Tang Yu explained: "King, the reason lies in the money! This Tian Wen has so much money, where did this money come from, he Tian Wen did not hold an important position in the Qi State, and he could not get a rich reward from the King of Qi, and Tian Wen was not a famous businessman, and this money was not earned by him from other places. ”

"So, there is only one explanation for the source of this money, and that is that it came from Xue Di. Tian Wen and his son have only been in Xue Di for more than 20 years, and they have adopted so many customers, and they can still have so much money left, the more money he has, the more serious it shows that Tian Wen and his son have deprived Xue Di, and it shows how much the people of Xue Di hate Tian Wen and his son in their hearts. ”

"In the past, Tian Wen's father and son plundered wealth from the hands of the people, and there was no end to scraping the people's fat and people's ointment, lest the people still have savings in their hands. Now that the catastrophe is coming, I remember how it is possible to use money to buy people's hearts and let the people die for him. Not to mention a mere hundred dollars, even if it is a head reward of one gold, it can only work for a short time, how can it last! ”

"Therefore, the minister suggested that the offensive against Xue Cheng should be strengthened again, and only the momentum of Xue Cheng should be defeated, then as long as the reinforcements of Qi State do not come, within three months, Xue Cheng will be broken."

As soon as Tang Yu finished speaking, Gongsun Yan also bowed and said, "Congratulations to the king, congratulations to the king, Xue Cheng is no longer worried." ”

When Xiong Huai heard Jing Cui Tang Yu say this, his spirits perked up, he looked at Jing Cui, and laughed: "Okay, Zhu Guo, you will be responsible for all the attacks on Xue Cheng, and the widow will not interfere." ”

"The minister commands."

In the next ten days, the Chu and Song coalition forces once again strengthened their offensive against Xuecheng, and the people of Xuecheng obviously felt that the enemy's attack was more fierce.

Although Xue Cheng was still as stable as a rock under Tian Wen's monetary incentives, the casualties of the Qi army also began to increase significantly.

In this regard, Tian Wen was naturally worried, the Chu and Song coalition forces attacked the city for more than 20 days, and the elite of the Qi army was on the front line because they had to withstand the strongest first wave of attacks of the enemy, and now there were more than 5,000 dead in the battle alone, and more than 10,000 people were injured.

In this regard, Tian Wen was under a lot of pressure, but there was nothing he could do, he could only hope that the King of Qi in Jucheng would send reinforcements quickly, otherwise, in another month or two, when the elite of the Qi army was exhausted, then Xue Cheng would be in danger.

At the same time, Chen Tong, the leader of the spies of the Chu State, was also worried.

The king of Chu asked them to disturb the hearts and minds of the people of Xuecheng, but after Meng Weijun opened the treasury, Xuecheng's morale immediately soared, and the Chu and Song coalition forces stormed for more than 20 days, but they did not even occupy a section of the city wall.

While Chen Tong was a little discouraged, he was also worried that the King of Chu would blame them for their bad deeds.

Thinking about it, Chen Tong sighed slightly, and got up and went to the city to inspect.

This is a task that Chen Tong took the initiative to accept after Meng Weijun incorporated all the disciples into the army, hoping to find some flaws in the city.

It's just that Tian Wen's father and son have been operating in Xuecheng for many years, and the generals in the city are all his henchmen, plus Tian Wen is indeed very kind to his customers, Chen Tong has been inspecting for more than 20 days in a row, and he has not found any flaws.

This time, Chen Tong once again patrolled the city, still the same, and there was no opportunity to take advantage of it.

At sunset, just after Chen Tong returned to Meng Weijun's mansion to deliver the errand, as soon as he went out, he saw a tall, handsome and calm person walking by not far from him.

Chen Tong recognized this person, this is Meng Yanjun's confidant and guard, responsible for taking charge of the carriage and horses for Meng Yanjun, and is deeply trusted by Meng Yanjun. Although Chen Tong and him were both high-class guests in Meng Weijun's mansion, when it came to the level of trust, they were not the same.

"Brother Wei!" Chen Tong immediately said hello from afar.

As a result, Wei Fang walked extremely fast and did not notice Chen Tong not far away.

Chen Tong froze, furious in his heart, annoyed by Wei Fang's rudeness.

At the moment when he threw his sleeves away, Chen Tong suddenly remembered that now that Meng Yanjun had not returned, Wei Fang, as a close minister of Meng Yanjun, should have followed Meng Yanjun's side, so why did he return to the mansion in a hurry.

Is something wrong?

Thinking about it, Chen Tong immediately went in the direction where Wei Fang left, wanting to see what was going on.

Chen Tong followed behind Wei Fang and walked into the inner courtyard with a limp and a limp.

After a short time, Wei Fang entered a small courtyard.

Chen Tong was stunned, opened his mouth, and was speechless.

This is Mrs. Meng Weijun's small courtyard...

Chen Tong quietly entered the courtyard, and then stuck to the corner of the wall, listening to a conversation in the room.

"Why are you here now?" This is the voice of Mrs. Meng Weijun.

"Mrs. Hui, the monarch is supervising the battle on the city wall during the day, I need to serve with me, until the Song army pushes back, the monarch is condolences to the soldiers, I lied that I was unwell, so I got out, I don't want to be late, please forgive Mrs."

"Good! Good! Good! You can always find a reason to let you go this time. However, in the past 20 days, I have been incorporated into the army by the king, working day and night, my body is tired, I wanted to find you to relieve my boredom, but you were late, how can you compensate me? ”

"Madame... How do you think I can compensate you? ”

"What do you say! People have chest tightness right now..."

"Hehe, don't worry, Madame, I'm willing to relieve my worries for Madame, so I'll rub it for you..."

For a long time, Chen Tong listened to the sound of clouds and rain outside the house, his whole body was full of qi and blood, and he scolded angrily: "Adulterer!" ”

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Late at night, Tian Wen returned from inspecting the city defense and was about to rest, when he heard a report from the servant outside the house: "Your Majesty, the guest Cai Qiong said outside that he had something important to see. ”

"Cai Qiong?" Tian Wen was stunned for a moment, the name was a little familiar, and after thinking about it carefully, he reacted.

This person is a person who came to join him three years ago, he has some talents, but he doesn't have much talent, he is relatively ordinary among the guests, and he can take a car in and out, so Tian Wen has some impressions.

Thinking about it, Tian Wen didn't care about the exhaustion of his body, and immediately spoke: "Let him come in, no, I'll go to greet him personally." ”

As he spoke, Tian Wen gently rubbed his temples, refreshed himself, straightened his clothes, and then meticulously welcomed Cai Qiong into the house, and waited for Cai Qiong to sit down, then asked:

"Sir, I don't know if you're visiting late at night, but what advice do you have? But do you have any lessons for Xue Cheng's current form? ”

"This..."

Cai Qiong looked at Meng Weijun's expectant gaze, remembered the news that Chen Tong told him, and felt a little embarrassed in her heart, and she didn't know how to speak.

Seeing Cai Qiong's expression, Tian Wen knew in his heart that what Cai Qiong said was not about the current situation, but something else, thought about it, and asked: "Sir, there is something difficult, if you need money and food, just ask!" ”

Seeing that Meng Weijun was so sincere, Cai Qiong bowed three times in a row, and then spoke: "Your Excellency, the minister didn't want to speak, but now is the time for Xue Cheng's life and death, so I have to speak to you, it's a matter of privacy, please block the left and right." ”

Tian Wen was stunned for a moment, remembering the previous incident where the daughters of Chu and Song and Song bought his head, he glanced at the two guards beside him, smiled, shook his head and said: "Sir, Wen has always acted above board, if Wen is at fault, please speak out, Wen will definitely correct it." ”

"This..." Cai Qiong was stunned.

looked at Meng Weijun hesitantly, and gave a look again.

Do you really want to say it?

Tian Wen smiled indifferently and said, "Please come to me, sir!" ”