On the study hall.

Gao Shisheng continued: "One day, Meng Weijun issued a notice to solicit people who could go to the Fengyi Xue State to collect debts on his behalf, and Feng Tan volunteered to go. Before leaving, Feng Tan asked Tian Wen: "After the debt is collected, what do you want to buy to go home?" ”

Meng Weijun replied: "If you see what my family lacks, you can buy it." "So Feng Tan went to Xue Guo, and after the bond contract was completed, he fabricated the order of the daimyo Tian Wen and burned the bond contract, and the people shouted long live."

After Feng Tan finished his work, he immediately rushed back. When Meng Weijun heard the news that Feng Tan had burned the deed, he was very angry and immediately sent someone to recall Feng Tan. As soon as Feng Tan arrived, Meng Weijun asked him why he did that. Feng Tan said, you have a small Xue country, you do not care for the people there as your own children, but use merchant means to collect interest from them, I think it is inappropriate, so I pretend to be your will, and reward the debt to those people who are unable to repay. ”

"Meng Weijun asked him, now that he has no money, how can he buy what he lacks at home!" Gao Shisheng stretched out his hand to take it, and the beautiful maid poured the sake for him, following the appearance of Nagata Sheng's family, drank it all, and asked, "Sir, do you know how Feng Tan answered!" ”

Nagata Toshishi was a delicate man, but not stupid, and replied: "The ronin Feng Tan must have used the edict of virtue and government to buy loyalty from the poor people on behalf of his lord. ”

Gao Shisheng clapped his hands and praised: "Feng Tan replied like this: "I see that your family has plenty of food and clothing, dogs, horses, and beautiful women, so I used these ill-gotten gains to buy the 'loyalty' that you lack the most now." ”

"Burn the useless false debt coupons, donate the unobtainable false schemes, so that Xue Min is pro-monarch and shows the good voice of the monarch, so the minister is the righteousness of the monarch and the city." Master Gao recited an ancient saying, and then asked, "Mr. Ritchie thinks that this heart of loyalty is comparable to what treasure?" ”

"The order of virtue and politics is the most precious treasure in the world!" Although Nagata is also a wealthy moneylender, he still approves of the German decree in his heart, why do the people raise debts, isn't it because of the greed of the lord that there is no way to live?

Although Meng Weijun was unhappy after hearing this, he was helpless, so he had to wave his hand and say, "No, Mr. Hugh!" After another year, someone slandered Meng Weijun in front of King Qi, and King Chu said: "The widow does not dare to take the ministers of the previous king as ministers." As an excuse, he dismissed Meng Weijun from the position of Xiangguo. Meng Weijun returned to his fiefdom after the resignation, and there were still hundreds of miles away from Xueyi, and the people had already helped the old and the young to greet Meng Weijun on the side of the road. At this time, Meng Weijun knew Feng Tan's intention of burning coupons to buy righteousness and collect virtue, and said to Feng Tan with emotion: "What Mr. is a righteous person in the literary city, I see it today!" ”。”

Gao Shisheng is not good at talking, and the things he talks about are stories that happened in the past, he just relayed them and changed them into more understandable words, but everyone here has never heard of them, so they are all attracted to him, and even the pianist stopped playing and singing, for fear of disturbing him, and at the same time secretly remembered in his heart, waiting to go back, to see if he could also make up a commentary such as "The Tale of the Tian Family" and "Xue Gongji".

"What does Mr. think of Feng Chen?" Nagata Toshi's mind changed sharply, and he understood that the other party was persuading him to give generously to help the people in the township.

Aoki Daizen was silent, as if he had an understanding, and the two of them were still good at their fortunes, and replied angrily: "This person should be a real samurai!" ”

Seeing that Nagata Lishi seemed to be intent on moving, Gao Shisheng hurriedly added two fires and said, "Sir, do you know what Feng Tan did later!" ”

Feng Tan is a nobody, and everyone doesn't know it, so Nagata Sheng replied: "Please sir solve my doubts." "There has been a big change in attitudes.

Feng Tan saw that Meng Weijun was losing power, and did not abandon him, but advised his lord that "the cunning rabbit has three holes, and he can only avoid his dead ears", and said that he was willing to "dig two holes for the king".

After hearing this, the Nagata Rishi brothers were silent, thinking that their father and ancestor were accidentally involved in the "Hanakura Rebellion" of the Imagawa clan, which caused a catastrophe of death, and the family fell into the middle of the road, and almost collapsed, and the heir was extinct.

If there are three caves, why die in Huangquan.

Gao Shisheng didn't care what the two Changtian brothers thought in their hearts, and continued: "Meng Yanjun gave him fifty cars and five hundred gold to lobby the Wei State, Feng Tanxi entered the Great Liang, and said to the King of Wei Hui that the reason why the Qi State can dominate the world is due to Meng Yanjun's assistance, and now the King of Qi listened to the rumors and exiled Meng Yanjun to the vassal states, and Meng Yanjun will definitely be dissatisfied with the King of Qi. Meng Weijun's statecraft and talent are well known to the world, if the king can take him to the Liang State, with his assistance, he will definitely be able to make the country rich and the army strong. King Hui also heard the virtuous name of Meng Weijun for a long time, and was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately vacated the phase, let the original Xiangguo be the general, and sent envoys to hire Meng Weijun with thousands of catties of gold and a hundred carriages. ”

Feng Tan rushed back to Xue Di before the Wei envoys and warned Meng Weijun: "A thousand gold, heavy coins; Hundreds, manifest also. Qi Qi heard it. "Persuaded Meng Weijun not to accept the high lord of Wei, so the envoys of Wei ran three times in succession, but Meng Weijun resolutely refused. Feng Tan induced King Wei Hui to cherish and plead with Meng Weijun, which attracted the great attention of King Qi and raised Meng Yanjun's reputation. ”

"Isn't that the same as the Ping Daxiangguo, and the power to tilt the government and the opposition to get the Daxiangguo!" Kimura Heihachi's eyes widened, and he shouted incredulously: "Why did Feng Tan let his lord resign!" ”

"I have a better official position." Gao Shisheng didn't explain much, and continued: "When the king of Qi heard the news, the monarch and his ministers were terrified, and hurriedly sent the Taifu to bring "gold and gold, two horses of the car, a sword, and a sealed book", and apologized to Meng Weijun very ceremoniously, and asked Meng Yanjun to "take care of the temple of the first king, and rebel against the national unification." Feng Tan persuaded Meng Weijun to take the opportunity to ask for the sacrificial vessels of the first king and "build a temple in Xue". After the completion of the temple of Qi in Xuedi, Feng Tan reported to Meng Weijun: "The three caves have been completed, and the gentleman is happy."

After Gao Shisheng finished speaking, he sat upright and asked Nagata Lishi, "Sir, can you know now, what treasure does Sheng want to sell to your family?" ”

"Sir's intentions have been exhausted!"

"I am willing to ask the villagers for Mr. Feng Tan to buy loyalty, but I don't know if Mr. is willing to be Meng Weijun?"

"I don't dare to ask for ears!" Nagata Rishi said generously: "Mr. Story, honest for gold and jade good words, ten thousand gold is hard to find, if you can stay righteous like Meng Weijun, for the future generations of heroes to admire, death is also enough, what a waste of money!" ”

"How much money are you willing to ask me for this treasure?"

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While the two were talking, the people in the Sunfu Castle Governor's office neighed and roared, and dozens of envoys galloped on horseback, braving the rain to convey the latest moral decree to the 29 counties of the three kingdoms of Tokaido under the name of the Imagawa clan, and at the same time collecting donations for disaster relief from merchants and temples in the three kingdoms.

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Nagata Lishi was silent for a long time, as if chewing on the meaning of his words, weighing the pros and cons, suddenly got up, invited Gao Shisheng to the throne, took his clothes and bowed down, and said: "My family has abundant food and clothing, and the family has tens of millions, but the treasure of loyalty is lacking. ”

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Gao Shisheng never believed in any stories of loyalty.

He told the story of Meng Weijun's character to General Nagata Toshi, not to use any "words of loyalty", this kind of self-deceptive lie to influence the other party.

Before he took office, he naturally had to have an understanding of the people under his rule in advance, and when he chatted with Yeshan Youbei Yichao, he happened to talk about the richest man in the township, and even the wealthy man in the county, the wealthy merchant Changtian family of Junfu.

Noyama Yoshitomo also talked about the previous head of the Nagata family, who had funded and supported Genhiro Huitan in the "Hanakura Rebellion" in the fifth year of the Imagawa family's astronomical years. Although he was coerced, after the war, Nagata Toshi's father and brother were still punished by liquidation, and donated tens of millions of money to ask for forgiveness, but it didn't take long for him to be slandered, and he was ambushed within a month, and the Nagata family fell from then on.

When Noyama Yoshichao and Gao Shisheng talked about this matter, they asked him not to get too close to the Nagata family, which is why the Nagata brothers' attitude towards the Junfu servants is diametrically opposed.

The Nagata Mori clan spends money to befriend him and seek a false sense of security, while the Nagata Toshishi hates and even fears from the bottom of his heart, but he spends a lot of money every year to flatter the powerful of the Sunfu and secretly hides a large number of weapons and armor at home in case of emergency.

Knowing the other party's roots, Gao Shisheng's secret persuasion can even be said to be a threat.

This sentence is not unreasonable, he listened to the words of Beizhuang Manjiro that the county sent people more than once this year to come to Changtian's house to extort money and train soldiers.

That's why it was decided to use the strategy of the cunning rabbit and the three holes to persuade the other party to scatter their wealth, so as to buy the hearts of the people in the township and even the county. At present, if the Jun Mansion really turns over the old accounts and finds an excuse to plunder the Changtian family, the people who have been favored may also report to his family, and even help his brothers hide and abscond.

In addition, in the past, Sunfu would find various excuses to collect a large amount of money from merchants and temples every year to repair roads and castles, and this year's flood will not be an exception.

Instead of passively waiting for Junfu's order, it is better to take the initiative to donate and seek a good reputation in advance.

I only know that the accumulation of money and wealth is not just a good way to give the truth to those who want to kill themselves? As soon as the soldiers of Junfu arrived, only a few dozen people could resist stubbornly, and I am afraid that there would really be no more dead at that time.

Nagata Lishi can even think of Gao Shisheng as more vicious, if he doesn't allow what he wants, isn't he afraid that he will fabricate charges, frame Nagata family, privately gather armor soldiers, and plot against him?

The fate of the previous two monasteries is not a lesson from the past.

As for whether he will anger the other party because of this, Gao Shisheng is not worried at all, no matter how rich the Changtian brothers are, they are only after the criminal ministers, and no matter how humble the acting official is, he is also a samurai of Junfu. Unless the Changtian family wants to raise troops to make trouble, they definitely don't have the courage to dare to disadvantage him, and now the people with knives in the hall are all sent by the Zhuang office, and if they really do it, he is sure to hold the other party hostage and retreat calmly.

In fact, what Gao Shisheng is most worried about is that if Nagata Lishi really regards money as his life and doesn't produce anything, it will not be easy to do. But I didn't expect the other party to understand the secret meaning of his words so quickly, and he was really able to grit his teeth and be willing to contribute, let him use it, and help the villagers.

As for the words of pouring out the family wealth, he did not believe it, the main money of the Changtian family must have been placed in the house of Junfu Castle, which was used for turnover business, and what was left in the courtyard of his hometown was only some floating wealth, but there should be a lot of money and food.

He's not greedy, it's good to have enough.

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When you come, you will face the wind and rain, and when you return, the ox cart will travel. Nagata Li personally helped Gao Shisheng into the car, and said again: "Li Shi is ignorant, knows little about the classics, does not know the deeds of the former sages, thinks that he is a member of the power gate, and he can sit back and relax. From now on, I am willing to take Feng Tan as an example, help the poor, and share the worries of Junfu! ”

After that, he motioned to the steward to present a plate of gold to him, which was a thank you gift to him alone, because there were no outsiders, and Gao Shisheng did not pretend to be high and play any tricks. Without commanding, Kimura Heihachi rushed forward to take it, even if he knew that the gold was not for himself, it was a beautiful smile.

Gao Shisheng sat in the car and said with a smile: "I have already had the heart of serving the public, I know it, and after I go back, I will immediately pass a letter to Uncle Tambo, informing you of the loyalty of the two brothers, and asking him to ask Junfu for a certificate of gratitude for your family." ”

"Tamba...... Could it be Asahina Tanbamori? ”

"Exactly." Before he came, he had considered that if it didn't make sense, he would only have to bring out Asahina Motocho to force the other party to comply, but this kind of bullying approach ended up being inferior, and it was easy for people to look down on themselves, but fortunately it didn't make trouble to the point of tearing his face.

Nagata Toshishi may not care about what the people are Huai'en, but he must be concerned, the county keeper Asahina Motocho's opinion of his own family, this Asahina county guard is in charge of the soldiers and horses of the West Yuanjiang Half-Kingdom, and he is a big man who has no way to surrender at all, he was forced to donate thousands of dollars to the county, a million dollars, and he didn't meet each other, if he can get a relationship with it, it will be worth spending a few millions.

Knowing that Gao Shisheng has this relationship with the county guard, it was really unexpected, where can the "righteous people of the city" compare to the "show favor to the county guard".

Gao Shisheng looked at his face, knew what he was thinking, and said with a smile: "In a few days, the county will send someone to visit, and at that time, Mr.'s righteous deeds will surely travel through the entire East China Sea in a short time, and this is the loyalty I bought for my feet!" ”

After that, he said goodbye to the two Nagata brothers. The three of them and one horse hugged the ox cart and returned to the village.

The money and food for disaster relief have been settled, Gao Shisheng is in a good mood, and with a gentle beat, he hums the second beat of "A Branch of Flowers, Not Fu Lao": "I am a leader of the whole world, and I am the leader of the world's prodigal sons." May Zhu Yan not change the usual, pastime in flowers, and forget worries in wine. Divide the tea and bamboo, and play the horse and hide the lot; The five tones and six rhythms are smooth, and I am very sad to my heart! …………”

Suddenly, he stopped beating and figured out what he had always wondered about, why did people who could understand Yuanqu not know Meng Weijun, opened the bamboo curtain, and forgot in the direction of the courtyard, but only saw a vague figure in the rain.

Nagata seemed to notice it, he looked back, bowed his head, and then turned back to the village, and the door closed with a bang.

"This head of the Nagata family is really a smart man." Gao Shisheng muttered to himself.

"Who did Zhuang Tou just say?" Manjiro Kitajo, who was driving, asked.

"Nothing! I'm complimenting you three for not being afraid of the cold. Gao Shisheng retracted back into the car and changed to a comfortable position, what does it have to do with whether he is a smart person or not.