Chapter 296: The Beacon Fire in the Western Regions (5)
"If you give up, you will gain."
Ruan Donglang said sternly: "My lord, I paid such a large price on Li Xun because I wanted to bet on his future. If the bet is right, our hope for the restoration of the country will be greatly increased."
"What if the bet is wrong?"
Ruan Xili said coldly.
Ruan Donglang glanced at him and said calmly: "If you gamble wrong, you just lose some money. If money is gone, you can find opportunities to earn it back. But if you miss some things, you will no longer have the opportunity."
Ruan Nanqing sneered and said: "I can't see any future for Li Xun. Someone else offered five hundred thousand taels of silver for his life. If you kill him, you can get the free money immediately. Why bother?"
Ruan Xili echoed: "What Elder Nanqing said is absolutely true. Li Xun is just the governor of Wuzhou, not a high official, so there is nothing great about him. Ruan Donglang is simply wasting his efforts to find a future in him."
Faced with the accusations from the two men, Ruan Donglang fell silent and did not want to argue with them.
"Donglang, what exactly do you want to do? If you explain it clearly and make it clear, I may support you."
Among the four people present, Ruan Donglang is the youngest and has the least qualifications, but the person Ruan Zhonghe values most is precisely Ruan Donglang. Facing Ruan Nanqing, Ruan Xili's rebuttal, and Ruan Beilin's silence can be described as one-sided, but Ruan Zhonghe
I still want to hear his true intentions. Although Ruan Donglang is young, his eyes are very unique and he is good at seeing and recognizing people. Ruan Zhonghe admires this very much.
Ruan Donglang did not immediately answer Ruan Zhonghe's words, but asked: "My lord, do you have any knowledge of the political situation in the Jin Dynasty?"
Ruan Zhonghe said: "The emperor of the Jin Dynasty is already old, and the fight for the crown prince has begun to surface. The king of Qi and the king of Chu have the highest voice and the greatest possibility."
Ruan Donglang asked again: "King Qi's mother is Concubine Li. As her only biological nephew, in what direction will Li Xun develop in the future?"
Ruan Zhonghe's whole body trembled slightly, and he suddenly understood, and said in a deep voice: "His future is indeed unlimited."
Ruan Donglang glanced at everyone and said: "It has been more than ten years since Zhang Fu usurped the throne. In Annan, our people have been sincerely fighting to the death and surrender. The opposition force has become weaker and weaker. He obtained it through treason."
The throne is now quite stable, and at this stage, we have no chance."
Ruan Beilin said: "How can you be so pessimistic?"
"I am telling the truth."
Ruan Donglang said: "But if there is no chance now, it does not mean that there will be no chance in the future. Zhang Fun is nearly fifty. After he ascended the throne, his life began to become extravagant, so his lifespan will not be very long. If he can live ten years
Years, ten years later, once he dies, there will definitely be a melee among his sons to compete for the throne. At that time, our opportunity will come, but can we seize this opportunity? We are now
There are only more than 5,000 troops that can be mobilized. How many will there be in ten years? Ten thousand or twenty thousand? With an army of 20,000 to fight back to Annan, what do you think our chances of winning are?"
By the end, Ruan Donglang was already impassioned and seemed a little excited. His series of questions made everyone fall into deep thought.
Ruan Nanqing said in a deep voice: "Ruan Donglang, what do you want to express?"
Ruan Donglang said: "It's very simple. Find foreign aid and place a big bet on Li Xun. We can't just look at the present, but should look at the future. Once in the future, Li Xun reaches the peak of power and has enough words in the Jin Dynasty
If we have power, we can give us strong support, even if it is just solidarity, but at least it shows the attitude and the attitude of the Jin Dynasty. The Jin Dynasty is the suzerainty of Annan. If the Jin Dynasty supports us, we stand on the highest moral ground.
This is much more useful than sending tens of thousands of troops."
After hearing this, Ruan Zhonghe nodded repeatedly, but still asked: "We don't necessarily want to find Li Xun. There are many more powerful people than him."
Ruan Donglang shook his head and said: "There are indeed many people who are more powerful than Li Xun, but those people have already formed their own power. What can we gain by taking refuge in them now?"
"This is my true intention. I am very optimistic about Li Xun. At least I see a glimmer of hope in him. Our chances are running out. With such hesitation, the dream of national restoration may only become an eternity."
It’s a dream.”
After saying these words, Ruan Donglang stood up, took one last look at everyone, and said in a deep voice: "I have expressed my opinions. You can make your own judgment on how you think Li Xun should be treated. I do not agree or disagree. We are one
Overall, I obey everyone’s opinions.”
After saying that, Ruan Donglang bowed to Ruan Zhonghe and turned to leave.
After Ruan Donglang left, everyone fell into silence. The previous attitude was the most intense. Ruan Nanqing and Ruan Xili also had a heavy look of contemplation on their faces after listening to Ruan Donglang's words.
After a long silence, Ruan Beilin stood up and said softly: "Actually, our life now is very good. We can say that we have no worries about food and clothing. More than ten years have passed, and people like Ruan Donglang are running around, not for themselves, but only for recovery.
How many people are there in the country? He can completely let it go and let you do what you do. If things succeed, he will have his contribution. If things fail, he can still be rich and powerful. With the money in his hands, I am afraid that he will use it for ten lifetimes.
If it’s not finished, why bother with so much trouble?”
After saying these words, Ruan Beilin shook his head and sighed, and left the hall.
In the hall, only three people, including Ruan Zhonghe and others, were left. Whether it was Ruan Donglang or Ruan Beilin, when they left, they did not express their attitudes clearly, but only expressed their suggestions. The five of them had an agreement that the minority should obey the majority.
In fact, Ruan Zhonghe, Ruan Nanqing, and Ruan Xili are outsiders. In order to quickly seize the power of the Beijiang Association, they have already formed a group. If the three of them insist on their own opinions, Ruan Donglang and Ruan Beilin said
No matter how many decisions you make, it will be of no use.
Ruan Zhonghe looked at Ruan Nanqing and Ruan Xili and said, "What suggestions do you have?"
Ruan Nanqing thought for a moment and finally said: "We can let Ruan Donglang give it a try. If it works, we will fully support Li Xun. If it doesn't work, it is not too late to withdraw."
Ruan Nanqing's meaning is very simple, let Ruan Donglang go ahead and give full support to Li Xun in terms of financial resources, but they must also have reservations. They will continue to hide it and wait and see. Once it is like Ruan Donglang said, Li Xun can grow up.
, they pressed everything up.
Ruan Xili echoed: "What Elder Nanqing said is the safest, but you can give it a try."
Chapter completed!