Chapter 242 It is better to raise the people like sheep than to raise the people like wolves! (1)

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A sudden conference was held in Qinxi without warning.

In Qinzhou City, there is a deserted land that was cleared out two months ago, and a half-person-high semi-circular earth platform was rammed out with boiled soil, and there are eight echo walls around the round platform. The design is ingenious, but the construction is rather rudimentary, because the economic conditions of the Tiance regime are not yet well-off.

Yang Guolao of the National Assembly, generals who had no military affairs in the vicinity of Qinzhou, civil officials above the county magistrate, Qinzhou's imperial history and national representatives, the gentry of Benzhou, the influential merchants gathered in Qinzhou at the moment, and the envoys of Liao and Jin, more than 100 people gathered in such a small space, it seemed a little crowded, and everyone whispered, I don't know why Marshal Zhang suddenly convened such a meeting.

I guess there must be something big! Since the Tiance Tang Army entered Qinxi, there has never been such a thing, gathering so many people, and the marshal himself presided over it, what a big thing!

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Wang Pu, Shi Jin's envoy to Tiance, felt particularly awkward and even a little dazed by this scene.

Wang Pu, who was only 20 years old, was sent to Qinxi as Shi Jin's envoy to Tiance when he was in high spirits last year, and the two sides sent resident envoys to each other, which was a system created by Zhang Mai and received a response from Shi Jin.

But Wang Pu has never had this kind of experience, he looked through the history books and did not see a precedent, the envoys of the previous dynasties and dynasties were all transactional, sent when there was something to do, and returned without anything. How can anyone stay there without anything? Wang Pu knew that his task belonged to Cao Chuang, and he didn't know what the future would be, and when he came to Qinxi, what he saw and heard was completely different from what he had read in his previous books and what he had seen in Luoyang City, as if this was another country.

But a few months ago, didn't it still belong to the Great Jin?

And now. What is the purpose of the lord of a country in Tiance to suddenly convene such a large-scale meeting and call foreign envoys?

As a representative of the Central Plains scholars, as a representative of the Shijin Dynasty, he was full of curiosity and vigilance.

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Yelu Wuzhi, who was already about to leave, was suddenly called back, and he was a little uneasy in his heart, thinking that it was a change in the diplomatic strategy of Tiance's high-level towards Liao. But when I came here, I knew that I was not sitting in a very special position, but was placed in a corner, sitting side by side with Shi Jingjiao's envoy to Qinzhou-which made Yelu feel very unhappy. According to Ma Xiaochun's notice, he invited himself to observe.

But what kind of major event is there in Tiance that it is necessary for an envoy of an enemy country who has not yet concluded a peace agreement to observe?

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Wei Renpu was also uneasy, although he was nearly ten years older than Wang Pu, he was the same as Wang Pu. I have never experienced anything like this, not even in the history books. The lord of a country, summoning civil and military, Chinese and foreign envoys, gathering and meeting, what is this for!

Although he has experienced the meeting of the Correction and Evaluation Station in Liangzhou and the discussion of politics by the people, he has not even come to foreign envoys.

Meantime. He has served under the Tiance regime for several years and moved his family to Liangzhou, and now his heart is completely on Zhang Mai. After all, this Qinzhou is a new place of annexation, a new gentry, a new father, and a new imperial history. There are even merchants! Is it really enough to guarantee the loyalty of these people?

He thought that Zhang Fa Fa was really worried about his safety in such a complicated situation.

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Cao Yuanzhong was apprehensive. Originally, he had already left the city, and if he went to the Khitan, a great credit would be at his fingertips, and suddenly he said that there was something here, and he wanted him to come back with Yelu Wuqing, it wouldn't be related to Yanyun's matter. It's just that if it's just for Yan Yun's matter, this battle will inevitably be a little bigger.

Isn't there going to be another big deal about internal reorganization?

Shazhou is old, especially the original rulers of the Guiyi Army, in the first few years of the establishment of Tiance, has always been a group of people who were silently suspicious. The opposition faction during the Guiyi Army period was okay, and the Shazhou scholars represented by Zhang Yi got Zhang Mai's trust earlier and entered the center, and now the suspicion of Cao Yuanzhong and others seems to have weakened, and they are walking more and more smoothly on the road of official careers, but don't do anything at this time.

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Yang Guangyuan and An Xianqi were even more worried.

They themselves were originally a free man, but after surrendering Zhang Mai, the whole person softened, and as a new joiner of this regime, they were always worried that they would be purged and affected.

They did not have any historical status under the Tiance regime, and they were the most insecure people in the entire venue. No matter what happens today, they only hope that they will not be harmed, and they do not want to do anything good.

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Big businessmen like Zheng Ji and Naib also lowered their heads in the crowd, looking extremely low-key.

Their attachment to the Tiance regime was not only earlier than that of generals like Yang Guangyuan and An Xianqi, but even far before the old Shazhou.

However, under the Tiance regime, they did not have any political power to rely on. Even if Naib has begun to fund the Anxi Tang Army since Lingxi, even if Zheng Ji has a brother who has become a high-level Tiance, this will not bring them much sense of security.

With the expansion of the Tiance regime, they are making more and more money, and even their business name has become big enough that they will expand, and a shopkeeper of the Zheng family and the Nai family who casually went out will also be courteous when they arrive in Luoyang, Liaodong, Chengdu.

But the more money they make, the more scared they become!

I don't know when, none of the people in power are happy, or they think that their family is too big and fat, and they decide to slaughter it, and at that time, a little thing may lead to a big disaster!

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As for the fathers and elders of Qinzhou, for them, today is the summons of the Son of Heaven!

No matter what kind of thing it is, in short, the Son of Heaven summons it, this is a kind of glory, and I will kowtow later. When you get home, you can show off to your children and grandchildren.

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Only Murong Chunhua and a few other Anxi veterans who came all the way from Anxi miss this scene very much, and now it is a bit of the taste of everyone getting together in the desert, regardless of the old and the young, and talking about the bonfire at night.

Although it was daytime, although the people present had completely changed. More than eighty percent of them are people they don't know much.

I don't know why, there are some very subtle deposits, which still remind Murong Chunhua of the ......

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In the midst of everyone's discussions, Zhang Mai in military uniform came out of the field, during this time Zhang Mai often went out to tour all parts of Qinxi, almost all the imperial history and Qinzhou fathers and elders knew him, the army lieutenant and above the general, and everyone had a long or short conversation with Zhang Mai! But they had never seen him dressed so formally, without a crown on his head. With a horizontal knife around his waist, a tight-fitting military uniform, leg-fitting trousers, and high cowhide boots, he strode in.

At this appearance, everyone in the field stood up, and the audience suddenly became silent, and even more fathers and elders suddenly prostrated on the ground when Zhang Mai walked past him. Kowtow. Several literati also wanted to bow and bow, but Zhang Mai had already walked over like the wind. Only the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty had their waists straight, looking at Zhang Mai, but their bodies did not move in the slightest.

These are the middle-level generals of the Tiance Tang Army in Qinxi, just seeing their momentum and physique, Yelu Wuzhi was awe-inspiring in his heart, and secretly said: "Tiance fruit is a strong enemy!" Han Zangming's decision was not wrong! Last year, there was a battle in Guanzhong. Even if there is no news from Mobei, it is difficult to say whether we can win in the end! ”

His thoughts only flashed, and he saw that Zhang Mai had already sat down in the chair in the center of the correction table. On his left-hand side, is Yang Dingguo, on his right-hand side. It's Zheng Wei. After he sat down, the ministers of civil and military affairs on both sides sat down for 6 consecutive years, and the generals also sat down, their movements were uniform, as if they had practiced, but those who were prostrate and kneeling quickly got up, looking slightly embarrassed.

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Zhang Mai looked around the field and took in the reactions of everyone such as the Anxi faction, the Shazhou Guiyi faction, the Shazhou opposition faction, the Qinxi Guiyi faction, and the Central Plains Plains Sect.

In his eyes, most people's reactions are either shy, cowering, or weak, and these people will become their loyal supporters if they use a little trick and a little trick, and they are loyal because they are powerless to betray.

And a small number of people, after the baptism of iron and blood, are heroic and energetic, which is admirable, admirable, and fearful. But it is this most powerful group of people who are most feared by everyone else. Because they are sharp, but also because they are potentially dangerous!

I have to make a choice between these two groups of people -- to turn the former into the latter, or to turn the latter into the former, or to let the two groups of people check and balance each other -- this is the choice to be made today, and it will also affect the future path of Tiance Datang.

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After everyone sat down, the whole venue suddenly fell silent, and many people were even controlling their breathing, lest they make a little sound, and Zhang Mai's words, in this case, clearly reached everyone's ears:

"I have invited you here today to discuss one thing with you. Although this is not Liangzhou, the National People's Political Assembly, the Central Correction and Appraisal of the Imperial History are not here, and most of the elites of our Tang Army are also out, not in Mobei, but in the Elechuan, or in the Western Regions, or on the front line in Guanzhong, but there are many fathers and elders, many merchants, and many old and young soldiers, I think it is enough to represent the military and public opinion, and help me make a decision. ”

Fan Zhen and Zheng Wei glanced at each other, they were the only ones who knew what Zhang Mai was going to say, although they didn't know Zhang Mai's true intentions very well, but at least they knew what prompted Zhang Mai to hold such a conference.

Yang Dingguo stood up and said, "I don't know what the marshal wants to discuss with everyone, please show the marshal." ”

I heard Zhang Mai say that explosive thing in a low voice: "Recently, someone told me that I am the elite of the Tang Dynasty, all in Mobei, and the power of Mobei is in the hands of General Yang Yi. They told me that General Yang Yi was now a master of great merit and power, and if he did not restrain him, he was afraid that it would be detrimental to the country, and to put it bluntly, they were worried that General Yang Yi would rebel. ”

A tone that doesn't even have an exclamation point, but it's like dropping a bombshell on the entire venue!

"Wow-" sound, although everyone was consciously restrained, but they were still stirred everyone's nerves by these words, and I don't know how many people shouted out almost conditionally. Then he looked at his companion in horror, whispered in the middle of the room, and then a stranger was not far away listening to what he was saying, and then he closed his mouth in fear!

Suddenly, the whole venue fell silent, and this strange silence came too quickly and violently. So much so that it becomes an atmosphere that is more unbearable than noisy!

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"He actually said it on such an occasion!"

Jeruyashi could hardly believe his ears!

This time, he sent Tiance and Han Deshu to Luoyang to distribute Yanyun to the two countries, which was a Yangmou.

And Han Yanhui took a different way to induce Sang Weihan to spread rumors in Tiance to divide Zhang Mai and Yang Yi and aggravate the contradictions between Tiance's front and rear, which is a conspiracy.

Although this conspiracy was not mastered by Yelu Wuqing, he also learned about it from Han Yanhui. And in the exchange with Cao Yuanzhong, he also secretly promoted, before leaving Qinzhou, he had already seen an undercurrent surging in Tiance, and in addition to admiring Han Yanhui's wisdom in strategizing and winning thousands of miles away, he also wanted to see how Zhang Mai would deal with this big problem that was difficult to explain and difficult to deal with.

Yeluwu thought to himself, maybe Zhang Mai would turn a blind eye, maybe Zhang Mai would entrap Yang Yi, or maybe Zhang Mai would pretend to trust. But in short, the suspicion of Yang Yi must be avoided - even the historian has to be secreted for His Holiness!

But no matter how Yelu Wuzhi imagined it, he would never have expected Zhang Mai to be in this situation and on such an occasion. Get to the bottom of it!

If this kind of thing is not broken, all parties still have room for maneuver, and once it is revealed, there will be no room for maneuver!

The shape shì can become difficult to clean up at any time!

Didn't Zhang Mai know this?

Or is there something big going on inside Tiance? actually forced Zhang Mai not to make this decision?

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As an envoy of Shi Jin, although Wang Pu is young, he is from the Central Plains, and he is familiar with history books, and he also knows the strict nature of this kind of problem!

Wang Jian conquers Chu, can Qin Shi Huang not doubt Wang Qian? But even the most daring "Historical Records" does not record that Qin Shi Huang publicly said anything suspicious of Wang Jian before the fall of the Chu State. At most, it only records Wang Qian's own speculation about his confidants.

Li Jing's military talent is outstanding, can Tang Taizong not be afraid of him? But in all the history books, what is recorded is only how the monarchs and ministers between Li Jing and Tang Taizong got along, and the history books at most only record how Li Jing closed his doors after his success.

These things can't be talked about in a casual way!

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Cao Yuanzhong's mouth opened wide, and he could hardly believe what was happening in front of him.

For a long time, the relationship between Zhang Mai and the generals of the Tang Army in Anxi has been so close that it is almost impossible to penetrate the needle and splash the water!

As the old Shazhou, their position on the matter of Yang Yimobei's rise to power is actually the most ambiguous, and it can even be said that a large part of the undercurrent of this rumor is that these people are fueling the trouble!

Cao Yuanzhong was not directly involved in this matter, nor did he take the initiative to spread the rumors, he even asked the clansmen not to talk nonsense about this matter, because he felt that even if he did, it would be difficult to shake the relationship between Zhang Mai and Yang Yi, not to mention that it would not be good for the Cao family!

But Cao Yuanzhong never expected that Zhang Mai would say it himself!

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The big businessman Zheng Ji was extremely frightened!

He remembered the conversation with Zheng Wei the day before yesterday, and remembered Zheng Wei's extremely vigilant eyes!

Among so many people in Qinzhou, there are only a handful of people who dare to mention this matter in front of Zhang Mai, and Zheng Wei is one of them!

"Could it be Aweita...... Did you really run to tell the marshal? ”

The Yang family and the Zheng family have no fundamental conflict of interest, and if Tiance has civil strife, it will be harmful to the Zheng family! Not to mention that he may have been dragged into this torrent.

Suddenly, Zheng Ji regretted it incomparably, regretting why he had listened to these things in the first place! If you don't know, or don't let it go...... Will that change the situation a little bit today?

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Wei Renpu looked at Fan Zhen, and after Fan Zhen's face turned pale, anger erupted in his eyes!

He could see that Fan Zhen knew about it!

Now that you know, how not to dissuade!

Wei Renpu, who had already tied himself to Zhang Mai's chariot without hesitation, was definitely a model of loyalty through the ages based on his heart at the moment!

He didn't think about his personal gains and losses at all, all he thought about was Zhang Mai, and all he thought about was the country!

"How can you say such things in public, Fan Wensu, Fan Wensu, why don't you persuade the marshal!"

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Yang Guangyuan and An Xianqi glanced at each other, but they saw the difference in each other's eyes.

The combination between the two and Tiance Datang is not very deep, but An Xianqi still admires Zhang Mai, and he also admires Yang Yi, who can conquer Mobei, as long as Zhang Mai does not make any big mistakes, An Xianqi is very willing to serve him loyally. He didn't expect such a problem to break out between Zhang Mai and Yang Yi, and he couldn't help but be quite disappointed for a while.

And Yang Guangyuan's eyes showed a trace of disdain.

"The world is as black as a crow, where is it not a dog eats a dog?"

Thinking of the bold words that Zhang Mai has been in contact with in the past few months, Yang Guangyuan has a sense of irony in his heart.

"In the end, it's still like that, there is no difference between here and Luoyang. The words are good, when it is time to fight for power and profit, you still fight to the death! ”

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Qin Xi's fathers and elders didn't know what was going on at all.

Is it the general named Yang Yi in Mobei who wants to rebel? That's a traitor. Is the Son of Heaven going to crusade against them?

They were stunned and decided to close their mouths and bow their heads, and watch the show.

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The biggest impact was the general school present!

That was the only group in the entire Guanlong area that did not hear this rumor!

Someone is doubting Yang Yi?

Someone is suspicious of Yang Yi!

How can this be!

Anyone can doubt it, but how can the eagle raise the flag!

That is Yang Yi, whose loyalty is no less than Xi Sheng, and his achievements are still above Wei Huo!

That's Yang Yi, who has just conquered Mobei and is still fighting bravely on the front line!

That is a banner of the Tang Army, and it is the untainted existence in the soul of the Tang Army!

If Zhang Mai can represent both the entire country and the entire military, then at least within the army, the eagle flag can be placed next to the red satin blood spear! One day in the future, it will definitely become a myth in the military legends of the Tang Dynasty!

But now, there are people who are doubting him! And it came out of Zhang Mai's mouth - although the marshal has not yet defined the matter, as long as such words reach the ears of the marshal, it is already a great blasphemy!

If it weren't for such a venue, if it weren't for the marshal still sitting there and on other occasions, I was afraid that as soon as the generals and colonels present heard this, they would immediately draw their swords!

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Yang Dingguo's whole body shook, just now he stood up to ask, but now he is almost unsteady on his feet, he never expected that what he could ask was to let himself hear this!

As if he had been drained of his strength all at once, he slumped into his chair.

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There was only one person present, Zhang Mai, who looked as usual, and his expression did not change at all, like a lion, coldly observing the reactions of everyone in the venue.

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I made up for what I owed on Friday, and if there are no accidents, there should be another addition tonight! It may be late. If you can't make it up, I'll make it up tomorrow morning.

Continue to ask for a monthly pass.

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