Chapter 744: Big Bet
When the seventh day came, Dali, Pingzhou and Xianbei gathered together again.
Wang Yun took the lead and said, "We in Dali plan to sponsor 50,000 taels of gold to support the polo match."
Tuoba Jin was not to be outdone, "We in Xianbei also paid 50,000 taels."
Wu Ren raised his eyebrows and said as if he was surprised, "I didn't expect you Dali and Xianbei to be so rich." He acted as if he didn't know that Dali was financially tight.
Zheng Lingfeng said in his heart that in fact, Dali's treasury has no money, but there are many places to spend money. For example, the salary of Dali officials is a huge expense and must be paid every month. All the money collected by the secret bank was spent one by one.
Wang Yun smirked, his heart was bleeding, how could Dali have money? All this gold was collected by several of their aristocratic families, okay? Moreover, of the 50,000 taels of gold that Xianbei had, 20,000 taels of gold were supported by them. Xianbei could not afford the 50,000 taels of gold at once.
However, Xianbei sent some cattle and horses to comfort him.
Moreover, in addition to these 70,000 taels of gold, no more should be prepared for emergencies. Therefore, they prepared a total of 150,000 taels of gold.
It would be difficult for them to come up with such a large amount of gold together.
Although this amount does not seem to be large for several of these families, because Pingzhou had harvested silver once before, their assets have shrunk by 20 to 30%.
Moreover, from that time on, gold and Pingzhou treasure banknotes became hard currencies, and silver and copper coins were no longer easy to use.
Several of their aristocratic families don't have much gold reserves on hand. Coupled with subsequent consumption, the inventory is really running out.
Thinking of these things, Wang Yun became troubled, "Without further ado, we in Dali and Xianbei have already paid out their sponsorship funds. Shopkeeper Wu, Mr. Gu, what do you say?"
Wu Ren replied, "Of course we have no problem in Pingzhou. But, the bonus of 150,000 gold, is this too much?"
Wang Yun and Tuoba Jin said in unison, "It's not big. Not all of the 150,000 gold is for the finals. Part of it will be used for other games."
Wu Ren and Gu Huaisheng didn't argue with them, "Okay, if you don't think it's big, then it's not big."
After agreeing on the amount of sponsorship, Wang Yun said, "Shopkeeper Wu, why don't we make a bigger bet?"
Wu Ren sneered in his heart, as expected, the master had guessed it. These people are really greedy.
"What do you mean by pressing harder?"
"In addition to gold, let's add a little more chips."
"What kind of chips are you adding?"
"Betting on a state, we, Dali, take out Qingzhou as a reward."
"We Xianbei take Yanzhou as a reward."
"Which side is the champion in the end, which side can take away these three states, what do you think? Do you dare to agree?" Wang Yun asked.
Hearing this, Wu Ren and Gu Huaisheng looked at each other. They knew they were brave, but they didn't know they were so brave!
"Do the Emperor of Dali and the Khan of Xianbei agree to this?"
"Yes. Now let me ask you if you dare to do it in Pingzhou?"
"This is a serious matter, and we need to ask the governor for instructions." Wu Ren said, and then he looked at Tuoba Jin, "In addition, Second Prince Tuoba, please allow us to remind you that in the Hancheng Plain, Tuoba Khan and Do you still remember the armistice agreement signed by our governor?”
"When the armistice agreement was signed, it was already agreed that if within five years, you Xianbei break the contract and start a war, you must cede Yanzhou to Pingzhou as compensation."
"A Yanzhou, you Xianbei have used it again and again. Are you trying to get away with nothing?"
Tuoba Jin choked, feeling embarrassed by what he said, and then said angrily, "Then our northern border of Xianbei will be a bet, okay?"
Wu Rengu Huaisheng disagreed. Sooner or later, they would get it back from the northern border. "Change it to another one, such as Shengle, the capital of Xianbei."
Hearing such arrogant words, Tuoba Jinxiao stood up and said, "Bold!" Shengle is their most central capital in Xianbei, how dare they even think about it?
Old God Gu Huaisheng asked on the ground, "What are you so bold about? I've only heard of rape, but I've never heard of anyone forcing someone to gamble. You Xianbei don't want to gamble, so you don't have to gamble."
At this time, Wang Yun came out to smooth things over, "Calm down, everyone. Next, you all need to ask for instructions from the superiors. Why don't we just stop the discussion today?"
Tuoba Jin snorted, Wu Ren and Gu Huaisheng naturally had nothing to do with each other.
Then they dispersed.
Chang'an, Imperial Palace
Song Mo's coma was getting longer and longer, and sometimes he only woke up once every seven or eight days.
The whole person is extremely thin. No, it should be said that the whole person is so thin that only skin and bones are left. When he is asleep, he is like a skeleton.
He relied solely on liquid food and medicine to stay alive.
On this day, he rarely woke up.
After being served by the palace servants, he took some liquid food and drank some medicine, and then asked, "Is there any memorial for me?"
Song Mo thought he spoke loudly, but in fact his voice was as loud as a gnat. Liang An had to get very close to hear him clearly.
"Back to the emperor, there are several sealed seals." When Liang An took the secret seals, he saw that Song Mo was in good spirits, so he also informed him of the recent major events.
Song Mo frowned slightly as he listened. After all, he had been the emperor for several years, and he could see something wrong with betting on horse racing and secret casinos all over Dali. However, because his body was too weak, his brain couldn't function properly.
But when he saw Xie Zhan's secret message, he was convinced that what he had just felt was correct. What Wang Yun and others did and allowed was deeply inappropriate and was tantamount to killing the goose that lays the egg!
puff!
Song Mo spat out a mouthful of blood.
The palace maid screamed in fear.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
"Quick, call the imperial physician!"
Song Mo, who spat out a mouthful of black blood, fell slowly. He didn't even have time to deal with the matter, and he fainted from anger.
At this time, Song Mo, whether it was due to his body's perception or something else, actually felt a trace of sadness that the Dali Building was about to collapse.
Two quarters of an hour later, after Lin Imperial Physician treated Song Mo, he came out with a droopy face.
"Lin Imperial Physician, how is the emperor?" The Empress Dowager asked with concern.
The Empress on the side also had a concerned look on her face.
"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, reporting to the Emperor, I have tried my best."
Hearing this, the Empress Dowager, the Empress and others were immediately nervous.
The Empress Dowager asked in a deep voice, "What does this mean? Lin Imperial Physician, when will the emperor wake up?"
Lin Imperial Physician said carefully, "It may not be possible to wake up, and it may not be good to wake up."
When Lin Imperial Physician said this, the whole audience was silent.
Imperial Physician Lin's words were quite obscure, meaning that the emperor would either fall asleep forever, or wake up, most likely at the moment of his last breath.
After a moment of silence, the Empress Dowager said bitterly, "Those traitors in Pingzhou should be killed!"
Just when Imperial Physician Lin was treating the emperor, the Empress Dowager had already asked Liang An why the emperor vomited blood.
The Empress Dowager once again regretted her leniency, which allowed Lu Songli to become a huge threat to the Dali Dynasty.