Meng Chuan left, just as he quietly came with the mission of being the head of the Meng family, and quietly left Hangu Pass with Lin Ze's revealed thoughts.
But there is no airtight wall in the world. With Lin Ze secretly adding fuel to the flames, the news that the Meng family manager returned without success spread to the ears of countless people.
The dignitaries who originally sent envoys or planned to send envoys stopped one after another and planned to sit back and watch the situation develop.
If the Meng family succeeded in suppressing Lin Ze and gained benefits, they would not mind pounce on him and take a bite.
If Lin Ze reversely suppresses the Meng family, they will have to think carefully about how to deal with the young young man who has won the emperor's heart.
Jin Yiwei found out clearly how the dignitaries in Chang'an reacted, and it soon appeared on Lin Ze's desk.
Lin Ze didn't care about this. Anyway, he was doing business without capital. He just had to sit on the Diaoyutai and wait for good news.
Whether it's the Meng family or other families, everyone who comes to redeem someone will make a profit.
It doesn't matter even if none of them come. After all, these powerful men are also hostages.
The Meng family responded very quickly. On the third night after Meng Chuan left, the head of the Meng family came to Hangu Pass in person and sat in front of Lin Ze.
It should be noted that Hangu Pass is 800 miles away from Chang'an. For ordinary middle-grade warriors, it would take two days to travel there.
It can be inferred that after receiving the news from Meng Chuan, the head of the Meng family made a decision almost immediately and rushed to Hangu Pass in less than two days.
The head of the Meng family is a middle-aged man with a majestic appearance. He has been in a high position for a long time and has the bearing of a superior.
After meeting Lin Ze, he said without any nonsense, "The price you want is too high. Five heavenly plants and fifty sixth-grade earth treasures. If the price is higher than this price, I will turn around and leave."
After hearing this, Lin Ze did not hesitate: "Ten heavenly plants and one hundred sixth-grade earthly treasures. I will privately give Mr. Meng's army a batch of the most sophisticated weapons and a batch of grain and grass. In addition, if Mr. Meng encounters him on the battlefield,
It's dangerous, I promise to try my best to save him once."
The head of the Meng family pondered for a few breaths and said decisively: "Yes, please wait a moment." After saying that, he turned and left.
A trace of surprise appeared on Lin Ze's face. He originally thought that the Meng family might not be willing to give in, and might even resort to some tricks. Unexpectedly, he accepted it so easily, which made Lin Ze a little uncomfortable.
You know, he has even thought about how to deal with the powerful people in Chang'an joining forces to attack.
But this is also good. A large number of resources are about to be obtained, Lin Ze chuckled.
To Lin Ze's surprise, the head of the Meng family really meant waiting when he said he would wait. Within a quarter of an hour, he saw him once again carrying two boxes, one large and one small, in front of Lin Ze.
Lin Ze couldn't help but admire: Is this the strength that the leader of the powerful has? He takes a pile of heavenly materials and earthly treasures with him.
Did you ask too low a price?
Lin Ze then shook this thought out of his mind. This should be the bottom line of the Meng family. When they came, they had already made up their minds and let it go if they couldn't agree. Fortunately, they were not so greedy, otherwise they would really not be able to get anything.
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Putting the two boxes on the ground, the head of the Meng family nodded and said, "Your Excellency, please check them. If there are no other problems, please release them."
Lin Ze communicated in his mind, scanned it once, and after confirming that it was correct, Fang smiled and said: "With the identity of the head of the Meng family, why do you need to lie? Of course I can trust you. The head of the Meng family, wait a moment, I will ask someone to take Meng
Master Feng, come here."
After speaking, he called a disciple of Fang Xiandao and said, "Go to Elder Qingfeng and bring over a man named Meng Feng."
Fang Xiandao disciple bowed to Lin Ze and left quickly.
Lin Ze then took out a pen and paper and wrote: After appointing Meng Feng as a guerrilla general, he can recruit his own troops, form an independent army, and go to the land of Guandong to quell the rebellion. He can wait for opportunities. The signing will take effect until the rebellion is quelled.
After writing it, Lin Ze stamped it with the seal of the counter-rebellion coach and handed it to the head of the Meng family. He smiled slightly and said, "Master Meng, what do you think? If you are not satisfied, feel free to put forward your own ideas."
The head of the Meng family took it, glanced at it, nodded and said, "Your Excellency is very sincere and I have no objections."
The smile on Lin Ze's face became even stronger: "Master Meng is so heroic and majestic, I can't be too petty, right?"
"By the way, I would like to remind the Master of the Meng family that although the imperial army cannot be moved lightly, the reserve camp is not included in this. There are still hundreds of thousands of garrison troops in the Chang'an area. If the Master of the Meng family has this intention, he should take action first.
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The head of the Meng family glanced at Lin Ze in surprise, slightly cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your advice."
Lin Ze smiled and replied: "Master Meng is too polite. Maybe we will have the opportunity to cooperate in the future, so let's just make friends."
Well, next time you have such a profitable business, be sure to remember to come to me.
The head of the Meng family couldn't help but twitch his cheeks. He really wanted to know what was going on in this guy's head. He just blackmailed the Meng family, and now he keeps talking about making friends.
Out of good cultivation, the head of the Meng family just nodded slightly and remained silent.
Soon Qingfeng personally brought Meng Feng here. After confirming that it was Lin Ze's order, he untied his restraints.
Lin Ze cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations to the two fathers and sons for reuniting. I won't leave you with two more. I'll see you again someday."
The head of the Meng family bowed his hands and said, "Farewell." Then he left with a confused Meng Feng.
After the two of them left, Lin Zecai sighed and said, "Know how to make choices at critical moments. With this way of doing things, the Meng family deserves to be regarded as the top power."
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After the Meng family successfully took back their children, envoys from other dignitaries arrived at Hangu Pass to pay homage to Lin Ze.
Lin Ze did not refuse anyone who came, and made his own conditions face to face.
Only the West and Bai families were the most straightforward and simply exchanged things for someone else. They must have been angry with the Meng family in private.
The rumor that the Meng, Xi, and Bai families had always been on the same page was confirmed at once.
Other dignitaries either wanted to bargain or did not want to redeem their family disciples, so they planned to have a protracted battle with Lin Ze.
Lin Ze directly left the matter to Dongfang He and told him to collect the "goods" and release them.
The powerful envoys threatened Lin Ze in front of him and tried to force him to submit.
Lin Ze simply broke the envoy's legs, and then asked someone to beat the young man to show his attitude.
Then Lin Ze released the news: He will spend two months reorganizing and training the army, and then the whole army will attack the main force of Chen thieves. If anyone wants to follow him to make contributions, he can take advantage of this period to prepare well and follow him and wait for the opportunity.
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The dignitaries who received the news could not sit still and immediately sent people to visit Lin Ze again to discuss the matter of redemption.
Then they were "surprised" to find that the price proposed by Lin Ze had doubled from before.
No matter how much the powerful people scolded Lin Ze in private, they had to compromise in the end and honestly paid the "ransom".
Without him, just because Hu Hai spoke out in support of Lin Ze, the decision to suppress the rebellion was all made by Lin Ze alone.
In other words, Lin Ze has the final say as to whether others are qualified to lead troops to counter the rebellion and obtain military exploits.
Don’t you see, no matter how high the price is, demand for degree housing in future generations will always exceed supply.
Unsurprisingly, some small and medium-sized forces in Chang'an City also thought carefully and joined forces to pay a "deposit" to Lin Ze and gain the qualification to enter.
In any case, Lin Ze made a lot of money this time.