Chapter 41

"Yes, please." Cao Zongyu said.

But after a while, Yao Qisheng walked in, and as soon as he came in, he saluted and said, "Student Yao Qisheng greets General Cao." ”

"Sir, please, but I don't know that Mr. is here, what do you teach me?" Cao Zongyu asked knowingly.

At this time, this person came from Fuzhou City, and what could happen was nothing more than surrender. If they really want to resist to the end, there is no need to send someone over, just think about it.

However, Cao Zongyu did not dare to slack off.

The crowd of 20,000 went deep into the enemy, although the Fujian Ming army was a paper tiger, but the kind that was deep in the encirclement, Cao Zongyu could not help but tremble.

Fujian is mountainous and divided into coastal plains, and to some extent, the waterways between Fujian's large cities are much smoother than those by land. But the waterway was a dead end for Cao Zongyu, even if Zheng's ships were scattered all over the place, but the fleets left in Fujian were enough to annihilate Cao Zongyu's army at sea.

It looks menacing, but there is a bit of confidence in his heart, only Cao Zongyu himself knows.

"Coming to save adults." Yao Qisheng said.

"Oh." Cao Zongyu said: "I would like to hear it in detail. ”

"The adult will tens of thousands of troops, into Fujian, although the attack is invincible, invincible, but the lone army goes deep, is the taboo of the soldiers, my family is wise and martial, only need to defend Fuzhou City, Jiangxi and Guangdong reinforcements will arrive soon, when the time comes, the adults will be useless, it is estimated that they will also be punished by the king of Wu, if there is a case, then the adults will not be allowed to look north to Nanjing, for the adults. When it is enough, my family will remember that God has the virtue of a good life, and I am willing to reconcile with my lord and offer 300,000 taels of silver. I just ask the adults to raise their noble hands and collect their troops back to Zhejiang. ”

Cao Zongyu's routine opening remarks of the Zongheng family have long been accustomed to it, and said: "The city of Fuzhou is only 300,000 taels, which is too little. ”

300,000 taels is not too little?

A lot, many times, the taxes paid by a province to the court of the Ming Dynasty are only this amount.

However, the city of Fuzhou is the capital of Fujian. In terms of political importance, and even in a strategic sense, it is by no means comparable to 300,000 taels of silver.

"How much do you want?" Yao Qisheng said.

"The general trend of the world is so clear, Mr. will not see it clearly, Mr. Wu can send Mr. here, I think Mr. must be Lord Wu's confidant, but I don't know if Mr. Wu has thought about it? How about defecting to King Wu? Cao Zongyu said.

"This ----" Yao Qisheng's hand holding the folding fan tightened slightly, his palms were sweaty, and he was waiting for this sentence.

Even though he came to surrender, but the words came out of his own mouth, and from the other side

Speaking out of the mouth, that's two values.

Yao Qisheng didn't speak, just looked hesitant.

Cao Zongyu understood, clapped his hands and said, "Someone is coming." ”

But in a moment someone brought two plates of gold, and about twenty of them were put in five taels of ingots. It is also a hundred taels of gold. One hundred taels of gold seems to be a small number, but it has been divided into two plates and shortened. Cao Zongyu said: "This hundred taels of gold is just a meeting gift for Mr., as long as Mr. can convince Master Wu, there will naturally be a lot of filial piety below, and Mr.'s share is indispensable." ”

Yao Qisheng's eyes lit up slightly, as if he was very greedy for money, but the depths of Yao Qisheng's eyes were as clear as water, and he was not moved by the small profits in front of him at all.

It's not that Yao Qisheng doesn't have a feeling for money, but he knows that now is not the time to ask for money, compared to the benefits brought by the major event of the surrender of Fuzhou City, this hundred taels of gold, even if it is increased by ten times, is a small profit.

"Adult, so loving, but the villain is disrespectful. Lord Wu actually admired King Wu very much, but he was worried. Yao Qisheng said.

"Worried about what?" Cao Zongyu couldn't see Yao Qisheng's tricks. But compared to Fuzhou City, this amount of money is nothing, at this critical moment, I would rather feed Yao Qisheng than offend this key middleman.

The so-called lack of success and more than failure is this person.

"My family is worried, what is the future of him who voted for King Wu?" Yao Qisheng said.

"Didn't I already say that? Remain in the same position. Cao Zongyu said.

"Not enough." Yao Qisheng said.

"Such a big event, my family has taken such a big risk, you must know that Zheng Hongkui has already entered Fuzhou City. At this time, my family defected to King Wu, but he just stayed in his original position, which is a little too harsh. Yao Qisheng said.

Although Cao Zongyu is a martial artist, he grew up in a family of scholars, and he is the grandson of Cao Lin, the governor of the three sides. His face remained unchanged and he said, "So what do you mean?" ”

"Shangshu, a Shangshu in Nanjing." Yao Qisheng said.

Cao Zongyu sneered in his heart and said secretly: "This Wu Zhiping is too delusional. ”

Although the current six Shangshu of King Wu are not as noble as several generals, they are also the core figures of King Wu, and Cao Zongyu must salute respectfully when he sees it, how can such a position be promised by him Cao Zongyu, a foreign general.

Cao Zongyu thought about it for a moment and said: "I can't do anything about the position of Shangshu, but the general of my family is the beloved son-in-law of King Wu, as long as my general says a word." This position of Shangshu can still be given to Lord Wu, but I have always rewarded the general for meritorious deeds and dedicated the merits of Fuzhou City, but it is too bad. ”

Cao Zongyu's sentence is true and false.

It's really that he can't interfere with the position of Shangshu, and what is false is that Zhang Xuan can only influence, and it is impossible to decide, where is the matter of a sentence. If Zhang Xuan really had such a lot of energy, Zhang Zhen would not have fallen from the position of the first civil official.

What Cao Zongyu thinks in his heart is nothing more than Fuzhou City, as long as Fuzhou is cut off, even if the back road is cut off, he can support it in Fujian with Fuzhou City alone, and the plain area near Fuzhou City. So all means are for Fuzhou.

As long as Fuzhou City is a little bit, what is Wu Zhiping, throw it to Nanjing, forget it, what is still a book. He Cao Zongyu didn't know, would Wu Zhiping still be able to bite him when the time came?

In fact, he wanted to agree in one go, but he was afraid that he would say it too hastily and make Yao Qisheng not believe it. That's what he said.

"But I don't know, what credit do you want?" Yao Qisheng said.

"Didn't Zheng Hongkui enter Fuzhou City?" Cao Zongyu said: "Capture Zheng Hongkui." Remember to live. If your family has made such a contribution, I will naturally agree to say in front of my general, and seek a position as a scholar for your family in the future. ”

"Then thank you General, please listen to my good news." Yao Qisheng said.

Yao Qisheng left the camp outside the city, and then returned to the yamen of the governor of Fuzhou. Wu Zhiping had been waiting for a long time and said, "How is it, what did Cao Zongyu say?" ”

Yao Qisheng explained Cao Zongyu's words 1510.

Wu Zhiping listened quietly, twisted his beard slightly, and said unhurriedly: "Do you think the words surnamed Cao Zongyu are credible?" ”

"Credible and not credible." Yao Qisheng said: "The surname Cao's words are not full of untruths, but if you take the top, you will get it, and if you take it, you will get the bottom." Since he has promised the position of the Lord Shangshu, even if he can't be a Shangshu in the future, he can still find an important position under King Wu, otherwise King Wu treats heroes so slowly, how can he achieve great things? ”

"Not bad." Wu Zhiping said: "The sorrow has made great progress. ”

Yao Qisheng smiled and said, "It's all taught by adults." ”

Wu Zhiping said: "No matter whether what Cao Zongyu said is true or if he speaks to me, since he said this, there will definitely be room for maneuver in the future." It's just how did Zheng Hongkui take it down? ”

People think about things differently, and Cao Zongyu is eager to take Fuzhou down. Other things can be put aside, but Wu Zhiping is an old bureaucrat, he may not believe Cao Zongyu's words, but what he believes is the credit of King Wu.

Cao Zongyu felt that what he said was on his own behalf, but it was not right, he was representing Cao Ying and King Wu at the moment. Even if we can't do it in the future, there will be enough compensation. Otherwise, the world will not believe in what it says, how to convince the people of the world.

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