Chapter 129: Selfishness?
"There is also news that the Traceless Prince has already brought ......" Jing Chuchu paused, hesitated for a moment and said, "The eldest princess of Guichen, that is, the princess, has returned to the dynasty." In addition, there is also news that before the prince and the princess returned to the court, Emperor Jinnan had intended to take the two of them hostage, and the two escaped with the help of Prince Jinnanxian, and were intercepted several times on the way back to the court. Emperor Suyan was furious and planned to send troops south to attack Jin. ”
"Lord Wang, Emperor Jinnan's move is a good thing for us!" Wang Jian, the general on the lower right, said, "If Su Yan goes south to attack Jin, Jinnan will definitely divide most of his troops to resist the enemy from the north, and the troops in the east will definitely be reduced." ”
"Don't underestimate that old fox in Jinnan." Qiu Chulin shook his head and said, "Jinnan's strength is not limited to this. Since Xiu Jie can do things such as changing generals and abolishing the prince, it means that he still has hole cards. ”
"What hole cards can I have?" Wang Jian said disdainfully, "Jinnan's main army is almost all set in the east, how can there be any extra troops." ”
"Have you forgotten that Jinnan dug up gold a few years ago?" Qiu Chulin said, picked up the sword in his hand, circled a certain point in Jinnan on the topographic map in front of him, and then said, "According to reliable sources, the gold mine excavated back then was a huge gold mine of scale. Relying solely on the mining of gold mines as the support of the domestic treasury, the royal family and hundreds of officials can still be supported for decades. ”
"Jinnan seems to be a little stretched in recent years, especially the last time Emperor Suyan sent 200,000 soldiers south to pick up the princess back to the court, Emperor Jinnan rushed to the border to apologize to people in fear." General Hu Shen said, "If, as the prince said, Jinnan's treasury is full and the military needs are sufficient, why should you be so low-voiced? ”
General Hu Shen looks like a white and pure little student, and when he wears armor, he doesn't look like a general who has fought on the battlefield for many years, but like a martial artist who paints his eyebrows and paints his eyes in the theater and sings in costumes.
"Yes, the last general and others thought that after Jinnan hollowed out his own gold mine, the family was surrounded by walls!" Wang Jian said.
"Jinnan's gold mine has been discovered and mined before it was announced, Xiu Jie didn't want to make the gold mine public, but when he recuperated for a long time, the other three countries were all good at Jinnan's soft persimmons, and they all reached out to Jinnan's territory, trying to pocket Jinnan, and from then on, the world was divided into three points." Qiu Chulin pointed to the location of the gold mine and said, "Xiu Jie is afraid that the matter will be revealed, and the matter of the gold mine will be known by the three countries, which will lead to the competition of these three parties, so he temporarily closed the mining of the giant gold mine, and selected a medium-sized gold mine at the edge of the giant gold mine, and announced to the world that a gold mine had been discovered in Jinnan. ”
"Back then, Shuochu, Suyan, and Ximo, when they heard the news, all sent people to Jinnan to investigate the truth, and they also had the intention of seizing the gold mine." Jing Chuchu picked up Qiu Chulin's words, and his eyes lifted from the map, "But after Jinnan's multi-party mediation and peace talks, an agreement was finally signed between these three parties to increase tariffs, and at the same time, Jinnan needs to pay ninety percent of the finished gold mining products to the three parties every year, that is, gold." ”
"That's right, the three parties thought that they had obtained gold and suppressed the economic development of Jinnan at the same time, so they all gladly accepted it." Qiu Chulin nodded and said, "And send officials from the court to station in the Jinnan gold mine to monitor the progress of the gold mine from time to time, so as to prevent the Jinnan guards from stealing themselves." ”
"In the following years, Jinnan's national strength developed rapidly, and the military strength and military needs expanded at an unprecedented rate, so the three kingdoms had suspicions about Jinnan, suspecting that he had swallowed gold privately, but after several thorough investigations, no suspicions were found, and then it was stopped." Qiu Xiyang said as he looked at Jing Chuchu, and saw that her face was full of fatigue, and he couldn't help but feel distressed in his heart, "After that, although the three countries formulated major adjustments to Jinnan in terms of import and export tariffs, they still failed to stop the rapid development of Jinnan. ”
"There is a place in this world called the black market. There is a category of omnipotent people in the black market, called smugglers. Jing Chuchu caught Qiu Xiyang's concerned eyes and avoided it quietly, "Countless smugglers in the three countries, driven by this huge profit, constantly sold their country's resources to Jinnan at a low price at the risk of losing their heads. ”
Jing Chuchu ignored him, which made Qiu Xiyang feel bored for no reason. Since the disappearance of the princess two years ago, she has never pestered him like before, although he is rarely quiet, after a long time, he feels that something is missing, and his heart is empty.
"If the bandits do not collude with the officials, they will not last long. Jinnan was fed by countless corrupt officials and civil bandits. Jing Chuchu said again, she looked at Qiu Chulin meaningfully, "Of course, the Shen family knows the twists and turns of this." ”
The Shen family's business has spread all over the four countries, if it is said that his Shen family has always been honest and responsible, I am afraid that he will not even believe it.
Qiu Chulin saw the unfriendly interaction between Qiu Xiyang and Jing Chuchu in his eyes, and his eyes were full of smiles, "After Jinnan grew stronger, the three kingdoms made concessions, but after only a few years since then, Jinnan's treasury seems to be empty again, and the momentum of development is not as good as before, and the three parties think that the gold mine has been hollowed out." But I never thought that in fact, Jinnan used eighty percent of his financial resources for military expenses, expanding the army, preparing military supplies, and training troops, everything was a matter of burning money, so Jinnan seemed to be a little stretched. ”
"On the other hand, it was also Jinnan who did it on purpose." Jing Chuchu added.
"Our prince has all his hands and eyes, it's not surprising to me to know this, how can Miss Jing be a girl's family, how can she be clear about the secret things that happened many years ago?" General Hu Shen glanced at Jing Chuchu very tactfully, with a faint sense of admiration in his eyes.
"Well, guess!" Jing Chuchu supported his cheeks with his hands, leaning on the table like a boneless, his ink hair scattered behind his head, and his smile seemed to have a deep meaning.
"Uh......" Hu Shenjiang's white face flushed instantly, and he hurriedly withdrew his gaze as if he had been burned by the fire, like a frightened rabbit, helpless.
Qiu Xiyang's eyes were soaked with coldness, and for a while he wanted to tear her into his abdomen, he looked away, staring at the place where the tip of the prince's sword was pointing, and his back molars "gurgle".
Jing Chuchu covered his mouth and chuckled, his eyes glanced at Qiu Xiyang, and there was a throbbing pain in his heart.
When the princess disappeared, she was once in grief with Chu Lin, and he came to comfort her several times, because at that time Jing Chuchu did not respond to him, and since then, they have been strangers, and there is no negotiation outside of business.
Qiu Xiyang had always cared for her in private, she had always known it, but the disappearance of the princess was like a thorn in her heart, making her no longer interested in anything other than looking for the princess.
Seeing the princess again in the reservoir yesterday, Jing Chuchu finally let go of his obsession, and his nerves, which had been tense for two years, finally relaxed. Qiu Chulin couldn't help but say that when she picked up the princess, she inevitably remembered him who had been buried in her heart for two years.
It's been more than two years, and he still hasn't grown at all, and if he doesn't take the initiative to find him, won't he know to pester her?
He knows how hard he has been in the past two years......
"Jinnan deliberately hides his strength, one is to deceive the other three kingdoms, and the other is for his youngest son, Jinnan's virtuous king Xiuyan, Xiuyan went out to study medicine when he was a child, and his pseudonym is Feng Shaoyan. Soon before he returned, he had no foundation in the court. Qiu Chulin only felt that the tip of his sword was condensed with a murderous aura, and he followed the murderous aura to look over, it was Qiu Xiyang's sharp eyes.
"Xiu Jie has always been unaccustomed to Xiu Yi's son, and over the years, Xiu Yi has cultivated power in the court, developed and expanded, and it seems to be prosperous and has no resistance. In fact, the road of cultivation is bumpy and difficult, full of thorns, and it is not easy for the crown prince to sit until today. Since Xiu Jie can point out 300,000 soldiers and horses to Xiu Yi, it means that the army he holds in his hands must far exceed 300,000. Qiu Chulin said, suddenly took away the sword, and Qiu Xiyang instantly came back to his senses.
"So even if Su Yan leads the army south, it will not affect the situation in the east." Wang Jian concluded.
"That's right, Xiu Jie can just take this opportunity to hand over the soldiers and horses in his hands to Feng Shaoyan." Qiu Chulin said.
"But handing over 300,000 soldiers and horses to Xiu Yi is a hidden danger for him and Feng Shaoyan, why did Xiu Jie do this?" Qiu Xiyang was distracted because of the moment, and his heart was a little weak.
"Therefore, this king has a hunch that the envoys of the Jinnan Dynasty will soon be ushered in in our army." Qiu Chulin said.
"Is the prince saying that Xiu Jie will ally with our army and kill Xiu Yi behind his back?" Wang Jian exclaimed.
"He has his calculations, and this king naturally has his plans." Qiu Chulin smiled and said, "That's all for today, let's disperse." Go back to the various departments to continue training, and you must not slack off! ”
The generals got up and retreated, Jing Chuchu followed behind everyone lazily, and was about to go back to the account to make up for sleep, but was stopped by Qiu Chulin. So she slouched back to her seat and said "I'm sleepy, you have something to say!" The expression was directed at Qiu Chulin.
"How's the situation going? Has the Miracle Doctor arrived? Qiu Chulin didn't talk nonsense, and got straight to the point.
"I've arrived, I'm treating the emperor, and I haven't found a way to completely detoxify it." Jing Chuchu rubbed his temples and said, "Oh, by the way, the head of the Shen family asked the divine doctor to see Wang Ye Yi, and the divine doctor bluntly said that there is a cellar of aged old wine in Tianlu Mountain Villa that can relieve Wang Ye Yi's symptoms." The head of the Shen family asked me to ask you, do you want to send Prince Yi to Tianlu Villa? ”
"Have you asked Fang Jinyue?" Qiu Chulin was slightly stunned, and then asked.
Back then, the avalanche in the Tianshan Mountains, the reason why everyone was saved was because of the recurrence of Lord Yi's old illness, and when his sanity was still alive, he took everyone away with the endless power that erupted in his body.
That time, Wang Ye Yi almost dried up the functions of his body and aged overnight. Since then, Lord Yi has suffered frequent attacks, and each time the attacks have become more severe than usual, and only the cages and pipa hooks made of Qianhan iron from the Shuochu Regent Palace's palace can suppress and detoxify.
Therefore, Fang Jinyue reluctantly sent his father back to Shuochu and handed him over to Qiu Chulin to take care of.
This time, if you want to change the residence of Lord Yi, you naturally have to ask Fang Jinyue.
"I've already asked, and I haven't answered when I come back." Jing Chu Chu said.
"Xiyang, reply to Jiang Li, this matter is all up to Fang Jinyue, don't make a mistake for this king, if there is another thing like the last time he escorted Shi Yu, he won't do it." Qiu Chulin said.
Tianlu Villa is in the territory of Suyan, Shen Jiang left to ask him, he was already hiding selfish intentions, and now that the two countries are in alliance, there must be no such thing as a salary draw from the bottom of the kettle!