Southern Song Dynasty military god

Chapter 530 Indiscriminate fighting
If an ordinary person in this era carries an IOU worth a million taels of silver, he must be anxious, and only a person like Wang Chongyang can be calm and gallop all the way on a good horse.

At the Liujiajun garrison on the Panxi Plateau, Wang Chongyang met Gao Chong. According to the friendship between the two, they should have a good chat for a few days and nights. However, because of the Bupleurum issue, Gao Chong understood it very well. , did not keep Wang Chongyang, but changed horses for Wang Chongyang, and prepared another good horse in case he needed to be replaced on the road, and then sent Wang Chongyang to set off.

In fact, after Liu Wei's rhetoric, Wang Chongyang was not worried about Bupleurum's life, but he was worried about going to Dali to look for Bupleurum's great apprentice Ma Yu.If Ma Yu knew that Bupleurum had been thrown into prison by the Dali Kingdom, his mind short-circuited for a while, and he might do something.

Even if the sky is pierced, Wang Chongyang feels that he can still make up for Ma Yu. He is afraid that at the same time as the sky is pierced, Ma Yu has already put his own life on the line. That is what Wang Chongyang is most worried about. things.Fortunately, there is no news about this so far, and Ma Yu's character is relatively stable, and he will not do anything out of the ordinary easily.

Even at the speed of Wang Chongyang, it took almost ten days to rush to Dali City.After entering the city, Wang Chongyang did not immediately go to the government to inquire about Bupleurum, but sneaked into the tea house and wine shop, trying to find Ma Yu's whereabouts.

However, it is strange to say that in the tea house and wine shop, Wang Chongyang easily inquired about Bupleurum bupleurum, but for three consecutive days, he did not hear any news about Ma Yu.

"Could it be that Ma Yu never came to Dali? It's impossible!" In an inn, Wang Chongyang stared at the oil lamp and smiled wryly.

The situation of Bupleurum was basically clear. There was news from the palace that Bupleurum had burned the ancestral temple and had been captured by the imperial guards and imprisoned in the sky prison, waiting to be released.

When Wang Chongyang heard the news, he felt relieved!Just like what Liu Wei analyzed at the beginning, if Duan Zhengyu really wants to deal with Bupleurum, he must be executed on the spot in the most cruel way. Why should he be thrown into a prison and waste rice?

Obviously, Duan Zhengyu did this because he was waiting for Wang Chongyang to come?
Since there was no news about Ma Yu, it meant that at least Ma Yu did not have any conflicts with the court of Dali Kingdom, which made Wang Chongyang less concerned. Therefore, he decided to visit Duan Zhengyu tomorrow morning.

Wang Chongyang went to visit Duan Zhengyu, but not in an official capacity.

It stands to reason that it is almost impossible for one person to visit the emperor, but Wang Chongyang is different. As the only descendant of the famous Qingxu Sanren in the ruling and opposition parties, Wang Chongyang's name is really resounding, enough to make The emperor of any country attracts attention.

Therefore, when Wang Chongyang sent his name card, he was quickly summoned by Duan Zhengyu.

After the two met, they each had their own minds and naturally couldn't go straight to the topic. After half an hour of rambling, Duan Zhengyu couldn't continue to procrastinate and opened his mouth to mention Bupleurum.

"Hey, this impoverished junior brother has really committed a heinous crime this time, and I beg the emperor not to tolerate it, and how to deal with him is how to deal with him!"

Although Wang Chongyang values ​​Bupleurum highly and cannot tolerate any damage to Bupleurum, at this moment he also knows that the more anxious he is, the easier it is to put himself at a disadvantage.On the contrary, what he said made Duan Zhengyu almost fall into a "crash" state - how could Wang Chongyang be so unreasonable?

Duan Zhengyu really felt the pain in his heart!If he can deal with Bupleurum in accordance with the law, then the head of Bupleurum may have become a wine cup on his desk at this time, is it because he can't deal with it in this way, he will treat it as a guest of honor and "stay" in the prison to entertain Well, it's all right now, Wang Chongyang actually said "handle it fairly", which made Duan Zhengyu not know how to answer the question!

"Well. In fact, Bupleurum didn't do it on purpose. I talked to him. Before he set fire to it, he didn't know that the temple was the ancestral temple. As the saying goes, those who don't know don't sin."

"Since those who don't know are not guilty, why does the emperor still detain him?"

I'm afraid that even Liu Wei didn't expect that Wang Chongyang had such a sharp word front when he was negotiating on the spot, he could catch the loopholes in Duan Zhengyu's words in an instant, and immediately launched a counterattack.

"this."

Wang Chongyang's brain was quick to react, but Duan Zhengyu was able to sit firmly on the throne for so many years, and that was not for nothing. After pondering for a while, he smiled and said: "What the Taoist priest said is also true. The crime of burning the ancestral temple is the crime of burning the ancestral temple. Because of the crime, that’s why I’m able to live to this day, the crime can’t be blamed, but what should be compensated still needs to be compensated, does the Taoist leader think so?”

As expected of being a descendant of Tianlong Temple, Duan Zhengyu's counterattack immediately grasped a fatal problem of Bupleurum: compensation.

In fact, this was also what Duan Zhengyu was most concerned about.

"Of course it's different if it's the ancestral temple. But the emperor's sage said that those who don't know are not guilty. If this is the case, then it is a temple. I don't know if the emperor thinks that 5 taels of silver is enough for compensation?"

Wang Chongyang's topic change was also extremely fast, and he immediately jumped to the specific price, and the price he quoted was already very high at first glance, but the high or low is to see whose it is. Ask in front of you.

It is true that 5 taels of silver is indeed an astronomical figure. Even if it is Duan Zhengyu, it cannot be otherwise. This is a huge wealth. As a small country in southern Xinjiang, Dali's annual tax income is not much, which is considered extremely high among all countries. Low, this has a great relationship with the low taxation of Dali.

However, after Duan Zhengyu heard the number reported by Wang Chongyang, his brows still frowned involuntarily: The gap is really too big, 5 taels of silver. Could it be that a bupleurum is only worth 5 taels?

How much is Bupleurum worth?

Considering the most expensive beef price in this era, it is not worth the price to remove the skin and bones of Bupleurum. As for how much Bupleurum is worth, it depends on who it is for.

For Wang Chongyang, Bupleurum is a priceless treasure, and Wang Chongyang would not exchange it for an emperor.Fortunately, Duan Zhengyu is not very clear about the value of Bupleurum in Wang Chongyang's heart, he can only estimate that it is very high, and how high it is will need to be grasped during the negotiation between the two parties.

"Daoist Chongyang, 5 taels of silver, I'm afraid it's not enough?"

"Oh? Why is it not enough? If the emperor feels dissatisfied, why don't you go out and invite skilled craftsmen from all over the world to restore the ancestral temple to its original appearance using the most precious materials in the world? What does the emperor think?"

Even if it is to collect the world's skilled craftsmen and consume precious materials from all over the world, how much will it cost to rebuild a ancestral temple?In fact, no matter how much it cost, it was not what Duan Zhengyu wanted.

With a serious expression on his face, Duan Zhengyu stared at Wang Chongyang, and said, "Chongyang Taoist priest is joking! The significance of this ancestral temple is no longer in its high or low, but in its spiritual symbol! Even if it is a broken grass hut, it is in my In my heart, it is also a priceless treasure!"

"what!"

As soon as Duan Zhengyu finished speaking, Wang Chongyang exclaimed suddenly, saying: "Priceless treasure? Isn't that nothing to talk about? Sigh, no wonder the master made it up early, and that junior brother Pindao was destined to have such a catastrophe! It seems that this catastrophe It is determined by the number of days, and cannot be solved by manpower! Since it is the number of days, the poor will not dare to force it!"

Wang Chongyang, who looked frustrated, stood up slowly, looking a bit lost, as if he was about to give up.At that time, Duan Zhengyu didn't dare to be sure whether Wang Chongyang really gave up or just sat there, and he didn't dare to express his opinion casually. He just sat on the dragon chair and watched silently.

"It is said that being famous is worse than meeting each other. The emperor is indeed a good emperor, so I will bid farewell!" After Wang Chongyang stood up straight, he arched his hands and bowed to say goodbye. Duan Zhengyu really panicked at this time, and hurriedly greeted him:
"Go slowly, Taoist priest, let's talk about this matter in detail, talk in detail!"

"Talk in detail? Hey, didn't the emperor say that the ancestral temple is a priceless treasure? How can this priceless treasure be compensated?" Wang Chongyang said in amazement.

"It's priceless, but friendship is equally precious. Regardless of whether Bupleurum is the younger brother of the Taoist priest, the friendship between Master Liu, the prime minister of the Central Republic of China, and me is also priceless!"

"Wu Price vs. Wu Price, what does the Emperor mean, that Master Liu must come in person to release Bupleurum?"

"If the Taoist priest says that, I have no objection either! Friendship is priceless, if Mr. Liu really treats me as brothers, wouldn't it be a joke to talk about money between me and Mr. Liu?" Finally, Duan Zhengyu changed the topic. The direction he most wanted to talk about.

"The emperor's words are a little unclear, and the poor don't understand it very well, so I still look at the emperor's famous words!"

"I have to explain this matter to the Taoist priest. A few days ago, I begged for some ammunition from Mr. Liu. At that time, the treasury was empty, so I had to issue an IOU to Mr. Liu's subordinates. Now that I think about it, Mr. Liu should be with Mr. Liu." Daoist priests generally value friendship, so what are firearms worth? It’s just that the IOU really insults the friendship between me and Mr. Liu, if it is possible.”

Having said that, Duan Zhengyu felt that Wang Chongyang should be able to understand.

In the final analysis, Duan Zhengyu did not hope that the person who came this time was Wang Chongyang. After all, Wang Chongyang's reputation in the Jianghu is scary now. To offend such a master of the Jianghu to death, for an emperor who does not stand on the throne, The worst deal ever.

"IOU?"

The IOU was obviously in Wang Chongyang's arms, but he frowned and pretended to say: "I don't know the IOU that the emperor said, how much is the silver tael recorded?"

"Not much, not much, it's just a million taels!"

"Ah! One million taels? Is the emperor talking about silver? One million taels of silver, is the emperor joking with the poor?" Wang Chongyang was "frightened", his whole body shook, and he almost didn't get out of the chair. fall down!
(End of this chapter)