Chapter 120 Lucky Chaos
Two days later, Zhang Chong led his army back to the stronghold.
It was also when Duman took over the army that Cai Yong met Zhang Chong and his Taishan Army. He has only one feeling:
"General Shi is so young and his soldiers are so skilled."
Cai Yong has been in Beijing for many years and is no stranger to the most elite Northern and Southern armies of the Han family. Looking at these Taishan soldiers from his perspective, the fighting skills cannot be seen, but their spirit and spirit are equally impressive, even for a few individual units. Something else.
Thinking of this, Cai Yong was worried about the subsequent negotiations. With such a arrogant and powerful general, General Shi would inevitably be arrogant and instructive. When the time comes, it will be difficult for both sides to start fighting again.
But Cai Yong was obviously overly worried. After learning that Cai Yong was a lobbyist for Feng Gao Hu's mother's family, Zhang Chong enthusiastically welcomed Cai Yong into the lobby. And when Zhang Chong learned that this man wearing straw sandals, who looked more like a farmer than a celebrity, turned out to be Cai Yong, Zhang Chong was surprised.
Zhang Chong is naturally familiar with Cai Yong. Of course, later generations may be more familiar with his daughter, who is the famous Cai Wenji.
At this moment, besides Zhang Chong and Duman, there was also He Kui sitting with Cai Yong. He Kui and Cai Yong can still be regarded as relatives. He Kui and the Yuan family in Runan are relatives, and Cai Yong also married the Yuan family's daughter, so if we really count, the two are indeed relatives.
With this relationship, the whole meeting becomes more harmonious.
Then Cai Yong began to say to Zhang Chong:
"General Shi..."
Just as Cai Yong was about to speak, Zhang Chong said:
"Cai Sheng, just call me Zhang Chong."
Cai Yong was stunned, and he reminded Zhang Chong:
"How could I just call you by your first name? It's so rude."
Zhang Chong smiled and said:
"A name is just a name, it is what you call someone. Respect does not depend on the outside, but on the heart."
Cai Yong nodded. He was also a casual person, so he asked directly:
"Zhang Chong, I don't know how you can get Mrs. Hu to go home? I have a bad reputation. If I'm not harsh, I can make the decision for Mrs. Hu's family."
Zhang Chong secretly cursed in his heart. If he was a stupid young man, he might have been coaxed by this old man, thinking that Cai Yong could really have the final say.
Judging from Cai Yong's clothes, we know that he has no dignity in wandering around the world. Now he lives under the fence of others and relies on Hu's mother's family. It is probably the people of Hu's mother's family who are afraid of death, so they sent this old man to be a lobbyist.
It seems that this Cai Yong has been here for a long time, and his style of being a celebrity who likes to make decisions for others remains unchanged. However, scholars seem to be like this. They call this "the ambition to be poor and strong, and not to fall into the clouds."
But Zhang Chong didn't attach much importance to Cai Yong's decision. He naturally had a way to manipulate Hu's mother's family, and now he just stated the conditions:
"Okay, as long as Mother Hu's family agrees to my conditions, I will return Mother Hu's class safely. First, Mother Hu's family will send 30,000 shi of millet. Secondly, I will be allowed to open a market in Fenggao. Finally, I will open a market in Wenyang. Ye Bitian. He wants the powerful people nearby to stop harassing him at will. If he can agree to these three things, I will not only return Hu Muban, but also promise not to offend the powerful people in Fenggao. "
Cai Yong was thinking, as if he could really decide. After a long while, he asked Zhang Chong doubtfully:
"I understand the first one. I also guessed that you might want to sell some mountain products to the second one, but I can't understand the last one. You said you want to open up farmland in the wilderness of Wenyang. But where is there any farmland for you to open up? ?”
Zhang Chong smiled and said:
"Wenyang has hundreds of miles of fertile land, so the powerful can take over it all?"
Cai Yong was anxious. He was worried about Zhang Chong and said:
"Zhang Chong, you may have never farmed before, so you don't know how powerful these things are. All the fertile fields in Wenyang that rely on Wenshui have been divided up by the powerful Taishan people. You just need to open up fields, which is a waste of manpower and material resources. In the end, if there is no water for irrigation, it will be all in vain.”
Zhang Chong thanked Cai Yong for his concern, but he had already made up his mind and asked Cai Yong if he could do it without further explanation.
At this time, Cai Yong understood the importance. He did not agree rashly and said that he wanted to meet Hu Muban first.
In this regard, Zhang Chong has nothing to do.
Then someone took Cai Yong to Hu's mother's class. At that time, he was still teaching calligraphy in the school building. Afterwards, the two were taken to a quiet room and allowed to talk by themselves.
Cai Yong and Hu Muban are actually brothers in the same school, and their teacher is the former Taifu Hu Guang. Today's children may not know Hu Guang, but in the time of Cai Yong and Hu Mubiao, their teacher Hu Guang was a first-rate figure, known as the best in the world in memorials.
It's just that Hu Guang's reputation in Shilin was not good, saying that he was too mediocre. This is not a good word. It is often regarded as a clinging and flattering person who has no sense of loyalty. It may also be that he rebelled against his master. Cai Yong was always loyal and dared to speak up, and then he fell into this situation.
As Hu Muban, another student of Hu Guang, he inherited his teacher's skills of survival. When Cai Yong told him Zhang Chong's conditions, he did not hesitate and told Cai Yong that he agreed to them all. Even thirty thousand shisu would not be enough. How could his mother-in-law be worth such a fortune? He decided directly that if he wanted to give it, he would give him 50,000 shi.
It's not that Hu's mother is stupid, but that he wants to go back too much, and he also knows the personalities of his clan elders too well. If it only requires 30,000 dan, what will be shipped in the end will definitely not be enough. Rather than having all the complications behind it, it is better to ask for 50,000 dan at once. Those elders of the clan, no matter how greedy they are, will not be able to get away with 20,000 dan.
Since Hu Muban himself didn't feel sorry for himself, Cai Yong didn't say much. Instead, he asked about Hu Muban:
"I heard that Zhang Chong means to give up and make peace. What do you think?"
Hu Muban pinched her beard and looked around. Seeing that no one heard her, she asked:
"Do you want to hear the truth, or do you want to hear lies?"
"How about the truth? How about lies?" "The lie is, my mother Hu's family motto is, revenge must be retaliated. So I must say, let me live together for two years, and I will be ashamed again. But the truth is , I’m really scared. Bo Zhe, have you been on the battlefield?”
Cai Yong shook his head.
Then I heard Hu Muban say with lingering fear:
"I have never been on the battlefield before, but compared to my talent in wind and music, I feel that things on the battlefield are nothing more than this. When we were counselors at the Taifu Mansion to attend to world affairs, wasn't it like watching the patterns on the palm of your hand, seeing everything in your eyes? But the previous paragraph At that time, I had a battle with General Na Shi, and then I realized why Sun Tzu said that the battle formation is a place of death and death. This place is really dangerous, especially if you are not of this caliber. He still knows himself, he is really not this material.”
Then he lowered his voice again:
"Also, this General Taishan Shi is not a mortal. Don't think that I am excusing myself from defeat. You must have seen it too. Have you seen Guan Yuanzi talking like Zhang Chong before?
An ordinary farmer's son, to put it bluntly, is not like the rest of us. Our generation is human, they are just animals. But what happens now? You suddenly see a human-like animal, even more human than most people. Are you feeling weird? ”
Cai Yong thought of Zhang Chong's always graceful and calm expression, and couldn't help but agree with Hu Muban.
Finally Hu Muban said:
"So, this card is not for mortals."
"Not a mortal? How to say."
Hu Muban lowered her voice again, then leaned close to Cai Yong and breathed:
"This is the one He Kui reminded me of. Do you know that 'a saint will obey orders and fight, and he will hold orders and give Han treasures.' 'The king has the most virtuous character, and the five stars are like a string of pearls.' Are these two prophecies?"< br>
Cai Yong nodded and said:
"I know this. They are two prophecies contained in "Wei Shu", which was compiled by Ban Gu's "White Tiger Tongyi". What's wrong?"
Seeing that Cai Yong was not interested, Hu Muban exhaled again:
"Think about it again, what does these two sentences have to do with Zhang Chong?"
Cai Yong didn't understand its meaning at first, but he immediately came to his senses. This image corresponded to these two prophecies. Then he took a breath and couldn't help shouting, but Hu Muban covered his mouth.
Hu Mu class said:
"Got it!"
Cai Yong's mouth was covered, he nodded repeatedly, and then was let go. He opened his mouth several times to say something, but in the end he asked:
"The words of prophecy are just the attachment of demons causing trouble and cannot be taken as true."
Hu Muban shook his head and retorted:
"The prophecies are astronomical, and you and I can't comment on them. If you don't see that the power has not yet flourished, 'Liu Xiu sent troops to capture but failed, and all the barbarians gathered in Long Dou Ye. On the occasion of April and Seventh, fire is the main thing.' The prophecies have already become popular? Is this mysterious and mysterious? , no one can predict it.”
Cai Yong was silent, and then asked Hu Muban:
"So, what do you want to do?"
Hu Muban was surprised by this, and he asked doubtfully:
"What should I do?"
"Since you believe this prophecy, why don't you do anything?"
After hearing this, Mrs. Hu’s class replied naturally:
"Yes, just do nothing. Besides, what can we do, report this matter to the court? Let's not say whether you believe it or not. Didn't you see that Situ Yang Ci and his subordinate Liu Tao also came up with that plan? Isn't it wrong? In the end, the memorial will remain in the ban, and there will be no more news. And if the court believes it, it will be even worse. , quite familiar with this luck method.
Now this conflict is just a hidden dragon in the abyss, but once the court targets it, luck will flourish and it will help it succeed. Just like when Guangwu was in Ye County, facing Xinmang's 600,000-strong army, he should have been dead. However, his luck flourished, and meteorites fell from the sky to help his great cause. This is the principle that destiny cannot be violated. ”
When Hu’s mother class saw Cai Yong and wanted to say something, she intercepted and said:
"Bo Zhe, I advise you not to think so. You and I are both officials of the Han Dynasty. How can we help the thieves rebel against the Han Dynasty? I know you have a lot of resentment towards the country, but you must understand that the country is only deceived by the eunuchs' slander. In the future, you The gentlemen of our party will naturally be able to help the country and revive the country.”
Cai Yong was silent.
Sure enough, the person who knew him best was his junior brother.
Yes, Cai Yong did have resentment towards the current country. He believed that he was loyal to the Han family, and his several remonstrances were all at the risk of killing. But what in the end? His uncle Cai Zhi died tragically, and he and his family went into exile. Does it mean that if you are a loyal person, you will be bullied by bad people like this? There is no such truth in the world.
Hu Muban saw Cai Yong's thoughts and sighed:
"Although my family also treats "Gongyang Chunqiu", I don't agree with your Yanzhou He Xiu's point of view. When talking about the rotation of destiny, he has misinterpreted the original meaning of "Gongyang Chunqiu" and became a Taoist thief. Don't imitate him. . Have you ever thought about it, if everyone thinks that destiny does not belong to Han, and thinks that he is the one who is destined by destiny, I am afraid that there will be no one in the world who will be the emperor and how many will be the king. The world is in chaos.”
"Bojie, you are a pure scholar, don't be such a chaotic person."
Cai Yong opened his mouth and finally nodded.
(End of chapter)