Chapter 80: Long-term discussion between both sides

Author: Dongchen Yuanxiu

Chapter 80: Long-term discussion between both sides

The hall was completely silent, eerily quiet.

After waiting for a long time, Beijing Wang Shuirong saw that this was not an option, so he spoke,

"Everyone, don't be anxious, don't be anxious, we will think of a solution, there will be a solution. Liu Fang, you kid is so stupid, what can you tell me?"

After hearing this, Liu Fang, the grandson of Duke Li Guo, almost spat out the food in his mouth. What happened to me? Now, seeing everyone around me looking at him, okay, let me tell you.

"Your Majesty, fellow princes and elders, I feel like there is no way to solve this matter. The first thing is money. When the money leaves the capital, only half of it reaches the hands of the border troops. We go to the deduction point and half of it goes. We still need to practice for such a small amount of money.

How can we maintain the number of frontier troops if we have an elite force?"

As soon as Liu Fang finished speaking, everyone around him nodded in agreement.

But Duke Li cursed;

"You brat, I'm looking for you to solve problems and come up with ideas, not to solve problems."

Liu Fang shrugged and sat down without saying anything. She really didn’t know what to do. She didn’t have the money to talk nonsense. She glanced at the few people who were snickering there. Liu Fang was also angry.

"Your Majesty, I think Ma Shang and Chen Ruiwen seem to have an idea."

"Oh, that's good. It's better to be taught by Duke Zhiguo. Ma Shang, please tell me first."

Ma Shang was dumbfounded. This was a mess, so he stood up.

"Your Majesty and all the elders and colleagues, I have a plan. Our reinforcements are outside the pass. Can you find a way from Luoyun Marquis Zhang Jinyu to send us back some people?"

"Is this possible?"

"I don't know."

"It's okay to give it a try."

Wang Shuirong of Beijing shouted when he saw how messy the main hall was;

"Quiet, Ma Shang, please continue."

"Yes, Your Majesty, after all, it was our border troops who helped defeat the Jurchens. Although the generals did not go, the soldiers did. Did you return the people after the battle?"

After Ma Shang finished speaking, he sat back and Shui Rong listened and said;

"That makes sense. What about you, Chen Ruiwen? What do you think?"

After hearing what Ma Shang said, Chen Ruiwen also had great ideas, so he followed the words and continued,

"Your Majesty, elders, as the saying goes, borrow money and pay back money. Even if you can't repay the person, you can just pay back some money. Besides, there are 50,000 war horses that our frontier army put together. How many war horses are there?

A million good taels of silver."

The people in the main hall were all red-eyed when they talked about this. Everyone was in need of war horses. It was a good thing to sell the ones that were not in shortage. They all angrily rebuked Zhang Jinyu, the Marquis of Luo Yun, for being unrighteous.

Only Zhenguo Niuqing said loudly,

"Everyone, now that he has all the troops outside the Pass, he has at least 200,000 troops, which is comparable to our border army. Rather than saying that he is a member of the border army, it is better to say that he is his own system outside the Pass. Come today

Those here are all members of the border army. Don’t you understand that none of the Beijing Camp, Forbidden Army, and local garrison governors are here?”

The people around were looking around, and sure enough, Prince Teng from the Beijing Camp did not come. He is an old relative of the honorable noble. It would be fine if the Marquis Baoning of the Forbidden Army did not come. There was also no Jiedu Envoy from the nearby inland garrison. Recently, none of them came.

The Chang'an Jiedushi and the Yongzhou Jiedushi who returned to Beijing to report on their duties also did not come. The systems are different.

Only then did you realize that the era of the border army is gone forever.

"Let me say something."

When everyone saw it, it turned out to be Hou Baiguangju of Xiangyang.

"Master Marquis, please tell me."

Shui Rong politely replied to the invitation,

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Everyone, it would be best if we could get this thing back. If we can't get it back, we can't turn against Marquis Zhang Jinyu. Now we need to consolidate the strength of the border army. After all, Marquis Luo Yun is also a member of the border army."

Everyone nodded in agreement that this was what happened, and the Duke of Zhen asked,

"What you said makes sense, but who is going to talk to Zhang Jinyu about this matter? It's hard for that kid to handle it because he's young and energetic."

"yes."

Bai Guangju didn't have a good idea for a while. Who could he find suitable for this?

At this time, Duke Xiu Ming interjected,

"Didn't the Emperor say that day that Wang Ziteng was related to Zhang Jinyu, and wasn't the Jia family related to the Wang family? This Jia family couldn't be more suitable."

The eyes of everyone around him were bright. Yes, the emperor did say this. They all looked at Jia She and Jia Zhen who were sitting in the back. They were drinking wine and eating meat and were very happy.

I don't even know it when I look at it.

Wang Shuirong of Beijing also looked over with admiration. The two of them obviously had a plan in mind.

"Look, you are still the descendant of the Second Duke Ning Rong. His expression remains unchanged. This is a sign of confidence. Well, let you two discuss the matter between General Jia She and General Jia Zhen. Marquis Luo Yun will come back soon.

Already."

Jia Zhen and Jia She were stunned after hearing this. What happened? It was just a matter of having some wine. They didn't want to agree to such a big thing, but after seeing the eager eyes of the people around them, they reluctantly nodded and agreed.

Jia Zhen tugged at the corner of her uncle's clothes, but Jia She still agreed. Jia Zhen gave up when she saw that there was no way back.

"Okay, this has been settled in advance. I'm wondering if I can go outside the customs to arrange some arrangements for my own tribe, which can also be considered as a way out for them."

The real purpose of Wang Shuirong of Beijing has been revealed. He wants to deploy people outside the pass, but no one in the hall is a fool. Can Luoyun Marquis Zhang Jinyu agree to this kind of thing? He has one-third of an acre of land, and no one can do it.

It’s okay to cry about being poor.

No one in the main hall agreed, they were all eating and drinking there, looking very uncomfortable.

When Shui Rong saw the cold scene, he was filled with anger. These people only knew how to cry for poverty and cling to the group whenever their own interests were lost. Even the border troops outside the customs would pretend to be stupid as long as they touched the bottom line.

"What does the Marquis of Xiangyang think?"

Bai Guangju also laughed at Wang Shuirong of Beijing's whims in his heart. He wanted to have military power and wanted to go crazy. Zhang Jinyu was not young enough to be able to handle it.

"Go back to your lord, let's discuss this matter from now on."

"Oh, the Marquis has something in mind."

Bai Guangju was not polite either. He could never let go of this kind of thing. So many princes did not say anything.

"Your Majesty, it's not me who has an idea, it's the imperial court who has an idea."

Shui Rong was stunned, why did he change the topic?

"Want to hear the details."

Bai Guangju looked at the people around him and said,

"Have you paid back the money you borrowed from the Treasury? It requires interest."

As soon as these words were said, everyone's expressions changed. What a treasury bank, borrowing money requires interest.

Wang Shuirong of Beijing did not expect that the Marquis of Xiangyang would be involved in this. He had heard that the emperor wanted to recover the debt, but he never paid attention to it. The recovery failed every year, so why did he mention it again today.

"Why did the Marquis of Xiangyang say this today?"

"Back to the prince, I have already paid it off myself. The interest is a lot. The Hou Mansion doesn't have much money, so I borrowed another sum to pay it off. I suggest you go to the Ministry of Household Affairs to check the details and think of ways to fill the hole. This time Dai Nei

The prime minister also paid back the money, and so did the Marquis of Luo Yun."

Although the people around were surprised, they were not worried. It had not been a year or two since the debt had been collected. Everyone knew what they were doing and had already thought of a way to collectively default on the debt.

Including Shui Rong, he also had this idea. He didn't have the military power and he had money, but he still wanted to lead the army back and had no money.

"I know, let's discuss this later."

Hou Baiguangju of Xiangyang shook his head after hearing this. Seeing those nobles who were still trying to get benefits from others, he suddenly felt so boring.

Several princes were still arguing about how to gather the elites of 5,000 people, and whether there were enough people to borrow some soldiers for use. But who wanted to lend out his own soldiers? It was not clear that there was no return.

Jia She and Jia Zhen sat there without saying a word. They were disturbed by what had just happened. They stopped drinking wine and the meat was no longer fragrant. They felt as if a big stone was weighing on their hearts. It was an unforeseen disaster.

The two of them looked at each other, their eyes looking very ugly. When they heard that everyone was still arguing, they couldn't help but think, how can you lead the troops without any trouble? You are chattering like girls.

Shui Rong didn't achieve his goal. He said that he would be on strict guard and he should find a solution from Luo Yunhou. Zhang Jinyu's father seemed to have worked under my father before. I don't remember, but can he join in and take advantage of it?

seats.

Shui Rong thought for a moment and shook his head. It would be embarrassing if he didn't give him face, so he might as well wait for him to come back and find out more.

Zhenguo Niongqing himself is not worried. The border army led by his grandson is in Shuoyang. The place is relatively wealthy. There are more than 30,000 defenders and 10,000 elite troops. They can be brought up at any time. They are under the command of the Duke.

Yunzhong County is located in the north and does not have much oil and water. The 8,000 elites plus the garrison total are less than 20,000. If 5,000 are deployed, the city defense will be empty.

But it cannot be said that these guys are not fuel-efficient lamps. Hou Ming was drinking quietly there. Until this time, everyone here knew that everyone's hearts were no longer together.

Even if you don’t drink the wine, slowly all the princes’ palaces and the leading generals all said goodbye and left. Jia She and Jia Zhen also quickly followed the departure pace. The whole banquet broke up unhappy, but Xiangyang Hou Bai Guangju was not happy.

Without hesitation, I ate a large piece of meat and then left with satisfaction.

Wang Shuirong of Beijing was left sitting there with a dark face, and finally a hoarse voice came from the darkness.

"My lord, don't worry, the time is not yet ripe."

"I have endured this for so long."

The person in the dark didn't reply, as if he didn't exist.
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