Chapter 389: Bargaining
Zhao Lie came to the governor's yamen with three hundred guards, Zhao Lie had been waiting for a long time for today's meeting, he had long expected such a day, but he didn't expect Zhu Dadian and Gao Qiqian to drag on for so long, it can be seen how reluctant he was. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
As usual, Zhao Lie's guards had a hundred people guarding outside the official office, and the other two hundred guards followed Zhao Lie into the official office, crowding the courtyard to the brim.
Zhao Lie has always scoffed at the ethics of the Ming Governor, it is not once or twice to kill the general, but Zhao Lie does not want to use the head of the master to test Zhu Dadian's courage to raise his head.
Entering the official hall, Zhu Dadian was in the main position, raising the potential side, the two of them seemed to be in a good mood today, looking at Zhao Lie with a smile on their faces, regardless of whether they were really smiling or fake, at least they looked better than the last two meetings.
"Zhao Lie pays a visit to the Inspector, the Supervisor." Zhao Lie knelt down to salute.
"Please." Zhu Dadian smiled and raised his hand.
Gao Qiqian was still that cold fan, nodding with a straight face.
Zhao Lie also didn't care at all, pointing out that the close ministers of the Son of Heaven could have a good face on him was simply a joke, unless he didn't want a future.
"Lord Zhao, I invite you here this time because I have something important to discuss," Zhu Dadian picked up the tea bowl and gestured.
Zhao Lie picked up the tea bowl and said with a smile, "Master Inspector, even if he has the right time, Zhao Lie dares to disobey his orders." ”
Gao Qiqian sneered when he heard this, he said that Zhao Lie's words were ridiculous, and it was very clear in the empty hall.
Of course, today's conversation is pretending to be white-faced, and there is not much consideration.
Zhao Lie didn't even bother at him, and drank tea directly, and had nothing to talk about with Gao Qiqian.
"Lord Zhao, after this counterinsurgency, Dengzhou was shattered and the people were displaced. The official and Lord Gao were also busy with this matter and had no time to take care of it, and today finally had some leisure, so they summoned Lord Zhao to discuss the matter of asking the court and the Son of Heaven for merit. Zhu Dadian arched his hand to the north.
"It is the duty of the two adults to ask for merit from the Son of Heaven and the imperial court, and the lower officials dare not say much." Zhao Lie said with a smile.
"The reason why I discussed with Lord Zhao was because of the special merits made by Lord Zhao this time. The annihilation of nearly 100,000 rebels with thousands of soldiers and horses in three battles and three victories was indeed a great contribution to the community. Therefore, before asking the court for merit, the official still wants to ask Lord Zhao what he means, and what position Lord Zhao wants. Zhu Dadian said with a smile.
Zhao Lie heard the words and measured for a moment.
"Lord Zhao, it is said that the promotion matter is decided by the cabinet and the Son of Heaven, and it has always been impossible to determine the likes and dislikes of the officials themselves, but Lord Zhao's military exploits are brilliant, and we are also a special case to ask about the meaning of Commander Zhao, I hope Lord Zhao must answer carefully." A cold voice came.
Zhao Lie laughed loudly. "Zhao Lie's family has lived in Denglai for generations, and has always admired Qi Ye's affairs to grow up, so he is reluctant to leave Denglai, through Kong Youde, Li Jiucheng and other thieves, his hometown is dilapidated, and a certain heart is like a knife. Raiding Jiannu's back, sharing worries for the Son of Heaven. ”
Gao Qiqian sneered and looked at Zhao Lie. You finally told your plan, hehe, it was indeed the town of Denglai.
"Lord Zhao said with a smile, Lord Zhao is only thirty years old now, after all, his qualifications are still shallow, and I don't have such a young head town in Daming. I don't think the cabinet will approve it. Zhu Dadian shook his head with a smile, and said in his heart that if you have something to ask for, you can talk about it.
"As a military general, relying on his military exploits, Xia Guan has fought many times with Jiannu in the past seven or eight years. There are almost no defeats, may I ask how many general soldiers of Master Zhu Daming can have certain military merits, why can't they be selected and capable. Zhao Lie looked a little excited, and his tone was a little louder.
"Lord Zhao, don't worry, the position of the chief soldier must not only be brave in his own country, but also have enough qualifications to subdue other generals, after all, once the general soldier goes out, he will not only control his own horses, but also send other military horses, and even cooperate with the general officers and generals of other military towns." Zhu Dadian explained with a smile.
"That is, for example, the chief military officer of Liaozhen, he has to command the general army of Shanhai, the general army of Jinzhou, and the general of Ning Yuan to fight together. Gao Qi dive lazily said.
"Xia Guan originally wanted to be loyal to the country, but it seems that he is a little too ambitious, which makes the two adults laugh." Zhao Lie laughed at himself, his face was lonely.
"This, alas, this governor can't bear to hurt Lord Zhao's loyalty and patriotism," Zhu Dadian said solemnly, "The resolution is written to suggest to Lord Zhao, but Denglai is a large military town second only to Liao Town, and the elders of the imperial court are afraid that Lord Zhao is young and vigorous, and will not approve it, such as the meaning of Lord Zhao, the chief military officer of Ningxia, Shanxi and other places." ”
"Lord Zhao has to think carefully, I and the other two are also for the sake of the country, so they are recommended exceptionally, and being appointed as the chief military officer at a young age is also the first part of the country." The tall man who was beating the side drum appeared at the right time, which was quite timely.
"Thank you for the kindness of the two adults, my hometown is so ruined, how can Zhao Lie deviate at this time, absolutely not." Zhao Lie excused.
Hmph, I expected you to leave the mountain.
"That's really hard to do." Zhu Dadian was heartbroken, which made people feel sorry for Zhao Lie at first glance.
pretend, and then pretend, they are all actors, and they are all Oscar-level in later generations, if Zhao Lie can't see that the two of them are forced to submit to the song and harmony, then they have been practicing in the two lives for so long in vain.
"Since the adults are so embarrassed, Zhao Lie can take a step back, and Denglai will command the envoy Sidu." Zhao Lie stated his second purpose.
"Hey, this," Zhu Dadian said in surprise, "Denglai Dusi has nine guards and tens of thousands of soldiers, and it is second only to the Liaodong Dusi, and things are also difficult to do." ”
"Yes, Lord Zhao's request is very difficult for me to wait." Gao Qiqian looked constipated.
In fact, the two discussed for a long time yesterday, and estimated that the imperial court could only agree that Zhao Lie would go to the field to serve as the chief soldier, or to serve as the commander of the capital, and there was no need to mention the generals.
Zhao Lie single-handedly exterminated nearly 100,000 rebels and recovered Dengzhou, no matter how unwilling the imperial court was, he could not treat the heroes so harshly, without him, he was afraid that other generals would be cold, if there was turmoil today, it was the time to boost the morale of the army, if it hurt the soldiers' hearts to fight, it would be difficult to do.
"It's okay not to mention it." Zhao Lie was also very helpless, and his face showed resentment.
"Well," Zhu Dadian thought for a while, "It's not necessary, it's just, Lord Zhao, I heard that your Zhao family is rich, is this matter true." ”
Zhao Liexin said, "The family had a little wealth in the past, but Gyeonggi and this war have exhausted it. ”
Zhu Dadian nodded with a smile, and said in his heart, I heard that people said that you said the same thing after the battle of Gyeonggi last time, but this time you have a lot more soldiers, who believes it.
"At this time of national crisis, if Lord Zhao helps Denglai to tide over the difficulties, I want to come and wait for us to write to the imperial court, and the cabinet princes and long live will definitely agree." Zhu Dadian set out the conditions.
"Hey, my Zhao family is also shy now, and my Zhao family has done its best in these two battles." Zhao Lie was very painful.
"Hehe, Lord Zhao is too humble." Gao Qi smiled and said with a smile, "A few days ago, when the Changping soldiers and Shandong soldiers asked about the surrender of the troops, I knew that almost every one of them was carrying silver taels, and this was all taken away by your subordinates, and Lord Zhao won't say that you don't know anything." ”
When the Changping soldiers, Shandong soldiers, and Baoding soldiers screened tens of thousands of surrendered soldiers, they were extremely simple and rude, and they were not honestly beheaded immediately, they just didn't get it, and it was just right to kill a few prisoners.
As a result, many of the surrendered soldiers said everything, confessed to the rebel generals who hid in the surrendered troops, and even the silver on their bodies was taken away by the broken army, and they said everything in order to survive.
At this time, Yang Yufan, the chief soldier of Changping, and Liu Zeqing, the chief soldier of Shandong regimental training, are unbalanced, this is hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, as soon as they say it, Liaozhen also knows, it is really red.
So Zhu Dadian also knew it, which was also the reason why they talked to Zhao Lie, they suspected that the silver taels in Dengzhou City also made Zhao Lie hidden, and it was estimated that there would be hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, if Zhao Lie handed it over, the Denglai dilemma would be solved.
"Exactly, according to the rebel generals, there must be a million taels of silver." Zhu Dadian stared at Zhao Lie.
"There is absolutely no such thing, although more than 200,000 taels of silver were collected from the rebels, but our army lost nearly 2,000 people, and according to the documents at the time of recruitment, each person burned 120 taels of silver, and all of them had to be handed over to their families. And all this money was swept away. Zhao Lie's face twitched, and it was extremely painful.
Zhao Lie's later generations have a lot of experience in negotiation and negotiation, after a year, the two sides have been fighting for a long time, and finally it became, just like that, you can't let the opponent know your hole cards.
The two sides speculated and calculated, and in the end, whoever couldn't resist it first would give in first.
Zhao Lie knew that they were rumors, and there was no real evidence, and now they were just blackmailing him, a little trick.
"200,000 taels of silver is still insufficient, it can't solve Denglai's deficit, how can I recommend it in a book." Zhu Dadian's helpless expression, in fact, he was very happy in his heart, there were really more than 200,000, and it was estimated that Zhao Lie could hide at least 400,000, otherwise Zhao Lie, the bastard, would not have exported.
"Tsk, my Zhao family still has to compensate the warriors who didn't fight, this... Zhao Lie looked extremely entangled, he frowned and pondered.
"Hehe, how can you donate only 200,000 taels of silver, if Lord Zhao donates 400,000 taels of silver, our family will recommend you to Lord Banzai." The big bag of high diving and boldness.
"It's really not, my lord," Zhao Lie was anxious, "There are really not so many at home, at most 300,000, at most 300,000." ”
Zhao Lie's head was sweating and embarrassed, and he looked at Zhu Dadian anxiously.
Zhu Dadian thought about something very deeply, in fact, he was very happy in his heart, the problem was solved, he calculated that 300,000 yuan would be enough, which basically squeezed Zhao Lie dry, and he had to leave him some buried silver.
"Alas, it will be useful, Lord Zhao is still too stingy." Zhu Dadian nodded reluctantly.
"I still have to raise a pension tael, and if I can't get it, I have to borrow it from my wife temporarily, alas, the casualties are too great." Zhao Lie's forehead was sweating, and he was very embarrassed.
"For the sake of the country, Lord Zhao's move will definitely be in the emperor's heart." Gao Qiqian smiled and said haha, of course 300,000 taels of silver can solve a big problem, at least the silver for the promotion fees and rewards of these counterinsurgency soldiers is available, and the food and salary of the guard can also be distributed.
The two of them were secretly happy in their hearts, and Zhao Lie was also happy in his heart, he planned to use 500,000 taels of silver to smash this position, if he had this position, who would be able to control it in the future. (To be continued.) )
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