Chapter five hundred and twentieth seven Tang Ao by his side just fine
"Hey, it's obvious that we can't rely on ourselves now. We can only turn to external forces for help." Mei Du spoke. He does have unique abilities to be able to become a professional. His words also brought Mei Jizhi and Mei Ji to the forefront. Long's eyes were attracted.
Or Mei Ji asked directly: "Mei Du, are you talking about seeking help from Di people?"
"That's right. We have been doing business with them over the years. In order to please them, we even sold them food at low prices. Isn't it just so that one day when our Mei family is in crisis, we can seek their help? ?In my opinion, the time has come." Mei Du said with a very certain tone.
"This..." Mei Ji became hesitant after hearing this. Once the Di people are asked for help, the price the Mei family will pay will not be too small. More importantly, once the matter comes to light, then their Mei family will The family may be excluded from the whole Daqian, and they can only rely on the big tree of Beidi. If this is the case, who knows where the future of the Mei family will go?
Seeing that the head of the family was still hesitating, Mei Du couldn't help but said, "We can't wait any longer, otherwise once King Ji wants to deal with us like he dealt with the Cui family, we will lose the opportunity to ask the Di people for help. , if that happens, it will really be the day of great disaster for the Mei family."
After Mei Du said this, Mei Jizhi also made a decision. "That's right, we can't wait passively, we have to be prepared. So, Mei Du, just go ahead and do it. If you need any support, just ask. yes."
"Okay, I will send someone to send a letter to the Di people later to test their attitude. When the time is right, I will go there in person to have detailed discussions with them. I think if we can afford the price, the Di people may be able to help. Ours." Mei Du said confidently.
"Let's do it this way." Mei Jizhi nodded.
Mei Jilong really wanted to say something. He was in the military camp every day and had the most intuitive understanding of the power of the new Jizhou Army. Because of this, he did not think that the Di people could defeat His Highness Prince Ji. It was just that When I think about it, even asking Di people for help is not something that can be done overnight. Seeing that it will snow in more than a month, it will have to wait until next year at the earliest. Maybe by that time, the situation will change. Maybe King Zhong would take action against King Ji, so he wouldn't need to ask Di people for help.
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Daliangcheng Imperial Palace.
The person placed in Jizhou by the Emperor's Guard finally sent back the news. A detailed memorial also gave a detailed explanation of Tang Ao's actions after arriving in Jizhou.
After opening the memorial, Emperor Qianwen looked at it with great interest. After waiting for a while, he put it down and handed it to Yan Fu beside him. He also said: "Did you see that after three battles and three wins, King Ji is still very good?" A man with ideas, no wonder the courtiers and dignitaries are so afraid of him."
Yan Fu also glanced at the memorial with a glance, then put it down and quickly replied: "To say that this was also forced by those people. Originally, His Highness Prince Ji wanted to make money, but some people just couldn't stand it because of jealousy. All kinds of traps were laid for His Highness Prince Ji."
"Huh! These people are short-sighted. They only have immediate interests in their eyes. If they are all willing to use it for me, Daqian will have become stronger by now. By then, it will sweep across the world and the whole world will be ours. They want the opportunity to make money. Isn't there more?" Emperor Qianwen had an angry look on his face when he talked about this.
"Yes, what your Majesty said is absolutely true. These people just have no vision, and their eyes are always fixed on the one-third of an acre of land in front of them." Yan Fu continued to agree.
"Okay, let's not talk about them anymore." Emperor Qianwen seemed angry that these people were not living up to expectations, and did not want to mention them anymore. Instead, he asked Yan Fu about the situation where Yan Fu asked the Protector Lu Zhi to train cavalry. In the north, Tang Ao, the king of Ji, caused trouble for King Zhong. According to the memorial, King Zhong seems to have recognized this situation. In this way, the opponent's strength will be greatly weakened, and it will be difficult to pose any threat to Daqian. At least it will not solve the problem of King Ji Tang Ao. King Zhong should not dare to think about it. The matter of sending troops to Daliang City.
Under such a good situation, Emperor Qianwen also had to consider training and dispatching troops. Once the cavalry was trained, he would send troops south. His first target was set, which was King Yuan Tailou of Qi.
In the previous battle with the Jin army in Dingzhou Prefecture, the King of Qi was originally prepared to send troops to assist him. However, things suddenly changed and King Jin took the initiative to apologize. The King of Qi was so frightened that he shrank back and did not even meet Emperor Qianwen. He didn't even have the courage, which also allowed him to see the weakness of the other party.
Thinking that Yuan Tailou is also old, he was still a figure during his father's reign as Emperor Jing. Old people will be timid and afraid of trouble, so it is a good time to attack the King of Qi. Once he defeats the King of Qi, he will win the four states of Lu, Su, Hui, and Zhejiang. If the state is established, his forces can be unified, and then he can consider marching to King Muta of Western Shu. Then he is expected to truly unify the country. Then he will be the real lord of the world, and then he will He is the most authoritative person in the world. He will attract all nations to come to court, and his name will be engraved in the history books. Think about how majestic it is.
"Your Majesty, the Lord Protector is training day and night. News came from a few days ago that the army should be ready in half a year. Moreover, there are still not enough war horses. I would like to ask Your Majesty to allocate a batch to them." Yan Fu He took the opportunity to speak out the request of the Protector of the Country.
"Isn't it enough? Haven't we already allocated six thousand war horses to them?" Emperor Qianwen frowned upon hearing this.
"Yes, but these 6,000 war horses can train up to 6,000 cavalry. If it is a long journey, I am afraid that only half of the troops can be trained at most. If there is a big war, it will not be enough." Yan Fu thought of the Protector of the Country. The words spoken at that time are the original words spoken.
"Then how much more does he want?" Emperor Qianwen asked aloud.
"Of course, the more the better. The Protector of the Country said that it would be best to allocate another 10,000 horses, and at least 5,000 horses. Otherwise, it will not be able to build a scale and it will not be able to perform extraordinary feats in wartime." Yan Fu continued. He lowered his head and said.
Shaking his head, Emperor Qianwen said: "Ten thousand horses is impossible. I have heard that the barbarians and Bahan's tribe are now in short supply of war horses. Let's go back and write a decree to King Ji and let him I'm trying to find a way to get five thousand war horses. Doesn't he like money? That's the benefit of having him."
At this moment, Emperor Qianwen thought of Tang Ao again, thinking that if he was by his side, maybe 10,000 war horses wouldn't be a problem. But then he thought that he left Daliang City and went to the north to contain King Zhong, and he also had many problems. This has a huge effect, and this puts aside the matter of whether to transfer Tang Ao back.
Tang Ao is no longer the Duke of Zhongguo, but the fourth prince of the current dynasty. If he is allowed to return to Daliang City, some people will inevitably become afraid, and various chaos will inevitably arise in the court. This is not what Emperor Wen wants to see. What he is thinking about now is how to conquer the vassal king and regain the lost territory. For this great cause, other people and other things can be put aside.
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Jizhou.
The Mei family sent people to Zhizhou Mansion and agreed to open the granary to stock the grain and at the same time lower the price of grain. When the matter was reported to Tang Ao, he was very satisfied.
Speaking of which, Tang Ao is unwilling to use administrative means to interfere with business affairs. He even resented such things happening before. But in his position and for his own affairs, for the stability and rapid development of Jizhou, sometimes he has to use
Some special means.
"Since Han Changshi is here, please sit down and listen. By the way, Qin Zhizhang, you can continue." Tang Ao looked at the nearly forty-year-old man in front of him with a loyal face and said with a smile.
With.
The person opposite Tang Ao is the former governor of Jizhou, who is currently working in Jizhou as Qin Guben.
Qin Guben was one of the few officials retained by the original Jizhou, and more importantly, he did not have the support of any powerful people behind him. In other words, he came from a humble background and relied entirely on his own ability to reach this point.
Of course, this does not mean that there is no one to support him. He still relies on the recommendation system. In the era of the imperial examination system, it is impossible to become an official without support. When he first entered the officialdom, Qin Guben’s introducer was his predecessor.
He was the magistrate of Jizhou, but he was too old and had passed away long ago, making him a rootless person.
It is just such a person who can occupy the position of Qianshi. You can see how capable he is. In fact, he was responsible for many things in the state capital before, and Zhou He also used him very much.
She is willing to use his ability, but she just doesn't trust him. Otherwise, Qin Guben will not be affected by it when settling accounts this time.
Having said all this, I just want to show that Qin Guben is capable and usable.
Tang Ao was short of talents. Even if he met such a great talent, how could he give up using it? Although he was downgraded from a long history to a career, it was only because the two parties had not been in contact for a long time and could not do it yet.
It's just mutual trust. Once you truly become your own person, you can foresee that sooner or later you will be reused.
Tang Ao wants to reuse Qin Guben, is Qin Guben willing to serve him?
The answer is of course yes.
Ancient people have always had the idea of learning martial arts and selling them to the emperor's family.
Qin Guben was studious when he was young, had achievements, and had practical experience. Wasn't he doing all this just to stand out one day and honor his ancestors? Tang Ao was also the fourth prince of the current emperor. In terms of status, he was better than the deceased.
Zhou He and Hou Difu are much stronger, which makes it easier for him to accept Ji Wang Tang Ao psychologically.
Not to mention, after taking control of Jicheng, the various measures Tang Ao made in a short period of time won the hearts of the people and made Qin Guben very admired. There is no reason not to use them. Just like now
In this way, he told everything he knew about Jizhou without reservation.