Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 971: Seize the land?

"Mr. He, you seem to be in trouble." Chen Zhi looked at He Jing with a gloomy expression and laughed again, "Actually, the real key to this matter is not Murong Huang behind you, so You will be in trouble."

He Jing heard this and after a little taste, he understood the meaning behind it.

"Below Murong Chanyu, the one who is most qualified and most likely to inherit the throne is Murong Huang," Chen Zhi said this without waiting for He Jing to speak again, "and for his brother Yan, this is an opportunity, I wonder if Mr. He knows my eighth brother?"

He Jing originally thought that Chen Zhi would say something, but he suddenly mentioned Chen Luo, the eighth master. It was really beyond his expectation. He was talking about national affairs in the front, and suddenly turned to his cousin in the back. This style of painting changed. The attack was too violent, even He Jing was a little at a loss.

Fortunately, he had extraordinary determination, so he nodded and said: "I also know Chen Bajun's ability. He is a good hand in businessmen, surpassing... surpassing many people." This was a bit of unintentional praise, but It seems that he knows a little bit about Chen Luo.

After all, when Chen Zhi went to the north, his life information had been put on the tables of various forces for them to study and consider. Naturally, it also included information about his brothers and sisters. Therefore, among the forces in the north, top and bottom Everyone knows that Chen Zhi has three brothers and a younger sister. In addition, among the Chen family in Pengcheng, the one with whom he has the best relationship is Chen Luo, who ranks eighth.

It's just that Chen Luo didn't really make many achievements. In the information slips of many forces, the most he mentioned was his name, and it didn't even involve specific matters. That is, He Jing did detailed homework before coming here this time, plus that Chen Luo was in the military camp and got to know him a little bit, but to him, Chen Luo's life was really lackluster, so how could it be related to this war?

Could it be that this general who conquered the north wanted to let his brother stay as a hostage?This is impossible. At this time, the county soldiers and horses have the upper hand, and there is no reason to leave anyone behind to suffer.

Or maybe they want Murong to provide convenience for Chen Luo's caravan as a condition?
While He Jing was making various speculations, Chen Zhi continued: "My eighth brother has no other abilities, but he knows some of the keys to the family's interests. If he were here, I'm afraid he would be able to figure out this incident at once. The context is simply that the Murong family has too much wealth. It should have been left to Mr. Murong Huang, and the others could only take some scraps and a drop in the bucket. As a result, they now have the opportunity to rise to the top. Even if the total wealth of the Murong family is damaged, the remaining However, they can get the bulk of the part. They had no power before, but now they can gain power. Even if the Murong family as a whole loses their majesty, for them individually, they have gained a huge amount. You said that compared to Mr. Kuai, others are Aren’t you going to bring out more?”

To put it bluntly, I don't feel bad if I sell my father's land. Just like Chen Zhi's predecessor, almost all the wealth accumulated by his father's generation was lost. But for his predecessor, as long as he can win the bet once, he will feel comfortable.

"If you sit in Shanyu's position, or will step into that position, you have high goals. You are looking at the general trend in a few years or decades. You want to lead the ethnic group to rise, but there is no way to reach the people in that position. What I was thinking about was how to get it, rather than what would happen after I got it. The promise Murong Zhao made to me today was to give it a try. Maybe when he gets to that position, he will think the same as Murong Hao, but This does not affect my dealings with him today at all."

As Chen Zhi spoke, he looked at He Jing calmly and said bluntly: "Mr. He should give up the idea of ​​​​repelling the enemy force verbally. What can Murong Huang provide me? As Chen said, Murong Zhao has already A bottom line was given. If he wanted to convince Chen, he would have to at least give more than Murong Zhao. As the young clan leader, Mr. Kuang had more power and the promise he gave would be more tempting. people."

Seeing that He Jing had gone around for a long time, he still came back to this point, and couldn't help but smiled wryly: "The honorable person bears the weight. Although Mr. Hou has his own power, if he acts recklessly, I don't know how many people below will use it to criticize him. Zhao Zi is different, what's more, Mr. Ren is a blood relative, if we hand him over, we will inevitably be called callous."

"Then there's nothing we can do." Chen Zhi shook his head regretfully, and then glanced at the sky outside, "It's getting late now. Mr. He is traveling in a low-key manner this time, so he'd better go back early to avoid being seen. If there is a clue, I have other guests to meet, so I won’t see him off in person.”

He Jing was getting up, but when he heard the last two sentences, he stopped again, his face uncertain.

Chen Zhi looked at it and didn't say much. He still made the gesture of seeing him off. He just nodded intentionally or unintentionally: "The Murong family is indeed full of talents." After hearing this, He Jing made no move and sat on the same spot. , and asked directly: "Master Fu, I wonder what price you want Mr. Huang to pay?"

Seeing this, Chen Zhi stopped seeing the guests off, but the smile disappeared from his face, and he said in a calm tone: "Murong Huang is a candidate for the crown prince in the Central Plains. His every move is watched, and countless people want to pull him down. I also understand that it is difficult to ask him to pay tribute or send Murong Ren away. In this case, it is better to give away land."

"It's impossible!"

Without waiting for Chen Zhi to explain further, He Jing said categorically: "It is absolutely impossible for us to wait to cede the land!"

"The aristocratic territory is different from the Central Plains. There is no such thing as a territory. Instead, it is dotted and scattered. It is interspersed with other major tribes and is not systematic. Moreover, between the conquests of each other, an oasis is lost today and a pasture is gained tomorrow. It’s just a normal thing…”

"The two cannot be confused." He Jing shook his head and was about to say separately, "Besides, the land outside the Great Wall is easy to attack and difficult to defend, and it is even more difficult to cultivate. There are also Hu tribes living together. Even if the prince takes it, not only will it be If you can’t help, you have to invest troops for protection and waste your resources. In fact..."

Chen Zhi interrupted: "He Jun, you can rest assured. I understand the disadvantages of this land. It is difficult to cultivate and defend it. Therefore, this land is not for you to cede to me. I believe that in terms of disposal, There will be a different situation.”

"what?"

He Jing looked stunned.

………………

By the time the envoys from several parties had received them, it was already evening.

"Brother, you said we can prepare to withdraw our troops? But the Murong clan is going to admit defeat?" Chen Luo came over immediately, "Then we can join forces?" He has not been able to eat well or sleep well these days. They have lost weight and have long since returned home.

Chen Zhi looked at him and said, "I want to go back to the teacher, but after that, I have to meet someone else."

(End of this chapter)