marquis of jingan

Chapter 1342 A confrontation between smart people

Zhou Yuanlang's words were a bit too naive.

It's too naive for him to say it, so it's definitely not his true condition.

One skill in negotiation is to first put forward a condition that the other party cannot accept, and then make appropriate concessions during the subsequent negotiation process. The other party may accept the new conditions and feel that they have taken advantage.

This method is actually not much different from the shopping festival in another world. First the price is increased, then the price is reduced, and the "negotiation" with consumers is reached.

However, Shen Yi didn't follow his example. Mr. Shen picked up the tea, took a sip, and said calmly: "Mr. Zhou is a smart man. Since he is a smart man, I don't need to explain many things to you." many."

"You should know very well that your Zhou family is very valuable in the eyes of Emperor Chao now, but the further you go, the less valuable it becomes."

"When our army wins another great victory, your family will be far less valuable than it is now, or even..."

Mr. Shen said expressionlessly: "I am so cruel that I have begun to send troops to encircle and suppress your Cangzhou City. There is Zhou Huai's troops to the south of Cangzhou, and Hejian Mansion is to the northwest of you. I think it will be easy to surround you."

"Do you think that after I surround you and conquer the Southern Army, Nuo Yong will come to rescue you?"

"Of course not."

Zhou Yuanlang exhaled, shook his head and said, "He hopes that the Huai'an Army will fight with our Southern Conquest Army. In the end, our Southern Conquest Army will be exhausted and consume a large part of the Marquis Huai'an Army."

Shen Yi said in a dull voice: "I don't even need to eat you all, as long as I kill half of you, your Majesty, I will stop even trying to win over you father and son!"

Zhou Yuanlang sat on the chair and lowered his head to take a sip of tea. He looked up at Shen Yi: "But the Marquis still sent me this letter, which means that the Marquis doesn't want to fight like this, right?"

"Today, it is undeniable that Nanchen does have an advantage in the entire battle, but this advantage is far from crushing. The Marquis has eaten the southern army in Cangzhou. When we defended the city, , the Huai'an Army must pay at least the same amount of troops, or even more."

"In that case, the great cause of the Northern Expedition by Lord Marquis will be delayed for at least three to five years, and may even be stalled indefinitely."

Hearing this, Shen Yi frowned.

Although talking to smart people saves trouble and effort, the disadvantage is that it is difficult to bluff the other person.

Because where Shen Yi could see, Zhou Yuanlang could see at least 70% to 80%.

What he said was correct. If Shen Yi spent a lot of troops to eat up the Southern Expedition, the subsequent troops would not be enough for the Northern Expedition. After that, new troops would be recruited and retrained.

It will take at least several years to restore the current combat strength, and during this process, Northern Qi is not a fool. They will not stay still, and the process of the war will be stretched out, even infinitely.

Mr. Shen was silent for a while and then said: "Six years have passed since I established the Huai'an Army. At worst, Shen will stay with Beiqi for another six years."

"After six years, I want to see if Emperor Hu's puppet dynasty will be wiped out."

"Your Majesty, you don't have to say these empty words. The so-called success is king and defeat is banditry. If Daqi Ping destroys Nanchen, then Nanchen will become a puppet dynasty."

Mr. Shen had an expressionless face: "It's not that the king becomes the king and the bandits are defeated, but that the king becomes the bandit and the bandits are defeated."

This sentence made Zhou Yuanlang stunned. He was stunned for a while, and then he said thoughtfully: "What the Marquis said is a bit novel. If you think about it carefully, it makes some sense."

"However, benevolence, righteousness and morality cannot lead to war. Nanchen's success today is not due to benevolence, righteousness and morality, but because of the Marquis's Huai'an army."

He said quietly: "The Huai'an Army has not always acted in the royal way so far. The Marquis has not killed prisoners once or twice."

Lord Shen replied calmly: "This is the way of king and dominion, the principle of using everything together. From now on, I, Da Chen, must have a barbaric body and a civilized spirit."

"All right."

Mr. Shen lost his patience and said directly: "I have no intention of debating scriptures with you. Now that we are face to face, you can come up with a charter that is acceptable to both of us."

Zhou Yuanlang looked at Shen Yi: "As I said just now, in terms of bargaining, it should be the Marquis who sets the terms now."

"My conditions?"

Shen Yi looked calm: "If you do as I say, then I will hold you, Mr. Zhou, here, and then write a letter to your father, asking him to surrender."

"Even if your father Zhou Shizhong doesn't surrender, as long as you are detained here, the Southern Conquest Army will be unable to advance or retreat in the future, and maybe it will make some stupid move. As long as it defeats you, the Southern Conquest Army will immediately become a powerful force for Da Chen. Losing value."    "I will never look at you again, Your Majesty."

Zhou Yuanlang's expression changed slightly. He didn't speak for a long time. After a long time, he said in a hoarse voice: "Master Shen Hou, I heard that many of Nanchen's inner guards are in Yandu. If the inner guards can bring my family out, In the capital of Yan, my father and I immediately knelt down to welcome the Emperor Chen's edict and surrender to the Han Dynasty."

Shen Yi glanced at this guy angrily, and then said: "Your Zhou family, counting from Zhou Jin'an, should be three or four generations now? When it comes to your generation, I only know Zhou Yuanchui, Zhou Yuanhu and others, the entire family together, probably has more than a hundred people, and now, they must be closely watched by Northern Qi, not to mention how many people will die if the inner guards try to get them out, the inner guards may die It’s over, and it’s unlikely we can get them out of Yandu.”

Zhou Yuanlang took a deep breath: "Master Hou misunderstood. I mean my family, not the whole family."

Shen Yi raised his eyebrows and understood: "You mean..."

"My first wife has two sons and a daughter."

Zhou Yuanlang's voice was hoarse: "I have some people in Yandu who can help to some extent. As long as the Marquis can bring them out, the Southern Conquest Army is willing to surrender."

Shen Yi smiled: "You may only have these four family members, but your father Zhou Shizhong's family members are much larger. If he doesn't nod, how can he make the final decision about the Conquest of the Southern Army?"

Zhou Yuanlang looked calm: "My father is ready to give up all the family members in Yandu."

Shen Yi said "tsk".

"How cruel."

Zhou Yuanlang lowered his head and held his hands in his hands: "Master Hou is also a parent. Please understand my personal feelings and help me."

Shen Yi had an expressionless face: "The internal defense is not under my control. I need to ask Your Majesty about this matter, but before I report it to Your Majesty, I need to see Mr. Zhou's sincerity."

Zhou Yuanlang seemed to have been prepared. He took a deep breath and whispered: "Please give me the next piece of writing."

"Jiang Sheng."

Shen Yi shouted, and soon Jiang Sheng brought up the Four Treasures of the Study. Zhou Yuanlang reached for his pen and quickly wrote a bunch of names on the paper. After drying the ink, he handed it to Shen Yi: "Master Hou, this is the Cleansing Department Most of the people in Jiankang are related to the Marquis."

Shen Yi took it and took a look. He only heard of one or two names. After hearing the words, he thought thoughtfully: "Why is it related to me?"

"Most of them work as servants in the homes of some dignitaries, and several of them work in the residence of Prime Minister Zhao, the residence of Prince Jin, and the residence of Zhang family."

"Other people hide their identities in Jiankang, and the places where they do business or live are very close to the Marquis' home."

Shen Yi's expression changed.

His home was well protected by the inner guards. All servants who entered the Shen family had to be checked over and over again by the inner guards to check their identities, so no one got in. However, the families who had good relations with the Shen family had been arrested by the Purity Department. The people are riddled with holes!

Shen Yi was shocked, but the expression on his face did not change much. He looked at Zhou Yuanlang and said slowly: "Sir, he has been in charge of the Cleansing Department for a short time. It is impossible to remember all the information. He probably found this part of the content deliberately at the beginning." ,Yes or no?"

"At that time, sir, you were planning to do business with me?"

Zhou Yuanlang shook his head: "At that time, Mr. Hou was already the number one target of the Cleansing Department, and several of these people were arranged by me."

Shen Yi almost laughed out of anger.

He quickly calmed down, put the list in his sleeve, and said calmly: "I have accepted this thing. It will be sent to Jiankang soon and handed over to Jiankang's internal guards for verification."

"As for your request, I will report it to Your Majesty and see what the inner guards say."

"I will inform you after Jiankang replies."

Zhou Yuanlang stood up quickly, bowed his head and thanked him.

Then he hesitated and said, "If it's too difficult, I'll..."

"I hope both sons will survive."