This time when I came to Zunyi, Fan Qing was the leader on the surface, but Peng Rong was the one who really made the decision. Therefore, Fan Qing's attitude at the beginning and a series of subsequent performances were actually entirely due to Peng Rong's instructions, and he was the person who truly represented Zhao Hongcan.

Like Gao Jin, Liu Yinshu knew everything that happened during the negotiations and understood what Liu Yinshu was planning. In fact, he was not surprised by this. He had predicted it before coming, and the same was true.

However, compared to Gao Jin, Zhao Hongcan was much more beneficial. No matter what, Zhao Hongcan was still a Qing Dynasty chief official who obeyed the imperial edict of Emperor Jianxing. Nominally, he was a member of the Qing army. It was precisely because of this that Zhao Hongcan had the courage to directly raise troops into Guizhou, and even annexed a town of Guizhou before Bei Henuo could react, which further increased his strength.

Unfortunately, Guizhou's territory is too large, and with the inconvenient transportation in Guizhou, Zhao Hongcan could not swallow Guizhou in the first place. Therefore, when Beihenuo and the local Qing army in Guizhou reacted, they could not fully implement their previous plans.

But even so, Zhao Hongcan now accounts for nearly one-third of Guizhou's territory. With his official position and status, he has firmly grasped the territory and military strength that has been annexed, which has gained a lot for Guangxi.

In the current situation, Zhao Hongcan naturally knew that it was impossible to eat Guizhou in one breath. In addition, the melee of the four sides consumed military strength, so it would be better to steadily defend the current territory and strengthen his own strength in a closer manner.

In terms of name, Zhao Hongcan was the governor of the Qing court, but in fact, Zhao Hongcan had become a complete vassal state, which was the warlord mentioned in later generations.

Since Guangdong, Zhao Hongcan has long parted ways with the Qing court and has become an independent force. The reason why he has not completely removed his face until now is that although the Qing court is weak, the lean camel is larger than a horse, and it is still more beneficial to him as the governor of the Qing Dynasty. On the other hand, it is just a report on the kindness that Emperor Jianxing was still a prince when he was the prince.

However, the scheming Zhao Hongcan also sees the general trend clearly, and because of this, he privately discussed the future with Peng Rong.

There are only a few ways to put Zhao Hongcan. The first is to continue to be loyal to the Qing Dynasty and be a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty. For this reason, Zhao Hongcan may be fine if he can be a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty, but it is absolutely impossible to make him become a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty.

As early as the Battle of Guangzhou, Zhao Hongcan was almost destroyed by Kangxi crossing the river. If he hadn't been clever, he would have been pulled to the Caishikou in Beijing and was stabbed. How could he still exist today? In addition, the Qing Dynasty is now declining, so what's the benefit of continuing to work for the Qing Dynasty at this time? What's more important? Yue Zhongqi was destroyed by nine clans, which made Zhao Hongcan, who was originally a Han Chinese and had self-respecting troops, was even more wary of the Qing Dynasty, so this road was simply not possible.

As for the second point, it is to rely on Guangxi to compete for the world. Zhao Hongcan did not have any hope for this. Zhao Hongcan was a sensible person. Although Guangxi was managed like an iron barrel by him, he also had nearly 100,000 elite troops under his command, but these forces were nothing to be put in the world. Not to mention the Qing Dynasty now, he could not even take down the Qing army from Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, let alone the powerful Ming army that beat the Qing Dynasty to the ground for searching teeth.

The third article was originally planned by Zhao Hongcan, which was to take advantage of the opportunity to take over Guizhou first, and if possible, then annex Yunnan, and then use the three provinces of Yun, Gui and Gui as the foundation to seize the territory and resources of the three provinces, then Zhao Hongcan can attack and retreat and defend. At that time, not only will he have the opportunity to cede territory and become king, but even if it is not possible, he can bargain with the final winner, thereby ensuring the prosperity and wealth of the Zhao clan.

Now, this goal is no longer achieved, so before coming to Zunyi, Zhao Hongcan and Peng Rong once again discussed countermeasures and decided to take the fourth path. As for how to go on this fourth path, they have to look at the negotiation situation before making a decision. The situation of this negotiation was not beyond Peng Rong's expectations. After pondering for a long time, Peng Rong made a choice.

"Is Zhao Hongcan's people coming to visit?" The next day, Gao Jin suddenly received a message, and Zhang Miao told him that someone had sent him a post early in the morning, saying that Master Peng, who accompanied Fan Qing to Zunyi, asked for a meeting, and said that there was something important to discuss.

Zhang Miao did not dare to make arbitrary decisions, so he immediately found Gao Jin in the backyard to ask for his opinion.

Gao Jin remembered Peng Rong deeply, not only the way he saw in Zuixian Tower before, but also because in the prefect's office yesterday, although Fan Qing was the commander, Gao Jin, who had a keen sense of smell, felt that Peng Rong was more like the one who made the decision. In addition, Peng Rong also gave Gao Jin a very strange feeling, that is, he felt that he had seen him before, but afterwards, Gao Jin could not remember when and where he had seen this person.

Holding a famous post in his hand, Gao Jin thought about it, and finally felt that since the other party asked for a meeting, it would be okay to meet him at the same time. More importantly, Gao Jin was also curious at this time why Peng Rong asked to see Zhang Miao. Could it be that the other party had any plans?

He asked Zhang Miao to send someone to reply and invited Peng Rong to the mansion in the afternoon. Gao Jin did not continue to think about it anymore. Anyway, he knew what was going on after he came.

Time flies very quickly. Just after afternoon, the weather suddenly darkened and it drizzled outside. This is the case in Guizhou. The sun shone brightly the moment before, and the sky may change the sky. The so-called Guizhou area is not three miles wide, and the sky is not three days sunny. This is what it means.

Peng Rong came on time, and when he arrived, the man at the door had already invited Peng Rong in. He came alone, still wearing a blue shirt and a folding fan in his hand, as if he was an ordinary scholar going to a friend's house.

After passing the front hall and coming to the back hall, Zhang Miao was already waiting. As for Gao Jin, he still pretended to be a guard, standing in an inconspicuous corner of the hall.

"Zhang Xiang, I have long admired my reputation. Yesterday I saw that my reputation was well-deserved. Peng came uninvited. Please don't blame Zhang Xiang." Peng Rong saw Zhang Miao from afar, and said with a very polite smile.

Zhang Miao didn't ask for it, and walked up a few steps and smiled: "The people who come are all guests. Besides, Mr. Peng didn't post in advance, so why did he come uninvited? Mr. Peng is a talented person who is a close confidant of Governor Zhao. He is a guest who can come as a guest but cannot be asked."

The two immediately made some polite controversy, and then Zhang Miao invited him to sit down. After sitting down, someone naturally got into tea. Then they started chatting in the weather in Guizhou without any nutrition.

After chatting for a few words, the topic gradually became the topic. Peng Rong did not lie in ambush and asked Zhang Miao what he thought about Liu Yinshu’s suggestions yesterday.
Chapter completed!