Facing the enthusiasm of the nobles present and the eyes of the new monarch asking for help, Qianxue thought for a moment and gave the answer: "As the saying goes, it is better to come early than to be lucky. Duke Dingguo proposed the marriage first, and His Majesty has unconditionally agreed.
Jun Wu is joking, if you agree, you agree. Your Majesty can also agree to the marriage requests from everyone else.
But after all, so many people agreed without any conditions. Even if His Majesty was willing, he would not be able to explain it to the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. "
As soon as the nobles heard this, they knew there was something going on and hurriedly asked the princess what her conditions were.
Qianxue smiled and said: "There is a ready-made Oara army outside the city. Let's talk about the Tatar heads. Three thousand heads are exchanged for a princess or a prince-in-law. The price is clear and the child is innocent. What do you think?"
Zhu Qiyu was overjoyed when he heard this. This girl was dissatisfied that the fighting outside the city was not lively enough. Originally, the generals and nobles felt that the fighting was not enough. Now you come here to add fuel to the fire. According to this method, tomorrow twenty More than half of the ten thousand troops would have to be drawn out to form an array to attack and kill.
However, no matter how much Zhu Qiyu slandered, he could not stop the nobles from saying yes. Chengshan Hou Wangtong had already chopped off most of the princesses, and he would be enough to chop off another 1,800 Tatars. Of course, he strongly agreed with Qianxue's idea.
Shi Heng thought that a mere three thousand heads was nothing to worry about, so he immediately agreed.
It doesn't matter if they are the Marquis of Xining or Zhenyuan. Even if they can't kill three thousand people, they can still discuss their feelings with the new king in private. Especially Song Jie, the Marquis of Xining, felt as stable as a mountain: he was the grandson of Emperor Taizong and the cousin of the current emperor. There was no problem in talking about feelings with the emperor in private.
So both parties settled their concerns and started drinking happily.
Not long after, it became completely dark, and other powerful and wealthy people in the capital began to rush to the Jietian Tower for the banquet.
Gongshun Hou Wu Jin came especially early. It is said that his father and uncle died in Tumubao, so he should stay at home to observe mourning. But the Wu family were Mongolians who submitted to the Ming Dynasty, so they didn't pay much attention to these things.
As soon as Wu Jin's carriage entered the Xicheng area, he saw no people on the street, only groups of soldiers patrolling back and forth.
Wu Jin asked the housekeeper curiously: "What's going on? Why is there no one in Xicheng, which is always lively, except for soldiers?"
The butler returned: "Master Marquis, it seems that martial law has been imposed."
Wu Jin became anxious when he heard this: "How can that be done? It's hard to catch up with such a grand event as fundraising. I have to buy a few famous prostitutes to keep."
The butler smiled and replied, "Didn't the Marquis read what it said on the invitation? You can't buy it with money alone. You also need a beautiful woman to be willing and both parties to be in love."
"Then I have to buy it by force? How dare a merchant in Jietianlou offend a noble prince like me? My father and uncle died in battle for the Ming Dynasty. Even if they go to the emperor, they still have to give me some respect. "
The housekeeper smiled and said: "Master Marquis, I would like to advise you. Nothing major has happened recently, but look at this quiet street. Is it possible that the owner of Jietian Tower arranged this martial law?"
"Isn't that true? A businessman has so much energy?"
"If you don't believe it, Lord Marquis, you can find out later by asking someone in charge of the government."
When Wu Jin heard this, he kept silent and waited for a moment to slap the housekeeper in the face.
Not long after, the carriage arrived outside Mingyufang. There are more soldiers here, the whole street is full, and checkpoints are set up to check the coming people, and only those invited are allowed in according to the invitation.
Wu Jin felt strange and immediately got off the carriage and came to investigate in person.
Arriving at the checkpoint, Wu Jin was just about to get ready when he saw Zhou Shouzheng standing there with a smile.
Wu Jin immediately lost his temper. Why, in such a cold weather, Queen Zhou's brother and the prince's uncle actually stood guard here in person.
When Zhou Shou saw Wu Jin, he walked over slowly. Wu Jin quickly stepped forward to greet him: "Uncle Guo, why are you standing here in person? Is there something big going on in the capital?"
Zhou Shou shook his head helplessly. He was only sixteen years old, how could he become an old man? Fortunately, in terms of status, his identity was enough. Zhou Shou didn't pretend to be polite, he just smiled and said:
"There is nothing I can do, Lord Gongshun, as the commander of the Xicheng Military and Horse Department, it is my duty to maintain the security of Xicheng.
In addition, my sister personally issued an order for me to impose martial law on Xicheng and supervise Ming Yufang to ensure that today's fundraising dinner goes smoothly without interruption. "
Seeing that his housekeeper was right, Wu Jin couldn't help but be very curious: "Uncle Guo, who is the boss behind Jie Tian Tower? How come he is so knowledgeable that he can actually impose martial law on the entire West City and even the entire country?" My uncle gave orders."
Zhou Shou shook his head and said with a smile: "Master Hou, don't ask. Anyway, the two of us together can't break a finger. So don't think so much, Master Hou, just spend money and enjoy it."
No matter how smart people are, they are still opening the door to do business. As long as you have money, you will be the boss in Jietian Tower.
Today there are not only all kinds of beauties in the building, but also hundreds of treasures to be auctioned. You go in first, have a look, drink a few glasses of wine, and let the girls sing a little song for you. After another hour, everyone came and the dinner officially started. "
When Wu Jin heard this, it made sense. He was here to be the uncle tonight, so why bother himself. Regardless of whether someone has a great background, as long as they open their doors to do business, they have to treat themselves as an uncle.
So Wu Jin chatted with Zhou Shouhan for a few more words and then came to Jietian Tower. At this time, hundreds of famous people have gathered upstairs, as well as hundreds of treasures, placed everywhere for everyone to watch. It’s really a dazzling array of things to see.
As soon as Wu Jin came in, there were two stunning beauties waiting on his left and right, accompanying him to drink and entertain him the whole time.
An hour later, all the invited dignitaries from the capital arrived, and the dinner officially began.
As soon as the beautiful lady hosting this dinner entered the room, she immediately aroused cheers from the audience.
Many people present knew the beauty in front of her. She was Li Xi'er, a famous prostitute from Jiangnan who was now in the limelight.
Li Xi'er didn't say much, and smiled lightly at everyone in the audience: "I have kept you all waiting for a long time, now the fundraising dinner officially begins.
Let me tell you the rules: Those who are willing to donate directly can hold up a sign and make a statement. However, we still recommend using auction.
In order to respond to the court's call and make a modest effort to redeem the Supreme Emperor, the owner of Jie Tian Tower decided to destroy the family and auction off all the treasures to relieve the crisis.
And 30% of the proceeds from the auction were donated to the Empress Dowager free of charge to pay the ransom to Wala.
Dear nobles, please use silver when bidding. When the actual delivery is made, you can also use gold of equivalent value.
And for every ten thousand taels sold, the owner would allow one of the sisters present to regain her freedom. If one million taels can be sold during these three nights, not only will the ransom be collected, but all the sisters present will also be freed. "
(End of chapter)
