Chapter 1095 Responding in unison
Cheng Gongying glanced at Ma Teng and was very dissatisfied with Ma Teng's domineering tone. Since he was promoted to general, Ma Teng's attitude towards Han Sui has become more and more arrogant, and he is simply a little ignorant. He really thought that he earned the general with his ability? It was just a means of sowing discord by the court. Han Sui could see clearly, so he disagreed, but Ma Teng lost himself.
"General Sun has always been generous, and the latter general is not a stingy person. The gifts are very generous, right?"
"Two hundred war horses."
Cheng Gongying curled her lips and said slowly: "No more or less, it just satisfies Meng Qi's needs. Later General, you really love your son. The father and son are connected by blood, which is indeed unusual."
Ma Teng smiled. There were two reasons why he was determined to let Han Sui ask Jiang Gan. One of them was that he and Ma Chao were father and son, but Han Sui and Yan Xing were much more alienated, and he would not pay too much for Yan Xing. The other thing was that Yan Xing was in charge of more cavalry. Even if Han Sui was willing to pay, he did not have that strength and could not fully meet Sun Ce's requirements.
Cheng Gongying said nothing, left and hurried back to Han Sui's military camp. Han Sui was talking to Han Yin in the backyard. When he saw Cheng Gongying coming in, Han Yin stopped the conversation and was a little unhappy. Cheng Gongying had no time to argue with him, so he hurriedly saluted and told the result of the negotiation between Ma Teng and Jiang Gan.
Han Sui walked backwards down the corridor with his hands behind his back, contemplating and silent.
Han Yin said angrily: "If you refuse to sell a thousand stone, then you won't sell it to him. If you sell it to Yuan Shao, didn't Yuan Shao agree to a thousand stone?"
Han Sui glanced at him with a sharp look. Seeing this, Han Yin didn't dare to say anything again, and closed his mouth in disappointment, and at the same time he did not forget to glar at Cheng Gongying fiercely. He had a great opinion of Han Sui. He was obviously Han Sui's son, but the person Han Sui trusted the most was not him. Cheng Gongying in front of him and Yan Xing, who was far away in Runan, were more important than him. If there was anything, Han Sui would rather leave it to them, and would rather let him go.
"What do you think?"
"General, Sun Ce has no horses, so he can still support it for a while. We have no food, but we will encounter big trouble."
Han Sui nodded but said nothing.
Cheng Gongying continued: "Yuan Benchu was relied on his high school and always looked down on others. Before, even Huangfu Yizhen didn't take it seriously, but now it is abnormal to send envoys to ask questions. If rituals are given to others, he must ask for something. What he asks should be to cut off Sun Ce's supply of war horses and prepare for the war after the autumn. If Sun Ce was defeated in the autumn and without this strong enemy, his envoy would probably not come again."
Han Sui snorted, a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes. He had long experienced the arrogance of these aristocratic families. A few years ago, he was summoned by General He Jin to discuss the situation in the world. He and Yuan Shao had similar views and hoped to kill all the eunuchs. He should have fallen into the past, but Yuan Shao was very cold to him. The reason for this was nothing more than the disparity in the identities of the two sides. One was a noble child of the four generations and three dukes, and the other was a person with a border vulgarity. Although he was a famous scholar in Liangzhou, he was unknown in the capital.
Han Sui gave up his mind from the trip to Luoyang. From then on, he gave up the idea of becoming an official, and he was determined to make friends with heroes in Xiliang, and prepared to set up his own business. He believed that the great man in the control of the aristocratic family was beyond help, and that the children of aristocratic families like Yuan Shao would not bring any hope to the world. He only hated that he did not have the strength to fight against Yuan Shao, so when Dong Zhuo controlled the government and asked him and Ma Teng to come to help, he happily obeyed.
It’s a pity that Dong Zhuo made mistakes again and again, and eventually died under Wang Yun. The people of Xiliang were desperate again as soon as they saw hope.
Now Sun Ce has emerged and has separatisted the Southeast. Although his momentum is not as good as Dong Zhuo at that time, his development momentum is not inferior. Dong Zhuo fought for the rest of his life to seize power, Sun Ce relied on his own strength to seize the three prefectures of Jingyu and Yang from Yuan Shao and his gangsters, and became Yuan Shao's strong enemy. He even forced Yuan Shao to humble and sent someone to see him to express his regrets about the incident that year.
If it weren't for Sun Ce, he might not have had this day in his life.
From this perspective, he owes Sun Ce a favor.
"What price do you think Sun Ce can promise?"
Cheng Gongying shook his head. "General, it's not that Sun Ce can promise what price now, but that we cannot sell it to him. The public is angry and the price of war horses has been raised. If we go against the public, wouldn't it cut off the wealth of others? Then Yuan Shao will not need to take action, and there will be many things that are not good for us."
"Then we just watch it?"
"Just like Ma Shoucheng, give back two hundred high-quality war horses to show sincerity. If Jiang Gan could promise a price of 1,000 stones per horse, we would sell him some more. The quantity would not be too much, but the quality could be guaranteed. If he lacks food, he can use weapons to counteract. Ziyi's personal guard camp may take this opportunity to replace all the armor and weapons."
Han Sui's eyes flashed, and he didn't say anything. When Han Yin heard this, his eyes lit up and nodded quickly. Han Sui bought some weapons from Nanyang to equip his own personal guard camp. Han Yin also got some, but there were only thirty sets, and he could only equip his own servants. It is obvious that the quality of the military weapons in Nanyang is good. Han Yin had long hoped to buy some more and equip his personal guard camp, but he had not been able to do it. Now the opportunity has finally come.
Han Sui was still hesitating, and Han Yin couldn't wait. "Aweng, Zijie's suggestion is very good. This is a rare opportunity. I usually want to buy it, but Sun Ce refused to sell it. Now he begged us, and we don't take the opportunity to buy more, when will we wait?"
Han Sui pondered for a moment and nodded. "The opportunity is indeed a good opportunity, but I can't say whether Sun Ce can agree. Arms, like war horses, are important weapons of the country, and Sun Ce cannot open it. This way, Zijie, when Jiang Gan comes, you talk to him first and tell him our difficulties so that he will not think we are deliberately making things difficult."
Cheng Gongying understood and bowed to accept the order. Han Yin was overjoyed and hugged Cheng Gongying's shoulder intimately. "Zijie, it's up to you this time. If you can succeed, I'll give you a big gift."
Cheng Gongying pushed Han Yin away calmly. "Ziyi, if you want to say this, I will take back my suggestions."
"Ah, look at you." Han Yin looked up and hugged Cheng Gongying's shoulder again. "The ceremony I said is not an ordinary ceremony. Of course, whether it can be achieved in the end is not a matter of it. It depends on my opinion. Aweng, that boy Yan Xing refused to come back after he went to Runan and became Sun Ce's personal guard and cavalry commander. I guess he will not serve us father and son again. Since this is the case, we can't delay our sister. She is almost twenty years old, so why not marry her to Zijie. I think Zijie is much better than Yan Xing."
Han Sui chuckled. "Well, this is a good idea. Zijie, what do you think? I don't worry if you help Ziyi."
Cheng Gongying shook his head. "The general is full of affection and dare not give up, but Yan Xing is a righteous man. Even if he serves Sun Ce, he will not betray the general. If he rashly terminates the engagement with him, it will seem that the general is suspicious of him. Please think twice. As for me, if I am promoted by the general, whether there is a engagement, I will serve the general and his son, and there is no need to do anything else."
Chapter completed!