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Chapter 121 Fundraising

Xiaowu is actually right. When a young man falls in love, he must go to the dark place. This is a very normal mentality. No one can say that he is wrong. He is just too unlucky, and this is related to luck.

The farce was very disturbing, and the entire Fang Mansion was alarmed. The villagers who had already fallen asleep got up to watch the fun. On the way back to the courtyard, Xiao Wu hid his head in his crotch in shame. This difficult action surprised the bystanders and admired them very much.

The next day, Fang Zheng took Wei Chengde and Feng Qiudao to meet another group of Turkic envoys Datata. The content of the negotiation was similar to that of Mojilian. As expected, Datata was furious. If it weren't for the concern that this was in China, Datata would probably draw its sword toward each other.

Fang Zheng and the other two were "invited" out of the inn by Datata. Walking on the road, Wei Chengde said angrily: "Master Fang, it's not OK to continue talking like this. Neither end agrees. If this continues, how can the matter entrusted to us by the emperor?"

Old Man Wei has been an official for the rest of his life, and he has rarely been kicked out after all, so the old man is very angry now.

Feng Qiudao also snorted coldly beside him: "As long as Lord Fang nods, Feng is willing to lead his troops in, Humph! The knife is placed on their necks, and see who dares not agree!"

Fang Zheng smiled and said, "Oh, it's not possible. The terms that force the envoys to sign cannot be counted. When they return to the Turks, they will regret it. If they sign, they will be no sign."

Wei Chengde spread his hands helplessly: "What should we do? If they don't agree, will we just keep consuming it?"

Fang Zheng blinked and smiled mysteriously, "The ones that should be anxious about now should be the Turkic people. What are we anxious about? Two lords, let's put aside the negotiation matter first and have a few days off. I can guarantee that within five days, these two groups of Turkic envoys will take the initiative to ask us to return to the negotiating table. Do you believe it? Lord Wei, I'll bet a hundred taels of silver with you."

Wei Chengde glanced at Fang Zheng and said angrily: "I don't have the money to bet with you. Lord Fang, how do you know that the Turks will take the initiative to ask us for negotiations within five days?"

Fang Zheng smiled and said, "The secrets of heaven cannot be revealed. Lord Wei, just wait and see. You must prepare the one hundred taels of silver first." After that, Fang Zheng shook his head and left.

Wei Chengde was anxious and chased Fang Zheng's back and said loudly: "I didn't agree to bet with you!"

After saying that, Wei Chengde quickly turned his head and said to Feng Qiudao: "General Feng, you have to testify for me. I didn't agree to bet with him..."

In the imperial study room of the Forbidden Palace.

"What? I want me to issue an order to increase my troops in Xingqing Mansion?" The emperor looked at Fang Zheng in shock, not understanding why.

Fang Zheng smiled all over his face: "Yes, Your Majesty, only by asking for your imperial edict can the negotiations be natural."

The emperor stared at Fang Zheng and said in a deep voice: "Do you know what the consequences will be if this imperial edict is issued?"

Fang Zheng smiled and said, "There will be no consequences. If there are consequences, it must be that you count the money and your hands are cramped, and you will wake up in a dream..."

The emperor said with a stern face: "Tell me carefully, military and national affairs are not just a joke. Put away your hippie face!"

Fang Zheng immediately put away his smile and said seriously: "Your Majesty, to be correct, I want to ask the emperor for two imperial edicts. First, add 100,000 troops to Xingqing Prefecture, and consider sending the Shence Army outside the capital. Second, the troops stationed in Xingqing Prefecture push 100 miles north to camp and occupy the main peak of Helan Mountain."

The emperor said with great interest: "Oh? What is the profound meaning of this move?"

Fang Zheng said: "It's very simple. We have used the soft method during negotiations. The Turks don't use this trick, so now they have to use hard methods. Maybe the Turks are cheap, but they don't eat soft methods."

The emperor said in a deep voice: "Do you know how the Turkic army on the grassland will react once the Chinese garrison advances north?"

Fang Zheng smiled confidently: "Your Majesty, I dare to use my head to guarantee it, and they will never dare to react. Unless the internal strife between the Turks has stopped, they will not want to add another enemy at this time."

The emperor snorted and said, "How can you be so sure? The Turkic human nature is as strong as fire. If my army advances without announcement, it will anger the Turks. If they temporarily put down the internal strife and work together to fight with Huachao, how should I deal with it at that time?"

Fang Zheng smiled and said, "The emperor is worried too much. Maybe you are in the situation, but the Wei minister is from a civilian and outside the situation, so the Wei minister can understand the Turks' thoughts more thoroughly."

The emperor frowned and said, "Let me tell me if it makes sense."

Fang Zheng said: "Emperor, who is the confidant of the two Turkic Khans on the grassland? They are each other. To put it bluntly, our Huachao is not a big problem in their eyes. At this time, the top priority in the minds of the two Khans is how to eradicate each other, and then they have to rest for a few years. Only after the vitality damaged by the internal strife will be restored, will they consider how to deal with our Huachao. Therefore, I can conclude that within five years, the Turks will not put the cart before the horse and use force against our Huachao. The real strong enemy is by their side. Do they need to offend another country that is not strong but not too weak? The embarrassing situation of using troops at both ends is something that neither Khan wants to see. Therefore, even if the actions of our Huachao have been a little too excessive in the past few years, they will only pay attention to it, but it is impossible to divide the troops to attack. The emperor can rest assured."

The emperor closed his eyes and pondered for a while, then shook his head slightly.

Seeing this, Fang Zheng was anxious and said, "Your Majesty, you must not miss such a good opportunity. Whether this transaction can be done or not depends on whether you can make up your mind and beat this hammer."

The emperor glared and said, "What a mess! This is a military and national event! Why does it become a business when you say it? Nonsense!"

Fang Zheng smiled dryly and said, "I am a businessman and I am used to it. In fact, the principle of military and national affairs is the same as doing business. You should make a decision on the spot, otherwise we can't even drink soup if others eat meat in big mouthfuls. The most important thing is that if you don't issue this order, the Turks will probably give up negotiations and return to China. At that time, my dividend will be ruined..."

The emperor was stunned and then said furiously: "I wonder why you are so concerned about negotiations today, but you still care about your 10% benefits! You are simply a bastard!"

Fang Zheng knew that he had made a mistake and quickly smiled and said, "Take both, take care of both. Emperor, Weichen is a great loyal minister. The people of the country rank first in the hearts of Weichen, and they are super first. Personal benefits, if there is one, there is one, if there is no..."

The emperor stared at him and said coldly: "What if I don't have any condolences? Do you want it?"

Fang Zheng smiled awkwardly and said, "How can it be? It doesn't matter if it's reduced or decreased. Your Majesty, you can't bear to see Weichen busy for most of the day but have no harvest. In the future, Changping will marry Weichen, and the couple will beg for food on the street with a broken bowl. You are too embarrassed, your Majesty, right?"

The emperor glared at him fiercely and smiled angry: "You shouldn't use Changping as a shield. It's yours, it's indispensable. It's not yours, and it's useless to force it. Humph, I heard that the two Turkic envoys were often furious by you, but they can't do anything to you. Now it seems that your mouth is really powerful, and your verbal skills should be used on the Turks."

Fang Zheng raised his head and asked, "Your Majesty, look at the matter of the imperial edict..."

The emperor stroked his long beard and pondered for a moment, and said, "This matter is not a trivial matter. I cannot make a decision alone. In the evening, I will invite some important officials from the court to come to the imperial study room to discuss carefully before making a decision."

Fang Zheng said: "Will the Wei Minister come too?"

The emperor glanced at him sideways: "Are you considered an important official?"

Fang Zheng scratched his head and said dryly: "In the future, the wealthy minister will eat more, and he will become an important minister in less than a month, haha..."

After leaving the imperial study room, Fang Zheng felt very relaxed. He felt that the emperor would not refuse his request, that is to say, the Turks would compromise at the negotiating table. The most important thing was that the dividend was securely obtained, and he had power, money and wife. What a wonderful life. Fang Zheng unknowingly raised his chest. He believed that when men had these three things, they should appear more confident than others when walking...

"Are you a minister of the court?" Before leaving the inner city of the Forbidden Palace, Fang Zheng heard a tender voice coming from his ears.

I looked down and saw, ho! Who is this child? I saw a pink little girl sitting on the white jade steps, wearing a pink palace skirt, about four or five years old, with a flawless white jade, a chubby face, two small hands like jade lotus roots, holding a fleshy chin, and looking at Fang Zheng with clear eyes, blinking, cute and innocent.

Fang Zheng was cute on the spot, squatted down, pointed at himself, and said with a smile: "Call uncle, call uncle, I'll buy you candy."

The little girl actually made a slight expression: "Stop teasing, how can you look like an uncle?"

Fang Zheng was very entertained: "Whose child are you? Why are you sitting here alone? Where did your adult family go?"

The little girl seriously patted a small wooden box next to her, blinked her big eyes and said, "I'm... here..." After talking for a long time, she couldn't say it, so she struggled to lift the box and looked at it, then put down the box and shouted, "I'm raising funds!"

Fang Zheng almost fell head-on when he heard this. How could ancient people know this word? It seems that he has only mentioned it to Changping once since time traveling, and he has only briefly talked about some of the methods of fundraising. How did this little girl know it?

"Little sister, do you know what fundraising is?" Fang Zheng smiled kindly.

"Fundraising is...it's...it's...it's money! Yes! it's money!" The little girl stretched out her pink little hand and said loudly in her tender childish voice: "Give money!"

Fang Zheng grabbed her little hand and said with a smile: "Tell me first, who taught you how to use this method to ask for money?"

The little girl struggled for a long time but couldn't break free from Fang Zheng's big hand, so she had to say with a bitter face: "It was my sister who told me that she asked me to sit here with a box. If she saw someone who looked treacherous and looked at the sky when walking, she looked smug, then the person would definitely be a treacherous minister, and the treacherous minister must have a lot of money..."

Fang Zheng looked at himself, then pointed at his nose and said in surprise: "So, did you come to me?"

The little girl happily pointed her chubby little head, stretched out her other little hand, and shouted: "Give it money!"

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