Speaking from a friend, of course it would be different.
Xiao Yuan adopted Shangguan Wenruo's suggestion, and on the morning of the next day, he called the doctor Ruan Ming over.
Liangwang Palace, in the study.
Xiao Yuan was looking through the bamboo slips. In them, there were some past political policies of the Liang Kingdom, as well as memorials from previous county governors, which were very important.
Therefore, he looked more seriously.
"Your Majesty, Ruan Ming is here."
Xu Hu stepped in, clasped his fists, and stood next to Xiao Yuanxia, with a sword hanging on his waist, like a door god.
"Oh." Xiao Yuan responded before looking up.
Ruan Ming no longer dared to wear the official uniform of the Liang Kingdom, but was dressed in casual clothes. Today, he was summoned by the King of Qin. One can imagine his mentality.
He quickly knelt down on the ground, put his hands on the sides of his head, raised his buttocks, and said in a slightly trembling voice: "See... see His Highness the King of Qin."
"Ah, Mr. Ruan, there is no need to be polite. Get up and talk." Xiao Yuan said casually, put down the bamboo slip in his hand, and took a look at it.
"Yes, yes, thank you, Your Highness."
The latter was about fifty years old and a standard civil servant. After he stood up, he kept his head lowered and his shoulders bowed due to nervousness. He did not dare to look at Xiao Yuan, let alone ask questions directly.
Xiao Yuan said straight to the point: "I heard that Master Ruan has a good relationship with Xue Wu?"
As senior officials of the Liang Kingdom, Ruan Ming and Xue Wu had been ministers of the same court for many years. The two had a good personal relationship and often drank and chatted together. It was certainly not difficult for Xiao Yuan to learn this information.
In Ruan Ming's view, now that the royal court has been destroyed and the capital is filled with the force of the Qin army, the fate of his group of Liang ministers depends on the king of Qin. He did not dare to hide it and responded quickly: "Yes, Your Highness, I have been friends with Xue Wu since I was young."
Judging from this, they should all be hereditary dignitaries of the Liang Kingdom.
After General Xue Wu, Ruan Ming came from a family of civil servants.
Before that, Shangguan Wenruo had even suggested to Xiao Yuan that to control Liangdi, it could not be solved by pure force, but also to win over these famous families.
After hearing what he said, Xiao Yuan nodded and said directly: "In that case, I would like to ask Lord Ruan for a favor."
"Ah? Please give me your orders, Your Highness." How dare Ruan Ming refuse.
Xiao Yuandao: "Help me persuade Xue Wu."
He didn't mince words, and Ruan Ming visibly swallowed when he heard this.
Although Liangdu is now in ruins, there are still more than 200,000 troops from the Liang Kingdom outside, in the hands of Xue Wu.
From the bottom of his heart, Ruan Ming was of course unwilling to agree, but he did not have the courage to refuse, so he could only stammer: "I... I will try my best, for fear of failing His Highness's trust. ."
"I believe that Master Ruan will handle this matter well."
Xiao Yuan didn't allow him to say anything else, and waved his hand: "Go down and prepare, and set off to Yanzhou as soon as possible."
"This, yes, I take my leave." Ruan Ming could only respond, bowing and saluting.
The Ruan family is very large and well-known in Liangdu. There are many officials, so Xiao Yuan is not afraid that he will not take care of it.
When he got out of the palace and returned to the mansion, he couldn't help but sigh, looking like he was in imminent disaster.
When his two sons saw this, they couldn't help but look at each other. Then, the eldest son couldn't help but ask: "Father, what happened? Could it be that King Qin wants to attack my Ruan family?"
"Alas!" Ruan Ming sighed again, shook his head and said, "A disaster is coming, a disaster is coming."
"This..." The eldest son looked anxious: "Father made it clear."
Ruan Ming glanced at him and said sadly: "The King of Qin asked me to persuade General Xue Wu to surrender. How can I go? But if I don't go, how can I survive?"
In his view, this is a very difficult question.
When the eldest son heard this, he said directly: "Why should father be in trouble? The worst is, we just pack up the family property and escape from the capital!"
"How to escape? Now the capital has been occupied by King Qin, and the gates everywhere have been guarded by Qin troops!"
Ruan Ming said, but also regretted it: "If I had known this, I should have followed Deng Xin and fled to Jialing County earlier."
The eldest son lost his voice.
But at this time, Erzi, who had been silent until now, smiled.
This man's name is Ruan Yang, and he has a quick mind. It can be said that Ruan Ming was able to rise all the way to the rank of high official in the Liang Kingdom. In addition to the Ruan family's own family background, the most important thing is that the second son secretly made suggestions for him and used various political means. Many political opponents were eliminated.
Ruan Ming knew the second son's talent well, and now that he saw him smiling, he couldn't help but ask quickly: "Did Yang'er think of any good countermeasures?"
Ruan Yang shook his head and answered the question inappropriately: "Father hopes to go to Jialing now, but in my opinion, going to Jialing will only lead to a worse death."
"Everyone thinks that if they escape to Jialing, they will be protected. In fact, this is not the case. Even though King Qin is calm now, it is because he has just conquered Liangzhou and occupied the Liang Palace, so he has many things on his hands!"
"Once he finishes this task, Jialing will face a disaster!"
"This is not only the case in Jialing, but also in other Liangdi."
"It's just that the battle between Qin and Liang is not over yet. Once the battle in Yanzhou is over, the Qin army will conquer everything!"
"Suppression with absolute force is the method that King Qin always uses!"
After hearing what he said, Ruan Ming couldn't help but swallowed hard, widened his eyes and said, "Then, what should we do?"
"Don't worry, father." Ruan Yang said with a slight curl of his lips: "King Qin's summoning of father this time is not only not a disaster, but a great opportunity for our Ruan family!"
"Oh?" Ruan Ming was shocked.
Ruan Yang continued: "Now Xue Wu's troops are unable to advance, cannot retreat, and their food and grass supplies are cut off. To put it bluntly, they are in a desperate situation. Under such circumstances, based on the relationship between my father and him, if I really want to persuade him to surrender, It shouldn’t be too difficult.”
"And once my father completes these things, he will have made a great contribution to King Qin!"
"If our Ruan family shows our loyalty again, when the King of Qin sees this, he will definitely give my father an official position because he needs the Ruan family."
Hearing this, Ruan Ming couldn't help but ask: "You mean, King Qin won't cross the river and demolish the bridge?"
"Absolutely not. To pacify Liangdi, he must not only rely on force, but also need the support of some famous families. Otherwise, there will be great chaos. This is what King Qin absolutely does not want to see, and the Ruan family is undoubtedly the best candidate. Ruan Yang said with confidence.
"Not only will my father's trip not be dangerous, but it will also continue to put my Ruan family in a powerful position."
"Hiss..." After he finished speaking, Ruan Ming couldn't help but take a breath.
Although the Ruan family is not the top wealthy family, it still has many disciples and former officials. To a certain extent, it can represent some northern noble families.
And Ruan Ming, not Cai Yang, would be willing to let his Ruan family perish along with the Liang Kingdom!
