"Has the Deposed Dragon Gang reached this point?"
After Xie Minghe spoke in detail, half truthfully and half falsely, Wang Daiji sat there in a daze for a while before he slowly spoke. "With all due respect, I thought it was normal for Zhang Sanlang's ability to take advantage of the storm, and it was even more common for them to seize some territory. In the future, it would not be a bad idea to let the dragon spread its wings. However, in less than three years, there were already more than ten counties. There are two grand masters outside the territory, not Bai Sanniang and Wu Dalang... This is a bit weird, right?"
"I understand what Mr. Wang means." Xie Minghe only smiled while twirling his beard across a table across from him. "What your Excellency cares about is not territory and soldiers, but two masters. After all, since ancient times, there has been a saying in practice that one can reach the top. With these two masters in hand, if Bai Sanniang or Wu Dalang crosses the line, There will be a qualitative change. When the time comes, even if the Grand Master abandons the tower and comes here, he may not be able to suppress it. This is equivalent to deposing the Dragon Gang and having its own pillar... right or wrong?"
"That's what I mean." Wang Daiji responded sincerely. "too fast."
"Then I won't hide anything from Wang Shilang. It is said that there are some theories here. One of them is actually based on the formation of the Black Emperor in the Beidi Demon Guard. He may not be a true master. It is said that Zhang Sanlang After Hebei gained a foothold, one of the commanders of the Beidi Dang Demon Guard personally came with his people and then went back alone." Xie Minghe said seriously. "But the other part is indeed true. Otherwise, how could we capture Zhao Guang so easily? But I wonder if there are some helpers like Bai and Wu?"
"That's it." Wang Daiji seemed a little surprised. "That makes a little more sense, but it's still surprising."
Xie Minghe thought for a while, but he couldn't hold back his mouth, so he sighed: "Actually, I have some thoughts on this myself. I feel that Zhang Sanlang is naturally very capable, but his ability to grasp the current situation may not be that good. Safe, today's situation is probably due to the fact that the Wei Dynasty court itself has lost its joint bearings, and all its limbs and bones have lost their function, so that's why it's just like a person who looks like he is still alive, and has a sword, a weapon, a stomach, and a sword raised. , It is very majestic, but just when it is about to cut down, it often loses its strength halfway, which shows that Zhang Sanlang is able to use the sword with ease."
There is some truth in these words, and they speak to the depths of Wang Daiji's heart. Naturally, he nodded repeatedly: "This is right, Brother Xie. I am personally in Jiangdu, how can I not know the inside story? The imperial court has really lost its joints. Xiazhou The county cannot be connected at all. This alone is the fatal point, and Jiangdu is also the fatal point... Zhang Sanlang Kuhai's words are really clear."
Xie Minghe also nodded, but continued to remind: "Actually, the Minister Wang is the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and the Minister is in Dongdu. He is the person who has the sole power of the Ministry of Punishment here. I want to check whether Shanyang was raided and whether Zhao Xing was this person. There is always a way to support us in two days, so why worry about it here?"
"Of course I can trust Brother Xie and my brother Zhang San." Wang Daiji quickly waved his hand. "I'm just surprised..."
After the test, the two of them paused for a while. Seeing that Wang Daiji believed what the other party said and had the physical evidence in hand, he finally asked solemnly: "So, Brother Xie, what is my photo?" What do the three brothers want my help with?"
"It's just a business deal. I'd like to ask Mr. Wang to be my tooth man." Xie Minghe responded simply, not caring that the other party changed his title.
Wang Daiji was slightly moved in his heart, but he pretended not to know on his face: "Could it be that you want the court to buy General Zhao with something?"
"Yes." Xie Minghe laughed on the spot. "It's probably a similar deal."
"Brother Xie, don't be joking." Wang Daiji responded solemnly. "I don't believe that my three brothers, Zhang, don't know the temper of a pilgrim. How could they promise to redeem someone? It's normal for them to be implicated in anger and fear."
"It's not like doing business with a saint." Xie Minghe smiled half-heartedly. "The person in charge of the court now is not a saint. Speaking of which, I haven't been at home for a long time, and I don't know what the saint has been busy with recently?" "I'm thinking about building a Danyang Palace." Wang Daiji responded calmly.
"At this time, he is still thinking about building a new palace. He..." Halfway through his words, Xie Minghe's eyes suddenly widened. "What palace?"
"Danyang Palace." Wang Daiji answered calmly. "It's your hometown in Danyang County, Danyang County. It's in Jiangning City, Danyang County. Build a new palace at your home."
Xie Minghe
Stunned: "Is he crazy?!"
Wang Daiji remained silent.
Xie Minghe was anxious and wanted to stand up and yell, but after thinking about it and reacting, he finally just smiled: "He is not crazy, he just has an old habit of not treating his subordinates as human beings... Let me tell the truth, he It is destined to fail, and it will force the powerful families in Jiangdong and Jiangxi to rebel together. I have traveled around the world regularly in the past few years, and I don’t know the specific situation in the south and north of the Yangtze River. But as long as this matter comes to light, maybe someone will contact Nanling that day. Or the rebels of the True Fire Cult, and the rebels will not lack manpower and material resources in the future."
"Yes, the rebels in Jiangdong and Jiangxi have inexplicably become more powerful again, and it is probably related to this matter." Wang Daiji sighed. "Not only that, because of this matter, Xianggong Yu, who was originally very useful, is now useless and reduced to just a clerk..."
"Can you not waste it?" Xie Minghe took a deep breath and smiled bitterly on the spot. "Xiangong Yu is the senior minister of Nanya and comes from a second-rate family in Jiangdong. He is the only one who is very useful here. The reason why he is very useful is that he can maintain the situation at the top, manage some of Jiangdong's manpower and material resources at the bottom, and keep up with the people at the top. The saint said, now that the saint wants to build the Danyang Palace, forcing Jiangdong to give up his last thought, he has no way to explain, which is equivalent to cutting off the source of the family together, isn't he becoming a lonely waste? "
Wang Daiji just nodded.
At this point, Xie Minghe reacted and no longer cared about it: "Then I won't show off, and Zhang Sanlang doesn't want to do business with Xianggong Yu... Since ancient times, the people who have been in power in troubled times have been soldiers, and now Jiang can be stabilized. Among other things, there are only 70,000 or 80,000 Jiangdu-Xuzhou Forbidden Army, and aren’t it the Sima brothers and sons who are now in charge of Jiangdu-Xuzhou military power? As I expected, Sima Huada is in Jiangdu In the city, I’m afraid they are trying to cover up the information about the Deposed Dragon Gang’s troops that have entered Shanyang, right?”
"It turns out that I'm looking for a deal with the Sima family." Wang Daiji suddenly realized, and then couldn't help but sigh. "Indeed, it seems that the Sima family is trying to hide the news... It seems feasible... but how to deal specifically?"
"We are withdrawing from Xuzhou, evacuating all three armies, and want Sima Zheng to return to Linyi, and we also want Li Wenbo's head." Xie Minghe spoke the core information without hesitation. "Both sides are just doing nothing. Of course, it would be great if we could get some military rations and equipment."
"It's feasible." Wang Daiji nodded expressionlessly. "Who is Li Wenbai? Since he came to Jiangdu, I can give you his head, but to return it to Linyi, Sima and his son can only agree... However, if it is said in this way, you seem to have something to hide, right? Yes Don’t we have to hold on no longer? Otherwise, why would the bottom line be so low?”
"There is a drought in Huaibei, and the autumn grain production is expected to be reduced. The weather is hot, and the soldiers are working hard. There are some things that cannot be hidden, and we are not going to hide them. Things on the front line will be known as soon as you ask." Xie Minghe realized the key point and became serious. "However, this is not because we are afraid of fighting, but Zhang Sanlang has something to say to me. He said that unless it is a last resort, we should not take the initiative to persecute Jiangdu, because the saint is beneficial to the Dragon Gang in one day. On the contrary, it is The saint suddenly disappeared, and these forbidden troops are going to cause a big mess."
Wang Daiji was silent for a while, digesting the other party's words, and nodded slowly for the first time today.
Besides, the two of them had been talking nonsense for a long time, testing and making small talk, but when it came to the actual transaction, they seemed to be in a hurry. A lot of information was spoken in a way that if both of them could understand it, they would not mention it.
The most obvious one is that the two of them have bypassed a major transaction prerequisite, Sima Huada's willingness to trade.
"I'll just tell you." Seeing that the other party nodded many times but never directly agreed, Xie Minghe simply decided to make it clear. "By acting like this, this saint will lose control of the army sooner or later, and then trigger a mutiny in the entire Dongdu-Kansai Forbidden Army. But after all, he has been a saint for more than ten years, and mutiny is not that easy. One is It needs to be connected internally first, and it needs the leader, and it also needs time; the other is to worry about a few people, including Niu Du Gong, Lai Zhan'er, and the saint himself. If you can't find a way to cut them off one by one, everyone will be afraid of this... Under the circumstances, Sima Huada was also sitting on the stove roasting. He knew better than anyone else the dissatisfaction of the imperial guards below, and he also knew better than anyone the arbitrariness of the saint. He was afraid of those above and fearful of those below, so he deceived those above and concealed it from those below. at this time…
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"At this time, your Deposed Dragon Gang directly attacked Shanyang, easily defeated and captured Zhao Guang, and he was even more frightened to the extreme. Making this deal with him now is actually to save his life." Wang Daiji said. "It also saved the saint's life, but it also took the saint's life... Of course, as Zhang Sanlang said, it will also be good for the Deposed Dragon Gang."
Xie Minghe nodded slightly.
Without him, Zhang Xing had already analyzed it when he came here, if this business was done.
First, it prevented Sima Huada from sitting on the wax, allowing him to fool him, so that the military situation would not be exposed, and a conflict would break out between Sima and the saint. The current conflict is likely to be a direct and hasty palace coup. The defeated man The side that is certain to win is also likely to be too weak to survive the next attack.
This is what Wang Daiji meant when he said that he saved Sima Huada and also saved the life of the saint.
Second, it objectively safeguarded and promoted Sima's leadership position in the Forbidden Army, which will make Sima Huada more confident and the saint even more unpopular when the next conflict comes.
Then next time, the possibility of the saint's defeat will be greatly increased. This is what Wang Daiji said about taking the saint's life.
Third, delaying the outbreak of conflicts and delaying the loss of control of this elite forbidden army group will strategically buy time for the Deposed Dragon Gang and greatly reduce the impact on the awkward position of the Deposed Dragon Gang.
"Then there's only one last question left." Wang Daiji raised his hands and asked. "If this deal goes through, how can I escape from the misery? Does Zhang Sanlang want me to use this as a pledge to join his Deposed Dragon Gang?"
Xie Minghe laughed on the spot: "Zhang Sanlang said that if Wang Jiulang goes to depose the Dragon Gang, he will naturally sweep up the couch to welcome him, but if Wang Shilang has other ideas, we will not force him... Your Excellency can make any arrangements that are not excessive. One of the conditions is to join this business, and we will all endorse it when the time comes... Yaren will also have to pump water!"
"Well, please sit down, Brother Xie, while I go to Sima Huada to discuss this business." Wang Daiji just nodded today, but this time he stood up and put away Zhao Guang's ribbon card. "Sima Huada is actually a typical second-generation nobleman with a weak brain. I have to go over and settle the accounts for him personally before I can agree."
"This is Sir Xun's original intention." Xie Minghe bowed his hands in response.
Wang Daiji just handed over his hand and went out directly.
As soon as he went out, he mounted his mount and headed north. However, when he reached the intersection in front of the palace, it was obvious that the Sima family's residence was on the east side, but he actually continued to come to the palace without stopping.
Xie Minghe followed from a distance, dumbfounded. He wanted to stop him, but he didn't dare to show up in front of the palace where countless masters below Niu Dugong were stationed. He could only watch the other party enter the palace in stunned silence.
Then, my whole heart felt so cold that I squatted on the roof of the building, not knowing what to do.
However, Xie Minghe finally misunderstood Wang Daiji Wang Jiu Ge. He really didn't come to inform, but to verify the information.
When this guy came to the palace, he first went to find some Bei Ya's father-in-law, and asked about the saint's well-being. After confirming that the saint was just having banquets and entertainment for several days in a row, and paying no attention to the government affairs, he knew that the saint had indeed been concealed.
Then, he went to the "Ministry of War" and found a few people he had always been friends with. They each made some insinuations about the situation. It turned out that not only did these people not know the military situation in Shanyang, some of them even didn't know the military situation in Xuzhou. But at the same time, several experienced Ministry of War officials sensed the instability in Xuzhou themselves through some basic arrangements of food, grass and ordnance.
It is precisely because of this that they were not surprised at all by Wang Shilang's inquiry, but happily shared their little secrets - the Jiangdu court was basically semi-paralyzed and did not have much effective information, that is, friends like Wang Shilang and them That’s why it’s so enjoyable.
When it came to this, the Wang Shilang still didn't dare to be sure, so he went to meet a few friends in the Forbidden Army - he must have his own military order system for dispatching troops and horses, and then he asked a question in a straightforward way. The key information is that the night before yesterday, Sima Huada, the general in charge of the Forbidden Army, sent a messenger to General Zhao Guangzhao who was stationed in Anyi.
At this time, Wang Daiji was completely relieved, and then he stopped looking for Sima
Hua Da, on the contrary, sat still where he was asking for the news.
About half an hour later, Wang Shilang waited for what he wanted - Sima Huada sent someone to invite him.
The two parties met at Sima Huada's private residence. The latter's eyes were bloodshot and he frowned at the Minister of Justice. He asked, "Servant Wang, why are you asking about military affairs?" Wang Daiji sighed and thought He acted calmly like those lobbyists in the crowd, and said proudly: "Mr. Sima... I'm here to save your life."
Sima Huada was stunned for a moment, then stood up suddenly, making Wang Daiji tremble with fright, then he quickly walked forward, held the latter's hands in front of him, and tears fell down:
"Wang Shilang, someone has saved me. Tell me, what can I do about the current situation?" Wang Daiji was stunned, not to mention how could he, a yellow-bearded old man, have been treated like this?
The key is, what have I been busy with this afternoon? Don't you, Sima Huada, test me according to the book?
