"The secret passage of Youzhou Mansion?" King Ning suddenly remembered the situation of the loss of Youzhou Mansion, it is said that at that time, Yuan Che was fighting with the Yan army outside the city, and Nie Xingji came out of nowhere, and attacked the city in one fell swoop without warning. When he saw this military report, he was really depressed for a while, because he never knew about this hidden mountain road, and no one knew about Ning Jun! It's simply an ancient road that has been abandoned for decades or even hundreds of years!

"This secret passage of yours is the same path that the Yan army took to attack Youzhou Mansion that day?" King Ning asked hurriedly.

"No, it's another one." Yunchen said perfunctorily: "I once had a spy in the Yan army camp, and according to him, Nie Xingji has a topographic map of Youzhou, which marks many hidden ancient roads for ambush and road copying. But the road I'm talking about, it's not on the topographic map. ”

Yunchen wasn't all a lie. When Yan Jun had just entered Youzhou Mansion, Jian Feng had not yet been exposed, and he was curious about how Yan Jun knew about that secret passage, so he asked Jian Feng to secretly investigate. The latter found that Nie Xingji had a topographic map, the mark was strange, and it sounded very much like the half of the mountains and rivers in his hand. At that time, he still felt very strange, but when Jian Feng managed to copy back the anti-layout map, he understood.

The route of that map is not complete at all, and many places where there should have been secret passages have been artificially erased. Among the two true and false topographic maps, the topographic markings in Youzhou are the closest, and all the places are exactly the same as the real map, except for the road that can surround Youzhou Mansion, which disappeared from the topographic map. So even if Nie Xingji went to investigate, he couldn't find anything wrong at all, how could he find out the ancient road that was not on the topographic map, with only a few spies?

There are very few people in the world who have seen this half of the mountains and rivers to prevent the layout, and those who have the opportunity to depict the fake do not think twice at all, only his royal sister Chu Yao. It is conceivable that Sister Wang deliberately made a fake map, but in order to lure Nie Xingji to the bait, she traced the terrain of Youzhou as close as possible, and the further north she went, the more marks were erased.

Although he didn't know how this fake picture ended up in Nie Xingji's hands, as long as he thought that Sister Wang was still helping him until after her death, he felt a shock in his heart.

Now that Nie Xingji is dead, the only person who can understand the anti-layout map is Ming Chenyuan, with his understanding of Ming Chenyuan, if the Yan army loses a few cities in Youzhou, Ming Chenyuan will definitely rely on that anti-layout map to regain it. might as well take this opportunity to set up a game, withdraw all the people of Youzhou, and then let the Ning army ambush in the secret passage that has not yet been exposed, and surround it in one fell swoop while the Yan army is seizing the city.

This plan has been brewing for a long time, and the moment he decided to give up the restoration of the country, he was waiting for such an opportunity to use this strategy to negotiate with King Ning. Of course, he would not be stupid enough to reveal the anti-layout map, so he said the secret passage half-truthfully, and he felt that King Ning had to believe it if he didn't believe it.

"Just imagine, a large number of Yan troops are trapped, and the Yan country is not saved, nor is it not saved, not only the army is panicked, but the country will be in turmoil. You can use this as a condition to openly propose peace talks. Yunchen set the tone.

What a brilliant idea! King Ning was excited about this plan in his heart, but after only a thought, he felt angry again: "Since Youzhou Mansion has a secret way to outflank the Yan army, why are you only saying it now?" Orphans lost the entire Youzhou in vain! ”

"Because I didn't know that Nie Xingji had discovered another secret passage, and I couldn't tell the prophet that you would lose Youzhou. Moreover, after the Yan army entered Youzhou Mansion, the entire city was full of their people, as well as the people, if I revealed the secret passage, you would not be able to set up an ambush at all, and it would only increase the distress. Rather than that, I should wait until the time is ripe to talk about it, and it can be regarded as a bargaining chip to negotiate terms with you. Yun Ci had already prepared his rhetoric, and his attitude was also very calm.

Hearing this, King Ning had nothing to say except for being depressed. yes, how could he expect Yunchen to help him wholeheartedly? Yunchen had something to hide, and he couldn't blame the other party at all. The territory of the dignified Ning Kingdom, I can't figure out the terrain myself, and I have to rely on a Chu person to figure it out, which is really a great shame!

"How did you learn about this secret passage?" King Ning asked in a deep voice.

Yunchen was silent for a moment and said with a smile: "You don't have to know this, you just need to send someone to check and see if what I said is true or false." ”

However, King Ning thought further, and couldn't help but feel a chill rise in the back of his head: "In addition to Youzhou, you have also figured out the rest of Ning Kingdom?" ”

"Do you think I am an immortal?" Yunchen raised his eyebrows: "The reason why I was able to find out Youzhou was because I had spies in the Yan army, and I took the opportunity of the Yan army stationed in Youzhou Mansion to quietly investigate." Later, Nie Xingji was assassinated, and my spy mission was completed, and now I have left the Yan army camp. ”

Very good, this remark is not leaky, does not leave a trace of handle, impeccable! However, it also made King Ning completely see through Yunchen's mind and knew that he was going to use this bargaining chip in exchange for a way out for the Chu royal family!

"You offer such a good idea, say, what do you want?" King Ning didn't want to go on any more roundabouts.

Yunchen finally stopped selling Guanzi, and said bluntly: "If you can establish a new dynasty and dominate the world, please reward my clan for supporting it in the name of the Yun clan." ”

"Reward in the name of the Yun Clan?" King Ning thought he had misheard: "What about your Chu royal family?" ”

"The Chu royal family was willing to withdraw from the temple, and the surname Chu no longer existed." Yunchen replied very simply, without any reluctance.

King Ning understood, Yunchen was retreating. If he seeks a reward as a member of the Chu royal family, if he is a master in the future, or if he wants to eradicate them, he can be labeled as a "rebellion of the Chu royal family", and the world will believe it. However, Yunchen voluntarily faded the halo of the royal family, changed his surname to Yun, and asked for a reward for "meritorious service", which is equivalent to announcing to the world that the Chu royal family has no ambition to gain power, and is willing to support the royal family of Daining. In this way, if he wants to eradicate them in the future, it will seem unjustifiable, and everyone in the world will cry out for the Chu royal family.

In this move, the Chu royal family seems to have lost its identity and suffered a big loss, but in fact, it has taken advantage of the benefits, and it is a down-to-earth method of self-preservation. Yunchen is prioritizing his own life.

This request greatly surprised King Ning, but it was also equivalent to giving him a reassuring pill. At least for now, it seems that the Chu royal family has really given up on recovering the country, otherwise once the news of this reward spreads all over the world, if Yunchen goes back on his word, it will only attract the world's voice in vain, and it will be even more difficult to restore the country. It must be known that for the monarch to rule the country, what he is most afraid of is losing the hearts of the people.

"It seems that your brother's death is really a big blow to you." King Ning pretended to lament, but he was greatly happy in his heart, and said with a long sigh of relief: "Say, what do you want to ask for a reward for your merits, and you are willing to quit the temple?" ”

Yunchen raised his head and looked directly at King Ning, and said unceremoniously: "I want the absolute right to operate the four businesses of grain and oil, Caoyun, salt, and iron in the new dynasty. ”

"Presumptuous!" As soon as King Ning heard this, he was instantly annoyed by Yunchen, and he angrily reprimanded: "These four businesses have always been under the control of the imperial court!" Yunchen, don't think that if you can give advice, you can open your mouth! ”

"The king misunderstood, I want the management rights of these four items, and I will also pay taxes to the new dynasty, and I will not embezzle them privately. Although these have always been under the control of the imperial court, there has always been a high level of corruption. The imperial court collected grain, nominally levying 5,000 catties, but in fact levying 8,000, where did the other 3,000 go? Isn't it being exploited and swallowed by officials everywhere? If there was Cao Yun, even the officers and soldiers of the two rivers could not do anything about them, and finally fell into the collusion of officials and bandits to exploit the passing ship merchants; And the refining of salt and the excavation of iron ore, don't all need manpower? The army digging is digging, the people digging is also digging, and in the end it is the people of the new dynasty who are raised, what is the difference between you and me? ”

Hearing Yunchen's request for "righteous words", King Ning almost cursed a sentence of "shameless"! Food is the foundation of people's livelihood, salt is the foundation of taxation, and iron is the foundation of military industry and farming, these are the foundation and lifeblood of the imperial court, how can it be handed over to private management? In particular, the grain reserves and the collection of salt taxes alone occupy almost seventy percent of the national treasury! And as long as Yunchen controls the three businesses of grain, oil, salt, and iron, it is equivalent to controlling the people of the world and the military industry! At that time, even the emperor will have to look at his face and act! A fool would agree to such a condition!

King Ning felt that this condition was simply an insult to himself, his face began to turn red with anger again, and he resolutely refused: "You don't have to say more, Gu will definitely not agree to you, otherwise you will become the laughing stock of the world!" ”

Yunchen seemed to have anticipated King Ning's attitude, and immediately took a step back: "I can take away the right to operate the salt." ”

In fact, salt is indeed the most important of these. Everyone can grow grain, and people can store their own grain and oil; However, the refining of salt is a unique process, not popular for everyone, and salt is not only for the common people to eat, but also an important means of prospering business and people, collecting taxes, if salt is lost, the foundation of the country will be shaken. However, even if Yunchen removed the requirement to operate salt, King Ning still felt that he was too much and was still reluctant to spit out.

Yunchen had no choice but to take another step back and bargain: "Since the king still feels embarrassed, I don't want the grain and oil business." ”

What he meant was that he was aiming for the right to operate iron and water! Iron is a tool for farming, and if iron tools are privately owned and the price is inflated, the cost of farming will increase, and the price of grain will increase! Even if Yunchen does not raise the price of iron, as long as he tightens his palms slightly, it will cause the supply of iron tools on the market to exceed demand, so that the people need to replace iron tools with other tools, and the effectiveness of agriculture will be greatly reduced, that is: grain production will be reduced!

What's more, iron tools are related to the military industry, weapons and armor can be used, if the iron management is handed over to Yunchen, it will be the entire army and farmland handed over to him!

The more King Ning thought about it, the more angry he felt, and he couldn't help but sneer: "Yunchen, Gu always thought you were a smart person, but I didn't expect you to send Xiang Shang's head to Gu's hands. Do you dare to ask for these operations? Alone will not be given to you! ”

However, Yunchen's face was still calm, but his eyebrows frowned slightly, as if he was considering something, and after a while, he reluctantly made up his mind to take another step back: "Cao Yun is for me, I can't go back." ”

King Ning squinted his eyes and stood up, his hands slowly propped up in the center of the table, feeling murderous intent. However, just as his arms were about to exert force, Yunchen suddenly added a sentence that made him stop moving.

"For 10,000 taels, the Yun family buys out the right to operate Caoyun." Yunchen's voice was low, and he emphasized the last two words: "Gold." ”

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