After reading their report of the entire incident, Li Qin's expression turned grim.
It seems that there are some experts among the negotiators this time; no wonder they were chosen by Hong Chengchou.
This one thing alone redefined the relationship between the two parties.
After all, everyone secretly believed that they were the masters of the capital.
She was also trying her best to downplay Zhu Qizhen's existence.
When people talk about the imperial court in the capital, the first person they think of is him, not Emperor Zhu Qizhen.
Submitting to the imperial court in the capital is tantamount to submitting to him.
But by doing this, he directly pulled people out of this way of thinking.
Yes, and there was the emperor too.
We submit to the emperor, not you.
You are also a subject.
This only reinforced his status as a subject and the dark history of his rise to power.
Otherwise, Li Qin wouldn't have looked so grim after seeing this news.
He then immediately instructed his staff to have a proper talk with them.
At the same time, he ordered his nephew Li Xuanshang to continue to send reinforcements to Hedong to put pressure on Hong Chengchou.
After that, they contacted Ningxia Town and Yulin Town, asking them to send their troops out for me to see.
At the same time, he wrote letters to the Tatar tribes in the Hetao region who had already submitted to him.
In the name of the Great Khan, they were instructed to prepare for a southward campaign to conquer and plunder Guanzhong.
At the same time, he ordered that the military intelligence he had gathered about Hong Chengchou in the Northwest be handed over to those fools in Gansu Town who were about to rebel, at the appropriate time.
At the same time, tell those fools on the frontier that your rebellion is no secret.
Hong Chengchou already knew.
And they're already preparing to wipe you out, so hurry up and make your move.
Don't let Hong Chengchou wipe you out easily; try to cause him as much trouble as possible.
Although there is turmoil in the Northwest, Gansu has not yet rebelled.
Hong Chengchou still has time to negotiate.
Once the Gansu town rebels, he will have to lead his troops westward, at which point the east will be exposed.
That was his most dangerous moment, and also the moment when he could be most forced to compromise.
For him, the sooner the Northwest incident was resolved, the better. The sooner it was resolved, the more energy he could devote to dealing with the imperial court in Jiangnan.
For him, the more advantageous it is.
What he needed to do was to exert maximum pressure in the shortest possible time to take away as much benefit as possible from Hong Chengchou.
Weaken his power as much as possible.
He knew that with Hong Chengchou taking over Gansu Town, his power would expand further.
Their strength will also become even greater after they take over Gansu Town.
You have to understand that his current strength is already something that makes him extremely wary.
He held Chang'an in his hands, commanded over 100,000 troops, and was stationed in the northwest.
The delegation from Zuzhilong made a good point: he was a subject, and so was Zuzhilong.
He held a large army and was the most powerful warlord in the Northwest, but wasn't he also the most powerful warlord in the land, holding a large army and controlling the capital?
They were all subjects, all princes, all regional governors. Li Qin simply did not believe that Hong Chengchou, who commanded over 100,000 troops in the Northwest, had no ambitions.
To put it bluntly, the entire imperial court in the capital was a union of numerous feudal lords and regional military governors, and among those feudal lords and regional military governors, only he himself was considered powerful.
The army under his command is now no smaller than the one he had when he first started his business.
You should know that when you first started your business in Liaodong, you also had more than 100,000 soldiers.
If he takes over Gansu Town, his power will expand further.
Then I will be even more wary of him.
After he destroys the Jinling court, he will immediately begin to deal with the various regional warlords and regional governors.
He will be the most difficult one for me to deal with.
Therefore, now that we have the opportunity, we should weaken his strength as soon as possible.
That way, it will be easier for me to deal with him in the future.
Then Li Qin smashed something in the northwest position on the map.
After finishing these tasks, Li Qin prepared to continue dealing with the remaining matters.
But soon one of his personal guards came in with a secret report and placed him in front of Li Qin, saying:
"Your Highness, a secret report from Jiangxi."
"Jiangxi, a secret report?"
Li Qin immediately thought of Jin Hufu in Jiangxi. Although Jin Hufu had always been wary of him, in his mind, Jin Hufu was an important ally in his upcoming eastern expedition.
Once he defectes, things will be much easier when I launch my campaign from Hubei and Guangdong.
Moreover, he has already secretly pledged allegiance to me, just waiting for me to raise his banner.
He responded immediately.
We really hope nothing goes wrong in Jiangxi now, otherwise the variables in his southward march will increase again.
After opening the tightly sealed box in front of him, Li Qin looked at the contents.
He discovered that it was actually written to him by Jin Hufu.
He reported that the Jiangnan court had sent an envoy to him.
Furthermore, they increased the incentives to win him over, offering to bestow upon him the title of Duke or something similar.
In order to lull the Jiangnan court into a false sense of security, he pretended to agree to their demands.
However, his loyalty to the imperial court in the capital remained unchanged, and he continued to express his loyalty in various nauseating ways.
Li Qin held a thick stack of memorials from the Jinhu Mansion expressing their loyalty to him.
This warlord also frowned.
What loyalty? Do you even have loyalty?
If you had the chance to replace me now, you would definitely be the first one to rush up to me.
If I don't offer you any benefits, will you secretly surrender to me?
You're saying you only pretended to agree?
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