Chapter 278: The First Mengjin Talks
Approaching the day of the Mengjin talks, Tong Yuan and his entourage did not choose to go down the river all the way in winter, but first visited Hedong County's Zhi'an Yi City for a brief inspection.
Then in Dayang County, south of Zhongtiao Mountain, he took the fleet of Feng Bin, Zhou Cang and others to Mengjin.
At this time, Mengjin Port had a lot of materials transported to Xianxiaguan and Wancheng.
He inspected this batch of materials shipped to Wancheng, although the quantity was limited, but it was enough to help Zhang Xiu's troops who were rushing to fight have a good year. It is estimated that it can also be formally incorporated into his system.
At this time, Luoyang City and the area to the west were already controlled by Li Ru and others, so choosing Mengjin happened to be very convenient for both sides.
Li Ru, Yang Biao, and Pei Mao took a pair of attendants and came to Mengjin and Mengjin Port. As the initiator of the meeting, Tong Yuan naturally prepared the venue, wine and food, and it was not a problem to have some contact and entertainment.
The meeting began in a harmonious atmosphere.
Although Tong Yuan, Zhang Lu, and Wei Qi are obviously younger than Li Ru, Yang Biao, and Pei Mao, the balance of strength is always so real, so even Yang Biao is a little nervous.
Wei Qi started the formal topic first, "General Zhendong was unfortunately killed, and the imperial court is missing a loyal and courageous famous general, and the imperial court should take care of Zhang Jihe and Zhang Xiu, who inherited the soldiers and horses." β
Yang Biao opened his mouth and said, "At this time, the Son of Heaven already knows, and when the yuan is changed next year, it will naturally be dealt with in a unified manner." β
Zhang Lu sat up slightly, Yang Biao just now meant that the Son of Heaven was going to change the year name, which was indeed a big deal. It doesn't make sense for Zhang Ji's posthumous seal to be announced after that.
Tong Yuan slurped, this Yang Biao deserved to be one of the leaders of the Shi clan today, and such a sentence robbed them of the morality of opening the discussion. It seems that playing the moral high ground, he is still very tender on his side, and it is more appropriate to simply go straight to the topic.
Tong Yuan opened his mouth and said, "Since the Son of Heaven has made arrangements, then we only want to ensure the smooth transfer of personnel and materials between our department and Zhang Xiu in the near future." β
Li Ru said, "This is a matter of course, but General Tong is also very clear that Li is still in the second part of Guanzhong today, and Cui Yong, the rest of Guo Yan, is rumored to be lurking in the wilderness." It is possible that they will continue Li Guo's misfortune. β
"And the Son of Heaven was greatly frightened, and the supplies were very scarce. Therefore, we can only ensure the passage of a small number of people, and a large number of materials hope to be supplied to the imperial court first. β
Yang Biao also added, "General Zhenbei is a talented man today, and it is really a good reputation to be able to recover some areas of Shangjun and Xihe." Today, Zi knew that Weiyang Jun and General Zhenbei were quite solid, but the cost of guarding the frontier was huge, so there was no requisition. β
"Tsk!"
Yang Biao's words are actually asking him to cherish his existing reputation, and not to accidentally lose his reputation and materials.
Wei Qi relieved the siege and said, "That is, the Son of Heaven needs help, Weiyang Jun and Haoyang Marquis have sent Wang Yi, a famous man who is proficient in civil affairs, to help Hongnong, I don't know if there will be follow-up progress?" β
Wei Qi saw that playing the big truth and the moral high ground were not opponents, and he also used a roundabout strategy to negotiate Wang Yi's side first.
Yang Biao said, "Wang Wendu has already had the results, but he will also wait until the Son of Heaven changes the yuan before announcing it." β
Pei Mao, who had been quiet and observed the situation, said, "Wang Wendu will take the position of the Great Si Nong, and more importantly, he will be responsible for the docking of salt and iron trade. β
This sentence turned around in Tong Yuan's mind a few times before he reacted, this was to remind them that the imperial court wanted to arrest the salt and iron trade official camp. If it really gets started, then the Hedong families and his hands will lose a powerful weapon.
Thinking about this, he looked at Pei Mao, the head of the Pei family, this person was really powerful, and he was not obviously standing in line, but he secretly conveyed important information and made his position clear.
Zhang Lu said, "The situation has been stable for half a year, and all the heroes around Sili have followed the guidance of Weiyang Jun and Haoyang Hou, only Chang'an is still hungry and needs the imperial court to give me and other support, so that we can stabilize the state and Sili for the Son of Heaven." β
Li Ru said: "I also agree with this matter, the forces of General Zhenbei should indeed be placed in the north and west, and as for the east and south, it is more appropriate for us to deal with them." β
Where is Tong Yuan willing to give up, he has arranged a whole line of defense east of Hongnong, just to guard against the terrifying Cao Cao. If it is handed over to the imperial court, in case it is the same as history, let Cao Cao bluff Dong Chengzhi and his ilk and let him over, wouldn't he come for nothing?
Moreover, Zhang Xiu in the south is a key person who contains Cao Cao, deters Xuchang, and intervenes in Jingzhou, how can he give up on them?
He resolutely said, "Although I am young, I know the value of friendship and promise, and all the heroes and heroes around Si Li are my friends, how can I give up?" β
"Even if I have never met Yu Poison back then, I have to sigh for his feat, and I will definitely support him in the event of a disaster, not to mention my friend Zhang Xiu, and Liu Bi and other heroes who have just settled down?"
Yang Biao took out the attitude of an elder and said, "I have heard that General Zhenbei is loyal and filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, from my actions and words, I can see filial piety, benevolence, and righteousness, I don't know where the loyalty in the first place is placed?" β
Yang Biao's words were not good, Tong Yuan stared at Yang Biao with slightly annoyed eyes, and said, "The leaders of the world-famous scholar clan, one can only talk in the temple, and the other is busy bullying the righteous people, sure enough, both of them are occupying the temple and causing trouble in the world!" β
Tong Yuan is satirizing Yang Biao and Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao had made a mixed move before that led to He Jin's rebellion, and at this time he was busy besieging Zang Hong, a famous soldier who raised troops because of his friends.
Of course, Yang Biao knew that Tong Yuan was scolding him and Yuan Shao, but he didn't get angry, but instead showed the appearance of a generous elder and educated, "The general is still too naΓ―ve, and if he continues like this, he will definitely suffer a big loss in the future." β
"A gentleman will not comment on others behind his back, let alone slander and accuse. The general is saying this about others today, but I don't know how many of your subordinates are following suit, or even doing this to you. β
Yang Biao's words completely took the moral high ground, and the inexperienced Tong Yuan became more and more excited, and he almost left the table.
Wei Qi hurriedly supported, "My lord saved the people for the Han Dynasty and supported the frontier at the age of a weak crown, which can be described as immortal loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness. I have heard that Yang Gong's family is famous throughout the ages, and his loyalty and righteousness are unparalleled in the world, but I don't know how many grains have been produced for the Son of Heaven? β
"Tsk"
Once he left the moral theory and fell into the actual content, Yang Biao was a little unable to catch the words. But what kind of family background he is, naturally he didn't get entangled in such trivial matters.
He and Wei Qi discussed specific people's livelihood on the one hand, and morality on the other, and they couldn't tell the difference.
Pei Mao did not say much in line with the attitude of not helping each other. Although Zhang Lu is eloquent, his speech system is more different from Yang Biao's, and his interjection is also incompatible.
Tong Yuan became more and more angry when he heard Yang Biao's words.