Chuan: "Xiaoxing! , Zhao Ying, Cai Da and others entered in vain, and everyone was a monster with a boiled face

After the officials saluted, Liu Xingzhi bowed down first and said, "My lord, there is an envoy from the grassland coalition army outside the city who asks to see you. [No pop-up novel network]"

After hearing Liu Xingzhi's words, Xiao Mo couldn't help but be stunned again.

What did the steppe coalition send envoys to do at this time? Is it summing? They weren't there yet. When the water is exhausted.

And just when Xiao Mo was puzzled, Liu Xingzhi looked strange and continued: "That envoy is recognized by the official, it is not a person from the grassland, but a Chu person who was originally a Liangzhou assassin, named Jiang Tao, who is rumored to have been killed when Yangcheng City was broken, but for some reason he suddenly appeared at this time and became the messenger of the grassland barbarians,"

On the other side, Cai Da said: "My lord, then Jiang Tao is waiting outside the city, can you see him?" ”

Xiao Mo pondered for a moment, but he couldn't guess the purpose of Bale sending Jiang Tao, so he nodded and said, "Call him." ”

In the Chu Dynasty, a talented and romantic environment, demeanor is also one of the assessment links for scholars to enter the court as officials, although it seems ridiculous. But it's true.

Jiang Tao looks like an ordinary farmer from the outside, with dark and rough skin, and a kind face.

In fact, Jiang Tao didn't know how much effort it took to climb to the position of the assassin of Yizhou, and only he knew how much hardship he had paid during the period.

It is precisely because of this that Jiang Tao cherishes everything he has now.

However, there are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, and it is possible to rise to another level and enter the center of the imperial court, but how do you know that the wind and clouds have changed abruptly, and the grassland coalition army suddenly invaded the Chu realm, and in less than two months, it has already attacked Yangcheng, which he is responsible for.

Although Jiang Tao tried his best to resist, his men were helpless and cowardly, and the grassland coalition army was too strong.1 After only three days of resistance, Yangcheng was captured, and he became a prisoner of the ranks.

These days, he was already desperate, but he never expected that the leader of the Grassland Alliance, Bale, suddenly received him and asked him to serve as the envoy of the Grassland Alliance, and discuss with the Chu army in Shangyuan City about exchanging grain and grass for capturing him as an official and nobleman of the Chu Dynasty.

Such an appointment is undoubtedly equivalent to giving him a glimmer of life. But Jiang Tao not only did not rejoice, but became more and more panicked.

He lost Yangcheng, he was already a criminal minister of the Chu Dynasty, and now he served as the envoy of the grassland alliance, didn't he become a traitorous minister? How will the world perceive themselves? Even if you are saved in the end, what will happen to you?

Xiao Mo, the supervisor of Shangyuan City, Jiang Tao understands better.

The Son of Heaven's close ministers, Sanyuan and the first, everyone in the literary world, the first genius of the Chu Dynasty"

But Jiang Tao knows better that under the leadership of Xiao Mo, Shangyuan City has been under the strong attack of the grassland coalition army1 for a whole day, during which the grassland coalition army has suffered losses, not only does not fall behind, but also plays the seemingly invincible grassland coalition army between applause one after another, this situation is completely impossible in Jiang Tao's opinion.

The latest news is that last night's chaos was controlled by Xiao Mo, and in order to weaken the strength of the grassland coalition army, Xiao Mo did not hesitate to cost the lives of tens of thousands of civilians"

And Xiao Mo, who is leading all this, how can he be comparable to ordinary people? How would he see himself?

But although he was unwilling, under the cold light and shining swords, Jiang Tao did not dare to refuse Baale's request at all. For a legendary and cold-blooded character like Xiao Mo. Jiang Tao couldn't help but feel bitter in his mouth.

In the nervous waiting, I don't know how long the time passed, the city gate in front of him finally opened a line, and then I saw a young general riding in front of him, looking at him with cold and disdainful eyes, after coming to him, first looked up and down the piece of scissors, and then snorted coldly, and said: "My lord agrees with you, come with me" Xiao

The young general in front of him is just a school captain, for Jiang Tao in the past, he is a small person who can't look at it with a straight eye, but the situation is very different at the moment, in the face of this captain's bad attitude, Jiang Tao not only didn't dare to be angry, but he didn't even have anger in his heart, only endless panic, strong and cheerful, with a little flattery, lowered his head and said: "General Lao is leading the way." ”

God knows, calling a lieutenant a lieutenant a general, a low, undegraded military rank is generally a stupid thing that an ignorant farmer would do.

But in any case, Jiang Tao finally entered Shangyuan City.

While hanging his head and moving forward, Jiang Tao had been secretly looking at the situation in Shangyuan City, he was very curious, what kind of army, what kind of city was small enough to be able to fight with the grassland coalition army for ten days, but the tribe was inferior.

In fact, perhaps Jiang Tao should be more curious about what kind of army and what kind of city 1 faced the grassland coalition army before, and he couldn't even hold out for three or five days, but obviously, Jiang Tao never realized this kind of thought.

Shangyuan City is heavily guarded, although it is impossible to see its full picture, but it can still be seen that there are patrol sergeants walking around with grim faces, the army is still a familiar army, and the city is still a familiar city, compared to the Yang City he is in charge of. And it doesn't make any difference.

But Jiang Tao felt that such a city and such an army seemed to be very different from what he had in his impression. Much less cowardice. Much more arrogant.

However, Jiang Tao didn't be curious for too long, and soon, he had already begun to think about how he should talk to Xiao Mo when he faced him.

Xiao Mo obviously didn't plan to meet him in the main hall, and the captain who led the way took him directly to Xiao Mo's study. Sichuan is small, and the civil and military officials of the upper city are lined up on both sides. And Xiao Mo was in the center and spitted "After Jiang Tao entered, they all looked at him, most of them were like the captain. The eyes are cold and cold.

And Jiang Tao didn't dare to look at it more, he knelt directly in front of Xiao Mo, and kowtowed one after another: "Criminal officer Jiang Tao, please meet Lord Xiao." ”

Jiang Tao was originally a state guard, from the five-rank official position, still above Xiao Mo, but at this time, he involuntarily knelt in front of Xiao Mo.

I endured the apprehension in my heart. But Jiang Tao found that at this moment, his voice and body were still trembling.

"Criminal? So Master Jiang still admits that he is a Chu person? I thought the adults had taken refuge in the steppe barbarians..."

A voice of sarcasm came. Jiang Tao's heart trembled again, he knew that this was the voice of Liu Xingzhi, the Taishou of Shangyuan City, and this person's status in Shangyuan City was second only to Xiao Mo.

Then, a soft young man's voice sounded, calm and elegant, without the frivolity and immaturity that should be seen at such an age.

"Lord Jiang, please get up. Your official position is above mine, and you should not do this great gift. In addition, although Yangcheng has fallen, it is only because of the great power of the grassland barbarians, Lord Jiang, you are also forced to do it, and you also need to judge it in the future by the imperial court, and you don't need to be a criminal official. ”

Judging from the words, the person who speaks should be Xiao Mo, the prison army.

Although it was only polite and small, it made Meitao feel a little relieved, stood up tremblingly, and couldn't help but look up.

What is imprinted in the eyes is a delicate face, a slightly thin figure of a brother, an indifferent temperament, and a pair of calm eyes with some indifference. There is no pride and grandeur that the first talented emperor's close ministers should have, nor is there a cold-blooded and ruthless word that makes tens of thousands of civilians innocently die, but it is so faint, and there is a faint extraordinary, as if it has washed away the lead and returned to the basics.

With such a temperament, Jiang Tao asked himself. But I have only seen it in three people, the Eight Sages Wang Tian Zheng, the Prime Minister Zhang Qian, and the first person in the literary world today, Song Gong. Dean Niu Yuxian!!

Thinking of this, Xiao Jiang Tao couldn't help but be stunned.

Although Xiao Mo is now in the limelight and has a bright future, he is still far from being able to compare with those three people. But Xiao Mo gave Jiang Tao a small feeling, but it was indeed similar to those three.

In a daze, Xiao Mo stepped out and asked.

"Master Jiang, it is rumored that you died in the chaos when Yangcheng fell before, and now I know that the adult was only captured, which can be described as a great luck, but I don't know why the grassland barbarians sent the adults to me today?"

Heard Xiao Mo's inquiry. Jiang Tao couldn't help but show gratitude, Xiao Mo's words were undoubtedly excusing him.

In fact, Xiao Mo just doesn't like to be domineering, and he habitually saves a little face, and he has no intention of exculpating it.

After a moment of hesitation. "Plop", but Jiang Tao knelt in front of Xiao Mo again, again and again. Shoudao: "The criminal officer should die, this time the grassland barbarian sent me in front of the adults, but it was really for the lower officials to negotiate with the adults."

"Negotiations? Do the steppe barbarians want to negotiate peace? ”

Xiao Mo frowned and asked.

Jiang Tao said hesitantly: "No, no, the grassland barbarians said, they said, they now have a large number of Chu officials and nobles in their hands as their prisoners, including the Yi Wang Ye who guards Huanzhou, as well as: the king of the county, more than 130 people who have been canonized by our dynasty and those with titles, and more than 100 officials above the seventh grade. If you want these people to live, let Shangyuan City exchange grain and grass"

"It can't be"

"The steppe barbarians are despicable

"Adults can't

As Jiang Tao's words fell. A group of civil and military officials subconsciously wanted to oppose it.

Everyone knows how much they have paid to burn the grain and grass of the Steppe Alliance, and everyone knows that if the Grassland Coalition Army is short of food and grass. How beneficial it will be for Shangyuan City.

However, the words are halfway through. After these people changed color again, they stopped what they were saying.

The name of the prince, the three county kings. More than 100 large and small, nobles and more than 100 officials above the seventh grade, what does this mean?

Not to mention the weight of these people themselves, their relatives and friends can form an incomparably huge net, if they are allowed to die for the sake of war, everyone present will face very well.

However, if the exchange is agreed. The enemy will usher in food and grass, and everyone knows very well.

What's more, Emperor Chu Ling attaches the most importance to family affection, which is a well-known thing.

Between hesitations, everyone showed embarrassment on their faces and looked towards Xiao Mo.

After hearing Jiang Tao's words, the smile on Xiao Mo's mouth had gradually faded.

These princes and aristocratic officials. What it represents, Xiao Mo naturally knows. But Xiao Mo also knows what he has done in order to create the current situation.

100,000 lives in the night!!

At the cost of countless civilian lives, Xiao Mocai created the current situation.

If you exchange small ones, doesn't it mean that these people died in vain?

At this time, the victory or defeat is no longer Xiao Mo's business alone, tens of thousands of unjust souls are looking at Xiao Mo.

To Xiao Mo deep in his heart. The prince and the commoners are people they don't know, and their lives are equal.

Therefore, Xiao Mo snorted coldly. I want to say no.

However, at this very moment. Deng Shangquan hurriedly came to Xiao Mo, and whispered to Xiao Mo: "My lord, Mr. Zhang Maozong said that there is an urgent matter, and he wants the young master to make a decision later, and he wants to meet you alone, he has something to say." ”

Xiao Mo was slightly stunned. Nodding his head, he asked everyone to wait for a while, and then followed Na Shangquan to come.

There, the strategist Zhang Maozong was full of joy, and after seeing Xiao Mo, he bowed down and said, "Congratulations to the Lord, for ushering in such a good opportunity!" (To be continued.)

In the room. Xiao Mo frowned and sat behind the desk. Secretly thinking about the future, right?

In Xiao Mo's view, the battle between the Chu Dynasty and the grassland coalition army was won or lost. After last night's chaos, everything was doomed.

Under the weakness of the follow-up, the lack of food and weapons, and the exhaustion of the army, as long as Shangyuan City holds on for another three to five days, even if the grassland coalition army is not defeated, it will inevitably take the initiative to sue for peace or surrender, and with the morale and military strength of the defenders of Shangyuan City now. Defeat the steppe coalition is never possible. But defending the city for five days is more than enough.

At this moment, what Xiao Mo was thinking about was not the war, but the follow-up after the war. Or the big picture, or self-preservation.

For example, how to deal with the defeated Qiu tribe, Khitan, Murwei, and Xixianbei? How to strengthen the military strength of the Chu Dynasty to prevent such a thing from happening again?

The most important thing is that Xiao Mo should explain to the world that nearly 100,000 Chu captives were killed or injured overnight, and how should he explain to the imperial court that his private decision to let nearly 100,000 Chu troops leave the military household and violate the ancestral system?

Thinking about it, Xiao Mo found that although this battle was won, in a way, Xiao Mo also reversed the fate of the Chu Dynasty. But he didn't get any relief. Even, the real trouble has just begun.

Driving the people to death violates the ancestral system. Acting ultra vires, these three charges are enough to offset any of Xiao Mo's merits. There is even a high probability that he will not be guilty.

After all, through the ages. In a big environment like China. All feats are extremely inexpensive and the easiest to forget. Because you have to give half of your merits to your boss, because of his wise leadership, even if your boss doesn't do anything. It is necessary to give some merit to colleagues, because with their great help, even if they only know how to cause chaos, they have to share a little with their subordinates, after all, they still have to buy people's hearts" There are too many such remarks, which have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so that in the end, in the eyes of many people. Everything you do, in fact, everyone can do, and even do it better than you, and you just have the right time, and you can't be proud.

Ridiculous theory. But many people believe in it.

And all the culpability is the easiest to get on the line. Beneath the dark psyche. Many people like to grab people the most. As long as you have the intention to investigate, even if you just yawn in the court, you are ill-intentioned, deceitful, disloyal and unjust, and so on.

Yue Fei, who was in the same period in another time and space, turned the tide, saved the building and the general, and his meritorious deeds were enough to make him rank above 10,000 people under one person, and finally died under the "trumped-up" charge. But in fact. Regarding Yue Fei's death, except for a few generals of the Yue family's army, there were not too many people dissatisfied at that time, and the other three people who were on the same list as Yue Fei in the "Four Masters of Zhongxing" were even quite gloating.

So, for the post-war period. Xiao Mo was not optimistic about the situation he was facing, although he did not regret his previous decisions. The fact that the army is separated from the military household is contrary to the ancestral system. Xiao Mo is not worried about the guilt of acting beyond his authority.

Xiao Mo knew Emperor Chu Ling, even better than many ministers of the court who had been with Emperor Chu Ling for decades. Emperor Chu Ling was indifferent and did not like to go online, and he would not regard the household registration of tens of thousands of people as a big deal, especially when the war was won. For Xiao Mo's arrangement, he will only appreciate it, and will never blame it.

After all. Whether or not he violated the ancestral system is just a matter of Emperor Chu Ling's words, as long as Emperor Chu Ling said that he had agreed in advance, then no one could say anything.

Compared with this madness, Xiao Mo was more worried about his own driving people to death for chaos.

It is impossible to hide this matter for too long, and anyone who cares can see Xiao Mo's shadow behind him, although such a crime cannot catch Xiao Mo's handle, after all, Xiao Mo is just encouraging those captives to escape from the control of the grassland coalition army. But under the control of people with intentions, the world's speech is enough to describe Xiao Mo as a cold-blooded person who will do whatever it takes for his own merits. made Xiao Mo's reputation and fame, which had accumulated for many years, lose all of his time.

The most important thing is that the reason why Xiao Mo is where he is today is not only his own fate and talent, but also the favor of Emperor Chu Ling, and in the heart of Emperor Chu Ling, Xiao Mo's image has always been perfect. Once such remarks reached Emperor Chu Ling's heart, it was impossible to say what kind of impact it would have.

Sikong Min was also favored by the first emperor back then, but how he lost power in the end, Xiao Mo remembered it very clearly.

"The right to speak in your hands. It's still too little. ”

Thinking of this, Xiao Xiao couldn't help but sigh.

In the era when there was no TV and no newspapers, the right to speak has always been held by those celebrities and courtiers, and the world is most convinced of what they say, but now, there are very few courtiers and celebrities who are really with Xiao Mo and are willing to stand out for Xiao Mo, after all, Xiao Mo's foundation is too shallow.

Otherwise, if there was the support of a large number of courtiers and celebrities, just like Prime Minister Zhang Qian, Xiao Mo would never be afraid of the impact of such remarks on him, because Xiao Mo himself could create completely opposite remarks and completely cancel out the unfavorable remarks.

Although the dark camp has begun to see its scale, the lack of supporters and supporters in the people and the court is Xiao Mo's biggest shortcoming now.

And just as Xiao Mo was secretly thinking, suddenly there was a knock on the door outside the study, and at the same time, there was still the voice of Shang Quan.

"My lord, Liu Xingzhi, Cai Da, Zhao Ying and other adults came to visit. It was said that there was an urgent military intelligence report. ”

Xiao Mo couldn't help but be stunned. On this day, the grassland coalition forces have been resting, the time has passed dusk, and it is impossible to take the initiative to attack.

Although he had little doubt in his heart, Xiao Mo didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly said, "Please let them in." ”

For a moment