Chapter 290: Wang Dao Goes North (continued)
"Uncle is well, nephew greets you!" As soon as Director Wang saw Wang Yan coming to greet him in person, he hurriedly walked a few steps away, knelt down in front of Wang Yan with a plop, and greeted him with a big salute.
"Hey, nephew, what are you doing here? Hurry up, hurry up! When Wang Yan saw this, he hurriedly stepped forward to pick up Wang Dao, he looked at the other party's looming white hair, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Alas, the virtuous nephew has suffered all these years!" ”
You must know that Director Wang is only thirty-six years old, which is when he is in the prime of life, but the whole person looks tired and does not seem to have Wang Yan's spirit. Wang Yan also knew in his heart that in the past few years, it can be said that Wang Dao's energy has been exhausted, especially after Wang Dun and the Jiangdong Shi clan split, almost all of them rely on Wang Dao alone to support the entire overall situation.
It can be said that Jiangdong Sima Rui's subordinates can be without any people, but they can't miss Director Wang. He is the lubricant of the entire Jiangdong, not only Sima Rui trusts him and entrusts him with important tasks, but even the local scholars in Jiangdong who are at odds with Wang Dun only believe in Wang Dao and are unwilling to associate with his cousin Wang Dun.
Similarly, Wang Dun, who was in Jiankang and controlled Wu County, also believed that as long as his cousin was in Wu County, the affairs of the Jin Palace's Mansion would not be out of his control.
In this way, Director Wang has always acted as a buffer between the various forces in Jiangdong, and every day he either appeases this or Lala that, how can he not be haggard?
"Thank you uncle for your concern, I'm afraid my nephew will trouble my uncle this time." Although Director Wang's expression was a little gloomy, his mind was still very clear, he was very clear about the purpose of his visit, and he also understood that if he wanted to achieve his wishes, I am afraid that Wang Yan's help would be indispensable.
"Hahaha. The virtuous nephew is polite, let's go home first, and we'll talk about it later! As he spoke, Wang Yan pulled his nephew into his carriage and prepared to take him to his mansion. Due to the particularity of Jiangdong, Li Fansi did not come forward to receive Director Wang at all, so the reception task fell on Wang Yan's head.
As soon as the two of them sat in the carriage, Wang Yan took out some snacks from the small hanging cabinet next to them and put them on the small table between the two, and said with a smile while fiddling: "Virtuous nephew, come." First of all, try the dim sum produced in our own factory. Let's talk while eating. ”
While tasting the food, Director Wang looked at the luxurious carriage and couldn't help but be speechless. Director Wang is not a person who has never seen the world, but he was still shocked by the luxury of this luxury carriage. He had always thought that the Northland family had been looted by the emperor. The quality of life has definitely dropped quite a bit. But what you see in front of you seems to be different from the rumors.
"Virtuous nephew. Can't believe it? Wang Yan looked at his nephew who was shocked and smiled a little proudly, "To be honest, my uncle didn't expect that there would be such a day when His Majesty took away the land and tenants in our hands. All the families thought that the sky was about to fall and that the fate of the family would come to an end. ”
"However, who would have thought that in less than ten years, our family has gathered more wealth than before and lived a life that we could not have imagined before."
"Uncle, don't your majesty care about living in such luxury? Hasn't Your Majesty always advocated frugality? Director Wang asked a little uncertainly.
"Ahem, how can I say this, Your Majesty does not require everyone to live a life of eating chaff vegetables, a few years ago, the court was not rich, and Your Majesty was strictly economical. But in the past few years, the people have become rich, not to mention us high-ranking families, even some moderately wealthy families can afford to buy a decent carriage, so my uncle's car is not too much!" Wang Yan explained.
"Oh, I see!" Director Wang knew a little in his heart that the overall living standard of the people in the north had improved, so this carriage, which looked too luxurious and luxurious in his eyes, looked nothing more than that to the people in the north.
"Virtuous nephew, there are no outsiders present at the moment, what can you say openly, His Majesty has agreed to negotiate peace with you at the cabinet meeting a few days ago, and officially authorized the cabinet to be responsible for this meeting."
"Uncle, is this true?" Director Wang was overjoyed when he heard this, but he didn't expect to get such good news before the negotiations began, which really made him excited. Along the way, he was worried that Sima Shu wouldn't even give them a chance to talk, but now that he got the letter from his uncle, Director Wang finally had some confidence.
"Well, Your Majesty did personally agree to negotiate with you, but don't be too happy, Your Majesty's agreement to peace talks does not mean that the imperial court will give up the means of recovering Jiangdong by force. This time, while the Cabinet is in charge of the peace talks, the Privy Council has already begun to formulate a plan to go south! As long as there is a slight fluctuation in the negotiations, tens of thousands of soldiers on the north bank of the Yangtze River will immediately wave their troops south! Wang Yan looked at Director Wang, who was pale, and couldn't help but pour a basin of cold water.
"Shhh This, this is also true? Director Wang's heart was cold, he didn't expect this to happen!
"Of course it is true, although my uncle and some ministers of the family hope that the imperial court will recover Jiangdong peacefully, but the military led by General Zu Ti is unwilling to give up the opportunity to make meritorious contributions. You also know that since the current saint ascended the throne, the military power of the Great Jin Dynasty has been greatly developed, especially after the establishment of the system of killing the enemy and giving meritorious service, the Xiang army is looking forward to the court day and night to fight and fight a big battle! ”
"Do you think they will give up your piece of fat in Jiangdong? Moreover, those big factory owners and big chambers of commerce also hoped that the imperial court would take Jiangdong as soon as possible, so that the increasingly surplus products of the Great Jin Dynasty would have a new market and place of consumption. Wang Yan explained.
"Then, then, isn't that nephew without a chance this time?" Director Wang's face changed dramatically.
"I can't say that, Your Majesty means that as long as you accept the transformation according to the wishes of the imperial court, Your Majesty will not start the war lightly, after all, casualties in the war are inevitable, you and I are both Chinese people, no matter which side is injured, it will be my Huaxia power that will be damaged in the future!" Wang Yan comforted.
Director Wang was gloomy when he heard this, and he didn't have the heart to eat snacks while sitting aside, but he was silent. Wang Yan shook his head and didn't know how to comfort him, so he could only try to divert the topic and try to say something happy.
"By the way, Mao Hong, my uncle still has a private matter that I want to discuss with you, you see that this negotiation between the two sides will not be fruitful without a month. You'll have to stay here for at least a few months, and if you have time, can you point out to your nephew? ”
"My nephew? His Royal Highness the Second Prince? Director Wang was shocked, he didn't expect his uncle to let him teach the second prince, Sima Shu insisted on not establishing a prince, so he had to set up a prince promotion system, and let the children of the royal family enroll in school one after another, which caused an uproar at the beginning.
"Well, it's the second prince, who is about to graduate from the junior academy right now, and will enter the intermediate academy immediately. Although there is a lot of knowledge that the second prince can learn from the school, there are some things and some words that still have to be taught! Not to mention your talented uncle, it is the thousand-mile horse of my Langya Wang family, and even His Majesty is full of praise for you, saying that you are a rare talent in Jiangdong! ”
"This, this...... There's no problem here for my nephew, but there's no problem for Your Majesty, right? After all, this ...... ...... between Jiangdong and the imperial court," Wang Dao asked with a frown.
"Then you can rest assured, Your Majesty is not the kind of narrow-minded person, since Your Majesty has praised you, it means that the virtuous nephew has a certain status in Your Majesty's heart. Even if His Majesty knows about this matter, he won't say anything, even the family that has been against him in the past can be reused, let alone you. Besides, this is not a big deal, and it doesn't mean that the virtuous nephew should be fully responsible for the teaching of the second prince, but it is just that he will learn some skills from the virtuous nephew during this time. ”
"Oh, that's right, okay, it's on my nephew!" After listening to Wang Yan's explanation, Director Wang put his heart down, if Wang Yanzhen completely handed over the emperor's eldest son to him to teach, he really didn't dare to agree.
Just when Wang Yan's uncle and nephew were at home, the Great Jin Emperor Sima Shu also got the news that Wang Dao had arrived in Beijing, and he sat alone on the dragon chair in the imperial study and listened to Xiao Dengzi's report.
"Your Majesty, Wang Maohong has arrived in Beijing, and he was picked up by Wei Guogong as soon as he arrived."
"Well, it's good to come, this Wang Maohong is a great talent, if I didn't know that he didn't agree with my philosophy, I would never let him go to Jiangdong, this person is called 'Jiangdong Guan Yiwu' by Sima Rui in Jiangdong!" Sima Shu said softly, he was no stranger to Wang Dao.
Whether it is in later life or in this life, Sima Shu has not bothered to understand Wang Dao, Wang Dao is not as strong as his brother Wang Dun, and his desire for power is not very strong. Don't look at the reputation of the brothers Lu Yun and Lu Ji is greater than Director Wang, but in fact, in Sima Shu's heart, a group of talents in Jiangdong can also be used by Director Wang to enter his eyes.
"Then Your Majesty means that you are not ready to let him return to the south?" Xiao Deng Zi whispered while pouring wine for Sima Shu on the side.
"Cut! What are you talking about?! Am I a scoundrel? Sima Shu couldn't laugh or cry.
"Hehe, the slave doesn't dare, it's just that Your Majesty admires Wang Maohong so much, why don't you leave him to serve the court?" Xiao Dengzi said with a smile.
"Things are as simple as you think, and some things can't be done like this." Sima Shu shook his head and said.
"Does Your Majesty need to send someone to spy on the people in Koto?"
"No need, Jiangdong's careful thinking I already knew that in fact, no matter what the outcome of the negotiations is this time, Huaxia must be reunified, and I don't want to delay it any longer. You must know that there are still so many countries and lands in this world waiting for me to conquer and challenge, and I won't have much energy to spend on Jiangdong in the future! ”
After speaking, Sima Shu looked at a world map hanging on the wall of the imperial study and was fascinated, and his eyes kept staring at the west. Now the imperial court has freed up its hands to prepare for full intervention in the Western Regions, striving to recover the entire Western Regions within five years, but before that, Jiangdong must be dealt with properly. (To be continued......)