Chapter 23 Envoy Cheng Gongying
The Liu Association took action against the prominent families of aristocratic families, which is a regular example. Wherever he passed, countless aristocratic families would burst into tears, and then obediently offered part of their land and part of their family's hundreds of years of savings. According to the usual saying, this is money to buy life!
Therefore, when it comes to Liu Xie, there are so many noble families who are gritting their teeth with hatred. But they forgot that they are making trouble! Liu Xie did not take their sacrifice knife, so they should have laughed secretly!
However, in this era, some situations have become somewhat deformed, making these noble families a little forgetful.
In order to stabilize the situation faster, many princes pass by, even if there are aristocratic families and prominent families, as long as they are not too excessive, the general method is to comfort them with softness. Because these aristocratic families are in a mess, if they are not careful, they will affect their whole body and make the originally stable situation turbulent, which is something that many people who are superiors do not want to see.
But Liu Xie would not care about these things. Since he did something wrong, he would be punished. The noble family and prominent families are no exception. If you don’t accept it, you will suppress it by force.
When he was in Yizhou, he did this, and because the reasons were extremely sufficient, even though many people were secretly worried and resentful, they did not really take action against Liu Xie. After all, Liu Xie's name of orthodox is not just a saying. In addition, he held the powerful military power in his hand, and Yizhou had just stabilized, and the situation was developing in a better way. If someone jumped out to cause trouble at this time, it would be like putting his head in front of Liu Xie and letting him cut it off.
This silence of the prominent families in Yizhou naturally encouraged Liu Xie to "just as he pleases", and at the same time, it also made other aristocratic families that funded the enemy unbearable. Looking back carefully, they would find that most of the aristocratic families that helped Liu Xie deal with the enemy had benefited.
If you want the horse to run, you will naturally have to give it to the horse! Liu Xie will not understand this principle. Therefore, after hitting a part, you will naturally have to give another part some reward, otherwise the balance will not be maintained.
As a superior, the art of balance must naturally be perfect!
Just as Liu Xie was beating the noble families of Fufeng County, the servants came to report that Han Sui's envoy came.
Upon hearing this news, Liu Xie's lips raised slightly, because this situation was not beyond his expectations. Since Ma Teng would send an envoy to see him, if Han Sui did not do this, Han Sui would not have the status he is now.
Even in Liu Xie's opinion, Han Sui was much more deceitful than Ma Tengjiān. Otherwise, Han Sui would not have been known as the "Nine-Curve Yellow River".
However, it was precisely because Han Sui was known as the "Nine-Curve Yellow River" that he was used by Liu Xie. People with delicate minds are always more suspicious than others.
What's more, there is Cheng Gongying next to Han Sui. Even if Han Sui can't see the consequences of Ma Teng's surrender, Cheng Gongying should be able to see them. In fact, if Ma Teng surrenders, what kind of result will be Han Sui have? Even an ordinary person can think of it.
Therefore, there were only three ways to give Han Sui, one was to argue with Ma Teng, the other was to surrender, and the last was to travel far away to the Western Regions.
However, the possibility of a peace agreement with Ma Teng is not high, because Han Sui was not sure that Ma Teng would really make peace with him. What if Ma Teng deceived him again? The consequences can be imagined. If you go far away from the Western Regions and fight again, it would be better to surrender to Liu Xie directly. At least in this way, there is room for negotiation.
So, after seeing Ma Teng send an envoy to negotiate with Liu Xie, Han Sui also thought about this.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, when he heard an envoy coming, it can be seen that Han Sui had hesitated about this matter. Otherwise, his envoy would have arrived long ago, and it would not have been possible that he would have been delayed for so long on the road.
However, Liu Xie did not immediately receive Han Sui's envoy, and took Han Sui's envoy to the inn on the grounds that he needed to "contact feelings" with these patriarchs.
It was not until two days later that Liu Xie remembered that there was such an envoy under Lu Meng's "reminder". So he sent someone to call the envoy to the yamen to meet him. What Liu Xie did not expect was that the envoy sent by Han Sui this time was actually his left and right arms Cheng Gongying.
Cheng Gongying was about thirty or forty years old, and she had the long beard that men of this period would have left. She held a folding fan in her hand, which made Liu Xie quite funny. You know, Xiliang is already very cold now, even Chen Cang in Fufeng County.
Although it is not as good as ice, holding a folding fan feels a bit inappropriate. But I have to say that when I dressed in a scribe and held a folding fan for a dress/pinch in my hand, this transcendent temperament of floating things comes out.
"My envoy, Cheng Gongying, pay homage to Your Majesty!" Cheng Gongying bowed to Liu Xie, but it was not a kneeling ceremony.
It can be seen that Cheng Gongying is a relatively reserved person. However, Liu Xie didn't care. Cheng Gongying wanted to take Qiao, so he asked him to take it, and it depends on when he could get it. Liu Xie said "flat", and then looked at the thin scholar with a smile, and just watched quietly.
At the beginning, Cheng Gongying could still look at Liu Xie, but over time, Cheng Gongying gradually lowered her head and began to think about what Liu Xie's attitude meant! I have to say that this is the shortcomings of those who have a gem. They always study the meaning of others doing this and the meaning of doing this...
If he dares to ask Liu Xie directly, Liu Xie will not mind telling him that he is actually just pretending to be a thrust.
As a superior, looking at a person like this is actually one of the fun. Because this can easily make people feel uneasy, and then gradually reveal some weaknesses. Judging from Cheng Gongying's performance, Liu Xie knew that Cheng Gongying was just tough on the surface.
Obviously, Han Sui was also worried that Ma Teng would join forces with Liu Xie secretly, and then suddenly gave him a fatal blow.
After a long time, when he saw Cheng Gongying's expression insolent, Liu Xie spoke first. "I have heard that Mr. Cheng Gong is the left and right arm of Han Wenyou. Isn't he worried that I will detain Mr. Cheng Gong here and cut him off?"
Cheng Gongying originally wanted to break the deadlock first and introduce the topic to the conditions of surrendering to the ministers. But he didn't expect that Liu Xie would come like this, which was exactly what he wanted. So he smiled and said, "The two countries will fight with each other and do not kill the envoys! This is how ancient times. The envoys do not believe that Your Majesty will do such a thing that goes against the ancient rules!"
Hearing this, Liu Xie burst into laughter and shook his head and said, "That may disappoint you! In my eyes, you are neither a country nor a country, you are a traitor! Sir, tell me, do you need to tell him the rules when dealing with traitors?" (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!