"You have a glib tongue."
Zhou Cheng put down the wine and meat in his hand and said to Zhen Xian,"You're right. The one who poses the greatest threat to me is Huangfu Song. However, that won't be the case soon.”
Zhen Xian's brows were filled with doubt. He could see that Zhou Cheng was very confident and did not seem to be deceiving himself.
"You should know about the rebellion of the Liangzhou barbarians, right?" Zhou Cheng asked.”
"Indeed." Zhen Xian nodded. The most important thing in doing business was to collect information. The Zhen family's business in Liangzhou was not small. After the rebellion in Liangzhou, they quickly withdrew from Liangzhou.
" Although Duan Wei defeated and destroyed the Western Qiang, the Qiang are aggressive by nature. Once they rebel, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of cavalry will sweep through the area like a tornado. They will soon attack the three auxiliary areas. Therefore, the civil and military officials of the imperial court know whether to eliminate the Yellow Turban disaster or pacify Liangzhou first.”Zhou Cheng said calmly.
Was Huangfu Song's army terrifying?
Of course it was terrifying. After all, the most elite northern army of the Eastern Han was under Huangfu Song's command. Moreover, there were tens of thousands of people and nearly ten thousand cavalry.
Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang had hundreds of thousands of elites, but none of them were a match for Huangfu Song.
And the northern plains were very advantageous for cavalry to charge forward. If it was a field battle, Zhou Cheng didn't think that his 100,000 troops would be able to stop these tens of thousands of elites. If they defended the city to the death, they would lose their rations. Most importantly, Huangfu Song had rich experience in sieging cities.
Once they were surrounded, even if Huangfu Song left, the person who replaced Huangfu Song would continue to attack.
Defending the city meant being beaten up in the city. Zhou Cheng did not like defending the city, and he hated it.
When Zhen Xian heard this, he fell into deep thought. He originally wanted to use Huangfu Song's army to scare Zhou Cheng and then use tens of thousands of stones of food to send the moth bandits away.
Not only would they preserve their clansmen, but they would also not lose too many of them.
However, Zhou Cheng could not be intimidated just because he said so.
"Besides, you're right. I will coerce all the noble families in the city. Even if they refuse to work for me, I will use them as shields and drive them away to block the arrows and flying stones.”
"As for the million dan of grain in the city, how can I not take it away? There were hundreds of thousands of aristocratic families, noble families, and commoners in the city.”
"Of course, I don't care about what the noble families think of me. As the rebel army's commander, in the eyes of the court's civil and military officials, the noble families, and the noble families, I'm a traitor. If you're willing to help me, you'll be committing injustice.”
Zhou Cheng's words forced Zhen Xian to re-evaluate Zhou Cheng.
Zhou Cheng wasn't an ordinary moth thief. He had a firm heart and a clear position in his heart.
Rumor had it that he had the courage of Xiang Yu, who killed Zhu Xi and defeated Sun Jian.
And now, Zhou Cheng's judgment of the situation in Liangzhou was the same as everyone else's.
After the Yellow Turban Disaster, the Great Han was very weak now. After the rebellion in Liangzhou, if they wanted to quell the rebellion, they had to send a general.
Without a doubt, Huangfu Song, who was known as the War God, was the best candidate.
If Huangfu Song left Jizhou, who would replace him?
Could it be Lu Zhi?
Zhen Xian didn't doubt Lu Zhi's ability, but after Huangfu Song took away the elite northern troops, the troops from the various provinces and counties would need some time. By the time Lu Zhi led the army into Jizhou, the moth bandits would have already caused enough trouble for Jizhou.
At this moment, Zhen Xian bowed again and said,"I will transport the rations that the canal commander needs to Ganling City. As for weapons and warhorses, it will take some time to transport them.”
Zhen Xian knew the times. They were businessmen and knew when to retreat. Only then could they protect themselves.
There were quite a number of Zhen clansmen in Jizhou City. If Zhou Cheng's request was not met, these clansmen would definitely be killed.
Zhen Xian also understood that the Zhen family would definitely become Zhou Cheng's tool to drive a wedge between the aristocratic families and the wealthy families.
However, he was the fish on the chopping block, so what could Zhen Xian do?
Rather than saying that Zhou Cheng was unreasonable, it was better to say that Zhou Cheng did not want to be reasonable at all. The situation was now in Zhou Cheng's control.
The lives of hundreds of thousands of people in Ye City were in Zhou Cheng's hands.
Whether it was a noble family or a famous person, if they wanted to live, they had to be obedient. Of course, if they didn't listen, they could die.
Zhou Cheng did not care about the lives of these people, nor did he care about his reputation in the aristocratic families.
At this moment, Zhou Cheng looked at Zhen Xian and suddenly asked,""Does your Zhen family have a grudge with the Zhang family of Qing River?”
The Zhang family originated from Qinghe, and the Zhang family of Qinghe was all over the world. Just from this sentence, one could know how influential the Zhang family was.
The Zhen family and the Zhang family were not on the same level at all.
"No grudges," Zhen Xian replied with a lowered face.”
"I almost believed you, hahaha."
Zhou Cheng laughed loudly and transported the grain to Ganling of Qinghe. Ganling was the county administration of Qinghe. One could imagine how powerful the Zhang family of Qinghe was there. When Zhou Cheng's army went to collect the grain, it was not a delivery. They had to use weapons and start a war.
Once the war started, the Qinghe Zhang family would definitely be affected.
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