Chapter 212: Shang Ying Comes to the Dynasty
"Back to the king," Chen Zhen didn't want to mention some things about Wu Ming, but he didn't want Wei Shen to take the initiative to ask at this moment, but he had no choice but to respond aloud: "The matter of paying taxes in Hedong was proposed by the general. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 infoSince the defeat of General Pang, the power of our Wei State has plummeted. Fortunately, with the appearance of General Wu, the situation was stabilized.
General Wu proposed the taxation of Hedong, and my king was also in a dilemma, and finally thought of promoting a good eyebrow and allowing General Wu to marry Princess Mei, so that even if the fief was given to General Wu, it would be understandable-"
"Hmph-how can I listen to what Aiqing said, my Wei State can't do without this General Wu now? The monarch's actions have become helpless? When Wei Shen said this, his face suddenly became much colder.
After the words fell, without waiting for Chen Zhen to say anything more, Wei Shen continued, "That's it, the matter has come to this point, so I chose a good day and an auspicious day for my sister to marry General Wu, but it is absolutely not advisable for this businessman to enter the court." In private, if General Wu finds Aiqing, how to be Aiqing is clear? ”
"No-" Chen Zhen immediately gave up. At the same time, he muttered in his heart, what did Wu Ming do to offend this Wei Shen?
If it was just because of the introduction of Ling Tianxue, it didn't seem to make Wei Shen have such a big prejudice against Wu Ming.
But just as Chen Zhen was thinking. Wei Shen had already taken the wine pout from Wan'er's hand, and said loudly: "Well, Aiqing is like this, and the widow is very relieved in his heart. You and I are the monarchs and ministers, even if it is the first time to talk in detail, we should drink a pout together, Aiqing is the prime minister, and in the future, the state affairs should be handled by Aiqing——"
In this regard, Chen Zhen naturally didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, and hurriedly raised the wine pout and arched his hand: "Weichen, thank you for your love-"
When the new king takes office, as a courtier, it is inevitable to find a way to touch the king's lowness.
Although it is said that Wei is not claiming that Wei Shen is really on the throne, Wei Shen is indeed responsible for many internal things, and King Wei Hui does not interfere much in court affairs.
Seeing that Chen Zhen was respectful and cautious everywhere, Wei Shen only smiled and said, "Aiqing doesn't need to be restrained, let Aiqing come here." The intention of the widow is to let Aiqing taste the wine and appreciate the beauty, and the general's matter is a casual question.
These women are gifts from the king of Qi, and the women of Qi are kind and feminine. If Aiqing has nothing else to do, can she accompany the widow to watch it together? ”
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Because Linjin Pass has become a lonely city in Hexi, it has been in a state of war readiness, there are no women in the city, in order for someone to take care of Liu Yun, Wu Ming took her to the mansion together.
In the General's Mansion, Wu Ming sent away the doctor who had just finished changing the medicine for Liu Yun. Return to Fuchu alone.
In the second side room of the courtyard, Liu Yun had already sat up on the couch by himself.
"How are you feeling these days?" Wu Ming, who walked in, asked softly.
After listening to the questioning, Liu Yun only said lightly: "General Xie cares, it's no big deal." ”
Since the last time Wu Ming turned over her camp tent, this Liu Yun has always been tepid.
Come to think of it, this should hurt a lot of heart. Sometimes when I think about it, Wu Ming feels that he owes Liu Yun something. This may be a manifestation of a man's heart and desire to take care of beautiful women.
With a faint smile, Wu Ming didn't care about the somewhat embarrassing atmosphere: "Linjin Pass battle, thank you a lot!" Those things were also told to me by General Zhang Meng later. You weren't conscripted into the army, and you're grateful—"
Wu Ming's heart was soft, but Liu Yun was even more cold, staring at Wu Ming seriously, she said slowly: "Since I have promised the general, these things are what my subordinates should do!" However, his subordinates wanted to know about the appointment with the general that day. Will the general keep his promise if his subordinates ask for what the general can do? ”
What else can be said at this moment? People have done what they said that day, and since they agreed, they can't say no if they are a man.
Reasonable, Wu Ming replied very seriously: "At that time, Ben will definitely fulfill his promise." ”
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In the next few days, it was extremely boring for Wu Ming.
In the court, he proposed the division of agriculture and commerce, reformed the existing system, and designed two secretaries of agriculture and commerce, with agricultural affairs managed by the secretary of agriculture and commercial affairs managed by the secretary of commerce.
In this way, the complete separation of agriculture and commerce can also put an end to the scene of merchants dominating in the territory of Wei and relieve the original concerns about merchants.
In addition, merchants were encouraged to go to other countries to do business, and the court then filled the treasury in the form of taxes, so as to strengthen the Wei state and strengthen the foundation of the Wei state.
As on the previous occasion, as soon as the matter was raised, it was met with opposition. Because of this time, Chen Zhen's instigation made Wu Ming feel extremely surprised.
You must know that when Chen Zhen was still a doctor, he climbed up with Wu Ming! Now that he is a Xiangguo, he is said to have changed.
But now that I think about it, what Chen Zhen saw clearly at the beginning was King Wei Hui's trust and reuse of Wu Ming. It is easier to please the king by following Wu Ming.
And now? Wei Shen ascended the throne, but Chen Zhen still pursued his own principles, the king, and everything was based on satisfying the king. So Chen Zhen at this time gave people a feeling of change.
Not only Wu Ming, but even other courtiers also noticed the change. However, in the initial battle between the two high-ranking officials of the civil and military forces, everyone remained silent.
There are no fools in this, but there are no upright and honest loyal and good people. One by one, they are all observing who Wei Shen is more inclined to be with, and who to follow in the future.
This is also a way for Chen Zhen to ascend to the throne, although it is a little shameful, but it is indeed easy to use in this Wei court.
Among them, Wu Ming also proposed to change the law and reform the military system in the Wei State. At the same time, following the example of the Qin State, you can be promoted to the title with military merits, so as to motivate the soldiers to have a stronger fighting spirit! However, this intention was also rejected by Wei Shen, and not surprisingly, Chen Zhen also did not stand on Wu Ming's side.
This kind of everything made Wu Ming completely subvert his previous perception of Wei Shen.
And so, a month went on.
On this day, in the court, the Qin State Daliang made a merchant martingale, and the letter of alliance came to the court.
In order to highlight the changes in the Wei State today, Wei Shen was deliberately anxious about all the courtiers, and laid out the red carpet outside the hall in the palace, and the whole court was thunderous with joy, which was really vibrant.
"Xuan, Qin envoy Shang Ying came to see-"
Outside the door, as the shrill voice of the ministers came out, Shang Ying held his head high, with a smile on his face, and strode into the middle of the hall.
Gently fiddling with his sleeves twice, Shang Ying bowed his hand deeply, "Qin envoy Shang Ying, meet the King of Wei-"
"Qin envoy is exempt." On the main seat, Wei Shen raised his hand lazily, casually skimmed Shang Ying from the corner of his eyes, and asked in a deep voice: "The foreign envoy is above 10,000 people, how can he have the leisure to come to the court to see this king today?" ”
"King Wei praises falsely!" Shang Ying smiled helplessly when he heard this, and said again: "Martingale is just an ordinary person, how can he say it above ten thousand people!" There are thousands of people in the Qin State, and any one of them can trample the martingale under their feet at will, and it is nothing more than everyone believes in the martingale. In the hearts of all peoples, the martingale is faith, not high! I came to see the King of Wei in order to pray that the King of Wei could be released to General Sima and the people of Qin, and I would like to pay 500 gold as a thank you for the magnanimity of the King of Wei! In addition, my king is willing to renew the alliance with the king of Wei, and authorize martingale to come with the alliance book. ”
When Shang Ying's words fell, Wu Ming was the first to stand up: "Enlighten my king, the Qin State has rebelled many times, and now my king can never believe that the Qin envoy is good with the Qin Alliance!" ”
If you want to talk about the direction of history, who knows more than Wu Ming in the audience? Qin's heart to go east is not extinguished, and Wei is the first victim.
Exchange a mere 500 gold for Sima Cuo, and attach a covenant on paper! Do you want to exchange for a celebrity general?
You must know that Sima Cuo is an important person who led his troops to capture Hexi, although the strategy was Zhang Yi's strategy, but the person who led the troops was Sima Cuo.
Now the Qin State has not conquered Bashu, but Wu Ming wants the Qin State to never conquer Bashu, after all, Bashu is the largest granary of the Warring States, if it is not for Bashu, it is really hard to say whether Qin can win the Changping War against Zhao State!
Therefore, as soon as these words came out, the first person to oppose it was Wu Ming.
On the main seat, Wei Shen only glanced at Wu Ming quietly, and then said to Shang Ying: "Qin envoy has a lot of words, but the widow is not as good as Er!" General Sima can also be released back to Qin. However, if the king of your family Qin sent troops first, if he was released back here, how could he appease my subjects of Wei? ”
"Huh!" I saw Shang Ying at this time smiled slightly, and said very casually, "The King of Wei may not know that the King of Chu has a grudge against Qi because of the claim of the king of Qi, and wants to send a large army of 130,000 to attack Qi. Right now, Chu Envoy Zhaoyang is busy running between Zhao and Yan, and wants to fight together with Zhao and Yan! Before the foreign ministers came, the Chu envoy happened to enter Qin, I wonder if the king of Wei is willing to continue to listen to the foreign ministers? ”
Between the words, Shang Ying's words were quite fluent, without a trace of unnaturalness. At least it doesn't sound fake.
As soon as he heard that the Chu State wanted to destroy Qi, and this was going to unite with the Qin State, King Wei's heart was really shaken, and after thinking about it for a while, he couldn't help but look at Shang Ying's eyes and couldn't help but turn a little straighter: "Qin envoy, please speak—"
With Wei Shen's permission, Shang Ying gave up his hand again, and his words became more and more fierce: "Chu envoy Zhaoyang knows that Wei Qi has formed an alliance, and the intention of going to Qin is to want my Qin State to send troops to contain Wei State. And South Korea has promised to form an alliance with Chu to assist and contain the forces of Wei! The King of Wei probably doesn't want to see my Qin State form an alliance with the Chu State and Korea to fight against Wei together, right? ”
The matter of Chu's invasion of Qi has not yet reached Wei, so the king of Wei is not emotional, but when he heard Shang Ying say this, everyone in the Wei court was shocked.
If it is really as Shang Ying said, the status of Wei is indeed not very good! But the question is, how credible is Shang Ying's words?
It is not known whether the Chu envoy Zhaoyang has been to the Qin State, and at present, the general order of the Chu State to attack Qi has not reached the Wei State. At this time, it is a little premature to fully believe Shang Ying's words.
At this moment, Chen Zhen also stood up and said, "Your Excellency, the words of the Qin envoy are just a family, and they can't be true, however, whether the Chu State will send troops to attack Qi is not yet known, so it is too early to discuss it now!" Moreover, Qi is a strong country, and the reason why Chu even Zhao and Yan went to great lengths to try to stabilize our Wei State is enough to see that it is difficult to defeat Qi with the strength of Chu State. Yan country is a couple, the national strength is weak, if the Qi is destroyed, the strength of the country will definitely be poured.
Zhao Guo worshiped my Wei State before, and now he has not returned his vitality, and if he is a soldier, he also needs to be considered. Therefore, the Three Kingdoms seem to be in danger, but in fact, the outcome is unpredictable! Therefore, the state of Chu is defeating Qi, and the alliance with my Wei Qi has no effect, and the monarch does not need to worry-"
But this is true. The State of Qi suppressed the State of Yan for many years, and the State of Wei besieged Handan of the State of Zhao, but it was the State of Zhao that asked for help and Qi, and finally let the State of Zhao worry-free. And the state of Qi has a soldier Sun Bin, and Tian Ji is also a famous general in the world, so there is no need to worry at all.
Therefore, the Qin State used this as a threat, and the Wei State did not have to pay attention to it.
However, Chen Zhen's meaning is not as clear as Wu Ming! In his eyes, it is okay to form an alliance with Qin, but if there is no real benefit, it seems that Wei will not be able to turn his back on Qi and form an alliance with Qin.
The king of Chu is vaqi, can he really respond to all calls?
At this moment, King Wei and Wu Ming both kept silent!
Chen Zhen then turned to Shang Ying and said, "If Qin really wants to form an alliance with my Wei State, can Qin State show some sincerity?" ”
Looking at Chen Zhen, Gongsun Ying replied lightly: "The Qin State is willing to give five hundred gold to the Wei State, isn't this gift sincere enough?" ”
"No, what the foreign envoy said, five hundred gold is in exchange for Sima Cuo, the general of the Qin State, if it is the sincerity of the alliance, wouldn't the King of Qin be too petty? Your country sent troops first, and now the general has been captured, and you have taken the opportunity to claim an alliance, how can this be sincere? ”
-for-tat, Chen Zhen did not leave room for Shang Ying at all. It is true that Qin's alliance with Chu and Han is the most advantageous, and aside from Chu, an alliance with Korea alone feels that it can suppress Wei and make Wei dare not make big moves.
But Shang Ying is here just to get Sima Cuo back! If you want to talk about suppressing the Wei State, there is no need to do it, the Wei State has been drained, and there will be no big moves in a short time if it is not suppressed.
It's all just to get back to Sima Cuo! By the way, the alliance of Wei Qi was broken, so that in the future, Wei could better become independent and further encroach on the land in the western part of Wei. I don't want to, there are now two more available people in the Wei court.
At this time, Wei Shen on the main seat also spoke: "Yes!" Since King Qin has the intention to form an alliance, he must have some sincerity! If it's only five hundred gold, the Qin envoy will make another trouble, and bring the original number back-"
As soon as he heard this, Shang Ying knew that there was still a play, after all, the other party did not directly refuse.
Still with a smile on his face, Shang Ying weighed the pros and cons in his heart in a moment, but he didn't say his thoughts directly, and only said loudly: "King Wei is already ambitious at such an age. Martingale dared to assert that the period when Wei regained hegemony over the Central Plains was not far off, and in addition to state affairs, King Wei Ling Ying really admired! Please bow down to the martingale—"
Shang Ying's words fell, and he immediately knelt on the ground and bowed, and the look on his face was indescribably respectful. Wu Ming, who watched this scene, was also amazed, the great talent in the world, who can be passed down through the ages, is really not in vain. What to say on what occasions, what anger to create, let him act meticulously.