After making a decision, the order was sent to each mansion. When Shi Lei, the chief of guard, handed the order to Shen Ao, the young Duke glanced at the order casually, then threw it aside and shook it. Shake his head.
The Jin army was clearly defeated, but His Majesty did not take the opportunity to deal with the King of Jin, but allowed him to own a state. This may seem to be a kindness, but why is it not an act of raising a tiger to cause trouble?
In Chinese history, warlord rule has always been a cancer that cannot be circumvented. Basically, every dynasty perished due to warlord rule. For example, the Han Dynasty fell to Cao Sun and Liu's rule, the Tang Dynasty fell to Jiedushi's rule, and the Southern Dynasties and the Five Dynasties Not to mention, it is basically a bloody history of warlord replacement.
Experience has already told the masters of ZTE that if they want to lead China to rise, power must be concentrated. One of the most important points is the concentration of military power. But now it is clear that the three states of King Jin are in front of them. You only need to open your mouth to eat, but you only swallow two states. Doesn't this mean that if you kill a snake, it will bite you instead?
Shen Ao didn't know what Emperor Qianwen was thinking, but in his opinion, doing so was wrong. Sooner or later, he would suffer a loss because of his softness today.
With his own opinions in mind, Shen Ao lost interest in this so-called welcome ceremony, "We don't have to participate in this matter, just do our job well."
Shen Ao didn't want to join in the fun. In his opinion, it would be better to do other more useful things with this time, such as training the five hundred Shanshan Guards. "Come on, let's practice how to fight when the two armies meet." Destroy the enemy as quickly as possible, set up an arrow formation, and form a group of fifty people to charge in different directions!" With a shout, Shen Ao threw the order aside and focused on the training sergeant.
Whether Shen Ao is dissatisfied or disdainful, he will not attend such a welcome ceremony, but for other courtiers and dignitaries, this is a rare opportunity. Think about it, Emperor Qianwen was in his prime, and now there were two more states in his territory, and his power was the same for a while. Such a master needed them to look up to and fawn over. Having the opportunity to participate in the welcome ceremony was originally a symbol of status. Isn't it?
In this way, everyone who was qualified to participate took out their best clothes and dressed up to attend. Those who were not qualified to participate were also thinking of ways to participate.
Just when everyone was focusing on how to welcome the emperor and please him, a very ordinary carriage came outside the east gate of Daliang City. After a brief inspection, it entered the city gate and then headed towards the vicinity of Zongzheng Mansion. go.
The visitor is none other than the former Princess Di.
The Jin army was defeated, the King of Jin lost control, and the former Princess Di's plan also disappeared.
But the former Princess Di, who was also very young, was not discouraged. Instead, after summing up the experience of failure, she changed her tactics, that is, instead of instigating the feudal king, she chose to attack the Tang royal family directly.
Facts have proved that with the internal stability of Daqian, the potential for war is huge. If you want to defeat it, external pressure alone is obviously not enough. It is best to create internal chaos, so that the opportunity will appear. After careful consideration, , the former Princess Di set her sights on Zong Zheng of the Tang family who was capable, qualified and ambitious.
Arrangements were made in advance for someone to buy a courtyard on the street near Zongzheng Mansion at a high price and settle down. The next step was to think of ways to contact the other party. Such a matter naturally fell to the master master Shen Tuwei.
If the Grand Master takes action, even if things fail, he will not be easily caught. It is really a way to retreat and advance. As for whether Zong Zheng will agree, Princess Di is still very confident in this point. After all, there are ambitious people. , unless there is no hope at all, otherwise as long as there is a 10% chance, they will work a hundred times harder. On this point, careerists all have something in common, and there is no doubt about it.
To say that the former Princess Di was extremely lucky, Zong Zheng was indeed having a headache at this time.
He had previously joined forces with King Xiang and took the opportunity to get involved with King Qi, in order to put great pressure on Emperor Qianwen and force him to give in. But who would have thought that when things were about to succeed, King Jin would suddenly The act of surrender ruined the originally good situation in an instant.
News has come from the front. After the defeat of King Jin, King Qi was so frightened that he did not even have the courage to see the emperor. He just sent envoys to express his congratulations. Judging from this action alone, King Qi had already After losing his momentum, he must have no intention of competing with Emperor Qianwen in a short period of time.
The King of Jin surrendered and the King of Qi retreated. Then the only son of King Zhong was also imprisoned in Daliang City. I heard that there were soldiers waiting there day and night, making it look like a house arrest. As a result, the five vassal princes who held military power went Thirdly, under this general trend, it seems that no one can challenge the status of the emperor. In this case, where will his Zongzheng go?
Thinking of the fact that the Zongzheng Mansion was deeply involved in the attempt to make King Xiang the crown prince this time. When King Qi retreated, would the emperor blame himself for this and take his anger out on himself? If so, how should he face it? ?
When Zong Zheng was having a headache and didn't know what to do, Shen Tuwei appeared.
Regarding this master master, Zong Zheng had dealt with him more than ten years ago and knew his identity very well. Moreover, he also knew that this person had taken refuge with the King of Jin before, so that Jin made this Many things have happened. Now this person appears in front of me. What does it mean?
After repelling all the guards, Zong Zheng met with Shen Tuwei alone in his study. The two sat across the table.
Zongzheng's actions caught Shentu Wei's eyes, making him both surprised and admired.
Although he knew his own strength and identity, he still dared to look directly at himself and repel all the guards. His courage and mind were beyond the capabilities of a human being. Only then could he be regarded as an outstanding person among men. My own masters conspired with the world.
No one knew what Shen Tuwei was talking about with Zong Zheng. Those personal guards only knew that Zong Zheng personally saw off the grand master when he left. Based on this, it might be possible that they had joined forces.
Just come out after being called out for a long time!
Emperor Qianwen finally returned to Daliang with a great victory.
That day, twenty miles away from the east city, almost all the civil servants, military officers, and dignitaries lined up to greet him.
That day, Emperor Qianwen was dressed in a golden dragon robe, full of energy and contentment.
On that day, the banner of the victorious army was fluttering in great might.
On that day, all the ministers and dignitaries knelt down and shouted "Long Live Long Live" in unison, which spread far and wide.
That day...
All this has nothing to do with Shen Ao. At this time, he was in the Guochanglong workshop looking at the first batch of synthetic image glue made from black oil with a look of joy on his face.
Conclusive news came from the Dingzhou front line. After learning that his patron, King Qi, did not even have the courage to see his father, King Xiang finally gave up and vomited out all the money he had recently swallowed. They also evacuated all the previous auditors. At this point, Daqian Bank, the Ministry of Household Treasury, and Guochanglong have all returned to normal.
At this time, Shen Ao was watching the developed synthetic image glue in Guochanglong, which was called the first mysterious workshop by outsiders.
Rubber is a necessary material for the manufacture of aircraft, warships, cars, tractors, harvesters, water conservancy and drainage machinery, medical equipment, etc. Due to the limitations of the times, the role of rubber has also been limited, but the emergence of synthetic rubber has great implications for the future. The development of horse-drawn carriages and chariots will also play a very positive role.
This is a great invention made by Shen Ao after he came to this era. He believes that as long as he uses it well, this invention can bring him endless benefits.
"Reward!" Looking at the Hu family and his son who had been doing this, Shen Ao was so happy that he waved his hand and rewarded each of them with a thousand taels of silver. The father and son were so happy that they knelt down and kowtowed. She was even more so happy that she smiled almost to the back of her head.
"Find some loyal craftsmen, teach them, and then produce it in large quantities as much as possible." Shen Ao knew the importance of this thing, so he began to think about increasing production.
He walked out of Workshop No. 1 with a happy face, even a little excited, and then saw the two staff members Zeng Tong and Han Ce who were waiting outside with anxious looks on their faces.
The two former enemies are now loyal to the same person. It is really unpredictable that things in the world are unpredictable. Fortunately, these two people are extremely measured in their actions, and now they are both arrogant. Coming once is a way for them to show their loyalty.
As soon as they saw Shen Ao walking out of the workshop, the two of them greeted him from left to right, and then they started questioning him like machine guns. All they asked was why Shen Ao didn't go to greet the emperor. Things.
People in ancient times still had a very serious idea of loyalty to their emperor. Unless their master abandoned them, otherwise, even if they knew that their master had done something wrong, they would generally not choose to betray him. In their eyes, Emperor Qianwen did what he did. The emperor needs to be loyal.
The so-called learning of civil and military skills was sold to the emperor's family.
If they want to get ahead, they need to be appreciated by the emperor, and then they need to have a good relationship with the emperor. People like Shen Ao don't go to greet the emperor, don't try to build relationships, and don't even brush up on their presence. His behavior was really beyond their comprehension.
When Shen Ao faced the "accusations" of the two people, he did not retaliate immediately. He knew that the two people's starting point was for his own good, so he listened "with pleasure". It was not until he saw the two people finish talking that he hehe With a smile, he said shamelessly: "It doesn't matter, there are so many people going to greet His Majesty, it doesn't matter if one person is missing. Besides, this time I also played a role in the recruitment process, but I just didn't go The emperor will not embarrass you about such a trivial matter."
Shen Ao said it very confidently. Compared with when Daliang City was in danger, he was able to stand up and make suggestions for the conscription, and the actual actions he took were far better than those who just set out to greet them. Not to mention, because of him, Tang Yi, the crown prince of Prince Zhong, did not escape from Daliang City, which meant that the hidden danger in the north was eliminated. No matter how you look at it, he is a person who has made great contributions.
Emperor Qianwen was not a stupid person. He would remember these achievements, so why would he be angry because he didn't go to greet him?
"But, everyone has gone. It's not good if the young master doesn't go. It's inevitable that some people will gossip about this matter, which is also troublesome." Zeng Tong and Han Ce looked at each other and said the same thing. With.
"Hey, it's other people's mouths. If others want to say it, just go ahead and say it." Shen Ao waved his hand magnanimously, and then said to the two advisers: "Come on, let's not talk about these meaningless things. Showing two of you something good can change a lot of things."
Pulling the two of them, Shen Ao returned to Workshop No. 1 again to see the synthetic rubber he had just produced.