Although this trip to Yangzhou was short, the harvest was not small. I almost heard all the news I wanted to know.
The first thing that can be confirmed is the cause of Qu Wan's death. Qu Wan was seriously injured during a fight with Fan Yang, the high minister of the Jin State. His three arrows seized this opportunity and directly shot to death a powerful ruler, Tangtang Lianxu. Song Yan's so-called good luck was completely out of the question in front of his three arrows. Shooting a Lianxu to death was considered to be extremely lucky!
It's a pity that I don't dare to brag about this matter. If word spreads, it will really become famous all over the world.
The second thing that can be confirmed is that Shen Douke was indeed involved in Qu Wan's death. Wu Sheng guessed that he had heard the news, so he disappeared before the academy came to find him. The question now is, what did Qu Wan write in the letter to the academy that caused Shen Douke to disappear? What Wu Sheng was most worried about was the Liuwei Dihuang Pill.
Isn't this idiot Shen Douke really going to finish the delivery of the Liuwei Dihuang Pills that he gave him? If this is really the reason, then once Shen Dou Ke is found by the academy, he will also follow suit.
What Wu Sheng couldn't figure out was why Shen Douke disappeared. Jixia Academy came to find him. Wouldn't it be enough to explain himself to him?
The third confirmed news was the appearance of Taoist Mai. This guy actually appeared in the Jiuzhen Department, which really worried Wu Sheng. There is a big enmity between him and Taoist Master Mayi. How can there be a poisonous snake beside the bed? If Leng Buding bites himself, the consequences will be disastrous.
At the same time, there is also a layer of hidden worries. If the Academy keeps an eye on Taoist Mai and mobilizes a large number of manpower in this direction, his identity in Mangdang Mountain will be exposed at any time, and the risk is also very high.
Thinking of this, Wu Sheng couldn't help but feel anxious, and returned to Mangdang Mountain in a hurry.
This trip is relatively short, taking less than seven days to go back and forth. Under the auspices of Jin Wuhuan and Lu Fang, Mangdang Mountain is making preparations for road construction in an orderly manner.
More than a dozen craftsmen led by Zhuo Erhuo are studying the map that was drawn a few years ago and counting the manpower and materials needed.
More than a thousand Mangdang troops are stationed at Nanguan and are preparing intensively for their march south. In three days, they will set off to station in Xiuyun Mountain, starting from Xiuyun Mountain and building roads into the Jiuzhen tribes.
The entire Mangdang Mountain is in a busy state, full of vitality and prosperity.
Especially for this reason, Wu Sheng must protect this homeland, and must not abolish the government because of people, so as to avoid implicating more than fifteen thousand people when he is exposed, and causing unnecessary disasters to the three tribes, fifty to sixty thousand people.
On the way back, he had already thought about it.
Wu Sheng went to Shangyong first and met with the king Qingyu. Qingyu was very surprised and overjoyed: "Your Majesty is back? Has your mind changed? We had a good talk with Fan Zhong, the envoy from Yangzhou, and Fan Zhong agreed to transfer Huyi and The city of Chengshan was assigned to Dayong!"
Wu Sheng was silent for a moment and said: "It would be great if we could get this, but I still want to remind you, beware of the Chu people repeating it. If you want to get what you can't get on the battlefield through negotiation, I think it's impossible... …”
Qingyu was very disappointed: "Okay, okay, you have said it many times. Fan Zhong has returned to Yangzhou with the gift we gave to his right disciple Fan Ziyuan. He said that next time it will be his right disciple who comes to Shangyong to talk to him in person. We have agreed on this matter, and I think it is unlikely to happen again."
This was the first time that Wu Sheng was interrupted by Qingyu. It was obvious that Wu Sheng's objection to this matter made Qingyu very unhappy.
After a moment of silence, Qingyu said: "Forget it... I have agreed with Fan Zhong that I, Dayong, will send out a hundred chariots and fifty chariots for Kui and Lu. After seven days, I will send troops to reinforce Xie Zhen and attack the Wu army together. We will still follow the rules. , according to the number of troops sent, the merits of the war are divided. The officers are all vying to go to the battle. I have specially reserved fifteen chariots for you. How about it? If it is not enough, I will give you another five chariots here. "
Wu Sheng kowtowed: "Absolutely not!"
Qingyu was stunned: "What did you say?"
Wu Sheng said: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten the trick that the Chu people did in the Zhoulai battlefield in the middle of the year? This is wasting our army!"
Qingyu said: "Shen Qing, times have changed. This is what you often say. It is different now than it was then! Furthermore, isn't the case of Shen Douke a clear proof that the people of Chu will hold him accountable? The people of Chu are very sincere. !”
Wu Sheng couldn't explain to him why Shen Douke was being held accountable by the Chu people. He just said: "I heard that when the Qin people go hunting, they don't scatter eagles when they don't see rabbits, so as to conserve the power of eagles. Now that Dayong is sending troops, we should follow this method. "
Qingqingyu was displeased: "How can you go back on what you promised? Don't you become a dishonest and unjust person? Can you get out of Mangdang Mountain with this soldier? The senior officials in the country have taken over, and I have said all the good things. What I have just reserved for you, if you don’t want to, I will share it with the other officials!”
When two people look at each other, everything the other party says is good. Once they are at odds, everything they say is wrong. This is the case between monarchs and ministers.
Of course Wu Sheng was unwilling and said: "I want to open up the road to the Jiuzhen tribes. Everything is ready, except for the need to move the soil, but we really can't mobilize the troops."
There was another silence, and Wu Sheng clearly heard Qingyu's angry breathing, but he was pressed for time and had no time to take into account the other party's mood, so he stated the purpose of his coming: "I want to retreat. , I have been thinking about the livelihood of thousands of common people in Mangdang Mountain in recent days. The last retreat took too long, and many of the common affairs in the fiefdom have no one to take care of. I have a suggestion, and I sincerely ask your Majesty to agree."
Qingyu said coldly: "Speak!"
Wu Sheng said: "I please divide the fief into two parts. The fertile land outside the mountain will be given to Lu Fang, the envoy of Shanling. The land inside the mountain will be given to Xueyin Jinyouxiang. The corresponding people will also be delivered. I don't care about the fief. What I care about is the territory. Whether the people can have enough food and clothing, and if I don’t want to go into seclusion, people will not be around and political affairs will cease.”
Qingyu was silent for a long time and said: "Your Majesty... don't take the rumors in the country to heart. Some of the rumors are far-fetched. I have told them before that you are not someone who saves your life and treasures your money, but puts national affairs first... …Um……"
Wu Sheng was a little surprised. He really didn't know about such rumors, and he was not trying to avoid any rumors, but in this case, he simply followed the trend and said: "I cherish my reputation. I am willing to use this to counter the rumors, and I ask your Majesty to grant it."
Qingyu couldn't help but sigh as he thought of what Wu Sheng had done in the past few years, especially his practice of medicine and his repeated resignations as ministers. It's just that it's really rare in ancient and modern times to disperse the people of the fiefdom like this.
Wu Sheng begged again: "Please grant me your permission!"
Qingyu asked: "You won't even resign as guest minister, right? Shen Qing, are you leaving Dayong?"
Wu Sheng said: "I will not refuse the position of guest. After leaving the customs, if there is any need for me, I will still be the guest of the emperor."
Qingyu sighed: "It's up to you."
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