Chapter 261: The Imperial Expedition

A big black dog in the innate realm, as fast as lightning, is almost a natural spy, and every moment, countless information is transmitted to Wang Mang.

Through the visual sharing established with Dahei, Wang Mang is almost immersive, such as the scene where Li Lan went to Wang Yongji's mansion to upload the decree, Wang Mang is almost equivalent to watching it on the spot.

If it was when the four major families of Nanyang were pacified before, there was Da Hei by his side, and many things must have been much simpler.

"Is there anything else? if not, I'll go to sleep, I'm tired of running around for a while!"

Da Hei sat at Wang Mang's feet and complained desperately.

Wang Mang smiled, can the fetish sent by the system still be tired?

Ignoring Da Hei, after thinking about it, Wang Mang said, "You go and help me see what Zhang Jian is doing?"

"Look what the old man does. Da Hei shouted: "You also let me rest and rest, a divine dog like me, I am the only one in the world, if I am tired to death, there will be no more." ”

"After eating so many spirit stones, you have to exercise to lose weight!" Wang Mang sneered, to this day, that little spirit stone is no longer in Wang Mang's eyes, but Wang Mang just can't see the big black, what is it?

Da Hei glanced at Wang Mang sadly, and disappeared into the imperial study in an instant, while Wang Mang squinted his eyes and ordered Li Lan to call Wang Yongji.

Wang Yongji had been waiting outside the study for a long time, and Li Lan said that His Majesty had summoned him, and he came to see Wang Mang over there.

As soon as he saw Wang Mang, as usual, he first bowed to push the golden mountain and poured the jade pillar, and then said: "Your Majesty, the minister has already put all the divisions of the military department into operation in accordance with His Majesty's orders, and now the military department has gathered 200,000 troops, which can go to the front line of the southern expedition at any time, and has also raised 100,000 loads of grain and grass, which is enough for the army to spend for two months, in addition to tents, cotton clothes, chariots and horses, and other various military supplies, just wait for Your Majesty's order, you will be able to sweep the southern rebels!"

"I already know, you're doing a good job. Wang Mang nodded and said, "Has the general of the leading troops been decided?"

"This is exactly what the minister is going to say to His Majesty. Wang Yongji knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Wang Yongji, the secretary of the Ministry of Ministers, please be the general who leads the troops!"

"Do you want to go in person?" Wang Mang looked at Wang Yongji with a surprised face, most of the leading generals except for the Meng family and the Wang family are military families, most of the others are thinking about returning to the military department to be an uncle after making meritorious contributions, and never have to live a happy life with his head pinned to his waist, never thought that Wang Yongji was willing to return to the battlefield to fight.

"That's right, Your Majesty, to tell you the truth, the ministers are not at ease with the old men of the military department now, and the ministers are thinking about it, so it is better for the ministers to go by themselves. Wang Yongji nodded and said: "This rebellion is a big matter, the court can't accept any failure, this burden can't be borne by others, only the minister himself goes." ”

"It's good that you have this heart, but this time in the south, I have a new idea, let me tell you first, what do you think?" Wang Mang glanced at Wang Yongji and said, "I am ready to drive the expedition in person!"

Wang Yongji's expression was stunned at that time, and then he knelt on the ground, and kept kowtowing: "Your Majesty, no!"

If you win, then you will naturally be happy, and the emperor's prestige will be infinitely enhanced, but if you lose, think about the history of those emperors who have lost the battle, Wang Yongji shuddered violently.

"Why not?" Wang Mang stood up and said, "The world is my world, and you know that the affairs of the Southern Expedition are of great responsibility, can I not know it?"

"But the royal drive is not trivial, leading the troops to fight is more dangerous and innumerable, Your Majesty, the minister is from the battlefield, from the age of twelve to the return to the court to sit in the military department of the book, before and after a total of thousands of battles, including countless dangers, only the experience of hanging by a thread have dozens of times, more than ten times, the minister's suicide note has been sent home, the danger of this, the minister feels the most profound. Wang Yongji kowtowed and wept: "Your Majesty, if you want to ask the opinion of the minister, even if the minister kneels to death in this imperial study today, he will never agree to His Majesty's personal expedition and ask Your Majesty to withdraw such a dangerous idea." ”

Wang Mang looked at Wang Yongji, Wang Yongji's temperament is unlikeable, but Wang Yongji's loyalty to the court is visible to the naked eye, so although Wang Yongji has repeatedly offended him and shouted in the court, Wang Mang should not have seen it.

Now looking at Wang Yongji's tearful kowtow begging him not to drive in person, Wang Mang was also a little moved in his heart, but Wang Mang would not give up his thoughts because of this touch.

For the monarch, one word!

looked at Wang Yongji coldly, and Wang Mang said: "Wang Yongji, can you stop my thoughts?"

"Minister......" Wang Yongji wanted to speak, but he didn't speak, and finally kowtowed on the ground with a puff, Wang Mang waved his hand, Li Lan stepped forward with a pale face and helped Wang Yongji up, and reminded in a low voice: "Lord Wang, if you want to do this again, Your Majesty will be angry." ”

I don't know if it was Wang Mang's indifference, or Li Lan's reminder played a role, Wang Yongji stopped crying, looked at Wang Mang with red eyes and said: "Your Majesty, if you insist on going your own way, Wechen really can't stop it, but Wechen has only one suggestion, that is, this matter must be agreed upon by the six ministries and nine secretaries." ”

"Wang Yongji, it's not that I am bent on going my own way, it's the general trend that I must go on this trip to the south. Wang Mang said to Wang Yongji, thinking that if I, the emperor, could really sit in the world, of course a lazy person like me would not hesitate to hide in the palace as an emperor, but it was a pity...... Time is running out!

Wang Yongji left the imperial study with red eyes, and along the way, the people who saw Wang Yongji were all stunned, and asked around what happened to Lord Iron-blooded Wang, and why he was so sad, but Wang Yongji said a lot, and Li Lan was under Wang Mang's unfathomable profundity, and even ordered him not to leak out a trace of news, so the people who inquired did useless work, and these people who were more curious were also written down by Li Lan in a small book, and the list was handed over to Wang Mang.

Sending Wang Yongji away, Wang Mang's expression moved, a wisp of consciousness floated through Chang'an, and landed on Da Hei's body, visual sharing, Wang Mang looked at the Ministry of Shangshu Mansion through Da Hei's eyes.

I haven't seen him for many days, Zhang Jian's hair has turned a lot gray, and his face is a little haggard, but his spirit is still acceptable, and on the whole, it seems that being ordered by Wang Mang to care for the elderly at home has little impact on Zhang Jian.

"Master, someone outside came to visit with the master's name card!" The housekeeper of Zhang's mansion hurriedly walked to Zhang Jianjian's side with a name post.

Zhang Jian took a sip of tea, didn't look at the famous post, and asked coldly, "Didn't you close the door to thank you?"

"The people who came are a little unusual, the old slave doesn't dare to be self-contained!" Steward Zhang said in a deep voice: "With the old slave's eyesight, the people who come look very promising, and they are not ordinary people regardless of their tone and demeanor. ”

"Really?" Zhang Jian snorted coldly, opened the name card casually, his eyes widened, as if he saw something unbelievable, and then stood up suddenly, and said in a loud voice: "What are you still doing in a daze, why don't you invite someone in, where is Madame? Hurry up and change my clothes, the master wants to see a guest!"