Chapter 192: First Chancellor of the Exchequer of Middle-earth

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The officers in the lobby sat solemnly, motionless, letting their sweat soak their uniforms. Everyone was nervous, and everyone heard it, and the two chiefs had a strict disagreement on decision-making.

Cui Deben was unusual, and he personally went to the dock to greet Fei Yao, although he showed a cooperative attitude, but from his words just now, it was clearly revealed that he intended to rescue Wei Baoluan and support Liang County Zhu Yingyang. In other words, he adopted an active defensive strategy for the current crisis, and he needed Fei Yao's support and cooperation to send troops to fight the chaos, which may be the reason why he took the initiative to meet Fei Yao today, he needed to cooperate, but what he needed was Fei Yao's support for his cooperation, not his cooperation with Fei Yao.

However, Fei Yao was very strong and refused in one bite. From Fei Yao himself, it is impossible for him not to give Cui Baode face. Today, Cui Baode has given Fei Yao enough face, it is reasonable, Fei Yao has no need to openly disagree with Cui Baode in public, which is not beneficial to solving the current crisis, and contrary to his original intention of coming to the front line of customs defense, so it is certain that Fei Yao's extraordinary actions come from the pressure of the upper echelons, and he has a mission to Junyi, in order to complete this mission, he does not hesitate to go-for-tat with Cui Baode and turn against him.

The four Yingyang Mansions stationed in Xingyang County belong to dual leaders, if these two leaders cooperate sincerely, Zhuyingyang's life will be very good, otherwise, the officers will be in a dilemma, and neither of them can afford to offend, who is to listen to? How can this battle be fought?

Cui Baode's face was calm, his eyes were indifferent, and he couldn't see joy, anger and sorrow.

Fei Yao's eyes were very sharp, which made his angular face look unusually hard and resolute, which made people involuntarily fearful.

Both of them made a test of each other, and the result of the test was very bad, and the two had to think of countermeasures.

If the commanders don't speak, the subordinates don't dare to speak, and the atmosphere in the lobby becomes more and more tense.

"Duke Anyang, it's not too early, let's disperse first, right?" Fei Yao had no intention of stalemate, and confronting Cui Baode was definitely not conducive to completing the mission of the trip, so he took the initiative to back down and decided to discuss with Cui Baode in private.

Cui Baode smiled and said nothing.

Fei Yao lowered his posture again and said in a low voice, "Duke Anyang, at present, we have a limited understanding of Liangjun XingshΓ¬, and the traitor has just killed the front line of Tongji Canal, and has not yet cut off the Tongji Canal, and the mission of Anyang Gong and a certain is to defend Gyeonggi, although the Tianyan Pass has not been attacked by traitors so far, but who dares to say that traitors will not attack Junyi City?" Taking a step back, even if Liang County falls into chaos and the Tongji Canal is interrupted, we need to send troops to rescue, but the premise is that there must be enough troops to suppress the trench at the Tianqian Pass, but at present we only have eighteen regiments in our hands, and the strength is not enough. Fei Yao frowned and sighed, "Duke Anyang, the gentleman must take care of his roots, once we rashly send troops and fall into the dilemma of taking care of one and losing the other, not only can the security of the customs not be guaranteed, but the safety of the Tongji Canal will be even more difficult to guarantee." ”

This is the threat, if you go out to rescue, I will be the one who guards Junyi, and I only need to stab you in the back a few times, and you will be finished.

Cui Baode smiled faintly, bowed slightly, and waved his hand at the officers in the hall, "Disperse"

When the moon is in the sky, the stars are shining, and the refreshing fragrance of flowers drifts through the elegant Qionglou with the gentle breeze, which gradually calms down the hot and boring mood.

Cui Baode held a cup of fragrant tea and sniffed it gently, as if intoxicated by the fragrance. Fei Yao stood in front of the window with his hands in his hands, looking at the moon in the night sky, thoughtful. After a while, his gaze slowly turned to the garden, slowly sweeping over the colorful flowers, and a shallow smile appeared on his face, "It's beautiful." ”

Cui Baode glanced up at Fei Yao and said quietly, "Tomorrow is the scorching sun again." ”

Fei Yao didn't speak, turned around and sat down, picked up the tea and took a sip.

"Heaven is punishing us." Cui Baode sighed, "The disaster situation in the east is getting more and more severe, if nothing else, the north and south of the river will become the purgatory of Middle-earth under the double attack of natural disasters." ”

Fei Yao also sighed, "If the Eastern Crusade could be postponed for some time, these natural disasters would not have evolved into **, and countless living beings would not have died tragically." ”

This is pertinent, Fei Yao's temptation is too obvious, and he doesn't even want the least cover-up, which is obviously not in line with Fei Yao's identity, so it can be inferred that he must have been instructed by the top to win Cui's cooperation.

Cui Baode groaned and slowly spit out a few words, "There is ** first, and then there is the Eastern Crusade." ”

Fei Yao's expression was still calm, but there was a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Cui Baode said the truth, during the preparation of the Eastern Crusade, the lower reaches of the river burst into floods, because the disaster relief was not effective, and the banner of righteousness was raised all over the place, which evolved into **, and after the explosion, the Eastern Crusade was actually in a dilemma, if the Eastern Crusade was postponed, the political struggle in the Eastern Capital would be more intense, and the resistance to reform would be too great, on the contrary, if the Eastern Crusade was continued, it could temporarily transfer the fierce contradictions in the country and help the reform to advance, once the emperor and the center used the Eastern Crusade to achieve victory both politically and militarily, Then it is inevitable to speed up the advancement of reform, so the emergence of ** is actually the result of the political game between the high-level leaders of the Eastern Capital. This is an open secret at the top level of power in Middle-earth, but everyone knows it by heart, and no one will say it clearly, but today Cui Baode said it bluntly, which is obviously a positive response to Fei Yao's sincerity of cooperation.

The surprise in Fei Yao's heart was not surprised by Cui Baode's positive response, but by the accurate prediction of this matter by the big man behind him, and the respected old man actually saw through the political interests that Cui was actively seeing.

"Before leaving the customs, I went to the eastern capital to visit An Changgong." Fei Yao stopped making tentative words and went straight to the point.

Cui Baode showed concern on his face, "An Changgong has been sick for several months, and now he is improving?" Without waiting for Fei Yao to answer, Cui Baode sighed heavily and continued, "Since the beginning of the Eastern Crusade, the pillars of the country have withered one after another, and the number of people has shaken the country so much that it is rare in history. ”

Fei Yao understood what Cui Baode meant, and shook his jaw again and again, "An Changgong's condition has been relieved, and now he can not only eat, but also move around a little." ”

Cui Baode's expression moved, and a hint of joy suddenly flashed in his eyes. That's good news, very good news

An Changgong is Yuan Wendu, a descendant of the royal family of the former dynasty, and is a top-level figure of the first wealthy Yuan family surnamed Guan Longyu. In the first imperial dynasty, Yuan Wendu successively served as the Inner Shi Sheren, Shangshu Zuocheng, and Taifu Shaoqing, and was one of the core members of the center. After succeeding to the throne, he trusted him and continued to entrust him with important tasks, successively serving as Sinong Shaoqing, Sili Doctor, and Yushi Doctor.

Yuan Wendu, whether in the first emperor or the current dynasty, was the second to none of the finance ministers, in charge of the treasury of Middle-earth, and always occupied a very important place in the center, and his position of power was very prominent. However, with the acceleration of the pace of reform in Jinshang, the two sides had a strict conflict over fiscal reform, and Yuan Wen was both a veteran of the first emperor's dynasty and belonged to the moderate reformers, which was incompatible with the radical reformists in terms of reform ideas. Soon, the radical fiscal reform encountered an unprecedented crisis, and the reformers had to slap themselves in the face and invite Yuan Wendu back again, so that he could be appointed as the secretary of the Taifu and rank as the center, and continue to be in charge of the financial power of the dynasty. After Yuan Wendu suffered such a heavy blow in politics, he also changed his thinking and tried to "live in peace" with the reformers, so that his position as chancellor of the exchequer became extremely secure, and his position and power were quickly restored.

Whether it is reform or war, it needs to be backed by strong financial resources, which shows the importance of the first finance minister of Middle-earth, not only to win the trust of the emperor and the central core ministers, but also to have excellent skills, both of which are indispensable. After the Eastern Crusade began, Yuan Wendu, the supreme financial governor of Middle-earth, naturally stayed in the Eastern Capital to provide a steady stream of financial support for the smooth progress of the Eastern Crusade. Due to the too much workload and the heavy pressure, Yuan Wen fell ill, but even so, the emperor and the center have no intention of replacing people at all, as long as you don't die, you will give me Yu, do your best, and die.

"Does An Changgong know about the Yan zhΓ²ng disaster in the north and south of the Great River?" Cui Baode asked.

Fei Yao directly gave Cui Baode the answer he wanted, "An Changgong said that the central government received the news that the disaster situation in the north and south of the river is not strict, and the local government can solve it without the need for relief from the eastern capital. ”

Cui Baode was speechless, and after a long time, he asked again, "If the disaster situation in the north and south of the river is severe and relief is urgently needed, can the national treasury allocate enough money and food to save the victims on the basis of guaranteeing the Eastern Crusade?" ”

Fei Yao replied without hesitation, "An Changgong said that as long as he is in Taifu, the treasury will not be short of money, let alone food. ”

Cui Baode fell silent.

"As far as I know, not only did the Duke of Hua Guo put all the blame on the traitors in the concert, but the same is true for other counties. Fei Yao continued, "So An Changgong said that there is no reason for relief in the Eastern Capital, on the contrary, there is a need for the Eastern Capital to fight the rebellion. ”

Cui Baode nodded and asked, "When will the Eastern Capital send troops?" ”

"Duke Anyang, if the Tongji Canal is not interrupted, if Gyeonggi is not threatened, where will the Eastern Capital have the reason to send troops?"

Cui Baode shook his head, "But you have to know that the responsibility of a certain person is to defend the Tongji Canal and defend Gyeonggi."

"The same is true of the responsibility of so-and-so, so so-and-so came in a hurry." Fei Yao smiled, "If the emperor wants to punish you, how can you be spared?" ”

When it comes to this, there is no need for the two sides to bargain. The goal of the aristocratic group surnamed Guan Longyu is very clear, to help King Yang of Qi out of the Beijing rebellion, to provide him with all-round support, but behind the support, is it goodwill or malice? Only God knows.