"Didn't you say that after the Battle of Dafeichuan, Qinling will only become stronger and stronger?" Zanpu said angrily: "You want me to be patient again. Isn't this contradictory?"
"Zanpu, Qinling will only be powerful, not Zanshiruo. It's not only you who are anxious about Qinling's growing strength, but also other members of the Gar family. Qinling's seizure of his brother's power is comparable to Gar's. It’s so much easier for home to overwhelm you!”
"What if the two brothers have been living in harmony? I just sit and wait to die?"
"Although this possibility is unlikely, I have left you the last trump card!" Qin Ling said with a smile: "I got a secret weapon from the Tang Dynasty. As long as I pull the trigger, I can kill the target. My head is blooming!"
"You mean the arm crossbow you showed me last time?" Zamp asked: "Well, that thing is indeed very exquisite, but it must be within ten steps to ensure a sure hit. But the difficulty is to get the assassin close enough. At this distance, whether it is Zan Xiruo or Qin Ling, they are always surrounded by family guards."
"No, it's another one. I've already tried it. It can hit a peach very accurately at about thirty steps. It's powerful enough to blow open the head, and there's no movement at all!"
"Such a stake?" Zamp was surprised: "The Tang people are actually willing to sell you such a powerful weapon?"
"The Tang general was unwilling at first. He said it would be too dangerous if it fell into our hands. But after he learned about the battle of Dafeichuan, he agreed!" Langri smiled bitterly: "Look. If you don't die after coming to Qinling, the people of Tang Dynasty will have trouble sleeping and eating!"
"Yes!" Zanpu sighed: "If I had the prestige of my grandfather, which was enough to overwhelm Qin Ling, I wouldn't have made this move! But -" At this point, he couldn't help but sigh, with a hint of emotion in his voice. Full of self-blame. Lang Ri, who was standing aside, saw this and wanted to say something to comfort him, but the words still turned into a sigh when he reached his lips.
The monarch and his ministers were silent for a long time. Zanpu cheered up and said, "Well, let's follow your method and wait patiently for something to happen to the two brothers. If it really doesn't happen, then play your trump card. How about that?"
"Zanpu, you just said that just waiting like this is not an option. I just thought about it carefully and found that it makes sense!" Langri touched his chin: "I have a way to make the two of the Gal family Something happened between the two brothers!"
"Oh, it's not too early to say that!" Zampu became more energetic after hearing this: "It would be best to let them die together, but it saves me energy and worry!"
"It's impossible to die together!" Langri laughed dryly: "Qin Ling has made great achievements this time, how are you going to reward him?"
"To be honest, I really don't know what I should reward him with!" Zamp sighed: "Territory? Female slaves? Gold and silver? Brocade? Which one does he lack? Which one does he not have more than me?"
"Then let Qinling be promoted to prime minister!" Langri said with a smile.
"Promote him to be the prime minister?" Zanpu was stunned: "How can that be done? Zan Xiruo is already the prime minister, do we need to exempt Zan Xiruo from being the prime minister? But Zan Xiruo has not made any mistakes. ? Besides, the prime minister wants to return to Luosuo to handle the affairs of the court, how could Qinling give up the military power of Tuyuhun and return to Luosuo?"
"Neither Qin Ling nor his brother are fools. If the Prime Minister of Zan Xiruo is given to Qin Ling, they will definitely know that this is trying to sow discord between their brothers, and this strategy will be useless. But if Qin Ling is just allowed to As the prime minister, he did not touch the official position of Praise Xiruo, saying that this was just to reward Qin Ling for his great achievements, and let him stay in Tuyuhun to command the army, and then return to Luosuo in the future to exercise the power of the prime minister. In this way Then their brothers will not suspect that this is your plan!"
"It's true that their brother won't doubt it, but that's useless?" Zamp said anxiously.
"How could it be useless? Qin Ling and Zan Xiruo will indeed not fight over the empty title of the prime minister, but their subordinates are different. Originally, although Qin Ling had made great contributions and his strength had grown rapidly; but Zan Xiruo Xiruo is the eldest son anyway, and he has inherited the official position of Lu Dongzan, so the family can still suppress his younger brother; but this time Qinling is also the prime minister, which means that he is already on an equal footing with his brother in terms of official position. With more wealth and more troops, do you think Zan Xiruo’s men can endure it? Sooner or later, trouble will arise, and then this is your chance!"
"When will it be sooner or later?" Zamp waved his arms anxiously.
"You can only wait now, and you must wait!" Langri grabbed Zamp's arm: "You only have one chance, do you understand?"
"Okay, I understand!" Mangsong Mangzanzenpu took a deep breath: "Tomorrow I will do as you said and canonize Qinling as the Prime Minister!"
"That's good!" Langri smiled: "As long as you are patient enough, you can always wait for the opportunity!"
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Chengdu, Qingyangsi, Cai Zhai.
"What? Three hundred thousand pieces of silk cloth, raised in one month?" Wang Ence stood up suddenly: "Ijilian Bode, if you agree to such a thing, isn't this cheating me?"
"Young gentleman, be careful what you say! Mr. Bode, please don't pay attention to the young gentleman's quick words!" Cai Dingshan quickly stood up and apologized to Yiji Lianbode while trying to dissuade Wang Ence.
"It doesn't matter, Mr. Lang is quick to talk for a moment, why should I take it to heart!" Igilian Bode waved his hand: "Three hundred thousand pieces of silk cloth can be raised in a month. This is indeed a trap for others, but it is not for you. As Wang Wenzuo’s younger brother, you must be able to do things that ordinary people cannot!”
"I don't have what he has!" Wang Ence said with a bitter look on his face: "Really, I know you have good intentions and want to fight for me a chance to perform in front of him, but I really can't do it. You can say it for me. That’s fine, I’ll just say it myself, just push this matter away for me!”
"Mr. Lang! Do you mean that you don't want to be Ming Gong's younger brother?" Yiji Lianbode asked.
"This-" Wang Ence was stunned.
"Very good!" Yiji Lianbode pulled out the sword from his waist and threw it in front of Wang Ence: "If you don't want to be Ming Gong's brother, just use this knife to kill yourself, right?"
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Suddenly there was a scream in the room. Wang Ence turned pale with fright, sat down on the ground, pointed at Ijilianbod and asked stammering: "Yes, he asked you to kill me?"
"Ming Gong did not give the order, but since you are not willing to bear the responsibility of Ming Gong's younger brother, I have to ask you to make room for others. Anyway, the oldest of the children Ming Gong left in Baekje is seven or eight years old. , I will be able to do things reluctantly in another five or six years!" Ijilianbod said coldly: "What's wrong, you can't do it? Forget it, let me help you!" After that, he picked up the saber on the ground. He stood up, holding the horizontal knife in his hand, as if he was about to strike.
"Hey!" Cai Dingshan, who was standing next to him, hurriedly came up to him and blocked Wang Ence behind him with open arms: "Mr. Bode, what are you doing? This is Ambassador Wang's brother! If you force me with a knife like this, I might get hurt. what to do?"
"It's because he doesn't want to be Ming Gong's younger brother!" Igilian Bod sneered: "A family is like a fruit tree. If the branches are eaten by insects, they must be cut off, otherwise the whole tree will be destroyed. Broken! I am a Japanese. If Meng Minggong refuses to accept me as a retainer, I must be loyal to the Lord. Don’t worry, after this matter is over, I will definitely commit suicide to apologize to the Lord!"
"Oops!" Cai Dingshan quickly turned his head and shouted to Wang Ence: "Little man, why don't you apologize to Mr. Bode quickly? Why don't you act like a younger brother? How can you say such nonsense? Hurry! Otherwise it will be too late. !”
Wang Ence was stunned when he saw the cold steel knife dangling in front of his eyes. He woke up from a dream when Cai Dingshan shouted and hurriedly responded: "Yes, I don't want to be Wang Wenzuo's younger brother. What I said just now are beyond words." I'm talking nonsense, put the knife away quickly, it won't be good if you hurt someone!"
"Seriously?" Ijerenbod asked.
"Really, absolutely true!" Wang Ence shouted: "Hurry up and put the knife away!"
Yiji Lianbode looked at Wang Ence's pale face and confirmed that the other party was conscious before returning the sword to its sheath, bowing to Wang Ence with his crotch folded and saying: "In this case, it is really gratifying! I am so rude to you below." , please punish me!"
Seeing Yiji Lianbode sheathing his sword, Wang Ence relaxed his tight nerves and said with a wry smile: "That's all, I don't have the ability to punish you! Let's just forget it? Lao Cai, help me. Come on, my legs are still weak and I can’t stand up at all!”
Cai Dingshan hurriedly helped Wang Ence stand up from the ground and sit back on the chair. He sighed: "Three hundred thousand pieces of silk, one month. Lao Cai, this is not my business alone. You have to help me!"
"This is my responsibility!" Cai Dingshan responded quickly, and he bowed his hand to Yijilian Bode: "Mr. Bode, I dare to ask, what is the use of these 300,000 pieces of silk! "
"You should know that not long ago, Duke Ming succeeded Li Jin and served as the envoy of the Jiannan branch to handle the military and horse management of the camp. This is a special favor from the emperor, and he is given a festival axe. Therefore, Duke Ming wanted to donate 300,000 yuan after the autumn. Give the silk to the imperial court for military purposes!"
"It turns out it's for military supplies, I understand!" Cai Dingshan's face changed slightly. He has been in the shopping mall for so many years and is well-versed in the world. He immediately heard the deep meaning that Yiji Lianbode did not say. Although Wang Wenzuo had previously served as the deputy envoy of the Jiannan Branch to handle the military affairs and management of the camp, everyone knew that the word "deputy" had to be removed, and there was no way to think about it unless he could work around it for five or ten years. Although the Jiannan branch's military and military envoys did not have the power to impeach and supervise officials in various states and counties in Jiannan Province as later generations of Jiedushi envoys did, the financial and military power of dozens of southwest states and millions of households were all in one person. How can it be easily done with hands? Wang Wenzuo was able to ascend to this position so easily. In addition to his outstanding military and political talents, past accumulated merits, and the favor of the Second Saint and the Crown Prince, the most important reason was the defeat of Dafeichuan just now.
The defeat of Dafeichuan in the summer of 670 AD announced the end of the Tang Dynasty's outward expansion wave that began during the Zhenguan period. The Tang Empire successively shifted from strategic offense to defense in the northwest, northeast and other battlefields. Contrary to what many people think, strategic defense requires more troops and more funds than offense. The reason is simple. Because one party has the initiative, it can draw troops from other parts of the battle line and choose the opponent's weak points to attack; while the defensive party is passive and does not know where the enemy's next attack point will be, so it must attack Considerable troops must be deployed at any possible attack location, and a large number of fortifications must be built. Therefore, many times, the side in strategic defense has more troops, spends more money, and suffers worse defeats than the attacking side.
The Tang Dynasty was also in the same situation at this time. Li Zhi of Chang'an did not know the next move of the Tubo people who had achieved a glorious victory: to attack Longyou, cut off the Hexi Corridor, and unite with the Turks to attack Guanzhong from the west and north. ? Or should we lead the army south from Qinghai, go straight to Songzhou, and then follow the Songmao Ancient Road into the Chengdu Plain? Or should we attack the Western Region again, cross the Tianshan Mountains, and seize the Beiting Protectorate? No one knows, so Li Zhi can only make arrangements based on these three possible threats to the Tang Dynasty: give the most resources to Longyou, rebuild the Longyou army, and protect Guanzhong; promote Wang Wenzuo to handle the Jiannan branch camp. The military and horse management strategy allowed him to mobilize the resources of the entire Jiannan Road to resist the Tibetan army that might go south; as for Beiting and the Western Regions, it depends on how much money the Tang Dynasty has squeezed out of the treasury. After all, it is better than Starting from Guanzhong and Shuzhong, the importance is not of the same order of magnitude.
For Wang Wenzuo, it is definitely not enough to just defend Jiannan Road. Not only must he defend it, but he must also use this money bag to get more resources for the emperor, so that the emperor can use the money to rebuild the Longyou Army and support Beiting. and the battlefields of the Western Regions, this can prove that the emperor has a discerning eye and has promoted a capable minister out of the ordinary. Only in this way can a hero who can bring glory to the emperor be worthy of the emperor's extraordinary promotion and have a brighter future. The brighter Wang Wenzuo's future is, the more business they and other businessmen attached to Wang Ence will naturally do in the future and the more money they will make.
After understanding this, Cai Dingshan sent Yiji Lianbode away, then resigned to Wang Ence, saying that he would go out to make contacts. Seeing that he was so active, Wang Ence felt a little sorry: "Mr. Cai, these 300,000 pieces of silk are really too much. You don't need to take it too seriously. In the end, if you can get 30,000 pieces of silk to get by, it will be enough." !”
"Young Master, you must not say that!" Cai Dingshan hurriedly pressed Wang Ence's mouth: "This is a major military and state matter to pay tribute to the imperial court. Even if the family is broken, Cai will try his best to get it done, so that you can do it under your brother's control." Show your face!"
"This, why is this necessary?" Wang Ence sighed: "You are already a rich family, even if you have more, I will only be richer. If you surrender the family property left by your ancestors, just let me do it in front of him Isn’t it too worthless to show your face?”
"Young Master, that's not how the score is settled!" Cai Dingshan said with a smile: "If you say that, you will be underestimating yourself and the Tang Dynasty!" After that, he laughed twice, then turned and left. went. (End of chapter)
