Now the question is, since Wang Mang is so smart, why did he suddenly ask him for Tianshan grass?
After all, his loyalty to him is truly high, so there's no need to worry about him rebelling. However, since it's not a fixed value, there are certainly some unstable factors involved, so Zhao Xin can't guarantee whether his loyalty is fake or not.
"Your Majesty, the seriously injured person, I can only tell you, is the heir to the Zhu family, one of the ten great families. He and I are probably friends. We have known each other since childhood because I adopted him and brought him back to the Zhu family.
He was the legitimate son who was promoted to the position of head of the family, while beside him was a master craftsman who was the eldest son of a concubine who was about to be promoted. Since the two were inseparable, the man's dream of becoming the head of the family was shattered, and he was reluctantly accepted as an assistant.
He was supposed to be an assistant, but in the end, he was also infected with a poisonous insect. He was controlled and enslaved by the family. He was more like a simple being used than an assistant.
But what is strange is that his family did not force him to plant the poisonous insect, but the eldest son was willing to do it, and no one knew why he was trying to do it.
"Why are you not willing to plant it even though they are willing to do so? Besides, how come the head of the Zhu family knows such a ruthless character who can hold his own against ten thousand enemies?"
The Zhu family is well-known in the court. It is also a well-known general family in the capital and has an unconcealable influence in all its territories. However, it is normal to have some drawbacks and some people who are dissatisfied.
"For example, right now, I've only been in this high position for a few years, but now, I'm just looking at the things around me. I'm still just sitting in this palace with another name in my mouth."
Chen Mang nodded. Devoting himself solely to academics, he didn't understand the ways of the world.
A saint who loves to learn from others' greatness will naturally not be depressed.
Zhao Xin then added, "This infamy came suddenly, and I can only find ways to suppress it. Once it clashes, it will become a sign of stagnation."
The Zhu family was a powerful family, so Zhao Xin wanted to try to seduce them if possible. The best option was to directly recruit them as his subordinates.
Although... it's difficult.
It's not so easy to win over the ten great families, and the aforementioned conditions are incredibly difficult to meet. After all, the Zhu family is one of the most influential and widespread of the ten great families. Naturally, such a family doesn't need to be relied upon.
After all, he has no one to rely on, and he has many soldiers and horses under his command, so he is considered a tough guy among the princes. In the process of winning over, many accidents will occur.
For example, a figure like the emperor would not lower his dignity to win over a group of outsiders who do not belong to the court.
So——
But he, Zhao Xin, can be won over!
Liu Bei visited Zhuge Liang three times at his cottage and finally asked him to come out of retirement. So Zhao Xin can also visit the Zhu family three times to ask the current head of the family to come out of retirement, right? Although this thing, or the Zhu family has to see whether he is worthy of Zhao Xin's invitation.
After all, Zhao Xin is the king of a country. If he is the kind of person who has fallen on hard times, he really has no mood to invite him. After all, it would be useless. However, in this plot, we don't see anything about the situation of the Zhu family.
"I remember that you didn't tell me that you had any old acquaintance with him before. Were you fooled by someone?"
Chen Mang was evasive, and his words seemed to carry a hint of guilt.
"Your Majesty, why is this so? After all, he is in real trouble now. Before I was about to die, he gave me the money to save my life. It was also a chance for me to be reborn. So now, let alone the herbs, even if he wants my life, I must get them."
“…”
I'm afraid there's something wrong with this eye that can recognize people.
So, this Tianshan Grass wasn't just a prescription from a doctor's diagnosis, but it was simply given to the Zhu family members whenever they wanted it. It seemed the elder was suspicious of him, otherwise he wouldn't have set such a big trap for him.
"Your Majesty, I...is this a little embarrassing for Your Majesty?"
Wow, this Chen Mang actually knows how to be in trouble. If you don't know him, you would think he was just being forced to go ahead without knowing the truth.
"Chen Mang, let me tell you honestly, the elders on Tianshan Mountain are not easy to deal with. Each of them is an elder, and they all have the support of the ten major families."
"Although I don't know how many of the ten major families this group of people belong to, they must be at least four or five of them. If I really brought this Tianshan grass back, would it be to start a war in advance?"
"Your Majesty, your Majesty has been negligent."
Zhao Xin had explained for a long time with good intentions and lived up to everyone's expectations. As long as Chen Mang understood, it would be fine.
"But I heard from his family that this Tianshan grass was given to Your Majesty at the beginning of the new year as an offering, so I dared to ask about it."
“…”
What the hell.
So, he didn't have the courage to exchange things in Tianshan, so how could he get the courage to come and exchange things with Zhao Xin? And he didn't give anything for the New Year, but he came to ask for it with such a flattering face...
"Well, what are you going to use in exchange? After all, this kind of thing has cost me both my wife and my army, so I should at least give you something of equal value, right?"
"A rough gem from the previous dynasty."
Zhao Xin seemed to have never heard of this thing, and he had never seen any record of it from beginning to end. He had also not seen it when he was looking through the records in the Records of the Grand Historian before.
I think he has looked through famous books of previous and next years, and he has a photographic memory, but I have never seen this thing recorded anywhere. Could it be a trap for him?
"This is…"
Maybe Chen Mang already knew that he had never seen the world.
"This item is a rough jade from the previous dynasty. It has the magical power to turn stone into gold. I heard it appeared at the beginning of the world, thanks to the right time, place, and people. It has been widely circulated in this family."
"Then how did you get it?"
One word reveals the secret.
This thing is so valuable, where did you get it? Wow, it's not easy to get such an awesome thing not long after leaving a place.
"Then could you please take out the item and let me play with it for a while?"
"good."
He picked up the unpolished jade from the previous dynasty and rubbed it. The system did not prompt him that it was valuable. Instead, it looked as if it was too lazy to pay attention and did not even remind him.
“…Is this thing really that valuable?”
Chen Mang shook his head. How could His Majesty compare this thing with money? Isn't this cliché?
Chen Mang thought that the money was tacky, and he even thought in his heart that he didn't like money, but he still had to show off that he was short of money.
It can be said that there is imbalance between the upper and lower levels.
"So, my dear, what you mean is that this thing is worthless?"
Chen Mang pressed the bridge of his nose and organized his words.
"Your Majesty, this thing is indeed valuable, but this unpolished jade from the previous dynasty cannot be compared to money. Otherwise, it would be clichéd, don't you think?"
Good fellow, what you said is very righteous.
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