The palace of the Great Kite King, he is still entering it for the first time.

Passing by Shihuan City a year ago, only He Chunhua of the He family was fortunate enough to be summoned by the Kite King. He Lingchuan has never even been to the capital.

The Kite Palace is still very magnificent, the building is thick and stocky, the black tile gray wall, the height is staggered when it is made in a row, it is very imposing.

This is the pearl of the old dynasty, the founding monarch of the big kite took over and turned over for more than ten years, so it is not very similar to the auxiliary city Shihuan City in terms of architectural style.

The layout of the palace is symmetrical, and walking on the middle avenue, He Lingchuan feels solemn.

He secretly sighed that the kite country still had a good old time.

The Kite King met him in the Wenxuan Pavilion.

This is a small hall for the kite to meet with his courtiers, and it is usually used to gather four or five people for a small meeting.

The wind and sun are beautiful outside, and there are only two windows in the hall, lit with ambergris, which is a little dark.

The monarch of the Kite Kingdom sat behind Jin Sinan's long table, and when he saw He Lingchuan reporting his identity, he bent down and waved his hand repeatedly: "No courtesy, get up!" Then he said to the side, "Come, sit down." ”

He Lingchuan looked up and saw that the young monarch was not yet thirty years old, slightly fat, and under this light, he could find that his face was a little pale, his eyes were a little blue, and there was a deep vertical line in the center of his eyebrows, which was the result of a long frown.

He Lingchuan thanked him and sat down.

Basic etiquette still needs to be there.

Yuan Jun and Yan Yuese: "I heard that you are not only the envoy of Rongshan, but also the eldest son of General He?" ”

"Yes."

Sure enough, the news that the son of the He family had turned into a special envoy of Rongshan had already spread in the kite.

"What's going on?" Kite-jun was full of curiosity, "Tell me about Lone?" ”

He Lingchuan then chose to repeat the set of statements he had spoken at home.

A bright bully.

The kite king laughed when he heard it: "It's really a blessing, just as He Aiqing said." ”

He Lingchuan knew that in fact, he didn't care about what happened to him, he only cared about his identity.

King Kite said again: "You have made meritorious efforts to lobby Rongshan, and when this matter is settled, I will make you a military commander." ”

He Lingchuan could only thank him, knowing that the conversation was about to change next.

The reputation of the commander of the military is good, but it is only a fictitious title, and he has no real power. He knew that the Kite King would not dare to give power again, otherwise the father and son of the He family would sit on the ground and rise up, and it would be difficult to suppress it.

Even if he is not greedy for the official position of the Kite Kingdom, he is still a little disappointed when he sees the Kite King's way of rewarding.

I don't have enough courage.

But the kite king immediately began to cough, and he coughed several times, and the palace people on the side hurriedly brought water.

The kite king drank two sips to slow down, He Lingchuan asked at the right time, he waved his hand and said, "Occasionally, the wind is cold, and it is not a good thing." ”

"Take care."

With such a small situation, He Lingchuan knew that the decline of the Kite Kingdom was more powerful than he imagined. The king of a country is nourished by the power of the yuan, and it stands to reason that he should be strong and strong, and he should not be close to any minor illness or disaster.

The king's infection is either due to old age and decay, which is a natural law, and the Yuan Force can only delay it, but cannot prevent it; Either the fortunes of the country are weak, and even the king cannot enjoy the abundant Yuan Li. There are other reasons, and there are very few.

Kite Country is undoubtedly the latter.

"The big kite has been unfavorable in the past few years, with continuous internal and external wars, East Haoming in the northwest, New Year's praise in the north, and rebellion in the south, and the town is not finished." Kite Jun sighed, "Anyway, now that the military disaster in the north is temporarily resolved, we can use our strength to deal with Dong Haoming." ”

As soon as he said this, He Lingchuan understood: in the eyes of Yuan Jun, Da Sima was the top priority, and the southern rebellion was far second.

For now, this ranking is correct.

In the past ten years, there have been no less than 20 large and small rebellions in the Kite Kingdom, the largest and most serious one was the Southern Uprising led by Hong Xiangqian, but in the end they were all suppressed.

Why this exception?

What is qualified to become a big trouble for the kite monarch is a separatist regime like Da Sima, who wants soldiers and food, is organized in an orderly manner and has strict discipline.

Seeing this, He Lingchuan knew why Kite Jun kept urging He Chunhua to send troops.

Hurry up to quell the rebellion in the south, so that the kite country can concentrate all its efforts to deal with Da Sima.

This is not only a relationship between primary and secondary, but also a relationship of difficulty.

Sure enough, Kite Jun immediately said: "However, defeating the southern rebellion is a prerequisite, and time is running out." He Lingchuan, you want to assist your father to quell the rebellion as soon as possible and make great contributions! ”

He Lingchuan immediately responded "yes".

His identity is delicate at the moment, he is not only a kite, the son of a general, but also a special envoy of Rongshan.

And Kite Jun has always been a message to his first identity, urging him to allocate funds as soon as possible.

He had already stood up, so he simply continued: "Your Majesty, the envoy sent by Rongshan helped calculate the overtime in the past two days, but there are some discrepancies in the calculated mine prices, and the error is at least 800,000 taels. ”

To put it simply, the collateral is not enough.

Kite Jun was stunned: "How can it be so bad?" ”

An official on the side responded in a timely manner: "The account information of the mine wharf was submitted last year, and this year's has not been submitted, and there may be a slight discrepancy." ”

800,000 taels is not a "little". In addition, the proven reserves of mines will not change as much in a year.

He Lingchuan understood that this statement was just a fig leaf. Borrowing money to fight a war is the top priority of the Kite Kingdom at the moment, how can it be that the accounts and information are not ready?

Seeing is believing, and it is not surprising that the kite country has poured water on the information. Even if it is borrowing money, the borrower wants to pay less interest.

He Lingchuan then said: "Before the Rongshan people and I entered the kite capital, we had already gone to the Taihe mine for a while. There are two ore veins of size there, and there is a water seepage and collapse in the three mines, which has been completely blocked, and now the mine pit is a deep water pit, and we have hired monsters to dive in, and the water depth is at least four or five zhang, and it cannot be pumped out. It's a pity, the quality of the mine here is very good. ”

"Ah, this?" The kite king froze.

He Lingchuan said very euphemistically, the Taihe mine is not qualified!

This time the loan was mortgaged, and the Kite King also personally inquired, but when he appointed the Taihe Mine, no one told him this kind of question! Officials only mention reserves, ore production, ore quality and pit depth.

When the kite king heard it, it was perfect, and that was it.

Who knows that this mine can't withstand on-site investigation at all!

This loophole is a bit big, with the existing means of the kite country, once the mining hole is damaged, the pit can only be abandoned.

As soon as it is a waste pit, dare to use it as collateral for Rongshan? Why don't you just order it and send a plaque of "Wronged Big Head" to Rongshan?

Thinking of this, the kite king pressed the table to the fingertips and turned a little white. He froze down, turned his head in a deep voice and ordered, "Go find out what's going on!" ”

The officials on the side immediately responded.

"The appraisal price of the Taihe mine is not enough, and I will try my best to mediate with Rongshan. However, I am afraid that the counter-offer will have to be supplemented. In other words, the Kite Kingdom must supplement the collateral of 800,000 taels to fill the difference.

(End of chapter)