The commander-in-chief of Tianyue, Zhang Zhao, was also present.
After hearing the decree, he felt his mind go blank. He was completely dumbfounded.
He'd been dismissed?
He had indeed offended Shen Lang, and had even surrounded Ning Zheng's residence to capture Shen Lang.
But that was only because they were following orders.
Would he dare to disobey orders from the Secretariat and the Privy Council?
The king glanced at Zhang Zhao. This person was already in his fifties. His family was also a military aristocratic family, but he had never been in a high position. His grandfather was only a sixth-rank military general, and Zhang Zhao's father had only been promoted to fifth-rank when he was old.
Zhang Zhao had fought in the Yue and Chu wars when he was twenty, and in the Wu-Yue wars when he was thirty.
He wasn't a famous general, but he was definitely a fierce one.
He had once been the same rank as Zheng Tuo, but Zheng Tuo had left him far behind.
Of course, there were many people like this, but in times of peace, they were somewhat neglected.
About a few years ago, Zhang Zhao had still been a military warfare officer in the Northern General's Residence, while Zheng Tuo had already been the Western General, commanding tens of thousands of troops.
Actually, the two had the same amount of merits, and their starting points were the same.
In fact, during the martial examination, Zhang Zhao's ranking as a scholar was even higher, fourth in the second class.
But this was because Zheng Tuo was born into a noble family, and he was even better at currying favor.
Twenty years later, Zhang Zhao didn't even have a seat in front of Zheng Tuo.
The most humiliating thing happened six years ago.
Zhang Zhao was a bit unreasonable, and the Northern General, Nangong Ao, didn't like him. He didn't have a good time in the Northern Army.
He remembered that he and Zheng Tuo used to be fellow scholars on the same roll, and were comrades on the battlefield, even calling each other brother.
So he sought out Zheng Tuo, hoping to be transferred out of the Northern General's Residence and join Zheng Tuo's army, even if it was just a rank up.
Zheng Tuo was very friendly, asking about Zhang Zhao's well-being, and personally hosting a banquet for him. He didn't put on any airs at all.
When he woke up the next day, Zhang Zhao went to talk business with Zheng Tuo again, but was told that Zheng Tuo had already left on urgent business, and would only be back in a few months. A servant even gave Zhang Zhao a hundred gold coins.
This was a great humiliation.
Did Zheng Tuo think he was a beggar?
Zhang Zhao had a stubborn personality. How could he endure such humiliation?
Thus, he pondered over the painful experience, gritted his teeth, and pledged his allegiance to the Crown Prince.
The Crown Prince had a large force under his command, but they were all civil officials. The only top-notch general under his command was the Great General of the Southern Peace, Zhu Lin.
But even so, the Crown Prince did not care too much about a mere You Ji General's defection.
But later, on a certain matter, Zhang Zhao took the risk of offending the Great General of the North, Nangong Ao, and helped the Crown Prince do something big.
After that, he had indeed angered Nangong Ao and was directly expelled from the Great General of the North's residence.
However, he recovered after only two months.
Facts had proven that as long as there was someone behind the scenes, all punishments were meaningless.
He was soon transferred to Zhu Jung's Tiannan Province as a General Staff.
Two years later, he was promoted again.
Three years ago, he was officially transferred to the capital and assumed the position of Tianyue Commandant. He was in charge of the defense of the entire capital and had 20,000 troops under his command.
Although he was still a little weaker than Zheng Tuo, they were almost on equal footing.
Tianyue City was the State of Yue's capital, and he could be said to be the number one commandant in the State of Yue.
However, when Zhang Zhao was in charge of the Tianyue Commander's Office, Zheng Tuo personally came to pay a visit and presented him with extremely generous gifts. He repeatedly addressed Zhang Zhao as "Brother Zhang Zhao" and even displayed an extremely humble attitude.
At that time, Zhang Zhao felt extremely refreshed, as if half of his life's grievances had all dissipated.
So from now on, he worked even harder for the Crown Prince.
He would do whatever the Crown Prince wanted him to do. He even sent out his troops to surround Ning Zheng's residence to capture Shen Lang and isolate him.
The Monarch had tolerated him for a period of time, but he felt that this person was only a little extreme and not disloyal.
Plus, Ning Qi was personally appointed as the Commandant of Tianyue City, so it was fine for the Crown Prince's people to be the commandant.
In any case, the person in charge of the defense of the capital was the Grand Commander of the Imperial Army, who was definitely a direct descendant of the Monarch.
Now that Ning Zheng was in charge, this Zhang Zhao could first scram to the side.
At this moment, Zhang Zhao only felt his entire body turn cold.
Am I going to be finished?
It wasn't easy to climb to this position, was he going to be thrown into the dust again? Was he going to be trampled and ridiculed again?
Instantly, he couldn't help but look at Crown Prince Ning Yi, wanting him to speak up and help.
Meanwhile, the Crown Prince and Third Prince Ning Qi knelt on the ground, unmoving.
How could the Crown Prince care about Zhang Zhao now?
The two of them were the most shocked.
Ning Zheng really stood out from the crowd?
Father really let him openly fight for the throne.
How was this possible?
And all the officials present couldn't believe their ears.
Your Majesty, are you complaining that the court isn't chaotic enough?
The Crown Prince and Third Prince's factions have already stirred up a storm, and now you actually let Fifth Prince Ning Zheng join this game.
Are you out of your mind?
Isn't His Highness Ning Zheng an inauspicious person?
Not to mention the fact that he's short, dark, and has a strange birthmark on his face.
He can't pass just because he stutters. The State of Yue can't have a king who can't even speak properly.
Someone like this can fight for the throne?
It must be Shen Lang's instigation again.
This little bastard is up to no good. Does he think the affairs of the State of Yue are a joke?
Your Majesty, you are too indulgent of Shen Lang.
But everyone only dared to criticize in their hearts.
At this time, Monarch Ning Yuanxian returned with a great victory, looking awe-inspiring. He held his sword and looked around, undefeatable.
Anyone who dared to oppose him would be using their neck to test the sharpness of Monarch's knife.
But with Shen Lang, the troublemaker, in the fight for the throne, there would be no more peace in the country from now on.
"Let's go back to the palace!"
Ning Yuanxian ordered, and they returned to the palace in a grandiose manner!
And Shen Lang couldn't wait to return home. He hadn't hugged his precious daughter for almost a month.
… …
The next day!
Shen Lang's concubine, Jin Bing 'er, carried his daughter, Shen Mi, into the palace.
Monarch hugged for 15 minutes.
Concubine Zhong hugged for 15 minutes.
Concubine Bian hugged for six hours!
Finally, they even had dinner in Concubine Bian's palace. When it was almost dark, Bing 'er carried Shen Mi home.
At this time, everyone saw it clearly.
His Majesty and Shen Lang were really acting before.
This kind of favor was too much.
This was not Jin Mulan's child, but a girl born by a concubine. Was it necessary to treat her like this?
Monarch had given birth to more than ten children, and he had probably carried less than half of them.
Now he was carrying a child born by a concubine. This was too much.
… …
Shen Lang held the baby in one hand, and flipped through the list with the other.
Bing 'er was still counting the gifts she had received, and then her little mouth kept chattering.
"Concubine Bian is so nice. She doesn't put on airs at all. When I see her, I feel like I'm seeing my mother."
Shen Lang said with a smile, "Be careful, my mother-in-law will be angry if you talk like this."
His mother-in-law, Su Peipei, also completely treated Bing 'er as her daughter. Last time when Su Jianting attacked Xuan Wu Mansion, he took Bing' er as a hostage. Su Peipei immediately compromised and handed over the forged superstition letter, for fear that Su Jianting would hurt Bing 'er.
Bing 'er immediately stuck out her little tongue.
Of course, she knew that Madam Su Peipei was very good to her, but Madam was careless and careless, even taking care of the young miss.
Today, Concubine Bian really opened Bing 'er's eyes.
Although she had never given birth before, she really knew everything.
How to hold, how to coax, how to change diapers, and so on, she was even more skilled than Bing 'er.
And once the baby was held in her hands, she couldn't bear to let go for a minute.
In the end, when Bing 'er was about to leave, the reluctance in Concubine Bian's eyes was simply moving.
It made people feel that she was no longer a high and mighty Princess, but a poor woman who desperately wanted to be a mother.
Shen Mi's baby was already more than three months old, and now it was completely grown.
It was really astonishingly beautiful, completely like a porcelain doll, exquisite beyond compare.
Especially its two big eyes, which were black and bright, really like agate stones.
Moreover, it didn't like to bark, cry, laugh, or squeal.
But it was full of spiritual energy.
Because it was absolutely full of curiosity about the things of the outside world.
When it saw something new, its two big eyes would stare without blinking.
If you blocked her, she would tilt her head and look.
If you changed the direction, she would turn her body and look.
Although it still couldn't speak, its eyes seemed to be able to speak. It was simply extremely cute, and anyone who held it would be reluctant to let go.
When Concubine Bian held Shen Mi, she said that she was simply a little princess, lively and quiet at the same time, not at all like her mother who chattered incessantly.
When Bing'er heard this, she was simply overjoyed.
She wanted to see her daughter completely different from her.
After returning home, she kept saying that her precious daughter must have been a princess in her previous life, and that she was just passing through my belly for a while. In fact, she was not like me at all.
When Shen Lang heard this, he was completely speechless.
Xiao Bing was also unique to be able to become such a phoenix.
In order to let her daughter have a noble status, she couldn't wait to sever the mother-daughter relationship with her precious daughter, as if her identity as a mother was particularly shameful.
How pitiful.
"Sigh, it's a pity that His Highness Ning Zheng doesn't have children. Otherwise, he would have a son, and our baby would be childhood friends, a match made in heaven," Bing'er suddenly said.
Shen Lang: "Ning Zheng is so ugly, aren't you afraid that his son will be ugly?"
Bing'er said: "Actually, it's not a big deal if a boy is ugly, but a son looks like his mother, so His Highness Ning Zheng's son might not be ugly."
This was Ning Zheng's Marquis Changping's mansion, and Shen Lang and Bing'er, this pair of husband and wife, kept saying that people were ugly.
Of course, not to mention that Ning Zheng didn't hear it, even if he heard it, he would just embarrassedly smile. Even when Madam Zhuo sometimes jokingly called him ugly, he didn't care much.
This person was extremely determined, but also really magnanimous.
"Son-in-law, what are you looking at?" Bing'er pestered him, her eyes became charming.
As if to remind him that it was getting late, and it was time to rest.
Of course, Shen Lang was looking at the blank list of people with zero bloodline.
Last time, he found more than two thousand three hundred people with zero bloodline near the capital.
This time, he would search the entire State of Yue.
This matter was handed over to two organizations, one was the Heavenly Society, and the other was the intelligence organization of Marquis Changping's mansion, the Black Mirror Division.
So far, all the core members of the Black Mirror Division were warriors under Bitter Joy's command.
This group of people was carefully selected by Bitter Joy, and each of them was an idealistic … bandit.
They were very suitable for intelligence work.
Of course, this organization was only in its embryonic form.
So far, the highest person in charge of the Black Mirror Division was Shen Lang.
He didn't ask the core members of the Black Mirror Division to separate from Bitter Joy, after all, their relationship was too close.
However, Bitter Joy took the initiative to separate from them.
The key was that neither Shen Lang nor Bitter Joy had any selfish motives, nor did they have any intention of harming others. They didn't even have any thoughts of power.
The search for people with zero bloodline throughout the State of Yue had been going on for more than four months.
The Heavenly Society sent more than a hundred people, and Shen Lang's Black Mirror Division sent more than a hundred people.
This group of people with zero bloodline had very obvious characteristics, not only mental characteristics, but also skin characteristics, pupil characteristics, and so on.
After going through three layers of screening, it was basically eighty to ninety percent correct.
Now, the preliminary list had been made.
As a result, the number of adult people with zero bloodline was far less than Shen Lang had imagined.
The capital and the surrounding counties had a total population of three million people, and Shen Lang found more than two thousand three hundred people with zero bloodline.
The State of Yue had three provinces, one special state, and one capital district, with a total population of about nineteen million.
According to this probability, it should be possible to find another eight to nine thousand people with zero bloodline.
However, Shen Lang speculated that the capital had more resources and a higher standard of living, so the survival rate of the people with zero bloodline would be higher.
In the remote areas, life was tough, so the survival rate of the people with zero bloodline should be lower.
To put it more bluntly, like the Shen Lang before he transmigrated, if it was an ordinary family, they would have starved to death or been thrown into a ravine to fend for themselves.
It was his parents and younger brother who protected him and doted on him that raised him, an idiot, to this age.
At first, Shen Lang thought that the original body of his body was also a person with zero bloodline.
Later, after a detailed understanding, he found that the bloodline of this body might be even more bizarre.
People with zero bloodline were not imbeciles, they were just autistic and had mental disorders. They were sensitive and focused.
And the original body of Shen Lang before he transmigrated was basically an idiot.
Back to the main topic.
According to preliminary statistics, other than the capital district, the number of people with zero bloodline in the entire State of Yue was only a mere three thousand seven hundred people.
It was less than half of what Shen Lang had imagined.
There should have been more than this, they must have been abandoned and dead.
And even the living environment of these survivors was much worse than what Shen Lang had imagined.
He must save them all in the shortest time possible and then bring them to the capital.
Change their fate, let them transform.
Become the second Nirvana Army, become a special force with even more amazing combat power, top archers.
"Son-in-law, it's time to rest." Bing'er said coquettishly.
Shen Lang turned his head and saw that Bing'er only had a dudou left on her body.
Her delicate white body was as tempting as snow.
Shen Lang was stunned. Although the ground dragon was burning, it was still February, and the weather was still very cold.
Bing'er, aren't you cold?
Seeing his mother like this, the baby couldn't help but widen his eyes. He looked at his father for a while, then looked at his mother.
What does this mean?
"Good baby, go to sleep …" Bing'er breastfed the baby and tried to coax her to sleep.
Baby, be good and sleep, don't delay your mother's good things.
And at this time.
Princess Ning Yan's voice came from outside.
"Naughty Bing, it's my turn today."
Oh no, now Ning Yan even knew Bing'er's nickname. Did Zhuo Shi tell her? And Zhuo Shi heard it from Bing'er. It seemed that there were no secrets between women.
Suddenly, Bing'er's pretty face wanted to cry but had no tears.
Little bad baby, it's all your fault. You didn't go to bed early, otherwise daddy would have been dragged into bed by mommy, and there would have been nothing left to do.
Shen Mi the baby ate heartily, completely forgetting everything else.
… …..
In the following days, Ning Zheng was simply busy like crazy.
He officially took office as Tian Yue's admiral.
Madman Lan, Bitter Joy, the new Nirvana Army, and the ten Lan brothers all followed him.
Shen Lang also inexplicably became the admiral's office's chief official.
However, he didn't even take a step into the admiral's office.
Don't look for me for all the trivial matters.
I, Shen Lang, only enjoy the rights and don't fulfill the obligations.
And Ning Zheng also began a difficult career in the military.
He had never held any position before, and was suddenly promoted to Tian Yue City's admiral's office. He was in charge of the entire capital's defense, security, and so on.
It could be said that he was badly battered.
In addition, the Third Prince and the Crown Prince's people wouldn't cooperate with him, and they even thought of ways to obstruct him and create problems.
Shen Lang could even clearly feel that the security of the capital had obviously deteriorated during this time, and the order was also a lot more chaotic.
However, he didn't help, and neither did Monarch.
Things needed to be done by oneself.
Ning Zheng also didn't complain, and just ate, slept, and slept in the admiral's office every day.
He only slept for four hours a day.
The rest of the time, he went to every place in the capital to investigate openly and secretly.
He went to check every city gate, every warehouse, and every army.
Because without investigation, he had no right to speak.
Not to mention other things, just in terms of being diligent, Ning Zheng was much better than Monarch.
Monarch and Shen Lang were the same, they would slack off whenever they could.
They relied entirely on intelligence to govern, and there was a certain degree of opportunism.
However, governing a big country was like cooking a small fish, and most of the time, intelligence really couldn't be relied on.
Because smart people were unwilling to keep their feet on the ground, and always liked to take shortcuts.
Look at how much Ning Yuanxian squandered all these years?
The national treasury was almost like a mouse running away.
… …
"Am I really that poor?"
Monarch read the memorials from the Ministry of Revenue in front of him over and over again.
Last year's autumn tax had basically been spent.
It would still be a few months before the spring tax could be collected.
Of course, there was still some money in the national treasury.
However, this money was all capped, and not a single cent could be touched.
This money was used to pay the salaries of the officials, pay the soldiers, and so on.
Even so, there was still a deficit.
After borrowing more than two million gold coins from the Yinyuan Association last year, there was still a deficit of 1.6 million.
This year was even worse. Only two months had passed, and according to the Ministry of Revenue's calculations, even if the spring and autumn taxes were the same as last year, and there were no disasters or changes for the whole year, there would still be a deficit of more than two million gold coins.
However, how could there be no disasters or changes this year?
In the next few months, there might be two large-scale wars.
One in the south, and one in the west.
And it was a war that would determine the fate of the State of Yue.
New policies, new policies!
These words kept appearing in Ning Yuanxian's mind.
Why did they have to implement the new policies? Wasn't it because the national treasury was in deficit?
Within the borders of the State of Yue, there were dozens of old noble families, big and small, with fiefdoms and private armies.
Not only that, these old noble families could also run salt and iron businesses.
If the new policies were implemented thoroughly, all the fiefdoms of these old noble families would be taken back, all the private armies would be disbanded, and all their mines would be owned by the kingdom.
This way, who knew how much more land could be cultivated, and how many more taxpayers could be produced.
Then, the monopoly of salt and iron would be another huge source of revenue.
At that time, the problem of the national treasury being in deficit would be easily solved, and the annual taxes would at least double.
The new policies were definitely a strategy to enrich the country and strengthen the army.
Unfortunately, now was not the time to implement it.
A war was about to break out.
It was very likely to be a war that would topple the country.
At this time, domestic stability was the most important.
After the destruction of Su Nan, look at the current old noble families.
Could the Zhong family be touched?
No!
Could the Xue family be touched?
Also no!
Could the Kim family of the Xuanwu Marquis be touched?
Also no!
Thinking of this, the Monarch suddenly had a headache.
He had Parkinson's disease, and time was running out.
His current priority was no longer the new policies, but to defeat Prince Jin.
If the State of Yue could defeat Prince Jin in the upcoming war in the south, and completely quell the rebellion in the southwest of Ou.
Then, the war between the State of Yue and Chu would not break out.
In the next few years, Ning Yuanxian's first task was to eliminate Prince Jin, so that the State of Yue could be stable.
And the second task was to help the new king ascend the throne.
Helping him on his horse and sending him on his way, allowing the Yue Kingdom's political transition to be smooth.
This was very difficult. There must be a fight for the throne, and the successor must stand out.
But the fight for the throne could not be escalated to a party fight, let alone a civil war.
The Crown Prince was backed by the Zhu family, the Third Prince by the Zhong family and the Xue family, and the Fifth Prince by the Shen Lang and the Nirvana New Army.
No matter who succeeded the throne, the other two must be eliminated.
Thinking of this, the Monarch had a splitting headache.
But the most important thing now was to eliminate Prince Jin.
The Great General of the North, Nangong Ao's army of 50,000 had been assembled, and so had the Governor's Office of Tianyue's army of 30,000.
With Ning Yuanxian's order, these 80,000 soldiers could go south to the battlefield in Nan 'Ou. After joining Zhu Lin's army, there would be 130,000 soldiers.
Once Prince Jin unified the Sand Barbaric Tribe, he would have at least 100,000 soldiers.
It might be difficult to defeat 130,000 against 100,000.
But it should be possible to hold the line of defense in Nan 'Ou.
As long as the situation in Nan 'Ou didn't collapse, Ning Yuanxian could deploy more troops to Nan' Ou.
At this time, the Qiang Kingdom was already an ally of the State of Yue. After resting for a year, the Qiang Kingdom would also have tens of thousands of soldiers.
At that time, they would attack Prince Jin from the east and west.
Their chances of winning should be very high.
Thinking of this, the Monarch was once again grateful to Shen Lang.
It was all thanks to Shen Lang.
Otherwise, now that Su Nan and the Qiang Kingdom had merged, the entire western region of the State of Yue might not be safe anymore.
With the Qiang Kingdom, at least the southwest of the kingdom would be stable.
The Queen of the Qiang Kingdom, Aru Nana, should be giving birth soon, or maybe she had already.
Whether it was a son or a daughter, the Qiang Kingdom would have a successor.
This was good news for the State of Yue.
A month ago, the King of Yue, Ning Yuanxian, had already sent a large-scale diplomatic mission to the Qiang Kingdom.
He had sent a wet nurse, a female doctor, a midwife, and a large number of medicinal herbs.
Aru Nana had even sent countless toys for her child. She had sent more than a dozen teachers.
In order to maintain the alliance with the Qiang Kingdom, Ning Yuanxian had really given everything he had.
Up until now, he had only given and not taken anything in return.
Not only that, but he had also specially issued an edict.
All the citizens of the State of Yue who had been captured to the Qiang Kingdom could go home if they wanted. Those who did not want to go home could stay in the Qiang Kingdom. Once these people returned to the State of Yue, they could continue to enjoy the same treatment as citizens of the State of Yue.
That was equivalent to having two nationalities.
"Has Da Zhuang already left the capital?" Ning Yuanxian asked.
Li Sun said, "Da Zhuang did not follow us back to the capital. After he followed us to Lang County, he turned around and went south to the Qiang Kingdom. Perhaps he could make it in time for the Queen of the Qiang Kingdom to give birth."
Ning Yuanxian nodded.
The current Queen of the Qiang Kingdom was truly an anomaly. She was not as cunning as her father.
She was kind and righteous.
However, her position as the Queen was stable.
Furthermore, her popularity in the Qiang Kingdom was frighteningly high.
At least, her reputation was much better than that of the King of Yue. She was quite like the Queen of Yue.
Of course, Ning Yuanxian had also contributed to this. It was precisely because the State of Yue had supported the Qiang Kingdom regardless of the cost that the Qiang Kingdom's citizens were living a much better life. That was why they were even more grateful to the Queen.
Li Sun suddenly said, "Your Majesty, the Queen of the Qiang Kingdom once wrote a secret letter to Shenlang. She said that the Qiang Kingdom has a large amount of gold and is willing to lend it to us."
This was what Ning Yuanxian was feeling.
The former King of Qiang was extremely greedy and selfish. He was like a hungry wolf that could never be satisfied.
Not only would he not be grateful for what you gave him, but he would also think that you were weak and easy to bully.
However, the Queen of the Qiang Kingdom felt embarrassed after receiving so many things from the State of Yue. She actually wanted to lend the gold from the Qiang Kingdom to Ning Yuanxian.
Ning Yuanxian knew that the amount of gold was shocking. It was the wealth that King Qiang had obtained after plundering for decades.
"No, we definitely can't take it!" Ning Yuanxian said, "The strategic value of the Qiang Kingdom to us is far more than a few million taels of gold. Although we are allies with the Qiang Kingdom, our relationship is not very stable. If we take this money, people will look down on us. No matter how difficult it is, we can't ask for gold from the Qiang Kingdom."
Then, Ning Yuanxian said, "Is Shu Bodao of the Yinyuan Association here?"
"Not yet!"
Ning Yuanxian had to borrow money from the Yinyuan Association again.
The previous loan had failed. The Yinyuan Association had asked for the secret recipe of the glass mirror in exchange, but Ning Yuanxian had refused.
However, Ning Yuanxian had fallen ill last time and looked very weak. His reputation in the country and abroad had been very low.
It was different this time.
He had just defeated the King of Chu at the border hunting fair. He didn't look sick at all and looked young and heroic.
In addition, he had just appointed Ning Zheng to the throne. The Yinyuan Association supported the Crown Prince, Ning Yi. They should be very nervous now and would try to curry favor with Ning Yuanxian.
Therefore, the Monarch summoned Shu Bodao again to discuss the loan.
He felt that the loan should be very successful this time. The Yinyuan Association should not dare to offend him.
However, he had already waited for an hour.
Shu Bodao, the elder of the Yinyuan Association, had not arrived yet.
He had to get the money this time.
Ning Yuanxian's 80,000 troops had already been assembled. As soon as the military funds were in place, they could immediately move south.
The arrow on the bow had to be fired.
The longer the army entered the Nan 'ou Kingdom, the more dangerous the situation would be.
Therefore, Ning Yuanxian was determined to get the loan this time.
… …
After another quarter of an hour, Shu Bodao finally showed up.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
.
Shu Bodao knelt down again, trembling.
This time, Ning Yuanxian did not help him. He just lifted him up.
The Monarch said, "This time, Elder Shu, I have summoned you for the loan. I want to borrow four million gold coins from your association with the salt tax as collateral!"
It was 3.5 million gold coins before, and now it had become four million gold coins.
His appetite was getting bigger.
Shu Bodao remained silent.
The Monarch frowned. What does this mean?
I want to win against the King of Chu and look like I'm not sick at all. I can still be on the throne for another 20 or 30 years. Why don't you just agree?
Ning Yuanxian and the Yinyuan Association were both afraid of each other now. Ning Yuanxian needed the Yinyuan Association to borrow money.
But how could the Yinyuan Association not be afraid of Ning Yuanxian? After all, the Yinyuan Association wanted to do business in the State of Yue.
But at this time, you want Ning Yuanxian to completely fall out with the Yinyuan Association? This was also very difficult.
Because the debt he owed the Yinyuan Association was already too much to count.
At least he wouldn't be able to repay it while he was still on the throne.
Shu Bodao did not speak.
The Monarch was extremely anxious and angry.
What is the Yinyuan Association doing? Are you going to offend me completely?
After a long while, Shu Bodao said, "Your Majesty, the Yinyuan Association can lend you the money. Please send the Crown Prince to discuss the details with us and sign the contract."
Hearing this, Ning Yuanxian was furious.
His face flushed instantly, and he could hardly believe what he had heard.
What is the Yinyuan Association doing? Asking the Crown Prince to lend me the money?
Are you going to interfere with the internal affairs of the State of Yue?
Are you going to interfere with my family affairs?
I can't lend you the money, but the Crown Prince Ning Yi can?
Doesn't this mean that I'm less important than the Crown Prince Ning Yi in the Yinyuan Association's heart?
Are you trying to shed all pretense of cordiality with me?
Is this the Crown Prince's idea or the Yinyuan Association's?
Ning Yuanxian said coldly, "Elder Shu, did I hear it correctly?"
Shu Bodao said slowly, "Your Majesty is right. The Yinyuan Association can lend you the money. Your Majesty can send the Crown Prince to negotiate the contract."
"Hahahaha …" Ning Yuanxian was so angry that he laughed, "Shu Bodao, do you think I can't raise the money without the Yinyuan Association? Do you think I can't leave the Yinyuan Association? "
The Yinyuan Association kowtowed to Shu Bodao and said, "I dare not."
But he was also sneering in his heart.
Your Majesty Ning Yuanxian, how much money do you owe us? You don't know, but we do.
You're a prodigal emperor. How empty is the national treasury?
The Yinyuan Association knows it too.
Your 80,000 soldiers have been gathered, and we're just waiting for the military expenses.
Every day is urgent. We have to rush to the battlefield of Nan Ou as soon as possible.
Time waits for no man.
Others may be deceived by your illusion of power, but the Yinyuan Association won't.
Who else can take out so much money at once except the Yinyuan Association?
And this is only the first. There will be a second and a third.
Can the Heavenly Axiom take it out?
It can't.
The only thing you, Ning Yuanxian, can rely on is the Yinyuan Association.
If you agree to it today, you'll look better.
If you reject it today and come back to beg me in the future, it'll be a slap in the face.
Your Monarch's face can be said to be completely covered in bruises.
And this is only the first condition of the Yinyuan Association.
Once Ning Yuanxian gives in, the Yinyuan Association's second condition would be to force Shen Lang to hand over the secret of the glass mirror.
Then, the third condition would be endless.
As long as the State of Yue is in danger, and as long as the State of Yue needs the Yinyuan Association, he can get whatever he wants.
"Hahaha …" Ning Yuanxian laughed again.
"Without you, do you think I'll have to eat meat with hair?"
"Someone, ask Elder Shu to leave!"
Ning Yuanxian, who was furious, chased the Yinyuan Association's elder, Shu Bodao, out of the palace.
… …
But after getting angry, the Monarch Ning Yuanxian felt helpless.
If he couldn't borrow the money from the Yinyuan Association, what should he do?
The eighty thousand soldiers had gathered. Time waits for no man.
"Li Sun, ask Shen Lang if it's true that he earned three million gold coins for me in half a month," Ning Yuanxian said.
"Yes!" Li Sun went out to find Shen Lang.
But when he just walked out of the door, Ning Yuanxian stopped him.
Forget it, I'll figure it out myself.
Don't trouble Shen Lang with everything. Don't make things difficult for him.
"Let's go to Prime Minister Zhu's Mansion!" Ning Yuanxian said, "Today, I'm going to propose to Prime Minister Zhu's Mansion on behalf of Jin Mucong!"
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Thank Smiling Dinessa for her ten thousand gold coins.
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