"Well, Brother Wang, this time we are here to leverage our strength to do our part for His Highness to realize his dream as soon as possible." Su Qin was also moved by Wang Liao's words, with a look of admiration. "Many people don't understand this truth. They are still addicted to the past situation. It seems that these noble men can dominate everything. The rebellion of Taiping Cult does not seem to make them completely awake. They are still immersed in the glory of the empire. Sometimes I even think about Taiping Cult. The reason why people can rise up and respond to the scenery is that there should be a specific reason in the middle. Don’t the people know that this is rebellion. Rebellion is a serious crime to confiscate the house and kill the head and destroy the nine clans? Then why do the people still join in the Taiping Cult? There seems to be not much worthy of attention in the Taiping Cult. Why do the people fight to the death to serve it? This is worth our deep thought and is enough to take action. It’s a pity that many people in the empire have not yet understood the truth.”

"Well, Brother Su, you said that if our Xijiang did not actively intervene in suppressing the Taiping Cult at the beginning and promote it to develop and attack into the empire's hinterland, would our current situation be better? The methods and policies of the Taiping Cult can only deceive the people for a while. They cannot fundamentally solve the problems that the people hope to be solved. By that time, we are going up in one go, just like Heshuo, the wind blows the clouds and destroys them. Wouldn't it be much better?" Seeing that there was no one around, Wang Liao's words were even more presumptuous, but his voice was lowered a little.

Su Qin knew very well about his friend. He was afraid that only he could think of such shocking remarks. He smiled and shook his head: "Brother Wang, it is better to mention less things that have passed. Now we should spend more time on these two days. Although this is just a preparatory meeting, this is also a good time for us to see Situ Zhuzi's think tanks. Although the later king meetings are important, many strategies are produced in the minds of the think tanks in this preparatory meeting."

"Yes, but hasn't Your Highness set the principle for us to respond to changes in the same way? No matter how they are upside down, I will remain unmoved. He has a lot of plans and I have an old idea. Now we should enjoy the scenery of Fengze Garden well." Wang Liao didn't care much about the later negotiations. In his opinion, the merger between Situ Tai and Situ Yushuang has only been completed. It is probably difficult to break the alliance between the two. The only thing we can fight for is Situ Biao. With his current posture, he is afraid that It is an indisputable fact that Situ Biao will take a more sit-and-see attitude. Instead of spending more time on this, it is better to spend energy on differentiating and dismantling forces that represent different factions under Situ Tai and Situ Yushuang, weakening the alliance foundation of the second Situ, and preparing for wars that may break out in the later stage. Wang Liao has always believed that war is inevitable, and taking various means to actively weaken the other party's comprehensive strength is the top priority of the diplomatic department, which has also won Su Qin's recognition.

The two walked forward along the Water Qu corridor. There were small bridges here that were constantly divided into small water surfaces on the edge of Fengze. "Zhiyu Threshold" was the most famous attraction among them. The lake was filled with water, and the water was shimmering, and the weeping willows were shaded and green. The two walked among them. On one side was a stone bridge and a pink wall leaking window, water lilies were planted in the pond, and the small fish swam leisurely under the lotus, forming a very secluded small space.

"Knowing Fish" is a famous allusion in the ancient legendary characters Zhuangzi and Huizi wandering on Haoliang. It is recorded in the chapter "Zhuangzi·; Qiushui". "Zhuangzi said: 'Going calm is the joy of fish.' Huizi said: 'If you are not a fish, how can you know the joy of fish.' Zhuangzi said: 'If you are not a fish, how can you know the joy of fish.'" It was this very emotional conversation that created this scene. Ji Cheng, the chief designer of Fengze Garden at that time, specially designed and built this scene to cater to the literati and scholars' pursuit of this state of tranquility and inaction.

The quiet breeze and the intoxicating spring scenery made the two of them intoxicated for a while and couldn't extricate themselves. They were reluctant to leave for a long time. It was not until a sound of words came from the other side that woke them up from the intoxication.

"Brother Hu, Your Highness of the King of Chu has entered the city, why has Your Highness of the King of Xiang been slow to enter the capital? Could it be that you are still worried about something?" A hoarse voice came from the water corridor on the other side of the pool embankment.

"Oh, Brother Ming, you should ask Su Qin and Wang Liao. Didn't Your Highness, King of Qin, have arrived at the Imperial Capital long ago, why did he stay in his military camp and not want to enter the capital?" The sharp voice sounded a little indifferent, but his tone seemed very plain.

"Li Wufeng? Do he dare to enter Beijing? He had a lot of fun with the military headquarters in Jinzhong. The investigation of the military headquarters is still ongoing. What about Xu Wentao's rebellion? I think it is just an excuse for Li Wufeng to attempt to occupy Jinzhong. Now he put the blame on Xu Wentao, who is already afraid of suicide. Such a method is too vicious. Xu Xiangyang was bitten back and got put into prison. He is really unruly. One night Fengliu is now charged with dereliction of duty. Why are the officials who are engaging in women with him? "The hoarse voice seemed to have no clear goal and said none of them.

"There is no need to mention the past. Now Jinzhong has fallen into Li Wufeng's hands, and the passage to the west has been opened. Li Wufeng can probably stay in the Imperial Capital City with peace of mind, but if he wants to enter the city, it depends on his mood." The sharp voice called Brother Hu replied faintly.

"Brother Hu, do you know? Your Highness's First Legion and Second Legion seem to be undergoing large-scale adjustments during this period. I heard that the Cangzhou barracks stretch for dozens of miles, and even many troops stationed in the north of Zhongzhou. I heard that they are all Your Highness's army." The hoarse voice was a little mysterious and became more and more mysterious.

"Oh, that's not strange. Cangzhou is originally the territory of His Highness, and it's no big deal to station his army there. As for Zhongzhou, His Highness must bring some guards to the capital. Except for His Highness, the King of Chu, the King of Qin and the King of Xiang will have soldiers to guard them." The sharp voice disagreed.

The footsteps gradually came towards this side. Su Qin and Wang Liao exchanged glances with each other, smiled knowingly, and stepped forward.

The corner pavilion in the corridor became the place where the four people met. Almost at the same time, both sides recognized each other.

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

After a meaningless greeting, both sides seemed to have consciously avoided the matters to be discussed and talked about the scenic spots of Fengze Garden. It was obvious from the tone of both sides that they were insincere.

Su Qin looked at the thin middle-aged scholar. Hu Tingzhi was an amazing figure. He was once the director of the Logistics Department under the General Administration of Military Affairs. Unfortunately, he was afraid of Pike, the Deputy Minister of Military Affairs. After several battles, he ended up in a state of being trapped in the sky prison and waiting for death. Later, he was re-sentenced. It seemed that Situ Biao helped him at that time. Otherwise, with a proud person like him, how could he surrender to Situ Biao who was still a playboy at the time? This time, Situ Biao's negotiator was probably him. There was no real thing in his tone, but with his knowledge, he could see the direction of the situation. However, Su Qin could not predict what kind of attitude the other party would respond.

Just as Su Qin was thinking about Hu Tingzhi, the scholar Hu surnamed Hu was also thinking about the two men in front of him who were opponents in the long run but may be collaborators. Xijiang placed their strongest first legion in Guanxi, and the navy also had abnormal movements, obviously threatening oneself, but this was not entirely a bluff. If our side really wanted to join this joint camp, Xijiang would really launch an attack on the Five Lakes. Avoiding the strong and attacking the weak has always been a common method for Xijiang.

Hu Tingzhi actually didn't want to cooperate with Xijiang in his heart, because he had a sense that the alliance between Situ Tai and Situ Yushuang now looks amazing. With the support of external forces, it seems that it is not inferior to that of Xijiang and even surpasses the strength of Xijiang in overall strength. However, the fragility and looseness of this alliance body determines its fate. Cooperation with Xijiang will only accelerate the collapse of this alliance, and when the alliance between Situ Tai and Situ Yushuang is

If it is over, as an ally, it may become an enemy. Compared with this alliance with ulterior motives, Xijiang is in the hands of a powerful figure. The unified government and military orders, and the powerful armed forces may be its weakness. Compared with the excessively large armed forces, Xijiang's backward economy and environment are not very peaceful. Hu Tingzhi, such a huge armed force, has never been able to understand how the finances of Xijiang can afford it.

According to his calculations, with the existing armed forces in Western Xinjiang, the finances of Western Xinjiang should have gone bankrupt a few times. Even with banks, it will never last for so long. Financingists are not philanthropists. They cannot invest funds in an unlimited regime that fiscally cannot support. Although Western Xinjiang made a lot of money in grain speculation last year, it is still impossible to maintain such a large-scale army. What's even more strange is that long before grain speculation, the military power in Western Xinjiang had expanded to an astonishing level, but the finances could still be maintained, and there was funds for speculation. This is a problem that Hu Tingzhi couldn't communicate even if he wanted to break the ground.

There should be other financing channels in Xijiang. This is Hu Tingzhi's inference, but if you think about such a huge military expenditure, you will be frightened. How did Xijiang obtain this fund from channels other than fiscal and taxation? Hu Tingzhi has been tirelessly exploring this answer, but he has not found a reasonable explanation until now.
Chapter completed!