On this day, the city lord's palace in Toad City was cleaned up. Because he was going to meet with the representatives of the general's palace today, he specially changed into a brocade robe. He was sitting behind the handsome case, and on the left were Xu Shenji, Liu Bei, and He Shen.
, behind him stands a silver-eyed man holding a sword.
No matter how capable Xu Shenji is, among the many military advisors in the village, he still ranks first.
"Where is brother Cheng Xian? Where is brother Cheng Xian? My brother Cheng Xian..."
Before anyone arrived, the sound came first, and they saw a group of people coming outside. The leader, wearing a black robe, strode into the hall.
When he saw Cheng Dalei, the man's eyes lit up, he bowed deeply and said, "Brother Cheng Xian, you really make me miss you."
Cheng Dalei was stunned, he really knew who this person was. This person was Baili Sheng of the General's Mansion, who had been granted the title of a little marquis. When Cheng Dalei was hanging around in Chang'an City, he had lots of dealings with him.
Cheng Dalei left the people from the General's Mansion aside this time and hadn't seen them for several days, but he didn't expect that the person sent by the General's Mansion was actually him.
Cheng Dalei quickly stood up, clasped his fists and returned the salute, saying: "Master Hou, why are you here? It's my brother who has offended me."
"Hahaha." Baili Sheng raised his head and laughed for a while: "If I didn't miss you, my dear brother, I wouldn't have bothered with this trip. Anyway, we meet today."
"Master Marquis, please sit down. Please sit down quickly."
Cheng Dalei gave up his seat to Baili Sheng and others, and sent someone to serve tea. They gave way to each other, and Cheng Dalei said: "Master Hou and I have been away from each other for a while. I wonder how the master of Master Hou came to my place?"
"I came here this time, firstly, for the sake of our brotherly friendship, and secondly, to pass on an imperial edict from our Holy Father."
Seeing that Cheng Dalei was stunned, Bai Lisheng smiled and said: "The Holy One ascended the throne in Chang'an, and the reign name was Xiaowu. Thinking of the injustice suffered by the wise brother, the Holy One can't rest assured."
"Grief, what grievance?"
"My dear brother, have you forgotten how many people in the empire were saved in the battle with the Rong tribe? My dear brother, if you don't take the credit, how can the Holy One still not remember it? He specifically ordered me to pass on the decree and make my dear brother the Lord of Qinchuan, eight hundred
The capital of Liqinchuan is under the rule of the wise brother. I have brought official uniforms and seals, and the generals under the wise brother have also received rewards."
Cheng Dalei paused, thinking that he had been cleared. However, the Eight Hundred Miles of Qinchuan is mine, and whether you seal it or not, it won't actually change anything. And the people under me, do you need to reward them?
"Oh, it's good, it's good." Cheng Dalei said, but the smile on his face softened: "I already know the Holy Father's will. If the Marquis has nothing else to do, you can just take a look at Qinchuan. The scenery here...
…Well, it’s not bad.”
Bai Lisheng rolled his eyes and understood what Cheng Dalei meant. Indeed, the General Mansion couldn't offer any strong price now. After all, Cheng Dalei wanted people and food. If he really wanted something, why couldn't he grab it himself.
After all, Cheng Dalei was a bandit by trade.
"Alas!" Baili Sheng let out a long sigh: "How can I not understand the grievances in my heart, brother? I dare to ask you today, what do you think of Liangzhou in the northwest?"
"Uh..." Cheng Dalei paused: "How do you say this?"
Baili Sheng said: "There are people who are not worthy of the position because they are sitting on a plain diet. A heroic figure like Brother Xian can only be reduced to a careless life. Brother Xian is angry in his heart, so why not be angry as a brother. As long as Brother Xian has the courage, the Holy Master will let you do it.
The king of Liangzhou has a bright future if he makes his wife his wife."
Cheng Dalei narrowed his eyes and thought about Baili Sheng's words. His words were not without temptation. Although Toad City is good, they are rebel bandits after all. Everyone in the world can be killed in the name of justice.
However, if he goes further and becomes the king of Liangzhou, it will indeed be a promising future. And with the current strength of Toad City and the help of the General's Mansion, this may not be impossible.
Once you become the king of Liangzhou, if you advance, you can dominate the world, if you retreat, you can become a prince. In other words, even if Cheng Dalei is not interested, will his brothers have no idea? After all, no one is born just to fight.
Of course, this matter is not without its disadvantages. Liangzhou is here and is a natural barrier for Toad City. If you swallow Liangzhou City, you will have to bear a lot of troubles. You must know that silence can make a fortune.
"Xiandi, Xiandi..." Baili Sheng called several times in a row.
Cheng Dalei suddenly came back to his senses and laughed for a while: "The Marquis really woke up the dreamer with his words, but I am short of soldiers and food in Toad City. If I really have an idea, what can the Marquis help me with?"
Bailisheng looked at Cheng Dalei speechlessly and thought to himself, you are just talking nonsense. It's not like I haven't seen it these past few days. This year, Toad City has opened up tens of thousands of acres of wasteland, and it's another great harvest year. Now your granary is full
I could no longer pretend, and kept talking with a stern face about the lack of troops and food.
However, he also understood that if he wanted Cheng Dalei to do something, he couldn't do anything without a single skill.
"Don't worry, dear brother. How can I treat you badly as a brother? If you are willing, we can make a good plan for what to do next."
Cheng Dalei nodded, picked up the teacup and said, "Master Hou, please stay in my village for a few more days and let me think about it."
Baili Sheng said goodbye wisely and was still living in Toad City for the time being. Almost not long after he left, another group of people were welcomed in.
"Where is Mr. Cheng? Where is Mr. Cheng..." A man walked in quickly and saluted with his hands clasped in fists: "Master Cheng, you miss me so much."
Cheng Dalei took a look and found out that he did know this person. It was Zhong Weihu from Liangzhou City who often dealt with He Shen.
"Sit, sit." Cheng Dalei waved his hand: "I've been busy with things lately, but I've neglected Mr. Zhong. I wonder why Mr. Zhong came here?"
Zhong Weihu took a sip of tea and stared at Cheng Dalei with bright eyes: "I wonder what Master Cheng thinks of Liangzhou?"
"Well……"
Cheng Dalei and others in the hall were stunned. What Zhong Weihu said was almost exactly the same as what Bai Lisheng said just now.
Cheng Dalei paused and said, "Where did Mr. Zhong start with these words? Cheng was confused."
Zhong Weihu sighed and said: "Master Cheng is not aware of something. Since you arrived in Liangzhou, it can be said that our two families have lived in harmony and have not violated each other. My king respects Master Cheng as a person and is very unhappy with what happened to Master Cheng.
But now, someone has come to Liangzhou and wants to have a foothold in our territory. Even if Master Cheng agrees to this matter, my king will not agree."
Cheng Dalei blinked and asked, "Who wants to get involved?"
Zhong Weihu pursed his lips and said, "Has Mr. Cheng ever heard of the name Bailisheng?"
Cheng Dalei sat back on the chair and said slowly: "I've never heard of it. I wonder what happened to this person?"