Rebirth of the best emperor

Chapter 450

Qin Mengyao lightly resolved Li Guang's mistakes, but it was not Li Guang's fault that made Wang Mang difficult.

Li Guang's skill at killing civilians only made Wang Mang lose the reason of innate possession, and gave Jixia Academy a reason to intervene, making Wang Mang very passive, but as Qin Mengyao said, killing civilians by mistake on the battlefield is not a bad thing, nor is it intentional For this reason, it was only when Jixia Academy was involved this time that it seemed important.

Wang Mang was indeed in a dilemma when he captured Hanjiang City. Now in Hanjiang City, Wang Mang has a total of about 25 troops under his command. He can transfer another 10 people from Hangu Pass in a short time, so there are only more than 30 people. , if more troops are needed, they must be recruited from the country. Sun Wuji has already done this, but there is no word on how much to recruit.

If they continue to attack in the direction of Hancheng, it will be a full-scale war between the two countries. I am afraid that even recruiting another 100 million elite soldiers will not be enough, but the question is how can Jixia Academy give Daqin such an opportunity?Therefore, it is meaningless to talk about continuing to attack.

But if staying in Hanjiang City, it doesn’t make much sense. When Wang Mang arrived in Hanjiang City, he had already checked the city defense of Hanjiang City. , but facing the direction of Han City, there is no decent defense at all. Once the Han army attacks aggressively, if you want to defend Han River City, you have to spend a lot of money.

As for renovating the entire Hanjiang City and strengthening the city's defenses, it is even more meaningless to Daqin. Hanjiang City is only more than 100 miles away from Hangu Pass. Hangu Pass is a natural danger, easy to defend and difficult to attack. A new city was built a hundred miles away from Guguan. The cost of building a new city was enough to double the defense of Hangu Pass.

So leaving Hanjiang City is meaningless to Wang Mang.

It can be said that for Wang Mang, Hanjiang City is just a weak point. It is neither advancing nor retreating. As the saying goes, the best defense is offense. Wang Mang has no interest in wasting time in Hanjiang City, nor is he interested in recruiting troops to come to Hanjiang City If you fight with the Han army, then you can only let the wind out and let South Korea come to negotiate a peace.

Behind South Korea is the Jixia Academy, which has a lot of airs. Wang Mang has no forces here that can rival the Jixia Academy. It just so happened that Cihang Jingzhai took the initiative to bump into it.

"In short, I can return Hanjiang City to South Korea, but South Korea attacked Hangu Pass for no reason this time, causing Hangu Pass guard Wang Yi to be poisoned and unconscious, and almost all guards were killed or injured. It was also severely damaged, and South Korea must give me an explanation for this matter." Wang Mang said: "Since the war is defeated, there must be no one who is defeated. Responsible for the incident, South Korea must compensate me 1000 million taels of gold, and at the same time, the 15 Korean soldiers who surrendered to me this time, their lovers must also be sent to Qin, and South Korea must not pursue the surrender of these people.”

"Does Your Majesty only want these conditions?" Qin Mengyao asked.

"I'm a good talker, so I naturally know that the requirements are low, and I don't understand these matters. I plan to hand over the matter to Cihang Jingzhai. Except for the things I want, I authorize Cihang Jingzhai is the plenipotentiary representative of my price, and I only need five floors for everything that Cihang Jingzhai has discussed." Wang Mang looked at Qin Mengyao with a smile and said: "Of course, in order to thank the Holy Maiden Mengyao for her support of the Daqin cause, I personally took out A layer of harvest is given to the saint."

Qin Mengyao's breath was stagnant, and without saying a word, she just nodded and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will leave this matter to Mengyao."

Since ancient times, money has touched people's hearts. Although Qin Mengyao is a saint, she doesn't have much money. Wang Mang's one-level gain beyond what Wang Mang seeks is a huge sum of money.

Since ancient times, the compensation for the national war is rare. Qin Mengyao believes that if he reports this news to the elders in the sect, the elders will only agree immediately.

After Qin Mengyao left, Shangguan Wan'er turned around from behind, looked at Wang Mang and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is really smart to entrust this kind of matter to Cihang Jingzhai. Cihang Jingzhai thinks he has benefited, But I don't know that I fell into His Majesty's trap from the beginning to the end."

Wang Mang smiled and said: "If they are not greedy, they will naturally not fall into my trap, not to mention that this matter is not unprofitable for them, if it is not that I have no choice but to take Jixia Academy, I will not take this kind of thing anyway. It was given to Cihang Jingzhai for free."

South Korea was defeated, and hundreds of thousands of troops died at Hangu Pass. It can be said that South Korea is now the weakest. If Wang Mang sent his troops to Hancheng, I am afraid that South Korea's losses will be immeasurable, and the biggest loss will be the hearts of the people. .

It can be said that South Korea will accept whatever price Daqin offers. Of course, Wang Mang is aware of the huge benefits, but the Jixia Academy behind South Korea is something Wang Mang is concerned about. Wang Mang does not believe that the Jixia Academy will let him so easily After eating so many benefits, if you don't have the strength to take the benefits indiscriminately, you will grit your teeth.

Just at this time, Cihang Jingzhai ran into him. Cihang Jingzhai was a powerful force on the same level as Jixia Academy, and Cihang Jingzhai had enough confidence for Wang Mang to come to comfort Daqin's wounded heart, so Wang Mang improvised He directly gave this benefit to Cihang Jingzhai.

And Qin Mengyao was greedy for the first level of benefits that Wang Mang gave, so he agreed without thinking about it at all. Of course, even if Qin Mengyao thought about the key points afterwards, Qin Mengyao would still agree to the matter for that level of benefits.

Shangguan Wan'er is so smart, she can see the joints clearly, and said with a smile: "Among the great forces in the world, Cihang Jingzhai seems to have no position, and has no deep contacts with any country. It seems to be Buddhist, but They are the most ambitious, otherwise they would not stir up wind and rain in other countries. These women, for the sake of power, can do anything. They are double-edged swords. When His Majesty uses them, he must be careful They use it."

"I understand." Wang Mang said: "I never believed that Cihang Jingzhai would help me so kindly. They have always asked for something. As long as I am useful to them, they will help me, and vice versa. It's just mutual use with Cihang Jingzhai, the Queen Mother seems to know Cihang Jingzhai very well."

"Of course Aijia understands." Shangguan Wan'er did not explain, and said: "If there is no accident, with Cihang Jingzhai's intervention, the battle at Hangu Pass will be over, and tomorrow the masters of Cihang Jingzhai will come to the Han River After entering the city, Ai's family will go back to Chang'an first."

"A master of Cihang Jingzhai?" Wang Mang looked at Shangguan Wan'er.

Shangguan Wan'er smiled and said: "The crazy women in Cihang Jingzhai, His Majesty promised them so many benefits, before they get the benefits, he will definitely protect His Majesty well."

After a pause, Shangguan Wan'er continued: "Using this rare opportunity, His Majesty can improve the strength of himself and those around him, so that His Majesty will always be short-handed when needed."

After finishing speaking, Shangguan Wan'er drifted away.

(End of this chapter)