Since he was allowed to choose, Gao Shengtai naturally would not be the soldiers of the Song Dynasty and spoil the Gao family's territory. E look at the free but Gao Shengtai didn't expect that this uncle of the Song Dynasty was really picky, he recommended several places that were not matched, either because he was far away from the water, or because the terrain was not good, and even Feng Shui was particular. There was no way to be tossed, so he had to let the people of the Celestial Empire choose for themselves.

Chose and chosen, and finally selected the Dongchuan area along the Beipan River, with high mountains and deep waters, and peaks and peaks, which nominally belonged to the Gao family, but it was next to the Duan family's mansion, and Gao Shengtai was naturally happy to disturb the Duan family, so he agreed.

The issue of military rations is not so easy to solve. The lion of the Song army opened his mouth widely, and he actually asked for 200,000 stone military rations! Gao Shengtai was crippled at that time...... Even if the Song army really has 60,000 people, 200,000 stones can be eaten for half a year! Planning to stay longer or what?

And why didn't the Song army just ask for food? You have to eat salt, rò, vegetables, and oil...... Looking at the long list made by Song Jun, Gao Shengtai was dizzy for a while, if it was up to them, the Gao family's seemingly rich family foundation would have to be hollowed out.

But he didn't dare to offend the uncle of the Song Dynasty, so he had to beg Chen Ke for relief.

But Chen Ke just sneered and said, "Your Gao family is unwilling to give this money and food, and some are willing." ”

Even though the clay figurines also have three points of soil, Gao Shengtai finally couldn't help but ridicule each other: "Adults may not know that in Dali Kingdom, as long as our Gao family can't take it out, other families can't afford it." ”

"Not necessarily. The Gao family is reluctant to come out, our Duan family is out! With a crisp and pleasant voice, Duan Mingyue, the princess of Dali, dressed in a pink palace dress, appeared in the big tent. She was deeply blessed by Chen Ke, raised her head, and tears rippled on her pretty face, and she took two steps forward, and said in a trembling voice: "My lord, it turns out that you are still alive......"

"Hehe," Chen Kexin said. This little girl's acting skills are rising. I wanted to cooperate, but I felt a murderous aura behind it...... Only then did she think that Liu Yue'e was still present, so she changed her face to a serious face and said: "It's a long story, a long story is short, that is, in short, I'm still alive." ”

I don't need a reason for a strong life, I just didn't die. What's going on?

"It's wonderful." Duan Mingyue wiped away her tears and said, "The slave thought of it. I'll never see an adult again. For a while, all thoughts were lost, and I wanted to follow the heart of the spring. Who knew that the adults appeared among the heavenly soldiers attacking Nongbu, so they hurried from Dali City to visit. If you really saw an adult......" she said and couldn't help but shed tears.

As soon as he saw Duan Mingyue appear, Gao Shengtai's face changed, and he no longer groveled like Fang Cai. Rather, it restored the reserve of the son of the family. How could he tolerate Duan Mingyue, who was close to Chen Ketao? Then he said in a deep voice: "Sister Mingyue, don't cry, the adults are discussing with your brother." ”

"I'm down to business." Duan Mingyue turned her face, and she couldn't see any traces of crying and said, "200,000 stone military rations, your Gao family doesn't want to take it, my Duan family is out!" ”

"Sister Mo Yanxiang, your Duan family only has one place, and you still have to support tens of thousands of people in the capital, where can you get 200,000 stone of grain storage?"

"The Duan family has a lot of people and a lot of land. Food rations are tighter. But the army of the Celestial Empire is here for us, and it should be a shrinking diet to wait for the king's teacher. Duan Mingyue looked at Gao Shengtai with a calm face and said: "The Xixian Mansion has just received summer grain, exactly 200,000 stones, and the Duan family is willing to contribute it all." ”

"Then you have tens of thousands of people in the capital, drink the northwest wind?" Gao Shengtai did not believe.

"This is not a matter of heart." Duan Mingyue said indifferently.

"You ......" Gao Shengtai was angry, and looked at Duan Mingyue coldly.

Duan Mingyue also looked back at him coldly.

"Hahaha. Good ......" Chen Ke walked down the tent, cut off the eyes of the two, and invited Princess Mingyue to take a seat and said: "The princess understands the righteousness, and the lower officials feel inexhaustible, and I would like to represent our handsome." I would like to express my sincerest thanks to the Duan family. The Duan family will always be our good friends! ”…,

Seeing Chen Ke throw himself aside. Gao Shengtai knew that he was deliberately drying himself, and he was angry in his heart, but he had to look at his face and say: "My lord, it's too hard for the Duan family to smash pots and sell iron, so let's let the Gao family come." ”

"Isn't it true that the Gao family can't take it?" Chen Ke glanced at him and said, "It's really reluctant......

"Do your best, but at least you don't have to take the people's rations like the Duan family." Gao Shengtai smiled dryly: "I hope that the adults and the handsome can understand the sincerity of the Gao family." ”

"Hahaha......" Chen Ke turned around, grabbed Gao Shengtai's hand and said: "Of course, I hit it off with the prince at first sight, in terms of jiāo love, in Dali, there is no more iron than us." ”

"My lord, my Duan family's grain can be transported today." Duan Mingyue said behind him: "The Mansion is rich in products and prosperous in all industries, and I am willing to serve the Great Song Dynasty wholeheartedly." ”

"My Gao family leads the thirty-seven departments of eastern Yunnan, and I will definitely do my best to serve the king!" Gao Shengtai also let go.

"This ......" Seeing that the two were still inevitably competitive, Chen Ke snickered in his heart, but said with a distressed face: "I can't imagine that the people of Dali are so enthusiastic, who do they want or not, so that we are embarrassed." After a pause, he said, "In this way, the two of you will rest for a while, and let the official go and ask the marshal." ”

"My lord, all the food and grass that the Celestial Empire army needs in Dali." Gao Shengtai gritted his teeth and said ruthlessly: "It's all borne by the Gao family!" ”

"Oh?" Chen Ke looked at Duan Mingyue, meaning, can you Duan family?

Duan Mingyue shook her head palely, the Duan family was really powerless......

"The two of you sit down for a while, and the official will go back when he goes." Chen Ke nodded at the two of them and walked out of the big tent.

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As soon as Chen Ke went out, all the people of the Song Dynasty left. In the big tent, only Gao Shengtai and Duan Mingyue remained, as well as their servants.

The two of them sat with big eyes. Gao Shengtai usually covets Princess Mingyue, who is known as 'Dali Mingyue', but at this moment, he feels that her pretty face is so hateful: "Mingyue, men's affairs, what are NV people mixed with?" ”

"There are some things in this world that are better handled by NV people than men." Duan Mingyue chuckled and said, "Don't the prince of the world know that this Lord Chen is the teacher of the slave?" ”

"Master Chen......" Gao Shengtai couldn't hold back the evil fire in his heart, and sneered: "Didn't you be assassinated in Dali City?" ”

"The slave doesn't know what's going on," Duan Mingyue smiled faintly: "Didn't Lord Chen just say it—it's a long story." If you're weird, just ask him. ”

Gao Shengtai said in his heart, I'm full of food? Then he said in a muffled voice: "I know what you are here for, but you don't want to succeed." ”

"I also know that you are here to do something, and you will not succeed!" Duan Mingyue said-for-tat.

"Hehe......" Gao Shengtai sneered and said: "I don't believe it, my Gao family is two thousand miles east of Yunnan, millions of people, and I can't stand up to your four taels xiōng!" Besides, the commander of the Celestial Empire army is not Lord Chen, but someone else! ”

"You're in charge!" These words were too damaging, pointing directly at Duan Mingyue's betrayal, and she was so angry that her pretty face turned red and said, "Don't forget, the Celestial Empire army was invited by my brother!" ”

"What the Celestial Empire wants, my Gao family can do. And we don't need the Celestial Empire army to do anything! Gao Shengtai sneered and said: "But you are different, you want them to fight for you!" I don't believe that the officials of the Celestial Empire will not know what to choose. ”

"You ......" Although Duan Mingyue's face was full of anger, she had to admit that what the other party said was right.

In fact, the Gao family's flattery of the Song people was nothing more than wanting to keep the army of the Celestial Empire away from the battlefield of the Dali Civil War. The Duan family's goal was the opposite, they hoped that the Song army would arrive in Dali City as soon as possible, eliminate the Yang rebels, and help them suppress the ambitious princes...... To put it bluntly, it is to suppress the Gao family. …,

This is also the result of the Duan family's willingness to sacrifice their land and claim the title of vassal.

But the Gao family made things changeable - in fact, the Gao family didn't want the Song army to enter Dali, so they hurriedly picked up the head of Nong Zhigao and dedicated it to the Celestial Empire. But this still can't stop Song Jun from entering, after all, there is Duan Silian's invitation, and it is reasonable for people to come!

The Gao family could only retreat to the next best thing, hoping that the Celestial Empire army would stay away from Dali City as much as possible.

For their respective goals, the Gao family and the Duan family are willing to pay a heavy price. But the Gao family's capital is far stronger than the Duan family, which is an indisputable fact. Moreover, the Gao family also keenly grasped that the Song army would definitely try to avoid meaningless losses on the expedition, and was sure that he would definitely win.

After waiting for a long time, Chen Ke finally went and returned, he smiled apologetically at Duan Mingyue, and said to Gao Shengtai: "Shizi, we are handsome, please." ”

"My lord......" Duan Mingyue's voice was like a cuckoo crying blood, and it was unbearable to hear: "Da Song can't pit the Duan family!" ”

"Where's the princess?" Chen Ke smiled and said: "Dashuai talks to the prince, and I will talk to you." Do you think I'm not good enough? ”

"Slaves don't dare to ......," Duan Mingyue said gloomily.

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Gao Shengtai was led to the tent and met Fan Zhen, the commander of the Song army.

After paying homage, Fan Zhen gave him a seat and said: "Zhong Fang said to me that the Gao family is willing to undertake the grain and grass of the Song army in Dali? ”

"Yes." Gao Shengtai was bleeding in his heart. Although the Gao family has a vast territory and sufficient grain, and no more than 60,000 mouths can feed it, but in this way, all the little money saved in order to become the king and hegemony has to be hollowed out. But for the sake of the overall situation, we can only tighten our belts first and suffer the people of all departments......

"The Gao family is not a royal family," Fan Zhen did not thank him, but looked at him fixedly: "Why do you have to bear such a heavy responsibility?" ”——

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I've basically gotten used to how to find a balance between nǎi dad and work. I'm trying to write another chapter this afternoon.