Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

"Didn't you say that after the Battle of Dafeichuan, Qinling will only become stronger and stronger?" Zanpu said angrily, "You want me to be patient again, isn't that contradictory?"

"Zanpu, it will be Qinling who is strong, not Zan Xiruo. It is not only you who are anxious about Qinling's growing strength, but also the rest of the Gar family. Qinling's seizure of his elder brother's position is comparable to that of Garr It's so much easier for the family to overwhelm you!"

"Then what if the two brothers have been living in harmony? I just sit and wait to die?"

"Although this possibility is unlikely, I have also left the last hole card for you!" Qin Ling said with a smile: "I got a secret weapon from the Tang people, as long as you pull the trigger, you can kill the target's body." The head is blooming!"

"You mean the arm crossbow you showed me last time?" Zanpu asked: "Well, that thing is indeed very delicate, but it must be within ten steps to ensure a sure hit. The difficulty lies in getting the assassin close At this distance, whether it is Zan Xiruo or Qin Ling, they are always accompanied by family guards."

"No, it's another one. I've tried it. I can shoot the peach very accurately in about thirty steps. It's powerful enough to blow my head apart, and there is no movement!"

"So powerful?" Zanpu was taken aback: "The people of Tang are willing to sell you such a powerful weapon?"

"At the beginning, the Tang general was also unwilling. He said that it would be too dangerous if it fell into our hands. But when he heard the news about the Battle of Dafeichuan, he agreed!" Lang Ri said with a wry smile: "Look If you come to Qinling and don't die, the Tang people will also have trouble sleeping and eating!"

"Yes!" Zanpu sighed, "If I had the prestige of my grandfather, enough to overwhelm Qin Ling, I wouldn't have made this move! But—" He couldn't help sighing when he said this, with a deep voice in his voice. Full of self-blame.Lang Ri who was standing at the side saw it and wanted to say something to comfort him, but the words turned into a sigh when he reached his lips.

The monarch and his subjects were silent for a long time, Zanpu cheered up and said: "Well, let's follow your method first and wait patiently for the two brothers to have an accident. If it really doesn't work, how about playing the hole card?"

"Zanpu, you just said that just waiting like this is not an option. I just thought about it carefully and think it makes sense!" Lang Ri touched his chin: "I have a way to make the two of the Gar family Something happened between two brothers!"

"Oh, it's too early to say that!" Zanpu regained his energy when he heard that, "It would be best if they could die together, it would save me energy and thought!"

"It's impossible to die together!" Lang Ri said with a dry smile, "Qin Ling has made great achievements this time, how are you going to reward him?"

"To be honest, I really don't know what to reward him!" Zanpu sighed: "Territory? Female slave? Gold and silver? Brocade? Which one is he lacking? Which one is not more than me?"

"Then let's promote Qinling to the position of Prime Minister!" Lang Ri said with a smile.

"Promote him to be a prime minister?" Zanpu was stunned: "How can that be done? Zan Xiruo is already a prime minister, so should Zan Xiruo's prime minister be removed from him? But Zan Xiruo didn't make any mistakes. Besides, the prime minister wants to return to Luosuo to handle the government affairs, how could Qinling abandon Tuyuhun's military power and return to Luosuo?"

"Qin Ling and his elder brother are not fools. If Qin Ling is spared the chancellor Zan Xiruo, they will know that this is trying to provoke the relationship between their brothers, and this strategy will be useless. But if Qin Ling is only allowed As the prime minister, he did not praise Xiruo's official position, saying that it was just to reward Qinling's great achievements, and let him stay in Tuyuhun to lead the army, and exercise the power of the prime minister after returning to Luosuo in the future. Their brothers won't suspect that this is your plan!"

"It's true that their elder brother won't doubt it, but that's useless?" Zan Pu asked anxiously.

"How can it be useless? Qinling and Zan Xiruo will not compete for the empty title of prime minister, but their subordinates are different. Originally, although Qinling made great contributions and his strength grew rapidly; but Zan Xiruo Xiruo is the eldest son no matter what, and he inherited the position of Prime Minister Lu Dongzan, the family can still hold down the younger brother; With even more wealth and troops, do you think Zan Xiruo's men can bear it? Sooner or later there will be trouble, and then this is your chance!"

"When will it be sooner or later?" Zamp waved his arms anxiously
"You have to wait now, and you have to wait!" Lang Ri grabbed Zamp's arm: "You only have one chance, understand?"

"Okay, I understand!" Mansong Mangzanpu took a deep breath: "Tomorrow, I will follow what you said and canonize Qinling as Prime Minister!"

"That's good!" Lang Ri said with a smile: "As long as you are patient enough, you can always wait for an opportunity!"

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Chengdu, Qingyangsi, Cai's house.

"What? 30 bolts of silk cloth, all in a month?" Wang Enze stood up abruptly: "Iji Lianbode, if you agree to such a thing, isn't this cheating me?"

"Young Lord, be careful! Mr. Bode, please don't pay attention to your quick talk!" Cai Dingshan hurriedly stood up, apologizing to Yiji Lianbode, while dissuading Wang Ence.

"It doesn't matter, Mr. Lang is quick to talk for a while, how can I take it to my heart!" Yiji Lianbode waved his hand: "30 bolts of silk cloth are raised in a month, which is indeed a trap for others, but not for you, you As Wang Wenzuo's younger brother, he must be able to do what ordinary people cannot!"

"I don't have his abilities!" Wang Ence said with bitterness on his face, "Really, I know that you have good intentions and want to win me a chance to perform in front of him for me, but I really can't, you can say it for me That's fine, I can say it myself, push this matter for me!"

"Lang Jun! Do you mean that you don't want to be Minggong's younger brother?" Ijilian Bode asked.

"This—" Wang Ence was stunned.

"Very good!" Yiji Lianbode pulled out the saber from his waist and threw it in front of Wang Ence: "If you don't want to be Minggong's younger brother, you can use this knife to kill yourself, right?"

Ah!
There were screams in the room, Wang Ence turned pale with fright, sat down on the ground, pointed at Ijilian Bode and stammered, "Yes, he asked you to kill me?"

"Duke Ming didn't give an order, but since you don't want to take on the responsibility of Duke Ming's younger brother, I have no choice but to ask you to make room for someone else. Anyway, the oldest of the children left by Duke Ming in Baekje is seven or eight years old. In another five or six years, I will be able to do things with ease!" Igillian Bode said coldly: "What's the matter, you can't do it? Well, let me help you!" He picked up the saber on the ground He stood up, with the horizontal knife in his hand, as if he was about to strike.

"Hey!" Cai Dingshan hurried up to meet him, and blocked Wang Ence with his arms: "Mr. Bode, what are you doing? This is Ambassador Wang's younger brother! If you force him with a knife like this, in case you get hurt what to do?"

"It's he who doesn't want to be Ming Gong's younger brother!" Igillian Bode sneered: "A family is like a fruit tree. If the branches are eaten by moths, they must be cut off, otherwise the whole tree will be destroyed. Broken! I am a Japanese, and if Duke Meng Ming refuses to accept me as a retainer, he must be loyal to the lord. Don’t worry, I will commit suicide to apologize to the lord after this matter is over!"

"Oh!" Cai Dingshan hurriedly turned his head and shouted to Wang Ence: "Little Lang, why don't you apologize to Mr. Bode for being a younger brother? How can you say such nonsense? Hurry up! Otherwise, it will be too late." !"

Wang Ence was stunned by the cold steel knife dangling in front of his eyes, but he woke up like a dream when Cai Dingshan shouted, and quickly responded: "Yes, there is no brother who doesn't want to be Wang Wenzuo to me. I was talking nonsense, quickly put away the knife, it’s not good to hurt someone!”

"Really?" asked Igilein Bird.

"It's true, it's absolutely true!" Wang Ence shouted, "Put the knife away!"

Yiji Lianbode looked at Wang Ence's pale face and confirmed that the other party was conscious. Then he sheathed the knife and bowed down to Wang Ence, "If that's the case, then it's really gratifying! I'm the one who treats you so rudely below. , please punish me!"

Seeing Yiji Lianbode retracting the knife into its sheath, Wang Ence relaxed his tense nerves, and said with a wry smile: "Forget it, how can I punish you! Let's just forget it? Lao Cai, help me out." Come on, my legs are still weak and I can't stand up at all!"

Cai Dingshan hurriedly helped Wang Ence stand up from the ground and sat back on the chair. He sighed: "30 pieces of silk, one month, Lao Cai, this is not my business alone, you have to help me!"

"This is a matter of my subordinates!" Cai Dingshan hurriedly responded, and he bowed his hands to Ijilian Bode: "Mr. Bode, dare to ask, what is the use of these 30 bolts of silk?"

"You should know that not long ago, Duke Ming succeeded Li Jin and served as the envoy of Jiannan Zhidu Yingtian to deal with soldiers and horses. Give the silk to the imperial court as military capital!"

"So it's for military use, I understand!" Cai Dingshan's face changed slightly. He has been in the shopping mall for so many years and is well-versed in the world. He immediately heard the deep meaning that Yiji Lianbode didn't say.Although Wang Wenzuo had previously served as the Deputy Envoy of Jiannan Zhiduyingtian to deal with military and horse economic strategy, but everyone knew that the word "deputy" should be removed.Although this Jiannan Zhidu envoy to dispose of soldiers and horses does not have the power of impeachment and supervision of the officials of the counties and counties in Jiannan Province, but the wealth and military power of millions of households in dozens of states in the southwest are all controlled by one person. hands, is it easy to do?Wang Wenzuo was able to ascend to this position so easily, apart from his outstanding military and political talents, his accumulated meritorious service in the past, and the favor of the Second Sage and the Prince, the most important reason was the defeat of Dafeichuan just now.

The defeat of Dafeichuan in the summer of 670 A.D. announced the end of the outward expansion wave of the Tang Dynasty that began in the Zhenguan period.The Tang Empire has shifted from strategic offense to defense in the Northwest, Northeast and other battlefields. Contrary to what many people think, strategic defense requires more troops and more funds than offense. The reason is very simple. Because one side has the initiative, he can draw troops from other parts of the battle line and choose the opponent's weak point to attack; but because the defensive side is passive, he doesn't know where the enemy's next attack point will be, so he must A considerable amount of troops must be deployed at the possible offensive locations, and a large number of fortifications must be built.Therefore, in many cases, the side on the strategic defense has more troops, spends more money, and suffers worse than the offensive side.

The Tang Dynasty was in the same situation at this time. Li Zhi in Chang'an did not know the next move of the Tubo people who had won a brilliant victory: to attack Longyou, cut off the Hexi Corridor, and unite with the Turks to attack Guanzhong from the west and north. ?Or lead the army to go south from Qinghai, take Songzhou directly, and then enter the Chengdu Plain along the Songmao Ancient Road?Or re-attack the Western Regions, cross the Tianshan Mountains, and capture the Beiting Protectorate?No one knows, so Li Zhi can only make deployments based on these three possible threats to the Tang Dynasty: give the most resources to Longyou, rebuild the Longyou Army, and screen and protect Guanzhong; he was promoted to Wang Wenzuo to deal with the camp in Jiannan Branch The strategy of military and horse management allows him to mobilize the resources of the entire Jiannan Road to resist the Tubo army that may go south; as for Beiting and the Western Regions, it depends on how much money is squeezed out of the Tang treasury. Starting from Guanzhong and Shuzhong, the importance is not on the same order of magnitude.

As for Wang Wenzuo, it is definitely not enough to defend Jiannan Road, not only to defend, but also to get more resources in this money bag for the emperor, so that the emperor can use the money to rebuild the Longyou Army and support Beiting And the battlefield of the Western Regions, this can prove that the emperor knows people with his eyes, and promoted a capable minister in an extraordinary way. Only such a hero who can give the emperor a bright face can be worthy of the emperor's extraordinary promotion and have a brighter future.The brighter the future of Wang Wenzuo, the businessmen who are attached to Wang Ence will naturally be able to do more and more business in the future and make more and more money.

After thinking about this, Cai Dingshan sent Iji Lianbode away, and then bid farewell to Wang Ence, saying that he would go outside to contact and run.Seeing his activeness, Wang Ence felt a little sorry: "Cai Gong, these 30 pieces of silk are too much, you don't have to be too serious, if you can get [-] pieces of silk in the end, it will be done! "

"Xiao Langjun, you must not say that!" Cai Dingshan hurriedly pressed Wang Ence's mouth: "This is a military and state matter for the court of tribute, and Cai, who has broken the family, must try his best to get things done, so that you can get it done in Brother Ling Show your face!"

"Well, why bother?" Wang Ence sighed, "You are a rich family, even if you have more, I will only be richer. If you worship the family business left by your ancestors, just let me stand in front of him." It's not worth it to show your face, right?"

"Xiao Langjun, this account is not calculated like this!" Cai Dingshan said with a smile: "If you say that, you will underestimate yourself and Tang!" After finishing speaking, he laughed twice, then turned and left went. (end of this chapter)