Everyone was stunned, and Zhang Xing also looked at Du Po Zhen and asked a question that he was not sure about, but he still had to ask:

"Lao Du, let me ask you, if the elite of the Xuzhou Camp and Lao Ge of Qi County come over together, and our life and death are at stake, can you rebel from behind and disrupt the logistics in the Xuzhou direction?"

Everyone came to see Du Po Zhen, including the Ma family and his daughter who came with Du Po Zhen, and a group of Taibao. It was rare for the hall to become completely quiet, but it seemed that the noise in the big city outside was becoming more and more clearly audible.

Zhang Xing even heard the cries of fish ball rice... the so-called "a bowl of rice costs five copper coins, and fish balls alone cost two cents each".

Prices have still risen a lot...I don't know if it's because of the bad world, or because Jiyin has purchased a lot of gold and silver recently, causing inflation?

Probably when he heard it for the fourth time, Zhang Xing had such an idea in his mind.

At this time, Du Pozhen finally said what everyone had expected: "Now I have to take responsibility for the entire Huaiyou League, and the Huaiyou League has to take responsibility for the tens of thousands of Jianghuai children. Therefore, if the imperial court does not take advantage of us, please forgive me and allow us to tolerate it for a while and just convey a message to you. Of course, on the other hand, if the foolish emperor is determined to eat us, we, the tens of thousands of descendants of the Huaiyou League, will not suffer in vain. "

After saying this, everyone was a little embarrassed. Not to mention the leader of the Dragon Gang and Meng Shanggong, even the several eunuchs of Du Po Zhen were a little shy.

It was Zhang Xing, who was still out of touch with everyone's reactions. Hearing this, he nodded with relief, and then stood up: "I understand Brother Du's difficulty... Let's not say more. Let's have lunch first, and then we can talk about some contact in the afternoon. Details of the intelligence... How about eating fish balls and rice today?"

Du Po Zhen and below can only nod and say hello.

In this way, everyone had a feast of fish ball rice that cost five cents a bowl. Zhang Xing even ate two bowls and added two fish balls. In the afternoon, they discussed some specific information on the integration of four intelligence agencies and the integration of three defense agencies. details, he dispersed directly and rested on the spot.

Among them, Meng Shanggong even returned directly to Chuqiu City under his own control that night, as if he was not satisfied with the results of the four-party talks.

In fact, many people, including those within the Deposed Dragon Gang, felt that Zhang Xing was not tough enough, as he did not force Du Po Zhen to express his position, nor did he unify the command authority of Meng Shanggong and the Imperial Guards.

Even at Du Po Formation, I felt a little uneasy.

In the evening, Du Pozhen stayed at Zhouqiao, and then called several adopted sons to inquire.

"You saw Zhang Longtou today. What do you think of him?"

"Not very mighty."

"There seems to be no decision-making on major matters. Every little thing is suppressed by our brothers, but there is no suppression on those big shots."

"Seems a little indecisive."

“The name does not live up to the reality.”

"I think it's a bit unfathomable." Unexpectedly, it was Kan Leng who expressed some convincing gesture.

"How do you say that?" Du Pozhen was surprised for a moment.

"Because I think this person has done enough deeds, and there is no need to pretend to be tyrannical... Then who killed Zuo Youxian? Who founded the Deposed Dragon Gang? Who robbed the Queen? He killed two There is the Prime Minister of South Yamen and the Governor of Beiya. I don't think this one is not ruthless, powerful or decisive... Therefore, he is so calm now, or he has some more ruthless decisions and is waiting for the opportunity or news. Either he is really magnanimous and is willing to tolerate us continuing like this." After Kan Leng finished speaking, he handed over his hand. "I wonder what my foster father thinks?"

"I think the same as you." Du Pozhen sighed. "If he is indecisive and only knows how to struggle, what are the rest of us... But, now I don't know how dissatisfied he is with me to the extreme. Are you planning to launch something to force me to submit, or are you really being magnanimous?"

Wang Xiongdan heard that his adoptive father was a little discouraged and immediately interrupted with dissatisfaction: "What does he dare to do? We are not made of clay."

"What do you know?" Du Pozhen shook his head more and more. "Once this kind of person takes action, he will definitely leave you with no way to retreat, and if he uses force, he will be as powerful as thunder... Just like the Queen's incident this time, he

I'm talking to myself, are we hiding? What I'm telling you now is just to give you some knowledge. Don't underestimate him. After all, Jiangdu still has to stay here before he decides to continue using us for logistics and transportation.

Hiding."

Wang Taibao then shut up.

While Du Pozhen was educating his sons, Zhang Xing also began to sort out and reflect on the whole day, and began to be indecisive... Meetings are of course a magic weapon, but sometimes, especially in external meetings, their respective positions and

The binding of core interests is destined to produce no new results.

However, this does not mean that he can relax, especially given the overall situation, which is becoming more and more tense.

Picking up paper and pen, writing and drawing, Zhang Xing quickly summarized a few points:

First of all, whether it is the Eastern Border, the Jianghuai River, or the Central Plains, the background of the people and the Jianghu has not changed. That is, they are deeply persecuted by many imperial policies including the Three Expeditions, and completely rebel against the imperial court. This is the overall situation, which means that even if it is a rebellion

If something goes bad for a while, it will come back sooner or later in the future.

Secondly, there is the unreliability of all allies.

The Huaiyou Alliance is the most powerful. Once it raises troops, it can relieve the pressure on the southward direction of the Deposed Dragon Gang, and even the pressure on the entire Deposed Dragon Gang, because no one with understanding in the Wei Dynasty will allow rebels to occupy Jianghuai, and then threaten Jiangdu, and even fight with Nanyang

The Wu brothers worked together to cut off all connections between Jiangdu and Dongdu.

But on the other hand, Du Pozhen is not an idiot. He sees the situation clearly and cannot take the initiative to become the target of public criticism, take the blame for the Deposed Dragon Gang, and allow the Deposed Dragon Gang to grow bigger.

Needless to say, Meng Shanggong is a typical tyrant. He only has territory and military power in his mind, but he has some skills that can be used and even relied on for a while. However, he is just arrogant and ruthless. Sooner or later, he will have to fight against the even more arrogant and ruthless imperial officers and soldiers.

You suffer a big loss in front of the elite.

As for the prince's father-in-law, not to mention that the power is too small, the key point is that Meng Shanggong's ridicule and hints are not false. For the sake of a large army to press the border, what will happen if the father-in-law of Beiya comes to guarantee the surrender?

Do we want to accuse them of being incompetent?

The thoughts that crossed my mind that day were true, but when things came to pass, who would dare to put the matter of life and death on their heads?

In fact, Zhang Xing now deeply doubts the reliability of the Dangshan direction. Wang Zhen has left and never returned. The so-called bold words are still there, but people's hearts are unpredictable. Over the past six months, he has changed many temperaments and ideas, let alone others?

However, this does not mean that the situation will be bad enough.

Zhang Xing fully understood that Xiao Zhou had something to say when he complained today, that is, the imperial government and the army must be divided, Xuzhou and Qijun must not be able to work together, Dongdu and Jiangdu must be increasingly separated, and Hebei's heavy troops will most likely not be able to pass through.

He wouldn't even look at the chaotic East Territory.

If they could really help each other, the three conquests of Dongyi would have been completed long ago, and the Wei Dynasty would not have fallen to the current situation.

However, if things are reversed, as long as there are one or two heroic officers and soldiers like Lao Ge from Qi County who take the initiative to take responsibility for the Wei Dynasty, the Deposed Dragon Gang will really have a narrow escape.

And who knows what effect those acquaintances released from Dongdu will have? Qian Tang, Qin Bao, and Li Qingchen are all better than the original local officials, right? Especially Lu Changheng in Ji County and Li Qingchen in Huai

Yang, and we must pay attention to their movements.

All in all, there seems to be some hope, but it is destined to be very difficult.

With mixed thoughts, Zhang Xing couldn't help but become more and more entangled. He really didn't know how to deal with the upcoming full-scale counterattack by the army. Only when his thoughts changed, he remembered the agreement with Bai Yousi, thinking that he had already made up his mind after the defeat.

Leaving... but feeling like I'm worrying in vain.

After thinking about this, Zhang Xing simply threw the pen and paper directly on the table under the lamp.

At this moment, a clear cough suddenly came from the roof.

Zhang Xing was startled for a moment, then he came to his senses. He just held down the pen and paper and raised his head to invite: "Is it Sima Erlang? Since you're here, you might as well come down and talk."

After a while, a person knocked on the door, and then opened the door openly and entered. It was Sima Zheng who had escorted the queen away with Du Pozhen before.

When the two parties met, Zhang Xing didn't ask where the other party came from. He just smiled bitterly and said, "Well, Sima Erlang is in Jiangdu now, and he should be the same as I am in Jiyin. It's like being in water and fire. The so-called dilemma, the future is uncertain, and it's hard to decide between good and soft.

?”

Sima Zheng was stunned for a moment and slowly shook his head: "It is natural that the future is uncertain, and it is also true in water and fire, but what about the dilemma and the difficulty of deciding between good and soft? Just do your duty faithfully, do good and suppress evil. However, in this world and situation,

When making a decision, it’s inevitable that you’ll have some grudges in your heart.”

Zhang Xing was startled for a moment, but nodded heavily: "Sima Erlang has a good heart, and he will definitely become a dragon among men!"

Sima Zheng instead smiled bitterly: "Zhang Sanlang is blind. Think about it for yourself, have you ever lacked decision-making in your life? And we have known each other for so long, and I have always believed that you can make clear decisions, grasp the key points at once, and do things in chaos.

If you are the best, the most righteous, and the most impeccable, how can you ask me to inspire you?"

Zhang Xing was stunned for a moment again, and then he finally realized that he had unknowingly had the idea to stay and try to survive this low ebb in the Deposed Dragon Gang, and even open up the situation.

This is obviously irrational, even irrational, because traveling around the world with Bai Yousi and waiting for the sky to collapse has always been what I dream of.

But this kind of entanglement has actually emerged.

For a moment, Zhang Dalongtou was so confused that he even thought about returning to Jiyin and trying the compass again.
Chapter completed!