Volume 10 Chapter 102

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Shao Fang was stunned by Tang Yin's praise, and looked at him in confusion to read the full text.

Tang Yin said: "Brother Shao's intention to marry the Jade King may not be sincere, but the real intention is to annex the Jade Kingdom. Brother Shao only wants me to send troops to help you and help you annex the Jade Kingdom in exchange for two counties. This business can be said to be a big profit!" Tang Yin directly made it clear, so that Shao Fang also understood that he was not a fool who knew nothing and knew what he was thinking.

After being exposed by Tang Yin, Shao Fang did not blush or breathe. He smiled leisurely and said: "Feng Mo and the other two countries are allies. Doesn't Brother Tang want to change the alliance from two countries to a three-country alliance?"

"But Brother Shao annexed the Jade Kingdom, but I only got two counties, and there is also the difficult bone of Changsun Yuanhong. Brother Shao is not giving me two counties, but giving me a big trouble." Tang Yin said helplessly.

Shao Fang sighed secretly and turned to look at Zhang Rong, the Grand Tutor who was traveling with him. The latter rolled his eyes and winked at Shao Fang, indicating that he could change the conditions.

After receiving Zhang Rong's signal, Shao Fang laughed and said, "In addition to the two counties occupied by Changsun Yuanhong, I will add Kou and Baigui counties, which will make four counties in total. What do you think, brother Tang?"

Shangkou County and Baigui County are located in the central and southern part of Ningdi. There are many rivers and fertile land in the territory. Agriculture and commerce are very developed. Moguo and Fengguo originally occupied eight counties in Ningdi, and now Shao Fang wants to give up four counties at once, which can be said to be cutting meat. This condition is also generous enough.

Shao Fang is so generous that he is willing to give up four counties. From this, we can also see how much he values ​​Yuguo.

Tang Yin said nothing more. Although the four counties in Ningdi are not as good as the entire Yuguo, they are not much worse. If he can successfully take them, the strength of Fengguo will also increase greatly. He raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile: "Are you serious, Brother Shao?"

"Of course!"

"A gentleman's word is as good as his words!"

"A whip for a quick horse!" Shao Fang asked with a look of delight: "So, Brother Tang accepted it?"

Tang Yin smiled and said: "Brother Shao once helped me, and now it is only right for me to help Brother Shao in return. I understand that our two countries are stronger when united and weaker when separated."

Hearing that he personally agreed to this, Shao Fang was very happy, and laughed up and said: "I really didn't misjudge Brother Tang's character. This time, I finally made a worthwhile trip."

Tang Yin asked: "When does Brother Shao plan to send troops?"

"There is no time to lose, the sooner the better." Shao Fang asked seriously: "I wonder how many troops Brother Tang can send at present?" Since meeting Tang Yin, he has been saying that Feng State is now in a state of disrepair and extremely weak. He agreed to send troops, but if he only sent tens of thousands of troops, it would be better not to send them.

Tang Yin noticed his concerns and said, "How about 400,000?"

Shao Fang was immediately inspired when he heard this. 400,000 troops, this couldn't be better. When Feng and Mo countries destroyed Ning, the Feng army's strength was less than 400,000! He smiled and said, "If brother Tang can really send 400,000 troops, great things can be accomplished."

Tang Yin said, "Okay! Then we'll make it a deal!"

"It's a deal!"

Feng country now has a lot of troops, and it can even be said to be astonishingly many. There are ten corps of Pingyuan Army, ten corps of Sanshui Army, ten corps of Chifeng Army, ten corps of Direct Army, ten corps of Tianying Army, ten corps of Huwei Army (formerly New Army), and fifteen corps of Feilong Army (formerly Western Border Army). In addition to the new recruits in the reserve army, the central army of Feng country has nearly one million people.

Now the Sanshui Army is in Tia, and the Tianying Army is stationed in Ningdi. Even so, Fengdi still has five corps left. It is easy for Tang Yin to send 400,000 people.

Tang Yin and Shao Fang quickly finalized the number of troops, time and location. According to Tang Yin's intention, the Feng army will dispatch 400,000 troops this time, and will set out at the end of this month to station in Tianshui County on the border between Mo and Yu. Mo will dispatch 500,000 troops, and they will also be stationed in Tianshui County. The combined troops of the two countries will be 900,000, and they can be called a million-strong army. Of course, Tang Yin did not forget to cry poor. The 400,000-strong army had to pass through Fengdi and Modi to reach Tianshui County. Such a long distance and long journey would consume a huge amount of money and food, which would have to be paid by Mo. Shao Fang was generous and promised to pay 500,000 taels of silver and 1 million shi of grain and grass to Feng.

Calculated as one shi equals 100 jin, 1 million shi is equivalent to 50 million kilograms. It seems like a huge number, but in fact, if divided into 400,000 troops, these grains are only enough to eat for about two months. This is the consumption of war. Even if there is no war and no soldiers die, the money and food consumed every day is an astronomical figure.

If the army does not go out and stays in the garrison, it can solve the problem of food and grass by farming, and basically be self-sufficient. This is why war consumes so much money and food.

He felt that the price offered by Shao Fang was not high, but for Tang Yin, it was just barely acceptable. Then, Shao Fang changed the subject and said, "Brother Tang, before the troops go out, you have to do something for me."

"What is it?"

"Let the emperor issue an order to grant a marriage." Shao Fang's eyes shone brightly, and he said, "If our two countries rashly send troops, it will be unjustified and easy for others to criticize. If the emperor grants a marriage and Yuguo does not agree, then Yuguo is at fault, and our troops will become a legitimate army of justice!"

Tang Yin narrowed his eyes and secretly praised it in his heart! The person he praised was not Shao Fang, but Shangguan Yuanji. What Shao Fang was thinking was almost all in Shangguan Yuanji's expectation. As early as last night, Shangguan Yuanji had said that Shao Fang would ask Emperor Tang Yin to grant a marriage decree. As expected, Shao Fang planned exactly this.

Since he had heard Shangguan Yuanji's analysis beforehand, Tang Yin was not surprised. He nodded with a smile and said, "This matter is easy to handle. I will send someone to ask the emperor for an order early tomorrow morning!"

Please ask Yin Zhun to issue such a decree. Tang Yindu does not need to come forward in person. He only needs to send his ministers to inform him.

After hearing this, Shao Fang let out a long sigh of satisfaction, and then said with envy and sigh: "Having the emperor in your own hands, no matter what you do, you will get twice the result with half the effort!"

Tang Yin looked at Shao Fang funny, now you understand the benefits of getting the emperor, what did you do back then?

Shao Fang's arrival in Feng Country went smoothly. He only stayed in Yancheng for three days before setting off back to China.

After winning over Feng Guo to send troops, and successfully getting the emperor to decree a marriage, things are now imminent, and Shao Fang needs to return to his country as soon as possible to prepare.

Tang Yin didn't keep him, and when sending him out of the city, Shao Fang asked Tang Yin to go out with the army, and maybe he could catch a glimpse of the marriage between him and the Jade King Lingshuang. The marriage of the monarchs of the two countries is an unprecedented new thing. It is rare and rare. If you miss it, you will regret it for the rest of your life.

Tang Yin is not the kind of person who likes to join in the fun, but Tang Yin is indeed a little worried about the mobilization of an army of 400,000. Since Shao Fang took the initiative to invite him, he accepted his words and promised that he would go with the army to the border of Mo Yu. Tianshui County.

Not long after Shao Fang left Feng Country, the emperor's decree granting marriage also spread to Jade Country.

This imperial edict can be said to have caused an uproar in the Jade Kingdom. Many ministers were shocked and at the same time cursed in their hearts that the emperor was fatuous. There was no reason why the two monarchs could get married. Didn't this make it clear that the Mo Kingdom should annex the Jade Kingdom?

Jade King Lingshuang was also surprised by the emperor's marriage grant, but she remained as calm as ever on the surface. Looking at the indignant civil and military ministers in the court, she suddenly felt the urge to laugh.

If the ministers had not strongly opposed her marriage to General Yang Wu, how could the emperor issue such an unreasonable edict now?

General Yangwu of the Jade Kingdom was named Xu Wenfeng. He came from a humble background and started as an ordinary soldier. Because of his outstanding ability and strong martial arts, he was gradually put into more important positions and promoted step by step. He soon became the commander of the regiment of the palace guard. , and because of this, he gradually had more contact with Lingshuang.

The two of them were similar in age, and Xu Wenfeng was also handsome and majestic. He was quickly appreciated by Lingshuang and also won Lingshuang's love. Not long after, Lingshuang personally named him General Yangwu, in charge of the palace guards.

But no matter how talented and capable Xu Wenfeng was, he was not a traditional aristocrat after all. At that time, the ministers simply could not accept the fact that the king wanted to marry a military commander of civilian origin.

When Lingshuang raised this matter in the court, the court was opposed. Many ministers even threatened to kill her in the court. After all, Lingshuang was a woman and lacked the courage of men. In the face of the unanimous opposition of the ministers, Lingshuang was a woman. Under this situation, the matter can only be put on hold for the time being and discussed later.

As a result, after waiting for several years, the opposition of the officials was still strong, and they waited for the emperor's decree to grant the marriage.

With such antecedents and consequences, Lingshuang felt a sense of revenge-like pleasure at this moment. Seeing the ministers scratching their heads and scratching their heads anxiously, as if they were facing a disaster, as if the country was about to be destroyed, the corners of her mouth twitched unconsciously. few times.

Fortunately, Xu Wenfeng was just a military general with a rank of only fifth grade. He was not qualified to go to the court and participate in discussions, otherwise the scene would be even more lively.

In fact, Lingshuang knew very well that the emperor would not issue such a decree for no reason. Someone must be controlling the emperor, and the only one who can control the emperor now is Feng Wang Tang Yin. Feng State is in alliance with Mo State, which can explain why the emperor Why should we grant marriage to Yu and Mo?

She took a deep breath, cleared her throat, and asked jokingly: "My lords, what do you think of the emperor's marriage? I and King Mo are worthy of being married, right?"

"Your Majesty, this marriage is absolutely undesirable!" Cui Teng, the right minister of the Jade Kingdom, said in a trembling voice: "Since ancient times, has there been any precedent for the two monarchs to get married? The emperor granted the marriage to the Mo Kingdom to annex our Jade Kingdom. The country wants to destroy our Jade Kingdom!”

"The emperor has long been a puppet in the hands of others. Who will listen to his will?" Shang Chong, the general of the Jade Kingdom, shouted angrily: "It's okay if we don't respect such a childish and unreasonable imperial decree!"

After Shang Chong finished speaking, there was a sound of inhalation in the court. The emperor was a puppet. Everyone knew this, but no one dared to say it in public. Now that they heard Shang Chong's words, people's faces also changed.