Baisha Town, not far away, is located on the main road south of Luoyang, where merchants gather. It is surrounded by low hills and hills, and many sheep are raised, so they have learned the skill of making mutton soup. At the beginning of the year, Wang Xiaoye stationed in Yique, deliberately learned how to cook mutton soup.

The soup technique was promoted to the military. With this relationship, many mutton soup restaurants were opened in nearby prefectures and counties this year. Yingyang is close to Baisha, and there are three of them in the most prosperous downtown.

Ding Jin did not prepare a place for Yu Huan. After leaving the county government, Yu Huan found an inn nearby to stay. Seeing that it was almost noon, he and Wang Gan found a mutton soup restaurant, where they made three fires per person and sat down.

Have soup there.

After drinking for a while and eating a fire, Wang Gan said: "Commander, looking at the look of Ding Jin, I'm afraid it will be difficult to persuade him."

Yu Huan said: "It's difficult. That guy actually asked himself which top position he sat on. Is this what he should ask? Since Zhenfu raised his army, he has never done this kind of business in the world. Where did he get his first place?

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Wang Gan nodded. He broke the fire petals into pieces and soaked them in the soup. He said: "Time waits for no one. In a few days, the wheat will be harvested. When the weather is hot, the Jurchens hide in the north to escape the heat."

, it’s time to transport grain to Hedong Road.”

Yu Huan thought for a while and then said: "Zhang Jun asked you to come with me. You must have your own way. Let's talk about it and we can discuss it."

Wang Gan said: "I hear what Zhang Tongzhi said. If Ding Jin can't stand it, then I have to find another person. What I originally thought was that Luan Qingshan was highly valued by Ding Jin and should have a very high status. If Ding Jin doesn't agree, then

It was Luan Qingshan. But today when I entered the county government office, I found out that there was no place for Luan Qingshan."

Yu Huan said: "These people in the world attach great importance to seats. We think those top seats in the hall are a joke, but we don't know that in the eyes of people like Ding Jin, they are very important. The people sitting today are the first to follow Ding.

Several leaders who have entered. Luan Qingshan is new, and no matter how important he is, there is no place for him in the top position. Huh, I think back then, when I was under Ding Jin, there was no place for me yet."

Wang Gan was stunned for a moment. They served as soldiers under Wang Xiaolie, and there were no such rules. What kind of position, what kind of power they had, everything was in order. What was the top position? It sounded like a joke. I didn't expect it.

When Ding enters here, there are still these rules.

Yu Huan said: "In an army like Ding Jin, even if Ding Jin is gone, it will not be Luan Qingshan's turn to be the leader. If he is forced to help him, his subordinates will not obey him and will inevitably scatter. The only person who can replace Ding Jin is the one in the top position."

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Wang Gan nodded and realized that what he thought before was simple.

Yu Huan said: "Let's stay here for a few days and check out the situation. Ding Jin is disappointed with us and should talk to Liu Yu. Although Ding Jin looks lazy, it is impossible for everyone under his command to be like this. He wants to surrender to the puppet Qi.

, some of my subordinates must be dissatisfied."

In the beginning, there were not many bandits in the world who wanted to invest money or pretend to be rich. Most of them slowly changed their minds over time and various factors added up. At this time, Zhao Gou did not pay attention to these people.

Treat them as bandits. Only when they cannot be exterminated and there is no other way, will they recognize the status of some people. As long as the court has the ability, these people will either hand over their military power or be exterminated. What Zhao Gou values ​​​​most is who owns the military power.

To be honest, Zhao Gou was not unkind to these leaders as long as he handed over his military power.

The leader of the bandits will hand over some of his military power and be a peaceful nobleman. Either he will be wiped out or he will surrender to Liu Yu.

Wang Xiaolie understands this, so he doesn't want to annex Ding Jin. He just wants to maintain a good relationship and be able to use his territory. But for Ding Jin, he is surrounded by big forces and his room for maneuver has disappeared.

The Grass Head King has no chance.

In the county government office, Ding Jin sat on the top chair and said to Ma Xi, Peng Tan and Shi Jian: "Wang Xiaolie sent people here. I thought he wanted to annex our army's territory just like Li Jinglue who annexed Guozhou.

.Li Jinglue takes the second highest position in Wang Xiao’s hunting army. Even though I was a little worse in the past, I still want to take the third and fourth highest position. The brothers are still happy. Who would have thought that this guy just wants to take advantage of the way, and we will not benefit at all.

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Ma Xi said: "Lending our way will definitely bring us benefits. Wang Xiaolie transports grain and grass to Hedong Road. We charge 20 to 30% as travel expenses. Isn't that excessive? If so, this business can also be done."

Ding Jin said: "Brother, today is no better than yesterday. It is not easy to get this advantage. Wang Xiao hunted a hundred thousand soldiers and horses and defeated the Jin people. How can he still see us? The nearby Ruzhou alone has an army of 20,000.

If one of them is bad, he raises troops to attack us, who can stop him? How can Wang Xiaolie give him 20% of the benefit? To satisfy him, we can only suffer!"

Peng Tan said: "According to what the captain sees, what should we do now?"

Ding Jin said: "It will be difficult for us to defend Songshan with just two or three thousand soldiers and horses. We must rely on big forces to settle here. From what I can see among the big forces around us, the Emperor of Qi in the north is the most generous."

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Shi Jian's expression changed after hearing this: "Puppet Qi is the puppet of the golden thief! If you surrender to him, how will you be able to see your ancestors in a hundred years!"

Ding Jin said: "Brother, the most important thing now is how to survive. If you can't survive, you don't have to wait a hundred years. You have to go see your ancestors now. I heard people say that if you vote for Qi, they won't want you.

, I am still as comfortable as before. I will give you an official position and give you money to spend. Is there anything better than this in the world? You don’t need to say more. Tomorrow I will ask Qi Xianggong to go to Yingyang and let Yu Huan do it.

Take a look, Wang Xiaolie looks down on us, but there are others who look down on us!"

When Shi Jian heard this, he couldn't help but glare angrily and said nothing.

Ma Xi and Peng Tan looked on with smiles and said nothing. They had long heard that Liu Yu was much more generous than Zhao Gou. If you vote for him, you will not only get a high official position, but also give you enough power.

Liu Yu was indeed generous in demoting officials and generals. Not only did he appoint senior officials, but the most important thing was to trust him and give him real power. Under normal circumstances, powerful factions like Ding Jin would still let them lead troops. If they surrendered to Liu Yu's account, they would still be given real power.

There are soldiers and territory.

Historically, most of the heroes in the Jingxi Road area, except for Zhai Xing and a few others, had surrendered to the Puppet Qi, including Niu Gao and Dong Xian. It was not until Yue Fei's Northern Expedition captured Xiangyang that some of them returned to the Song Dynasty. Now Wang Xiaolie is in Xiangyang

, these people will be different if they have support.

Ding Jin said: "Yu Huan is too shameless to sit in the fifth position, so forget it. Luan Qingshan has really made a lot of contributions since he joined me. He is also loyal and reliable. According to my opinion, this fifth position

The top position was given to him, so he took it. The five of us can show Jiang Xianggong that we are still strong, which is only good. What do you think?"

Ma Xi said: "Everything depends on my brother's instructions."

Peng Tan had no objection. Shi Jian was just angry, neither nodding nor shaking his head.

Ding Jin was too lazy to pay attention to Shi Jian, and made up his mind immediately. Luan Qingshan was his confidant, and having him take the fifth position would strengthen his power in the army. If he defected to the puppet Qi, he would need the help of his subordinates even more.
Chapter completed!