Shao Fang was stunned by Tang Yin's praise and looked at him in confusion.
Tang Yin said: "Brother Shao may not be sincere in marrying the Jade King, but his real intention is to annex the Jade Kingdom. Brother Shao only uses the land of two counties in exchange for my sending troops to help you and help you annex the Jade Kingdom.
The business is really profitable!" Tang Yin made it clear, letting Shao Fang understand that he was not a fool who didn't understand anything and knew what he was planning.
Shao Fang didn't blush or breath after being exposed by Tang Yindao. He smiled leisurely and said: "Feng and Mo are allies. Don't you want to change the alliance of two countries into the alliance of three countries?"
"But Brother Shao annexed the Jade Kingdom, but I only got two counties, and among them was Changsun Yuanhong. Brother Shao didn't give me two counties, but gave me a big trouble.
" Tang Yin said helplessly.
Shao Fang sighed secretly and turned to look at Zhang Rong, the Taifu who was traveling with him. The latter rolled his eyes and quietly winked at Shao Fang, indicating that he could change the conditions.
After getting Zhang Rong's signal, Shao Fang laughed and said: "In addition to the two counties occupied by Changsun Yuanhong, I will add the two counties of Kou and Baigui. Together, there will be four counties. What do you think, brother Tang Wang?
"
Shangkou County and Baigui County are located in the south-central part of Ningdi. There are many rivers in the territory, the land is fertile, and agriculture and commerce are very developed. The Mo Kingdom and the Feng Kingdom each occupy eight counties in Ningdi, and now Shaofang wants to give up four of them at once.
This county can be said to be cutting off its flesh and blood, and the conditions are generous enough.
Shao Fang was so generous that he was willing to give up four counties. This also shows how much he attaches importance to the Jade Kingdom.
Tang Yin didn't say anything else. Although the four counties of Ning were not as good as the entire Jade Kingdom, they were not far behind. If he could successfully remove them, Feng Kingdom's strength would also be greatly increased. He raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile.
: "Brother Shao, are you serious about what you said?"
"certainly!"
"A gentleman's word!"
"Hurry up and whip the horse!" Shao Fang asked with a smile on his face: "So, Brother Tang Wang has accepted it?"
Tang Yin said with a smile: "Brother Shao once helped me, and now I should help Brother Shao in turn. You and I, our two countries, are strong together and weak apart. I still understand this truth."
Shao Fang was very happy to hear that he personally agreed to this matter. He looked up and laughed and said, "I really did not misunderstand the character of Prince Tang. This time, my trip was finally worthwhile."
Tang Yin asked: "I wonder when Brother Shao plans to send troops?"
"It won't be too late, the sooner the better." Shao Fang asked seriously: "I wonder how many troops Prince Tang can send now?" Since meeting Tang Yin, he has been saying that Feng Kingdom is in dire need and its national strength is 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 four hundred thousand?"
When Shao Fang heard this, he immediately cheered up. An army of 400,000 people, this couldn't be better. When Feng and Mo defeated Ning, the strength of Feng Army was less than 400,000! He smiled and said: "If Brother Tang Wang really can send 400,000 troops,
Great things can be accomplished.”
Tang Yin said: "Okay! Then we will make an agreement!"
“It’s a deal!”
The Feng Kingdom now has a lot of troops, which can even be said to be astonishing. There are ten corps of the Pingyuan Army, ten corps of the Sanshui Army, ten corps of the Chifeng Army, ten corps of the Directly Affiliated Army, ten corps of the Sky Eagle Army, and the Huwei Army (original
The New Army) has ten corps, the Feilong Army (formerly the Western Border Army) has 15 corps, plus the new recruits in the reserve army, the Feng Kingdom's Central Army has nearly one million troops.
Now the Sanshui Army is in Tia and the Sky Eagle Army is stationed in Ningdi. Even so, there are still five legions left in Fengdi. It is easy for Tang Yin to send 400,000 people.
Tang Yin and Shao Fang quickly decided on the strength, time and location of sending troops. According to Tang Yin's wishes, the Feng Army dispatched 400,000 troops this time and set out at the end of this month to station in Tianshui County on the border of Mo and Yu. Mo State sent troops
Five hundred thousand, both stationed in Tianshui County, the two countries' armies combined totaled 900,000, which can be called a million-strong army.
Of course, Tang Yin did not forget to cry for poverty. An army of 400,000 had to pass through Fengdi and Modi to reach Tianshui County. Such a long distance and long journey consumes a huge amount of money and food. This has to be provided by Moguo. Shao Fang is also generous.
, promising to pay Feng Guo five hundred thousand taels of silver and one million stones of grain and grass.
Calculating one stone as one hundred kilograms, one million stones is equivalent to 50 million kilograms. It seems like a huge number, but in fact, divided into an army of 400,000, the food is only enough for about two months. This is the consumption of the war.
Even if there is no war and there is no dead soldier, the money and food consumed every day is astronomical.
If the army does not move out and stays at the station, it can solve the food and grass problem through farming and can basically be self-sufficient. This is the reason why war consumes so much money and food.
He thought the price offered by Shao Fang was quite high, but it was barely acceptable to Tang Yin. Then, Shao Fang changed the topic and said, "Brother Tang Yin, before we send out troops, you have to do something for me."
"What's up?"
"Let the Emperor grant a marriage decree." Shao Fang's eyes shone brightly as he said, "If you and I rush to send troops and the troops are unknown, it is easy for others to tell the truth. If the Emperor grants a marriage and the Jade Kingdom does not agree, then it will be a failure of the Jade Kingdom."
If the country is at fault, our troops will become a legitimate army of justice!"
Tang Yin narrowed his eyes and praised in his heart that he was awesome! He was not praising Shao Fang, but Shangguan Yuanji. What Shao Fang was thinking in his mind was almost all expected by Shangguan Yuanji. As early as last night, Shangguan Yuanji had
It was said that Shao Fang would ask Emperor Tang Yin to issue a decree to grant a marriage. As expected, Shao Fang had exactly this plan.
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!"
In order to ask Yin Zhun to issue such an edict, Tang Yin did not need to come forward in person. He only had 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: "If you have 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 trip to Feng Country went smoothly. He only stayed in Yancheng for three days before setting off back to China.
After winning over the Feng Kingdom 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. When sending him out of the city, Shao Fang asked Tang Yin to go out with the army. Maybe he could catch up with the marriage between him and the Jade King Lingshuang. The marriage between the two monarchs was unprecedented and new.
Please, 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 Moyu.
Tianshui County.
Not long after Shao Fang left the Feng Kingdom, the emperor's decree granting marriage also reached the Jade Kingdom.
This imperial edict caused an uproar in the government and the public of 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 gift of marriage, but on the surface she remained as calm as ever. Looking at the civil and military ministers who were filled with indignation, 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.
They were similar in age, and Xu Wenfeng was also handsome and majestic. He was quickly appreciated by Lingshuang and also won Lingshuang's love. Soon after, Lingshuang personally named him General Yangwu, in charge of the palace guards.
However, 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.
Therefore, the matter can only be put on hold for the time being and discussed later.
As a result, the wait lasted for several years, and the opposition from the officials was still strong. Instead, 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 a few times unconsciously.
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Fortunately, Xu Wenfeng was just a military general with a rank of only fifth, so 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 force the emperor now is Feng Wang Tang Yin. The Feng Kingdom is in alliance with the Mo Kingdom, which can explain why the emperor wants to
I was given a marriage between 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.