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Chen Wu's shot was a full 500,000 golden ticket, which certainly made Fang An's heart greedy, but his years of life in the sea made him understand that not all money can be obtained. God knows how big it must be to make Chen Wu invest so much money without even opening his mouth.

If he didn't ask clearly, he felt uneasy.

"Regarding the matter of Zhao'an, I would like to ask the envoy for a small favor......

Seeing that the other party was so vigilant, Chen Wu knew that he would not accept it if he didn't make it clear, so he leaked a little bit of information in a roundabout way.

Zhao'an?

Fang An was stunned for a moment.

If Chen Wu had offered a bribe before the completion of the preliminary negotiations yesterday, he could probably imagine that the other party was just trying to get some better terms. But now, the main terms of the negotiation have been basically agreed, and Fang An really can't imagine what Chen Wu has to ask of himself!

"General, please."

He glanced at the sandalwood treasure box with his spare eyes, and finally decided to listen to Chen Wu's request.

Chen Wu didn't say it directly, for fear of scaring Fang An, but first asked a question: "What does Special Envoy Fang think, how is the war in Tiannan County?" ”

Cheonnan-gun?

Didn't you say Zhao'an, why did you suddenly talk about it? He hesitated for a moment, and was about to say something official, but he didn't want Chen Wudao to say, "There are no outsiders here, I would have liked to hear the truth." Since Chen Wu said so, Fang An had no choice but to put away the Imperial Press Distribution Agency, thought about it, and said cautiously: "The shape is not optimistic, if the army of the Kingdom of Oman attacks at any cost, Tiannan County may be lost. ”

He said it very politely, in fact, unless there is any miracle, the loss of Nanfeng Fortress and the fall of Tiannan County are already doomed, it is nothing more than a matter of time.

Chen Wu knew that Fang An didn't want to say it to death, but the other party's statement was enough, and he said at the moment: "This general's opinion is the same, Tiannan County is only afraid that there is a great possibility that it will fall into the hands of the Oman Kingdom." If this is the case, the shape of the empire in the southeast is worrying...... What if Ben was certain that he would be able to repel the army of the Kingdom of Oman? ”

"Is this true?"

Fang An was stunned for a moment, and the expression of "this person is talking nonsense" subconsciously appeared on his face, but immediately after, his heart recalled the great martial arts of Chen Wu's army.

On more than one occasion, there have been battles in which the two sides were defeated by the officers and troops despite the disparity in strength.

Fang An's attitude couldn't help but loosen a lot.

Winning all battles brings more than just empty words.

"Such a big event, Ben will naturally not be a child's play."

Chen Wu reiterated it again, completely shaking Fang An's original incredulity. With some excitement, he asked, "Can you ask what kind of clever plan the general has?" And what do you want? ”

He knew that Chen Wu deliberately mentioned this and gave him a heavy gift, so he must have an appeal that he couldn't imagine. Moreover, most of the two are closely related.

What could it be?

He thought quickly, but he was limited by his imagination, no matter how he couldn't think of it, he could only look at Chen Wu, expecting his answer.

"I can't say anything about the plan for the time being...... However, Ben wanted the envoy to deliver a message to the central princes, and Ben would be willing to Yongzhen Tiannan for the empire. ”

Chen Wu looked at Fang An's eyes and said his purpose meaningfully.

Fang An didn't understand at first, his face seemed to be a little ignorant, but he was immediately shocked. The original drunken spirit had disappeared by thirty percent when he saw the 500,000 golden tickets, and now he was shocked even more thoroughly, almost completely sobering up. He finally understood Chen Wu's intentions - he wanted to eat Tiannan County together!

"Since the beginning of the Empire, no one has ever held the office of governor of two counties...... You must be crazy! ”

He didn't even care about basic etiquette, his tone was very unpolite, and he was stunned by Chen Wu's greed and appetite. When the conditions for Zhao'an were previously discussed, just one Songjiang had already caused countless controversies. In the end, it was able to pass guò, largely because the Taiping Army had basically captured Songjiang and had Daqing Pass in hand. Now, a Songjiang is not satisfied, and Dengzhou here has not been beaten for two days, so he is eating in a bowl and looking at the pot, and he has a crush on Tiannan?

Aren't you afraid of eating? Moreover, is it really a soft persimmon in the Kingdom of Oman?

Chen Wu didn't care about Fang An's attitude, and asked rhetorically: "Since the founding of the empire, have there been so many natural disasters**?" Has there ever been such a critical internal and external trouble? What's more, the Kingdom of Oman sent out the whole country to fight this time, with hundreds of thousands of troops, and even the famous general Leji could not resist. Ben wanted to rush to the aid of the Tiannan Army and drive these southern barbarians out, so he had to take a huge risk with all his might. If there is no return, it is really difficult to convince the soldiers. Furthermore, do you think it is better for Tiannan County to fall into the hands of the generals or the Kingdom of Oman? ”

"This ......"

Fang An subconsciously wanted to refute, but found that what Chen Wu said did make some sense. A group of rebels who had been in the army for less than a year were not at all a threat to the empire compared to an ambitious vassal state with seven counties.

But he knew very well in his heart that even if this was the case, it would be impossible for the center to get through.

"Don't worry, Ben is not asking you to preside over this matter, but just asking you to help deliver a word. In this matter, Ben Jiang would naturally send his henchmen to Zhongzhou. Just a word, and if necessary, help Ben to say a few kind words...... The 500,000 gold is just a salary, and if it happens, there will be an additional thank you gift. ”

Chen Wu added an accent to the five words "extra thank you", believing that the other party would definitely understand his hints.

Fang An's breathing became rapid.

Indeed, if Chen Wu wanted him to help with this, Fang An would never agree. Because he was well aware that the chances of the Empire agreeing to this matter were slim to none. But it's different if it's just a help handing over a word. Although this is an attitude in itself, the effect is compared to the fifty golden tickets in the sandalwood treasure chest......

As for Chen Wu's promise of thank-you gifts afterwards, he didn't look forward to it much, and 500,000 gold was enough to be satisfied.

After lowering his head and thinking for a moment, Fang An asked noncommittally, "So, what does the general want?" ”

Seeing that the other party was really relieved, Chen Wu explained his request in more detail: "It's very simple, while appointing Ben as the governor of Songjiang County, he also serves as the envoy of Tiannan County. If Ben General Shun took Tiannan County, he would temporarily supervise the affairs of Tiannan County as acting governor to prevent the attack of the Omani Kingdom. ”

It is indeed impossible to directly serve as the governor of the two counties, and the opposition it has attracted is too great, even if Qianyuanji agrees, it may not be able to suppress it. However, serving as a solicitor, and at the same time supervising Tiannan County as acting governor, although the difference is not very big in substance, it is much better in name, and the resistance to Tongguò will be greatly reduced.

"That's a ...... way"

Fang An didn't expect Chen Wu to play this game, and he couldn't help but be a little impressed. However, the acting governor is only a transitional position and title, and after a long time, sooner or later there will still be problems.

It is impossible to continue to work as acting governor for more than ten years or even decades, right?

"Decades?"

Chen Wu smiled dumbly, this envoy of Fang, his judgment of the situation in the empire really failed to jump out of inertia and limitations. Even if he didn't intervene, the empire would collapse in ten years, not to mention that the appearance of the Taiping Army had changed history. Barring no accidents, the end of the empire will only happen sooner than before the crossing.

He put away his smile and said to the other party: "It won't take that long, Ben will only need to supervise Tiannan County as the acting governor for at least five years to ten years at most!" ”

He didn't even mind writing this directly into Zhao An's contract!

"Ten years at most?"

Fang An really couldn't figure out what Chen Wu was thinking, he thought that Chen Wu wanted to separate Songjiang and Tiannan forever and become the king of Tiannan, but he didn't expect that Chen Wu only asked for supervision for ten years. Is it because the other party has another purpose, or does it feel that only ten years will be enough to fight against the empire?

What the truth was, Fang An had no way of knowing, but Chen Wu took the initiative to lower his requirements, which undoubtedly made the possibility of the whole plan being realized. Although in his opinion, this matter is still difficult in the central area, and will attract unimaginable opposition and accusations, at least it is not unachievable.

"If the general insists, I don't mind helping the general with this."

Fang An finally made up his mind and took the sandalwood treasure box back again, and then reiterated: "But one thing must be explained, all I can do is help convey and say a few words. Whether the matter is successful or not has nothing to do with me, and the general himself needs to worry about it. ”

"It's enough to have an envoy."

Chen Wu raised his glass with a smile and touched Fang An for the newly reached cooperation after the negotiation with Zhao'an.

………

Two days later, the envoy Fang An, whose terms had been negotiated, set off from Dengzhou under the escort of a group of Taiping cavalry, and returned to Zhongzhou along the Daqing Pass.

Unlike when he came, in addition to the cavalry escorted by this team, there was one more person in the team.

Yuan Xingwei!

In the past two days, this person replaced Chen Wu and discussed other details of Zhao An with Fang An. Although it was not a long time, the envoy had already understood Yuan Xingwei's eloquence and ability, and he couldn't help but be secretly frightened that there was such a talent under Chen Wu. If you guessed correctly, the person in front of you should be the person in charge of Chen Wu sent to Zhongzhou to supervise the affairs of Tiannan County, right?

With his ability, maybe he can really say that the central princes are all connected.

If that's the case, wouldn't it really be possible for him to get the after-the-fact thank-you gift promised by Chen Wu?

couldn't help but reach out and touch the sandalwood treasure box on the horseback, and a trace of eagerness flashed in Fang An's heart. Secretly glanced at the other party on the horse, and seeing that Yuan Xingwei seemed to be a little distracted, Fang An couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Yuan, the so-called matter of being entrusted by people to be loyal to people, I don't know if there is anything I can help after coming to Zhongzhou this time?" ”

"It's a little thing."

Yuan Xingwei came back to his senses, thought about the opportunity given by Chen Wu before leaving, and said, "If you can, I hope Deputy Chief Fang will help me introduce a few people!" ”>