"Borrowing food? He Ge Cifeng..." Before Peng Baby could say anything, he was blocked by a fan.
"I wonder how much food His Highness the Crown Prince wants to borrow?" Tang Yunhe blinked his peach blossom eyes and asked with a smile. The messenger looked a little frightened by Tang Yunhe, thinking that there might be something wrong with this man, right? I have long heard that masculinity is prevalent in Sichuan and Sichuan, so don’t let yourself get hit by it today.
The messenger replied: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to borrow 500,000 dans of grain. When Wancheng is conquered, he will make up the amount and return it."
"It's been two years and he still managed to capture Wancheng! Why didn't he say he captured Beijing...well..." Peng Baby was pushed aside by Tang Yunhe again.
"Five hundred thousand dans, right? It's easy to talk about. Let me report back to His Highness the Crown Prince. We still have half a million dans of grain and grass."
The messenger looked at Tang Yunhe with a smile on his face and felt a little chill in his heart. He turned around and left immediately before he could say goodbye.
"Tang Yunhe!" Peng Baby roared angrily.
"Huh?" Tang Yunhe had just turned around when he was punched in the face by Peng Baby. Although he turned around in time and lost some of his strength, he was still knocked out and spun around several times.
Peng Baby pointed at Tang Yunhe and said: "You just agreed to accept five hundred thousand dan, who will pay for the money and grain? Ah! I don't care, you agreed to do this, you can think of a way, I won't lend you a little bit of grain." ."
Tang Yunhe rubbed his cheek: "You can't change your temper? Who dares to want you if this continues? Did I agree to come down? I didn't agree!"
"I haven't gone far yet, and you dare to say you didn't respond! Do you think I'm deaf or blind?" Baby Peng's almond-shaped eyes widened, and he stretched out his hand to strike again.
"Hey, hey, wait a minute. I only said we had five hundred thousand dans of grain and grass, but I didn't say we would give it to him."
"Why are you so shameless?" Peng Baby looked at Tang Yunhe in disbelief: "What on earth do you think?"
Tang Yunhe threw away the folding fan and slapped himself fiercely: "If Chu Xiang sends someone to urge him again, and we don't give it, he will just delay it. What will happen to us? Even if Ge Cifeng personally questioned him, he can only blame us. The messenger didn’t make it clear. Did we promise to give it? Is there any written evidence?”
Peng Baby understood, but he was a little worried: "We are in Yingcheng now, only a hundred miles away from Meicheng of Chu Xiang Army. If they know that they have been tricked, they will attack with troops..."
"The Chu Xiang Army is now confronting the imperial soldiers and horses. How can they raise troops to attack? It's too late to curry favor with us! If they really dare to come, they will be chased from behind by the imperial soldiers and horses immediately, and they will be completely defeated. I expect them to borrow food. It's not the purpose, but to tie us to them by borrowing food. We must not borrow it!" Tang Yunhe's thinking was very clear.
"Wouldn't it be better if you didn't agree to it earlier? If you agree now and don't give it back later, why are you being a villain in vain?" Peng Baby asked.
Tang Yunhe became a little impatient: "After all, we are women, with long hair and short knowledge! If we refuse in person, it will make them angry and they will fight. Moreover, we will be tied to the imperial soldiers and horses, What if Chu Xiang wins? Now they only agree but don't pay, what can they do to me?"
"Betting on dogs!" Peng Baby cursed with a pout.
"How can this be called gambling? This is called a man who knows the current situation is a hero! Before the situation is clear, we should not take sides easily. Wouldn't it be better to wait until they fight to the death and then beat the drowned dog?"
While the two were talking, suddenly a burst of music came from the piano. The sound was clear and sweet, which made people feel comfortable and relaxed.
Tang Yunhe slipped out a few thin needles and held them in his hand: "Senior? Please show up and speak."
"Young young people are so precious. Have you ever heard of this old man Zhu Sangqiu?" An old man walked slowly into the tent from outside the tent with his qin in his arms.
"Qin Jue wishes Sangqiu!" Tang Yunhe did not dare to be careless. He had heard of Zhu Sangqiu's reputation.
There are "three unique skills" in the world, namely Qin Jue, Zen Jue and Du Jue. Zen Jue and Du Jue are two disciples of Shaolin and Wu Du respectively. They got this title only because of their Zen principles and their ability to use poison to win the championship.
Among the three unique talents, only Qin Jue and Zhu Sangqiu are the most amazing. He was originally a scholar who was rushing to take the exam, and he also won the gold medal and ranked first in high school. Unexpectedly, after winning the ranking, he did not enter the court as an official, but disappeared. A few years later, he returned to the world and became a luthier. Not only did the music sound pleasant to the ears, but he also used the zither music to enhance his martial arts, making him almost invincible. Even the song "Tian Yin Po" was praised by Zhang Zongbai, so it got the title of "Qin Jue".
When Zhu Sangqiu heard the other party say his name, he smiled softly: "It's just a common name for the past, nothing will ever end, there is a heaven beyond the sky!"
"I wonder what important business you have here, senior?" Tang Yunhe bowed respectfully and wished Sangqiu a reputation older than his age in the world. Regardless of whether his piano music is truly the best in the world, he still deserves the respect he deserves. of.
"Hahaha, it seems that the Tang Sect in Sichuan is not only proficient in hidden weapons, but also knows etiquette." Zhu Sangqiu also hugged the piano and returned the favor: "I was ordered by the young master to be a lobbyist."
Peng Baby and Tang Yunhe looked at each other, and Tang Yunhe asked: "Who is the young master of my predecessor?"
"Daqi Literary Minister Zhou Ziru."
Peng Baby was about to step forward when he was pulled back by Tang Yunhe: "Please give me my best wishes, senior."
"Haha, the Peng family in Sichuan is the most fierce. It's better to meet them than to be famous. The young master asked me to make a deal with Princess Peng and ask the princess to borrow some men and horses." Zhu Sangqiu said with a cheerful smile.
"Borrowing men and horses instead of borrowing troops and horses. Could it be our Tang Sect that Prime Minister Zhou wants to borrow?" Tang Yunhe heard the mystery in Zhu Sangqiu's words and asked.
Zhu Sangqiu admitted frankly: "Yes, the young master wants to borrow it from all the Tang Sect disciples. All Tang Sect disciples who come here can borrow it, no matter how many."
Peng Baby asked back: "Since it is a transaction, what are Prime Minister Zhou's conditions?"
Zhu Sangqiu gently uttered three words: "King of Sichuan and Shu."
The two of them were confused by what they heard, and Peng Baby asked, "What does it have to do with my father?"
Zhu Sangqiu smiled kindly and said: "Princess Princess Hui misunderstood, it is the throne of the King of Sichuan and Shu. Nanhuai voluntarily returned the vassal land and surrendered the throne; the Donglu King's branch has been destroyed, and no one can succeed. These two places was brought under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. Chu Xiang rebelled, and the throne of King Chu Xiang naturally ceased to exist. So far, there are still five kings in the world: Xigui, Anxi, Beidi, Dingliao, and Sichuan and Shu."
"Since the princess arrived here, she neither attacked Chu Xiang nor the imperial court. Prime Minister Zhou really didn't know the princess's purpose of coming here. He only thought that the princess was sitting on the mountain watching the tiger fight, and then he would add icing on the cake to the winner when the matter was over. Such behavior is really true. It's better to do both. And according to the Daqi ancestral system, if a vassal king leads an army to defeat thousands of people and leaves the vassal territory, it is a crime of rebellion...Do you really not want the position of King of Sichuan and Shu?"
Peng Baby and Tang Yunhe were left speechless by Zhu Sangqiu. They thought they could reap the benefits without offending either of them, but they didn't know that others had already seen through their thoughts.
"If the princess is willing to use the Tang Clan, Prime Minister Zhou can tell your majesty that the princess will not be held responsible for bringing troops out of the vassal territory privately, and the throne of Sichuan and Shu can be preserved. Princess, among the eight kings, Chu Xiang and Sichuan The land of Shu is the most advantageous and has no foreign invasion. Shu is known as the land of abundance, so why bother to wade through this muddy water?" Zhu Sangqiu said sincerely.
Peng Baby clenched his hands into fists, trembling slightly, pushed Tang Yunhe away, and said quickly: "The land of abundance? Oh, Sichuan and Shu are indeed the land of abundance. Surrounded by mountains, you have no worries about food and clothing, and there are no strong enemies outside. It's honestly not good. Really? We want it too! But has the imperial court thought about it for us?"
"Many people in Sichuan and Sichuan have lost their lives, and all the people who have some financial resources are rushing to flee elsewhere. The people who stay in Shu are actually impoverished. The court does not know it, but only calls for the annual tribute! The annual tribute is transported from Sichuan and Shu to the court, thousands of miles away. It's a long journey, and countless people were wasted on the way, but the court didn't say a word. Chu and Xiang often deceived each other, and the court turned a blind eye, but now they still act like we don't know what is good and what is good..." Peng Baby became more and more excited as he spoke, and unknowingly he was already Walked in front of Zhu Sangqiu.
Tang Yunhe threw out a few wires, wrapped around Baby Peng, pulled him back, and pressed him to his seat: "Senior, I wish you a good laugh."
Zhu Sangqiu smoothed his white beard and said: "When I was young, I traveled all over the world and also went to Sichuan and Sichuan. Unfortunately, I happened to encounter an earth dragon and the people were displaced. The miserable scene is still vivid in my mind. So. That’s why the young master sent me to be the lobbyist.”
"What's the use of manpower when the earth dragon turns over? Is it possible that we should ask Zhang Zongbai, an old man, to move to Sichuan and give a hand from time to time? The people of Shu are not only the people of the King of Sichuan and Shu, but also the people of Daqi. If the imperial court takes back For the throne, please ask the King of Sichuan and Shu to move to another place. Sichuan and Shu will be governed by the imperial court. Is this what the King of Sichuan and Shu wants? Or is it that the Peng family wants to leave the place where they have lived for six hundred years and stay in a different place? "
"It won't be difficult to reduce some of the annual tribute, right?" Peng Baby was pushed down on the seat, but he did not obey and said.
Tang Yunhe nodded in agreement: "The annual tribute from Sichuan and Shu is really a bit too heavy."
"Then why doesn't the King of Sichuan and Shu report to the court every year? Why does he just jump around and complain in the palace of the King of Sichuan and Shu?" Zhu Sangqiu blocked the two of them with one sentence.
After waiting for a while, the mood of the two of them, especially Peng Baby, became a little more stable. Zhu Sangqiu said: "Back then, the king of Sichuan and Shu had a fierce temperament and was as anxious as fire. He asked himself to stay away and wanted to guard the border. Taizu Qi was afraid that King Peng had a violent temper and guarded the border. There was a mistake, so we arranged for the feudal lords, Sichuan and Shu. In the past, the monarch and his ministers were so harmonious, but after six hundred years, the Peng family is only left with a nature like burning fire?"
"Well, the rights and wrongs involved are not something that I, a little old man, can tell clearly. If the princess has a chance, she can go to the capital. Your Majesty is still a wise ruler and will not disappoint the princess. We still Let’s talk about borrowing the Tang Sect.” Zhu Sangqiu did not argue with the two of them and returned to business.
"Senior, please allow us to discuss it." Tang Yunhe asked with cupped hands.
Zhu Sangqiu nodded: "That's natural, half a day, the young master only gave me this long time." After saying that, he took the piano and left the tent, not knowing where he was going.
"Come when you want, leave when you want. Are the guards outside the door just decorations? Where are all the people dead!" Baby Peng struggled and shouted, "Why don't you untie me quickly!"
Tang Yunhe took back the iron wire and said, "I hope what the senior said is true."
"You..." Peng Baby was immediately discouraged when he heard Tang Yunhe's words. After a while, he asked in a low voice: "Are you going?"
"Just listen to the princess's orders." Tang Yunhe knelt on one knee and bowed his head to obey the orders.
