Song Dynasty

Chapter 176 tacit understanding
"Elder..." Wang Shen smiled wryly and touched his chin.

I'm an elder, isn't this a joke?
A certain is only 28 years old now. In the modern society, although he has achieved a little, he talks and laughs with big shots.But when the grandmas saw me, they all shouted like Xiao Wang Xiao Wang.

In fact, I am a young man!

But, in this damn Song Dynasty, everyone is fucking precocious. 12 years old is considered an adult, you can lead soldiers to fight, become an official, marry and have children.Once you pass forty, you can call yourself an old man.

That's right, according to relevant records, the average life expectancy of ordinary people in the Song Dynasty was only 45 years old, and it was truly ancient and rare when it reached 70 years old.Unlike the modern society, the [-]-year-old old man and the old lady are in surprisingly good health, squeezing the bus and subway, which is called vigorous.During morning and evening peak hours, it is easy and pleasant to work through office white-collar workers and dead fat houses.

Ever since he served as a defense envoy and gained a great reputation on the battlefield, Wang Shen's prestige is extremely high.When the people below address him, they usually say: "The military makes him an old man" and "The military makes him an old man." This made Wang Shen very angry, and there was nothing he could do.

I just did some small work, and I still feel very ashamed in my heart. How can I be regarded as an adult?

Shaking his head with a wry smile, he gently raised his hand: "You all get up and talk, don't worry, so-and-so will naturally not make things difficult for you, is there a place to go?"

Only then did the three of Xiaotao get up boldly, and replied, "Master told us to wait outside the city."

Wang Shen nodded: "Okay, come and take them to live in the house under the number in Pang Village, so that they can be treated nicely."

After the three of them thanked and left, Lu Can finally couldn't help asking: "Military envoy, what did Lu Benzhong write in the letter?"

Wang Shen: "Ziyu, you will know if you look at it."

After receiving the letter, Lu Can read it, but he was puzzled.

In fact, there is nothing in these two letters.Kong Yanzhou's letter was nothing more than scolding Wang Shen as a beast in clothes and clothes, and said that he had enough soldiers and food. If Wang Shen knew him, he would immediately withdraw his troops and return to Huangzhou, otherwise the Sizhou army would definitely be beaten to death on the Qichun city wall. .As for marrying his daughter, how can I marry a beast like you?

Lu Benzhong's letter also said that there are many soldiers in the city and plenty of food, if Wang Shen still feels sorry for the lives of the soldiers, he should not make unnecessary sacrifices.The backbones of the two armies are all elites of the Western Army, and they come from the same family. How can they fight in the same room?He should persuade Kong Yanzhou to accept the imperial court's offer to defend against foreign enemies and recover the fallen country.General Kong Xian and Major Kong also had this intention, and he would definitely be persuading his father.I also ask Wang Shen not to attack the city, everyone thinks peace is the most important thing.

Lu Can is a straight gentleman, his face turned red immediately, and he said angrily: "Lv Benzhong, as an official of the imperial court, is a well-known man in the world. He is trapped in a bandit camp. He doesn't want to die for the country. Our army has suffered heavy casualties, and it has become rebellious. This time, I still have the face to write a letter to say these inappropriate words. I am really a gentle scum, and I am deeply disgusted."

Wang Shen did not agree, and asked instead: "By the way, did the three concubines of Lu Benzhong take anything with them when they went out of the city to deliver the letter?"

Lu Can: "Of course, there are quite a lot of things. Lu Benzhong helped the tyrant, and took a lot of property in the city. He carried three backs full of valuable jewels and jade."

Wang Shen: "Oh, so, what else is there besides gold, silver, pearls and jade? For example, books and so on. You must know that Lu Benzhong is a bookworm."

"The military envoy said so, there are quite a few." Lu Can replied: "The little concubine of Xiao Xiaotao carried a back of good books with her. I found a lot of rare books of the Tang Dynasty when I was searching the back bag. .”

Speaking of this, he became angry again: "These books are rare treasures. Qichun is an important place for culture and education. There were many scholars in the past. He must have snatched them from the hands of scholars."

"Hehe, that's interesting, you go down, I'll see and teach myself."

When Lu Can left, the smile on Wang Shen's face became wider, and he couldn't help muttering: "What a Lu Benzhong, he is really shrewd when he bets on both ends. Mr. Donglai, if you do this, you won't be afraid of being ridiculed by the world. Cough, he alone The great celebrities and scholars are his old friends and acquaintances, and they control public opinion. In the future, in history, they will not write whatever they want."

Having said that, Wang Shen patted his forehead lightly, feeling helpless.It's fine for me to be a gangster like Kong Yanzhou, Zhang Yong, and Cao Cheng.I was born with too many things I want, and I have to consider reputation many times.In this way, there is really nothing to do with that old man Lu.

Lu Benzhong didn't write anything in this letter, which is naturally understandable.In any case, it was his own handwritten letter, so we had to be careful, otherwise, once it fell into Kong Yanzhou's hands, Kong's surname would be cruel, and he would slash at old man Lu.

However, the information revealed between the lines in his letter is quite interesting and valuable, depending on how you read and analyze it.

Having read the letter carefully, Wang Shen quickly picked out a few key words from it, "pointless sacrifice", "major general", and "persuasion."

The meaning of the word meaningless sacrifice is that although there was a major epidemic in the city and many people starved to death, Kong Yanzhou's main force did not suffer much loss, and there was still a certain amount of fighting power, and the city defense system was perfect.If the Sizhou army continues to attack the city at this time, it will definitely pay a big price.This matter is easy to understand. Kong Yanzhou has confiscated all the food and medicinal materials in the city, and his troops can still have enough to eat, and even if they are sick, they can be treated.

The word major general means that Kong Xian is fine now, but he should have lost Kong Yanzhou’s trust and been deprived of military authority, otherwise Lu Benzhong would not have singled him out in his letter to say something. Isn’t that nonsense?

Persuasion is more interesting.Persuasion, Kong Xian is now under suspicion, and if he tries to persuade Kong Yanzhou to surrender and accept the recruitment, one can imagine the result.Maybe, he didn't go to his father to talk about Zhaoan.Lu Benzhong was just making an analogy, using it to convey a message to Wang Shen, and he would find a way to provoke the Kong family and his son to fight among themselves.

This is what Wang Shen, a foresight traveler, was about to do, and old man Lu actually wanted to go with him.

This old guy really has enough brains, I don't know what tricks he can pull off in the end?

This time his three concubines brought so much gold, silver and jewels out of the city and waited. Obviously Lu Benzhong already had an idea and was starting to do it.

"I can look forward to it!" Wang Shen laughed, this was the first time he had laughed so happily since the beginning of this war: "Old man Lu also knows that he has offended me, Wang Shen Jishen, and wants to save his life!"

"However, what about his integrity?"

"Do you want a face?"

"However, I, Wang Shen, have no choice but to comply with his conditions and maintain a tacit understanding with him. It feels really uncomfortable to be calculated by others!"

(End of this chapter)