It cleared up after the heavy snowfall, and the sky and earth were covered in silver.
In the pavilion, next to the stove, after reading the transcribed information one by one, Shao Pingbo pushed a stack of confidential documents to the desk.
The personnel of Blackwater Station collected the confidential letters and burned them after reading them. The less confidential letters were not processed and were piled on the side of the desk for Shao Pingbo to read at any time.
After the Heishuitai personnel finished burning what was to be burned and left, Shao Sansheng served hot tea to Shao Pingbo, who was in deep thought, and tried to ask, "Is the matter serious this time?"
Shao Pingbo seemed to be talking to himself: "The change in Cangzhou shocked the world. This was a drastic change that could change the pattern of the world. It is not comparable to Nanzhou's attack on Dingzhou. Nanzhou's attack on Dingzhou is an internal matter of Yan State.
In the internal struggle for interests, Niu Youdao also relied on the power of the Yan State. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that he will not make the matter a big deal. This is not the case in the Cangzhou Incident. It is a true internal and external collusion and a real rebellion. Anyone with a discerning eye also knows that.
, there are shadows of Song and South Korea behind this matter."
Shao Sansheng: "Tai Shuxiong..."
Shao Pingbo suddenly raised his eyes and shot his eyes sharply.
"Uh..." Shao Sansheng quickly changed his words, "It's Your Majesty. Hasn't His Majesty already sent people to put pressure on the two countries?"
Shao Pingbo looked at the silver fox fur cape on his body and raised his hand to touch it, "Not just Your Majesty, according to the intelligence from Heishuitai, Qi and Wei are also putting pressure on South Korea and Song. None of the three Western countries want to see it at the moment.
Whoever is in power in the Eastern Four Kingdoms is beyond the reach of the whip, and South Korea and Song Dynasty will not pay attention to it. Qi State even threatened to cut off the supply of war horses, but it was difficult to sway the two countries. The two countries knew it well, and it did not matter if they cut off now. The relationship between countries
The attitude of the world is always one of one and the other. As long as the two countries succeed, Qi can only accept the reality."
Shao Sansheng: "Zhao Guo occupies a key position, what is Zhao Guo's attitude?"
Shao Pingbo: "The internal chaos of the Yan State is very similar to the situation of the Qin State before its demise. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that will appear again after the fall of Qin. No one wants to miss the opportunity to feast. Hai Wuji is not a vegetarian, but also wants to
Taking a share of the pie is just due to the pressure from the three Western countries, and his current attitude is wavering. All six countries are begging him, and Hai Wuji must not take advantage of the opportunity to reap the benefits. He must first capture the benefits. The initiative of whether to send troops to intervene at that time lies with him.
In his hand."
Shao Sansheng was extremely worried and said: "Once the Yan Kingdom can no longer hold on, won't the master of Beizhou be in danger?"
This is not an unreasonable worry. Based on Shaw's repeated actions, South Korea will not let Shao Dengyun go after it succeeds.
"Just as I was about to tell you about this, His Majesty has thought ahead and will send someone to take care of it." Shao Pingbo stood up with his hands on the table, walked out of his seat, and walked: "The problem now is that my father's cooperation is needed in this matter, otherwise
It is difficult to rob him and take him out. But my father will not abandon the brothers below easily. There is no way to tell my father directly, otherwise he will definitely refuse. So you have to find a way to contact the old housekeeper Yang Shuang, just say that you are leaving a message for your father.
As an escape route, I hope that he will think about his father and will be able to impress him and let him secretly prepare for the response. If the situation goes wrong, he will immediately cooperate internally and externally to bring his father safely to Jin."
Shao Sansheng nodded repeatedly, "Okay, I will make arrangements as soon as possible."
Shao Pingbo walked to the railing and stopped, put his hands behind his hands and sneered, "This time, Niu Youdao is in big trouble!"
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In thatched cottage, Niu Youdao stood on the high attic and looked far away!
He has been doing this often these days, and everyone in the villa has felt the impact of the dramatic changes in the Yan Kingdom on Maolu Villa.
Especially Gongsun Bu, Niu Youdao asked him to strengthen intelligence collection on South Korea and Song Dynasty.
It was windy at high places. Guan Fangyi climbed up to the attic, her skirts fluttering in the wind. She walked to Niu Youdao, who was standing with a sword and pestle, and reminded him: "See, is there someone in the pavilion over there who has been watching you? You make her very uneasy."
Niu Youdao knew who she was talking about, and said with a hint of melancholy: "The rain is about to come, the wind is filling the building, the black clouds are crushing the city, and the thatched cottage is like a small boat in the stormy waves!"
Guan Fangyi felt the pressure in his words, "It's not just her. Mr. Dao, you are the backbone of everyone, and even you acting like this makes everyone very uneasy. Cheer up, I believe in you, what's ahead is There is no road you can't cross."
Niu Youdao shook his head: "I'm not a sage. I'm okay with some opportunistic things. I haven't experienced it when the situation is big. I don't know what to say. To be honest, matchmaker, I'm looking at the situation and reacting. I'm already thinking about it. Once the Yan Kingdom cannot hold it anymore, where should we move, but I can't take away all the people in Nanzhou."
Guan Fangyi fell silent and understood the huge pressure he was under. Nanzhou was actually vulnerable under the general situation. No matter how hard Nanzhou fought, it could not withstand the more serious Yan State court. Even the Yan State court, which was suffering from internal and external troubles, was If he can't, how can he withstand the powerful enemy that invades the interior of Yan State? If things really come to that point, it will mean that he has to give up his hard work in Nanzhou, and it also means that he has to give up some things. people.
She understands that once something is done, there is no way to give an explanation to those who give up, let alone face one's own heart. This is an extremely difficult choice.
When the wind blew silently, someone went upstairs, it was Yuan Gang. When he saw Guan Fangyi was there, he stopped at the top of the stairs and did not come over.
Guan Fangyi looked back and suddenly felt unhappy. She could tell that Yuan Gang must have some confidential matters that she shouldn't tell in front of her.
She hated Yuan Gang the most, but something like Uncle Chen happened to her, which made her lose the confidence to speak in some aspects.
The movement was wrong, Niu Youdao also looked back, and then looked at Guan Fangyi who rolled his eyes, curled his lips, and snorted coldly. He couldn't help but feel happy. He loosened his hand holding the sword and faced Yuan Gang.
Yuan Gang just came over and handed him two secret letters at the same time.
Niu Youdao glanced at the first secret letter and replied casually, "I won't reply." He handed it to Guan Fangyi.
Guan Fangyi glanced at Yuan Gang coldly, seemingly saying, "It's not in my hands yet."
Looking down at the content of the letter, I understood what Niu Youdao meant by 'not replying'. It was also a letter from Tang Yi through Yuan Gang's contact channel with Weiguo. He was a lobbyist on behalf of Weiguo and advised Niu Youdao. Dao defected to Weiguo.
This is not the first time Tang Yi has written to her. Niu Youdao never replies every time, and does not give any reply at all.
Yuan Gang was indifferent to her contempt.
As for the second letter, it has a lot of background. It is a secret letter from the great Situ Gao Jiancheng of the Yan Kingdom.
Niu Youdao has also been paying close attention to the situation recently and took the initiative to contact Gao Jicheng.
The main idea of the letter is:
It is a matter of national importance. There is currently no possibility for the imperial court to withdraw the heavy defensive troops assembled on the border, and will not give Korea and Song Dynasty an opportunity to easily invade. At present, the people in the state capital near Cangzhou have adopted tactics of constant harassment, delaying Cangzhou. Cangzhou rebels. The imperial court has successfully forced the three major factions to take action, and the three major factions have forced several well-respected princes to mobilize troops and rush to Cangzhou to encircle and suppress the rebels.
Although several princes sent troops, they refused to exhaust their wealth. They did not want to bear all the money and food for the troops. Instead, they forced the imperial court to provide military supplies and food. The imperial court had no choice but to refuse to agree. If it did not provide military supplies, the princes and troops would be able to eat at any time.
He was too tired to walk as an excuse to stop the march.
At present, the matter of raising military resources is fully taken care of by Da Sikong Tong Mo, and the common people can no longer find any money. When Tong Mo speaks, his power is extraordinary. The support of the wealthy households who have good relations with Tong Mo is not small, and his own people will do it first.
He set an example. After that, he attacked those who did not cooperate mercilessly. He took action on those wealthy families. Those who were guilty were punished, and those who were not guilty were directly framed. They ransacked their homes and wiped out more than a dozen families, killing many people, including officials.
Shang Jianxiong turned a blind eye to this.
Tong Mo's actions shocked many people, and finally forced a large number of wealthy households to donate generously to help. Within ten days, they raised hundreds of millions of gold coins without letting the situation get out of control, which made Shang Jianxiong very happy!
Later, at Tong Mo's suggestion, not all the hundreds of millions of gold coins were allocated to the princes' reinforcements. They could not feed the princes' troops. They were worried that the princes would not do anything after taking the money, so they only allocated ten to ten million in property.
It was used for emergencies and was sent in batches to supervise and prevent the princes from stopping their march. The remaining 90 million in property was secretly concealed by the court and reserved for emergency use.
This is a top secret of the imperial court, and only three senior officials in the court know about it: Da Sikong Tongmo, Da Sima Shang Yongzhong, and Da Situ Gao Jiancheng.
What's even more shocking is that Tong Mo felt that relying on the power of Yan State to waste away like this was not an option, so he took the opportunity to drag down the Western Three Kingdoms, and actually made Jin State agree to use a large amount of weapons, Wei State agreed to use a large amount of grain, and Qi State agreed.
With the help of one hundred thousand war horses.
At present, Yan State cannot get the money, so it can only borrow it, saying that it will be repaid slowly in the future.
The Western Three Kingdoms are urgently raising supplies to be delivered to the Yan State in batches to help the Yan State thwart the plots of South Korea and Song Dynasty.
It can be said that Tong Mo took this opportunity to obtain the upcoming strong national capital for Yan State, turning a bad thing into a good thing.
Tong Mo said it was a loan, but in fact he had no intention of repaying it.
Shang Jianxiong was very happy, praising him for his maturity in planning for the country, and his status as the pillar of the country, and Tong Mo's position became more and more stable!
At the end of the letter, it was mentioned that the war was tense, and Grand Sima Shang Yongzhong should have gone to the front line in person. However, Shang Yongzhong was worried that the war would be unfavorable and he would take responsibility and lose his position, so he made excuses not to leave the capital. Shang Jianxiong was also worried about Shang Yongzhong's ability and did not force him.
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In the final analysis, no matter how many things Tong Mo gets, the real key lies in the outcome of the war. Once the battle is lost, no matter how many things he has, they will become someone else's.
Gao Jiancheng asked Niu Youdao to be careful, and Tong Mo offered advice. Once the war went unfavorably, the three major factions would force Nanzhou troops to send troops to wipe out the rebels!
Tong Mo has a vicious mind. Once the Nanzhou troops leave their nest and their own territory, even if they win, it will be difficult to go back.
Depleting Nanzhou's strength is one of them. Without the supply of resources on his own territory, Tong Mo can cut off the supply of Nanzhou's army at any time. The army will not be able to return to Nanzhou without food.
After reading the letter, Niu Youdao secretly sighed, no matter how vicious this Tong Mo was, he was really not a vegetarian after being in the position for so many years. At the critical moment, he was still able to turn the tide and support the broken ship of the Yan Kingdom. In the past,
Heard all the bad things said by others.
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