Zhu Nao

As the lobbyist said, Wei Bian values ​​promises and righteousness. In addition to his natural loyalty, what is more important is that he has a long-term perspective.

Because he kept his promise, he gave up the temptation of interests many times.At the same time, because he keeps his promise, there are always people who trust him and give him the opportunity to make money.Otherwise, if he took back the enemy's benefits and turned against him, even if he made a lot of money, who would dare to look for him again in the future?Can he use that sum of money to eat for a lifetime?

However, this does not mean that he is a person who values ​​loyalty more than life and does not know how to be flexible.For his own life, for the lives and future of his brethren, he can change his mind under unavoidable circumstances.

If Zhu Nao is really the future lord of the world, then undoubtedly, taking refuge in Zhu Nao is the best future for the Dark Horse Army.He no longer has to worry about making a living.Even if it's a breach of trust, it's worth it.

But the problem is, whether Zhu Nao and his subordinates have confidence in Wei Bian does not know, as far as Wei Bian himself is concerned, he has no confidence in Zhu Nao at all.Otherwise, as long as he is optimistic about Zhu Nao, he would not accept Henry Zhang's invitation to come to Taiyuan to be an enemy of Zhu Nao from the very beginning.

Therefore, Wei Bian just sneered at the lobbyist's remarks, and his face was still polite: "Zhu Fu Yin is indeed a rare hero in the world today. If he can calm down the troubled times, restore order, and make the people live in peace, That is really a merit that will benefit thousands of generations. This king is also looking forward to that day. It's just that this king has his own principles in doing things, and he really dare not do things that break his promise."

The lobbyist said: "Why does Your Majesty need to answer in such a hurry? This matter is of great importance. Your Majesty may consider it for a period of time before making a decision."

Since the lobbyist said so, Wei Bian also said perfunctorily: "This king will make calculations by himself."

The lobbyist seemed to see that Wei Bian couldn't make sense, so he changed his way of lobbying: "If the king is willing to work for Zhu Fu Yin, the Zhu Fu Yin will never treat the black horse army badly. No matter what benefits the cult has given the king, the king will be in Zhu Fu Yin." Fu Yin can get five times... or even ten times the benefits!"

Hearing this, Wei Bian was taken aback for a moment, and then almost laughed out loud. He despised both the lobbyist and Zhu Nao in his heart—this lobbyist actually wanted to bribe him with money, which showed that Zhu Nao didn't know what to do at all. I don't know him well, and I haven't even found out who he is.It also shows that Zhu Nao actually has no other means to come up with the bad idea of ​​throwing money.

The legendary Zhu Fu Yin, who is so wise and close to demons, seems to be nothing more than that.What a disappointment...

Wei Bian was too lazy to even perfunctory, and after a few words of coping, he excused that he had other matters, and asked people to find his cousin who had "relieved" and fell into the cesspit as soon as possible.Not long after, Cousin Sun came back, and Wei Bian satirized them a few words with a smile on his face, without breaking his face, he sent them away.

After Cousin Sun and the others left, Wei Bian's subordinates who had just hid in the backyard came out one after another.

Everyone heard the conversation just now, and they sighed immediately after they came out.

"Hey, I heard that Chengdu is a rich place, but today it is an eye-opener. Is Shu really that rich? How dare the people of Shu speak so loudly?"

"Yeah. Do they know how much Henry Zhang gave us? Five times, ten times! I have never seen so much money in my life!"

"It's true that a mountain is higher than a mountain. I thought that the Xuantian Sect was rich enough, but I didn't expect the people of Shu to be richer! Could it be that the crops in Shu are all golden tassels?"

"Forget it. It's all scraped-off people's fat and people's ointment, the blood and sweat of the common people. I know that Zhu Nao has a good reputation, but he turned out to be a skinning dog official!"

Originally, the Shu people were willing to pay a lot of money to recruit them, which was a good thing for them.But the price was too high, which actually disgusted these people.After all, they are all green forests born in troubled times. Who hasn't been exploited by exorbitant taxes?

Only Lin Shen murmured "ten times... ten times..." several times in a daze, and finally couldn't help asking Wei Bian: "Brother, if they can really offer ten times the price, why don't they simply pay you?" Accept them? This money is really enough for us brothers to eat for a lifetime..."

The crowd immediately blamed him again: "You boy, you are the one who sees money the most. It makes you smell copper coins, just like a dog smells shit. If the Shu people give some money, you will just give it away. Forget all the old teachings of brother?" "That's right, I said you won't be bribed by the Shu people, right?"

Lin Shen was booed until his face turned red again, and he said angrily, "Okay, I'm the only one who is greedy for money, and you are all upright! Don't ask for money if you are capable!"

Wei Bian stopped the crowd's frolicking, and said nicely, "The man said that the price was five times and ten times the price, but he was just talking nonsense. Even if Zhu Nao really could afford that much money, but he came from the land of Shu Come here, why would you wear so much luggage on your body? It will only increase the burden of traveling. If I really agree with them, I will fall into their tricks. At that time, they will return to Shu with the excuse that they cannot afford so much money for the time being. I went to get it. But I have already turned my back on Zhang Shijun, riding a tiger, and had to follow their orders. Their goal of alienation has been achieved, how can they really give so much money? They refuse to pay, what can we do with them? "

Everyone was dumbfounded, and immediately cursed: "Such cunning Shu people!" Then said, "My brother is smart enough to see through their sinister intentions!"

Only Lin Shen, even though he flattered Wei Bian along with everyone else, couldn't help but think about the ten times the money—after all, it was ten times the money!Even if it is five times or three times, it is enough for him to stop being poor for the rest of his life!

Wei Bian didn't know what Lin Shen was thinking, so he just ordered to himself: "Send someone to Zhang Shijun, and tell him that the Shu government sent an envoy to approach me and wanted to lobby me, but I sternly refused. I ordered someone to arrest him. That lobbyist, who would have expected that person to be nimble, was unfortunately escaped by him. Let Shijun send someone to hunt down that lobbyist."

The Shu people failed to lobby him today, and it is very likely that they will let out rumors to let Henry Zhang know that they have contacted him.The method of sowing discord is nothing more than that.If he doesn’t tell Henry Zhang about this, it may make Henry Zhang suspicious of him.

And the reason why he didn’t embarrass his nephew and the lobbyist on the spot, but let Henry Zhang go to get someone, because he didn’t need to have a personal enmity with Zhu Nao.If the lobbyist is smart, he should run away as soon as he gets out.If he is caught by Henry Zhang, it is also a matter between Xuantianjiao and Zhu Nao, and has nothing to do with Wei Bian.

The subordinates got his order, discussed together the rhetoric to report to Henry Zhang, and hurriedly sent someone there.

……

At dusk, Lin Shen came out of the tavern alone with a jug full of wine.His face was slightly drunk, and his footsteps were sloppy, obviously he had drunk a lot just now.

Lin Shen also knew that he was not liked in the dark horse army. Although Wei Bian still used him, most of the rest of the people didn't like him, and they used words to ridicule him whenever they found an opportunity.He doesn't feel that he has done anything wrong. He was born in poverty since he was a child, and he has suffered enough from being poor. So what if he loves money and cherishes money?Must everyone be generous?

Thinking of how everyone laughed at him, he felt depressed, and took another sip from the jug.

Not long after, he turned into a small alley, and was about to continue walking towards his residence, when suddenly, a person followed from behind him, and quickly slashed in front of him, blocking his way.

Sensing that the person who came was not kind, Lin Shen immediately put his hand on the handle of the knife.

But the man gave him a big gift: "The villain sees Lieutenant Lin."

Lin Shen: "..."

Lin Shen looked at the man vigilantly: "Who are you? Why have I never seen you before?"

The man said: "The villain's lord has heard about Lieutenant Lin's name for a long time, and knows that Lieutenant Lin is extremely talented and is a rare and handsome hero in this world. He also learned that Lieutenant Lin was repeatedly hated by villains in the Black Horse Army, so he has no ambitions." In order to prevent the pearl from getting dusty, the lord specially ordered the villain to come and recruit Lieutenant Lin."

Lin Shen frowned, but loosened his grip on the knife a little.As soon as he heard it, he knew that this person was also sent by Zhu Nao, but he didn't expect that Zhu Nao not only sent people to recruit Wei Bian, but also recruited him.It is true that he was not happy when he was spoken sourly, but if he was said to be unsuccessful, that was not the case.Wei Bian is a man who knows how to use people well, and he has never been treated badly under Wei Bian.

It's just that this person's flattering words made him feel very comfortable, and even Wei Bian didn't embarrass the envoy of Shu, so why should he get angry?He just refused coldly and said, "Thank you, Lord Zhu, for your love. It's just that Lin Shen and the King of Wei have a deep friendship, and they will never betray the King."

The man took out a bundle from his sleeve, opened the cloth, and found that it was full of gold leaves: "If Lieutenant Lin is willing to serve my lord, my lord will not only reuse the captain, but also treat the lieutenant and the lieutenant well." The lieutenant's family, please think carefully before making a decision."

When Lin Shen saw such a large bag of gold, his eyes straightened.He couldn't move his gaze away from the gold, he swallowed unconsciously, wishing he could just grab it with his hands.But in the end, reason prevailed. He gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty treats me kindly, and I, Lin Shen, still have some backbone! No matter what, I will never do anything to betray your Majesty. You don't need to say any more!"

After a pause, thinking of the promise of ten times the price, I couldn't help but add another sentence: "Unless you can convince the king, then I will advance and retreat with the king."

Hearing what he said, the man couldn't help laughing secretly, but he sighed on his face, pretending to be sorry and said: "Lieutenant Lin is so emphatic in love and righteousness, it is really admirable. If my lord knows, he will be very moved. No matter what Whenever Lieutenant Lin changes his mind, my lord will welcome you at any time."

Lin Shen couldn't bear to see him take back the bag of gold leaves and turn his eyes away.Unexpectedly, the man didn't take the gold back, but still stuffed it into Lin Shen's hands: "My lord has something to say, he admires the captain's character, and whether the captain is willing to change his family, the gold is all for the captain." See you, and please do not refuse, the captain."

Lin Shen was stunned for a moment, knowing that the money should not be accepted, but he really couldn't bear to refuse.The two gave way to each other for a while, but Lin Shen finally accepted the money hesitantly—since it was just a ceremony and he didn't betray, isn't this not a pity to Wei Bian?

Seeing Lin Shen accepting the gold, the man smiled slightly, took a few steps back, and saluted Lin Shen again, as if to leave.Before leaving, he suddenly thought of something, and asked again: "I still have doubts in my heart, can I ask Lieutenant Lin to answer?"

Lin Shen received such a large amount of money, so he was naturally embarrassed to refuse: "What doubts? Just say so."

The man said: "Whether King Wei or Lieutenant Lin are righteous people, they should not join forces with that cult. The villain is really curious, what kind of reward did the cult give to make the king and the captain willing to work for them?" work?"

This question made Lin Shen hesitate.What the cult paid them specifically was a secret, and not many people knew about it.An officer like him, who was valued by Wei Bian, knew it, but ordinary pawns never knew it.

But one is that he has short manpower; the other is that he still thinks about the reward promised by the Shu people in his heart, so he hopes that Wei Bian can abandon the Lao Shizi cult and work for the Shu people; Someone also knew the details, so he revealed it to the people of Shu. Who would know that it was he who said it?

After struggling for a moment, Lin Shen replied vaguely: "I have given Wanshi food and ten thousand taels of silver."

The man wondered: "There are only so few? I thought the dark horse army was famous, and if I wanted to invite the dark horse army, I should give more. But it turned out to be nothing more than that."

Hearing his words, Lin Shen seemed to be contemptuous of the black horse army, and was immediately displeased. He raised his head with the strength of alcohol, and stared at him and said, "This is just the price for inviting us out of the mountain. If we really want to fight, every time we fight, then Xuan The Tianjiao has to pay us another [-] stone grains and [-] guan coins! If we win, there will be other rewards! If we don’t go to war, the Xuantianjiao has to pay us another ration every month besides our army’s rations Give six thousand coins!"

Hearing this, the man immediately understood.He smiled secretly, and said a few good words to Lin Shen, hoping that he would change his mind soon, then turned his head and plunged into the alley, and walked quickly.