Lin Fengxiang put down the document Shi Dakai gave him with a straight face. He also thought that Shi Dakai would take action, but he didn't expect Shi Dakai to do it so quickly.
Even if Lin Fengxiang was killed, Lin Fengxiang wouldn't believe Shi Dakai's nonsense about the Liberation Army suddenly attacking the Taiping army. If the Liberation Army really wanted to attack the Taiping army, by the time Shi Dakai's document was delivered to Lin Fengxiang, the Liberation Army would at least break through Tongguan and even force their way to Chang 'an. Shi Dakai had poked a hornet's nest, and now he wanted to drag everyone down with him. This made Lin Fengxiang extremely annoyed.
Lin Fengxiang wanted to immediately argue with Shi Dakai and scold him for his wrongdoings. When he got up and was about to ask someone to prepare a horse, he stopped. Shi Dakai could actually talk to Lin Fengxiang face to face. In that case, Lin Fengxiang could scold Shi Dakai face to face. There was only one reason why Shi Dakai wrote this document, and that was to let Lin Fengxiang take the initiative to find him. It was estimated that when Lin Fengxiang went to find Shi Dakai, there would be a bunch of kings who stood with Shi Dakai to ask Lin Fengxiang to take a tough stance against the Liberation Army. If Lin Fengxiang didn't agree, they would probably ask Lin Fengxiang to let the Liberation Army show goodwill, and this matter would be over.
In Lin Fengxiang's mind, the best way at this time was to drag it out. If he really couldn't drag it out, then he would surrender under the condition that Vézé gave the Taiping army good treatment. Now the Liberation Army promised to give good treatment to the brothers at the lower levels of the Taiping army. The Liberation Army carried out land reform in the areas it ruled. This kind of public ownership of the land, the people distributed the land, and the government came forward to organize cooperatives to popularize agricultural techniques was very much in line with Lin Fengxiang's ideas. If the Taiping army were to implement this system in the areas under their control, he would not have any objections. As for how the Taiping army would be treated, Lin Fengxiang did not have any special thoughts about it. Even if he did not become an official, with the money that the princes had earned over the years, as long as they were willing to live a peaceful life, they would not be able to afford it even if they lived for ten lifetimes.
Therefore, Lin Fengxiang's final choice was to write "understood" on the document and have someone send it to Shi Dakai.
Shi Dakai was dumbfounded when he saw the words "understood" on the document. The older the ginger, the spicier. He originally wanted to get Lin Fengxiang excited first, but he didn't expect Lin Fengxiang to give him the cold shoulder. In fact, Shi Dakai did not need to worry about what Lin Fengxiang thought. He was only worried that Lin Fengxiang would call a meeting to question whether what Shi Dakai said was true or false. Now that the Taiping army was about to move, there was also a group of people, including Lin Fengxiang, who did not want to move.
If this group of people who did not want to move were as stable as Mount Tai, Shi Dakai would be in trouble. Those who did not want to move probably would not chop off Shi Dakai's head and offer it to Vézé. But without their cooperation, the Taiping Rebellion would split. Shi Dakai and his group could only move on their own.
Shi Dakai immediately changed his strategy. He arranged a time with Li Xiucheng and the two of them arrived at Lin Fengxiang's Prime Minister's residence one after the other.
"King Zhang, the Liberation Army has launched a surprise attack on our army. If we do not respond quickly, I'm afraid the Liberation Army will come knocking on our door." Li Xiucheng straightforwardly stated his position to Lin Fengxiang.
"Then what do you plan to do?" Lin Fengxiang did not first state his own attitude, but asked for Li Xiucheng's.
Li Xiucheng answered, "We will simply continue westward. After taking Xinjiang, we will head west. But before that, I hope that King Zhang can meet the Liberation Army and persuade them not to overdo things to the Taiping Rebellion. "
Shi Dakai immediately felt that something was wrong. Why were Li Xiucheng's words different from before? Previously, Li Xiucheng had meant to resist the Liberation Army while moving the capital. Now, how did it become Lin Fengxiang to appease the Liberation Army? If Lin Fengxiang could appease the Liberation Army, what would Shi Dakai's situation be? Would he have to bear the responsibility for this conflict?
But Shi Dakai keenly realized that if Li Xiucheng's suggestion succeeded, it was not impossible. Currently, the internal problem of the Taiping Army was that there were too many defeatists. Everyone had neither the confidence to conquer the world with the Liberation Army, nor the urge to continue expanding their territory. These people just stayed in the northwest, half-dead, half-alive. They only wanted to protect the benefits they had already obtained.
Back then, Shi Dakai had also experienced such days. He knew that the result of doing so was complete destruction. As long as he could appropriately stir up conflict and cut off everyone's fantasies of a stable life, then everything could be saved. Although Li Xiucheng's method was very wicked, it did not look very bad overall. Moreover, with Shi Dakai's current status, who could touch him?
For the time being, Shi Dakai had a grudge against Li Xiucheng in his heart, but he did not openly oppose it. Among the kings, Lin Fengxiang was the only one who could really talk to the Liberation Army. Up until now, the benefits that could be obtained from the Liberation Army were all done by Lin Fengxiang. If Lin Fengxiang was willing to come forward, it might be possible to reach a new peace.
Lin Fengxiang did not speak. When Shi Dakai and Li Xiucheng had said what they needed to say and were only left looking at Lin Fengxiang, Lin Fengxiang said, "I know what you are thinking. Let the brothers feel that even if they can't beat the Liberation Army, the Liberation Army can still fight. At the same time, stop everyone from thinking that the Liberation Army can accept everyone. Then you can lead everyone to revitalize the Heavenly State. "
Hearing Lin Fengxiang say this, Shi Dakai just nodded. It would naturally be best if he could get Lin Fengxiang's cooperation. Although Li Xiucheng was very young among the kings, he was actually ranked third in terms of strength. When the Liberation Army went on the Northern Expedition, when Li Xiucheng returned from Zhejiang, the number of troops was not small. This young and successful general heard an ominous tone in Lin Fengxiang's words.
Lin Fengxiang continued, "I can indeed talk to Prince Of Qi, but the reason I can talk to Prince Of Qi is different from the two brothers. I know that I can't compare to Prince Of Qi, so no matter what, I don't dare to plot against Prince Of Qi. But the two brothers not only want to plot against me, but also want to plot against Prince Of Qi. I know that the two brothers have put in so much effort for the Heavenly State, so I don't blame the two brothers. But for you two brothers to have designs on the King of Qi, I feel that you have truly miscalculated! "
"We can imagine that Prince Of Qi will be angry," Li Xiucheng said.
Lin Fengxiang shook his head. "Prince Of Qi won't be angry. If you don't let me talk to Prince Of Qi, Prince Of Qi may still wait and see for a while. If you let me talk to Prince Of Qi, with Prince Of Qi's intelligence, he will know that our internal situation is unstable. Now that he has a reason to send troops, and our internal situation is unstable, do you think he will hesitate? It will definitely be a thunderous strike. "
Hearing Lin Fengxiang's words, Shi Dakai's expression was still calm, but Li Xiucheng's expression changed drastically. He had originally wanted to fool Vézé, but after hearing Lin Fengxiang's words, Li Xiucheng realized that he was indeed very wrong. Although Li Xiucheng wasn't as proficient in tactics as King Chen Yucheng, he was more resourceful. Initially, he thought about the problem according to his own plan. After Lin Fengxiang's reminder, Li Xiucheng finally confirmed his problem. Although he still didn't think that there was a problem with his method, he realized that there was a problem with his overall plan.
"Then King Zhang is going to sit and watch the Liberation Army attack?" Shi Dakai asked calmly. Unlike Li Xiucheng, what Shi Dakai wanted to do was to motivate the unmotivated Taiping army. Whether it was a fake attack or a real attack, it didn't make much of a difference.
Lin Fengxiang looked at Wing King Shi Dakai and Loyal King Li Xiucheng. He didn't have the slightest bit of regret. He sighed.
At this time, Zhang Yingchen called for two of his subordinates. Li Peiyuan and Zhou Guben sat on their chairs and listened attentively to Zhang Yingchen's words.
"If I'm not wrong, you two should be Prince Of Qi's subordinates, right?" Zhang Yingchen asked calmly.
Li Peiyuan and Zhou Guben's expressions changed. Zhou Guben immediately said loudly, "Brave King, don't joke around! How could we be Prince Of Qi's subordinates?! "
"Do you think I don't know that you've been contacting people and delivering letters? You've worked hard for the past two months. You've received letters from our brothers' families from Tongguan and delivered them to our brothers. Our brothers are very grateful to you. Even if it was a slip of the tongue, our brothers still asked me not to make things difficult for you, "Zhang Yingchen said slowly.
If Zhang Yingchen had jumped up in anger and started cursing, Li Peiyuan and Zhou Guben thought that they would still have a chance to defend themselves. However, Zhang Yingchen's attitude was calm. It was obvious that he already had a plan. The two looked at each other and stood up. Zhang Yingchen's personal guards immediately took two steps forward with weapons in their hands, ready to guard against any strange movements from the two.
Li Peiyuan lowered his hands and said to Zhang Yingchen seriously, "Brave King, we are indeed Prince Of Qi's subordinates. However, we're doing this for our brothers. There's no benefit in fighting the Taiping army and the Liberation Army. The Princes all value their status, but their status is supported by the hundreds of thousands of Taiping army brothers. Brave King, you've followed Prince Of Qi for so long. You know better than anyone that Prince Of Qi relied on you to support the Liberation Army. In this situation, our brothers can at least live a good life if they join the Prince Of Qi. If we follow the Princes to the end, we will only end up with a bad ending. "
"Oh? Are you asking me to join Prince Of Qi? "Zhang Yingchen asked expressionlessly.
"Brave King, Prince Of Qi has never been a narrow-minded person. Even if we had any conflicts in the past, it's been more than ten years. How could Prince Of Qi still care about it? We don't dare to persuade you, Brave King. We just hope that you can reconsider, "Zhou Guben said.
"In other words, the two of you are indeed Prince Of Qi's subordinates. This is correct, right? "Zhang Yingchen confirmed what he was most concerned about.
Li Peiyuan and Zhou Guben didn't expect Zhang Yingchen to be concerned about this. They looked at each other and saw fear and determination in each other's eyes. They turned back and answered, "We are indeed Prince Of Qi's subordinates!"
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