Chapter 4904: The Pearl of Wisdom is in Hand
The Yin family of Guzang and the An family of Liangzhou are true family friends. The two families have known each other for hundreds of years. They work together to control the Silk Road to gain profits. Politically, they share their needs and advance together. Who would have thought that when the An family was in the most danger, they would be stabbed in the back by the Yin family?
Moreover, this stab hit the vital point of the vest, causing An's huge wealth accumulated over the years to be embezzled, leaving not even a scrap left...
Compared to Cheng Yaojin, who regarded An as a meritorious deed, what Yin Hongyong did was even more hateful and contemptible.
An Zhongjing was furious and shouted: "Yin Hongyong is a treacherous villain, I will definitely kill him!"
When the whole family moved to Guanzhong, the family's real estate could not be taken with them, and Dai Zui's family might not even have a chance to be sold at a low price, and it would definitely be divided up by all forces. Now that even the money and silk at home have been embezzled, how can I survive in Guanzhong?
Just thinking about the poverty-stricken life of the past, without the bells and pans, fine clothes, and no military power, An Zhongjing felt discouraged for a while, and his hatred for Yin Hongyong became more and more intense. The fire is burning...
"At this time, the most important thing is to save the lives of the whole family. We will worry about other things after we are out of danger. Don't make extraneous matters and lose big because of small things!"
An Yuanshou comforted his son with red eyes.
Doesn't he himself hate Yin Hongyong to the core and wish he could eat his flesh and drink his blood? However, now that the tiger is in peace and the dragon is swimming in the shallow water, and he has no time to take care of himself, where can he go to find trouble for Yin Hongyong?
The money and silk are only temporarily stored in the Yin family, and one day they will get them back with interest.
Zhai Liuniang asked: "What should we do now?"
"Waiting for Cheng Yaojin's reply."
"Will there be another setback?"
"No, Cheng Yaojin doesn't dare not give Pei Xingjian face, let alone spoil Pei Xingjian's important event."
An Yuanshou had a strong hatred for Cheng Yaojin: "Now is not the Zhenguan Dynasty, Zhenguan's honor is worthless! Pei Xingjian sat in Ganzhou as the governor of Anxi to implement the 'Tubo Strategy'. Behind it was the planning of the Ministry of War. To put it bluntly, It's Fang Jun Cheng Yaojin now needs more than just meritorious service to return to Chang'an, and no one can interfere with his affairs. If Fang Jun insists on not allowing him to return to Chang'an, even His Majesty will be helpless."
The era of the emperor and his ministers has passed, and now it is the world of "benevolent and harmonious" heroes.
The changes in the world are dizzying. The "ancestral laws" decades ago have completely collapsed. The study of objects, arithmetic, firearms, navigation, and even the structure of the court and the establishment of the army... one by one, they are promoted. The general trend of the world is vast and inexhaustible.
The younger generation has risen rapidly, and the old ministers of meritorious service will eventually come to an end.
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Just as An Yuanshou thought, even though Cheng Yaojin was unruly and self-sufficient, he was full of fear of his younger generation Fang Jun.
"In a blink of an eye, the brash, ignorant, stupid boy has grown to such an extent that even I have to look at his eyes. It's really depressing!"
In Guzang City, Cheng Yaojin sighed like this while drinking.
Pei Xingjian sounded nice and gave him enough face. He kept saying it was a "suggestion", but in fact it was just like an order. Can Cheng Yaojin refuse? Dare you refuse? Whenever he says "no" now, Fang Jun will come back to slander His Majesty so that he will not be allowed to return to Chang'an no matter how great his achievements are...
Today, Fang Jun is no longer simply "the number one point five man in the army", but has become his own group surrounded by a series of personally recruited civil servants and generals. He not only has the trust of His Majesty, but can also influence the situation in the court. .
He is like a real faction leader, controlling the direction of the empire.
Niu Jinda, who had just arrived in Guzang City, was feeling cold. He took a sip of wine to warm his body. He thought much more simply: "We are all imperial soldiers, why should we kill each other? Since An Yuanshou has decided to surrender and move his family to Guanzhong , our goal will be achieved, there is no need to kill them all.”
Cheng Chuliang poured wine for the two of them, took a sip secretly when they were not paying attention, and then persuaded: "What my uncle said makes sense. The second roommate has always been the most considerate of the soldiers. As the saying goes, 'Everything that can be united can be united by the edge of a knife.'" They are unanimous in dealing with the outside world. They hate civil war the most in their lives. They are polite at home and ruthless at the outside. No matter what excuse we have for attacking Fanhe City now, it will definitely offend him. If we continue to disagree with Pei Xingjian's suggestion, causing the "Tubo Strategy" to suffer losses or even fall short, that guy might ignore the friendship between the two families and try his best to stop his father from coming. Outside Chang'an."
In fact, "Tangists" like Fang Jun are common nowadays, mostly young officials and military generals. These people believe that "there is no spare inch of land in the Tang Dynasty" and "Tang people are the most noble race in the world." He advocated "using the material resources of the world to support the people of the Tang Dynasty", "everyone in the world must speak Chinese and write Chinese characters", and advocated "using force to promote the spread of culture" so that "Chinese civilization can illuminate the world"...
Cheng Chuliang was convinced.
Since we are born in the best of times, we should use our own strength to expand the territory for Chinese civilization and lead the community. If we are trapped in the power and wealth of one family and one surname, we should be trapped by the crickets in the soil and the chirping of the treetops. What's the difference between cicadas?
Cheng Yaojin glared at his son and said dissatisfiedly: "What you can think of, do you think I can't think of it? From the beginning to the end, I never thought of killing Zuo Xiaowei!"
Niu Jinda also smiled and explained to Cheng Chuliang: "Pei Xingjian is in Ganzhou, less than a hundred miles away from Fanhe City. How can he watch the fighting here and threaten his 'Tubo strategy'? So even without An Yuanshou Going to ask for help, it is inevitable for Pei Xingjian to intervene.”
As for Yin Hongyong handing over hundreds of years of wealth accumulated by the An family, it was an unexpected blessing...
Cheng Chu was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but admire his old father. He was indeed very cunning.
Thinking of An's huge sum of money, Niu Jinda felt a little worried: "Commander, it's hard to swallow all this money, right? After all, we are using troops against An Yuanshou under the pretext of finding prohibited items. This money It must be exposed in the open. If it is embezzled, I am afraid that there will be a lot of controversy between the government and the public, which will hinder the commander-in-chief's return to Chang'an."
Everyone is jealous. If the imperial officials in the court knew that Cheng Yaojin had swallowed up the An family's century-old wealth, how could they remain indifferent? How come you, a "criminal official" who was sent to Hexi by His Majesty, can still make such a windfall?
No one is perfect, and no one has enough money. As long as they are targeted by these censors, they will always find some mistakes, and then they will focus on criticism and impeachment.
Unless you collect black materials about the imperial censor like Fang Jun did, if you dare to impeach me, I will impeach you in turn...
At this critical moment of returning to Chang'an, no extraneous matters can be allowed.
Cheng Yaojin gritted his teeth: "Then transport them all to Chang'an and hand them over to His Majesty's internal funds!"
Although His Majesty is very rich now, who can object to having too much money? By dedicating such a huge amount of wealth to His Majesty, I think Your Majesty will have some understanding of the mistakes he has made in the past, paving the way back to Chang'an...
Niu Jinda said happily: "That's right. The commander-in-chief is indeed very courageous and unparalleled!"
"Hmph! Stop being so weird!"
Cheng Yaojin glared at Niu Jinda, drank the wine in one gulp, and suppressed the throbbing in his heart.
An's money contains a lot of antiques, calligraphy and paintings, gold, silver, jade, and pearls and agate. If it were sold slowly in the east and west cities under normal circumstances, its value would probably be no less than two million yuan... It hurts like a torn flesh.
Niu Jinda didn't take it seriously: "The commander-in-chief is now the leader of the border, and he is already the ultimate minister. He should calm down and take care of his family business, instead of coveting the illusory 'king with a different surname'. As long as you have enough money to spend on extraneous things, why bother?" Greedy for too much? Be aware that whether it’s power or money, if it’s not handled properly, there will be consequences. ”
When the water is full, it overflows, and when the moon waxes and wanes, everything just needs to be just right, and don’t covet perfection.
Cheng Yaojin snorted: "I still need you to teach me about this kind of thing? I know it well."
Niu Jinda was speechless, what number do you have?
I have long been fascinated by the "King with a Different Surname" and cannot see the way forward...
"Just do what Pei Xingjian said, I will give him this face."
"Here!"
Niu Jinda agreed, finished the rice in the bowl in a few mouthfuls, picked up the jug and filled the rice bowl, raised his head and drained the rice in one gulp, wiped his beard, stood up, cupped his fists and saluted: "General, I will return to Fanhe City right now."
Fanhe City is more than a hundred miles away from Guzang, and it is extremely difficult to travel in the cold weather, wind, and snow. But when we get to Guzang, we can only sit down and have a bite of food, and then immediately set off back to Fanhe City. The hardship is evident.
But there is no way. Returning to Chang'an is not only Cheng Yaojin's obsession, but also the common wish of Zuo Wuwei. Things must be implemented as soon as possible to avoid long nights and dreams.
Cheng Yaojin stood up, patted his old brother's shoulder heavily, and said a little regretfully: "You must be more careful when driving all night. After all, you are no longer as old as you used to be. Take a rest when you are tired. Don't show off."
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It’s no joke to fall off your horse when you’re driving fast on a snowy night and can’t see the road clearly.
Niu Jinda laughed loudly, with a relaxed and cheerful smile on his wrinkled face like an old farmer: "Don't worry, Commander, we old bones are just waiting for this to happen and go back to Chang'an to enjoy our grandchildren and take care of ourselves." , fought for the Tang Dynasty for half his life, made meritorious deeds and shed blood, now It's time to make way for those young people who can't wait. Let's be more open and take the initiative to make way. They can still appreciate the friendship and be respectful when we meet. But if those guys can't wait to push us down, then there will be no room for this old face. Let it go.”
After saying that, he patted his breastplate to show that his old bones could still gallop on a snowy night, ride a horse and whip his whip, then turned around and walked out.
Cheng Yaojin watched blankly as Niu Jinda's back disappeared into the heavy snow outside the door. He turned back to the desk and sat down. He took a sip of the wine from his son and sighed. Although the swords and guns were stored in the warehouse and the horses were released to Nanshan sooner or later, when this day was really imminent, my heart was full of loss and irritability.