Shen Tang, Liu Xiangling, the iron-blooded traitor in the Southern Song Dynasty Chapter 475: The Sheng family's clothes are soft, and Chengdu is defeated
Chapter 475: The Sheng family's clothes are soft, and Chengdu is defeated
Chapter 475: The Sheng family surrendered and Chengdu was defeated.
Although the Shao family and the Sheng family are merchant families, after reaching their level of strength, they naturally pay great attention to the orders of the court.
After all, maybe an imperial edict can make them rise to great heights or fall into the dust.
Therefore, they not only have business in Lin'an, but also have reliable manpower. The purpose is to be able to find out the news from the court as soon as possible.
As he spoke, the butler handed a letter to Sheng Yongde.
Sheng Yongde's expression was slightly condensed. If it wasn't an emergency, Lin'an would not be so anxious.
Sheng Yongde opened the letter and looked at it with attention.
But the next moment, he couldn't help but panic, and a touch of paleness appeared on his originally proud face.
"master!"
Sheng Yongde's expression shocked the butler on the side.
Sheng Yongde was stunned for a long time, and then suddenly smiled bitterly, "Hey, butler, go and pass the message. From now on, any action against the Shao family will be cancelled."
In addition, all the Shao family businesses that were previously occupied were abandoned.
And, find a way to compensate the Shao family."
"Sir, this..." the housekeeper was stunned.
Sheng Yongde waved his hand feebly, "Go ahead and move quickly! I know what's going on."
The reason why he made such a decision was because the imperial edict had been issued regarding Shen Tang.
The imperial edict has made it clear that Shen Tang cannot escape responsibility for his crimes, and he has been directly deprived of his current official position.
If it was just like this, Sheng Yongde would naturally be extremely happy.
However, there were two other pieces of news that followed.
These two pieces of news did not come from an imperial edict, but were orders issued from the Sansi Yamen.
First, the Shao family contributed greatly to the construction of Lianli City. Therefore, the transaction of Lianli City was temporarily left to the Shao family, and the imperial court allocated five million taels of silver.
Secondly, all purchasing matters in the palace this year will be handed over to the Shao family.
It was these two unexpected news that directly made Sheng Yongde lose hope!
First of all, these two pieces of news mean that the Shao family will make a huge amount of money. Of course, the most important thing is that this incident reveals the court's attitude towards the Shao family.
It is no exaggeration to say that from now on, the Shao family has become the supreme emperor of all merchant families. As long as these two orders are not cancelled, all merchants, including the Sheng family, will have no choice but to look up to the Shao family.
If the construction of Lianli City did not have much impact, then the purchase from the palace meant that a tight curse was placed on them.
And this spell is in the hands of the Shao family.
For these big families, the annual purchases in the palace not only mean earning money, but more importantly, establishing some relationships through this matter.
In the past, they were responsible for the inner government of the imperial court, but now, the inner government has been replaced by the Shao family.
"Why!"
Sheng Yongde sighed, how could he not see these things clearly?
The reason why the court showed so much love to the Shao family was actually to compensate Shen Tang.
As for Shen Tang, although he was temporarily dismissed from office, it is not difficult to see from this incident that His Majesty attaches great importance to him.
In this case, it is almost inevitable to return to a high position in the future.
Under such circumstances, it is meaningless to continue arguing with the Shao family.
Otherwise, you are just bringing shame on yourself.
"It seems that we must go to Lianli City.
I have been fighting with this old rival for half my life. Now, the winner has finally been decided. Let my old rival be happy..."
In fact, Shen Tang didn't care too much about these things.
However, it would be a good thing to be able to make my father-in-law happy.
"Huh?"
Shen Tang, who was wandering in the garden, looked at the time and couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.
It was almost noon, and Zhang Jun, who had gone to court, still had not returned.
An ordinary court meeting usually lasts only one or two hours.
Unless something unexpected happens, the meeting will be extended.
However, besides announcing the will to punish himself today, could anything else happen?
By the afternoon, Zhang Jun still had not returned, and Shen Tang felt that something was wrong again.
My own affairs have been decided, and there will definitely not be too much delay.
Moreover, since you have already punished yourself, even if someone wants to make trouble, you still have to think about it.
Do you really think that Shi Hao, Zhang Jun and Zhao Shen are soft persimmons?
Under such circumstances, even if Tang Si retreats and makes a comeback, he will definitely not be able to survive in vain.
And since this is not the case, it means that something else happened.
Suddenly, Shen Tang's heart moved and he secretly screamed, "Not good!"
There is currently no fighting on the northern border, and no unrest has been heard in the south. Therefore, if something big happens, it will most likely happen in Chengdu.
"Could it be that Tubo really used troops against Chengdu?"
Shen Tang secretly figured it out, but now that Zhang Jun has not returned, Shen Tang can only make random guesses.
After the dinner, Zhang Jun still hadn't returned, so Shen Tang didn't want to sleep peacefully for a while, so he just sat in the room and waited.
It wasn't until Haishi was about to pass that Shen Tang suddenly heard movement coming from outside the door.
Shen Tang stood up immediately, opened the door and went out.
Sure enough, Zhang Jun's sedan slowly entered from outside the door.
Seeing Zhang Jun getting off the sedan with a solemn face, Shen Tang couldn't help but stepped forward and asked, "Prime Minister Zhang, there has been a change in Chengdu Mansion!"
Zhang Jun was not surprised when he saw Shen Tang, he just smiled helplessly, "Sure enough, I can't hide anything from you.
Yes, it’s just a matter of Chengdu Prefecture.”
"But did the Tubo clan send troops?
What is the current situation in Chengdu Prefecture?”
Shen Tang asked anxiously.
Zhang Jun sighed slightly, "If we just send troops, this is expected. The worse news is that Shao Hongyuan was defeated."
"What?"
Shen Tang was shocked when he heard this.
“Don’t General Shao have fifty thousand troops in his hands?
How could it be defeated so quickly?
Moreover, aren’t we defending the city?”
Shen Tang asked repeatedly.
No wonder Shen Tang was so frightened. Shao Hongyuan was a veteran on the battlefield and had 50,000 elite soldiers. Adding the local troops of Chengdu Prefecture, he had nearly 100,000 troops.
Under such circumstances, even if Tubo sends troops, it will not be vulnerable.
Accompanying Zhang Jun into the study, Zhang Jun sighed again and said: "Shao Hongyuan underestimated the Tubo tribe!"
“The Tubo tribe’s army was first discovered at the border of Lizhou, numbering approximately 20,000.
However, Lizhou's defense was weak and there were not many soldiers and horses! Therefore, Shao Hongyuan sent 25,000 soldiers and horses to rescue Lizhou.
However, on the way, we were ambushed by the Tubo tribe army."
"Of the more than 20,000 troops, only a few thousand barely escaped!"
Zhang Jun said leisurely, his face full of anger and helplessness! Although there are not many soldiers and horses in Chengdu Prefecture, with the loss of more than 20,000 elite soldiers, a huge gap has appeared in Chengdu Prefecture. , the next step is difficult.