Li Heng got up and said, "Master Hou, I wish you a happy wedding, I will go back to the palace and tell the king the good news." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

"Wait."

Luo Yi dragged Li Heng back and said, "I'll go back to the palace with you, there are some things, I want to talk to the king." ”

Li Heng thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay, then let's go together." ”

.............

At noon, Luo Yi followed Li Heng to the palace and came to Zhou Gandang's study.

It is not so much a study as a place to practice martial arts, because it is rare to see a book, and there are a lot of weapon racks, Luo Yi looked at it carefully and had a preliminary understanding of Zhou Gandang.

Li Heng said: "Master Hou, you wait a while, the king will be there soon." ”

"Did you arrange last night's incident?"

Luo Yi asked suddenly.

Li Heng was stunned for a moment, and shook his head again and again: "Of course not, don't you forget, you drank with Zhao Wenxian, but you got drunk and said that you were going to walk outside, and then you walked and walked, and you went to your father-in-law's house, and then..." ”

"Okay, stop talking nonsense, how do you know so clearly? It must be you who conspired with Zhao Wenxian. You carried me to the palace, right? ”

For Li Heng's words, Luo Yi didn't believe it, he would only sleep when he was drunk, how could he run around, and run to the palace, to Zhou Qiao's bed, is there such a coincidence in the world.

Li Heng's face was full of grievances, and he said: "Master Hou, you can't wronged a good person, I didn't lift you." ”

Luo Yi said: "What is the truth, you know, I know, the matter has come to this point, there is no need to say it, but don't think that this way you can eat me, I can marry Princess Qiao if I want, if I don't want to marry, I won't marry, do you know what I mean?" ”

Li Heng is a smart person, of course he knows Luo Yi's thoughts, and said with a smile: "Of course I understand, you mean that the matter has come to this, and you should strive for more benefits; Don't worry, I will be on your side, and no matter what you ask, the king will answer you. ”

"You're a sensible person..."

While speaking, a majestic man walked in from outside the study, and Li Heng bowed his hand: "King." ”

Luo Yi also saluted: "I've seen the king." ”

"Excuse me, excuse me..."

Zhou Gandang sat up and asked, "Luo Yi, have you thought about it?" Would you like to help me conquer the Central Plains? ”

"Just say what you want, as long as this king has it, don't be stingy."

Luo Yi was not polite, and said: "I want power, real power." ”

"Okay, this king will give it to you."

Zhou Gandang walked to the map hanging on the wall, pointed with his hand, and pointed to the three counties that Li Heng said before, Zhou Gandang said: "How about this king give you this land?" For more than 300 miles, in this fiefdom, you can do whatever you want, recruit troops, kill people, and do everything the king doesn't care, you have absolute rights, and you don't have to pay taxes to me. ”

Luo Yi walked over and frowned: "Xiyang County, Pingyang County, Huyang County, these three counties are close to the Western Regions, so they shouldn't be very stable, right?" What's the use of me? Besides, the three counties, does the king think it is too little? ”

"I didn't expect you to have such a big appetite."

King Xiliang said, "Okay, then you say, which piece do you want as a fief?" ”

Luo Yi smiled coldly, pointed with his hand, and said, "I want Longxi County!" ”

Xiliang is originally a state, and the state is divided into seven counties, and each county is divided into ten to thirty counties, and the Longxi County that Luo Yi asked for is one of the seven counties, located in the extreme west of Xiliang, and the three counties of Pingyang, Xiyang, and Huyang mentioned by Li Heng are also within the jurisdiction of Longxi County.

Zhou Gandang, the king of Xiliang, looked stunned and said: "Longxi County, there are twelve counties here, although it is located in the frontier and there are constant wars, but after all, there are thousands of miles of land, and your appetite is too big, right?" ”

"No, this king can't accept it!"

If the three counties are risky, the twelve counties are very dangerous, thousands of miles of land, plus Luo Yi's own wealth, and Luo Yi's methods, the development is quite terrifying.

And during this period, he was busy attacking the Central Plains, and he had no time to take care of it, and as time went by, it was hard for Zhou Gandang to imagine whether Luo Yi would become another enemy of him.

"King, just now you also said that as long as you have it, you will never be stingy, how... It's only a county, don't you even want to give up this, or do you don't trust me at all? ”

Luo Yi snorted: "Besides, you need countless weapons, grain and grass to attack the Central Plains, and I give you far more than a county in this district, I didn't cry out in pain, but the king shouted first?" ”

"What is your attitude, this is a county, not two or three counties..."

Li Heng stood up and acted as a peacemaker: "The king, the lord, the marquis, let's talk about it, talk about it well." ”

"King, if he wants a county, let's give him a county."

"What? A county, say to give? Did you take the wrong medicine? ”

Li Heng rolled his eyes and reminded: "King, people say that they want a county, then we should also put forward some conditions, the same conditions as a county, so that we will not suffer." ”

Zhou Gandang said: "He doesn't care what he gives to this king, and this king can't give him a county." ”

"Don't say it so early."

Luo Yi sneered: "Don't you want 100,000 loads of grain and grass?" How about I have someone send 100,000 loads of grain and grass within half a month, as a bride price for me to marry Princess Qiao? ”

"And since the king will marry Princess Qiao, then he should give me some dowry, and Longxi County will be regarded as Princess Qiao's dowry."

Zhou Gandang's face suddenly appeared happy, and he repeated: "100,000 loads of grain and grass? Where is it? ”

Luo Yi said: "I said, it can be transported to Xiliang within half a month." ”

For Xiliang, who is in urgent need of food, 100,000 quintals of grain and grass can be described as emergency food, with these grains, you can have a good New Year, and when you wait for next year, you will be able to move the army south.

Zhou Gandang knew the importance of this batch of grain, but he didn't get dizzy, and negotiated with Luo Yi: "That... Longxi can give it to you, but this king has several conditions that you must agree. ”

"Speak, my lord."

Zhou Gandang said: "First, in addition to the 100,000 quintals of grain and grass, every six months in the future, I will hand over 50,000 quintals of grain and 50,000 taels of silver, which can be regarded as supporting my attack on the Central Plains; Second, although Longxi County has given you and fully delegated power, I will not give you a single soldier, and I will withdraw all the original garrisons in Longxi County; Third, without the will of this king, the soldiers of your Longxi County are not allowed to take a step out of the fief, otherwise, they will be regarded as committing rebellion, and at that time, there will be no human affection to talk about, fourth.... ”

"Alright, alright..."

Luo Yi interrupted: "It's endless, the opening is 50,000 quintals, 50,000 taels, you should think that the grain and silver fell from the sky; If you don't give me a single soldier, how can I clean up the mess in Longxi? ”

"Hehe, this king doesn't care, since you have the courage to want Longxi, then you must have the ability to capture Longxi, otherwise why do you have such a large back cover, and your future generals will not obey it, right?"

Li Heng struck while the iron was hot and said: "Master Hou, a mere 50,000 quintals of grain and 50,000 taels of silver, for you, it is really a drop in the bucket, you are so rich that you are so rich that even Li Shimin is worried about it, do you still care about this?" ”

"And I also heard that you blackmailed the Jiangnan Provincial Jiedu envoy 300,000 taels of silver, and Li Shimin did not accept the 300,000 taels, but it is still in your hands, which is enough for you to pay for three years..."

After a lot of bargaining, in the end, the three of them reached an agreement.

Luo Yi's wedding to Princess Qiao will be held in half a month, and at the same time, Luo Yi will give Zhou Gandang 100,000 loads of grain and grass, and Zhou Gandang will also announce the appointment of Luo Yi as the Minister of the Interior of the Western Regions, the general of Zhenxi, and the land of Longxi.

As a price, Luo Yi had to hand over 50,000 yuan of grain and silver every six months, and the soldiers of the fief were not allowed to take a step out of the fief at will.

Luo Yi finally put forward a condition, and Zhou Gandang agreed, that is, to go to Longxi this time, he would borrow 20,000 cavalry from Zhou Gandang, and then return the soldiers after the situation in Longxi stabilized.