Chapter 9: The Rise of the Long Brothers (5)
[Second update, ask for red tickets, collect]
Han Gang suddenly broke the secret hidden in the hearts of the people in the Qingtang Clan. There was a sudden silence in the hall, and the charcoal crackled in the brazier from time to time, and the sound of heavy breathing echoed in the hall.
The chieftains of the Qingtang clan were swept by Han Gang's gaze one by one, like rabbits targeted by wolves, twisting their bodies in their seats very uncomfortably, lowering their heads to avoid his overly sharp gaze.
It's just that when Han Gang refocused his eyes on the patriarch of the Qingtang clan, he was stunned.
Yu Longke's expression was too natural, and he looked calm, as if Han Gang was just talking about a trivial matter such as his younger brother kicking over the toilet of someone else's house and destroying the bird's nest on the tree.
The blind medicine must have something to do with Dong Yu, and it can be seen from the performance of the chieftains that there will be no mistake. But Han Gang broke this matter, like a sword flying from the sky, the reaction of the chiefs was normal, but Yu Longke did not change anything. If he could hide his mood so well, naturally his city government would not be of ordinary level.
In this case, how could Yu Longke be deceived by blind medicine? The city, the scheming, the intellect, and the will to control oneself are all inextricably linked, and few people are good at one of them, while the others are lame. How can Yu Longke be an exception?
Han Gang suddenly became alert, he was a little too underestimated by Yu Longke. If the patriarch of the Qingtang tribe can't even deal with his younger brother, how can he play a balancing game between the four families of Song, Xia, Mu Zheng, and Dong Yu?
It is better to think of your opponent as smart than to be pretended to be a pig and eat a tiger.
The change in Han Gang's heart was only in a flash. Yu Longke spoke slowly, but it was a prevarication: "I don't know why the official mentioned my family's unsuccessful brother?" ”
Han Gang laughed, and the words probed Yu Longke: "This official heard that Brother Ling's blind medicine is all cheered up, and he hopes to magnify the Qing Tang Dynasty. This time Dong Yu invaded Qingwei, I wonder if Brother Ling will send troops to deal with Dong Yu, or wait for Dong Yu to return with a full load, and then go to receive the empty territory of the Seven Ministries? ”
Han Gang's words are not euphemistic, but to deal with the Tibetan people, you have to be direct, if you bring the habit of talking around the bend in the officialdom, people may not be able to understand. However, Han Gang did not directly accuse Dong Yu of daring to violate Qingwei because he had already been connected with blind medicine, which would be a statement that would tear his face, which would make Yu Longke unable to step down.
Yu Longke's face changed suddenly, and people cried out in surprise, "The officials don't know, that younger brother of my family has not listened to discipline since he was a child, and I can't do anything about him as an elder brother." Now they have also separated from each other, and they have their own lives. This time, it was this younger brother of mine who was seduced by Dong Yu, making it difficult for me to help. It's not that I don't want to help the Zhao family, it's really my younger brother...... Alas! Yu Longke shook his head and sighed, and didn't mind throwing out the hole cards that had been seen through by Han Gang.
The face became so fast, it was really hard to deal with. ’
Han Gang looked at Yu Longke's performance on the Seven Feelings, abandoned the decision of the hole cards, and found that his previous inferences were too self-conscious, and he did not consider the interests of Yu Longke at all. He felt that he had made the stakes clear, and Yu Longke should also express it. But from Yu Longke's point of view, he is probably just talking empty words, without any substance.
Probably because Wang Shao was a little dizzy about it, he had to be calm, Han Gang reminded himself.
Although he guessed that the blind medicine was used to Dong Yu, it was just a mistake, and it was not the real reason why Yu Longke refused to send troops...... No, Yu Longke must be moved, otherwise he wouldn't start complaining, he doesn't agree now, it's just that he wants more - Yu Longke's promise is not that he can't buy it, it's just that Han Gang's price is not high enough.
But Han Gang did not have the power to bid, and Wang Shao would not give him this power. The only thing Han Gang can use is a promise to the future of the Qingtang Ministry, and he wants to use this to impress Yu Longke: "I wonder if Patriarch Yu has heard of the story of the horse bones in Qianjin City?" ”
Yu Longke shook his head blankly, he spoke well in official language, but he didn't know much about the history of the Han people, of course he didn't know Lu Dao, but he knew that Lu Dao must be Han Gang's means of being a lobbyist, "Is it to buy horse bones with a thousand taels of gold?" He asked nonchalantly.
"It was more than a thousand years ago." Han Gang stood in the hall and told the story to Yu Longke and the chieftains of the Qingtang Clan, "At that time, the Central Plains was divided, and a total of seven great powers fought against each other, all wanting to dominate the world. In the northeastern part of the Central Plains, which is now occupied by the Liao State, there is a Yan State. This Yan country is no better than the current Khitan, it is a small country with a meager army, but their monarch wants to rule the world, so he wants to recruit talents from abroad. ”
"It's not so easy to find talents that can be used, so the monarch of Yan asked one of his old ministers for advice. The old minister said, the king might as well give me all the high-ranking officials, since I can be in a high position like me, then the virtuous who thinks he surpasses me will of course come to the king. ”
"What does this have to do with the fact that the daughter buys horse bones?" Yu Longke suddenly interjected, and he listened a little impatiently.
Yu Longke's reaction was expected, Han Gang was just going to sharpen his temperament, he smiled and continued, "Because that old minister also told a story to the monarch of Yan Guo: In the past, there was a lord who wanted to buy a thousand miles of horses, and he sent someone to buy them with a thousand taels of gold, but what he bought back was a pile of horse bones, and the king wanted to punish the envoy's crimes, but the messenger said that the world looked at the king Since he was willing to use thousands of gold to buy a thousand miles of horses, he was naturally willing to use more money to buy a live horse, and asked the king to wait for a while, and naturally someone would come to sell it." Sure enough, within two months, someone brought three or four thousand miles of horses to sell.
As a result, the monarch of Yan was persuaded by the old ministers, gave him a very rich reward, and built a golden platform to house the world's talents. And the talents of the world really came to vote, and the Yan Kingdom became strong because of it. ”
After listening to the story, Yu Longke frowned and asked, "Does the official want to compare my Qingtang to a horse bone?" As long as the Qingtang Department can take refuge in the Great Song Dynasty, it will be rewarded by high-ranking officials like the old minister of Yan State? ”
"No!" Han Gang shook his head and denied, "The Seven Divisions are the horse bones, while the Qingtang Department and the Hehuang Divisions are thousands of horses. This time, this official came to ask the patriarch for help, just to let the Hehuang tribes take a look, as long as they are attached to the Emperor Song, we will never abandon them! ”
"The officials don't know that my younger brother is secretly helping Dong Yu, and many people in the Qingtang Department are also looking at my younger brother. And now the money and food in the ministry are insufficient, it's not that I don't want to send troops, but I really can't send troops......"
Yu Longke, like Fang Cai, still screamed about poverty and bitterness, shaking his head and sighing for the Qingtang Department and his own predicament, as if a poor person was sighing to his rich relatives that he couldn't pass this year's New Year's Pass, and stretched out his hands to beg for help.
He waited for Han Gang's answer, he was really moved. Although Dong Yu disturbed the situation in Qingwei this time, it also gave the Qingtang Department the opportunity to fish in troubled waters. And what he didn't expect was that the Song people actually came to the door for the seven departments again, and such a good thing was actually something that Yu Longke had been looking forward to for a long time. However, since the Song people want the Qing and Tang Departments to send troops, they have to give something real, how can they just talk about how to attract people to move, even if they are fishing, they have to scrape the bait on the hook.
Yu Longke still remembers that when he was a teenager, he followed his father to visit Zampu in the Qingtang Dynasty and saw fishermen by the Huangshui, in order to catch the fish that swam into the Huangshui from Qinghai against the current, they hung large strips of mutton on hooks.
'Money, food, land, official positions, whatever you can give, I will want.' Since you have a request for me, then I will not be polite. Yu Longke sat down peacefully, and he didn't worry about Han Gang not agreeing.
Han Gang sighed and shook his head, very helpless: "Since this is the case, the official has no choice but to leave." And he saluted, turned and went out.
Although Han Gang wanted to persuade Yu Longke to rescue the Seventh Department of the Song Dynasty. But his previous remarks may have left a wrong impression on Yu Longke and the Qingtang Ministry, as if he had to save the Seventh Ministry.
What a mistake!
Han Gang also said earlier, if you can't save the pro-Song Qibu, then there is no way, and when Liu Changzuo comes back, he will avenge them.
Han Gang walked out of the hall without hurrying, and there was no sound in the hall, only his footsteps creaked on the floor that had not been spliced well.
Since you will not agree to the groveling begging you, then I will turn around and leave. I want to take the opportunity to shout a high price, joke, it is necessary for me to ruin my reputation in the country for the life and death of the seven parts? - If he promises too much about asking for help, Wang Shaogao Zunyu will definitely not mention it afterwards, and he Han Gang will definitely be punished, and there may be a joke about Han San crying in the officialdom.
The safety of the seven departments is a matter of the face of the imperial court, and such words are just talk, just the tone of a lobbyist. Maybe the fall of the Seven Divisions will affect Wang Shao's prestige, but after all, it won't have much to do with it, after all, Wang Shao's backer is the Great Song Dynasty.
And the life and death of the seven Tibetan people have nothing to do with Han Gang. Even if he met Wang Shao, the sentence 'Han Gang has a negative trust' will pass. Can Wang Shao still cure his crimes?
Han Gang walked very simply, without any delay or hesitation.
Yu Longke expected Han Gang to be pretending to be a gesture, sitting at ease, waiting for him to turn back. But Han Gang walked out of the hall door and out of the gate of the house. Then I heard the news from outside, and the Han officials from Gu Wei had already mounted their horses and were about to leave the city with their entourage.
More than a dozen chieftains looked at Yu Longke in unison, they didn't expect Han Gang to be so decisive, and said that they would put it down. If Han Gang left in a bad mood, he would really offend people severely. Wang Shaoju's seven divisions to destroy Tuoshuo are vivid, and offending the lobbyists he sent will not be a good thing for the Qingtang Department.
Yu Longke was still hesitating, he still wanted to bet that Han Gang was pretending, but another cronie ran back, "Patriarch Bing, Han Guanren has already left the city gate!" ”
Yu Longke's face changed greatly, and he really made people angry, he hurriedly said: "Han Guanren has been running around all night, how can he just leave, please come back and rest quickly, so as not to say that my Qingtang Department does not know how to entertain guests......"
"No!" Yu Longke jumped up violently, pushed away the cronies who reported the news, and ran out of the door directly before he had time to put on his shoes, he wanted to personally invite Han Gang back.