son-in-law

Chapter 166 Provocation
When Tang Jin started to operate the auction to launder money, Su Yu wanted to meet Tang Zhen.But meeting Tang Zhen was not an easy task, because Tang Zhen was too busy and often came home in the middle of the night, and couldn't bear to disturb him.And Su Yu didn't want to be like other people who begged Tang Zhen to do something, running to the gate of the Duke's Mansion early in the morning to wait in line.So I procrastinated for a few days before I made an appointment.

At that time Tang Zhen was eating, Su Yu was still a little surprised, it was not the time of meal, why Da Sima started to eat at this time.According to Tian Jing, Da Sima slept very late last night.When she said this, Tian Jing blushed, Su Yu nodded knowingly, and said nothing.

Su Yu and Tang Zhen said two things.The first thing is about money laundering at the auction house.Su Yu told Tang Zhen the whole process of money laundering.Tang Zhen found it new, but he only listened and didn't talk about it.Su Yu's words were like a meal, which whetted Tang Zhen's appetite.

After talking about the money laundering process, Su Yu said: "The Tang family collects favor fees, and I will ask Tang Qi to record them truthfully, and finally send them to the Duke's Mansion."

Tang Zhendao: "Just give it to Linger directly. Now Tranquility is also in Linger's care, there is no need to go through two hands."

Su Yu said: "Okay."

Tang Zhen said again: "You, Tang Jin, and Tang Qi have bothered a lot. I won't let you work in vain."

Su Yu smiled: "Thank you, Brother Shiba, for taking care of me."

Tang Zhen has a standard amount of food for each meal, and the inner courtyard supervises the weighing.You can't eat too much, and you can't eat too little.Talking is not allowed during meals.But today's situation is special, because Shun Inner Court has gone somewhere, and the other young eunuchs dare not control Tang Zhen.Tang Zhen stared, trembling with fright.

Tang Zhen asked the eunuch to serve another meal, but the eunuch only added two taels of rice for him.And a word of caution.

Tang Zhen didn't speak, and continued to eat.

Tang Zhen had a good appetite, but when Su Yu brought up the matter of "Appeal", Tang Zhen suddenly couldn't eat anymore.He frowned and thought about it for a while, then snorted softly, picked up the rice bowl and a few chopsticks and ate up the rice.The maid hurriedly brought towels, mouthwash, and a spittoon.Tang Zhen wiped the oil on his lips first, rinsed his mouth, turned the towel over and wiped his mouth again.

"Bring it to me."

Su Yu showed the article of that issue to Tang Zhen, and Tang Zhen smiled after reading it: "It was the Meng family and the Ximen family who punished me before. This time it's my turn to punish them. Tell Xu Luochen that it's not enough , let him continue writing."

Su Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Then Xu Luochen hates the Southern Jin Dynasty very much. He is a literati, he doesn't know the depth, and he is afraid of trouble. If this proclamation is spread to the Southern Jin Dynasty, won't it make people think that the Liang Dynasty has plans to go to war?"

Tang Zhendao: "That's what I mean."

It's really not a big deal to watch the excitement.

The soldiers of the Tang family are in the west of Tongguan, guarding the northwest, and the main forces are placed in Chang'an City and the Hexi Corridor.The Yangtze River line is divided into two theaters, the Jingzhou theater and the Huainan theater.Meng Danqing is the prime minister of the Liang Dynasty, the Duke of Jing, the general of the flying tiger, and the 15 flying tiger army sits in Jingzhou.Ximen Zhensen was the royal official of the Liang Dynasty, the Duke of Chu, the general of Huben, and 15 Huben troops were stationed in Huainan.

The main task of the two of them is to stare at Nanjin.

However, since the Sima family was driven to the south of the Yangtze River by the four major families of Zhao, Tang, Meng, and Ximen more than 100 years ago, there has been no large-scale conflict between the two countries.The main reason is that the north of the Liang Dynasty was not peaceful, and they often fought in the north, so they didn't care about the decisive battle with the Southern Jin Dynasty.

For more than 100 years, the defensive areas of the Meng family and the Ximen family were very peaceful, while the Tang family was fighting in the northwest region, and the Zhao family was fighting in the Hebei region.The Meng and Ximen families are at ease.They would go north to support unless the north couldn't bear it anymore. At that time, the two warring parties were already exhausted from fighting, and they went to pick up some cheap battles.

"Do you know why we are going to war with Sanhu?"

Tang Zhen suddenly asked such a sentence.

Su Yu thought for a while, and said: "The official of the Huazhou government said that it was because of the Sanhu invasion."

Tang Zhen waved his hand: [That's all appearances, it's what the court asked a high-level yamen to say to the people, it's not the truth.

The reason is that this matter is still related to Queen Mother Chen.The Empress Dowager Chen said back then that my Liang Dynasty had strong soldiers and horses, but lived a poor life. I heard that the military circles in the Southern Jin Dynasty were corrupt and incompetent, but they lived affluently because they were partial to the south of the Yangtze River.Then why don't we take advantage of the situation and go south to win the Jin Dynasty?

At that time, I supported the Queen Mother.But the Meng family and the Ximen family disagreed.Ximen Zhensen said that if you want to cross the south of the Yangtze River, you must first solve the enemies behind the Liang Dynasty.Otherwise, the fierce battle between our two countries is in full swing, and the Sanhu suddenly goes south, and Daliang is in danger.

Meng Danqing said that it is okay not to eliminate the Sanhu, but the Sixteen States of Yanyun must be taken back, and good generals should be sent to guard the gates, so that they can fight the Southern Jin Dynasty decisively.

The words of Ximen Zhensen and Meng Danqing were not unreasonable, so the matter was deadlocked.But at this moment, the Sanhu jointly proposed a marriage request to Liang Chao.If you just beg the princess, that's fine.But the request of the three families is obviously not a simple marriage.

They made a request to marry the concubine of Emperor Liang.They also gave an example that Wang Qiang was the wife of Emperor Han Yuan when Zhaojun went out of the fortress.

If you want to marry someone else's wife, how can this be a marriage?This is a blatant provocation! 】

Su Yu nodded.

Tang Zhen knocked on the table and said: [If Daliang Chao can bear this tone, what dignity is there.Empress Dowager Chen became angry at that time and beheaded all the Sanhu envoys.He also discussed with the three princes that the Sanhu should be eliminated in the northern expedition first, and then the Jin should be eliminated in the south.At that time, I agreed, and Meng Danqing also agreed, but Ximen Zhensen didn't speak.He was born with this kind of dead virtue, if he didn't speak, it would be regarded as his acquiescence.

The Shence Army and the Xuanjia Army fought in the Northwest and Hebei at the same time, and it went smoothly at first.But later, the Sanhu united with many small countries and started a war of attrition with us.It coincided with the disasters in Northwest, Henan, and Hebei provinces in those few years, and the grain harvest was almost wiped out.As a result, the situation of the war was reversed. Not only did it fail to eliminate the Sanhu, but it formed a trend of Sanhu invasion.

But at this time, the Meng family and the Ximen family still did not send troops.They said, you fight in the north, and we watch the Southern Jin Dynasty for you.

Later, all the four counties in Hexi were lost, and the front line was compressed again and again. If there was no support, Chang'an would become the main battlefield.In Hebei, the fight was even worse, retreating from Mozhou to the banks of the Yellow River. Later, the Yellow River was also lost. Zhang Yunlong defended Zhengzhou and was almost trapped to death in the city.

Only then did the Meng family and the Ximen family take action, turning the situation around and forming a counterattack. 】

Tang Zhen smiled wryly.

Su Yu also smiled wryly.

Tang Zhen continued: [Now Sanhu has been severely beaten, and Yunzhou has also been taken back by us.Gongsunxiong sits in Yunzhou, which is enough to restrain Fuyu people from going south.According to the prior agreement, the Southern Jin Dynasty should be fought now.But Empress Dowager Chen passed away, and this matter was never mentioned again.

I mentioned this matter to Emperor Tianci, but he said that after the ten-year war, the Liang Dynasty was no longer able to fight.Should cultivate health and rest.And this was in the arms of the Meng family and the Ximen family, who supported the emperor.In other words, they don't plan to fight any more, and the agreement with Queen Mother Chen has been overturned.

I don't know how they told the generals at the beginning, but I once told the Shence soldiers that after finishing the Sanhu, they will go to the Southern Jin Dynasty. At that time, the Shu Han will not be worth mentioning, and the unification of the Great War is just around the corner.But now they don't want to fight, and I can't encourage them to fight.But I have to give an explanation to Shence. 】

Having said that, Tang Zhen stopped talking.

Su Yu nodded and said, "Understood."

He made it clear, but actually Su Yu felt that Tang Zhen's words were a bit strange. What does it mean to "give an explanation to the magician"?
This sounds very imposing, but it is not in line with common sense.Could it be that among the generals of Shen Ce, there are very warlike people, who feel uncomfortable all over if they don't fight?
... Maybe that's the only way to explain it.And this person made Tang Zhen feel a lot of pressure.But who in the shence army can make Tang Zhen feel pressured?
If there is such a person, this person must be very capable and aggressive.But he made Tang Zhen feel pressure, which might not be wise.

(End of this chapter)