Rebirth of the best emperor

Chapter 807 Intimidation

Lu Yi's words fell into Wang Mang's ears, but Wang Mang's eyelids couldn't help twitching. Lu Yi was extremely obedient, but he didn't deny that Wang Mang praised him for being the first family in Great Qin North.

The first family of Great Qinbei?

There is one and only one first family in the whole Great Qin, and that is the Great Qin royal family, but the Lu family compares itself to the first family. Although it is only the first family in the northern part of the Great Qin, the meaning is different, although it can not be called disobedience. Heart, but it is by no means obedient to the royal family.

Lin Cheng controls more than half of Qin's timber transshipment, and sits on more than half of the country's timber trade. The Lu family does have the confidence to wrestle with Wang Mang, but Qin now does not need such a family. If the Lu family holds such an attitude, That Wang Mang didn't mind destroying the Lu family casually.

Lu Yi still lowered his eyebrows and looked down, without any hint of arrogance, as if he was Wang Mang's most loyal courtier. Lu Yi honestly played such a role, but in fact, only he knew what he was thinking. Although the Lu family has been an official in the Great Qin court for generations, it is not a family that started along with the founding of the Qin State. The Lu family has been in Lincheng far longer than the Qin State. For countless years, the Lu family has seen too many romantic figures rise and fall. Lu Yi admitted that Wang Mang was indeed a very powerful king, but Lu Yi felt that Wang Mang was too escaping and adventurous, which did not conform to Lu's family training. Lu always sought stability and was in charge of the forest. The city is enough for the Lu family to exist for countless years. The Lu family can enjoy countless wealth without opening up. The Lu family does not need to speculate, let alone further develop the family.

Of course Lu Yi knew that Wang Mang conferred Lu Bowen as Minister of the Ministry of Officials in front of him as a kindness to the Lu family. Lu Yi could only pretend to be confused about this, and pretended not to understand. Anyway, he is an old man, he is old and has been away from the court for many years , It is normal to not understand political words.

Wang Mang followed Lu Yi into the main hall and sat on the main seat. Lu Yi stood next to him. After serving tea for a while, Wang Mang said: "I heard Lu Yuan say that Lu's tea is the best in the world. I have long wanted to come and experience Lu's tea. The tea ceremony, seeing it today really lives up to its reputation.”

"It's just some unintelligible flattery from outsiders. Although Lu's tea is good, it is not the best." Lu Yi said: "If your majesty likes it, I will serve you some tea when your majesty leaves."

"Lord Lu, I just came here, do you want to offer tea to see off the guests?" Wang Mang looked at Lu Yi and said.

Lu Yi's face froze, he was already paying attention, but he accidentally fell into Wang Mang's way and fell into Wang Mang's routine, and immediately knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty has arrived in Lincheng It is an honor for Lin Cheng and the honor of the minister's family to arrive at the minister's mansion. The minister also hopes that His Majesty will stay in Lin City for a while, to feel the loyalty of the people of Lin City to His Majesty, and to feel the loyalty of the minister. Clan's loyalty to His Majesty, if I dare to send His Majesty away, I'm afraid I will become a big sinner for Lin Cheng and the Lu family, and suicide is not enough to apologize, Your Majesty."

It's kind of like that.

Wang Mang looked at Lu Yi with a half smile, he didn't believe that Lu Yi really wanted Wang Mang to stay in Lincheng more, the world has not heard that the courtier likes the emperor to stay at home for a long time, but Lu Yi's words are also an opportunity Explain to him, Wang Mang, that the Lu family has no disobedience. Wang Mang accepted this explanation, took a sip of tea, and said, "Please, my lord. Of course I know my lord's loyalty to me. I was just joking."

joke?

A trace of cold sweat flowed from Lu Yi's forehead and then evaporated in an instant. Lu Yi knew very well that what Wang Mang said was simple and just a joke, but the emperor was moody. If anyone really took what Wang Mang said as a joke, then it was really a joke.

Lu Yi knew what Wang Mang came here for, or Lu Yi knew that Wang Mang would definitely come here a long time ago. Lu Yi thought he had already made enough preparations, but it was not until Wang Mang arrived in Lincheng that he opened his mouth. Lu Yi knew that he was far from it. Make enough preparations, everything he prepared before is useless at all, Wang Mang doesn't follow his routine at all, he can only see tricks, and he doesn't know what Wang Mang is going to do.

Wang Mang was thinking about something in his mind. Naturally, he did not come to Lincheng just to drive Lu Bowen back to Chang'an. Naturally, he had his purpose. On the surface, the Lu family controlled Lincheng and more than half of Qin's timber trade, but in fact Lu If the family only masters the timber trade, it will be far from the status of the first family in the northern part of the Great Qin Dynasty. The Lu family has secretly colluded with the Yiqu country and holds [-]% of the sales of war horses in the Yiqu country. It can be said that the Lu family is the Yiqu country. One of the biggest benefactors.

Wang Mang wants to move the Yiqu country, the Lu family is a key node, but the Lu family has been an official in the court for generations, and holds a lot of power in the ruling and opposition parties of the Qin State. The Lu family voluntarily surrendered, let the Lu family cut off their relationship with Yiqu, and even gave Yiqu a knife in the back. This is not a betrayal of faith, but also an expression of Lu's loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. After all, the Lu family is a courtier of the Qin State , should be for the sake of Qin.

Wang Mang didn't speak, Lu Yi didn't dare to speak, Lu Yi thought he could easily face Wang Mang, but when he was facing Wang Mang, Lu Yi realized that Wang Mang put too much pressure on him, Lu Yi only felt that Wang Mang's exhaled breath was a big blow to him Under such heavy pressure, the sweat on Lu Yi's forehead grew more and more.

Wang Mang looked at Lu Yi with great interest, and when he realized that Lu Yi was already a little bit overwhelmed, he said slowly: "My lord is in Lincheng, you should have heard about the Yiqu country."

After Wang Mang's words fell, Lu Yi felt as if he was listening to fairy music, and the pressure suddenly decreased a lot. Originally, Lu Yi planned to pretend to be stupid, but after Wang Mang's round just now, Lu Yi knew very well that pretending to be stupid is just asking for trouble, so he said: "Listen! Said something."

"What have you heard?" Wang Mang said, he needs a Lu family with a clear stand, not a vague Lu family.

At this moment, Lu Yi thought that he couldn't take it all away, so he was silent for a while, and said: "I heard that Yiqu country intends to form an alliance with Zhao country. Yiqu country has always been a brother country of my Qin country. Forming an alliance is clearly a wolf's ambition and plotting against the law."

"Then what do you think should I do, what should Daqin do in the face of such righteousness?" Wang Mang said.

"Destroy it." Lu Yi spit out after a while.

"Could it be that the boss has such a heart." Wang Mang said with a smile: "I heard people say that there is a close relationship between the Lincheng Lu family and the Yiqu country, and even said that the Lu family has a part of the war horse sales in the Yiqu country. , and the Yiqu Kingdom flirt with each other, and their intentions are all against the court, but I don't believe that, how could the family of Lu Bowen, the official secretary of the court, intend to be against the court? Isn't this eating and smashing bowls? With the wisdom of the Lu family based in Lincheng for many years, How can I do such a foolish thing? Although I don't believe it, but there are too many people who say it. The boss also knows that people's words are terrible. In order to eliminate the misunderstanding between the Lu family and some people, I came to Lincheng to meet in person. , I didn't believe that Mrs. Lu wanted to plot something wrong, but now I believe that it is a joke and nonsense after hearing what the old man said."

Wang Mang's words fell into Lu Yi's ears clearly. Lu Yi only felt that he was wandering in front of the gate of hell. After passing the gate of hell for a while, he was pulled back by Wang Mang. Lu Yi thought about what Wang Mang had done before, knowing that he If Wang Mang doesn't give Wang Mang a satisfactory answer this time, even if the Lu family doesn't disappear, they will suffer a big loss. Their development will lag behind for countless years, and the patriarch himself will become the sinner of the entire Lu family.

Lu Yi knelt down on the ground, kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty Qizuo, those are all nonsense. The Lu family's loyalty to the imperial court can be learned from the sun and the moon, and there is no two hearts. I heard that Yiqu State intends to marry Zhao State. When I formed an alliance and abandoned my country of Qin, I fainted from anger on the spot. After waking up, I wanted to put on armor and go to the battlefield to serve the court. Unfortunately, I was old after all, and my family blocked me. I had no choice but to stop at At home, Your Majesty, although I am already an old bone, as long as Your Majesty needs it and the court needs it, I will go to the battlefield even if I climb up."

"Who said I'm going to fight Yiqu?" Wang Mang said suddenly.

"Uh..." Lu Yi's expression froze, he thought, "If you don't want to start a war, what are you talking about with me here? I can't figure out whether Wang Mang is telling the truth or joking. Lu Yi's complexion fluctuates, and he doesn't know how to continue talking." .

Wang Mang smiled and said: "I'm still joking. Yiqu betrayed me, and God punished him. Before God punishes him, I will punish him first. This is an act of conformity to God, and he is blessed by God, my lord." I am very happy to have the heart to go to the battlefield, but the boss is old after all, you still have to pay attention to your body, since the Lu family has the heart, let some young people go to the battlefield to serve."

The corners of Lu Yi's mouth twitched. Young people from the Lu family in Lincheng have been to Yiqu country if they don't kill them, and they know many people in Yiqu country. Now it is simply to show the world that young people from the Lu family go to Yiqu It would be a great loss to the Lu family to announce that he and the Lu family had completely severed their relationship with Yiqu.

Looking up at Wang Mang, Lu Yi knew very well that Wang Mang wanted Lu's attitude. Seeing Wang Mang's face gradually cooling down, Lu Yi gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, the young people of the Lu family heard that Lu Yuan was killed by Lu Yuan. His Majesty has long been looking forward to being able to serve His Majesty after being reused. This time His Majesty intends to use troops against the Yiqu Country. These young people from the Lu family can be useful. Many of them have been to the Yiqu Country and are familiar with the terrain. It is necessary for marching and fighting, and the whole Lu family supports His Majesty's crusade against Yiqu."

After finishing speaking, Lu Yi heaved a sigh of relief, and his heart was bleeding. As the patriarch of the Lu clan, no one knows better than Lu Yi how much the Lu clan will suffer after cutting off trade with Yiqu. I hope that Wang Mang is talking about playing and not really going to war with Yiqu.

Wang Mang nodded when he heard the words, and said, "That's right, I know that the Lu family is a loyal minister of the Qin Dynasty. The boss supports the imperial court so much, so I will not hide it. The imperial court's 20 elite soldiers have already marched to the Yiqu country, just waiting for me to arrive. Then we officially started war against Yiqu country, and today's Great Qin, the borders on all sides no longer need to be separated by small countries like Yiqu."

Lu Yi just felt dizzy. He really didn't expect that Wang Mang was not only preparing to fight Yiqu, but directly mobilized the army to kill Yiqu. It was only 20 elite soldiers?
Lu Yi bit his head and said: "Your Majesty, although the Yiqu Canal is not big, the whole country has soldiers, and there are millions of soldiers. Wouldn't 20 elite soldiers be too little?"

"It's quite a lot, and I think highly of them if they send 20 people. Of course, the most important thing is to prevent Zhao Guo from intervening." Wang Mang said: "If we are not worried about Zhao Guo's intervention, I will send at most 10 people here. As for Yiqu The so-called million soldiers are nothing more than militiamen with horses on the prairie, they can’t be regarded as having any combat effectiveness, even if there are twice as many soldiers, it’s just more dead souls on the battlefield.”

Lu Yi is not as confident as Wang Mang. He has dealt with Yiqu country a lot. Although he doesn't understand Yiqu's cards, the strength of Yiqu alone is not something Qin Jun can deal with with 20 yuan. Lu Yi thinks Wang Mang may still be too young and inexperienced. He wanted to speak up but was afraid that Wang Mang would not listen.

Seeing Lu Yi's tangled expression, Wang Mang knew what Lu Yi was thinking, and said, "My lord, I never fight an uncertain battle. From the very beginning, I didn't take Yi Qu seriously. If he didn't jump out by himself With Zhao Guo, I can't see him in my eyes, since he jumped out to find a sense of existence, let him out."

Knowing that Wang Mang couldn't persuade him, Lu Yi said, "But Your Majesty, if we destroy the Yiqu Kingdom, where will my Great Qin's war horses come from in the future?"

Nearly half of the war horses used by the Qin army over the years were purchased from Yiqu country. This kind of excellent war horse trained by Yiqu country is also the trump card that Qin army has been able to compete with the grassland cavalry for many years. Lu Yi's worries are not unreasonable. If Yiqu State is really annexed by Qin State, the method of training excellent war horses mastered by Yiqu State will be lost, and Qin State will have no channels for excellent war horses. It will be greatly reduced. At that time, whether it is fighting against the grasslands in the west or fighting against the countries in the Central Plains in the east, Qin will be at a disadvantage.

"I have found the secret of Yiqu Kingdom's training of excellent war horses." Wang Mang said indifferently.

Ah!
Lu Yi couldn't help but exclaimed. He knew the secret of Yiqu country's horse training law best. Isn't the horse training method able to make greater profits? Lu's intention was to steal Yiqu's horse training method very early, but Yiqu's horse training method is a top secret, only controlled by the most core Yiqu royal family In his hands, the most crucial secret is known only to King Yiqu and Crown Prince Yiqu. As the current and future rulers of Yiqu Kingdom, these two will never betray their own interests, so the various forces are plotting to tame horses in Yiqu. There has been no progress for many years, and now the major forces have basically recognized that there is no chance to obtain the horse training method from Yiqu.

Now that Wang Mang actually claimed that he knew the secret of Yiqu's horse training method, Lu Yi's eyes were about to pop out, but it was Wang Mang's next words that changed Lu Yi's expression even more.

"After the destruction of the Yiqu Kingdom, I intend to hand over the original horse farm of the Yiqu Kingdom to your Lu family. Half of the horses trained by the Lu family according to the horse training method will go to the court, and the other half will be sold by the Lu family. What do you think, my lord?" Wang Mang said indifferently. road.

(End of this chapter)