Two days later, Zhang Chong led his army back to the stronghold.
It was also when Duman took over the army that Cai Yong saw Zhang Chong and his Taishan Army. He had only one feeling:
"General Shi is so young and his soldiers are so skilled."
Cai Yong has been in Beijing for many years and is no stranger to the most elite Northern and Southern armies of the Han family. Looking at these Taishan soldiers from his perspective, his fighting skills cannot be seen, but their spirit and spirit are equally impressive, even for a few individual units. Something else.
Thinking of this, Cai Yong became worried about the subsequent negotiations. With such a arrogant and powerful general, General Shi would inevitably be arrogant and give orders. When the time comes, the two sides would be in trouble again.
But Cai Yong was obviously overly worried. After learning that Cai Yong was a lobbyist for Feng Gao Hu's mother's family, Zhang Chong enthusiastically welcomed Cai Yong into the lobby. And when Zhang Chong learned that this man was wearing straw sandals and looked more like a farmer than a farmer. Zhang Chong was surprised that the person who looked like a famous scholar was Cai Yong.
Zhang Chong is naturally familiar with Cai Yong. Of course, later generations may be more familiar with his daughter, who is the famous Cai Wenji.
At this moment, in addition to Zhang Chong and Du Man, those sitting with Cai Yong were He Kui. He Kui and Cai Yong could also be regarded as relatives. He Kui was related to the Yuan family in Runan, and Cai Yong also married the Yuan family's daughter. So if you really think about it, the two are indeed relatives.
With this relationship, the whole meeting will be more harmonious.
Then Cai Yong began to say to Zhang Chong:
"General Shi..."
Just as Cai Yong was about to speak, Zhang Chong said:
"Cai Sheng, just call me Zhang Chong."
Cai Yong was stunned and reminded Zhang Chong:
"How could I just call you by your first name? It's so rude."
Zhang Chong said with a smile:
"A name is just a name, it is what you call someone. Respect does not depend on the outside, but on the heart."
Cai Yong nodded. He was also a casual person, so he asked directly:
"Zhang Chong, I don't know how you can get Mrs. Hu to go home? I have a bad reputation, but if I'm not harsh, I can make the decision for Mrs. Hu's family."
Zhang Chong cursed in his heart, if he was a stupid young man, he might have been coaxed by this old man, thinking that Cai Yong could really have the final say.
Judging from Cai Yong's clothes, we know that he has no dignity in wandering around the world. Now he lives under the fence of others and relies on Hu's mother's family. It is probably the people of Hu's mother's family who are afraid of death, so they sent this old man to be a lobbyist.
It seems that this Cai Yong has been around for a long time, and his style of being a celebrity who likes to make decisions for others has still remained unchanged. However, scholars seem to be like this. They call this "the ambition to be poor and strong, and not to fall into the clouds."
But Zhang Chong didn't attach much importance to Cai Yong's decision. He naturally had a way to manipulate Hu's mother's family, and now he just stated the conditions:
"Okay, as long as Mrs. Hu's family agrees to my conditions, I will return Mrs. Hu's class safely. First, Mrs. Hu's family will send 30,000 shi of grain. Secondly, I will be allowed to open a Wei market in Fenggao. Finally, I will return it to Wenyang. Ye Bitian. He wants the nearby powerful people to be secure and not harassed at will. If we can agree to these three points, I will not only return Hu Muban, but I will also guarantee that I will not offend the powerful people in Fenggao."
Cai Yong was thinking, as if he could really decide. After a long while, he asked Zhang Chong doubtfully:
"I understand the first one. I also guess that you might want to sell some mountain products to the second one, but I can't understand the last one. You said you want to open up farmland in the wilderness of Wenyang. But where is there any land for you to open up?
?”
Zhang Chong smiled and said:
"Wenyang is a hundred miles of fertile land, so powerful people can take over it all?"
Cai Yong was anxious. He was worried about Zhang Chong and said:
"Zhang Chong, you may have never farmed before, so you don't know how powerful this is. All the fertile fields in Wenyang that rely on Wenshui River have been divided up by the powerful Taishan people. You just need to open up fields, which is a waste of manpower and material resources.
In the end, if there is no water for irrigation, it will be all in vain.”
Zhang Chong thanked Cai Yong for his concern, but he had already made up his mind and asked Cai Yong if he could do it without further explanation.
At this time, Cai Yong understood the importance. He did not agree rashly and said that he wanted to meet Hu Muban first.
In this regard, Zhang Chong has nothing to do.
Then someone took Cai Yong to Hu's mother's class. At that time, he was still teaching calligraphy in the school building. After that, the two of them were taken to a quiet room and allowed to talk by themselves.
Cai Yong and Hu Mubiao were actually brothers in the same school, and their teacher was the former Taifu Hu Guang. Younger generations today may not know Hu Guang, but in the era of Cai Yong and Hu Mubiao, their teacher Hu Guang was the first
A first-class person, he is said to be the best in the world in his use of memorials.
It's just that Hu Guang's reputation in Shilin is not good, and he is said to be too mediocre. This is not a good word. He is often regarded as a flatterer who has no loyalty. It may also be a rebellion against his teacher.
, Cai Yong has always been loyal and upright, and dared to speak up, and then he fell into this situation.
As Hu Muban, another student of Hu Guang, he inherited his teacher's survival skills. When Cai Yong told him Zhang Chong's conditions, he did not hesitate and told Cai Yong that he agreed to everything, even thirty thousand shisu.
Not enough. How could his mother-in-law be worthy of such a fortune? He directly decided to give her 50,000 shi.
It’s not that Hu’s mother is stupid, but that he wants to go back too much, and he also knows the personalities of the elders of his family too well. If he only needs 30,000 dan, the final shipment will definitely not be enough. Rather than having troubles behind him, it is better to ask for 50,000 dan at once.
, those humble clan elders, no matter how greedy they are, they can't be greedy for twenty thousand.
Since Hu Muban himself didn't feel sorry for himself, Cai Yong didn't say much. Instead, he asked about Hu Muban:
"I heard that Zhang Chong means to give up and make peace. What do you think?"
Hu Muban pinched her beard and looked around. Seeing that no one heard her, she asked:
"Do you want to hear the truth, or do you want to hear lies?"
"What about the truth? What about lies?"
"The lie is that my mother Hu's family has a motto that revenge must be retaliated. So I must say, let me live together for two years, and then I will be ashamed again. But the truth is, I am really scared. Uncle,
Have you been on the battlefield?"
Cai Yong shook his head.
Then I heard Hu Muban say with lingering fear:
"I have never been on the battlefield before, but compared with my talent in wind and music, I feel that things on the battlefield are nothing more than this. When we were counselors in the Taifu Mansion to attend to world affairs, wasn't it like watching the patterns on the palm of your hand, seeing everything in your eyes? But the previous paragraph
At that time, I had a battle with General Shi, and then I realized why Sun Tzu said that battle formations are the place of life and death. This place is really a place where people can die, especially if you are not the material. And I, Hu Muban,
You are still self-aware, you are really not this material."
Then he lowered his voice again:
"Also, this General Taishan Shi is not a mortal. Don't think that I am trying to excuse my defeat. You must have seen it too. Have you seen Guan Yuanzi talking like Zhang Chong before?
The sons of ordinary farmers, to put it bluntly, are not like us. We are human beings, they are just animals. But what happens now, you suddenly see a human-like animal, even bigger than most people
Are you feeling weird about how human you are?"
Cai Yong thought of Zhang Chong's always graceful and calm expression, and couldn't help but agree with Hu Muban.
Finally Hu Muban said:
"So, this card is not for mortals."
"Not a mortal? How to say."
Hu Muban lowered her voice again, then leaned close to Cai Yong and breathed:
"This is the same He Kui who woke me up. Do you know these two prophecies: 'A sage will obey orders and fight, and he will give Han treasures with his life in hand.' 'A king has the most virtuous character, and the five stars are like a string of pearls.' Do you know these two prophecies?"
Cai Yong nodded and said:
"I know this. They are two prophecies contained in "Wei Shu" that Ban Gu compiled "White Tiger Tongyi" back then. What's wrong?"
Seeing that Cai Yong was not interested, Hu Muban exhaled again:
"Think about it again, what does these two sentences have to do with Zhang Chong?"
Cai Yong didn't understand its meaning at first, but he immediately came to his senses. His face was in line with these two prophecies. Then he took a breath and couldn't help shouting, but Hu Muban covered his mouth.
Hu Muban said:
"got it!"
Cai Yong's mouth was covered, he nodded repeatedly, and then was let go. He opened his mouth several times to say something, but finally asked:
"The words of prophecy are just the attachment of demons causing trouble and cannot be taken as true."
Hu Muban shook her head and retorted:
"The prophecies are astronomical, and you and I can't comment on them. If you don't see the glory and the military has not yet flourished, Liu Xiu sent troops to capture them, and all the barbarians gathered in Long Dou Ye. On the occasion of April and Seventh, fire is the main thing." The prophecies have already flourished? How mysterious is this?
, no one can fathom it.”
Cai Yong was silent, and then asked Hu Muban:
"So, what do you want to do?"
On the contrary, Hu Muban was surprised by this, and he asked doubtfully:
"What do you mean?"
"Since you believe this prophecy, why don't you do anything?"
After hearing this, Mrs. Hu’s class replied as it should be:
"Yes, just do nothing. Besides, what can we do to bring this matter to the court? Let's not say whether you will believe it or not. Didn't you see that Situ Yang Ci and his subordinate Liu Tao also submitted this statement?
Wasn't it wrong? Wouldn't the final memorial remain in the ban and no more news? And if the court believed it, it would be even worse. Although my mother Hu's family studied "Gongyang Chunqiu", I had an adventure and could distinguish ghosts and gods.
, quite familiar with this method of luck.
Now this conflict is just a hidden dragon in the abyss, but once the court targets it and luck comes, it will help it achieve success. Just like Guangwu in Ye County, facing Xinmang's 600,000 troops, he should have been dead, but
When luck flourishes, meteorites fall from the sky to help his great cause. This is the principle of destiny that cannot be violated."
Hu's mother class saw Cai Yong and wanted to say something, so she intercepted and said:
"Bo Zhe, I advise you not to think so. You and I are both Han officials. How can we help the thieves rebel against the Han Dynasty? I know you have a lot of resentment towards the country, but you must understand that the country is only deceived by the eunuchs' slander. In the future, you
The gentlemen of our party will be able to support the country and revive the country."
Cai Yong was silent.
Sure enough, the person who knows him best is his junior brother.
Yes, Cai Yong did have grievances against the current country. He believed that he was loyal to the Han family, and his several remonstrances were all at the risk of killing people. But in the end? His uncle Cai Zhi died tragically, and he and his family
Exiled in the world. Do you think you have to be bullied by bad guys if you are a good person? There is no such thing in the world.
Hu Muban saw Cai Yong's thoughts and sighed:
"Although my family also treats "Gongyang Chunqiu", I don't agree with your Yanzhou He Xiu's point of view. When talking about the rotation of destiny, he has misinterpreted the original meaning of "Gongyang Chunqiu" and become a Taoist thief. Don't imitate him.
.Have you ever thought about it, if everyone thinks that destiny does not belong to Han, and thinks that he is the one who is destined by destiny. By then, I am afraid that there will be no one in the world who knows how many people are called emperors and how many people are called kings. That will be the real one.
The world is in chaos."
"Bojie, you are a pure Confucian, don't be such a happy and troubled person."