponent's overall strength was the top priority of the diplomatic department, which also won Su Qin's approval.

The two of them strolled along the winding corridor, where small bridges continued to divide small water surfaces on the edge of Fengze. "Zhiyujian" is the most famous scenic spot among them. It is interesting, shaded by weeping willows, and greenery blows across the face. The two of them strolled among them. On one side is a stone bridge, and on the other side is a powder wall with leaky windows. Water lilies are planted in the pond, and small fish swim leisurely under the lotus, forming a very secluded small space.

"Knowing the fish" is a famous allusion of Zhuangzi and Huizi swimming on Haoliang in two ancient legends. Also.' Huizi said: "You are not a fish, know the joy of fish." Zhuangzi said: "You are not me, know that I don't know the joy of fish." It is this very emotional dialogue that created this scene , and Ji Cheng, the chief designer of Fengze Garden at that time, specially designed and built this scenery to cater to the literati and refined scholars who pursued this kind of quiet and inactive state.

The faint breeze and the intoxicating spring scenery made the two of them intoxicated for a while and couldn't extricate themselves.

"Brother Hu, His Royal Highness King Chu has already entered the city, why has His Royal Highness King Xiang not entered Beijing for a long time? Are you still worried about something?" Some hoarse voices came from the water corridor on the other side of the pool.

"Oh, Brother Ming, you should ask Su Qin and Wang Liao, didn't His Royal Highness King Qin arrive at the imperial capital long ago, why did he stay in his barracks and refused to enter the capital?" The voice sounded a little out of breath, but the tone was very flat.

"Li Wufeng? Does he dare to enter Beijing? There was a lot of trouble with the military in Jinzhong, and the military's investigation is still going on. I think it's Li Wufeng's attempt to occupy Jinzhong. It's just an excuse. It's too vicious to put the blame on Xu Wentao, who has committed suicide in fear of crime. Xu Xiangyang is now bitten back and sent to prison. He is really rebellious. One night Now that Feng Liu has been charged with dereliction of duty, how come the officials who prostituted women with him are ignored?" The hoarse voice didn't seem to have any clear goal, and he said indiscriminately.

"There is no need to mention the past. Now that Jinzhong has fallen into Li Wufeng's hands, and the west exit channel has been opened, Li Wufeng can probably stay in the imperial capital with peace of mind, but let him enter the city. , I'm afraid it depends on his mood." The shrill voice called Brother Hu replied lightly.

"Brother Hu, do you know? The First and Second Legions of His Royal Highness seem to be undergoing large-scale adjustments during this period. I heard that the Cangzhou Barracks stretches for tens of miles, and many troops are stationed even in the north of Zhongzhou. I heard that they are all from the army of His Highness." The hoarse voice was a bit mysterious, and it became more and more mysterious.

"Oh, it's not surprising. Cangzhou is originally His Majesty's territory, so it's no big deal for his army to be stationed there. As for Zhongzhou, His Majesty must bring a certain amount of guards when he enters Beijing, except for His Royal Highness Chu. , King Qin and King Xiang will have soldiers guarding them." The shrill voice disagreed.

The sound of footsteps gradually approaching, Su Qin and Wang Liao exchanged glances, smiled knowingly, and stepped forward.

The corner kiosk in the corridor became the place where the four met, and at almost the same time, both sides recognized each other.

"Brother Su, Brother Wang." "Brother Hu, Brother Ming."

After a while of meaningless pleasantries, it seemed that both parties consciously avoided the matters to be discussed, and started talking about the scenic spots of Fengze Garden. From the tone of both parties, it could be heard that they were a little insincere.

Su Qin looked at the thin middle-aged scribe. This Hu Tingzhi was a remarkable figure. He used to be the director of the Logistics Department under the General Administration of Military Affairs, but unfortunately he was taken over by the Deputy Minister of Military Affairs, Pique. Ji, after several fights, he was trapped in a prison and waited to die. Later, he was sentenced to exile for some reason. It seems that Situ Biao should have helped him at that time, otherwise he would be so arrogant. , How could he be inferior to Situ Biao, who was still a **** at the time. This time, Situ Biao's negotiator is probably him. From the tone of the other party, there is no truth, but with his knowledge, he should be able to see the current situation. However, Su Qin can't predict what the other party will use. Such an attitude to deal with.

While Su Qin was pondering about Hu Tingzhi, the literati surnamed Hu were also thinking about the two men in front of him who are rivals in the long run but may be collaborators now. We are in Kansai, and there are also changes in the navy, obviously intimidating our own side, but this is not entirely a bluff, if our side really wants to join this joint camp, I am afraid that Xijiang will really provoke and attack the five lakes to avoid the strong Attacking the weak has always been a common method in Xijiang.

Hu Tingzhi actually does not want to cooperate with Xijiang in his heart, because he has an intuition~IndoMTL.com~The alliance between Situ Tai and Situ Yushuang looks amazing now, and with the support of various external forces, it seems to be possible Not losing to Xijiang and even surpassing Xijiang in terms of overall strength, but the fragility and looseness of this alliance determines its fate. Cooperating with Xijiang will only accelerate the collapse of this alliance. Once the alliance between Situ Tai and Situ Yushuang came to an end, as an ally, it might become an enemy. Compared with this kind of alliance with ghosts, Xijiang is in the hands of a powerful person, with unified government and military orders, and a strong armed force. Perhaps its weakness is probably that compared to the excessively large armed force Speaking of Xijiang's backward economy and its less peaceful environment, Hu Tingzhi, such a huge armed force, has never been able to understand how Xijiang's finances can support it.

According to his calculations, with Xijiang's existing armed forces, Xijiang's finances should have gone bankrupt several times long ago. Even with the support of banks, it is absolutely impossible to last for so long. Financiers are not philanthropists. It is impossible to invest unlimited funds in a regime that cannot support the finances. Although Xijiang made a lot of money in grain speculation last year, it is still impossible to maintain such a large-scale army. What is even more strange is that as early as grain speculation Before, the military power of Xijiang had swelled to an astonishing level, but the finances were still able to be maintained, and there were still funds for speculation.

Xijiang should have other financing channels, this is Hu Tingzhi's inference, but just thinking about such a huge military expenditure makes one feel terrified. How did Xijiang obtain this fund from sources other than fiscal and taxation? Hu Tingzhi has been tirelessly searching for this answer, but until now he has not found a reasonable explanation.

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