Zhao Rujiao also breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's still the adults who are fully thoughtful. With the restraint of Dongjiang Town, Jianlu definitely did not dare to come out in full swing. With one or two thousand people, it was the limit, so we don't have to take it seriously."

Cao Wenzhao and others also nodded secretly. It has to be said that Zhou Zheng’s arrangements in Liaodong over the years have been considered stable and completely restrained the Jianlu. Otherwise, their troubles would be no more than a little.

Seeing everyone's expressions relaxed, Zhou Zheng smiled and said, "You continue to discuss, I'll go see Fan Wenchen and see what else they have to do."

Everyone didn't care anymore, so naturally they didn't say much. Their current enemy was Li Zicheng, so they started to discuss it seriously again.

Zhou Zheng left the conference hall and came to the side hall to meet Fan Wenchen.

Fan Wenchen was detained by Zhou Zheng for a lot of life, and lived a carefree life and gained a lot of weight.

He stood in front of Zhou Zheng, raised his hand with a smile and said, "Congratulations to Lord Zhou, now he is the most powerful minister of the Ming Dynasty."

Zhou Zheng looked at him and smiled and said, "Jianlu has never been in my eyes. You tricks can't deceive me, so let's talk about serious things."

Fan Wenchen's smile slowly calmed down, his expression calmed down, and he began to think seriously. Even if he had thought about it before, he still had to organize his language seriously again when facing Zhou Zheng.

Everyone is smart, and those foolish tricks are jokes, useless and unnecessary.

Fan Wenchen pondered for a while and said, "Mr. Zhou, your success or failure is now between you and Li Zicheng. Whoever stands on the side will win, and whoever is the lord of the Central Plains. I believe Mr. Zhou understands the importance."

Zhou Zheng took the teacup beside him and said lightly: "You should know that you have no use to me. I just want to kill you at a critical moment and get some pitiful benefits. If you say this nonsense again, I will take you to sacrifice the flag and swear an oath."

Fan Wenchen frowned. Zhou Zheng was stronger than he expected. He silently said: "Indeed, the number of troops sent by His Majesty is 20,000, but 20,000 people is also a lot of pressure for Lord Zhou. With the restraint of Liaodong, Lord Zhou and Li Zicheng are still unknown."

Zhou Zheng shook his head and said, "Li Zicheng has never been in my eyes. It takes less than five months to pacify him. Even if you add you, if you lose these 20,000 people in the pass, Huang Taiji will have to consider whether it should surrender to me."

Fan Wenchen kept staring at Zhou Zheng's face, analyzing his true thoughts in his heart, and said for a moment: "Master Zhou seems to be too confident. If you are hit by both sides, you can't handle it. It is related to the great cause of a long time. I don't believe that Master Zhou will take risks."

Zhou Zheng naturally would not underestimate Huang Taiji, but even with this variable, Zhou Zheng could still deal with it. He was curious about what wishful thinking Huang Taiji had made and said calmly: "What do you want?"

Fan Wenchen's eyes flashed slightly and said, "We help you achieve great things. I hope you can give us Liaodong. The two countries will use Shanhaiguan as the boundary and form a brotherly alliance forever, and there will be no more disasters of war."

Zhou Zheng sneered and said, "I just want so many benefits when I send 20,000 people. Did Huang Taiji drink too much?"

Fan Wenchen also smiled and said, "What do you think, sir?"

Zhou Zheng had no intention of negotiating with Huang Taiji at all. Looking at Fan Wenchen, his heart moved slightly and said, "You should be negotiating with Li Zicheng too. What price did he pay?"

Fan Wenchen was calm and said with a smile: "We are indeed talking to Li Zicheng, but there is no result yet. We believe that Lord Zhou's price will be higher than Li Zicheng."

Zhou Zheng leaned against the chair, held his chin with his right hand, and his mind flew around and said as usual: "If I were you, I should choose Li Zicheng unless Li Zicheng ignores you at all. In this way, I am your only choice."

Fan Wenchen's expression moved and sighed softly: "Master Zhou is indeed wise. To be honest, we have contacted Li Zicheng very early, but he completely rejected us. And, he actually can't give us what we want. Master Zhou, even if we don't cooperate with either of you, whoever we stand on the side will win. I do prefer Li Zicheng. If he wins, we can get Liaodong without any effort."

Zhou Zheng smiled, looked at him, and said, "Tell me something that makes me happy, otherwise I will send your head back to Huang Taiji."

Fan Wenchen looked at Zhou Zheng's expression and knew that this was not a joke. His life and death were at this moment. After pondering for a while, he said: "The troops that your Ming Dynasty surrendered to Li Zicheng, including Wu Sangui, Tang Tong, Bai Guangen and others, were more than 30,000. In addition, Li Zicheng transferred from various places, the total force was more than 100,000, which were all elite troops. I know that Lord Zhou's troops in the three places of Liaodong were about 100,000, and we must be on guard against us, so Jinzhou and Dongjiang Town are not

If you can move, you will be at least 60,000. In addition, you must be wary of our 20,000, or at least 40,000. Your troops are almost restrained by us. Even if you are temporarily recruited, can you cope with Li Zicheng's 100,000 elite army? If you are the other way around, Lord Zhou will be sure to win! The endless prosperity of the Ming Dynasty is all in the mind of Lord Zhou. Emperor Chongzhen is dead. Whether it is Wang Mang or Duke Zhou, everything will come naturally and there is no obstacle."

Fan Wenchen's words are summed up as "coercion, temptation". There is no need to say anything about defeat, death will disappear, and the stinking will last for thousands of years. If you win, then the world will be in the hands of the whole Ming Dynasty. It is no problem to usurp the throne and become emperor!

This temptation is undoubtedly huge, and since ancient times, almost no one can resist it!

Zhou Zheng's expression had not changed. He smiled and said, "I am not satisfied with your words. Come and pickle Fan Wenchen's heads and send them to Shenyang for 800 miles in a hurry. He told Huang Taiji that his 200,000 troops would be bounded by three hundred miles north of the Great Wall. If he crossed, a 100,000 army would fight north!"

Immediately, a group of guards answered the order loudly, rushed in, and controlled Fan Wenchen's backhand and dragged him out.

Fan Wenchen knew that Zhou Zheng was serious, and his expression was solemn, and said in a deep voice: "Master Zhou, you have to think clearly that you will lose more than you will win or less now. If you are enemies of us, you will definitely lose!"

Zhou Zheng was too lazy to pay attention to him, so he watched the soldiers dragged them out, continued to turn back to the conference hall, and discussed military information with a group of generals.

Information from all over the world is gathering, and Zhou Zheng is recruiting more and more troops, and is stepping up training and entering designated locations.

"Sir, Shandong has recruited 50,000 yuan at present!"

"The 30,000 troops in Tianjin Guard have been cleaned up!"

"Yang Guozhu's army has arrived at Shanhaiguan, and 20,000 people are resting!"

"Sir, from the moment, Li Zicheng should go out of Beijing and go straight to Yongping Mansion, and the battlefield should be in Yongping Mansion."

"According to the rules, they will divide into three groups. The specific situation has not been found out yet. The MIIS is infiltrating all its strength."

"We are hiding by our uncle Zhou Fu, Lord Kou, Lord Ma, Zhou Fu and others. It is still safe at present..."
Chapter completed!