I really just want to lose my fortune

At this moment, Liu Bowen and Jia Xu lifted the curtain of the big tent and walked in.

Seeing Jia Xu, Qin Ge finally remembered what he had forgotten, and hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, sorry, I was so happy to see the two generals just now, I couldn't hold back, so I forgot about Wen He..."

"Ha, the prince is really thirsty for talents." Jia Xu smiled and said, "It's okay, seeing the prince has such a strong general, the disciples are also happy for the prince."

"This is General Qi?" Liu Bowen looked Qi Jiguang up and down, and exclaimed: "He is also outstanding!"

After all, his eyes were on Yang Wulang again, and he suddenly felt his eyes light up: "There should be a lot of generals who have made meritorious deeds on the battlefield, and he is worthy of being the queen of the generals."

Soon, Qin Ge introduced a few people to each other, and they knew each other.

In the end, Qin Ge took off the human skin mask and discussed with several people in his true colors.

After all, it is still the policy against Japanese pirates.

After finalizing the matter of the Japanese pirates, Liu Bowen said: "My lord, now that the food and finances supported by the imperial court have arrived, what choice does your lord want to make next?"

"What does Bowen mean?" Qin Ge asked curiously.

"The money and food sent by the imperial court, as well as the money and grain sent by the uncle of the country, are enough to support the construction of the city and the port. Not only that, the imperial court also sent officials from the Ministry of Industry to deal with this matter."

"Does the prince want to build the city first, the port, or both?" Liu Bowen asked.

"Well... what's the difference here?" Qin Ge asked.

"If the city is built first, the family members of the people who died in the battle can be better resettled, and their safety will be guaranteed." Liu Bowen said: "If the port is built first, if the speed is fast, it can catch up with the merchant ships next month. Small boats and domestic merchants can also increase a lot of income."

"This income..."

Liu Bowen smiled, and Qin Ge immediately understood that the money would go into his pocket.

After all, the fact that the city has not come out means that the official system cannot be perfected, so it is naturally a good time to earn extra money.

However, if the city is built first, the people's hearts will be better.

"Naturally, the city should be built first." Qin Ge said righteously: "Because of our mistakes, many innocent people died tragically. It is right to protect them first."

"My lord is benevolent, but my subordinates suggest that we build a port first." Liu Bowen's eyes flashed brightly: "The king of Chu must have come here this time because he was not kind. If the city is built, this area may not be used in a short time."

"The king of Chu is very strong-tempered. He has also participated in the shipping activities of the Yangzhou generation, and has unique insights into water warfare."

"This port is not only of commercial significance, but also of strategic significance to Japanese pirates. Presumably the king of Chu will not understand."

"My lord, the king of Chu is here, why don't we take out his pocket?"

"Can we still ask the King of Chu to pay?" Qin Ge asked in surprise.

"Naturally." Liu Bowen showed a smile: "You are brothers!"

Chapter 215 Undercurrent

Chang'an, Prince Wei's Mansion.

For Empress Xiao, there has been a steady stream of good news recently.

First of all, Wu Meiniang was repeatedly defeated by Qin Ge, which reduced the influence of King Chu and King Qi.

Especially the king of Chu, it is equivalent to no longer having a chance to be the crown prince, unless he can make great contributions.

With Empress Xiao and Yang Guozhong around, it would be very difficult for the King of Chu to make meritorious deeds...

Although Qin Ge had made many meritorious deeds, he was now sent to Jiaozhou, and he wanted to move the sea without knowing what to do, so the court sent the King of Chu to break up with him.

In the end, it was Queen Xiao's son Wei Wang who made the biggest profit.

However, there is one thing that made Empress Xiao very uncomfortable, that is, King Wei and Yuan Shao had suffered a defeat together recently.

Empress Xiao was sitting on a chair, beside her was a young man who looked somewhat similar to Qin Ge, but with a more burly figure.

Empress Xiao has two sons, the eldest son Shangwen, who is deceased.

The youngest son is a martial artist and likes to wield knives and guns the most. He once participated in the war against the Western Regions in Liangzhou.

Wei Wang was able to reap benefits from Dong Zhuo's territory, and he also made friends with Ma Teng's family in Xiliang, and made good friends with his son Ma Chao, which shows that he also has his own advantages.

Empress Xiao finally left the palace today and came to Wei Wang's mansion for a visit.

In terms of identity, she is the empress of the great Qin Dynasty. It is more difficult to leave the palace than other concubines, and the procedures are more cumbersome. If it is not for a big victory in the name, she will not be able to come out at all.

"Mother, are you okay these days?" Wei Wang Qin Sheng first greeted Empress Xiao.

"Well." Empress Xiao said with a headache, "Have you lost a lot in Jizhou recently?"

"Hmm..." Qin Sheng's face darkened a little: "Brother Liuhuang didn't completely recruit Wagang, leaving a mess. Those rebels are really hateful, they even burned their own people, I can't report it like this, otherwise If so... what Xingyang has accumulated with great difficulty will disappear."

"This time, in order to make this war a big victory on the surface, I paid a lot of money, horses, etc., and handed them over to the court."

This is the strength of Qin Wenkui, no matter how they fight, Qin Wenkui will not suffer in the end...

"According to the view of the sect, I'm afraid it's not the case."

There were two other people present, a young man and an old man.

The young man was dressed as a Confucian scholar, with a calm smile on his face.

Looking at the old man again, he looks very calm, but he looks like an old man in a mountain village.

"What's Yuan Zhi's insight?" Qin Sheng's eyes were fixed on the young Confucian scholar.

"When King Zhao failed to completely subdue Wagang at the beginning, I couldn't understand it. Now I look at this series of things... If I say that there is no shadow of King Zhao behind, I won't believe it." Xu Shu and Xu Yuan said straightly. Said: "Qin Shubao, known as Sai Mengchang, is as close as brothers to Shan Xiongxin. Shan Xiongxin surrendered to the king of Zhao, and this Qin Shubao continues to rebel, adding trouble to the brother?"

"Shan Xiongxin has done a lot of investigations recently. He is very righteous and treats Qin Qiong very well. Qin Qiong is not like that ungrateful person."

"Taihang Mountain is magnificent and vast. He participated in the first battle of Xingyang, but later directly reversed it, saying that he participated in the war because of Zhai Rang's enmity. Heh, everything is strange."

"King Zhao, how dare he do this?" Xiao Meiniang was taken aback for a moment.

A queen, a noble concubine, a talented person, the most shrewd, the strongest, and the most powerful is Wu Meiniang.

The other two can basically only help out in the palace, or rely on their natal families, and their own abilities cannot be pointed out at all.

But Xiao Meiniang is very good at charm, Qin Wenkui has been with her for so long, and often stays at her place.

Qin Sheng was able to win Poyang Lake, and it was indispensable for Xiao Meiniang to blow the pillow breeze in the palace.

"Like this battle against Wagang, the previous strategies and responses were quite satisfactory, but then they suddenly withdrew, and then there was another fire, and everyone in Wagang disappeared without a trace, leaving only the old and the weak... The disciples concluded that there must be someone who is competent to support him."

"I can't find evidence, but everything points to King Zhao, especially this big fire, just like the time King Zhao massacred the nobles, it revealed a cruel word, so Li Wenyou is not simple." Xu Shu He said solemnly: "Before I waited, I doubted whether King Zhao would send a puppet to manage Handan, but now it seems that it is obviously not. After many inquiries, Li Wenyou's wrist is very strong. In just a few months, the three counties The land is tightly controlled by him, and all the officials are selected and promoted by him."

"The guards and county magistrates of some other towns were all transferred for inexplicable reasons, or returned home, and some even died unexpectedly. The same is true for those generals."

"When he was doing this, there was not only the shadow of Uncle Yang, but also the shadow of the Yuan family. Presumably, compared to Zhao Wang, Yuan Gong was more afraid of the Wu family, and regarded those normal officials as normal Wu family remnants. Cleaned up."

"In the end, it will be King Zhao who will make the most profit."

"Hmph, Sixth Brother dares to do this. Isn't he afraid that I will find the evidence? If the evidence is true, he may never be able to leave Zhao Wangfu in his life." Qin Sheng's face changed: "Why did you say it now?"

"Because information, intelligence, I have personally verified these, wasting a lot of time." Xu Shu shook his head: "After getting a lot of information, I also talked to Mr. Huang's son-in-law before confirming it. .”

"Besides, it's unrealistic to want evidence. Then Li Wenyou's work is ruthless, and he can't find any authentication evidence. Everything can only be said to be guesswork. It is obvious to use guesswork to convict a prince. impossible."

Xu Shu's ability to guess this level is still an advantage in intelligence.

All the previous signs, plus the people of King Wei knew that they had lost this battle, and to what extent.

Coupled with the fact that Xu Shu has been investigating secretly and found many clues, it is not difficult to speculate at this time.

However, it is useless to find out, mainly because there is no evidence.

"Phew... Yuan Zhi has worked hard." Qin Sheng said with some regret.

"Forgive me for speaking bluntly, but I feel that our strong opponent may not be King Qi, but King Zhao." Xu Shu said: "Just judging by the viciousness of this counselor, it must be a normal confrontation with him, and he will definitely suffer."

Xu Shu felt cold sweat when he thought about Li Ru's strategy. Xu Shu felt that if he were himself, he might not have thought of such a cruel method.

Simple, direct, efficient, but hurtful.

When confronting this kind of strategist, one must be careful at all times that the opponent does not play cards according to the routine and directly overturns the table and dies together.

Then is Li Ru really not afraid that what he has done will be exposed and that King Zhao will be wronged?

"It's just a county guard, what about assassination?" Qin Sheng thought for a while and said, "Since he has stood up, it means that this person's ability is limited."

"I'm actually thinking about why he should stand up. There are not so few counselors who are absolutely trustworthy under King Zhao's account. If he retreats behind the scenes, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to deal with." Xu Shu thought: "Also Or is it true that the truth is false? This Li Wenyou was just a small official before, and there might be someone behind him? It will take a lot of time to find out."

Obviously, it is already difficult just because it is absolutely believable...

It wasn't that Qin Ge didn't want to push a puppet up at the beginning, but he had no choice, just the two of them.

These people couldn't even imagine how weak Qin Ge's background was. All the important officials under his command were picked up on the road.

"Old Huang, what do you think?" Qin Sheng focused his gaze on the old man.

His name is Huang Chengyan, a famous scholar in Mianyang, and he recommended Xu Shu to come here.

Huang Chengyan and Xiao Meiniang's father are old friends, so they came to help Xiao Meiniang.

Of course, part of the reason is that Wei Wang would consider issues from the perspective of the family, and Empress Xiao's son was meant to be more orthodox than other princes.

In this era, there are still many people who care about the word orthodoxy.

"If it's true, then this King Zhao is indeed a bit scary. No one wants to face this kind of opponent." Huang Chengyan said: "However, the prince does not need to regard him as an opponent."

"King Zhao follows this crooked way and has no bottom line in doing things. On the surface, he is a benevolent king, but in fact he is a hypocrite...There are many people with insight in the world, and sooner or later they will see his true colors."

In fact, Qin Ge's current reputation seems to be good, and it is all based on the common people.

Many aristocratic families would instinctively hate Qin Ge. After all, many of the things he did were too harmful to the interests of the aristocratic families.

The Battle of Xingyang was so dangerous, he didn't even turn to the big family for help, making the family feel that this person is not of one mind with them.

"My sixth brother really can't see that he is such a sinister person." Qin Sheng thought for a while and said: "In my impression, this person is extremely absurd. He likes BMWs, and he is good at shooting and hunting. It’s not bad, the rest of the time is spent drinking and having fun.”

"This is the scary thing about King Zhao." Huang Chengyan said with emotion: "Such a forbearing person, after going out, he showed a benevolent attitude, and he behaved like a hero when he did those unrighteous things."

"Huh...Yuan Zhi said before, Huang Lao's son-in-law?" Qin Sheng tried a word.

As for what kind of person Qin Ge was, he no longer wanted to delve into it.

However, this person is terrible, and he must pay more attention to it.

"Well, the old man's son-in-law is from Yangdu, Langya. He lives in seclusion in Longzhong, Jingzhou. His surname is Zhuge, his name is Liang, and his name is Kongming." Huang Chengyan said, "He is the son of Zhugegui, the prime minister of Taishan County in Yanzhou. His brother Zhugejin is currently working in Jizhou. , from the birthday of his brother Zhuge...now he is the county magistrate of Taiyuan."

"Kong Ming's talent is far superior to that of his elder brother, but he is obsessed with mountains and rivers and has no interest in officialdom. He didn't even take the exam for a scholar."

"Can he work for me?" Qin Sheng asked again.

"I don't know." Huang Chengyan shook his head.

"Two elder brothers, one is on my side and the other is on Yang Guozhong's side?" Xiao Meiniang asked doubtfully, "Why don't they vote for one?"

Huang Chengyan smiled without saying a word.

This is the reason why aristocratic families are still standing. Many aristocratic families invest in scattered investments. Even if Qin Ge's background is insufficient, there are still aristocratic investment talents.

No matter who wins the world, the family will continue.

"If this Kong Ming is really talented..." Qin Sheng gritted his teeth and said, "I'll invite him personally!"

Three brothers, two of them are with others, the last one gets mine, right?

"Let's talk about it later." Xiao Meiniang said, "Yuan Zhi just mentioned King Zhao, what is his plan?"

"I want to remind the prince that the Wagang battle is over for now, and you must not become an enemy of King Zhao at this time." Xu Shu said.

"Oh?" Qin Sheng raised his eyebrows.

He was still thinking that the king of Chu was going to deal with King Zhao. If this King Zhao would be a great enemy in the future, wouldn't it be just right to deal with him at this time, and he could also throw the blame on King Chu.

After all, if there is Zhao Wang's shadow behind Wagang, then he is not the one who suffered from the suppression of bandits, but unknowingly suffered from Zhao Wang's secret loss.

"Sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight, after all, the Wu family is still the strongest on the surface." Xu Shu said with a smile: "I'd rather do business, I think they are fighting, and they need a lot of things."

"I have lost a lot this time, so I have to let them spit it out."

"Okay, just follow Yuanzhi's words." Qin Sheng nodded, and said with a smile: "When clams fight, fisherman wins, let them fight!"

…………

Palace, Royal Garden.

Qin Wenkui is in a good mood recently, and has already fed the fish in the imperial garden.

With fish food in his hand, he sprinkled it lightly into the fish pond, watching the fish scrambling for it.

"Old man, do you think Qin Ge can win or the King of Chu?" Qin Wenkui said to Wei Zhongxian beside him.