Han Mo showed no intention of taking anything out, simply continuing to speak to himself.
"Is there really such a thing?"
Liang Shicheng immediately stood up from his seat, his face filled with ecstatic joy.
Cai Jing had occupied this position for too long. He was determined to promote his adopted son, Wang Fu, to the position, but he could never find any leverage against Cai Jing.
He had originally thought that this old man would not last long in this position, and his body would fail him.
But he never expected that this old man, without any outward sign, would remain in this position for several years.
And judging by his current state, if no one bothered him, he might just stay in this seat until he was 80.
He himself was not in a hurry, but Wang Fu could not wait.
In order to make him a little more proactive, Liang Shicheng had been collecting leverage against Cai Jing for quite some time.
But the problem was that Cai Jing was indeed a top-tier master of political maneuvering.
No matter what he did, he always managed to involve the emperor.
Even if it was clear that this fellow had done all sorts of bad deeds, even Liang Shicheng could do nothing about him.
After all, if the things he did were to be thoroughly investigated, it would not only make the emperor look bad.
It would also leave Tong Guan and Liang Shicheng themselves not entirely clean. If he insisted on forcing the issue, it was very likely that he would hurt his enemies by a thousand and himself by eight hundred.
"Of course there is such a thing, but..."
As Han Mo said this, his face immediately showed a look of difficulty.
"But what?"
Liang Shicheng quickly asked.
"But when apprehending that scoundrel, my father-in-law's two guards were also stabbed to death by that scoundrel. I did not dare to hide this matter from my father-in-law..."
Han Mo stopped abruptly as he said this. Talking to intelligent people, a hint is enough.
"General Zhe is a loyal servant of generations. I believe he can distinguish between what is important and what is not!"
Liang Shicheng was slightly stunned and immediately reacted. Han Mo was preparing to name his price.
However, the more Han Mo acted this way, the more reassured he felt. If Han Mo asked for nothing, he would feel a little uneasy.
Sharing benefits would ensure that neither party would betray the other; he remembered this principle clearly.
When he first started as a eunuch, he accidentally stumbled upon his immediate superior with two other eunuchs who were on duty, stealing calligraphy written by the Emperor from the imperial study.
At that time, his immediate superior directly took out three pearls from his怀.
At the suggestion of one of the eunuchs, Liang Shicheng directly took the pearls and put them into his懷.
The other little eunuch firmly refused to accept them, believing that this was the only way to curry favor with his superior.
But three days later, that guy was directly found to have made a mistake by his superior and was beaten to death.
"My father-in-law certainly knows what is important and what is not, but he is currently extremely overwhelmed..."
Seeing that this fellow refused to hand over the ledger and was just beating around the bush, Liang Shicheng appreciated this young man even more.
The ability to lie with a straight face was not something everyone could learn.
"General Zhe is the emperor's trusted confidant and favorite general. What could possibly overwhelm him?"
Liang Shicheng smiled and said indifferently.
"It's really nothing, it's just that the court is about to go to war, but the soldiers in Fuzhou are still wearing paper armor. Those who know understand the court's difficulties, but those who don't would think that you esteemed chancellors are deliberately making things difficult!"
"Is there such a thing?"
Liang Shicheng's acting skills were also top-notch, truly worthy of an award.
Especially this expression of shock, it was truly lifelike.
"How could I, a mere student, joke about such a thing?"
As Han Mo spoke, he reached out with his sleeve to wipe away the nonexistent tears from the corners of his eyes.
"The soldiers on the frontier are suffering!"
Liang Shicheng's face twitched. He had seen shameless people, but he had never seen anyone so shameless.
At this moment, shouldn't you be rubbing some ginger or something?
At the very least, you should squeeze out a couple of tears, right?
As the saying goes, tears and words flow together.
You only have words but no tears, what is going on? This is too perfunctory!
"I think I should properly inquire about this matter tomorrow. If the chancellors of the Privy Council are feigning ignorance, I can then remind them!"
After a long pause, Liang Shicheng finally coughed and said.
"Grand Commandant Liang, you may not know this, but the tens of thousands of soldiers in Fuzhou are all wearing paper armor. If war breaks out again between the two countries, won't that be like sending sheep into the tiger's mouth?"
As Han Mo spoke, he wailed loudly, his chest-pounding, foot-stomping demeanor truly opened Liang Shicheng's eyes.
However, he also cursed himself inwardly. This kid was too greedy! Tens of thousands of sets of armor, how was that even possible?
Even with his current status as Grand Commandant and his immense power, he couldn't possibly procure so many items for him.
"Young official, please calm down. The court also has its difficulties. The imperial dynasty needs to spend money everywhere. It is likely difficult for even me to procure tens of thousands of sets of armor at once."
Since he had already named his price, Liang Shicheng naturally had to make a counteroffer.
"Grand Commandant Liang, please be clear. Cai Jing, that old scoundrel, disregards the suffering of the frontier soldiers and only seeks personal gain for himself. I will not rest until I see him dead. After much thought, I have finally found the old scoundrel's fatal weakness!"
Seeing that Liang Shicheng was starting to haggle, Han Mo coughed and continued his mournful cries.
"Does the young official have this confidence?"
Liang Shicheng's expression changed again. If Han Mo had spoken to him like this before, he would have already kicked him out.
But today was different. This commoner, who could make Lin Lingsu willingly fight for him, was enough to prove Han Mo's methods and foresight.
"The soldiers on the frontier are suffering!"
Han Mo did not respond to him, only continuing to cry.
Zhao Huan was completely stunned. He never expected that the talented scholar he had managed to win over would also have such a scoundrelly side.
"Five thousand sets of armor, eight thousand spears, and two hundred thousand arrows! I, this Grand Commandant, will also personally allocate them one hundred thousand strings of copper coins!"
Liang Shicheng had now seen through it. This kid was clearly not going to show his hand until he saw the profit.
Gritting his teeth, he directly made an offer.
"Thank you, Grand Commandant!"
Liang Shicheng had expected that after he made this offer, this kid would continue to haggle.
But he never expected that as soon as he spoke, the kid would directly agree.
At this moment, he finally understood. Damn it, he was too hasty!