Tie Man was very surprised when he learned that Ning Ze had promised to take only one of his entourage to Shuigull City to meet him, and at the same time admired the other party's courage.

So he arranged to go down and set up a banquet in the city lord's mansion to wait.

Ning Ze really let the army wait at sea, and only took Wang Wei to land by boat, and together with Gao Lishen, escorted by the soldiers of Shuigull City, he soon came to the City Lord's Mansion.

The city lord Tie Man brought the general to attend, and after saluting each other, he asked, "Ning Junshi came from afar, I don't know why?"

Ning Ze replied: "Emperor Youdi died, the princes rose up, and Dacheng was in civil strife. Zhou Kui supported the king of Changping, and Lu Chong supported the king of Liang as the emperor, and the two hegemons competed for power. However, the king of Changping and the king of Liang are all from the concubine of the emperor, and my lord Liu Yuanxiang is the daughter of the first emperor and should be the lord of the world. It is really rude to come here on the orders of the lord, but the king of your country refuses to pay tribute, or even let him enter the city!"

If you hadn't come with an army, would the king have guarded against you and not let you land?

Besides, although the kings of Changping and Liang are not sons-in-law, they are still the bloodline of Emperor You, the royal bloodline. Those concubines and relatives in the imperial city were all killed, and of course they had the right to ascend the throne and inherit the throne. It's just that it is impossible to say who will win in the end between the brothers.

And the concubine of the first emperor you mentioned, everyone thought she was the king of Lingnan, but it turned out to be a princess. Even as the king of Lingnan, he has long been forgotten, and no one outside Huajun cares about it at all. Now that her daughter is exposed, not to mention, who in the world would think that a princess of the former dynasty can be more qualified than two legitimate princes?

There have been no examples of women in power throughout the ages, so why bother to come out and get involved?

Even if we reluctantly put this one aside first, how big is the territory of the kings of Changping and Liang? It's a small Hua County on your side, and it's still a remote town, and it's a backward scale in Golden State. What qualifications do we have to pay tribute to the kingdom of Binachu?

So he said to Ning Ze: "Ning Junshi was driven away by the king, why did he come to my Shuigull City?"

Ning Ze glanced at Tie Man, then turned his gaze to the Gao Lishen next to him, and smiled slightly: "If you can't complete your mission, how can you go back to the mission?" So I'm going to stay in Binaqiu Country for a while, and try my best to promote this matter!"

"That being the case, Ning Junshi should try to find a way to talk to the king. "There's no point in telling me this here. ”

"The king of your country must not agree easily. Ning Ze shook his head, "So you need the help of the city lord." ”

Tie Manxin said that he wouldn't agree easily, it was impossible to agree at all, right?

He asked, "I don't have that much ability, how can I help?"

"Naturally, it's okay," Ning Ze said with a smile, "There's a reluctant request below." ”

"Please!"

"That's right, because the king of your country is very difficult to convince, and I can't complete the task and have no shame to go back to meet the lord," Ning Ze said, "so I am ready to find another way to persuade the king through the city lords." You are the most important leaders of the local forces under King Binachus, and if you can say a few kind words, this matter will be successful!"

"Hahaha~" Tie Man couldn't help laughing, "Master Ning really likes to joke. Not to mention that we can't influence the king's decision, and even if the king can really listen, why should he help you?"

"Of course, I won't let you city lords do it in vain," Ning Ze said with a smile, "If the city lord is willing to help, there will be a lot of thanks!"

Tie Man looked at Ning Ze suspiciously: "What's the thank you?"

"I am willing to give a thousand catties of gold and 100,000 stones of military rations!"

"What?!" Tetsuman stood up at the sound of the words, "Is this true?"

"Do what you say!" Ning Ze squinted and replied, "As long as the city lord is willing to say a few words in front of the king, money and military rations are not a problem!"

"But my suggestion is insignificant to the king, not to mention that your army is indeed insufficient in strength, and it is difficult to succeed!" Tie Man frowned and thought, "Even if I have the heart to help you, I'm afraid there is nothing I can do!"

"It doesn't matter," Ning Ze replied, "As long as the city lord is willing to help, whether it is successful or not, the gold and military rations are yours." ”

"This ......"

"Besides," Ning Ze continued, "I also want to ask the city lord for a small favor. ”

"Please!"

"I want to invite the city lords of the Binaqiu Kingdom to discuss this matter together, as long as I am willing to help, I will have a thank you!"

"What? I have twenty cities in the kingdom of Nakhu, and in addition to Natu, there are nineteen city lords. Tie Man asked suspiciously, "You have so much gold and military rations?"

"That's natural," Ning Ze nodded, "The lord of this trip asked me to bring gold, silver, jewelry, military rations and equipment, and I wanted to reward them to the king of the bhikshu country." It's just that I didn't expect that the king of your country was directly expelled from Xia. In this case, I made my own decisions and simply distributed these money, jewelry, military rations and equipment to the city lords. With all the lords of the city speaking for me, I think there will still be a chance to convince the king. ”

Tie Man's suspicious eyes kept looking at Ning Ze, and then he thought of something, and turned his head to wave at the general Gao Lishen.

Gao Lishen bowed his head and whispered in his ear: "City Lord, the other party only has about five thousand soldiers and horses, but the number of ships is several times more than normal. And all the ships have a deep draft......"

Hearing this, Tie Man's eyes lit up, and he sat up straight and said to Ning Ze: "Master Ning, I can invite all the city lords to come to Shuigull City." It's just that whether they agree to help or persuade the king is not certain. ”

"It's okay!" Ning Ze smiled, "As long as the city lord is willing to help with this little favor, he will prepare another generous gift in the future, and he will not let you down!"

A thousand gold, 100,000 stone military rations are a lot. After all, the country of Binaqiu is similar to a county in Dacheng, and the city below is equal to the county seat.

The city lord is equivalent to the county magistrate, and with the consumption level of the Binaqiu country, a thousand gold is already a huge amount of money, not to mention 100,000 stone of military rations.

The food of the Binachhu Kingdom was grown by itself, and it was difficult to fully supply the needs of the people, so it had to be purchased from Daesung through caravanserans, which was very financially stressful. One hundred thousand stone military rations can solve many problems, and these alone are enough to make Tie Man's heart move, not to mention the great gift promised by Ning Ze.

So it's normal to have some gaffes.

Tieman, the city lord, was still like this, and the Gao Li gentry next to him was even more stunned and couldn't believe it.

The people of Dacheng are really wealthy!

Tie Man was excited, and said to Ning Ze: "Ning Junshi is so bold, he is willing to help him! Please stay in the mansion, and immediately send people to various cities to send invitations." ”

"Then trouble the city lord!" Ning Ze said, "Also, can you find a place in the port for my fleet to dock? ”

"This ......" Tie Man hesitated slightly, but he couldn't resist the temptation, and after thinking carefully, he nodded in agreement, "Yes! But your army must be under our supervision, and you must not move around at will!"

"Yes!"

After the banquet, Tie Man sent people to arrange for Ning Ze and Wang Wei to live in the guest rooms of the city lord's mansion, and let the general Gao Lishen lead the troops to monitor Ning Ze's army. At the same time, he also asked people to quickly go to various cities to spread the word, and asked the city lords themselves or sent henchmen to come to Shuigull City to meet with Ning Ze.

When the city lords received the message, they were not really interested.

After all, Princess Yuanxi Liu Yuanxiang really didn't pay attention to it.

It's just that I heard that Tie Man got 1,000 gold and 100,000 stone military rations, and knew that Ning Ze was so generous, so he immediately came in person, or if he couldn't be separated, he asked his henchmen to take people to meet Ning Ze in Shuigull City.

For nothing else, gold, silver and military rations are too tempting.

Binachhu is not a rich country, and its land resources are also limited, unlike the inland countries of Dacheng, which are rich in resources, and can only rely on exporting minerals to obtain money, and then buy grain from Dacheng to feed the people. And if the king wants to maintain a high quality of life, the lords of each city must often make offerings and constantly work hard to squeeze money out of them.

Therefore, whether it is money or military rations, the attraction is too great.

Soon, in addition to the capital, Binachhu also had eighteen places in the whole of Ma City, Dongliao City, Xucheng City, Kerr City, Managi City, Duogu City, Yangxi City, Mujiao City, Fami City, Curtis City, Moyi City, Ball Scale City, Lushun City, Drama City, Nakodo City, Dujia City, Sunset City, and Haiyu City, or the city lord himself brought people to come, or sent his henchmen, all gathered in Shuiou City.

Ning Ze saw these city lords or henchmen of the city lords in Shuigull City, and said in public that as long as the city lords helped, he persuaded the king to pay tribute to Princess Yuanxi, regardless of whether it was successful or not, and promised countless Yellow Turban military rations.

The city lord or the city lord's confidants secretly said in their hearts that this kid is stupid and has a lot of money, anyway, as long as the money and food are in hand, what does the rest have to do with us? Ning Ze promised to give half of the resources first, and then give the remaining half after the matter was completed. The city lords and confidant ministers patted their chests and promised to get things done.

When the city lords of each city returned with half of the resources they had received, Wang Wei asked in a low voice: "Military advisor, you have scattered so much money and food at once, but they may not be able to help with all their hearts. Moreover, even if all these people worked together to persuade King Benachus, it would not necessarily be effective. ”

"Of course I know!" the corners of Ning Ze's mouth curled slightly.

"Then why are you ......?"

"My money is so easy to take?" Ning Ze turned his head and handed a list to Wang Wei, "What did you do secretly?"

"The military advisor's eyes are like torches, and the gentry is really a person who is extremely greedy for money, and his personal morality is very poor. Wang Wei replied in a low voice, "For the sake of money, even dare to do the business of selling the owner!" This list ......."

"Above are the names of some city lords, as well as the ministers of Binaqiu," Ning Ze replied, "These guys are almost the same as the high gentry, they belong to the morally corrupt, disloyal, and selfish guys. You let the gentry co-opt them, no matter how much grain they ask for, you must buy them all and become my pawns! When the matter is done, they will have to spit out all the amount of grain I pay!"

Seeing the evil smile on Ning Ze's face, Wang Wei felt a little chilly.

The little fairy can see that people's hearts are normal, why don't they feel so decent?

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