Chapter 237: Beating Around the Bush
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Since Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty ascended the throne, Zhang Rang and other ten permanent servants have been in power, Zhang Rang's other courtyard has not been broken, there are some people who ask Zhang Rang to help him find an official position, and the things sent are also five-flower gates, gold and silver, jade, antiques, ancient books, and guqin, most of which are countless, and even more do not hesitate to let their own daughters serve Zhang Rang,.
But the person who sent the leather and the horse scimitar, Zhang Rang saw it for the first time, he was in the palace, and the treatment was almost the same as the emperor, what was the use of asking for these things?
If it weren't for the fact that the man had brought a box of gold, Zhang Rang would have asked his subordinates to send the man out.
Zhang Rang, who entered the living room, changed his humble servant appearance in front of Emperor Han Ling, looked at this person casually, and did not take the initiative to speak, sitting directly on the brocade couch, secretly pondering the identity and meaning of this person in his heart.
This is Zhang Rang's consistent style, before others can see through you, you must first see through that person, only in this way can you control the enemy and be invincible.
Although the person in front of him was wearing a long robe, he was burly and his eyes were sharp, and he walked with heroic steps, exuding a fierce aura all over his body.
This temperament is by no means a literati, but more like a soldier who has experienced a lot of life and death experience. Does this person want to devote himself to serving the country?
Seeing Zhang Rang's appearance as a superior person, this person was very contemptuous in his heart, and said that the Huangmen inner servant was so arrogant that the Han Dynasty was not far from defeat.
And before Zhang Rang arrived, he had observed the things here, and the things placed in this living room were not of any ordinary quality, and they were all first-class and good.
If you snatch the things in this living room back, it will be enough for your tribe to live for five or six years.
This person was none other than an envoy sent by the Xiongnu military division. He despised Zhang Rang very much in his heart, but there was no change on the surface, according to the rules of the Han people, he bowed to Zhang Rang, "The adult must be Zhang Changshi, right?" I want to ask an adult to help me talk about something. As he spoke, the man opened the wooden box he was holding in his arms, and the yellow gold inside exuded a dazzling light, "This is just a deposit, and there will be another thank you after the deed." ”
Zhang Rang's eyes swept over the money, and secretly said that this gold was quite pure, and the color was much brighter than the light in his own treasury. "I see that the strong man has the posture of a dragon and a tiger, if my expectation is good, the strong man should be a person who practices martial arts, right?" Zhang Rang said his guess in his heart according to this person's temperament, "The strong man wants to join the army and defend the territory for my Han?" Without waiting for this person to answer, Zhang Rang still said to himself, "The promotion position in the army is not as good as that of civilian officials, and it depends on military merits." I can only guarantee you as a county lieutenant, and then the future of the strong man depends on how the strong man does things. ”
Zhang Rang's words have been made very clear, as long as he has many benefits of honoring Zhang Rang in the future, it will naturally be easier to handle official positions and other things.
This person's eyes widened when he heard Zhang Rang's words, and he said in his heart that this Zhang Rang really has some doorways, and he can see that I have martial arts, but even if Zhang Rang wants to break his head, I am afraid that I will not be able to think of my own intentions.
Now that the situation in Guangning County is critical, there is no room for hesitation, he did not talk to Zhang Rang, and directly said his identity and intention, "My lord made a mistake, I am not here for official positions, but to ask my lord to help me do something." ”
When the words came to his lips, the man remained silent, but looked at the few people standing in the room with his eyes.
Zhang Rang, who has been walking in officialdom for many years, is naturally familiar with this kind of look, and this person means that people are avoided. "Strong man, please say, these people are my confidants, and there is no need to hide any words."
Zhang Rang can be said to cover the sky with one hand in the court, but he has many enemies, so he will naturally be careful in everything, especially in the face of such a big man and three coarse men, he must be more careful.
At the same time, I was a little curious about what this man was asking for, could it be that he had encountered something tricky that I needed to deal with? Zhang Rang's eyes flashed, and he already had a plan in his heart, similar to dealing with things, this kind of request is different from asking for an official position, there are also official positions such as county commanders and captains above the county lieutenant, but there is not necessarily a second time in dealing with things. Zhang Rang naturally asked for more money.
"It's not a secret, it's the general of the Hun tribe below. This time I came to the capital to ask my lord to say in front of the emperor, so that the officials and troops of Youzhou would evacuate from Guangning County, and let the leaders of our department go out of Guangning County. Nai Yan stated his purpose, and said that if Zhang Rang could do this, the Xiongnu tribe would swear never to invade the land of the Han Dynasty again, and would give away all the money as a condition for peace talks.
Nai Yan's identity surprised Zhang Rang, he didn't expect that the people of the Xianbei tribe would find here, and at the same time, he was also a little proud in his heart, secretly saying that he was very famous, and the Xiongnu tribes outside the country had heard of it.
From the benefits mentioned by this soldier, Zhang Rang could see that the Qiangqu Department besieged by Zhao Yi in Guangning County was afraid that the situation was precarious, and they urgently needed the imperial court's withdrawal order.
The more anxious they were, the more Zhang Rang said they couldn't do anything, and the longer the time dragged on, the more benefits Zhang Rang would get. He withdrew his surprised expression, "General, please go back, there is nothing you can do at this time." ”
"Your lordship covers the sky with one hand in the imperial court, as long as your adult is willing to open your mouth to help, you will definitely be able to do this." Nai Yan opened his mouth and said, when the military adviser of the Xiongnu tribe explained this matter to him, he had said that he should beware of Zhang Rang sitting on the ground and raising the price. Now as expected, this let really sit on the ground and start the price, which made Nayan very angry, but he was as helpless as Su Bu, because the current situation in Youzhou can be related to the life and death of their tribe.
Therefore, even if Zhang Rang sat on the ground and raised the price, Nai Yan did not dare to have the slightest complaint, and could only temporarily meet Zhang Rang's conditions. Nai Yan once again increased the conditions, saying that as long as Zhang Rang could do this, they would not only give one-third of the money in the tribe to their hands, but also give Nai Yan the most powerful horse in the tribe. In my heart, I am very resentful of Zhang Rang, and when our army breaks through Luoyang in the future, everything in this courtyard belongs to our Xiongnu tribe, and Zhang Rang will be cut with a thousand knives to avenge today's revenge.
For the Xiongnu tribe, the war horses of the gods are much more precious than gold and silver, and with the war horses of the gods, they can plunder the gold and silver, but with gold and silver, they may not be able to buy good war horses.
Unlike the concept of the Hun soldiers, Zhang Rang was very interested in the one-third of the money. Now more than half of the Qiangqu tribe has suffered casualties, and now that half of them have fled back to the tribe, they will not pose the slightest threat to the Han Dynasty for more than ten years.
Besides, Zhao Yi's credit is enough, if he gets this credit again, Zhang Rang is afraid that he will not be able to suppress Zhao Yi's talent, and it may not be a bad thing to stop at this time.
But what makes Zhang Rang a headache is that now the officials in the court are all in favor of Zhao Yi continuing to attack the Qiangqu tribe, and even some of the ministers that Zhang Rang has gathered also agree with Zhao Yi to attack the Qiangqu tribe, which makes Zhang Rang very angry. Especially his own good baby, Emperor Han Ling, even has the idea of leaning towards officials.
The reason why Zhang Rang failed this time was mostly because Yang Xiu, who chose to lead the soldiers and horses in Youzhou, was too unbearable, if he had a little reputation in Youzhou, how could He Jin dare to act like this.
It is a pity that although there are many officials who serve foreign relatives in the Ten Standing Hours, they are all arrogant and lascivious, bullying the people and deducting military salaries, they do this kind of thing very well, but there is no one who can lead the troops to fight. Let Yang Xiu serve as the county guard, Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong's original intention was to train Yang Xiu to become a great weapon, so that they could be in charge of more soldiers and horses in the future.
Since serving as the county guard for half a year, Zhao Yi's reputation has become more and more famous, but Yang Xiu's reputation has become more and more stinky. made Zhao Zhong, who received a report from Youzhou every time, want to slap Yang Xiu a few times, and said to Zhang Rang more than once that if Zhao Yi was his brother-in-law, how good it would be.
"From the point of view, our Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu tribe are brotherly states, and the two sides should coexist peacefully. However, the leader of your department has done something to destroy the relationship between you and me, and from this point of view, it is not too much for our officers and soldiers to kill all your soldiers. Zhang Rang condemned the crime of Qiangqu, and there was only one sentence in his words, the Xiongnu tribe has fallen to this point, and it is all your own fault, and it has nothing to do with the Han Dynasty at all.
"Although the leader of your ministry acted in this way, he never persuaded the emperor to continue attacking your department. However, the officials in the court were all in favor of beheading the Hun soldiers, but there was only one person below, and he was alone. Zhang Rang shook his head and sighed, indicating that he could not do anything.
Nai Yan heard Zhang Rang's complaint, he was ruthless, and once again improved the benefits, if Zhang Rang could do this, Nai Yan promised to give away half of the tribe's money. In my heart, I was very dissatisfied with Zhang Rang's robbery. This man is insatiable, and if the leader is freed, he will be rewarded.
Half of the money Zhang Rang was already very satisfied, his gloomy expression immediately relaxed, and he greeted Naiyan with a smile and sat down, saying that he didn't want the two to go to war, and no matter which side of the dead and wounded soldiers was not what he Zhang Rang wanted to see.
He asked Nai Yan to wait for news from him here, and when he returned to the palace, he would immediately report the matter to Emperor Han Ling.
Zhang Rang instructed the slaves of the other courtyard to entertain Zhang Rang, and he went back to the palace.
Looking at Zhang Rang's back that was gradually moving away, Naiyan's eyes flashed, and he secretly said that the Han Dynasty had such a powerful minister to be undefeated.
Zhang Rang, who returned to the palace, came to Weiyang Palace, but saw that Empress He was also in the palace.
Empress He has learned about the specific process of the court proceedings from the general He Import, and she is very jealous of Zhang Rang and others, the officials and soldiers of Youzhou and Zhao Yi are things that He Jin's brothers and sisters have planned for a long time, how can they let Zhang Rang go. If Zhang Rang is allowed to get Youzhou soldiers and horses, it will be a great threat to himself.
The emperor likes his youngest son Liu Xie very much, and if there are not a few important figures in his hands to support him, it will be even more difficult for Liu Wei to ascend to the throne. This Youzhou elite soldier is what Queen He is determined to obtain.
Now she is praising Zhao Yi in the Weiyang Palace, saying that the Han Dynasty must be impregnable with the assistance of virtuous ministers like Zhao Yi.
Empress He and Zhang Rang, who entered the hall, intertwined their eyes and flashed fire, Empress He was present, Zhang Rang didn't say anything, and there was still a smile like a spring breeze on the corner of his mouth, looking at Empress He and Emperor Han Ling, with a harmless look.
As the lord of the harem, Empress He was busy with affairs and did not stay in Weiyang Palace for a long time. Seeing that Empress He had left, Zhang Rang walked to Emperor Han Ling's side.
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