Chapter 280: An Olive Branch

When he was about to arrive in Nanjing, several people who looked like domestic servants suddenly appeared in front of Shi Bin's motorcade to block the official road. Perennial fighting is naturally very cautious, but it will not be afraid of some young people, and these domestic servants of unknown origin are even more afraid, just telling everyone to be careful.

After approaching, a leader-like person came out of those people and said, "May I ask the convoy in front of Jingnan to pacify Lord Shi Binshi?" ”

"That is, who is in front of you, and why are you blocking the official road? If you collide with your lords, you can't afford to be guilty! Xu Feng, the head of the guard, stepped forward to answer for Shi Bin.

"Please forgive me, we are also waiting for Lord Shi here on the orders of our own adults, and I want to ask Lord Shi to appreciate his face."

"Who is your adult?" Xu Feng asked.

"My lord is the Fuzhou Observer Envoy, the Governor of the Two Huai Military Horses, Lord Lu Wende." The servant said proudly.

As soon as he heard that it was Lu Wende's servant, Shi Bin guessed a few points in his heart, but he was not sure. However, Lu Wende is a die-hard supporter of Jia Yidao, and he has business contacts with himself for mutual benefit and win-win results, so he has to send people to invite him. So Shi Bin immediately ordered the servant to lead the way and go to meet with Lu Wende.

I thought I was going to meet Lu Wende's mansion in Fuzhou, but I didn't expect that the servant would take him to a temple.

"Do you still believe in Buddhism?" Shi Bin asked with some incredulity.

"Back to the adult, yes, my family believes in Buddhism. He often said that he killed too much sin and had to accumulate some yin virtue, so he not only believed in Buddhism, but also often helped the poor. ”

"Interesting, your family is interesting." Shi Bin smiled, although he felt that Lu Wende's move was a little funny, but he also appreciated it, and asked, "Do you know why Lu Wende invited me over?" ”

"I don't know, we servants don't dare to ask more. However, it seems that the mood of adults is a little heavy. After the servant finished speaking, he saw Shi Bin stop and immediately urged: "Please hurry up, my lord has been waiting for you in the meditation room for an hour." If I don't hurry up and bring you over, I'm afraid a stick will be inevitable. ”

"Your adults are really angry." After saying this, he immediately quickened his pace and followed the servant into the meditation room where Lu Wende was.

Seeing Shi Bin arrive, Lu Wende said while smiling and pouring him tea: "How is Lord Shi lately?" ”

Naturally, he understood what Lu Wende was referring to, and stretched out his hand not to hit the smiling person, Shi Bin also said with a smile: "Thank you Lord Lu for your concern, Shi went to Lin'an to play all the way and was refreshed, he was a little unhappy before and is fine now." ”

"How old is Lord Lu, who took the liberty of calling himself a brother, Lord Shi doesn't mind, right?" Lu Wende said calmly.

"What is Lord Lu, you and I are not only colleagues but also friends, you are my brother, where is the presumptuousness?" Shi Bin replied.

"Well, dude wants to ask you something."

"Brother Lu, please say, junior brother, I know everything and say everything."

"Okay, Brother Shi is really happy." Lu Wende slapped his thigh with a smile, "With my brother's ingenuity, I must have guessed why I invited you to this temple, right?" ”

"Guessed, not quite sure."

"This Buddhism has always said that 'put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the ground', in other words, 'harmony is precious'."

"What Brother Lu said is very true, so brother, I never take the initiative to offend. Even I won't kill those Yuan people, and their women, children, old and young, will still be spared. But if anyone sins against me, I will offend others, and then there will be only friends and enemies. Shi Bin said coldly.

At first, when he heard Shi Bin's words, Lu Wende was a little more relaxed, but when he heard it, his face became nervous again.

"Brother Lu, brother now knows why you came, and you don't go around in circles. What did Jung Jae-hok ask you to meet with me to discuss? ”

"He asked me to bring a message to my brother, he said that the current Song and Yuan Dynasty infighting is not conducive to the country, and he hopes that his brother will shake hands with him to give up his previous suspicions."

"Brother Lu, do you also believe Zheng Qingzhi's words?" After hearing this, Shi Bin sneered, "That old puppet is full of benevolence and morality, and he is actually a complete villain!" ”

"This, my brother naturally doesn't believe Zheng Zaifu's words very much, but it is better to shake hands and make money with harmony." Lu Wende replied with some embarrassment.

Hearing the words 'harmony makes money', Shi Bin completely understood why Lu Wende was willing to help Zheng Qingzhi be a lobbyist and a peacemaker. I had to admire Zheng Qingzhi's methods, but I still felt a little wrong. So he didn't rush to answer, but put his hand on his forehead and thought about it.

After taking a sip of tea slowly, knowing that Lu Wende was probably in a hurry, Shi Bin said with a smile: "Brother Lu, didn't Wu Zaifu tell you the purpose of my actions this time?" ”

"This, of course Wu Jaefu said. We also understand that Brother Shi must be true to his word..."

"Then why does Brother Lu still say that harmony makes money? Brother is stupid, please speak up to Brother Lu! Shi Bin asked stiffly.

"Isn't this because Jung Jae-suk also wants to do some business?"

Lu Wende's words made Shi Bin even more confused and couldn't think of a reason, he remembered that he told Wu Qian just to give Zheng Qingzhi a warning, and he didn't want to turn his face with him and break the net. Zheng Qingzhi does his business, what does it have to do with himself?

"Brother seems to have forgotten where you got that big sum of money this time..."

"Jung Jae-suk also wants to go there to make money?" Shi Bin said with a smile, his eyes rolled and he said, "I understand, Lord Zaifu seems to be afraid that his things will be robbed by me or my father-in-law on Jinghu Road, right?" ”

"How could Brother Shi think like this, you and Master Jia are officials of the imperial court, and they are not water bandits, how could they do such a thing? He just wants you to take care of it. ”

"Brother, after all, my subordinates are only a few thousand sailors who have never fought, and those bandits are fierce by nature, and there is no way to rob me. Well, for Brother Lu's sake, I'll try my best to take care of it, as much as possible. Knowing that Lu Wende definitely wanted to treat this peacemaker as a peacemaker, and would not stop there, Shi Bin didn't think of a way to deal with it for the time being, so he simply excused Jia Ling, Sai Xishi and Wang San were still waiting in the hall, and they had to find a place to settle down before continuing to talk.

This is a good excuse, Lu Wende can't refuse, he himself knows that he can't negotiate a result for the time being, so he has to let Shi Bin arrange the accommodation of Jia Ling and the others first.

Out of Lu Wende's meditation room, Shi Bin quickly brought Jia Ling into a larger meditation room, and he said quickly: "Lu Wende is here to be a lobbyist for Zheng Qingzhi, and the old man hopes to reconcile with us, but the reason given by Lu Wende makes me feel strange." ”

"That old man was yin against us last time, and this time it was yin, if we didn't get it back, I'm afraid he would continue to stumble us! Besides, he said that reconciliation will be reconciliation, what do you treat my Jia family and Shi family as, let others pinch and rub round soft persimmons? Jia Ling slapped her palm on the coffee table and said angrily.

"This matter is really strange, Zheng Qingzhi is tough by nature, he is old and spicy, he was held back this time and said that he should fight back to find the field, why did he take the initiative to reconcile? He is not afraid of being rejected by his husband and losing face, and being ridiculed? Sai Xi Shi muttered.

"The two sisters-in-law are right, and it shouldn't be like this. Lord Lu must have accepted some benefits from Zheng Qingzhi to be this peacemaker, but he shouldn't be our enemy, but we can't save his face, this thing is really difficult. ”

Several people were in the meditation room until they had fasting, and they could only affirm that Zheng Qingzhi was not willing to reconcile for money, and there must be other reasons for this.

"After the lunch break, the husband will definitely continue to talk about this matter with Lu Wende, and he must quickly come up with a way to deal with it. We must know why Zheng Qingzhi suddenly wanted to reconcile, we can't agree in a daze, and we can negotiate only when we know Zheng Qingzhi's true intentions. Sai Xi Shi said firmly.

Several people agreed, so they decided to take a tough attitude when talking to Lu Wende and force him to tell the truth.

At less than two o'clock in the afternoon, Shi Bin was invited by Lu Wende to his meditation room. This time, Shi Bin no longer pretended to be stupid, and said: "Brother Lu, junior brother knows that you are loyal to the country and put the country first. I am the same, but I also ask Brother Lu to tell me the truth why Jung Jae-suk wants to reconcile. I'm afraid that Lord Zaifu will not give up the rift between me and him for a few taels of silver. ”

"Zheng Jaefu takes the world as his own responsibility, of course, not because of his few taels of silver, but to ensure that the treasury is full and can effectively resist the Yuan people."

Seeing that Lu Wende still refused to tell the truth, Shi Bin snorted coldly, "Brother Lu, I respect you as my brother, why do you deceive me again and again?" Then Zheng Qingzhi knows that I, Shi Bin, are true to his word, and as long as he is willing to reconcile, he will no longer care. But the reason you came up with for him is so bad that I will never believe it! If Brother Lu doesn't tell the truth again, I will have to leave rudely. ”

"Wait!" Lu Wende said to Shi Bin's back, "Okay, Brother Shi is really powerful, I'll tell you why." Zheng Zaifu was reprimanded by the emperor this time, and Ding Daquan and several traitorous courtiers took the opportunity to fall into the ground. Brother knows that you and Master Jia have a deep dislike for him, but he is still loyal to the country..."

I see, Shi Bin smiled secretly in his heart. This Zheng Qingzhi was actually stabbed by his former comrade Ding Daquan, it seems that he was afraid that he and Jia Yidao would fall into the well together, so that he would never recover.

Although he thought about this clearly, Shi Bin only stopped and did not turn back, "Brother Lu, when Zheng Zaifu framed me and my father-in-law before, he didn't seem to think that someone would fall into us. Now that he has an accident, he thinks that we will not fall into the well, and there seems to be no such reason in the world. What's more, his son actually not only smuggled salt, but also sold official beards, I only said that the small crime of selling smuggled salt should already be very benevolent. ”

Since Shi Bin was willing to speak again if he didn't leave, Lu Wende said: "Brother Shi has always been benevolent, which is well known. You just come and sit down first, and everything is ready to be discussed. If you have any conditions to say, the eldest brother will definitely help you transfer to Zheng Jaefu and try his best to meet your requirements. ”

"Brother doesn't have any requirements for the time being, but I want to hear what Jung Jae-fu is willing to give me first." Shi Bin smiled and said, "I don't believe that Zheng Zaifu didn't tell Brother Lu what he was willing to do before. ”

"Hey, okay. Zheng Zaifu said that when this turmoil passes, he is willing to ask the emperor to exempt you from all taxes on Jinghu South Road for two years. Lu Wende sighed in frustration when he heard this.

"That's it? Zheng Qingzhi, he's too boring! I remember that the tax paid on Jinghu South Road for two years was about 140,000 taels of silver. He snatched me away with hundreds of thousands of taels of silver before, and then used two years of taxes to pay it back, am I a fool! ”

"Brother, although Lord Zheng is a noble Zaifu, he is actually so powerful. You've been appeased all the way, and he won't be able to give you much other than some taxes. Lu Wende said a little helplessly.

"I knew why I had to do it today! Brother Lu, I have no intention of targeting you, but if he Zheng Qingzhi is so sincere, don't blame me for really falling into the ground! Shi Bin said fiercely.

"Zheng Zaifu also said that in the future, as long as there are less than 3,000 soldiers and horses, he will not interfere, let you come and go, and the grain and grass can be transferred to the states and counties along the way." Looking at Shi Bin's obviously dissatisfied look, Lu Wende hesitated for a while, and then continued: "Five years, five years at most, he exempted you from all taxes on Jinghu South Road!" And ensure that you also serve as a transit envoy in Jingnan. ”

"That's all?" Shi Bin said with some yin and yang weirdness: "He Zheng Zaifu, this is not bad." However, Brother Lu, I can only guarantee that I will not fall into the well, and as for my father-in-law, I can't guarantee it. ”

looked at Shi Bin in despair and lamented: "How did this Zheng Qingzhi provoke you two sons-in-law!" After this incident, Zheng Zaifu was willing to make Lord Jia the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, and exempt Jinghu North Road from paying taxes for three years. ”

At this time, Shi Bin nodded with satisfaction, because if he served as a pacification envoy and a transport envoy at the same time on Jinghu South Road, then this Jinghu South Road would really be his Shi Bin's.

"Okay, then ask Brother Lu to tell Zheng Zaifu, as long as he does what he says, I will guarantee that my father-in-law and I will not fall into the ground."

As soon as the words fell, Shi Bin said with a smile: "Brother Lu must have received a lot of benefits from Zheng Qingzhi this time." Don't worry, you and my brother will not seek you, as long as the old man no longer yin me and my father-in-law. There's one more thing I want you to tell Jung Jae-fu..."

Knowing what Shi Bin said must be an important matter, Lu Wende had to listen carefully, so he immediately concentrated again.

"It's simple. is that if he doesn't want the Zheng family to be tied up again, he will do as promised. ”

At this time, Lu Wende could barely breathe, he never thought that Shi Bin would have the courage to kidnap the son of the court Zaifu as a meat ticket, and almost called out the words 'lawlessness', but fortunately he endured it.

"Brother Shi, if you hadn't said what you just said, we might have said goodbye. But I'm afraid I'll have to ask you to rest here for a day or two now, maybe it's better for you to talk to Jung Jae-suk in person. ”

Knowing what Lu Wende meant, Shi Bin smiled and nodded, "Then I'll bother Brother Lu." I just wanted to talk to Zaisuke-sama. ”