Water Margin: You dog official, you still say you don’t know martial arts?

Chapter 676 Fang La: Hemp ropes always break at the thinnest part, and misfortune always finds the unfortunate! [3 more]

Dong Ping quickly reminded Fang La: "But if the princess marries him and becomes his mistress..."

"Humph!"

Fang La spit out the bait and snorted coldly:
It is absolutely impossible for my daughter to be anyone's mistress!
Wang Qing can’t do it either!
Fan Quan's friendly reminder:

"But the imperial court has already reached Suzhou!
"Maybe it won't be long before we get to Hangzhou..."

Ah this...

Fang La took the bait in both of his mouths:
I am really under a lot of pressure...

Fang Jie quickly stood up and said:

“What happens when we get to Hangzhou?

“We in the South have the ability to drive them out!
"There's no need for you to pretend to be kind!"

Fang La was about to spit out the bait when he suddenly felt something was wrong:

No, who is the rat?

At this time, the left prime minister Lou Minzhong, who advocated an alliance with Wang Qing, stood up:

"General Fan, so my Lord's promise of Princess Jinzhi to the King of Chu is a prerequisite for the alliance between Chu and our country?"

"My Lord has heard of Princess Jinzhi's name and admires her very much!"

Fan Quan gave a forced explanation:
"Originally the two things were unrelated, but isn't this the best of both worlds?"

Although Fan Quan did not give a direct answer, everyone knew the answer:
This is the prerequisite for an alliance!

No one accused Fan Quan of taking advantage of the situation. After all, the Southern Kingdom really needed reinforcements right now...

Lou Minzhong glanced at Fang La, who was hesitant about the bait, and dealt with Fan Quan for him:

“This matter is of great importance and cannot be rushed.

"You have come a long way, please take a rest in the Protocol Courtyard first.

"We'll discuss this another day."

Fan Quan also knew that he couldn't be impatient.

Marrying off a daughter is such a big thing, so you have to let the other party consider it no matter what.

Moreover, Song Jiang had taught him when he came that the longer the time dragged on, the more beneficial it would be for the State of Chu.

Because the imperial army was attacking the southern kingdom.

Fang La refused to give in when we attacked Suzhou, and he still refused to give in when we attacked Hangzhou?

There was a time when Fang La was honest!
……

Royal study room.

"boom--"

(ノ益)ノ彡┻━┻

Fang La angrily flipped the table:
"Wang Qing, this beast, actually wants my daughter to be his mistress!"

The only people present were Left Prime Minister Lou Minzhong, the emperor's nephew Fang Jie, and the Grand Commandant of the Cavalry and Infantry Du Wei.

If Bao Daoyi and Zheng Mojun were present, they should also be there, but Bao Daoyi was still unconscious.

Fang Jie must speak for Liu Gao:

"Your Majesty, Wang Qing is taking advantage of the situation and has evil intentions!"

Lou Minzhong shook his head and sighed:
“But they were right about one thing.

"Without a father-in-law and son-in-law relationship, how can we rest assured if they send a hundred thousand troops over?"

Fang Jie sneered:
"You can rest assured that we are father-in-law and son-in-law?"

Lou Minzhong: “Hmm…”

Although he is the prime minister, what can we say about the IQ of Lou Minzhong, who is a teacher like Wu Yong and Wen Huanzhang? He is simply an expert in falling into traps!
In the original novel, Chai Jin and Yan Qing came to the Southern Kingdom as undercover agents. Lou Minzhong believed them directly and introduced them to Fang La, making Chai Jin a royal consort.

Afterwards, Lou Minzhong directly believed the false surrender of Li Jun and others, and introduced them to Fang La, allowing Li Jun to take charge of the navy.

One person's power accelerated the demise of the Southern Kingdom, and Lou Minzhong made great contributions!
So after being criticized by Fang Jie, Lou Minzhong had nothing to say. After all, Fang Jie's words made sense...

Moreover, Wang Qing didn't give him any benefits. Why should he confront the emperor's nephew head-on on behalf of Wang Qing?
Fang La was very depressed.

Liu Gao did bring him a lot of pressure. He needed reinforcements, but he couldn't trust Wang Qing...

Especially the attitude of Fan Quan, the envoy of Chu State today, made Fang La feel that if he allowed the Chu army to enter the country, it would very likely be like inviting a wolf into the house!

Du Wei stood by and said nothing.

Originally it was not his turn to participate in such a big event.

If he said something wrong, he would be in trouble.

At this moment, a eunuch rushed in and bowed to the ground in a panic:
"Your Majesty, this is bad - the general's army was defeated -"

"what?"

Fang La's face changed drastically: "Speak carefully!"

Eunuch: "Blah blah blah..."

"Hiss——" Fang La, Lou Minzhong, Fang Jie, and Du Wei couldn't help but gasp:
Zheng Biao is dead?

No, Zheng Biao knows magic!

His nickname is Zheng Mojun!

How could he be dead?

But the eunuchs certainly wouldn't dare to lie about such a big thing. Fang La and Lou Minzhong were almost crying:

The hemp rope only picks and breaks at the thinnest point, and bad luck only seeks out the miserable!
When it rains, it pours! When it rains, it pours!

How to do?
Fang La's face turned pale and his heart was in turmoil.

We can only place our hopes on Lou Minzhong, Fang Jie and others, hoping they can come up with some ideas.

However, Lou Minzhong and Du Wei had no idea either.

Fang Jie felt that the opportunity had come:

"Your Majesty, in fact, besides Wang Qing, we have another choice."

Fang La was full of hope: "What choice?"

"Shandong Liu Neng!"

Fang Jie reiterated his old words:

“In fact, the problem between us and Wang Qing is that Wang Qing has more soldiers and generals, and his power is not inferior to ours.

"What if he comes and doesn't leave? Wouldn't that be like inviting a wolf into the house?
“But Liu Neng is not as strong as us, so he can only help as a guest army.

“And Liu Neng has a very good reputation!

"He's loyal!"

"That's true..."

This time Lou Minzhong agreed with Fang Jie's statement:
"If you ask who is the most loyal person in the martial arts world, Xiao Xuande from Shandong is the best!

"Who in the martial arts world doesn't know that 'Little Xuande of Shandong' is a man of honor?

"He is much more trustworthy than Wang Qing!"

With the Chu envoy as a comparison, Fang La was a little tempted:
“But it’s too late to send people to Shandong.

"The Chu envoy is now waiting for news in Qingxi, and Liu Huchen has already killed Zheng Biao..."

"Your Majesty, please get rid of the Chu envoy!"

Fang Jie spared no effort to instigate Fang La:

"It is impossible for our Southern Kingdom's princess to be Wang Qing's mistress!
“Moreover, if 100,000 Chu troops arrived in the South, I’m afraid they would be more dangerous than the imperial army!
"Xuan De from Shandong is the most loyal. He will definitely send troops!"

At this time, Lou Minzhong couldn't help but come out to sing a different tune:
"I just don't know what little Xuande wants..."

"Anything you want!"

Fang La made the final decision:

"As long as he doesn't want my Southern Kingdom, I can give it to him!"

Fang Jie heard:
That's it!

……

"Ugh……"

Fang La walked into the imperial garden with a sad face, and suddenly the thunderous sound of horse hooves came rumbling over!

"squeak--"

Fang Jinzhi braked suddenly, jumped off the horse, and asked knowingly:

"Father, why are you worried?"

"nothing."

Fang La forced a smile and pulled his daughter to his side. After hesitating for a long time, he couldn't help but ask:
"Daughter, have you heard of Huaixi Wang Qing and Shandong Liu Neng?"

"I've heard of duck!"

Fang Jinzhi blinked her big, watery eyes:

“I heard that Wang Qing is an unfilial son who beats his father and scolds his mother!

“I also heard that Wang Qing is a gigolo, and he became the King of Chu by relying on the gigolo wife, Lady Duan!
“This is the kind of man I despise the most!

"Liu Neng is different. Who in the world doesn't know his sense of loyalty?

"If you don't know little Xuande in your life, even if you call yourself a hero, you have wasted your time!

"How many people would be proud to see him!

"Why did Father suddenly ask about them today?"

"Just ask."

Fang La then tried to test:

"If I ask you to choose one of them as your consort..."

(End of this chapter)