Chapter 638 Ask Meng Shuai to Write Five Letters

If you are not afraid of raising conditions, you are afraid of not saying anything.

Quan and Hui lifted their spirits, and Quan Taifeng immediately asked: "What's the premise?"

Niu Youdao: "The two sides have assembled heavy troops at the border and confronted each other for so long, what is the meaning of the delay in starting a war?"

Where does this follow? Quan Taifeng still replied: "A full-scale war is related to the fate of the country. Naturally, we should not fight uncertain battles. When the internal chaos of Yan Kingdom reaches a certain level, it is time to take advantage of the situation and attack."

The situation is obvious, and Niu Youdao thought so before, but only after seeing Gao Jiancheng did he realize that it was not the case at all. A group of secular rulers are using the overall situation to create momentum, playing a group of monks like monkeys. To put it bluntly, they are competing with the monks. The right to speak, if you can't win the monks by force, it can only come from Yin.

Of course, he is also taking advantage of the chaos and will not pierce it. "Brother mentioned the key point. When the internal chaos of the Yan Kingdom reaches a certain level, as far as I know, the Yan Kingdom is not completely without the strength to counter the rebellion."

Hui Qingping frowned, "Brother, what exactly do you want to say?"

Niu Youdao: "I don't want to be an idiot, but I don't need to say such hypocritical things at this point. I can't bet with the wealth and lives of so many people in Nanzhou. Only when it is beneficial to me can I raise troops, otherwise it will be difficult for me to convince the people below. After all, it is related to everyone's interests. Nanzhou still has a big Zen mountain staring at me. Brother, big sister, the strength of the rebels in Yan Kingdom It's not enough, I hope you can force out the counterattack potential within the Yan Kingdom, so that I can send troops."

Quan and Hui looked at each other, Quan Taifeng asked: "What do you mean, how do you force it?"

Niu Youdao: "Let the rebels go all out, and then attack one or two states, forcing the country of Yan to go all out. This has two advantages for me. First, I can see how big the country of Yan is. Whether I can send troops in Nanzhou is also related to whether I can persuade Dachan Mountain. Second, the rebels have restrained the absolute power inside Yan State, so that our Nanzhou army can be as powerful as a bamboo. Only when this is done, can I Dare to raise troops, otherwise I wouldn't be able to gamble on this kind of thing."

The two were thoughtful, and had to admit that it was a very thoughtful thing to stand on the other side's standpoint.

Quan Taifeng: "Brother, there is no potential for the Yan Kingdom. The military strength of the princes is obvious. You have too much heart."

Niu Youdao: "I don't think the princes from all walks of life may not have the strength to wipe out the rebels, but they just can't work together, so this is not superfluous, but safe. Brother, eldest sister, as long as this prerequisite is met, I will send troops. Others It’s useless to talk too much.”

Speaking of this point, there is really no need to say anything more, so the matter is settled like this, and everything is premised on the orientation of the situation.

In fact, this is also the safest way. It is common sense to fall to whichever side the situation is favorable to. Otherwise, it is useless to make promises involving such a big matter, and there must be visible benefits.

Before the two left, Niu Youdao brought up the old matter again, "I agreed to 10 million, but only give me 5 million. You guys are doing things a little unreasonably."

Quan Taifeng couldn't laugh or cry, and Hui Qingping also sighed: "I said brother, you can't ask for a price and we will pay it accordingly. This is not our money, and we can't make decisions. Five million is already a lot. , how many monks have never seen so much money in their entire lives, so you can be content. You have got money, and tens of thousands of carts of food, so what is there to be dissatisfied with, you can’t be too greedy.”

"Okay, okay, seeing your unhappy face, you don't need to give it away." Quan Taifeng raised his hand to stop, not letting Niu Youdao see him off.

Guan Fangyi took the initiative to see the guests off and sent the two out of the villa.

After returning to the villa, he found Niu Youdao standing on the high pavilion, gazing at the long sky with his sword in his hands, with an expressionless expression on his face.

She also went up to the attic, and saw his back alone in the wind, the hem of his long gown fluttering with the wind.

Although she has been by Niu Youdao's side all the time, she can't understand what happened just now. She feels that Niu Youdao is a little different from before. What Niu Youdao did in the past She still has room for guesswork, but now that both sides have spoken thoroughly, she still has no way of thinking about what Niu Youdao is going to do.

As soon as the disputes among the nations appeared, it would turn the world upside down. I don't know how many families were destroyed, and how many monks were panicked, fearing that they would be crushed to pieces by this general trend. And the person in front of him seems to be driving a small boat with a group of people in the stormy sea, standing shoulder to shoulder with those giant ships in the huge waves, fighting bravely and moving forward despite difficulties.

There was a mournful sound of the piano floating in the villa, and the back in front of her eyes made her feel inexplicably tragic.

He seemed to know that she was here, so he waited for her to approach and asked, "Is Zhuang Hong playing the piano again?"

Guan Fangyi: "Yes."

Niu Youdao shook his head slightly, "I complain when I am not free, and I complain when I am free. This woman will never be satisfied." He sighed casually, and then handed over the five bank notes in his hand.

She likes this, and as soon as she got it, she nodded and stuffed it into her sleeve.

But Niu Youdao said, "You go to Fucheng in person again, bring Meng Shuai here, keep it secret, and remind the prince not to let outsiders know."

Guan Fangyi immediately complained, "I keep saying that my mother is the most beautiful woman in the world, but what I say is better than what I sing, but in fact, I use my mother as an errand."

Niu Youdao: "You're not the kind of person who only knows how to be beautiful but doesn't have brains. Those who can do more work. Besides, I will give three of these five golden tickets to the prince."

Guan Fangyi suddenly became unhappy, "Three? My money, why? Didn't you give him so much food and grass?"

Niu Youdao: "Soon, the prince will have a lot of money to spend. With three million gold coins in hand, he can solve many troubles and make things go smoothly."

Guan Fangyi realized that there was a big change from these words, so she could only mumble, and then left quickly...

When Meng Shanming arrived, it was already night, and he landed directly in Niu Youdao's yard.

When starting from Nanzhou Fucheng, he also did it quite secretly. First, he quietly sent Meng Shanming out of the city in a carriage, and then took him away from outside the city.

Niu Youdao, who had been waiting for a long time, came forward to greet him politely, "It's really a sin to let Meng Shuai go back and forth."

In Nanzhou today, for him, Meng Shanming is a strategic existence, worthy of his sincere respect and respect.

Meng Shanming hurriedly said humbly: "Master Dao said this, making the old man ashamed."

Niu Youdao invited him into his room again without being too pretentious and polite, and then signaled Guan Fangyi, who was pushing the wheelchair, to pour Meng Shanming a cup of tea.

Niu Youdao sat opposite Meng Shanming across the table, and asked, "Have you collected all the grains at the prince's side?"

The grain carts were broken along the way, and the grain naturally fell along the way and needed to be collected.

"The things that fill the stomach are too big, there will be no mistakes, and they are all collected." Meng Shanming confirmed a sentence to reassure him, and then asked: "Is the Taoist not planning to return the food to the court?"

Niu Youdao said with a smile: "We are not rebels, but also part of the imperial court. It is better to be in our hands than in the hands of outsiders."

Meng Shanming smiled wryly, "Can the three major factions easily forgive me?"

"At least don't dare to do anything to me now, as long as we prove that we are right afterwards, and we meet and smile, it will be over." Niu Youdao also gave him a reassuring word, and then came to the topic, "In the daytime, Han Song's people came to look for me again."

Meng Shanming's face was slightly condensed, and he asked tentatively: "Persuading the Taoist to raise troops?"

Niu Youdao nodded slightly and smiled.

Meng Shanming's heartstrings tightened slightly, "What do you think the Daoist wants?"

Niu Youdao didn't hide it from him, and told the full details of the negotiations with Quan and Hui.

Meng Shan Mingting's cheeks tensed up, "Could it be that Daoist really wants Nanzhou to rebel against the enemy?"

Niu Youdao shook his head: "The lord belongs to the royal family of Dayan, and Meng Shuai is a minister of Dayan's arm and arm. How could he have his own reasons against himself, agreeing to them is just an expedient measure, the purpose is to let the rebels persecute the court... to prevent the court from being helpless, How can you come to beg me to wait, and how can you let the prince justifiably order the suppression of the rebel army?"

Meng Shanming nodded thoughtfully, then frowned and shook his head suddenly, "I'm afraid the court will not let go so easily. Once the situation is critical, the three major factions should spare no effort to gather the power of the princes to encircle and suppress them. If they are forced to, It is impossible to hand over the power of counter-rebellion to us. However, even if the power of the princes is gathered, each has their own selfish intentions, and whoever is commanded is worried that they will suffer losses. This battle is difficult to fight, and the loss is still the strength of Yan State. , The strength has been greatly damaged, and we will get the command of the defeated general... Sigh!" He could only sigh.

Niu Youdao clenched his fist and knocked on the table, "Meng Shuai is right, so we can't give the princes a chance to fight each other. That's why I invited Meng Shuai here."

"Oh!" Meng Shanming cast his gaze, "I would like to hear the Taoist's opinion."

Niu Youdao: "Five reinforcements, Gongzhou Governor Xu Jingyue, Tuzhou Governor An Xianzhao, Haozhou Governor Su Qitong, Fuzhou Governor Xin Mao, and Changzhou Governor Zhang Hu, these five are all from Meng Shuai's former department. Niu thought Please ask Meng Shuai to write five letters, and I will arrange for someone to deliver them to the five of them as soon as possible."

Meng Shanming asked doubtfully: "Does Master Dao want me to persuade them to work together? There is too much behind them now, I am afraid that they themselves are involuntary, and my writing letters should not be able to play any role. "

Niu Youdao smiled, "That depends on what Meng Shuai wrote."

Meng Shanming was puzzled, "What does Daoist want me to write?"

Niu Youdao had a hint of deceit at the corner of his mouth: "Meng Shuai wrote in the letter that he is willing to lead the Nanzhou troops to the expedition, and is willing to put down the rebellion for Dayan at all costs. It is enough to state this."

Meng Shanming was still a little confused, "Is this useful?"

Niu Youdao: "Meng Shuai said that there are too many adulterers behind them. In the final analysis, those high-level people inside the three major factions want to keep their own power. When the five of them receive this letter, they will definitely let the people behind them know. Just think about it, the people behind them are suffering helplessly. If Nanzhou is willing to pay the price to quell the chaos, I’m afraid I can’t help but be overjoyed. If someone is willing to be a dead ghost to settle the chaos, can they still be expected to pay the price? It must be to avoid war , so that the imperial court will be defeated again and again!"