Farmer of Shu Han

"Look, I have seen Shangshu."

In Wuguo Post House, the courtyard where the Han envoy lived, the personable Mi Shishilang bowed to Zong Yu who had just arrived in Jianye and was waiting for Sun Quan to summon him.

Zong Yu, who was over sixty years old, looked at Mi Zhao, who was in his prime and the most promising age, with joy and envy in his eyes.

He stepped forward to help Mi Shishilang, looked at him seriously, and then praised:

"Being humiliated and humiliated, I have been a thief for many years. Once I made meritorious service, and now I have traveled to Jiangdong to seek benefits for the country. Wow! A big man and a good man!"

Even though Zong Yu was old, he was full of energy, especially his sonorous voice and full of vigor.

Hearing these praises, Mi Shishilang, who has been tested in dangerous places for a long time, felt a little hot on his face, and at the same time felt a little embarrassed:

"Elder Zong has won the award, ashamed, ashamed, I really dare not take it."

Speaking of which, this "bear humiliation and humiliation", in fact, with the current situation in the world, I may not really have this intention.

However, the word "thieves" in the back may be true.

Speaking of which, it was thanks to my brother who sent someone to pull me back in time.

Ashamed, it is really ashamed.

If not, one of the Mi family surrendered to Wu and the other surrendered to Wei, they would really become the laughing stock of the big man.

It's not like now, the world may not know who Mi Hongliang is, but when he hears Mi Shishilang's name, who can't stand in awe?

Zong Yu didn't know Mi Shishilang's psychological changes, he only thought that the other party was being modest, so he "tsk":

"Why are you ashamed? Why don't you be ashamed? If you really want to be ashamed, let me say it."

While talking, he led Mi Shishilang to sit down, and asked his attendants to pour tea, and then continued with a sigh:

"I think back then, when the first emperor came to rule Jingzhou, I was already attached to him. It has been more than 30 years since then!"

Then he let out a long sigh, "For more than 30 years, I have done nothing but grow old for nothing. Alas, I can't compare to you young gentlemen now!"

Looking at Mi Shishilang again, he changed his tone of admiration again: "Young people are awesome, and young people are awesome!"

Mi Shishilang, who dared to win Mao Jindu at night, smiled shyly in front of this 60-year-old man, like a child praised by his elders.

"Zonggong is old and strong, not afraid of old age, over mountains and rivers, running for the country, how can we say that we are inferior to us?"

Zong Yu laughed out loud again when he heard the words, then deliberately lowered his voice, and said to Mi Shishilang:

"When the old man followed the late emperor, the late emperor only occupied a few counties in half of the prefecture, and later took Ba to cross Shu. The foundation was first established, and the world thought that the universe was restored."

"Who would have expected that not long after the bad news of Jingzhou came, there would be the defeat of Yiling..."

Although the big man is not what it used to be today, and it has been so many years, Zong Yu still sighs when he recalls the darkest days since the founding of Ji Han.

"After the first battle in Yiling, Lord Wu asked for peace, and the late emperor promised him to send envoys to Wu, but, alas!"

As he spoke, he shook his head: "Although the two countries of Han and Wu wanted to rebuild, but the Han was defeated one after another at the hands of the Wu people, and the country was in danger, as if it was hanging upside down."

"The envoys who came to the land of Wu were either neglected by Lord Wu or looked down upon by the people of Wu, but they had to endure the humiliation in order to reconcile the two countries."

Having said that, Zong Yu stood up, clenched his fists, and hummed:

"If it weren't for the Wei thieves pressing closely from the north, how could the Wu people be so easy to give our Han envoys a good look?"

Mi Zhao was silent.

After the first battle in Yiling, he was already an ignorant child.

At that time, Sun Quan, while seeking peace from the first emperor, communicated with Wei Guo on the other hand, and still professed his minister to Wei Guo.

It wasn't until the state of Wei sent troops to the south, and the two countries of Wei and Wu fought a solid battle, which forced Sun Quan to cut off contact with the state of Wei.

It can be imagined that before this, although the Wu people took the initiative to seek peace, in fact, the other party was just trying to make ends meet.

However, the envoy of the Han Dynasty knew that the Wu people were vacillating and had other plans, but also suffered from the weakness of the national power, so they could only do their best and seek perfection through grievances.

"Do you know why this old man likes to take the initiative to invite Ying every time, as an envoy to come to Wu country?"

Having said this, Zong Yu's originally deep voice suddenly became high-pitched:

"I'm just free, I want to come to Wu country to relax, see what Wu people look like now, and think about their faces in the past! Hahaha..."

As Zong Yu spoke, he laughed again:

"I just want to see how they envy and envy the big man, but they have to smile and ask the big man!"

"The more I see them like this, the better my mood will be!"

"There is a saying that it was 20 years in Hedong and 20 years in Hexi. These words really do not deceive the old man."

When Mi Shishilang heard this, his body shook!

Almost blurted out: "Zonggong, do you also read novels?"

But when it comes to the mouth, it becomes:

"Zonggong, you really have a clear distinction between grievances and grievances, and it seems that you are also a person who is happy with grievances and grievances."

"There are grievances for grievances, and revenge for revenge. This is the same in the world. Thinking about the people of Wu who took away Jingzhou and made this old man unable to return home, can this old man just want to see a joke now?"

(Zong Yu is from Jingzhou)

After Zong Yu and Mi Zhao said these words, they sat down again and started to get to the point:

"Okay, let's talk about it. The old man has just arrived in Jianye, and Mr. Mi Lang came to the door immediately. I think there must be something important. Let's talk about it?"

Although this is the posthouse of the Wu State, the status of the Han as the ally of the Wu State and the status of the Han envoy has long been different from what it used to be.

It is inevitable that the place of residence should be independent and quiet.

The courtyard is surrounded by empty space, and there are servants guarding the outside, so it is not afraid that Wu people will overhear.

"Mr. Zong Mingjian." Mi Shishilang cupped his hands and lowered his voice, "Mr. Zong came here this time because of the Luoyang matter?"

"Um?"

Zong Yu showed a slightly surprised expression.

But soon, he returned to normal.

Although he didn't publicize his visit to Jianye this time, it wasn't a secret.

He was relieved when he thought of the speed with which Xinghanhui passed the news.

Moreover, Mi Lang-jun came to find him in such a hurry, he must have something important to discuss with him.

So Zong Yu tentatively asked:

"Mr. Mi Lang knows the purpose of the old man, and he has been in Jianye for a long time. He came to the door today, but what is the plan, and wants to talk to the old man before the old man meets Lord Wu?"

Mi Shishilang shook his head: "I'm afraid this will disappoint the Zonggong, as if not."

"Um?"

Zong Yu was a little surprised again.

Mi Shishilang smiled mysteriously:

"However, I can tell Zong Gong a piece of good news."

Zong Yu immediately became interested: "Oh? What good news?"

"During these days in Wudi, I met some friends, so I was able to find out some news."

Mi Shishilang lowered his voice again, and raised three fingers: "Thirty percent, at most thirty percent is enough."

"What three..." Before Zong Yu finished speaking, he immediately sat up straight, "Mr. Mi Lang is serious?"

Mi Shishilang smiled slightly:

"Zong Gong, such a major national event is entrusted by my elder brother, how dare I make a joke of it?"

"good!"

Zong Yu clapped his hands together, and couldn't help but let out a soft drink, with joy on his face, and he had to lower his voice like Mi Shishilang:

"To tell you the truth, Mr. Mi, the bottom line is 50% of what His Majesty and Da Sima mean when I come here this time."

"I didn't expect that Mr. Mi Lang could still reduce the pressure by 20%."

Jingzhou's 50% tariff, in exchange for the righteousness of hosting Luoyang, is it a loss?

It is a loss if you say it is a loss, and it is not a loss if you say it is not a loss.

The loss is because the money is obviously owned by a big man.

It's not a loss, because the money originally belonged to Wu.

Take the money from the state of Wu and exchange it for Luoyang, which was allocated to the state of Wu in the covenant, in exchange for all the money of the big man to recover the old capital.

At least for Adou and most of the courtiers, it is not a loss.

And it's not that Wu people don't have to pay back the money, the big deal is to let them pay it back a little longer.

Fifty percent of the Jingzhou tariff is at most loosening the rope around Wu Guo's neck. It is not enough to survive.

But to recover all the old capitals would be to fulfill half of the late emperor's will!

This is a huge incentive for the big man.

The name of righteousness is very important.

What if only 30% is used?

Then it is earned.

That's why Zong Yu was so happy.

After the excitement was over, Zong Yu asked one more question uneasy:

"Mr. Mi Lang, it's not that the old man can't trust you, but this matter is of great importance. Is your friend reliable?"

Mi Langjun smiled understandingly:

"Mr. Zong, don't you know how short of money the treasury of the Wu State is now? Thirty percent is quite a lot for Wu people."

As he spoke, he stretched out his finger again, dipped the tea in the cup, and wrote a number on the desk.

When Zong Yu saw it, his eyes widened suddenly, and his voice raised a lot: "So many?"

Mi Shishilang smiled without saying a word.

Zong Yu stared at the numbers on the table, speechless for a long time.

As Shangshu, his duty is to assist Shangshu Ling and deal with Shangshutai.

He had also heard of the Jingzhou tariffs, and he could collect a lot of money from them every year.

The specific numbers are all personally reviewed by Shang Shuling.

Over the years, the big man has been rich in finances, and everyone's vision is also high.

Zai Zong expected that no matter how much Jingzhou's vehicle and boat tax was collected, it would not be able to compare with the tax in Dahan.

did not expect……

into his mother's!

When the late emperor was here, if he really wanted such a large sum of money, some fellow villagers in Jingzhou, not to mention selling their bodies, could at least keep them from selling Jingzhou to the Wu people.

wrong!

Zong Yu raised his head suspiciously, stared at Mi Shishilang, and blurted out:

"How much business did your Xinghan Club do in Jingzhou?"

After asking, he consciously made a slip of the tongue, and shook his head again:

"Forget it, such things are beyond the ability of this old man to ask."

Then he couldn't help but spit out:

"It's said that Ghost King Feng is far-sighted, and the old man has seen it with his own eyes today."

Although he only saw a corner, it was enough to shock him.

After being startled, he suddenly laughed again:

"But these, aren't the old man's confidence for this trip?"

Knowing that he had more confidence, Zong Yu stood upright when he saw Sun Quan the next day.

After handing in the letter of credence, they began to discuss the matter of Luo Yang's ownership.

But Zong Yu stretched out a finger and said loudly:

"10%!"

Sun Quan was so angry that he almost wanted to shoot the case:

"Zong Gong, I always respect you because of your resistance. I didn't expect what happened today, but it is a violation of your usual way of being a human being."

"The alliance between Wu and Han was decided by your former lord and prime minister of Han. Luoyang will belong to my Great Wu. Are you going to deny the alliance now?"

Zong Yu was surprised and said:

"Why did Your Majesty make such remarks? When did the foreign minister say that he did not recognize the alliance between Han and Wu?"

Sun Quan had a gloomy face:

"Since that's the case, Luo Yang, which should belong to my great Wu, was taken away by your Han country. Don't you have any explanation?"

Zong Yu stretched out a finger again:

"Your Majesty, the foreign ministers have already said, ten percent, this is the sincerity and statement of our big man."

"not enough!"

It is common for the Han and Wu countries to send envoys to each other.

When the envoys are the most, they are always on the road, and the vehicles and boats look at each other.

In addition, Zong Yu came here this time because of Luo Yang's affairs, so it is not appropriate to publicize it in advance.

Moreover, when discussing how much Luoyang City is worth, it is estimated that Sun Quan also felt that it would be embarrassing to discuss it publicly.

So this time he summoned, apart from Zong Yu, he was only accompanied by Lu Yi, the secretary of the School Affairs Department.

Regarding Jingzhou's financial resources, the school affairs office has the most say.

Sun Quan was displeased, and Zong Yu was also somewhat stupefied:

"Your Majesty, it is precisely because I don't like hypocrisy that I can say whatever I want, that's why I'm standing here today to discuss the matter of Luoyang with Your Majesty."

"Although the big man wants to take Luoyang now, he has no choice but to do it. Because the news came from the spy, the Wei thieves knew that Luoyang could not be defended, so they had the heart to burn the city and flee."

"It happened suddenly, we can't just ignore it, so we sent troops there. This is a workaround. We can't just watch the thief burn the city and escape, so that Luo Yang will suffer again, right?"

"Besides, before we dispatched troops, didn't we send me over to discuss the aftermath with His Majesty? Isn't that enough to show our sincerity?"

Sun Quan was not moved at all, but said in a deep voice:

"A 10% tariff is also called sincerity?"

Zong Yu was slightly surprised when he heard this.

Lord Wu didn't mention Luoyang, but just talked about tariffs.

Could it be that, as Mi Lang-jun said, the treasury of Wu State is already in such short supply?

Thinking this way in his heart, his expression remained unchanged:

"Then how much does His Majesty plan to ask for?"

Sun Quan stretched out a slap slowly: "Fifty percent."

"Your Majesty's words are insincere!" Zong Yu immediately stood up and protested, "Since Your Majesty says I'm rebellious, then I'll tell the truth."

"Luoyang is the old capital of the Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty will never let the thief do what Dong Zhuo did again! So when I came out, the Han Dynasty had already dispatched troops."

"Based on the ability of my big man, Sima, maybe Luo Yang has already been taken by this time. Whether your Majesty is willing to accept it or not, Luo Yang will fall into the hands of the big man."

"Rather than putting Luoyang in the hands of the bandits of Wei, it is better to let the big man temporarily take care of it. If His Majesty can come to Luoyang city one day, my big man will return Luoyang according to the agreement."

Hearing this, Sun Quan twitched.

How could he not know that Han sent troops to Luoyang because he was determined to take Luoyang into his pocket.

There is absolutely no way to stop it.

As for burning the city and fleeing, whether it was true or not, it was just an excuse anyway, and he didn't even bother arguing with Zong Yu.

Since it can't be stopped, it can only try to take advantage of Han Guo as much as possible.

As for considering whether the Han Dynasty will really return it in the future, it is better to consider how to capture Hefei first.

"Zong Shangshu, you also said that according to the covenant, Luo Yang belongs to my great Wu. And the Jingzhou customs duties should originally belong to my great Wu."

"Isn't it too much for you to use my Great Wu's tariff to buy my Great Wu's city?"

Zong Yu didn't give Sun Quan any face at all:

"If your Majesty has already returned the money, food, horses, weapons and armor owed to me by the big man, and then say this, I will admit that it is too much."

Sun Quan's face suddenly turned livid.

His nails were about to bleed from the flesh of his palm, so he barely restrained his emotions.

If it wasn't because I owe you Han Guo these things, I would be sitting here today discussing the matter of Luoyang with you?

However, the power is not as good as others, and there are demands from others, so what can I do?

Lu Yi, who was standing by the side, saw the stance of the two sides not giving in to each other, and couldn't help screaming in his heart.

Obviously, he has already passed his breath to Mr. Mi Lang in advance, as long as the Han Kingdom can give up 30%, His Majesty will be able to agree.

But what is going on in front of me?

Could it be that Mi Langjun didn't remind the envoy of the Han Dynasty?

Or is Han really unwilling to pay more?

10% is really too little.