Chapter 049 Fire
Thinking that these things would all belong to him after the Crown Princess left, Zhao Chunming's heart surged. He turned to Rong Que, who had disguised himself as a soldier, and said, "Do you know how much these things cost?"
Rong Que smiled and said, "My Lord, this is really embarrassing for me. How could I know this?"
A soldier guarding the door took the opportunity to step forward, looked at Zhao Chunming flatteringly, and said in a low voice: "Master Zhao, this little man knows."
Zhao Chunming turned to look at him.
The soldier said, "From what the maidservant in front of the Crown Princess said, it must have cost at least this much."
The soldier stretched out his hand and compared it front and back.
Rong Que:!
Ten thousand taels?
This woman is really willing to spend money!
Rong Que glanced at Zhao Chunming's expression.
Zhao Chunming's eyes widened for a moment and he swallowed his saliva, "Ten thousand taels?"
The soldier nodded. "I heard that this is not all. We are going to have roasted lamb legs tonight. The Crown Princess specially asked someone to buy several hundred lamb legs, saying that they are for the soldiers in our camp, and she guarantees that everyone can have a taste."
Zhao Chunming was not interested in roasted lamb legs, but the thing in the tent worth ten thousand taels made him salivate.
"Serve the queen well."
Zhao Chunming said this in high spirits and turned to leave. However, after he had taken a few steps, someone came towards him.
"Master Zhao!"
This man was the military accountant, named Liu Yisheng, and he had a very good relationship with Zhao Chunming.
"The Crown Princess bought several hundred lamb legs and sent them to the army. What should we do?"
Liu Yisheng asked as soon as he opened his mouth.
"There are several hundred lamb legs. If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince does something with them, it will be enough to knock down more than half of our soldiers. If something goes wrong then ..."
Zhao Chunming's excited expression suddenly froze.
What Liu Yisheng said makes sense, but the Crown Princess means well. If she insists on having everyone eat together, how can we refuse?
After all, he is the master and he cannot afford to offend him.
After rubbing his fingers together, Zhao Chunming looked at Liu Yisheng. Seeing that he looked quite calm, he felt relieved. "I guess Brother Liu has already come up with a plan to deal with this?"
Liu Yisheng said: "It is difficult for us to refuse the Crown Princess's kindness, but let's do something sneaky, I'm sure the Crown Princess won't know.
When the lamb legs bought by the Queen arrive at the military camp, we will sell them and use the money to buy some mutton and grill them on skewers.
If the queen asks us about it, we will say that we cut the meat from the leg of lamb and roasted it.
Firstly, we bought the meat ourselves, so there will be no problem. Secondly, we won’t offend the queen…”
Before Liu Yisheng could finish, Zhao Chunming laughed and said, "Most importantly, mutton is much cheaper than lamb legs. With one purchase and one purchase, you get mutton for free and more money!"
Liu Yisheng hurriedly smiled and said, "We are all adults, I just drink the soup with you."
Zhao Chunming looked at him and said, "So you have even found a seller for the mutton?"
Liu Yisheng did not play it safe and said, "To be honest, sir, my sister's husband's family runs a mutton shop in Zhending."
Zhao Chunming sneered, "You really have a good hand in mind, you don't want to let outsiders take advantage of you. You are planning to sell this lamb leg to your sister's shop, right? Aren't you afraid that there will be problems with the Crown Princess' lamb legs, and your sister's shop will get into trouble if you sell them to her?"
Liu Yisheng said, "Even if there is a problem, it's just some knockout drugs at best. Ordinary people will not be in any trouble if they take them. At most, they will just take a nap and nothing will happen."
Zhao Chunming would not suffer any loss and would be able to feel at ease in this matter, so he naturally had no objection. After getting his consent, Liu Yisheng turned around and made arrangements.
As soon as he walked out of the gate of the Xishan camp, he followed the ambushed path not far outside the camp.
As night fell, bonfires were lit in the army.
Su Qingqing sat on a throne, wearing a simple Cuju outfit, her hair standing up high, the firelight illuminating her delicate facial features. Although she was an extremely gentle person, her every move always carried the unique boldness of a soldier on the battlefield.
Rong Que looked towards Su Qingqing across the firelight.
Su Qingqing joked with Zhao Chunming, "Tomorrow is the first game of Cuju. Sir Zhao, will you play a game with me?"
Zhao Chunming waved his hands hurriedly, "Your Majesty, please let me go. I am not as skilled as you."
Su Qingqing raised her chin and said, "Yes, you are definitely not as good as me." After that, she turned around and raised her glass to the soldiers who were going to play tomorrow, "In tomorrow's game, I will reward the first place with 100 taels of silver, and everyone will get a share!"
During the Yan Dynasty, a team of eleven people played Cuju, and each person was paid 100 taels of silver, which meant a team was paid over a thousand taels of silver.
The soldiers who originally had little interest in the game suddenly became excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood.
In the restless crowd, someone boldly shouted, "My lady, this game cannot be finished in one day. We have more than a dozen teams!"
Su Qingqing smiled and said, "The first place in the group stage will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver each. In the subsequent promotion matches, each first place will be rewarded with 200 taels of silver each. In the end, I will give a big reward to the champion! As long as you play hard and I enjoy watching you, money is not a problem!"
Alas!
The cheers from below were deafening.
Jixiang sat next to Su Qingqing and said in a low voice, "Madam, we don't have that much money!"
How much does this one hundred at a time cost?
Su Qingqing pinched Jixiang's little face and said, "Don't worry, there is one."
Jixiang opened his eyes wide, with an expression of incredible shock and a little excitement, "Who are you going to rob?"
Su Qingqing: ...
puff!
The Crown Princess was generous, so Zhao Chunming was naturally happy. The host and the guests enjoyed the barbecue very much, and they did not leave until nearly midnight.
As for how the lamb leg became lamb skewers, Su Qingqing didn't ask a single question.
"Oh no! There's a fire!"
"Hurry up and put out the fire! The Crown Princess's tent is on fire!"
In the silent night, a shout suddenly pierced the night sky. It was so shrill and sharp that the soldiers who had fallen asleep were immediately awakened.
Zhao Chunming was so frightened that he ran out of his tent without even having time to put on his shoes.
During a barbecue feast, he was on guard against the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess causing trouble, and he sent people to patrol everywhere. However, he did not expect that something would happen while he was sleeping.
As soon as Zhao Chunming ran out of the tent, he saw flames shooting up into the sky, thick smoke billowing, and human figures looming in the Crown Princess's tent.
My heart suddenly skipped a beat!
sky!
What about that thing worth ten thousand taels of silver?
The fire, accompanied by thick smoke, caused commotion in the camp.
Originally, the camp had emergency water, but because we were having barbecue in the evening, when the barbecue stalls were removed, they used the reserve water to put out the charcoal.
Now there is a sudden fire, but the nearby backup water is insufficient.
Zhao Chunming looked at the huge fire and thick smoke in front of him and was so frightened that his legs went limp.
There are not only 12,000 taels of stuff in here, but also a Crown Princess, the Princess of Zhao State!
"quick!"
The soldiers were obviously extremely anxious, but perhaps because they had eaten too much or drunk too much tonight, their bodies swayed from side to side as they ran so fast, and their vision was blurry.
People and horses were falling here, and in another part of the camp, a black shadow flashed by like a ghost.
