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The scalding tea dispelled the autumn cold on his body. Niu Jinda, who had just returned from his patrol, breathed out a comfortable sigh and said: "The harvest has almost been completed. The Jingzhao Mansion not only sent letters to the county offices in various places, but also organized people in the countryside to collect grain, and even cooperated with Yushitai to send out
A large number of officials went to the fields to supervise and supervise. Anyone who delayed things and hindered the harvest would be severely punished. The efficiency was extremely high. Ma Zhou, a boy who was usually quiet and withered, was extremely capable and quite famous.
The image of the minister.”
Cheng Yaojin said "Hey", took a sip of tea, and said disapprovingly: "How could Emperor Taizong ever miss the people he likes? Ma Zhou, Fang Er, and even Liu Ji, all of them are heroes of the moment.
.Look at the King of Jin again. He didn’t have a single soldier under his command, and he didn’t have any official position. After escaping from the Taiji Palace, he gathered more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, raised the anti-flag with great momentum, and the government and the public openly and secretly
There are countless supporters, how can an ordinary person do this? No wonder Emperor Taizong has always wanted to pass the throne to Prince Jin. To be fair, he is indeed much stronger than His Majesty."
Regarding this statement, Niu Jinda, who had always followed Cheng Yaojin's advice, had different opinions.
"Throughout the ages, whether an emperor can do well is not directly related to his ability. Let's not talk about it in the distant past. Let's talk about Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty. With his learning from ancient to modern times, his quick thinking and great talents, his achievements are illustrious and majestic to the world. In the end, he did not end up like this.
He died and his country was destroyed, and he was completely defeated? He also dragged the world into a chaotic era of war. I don't know how many people died on the battlefield, and I don't know how many people were displaced in the smoke of war, and died of cold and hunger."
Niu Jinda's tone was a little angry and his face was gloomy.
Cheng Yaojin knew that his parents died tragically in the war, and he was extremely depressed when he was young, so he hated Emperor Sui Yang who single-handedly ruined the great Sui Dynasty.
Cheng Chumo came in from outside with his helmet and armor on his head: "Commander, Yuchi Gong sent someone here to say that a letter from His Highness the King of Jin has arrived."
Cheng Yaojin asked Niu Jinda: "Where has King Jin's army arrived now?"
Niu Jinda glanced at the map on the wall and said, "I arrived at Huaxu Ling after noon yesterday and set up camp. Now I must be crossing the river to join forces with Yuchi Gong."
Niu Jinda nodded in agreement.
Recruiting important people with the promise of benefits, but with hidden agendas, is this what a gentleman does?
Niu Jinda understood the truth through Cheng Yaojin's enlightenment: "The King of Jin knew that even if he sat on the throne in the future, it would be difficult to completely wipe out Fang Jun's foundation. As long as Huating Town existed, the navy was not under control.
It is impossible to capture the whole of Jiangnan. Even if Fang Jun fled to Jiangnan after his defeat, it would cause huge hidden dangers to the unification of the empire. So King Jin seems to be promising you a lot of profits, but in fact he wants to use you to marry Fang.
Jun's tit-for-tat... is a bit too much."
After greeting each other, Cheng Yaojin invited Su Jia to take a seat and said with a smile: "You are a confidant of Yuchi Laohei, but you dare to come to my camp openly? I will tie you up and let your brother-in-law redeem you with money. I
You’ll definitely make a lot of money.”
This is ironic that Cheng Yaojin violated the tacit understanding between the two parties and shamefully killed a "returning gun", resulting in the defeat of Youhou Wei.
Su Jia was stunned: "Why did Lord Lu say this?"
Cheng Yaojin took a sip of tea, sighed, and said with some disappointment: "The situation of King Jin is still inferior to that of Your Majesty."
As Niu Jinda said just now, an emperor's ability is actually not very important. Those who are amazingly talented and powerful may not be able to govern a country well, let alone treat their ministers well.
What's more, there is also the official position of "General Zuo Wuwei and Commander-in-Chief of the Navy", which means that the navy that now spans the seven seas will be completely under the command of Cheng Yaojin... In this way, Cheng Yaojin can even be called "King of the East China Sea"!
In order to recruit Cheng Yaojin, the King of Jin spent a lot of money, but Cheng Yaojin was still not satisfied?
Su Jia stared at Cheng Yaojin in disbelief, a little speechless, and said: "The general has a low status and should not comment on Duke Lu's choice, but please forgive me for overstepping my bounds, Duke Lu... what else can you ask for?"
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Is it possible that he wanted King Jin to say, "I share the world with you"?
Niu Jinda also took the letter and looked at it, looking at Cheng Yaojin in surprise, is this not enough?
"Here."
Su Jia returned to the station, saw Yuchi Gong, and recounted Cheng Yaojin's reaction.
"fart!"
It's understandable not to agree to King Jin's solicitation, and it's understandable to have other ideas, but to be dissatisfied with King Jin's offer of such a price is a bit greedy, right?
Wu and Yue were rich and prosperous, and who in the world knew that salt and iron were as sharp as armor?
What's more, Fang Jun's fiefdom is in Huating Town. He has worked hard over the years to manage it. The land is almost concentrated in the south of the Yangtze River. The overseas wealth can be said to be full of money and silk, rice and grain. There is also the cornerstone of the empire like the Jiangnan Shipyard, which makes him richest in the world.
"How unreasonable! Does the King of Jin think that I am only a three-year-old child?"
After a pause, he added: "Xue Wanche led the right military guards to cross the Wei River and chased the King of Jin southward. At first, I thought he wanted to join forces with the King of Jin, but when the King of Jin heard the news that Xue Wanche had crossed the river, he
They broke camp overnight and hurried southward, leaving 10,000 Cui's private troops to defend the camp. After Xue Wanche arrived, he led a large army to attack. This happened the night before yesterday. By now, the 10,000 Cui's private troops must have been completely destroyed."
Speaking of which, at Cheng Yaojin's status and level, although such behavior is understandable, it is morally unworthy and arousing ridicule...
Su Jia is not only General Youhou Wei, Yu Chi Gong's deputy, but also Yu Chi Gong's brother-in-law and a close confidant. When the two armies are fighting, sending such a person to Cheng Yaojin's camp shows that it must be of great importance.
…
Cheng Yaojin said with a dark face: "You can go back and we will discuss this matter later."
When Su Jia and Niu Jinda thought about it carefully, it was really...
Cheng Chumo went out angrily.
Although the land of Wuyue has been the most powerful in the world with salt and iron since ancient times, the best things now are Huating Town and Jiangnan Shipyard. These two places can earn Fang Jun a fortune every year. The navy is Fang Jun's sphere of influence.
, everyone from top to bottom is Fang Jun’s confidant, and every move abroad is also assigned by Fang Jun. It is not an exaggeration to say that Fang Jun is a private army.
Cheng Yaojin took the letter and glanced at the writing on the cover that read "Prince of Lu Guogong", and then checked the seal of the seal to make sure it was correct. Then he took out a dagger to pick off the seal, took out the letter paper, and looked at Su Jia's concerned gaze.
He put down the letter paper, and then he didn't think about it or feel happy as Su Jia thought. Instead, he threw the letter paper on the table with anger on his face...
If Cheng Yaojin was granted a seal in his land, he would be the best among the feudal states in the world.
Although he didn't know what was written in the letter, since the King of Jin wanted to recruit Cheng Yaojin, he must have promised huge profits. What's more, when the King of Jin wrote this letter, Wang Shoushi's expression on the side was extremely shocked, which shows that the promise must be beyond imagination.
Why was Cheng Yaojin not only dissatisfied, but also furious as if he had been insulted like this?
Cheng Yaojin cursed, and he didn't know whether he was scolding Su Jia or King Jin. He tapped his fingers on the desk with an unhappy look on his face: "This letter contains a lot of words. At first glance, it seems
It seems very generous and sincere...but if you look carefully, isn't this just a reward of Fang Er's wealth to me?"
Cheng Yaojin threw the letter to Su Jia: "Read it yourself!"
unacceptable……
But now they are all given to Cheng Yaojin by the King of Jin...
Cheng Yaojin then said calmly to Su Jia: "When the two armies are fighting, the winner is king. How can I blame others for using tricks if I am stupid? Tell me, what is the purpose of this?"
Then, he said to Cheng Chumo: "Let people come in."
Su Jia took out the letter and handed it to Cheng Yaojin with both hands: "This is written by His Royal Highness the King of Jin. It will be handed over to you, Duke Lu, at the end of the day. Please accept it."
In his letter, Li Zhi promised to achieve great things in the future, and decreed that Cheng Yaojin would be granted the title of Duke of Wu, and the land of Wu and Yue would be granted to him. You must know that at the beginning of Zhenguan, the land of Wu and Yue was granted to King Li Ke of Wu. Although Cheng Yaojin was promoted to Duke of Wu, Li Ke was granted the title of Duke of Wu.
Ke's title has long been withdrawn, and Cheng Yaojin is the de facto King of Wu.
When Su Jia left, Cheng Yaojin became even more angry and said to Niu Jinda: "Not to mention that I and the Fang family are family friends, and I can't do such dirty things as robbing the younger generation's family property. Even if I am willing, do you think that Fang is second-hand?
Can those arrogant and powerful generals listen to my command honestly? Believe it or not, I went to Huating Town on the first day, but my head was missing the next morning?"
Su Jia didn't know what to say, so he had to stand up, say goodbye and leave.
Cheng Yaojin cursed at the glaring Cheng Chumo: "Is there any room for you to speak here? Get out!"
Su Jia took a sip of tea and looked calm, half-smiling: "Gong Lu is dishonest and cunning. No matter what he does, no one will be surprised. The general is here. Otherwise, you will kill him."
He will be tied up and we will see if the Hubei Guoguo can use the money to ransom the person?"
Su Jia took the letter, read it carefully, and couldn't help but take a breath...
Cheng Chumo left, and after a while, Su Jia entered.
Cheng Yaojin clicked his tongue and said: "His Royal Highness the King of Jin is decisive in killing his tail to survive. However, the total number of private troops from the Qinghe Cui family who came to Guanzhong this time was only over ten thousand. They were all defeated in this battle. I think they were all defeated."
The King of Jin must have made an extremely generous commitment to him, otherwise Cui would never be so decisive."
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Yuchi Gong was stupid and crude, but in fact he had a sharp mind. When Su Jia talked about the conditions promised by King Jin to Cheng Yaojin, he was a little jealous.
After thinking about it, I understood the key.
He couldn't help but feel speechless: "If the King of Jin wants to recruit Cheng Yaojin, then he should give out the benefits in real money. Why should he be so smart and think that everyone is a fool? If you do this, it will be difficult to recruit Cheng Yaojin."
Big increase."
If they could not reach an agreement with Cheng Yaojin smoothly, it would be extremely difficult for the Jin army to successfully reach Chang'an City.
The situation was originally very good, but the difficulty increased sharply due to King Jin's coquettish maneuvers...