Hangzhou, Luocheng, Hu Jinsi's mansion, He Chengxun, bruised and bruised, and Hu Jinsi greeted Zhang Chengfu, and Zhang Chengfu also entered Hu Jinsi's mansion in a swaggering manner.
Normally, if the Angel of the Central Plains went to the mansion of a powerful minister of the feudal state like this, the country would probably be shocked.
But this time, apart from Zhang Chengfu arranging for Zhao Jingangnu to lead a hundred Imperial Army Hanhai Town soldiers to guard the outside, not many precautions were taken, and not many people were shocked.
Because this is the most delicate moment in the Wuyue Kingdom, the two people in the highest positions need the intervention of an external force, the court, to untie the noose that is getting tighter.
At this time, Hu Jinsi wanted to retreat in order to advance. He was already old, and if he continued, he would bring disaster to his descendants.
At the same time, Qian Hongchu didn't want to push Hu Jinsi too hard and wanted to reconcile.
Although Hu Jinsi did kill Qian Zuo, I should not say that Qian Zuo's indiscriminate killing method that ignored the actual situation in Wuyue was still very crude. He was simply not prepared to give the people below him a way to survive. He was killed by Hu Jinsi and others.
Not surprising.
Most people, let alone Qian Hongchu, would not make this choice to risk their entire family for the sake of a brother who was not very close to him and who was not the same mother.
Besides Qian Hongchu and Hu Jinsi, who were riding a tiger but couldn't get off, there was He Chengxun.
This was originally Qian Hongzhi's tooth general, but before he could secure his seat, Qian Hongzhu asked him to kill Hu Jinsi. He Chengxun refused to listen, so he didn't want to accompany Qian Hongzhi who lost his life.
Just tell Hu Jinsi.
Now, He Chengxun, as the commander of Nei Ya's troops, seems to have taken control of King Qian Hongchu, but he doesn't dare to do anything to Qian Hongchu and has to go to great lengths to protect him.
Whether it was Qian Hongchu who wanted to kill other people or those who encouraged Hu Jinsi to kill the king again and started making trouble, he would be the first to suffer the unlucky consequences.
Moreover, this man's heart is not big. If he really had a big heart and ambition, he would have conspired with Qian Hongzhi to murder Hu Jinsi. By then, it would be great to have all the power.
Zhang Chengfu was also very interesting. After he entered the room, he did not sit on the main seat arranged for him by Hu Jinsi. Instead, he walked straight down the stairs and introduced him with a finger as he walked.
"This is the current Ban Dingyuan, Zuo Shilang of the Rites Department of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and Wang Jiu, the Marquis of Yuanyuan."
Hu Jinsi was shocked. How could he not have heard of Wang Jiu's reputation? He was holding on to the sleeves of Gaochang Uighur Khan and trying to use his life to clear the way for the army. He was not sure about this. He went to Jiangning City alone to point at Li
Jing's nose scolded, this is too famous for Jiangdong.
However, there are no cameras or video cameras in this era. Hu Jinsi has heard of Wang Jiu's name, but doesn't know what he looks like. Zhang Chengfu didn't introduce him yesterday, so he only knows now that this is Wang Jiu.
Hu Jinsi immediately raised his hands and saluted, "It turns out that the world-famous Marquis Xiaoyuan is standing in front of him. I am so old that I don't recognize the hero in person."
Wang Jiu returned the gesture, affectionately held Hu Jinsi's arm, and sat down with him.
"A servant is nothing more than a man of words, how can he be called a hero? The one holding the sword outside the door is the hero who traveled across Mobei and sealed the wolf in Xu."
He Chengxun couldn't help but twitch his cheeks. Although he also wanted to be picked off from the tiger's back, he really didn't mean not to fight back yesterday. He really wanted to resist, but he didn't fight.
Hu Jinsi was also silent for a moment. Although his family was a rich man in Yuezhou, in fact, two generations of his father and ancestors were officials in the court, and his family was settled in Chang'an. He did not return to Yuezhou until Chang'an was ruined and the Tang Dynasty was about to be destroyed.
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In Hu Jinsi's mind, he often thought of his time in Chang'an when he was young. He felt that Chang'an was his hometown, and he recognized it in his heart, becoming closer to the people of Guanzhong.
Therefore, he naturally understands better than those far away in Zhejiang and Zhejiang what it means to control Hexi and Longyou and wipe out the desert.
This means that a strong man in the prosperous Tang Dynasty has returned again, although the path of his return is somewhat confusing.
After a moment of silence, Hu Jinsi laughed twice and said, "Since ancient times, the wolf has been granted the title of Xu, and it has always been during the heyday of the country. Today, the Zhou Dynasty has not yet unified the world, but it has conquered all the foreigners, and its spirit is far beyond that of the Han and Tang Dynasties!"
Wang Jiu chuckled, let go of Hu Jinsi's hand, and then the host and guest sat down, "Hu Weng must be strange. Normally, a saint should first settle down in the south of the Yangtze River, unify the world, recuperate, wait for the country's strength to recover, and then sweep across Mobei like the Han and Tang Dynasties."
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Hu Jinsi nodded and answered without hesitation: "Although there are not millions of soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River, there are millions of wealth and millions of grain. Wouldn't it be a safe move for the country to take over this sacred land and then settle in Mobei?"
Wang Jiu understood, this was because Zhuangmiao Li Cunxu didn't do this well!
Zhang Shengren did not conquer the south of the Yangtze River but swept the north of the desert. In the eyes of people like Hu Jinsi who were far away from the Central Plains, in addition to being extremely skilled in martial arts, it also represented unreliability.
They were afraid that Zhang Zhang would be like Li Cunxu of the later dynasty, streaking across the sky like a meteor and then disappearing.
Although Zhang Yan had shown a courage far beyond Li Cunxu at this time, he was still far away, so the feelings of Hu Jinsi and others were not obvious yet.
"What Hu Weng said is good! There are millions of grains and millions of wealth in the south of the Yangtze River, but where do these millions of grains and wealth come from? Naturally, they were produced by the hard work of the eight million people of Wu and Yue in the Southern Tang Dynasty in the south of the Yangtze River.
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Since the overthrow of the Great Dynasty, Guanzhong has been in chaos, and wars have continued in the Central Plains. Hedong and Hebei have been invaded by barbarians many times, but Jiangnan is like a paradise.
This is the result of King Yang Wu, King Xu Wu, Li Lie’s grandfather and son, King Wusu of Wuyue, King Wenmu and his son, and the hard work of Hu Weng, Commander He and others.
This is the land of cultural treasures of our clan. It is not some frontier desert, a barbaric place that is not worth a penny, but it is as fragile as the famous porcelain of this state. It will shatter with just a slight drop.
When a certain family went south, both Yan Jin Gong and Li Wei Gong advised the sages that to conquer the south of the Yangtze River, nothing else was needed. They only needed to send out 100,000 naval troops from Jiangling and Yueyang, and 200,000 infantry from Xuchang and Huaiyin. They would kill many people in Jiangnan.
Within a year, we will surely be able to capture the traitor and return victoriously. Does Hu Weng know how the sage responded?"
Hu Jinsi shook his head, "How can an old and rotten servant know the thoughts of a saint?"
Wang Jiu laughed three times, looked at Hu Jinsi and said: "The saint has two famous sayings that a certain family has always kept in mind.
Give others a chance and give yourself a chance. Let yourself live and let others live.
Therefore, Duke Yan Jin and Duke Li Wei proposed to send troops to attack, but the saint quickly rejected it.
The sage said that the people in the south of the Yangtze River and the two Zhejiang provinces had finally found shelter in these troubled times. It was unkind for a certain person to send soldiers to kill their parents, wives and children.
Xu Wen, Li Min, Qian Liu, and Qian Yuanyuan are all meritorious officials of our clan. They enjoy blood and food. They deserve blessings for their children and grandchildren. It is unjust for a certain person to destroy his clan and destroy his family temple.
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The officials and people in Jiangnan and Zhejiang have no fault with me, so I cannot be so unkind and unjust."
Hu Jinsi and He Chengxun were dumbfounded after hearing this. Let alone seeing Zhang Yan's benevolent act, especially his attitude of letting himself live and letting others live, Hu Jinsi had never heard of it.
He never expected that the Emperor Shaoming, who was said to have originated from Hexi and was actually a Tibetan bandit who pretended to be loyal, could have such a benevolent and righteous side.
Even if it's fake and pretentious, what's the matter? Even if the king of a country, the founding hero, tells lies, they will eventually become the truth.
Hu Jinsi even had the feeling of hearing hallucinations. He felt that Wang Jiu was not talking about the emperor Shao Ming, but about Yao, Shun and Yu.
In doubt and gratitude, Hu Jinsi prostrated himself on the ground and shouted sadly: "The saint is really a benevolent and righteous king through the ages. The servants and the people of Zhejiang and Zhejiang have nothing to offer to the saint, but the saint is so compassionate. How can he not scream?"
People burst into tears of gratitude.”
This was half true and half false. Hu Jinsi was indeed a little surprised by Zhang Hao's words.
The two Zhejiang tangerines were quite sweet. Although they were dried tangerines stored in the ice cellar, they still tasted good. Zhang Chengfu ate a large plate in one go. When he saw that the heat was about the same, he said to Hu Jinsi.
"The saint is indeed the master of benevolence and righteousness. This time, such a large-scale rebellion occurred. Liu Chengyou's two uncles and the old generals from Hedong were involved in a large number of people. Both Zhao Guogong and Tian Guogong wanted to kill Liu Chengxun to avoid future troubles, but the saint still refused.
Not to mention the others, Ma Xiguang, Gao Baorong, Meng Chang and even Shi Chonggui, all of them are alive and well.
They can all save their lives, not to mention the increasing amount of money?"
Hu Jinsi prostrated himself on the ground without getting up. He turned around and knelt on the ground to ask Zhang Chengfu.
"I made a big mistake and made the saint angry. Now I want to change my ways. Is it still too late?"
What Hu Jinsi said about making the saint angry was that he killed Qian Zuo and imprisoned Qian Hongzhu, which made Zhang Zhi furious and asked Pei Yuan to reprimand him. The so-called ability to change his ways actually means that he made the saint angry.
Asking price.
Historically, when Qian Yue donated land, there were no conditions for the local factions in the two Zhejiang provinces, so that the manpower of the two Zhejiang provinces could not be mobilized for a long time. Of course, at that time, the focus of the car god Zhao Er Ge was in the north and he had no time.
Come and take care of the two Zhejiang provinces.
But Zhang Gao was different at this time. Murong Nobunaga's crusade against Wang's Goryeo was imminent, and Zhang Gao urgently needed the help of the Wuyue Navy.
And to tell a somewhat funny thing, it was a situation that Zhang Hao only became aware of at this time.
That is, since the fall of the Tang Dynasty, those guys on the peninsula still have a suzerain state, and the country that succeeded the Tang Dynasty as their suzerain state is none other than the Kingdom of Wuyue.
Zhen Xuan of Later Baekje, and Wang Jian of Later Goguryeo who had not yet replaced Gong's descendants, had both professed vassalage to Wu Yue. Zhen Xuan also sent envoys to Wu Yue and was named Taizhong doctor by Qian Liu.
When there was a conflict between Later Baekje and Later Goguryeo, Qian Liu sent envoys as the suzerain to mediate, and issued an edict calling Zhen Xuan and Wang Jian as ministers, which satisfied the desire of the Celestial Empire.
It also proved one thing that Wu Yue had the ability to use large ships to reach the southern part of the peninsula.
At the same time, Wu Yue is still the only country in the Central Plains that still has contacts with Japan in the Heian Era.
At this time, Japan had stopped sending envoys to the Tang Dynasty for a long time, and was rather closing the door to amuse itself.
At the same time, it was also a critical period when they began to close the door, localize the superficial culture they learned from the Tang Dynasty, and finally create a bunch of nondescript stuff.
If we want to take advantage of this last opportunity to conquer Japan, the only one that still retains the shipping capacity from Ningbo to Japan, knows a little about Japan's domestic conditions, and can build a large navy is the Wuyue Kingdom.
This is also the reason why Zhang Zhi would not choose to use violence against Wu Yue. He wanted to control Wu Yue's country as quickly as possible and at the lowest cost.