Chapter 983: The Wen Brothers
Guo Chong's request to see him really had a bit of a hint of Cao Cao's arrival, and after thinking about it further, Sun Ning even thought that his intention was similar to that of Shen Zhou and others.
But since this is the case with the important minister asking to see, even if it is a little late, he still has to see it. As for the other two brothers Wen Liangyu and Wen Runyu who came with Guo Chong, they didn't attract much attention from him.
Speaking of which, in recent years, the imperial court has also selected a lot of available talents from the people, some of them have entered the court through recommendation, and some have entered the government through the imperial examination.
And this pair of Wen brothers are from the latter, relying on solid literary skills to take the exam step by step, and the final palace examination, with insightful strategies, and won the first place, for the champion and the eye.
The two brothers are at the top of the imperial examination, even now when the number of scholars who take the examination is only half of the number in peacetime, it is an extremely rare phenomenon, so it is rumored to be a beautiful talk between the government and the opposition.
The Wen brothers naturally became the people of the year after the exam two years ago.
However, as the aura of the new champion gradually faded, the problem that the two had no foundation in the court was revealed, and in the end, they could not enter the inner circle of the court.
Because his Wen brothers are not from the Jiangnan clan, they are not even from the southwest, Lianghu, Lianghuai or Liangzhou that have been conquered by the imperial court, but from the more northerly Jiyou land, and they are about to enter the northern Xinjiang region that has been occupied by the ghosts for many years. 33
Their family of dozens of people also took great risks to come all the way because they didn't want to be oppressed by foreign rule. When they really returned to the imperial court, not only were the huge amounts of wealth they carried almost exhausted, but even the people of the whole clan suffered heavy casualties due to the many dangerous encounters along the way, and in the end, only a dozen or so people were left to settle outside Jinling City.
These two brothers are the pillars of the remaining ten or so Wen families, so they will work hard to conduct scientific research in order to have a half-official position. But at the same time, because of the lack of Olympic aid, their status in the DPRK and China is also quite marginal, at least in the past two years, Sun Ning, who has a lot of opportunities, has really left the top of the list of these brothers behind - after all, today's Kaike is not once every three years as in the past, but once a year, and the gold content of the champion list is naturally much lower, even if it is the top of the brother list.
However, this time they suddenly came with Guo Chong to ask for a meeting, which made Sun Ning think of them again, so he intended to use them next.
After thinking about it for a while, the three of them were brought to the front, and naturally they bowed and greeted each other a little.
Then, Sun Ning looked at Guo Chong with a smile: "Guo Chong, why are you in a hurry to see me today?" But is it related to Shen Zhou's request to see them together? ”
Guo Chong glanced at the Wen brothers, who were a little nervous behind him, and then smiled: "Your Majesty is really wise, it is true." ”
"Then let's talk about it, why don't you think you can't act on the matter of going to sea?"
Guo Chong was stunned: "The minister didn't think about this." ”
"Huh?"
"I think Your Majesty has misunderstood, and the minister asked to see him today, but it was for the matter of Kaifeng in the north. The minister thought that Shen Xiang and they also came to see His Majesty for this reason, and shared his worries for His Majesty. ”
These words made Sun Ning's spirit suddenly lift, which he didn't expect, and it was also the problem he most urgently wanted to solve at the moment. At the moment, he didn't take Qiao, and hurriedly said: "How can you say this?" ”
"Your Majesty forgives the sin, in fact, this matter is not that the minister has any countermeasures, but that Wen Liangyu and Wen Runyu came up with a strategy after knowing that Kaifeng had changed."
Sun Ning suddenly realized, no wonder Guo Chong would bring these two people here. At that moment, he turned his attention to the Wen brothers again: "Do you really have a good plan to solve the problem of the north?" If it really works, I will be rewarded, and I will never break my word! ”
The two brothers' hearts beat fast when they heard this, and they glanced at Guo Chong gratefully at the same time.
The decision made by the two of them to take refuge in Lord Guo before was really right, he is not like others who always take the region as the primary condition, as long as he is really capable of learning and willing to do things for the court, he will be reused.
Although his reputation is not as good as that of those who are in high positions, he is much better than those who claim to be upright.
These thoughts flashed quickly in their hearts, and the two bowed to Sun Ning again: "Your Majesty, Weichen and other Kaifeng matters are indeed a bit foolish. ”
"Say." Sun Ning said expectantly.
Wen Liangyu immediately spoke: "Your Majesty, the lobbying about Kaifeng City has not been successful, but it is regarded by the traitors as the imperial court wanting to provoke their internal disputes, on the surface, it is indeed very unfavorable, and it may make the imperial court encounter military affairs soon, but in the minister's opinion, in the long run, this may not be a great opportunity." ”
"Oh? What chances? Sun Ning immediately asked.
"Don't leave any trouble in the future to provoke the opportunity for the rebels and thieves of the Pingtian Army to strife!"
"Let's listen carefully." Sun Ning raised his eyebrows, sat up straight, and stared at the two brothers.
Wen Liangyu also suppressed his heart that was pounding because of nervousness, and said: "Your Majesty Mingjian, if we really follow the strategy set before, through lobbying against Kaifeng Qin Yude, we may be able to use our troops to the north soon and successfully take Kaifeng and other cities, but the hidden danger is not small."
For example, how to meet the other party's rude conditions one by one in advance, and how to settle them afterwards. You can't really cross the river and tear down the bridge, and you won't recognize it then, right? In that case, it would be too damaging to the prestige and credibility of His Majesty and the Imperial Court.
"But if you really want to give them enough benefits, how to convince everyone, and whether such people can be trusted, is still a question."
When Sun Ning heard him say this, he couldn't help but nod: "I did think about what you said at the beginning, but in order to get things done as soon as possible, I can only take care of the overall situation for the time being." ”
"What Your Majesty said is, and in this way, it will inevitably greatly increase the arrogance and arrogance of Qin Yude's generation, making them put forward more unreasonable conditions, which will make Your Majesty and the imperial court feel more embarrassed."
Wen Liangyu said, paused, plucked up the courage to look up and said: "So don't hide it from Your Majesty, in fact, since the beginning, the minister is not optimistic about this lobbying of Kaifeng Qin Yude, because no matter whether it succeeds or fails, it is not a good thing for the imperial court." ”
Saying that, he added: "And after discussing with his brother Wen Runyu for many days, the minister is convinced that if he fails, it can become another opportunity, as long as His Majesty uses the minister's strategy, it should be able to make the relationship between Luoyang Zhao Guangxiao and Kaifeng Qin Yude become fire and water, and it is difficult to have the possibility of reconciliation!" ”
Some people died, but not completely......