Chapter 463: The reward we want
When Qianmian walked into the residence of the Zuo Prime Minister in Dayue under the leadership of Zhang Jian, he had become a mature and steady middle-aged man. When he stepped into Zhang Ning's study, Zhang Ning was buried in a thick pile of official documents and wrote quickly. ~ Chinese ~ novel...
"Father, the Taiping Army's special envoy has arrived." Zhang Jian whispered.
Zhang Ning did not look up, but just said no, waved his hand. Zhang Jian asked Qianmian to sit down on the side, but he gently left the study room, stood at the door of the study room, closed the door, and personally acted as the doorman.
The Taiping Army still hangs the flag of Yue, but everyone knows what happened. At this critical moment, Zhang Ning was unwilling to be honest with the people. He chose to quietly bring people to the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion in the late night. Because of Chen Ci's affairs, the emperor has become suspicious now. In fact, even Zhang Ning himself dares to believe anyone easily. Even Chen Ci is the foreshadowing of Luo Family. So in the entire Dayue Dynasty, no one can tell how many people from Luo Family have not been removed in the dark.
After all, the Luo family is a thousand-year-old family passed down from the Tang Dynasty together with the royal Wu family. Its profound background is heartbreaking.
From this perspective, there is nothing wrong with the emperor taking advantage of the invasion of Qi to kill the Luo family. Luo family deliberately laid nails like Chen Ci many years ago, and his unjust intention was obvious.
Qianmian sat there, no one came to tea or say hello. After the big case, Zhang Ning seemed to treat him as air and ignored him at all. Instead, he was still reviewing official documents there.
If it were the case before, Qianmeng would really not know how to deal with this kind of method of big men against small men. However, since the Taiping Army began to win one after another, his status has gradually increased. He is already familiar with this, because he often deals with his subordinates like this.
This silent pressure sometimes makes people feel heavier than speaking out quickly.
However, in terms of the current situation of both sides, Zhang Ning's move seemed a bit ridiculous. In the eyes of Qianmeng, Yueting is now full of holes. On the one hand, the Taiping Army is eyeing the enemy and Luo Yishui's army is approaching the border. The Qin people who occupied Kaiping County are now staring at the battle between Luo Yishui and Yueting. It is not an exaggeration to describe the current Yueting as a shaky person.
A force in the rising period, facing the declining nobles, Qianmian not only was not defeated by Zhang Ning's silent pressure, but instead looked at the new left prime minister who assisted Emperor Yue to destroy the powerful Luo family with interest.
He looked just a white-faced scholar, with a few strands of long beards neatly trimmed, meticulous, with a solemn expression, and obvious wrinkles on his forehead. It seemed that this left-handed prince was not at all relaxed.
Of course, people like this who don’t seem to have any harm from the outside are often the kind of devil who is the most cunning and killing without blood. Thinking about how Luo was removed, you can understand the power of the person in front of you.
However, the higher the position, the heavier the responsibility. The prime minister of Yue Kingdom is not so easy to be. Zhang Ning, who has the power as he wishes, is now afraid that he is also in a mess. If he doesn't deal with it well, this left prime minister will probably become the last left prime minister of Yue.
After breathing a long sigh, Zhang Ning put the pen on the pen holder, raised his head, rubbed his fingers, and looked at Qianmian, as if he suddenly remembered that there was this person in front of him, and nodded slightly.
"What position do you offer in the Taiping Army?" The tone was very low and the speed was extremely slow, and it seemed like it was popping up word by word.
"Mr. Zhang, I did not serve in the public office in the Taiping Army. This time I came here only to represent General Qin, and I should be considered the special envoy of General Qin!" Qianmian smiled, and did not stand up and salute him as Zhang Ning imagined.
A trace of anger flashed between his eyebrows, but it was suppressed in an instant. Seeing this scene, Qianfen sneered in his heart. The grasshopper behind the autumn has not been bouncing for a few days, and still wants to show off his power in front of me?
"I'm very nervous. There are still several ministers who want to come to pay my respects next, so there is no need to waste time. What does Qin Feng send you here to do? Just say it!" Zhang Ning looked at Qianmian, and a hint of disgust flashed in his eyes.
Qianmian laughed: "Zhang Xiang, I think our conversation today will be very important. I don't think you need to meet the officials who are coming to see you because they cannot solve the crisis you are facing now. They can't do anything except cause trouble for you."
"Crisis? Alarming! Dayue is indeed a bit difficult now, but whether it is Luo Yishui or others, it is just a disease of scabies, and it will be wiped out by the court in a blink of an eye." Zhang Ning sneered.
"Is that true?" Qianmian shrugged, "Since that's the case, I want to ask the previous question, let's not talk about Luo Yishui. If you have this attitude towards our Taiping Army, then if our army is heading towards Zhengyang County now, I wonder how Zhang Xiang will deal with it? The court can only take action now, there are only 50,000 Hu Ben Army left? How many people are you going to send to Zhengyang County? Ten thousand or twenty thousand?"
With a bang, Zhang Ning slapped the table: "A group of bandits dare to speak in front of me?"
Qianmian narrowed his eyes and leaned back slightly, "Zhang Xiang, you don't have to bluff in front of us. What is the situation in Yueting now? You know, Luo Yishui knows, and we know that if it is not like this, I'm afraid you won't see me, right? If you always have this attitude, then there is really nothing to talk about between us! I'll give you a suggestion, I wonder if Zhang Xiang wants to listen?"
"Let me tell me!" Zhang Ning's attitude softened unconsciously because of the Qianwei's slightest attack.
"Zhang Xiang, if you don't regard our Taiping Army as an equal negotiation partner, we may not be able to continue our conversation. We have a choice, but you, who will hold your emperor, have no choice. Now my army is stationed in Mengshan Camp. Wherever we go depends on our conversation today. I believe you know it very well in your heart, otherwise you wouldn't see me. But it would be ridiculous if you want to use some inexplicable things to try to overwhelm me. The Taiping Army is today, not obtained by bluffing, but by one blow." Qianmian said coldly.
After glaring for a long time, Zhang Ning nodded slowly, "Okay, okay, a guy with an unknown surname also has such a demeanor. No wonder the Taiping Army can have the situation today. Tell me, what exactly does Qin Feng want to do?"
"It's very simple. Our Taiping Army is ready to contribute a little bit of strength to the court and help you deal with Luo Yishui." Qianmian said.
Zhang Ning faintly revealed, "Luo Yishui stayed in your Taiping Army for several years, and then left calmly. You can't win the trust of me if you say this."
"Luo Yishui was still a fool when he was in the Taiping Army. In our opinion, he was just a good thug, but now that he has recovered his memory, it is completely different."
"I can't see any reason you have to help us without helping Luo Yishui. Now, in terms of momentum, Luo Yishui completely overshadowed the court." Zhang Ning sat down slowly and asked back.
"This is very simple. In our opinion, Luo Yishui has no future at all. In the end, it will be a waste of money and you will get nothing. Our Taiping Army has a weak foundation and cannot withstand the tossing. Once we move, we must get the reward we want." Qianmian smiled.
"Don't you be optimistic about Luo Yishui? Do you think the court can win?" Zhang Ning's eyes lit up. This was the first time he had heard a positive evaluation of the court from outside.
"That's not necessarily true. But we have not forgotten behind Luo Yishui, and the Qin people are still ready to fight! You both sides fight hard, no matter who wins, they will win miserably. At that time, the Qin people will definitely come to fight Qiufeng. If the Qin people finally get a big profit, it will be of no benefit to our Taiping Army, because in comparison, we are more willing to deal with you!" Qianmian laughed unscrupulously. The meaning of this sentence was full of disrespect for Yueting and Zhang Ning. It sounded like he was afraid of the Qin people and did not care about Yueting.
Zhang Ning's face turned a little blue. He took a deep breath and did not cause an attack.
"How can Qin Feng help us?"
"We are ready to march into Yongping County. If our Taiping Army has not made any mistakes in the estimate, the court will choose to fight to the death with Luo Yishui in Zhongping County. After entering Yongping County, we will attack Luo Yishui from the side, cooperate with the imperial Tiger Army, and strive to defeat Luo Yishui at the lowest price and the fastest speed." Qianmian said, "And I can tell Zhang Xiang that at this time, our army has already begun."
"You want to occupy Yongping County?" Zhang Ning's eyes were filled with fire and he said angrily.
"Zhang Xiang, we will not attack Zhengyang County, but go to Yongping County, which is a poorer one, which has shown the greatest sincerity. If we attack Zhengyang County at this time, you will have no choice. Yes, the reward we want is Yongping County. Zhang Xiang, you have to see the form clearly. Even if we defeat Luo Yishui, we will suffer a lot of losses. When facing the Qin people, we will still have to watch over and help each other and support each other to block the Qin army from Zhongping County and prevent them from stepping forward. Therefore, our cooperation will be long-term, because neither of us is the opponent of the Qin people." Qianmian analyzed. "What's more, our Taiping Army is still the banner of Dayue. The angels of the court are on our territory. At least on the surface, Dayue will be a whole, right?"
"What about the future?" Zhang Ning raised his voice.
Chapter completed!