When Zhang Kai saw Sanxiang coming in, he felt as if he had seen a great savior, and his eyes were filled with hope. He couldn't have come too soon.
When Zhang Xiu saw them coming in, he gave up and ordered with a straight face: "If you write the wrong word today, copy it a hundred times for me. After you finish writing it, show it to the prince for inspection. If you make the mistake again during the next inspection, I will never make a mistake." about you."
Zhang Kai said pitifully: "My son, I obey the order."
When Jia Xu and others saw that the emperor was educating the prince, they stopped at a distance. When Zhang Xiu came out panting, the three of them saluted. Zhang Xiu glanced at them and smiled: "You guys came in time. , the little bastard’s eyes gleamed when he saw you.”
Li Ru said with a smile: "The prince is smart and smart, but he is still young. The emperor does not need to act too hastily."
Zhang Xiu glanced at Pang Shanmin who was kneeling aside and said: "The prince has not done well in his homework. Please don't discipline me strictly because of your status. You are a gentleman and he is a student. There is no way you can control him." , I will give you a clear message, if you don’t obey me in the future, just tell me.”
Pang Shanmin said with a bitter face: "Here!"
It's not that he doesn't want to control him badly, but he really can't control him too strictly. The prince is a prince after all, so how can he really dare to supervise him strictly? If you don't obey, you can only use the emperor to suppress you, but you can't help others. Besides, behind Zhang Kai is Empress Sun. If there is a fight, the prince will complain to the empress, and he will not be able to bear the consequences.
Inside Shuxin Pavilion.
Zhang Xiu took a sip of tea and said with a smile on his face: "So, Chen Deng is going to stay at the door of Prime Minister Jia and not leave? If he doesn't leave, he won't leave. Liu Bei hasn't been forced into a hurry yet, so don't be in a hurry to see him. ," At this point, Zhang Xiu gave Su Jin a look, "-Chen Wu sent a secret report. The four major families in Yangzhou have secretly met Chen Wu and explained their thoughts."
Su Jin took out a memorial from the shelf next to it and handed it to Jia Xu first.
The three people quickly passed it through.
Jia Xu twisted his beard and said with a smile: "What the people want! Destiny has returned. Chu State will not last long. Even if we don't fight, the people will not recognize Chu State. However, the sooner the great cause of unification is completed, the better."
"I heard that Liu Bei is preparing troops to steal Jingzhou?"
Zhang Xiu said slowly: "He has a good idea. Yangzhou has not yet been calmed down internally, so he is thinking about the outside? He is not afraid of breaking the bank even if he takes such a big step."
Although Jia Xu and the others didn't understand what pulling the egg meant, they knew that it probably meant that Liu Bei's steps were a little too big.
Li Ru took the opportunity to say, "Your Majesty, I and the other three have just discussed and planned to transfer Lu Xun to be the Commander-in-Chief of Jingzhou, and E Huan and Li Yi to be the Commander-in-Chief of Yizhou."
Zhang Xiu thought for a moment and said, "Well... E Huan is still trustworthy and his performance is very good. Li Yi is our top martial arts scholar in Dajing. No need to say more. Okay, you can make a plan and I will approve it."
"Liu Bei wants to build a plank road to infiltrate Chencang secretly, so let him prepare to go. It will cost the national power of Chu. When the time comes, he will be in vain by asking him to draw water from a bamboo basket. Chen Deng is not in a hurry to see him. I have already sent an order to Chen Wu to tell him to take action. , muddying the muddy waters of Chu State even more."
Sanxiang stood up: "Here!"
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Chen Deng spent another half month at the door of Jia Xu's house, but never saw Jia Xu. The Chu State could no longer bear it. Chen Wu personally planned the attack, and the four major families secretly assisted. Fires broke out all over the country, and Liu Bei couldn't stop them.
Forced to have no choice, Liu Bei repeatedly asked Chen Deng to hurry up.
Even if he puts down his words, as long as Jingguo is willing, Chu State can agree to any conditions.
This is what Zhang Xiu was waiting for.
At the gate of Jia's Mansion, Chen Deng came to the door of Jia's Mansion to wait as usual, and was ready to wait another day in vain. Unexpectedly, the door of Jia's Mansion suddenly opened, and Jia Xu was wearing official uniform with a humble and guilty look on his face. He said: "Oh my! I feel sorry for the distinguished guests waiting here, please forgive me -" Then he turned to the doorman and said angrily: "How did you get the job? Such an important guest is just hanging out here?"
The guard looked aggrieved.
Chen Deng said hurriedly: "I don't want to do their business. I came here uninvited. I heard that Mr. Jia was ill, so I'm waiting here... Well... Mr. Jia's illness is getting better."
"Thank you, Yuanlong. I'm thinking about you. I'm just writing about my old habits. I'll be fine with myself in a few days. Please!" Jia Xu made an inviting gesture, "Please come in!"
The two entered the house and served tea.
Chen Deng couldn't wait to say: "Xiang Jia, you must also know the reason for my coming. Your country has blocked the rivers and seas, causing the people of Chu State to lose their livelihood. The people are miserable. I heard that Emperor Jing loves the people like his own son and is considerate of the people, so I want to Please hold your country high and lift the blockade. The people along the rivers and coasts will definitely shed tears of gratitude."
Jia Xu looked embarrassed: "Oh! This is not easy to handle!"
Chen Deng was anxious: "What's the difficulty?"
Jia Xu said: "You don't know. Some time ago, gold and silver were brought in and out of our Jingguo. Unexpectedly, all the gold and silver were robbed. So our emperor was furious and said that he would ban the border of Chu State and no longer deal with it." I have been trying hard to persuade him to do business, but to no avail. I am really helpless!"
Chen Deng saw that Jia Xu, an old fox, was talking nonsense, but he dared to be angry but dared not say anything. He forced out a smile and said, "It's our Chu country's fault. Please tell Mr. Jia to tell the emperor to lift the ban. Our country promises that such incidents will not happen again."
Jia Xu shook his head: "It's difficult, and many of my businessmen in Dajing are not willing to go to Chu State to do business."
Chen Deng said: "Why is this so?"
Jia Xu: "The main reason is that it is too inconvenient. We in Jingguo can travel all over the world to do business with only the fluffy Dajing banknotes. When we go to Chu, we have to get thousands of kilograms of gold and silver, and there are constant robbers on the road. I really don’t feel safe.”
Only then did Chen Deng realize that he was trying to open Dajing Minbao in Chu State!
This is no joke.
At this point, Chen Deng did not dare to accept it. He was not sure whether Liu Bei would agree to such tricky conditions, and he did not dare to agree.
Jia Xu pressed hard and said, "Ah ha ha! Don't worry about Yuan Long. Their businessmen don't want to do business that is businessmen's business, and I can't control it. Besides, if Dajing's banknotes are circulating in Chu State, the emperor of your country will definitely not willing."
Chen Deng did not dare to veto it, so he said, "Please wait a few more days, Mr. Jia, so that I can go back and report to the emperor before we make a decision."
Jia Xu nodded like garlic: "Okay, okay! After all, this is a big deal! We need to discuss it carefully, but during this period, our emperor is going to Liaodong. Yuanlong doesn't know yet, but the land of Sanhan has been included in I, the Dajing Territory, surrendered not long ago, so my emperor decided to go and investigate." After saying that, he used the lid of the bowl to stir the tea leaves without saying a word, with a smile on his lips.
Liaodong is not close. It will take at least five or six months to go back and forth. The chaos in Chu is about to intensify. We cannot waste it any longer, otherwise there will be big problems.
Chen Deng knew that he was forcing Chu State to death.
He gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, the Chu State of a certain generation agreed to your country's request and agreed to transfer money from Dajing people to Chu!"
