Chapter 1647 That road can't go any further, the least determined recruiting faction
Wu Yong, who is accustomed to observing people's words and expressions, saw Xiao Tang's intriguing eyes looking at him. His expression was calm and he just said: "Xiao Ke, a professor in this village, was born in a humble background. He first had to seek refuge with King Chao Tian, Xiao Juliangshanshuibo.
After escaping from disaster, he received an edict from the court from Song Gongming's brother, pardoning his sins and inviting peace. However, he became an enemy of Xiao Renxia and offended many times. The court was ungrateful, and Kongjiao Xiaoke and Gongming's brother made mistakes... First of all,
Hearing that Xiao Renxia was willing to forgive Xu Gongming's brother for his crimes, in the current national crisis, regardless of his military background, Xiao Renxia also sympathized with the loyalty of the court and tried his best to promote everyone to work together to resist foreign humiliation. Xiao Ke then dared to come to pay homage to Xiao Renxia.
The grace of forgiveness.”
Xiao Tang pondered for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said: "Wu Xuexue, you and I have interacted with each other many times. We have cooperated with each other, or we have hidden our thoughts... although it has never been a heart-to-heart friendship.
, but to be honest, I really admire you for being good at inferring, and you were able to guess my identity when I was walking around in the world under the name "Quan Yu".
Since you are a smart man, you must now open the sky and speak frankly. Why am I willing to temporarily allow Song Jiang to follow my righteous army to fight against the Jin, but why do I only treat him as a subordinate army, whether with him or with him?
There is still some estrangement between you...Wu Xuexu must have thought clearly. This time you are willing to surrender to me and work with us to do great things. You should have thought about it earlier, so I would also like to ask
Wu Xuexue, if you want to dispel my doubts, what plans have you made?"
After listening to Xiao Tang's words, the look of surprise on Wu Yong's face flashed away, and then quickly returned to his original expression of indifference. Only on this point did Xiao Tang admire Wu Yong a little.
He often used the air of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" in which Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan and said with a smile, "The mountain man has his own clever plan." Although the fire was still far from good, Xiao Tang thought that no matter what situation he was in in the original work, he
He has never shown a panicked and embarrassed look, regardless of whether he has good plans or evil plans, good tricks and bad moves... Even though he is now in a situation where he is dependent on others, he can still hold the look on his face.
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Faced with Xiao Tang's straightforward inquiry, Wu Yong replied calmly: "Thanks to Xiao Renxia for being so commendable, and for being so frank in asking questions, Xiao Renxia was very frightened. Xiao Renxia had a keen eye, and he roughly figured out the character of brother Gongming of the Qing Song Dynasty.
I also understand that although he once betrayed his loyalty and surrendered to the imperial court, he was indeed loyal in his heart. Therefore, now he can ignore the past grudges and resist external humiliation. Therefore, he can be used as Gongming's elder brother;
However, what Xiao Renxia was worried about was never just brother Gongming and Xiao Ke. It was the dilemma between loyalty and righteousness. Among the many heroes who now surrendered to Xiao Renxia and participated in the righteous deeds, how many of them were initially loyal to the country?
He was unwilling to betray the imperial court, let alone join the green forest to become a strong man? However, Xiao Renxia was still able to teach the heroes to return to their hearts. Although he was righteous and benevolent and vowed not to harm loyal ministers and martyrs, the most important reason was not just because
The court's lack of integrity has caused the country's loyal people to be humiliated and humiliated, and the innocent people in the world have become cold-hearted. Until now, in the current national crisis, many upright and brave people have not only suffered from national disaster, but also found it difficult to find a family. They have all felt this before.
Xiao Renxia has been so kind to him, so how can he not willingly surrender and work together to create a great cause?"
Wu Yong was talking eloquently, and when he subconsciously wanted to put on the posture of deputy operations planner, he suddenly felt something was wrong, and quickly bowed his head, and then said: "It's not just Xiao Renxia? Xiao Ke was an old acquaintance of brother Gong Ming.
, until now, it is not an exaggeration to doubt whether we have ulterior motives or whether we have ulterior motives. However, because we were obsessed with it at the beginning, we are not as obsessed as Xiao Renxia, who held an important official position in the court, and his reputation in Juelu has already been seen.
It is clear that brother Gongming and Xiao Ke were still lucky in the recruitment, but now they have seen clearly that the court is ungrateful and look down on those like us who have fallen into neglect. Brother Gongming was persecuted by the old traitor Gao Qiu at the beginning.
, but why is he still loyal to the court? It's all because he hopes that even if he won't be rewarded for a long time, he can at least leave a good name after his death...
But today is different from the past. The imperial court is incompetent and most of the officers and soldiers are of no use. As a result, the Jurchen foreign barbarians are wreaking havoc in the Central Plains. Xiao Renxia leads a group of heroes to identify the country's disasters, regain the lost territory, and save the people from the fire and water.
The current situation is far from being comparable to the green forest strongmen who gathered together at the beginning. The common people in the world have been waiting for Xiao Renxia and the Juyi division to be highly respected, and now the imperial court is weak and has negotiated peace with the Jinlu. Xiao Renxia resists the Northern Expedition. On the contrary, it is
Comply with the people's wishes. Xiao Ke and Brother Gongming are sincerely fighting against the captors, but if one day they will turn their hearts to the imperial court... Xiao Renxia, the Song Dynasty has treated us like worn out shoes. If Brother Gongming and Xiao
But he still insists on surrendering to the imperial court and living up to Xiao Renxia's kindness. This is not a violation of loyalty, but a violation of justice. Will such behavior win a good reputation or bring infamy?"
He is such a smart man, but now in a situation where he has to look up to others, he can still recommend himself and express such words!
Xiao Tang secretly knew that Wu Yong, although he was not a wise and strategist with perfect strategies, was quick-witted and good at calculations. It was said that he was also aware of the behavior of his group of heroes who replaced Song Jiang and took over Liangshan.
He also has a good understanding of his current situation. Therefore, when discussing and testing with smart people like Wu Yong, he will not pat his chest and explain how he will be loyal and sincere like ordinary green forest grass.
Loyalty is not the only thing... Listening to his straight-to-the-point inquiry, Wu Yong also completely analyzed the pros and cons. While complimenting Xiao Tang's current righteous deeds in line with the general trend and in compliance with the people's sentiments, there was something else in his words.
One level of meaning:
Song Jiang and I had been recruited before, and we had completely realized that we were not the same as the imperial bureaucrats. With our current status and situation, it is almost impossible to receive high-ranking officials and generous salaries. Trying to strive for a good reputation is counterproductive, and we have no hope.
There is no benefit at all, and you, Xiao Tang, are no longer the leader of the Green Forest rebel bandits. If you can be reused now that you have surrendered, it is our only hope and way out. Since you also say that I am a smart person, even if it is completely
For my own sake, how could I be so stupid as to repeatedly submit to a court that already dislikes me, bringing shame and even disaster on myself?
Xiao Tang also completely believed Wu Yong's explanation of his thoughts, because he also knew that although Wu Yong responded to Song Jiang's proposal to recruit Anni, this wise man was definitely not a staunch Recruiter who was loyal to the imperial court. In the original work, from the imperial court to Liangshan for the first time
When giving imperial wine to read out the imperial edict of surrender, Wu Yong secretly gave instructions without telling Song Jiang, teaching the leaders to follow his instructions. When Gao Qiu got Wang Jin's suggestion and used the imperial edict to deceive him, he deliberately gave Hua Rong a look with his eyes to signal Hua Rong to shoot the imperial edict.
The envoys, after being recruited, repeatedly used words to imply that the Song and Jiang court was contemptuous of us. No matter how loyal they were and tried their best, they might not end well. They even said the most shocking thing: "Abandoning the Song Dynasty and joining the Liao Dynasty, wouldn't it be a victory?"
A word of criticism and ridicule... If it weren't for Wu Yong's advice, planning or even obstruction, Song Jiang would have been eager to accept all the court's conditions unconditionally; and if it weren't for Song Jiang, Wu Yong would probably not have been able to follow the trend and accept the instructions of the court.
, and in the end, even though he had been appointed as the propaganda envoy of one party, he sighed, "Since the imperial court is suspicious, it will definitely come to find fault with the romantic. If he is persecuted by his treacherous plot and is mistakenly punished, he will regret it at that time."
He then hanged himself in front of Song Jiang's grave...
When Wu Yong surrendered to the imperial court with him, his fundamental purpose was completely different from that of Song Jiang. It was only to seek greater benefits for the leaders of Liangshan who were recruited. But now, instead of surrendering to the imperial court and becoming a slave, he had to win Xiao Tang's trust.
Joining the rebel army to get a background, which path is more suitable for him? Wu Yong is a smart man, he will not be confused, and after hearing Xiao Tang's straightforward question, Wu Yong immediately expressed his opinion on the pros and cons.
, I really understand.
After thinking about it in his mind, Xiao Tang nodded slightly, and then said meaningfully to Wu Yong: "Since Wu Xuejun is willing to meet him so sincerely, I believe it myself, but what makes me a little worried is that Wu Xuejun is not obsessed with anything."