Chapter 1115: traitor
Chapter 1115 Traitor
Chapter 1113: Traitor
What Murong Lin said is not exactly consistent with what Murong Ke thought, but there are seven similarities.
Looking at Murong Lin, Murong Ke nodded happily, and then said to Murong Shao: "Do you understand now?"
“Child...ashamed.”
Murong Shao felt a little embarrassed and wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
Although Murong Shao still found it difficult to accept the release of the prisoners, his father's military order had been issued and he could only obey it.
After a while, another soldier came to report.
“General, the Qiao family is here and they want to see you on something important.”
“Let them come.”
A fat man with a big belly and a shrewd look on his face walked over under the guidance of the soldiers, and he was none other than Qiao Gui, the son of Qiao Sheng, the head of the Qiao family.
As soon as Qiao Gui saw Murong Ke, he congratulated him very enthusiastically: "Congratulations, general, for taking this city and completely solving the food crisis."
Although without the intelligence and guidance of the Qiao family, Murong Ke would never have been able to capture the city so easily, but he still had no good impression of this group of traitors and said very coldly: "Is there any new information?"
Fatty Qiao Gui's words seemed to be compliments, but in fact they were emphasizing his family's contribution. However, he didn't expect Murong Ke to be so disrespectful to him, and his face couldn't help but become a little ugly for a while.
“Damn Murong Ke, how dare you show mercy to me? If it weren’t for the information about my Qiao family, you wouldn’t even know where I am.”
Fatty Qiao greeted all the eighteen generations of Murong Ke's ancestors in his heart, but he still suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart and said with a flattering smile: "The general is really discerning, there is indeed new information coming from Taiyuan... "
Fatty Qiao wanted to report it himself, but Murong Ke stretched out his hand directly. It was obvious that he was not prepared to listen to his report, but wanted to see it himself.
Fatty Qiao's face froze, he greeted Murong Ke's ancestors eighteen generations later in his heart, and handed over the document with a smile.
Fatty Qiao actually understood in his heart that Murong Ke looked down on traitors like himself, but your Murong family was also a traitor to Xianbei. We are all traitors, and no one is nobler than the other. Why do you look down on me?
Fatty Qiao deliberately ignored one point, that is, the Murong family had done their best for Xianbei, and Yuan Meng was forced to surrender only after Xianbei was destroyed. If he did not surrender, he would have to be exterminated.
As for the rebellion of the Qiao family, it was because Qin Wen had not done anything wrong to the Qiao family, but was very kind to the Qiao family, that they took the initiative to rebel and become traitors and join Yuan Meng.
There is no comparison at all between the two.
Murong Ke didn't want to see him, so Fatty Qiao naturally didn't want to stay and see his face. After leaving the information, he was ready to leave, but when he walked to the door, Murong Ke asked him a cold question.
"Mr. Qiao, as far as I know, your father, Mr. Qiao Sheng, was naked in his early years. He first worked as a pawnshop clerk, then opened a straw shop, and also did some business of tofu, bean sprouts and other miscellaneous groceries. Until he met a man named Qin. After becoming sworn brothers, you received the support of the Qin family, so your Qiao family became the Eight Great Merchants of Shanxi, and this person named Qin is Qin Wen's younger brother Qin Jian. "
At this point, Murong Ke's eyes flashed with confusion, and he continued to ask: "Since your father and Qin Jian are sworn brothers, relying on the relationship with Qin Jian, your Qiao family can develop stably, why do you want to How about taking refuge with me, Yuan Meng, at the risk of annihilation?”
Murong Ke saved face for Fatty Qiao this time. There is another meaning in his words, that is, the rise of your Qiao family is entirely because of the Qin family. The Qin family has nothing to do with you, but Why do you betray the Qin family so ungratefully?
These words spoken directly would have completely turned against the Qiao family, so Murong Ke changed his method to make insinuations. He was really curious about what these traitors were thinking. Fatty Qiao obviously didn't understand the deep meaning of Murong Ke's words. He looked at Murong Ke with a strange expression and said matter-of-factly: "People go to higher places, and water flows to lower places.
Although the Qin family is very kind to my Qiao family, it can no longer let my Qiao family go further. What does it matter if I join Yuan Meng for the sake of the family's great cause? "
Murong Ke was stunned when he heard this. He originally thought that these Shanxi merchants were just trying to protect themselves. After all, there were many aristocratic families in the north who had smuggled supplies to Yuanmeng, and Qin Wen also hated this matter. Once he found out, Then they would definitely confiscate the family and exterminate the clan, but they didn't want to think that just the Qin family could no longer satisfy their appetite.
“No wonder most people in the Central Plains despise businessmen. Businessmen are greedy for profit, and most of them are morally corrupt, ungrateful, and have no lower limits. They are really a bunch of despicable people who have no king, no father, and are disloyal and unjust.”
Although Murong Ke was extremely contemptuous of Shanxi merchants, he didn't pay too much attention to it. After all, he wanted to capture Zhenbeiguan and needed the help of these Shanxi merchants.
After opening the letter, Murong Ke's pupils shrank when he saw the first line.
I saw in the letter: Wang Meng led an army of 40,000 from Yanmen, Xi Zhicai led an army of 20,000 from Taiyuan and was about to enter Yinchuan, while Yang Ye had led an army of 40,000 through Yinshan County and was about to enter Ningxia County.
One hundred thousand elite Jin troops were about to attack. Even though Murong Ke had already been mentally prepared, he was also shocked by the reaction speed of the Jin troops.
"It seems that Her Royal Highness the Princess failed, and the information was still leaked. Now Qin Wen attaches great importance to us. He has sent 100,000 elite Jin troops to crusade. I'm afraid the next action will not be easy."
A general in black armor said to Murong Ke, but Murong Ke said calmly: "Fortunately, I thought about this before coming here, otherwise I might have been caught off guard."
“It seems you already have a plan to deal with it.”
The black-armored general smiled lightly, while Murong Ke smiled and didn't say much.
Soon, Murong Ke summoned the generals and ordered: "Immediately send an order to collect all the grain and grass in the hands of the people in the city, distribute them ten days of rations, and drive all the people out of the city, and then..."
As he spoke, Murong Ke's eyes flashed with coldness, and he said coldly: "Burn this city."
"What?"
All the generals were shocked when they heard this. They had just said that they wanted to win over the people, but now they wanted to drive the people away and burn the city?
Murong Shao was reprimanded several times by Murong Ke and no longer dared to question his father rashly, but Murong Lin asked: "Uncle, if you do this, it will definitely arouse the resistance of the people in Hetao, and we will probably fall into trouble in Hetao." What a difficult situation!”
“This time and that time.”
Murong Ke's deep pupils were calm and he said calmly: "Although our army wants to win over the people, we cannot blindly please them.
The people of Hetao yearn for Qin and Wen. No matter how kind our army is, it is destined to be thankless..."
(End of this chapter)