Cao Yin is in his early forties this year, not tall, and is white and fat.His eyes are already small, and when he smiles, he squints in a line, revealing a cunning light, and at first glance he is an old man who is well versed in the world.If he didn't have a shrewd mind, it would be difficult for him to secure the saint's favor and hold this fat gap for many years.Last night, as soon as he arrived at Qinghe, he heard that the Hou of Fushui was also here.He was alert and guessed that Ren Zhen came to raise food, so he quietly lived in Cui's mansion, first found out the specific situation, and at the same time communicated with the Cui family, he asked for these grains.Ren Zhen held a banquet tonight, and invited Qinghe himself to the gentry, but he didn't know about Cao Yin's arrival, so he didn't send him an invitation.He did not come uninvited and took the initiative to go to the banquet, but waited in the nearby teahouse, and only showed up to visit after the dinner was over.He was very thoughtful about the number of courtesies.He knows very well that since Ren Zhen entered the court, he has a strong style of acting, and he does not hesitate to be the enemy of his ministers, and he is definitely not a master to be provoked.What's more, so far, the empress has obeyed his words and has not vetoed or refuted him in public, which shows the degree of trust.If it wasn't a last resort, he didn't want to go against Ren Zhen.But he also knew that if he wanted to live up to his mission and bring the grain back to the capital this time, he would inevitably have a dispute with Ren Zhen.Since this is the case, he decided to take the initiative to lower his posture and try to avoid confrontation with Ren Zhen.At this time, Ren Zhen had just appeared, and before his feet had entered the living room, he got up early to greet him, with a meek and humble attitude, and said: "Xiaguan Cao Yin, I wish the Hou Ye a thousand blessings and peace." ”Ren Zhen motioned for Cao Yinping to flatten his body, sat on the main seat, and said with a smile: "Lord Cao's face is kind and kind, I was very impressed by you when I first went to court.Unexpectedly, one day, we will meet in Qinghe County. ”Cao Yin flattered and flattered: "That day, the Hou Ye fought against the ministers, making the old guys speechless, and the lower officials were so impressed that they threw themselves to the ground.Liu Chengyan relied on the support of the Xiling Party and dared to grab grain from you, which was purely self-inflicted" That day in the court, the head of the household department had an endless dispute with Ren Zhen in order to regain the grain and fertilizer difference.At this time, Cao Yin took the initiative to mention the matter, and referred to it with the word "grabbing grain", which seemed to imply that he was self-aware and did not have the courage to argue with Ren Zhen.Ren Zhen heard the meaning of the words, and smiled, "I heard just now that Lord Cao came overnight because of the shortage of grain and rice for the imperial court, and you are responsible for purchasing the imperial grain, right?"
Cao Yinwen claimed to be.Ren Zhen looked at him and said, "You are a smart person, why I am here, you must know it in your heart."
The imperial food is important, but the military food cannot be delayed, if there is a slight difference, the army will be defeated like a mountain, and there will be no recovery, do you understand" Cao Yin nodded and said bitterly: "I understand what the Hou Ye said."
The military situation is urgent, and you should cut it first and then play it, and mobilize food and grass from nearby to meet the emergency.It's just that I didn't expect that you and Your Majesty are staring at the same piece of meat, what should I do" He asked and answered himself, and did not give Ren Zhen the space to answer, and continued: "Or, you take a step back and go elsewhere to raise food" Ren Zhen frowned slightly, and asked rhetorically: "Since you understand the stakes and let me take a step back, why should I be the one who should compromise" Cao Yin's expression froze, and he said in embarrassment: "After all, I am holding the holy decree in my hand, representing the majesty of the royal family, and Qinghe has already known about this."
If His Majesty's will is rejected and you are above it, do you think this is appropriate" Ren Zhen said lightly: "What you are concerned about is just a matter of face.And what I am talking about is directly related to the survival of the community.Military supplies are by no means trivial and small, except for Qinghe County, where else can a large amount of military rations be quickly raised" In his eyes, the people are precious, the community is secondary, and the monarch is light.As long as he can save Limin and Sheji in the Northern Tang Dynasty, he dares to do anything, how can he care about the life or death of the empress Wu Qingyi.If she really starved to death, it would be his successful revenge.In any case, the grain of Qinghe County, he has to decide.Cao Yin frowned, seeing that the negotiation was fruitless, he gradually stopped being kind, "Listening to the meaning of Hou Ye, it seems that he wants to openly resist the decree" Ren Zhen shook his head, "No, our tasks do not conflict."
If I am not mistaken, His Majesty sent you to buy grain, and will not give a specific amount.The royal family has a limited population, and in a short period of time, it will not immediately consume a huge amount of grain and rice.In my opinion, it's better for us to divide the grain. ”Cao Yin rolled his eyelids and asked: "What is the division" Ren Zhen said: "There are many soldiers on the front line, they are desperate to kill the enemy, they must not go hungry, I have to take the big head."
Of the grain taken out by Qinghe County, I will take eighty percent and twenty percent will go to you. ”Eighty percent is obviously not enough, he originally wanted to say ninety percent, considering that the proportion is too disparity, it will cause Cao Yin's refusal, so he took the initiative to take a step back.However, he still underestimated Cao Yin's bottom line.Cao Yin did not hesitate and said categorically: "No, two percent is definitely not enough."
I'm going to take at least 40 percent, that's the bottom line. ”Ren Zhen's face changed suddenly, "The scale of the royal family, I know it very well, just such a small person, how can you eat forty percent I said two percent, it is enough to take care of the royal majesty you said Now that the national disaster is at hand, do you still want to be extravagant and extravagant" His attitude was very tough.With 10,000 tiger guards stationed outside the city, there was no need for him to compromise with Cao Yin.Seeing this, Cao Yin knew that he could no longer show weakness, and said coldly: "Master Hou, I tell you with great certainty that even if Your Majesty himself is present, I will not let you take eighty percent away.I'm going to leave forty percent, it's not a lie, but there is a sufficient basis" "basis" Ren Zhen sneered and said: "Then bother you, calculate it in front of me, how did you come to the conclusion that the royal family needs to spend hundreds of thousands of stones of rice" Cao Yin's eyes narrowed into a line, and threatened: "This is top secret, you are not qualified to know."
Anyway, I will take at least forty percent of the food, otherwise, you can't afford the consequences" Ren Zhen's face returned to calm, and said: "I really want to see what the consequences are that I can't afford."
Eighty-two open, so decided, tomorrow the Tiger Guard will open into the city, ready to transport grain. ”Since they meet on a narrow road, and they can't talk about it, they simply show their swords.As soon as he heard that the tiger guard had entered the city, Cao Yin was completely anxious, suddenly got up, and said sharply: "You can't do this, if I can't bring back enough food, the capital will be really dangerous" He was most afraid that Ren Zhen would not eat soft and hard, so he led the army to come and play hard with him.As a result, the situation he least wanted to see still appeared.Ren Zhen looked at him indifferently.Cao Yin was sweating profusely, pacing back and forth in the hall, fighting in his heart for a long time before he made up his mind and said in a deep voice: "To tell you the truth, not all of the forty percent of the food I want is for the royal family, and there are other uses, and it can't be delayed" Ren Zhen Gujing Wubo said slowly: "What's the use of it" Cao Yin's expression froze suddenly, and he didn't know how to answer.That matter was personally deployed by the empress, and even bypassed the imperial court and the military, and was privately operated through the three major organizations, which was a top secret.If you leak it without the permission of the empress, the punishment will be unimaginable.However, as one of the core figures in handling this matter, he also knows very well that forty percent of the grain must be obtained, and there must be no ambiguity.If this messenger fails, the empress will not be able to spare him.He was sweating profusely and struggling in agony.After a long time, he was helpless, so he could only compromise with Ren Zhen, and said helplessly: "Okay, I can tell you."
His Majesty concealed the Chinese military of the DPRK and secretly raised a pro-army. ”: