Chapter 176 The strongest means of Taoism is to sacrifice oneself [7000,
Ning Chen felt that he had been tricked by Wang Lin.
But after thinking about it, I felt a little better since I had 600,000 acres of military land in my hands anyway.
Wang Lin personally added a cross in front of the number three.
As a result, the three-year contract directly turned into thirteen years.
After signing the contract, Wang Lin relaxed completely.
"Ning Chen, our military department still has a bright future. Didn't you see that the Marquis of Ding State handed over his military talisman to His Highness?
Your Highness will not leave this military talisman behind. When the time comes, this military talisman will naturally be in the hands of our military department.
So you should do your best, and sooner or later all the soldiers and horses in the world will be under the jurisdiction of our Ministry of War."
After hearing Wang Lin's words, Ning Chen asked, "Sir, do you still remember how many years I have been in the court?"
Wang Lin didn't know why Ning Chen asked this, but he still replied: "More than two years ago."
Ning Chen nodded: "Your Excellency also knows that I have been in the DPRK for more than two years. If I had just entered the DPRK, I might have believed your words.
It's been two years. Even if you want to spur me on, you have to find a more reliable reason.
Let's not talk about this military talisman, whether His Highness will return it to the Marquis of Ding.
Even if he doesn't return it, Wang Xiang thinks that if the Marquis of Dingguo wants to command the Dingguo army, does he still need the military talisman?
And you should have seen, Prime Minister Wang, that His Highness wants Xu Muzhi to take the military talisman back.
Xu Muzhidu said that he would have to ask Marquis Dingguo before he could decide.
So do you think it makes any difference to the Marquis of Dingguo whether he has this military talisman or not?"
It was exposed again. Fortunately, Wang Lin is a veteran in officialdom.
There is still some ability to do things in public.
"What I'm talking about is the future. In the future, the military power of the world will return to the Ministry of War. That is something that will happen soon.
As long as we find the person who started the military strategist, are we still worried that the military power of the world will not be returned to the Ministry of War?"
Ning Chen felt that Wang Lin had expanded enough.
I am the one who started the military way, and I don't dare to say anything about taking back military power.
As a result, I, the military master, did not expand, but you floated.
"I hope you, sir, can find the person who launched the army as soon as possible." Ning Chen said perfunctorily.
Wang Lin was very confident about this: "Don't worry, I will definitely find that person. Since he is willing to leave a military peak in the sea of books, it shows that he does not reject Confucianism and the court. As long as he searches hard, plus
If there is some reward, I believe he will be willing to come out."
Hearing that there was a reward, this made Ning Chen a little interested: "What kind of reward does Wang Xiang plan to offer?"
Wang Lin said proudly: "Isn't the position of Minister of War enough?"
Yes, Ning Chen knows, this is a poor man.
Bullshit military appearance.
"Then I wish you, sir, to find the military master as soon as possible."
After a pause, Ning Chen said: "Sir, I have to place an order for you now and try to deliver [Huwei] to you as soon as possible."
"So good."
After leaving Wang Lin, Ning Chen went directly to Wan Hong.
Now the entire Yanzuofang has been mobilized by Wan Hong.
Those who make wine make wine, those who transport the wine transport the wine, and those who sell the wine to middlemen make the difference.
There is only a double distillation, and that is the secret among secrets.
Only some of Wanhong's most trustworthy people were allowed by Wanhong to participate in the secondary distillation.
This is what Wanhong relies on for survival in a short period of time.
It is also a money tree for Wanhong, so Wanhong must protect it well.
Even Wan Hong himself would not leave this hollowed-out basement unless necessary.
When Ning Chen came over, there was still a traffic jam at Yanzuofang.
And the blockage is worse than before.
Wan Hong adopted Ning Chen’s hunger marketing method.
The price is still the retail price in the future, Wanhong will not increase the price at all.
In addition, there are indeed some people who really buy low-priced wine every day.
Naturally, there will be more people lining up.
Looking at Wan Hong, who was tired from work and smelled of alcohol, but full of energy, Ning Chen also said to Wan Hong: "If you need to expand your area, expand it. You don't have to act like a rat every day."
Wan Hong nodded: "Don't worry, sir, I have already asked someone to build the new brewery.
It's just that more defense measures are needed, so the construction process is a little slower.
But it will be officially available for use by the end of October at the latest.
By then we will be able to produce at least 50,000 buckets of wine every day."
Ning Chen nodded: "You can take control of this matter. This is an agreement from the Ministry of War, and it has been slightly modified. Three years has become thirteen years."
Wan Hong took the agreement, glanced at the modifications, and said excitedly: "Your Excellency is really a man of God.
The longer this book is written, the better it is for us."
“But I think the Ministry of War is probably a trap.
I'm worried that those brave soldiers have become lazy.
If we let them go to work now, I'm afraid it will delay things."
On the way here, Ning Chen was thinking about this issue.
After hearing Ning Chen's worries, Wan Hong also said to Ning Chen: "Sir, I have also thought about this issue.
So this can only rely on the combination of grace and power.
On the one hand, we give a sufficient price, and on the other hand, we have to rely on your official position to hold it down.
Finally, when necessary, we must kill the chicken to scare the monkey.
Let them understand who is the master and who is the loser."
After saying this, Wan Hong felt that he had gone too far, and quickly made up for it: "Sir, this is a metaphor."
Ning Chen shook his head indifferently: "It doesn't matter. If there are really people who can't even do a little farm work.
You don't have to count on him to be able to protect your safety.
Such a lazy person would probably have to live by bullying his neighbors.
If we just get rid of it, we will be at peace."
Wan Hong hurriedly flattered him and said, "Your Majesty, it's great to see you."
Ning Chen took out the photographic stone of his meeting with Wang Lin today, handed it to Wan Hong and said: "Find an opportunity to send this photographic stone to my Master Kong.
Then the section where Master Kong praised the photographic stones can be released."
Wan Hong took the photo stone and said yes.
After leaving Wanhong, as soon as Ning Chen arrived home, he met Xu Muzhi coming out of his home.
Looking at Xu Muzhi who was in a hurry, Ning Chen got out of the car and asked doubtfully: "Where is General Xu going? Why did he leave right after he came?"
Xu Muzhi saw Ning Chen and said to Ning Chen: "You came just in time, I was going to find you. [Red Flame] How are you preparing?"
When Ning Chen heard this, his heart skipped a beat: "We are 80% ready. General Xu wants to return the goods, right? The deposit for return is non-refundable."
Xu Muzhi shook his head directly: "Instead of returning the goods, I will give you two more days. Can you prepare everything for me?"
Ning Chen frowned, but after thinking about Wanhong's output, he nodded: "No problem. But didn't General Xu say that we can stay for a month? This is only twenty days."
Xu Muzhi glanced around and said to Ning Chen: "Go to your house and talk."
Ning Chen invited Xu Muzhi into the house. After Dongmei had two cups of tea and left, Xu Muzhi said to Ning Chen: "Prince Jing was defeated in the south. Ten thousand elite infantry and three thousand knights of Prince Jing were completely wiped out.
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This was something that had never happened in the six hundred years of the Wu Dynasty.
Even in Taizu's most difficult moment, none of King Jing's lineage had ever suffered such a heavy loss.
Therefore, I must lead my troops and set off in advance to return to the Great Wall of Righteousness to prevent any changes there."
Ning Chen didn't know about Prince Jing's defeat.
After all, Ning Chen has been an official for two years, so he doesn't have any intelligence network.
But because Marquis Dingguo stabbed him in the back, he got to know a lot more about Prince Jing Ningchen.
King Jing's entire army was wiped out this time, which was indeed a big deal.
Ning Chen still knows something about the war in the south.
Although the overall strength of the human race is slightly inferior to that of the barbarians.
But because it is the sanctification place of the nine saints of the human race, it matches the power of the sanctification place.
In addition, King Jing's lineage is strict in running the army, so the outcome has always been deceived.
A balance is always maintained.
This war has definitely broken the balance.
This is truly a matter of national importance.
However, this matter was too far away from Ning Chen, so it did not trigger the event selection.
"Don't worry, General Xu. I will send someone to the wine shop right away. Within two days, all the drinks will be prepared for the general so that he can set off on time."
Ning Chen assured Xu Muzhi.
Xu Muzhi nodded, and then reminded Ning Chen: "Master Ning, this time when the vassal king and the king of Qin come to the capital, they will definitely not be too quiet.
So Lord Ning, try not to choose anyone to take sides.
In the fight for the crown prince, it doesn't matter if the royal family is related, but the person who makes the choice will be shattered to pieces at that moment.
Mr. Ning, you have established hundreds of families, and now you are starting a military path.
In the future, they are destined to follow the holy path, these are the court's fools.
When Master Ning takes the holy path, looking back, it will be really boring."
Xu Muzhi had good intentions, but it was a pity.
Xu Muzhi didn't know Ning Chen's situation.
Taking the holy path can indeed solve Ning Chen's problems, but without the choice of events inspired by the court, Ning Chen's holy path will not last long.
And even if the problem of life is solved in the future, if there are plug-ins and they are not used, it will be struck by lightning.
"Thank you, General Xu, for reminding me, but I think it doesn't matter whether you follow the holy path or not.
This is all about keeping the world in your heart.
Look at the Three Sovereigns, Five Emperors and Confucian Sages, if they don’t have the world and all the people in their hearts.
How could you choose to become a saint in a world of barbarians?"
After hearing Ning Chen's words, Xu Muzhi was slightly shocked.
As soon as Ning Chen finished speaking, Xiao Chunhua came in.
"My lord, there are three people coming outside. They say that they are the envoys of the eldest prince, the third prince and the seventh prince, and they are here to visit your lord."
What was supposed to come finally came.
In the past two decades, Ning Chen has done a lot of treacherous things.
Finally, all the hard work was not in vain, and I managed to attract these flies with my cracked egg.
"Let them give me the gifts and money outside first. After giving the money and gifts, ask them to wait for me in the teahouse." Ning Chen told Chunhua.
If you can't collect money, how can you be considered a qualified sycophant?
However, due to the limitations of this system, which was pinched by the river crab master, cashiering during the incident was considered a foul.
So Ning Chen came up with a good idea, that is, don't talk to him first in the future, but give him the money first.
This is not considered a foul.
Because this is money outside the event.
Xu Muzhi, who had just developed a little respect for Ning Chen, felt bad after listening to Ning Chen's instructions to Chunhua.
Ning Chen glanced at Xu Muzhi, who was squinting at him, and said with a compassionate expression: "General Xu, I want this money because I want to do good deeds.
General Xu may have never been to Yanzuofang.
That is the poorest market in Fengjing.
The streets were filthy and the people inside were half-clothed.
I don't want to use this ill-gotten wealth to do good things.
It can be regarded as doing something good for the people and accumulating virtue for them.
And after all, whether I want the money or not, they have to give it to me.
I'll accept it first so that they can be more honest with me.
I can also try my best to know what bad intentions they have."
Xu Muzhi nodded after hearing Ning Chen's words: "You said they would give away the money no matter what, I believe it.
But when you say Yanzuofang is poor, do you think I'm blind, or do you think Dingguo Jun doesn't have his own informants in Fengjing.
Besides, I took Wanhong to find you that day. Do you think I don’t know who Wanhong belongs to?"
"Ah, yes, I forgot about this. I haven't thanked General Xu enough for saving my life that day?"
Xu Muzhi:(°ー°〃)
Xu Muzhi discovered that Ning Chen's temperament was similar to that of Kong Jijiu.
And this inner temperament is something he can never learn.
"General Xu, I have other guests here, so I won't keep you here. Tomorrow I will go to the Imperial College to treat you to a drink, and by the way, I will practice it for you!"
Ning Chen had something going on here, and Xu Muzhi didn't plan to stay any longer.
Xu Muzhi's previous advice to Ning Chen was purely for the sake of military discipline.
Xu Muzhi will not interfere with Ning Chen's choice.
What's more, the teacher Kong Jijiu didn't interfere, so it was Xu Muzhi's turn to intervene.
The route Xu Muzhi left would pass by the teahouse.
The three people sitting in the tea room naturally knew Xu Muzhi.
However, Xu Muzhi's departure did not cause any reaction from the three people.
Not even a little bit of eye contact.
The three of them were just sipping tea quietly.
After Xu Muzhi left, Chunhua returned to the room to revive Ning Chen.
"Have you handed over all the gifts and banknotes?" Ning Chen asked Chunhua.
Chunhua took out the gift list and banknotes and handed them to Ning Chen.
Ning Chen glanced at the thick list of gifts and then at the banknote in his hand.
The money given to him made Ning Chen want to switch to the three princes.
This is really too much to give.
Not counting those precious gifts, the three families gave him 150,000 taels in banknotes alone.
Fifty thousand taels for a family!
Ning Chen worked hard and built the wine shop with Wan Hong.
Even though it is now profitable, it is not as much as the three of them gave at once.
This is real money.
This is not the 10,000 taels of brass that Wu Zhao had previously rewarded.
"Is your lord so valuable now?" Ning Chen looked at Chunhua doubtfully and asked.
Chunhua covered her mouth and said with a smile: "My lord has always been valuable, but I didn't realize it myself."
Ning Chen touched his handsome face and asked doubtfully: "Really?"
"Sir, are you still waiting in the tea room?" Seeing that Ning Chen still wanted to admire her, Chunhua couldn't help but remind her softly.
"Yes, yes, let's go see my Silver Alliance first." Thinking of the three Silver Alliances, Ning Chen also felt hot in his heart.
Ning Chen also wanted to see if he could combine three into one and form a golden alliance by selling his face.
Chunhua is used to Ning Chen often popping up these new terms that she doesn't know.
In Chunhua's eyes, adults are scholars, and they are very good scholars.
It's normal to say some terms that you don't understand.
Ning Chen quickly came to the tea room. When he saw the envoys sent by the three princes in the tea room, Ning Chen temporarily swallowed the words that were on his lips.
Because Ning Chen discovered that a strange creature was mixed in among these three messengers.
The two on the left and right looked like Confucian scholars dressed as counselors. This was completely in line with Ning Chen's understanding of messengers and lobbyists.
But the female messenger in the middle, with a naturally internet-famous face, a very tall figure, and very bold clothes, is a strange creature.
Is this a lobbyist or a sleeper?
Ning Chen, who has been baptized by the Internet and beauty, is actually quite repulsive to Internet celebrity faces.
But when he saw the person in front of him, Ning Chen suddenly realized that with your natural internet celebrity face and your figure, you are not annoying at all.
All of this just passed in Ning Chen's mind. After all, he had seen too many Internet celebrities.
Even if this is natural, its attraction to Ning Chen is very limited.
"I have kept the three adults waiting for a long time. You don't need to be polite. Please sit down."
After saying that, Ning Chen sat down on the main seat, and then the three people took their seats respectively.
"I have received the list of gifts and banknotes for the three princes. Please thank the three princes for me after you go back.
Contribution to the eradication of poverty and common prosperity. Ning used tea instead of wine, and worked first as a tribute."
The three messengers were holding teacups, and for a moment they didn't know whether to drink or not.
Eliminate poverty?
Common prosperity?
What kind of official slang is this?
Is it because they have been away from Fengjing for so long that they no longer know the popular official slang?
But the internet celebrity reacted quickly and drank a cup of tea.
The raised snow-white neck reflected a white light.
The swallowing movements after taking the tea into your mouth are full of charm.
"Wu Zhao's is still bigger. Even if she swallows so hard, the bulge is still too limited."
Ning Chen silently compared the internet celebrity face with Wu Zhao.
The other two messengers saw the internet celebrity drinking, so they also drank.
After drinking tea, Ning Chen put down his teacup and asked the three of them, "I would like to ask you three to introduce yourselves so that I can meet them."
The three people introduced themselves from left to right.
The oldest Confucian scholar on the left, who looked quite stable, raised his hands and said to Ning Chen: "I am Li Shanran. I am fortunate to be appreciated by His Highness and have the honor to be a guest in His Majesty's tent."
Ning Chen nodded and looked at the internet celebrity's face.
The Internet celebrity introduced herself with a smile on her face and a pleasant voice: "Yue'e, from the Nu family, is the personal maid of His Majesty the Seventh Prince."
Ning Chen continued to nod and looked at the last one, the young Confucian scholar.
The character of this Confucian scholar was completely opposite to that of Li Shanran, with a courageous and unruly look on his face.
"Your Excellency, Chen Yanke, is a guest of His Highness the Third Prince."
His speech is just like his appearance, concise and clear.
Facing the three people with the master behind them, Ning Chen asked again: "Are you two sure you don't have any more gifts for me?"
Three people:∑(￣□￣*|||
What kind of operation is this? Bribery is required.
Ning Chen looked at the three petrified people and smiled and explained: "Don't get me wrong, you three. I am not a greedy person. I just want to make sure if there are other things that need to be transported to Yanzuofang to help the poor.
After all, the shipping cost is also very fast. If it can be shipped at once, it can save a little bit, right?"
What Ning Chen said made the three of them not know how to respond to Ning Chen's words.
But what Ning Chen said made all three people take Ning Chen seriously.
There is no other reason.
Because everything Ning Chen is doing now is completely different from what they expected before.
They had previously estimated that Ning Chen, even if he was not in line with the rules, would never be so deviant.
Now the three of them have no idea how to respond to what Ning Chen said.
Fortunately, Ning Chen didn't let the awkward atmosphere last too long.
"The three of you are here together for one thing, so let's choose one of them."
Just when Chen Yanke was about to speak, Ning Chen pointed at the internet celebrity's face and said, "Just you."
This made Chen Yanke very embarrassed.
Didn't you say let the three of us choose one person? Why did you just choose for us?
However, Ning Chen's point was remembered by the other two.
Lustful.
Are you horny?
How many men are not lustful?
Who doesn't like a good-looking girl who speaks nicely to tell herself stories?
Yue'e smiled sweetly, and then said in a calm tone: "Since Lord Ning has trusted me, I will tell you honestly."
"As it should be."
After Yue'e got Ning Chen's consent, she looked at the two people around her and said, "The slave family wants to make sure that the purpose of these two adults coming here is the same as the slave family, right?"
The two men nodded in affirmation.
Yue'e smiled sweetly again, and then said to Ning Chen: "Sir, our three families came here with the intention of following the example of Marquis Dingguo and handing over military talismans."
After Yue'e said this, the event happened to be triggered.
But Ning Chen didn't even have time to look at the incident and was stunned by Yue'e's answer.
Follow the example of Marquis Dingguo and hand over military symbols?
The power of Marquis Dingguo is so great, should he just admit defeat?
There must be some deceit here. I have to listen carefully. I will definitely not be stabbed in the back this time.
"If the three princes want to hand over the military talisman, they can just hand it over directly. Wouldn't it be a bit redundant to come to me specially? I am not the imperial father-in-law. If you give the military talisman to me, I also have to hand it over to the imperial father-in-law.
, and finally it can be passed to His Highness Wu Zhao." Ning Chen took a sip of tea and stabilized his hand first.
Yue'e was not surprised at all when she heard Ning Chen's question, and continued: "Sir, you may think that we are being pretentious. We are imitating Marquis Dingguo, expressing our attitude first, and then waiting for His Highness Wu Zhao to return the military talisman to us."
Changing the subject, Yue'e continued: "But, that's not the case.
No matter how you say it, Marquis Dingguo is a foreign minister of the Wu family.
However, His Highness, His Highness the Third, His Highness the Seventh, and His Highness Wu Zhao are truly flesh and blood relatives.
If you say anything disrespectful to Marquis Dingguo, Marquis Dingguo will take the initiative to hand over the military talisman at this time.
Whether or not he is suspected of inciting internal strife among the masters is open to question.
Your Highness, Your Highness the Third, Your Highness the Seventh, how can you possibly tear down those who are all members of the Wu family at this time?
Doesn’t this serve the sinister intentions of some people?
Internal strife and self-depletion within the dynasty are the real taboos for the subjugation of a country."
Ning Chen nodded, and then continued to ask: "So the three masters behind you are planning to give up the fight for the throne?"
Yue'e shook her head and said: "I don't know about this slave family. I am just a maid. Why should I ask these two gentlemen about such a big matter?"
"We don't know what the master is thinking." The other two counselors also said they were unclear.
Yue'e waited for the two counselors to finish speaking before speaking again: "Sir, are you willing to listen to Yue'e's analysis?"
Ning Chen nodded: "Okay. You tell me and I listen."
"Sir, Yue'e feels that even if the three highnesses hand over their military talismans, they will never give up their fight for the throne."
Ning Chen didn't expect Yue'e to be so honest, and the two Confucian scholars beside Yue'e frowned slightly.
If Yue'e says this now, doesn't it seem like they are not being candid enough?
In terms of impression points, the two of them have already lost points with Ning Chen.
Ning Chen nodded after listening to Yue'e's words: "Yes, this looks like we are being honest with each other."
Yue'e gave a sweet smile: "I told you that if you are honest with your Majesty, you will definitely not deceive you."
"You continue."
Yue'e continued: "The three highnesses will not give up, but how the three highnesses will fight, I really can't guess."
The conversation changed again, and Yue'e said: "Yue'e has the guts to say another disrespectful word.
His Highness Wu Zhao is a woman no matter what.
The world of the Wu Dynasty will eventually be ruled by the blood of the Wu family.
So even if Her Highness Wu Zhao really becomes the Queen, it will be a hundred thousand years later.
Wouldn't this throne still fall to the blood descendants of the three His Highnesses?
So I would venture to guess that the three Highnesses will never fight His Highness Wu Zhao to the death."
At this time, Ning Chen really wanted to give Yue'e some popular science about biology and genetics.
The children born to Wu Zhao are also half-blooded.
But even if I say this, they won’t understand it, let alone believe it.
It's just that Yue'e's statement is easy to believe at first glance.
As for the actual situation, Ning Chen didn't believe it would be so peaceful.
"So what do you three want me to do now?" Ning Chen did not continue to delve deeper, but returned to the previous question.
"We hope that Sir, when His Highness Wu Zhao wants to return the military talisman.
You can take the lead in urging His Highness Wu Zhao not to return the military symbols.
After all, when these words come out of our mouths, they will seem a bit pretentious.
And His Highness Wu Zhao will definitely consider seriously what you say from the mouths of adults and officials."
This is what Yue'e and the others wanted.
This really caught Ning Chen off guard.
Originally, Ning Chen thought that Yue'e and the others came to him in the hope that he would stand on their side and ask for rewards on their behalf.
The result was that he supported them and moved toward justice.