Chapter 80 Anyone who openly offends a strong man will be punished no matter how far away (please subscribe)

Xie Wanniansheng's thick eyebrows and big eyes make him look like an honest man without much care.

But this is just his appearance. In fact, Xie Wannian is very smart, especially in the depths of his honest eyes, there is a shrewdness that cannot be hidden.

After Wang Mang and Wannian exchanged a few words of greetings, the two of them pushed each other and entered Wang Kuang's elegant residence together.

Wang Kuang is the main one, so he naturally takes the first place.

Wang Mang considered himself a junior, so he took the initiative to sit on the left side.

Feeling Wang Mang's compliment, Xie Wannian was in a great mood, so he naturally sat on the seat on the right next to his master.

Wang Mang said: "When I met the great craftsman today, it was indeed as my brother Kuang said. The great craftsman is mature and prudent, and has the image of a minister. In the future, he will definitely be regarded as a minister, and he will be granted the title of prime minister, and he will be ranked among the three princes."

After Wang Mang sat down, he first gave Xie Wannian a rainbow fart. Listening to Wang Mang's humble words, Xie Wannian couldn't contain the joy in his heart.

Xie Wannian replied: "General Wang praised me, I am just a despicable person with a low status. I was recommended by the old Sima General Wang Gong and was awarded the title of great craftsman with a salary of two thousand stones."

Wang Mang said: "A great craftsman must not underestimate himself. Sun Shu'ao was raised in the sea, and Baili Xi was raised in the market. Some sages also started from humble beginnings. A great craftsman's talent is outstanding, and his future achievements will definitely be no worse than the former."

Xie Wannian was filled with joy when he heard this. No one had ever praised him so highly.

Xie Wannian sighed, "How can I compare with the sages?"

Wang Mang smiled and said: "We all know the talents of great craftsmen. As soon as the opportunity comes, we can skyrocket to the top and become the great roc!"

After bragging to Xie Wannian again, Xie Wannian was in a much better mood. Now in his eyes, Wang Mang has almost become his brother. But Xie Wannian also understands that there is nothing in this world.

Good for no reason.

Xie Wannian asked: "I feel ashamed that the general boasts so much about me. I wonder if the general has any advice?"

Wang Mang laughed and said, "The great craftsman is really smart, but Mang has something I want to ask for."

Xie Wannian said: "General, it doesn't matter if you say it, as long as it is within my ability, I will not refuse."

Wang Mang replied: "In that case, Mang will not go out any more. Does the master know the secret of the Bashui Cocoon Hall?"

When Xie Wannian heard Wang Mang's question, he naturally knew it. The machine in the Bashui Cocoon Hall was a tribute from Shu. At that time, Jie Wannian even led people to learn how to debug it. Only then did the machine in the Cocoon Hall become

The machine in it is fully assembled and ready for use by the Queen Mother, Queen and other noble people.

Xie Wannian said: "I know this opportunity. When Shu paid tribute to this thing, I personally received it before sending it to the Cocoon Hall."

Wang Mang was overjoyed after hearing Jie Wannian's words, and continued: "To be honest, master, yesterday I went to Bashui with my brother Kuang for an outing, and were lucky enough to meet the Empress Dowager. We were ordered by the Empress Dowager to go to the Cocoon Pavilion to accompany the Empress Dowager.

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"Under the order of the Queen Mother, I personally operated the machine. During the operation, I suddenly had an idea that I could improve the effectiveness of the machine. At that time, I boasted to the Queen Mother that I could improve the ability of the machine."

"However, Mang does not have the talent of a craftsman. He only has fantastic ideas, but cannot implement them at all. Therefore, today I asked Brother Kuang to introduce the master craftsman. I hope that the master craftsman can give me some advice and help Mang complete his fantasy and create a new type of machine."

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As soon as Xie Wannian heard Wang Mang's words, his little mind suddenly became active. This was to create new things for the Queen Mother, which was a great achievement.

Therefore, Xie Wannian did not pretend to shirk, and directly replied: "The general will not give up, and I am willing to do my best to help the general make new machines."

Wang Mang stood up and paid homage: "Thank you, Master, for your help."

Wang Kuang sat in the first place, looking at Wang Mang's operations in confusion.

At the beginning, Wang Mang clearly told him that the reason for inviting Xie Wannian was to expand the paper mill in the suburbs. Why did the topic of conversation between the two of them turn into a joke as soon as they met?

This made Wang Kuang very puzzled.

But Wang Kuang didn't say a word, because he also understood that since Wang Mang spoke like this, he must have new considerations, so Wang Kuang pretended not to know what to say and just thought it was to connect the two people.

After talking about this matter, the three of them naturally entered the next step.

Under Wang Kuang's arrangement, fine wines, delicacies, actors and singers are naturally indispensable subjects for aristocratic gatherings.

In this exchange of toasts, cups and cups, the friendship between Wang Mang and Wang Mang for thousands of years was once again sublimated.

Wang Mang took advantage of the wine and asked: "Master Jiang, I know that Master Jiang and General Chen Tang have always been on good terms. I first took charge of the post of captain, and I was among the troops. I heard many stories about General Chen Tang's Western Regions."

"So Mang has been a close friend of General Chen Tang for a long time. If the master doesn't mind Mang Meng Lang, would you be willing to introduce Mang to General Chen Tang?"

Xie Wannian was so happy that he responded directly: "This is a trivial matter."

Wang Mang offered another cup of Jie Wannian and said, "Thank you so much, Master. After mid-spring, I will meet with Master and General Chen Tang for a trip to Xinfengxi Township. I heard that the scenery of Xinfengxi Township is unique and you can see it at a glance."

Xie Wannian agreed without thinking.

At this time, Xie Wannian didn’t know that Xinfeng Xixiang would be the abyss where he was buried.

However, now with Wang Mang's help, Xie Wannian may have a chance to jump out of the abyss of Xinfeng.

Of course, Wang Mang’s help in helping Jie Wannian didn’t really depend on Jie Wannian’s talent.

The main reason why Wang Mang helped Jie Wannian was because of Chen Tang!

Chen Tang's name may not be prominent in the memories of many people in later generations. Even when future generations talk about the mighty generals of the Western Han Dynasty, they will not mention Chen Tang's name, but only Han Xin, Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, Li Guang and others.
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However, Chen Tang’s achievements are also a peak that cannot be ignored!

Chen Tang came from a humble background, unlike Wang Mang and other children of aristocratic families who came from wealthy families.

Chen Tang's childhood was difficult and his family was extremely poor. In order to make a living, Chen Tang could only rely on begging and borrowing money. As a result, the villagers thought that Chen Tang was a person without moral integrity.

But who of the so-called villagers have experienced the pain of not having enough to eat and not having enough warm clothes to wear?

Fortunately, Chen Tang was eager to learn when he was young and was able to write good articles. This can be regarded as the capital that Chen Tang uses to settle down and become famous.

Therefore, Chen Tang, who really couldn't make it in his hometown, had no choice but to take a gamble and go to Chang'an to become a Beijing drifter, hoping that he could get a part-time official position and get ahead.

Maybe it was because Chen Tang was so miserable that God favored him at this time. After arriving in Chang'an, Chen Tang got involved with a minor official named Taiguan Xianshicheng.

The responsibilities of this official position are equivalent to that of the emperor's warehouse manager, responsible for offering gifts.

After Chen Tang worked as a royal warehouse manager for several years, he was fortunate enough to get acquainted with Zhang Bo, the Marquis of Fuping. Zhang Bo appreciated Chen Tang's talent. Therefore, when Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty later issued an edict asking the princes and ministers to recommend young talents,

Zhang Bo recommended Chentang.

It stands to reason that at this time, Chen Tang should have turned over and become a prosperous person. Unfortunately, God felt that it was not dramatic enough at this time, so he added a little twists and turns to Chen Tang's life.

While Chen Tang was happily waiting for his new job assignment, he received a letter from his hometown saying that your father is gone.

However, Chen Tang, who had finally waited for the opportunity, could not easily let it go. Therefore, Chen Tang learned from the painful experience and pretended that he did not know.

However, during the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty was a feudal dynasty based on filial piety. Although the system of observing filial piety was not as perverted as that of later generations, it should at least be an appearance.

But Chen Tang didn't. So Chen Tang was reported about the matter. As a result, not only was he unlucky, but the Marquis of Fuping who recommended him, Zhang Bo, was also unlucky. Zhang Bo was not only deprived of 200 households of food, but also lost his family.

Therefore, after Zhang Bo's death, the imperial court gave Zhang Bo the posthumous title of "Miao". It can be said that he was really unlucky.

However, the ancients said that when the sky is about to entrust a great responsibility to a person, he must first strain his mind, strain his muscles and bones, starve his body and skin, and deplete his body. After forcing a person to a desperate situation, he will rebound again.

Therefore, as a person blessed by a special historical mission, Chen Tang naturally got such a "Da Ren script"!

Chen Tang did not decline because of this. After Zhang Bo, Chen Tang still had noble people to help him, and eventually Chen Tang was appointed as a Lang Guan. After becoming a Lang Guan, Chen Tang's restless heart began to beat again.

Ever since, Chen Tang kept actively requesting to be sent to the Western Regions. Opportunity is like a goddess. As long as you lick it frequently, you might give him a smile one day.

Chen Tang's opportunity finally came. After his unremitting efforts and repeated requests, he was finally appointed as the deputy captain of the Western Regions Protectorate, and together with the full-time captain Gan Yanshou, he was ordered to go on an envoy to the Western Regions.

After arriving in the great world of the Western Region, Chen Tang took off completely!

At that time, when Chen Tang and Gan Yanshou were stationed in the Western Regions, the Zhizhi Chanyu of the Northern Xiongnu was expanding his influence in the Western Regions in an attempt to weaken the power of the Han Dynasty in the Western Regions.

Chen Tang couldn't bear it when he saw this! He had to be dealt with!

So I discussed with Gan Yanshou whether to give Zhizhi Shanyu a method?

As soon as Gan Yanshou heard this, he immediately fell ill. Chen Tang seized the opportunity and directly sent out troops, summoning all the Han forces in the Western Regions and the troops of the small countries in the Western Regions that had surrendered to the Han, totaling more than 40,000 people, to take him by surprise.

Ganzhizhichanyu!

Gan Yanshou was so frightened by Chen Tang's manipulation that he recovered from his illness.

Gan Yanshou quickly grabbed Chen Tang and said, "My dear mother, what are you doing? It's such a big thing that it needs to be reported!"

At this time, Chen Tang had no choice but to take action. If he reported it to the imperial court without first asking whether the imperial court agreed or not, he would have delayed his opportunity just by going back and forth.

Therefore, Chen Tang directly retorted: "The troops have already gathered, do you want to ruin everyone's affairs?"

Gan Yanshou also knew that he could not escape, so he and Chen Tang redeployed their plans, adding troops from the three schools of Yangwei, Baihu, and Heqi, as well as troops from the vassal country. While writing a memorial to plead guilty, he sent out troops in a mighty manner.

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As a result, Chen Tang won a big victory!

Not only did they pin Zhizhi Chanyu directly to the ground, but they also uprooted the Northern Huns!

They killed 1,518 people, including the Zhizhi Chan Yulan, the prince, and the king, and captured 145 people, and surrendered more than 1,000 people.

This great victory directly established the Han Dynasty's invincibility in the Western Regions and completely drove the Huns out of the countries in the Western Regions.

Especially during this battle, Chen Tang also said a heroic saying!

This statement says:
To be continued...