The Changsun family is the number one clan in Guanlong. Naturally, they will not be stingy with financial rewards for "helpers" like Yuan Wei. However, the rules within the clan are very strict. It is absolutely unacceptable to get what kind of money you do for what you do.
How can one make a circle if he crosses the line indiscriminately and without rules?
"Accommodating", the move is Qian Guan's "thank you". Obviously, this "accommodating" is by no means "accommodating" in the ordinary sense...
Yuanwei was silent.
No one dislikes money, especially the children of a declining aristocratic family like him. They all dream of making money and getting promoted to a noble position. After all, there are still many relatives behind them, the clan needs to be supported, and the family's glory needs to be restored.
But he also knows better the truth that "money is hard to make and shit is hard to eat". No one will give charity without reason. The meaning behind Changsun Han's seemingly ordinary "accommodating" sentence is most likely a one-time
Great risk.
After all, if there were no huge risks, why would the Changsun family give such a generous reward?
When Changsun Han saw Yuanwei being silent, he did not urge him. His smile was still warm and he calmly said: "Xiaowei Yuan was born in Guanlong and joined the Changsun family. Our interests are the same. Things that are beneficial to the Changsun family must be done."
It is also beneficial to Lieutenant Yuan, there is no doubt about this. Of course, I also understand that this matter is obviously against military orders and will never force anyone to do anything. What’s more, today’s presumptuous visit is actually done privately by me and my family does not know about it. Before sunset tomorrow,
I also ask Lieutenant Yuan to give me an answer. If that fails, I will just pretend that I have not been here today and will never inform my family. In any case, I will not make it difficult for Lieutenant Yuan."
This man also has a very good personality. His actions and words are refreshing, and he has no hint of the overbearing aura of those aristocratic families.
But Yuanwei understood that these words were not to reassure him, but to deliberately warn him.
On the surface, this matter was only done by Changsun Han alone. No matter where the trouble occurred, it had nothing to do with the Changsun family, and the Changsun family was completely exonerated. But in fact, it was telling Yuan Wei that if this matter was handled
No, the Changsun family will definitely not give up...
Looking at the Tang Dynasty, once one is jealous of the eldest son's family, there is no chance of an official career, and even a happy ending may be difficult.
Fang Jun, who has made extraordinary achievements and is in the heart of the emperor, has been repeatedly suppressed by the Changsun family, and even sent dead soldiers many times to assassinate him...
After weighing it in his mind for a long time, Yuan Wei sighed and said: "The Changsun family has been very kind to me, and I am not one of those ungrateful people. Tomorrow I will be on duty, responsible for the security of the West City. I can leave the city from my own defense zone before dawn.
. But it is best to pack lightly and only take some valuable goods out of the city. Otherwise, once others know about the commotion of the carriages and horses, the loss of my life will be secondary. With Xue Sima's nature, I am afraid that he will be killed.
The entire Changsun family’s property was set on fire.”
Changsun Han put his palms in his hands and laughed and said: "Captain Yuan is really affectionate! You are someone who cares about old friendships, so I will hand it over. When this matter is settled, I will definitely have a few drinks with Captain Yuan. Besides, this is
It will be of great benefit to me, and I will inevitably reward you in person."
Not only is it of great benefit to him? He has a heavy responsibility, but he didn't expect that Xue Rengui reacted too quickly and acted resolutely, refusing to sell anyone's favors. The Arabs blocked the city even when it was hundreds of miles away, and no one was allowed to continue.
west.
This immediately trapped him in the city.
Seeing the Arabs getting closer and closer, the war was imminent, but he was so worried that he was worried for several days. He had no choice but to take the risk and come to find Yuanwei...
It was a combination of hard and soft tactics, but fortunately Yuanwei was a smart man, and the result was acceptable.
Yuan Wei shook his head and said: "This matter is too risky. Once others discover it and report it to Xue Sima, your life will be at risk. Therefore, you must be careful and keep it confidential."
Changsun Han nodded, deeply convinced.
He was not stupid enough to say something like, "How could the Guanlong family allow a little Sima to act arrogantly?" Even if he had said it, Yuan Wei would not believe it.
Xue Rengui is a rising star in the military. He is unanimously favored by many big shots in the army. He is a direct descendant of Fang Jun and is naturally opposed to the Guanlong nobles. Moreover, this person has a tough personality. Who cares?
He didn't sell it either. If he really found out that he was eager to leave the city, he would definitely refuse to give up.
My own life and death are minor matters, but if I cannot complete the tasks assigned to me at home, then I will die without redemption...
"Don't worry, Lieutenant Yuan. I understand the importance of this. So, I will leave first and wait until tomorrow evening to send someone to contact Captain Yuan."
Changsun Han stood up immediately.
Since the matter is so serious in front of Yuanwei, it is natural to prepare a large number of valuable goods, otherwise it will inevitably become Yuanwei's preoccupation and the variables will increase sharply.
Yuan Wei also stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Go slowly, I won't send you far."
Changsun Han nodded and said, "No, no, no."
Turn around and walk out of the main hall.
Yuan Wei stood for a while and heard the footsteps outside gradually fading away. Then he sat down, poured himself a glass of wine, drank it all in one gulp, sighed, shook his head and sighed.
Changsun Han came to him, obviously feeling desperate, otherwise why would he still seek to leave the city at this time?
As for his statement that he was afraid of delaying the transaction and causing losses to the Changsun family, Yuan Wei didn't believe a word of it.
The Arabs came on their own, and the military order to seal the city was issued by Xue Rengui. Even if there were huge losses, no matter how tyrannical Changsun Wuji was, how could he be blamed on Changsun Han?
Obviously, Changsun Han wanted to leave the city urgently, but he had other agendas.
Recall that Chang Sun Jun was hanging out with a group of Arabs when he died, and Chang Sun Yan even wanted to use his hand to get rid of Chang Sun Jun... No matter how stupid a person is, he can still see that the Chang Sun family has different views on the Arabs.
Some kind of shady connection.
The problem is very serious.
Yuan Wei had a gloomy face, thinking about the consequences of this matter.
Although he is attached to the Changsun family, he hopes to get the resources of the Changsun family to help him in his official career and family business, but it does not mean that he can fight life and death for the Changsun family.
As a Tang person, contacting Arabs privately at this time should be classified as "collaboration with the enemy and treason".
Even if you don't consider the claims of "loyalty to the emperor and patriotism", once the matter is finally revealed, the Changsun family will only need to introduce a scapegoat like Changsun Han, and they will be in great misfortune.
The crime of "collaborating with the enemy and treason" must at least be charged to the Yi tribe...
But if this news was revealed to Xue Rengui and ruined the major affairs of the eldest son's family, how could the eldest son's family spare him?
After weighing for a long time, I was in a dilemma.
It seemed that I suddenly fell into a pit full of spikes. No matter whether I stayed at the bottom of the pit or tried to climb up, I would inevitably be covered in bruises...
"Mother!"
Yuan Wei cursed angrily and threw the wine glass on the ground.
The white porcelain wine glass fell to the floor, making a muffled sound, and then shattered into pieces on the floor.
"If you don't make me feel comfortable, I won't let you feel comfortable either!"
Yuan Wei's face was full of cruelty. He got up and put on a set of clothes, took his cloak and tied it up. He strode out of the main hall and asked his servant to bring the war horse. However, after reining the horse, he turned back on the horse and whipped the war horse hard.
, the war horse "Herod" made a long neigh, galloped with all four hooves, rushed out of the house, and went directly to the government office in the city.
When he arrived at the gate of the Yamen Office, Yuan Wei just reined in his horse, jumped off the horse, and looked at the open main door of the Yamen Office with a gloomy look. Many captains on duty came in and out, walking in a hurry.
After hesitating for a long time, Yuan Wei gritted his teeth, strode into the government office, and went straight to Xue Rengui's check-in room.
*****
As the Dashi army approaches day by day, the atmosphere in Suiye City, which is an important border town in the Western Region, becomes increasingly solemn, with tensions rising everywhere, and a war is imminent.
For many days in a row, merchants in the city escorted their goods out of the city toward Luntai City in the northeast to avoid the war. There were cars and horses on the road, and there was an endless stream of ordinary people and merchants.
Naturally, there are also some well-established merchants who do not take seriously the withdrawal order issued by the Anxi Army and are reluctant to evacuate their goods and colonies, because that means that business will be suspended for most of the year, and the loss of money is countless.
These people usually have many contacts with the Food Country and are business partners with each other. They believe that with this, they can completely avoid being plundered by the Food Army.
And the Anxi Army blatantly issued the order "If you don't remove the goods colonies, you will be colluding with bandits and supporting the enemy." If they don't remove the goods colonies, they will burn them all. This made the merchants who backed the aristocratic families complain, and they continued for several days.
People gathered in front of the government office, intending to meet Xue Rengui and make him withdraw his order.
As night fell, Suiye City, which had been noisy all day, gradually became quiet.
Yuan Wei put his helmet on his head and held his sword in his hand, standing on the west city gate with a solemn expression...