Chapter 257: The Stupid Emperor Pays
According to Gongsun Liang's idea, there was no point in keeping Chang Yuchun and Le Bo.
They will also always be hated by the families and forces behind them!
Instead of doing this, it would be better to do a favor and get something at the same time.
There are also more than 40,000 captives from Qi and Ming who have been kept for Jiang Chen.
That means there are more than 40,000 extra mouths to feed out of thin air, and a lot of food will be consumed every day!
Thinking of this, Jiang Chen nodded and said to Gongsun Liang.
"Military Advisor, write a letter immediately and send it to Qi and Ming."
"As for the conditions, the more you can ask for, the better!"
"Yes, my lord, I understand."
After receiving the order, Gongsun Liang asked the waiter at the restaurant nearby to bring paper and pen and wrote two letters.
After the letter was written , Gongsun Liang called a member of the "Ant Hole" and handed him the letter.
And so, three days passed.
Emperor Tian Min of Qi and Emperor Zhu Qizhen of Ming received letters from Gongsun Liang at the same time.
In response to the letter sent by Gongsun Liang, the two emperors gave completely different responses.
As soon as Tian Min received the letter, he quickly wrote back to Gongsun Liang.
In the letter, Tian Min expressed his deep regret for Qi's previous attack on Xia.
After expressing his apologies, Tian Min expressed his full acceptance of the conditions proposed by Gongsun Liang!
As for the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Qizhen was furious after reading the entire letter.
"Damn Chang Yuchun!!"
"What a waste, what a fool!"
"I should have listened to that traitor Yu Yanyi and replaced him."
"That's 60,000 troops. A full 60,000 troops!!"
"Even if a pig is the commander, the whole army cannot be wiped out!"
Zhu Qizhen roared angrily and overturned the precious tea sets on the dragon table in front of him to the ground.
Faced with the furious Zhu Qizhen, several ministers and a group of eunuchs and palace maids knelt on the ground, not daring to speak.
When Zhu Qizhen had almost vented his anger, Wang Ying slowly walked forward.
"Your Majesty, although General Chang is guilty, he is still the nephew of Marquis Xu."
"Lord Xu said that if General Chang can be redeemed, he is willing to pay the full ransom."
"In addition, Lord Xu is also willing to pay to redeem our troops that were detained by Jiang Chen."
As Wang Ying finished speaking, Zhu Qizhen immediately smiled.
But when he thought of the few ministers still present, Zhu Qizhen's face quickly returned to his previous angry expression.
"Humph, fortunately I have a virtuous and loyal minister like Lord Xu."
"Otherwise, the Ming Dynasty would have been over long ago!"
Having said that, Zhu Qizhen turned and looked at Wang Ying, and spoke slowly.
"Ahem, Wang Ying."
" The slave is here!"
Hearing Zhu Qizhen calling him, Wang Ying quickly knelt on the ground and responded.
"Go there for me and tell Lord Xu that I agree to his terms."
"But, I hope that this money is paid by me, do you understand?!"
Zhu Qizhen didn't care whether the other ministers were there or not, and directly gave instructions to Wang Ying.
After hearing Zhu Qizhen's words, Wang Ying instantly understood what the master meant.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will definitely pass on your message."
After leaving the imperial palace in Zhuqi Town, Wang Ying got on a carriage and headed towards the east of the city.
After arriving in the east of the city, Wang Ying's carriage stopped outside a magnificent mansion.
I saw a plaque hanging on the gate of this magnificent mansion.
On the plaque, there were three big golden characters written - "Weihou Mansion"!
This Weihou Mansion is the residence of Chang Yuchun’s uncle, the Ming Dynasty’s Wuwei General Xu Xiao!
After arriving outside Xu Xiao's mansion, Wang Ying hurriedly got off the carriage.
"Little brother, please inform ."
"Just say Wang Ying, come and pay your respects to Lord Xu."
After speaking to the guarding soldiers, Wang Ying took out a tael of silver from his pocket and handed it over.
When the guards saw the silver that Wang Ying handed over, they immediately smiled.
"Please wait here for a moment, sir. I will report to the Marquis right away!"
After leaving their companions to continue guarding the gate, the soldiers who received the silver turned around and ran into the marquis's mansion.
Soon, a steward followed the soldier out.
"Eunuch Wang, the Marquis invites you, please follow me!"
The butler glanced at Wang Ying, then turned around and made a gesture to invite him in.
"Then I'll have to trouble the housekeeper..."
Led by the butler, Wang Ying walked through the spacious courtyard of Weihou Mansion.
After bringing Wang Ying to a study, the butler bowed and said.
"Eunuch Wang, the Marquis is waiting for you inside."
"Thank you, butler, you have worked hard."
Wang Ying thanked him with a smile, and calmly took out a silver note and stuffed it over.
After Wang Ying walked into the study, he bowed to the middle-aged man sitting at the desk.
"Wang Ying, meet the Marquis!"
Xu Xiao, who was holding a brush with his head down, slowly raised his head when he heard Wang Ying's voice.
"Haha, Wang Ying, you're here."
"Hurry up and take a look at this line of calligraphy I wrote!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Ying stood up, walked to the desk, and looked at the piece of paper on the table.
I saw two lines of big characters written on the paper.
"Who will rule the Ming Dynasty?"
Looking at these eight big words, Wang Ying smiled and praised Xu Xiao.
"The calligraphy of the Marquis is really good, and can be called a masterpiece of the time!"
Hearing Wang Ying's praise, Xu Xiao burst into laughter.
"Hahaha, you are so good, Wang Ying. You have learned to flatter the tyrant emperor."
As Xu Xiao said this, Wang Ying quickly replied with a smile.
"What are you talking about, my Lord? You want to work for me beside that tyrant."
"You have to know a little bit about these things, right?"
It turned out that the popular figure in front of Zhu Qizhen was actually a spy arranged by Xu Xiao!
Not only that, this Wang Ying is also a "fake eunuch" just like Jiang Chen in the past! !
After hearing Wang Ying's answer, Xu Xiao smiled and shook his head, then asked.
"If I told you to ask, what did that tyrant king say?!"
Seeing Xu Xiao asked about this matter, Wang Ying put away his smile and bowed to answer.
"My Lord, the tyrant was very happy, but he said so."
"He hopes that the money will be 'paid' by him."
Hearing this, Xu Xiao couldn't help but curse Zhu Qizhen, the tyrant, in his heart.
"Well, he really lives up to his title of 'tyrant'."
"I have contributed money and effort, but he has done nothing and just wants to gain a good reputation!"
As Xu Xiao spoke, he threw the brush in his hand onto the desk.
After a long time, Xu Xiao slowly suppressed the anger in his heart.
"Forget it, forget it. For the sake of the people of Ming, I will pay for it!"
"Wang Ying, on behalf of the people of Ming, thanks the Marquis for his righteousness."
When Wang Ying heard that Xu Xiao agreed to Zhu Qizhen's unreasonable request, he immediately felt relieved.
It seems that for the time being, it is not yet time for them to rise up and overthrow Zhuqi Town...
