First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 227
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After Dou Jiande conquered Mingzhou, he changed Mingzhou Governor's Mansion into a palace, named Wanchun Palace, and then moved the capital from Leshou Jincheng Palace to Mingzhou Wanchun Palace.

At this time, the Wanchun Palace was decorated with lanterns and festoons, and drums and music were played together to celebrate King Xia's victory and return.

Dou Jiande went north to attack Luo Yi, returned without success, cut off his own arms, and executed generals Wang Fubao and Nayan Song Zhengben. Later, he also regretted it, so he directed his troops towards Wang Shichong in the south, and after plundering Yinzhou, he quietly withdrew his troops and watched Li Tang and Wang Zheng went shopping together.

At this time, there was a change in Shandong. Song Yi Wang Meng Haigong, who occupied Caozhou and Daizhou, plundered on the bank of the Yellow River. Dou Jiande, who was already full of anger, immediately sent troops across the river to attack Meng Haigong.

Meng Haigong occupied the land of two prefectures, with a force of less than [-]. No matter how he was Dou Jiande's opponent, he retreated steadily. In the end, he had to surrender to Dou Jiande.

Not long after returning to Wanchun Palace, the envoys from Luoyang, Wang Wan, the pseudo-king of Zheng Dynasty, and Sun Anshi, the chief of internal history, arrived in Mingzhou. After presenting generous gifts, Wang Wan immediately expressed his intention of coming: requesting King Xia to send troops to rescue Luoyang.

Dou Jiande twirled his beard and remained silent when he heard the words, and grandson Anshi said bluntly when he saw this, "Nowadays the world is divided into three parts, and Li Tang is powerful. If our two families don't join forces to fight against Tang, we will end up like Liu Wuzhou and Li Gui. The alliance, no matter how bad it is, can follow the example of the Three Kingdoms at the end of Han Dynasty and stand together in the world, such a good thing, I wonder why King Xia hesitated?"

Hearing this, Dou Jiande had a serious expression on his face, "Let's not talk about the alliance. I was attacked by Li Yang innocently before, so there is still a need for an explanation for this matter?"

Seeing that Dou Jiande didn't seem to have any intention of forming an alliance, Wang Wan was anxious and said, "What else can I say, King Xia is also attacking my Yinzhou in Dazheng, and once he comes and goes, he doesn't care about it anymore?"

Dou Jiande sneered, ignored Wang Wan, and just looked at Changsun Anshi. Changsun Anshi was scheming, so he naturally knew that this was Dou Jiande's change of method to ask for benefits. I, Da Zheng, are willing to share [-]% of the food and grass for this trip."

Wang Wan was startled when he heard this, and exclaimed, "Thirty percent of the food and grass? No, Mr. Changsun is confused. Luoyang doesn't have much food and grass, so how can we share the food and grass?"

Dou Jiande's eyes flashed and the corners of his mouth turned up when he heard this, while the eldest grandson Anshi was extremely annoyed, and said bluntly: "Don't speak again on behalf of the king. This trip is an envoy. I will be the envoy and the king will be the deputy."

Wang Wan was so angry that he gritted his teeth, pointing at his eldest grandson An Shi and yelling: "The old thief doesn't care about me, Da Zheng, and wastes food and grass for no reason. After returning to Beijing, this king will definitely impeach you", and then flung his sleeves away. go.

Dou Jiande and the others looked at each other, and then laughed.

"Your generation of kings is quite interesting." Dou Jiande pointed at the back of Wang Wan who left angrily, and threw himself forward and backward with a smile.

The eldest grandson, Anshi, had a serious face, and he had already cursed Wang Wan, a pig-headed pig who had done more than succeed in his affairs, in his heart, so he could only smile on his face and said, "Daiwang is young and vigorous, so don't worry about it, King Xia!" , The food and grass for sending troops, the foreign ministers are in charge, funding [-]%."

Dou Jiande slowly suppressed his smile when he heard the words, shook his head and sighed: "It's not that the king is unwilling to send troops, but he just returned from an expedition to Shandong after crossing the river.

Changsun Anshi's face darkened when he heard the words, he returned with a big victory and paid a lot of money, and he was still yelling here that the food and grass are not enough, and there is no money left. This is the rhythm of making Dazheng pay both food and money.

"Xiaong Wangxiong dominates Hebei, and he has enough soldiers and food. Yanzhao is a land of wealth. It is a joke to have no food and no wealth." Changsun Anshi laughed straight.

Unexpectedly, Dou Jiande's complexion changed suddenly, and he snorted coldly: "What kind of bastard are you, how can this king joke with you? Left and right, cross it out, don't disturb this king's elegance."

In just a moment, Dou Jiande changed his face and directly expelled the eldest grandson Anshi. At this time, Liu Bin, the servant of Zhongshu, hurried out and said, "Your Majesty, calm down."

Dou Jiande's face softened, and he raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's Liu Shilang thinking?"

"Your Majesty, you need to know the truth about the death of the lips and the coldness of the teeth. Now that the Tang army is attacking fiercely, the Zheng army is weak, retreating steadily, and besieging the isolated city. If this continues, the Zheng State will surely be defeated. At that time, the Tang State will annex the Zheng State, and its strength will become stronger. I will face the Tang Army alone in Daxia. Bingfeng, I hope the king will think twice," Liu Bin said bluntly.

The eldest grandson Anshi was grateful when someone spoke for him, and hurriedly worshiped: "What Liu Shilang said is very true, King Xia thinks twice, and form an alliance to resist the Tang Dynasty, and then the land of Guanzhong and Sanjin will be equally divided. Wouldn't it be beautiful."

Dou Jiande ignored the elder Sun Anshi, just looked at Liu Bin and sighed: "Liu Shilang doesn't care about the treasury, but he doesn't know something. After years of conquests, the treasury is empty. It is true that he is unable to fight anymore. He should rest with the people."

"I, Wang Rende, think that the common people are the blessings of the great summer." Liu Bin immediately bowed down and sang: "However, the Zheng army will stick to Luoyang inside, and our army will attack outside. Combining internal and external forces will definitely defeat the Tang army. Why not do it?" ".

The eldest grandson Anshi nodded hurriedly, then seemed to have made up his mind, and said directly: "To show the sincerity of the alliance, as long as King Xia sends troops to attack Tang, I, Dazheng, are willing to share [-]% of the food and grass."

"All food and grass must be paid."Dou Jiande said directly: "Otherwise, there is no need to talk about it."

"Sixty percent", Changsun Anshi looked bitter, and said straightly: "What the king said is true, there is really not much food and grass in Luoyang, and I hope King Xia will send troops to support the people in the Central Plains."

"Eighty percent."Dou Jiande's righteousness was awe-inspiring, with a sad expression on his face, "I was afraid that the people in the Central Plains would be poisoned by Li Tang, so I just emptied the treasury to come to help. If it is less than [-]%, please go back."

The eldest grandson Anshi had no choice but to agree.

Then Dou Jiande sighed again: "Soldiers have no financial rewards, and I am afraid they will not have the heart to fight...".

The eldest grandson, An Shi, raised his head in disbelief, then shook his head and smiled wryly, and could only say, "One hundred thousand guan is already the limit of foreign ministers."

Dou Jiande actually grinned, "So, this king will accept it with a smile."

After the eldest grandson Anshi left, Dou Jiande and Liu Bin looked at each other, then raised their heads and laughed loudly. Hearing the laughter from the hall behind them, the eldest grandson Anshi spat secretly, not to mention how aggrieved he felt.

"Idiots like Wang Wan are appointed kings and entrusted with important tasks. From this we can see that Wang Shichong's cronyism is nothing to worry about." Dou Jiande shook his head and clicked his tongue, "Even if he doesn't share food and grass, don't donate money, this king will also This king still knows the reason why he will send troops to rescue each other, and his teeth will be cold."

"Your Majesty is wise," Liu Bin said directly: "If you defeat the Tang army and keep Wang Shichong alive, this will continue to be the three kingdoms. If the Tang army is defeated, you can concentrate your forces and march westward to take Guanzhong. You have to rely on the breath of the king to survive, and then it will be the beginning of pacification of the world."

Dou Jiande nodded straightly, very satisfied, "This is a plan to seek the world."

　The last chapter is under review, it should be released tomorrow, I am also very helpless

　　
　
(End of this chapter)