Tao Qian gently stroked his long beard and said calmly: "I already knew what Master Baihu really wanted this time. Sure enough, you still took the initiative to propose it. I'm afraid this is not a public discussion of the mafia.
It’s your own selfishness.”
Wang Xun smiled and said: "The Mafia is no longer the organization it used to be. Ever since Huan Wen rebelled, the major guards have become selfish and fought openly and secretly. After so many years, I have also looked away. Instead of holding on to the unrealistic youth, Ideals are worse than actually doing something for your family. At least, when the critical moment comes, you still have someone to rely on. Just like Huan Wen, he left the organization, but he obtained a hereditary position for the Huan family that can be enjoyed by future generations. Even if it’s our organization, there’s nothing he can do. If he can, why can’t I?”
Tao Qian smiled slightly: "Aren't you afraid that your other colleagues will know your thoughts and get rid of you just like they did to Huan Wen and Xi Chao?"
Wang Xun sneered and said: "Do you think they are dedicated to the public good and the organization? Now everyone in the four major guards is thinking about their own little calculations. If I don't leave some incense for the Langya Wang family, I'm afraid that in the end the Jin Dynasty will be destroyed."
The world will belong to other families and other surnames. The best way to protect yourself is to have a reliable army in your own hands."
Tao Qian smiled and said: "But the land of Wu has been destroyed by the Tianshi Dao, and the six counties in Jiangbei are controlled by the Beifu Army. Yuzhou and Jiangzhou are relatively weak, and even Sima Shangzhi's Su Wei soldiers have to go out to guard and defend.
Going in the direction of Jingzhou, it is impossible to provide you with troops and food. At this time, the only people that Lord Baihu can think of are us mountain people in Jingzhou. However, you usually regard me as mountain people and tribesmen as barbarians, but now you want to
Relying on them to build an army to protect themselves, how can they gain the confidence to convince my people?"
Wang Xun said calmly: "Haven't your people been bullied enough by the Huan family over the years? With levying taxes, corvees and land reclamation, their lives must be much harder than those of ordinary Han people. Don't forget, back then, I
But Huan Wen’s short-term boss Bo, who had been in Jingzhou for many years, specialized in doing just this. Isn’t the Southern Barbarian captain Huan Wen later set up in Jingzhou specifically to suppress and manage your people?”
Tao Qian clenched his fists unconsciously and said in a deep voice: "You are also responsible for the oppression of my people. Do you want me to settle this debt with you?"
Wang Xun waved his hand: "Responsibilities are all about following orders. This is how the world is. The jungle eats the strong. When you have power, you can dominate others. Otherwise, you can only be bullied. This time you come to me, don't you just want to give me something?
Do you want to find a way out for your people? Only I can give you this opportunity."
Tao Qian sneered: "Not necessarily, I can also go to Huan Xuan. He is now in employment, and he can even offer me a promotion. Doesn't it mean that he has taken a fancy to the strength of my people? In order to escape these years,
Because of your oppression, our tribesmen are spread all over the land of Jingxiang, but we are hiding in the mountains, building strongholds to defend ourselves, and setting up many confusing obstacles at the entrance, and the five elements are arranged, so it will not be so easy for you to find us again!"
Wang Xun laughed: "Yuanming, you are a great scholar who is famous all over the world. Your recent work, Peach Blossom Spring, is read by everyone in the Jin Dynasty. I believe even Bian Fanzhi, the military advisor under Huanxuan, also read it.
I didn't think of you until I read this article. Others don't know your thoughts, but I know it clearly. You wrote this article for Huan Xuan to tell him about the influence of your Tao family in Xi Man.
"
Tao Qian smiled and said: "Master Baihu, you overestimated Huan Xuan. He didn't want to use my clan members. He thought I was just a recluse, writing essays to seek promotion. It's no wonder that my Tao family was in decline, and the secrets of my ancestors were revealed.
I ordered my nephew to lead each tribe to live in seclusion in the mountains and forests, set up multiple agencies to keep information, and isolate themselves from the world. What you saw back then were just some other tribes that were not from my tribe, and they were not the elite soldiers recruited by my ancestors."
Wang Xun nodded: "The elite soldiers of Jingchu have been famous all over the world since the Spring and Autumn Period. After Qin destroyed Chu, many of them went into the mountains and built camps to defend themselves. They became the source of the Xi people and the unruly barbarians. At that time, Tao Jingzhou borrowed the power of his tribe to
He dominated Jingxiang and became the first-class vassal town in the Jin Dynasty. Even the refugee commander Su Jun was defeated by him. Therefore, my former prime minister knows that the real warriors in Jingzhou are Xi people. But after the decline of your Tao family, this
A mysterious elite soldier also disappeared. If you are willing to cooperate with me, then I will definitely give you what you want."
Tao Qian's eyes flashed coldly: "Does Lord Baihu really know what I want?"
Wang Xun took a deep breath and said: "What you want is the entire Jingzhou, and I can give it to you. In addition, I can also give you the position of the White Tiger of the Mafia. This is something that none of your ancestors could get back then."
,how?!"
Tao Qian was obviously shocked. Even as calm as he was, he couldn't help but open his eyes wide and look at Wang Xun in disbelief: "I heard you right. Are you willing to give up the position of the White Tiger? Then you gave the White Tiger to me.
what to do?"
Wang Xun shook his head gently: "The Mafia is now dominated by newcomers. It's time for us old guys to give up and retire. The chaos in Wu and the hundreds of years of savings of the major families, I can count the world of the mafia."
Ten years of arms and food have been wiped out. It is no longer possible to control the overall situation of the world as before. Rather than being overthrown by others, it is better to give in and save the family. If you inherit the position of White Tiger, you will also inherit our Langya.
Do you understand the grudges between the Wang family and others?"
Tao Qian gradually showed a smile: "Master Wang, what kind of person has he offended that he can't afford to offend, so he is anxious to find me to take this position? Can I help you share this grudge?"
Wang Xun's expression changed slightly, and he sighed: "Yuanming, I really saw you right. Compared to Sima Yuanxian, who everyone calls a child prodigy, you are the real wise man."
Tao Qian said calmly: "A true wise man will know how to hide himself and protect himself, instead of finding a bunch of flatterers to say that he is a genius boy all the time, so that after a long time he no longer knows who he is. Sima Yuanxian is the same
If a person does not have the accumulation of his ancestors, he is not worthy to be compared with me."
Wang Xun smiled and said: "Yes, those who have gained power without any accumulation and only rely on their own hard work are worthy of respect. Yuan Ming thinks, besides you, how many such people are there in our Jin Dynasty today?"
Tao Qian looked at Wang Xun and said calmly: "In today's Jin Dynasty, I have three and a half people, and I admire the most because I am the same kind of person. Since Mr. Baihu asked this question today, let's try to discuss one or two.
Let’s just treat it as a character review with no external rumors.”
This chapter has been completed!