Great Wei Overlord

Chapter 284 Arms Trade (Fifth Watch)
Chapter 289 Arms Trade

However, Ran Ming did not tell Xi Chao the real origin of the grand master chair. It was because Qin Hui, a treacherous minister in the Song Dynasty, lost his turban while attending a banquet. In order to flatter Qin Hui, a subordinate asked someone to make a lotus leaf quickly. Craftsmen put it on the chair rings of Qin Hui and others, so that in the history of furniture evolution, a great invention has come out.

Even after thousands of years of great changes, this kind of grand master chair still appears in our lives.Even all kinds of sofas, as long as they have backrests and armrests, this is the basic structure of Taishi chairs!
Xi Chao was very curious. He sat on the grand master's chair, swayed here and there, and said repeatedly: "This thing is really wonderful!"

After a while, Xi Chao pointed to the Eight Immortals Table in front of him again and said, "Could this be the Grand Master's case? Or the Grand Master's table!"

Ran Ming laughed and said, "This thing is also created by Gu. It is called the Eight Immortals Table because it can sit around eight people!"

However, Ran Ming didn't know that the character table evolved only from the Tang Dynasty. Just like the character Pao, the earliest pictographic characters are only Pao, and 棹 is the earliest prototype of the table.

Fortunately, Xi Chao didn't break the casserole too much to ask the end, otherwise, Ran Ming wouldn't know how it would end!

Suddenly, Xi Zhi saw three sets of bowls and chopsticks on the table, and asked, "Are there any other guests tonight?"

Ran Ming explained: "Actually, it's not considered a guest, but a lonely friend. He met in Shangyu and came here together. Now he is a guest at the house. My friend is very talented. Confucianism, Xuan, Taoism, Buddha has his own specialties, such as piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting. He is good at all of them!"

"There are such talents in the world?" When Xi Chao heard that Ran Ming admired this unknown friend so much, he immediately became interested!One must know that Ran Ming's talents are obvious to all.If the person he admires is definitely not a mediocre person!
Xi Chao went on to say: "Wendu, who is known as Jiangdong's unique king, is only proficient in Xuan, Confucianism, chess, and books. Such a learned and talented person, why do you think he must have a name in the officialdom? I don't know if Chao knows it?"

Ran Ming said: "My good friend is Zhu Yingtai from Shangyu!"

"Zhu Yingtai?" Xi Chao showed his plan, and he thought it over carefully in his mind. He can be sure that he has never heard of this name!

Xi Chao said again: "The Zhu family of Shangyu is one of the noble families in Wujun, but it is a low-level noble family. Over the years, there have been few sages in the family. Could it be that the rumors are not true?"

Ran Ming suddenly saw Zhu Yingtai striding towards him from a distance, and said to him: "Young brother Yingtai. Ming will introduce a talented person to you."

Zhu Yingtai said straightforwardly: "In front of you Qijue Ran Ziyang, who dares to call himself a talented person?"

However, just as Zhu Yingtai stepped into the restaurant, she saw Xi Chao who stood up to greet her, and her body froze involuntarily.

Few people know Zhu Yingtai's true identity, but in Jiankang, apart from the direct descendants of Xie's family, only Xi Chao had seen himself with his uncle Xie Shang last year.

It is magical to say that a woman disguises herself as a man, but for people who are familiar with her, no matter how she dresses up, it is difficult to conceal her true colors.

Zhu Yingtai deliberately pretended to be calm, and her thoughts turned, she bowed and said: "Shangyu Zhu Yingtai pays respects to Xi Langzhong!"

Ran Ming was very surprised. Although Zhu Yingtai concealed it well, it was a pity that Ran Ming's eyes were so poisonous. Zhu Yingtai panicked for a moment, how could she escape Ran Ming's eyes.

He really didn't understand why Zhu Yingtai was so afraid of Xi Chao!
The wine is mellow high-alcohol liquor brewed by Ran Ming, and the dishes are canned meat, canned fruits, salted fish, and several kinds of green vegetables that are characteristic of Qingzhou.

However, Zhu Yingtai was very strange at the banquet. She didn't say a word, but drank two glasses of wine, and left the banquet on the pretext of feeling unwell!

Looking at Zhu Yingtai's back, Xi Chao said thoughtfully: "Shangyu Mr. Zhu is a wonderful person! How did you meet Mr.?"

Xi Chao is Huan Wen's chief counselor and confidant, when he saw Xie Yi's daughter-in-law in Ran Ming's mansion, he felt vigilant.

If the Xie family and Ran Ming join forces, it will be the worst news for Huan Wen!Huan Wen's great cause also had a very serious impact.The Xie family is rich and has abundant financial resources. Although it is not as good as Huan Wen for the time being, it can at least surpass the Langya Wang family by a few blocks.Although the Langya Wang family produced a Wang Shusheng and a young talent Wang Wendu, but in terms of appeal among officials, none of them can compare with Xie An.

The Xie family has wealth and a reputation as a scholar. The only thing missing is that none of the clan's children are good at military affairs.In fact, the Xie clan started out as a military force, and the person who played a vital role in the rise of the Xie clan in Chenjun was Zhenxi General Xie Shang. However, Xie Shang's real ability was not in the military.

Otherwise, Xie Renzu would not have run away.The strongest members of the Xie family in Chenjun are actually Xie Xuan, Xie Yan and other Xie An's nephews, but they are still teenagers.

It can be said that Chenjun Xie's strength in the army is a bit weak.But once it unites with the Ran family, with the financial support of the Xie family and the echo of the scholars, the Ran family will be like a tiger with wings added.

The reverse is also true, as long as the Xie family gets the military support of the Ran family, they can easily obtain a certain amount of military power.

So, he wanted to test Ran Ming!
However, coincidentally, Ran Ming didn't understand the meaning of Xi Chao's words, and thought he was just gossip for a while, so he told the story of his acquaintance with Zhu Yingtai.

Xi Chao stared intently at Ran Ming's eyes, even for a moment, he was very careful.It's a pity that from Ran Ming's eyes, Xi Chao didn't see what he wanted to see!
Although the mellow liquor is delicious, Xi Chao is very measured.No matter when he drinks, he is always only seven percent drunk. Once he is seventy percent drunk, no matter how others persuade him to drink, Xi Chao will stop drinking!

At this moment, he felt that he had almost reached his limit. If he drank any more, he might not be conscious. As a counselor who relies on his head for food, getting drunk is a taboo in his life!

Xi Chao made up his mind, this is the last drink of the day!He said to Ran Ming, "I wonder what King Jiaodong's plans are?"

"What can I do? Now I'm a knife and I'm a fish. I can only be a monk hitting the clock for a day, and I'm just going to eat and die!"

Ran Ming saw that Xi Chao's tongue was a little straight, and knew that he had almost reached his limit, so he didn't persuade him to drink anymore.

"If the king of Jiaodong accepts his fate! Chao will not be able to help His Highness!" Xi Chao said with a startling arc of mouth.

"You Xi guest! How dishonest you are!" Ran Ming deliberately pretended to be drunk, and shouted: "Help me, you are so kind? You Xi guest wish I could die sooner!"

Xi Chao's expression froze, "Your Highness, you are drunk!"

Ran Ming picked up the cup, poured another big one, drank it all in one gulp, and said, "Drunk, but you can't get drunk after a thousand cups, even if you drink another three hundred cups, you still won't get drunk!"

Drunk people usually don't admit that they are drunk. Looking at Ran Ming's appearance, Xi Chao can be sure that Ran Ming really drank too much!The mellow baijiu is very strong, Ran Ming drank at least seven or eight bowls, which is almost a catty of baijiu!
Xi Chao is not hesitating, if Ran Ming really drinks too much, he will not be able to achieve his goal today!

Xi Chao organized the language and said: "Shun was raised among the mu, Fu Shuo was held among the boards, Jiao Ke was held among the fish and salt, Guan Yiwu was held among the scholars, Sun Shuao was held in the sea, Baili Xi was held in the city!"

Ran Ming is quite familiar with this passage, and Ran Ming continued: "In the old days, the heavens will send you a great mission, so people must first be mindful of their ambitions...to be born in sorrow and die in peace!"

Xi Chao laughed and said, "King Jiaodong will understand the meaning of this passage soon!"

Ran Ming nodded.

Xi Chao said: "With the talents of the King of Jiaodong, if you become a Prince of Taiping, you will definitely bury your talents, and your treasures will be covered with dust, and you will steal everything from heaven!"

Ran Ming smiled wryly and said, "I was born one year earlier to be a king, and one year later to be a minister, but I am lonely, it is not the right time to be born alone!"

Xi Chao shook his head slowly, continued to frowned for a long while, and then raised his head. There was no trace of drunkenness in his eyes, but instead, there was clarity.

"King Jiaodong, we don't need to go around in circles anymore, everyone is smart, let's be honest!"

Ran Ming laughed, as if he had never been drunk. "Appreciate further details!"

Xi Chao said: "His Royal Highness Jiaodong, do you want to be a fisherman?"

Ran Ming said, "What do you mean?"

"When fish and clams compete, the fisherman benefits!" Xi Chao said leisurely: "The Taiwei and the imperial court are just like other fish and clams. I wonder if Wei Guo can be the fisherman!"

This is straightforward enough, Ran Ming said: "The lonely king is just a vassal king, how can He De be able..."

"Don't be in front of your face, don't tell lies!" Xi Chao said, "Why do you need to prevaricate, Your Highness?"

Ran Ming nodded, and said solemnly: "Then what benefits can Wei Guo get?"

Xi Chao said: "It doesn't cost a single soldier to get all the land in the north of the Yangtze River. If the Taiwei wins, he will draw the river with Wei State and rule!"

Xi Chao has proposed this strategic idea for a long time.

Ships from the south and horses from the north, the soldiers in the south are far more brave than the soldiers in the north, but if you stick to it, relying on the natural danger of the Yangtze River will naturally get twice the result with half the effort.

In the history of North-South confrontation, basically the North finally won.The only exception is Emperor Hongwu, who conquered the north with the south and unified the world!Of course, from the perspective of this era, the fighting power of the North is still very strong.

What Xi Chao said made Ran Ming very excited. In fact, Xi Chao didn't need to say that Wei Guo would definitely sit on the sidelines in the duel between Huan Wen and the court.

"This condition is very attractive!" Ran Ming said: "But there is a premise, the state of Wei will not give away one point of the money that should be earned. If the Taiwei lacks weapons, armor, or horses, the Wei Kingdom will provide what the Taiwei needs. Of course, the price will definitely be correspondingly more expensive! Even if the Jin Dynasty pays out money, Wei Guo will not push the money out!"

Xi Chao was secretly annoyed, but there was nothing he could do. Of course he understood what Ran Ming meant. Wei Guo would definitely add fuel to the fire in this struggle, making Huan Wenwen and the court use their last breath of strength.

Xi Chao said, "It's up to you to obey!"

(End of this chapter)