Xiang Cheng talked about weapons, but everyone present looked at him stunned. He didn't think it was wrong, until he sighed heavily.

"Brother Yu, what's wrong? Why are you sighing? Xiang Cheng still didn't know why.

Xiang Ji sighed again, and then said: "Let me ask you, if a bandit rushes to your house and kidnaps your neighbor, and you happen to have a weapon in your hand, will you give the weapon to the bandit?" ”

"But this King Anping is a relative of Liu Hong." Xiang Cheng seemed a little uncomfortable with King Anping's comparison to a neighbor.

Xiang Ji came with a burst of dissatisfaction and said, "Do you think the people of the Liu family will be harmonious?" Liu Ji killed the king surnamed Wang, and you told me about it. ”

Xiang Cheng stopped answering after listening.

In fact, if you understand Xiang Cheng, you will naturally not think that Xiang Cheng is wrong, but Xiang Cheng forcibly inserted his character on the Spirit Emperor Liu Hong, presumably because of the urgency of the matter. According to Xiang Cheng's temperament, if his friends and relatives are taken captive, the other party's request will naturally be agreed to as long as he can do it. It's just that the emperor who gambles in the world never exists.

After Xiang Cheng figured this out, he hugged his fists at everyone who was stunned on the spot, and said, "But Cheng is reckless, presumably Liu Hong will never agree to this condition." When all the people present heard this, they secretly began to think about it.

Xiang Cheng was blushing, but Zhang Jiao, who was sitting on the main seat, twisted his beard and nodded. Seeing that everyone was still thinking, he simply said, "On the contrary, I think Jiyu's idea is also feasible. ”

After listening to Zhang Jiao's words, everyone raised their heads and looked at him in confusion.

Zhang Jiao naturally has the following. Seeing that everyone was puzzled, Zhang Jiao explained: "If the Luoyang side really wants to redeem King Anping, we can ask for the blade first, if they don't allow it, they are asking for grain and grass." ”

After hearing this, everyone thought about it, and only Bo Cai felt that this matter might be difficult to achieve, so he said: "If Luoyang doesn't allow it, and directly bring troops to fight, what should we do?" ”

Zhang Jiao laughed after hearing this, and the wave of this laugh was even more confused.

"If Luoyang really wants to ransom King Anping, naturally there is no reason to give up halfway." Zhang Jiao patiently explained: "If we directly ask for grain and grass, we must give us very little, if we first ask for grain and grass, as long as Luoyang makes up its mind to redeem it, more grain and grass will naturally be given." ”

Zhang Jiao's calculating heart was greatly unexpected by Xiang Cheng. After a year of contact, I thought Zhang Jiao was a charlatan, but now it seems that if Zhang Jiao went to business, he would definitely be an excellent businessman. It is in response to the sentence "there is no vanity under the fame", although Zhang Jiao's "fame" in later generations is more infamy.

After a little consideration, a few people made up their minds about this ransom policy, and now they just waited for the Spirit Emperor to send someone to come.

The meeting was dismissed, and the people withdrew in turn. Bo Cai stood viciously outside the account, as if he didn't mind what Gan Ning Xiangcheng had humiliated himself just now. Seeing that Gan Ning and Xiang Cheng were in addition to the big tent, Bo Cai was about to go up to theorize, but Gan Ning and Xiang Cheng didn't know what they were talking about, and they left on their own, which made Bo Cai even more angry.

"Two yellow-mouthed children, they are really too deceitful!" Bocai yelled.

At this time, Gan Ning and Xiang Cheng turned around.

Gan Ning really looked at this person unpleasantly, and his eyes narrowed and he became angry: "Who are you calling Mountain Ape?" ”

Bocai said, "What are you shouting about?!" Gan Ning's little temper rushed to his head at once, but fortunately, Xiang Cheng next to him reacted quickly enough to pull Gan Ning, otherwise Bo was afraid that he would not be able to get out of this camp today.

"General Bocai, it is the two of us who are reckless." Xiang Cheng grabbed Gan Ning, and then he hugged his fist at Bo Cai to accompany him.

Bo Cai snorted coldly, and then saw that the two of them were young and strong, so he simply didn't say much and left on his own. In short, it can be regarded as regaining a little face, and Bocai is not the kind of reckless person.

"Jiyu, what are you pulling me for? This kind of person should teach him a lesson. Gan Ning seemed to be slightly dissatisfied with Xiang Cheng pulling him.

Xiang Cheng sighed and said, "Now is the time to employ people, you must not let your temperament come nonsense." ”

Bocai's matter is over here. Although Gan Ning was still unhappy with this person, he did not make excessive moves under Xiang Cheng's guidance, after all, after the meeting, Bo Cai rode a fast horse and ran towards Yingchuan.

Ten days flew by.

The seventh year of light and the twentieth day of February.

This day is a day worthy of celebration by the Yellow Turban Army, and more than a dozen Yellow Gate squires walked into the camp outside Anping City tremblingly under the leadership of the Yellow Turban Tooth Officer. The handsome tent is not much bigger than other camp tents in the center of this Universiade, and some are just a big flag standing outside the tent. The word "Tiangong" is written on the banner, and the natural sittings in the tent are undoubtedly Zhang Jiao.

It is about two or three hundred meters from the camp gate to the tent gate, and the whole camp is five or six hundred meters long and wide. Walking on this road, the sound of Xiao Killing, as well as the bandit-like soldiers, all left an indelible impression on these little yellow gates. The one in the lead, who looked a little older, looked at the camp and counted it slightly, I am afraid that there are at least seventy or eighty thousand people in this camp. After calculating this, the leading Huangmen was even more frightened.

It didn't take long to walk two or three hundred meters, and it didn't take long for these Yellow Gate eunuchs to come to the big tent. At the signal of the golden-toothed official who had shown them the way, the eunuchs gritted their teeth and opened the tent door.

"What are you doing with how many people came to my camp?" Zhang Jiao was wearing a yellow robe today, sitting at the head of the battle, with indescribable solemnity and majesty. In the big tent, there are two brothers, Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang, as well as a number of yellow turban generals.

Although those little yellow gates were terrified, they represented the face of the Han court. However, Xiang Cheng said afterwards: "Eunuchs and eunuchs can represent face, and it seems that this face has no backbone." Of course, this is all due to the dictatorship of eunuchs and relatives in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, but it is no wonder that Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty.

"The slave maid and the others are here for King Anping." The leading Huang Men bowed lightly and said in a shrill voice. Although he was neither humble nor arrogant when he spoke, his legs, which had been trembling slightly, completely betrayed the fearful thoughts in this Huang Men's heart.

"Oh? What is the Ling Emperor's plan? Zhang Jiao chuckled and asked.

But the yellow gate said: "I hope that the general will hand over King Anping to the slave maid, and the slave and maid will naturally take him back to Luoyang." ”

"Bold!"

"Presumptuous!"

When the generals in the tent heard that the Han court was coming here and wanted to empty the gloves of the white wolf, they were really annoyed. Zhang Liang would have pulled out the saber on his waist in a hurry, if it weren't for Zhang Bao stopping him, these yellow doors must have been in a different place.

Although the yellow men were frightened and weak, their reaction was not unpleasant, and at this time they hurriedly said to Zhang Jiao: "General, everything is easy to discuss, if the general has a request, you can tell me first, I will definitely bring a message to His Majesty the Emperor." This shout was fast and urgent, and the eunuch's voice was already different from ordinary people, and the chaotic voice in this big tent was suddenly suppressed by this sharp shout.

Zhang Jiao gently leaned forward and said, "Then you go back and tell your emperor that I want 500,000 swords, and if he is willing to give me King Anping, he will be fine." ”

"General, general, there is no superfluity in the Bingge Imperial Court, can anything else be done?" The yellow door hurriedly said.

"My Zhang Jiao is naturally not as solid as the imperial court, but I can still take out a little bit of Bingge." Zhang Jiao sat up straight and stared: "If you are saying that the court can't take it out, don't blame my soldiers for being ruthless." ”

Those little yellow doors were naturally frightened when they saw the soldiers staring at them around. Because the Han Dynasty had extremely strict control over iron weapons, the leading Huangmen had to continue to speak: "General, don't embarrass the slave maid, if you want grain, grass, gold and silver, the slave and maid can still find a way to get some, if you insist on fighting the sword, I am afraid that my emperor will not allow it." Besides, this King Anping is also a waste of food when he puts it here for you, so why don't you talk about some gold and silver, and the slaves and maids will definitely help you make up for it. ”

This back and forth, one singing and one harmony. Zhang Jiao's purpose has been achieved, weapons are not in Zhang Jiao's consideration, and it is naturally excellent if he can get some grain and grass.

"Okay, you go back and tell your emperor, when the grain and grass are 500,000 stones, when will it be ready, and when will you come to receive people." After Zhang Jiao said this, he stopped talking, and he didn't answer even if Huang Men said everything.

In desperation, these yellow doors had no choice but to get a big tent, and they found someone to spread the word and didn't believe it.

In fact, Zhang Jiao asked for the 500,000 stone grain, and according to the current level of corruption in the Han court, he naturally couldn't get it. If you have these grains, I don't know what new things the Spirit Emperor can find to have fun, and use these grains to redeem a waste prince who doesn't have them, presumably the Spirit Emperor will not do this.

Sure enough, in the case of the messenger who ordered him to hurry up and stay awake day and night, the news from Luoyang came back on the fifth day.

The leading Huang Men looked at Emperor Ling's handwriting, and he really wanted to cry without tears. This letter is nothing more than writing something like "I want no food, I want a life", but this eunuch and this thin paper are like holding a boulder.

There was another rush back and forth, and another five days passed, and Emperor Ling finally relented, but this grain was less than 500,000 stone for a while. This time the letter was written, first to give 200,000 stones, and the latter owed Yunyun first.

Zhang Jiao is not a greedy person, and he himself knows that after getting the 200,000 stones, the remaining grain and grass is simply impossible. But this time, the Spirit Emperor seemed to be determined to give so much, and in desperation, Zhang Jiao had to agree.

Light and seven years, March 5th. These grains and grass were transported outside Anping City in turn, and Zhang Jiao also released Liu Xu, the king of Anping, and the transaction was successfully completed.

It's just that Zhang Jiao doesn't know that there is a bigger conspiracy waiting for him.