Chapter 40: Ma Kuo's Intentions

Time flies bit by bit, in a blink of an eye it has been late autumn, it is the season when chrysanthemums are in full bloom and flowers are withering, Ma Kuo came to the storytelling field again, he came to inform him, Wang Shizhong wanted to see him. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Wang Shizhong was not in the hall of the palace, but in the back hall, and sitting with him was Ma Zheng, that is, Ma Kuo's father, and then his son Wang Huan, the son of Wen among the three sons of Penglai.

Seeing Song Xing coming, Wang Shizhong first stood up and said hello to him, and then asked him to sit next to him, looking a little excited, "Song Xing, this matter really made you guess correctly, the emperor's holy decree has arrived, Ma Zheng is the main envoy, and the dog is the deputy envoy, and he will be sent to the Jin Kingdom in the near future." ”

Ma Zheng put down the teacup in his hand, and sighed in his heart, "Brother Song, you are still prescient, this time Lord Zhao returned to Beijing, and all the decisions were made according to your expectations, because of this, Lord Wang and I had time to make full preparations." ”

Wang Shizhong picked up the teacup, gently blew the floating objects on the tea soup, and said earnestly: "Regarding the arrangement of the entourage, this official knows that you and Ma Kuo are secretly training people, but those people of yours ......."

When Wang Shizhong said this, he didn't take it immediately, but looked at Song Xing, looking like he wanted to say something, obviously not believing them.

Ma Zheng was born in martial arts, and he likes to speak straightforwardly, so he immediately took over the topic, "They are all prisoners, this matter is very important, in our meaning, we still want to use people in the barracks." ”

Song Xing didn't answer immediately, dealing with these officialdom, when it was time to put it on the shelf, he had to hold it.

Leaning forward slightly, he slowly lifted the tea lid, gently pulled out the tea, and said casually: "It is precisely because this matter is related to the safety of the family and the country that we dare not take it lightly in the selection of the entourage." ”

"So, are you the one you picked?" Although Song Xing's words were not specified, the meaning in the words was still very obvious, Wang Shizhong put the teacup on the coffee table and leaned over to ask.

"Of course, people are selected by my Song Xing and trained by my Song Xing, I don't believe them, who can trust them?" Song Xing replied in the affirmative this time.

"Song Xing, I remember that when we went to Salmon Island to pick people, we said that as long as there are thirteen people, the rest of the people have to go back to Salmon Island, so it is better for you to announce this news and see what choice those who can't be selected will make." Ma Kuo, who had not spoken, took over the topic.

Song Xing took a sip of tea gently, squinted his eyes, looked at Ma Kuo with a smile, and said self-deprecatingly: "What do you mean, those who think they can't be selected will choose to run away?" ”

"Everyone knows that returning to Salmon Island is worse than death, escaping is their best choice, if they can escape, they will have a wide sky in the future, they can't escape, at most they will be sent back to Salmon Island, in other words, how will you choose?" Ma Kuo also looked at Song Xing with a smile, very convinced of his own cognition.

"Hmmm! What you say seems to have some point! Song Xing gently put down the teacup and said in a compromised tone, "That's it, Brother Ma, since we went to Salmon Island together to pick it up, why don't we go and announce the result together?" ”

"Alright, let's go and announce it now, let them prepare, and tomorrow we'll decide where they go or stay, and if they don't run away tonight, then I'll give them a chance."

Wang Shizhong waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't be impatient, Lord Zhao returned to Beijing this time to resume his life, and the official family also agreed with what Song Xiaoge said, only those who can fight can make peace, and those who can fight can negotiate, so the candidates this time must be the strongest of the strong." ”

"Regarding the selection of the entourage, Kuo'er and Brother Song started two months ago, and the official thinks that it is better to leave this matter to the two of them, and we still have to focus on the overall situation of the negotiation."

Ma Zheng didn't want to waste too much time on this issue, not to mention that he had full trust in his son, and it was certainly better for him to handle this matter.

Wang Shizhong nodded, "According to the meaning of the official family, the sixteen states of Yanyun are the bottom line, and the two states of Pingying and the other Han lands south of the Great Wall can be fought for, and if they can't be won, they can only give up, and the front embankment just can't let the negotiations break down." ”

Without the courage to break the cauldron and sink the boat, he will be a dwarf without negotiating, Song Xing sighed in his heart, this sentence was not spoken, in the final analysis, he was just a part-time worker, they were the boss, and now they must obey them, and wait until Jin Guo will have the opportunity to act.

When Wang Shizhong said this, he didn't forget to emphasize, "This is not only the meaning of the official family, but also the meaning of Lord Zhao and Lord Tong, and I hope that you will work together to live up to the emperor's order." ”

As the deputy envoy of this mission, Wang Huan's mood was still a little excited, and when he saw that Wang Shizhong was cautious, he immediately said, "Father, please rest assured, this time the envoy will not disappoint the official family." ”

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, and then continued, "Besides, Lord Zhao has already negotiated the content of the agreement when he made the gold before, and we only need to go a little further on his foundation, that is, not to dishonor the emperor's order." ”

Song Xing looked at Wang Huan, a white-faced scholar, and really wanted to step forward and slap him hard, this kind of person who does not seek merit but seeks no fault is really not suitable to be a negotiator.

Wang Huan saw that Song Xing seemed to be mocking and looking at him angrily, and he always felt strange in his heart, so he couldn't help leaning over and asking, "Brother Song, isn't it right that the official mentioned it?" ”

"Where, where?" Song Xing immediately replied with a smile, "Lord Wang's mention is very reasonable, let's make Jin mainly implement the established agreement between Lord Zhao and Wan Yan Agu before, as for the other two states, after recovering Yanyun, we can slowly figure it out." ”

When Song Xing said this, he really wanted to slap himself in the mouth, mother, in order to be an entourage in this negotiation, he really worked hard.

The main purpose of this conversation is to convey the meaning, and after everyone understands the meaning thoroughly, they will go back to prepare, as for the retinue below, according to what Ma Zheng said, let Ma Kuo and Song Xing decide for themselves.

Coming out of the mansion, Ma Kuo was afraid that Song Xing would protect his shortcomings and ventilate the news in advance, so he immediately pulled him back to Tianhengshan, Yang Zaixing was taking everyone to practice guns there, and when he saw the two of them coming, he hurriedly came over to say hello.

Song Xingxiao pointed at Ma Kuo, "Brother Yang, let them all stop, this Brother Ma has something to announce to them." ”

After coming out of Salmon Island, this was the second time everyone saw Ma Kuo, and everyone saw that his expression was a little solemn, and they all knew that things were not going well, so they all gathered in a row with anxiety, waiting for Ma Kuo's words.

Ma Kuo didn't speak, but simply said: "Everyone, when I took you out of Shamen Island with Song Xing, I said that among the twenty of you, only thirteen of us will remain, and the others will return to Shamen Island unconditionally. ”

It's time to come after all, some of us hold our heads high, some bend over, with different expressions and complicated moods.

Speaking of this, a little, his gaze slowly swept over their faces, and he slowly continued, "Regarding the issue of candidates, Song Xing and I haven't thought about it yet, and we will announce it after we discuss it tonight." ”

After Ma Kuo finished speaking, he didn't allow Song Xing to say more words at all, so he pulled him and Yang Zaixing back to Dengzhou Mansion again, and they had to drink all night tonight.

Drinking is only a means, and not defending is the goal.