There are seven kingdoms in the Shenmang Continent, namely Qin, Qi, Chu, Zhao, Wei, Han, and Yan. Of course, the names are just a coincidence. They are different from the Warring States Period on Earth. After all, this is a different world.?
The monarch of Qi State has great talents and great strategies. After more than ten years of hard work, the country is now rich and powerful, and his ambitions are getting more and more expanded. He is preparing to expand his territory and become the greatest king of epoch-making significance. The first one to start is the neighboring Yan State, which is currently the Qiu State.
The country where Yu is located.
Comparatively speaking, the King of Yan was not so bright-minded and liked to enjoy luxury, which led to the treacherous ministers in the court and bad atmosphere rampant in the officialdom. As a result, the treasury was empty for several years. He could only increase taxes to maintain the balance of the dynasty's revenue and expenditure, but it greatly increased the
The burden has been borne by the people.
Today, the situation in the Yan Kingdom is that there is a huge gap between the rich and the poor. The wealth is concentrated in the hands of the rich and powerful, and they live a life of debauchery. There are more and more poor people, and there are complaints.
The King of Qi had a very accurate vision and had already seen that the Yan State was the weakest, so he chose it as the first target to destroy. Tongguan City near the Hongyu Mountains has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. If it were captured, it would be equal to
Open a breakthrough. Several generations of monarchs before the Yan Kingdom were aware of this and constantly consolidated the city. After decades of construction, the place was made impregnable. The city wall was tall and solid, easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Moreover, there were 6,000 troops of the Yan State stationed in Tongguan, and a strong attack would cost a huge price. The King of Qi sent people to sneak into the place to carry out activities, preparing to corrupt the officials of the Yan State and cooperate internally and externally. Soon, Yu Entai, who was greedy for power, became the first to be bribed by them.
Object.
In the hall, five large boxes of gold, silver and jewelry were shining brightly, almost blinding the eyes of the Yu family and his son. Yu Entai said excitedly: "Thank you for the reward, Your Majesty. I will do my best to serve the State of Qi."
Sure enough, he is a greedy person, both father and son are the same. Lu Jiyan was very disdainful, but he also knew that such Yan State officials were what Qi State needed most. He smiled and said: "This is only a partial reward. If Tongguan City is captured,
You father and son have endless glory and wealth. By the way, how about your relationship with your brother Niu Qian?"
The highest officer of Tongguan City is a garrison officer named Ji Ye. He is very loyal to the Yan State in his prime and has good command of the troops, which makes the Qi State quite afraid.
The garrison system consists of five battalions, including a cavalry battalion, a crossbow battalion, and three infantry battalions. Each battalion has thousands of people and is controlled by the commander Qian. Yu Entai's sworn brother Niu Chengsheng became the infantry battalion Qian, in charge of thousands of soldiers.
A soldier, Qi State tried its best to win over a key figure.
Yu Entai said: "Back to Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I told my sworn brother about the cooperation, but he said that this is a big deal that cannot be solved and the risk is very high. The Qi State must agree to his conditions before they will be willing to do so."
Ministry of uprising."
Lu Jiyan's heart moved and he asked quickly: "What are the conditions? Tell me?"
Yu Entai said: "First, he wants ten million gold coins. Secondly, if the Qi State captures Tongguan City, he will be appointed as the garrison leader to take charge of the city."
Ten million gold coins was undoubtedly a huge amount of money, which made Lu Jiyan feel that the lion surnamed Niu had decided to eat him, and he was very unhappy. However, considering the importance of this battle, he said readily: "No problem, then please
Mr. Niu Qian, come over and let’s have an interview..."
That night, after Qian Zong Niu Chengsheng received the message from the demon lord, he quickly rode his black cloud horse to join them and met a group of people from Qi at Yu's house.
This Mr. Niu Qian has dark skin, thick eyebrows and big eyes. He looks majestic in iron armor, but he is also greedy for money.
After the meeting, the two parties reached an agreement on cooperation. Lu Jiyan immediately ordered his men to take out 10 million gold coins and present them to him. They were ten large boxes full of money and were placed in the hall. When the lid was opened, the golden light shone, making people dizzy.
Niu Chengsheng was overjoyed. All these gold coins belong to me, and I won’t be able to spend them all in the next life! However, this person is purely greedy and is not satisfied, so he said in a difficult way: "Your Majesty, I have ten more men.
As you know, you have a general and thousands of brothers. If you don’t get some sweet things these days, who will risk their lives with your head in their hands, so you need to add more gold coins to the leaders and soldiers below."
A group of people from Qi State looked at each other in confusion. What do you mean? This is just for you and your subordinates. Why do you still want to keep the 10 million gold coins for yourself?
Lu Jiaqi couldn't bear it anymore and said angrily: "Mr. Niu Qian, are you going too far?"
Niu Chengsheng's face sank and he said coldly: "Your Majesty Princess, you all have money in the State of Qi. Do you still need so few gold coins in order to pursue a great cause? If you don't want to give it, that's okay, then just split it up in two, gold coins.
I don’t want it anymore, and you don’t expect me to sacrifice my life.”
As a majestic Princess of Daqi, no one has ever dared to contradict her like this. Lu Jiaqi was so angry that she wanted to kill Niu. But she heard her brother scolding: "Jiaqi, please stop talking. What's wrong here?"
I'm the ruler."
Originally, Lu Jiaqi was not involved in this trip to Yan State. The King of Qi had already considered that his precious daughter was willful and did not agree to her coming at all. It was only after she repeatedly promised to listen to her brother that she was allowed to come. At this time, he could only endure it reluctantly.
Stay, but I thought bitterly in my heart, I will definitely kill you when this happens.
In comparison, Lu Jiyan was much more mature in his work. He snorted in his heart, "Well, I'll give it to you. No matter how much you rip off now, when you achieve great things, you will be my Daqi subject. When the time comes, I will give it to you."
Your house will be searched, all your property will be confiscated, and you will be quartered.
Even though he had vicious thoughts, Lu Jiyan had a look of guilt on his face and said quickly: "Mr. Niu Qian, please calm down. My sister is too young to think about things properly, so please forgive me. I sincerely cooperate with you, so be it, I
I’ll give you another five million gold coins and distribute them among your brothers during your trip. What do you think?”
Niu Chengsheng was secretly happy. He could manage the officers and soldiers in the camp with two million gold coins, so it would be great to have thirteen million on his own. Suppressing his excitement, he nodded and said: "His Royal Highness, you should be considerate of me, old Niu.
Okay then, that’s it.”
Lu Jiyan secretly sighed, thanks to the fact that I brought enough gold coins with me on this trip, otherwise it would be really difficult. Following his order, five more boxes of gold coins appeared in the hall, which made Niu Chengsheng smile and made the Yu family father and son jealous.
Yu Entai said: "Brother, I'm afraid it's hard for you to carry so many gold coins. Why don't you leave them here with me? Don't worry, I will definitely keep them safe for you."
But Niu Chengsheng was already prepared. He smiled and said, "Brother, you don't have to worry about it. I have already prepared for you." He took out three high-end storage bags from the iron armor and put fifteen boxes of gold coins into them in an instant, just in time.
There were only five boxes of gold coins in storage bags, and they were all tied around the waist. Everyone was stunned to see them.
After agreeing on how to contact him, Niu Chengsheng declined the reception banquet, did not stay too long at Yu's house, and left quickly with the gold coins.