Chapter 291 - Connecting Horizontal and Vertical, Agreeing on Details (Medium)
"This plan does not spread to the outside ear, so as not to leak the rumors. As for the mortgage, hehe. Lord Yushi, you must also have a certain understanding of my Liaoning, so you must know that I definitely don't have a seal like you who can directly dispatch troops and horses from all over Liaoning. ”
When Wang Mang said this, he stopped talking, and took out a seal from his arms, which was white and shiny, which was made of precious jade, making it look like a dragon and tiger.
He held the seal and said: "In addition to myself, there are two things in Liaoning that have a certain prestige. One is the sloppy talisman in my hand, also known as the main seal of Liaoning. The other is a handwritten letter signed by all the generals and Danqing, representing the will of the commander-in-chief of the whole army.
These two things can each mobilize half of Liaoning's troops anytime and anywhere. I put the handwritten letter of the commander-in-chief of the whole army in Liaoning, and I can't get it now, so I can only use this seal as a mortgage. Mishi-sama, I wonder if this thing is feasible? ”
"Do you want to take the seal that can only mobilize half of Liaoning's troops to mortgage my seal that can directly mobilize the entire territory of Yizhou? Hehe, Lord Wang, you can really open your mouth. If you deny it and don't pay it back after the exchange, won't I lose a lot? ”
Wei Gonghan seemed to be smiling, as if he agreed but refused, his attitude was very vague, he wanted to see what Wang Mang said, or he wanted to see where Wang Mang's bottom line was, and test it.
He did know something about the situation in Liaoning, and knew that Wang Mang would definitely not be able to come up with a token that could mobilize the entire territory of Liaoning.
"Lord Wang, although we have reached an agreement on the matter of the Xiongnu war for the time being. However, the grievances and grievances between you and me, as well as the grievances between your Wang family, the Shangguan family, and my Wei family, are not something that can be let go. Not to mention those things in the early years, just seven or eight years ago, Wei Jianyin's death, you can't get out of it, right? ”
Wang Mang shook his head and said, "Lord Yushi, you are mistaken. Since my first appearance, I don't seem to have taken the initiative to target your Wei family. All along, it was your Wei family who was targeting me, sabotaging my construction in Liaoning, and sending many masters to assassinate me.
As for that Wei Jianyin, I haven't troubled your Wei family for many years, which is already very good, why do you still talk about him? Do you think he died unjustly? You know, my wife and I almost died at his hands.
Therefore, from the perspective of me and your Wei family, we are not enemies, at most we can only be regarded as political enemies with a certain degree of controversy in governance. In other words, there is basically no direct conflict between the two of us, and those messy contradictions are all accumulated in the previous life, and they can't all be counted on me.
Of course, let's put these little things aside for now. Let's talk about the pledge of the object. Lord Goshi, at the moment I am the commander of the three armies, shouldering the safety of Kyushu and coordinating all the wars.
Once I lose on the front line and lose my troops, although my Liaoning will be in danger, how can you save Yizhou? Under the nest, Ann has finished eggs, you should understand this very well, right?
Therefore, when I went to the front line to fight the Huns, it can be regarded as contributing to your family's defense. As for what kind of token is in breach of contract and not returned, in my opinion, your entire territory of Yizhou is really not comparable to half of my Liaoning.
Something like this should be that I'm worried that you're breaking the contract and won't give me back the seal. It's not that you're worried that I'm in breach of contract and won't give you back your seal. And the most important point, the Huo family promised me in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty in Weiyang Palace, and asked the master of the Murong family to help me, so you shouldn't turn a blind eye to this, right?
In my opinion, even if you want to deal with me, annex my Liaoning, and eliminate the threat of potential political enemies, why should you wait until the war on the front line is stable, or after I have the absolute upper hand and completely suppressed the Xiongnu, right? ”
"Poof...."
When Wei Gonghan heard this, he couldn't help but squirt out a sip of tea and laughed.
"Hahaha....ha, no wonder the world says that you Wang Mang can speak well and have sharp teeth, today I can be regarded as seeing it with my own eyes. It's obvious that you took advantage of this, but you can insist that I am wrong, that I took advantage.
Oh, yes, yes. As you said, once you lose on the front line, then the losses of our Wei family will be even greater. I'll lend you the letter, but you have to keep the promise and pay me back within three months.
Otherwise, I would have taken your seal to Liaoning to ask for an explanation. And after you have my seal, you must not meddle in the affairs of my Yizhou, nor are you allowed to toss around in my Yizhou. In short, you can only borrow this sigil and not use it for any other purpose, otherwise I will not stand idly by. ”
"This is natural, I'm not stupid enough to dare to stir up trouble with your sigil at this time, otherwise how can other families turn a blind eye?" Wang Mang answered.
"That's great!"
Wei Gonghan nodded, took out the talisman from Zhenzhi Zhen in his arms, handed it to Wang Mang, and took Wang Mang's seal from Wang Mang's hand.
This sigil of his has always been carried with him, and he has never been at ease with handing it over to outsiders for safekeeping, nor at worrying about placing it in a certain place. In his mind, this kind of thing comparable to his life, it is better to put it on himself all the time to be safe.
After Wang Mang finished the transaction with him, he was also very comfortable, and the smooth trip made him have to re-examine Wei Gonghan and the entire Wei family.
"The helmsman of the big family is really not ordinary, when doing great things, this kind of decisive temperament is by no means comparable to some second-rate small families. It seems that it will not be easy for me to successfully suppress them in the future and cut off the world's tyrants. Wang Mang thought secretly.
"Lord Yushi, since the matter is over, then I will retire first."
"Not busy, not busy!" Wei Gonghan sighed: "Lord Wang, according to age, I am more than enough to be your grandfather, and I don't know how many times more than you have experienced major events." But in the matter of governing the world and commanding the army to attack, you are three points better than me.
In my Wei family, there are many children in the younger generations, and some of them do have some skills. But they are much worse than you, and you are much worse.
I often wonder, why were you born in the Wang family and not in my Wei family? If you are a member of my Wei family, I am afraid that you have already become the head of my Wei family, and I am very happy to pass on the position of head of the family to you.
Wang Mang, I know that you have only married one wife and concubine so far, and you have no children. I want to ask you, do you want to take another concubine and have a parent? There are many women in my Wei family who have not yet come out of the cabinet, and they are all very good. If you have this idea, then we can talk about it, so that the grudges between us can be written off. Besides, it's rare for you to come to my Wei house, so you should have a glass of water and wine before leaving. ”
(End of chapter)