Nine hundred and fortieth chapters set up an ambush
Zhou Fang met with Deng Yu in disgrace, and then went to Da Situ's mansion to see Fu Zhan. Zhou Fang was quite smart, knowing that Fu Zhan was a world-famous scholar, so he did not directly send gold to him, but sent it to
He bought a lot of jades and top-quality calligraphy.
As a result, Zhou Fang also had a bad experience with Fu Zhan. Although he was not forcibly expelled from the mansion by Fu Zhan, he did not give him a good look. Finally, Zhou Fang went to Da Sikong Mansion to meet Song Hong.
Song Hong was quite polite to him. Although he did not accept the gifts he sent, he always treated him with courtesy.
During the conversation, Song Hong repeatedly warned Zhou Fang and asked him to go back and tell Wei Xiao that as long as Wei Xiao did not rebel, everything would be easy to discuss. Once Wei Xiao had the heart to rebel and embarked on the road of rebellion, he would be destroying himself.
After Zhou Fang left Da Sikong's Mansion, he sat in the carriage and was helpless. For the first time, he discovered that there were times when he could not give away gold, silver and jewels.
It was getting late, and Zhou Fang could not go to see other ministers, so he could only go back to the inn to rest temporarily.
The next morning, Deng Yu, Fu Zhan, and Song Hong all reported to Liu Xiu truthfully, saying that Zhou Fang came to visit their house yesterday and brought generous gifts, but they did not accept them.
Liu Xiu nodded cheerfully and said half-jokingly: "Everyone has sent gifts to his door. It seems a bit unkind for you to reject them outright. If someone comes to give you gifts in the future, you can accept them. Now the treasury is empty."
, is in urgent need of money to make up for it!"
When the ministers in the hall heard this, they all burst into laughter. Deng Yu also raised his hands seriously and said: "Your Majesty's teachings are very good. I will pay attention to them in the future."
Deng Yu also amused Liu Xiu.
It seemed that Liu Xiu did not take Zhou Fang's actions seriously, and even joked about it with the officials in the court. In fact, he was becoming more and more dissatisfied with Wei Xiao.
Kaixiao sent an envoy all the way to Luoyang. He did not ask to show his loyalty to the court, but asked the envoy to bring a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry in order to bribe the ministers of the court. What did he want to do?
But Liu Xiu couldn't cure Wei Xiao's crimes. He just gave gifts and asked for nothing. What crimes could he cure Wei Xiao?
After the dynasty dispersed, Wu Han found Yao Qi and asked cheerfully: "Secondly, can I be on duty today?"
Hearing this, Yao Qi almost became angry. He raised his hands and said, "Mr. Wu, when is the day when I will not be on duty?" He is currently a guard, and his duty is to guard the palace. He is on duty almost every day. Once there is a new year or a festival, he will be on duty.
Very busy.
Wu Han asked with a smile: "It's been a while since I returned to Beijing, and we have never had a good get-together. How many drinks should we go out for today?"
Yao Qi thought for a while and said, "I can spare an hour at noon."
"Okay, let's meet at Chunfeng Pavilion at noon."
"It's a deal!" Yao Qi agreed simply. Chunfeng Pavilion is a restaurant in the city. It's not the best, but it's still a first-class restaurant.
To make a long story short, at noon that day, both Wu Han and Yao Qi came to Chunfeng Pavilion as scheduled.
The two of them, one is the Grand Sima and the other is the Weiwei, are both high-ranking officials in the court. When the shopkeeper and the waiter saw the two of them coming, they treated them as honored guests and greeted them respectfully.
Move to the private room on the top floor.
Entering the private room, Wu Han and Yao Qi sat down. It didn't take long. The store served wine and food, and Wu Han and Yao Qi chatted while eating.
At first, the two of them only chatted about some insignificant household matters. After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Wu Hanfang got to the point and said, "What do you think of Zhou Fang?"
Yao Qi smiled calmly and said, "It's just a lobbyist sent to Luoyang by Kai Xiao."
Wu Han said meaningfully: "Secondly, don't underestimate lobbyists! When Zhou Fang came to Luoyang, he brought a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry. His purpose was to bribe the ministers in the court and speak for Wei Xiao!"
Yao Qi shrugged and said: "Wu Gong doesn't need to worry too much about this matter. Zhou Fang visited General You's Mansion, Da Situ Mansion and Da Sikong Mansion successively. In the end, no one had his gold, silver and jewelry."
Wu Han said seriously: "Zhonghua, Fu Gong, and Song Gong are all rare in the world in terms of their character. They can remain unmoved by the gold, silver and jewels sent by Zhou Fang, but what about the other ministers?
Can all ministers have such conduct as them?"
His words really shocked Yao Qi. Fu Zhan and Song Hong, one was the Great Situ and the other was the Great Sikong, were both ranked among the three princes, with prominent status and generous salaries. They couldn't look down upon Zhou Fang's gift.
It's really normal.
As for Deng Yu, he was a Marquis of Ten Thousand Households. Needless to say, the salary of General Deng Yu's right was enough.
But in the court, there are still many ministers who are relatively poor. It is hard to say whether they can withstand the temptation of gold, silver and jewelry!
Seeing that Yao Qi was thoughtful and silent, Wu Han said: "We are not afraid of ten thousand, but just in case. If any minister in the court is really bribed by Zhou Fang, it will undoubtedly become a major hidden danger in the court.
You can’t help but be on guard!”
Yao Qi nodded slowly, feeling that Wu Han's words made sense. Wu Han said: "That's what I planned..."
"Want to hear the details!" Yao Qi looked at Wu Han intently.
"Tomorrow night, if possible, we can invite Zhou Fang out. Let's have a meal with him. Of course, eating is just a pretense. The key is to give him a good beating and make him restrain his behavior in Luoyang. Don't think that Luoyang can make people
His lawless place!”
Yao Qi nodded first, and then asked in confusion: "If you want to invite Zhou Fang to dinner, why does Duke Wu need my presence?"
Wu Han said with a smile: "I have always advocated the use of troops against Liangzhou. If I were to invite Zhou Fang to dinner, he might not dare to come! But the next situation is different. As for whether to use troops against Liangzhou, the situation has always been
Remain neutral, neither advocate for war nor peace, and Ji Kuang is still a guard and a close minister of His Majesty. If Ji Kuang comes forward to invite Zhou Fang, Zhou Fang will definitely come to keep the appointment."
Hearing what he said, Yao Qi couldn't help but feel happy, and said with emotion: "People say that Duke Wu has a bad temper and is irritable. In fact, people don't know that Duke Wu is careful, considerate, and as meticulous as silk.
ah!"
"Hey, hey, hey!" Wu Han waved his hands repeatedly and said with a smile: "This is such a compliment, I can't bear it."
Yao Qi blinked his eyes, suddenly leaned forward, and asked, "Wu Gong won't be unfavorable to Zhou Fang at the dinner tomorrow night, right?"
Wu Han looked confused and muttered blankly: "It's not good for Zhou Fang? Oh, secondly, where did you think of it? Zhou Fang is an envoy. The two countries are fighting and they don't kill the envoy. How can I do anything to him?"
Unfavorable? Besides, without His Majesty’s will, even if I wanted to do something to him, I wouldn’t have the guts!”
Yao Qi thought for a while and realized that this was also the case. Then he laughed loudly and said, "I will send someone to deliver the invitation to the inn early tomorrow morning!"
"This is a second-tier problem."
"Mr. Wu, you're welcome."
The two finalized the matter and planned to have a meal with Zhou Fang tomorrow night. They also warned Zhou Fang not to use large sums of money to bribe ministers in Luoyang.
The next day, not long after Zhou Fang got up, he received an invitation from Yao Qi, inviting him to a banquet at Chunfeng Pavilion tonight.
Zhou Fang was overjoyed when he saw the invitation from Yao Qi. Yao Qi was Liu Xiu's confidant. The fact that he could serve as a guard showed that Liu Xiu had great trust in him. If he could successfully bribe Yao Qi, it would be a big deal for him.
The general is undoubtedly extremely advantageous.
Zhou Fang didn't think much about it, and happily went to the Chunfeng Pavilion that night to keep the appointment. Yaoqi arrived at the Chunfeng Pavilion first, and Wu Han had reserved a box here, but Wu Han himself did not come.
Yao Qi originally thought that Wu Han was delayed by something and would come over later, but he waited for Zhou Fang and did not see Wu Han. Yao Qi invited Zhou Fang into the box, and the two of them bowed their hands and saluted.
Exchange greetings.
While speaking, Zhou Fang noticed that Yao Qi's gaze drifted outside from time to time. He asked curiously: "Ancheng Hou (Cao Qi) also invited others?"
"No, I didn't invite anyone else!" Yao Qi still looked cheerful on the surface, but he was frowning secretly in his heart.
This Wu Ziyan clearly agreed yesterday that everyone would eat together and warn Zhou Fang. Now that he has invited people over, it would be better for him to hide and not show up.
But Yao Qi couldn't explain the secret behind it clearly, so he could only entertain Zhou Fang alone. Zhou Fang said with a smile on his face: "Fang is really lucky to be invited by Marquis Ancheng today. Fang is in Liangzhou."
, I have also heard about the name Anchenghou for a long time. When Anchenghou was in Yanzhou, he single-handedly resisted an army of 100,000 bronze horses. It was really like a god descending from heaven! In today's world, such a powerful warrior must be Anchenghou!
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Yao Qi couldn't help but laugh. This Zhou Fang was really eloquent and eloquent, and he had also made sufficient preparations in advance.
He said: "The envoy of Zhou was greatly rewarded. The battle with the Bronze Horse in Yanzhou was not the result of one person from Yaoqi, but the contribution of the entire army."
Zhou Fang said seriously: "Ancheng Hou is too modest..."
Yao Qi waved outside and took the opportunity to order wine and food to change the subject.
It didn't take long, and the guys brought the food and wine they ordered one by one. Zhou Fang ate the food, drank the wine, and praised: "Luoyang deserves to be the capital city. Under the emperor's feet, the wine and food in Luoyang are far better than Liangzhou."
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Yao Qi did not continue the conversation, but changed the topic and suddenly asked: "What is the purpose of Zhou Envoy coming to Luoyang this time?"
His words stunned Zhou Fangwen. Zhou Fang paused for a moment and said quickly: "Fang was ordered by the general to come to Luoyang to explain to His Majesty that Liangzhou is currently unable and unable to send troops to Shu."
"Really?" Yao Qi asked with a smile.
Zhou Fang was shocked and said hurriedly: "It's absolutely true! The Qiang, Huns and Lu Fang all covet the land of Liangzhou and are eyeing Liangzhou. Once Liangzhou launches troops, I'm afraid that the Qiang, Huns and even Lu Fang will
, will take the opportunity to attack Liangzhou. Liangzhou has no soldiers to use, wouldn’t it be dangerous..."
Before he finished speaking, Yao Qi interrupted cheerfully: "Envoy Zhou misunderstood me. I'm asking you, are you really coming to Luoyang this time just to explain why Liangzhou can't send troops to Shu?
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Zhou Fang nodded his head and said: "Of course... of course!"
"In this case, why did the envoy of Zhou bring so much gold, silver and jewels to give to General You, Da Situ and Da Sikong?"
"This... this is just a little greeting gift. It has no other meaning. I hope Marquis Ancheng will not misunderstand it."
Yao Qi shrugged and said: "Whether I misunderstood or not, it doesn't matter. The key point is that if His Majesty misunderstood, General Liangzhou would not be able to explain clearly in front of Your Majesty..." As he spoke, he looked out the window.
Float away.
I saw a black shadow flashing across the roof of the pavilion opposite Chunfeng Pavilion. Because the black shadow was so fast, others might not notice it, but Yao Qi could see it clearly.
He was secretly surprised, there was an ambush around Chunfeng Pavilion!
Who set up an ambush here? What is the purpose? Who is the target? Yao Qi remained calm and continued to say to Zhou Fang: "What I mean, the Zhou envoy may understand?"