554 See the Messenger of Wan
When the Song Dynasty was founded, not only did it inherit the territory of the previous dynasty, Taizu of the Song Dynasty was also good at conquering and fighting, and he conquered many territories. Because of his strength, he accepted many younger brothers.
Wan State is one of its younger brothers. Its territory is only as big as two Nanyang counties and its population is over one million.
However, as the Song Dynasty weakened, these younger brothers stopped listening to their elder brother.
The turmoil in the southwest was caused by one of the younger brothers provoking his elder brother and trying to take advantage of the weakness of the Song Dynasty to occupy the southwest.
But all of this has become Loulan's wedding dress.
Wan State was in the west of the Song Dynasty and was the only place to go to the Western Regions. Therefore, the trade routes were extremely developed. Because of the Song Dynasty, Wan State had made a lot of money for hundreds of years.
The Ning clan in Wan Kingdom got its start by relying on trade between the Song Dynasty and other countries in the Western Regions. It established the largest chamber of commerce in the country, the Ning clan Chamber of Commerce, which was highly valued by the royal family and was entrusted with important responsibilities by the king of Wan Kingdom.
But who would have known that the Ning family was so ambitious that after entering the court, they relied on their huge financial resources to bribe officials step by step, colluding with officials and businessmen, and transferring huge benefits to each other. As the Ning family developed from generation to generation, they even reached out to the army.
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Coupled with the king's stupidity, he did not intervene and watched the Ning family grow step by step.
Now, the power of the Ning family has reached a peak. Almost two-thirds of the people in the government and the public are members of the Ning family. Gradually, the Ning family is not satisfied with this.
Their ambitions are getting bigger and bigger. They control the government, persecute the royal family's children, and jointly exert pressure with ministers to force the current king to abdicate the throne to the head of the Ning family.
Forced to have no choice but to go out for fun, Princess Wan got rid of the Ning family's tracking, and then sent people to the Song Dynasty to ask for support from the Song Dynasty to suppress the Ning family.
However, as far as the current situation of the Song Dynasty is concerned, he has too much time to take care of himself. How can he help his younger brother? Therefore, after Chen Mo learned about it, he never saw the envoy of Wan State. Instead, he asked his subordinates to tell the envoy of Wan State that he did not have time.
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I can only think about delaying it and wait until the situation in Huangguo is resolved before considering Wanguo.
After all, he is the younger brother, so he cannot refuse directly.
Seeing that there was no response from the envoy, the princess waited impatiently and gave him a time limit. She had no choice but to go directly to the Chen Mansion after asking about Chen Mo's residence.
Unexpectedly, I was really blocked by him.
We are all face to face, there is nothing we can do.
Chen Mo chose to meet him.
"Dear envoy, please come inside." Chen Mo invited the envoy into the house.
The messenger nodded.
After arriving in the Song Dynasty, the envoy also spent money to find connections and learned about the current situation in the Song Dynasty. Duke Anyang was originally in power, but he suddenly collapsed a week ago and was replaced by Chen Mo.
After he learned the general information about Chen Mo.
Everyone was dumbfounded.
Nineteen years old, first-level warrior.
Suppressing the Nanyang rebellion, one man killed thousands of people and killed the leader of the rebel army. He won the first battle.
From the capital to the battalion commander and then to the military commander.
After participating in Xiao Yunqi's seizure of power, he rose to the rank of deputy commander of the Infantry Division, which was unprecedented and would be hard to come by in the future.
The subsequent battles were just like being cheated, with less defeating more, and they were all won.
With 100,000 men, he defeated King Yan's million-strong coalition, earning him the title of the First God of War in the Song Dynasty.
Now, he has overthrown Xiao Yunqi, who is like a regent, has taken over all military power, and has become the leader among those tens of millions of people.
There are even rumors that the current Queen Mother has an unusual relationship with Chen Mo, and Emperor Dening even became his concubine.
And he is only nineteen years old now.
What kind of existence is this?
In the eyes of the envoy, Chen Mo is a legendary figure.
So facing such a person, the messenger seemed a little cautious. He came to the living room, sat down and said:
"My Lord Commander, my Excellency, Li Yuwen, was entrusted by Princess Huixian of our country. I came here to see my Lord Commander. I hope that Your Lord Commander can send heavenly troops to suppress the Ning clan. Dawan is willing to hand over the annual coins to the Song Dynasty every year."
The people of Wan call their country Dawan.
Chen Mo remained silent.
Li Yuwen thought that the reward was not generous enough and said: "In addition to paying annual coins, the princess also promised that 10% of Dawan's annual taxes will be given to the Song Dynasty."
After saying that, Li Yuwen stood up, bowed to Chen Mo, and said in tears: "If the commander can save this small country, he will be the benefactor of millions of people in Dawan."
Chen Mo quickly stretched out his hand to help. At this moment, he also thought of a way to delay time and said: "Can you, Princess Huixian, take charge of such a big matter?"
"Yes." Li Yuwen said with certainty.
"You say you have no proof, but do you have proof? Don't misunderstand me, if there is no proof, it will be difficult for me to persuade your Majesty to send troops. After all, Dawan is far away from the capital, and the road is rugged, and the cost is too high."
"There is the princess's token as proof." Li Yuwen gave Princess Huixian's token to Chen Mo for inspection.
Chen Mo glanced briefly and then said: "It's difficult to prove it with just this token. Only if there is an imperial edict or a handwritten letter from the King of Dawan. Or maybe your Princess Huixian comes in person."
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The king is closely guarded by people from the Ning family. It is not easy for the princess to go out and play. How can she have these things?
Li Yuwen shook his head.
"This matter will be very difficult to handle." Chen Mo wondered.
Li Yuwen thought it was about money and quickly stuffed the money.
"This is not a matter of money." Chen Mo rarely confiscated it, and then said: "This matter is really of great importance. Without proof or evidence, it is difficult for me to persuade His Majesty to send troops with just words."
"Then what does the commander mean?" Li Yuwen didn't believe what Chen Mo said.
All military power is in your hands. Do you still need to apply for the emperor to send troops?
"How about your envoy going back and bringing a personal letter from your king? When the time comes, I will try my best to persuade your majesty to send troops," Chen Mo said.
"Go back?" Li Yuwen was confused. It was extremely difficult to come out this time. If he went back, he might not be able to come out.
Li Yuwen hurriedly said: "Master Commander, you don't know something. The situation in Dawan is very complicated now. If I don't bring the heavenly soldiers back this time, I may never come out again."
"Then there's nothing I can do, just go back and try again. Come and see the guests off." Chen Mo didn't plan to talk to him any more.
The people below came quickly: "Your Majesty, this way."
"Master Commander, please listen to me..." Li Yuwen wanted to say something more, but under the signal from Chen Mo's eyes, two guards carried Li Yuwen and "invited" him out of the Chen Mansion.
After coming out, Li Yuwen was unwilling to give in and wanted to go in again, but this time he was stopped by the guards and refused to let in.
After sitting outside for a day, Chen Mo didn't see him again. Instead, he asked someone to give him a letter written by Chen Mo himself.
Chapter completed!