Everyone unanimously agreed with Wang Luochuan's plan, and planned to arrange people near Xianhua Palace to wait for the gangster to show up. At this time, the King of Tiandu has sent people to bring meals to reward the gods and arresters.
Originally, Li Benxin planned to accompany everyone to eat together, but he didn't want to think about Li Tian's incident, and when King Xiao Liao Zhihua was there, he had to eat with Liao Zhihua. Liao Zhihua also took the opportunity to speak out about his military expansion.
Li Benxin knew Liao Zhihua's intentions. Now that he wanted to strengthen his military equipment, it would not be harmful to him. It's just that although he is the king of Tiandu, he doesn't have much money and food in his hands. Moreover, if Liao Zhihua increased his troops to 150,000 or 200,000, there was no guarantee that he would not be too powerful to bully the emperor in the future, so he invited the military prime minister Xue Yang to discuss it. After all, Prime Minister Wu is responsible for all King Tiandu's troops, horses, money and food.
In the main hall of the Immortal Flower Palace, the God Catchers were having a meal. Zhao Xue and Luo Fan had already eaten, so they came to the pavilion to study the dragon head spinning the golden rope. She looked for a long time without seeing the doorway. Unable to bear his temper, he walked over and knocked Luo Fan on the shoulder, "Hey, wake up!"
"What?" Luo Fan.
"You know so much! Why do you think this mechanism suddenly failed? Isn't this the secret passage that King Tiandu and his friends used to escape from the palace three years ago? Is it useless after use? You have a sharp mind, you can definitely see something What!"
Luo Fan sat up and took the golden rope spun from the dragon's head from Zhao Xue. He only glanced at it and sneered: "Oh, this key is fake, no wonder it can't open the mechanism. It seems that there is quite a trick in this palace." many."
"What? It's fake! How is it possible! Did Li Benxin give us a fake key? How do you know this key is fake?" Zhao Xue asked with wide eyes in doubt.
Luo Fan pointed to the faucet key and said: "This faucet is spun with gold rope. Others can't tell whether it is genuine or fake, but I can tell at a glance. Look, this faucet is so bright and has no wear at all. This is unreasonable."
"What's unreasonable about this?" Zhao Xue was still puzzled.
"This kind of gold has high purity and soft texture, and is easy to be made into various jewelry. It has been one hundred and fifty years since the Tiandu Palace was built. If it is really made of such pure gold, it will be used by people over the years. If you touch it, you will definitely leave many traces. And this gold is very bright and has no wear and tear. It looks like it was only made a few years ago. Also, the same goes for this spun gold rope. There are a few strands of silk thread mixed in this rope. It's been one hundred and fifty years, and it's impossible for the color to still be so white. I think it's almost likely that Li Benxin's key was stolen, and he himself was still in the dark!" Luo Fan lay down again and analyzed calmly.
"How is it possible? Who would steal the key to the secret passage? Then I will tell King Tiandu immediately." After Zhao Xue finished speaking, she hurried to find Long Xilin in the hall.
"Such a stupid king, he didn't even know that he lost his escape key. Hey, no wonder he can't deal with even Sima Yue!" Luo Fan muttered to himself as he lay down.
Everyone was eating when Zhao Xue came over, holding a faucet and spinning a golden rope. She looked at everyone and said anxiously: "Hey, everyone, don't eat yet! Luo Fan said that the key to the mechanism is fake! Do you think it's possible?"
"Fake! How is it possible! King Tiandu won't give us a fake key, right?" Everyone stopped at the same time and stood up.
Long Xilin took the rope and looked at it again, frowning and said: "Impossible! We have been following King Tiandu for three years, and what is hanging on his bedside is this dragon-head spun gold rope! What happened to Luofan? Do you think this key is fake?"
Zhao Xue: "Luofan said that this faucet is made of pure gold and has a soft texture. If it is really 150 years old, there should be many wear marks on it. And this faucet is too new, and there are gold threads. The silk wrapped around it is also too bright and does not belong to a hundred years ago.”
"show me!"
Wang Luochuan walked over and picked up the rope. Shi Zhanzhang Qi Jue looked at it carefully and looked up in amazement: "It's really fake. From my perspective, this rope was only made in two or three years! It seems that this key has really been stolen by someone." After changing it, no wonder it can’t open the mechanism underground!”
"Ah, it's really a lie! But how could someone in the palace secretly change the items in front of King Tiandu's bed? It's so strange!" Everyone whispered.
He Mingming sighed and whispered, "Do you think King Tiandu didn't want us to go down the secret path, so he deliberately faked it for us?"
"Don't talk nonsense. Since we have been told that there is a secret passage, there is no need to give us a fake key. Besides, it is impossible for him to make a fake key for us in advance. There is probably a ghost in it!" Ye Tan said.
"Hey, this palace is so strange. Why are there so many strange things! Luofan still has good eyesight. So, it is better to report this matter to King Tiandu quickly to prevent villains from sneaking into the palace through secret passages to do evil." Yi Chuan said the wind.
Long Xilin hurriedly took the spun gold rope and went back to the palace to report.
In the main hall, Liao Zhihua was trying his best to persuade Xue Yang to increase his military equipment.
Liao Zhihua said: "Xue Xiang, this is how you see things. Now, in the north of Longcheng, there are hundreds of thousands of King Han's troops, watching with eager eyes. There is also Ling Wang He in Lengcheng who is fighting for hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses. I, Xiao, are facing each other. The king only has a total of eighty or ninety thousand troops. It is too difficult to suppress them. It is imperative to expand the army. Otherwise, when Sima Yue and the kings make some changes, I will be stretched thin and cannot help the king. "
Xue Yang pondered for a long time, then looked at Li Benxin and said: "King of Tiandu, according to the rules and regulations, each king's army cannot exceed fifty thousand, and the maximum number of troops for war expansion is eighty thousand. Now all the kings are expanding their armaments, like King Lie, Han The king’s army has already exceeded 300,000, and if King Xiao wants to increase his troops, I think it’s okay.”
Li Benxin lamented: "The current situation is difficult, I know it. It's just that I, the king of Tiandu, cannot claim the world's financial power. Even if I want to support King Xiao, I can't provide that much money and food. In recent years, if it weren't for the Huangfu family, I support you secretly, because I’m afraid I can’t afford to support these troops right now.”
Xue Yang smiled and said: "Don't worry, Wang, now Fucheng has enough money and food, we can mobilize it from Fucheng. When King Xiao increases the armament, our north will be more stable, and we will be more secure in dealing with Dragon City."
"Oh, the Prime Minister is still thoughtful. Then how much more armaments does the king plan to give me?" Liao Zhihua saw Xue Yang agreeing, hurriedly slapped the words to death, and asked with an eager smile.
Li Benxin smiled and said: "Since Wu Xiang says it's okay, then listen to Wu Xiang. What do you think, Wu Xiang?"
Xue Yang stroked his beard and thought: "Expanding armaments is not a trivial matter. If other kings know about it, I'm afraid there will be criticism. So we have to do it step by step. And I have a clever plan that just needs a strong helper. If this is done, It can directly add 100,000 well-trained elite soldiers to King Xiao!"
"Ah, one hundred thousand! That's great! That's great! Sure enough, the Prime Minister can support a boat, and the Military Prime Minister is not a stingy person! Come on, let's not talk about anything else. I will give you a drink first!" Liao Zhihua heard. He was so happy that he could increase his troops by one hundred thousand, and he happily poured wine for the two of them.
Hearing such a huge number, Li Benxin's face turned ugly. If an additional 100,000 troops were added, then King Xiao would have at least 200,000 troops in his hands. It would be too dangerous for King Xiao to control such an army alone. Moreover, King Xiao has always provided for his own military expenses, which may consume half of his income every year.
"I wonder when these 100,000 elite soldiers and related military supplies will be sent to me?" After finishing a glass of wine, Liao Zhihua asked anxiously.
"Don't worry, it won't take long, as little as half a month, as much as two months. When it's time to receive it, I will write to King Xiao in advance." Xue Yang said with a confident look.
"Okay! Then I will go back to Shicheng and wait for the good news from the Prime Minister."
The three of them were halfway through eating and drinking when Long Xilin hurriedly came over holding a spun gold rope. Seeing the three people eating and drinking in the palace, Long Xilin was afraid that if she broke in at this time, she would lose Li Benxin's face, so she stood outside the door and waited.
At this time, General Li Zihai, who went to Qiao Bafang's mansion to capture Mr. Qiao Liu, also came over with an angry look on his face. Seeing Li Zihai's dejected look, Long Xilin guessed that things were not going well. He stopped him and said: "The general didn't arrest anyone? The king is having a meal with King Xiao and Prime Minister Wu in the palace, so he doesn't dare to disturb him. It's better to wait until they finish eating before reporting."
Li Zihai said angrily: "The four major families are too rampant. I led five thousand golden armored guards to arrest people with the king's orders, but I didn't even knock on the door of Qiao Mansion. They ignored me at all! You tell me, I also We can't kill him, because the king's mission has not been fulfilled now, and I'm afraid that King Tiandu will blame him again."
Long Xilin smiled and said: "Hey, it's not the general's fault. I heard that these four heavenly ministers all have 50,000 guards at their homes. You only bring 5,000 soldiers and horses, so naturally you can't hold them. I believe that as long as the king of heaven knows I will only be angry with Qiao Bafang and will not blame you."
"Yeah, even if he has 50,000 soldiers and horses, I don't dare to attack and kill him indiscriminately. In this Dragon City, the only one who dares to fight and kill the four major families face to face is the living Yama. If I had known, I would have pushed this matter to He's done it, he made me suffer this for nothing." Li Zihai complained again.
Xiao Wang Liao Zhihua was very happy to have obtained 100,000 elite soldiers. In addition, he was an alcoholic, so he took Li Benxin and Xue Yang to drink for a full hour before reluctantly being helped away.
The two were sitting drinking tea to relieve their hangover when Li Zihai and Long Xilin came over in a hurry.
"You two have been waiting for a long time. Needless to say, I guessed it. Did Mr. Qiao Liu not get it?" Li Benxin said with a blushing face while holding the teacup.
Li Zihai hurriedly knelt down and said: "Reply to the king, the gate of Qiao Mansion is closed tightly, and the king's life is not taken seriously. They sent an army of 50,000 to confront each other. I, a mere 5,000 men, dare not break through. Please forgive me." crime!"
"Crack!" When Li Benxin heard this, he was so angry that he slammed the teacup in his hand to the ground!
"Damn it! They all have heavy weapons in their hands. Do they really deserve the existence of me, the king of Tiandu?"
