Chapter 117: Provocation
"Oh, how much are you going to borrow?"
Zhou Yu glanced at everyone, smiled and said, "My lord, we calculated carefully, and the initial plan is to borrow 30,000 gold." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"What? 30,000 gold, what are you going to do here, you will use so much money! Wang Sen was really shocked in his heart.
Back then, he only used more than 10,000 gold to secretly buy the grain and grass on Dong Zhuo's territory, but now Zhou Yu and them are 30,000 gold in one mouth, which is too much!
At the same time, under the premise of having an unpleasant encounter with Cao Cao's subordinates, whether they did it intentionally or unintentionally, so Wang Sen asked a little questions.
Of course, Zhou Yu guessed Wang Sen's thoughts, and at the same time, he said with a righteous mind: "My lord, aren't we helpless?" If you think about the number of us so much, the average of these 30,000 gold is about 2,000 gold per person, which is not a big amount. ”
"And we have all discussed it, this time we are going to do a big job, so that others can also see the strength of our palace, and some people in the province are full of food and have nothing to find our fault!"
Wang Sen knew that he was talking about Cao Cao's subordinates, and he also knew that they were holding a breath in their hearts, and if they were not released, they would definitely be endless.
Although Wang Sen is also very supportive, he is still very worried in his heart, you must know that the 30,000 gold has already used the foundation of Cao Mansion! Once something goes wrong, it will be a big deal, and it is very likely that all the hard work that has been built for many years will be destroyed, and the prosperity of Yanzhou and Qingzhou will collapse in an instant, and Wang Sen doesn't know what to do at this time....
"Gong Jin, I know that you want to show your ambitions, but this road has to be taken step by step, and the food must be eaten one bite at a time, so you can't rush it."
"Without a good foundation, even if the city is built very well and is not recognized by the people, it will still have no effect!"
"And we're about to send troops again, do you think this matter will be put aside for a while, and we'll talk about it when we come back?"
Zhou Yu seemed to have expected Wang Sen to say this, and he shook his head impatiently, "My lord, we want to too!" But you must know that this time we sent troops to Xuzhou, no matter whether we win or lose, we must be prepared. ”
"If we win, we will recover Xuzhou, and we will face the world's largest valve - Yuan Men, when Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao are attacked, it will be really difficult for us to survive, so we must take advantage of Yuan Men's failure to react, and quickly build Xuzhou, so that we can have the capital to compete with them."
"If we lose, then the loss of our expedition this time is also very huge, for the princess's mansion, we can't afford to lose at all, if we don't increase investment to earn back, it will be difficult for our princess's mansion to make a difference, aren't we also helpless?"
Zhou Yu said the first thing is the Tao, every sentence is reasonable, Wang Sen was speechless for a while, but he always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't say it for a while, which made Wang Sen have a headache...
Even if he couldn't figure it out, Wang Sen didn't think about it anymore, so he had to sigh and say, "Okay, you can just make your own ideas about this matter, but you must be cautious, nothing can happen!" ”
Zhou Yu's eyes lit up, and he immediately bowed and saluted, "My lord, don't worry, we know it in our hearts." After speaking, Zhou Yu winked at the others and sat back in his place.
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Originally, Wang Sen was going to ask Zhang Hu to have dinner, but at this time, Princess Liu Ming actually came to Wang Sen's mansion.
Wang Sen immediately stood up and saluted on behalf of the generals, and stepped forward to ask, "Princess, which gust of wind blew you here today?" ”
Liu Ming rolled his eyelids and glanced at Wang Sen, and asked, "Why, I can't come to your palace yet?" ”
"Besides, I'm not here to find you, it's just that I haven't seen Wen Ji yet, so I came to talk to him, do you still want you to prepare?"
"Where is the princess, of course I welcome you to come to the palace, and I will ask someone to find Yan'er to chat with you." After speaking, Wang Sen waved his hand and called someone to inform Cai Yan, and Liu Ming sat on the main seat of the palace in a big way.
Seeing Liu Ming's posture, everyone was stunned, they didn't expect Liu Ming to be like this, this gentle princess on weekdays is really like two people, what is going on?
"Princess, what's wrong with you today, it's a little different from usual, is something wrong?"
As soon as Wang Sen's words were finished, Liu Ming's face suddenly became bad, and at the same time scolded Wang Sen, "Wang Sen, let me ask you, do you still have me as a princess in your eyes?" ”
"Your people from my princess's mansion have joined forces with the people of Cao's mansion, what are you thinking about?"
Wang Sen became even more confused when he said this, "Princess, don't be angry first, what happened?" Tell me that if I am really to blame, I will make amends to you! ”
As soon as Wang Sen's words were finished, Cai Yan also appeared in the living room, he also heard what happened before, and Cai Yan was also very puzzled when he saw Liu Ming lose his temper.
However, he still helped Wang Sen, "Princess, everyone is their own person, what is there to discuss, if you can't get angry, you will be angry and your body will be angry, then it will really outweigh the loss!" ”
Seeing Cai Yan, Liu Ming's anger also disappeared by half, and at the same time, he no longer paid attention to Wang Sen and chatted with Cai Yan.
"Wen Ji, you don't know, your Wang Sen didn't give me any face, and joined forces with Lord Cao to suppress the ministers of the court, and in the afternoon, Lord Cao arrested four old ministers around the emperor for slander and put them in prison, what do you tell me to do?"
Cai Yan and Wang Sen immediately understood what was going on, it seems that Brother Cao still made a choice and decided to take the people of the Imperial Party, which can be regarded as giving Zhou Yu and them an explanation.
However, this matter was done by Brother Cao, what does it have to do with their palace, how can it be said that they will be suppressed together?
Cai Yan also helped Wang Sen defend himself, "Princess, although Wang Sen is from the Princess's Mansion, but Brother Cao has evidence for this matter, and the Princess's Mansion is not easy to interfere with?" ”
"Besides, Wang Sen is in the mansion this afternoon, it's not that you said, we really don't know about it!"
As soon as Cai Yan's words were finished, Wang Sen nodded incessantly on the side, proving his innocence.
"Wen Ji, at this time, are you still helping him?"
"I called someone to inform Wang Sen several times this afternoon, but he didn't even see him, isn't this secretly joining forces with Lord Cao to deal with the ministers of the DPRK and China?"
"Now there are only a few people around Emperor Xian, and all of them are old and decrepit, can't you let them go?" Speaking of this, Liu Ming's eyes were red, and he choked up in his voice.
Wang Sen and Cai Yan didn't expect things to be like this, the princess sent someone to the mansion, but no one informed him, Wang Sen was also angry, and he immediately looked at the family behind him...
"Say, who did this, now you don't have me in your eyes, the princess's mansion sent someone to deliver the letter, and you didn't inform me, what the hell is going on?"
Seeing that Wang Sen was really annoyed, all the generals were scared one by one, and everyone looked at each other.
Only Jia Xu, Kuai Yue, Liu Ye, Guo Tu and Zhou Yu stood there motionless as if they were fine.
Wang Sen knew in his heart that it must have been the five of them who made the ghost.
"You must know about Wenhe, Xenodu, Ziyang, Gongze, and Gongjin, why didn't you come to inform me?" Wang Sen's voice was low, and it could be seen that he was very angry.
The five of them immediately fell to the ground, Guo Tu glanced at the others and immediately said: "My lord, I did this thing, punish me as much as you want, it has nothing to do with other people, but I am also thinking about the overall situation, otherwise things will get worse and worse!" ”
Guo Tu's words, everyone was confused, especially Princess Liu Ming, who stopped crying and asked, "What's going on with the public rule, did you explain it to me?" ”
Gong Ze ignored Liu Ming's words, but glanced at Wang Sen and asked, "My lord, then I'll say it?" ”
"Say!" Wang Sen was really mad at him, and at the same time scolded him.
"My lord, don't I want to embarrass you?"
"You and I both understand that it's normal for the old ministers around Emperor Xian to complain, they have no power in their hands, so they don't have to pay attention to it at all, but Cao Fu still wants to use them, is it nothing more than killing a hundred people to make an example for others to see?"
"And Chen Liu is now in charge of the Cao Mansion and the Princess Mansion, the Cao Mansion has a basis to take people, and it has nothing to do with the Princess Mansion, if the Princess Mansion intervenes, it is not reasonable to be reasonable, let alone guarantee people, with the relationship between the Lord and Lord Cao, it is better not to come forward..."
Although Guo Tu's words were like a bowl of water, anyone could hear what he meant, that is, the relationship between Wang Sen and Cao Cao is unbreakable, even in the face of the royal family, Wang Sen will also stand on Cao Cao's side, princess, you still don't wade into this troubled water!
Wang Sen was stunned for a moment after hearing this, he didn't feel right, it was obviously Jia Xu who forced Brother Cao to give an explanation of the rumors, but Brother Cao protected his shortcomings and moved a few trivial characters, and this matter was also regarded as giving them the face of the palace, and it should be over!
However, Guo Tu actually said this again, it seems that they have not given up yet, isn't this provoking the relationship between the royal family and the Cao Mansion?
Wang Sen just wanted to say something to stop it, but Liu Ming also heard the meaning of Guo Tu's words, and he asked solemnly: "Wang Sen, I know that your loyalty to the imperial court now is due to the grace of Emperor Ling's knowledge. ”
"At the same time, I also know that in front of Emperor Xian and Lord Cao, you must support Lord Cao as always."
"But now I want to ask you, who will you support when I have a conflict with Lord Cao?" After speaking, Liu Ming's eyes focused on Wang Sen...
Wang Sen was dumbfounded, he didn't expect Liu Ming to ask such a question, this was forcing himself to stand in line!
On the one hand, he is the sworn eldest brother who kneels and bows nine times, and on the other hand, he is the princess of the dynasty who trusts him 100%, which makes Wang Sen embarrassed.
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At this time, Jia Xu glanced at Zhou Yu, and Zhou Yu also knew that it was time to appear on his own!
Zhou Yu clasped his fists and said, "Princess, there is no need to ask about this matter, because the personal relationship between Lord Cao and the princess will never conflict." ”
"However, if there is a conflict between the Cao Mansion and the Princess Mansion, my family, as a member of the Princess Mansion, will definitely intervene, and we are doing the same now."
Liu Ming's eyes lit up, and he immediately grasped the key, although the relationship between Cao Cao and Wang Sen was ironclad, but the soldiers under their command had cracked through this incident, and it seemed that they still had a chance.
Liu Ming breathed a sigh of relief, smiled slightly, and no longer embarrassed Wang Sen, because he knew that in Wang Sen's heart, he was as important as Cao Cao, and at the same time, he also understood the position of the royal general, so things would be much easier!
"Wang Sen, don't be careful, I'm joking with you!"
"Don't worry, how can there be a conflict between me and Lord Cao?"
Wang Sen was relieved at this time, and at the same time, he also realized that his generals had really been carried by the people of Cao Mansion, although they were still in harmony on the surface, but the small movements in the secret had continued, which was exactly what Wang Sen was worried about.
Wang Sen sighed, knowing that he was not good at interfering, so he had to go with the flow, hoping that everyone would not go too far.
Seeing Wang Sen's appearance, Liu Ming became a little proud, and he would not let go of such a good opportunity.
"By the way, Wang Sen, I heard that there are still a few generals in your mansion who have not yet come out, why don't I find something for them to do in the princess's mansion?"
Wang Sen didn't expect Liu Ming's transformation to be so fast, and with such a quick effort, he began to attack his own people, and everyone looked at Wang Sen one by one.
Of course, Wang Sen would not delay everyone's future, so he had to agree.
"Princess, then I thank you on behalf of everyone." At the same time, Wang Sen felt involuntary for the first time.
"What is there to be thankful for? It's not that I don't know the ability of your subordinates, all of them can be people, no worse than the generals of Cao Fu, why did they become generals, but you can't, I just can't look at it! ”
"Don't worry, I will arrange for you to the greatest extent within the power of the princess's mansion."
"And if you can return triumphantly in the battle of Xuzhou this time, I promise to make you all generals." Liu Ming also began to win people's hearts.
Through the rumors, everyone has already had a separation from the people of Cao Mansion, and at the same time they want to compete, now seeing Liu Ming give everyone a chance, everyone's eyes lit up after hearing it, and they thought that this time it would be good, they would also have the qualifications to fight with Cao Mansion in the future.
Wang Sen saw everyone's appearance, Wang Sen could only smile bitterly, and Cai Yan on the side saw Wang Sen's appearance and knew what he was thinking, so he immediately changed the topic,
"Okay, don't talk about it, don't look at what time it is, don't you know about dinner?"
Only then did everyone react, and Zhang Hu also said in a timely manner: "Sister-in-law, the meal has already been prepared, and I am so happy today, why don't we drink some wine to celebrate?" ”
"And the princess, you can also stay in the house for a light meal!"
Of course, Liu Ming has no problem, and he also wants to take advantage of this time to communicate more with Wang Sen's generals to lay a good foundation, and it will be convenient to do things in the future.
"Okay, Zhang Hu, I haven't eaten your dish for a long time, take the opportunity to taste it!"
In this way, everyone had dinner, and everyone did not disperse until very late, and Wang Sen and Cai Yan also returned to the room...
"Wang Sen, Princess Liu Ming seems to have become wary of Lord Cao, and now that she has taken action to win over our generals, it seems that Chen Liu is going to be in chaos."
Wang Sen nodded, "Yan'er, I also know about this matter, now I only look forward to sending troops as soon as possible to alleviate this matter, otherwise the subordinates of the two governments have been carrying it like this, I am worried that one day something really big will happen, do you think it is possible for me and Brother Cao to adjust the people of the two sides?" ”
"Wang Sen, I'm afraid this matter is difficult, if it was okay before, everyone is like brothers, and you can not care about some small things."
"Judging from the rumors, there has been a rift in the relationship between the two governments, and it is really difficult to mend it."
"And everyone is their own master, it's hard to say who is right and who is wrong, and now we can only take one step at a time."
…………… (To be continued.) )