"Who sent the letter?" Gaudi asked, opening the envelope in his hand.
The staff member said mysteriously: "Dong Weng will tell after taking it apart."
After hearing this, Gaudi opened the letter faster. In a few moments, he took out the letter paper inside, opened it and held it in front of his eyes to look at it.
The contents of the letter were quickly read by him.
Snapped!
Gaudi slapped the letter on the table, stared at the staff in front of him with an ugly expression, and asked: "Do you know who sent this letter?"
"Although the students don't know, they can guess that they are either tiger thieves or slave thieves." The staff member said unhurriedly.
Gaudi said with a dark face: "Since you know everything, why do you still send such a letter to me? Aren't you afraid that I will arrest you for being a slave?"
"Of course he is afraid, but if the student does not give this letter to Dong Weng, then the student will be unqualified as the supervisor's staff. Therefore, the student knows that the letter may have a bad origin, but the student knows better that he cannot deceive Dong Weng. You." As he said this, the staff member bowed to Gao Di.
Gao Di's face improved after hearing this, and he said: "This letter was written by Fan Wencheng, Huang Taiji's subordinate, to me. He wants to invite me to meet him. Do you want me to meet him?"
"Before, the student would have advised Dong Weng not to see him, but now, the student thinks it's a good idea to meet him, just to hear what he is here for." The staff member said.
Gao Di frowned slightly and said: "He is a slave thief. If I see him, once the news is known to the court, I will definitely be charged with treason."
"Dong Weng is worrying too much." The staff member shook his head slightly and said immediately, "The imperial court is too busy taking care of itself at the moment to care about the governor at all. Even if it knew about it, it would not do anything to you, the governor."
The news of the three-pronged army of Tiger Character Banner attacking the capital has long been spread, so how could Shanhaiguan not know about it.
Gao Di looked thoughtful, gently twirling his beard with his fingers, and asked: "What do you think Fan Wencheng's purpose is in meeting me at this time?"
"Superintendent, you are the Superintendent of Jiliao, and you have been in Shanhaiguan. Fan Wencheng met you because of your identity as Superintendent. If the student expected it right, the slave thieves were eyeing the goods in your hands. Shanhaiguan." The target said.
Hearing this, Gao Di nodded lightly and said: "I feel the same way, but why does he think that I will hand over Shanhaiguan to them? Huh, I am a minister of the Ming Dynasty. I am loyal to the Ming Dynasty and to your majesty." .”
"Dong Weng means missing?" the staff asked tentatively.
Gao Di said: "Of course it's missing. If the good Governor Ji Liao doesn't do it, there is no need to ask for trouble and find an excuse for himself."
"If Dong Weng goes to see this Fan Wencheng, it is indeed possible that he will get another clue, but the student feels that Dong Weng should still meet this person." The staff said.
After hearing this, Gao Di looked coldly at the staff in front of him, half-squinted his eyes, and said, "You asked me to go see this Fan Wencheng. Are you trying to get some benefits from him?"
"Dong Weng misunderstood. The reason why the student said this is because of your consideration, Dong Weng." The staff defended himself.
Gao Di snorted coldly.
The staff explained: "In the past, the students felt that they did not support Dong Weng in meeting Fan Wencheng, but the situation is different now. Three armies of tigers and thieves are attacking the capital. If something happens to the capital, Dong Weng must make plans in advance. ah!"
"Do you think the capital can't be defended?" Gaudi asked.
The staff nodded and said: "If it is just a problem of the capital, students will naturally not worry about being unable to defend it, but Shandong has fallen into the hands of tiger thieves. Once the water transportation is cut off, the capital will only fall into a situation of no food. Just rely on How long can the several granaries in Beizhili hold up? Unless there is a strong army in the middle that can break the tiger bandit's offensive and recapture Shandong, the crisis in the capital will be difficult to resolve."
Gaudi remained silent.
The capital can maintain stability by transporting grain from the south by water, and even Liaodong needs the capital to allocate grain supplies from the south.
Water transportation is not only related to the capital, but also to Liaodong.
"Dong Weng, Huang Taiji may not be a retreat in the future." The staff advised him.
Gao Di hesitated for a moment and said: "I am deeply favored by the emperor, how could I betray the Ming Dynasty and become a rebellious minister? Don't say such things again."
"Dong Weng, you misunderstood. The student is not asking you to make a choice now. He is just meeting this Fan Wencheng in advance to leave a way out. In case something happens in the capital, Dong Weng, you can also have other choices. If The capital is fine, Your Majesty is fine, you can completely ignore Fan Wencheng." The aide continued to persuade.
Gaudi hesitated.
On the one hand, he felt that what his staff said was reasonable, but on the other hand, he did not want his political opponents to find any evidence. At the same time, another reason was that he despised the so-called Daikin from the bottom of his heart, thinking that these people were uncivilized people who came out of the woods. Savages don’t even have the most basic clothes.
The staff could see Gao Di's heartbeat, and decided to add more fire and said: "Dong Weng, think about it again, if Huang Taiji can send Fan Wencheng to see you Dong Weng, is there Huang Taiji who is also sent by Ningyuan? Of course, no one doubts your integrity, Dong Weng, but that may not be the case for those generals."
As soon as these words came out, Gao Di's expression suddenly changed.
"You mean that the reason why Zu Dashou refused to go to the capital several times was because he had been bribed by Huang Taiji?" Gao Di asked.
The staff member said: "It's hard to say, but it may not be impossible, but the students think he wants to sell it at a price."
"That's possible." Gaudi nodded in agreement.
In his eyes, these military generals in Liaodong had no loyalty at all. They always only valued money but not people.
The aide said: "Although Dong Weng, you don't have a large army like Zu Dashou, Shanhaiguan is probably more important to Huang Taiji than Zu Dashou and the soldiers under his command. Huang Taiji sent Fan Wencheng, an important adviser around him, to Meeting Dong Weng is enough to show that Huang Taiji attaches great importance to you, Dong Weng."
"I will not betray the Ming Dynasty." Gao Di shook his head.
Although he also wanted to find a way out for himself, he still couldn't overcome the hurdle in his heart by betraying Daming.
The aide said: "When Dong Weng goes to meet Fan Wencheng, it does not mean that he must betray the Ming Dynasty, and the meeting does not necessarily mean that he must agree to any conditions."
"Let me think about it again, and you should step back first!" Gao Di waved his hand to signal the other party to step back.
At this moment, his mind was very confused and he was a little undecided.
"Students will retire first." The staff decided to give Gao Di some time to think about it.
For the sum of money that Fan Wencheng asked someone to send him, he felt that what he had done was enough to be worthy of the money.
(End of chapter)
