Chapter Seventy-Eight: Blackmailing the King of Wei
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King Wei got down from the sedan chair and gave Xiao Ming a hug, and patted Xiao Ming's back vigorously with his right hand.
"Ahem." , Xiao Ming was almost vomited blood by King Wei, the gravity acceleration of this big fat man weighing three hundred catties was really okay, he escaped from the body range of King Wei, and said with a smile: "Uncle Sanhuang has plumped up a lot in five years." ”
"Hey, there are a lot of delicious foods and wines in Jinling City, and I don't have any other hobbies, I just like to eat, but if my nephew arrives in Jinling City, he will definitely not be able to stop talking." King Wei patted Xiao Ming on the shoulder.
The two seemed to go to the main hall intimately, and outside the hall, King Wei ordered the guards to stay, and he and Xiao Ming entered the main hall alone.
At this time, King Wei's expression suddenly became gloomy, and the two sat down, and the smell of gunpowder suddenly filled the air.
"Virtuous nephew, Zhou Ziyu is my person, the smuggling of war horses was ordered by the emperor, you should let him go."
The politeness of the two outside is just for outsiders to see, but the exchange of interests is often very direct, and King Wei has no emotional need to communicate with Xiao Ming, straight to the point.
"What! Why didn't Uncle Sanhuang say it earlier, Ziyu has been killed by me this week. Xiao Ming pretended to be surprised.
"Killed?" King Wei's bloated body almost jumped up from the chair, but as soon as he spoke, his eyes rolled and he slowly sat down: "Kill it, kill it, after all, those who don't know are not guilty, but did the virtuous nephew find a letter from Zhou Ziyu?"
Xiao Ming thought that the real problem had finally come, and he said casually: "There is a secret letter here......
King Wei hesitated for a moment, and continued to ask, "So, the virtuous nephew also knows the contents of this secret letter?" ”
"Exactly." Xiao Ming suddenly stood up and paced back and forth in the room, smiling, "What is the Third Emperor Uncle going to use in exchange for this secret letter?" ”
The matters involved in the secret letter are very important to King Wei, and they are also something that cannot be seen, otherwise he would not have come in person, and he also brought 5,000 soldiers and horses, which is clearly coercing Xiao Ming.
Although Xiao Ming was very unhappy, he also knew that if he poked this matter out, King Wei would definitely be annoyed and angry, and it would not be good for him to engage in a border conflict at that time.
Moreover, the content of the secret letter is not about the safety of the Great Yu Kingdom, but about the King of Wei and the King of Yan.
"Swap?" When King Wei heard this, his expression suddenly relaxed, "The virtuous nephew is really a smart person, this matter is originally a private matter between me and King Yan, not to mention that you and I are both royal families, and we should work together." ”
"Having said that, but it's not right for the Third Emperor Uncle to bribe Huyan Tuobu to intercept and kill King Yan's caravan on the grassland, the documents in the hands of the Yan King's caravan have the Great Seal of the Father, and when did the Third Emperor Uncle have such a friendly relationship with Huyan Tuobu, three years ago, the barbarian cavalry only raged in the king's fiefdom, and never went south, this matter should be carefully investigated, and it seems that it is enough for the Manchu Dynasty to play a chapter on the civil and military."
King Wei's expression changed greatly, Xiao Ming's evil smile made him itch with hatred, he didn't expect Xiao Ming to be so shrewd, and he saw the real key point at once, that is, the relationship between the letter and the Huyantuo tribe.
In order to buy horses in the grassland, he naturally wanted to deal with the Huyantuo tribe, and bribery was indispensable, back and forth, because the gold and silver treasures he gave were huge, and the Huyantuo tribe had close contacts with him, and in the letter, he even spoke to the banner owner of the Huyantuo tribe as a brother, and this politeness completely exceeded the boundaries that Xiao Wenxuan demarcated for him.
If this matter reached the imperial court, the officials of the Yan Wang family would inevitably attack him, and Xiao Wenxuan would also punish him in anger.
Although he is confident in the wealth of his fiefdom, and his soldiers are strong, he is not afraid of any vassal king, not even Xiao Wenxuan's 500,000 forbidden army, but now that the Great Yu Kingdom is declining, Xiao Wenxuan's prestige is still there.
If the world rises up to attack him, he will not have this self-confidence.
"Virtuous nephew, let's talk about what to exchange, how much silver do you need, how many beauties?" A cold sweat broke out on King Wei's forehead.
Seeing this, Xiao Ming knew that he had guessed correctly, he really caught the key point of King Wei, "I'm not interested in either, I want 100,000 slaves and 2 million stone grain." ”
"One hundred thousand slaves?" King Wei looked surprised, in his memory, Xiao Ming was only interested in silver and beauties, and this request surprised him.
But after thinking about it, he understood Xiao Ming's thoughts, now Xiao Ming sells soap, perfume and other novelties, and what he needs most is slaves.
As long as he has slaves, he can build more workshops and earn more silver, and with silver, there will naturally be no shortage of beauties.
"How? Third Emperor Uncle, I don't want to participate in the conflict between you and King Yan, and you and the Huyantuo tribe are just a little closer, but these are enough for someone to accuse Uncle Huang of collaborating with the enemy in the court, and the incident three years ago is enough to arouse reverie. ”
100,000 slaves seemed like a lot, but he believed that the problem was simple for King Wei.
Because of the wealth of Wei, almost all wealthy families raise private slaves, and the relationship between the King of Wei and the Huyantuo tribe can also buy a large number of slaves from the Huyantuo tribe, and the number of 100,000 is really not much.
"It's as simple as that?" King Wei hesitated.
"It's as simple as that." Xiao Ming said with a smile, he maintained this matter at the most suitable trading level, and it was easy to reach the goal, and it would not make King Wei angry.
"Hahaha...... okay, I didn't come in vain this trip, if the virtuous nephew has any requirements in the future, just mention it to me, how can I say that we are also neighbors." King Wei laughed heartily, and then stretched out his hand to Xiao Ming.
Xiao Ming took out the secret letter at this time, but he suddenly tore the letter in half, and he said: "Uncle Sanhuang, it's not that I don't believe you, it's really that the current situation is pressing, the first half of this letter is written about King Yan, and the second half is about the barbarians, you and I will keep half of each, and when 100,000 slaves arrive, I will naturally return the second half to you." ”
King Wei looked displeased, "Virtuous nephew, don't deceive people too much, you don't believe me." “
"Three years ago, I believed in Uncle Sanhuang."
King Wei suddenly looked embarrassed, three years ago, he promised Xiao Ming to send troops, but the army did not move, just watched the border.
"Hmph, Xiao Ming, what do you mean by this? What if I don't? King Wei was also a shrewd man, and he suddenly threatened, trying to intimidate Xiao Ming.
"Although my Qingzhou army is weak, it dares to fight! It's just that how it ends at that time depends on the ability of the Third Emperor Uncle, anyway, the land is barren, and no matter how much it is fought, it will be just a mess. Xiao Ming's tone was tough.
King Wei's bulging stomach rose and fell rapidly for a while, and finally sat down dejectedly, "Count you ruthless!" “