After inspecting the progress of iron smelting, Shi Jin came out of the iron smelting workshop, and Ruan Xiaoer followed.
Shi Jin walked towards Zhongyi Hall while thinking about what he had to do next.
Ruan Xiaoer, who had always been worried, hesitated and said: "Marshal, we three brothers don't want to stay in the water anymore, we also want to see the majestic sea."
When Shi Jin heard this, he raised his head and said, "What, Brother Ruan, do you also want to join the navy?"
Ruan Xiaoer nodded repeatedly when he heard this and said: "Yeah, yeah, we've thought about it too.
Now that many brothers have left, the mountain is getting deserted.
Not to mention, if the marshal recaptures Yanyun in the future.
Then Liang Shanshui Division There is no need to exist, so we” The Ruan brothers have always lived a careless life.
They are all drunk now.
The development of the navy in their hands was very slow.
It was not until Li Jun and Zhang Heng came up to the mountain that there was competition.
The three Ruan brothers finally had a sense of crisis and began to take the navy seriously.
However, character determines destiny.
Their passive character always kept them one step behind Li Jun and Zhang Heng in Liangshan's leap-forward development.
After Li Jun and Zhang Heng established the navy, they tried their best to gain merit, grab people and ships, and expand the navy's power.
They even thought of forming a "Marine Corps" similar to that of the navy to compete with the army.
However, the three Ruan brothers still lived a life of drinking heavily and eating meat.
Since the separation of the navy and navy, the number of sailors in the navy has almost reached more than 3,000, while the number of sailors in Liangshan Navy is still only over 600.
The navy's strength has completely overwhelmed the navy.
Now Liangshan still needs the navy to protect it, and in the future the navy will be needed to cross the river south.
For the time being, the status of the navy and the navy are equal.
The original three giants of the Navy, Ruan Xiaoer, Li Jun, and Zhang Heng, were all generals.
But anyone with a discerning eye can see that Shi Jin pays more attention to the navy.
The military merits of Zhang Shun, Tong Wei, Tong Meng and others in the navy have risen rapidly, and they might be promoted that day.
But Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi have not made any achievements for nearly a year.
If this continues, the gap between the Navy and the Navy will only become wider and wider.
I am afraid that after Yanyun is recaptured and the navy's role is reduced, it may be merged into the navy.
This made the Ruan brothers, especially the eldest Ruan Xiaoer, feel a deep crisis.
He thought over and over again during this period and finally decided that he could no longer stay in the small pool and should go out to avoid being eliminated.
Otherwise, if Li Jun and Zhang Heng, these former subordinates, climb on top of him in the future, Ruan Xiaoer will lose his face wherever he can.
Even if the marshal doesn't come today, Ruan Xiaoer is ready to ask someone to help him write a report application.
Shi Jin was a little surprised to hear that Ruan Xiaoer actually asked to go to the navy, but he was more pleased.
In fact, Shi Jin was somewhat dissatisfied with the Ruan brothers for not wanting to make progress.
However, the three brothers were all old men from Liangshan.
They were personally invited to the mountain by himself that day.
Coupled with their past achievements, Shi Jin could not scold them.
We can only reduce their employment and reduce the resources provided to the navy.
Now that he heard that Ruan Xiaoer had finally made progress, Shi Jin was very happy.
Due to the competition for status and resources, Li Jun and Zhang Heng naturally had conflicts.
But after all, they have been brothers for many years and their relationship is still good.
It's not that Shi Jin doesn't believe them, but the navy is entirely managed by the two of them, and the potential risks are very high.
That's why they suppressed the Navy overtly and covertly, and gave military honors to Zhang Heng, Tong Wei, and Tong Meng, just to put pressure on the Ruan brothers.
Now that they finally understood the current situation, Shi Jin could arrange for them to go to the navy.
In this way, the navy can balance the three branches like the navy did before, which is more conducive to its own control.
What's more, after unifying China, Shi Jin planned to form three fleets: the East China Sea Fleet, the Southeast Asia Fleet, and the Pacific Fleet.
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If the Ruan brothers continue to live like this, how dare Shi Jin give these three brothers important responsibilities?
After hearing Ruan Xiaoer's request, Shi Jin pretended to think for a while and said: "Liangshan still needs the navy to protect it now, not to mention that we will need your navy's assistance in conquering the south in the future.
But now that most of our troops have come out, Liangshan But you don’t need so many people to protect you.
Just let Ruan go.
Xiaoqi will stay first and continue to command the navy to defend Liangshan.
You and Ruan Xiaowu will go to Laizhou to form a caravan first and become familiar with sea navigation while doing sea trade.
After all, you have never seen the sea, so you don’t know much about it.
Let’s get familiar with the sea for a while before forming a fleet.
What do you think?”
When he first heard about the need for navy, Ruan Xiaoer's eyes were still a little dim and he thought there was no hope.
However, the marshal changed the subject and agreed to join the navy.
Ruan Xiaoer immediately shouted excitedly: "Marshal Xie, I will definitely train a navy that will not lose to General Li and General Zhang."
Shi Jin smiled and nodded and said, "I believe in Brother Ruan's ability on the water.
Work hard and don't lose to Li Jun and Zhang Heng."
Ruan Xiaoer nodded and said: "Of course, otherwise, where would I, Ruan Xiaoer, put my face in the future?"
Shi Jin cupped his hands and said: "Brother Ruan, make arrangements for the navy as soon as possible, and then rush to Mizhou as soon as possible.
I will ask the magic fortune teller Jiang Jing to prepare the funds for the formation of the third navy fleet for you."
Hearing that Ruan Xiaoer took the initiative to go to the navy solved a troublesome problem for Shi Jin.
Shi Jin was very happy and decided to strike while the iron was hot and settle another matter.
Ask the guy at Dongshan Hotel to prepare delicious food and a pot of good Yuhu Spring.
Shi Jin personally brought the food box and walked into a courtyard in the village without warning.
When the "owner" of the mansion saw Shi coming in, his expression suddenly changed, and he shouted sullenly: "What are you doing here?"
Shi Jin said with a smile: "I thought I haven't seen my senior brother for a while.
No, today I brought delicious wine and delicacies.
It's a pity that brother Lin Chong is not here, otherwise we three senior brothers can have a good drink."
The big man in front of him was Shi Wengong, his senior brother who was about to be placed under house arrest by Shi Jin for nearly two years.
Shi Wengong heard this and shouted: "Who is your senior brother?
If Master Zhou Tong knew what you did today, I'm afraid he would be very angry at his decision to accept you as his disciple."
Shi Jin didn't care about Shi Wengong's attitude at all, he just took out the food from the food box.
A plate of cold pork scalp, a plate of braised beef, and a plate of beef louvers with wine grains are all good things to drink with wine.
As soon as the cork was opened, the smell of alcohol filled the room.
As soon as Shi Wengong smelled the aroma of wine, he swallowed water uncontrollably.
But he quickly regained his serious expression and didn't even look at the food and wine on the table.
Shi Jin poured two glasses of wine himself and presented one glass to Shi Wengong.
Shi Wengong crossed his arms and had no intention of picking up.
Shi Jin didn't pay attention, put the wine glass on the table in front of him, picked up his own glass, and drank by himself.
After drinking a glass of wine, Shi Jin held his breath and said, "Good wine."
Then, Shi Jin raised his head and said with a smile: "Brother, I have sent people to negotiate peace with the imperial court a few days ago."
When Shi Wengong heard this, his straight face was suddenly startled.
He turned his head and looked at Shi Jin in surprise.
Although he was placed under house arrest by Shi Jin, except that he could not leave the water, Shi Wengong's other actions were not restricted.
In order to make Shi Wengong surrender, Shi Jin often asked the soldiers guarding him to tell Shi Wengong all the recent major events in the Song Dynasty.
Shi Wengong also had some understanding of the current situation of the Song Dynasty.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that the situation was very serious due to internal and external troubles.
Unexpectedly, when the Song Dynasty was in great crisis, Shi Jin unexpectedly took the initiative to ask for peace at this juncture.
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Shi Wengong thought for a moment, then quickly responded to Gu Lai, and said with a sneer: "Master Shi has a good plan.
It seems that he wants to take the opportunity to blackmail the Song Dynasty and get benefits."
Shi Jin nodded and said: "What the senior brother said is not wrong at all, it is indeed the case.
I agree to the requirements of the peace talks, which is to let the imperial court hand over to me the seven states on the east and west roads of Beijing, including Dengzhou, Laizhou, Mizhou, Jeju, and Yanzhou. take charge" When Shi Wengong heard this, he shouted angrily: "You want to be the second Li Hu?"
Shi Jin said disdainfully: "Brother Li, you underestimate me.
I want to be the King of Yan."
When Shi Wengong heard that Shi Jin said that he wanted to be King of Yan, he was stunned for a moment and said, "What do you mean by this?"
Shi Jin stared at Shi Wengong and said: "That's what it means literally.
I negotiated peace with the imperial court, and I am preparing to send troops to attack the Liao Kingdom, recover the sixteen states of Yanyun, and become the king of Yan."
Shi Wengong was shocked when he heard this.
"What, you want to send troops to recover the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun?"
Shi Jin nodded and said: "Yes, I want to send troops to regain the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun.
Are you interested in following me, senior brother?"
Shi Wengong asked again: "Are you really planning to attack Liao and recover Yanyun?
You didn't lie to me."
Shi Jin said: "How can you deceive me for a while?
How can I deceive my senior brother for a lifetime?"
Shi Wengong thought for a while and said: "Now that you are in Shandong, how can you attack the Liao Kingdom?
Are you trying to borrow a road from the imperial court, or are you trying to use this name to attack Guo and seize the Hebei Road?"
At the end, Shi Wengong stared at Shi Jin sternly.
Shi Jin picked up a piece of beef with his chopsticks, took a bite, and said, "Brother, try it.
This dish won't taste good when it's cold."
Seeing that Shi Jin was showing off, Shi Wengong slapped the table angrily and shouted: "Tell me, how are you going to attack Liao?"
Shi Jin put down his chopsticks and said with a smile: "Brother, I'm afraid I don't know.
In the past, I sent people across the sea to capture the city of Hangzhou.
If we can cross the sea to attack Hangzhou, why can't we cross the sea to attack the Liao Kingdom's Suzhou Prefecture?"
"You crossed the sea to attack Hangzhou."
Shi Wengong was very surprised that Shi Jin dared to cross Xuzhou and other places and attack the city of Hangzhou directly by sea.
But soon he was attracted by Shi Jin's strategy of attacking the Liao Kingdom across the sea.
He didn't even care why Shi Jin attacked Hangzhou City or whether he conquered Hangzhou City.
Shi Wengong tapped his fingers on the desk a few times and said: "Cross-sea operations are very risky.
You must know that sea is very different from land.
Once defeated, there may not even be a chance to retreat, leading to the destruction of the entire army.
You have Be sure to succeed” Shi Jin said arrogantly: "I, Jiuwenlong Shi Jin, never fight an uncertain battle."
Shi Wengong's mouth was a little dry.
He impatiently picked up the glass of wine in front of him and drank it in one gulp.
"You have many people who are highly skilled in martial arts and have close minds.
Why do you have to recruit me?"
"I have many capable men, but there are not many who know how to ride and shoot, especially those who know how to train cavalry and archery soldiers.
If we want to successfully regain Yanyun, we must form a cavalry, and we must have people who know how to ride and shoot."
Shooting cavalry, so I need your help."
When Shi Wengong heard this, he poured himself a glass of wine and said, "Why should I help you, a thief?"
Shi Jin also poured a glass of wine and said, "Because I know that you are not content with being ordinary, because I know that you have always wanted to regain Yanyun and make achievements.
Because I know that you still have the blood of a warrior boiling in your body, and you are eager to dominate the battlefield.
As long as you follow me, I will give you the opportunity to lead thousands of troops across the battlefield and become famous all over the world."
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When Shi Wengong heard this, his hand holding the wine glass became stronger.
For a moment, he was very conflicted.
Why did he practice martial arts so hard?
Don’t you just want to be a scold on the battlefield and become famous?
Now that the opportunity was right in front of him, Shi Wengong was moved.
But he also knew in his heart that the junior brother in front of him was very ambitious.
Although it is not clear why he suddenly left the Song Dynasty alone and went to attack the Liao Kingdom.
But Shi Wengong believed that he, Shi Jin, would become King of Yan in the future.
The next step must be to plot the Great Song Dynasty and ascend the throne to become emperor.
If I agree to him now, what should I do if he really wants to plot against the Song Dynasty in the future?
Having been instilled with the idea of loyalty to the emperor for many years, Shi Wengong hesitated for a moment.
Shi Jin drank the wine in the cup in one gulp and said, "I will leave tomorrow.
If you agree, just follow me.
If you don't want to, just pretend I didn't say it.
You can continue to live here leisurely and peacefully."
Shi Wengong lowered his head and did not respond.
Shi Jin walked out of the room nonchalantly, leaving Shi Wengong to think by himself.
After walking out of the room, Lu Fang and Guo Sheng, who had been standing vigilantly at the door, hurriedly followed.
Walking out of the yard, Guo Sheng could not hold back and said for a moment: "Marshal, would Shi Wengong agree?
You have detained him for so long and you have never seen him bow his head."
Shi Jin looked at the sky and said: "He will agree, because no matter how long the tiger is locked in a cage, he will long to return to the mountains and roar in the mountains and forests."
Shi Jin lowered his head and said softly: "It doesn't matter even if he disagrees.
As long as I, Shi Jin, are here, this world will definitely belong to me."
After resting for a day on Liangshan Mountain, it was dawn.
After everyone had a good meal, they were ready to hit the road.
At the pavilion on Golden Beach, Shi Jin smiled when he saw Shi Wengong who had arrived early in the morning.
When Shi Wengong saw Shi Jin, he stared at Shi Jin sternly and shouted: "If you dare to deceive me, no matter where you go, I will hunt you down until the end."
Shi Jin patted his chest and shouted: "Don't worry, I, Shi Jin, keep my word.
If I say to attack the Liao Kingdom, I will attack the Liao Kingdom.
If I say that you can command thousands of troops and horses, I will let you command thousands of troops and horses."
Shi Wengong leaned forward and cupped his hands and said: "Marshal, I, Shi Wengong, am willing to follow you across Yanyun."
Shi Jin took Shi Wengong's hand and walked onto the boat together.
As he walked, he laughed, "Hahaha, we two brothers will go together to recover the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun that has been lost for a hundred years.
This will also make the master proud of us."
Hearing Shi Jin mention the master, Shi Wengong felt melancholy for a moment.
He looked in the direction of Tokyo and sighed: "Since we left Tokyo, I haven't seen the master for almost ten years.
I don't know how the old man is doing now. " Shi Jin also sighed and said, "Master, he is still strong, but you also know that he is loyal to the Song Dynasty.
When he heard that I had become a bandit and resisted the court many times, he angrily scolded me for being unfaithful and unjust.
He will I sent people to send him all the wine, and I publicly stated that I had severed the master-disciple relationship.
But if we can negotiate a peace this time, I believe his old man will be happy."
Shi Wengong shook his head and said, "Hey, I don't know when I will see him again."
Shi Jin said firmly: "There will be a chance.
As long as we regain Yanyun, we will invite him to Yanyun for a walk.
I believe he will be very happy then."
When Shi Wengong heard this, he immediately cheered up and said: "Yes, the master is also very eager to regain Yanyun.
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As long as we can regain Yanyun, then we can invite him to Yanyun to fulfill his wish."
Shi Wengong looked towards the north, his eyes full of longing.
He knew that his junior brother was a man with means and ambition, and he hoped that under his hands, he could fulfill his wish As for whether he will plot against the Song Dynasty in the future, let’s talk about this later.
Moreover, the Song Dynasty now treats these generals very harshly.
In addition, the current emperor is a coward and favors treacherous ministers, making the people's livelihood miserable.
My junior brother has always been known for his benevolence and righteousness, and is well-known among the people.
Would it be better if we changed to another emperor?
If Shi Jin becomes emperor, then I, as senior brother, will After agreeing to submit to Shi Jin, Shi Wengong couldn't help but think this way
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