On the Qinhuai River.

The ornate two-storey boat sails slowly along the river, and on the spacious foredeck, cups and drinks are in full swing. There is also a group of flowery and moon-looking women next to it, singing and dancing.

At the end of the song, Hong Chenxuan, the head of the Hong family, nodded slightly and said: "This girl from Xiuyun Zhai is really good, look at it." ”

The housekeeper beside him immediately took out a box, which was full of white flowers and newly minted silver yuan of the Chu Kingdom, a full three hundred.

The steward of Xiuyun Zhai smiled happily and thanked him again and again, this newly issued silver dollar of the Chu State is in good condition, large in size, and full in weight, which is much stronger than the coins of the previous dynasty, and is extremely popular in the market.

Knowing that the nobles were going to talk about business, the steward, who was good at observing words and feelings, led the girls to salute and then retired, and the deck suddenly became much empty.

Hong Chenxuan put down his wine glass and looked serious: "According to reliable information, there will be half a month at most, and the King of Chu will send troops in a big way." ”

The heads of the families present were not surprised by this news, and in the past month, the Chu State has frequently dispatched troops, purchased and hoarded grain, grass, ordnance and medicinal materials, and requisitioned a large number of civilian ships, which is something that everyone can see. If it wasn't for the Northern Expedition, which superior would toss like this?

The Zhang family advocated that Heyuan asked faintly: "Do you think that the king of Chu can successfully dominate the world?" ”

"It's obvious." Cai Xinglong, the head of the Cai family, said abruptly.

Everyone was relatively speechless, from the moment Zhao Yuanjin conquered Jinling City and possessed the entire south, the general trend of the world had been set halfway.

Jiangnan is rich, developed in commerce and trade, and densely populated, no matter which prince gets such a territory, as long as he recuperates a little and accumulates strength, he will soon have the capital to sweep the world. And the princes of the feudal towns in the north, including the declining Great Qi court, could no longer be compared with Zhao Yuanjin.

In particular, it took only a few months for the state of Chu to occupy the entire Bashu region, accepting 100,000 surrendered troops, and newly forming and raising 100,000 new troops, the total strength of which has approached the million mark, and the soldiers are full of food, which further highlights the strategic advantage of the north.

For this reason, those princes could not sit still at the moment, and they took action one after another, joining forces everywhere to protect themselves, or trying to swallow up their neighbors at any cost to strengthen themselves, and accumulate more bargaining chips for the upcoming war.

Moreover, the Hu tribe on the prairie became more and more active, and a large number of cavalry gathered, collecting resources such as copper, iron, and grain from Middle-earth through various channels at any cost.

The grievances and blood feuds between the Han regime in the Central Plains and the Hu tribes in the grassland have long lasted for thousands of years, and whenever the Middle Earth Dynasty declined and the world was in turmoil, the Hu people would always take the opportunity to take advantage of it and loot and kill. And when the Middle-earth Dynasty was strong, it would also send troops to the grasslands on a large scale, killing these Hu people unspeakably.

"The north is now divided, many princes are fighting endlessly, whether it is the Hu people or the imperial court, the strength is no longer comparable to the current Chu State, so the outcome of this war does not need to be discussed at all."

Hong Chenxuan frowned and said: "The only possibility is that the north can end the division and quickly unify, so that it can compete with the army of the King of Chu." ”

Zhang Heyuan shook his head: "The big war is imminent, even if the north is unified tomorrow, it will be too late." ”

The heads of the family deeply believe that Zhao Yuanjin's advantage is too strong, and there is no recuperation time for at least one or two years, how can the north have the capital to fight against it?

"But ......"

Yu Qing, the head of the Yu family, who had been silent, said slowly: "The King of Chu won the world, which is really harmful and useless for us and other wealthy families. ”

There was a sudden silence.

A few months ago, Zhao Yuanjin's two major policies, the imperial examination and taxation, had seriously damaged the interests of the gentry class, and public opinion was turbulent.

As a result, as soon as the damned national teacher spoke, hundreds of officials were beheaded by their homes, and some wealthy families who took the lead in making trouble among the people were also taken down and executed by the government, which turned the situation around in an instant.

There was an example of a bloody forest in the past, but now there is no voice of questioning and confrontation in the court, so these two systems have been decided.

Of course, many wealthy families whose interests have been seriously damaged will not be willing to give away the meat in their bowls for nothing.

"Officials and gentry pay taxes, which has never been done since ancient times."

Cai Xinglong sneered: "King Chu's approach, if he loses the hearts of the people in the world, how unwise!" In this Northern Expedition, the victory may not be nine out of ten. ”

"What do you think?" Hong Chenxuan glanced at him.

Cai Xinglong said: "I don't have any ideas, but if our families properly control and delay the ordnance, grain and grass supplied to the Chu army, and then secretly provide some news to those in the north, the king of Chu wants to sweep the north, at least it won't be too easy, right?" ”

"If the war lasts for a few years, there may be a lot of variables."

Seeing that the heads of the family were silent, he raised his voice and said: "The King of Chu is not the king of the people we expect at all, if he sits in the world, don't say that we, even our descendants don't want to have a good life, if we don't take advantage of the opportunity to bring him down now, how can there be such convenience in the future?" ”

Hong Chenxuan sighed: "Actually, the King of Chu was also born in a scholarly family, and he was still a member of the Great Qi Dynasty back then, so it stands to reason that he will not treat us and other families harshly." If you want to blame it, blame that national teacher for his fallacies, disregard for the hearts of the people of the world, and shake the foundation of the country, which is really a great crime! ”

Up to now, Qin Feng's transcendent and special status in the Chu State is no secret to these family heads, and those two national policies were also proposed by him. Therefore, speaking of which, the most hated by the current heads of the family is actually this unreasonably young national teacher.

Yu Qing pondered and said, "Is there a way to fabricate some charges and bring down this national teacher?" ”

"It can't be."

Zhang Heyuan shook his head: "Qin Feng had a life-saving grace to the King of Chu back then, and he made great contributions to the rise of the Chu State. ”

Cai Xinglong gritted his teeth and sneered: "As the saying goes, the greater the merit and the deeper the calamity, I don't believe that King Chu will always favor him......"

Speaking of this, he looked at Hong Chenxuan: "Ling Qianjin is now the princess of the King of Chu, I heard that she is pregnant again, it is the time to be favored, is it possible for her to come forward and make some trouble for Qin Feng?" ”

Hong Chenxuan shook his head: "It's very difficult." The daughter of the queen Lu is now the wife of the national teacher, and with this relationship, the possibility of success is too low. ”

Yu Qing sighed and said: "If Ling Qianjin can give birth to a prince and be made a prince in the future, things will be much easier." ”

"How easy is it to say?" Hong Chenxuan smiled slightly bitterly.

Originally, when Wu Zhence was expected to unify Jiangnan, in order to get enough support and help, he once promised the position of queen of the Hong family's daughter. It's a pity that the Han king was defeated later and had to surrender to the king of Chu, and now he was named an idle marquis and raised in captivity in Jinling City.

For this reason, these family heads have no choice but to take refuge in the king of Chu, although the concubine of the Hong family can enter the palace, it is impossible to have the status of queen anymore, even if a boy is born in the future, it is wishful thinking to overthrow the queen Lu who has the eldest son and the support of the national teacher.

"The methods and cultivation of the national teacher are unfathomable, and he is already a real immortal person, and it is not something we can compete with."

Hong Chenxuan took out a few coins and put them on the table, and continued: "As long as you look at the newly issued silver coins of the Chu State, you can know the number of qi in the world, and most of them are already in the Chu State. ”

There are three kinds of new money in the state of Chu, silver yuan, copper yuan, and copper money. Moreover, the fineness and weight are far superior to those issued by the previous dynasties, and those feudal princes are even more incomparable. With Qin Feng's support, the Chu court will not lack silver, let alone copper, so there is no need to cut corners in this regard.

At first, there were private merchants who secretly collected copper coins and melted them back to make copper ware and sold them at a high price for profit, but they soon found that there were more and more copper on the market, and the price plummeted, and the last one lost money.

Nowadays in the north, the new money of the Chu State has become an extremely popular currency, and even the Hu tribe and the Han people will not refuse to trade with the new money when doing business.

"I heard that there are still millions of catties of copper in the treasury of the Chu State, I don't know if it's true or not, and it's all obtained by the national teacher using strange arts." Yu Qing frowned.

"What about copper? There are also many good things, all of which can only be provided by the national teacher. ”

Hong Chenxuan took out a windproof lighter, a mirror, and a solar lamp on the table, and said:

"This is what I specially asked people to buy, the people in the national teacher's mansion have recently opened a few stores in Jinling City, specializing in selling these strange things of unknown origin, although the price is not cheap, but because it is convenient and easy to use, it is very hot, and the daily gold is still small."

"Is it possible for our skilled craftsmen to imitate it?" Cai Xinglong asked sensitively.

"I've let people see it, but I can't help it." Hong Chenxuan is simple and straightforward.

Several family heads looked at each other, and Yu Qing said helplessly: "If you can't bring it down, and you can't kill it, isn't there a way to deal with this national teacher?" Is it okay to bring him over? ”

"The national teacher doesn't lack anything now, right? There is power, money, beauty and beauty, and it seems that it has no effect on him with or without us. Cai Xinglong said.

Hong Chenxuan looked at Zhang Heyuan and said, "The flat wife of the national teacher seems to be a member of your family, is there a way to get closer to him through this relationship?" ”

Zhang Heyuan spread his hands: "The Zhang family in Jingnan County is only a distant branch, and there is very little contact with our main family, whether this thing can be done, I don't know." ”

"Whether it works or not, let's give it a try." Hong Chenxuan said.

……

Grassland.

On the horizon, the cavalry of the brigade galloped forward, and the dense and dull sound of horses' hooves was like thunder.

Autumn is high and cool, people are strong and horses are fat, and it has always been the time when the grassland tribes are most likely to invade and harass the Central Plains, especially now that the Han dynasty in China is declining, and the princes are fighting, which is a good opportunity for the Hu people to be rare in a century.

“…… Your Royal Highness, there are still thirty miles to go to the camp of the Great Khan. ”

A burly commander stepped forward and said to a young man in the lead.

The young man bowed slightly, and said calmly: "Then hurry up, you can't let Father Khan wait for a long time." ”

The commander didn't notice that there was a faint flash of gold in the prince's eyes looking at the sky.

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