Meng Tian looked at Feng Tang and said: "I know what Yun Zhongling means, due to the existence of the black market, the commerce and trade in Cloud City are not prosperous, so Lord Feng has long intended to attack the black market, and Lord Feng even thinks that my Dingbei Hou Mansion is involved a lot, so I have not agreed with Lord Feng's move." ”

"Isn't it?" Feng Tang said.

"Of course not. Meng Tian arched his hand to Wang Mang and said: "The Meng clan has guarded Yunzhong City for many years, guarded the frontier for Great Qin, and is loyal to Great Qin, and will never do anything unfavorable to Great Qin." ”

After a pause, Meng Tian continued: "And to be honest, my Meng clan is here in Cloud City, even if I want to do something that is not good for Great Qin, what can I do?"

Looking at Feng Tang, Meng Tian said: "The Mengshi have guarded Yunzhong City for generations, and the grassland clan has been fighting bloody battles here in Yunzhong City for hundreds of years, it can be said that the blood feud between my Mengshi clan and the grassland clan is almost irresolvable, and the two sides are almost in a state of life and death, and Yunzhong City is in the northwest of Great Qin, far away from the Central Plains, and cannot be related to the Central Plains countries, so no matter what aspect, the Mengshi clan is a loyal minister." ”

Wang Mang nodded and said, "Marquis of Dingbei, you Meng clan's loyalty to Daqin is known, and I have suffered you all these years." ”

"Your Majesty, the minister is not bitter!" Meng Tian bowed and said: "The minister said that these are just to resolve the misunderstanding with Lord Feng Tang in front of His Majesty, Lord Feng Tang has always been a little defensive about the minister, so many things are unwilling to talk to the minister, Your Majesty is here today, the minister can talk openly and honestly with Lord Feng." ”

"Since Dingbei Hou wants to be open and honest, then let me ask Dingbei Hou, is it true that the black market and sand thieves have no participation in Dingbei Hou's Mansion?" Feng Tang said.

"Yes. Meng Tian said: "The Dingbei Hou Mansion has been stationed in the black market all the year round, and there are two groups of people, one bright and one dark, and there are also people from the Dingbei Hou Mansion among the sand thieves, and even two of the dozen or so sand thieves you have recently eliminated are subordinate forces of the Dingbei Hou Mansion. ”

"You ......" Feng Tang looked startled, looked at Meng Tian and said, "In this way, you dare to say that you are a public heart!"

"Nature is a public heart. Meng Tian said: "The business in Yunzhong City is not prosperous, and if the Dingbei Hou Mansion wants to do business, it can only go to the black market, so the Dingbei Hou Mansion has business in the black market, this is Ming, the black market has always been the fastest place to spread news, if you want to know the latest news, you can only get it in the black market, but many secrets cannot be known to be checked by the Dingbei Hou Mansion, so the Dingbei Hou Mansion will establish a secret force in the black market, this is the dark, since there is a dark force, then there must be a peripheral force, the so-called peripheral force in the black market is the sand thief, what do you wonder? ”

"Why?" Feng Tang said.

"Money and news!" Meng Tian smiled bitterly and said: "Daqin is too poor, Yunzhong City is even poorer, the poor can't even get the soldiers' salaries, Dingbei Houfu, as the commander of the Northwest Army of Daqin, is extremely poor and thinks about change, and must find a way to make money, Yunzhong City borders the grassland, and the wind and grass on the grassland must be known in Yunzhong City at the first time, the news needs to be inquired by, and the news needs money, which is one ring after another, it was really difficult before!"

"Then why don't you start the business on the bright side of Cloud City, I have calculated, the business on the bright side of Cloud City will be at least one million taels of silver a year. Feng Tang said.

"There's no money!" Meng Tian spread his hands and said: "A hundred years ago, when my ancestors acquiesced to the existence of the black market, my Dingbei Hou Mansion couldn't even take out 10,000 taels of silver, why did you say that let the Dingbei Hou Mansion preside over the opening of Cloud City to do business?"

Meng Tian paused and continued: "Moreover, there have been wars here and in the grassland over the years, it can be said that there is a shortage of wars, and if the city in the clouds is broken to do business, if the city in the clouds is broken, who will be the loss? Which businessman dares to do business here? Not to mention, in the past hundred years, how many times the city in the clouds has been attacked by the grassland people, Lord Feng should be clear!"

Feng Tang's expression darkened, and he said, "Seventeen times it has been breached, twenty-six times it has been broken through the city wall, and the city is broken almost every five years. ”

"How can there be such a long interval, the most recent of the seventeen breaches was ten years ago, most of them happened twenty years ago, and Cloud City has not been breached in the past ten years. Meng Tian said: "Of course, there is the reason why the Northwest Army of Great Qin has become stronger, but there is also the reason why King Zuoxian of the grassland has been hiding in the depths of the grassland to recuperate after being seriously injured in Cloud City ten years ago. ”

Wang Mang suddenly said at this time: "Calculate the time, that Zuo Xian King's injury is about to heal, right?"

"It should be almost. Meng Tian said: "Ten years ago, my father sent out the secret method of my Meng clan at the cost of his life and hit him hard, and the original secret method could only hurt him for a year and a half, but he was attacked many times on the way back, and finally the news from the grassland said that the Zuo Xian King was almost seriously injured and dying, and a few days ago the news of the appearance of the Overlord Bow came out, and I heard that someone saw that the big tent of Zuo Xian Wang in the depths of the grassland had a strange movement. ”

"The news of the Overlord Bow's appearance in the Blue Wave City has already come out, if this Zuo Xian King really heals from his injuries, he will definitely appear. Wang Mang said,

Glancing at Feng Tang, Wang Mang stretched out his hand and knocked on the table and said, "Feng Tang, what questions do you have now?"

Feng Tang said: "Your Majesty, the minister just wants to ask Dingbei Hou one sentence, whether the Dingbei Hou Mansion can exterminate the black market and the sand bandits near Yunzhong City, so that the minister can open a market in Yunzhong City to do business." ”

Wang Mang looked at Meng Tian, and Meng Tian said: "Your Majesty, there is white and black in this world, no matter whether the market is open or not, as long as Cloud City is still in the position bordering the grassland, then the black market in Cloud City will not be eliminated, as for the sand thieves, there are more problems involved, and the ministers are powerless." ”

"Let's not talk about the black market for the time being, just a few sand thieves, can't the Dingbei Hou Mansion be eliminated?" Feng Tang said: "The team of people and horses that Dingbei Hou gave me have eliminated one sand thief after another in just a few days. ”

Meng Tian shook his head and smiled, "Lord Feng, do you know which is the strongest sand thief in this desert?"

"It is said to be a group of sand thieves known as goshawks. Feng Tang said.

"Lord Feng, the goshawk has an extraordinary significance in the grassland, to a certain extent, it can be said that it is a kind of belief of theirs, to take the simplest example, the favorite of the priests of the grassland temple is to raise a goshawk, the higher the status of the sacrifice to raise the goshawk, the stronger the goshawk. Meng Tian said: "With the goshawk as his banner, Lord Feng knows how powerful this group of sand thieves should be, or how deep the background of this group of sand thieves should be." ”

"How strong can a mere sand thief be?" Feng Tang was disdainful on his face, but he knew in his heart that Meng Tian would not say this for no reason.

"It's not strong to say it's not strong, but it's really strong to say it's strong, if this gang of sand thieves is willing, it's not a big problem to break through Cloud City with their strength. Meng Tian said with a smile.

Breaking through Cloudsdale is not a big problem?

Meng Tian's words surprised everyone, Wang Mang's eyes froze, and he said, "What's going on?"

(End of chapter)