Emperor Xin stayed in Chongcheng for one month. Seeing the cold winter approaching, he had no intention of leaving. This made Bei Bohou anxious.
We must know that an army of 100,000 consumes astronomical amounts of food and grass every day. Bei Bohou's original family background was the weakest among the four great princes, so this was hard for him to swallow.
On this day, Emperor Xin was reading the news of the Chaoge. It said that the queen heard that the king Desheng was victorious, and immediately went to the ancestral temple to offer sacrifices in person. The ancestors appeared, and a rainbow light fell from the sky, which made all the ministers marvel.
Emperor Xin smiled, then wrote words of approval, expressed his sincere joy for the queen to supervise the country, and asked the ministers to concentrate on assisting the queen.
"Your Majesty, Bei Bohou wants to see you!"
"Xuan!"
Di Xin rubbed his eyebrows, looking a little tired, and ordered someone to bring the tea. He drank the tea while waiting for Bei Bohou.
"Your Majesty, Lord Hu, pays homage to your Majesty!"
The unique roughness of the northern Han Dynasty showed his tough side even when facing the king of men. If he didn't know better, he would have thought he was a general in the army.
"Bei Bohou saw an orphan, what do you mean?"
Di Xin smiled, asked Bei Bohou to stand up, and ordered someone to bring another teacup to him.
Bei Bohou was not polite and drank it all in one gulp, which seemed to be like burning the harp and cooking the crane.
Maybe this is the unique heroism of the northern Han Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, I have organized my troops and forged weapons. In the spring of next year, I will lead the army to attack Xiqi."
When Bei Bohou came up, he didn't talk about food and grass, nor about gold and silver, but about soldiers and horses, which seemed to imply that he was dedicated to his whole life.
Although he didn't say it explicitly, he actually came to ask for money and food.
"Yes, Bei Bohou is loyal and patriotic and deserves to be commended. The day you raise the army, you will definitely be rewarded, and you will definitely not chill the hearts of the soldiers."
Di Xin's speaking skills were quite knowledgeable and his meaning was very clear.
Stop fooling me with these lies. Unless you raise an army, there is no need to talk about money and food.
Bei Bohou is also a smart man, and then said, "I will not let down the entrustment of the king. I only hope to bring elite soldiers and generals to achieve new achievements for the king!"
What Bei Bohou actually means is that all this is because the king wants his ministers to send troops, and the king wants his ministers to be kind.
Emperor Xin smiled and said, "I'm just replacing wine with tea, waiting for the triumphal return of Bei Bohou."
Di Xin's behavior made Bei Bohou speechless, and he could only express his gratitude for a while in embarrassment.
Chong Houhu did not expect that the king would act like this. He originally wanted to talk about the problem of food and fodder for the one hundred thousand troops stationed in Chongcheng, but he opened his mouth and did not say anything.
Then Chonghouhu could only leave in anger, looking completely lost.
After a while, Grand Master Wen heard about this and said to Shen Gongbao, who was buried in a pile of bamboo slips to deal with it, "Your Majesty has become more sophisticated in his government affairs."
"The king has grown up step by step. Leopard will be lucky to witness all this."
In front of the Grand Master, Shen Gongbao showed a low profile and was diligent and progressive. The Grand Master was very satisfied and handed over some military affairs to him, and he handled them well.
"Mr. Shen is too kind. Your Majesty will still need Mr. Shen's support in the future."
Wen Taishi burst out laughing, and the scene was very harmonious.
"It's just that Beibeihou seems to be trying to catch up with the grand master's army, and it seems that there is no supply of food and grass."
If one hundred thousand soldiers do not have food and grass, they may mutiny, which is a serious matter.
"Chongcheng is located in a remote area. It's amazing that we can last for one month. It's time to leave."
Grand Master Wen sighed, Chonghou Hu had always been loyal, and he did not want to break his heart, after all, he still had to sacrifice his life.
"Master, can you ask Donglu to provide some food and grass?"
When Shen Gongbao mentioned Donglu, the Grand Master sighed again.
That Dong Bohou is very resentful now, not to mention that the area is not his sphere of influence, but belongs to the Holy Mother of Turtle Spirits. It seems that he is quite close to Prince Yin Hong.
We are both disciples of Jie Jiao, and if our temper hurts our harmony, we will lose more than we gain.
The disciple Zhongda next to Shen Gongbao rolled his eyes, and then said, "Master, teacher, my disciple's home country, Guzhu Country, is not far from Chongcheng. It has a vast territory and sparsely populated areas. It is best at growing food. There is abundant food all year round, and you can order people to take it."
Come and make military rations."
"I have long heard that Lord Guzhu's two sons, Uncle Boyi and Uncle Qi, are talented people. I didn't expect that Zhongda is also a wise minister. Well, I will order to go and ask for them."
Grand Master Wen laughed. Solving the problem of military rations was a top priority. As for the life and death of Lone Bamboo Country, it was not within his scope of consideration.
But Shen Gongbao looked at Zhongda who was taking revenge and shook his head. If Mr. Guzhu had been a little kinder to his son, this disaster would not have happened.
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Less than half a month later, cartloads of grain and grass were transported over, and the person who went to ask for it was none other than Su Quanzhong, the prince of Jizhou. Faced with the absolute strength, Lord Guzhu could only open the granary and let Su Quanzhong collect grain as food.
Military rations.
The two princes Boyi and Shuqi cried bitterly and said that from now on the people in the country will be hungry.
After Su Quanzhong heard about this, he said, "It is your destiny to be loyal to the king and to love the country. If you provide some food and grass, the king will give you a gift. If you continue to speak disobediently, be careful of the destruction of the country and the destruction of people."
Hearing this, Lord Guzhu was so frightened that he said repeatedly, "I dare not speak falsely. Someone is coming and I will slap Boyi and Shuqi twenty times in public as punishment."
Lord Guzhu really took off the pants of his two sons in front of all the soldiers and officials of the Guzhu Kingdom, and beat them twenty times.
The physical pain was still there, and the humiliation made Uncle Boyi want to commit suicide immediately, but they still did not have the courage and could only pretend to be unconscious.
"hypocrite!"
How could Su Quanzhong fail to see that the board was actually raised high and dropped gently, looking like a bloody mass, but in fact it was not injured, so he could only sarcastically say, and then walked away with the military rations.
Su Quanzhong, who returned to Chongcheng, also revealed the news to Zhongda, which made Zhongda almost overjoyed, but on the surface, he was still worried about the injuries of his two brothers.
When Emperor Xin knew the news, Su Quanzhong had come back, and he heard that the military rations were enough to last three months, so he said, "The Guzhu Kingdom is really a loyal king. Someone comes and gives the Guzhu Lord a plaque with these four words written on it."
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The rations for an army of 100,000 people were only exchanged for a plaque. Mr. Lone Bamboo really wanted to cry without tears.
The tragic experience of Lone Bamboo Country also made nearby small countries tremble, and some even sent some military rations to Chongcheng to show their desire to ensure peace.
This fact made Chonghou Hu overjoyed. Under the fake power of the tiger, he actually got military rations, which eased his predicament.
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On this day, Di Xin was handling government affairs when he suddenly heard shouting outside the door.
"Lord Human King, please save Yin Jiao!"
Di Xin was suddenly startled and quickly stood up and pushed the door open. He happened to see Yin Jiao, who was dying and only half a breath away.
"Yin Jiao! My son!!"
Emperor Xin's true energy poured in, and then he saw the meridians in his body were in chaos and his soul was scattered. This was a sign of death at any time.
And Yin Jiao, who was in a coma, murmured, "Father!"
Di Xin then turned his hands and fed the last Nine Turns Resurrection Pill to Yin Jiao.