Chapter 110 A word of truth (2)

There is no doubt that the prince and Fang Minwu are definitely cooperating in harmony - first, the prince proposed the quite reasonable title of making Xiao Wei the King of Zibo, deliberately exposing some flaws and making the emperor express some dissatisfaction.

At this time, Fang Minwu made another roundabout way to make up for the omission, and hurriedly proposed the title of King of Xingyang, which no one could comment on, blocking the mouths of the courtiers in one fell swoop, even today.

easy to say

No, this is a conspiracy. People know that there is a problem with this matter, but they can't object on the spot. Seeing that the general trend of the matter has been controlled by the prince's family, some people jump out to sing the opposite, which really makes the courtiers angry.

They were shocked, but when everyone saw clearly who stood up, they were all relieved - Wang Yunhe. Only Wang Yunhe, who loves to accept death, has the courage to openly contradict the prince.

"Wang Aiqing thinks there is something wrong with this matter?" When he saw Wang Yunhe, a stubborn old man, who was about to step forward, Emperor Hongxuan could not help but have a flash of gloom between his eyebrows. He frowned slightly and asked calmly.

One sentence.

There was a hint of chill in Emperor Hongxuan's question. If he were an ordinary minister, he would have been so frightened that he knelt down to plead guilty. However, Wang Yunhe didn't care at all. He held his neck and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I think this matter has yet to be resolved."

The discussion points, firstly, selling back good horses is certainly a good thing, but this batch of good horses

The horse is still under the name of "Tang Ji Trading Company", and it is not yet known how to deal with it. It is inappropriate to rush to reward him. Secondly, the princes are all older, but they have not yet been crowned kings, but Xiao Wei is young but eager to be crowned king.

, because it is not reasonable and reasonable, I think this matter needs to be discussed in the long term, and I sincerely ask your Majesty to think again."

Wang Yunhe's words were obviously not very pleasing to the ears, especially the important matter involving the princes being crowned kings, which made Emperor Hongxuan very dissatisfied. He wished he could order this old guy who dared to speak so brazenly to be thrown out, but after all, Emperor Hongxuan was not

There is still no lack of magnanimity that a king of Jie and Zhou should have, but

He glanced at Wang Yunhe coldly, but did not get angry. After a moment of silence, he looked at Xiao Wei, who was standing silently behind the princes, and said with a gesture: "Xiao Wei, Doctor Wang has some ideas on how to deal with the horses.

I am also very curious, what are your plans?"[

How about it? Hey, if you want a horse, it’s no problem, just bring the money! Xiao Wei muttered to himself, but he was not slow in his actions. He walked into the palace with a few strides, bowed to Emperor Hongxuan and said

: "Returning to Uncle Huang, Xiaowei has sold back some horses this time, but they are not unique to my nephew. They are all the property of the company. I forgive my nephew for making the decision without authorization."

Slippery! How could Emperor Hongxuan not hear that Xiao Wei's words sounded better than his singing? In fact, it was just an excuse not to sacrifice the horse for the price, but he knew that in such an important place as the court, Hongxuan

Di Ye really couldn't expose Xiao Wei's lies face to face, so he could only pretend to cough and say: "In that case, I don't know what your company's plans are?"

"Uncle Huang, you always know that a business name is a business name, and business is all about business. According to my Dayin law, horses cannot be sold privately. Naturally, my nephew does not dare to commit any crime. Now that I have prepared the documents, I can report it at any time.

Bei Ma Administration Bureau, after the approval is received, the business name will be sold in accordance with the law, and the one with the highest price will get it." Xiao Weiming

He knew that Emperor Hongxuan was dissatisfied, but he still insisted nonchalantly that in business, it was necessary to talk business. He made it clear that if you don't see the rabbit and don't let the eagle fly, then you will have to pay for life and death. It really made Emperor Hongxuan dumbfounded, but again

He couldn't force himself, so he had no choice but to turn a blind eye to Xiao Wei's helpless look.

"Chen Aiqing, what's the current horse price?" Emperor Hongxuan turned to look at Chen Mingyuan who was standing among the courtiers, and asked in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, the current market price of a horse is about thirty taels of silver, a riding horse of three hundred taels, and a stallion of more than a thousand taels." Although Chen Mingyuan is a mediocre person, he has been in charge of horse administration for many years and he still knows a lot about the horse market.

, upon hearing the Holy Emperor’s question, he hurriedly stood up and answered respectfully.

"Well." When Emperor Hongxuan heard the price of the horse, he immediately became silent. After a moment of silence, he no longer mentioned the matter of the horse. Instead, he looked at Xiao Wei and said, "Xiao Wei still remembers the fight with me last year.

A bet?"

Remember, how can we forget, hey, but if you always want to trade Horse Administration with us, there is no way! Xiao Wei smiled shyly and said: "Uncle Huang, that is just a joke, Uncle Huang, don't worry about it

superior."

"I seem to be someone who doesn't keep my word, huh?" As soon as Xiao Wei finished speaking, Emperor Hongxuan's face immediately dropped, and he snorted with a cold face.

Although Xiao Wei from the Ma Zongzheng Department was bound to win, he did not want to show too much enthusiasm. At this time, seeing Emperor Hongxuan's face change, Xiao Wei immediately cried out: "Uncle Huang, Xiao Wei is a young student.

Qian, and I have no experience in court,

How can I shoulder the heavy responsibility of horse administration? Besides, horse administration requires a lot of money. How can Xiaowei dare to take it on with his bare hands? If he misses the important affairs of the imperial court because of this, wouldn't it be Xiaowei's grave sin? I beg you, uncle Huang, to learn from it."

"Father, Xiaowei's words are reasonable. How can the important affairs of the country be played with? If things are not harmonious, it will not be beautiful. Since Xiaowei has won the bet this time and introduced good horses to my court, it can be regarded as a meritorious service. Yi'er

In my opinion

, the Jin Dynasty granted Xiaowei the King of Xingyang, which is enough to reward his merits. As for the matter of horse administration, it is better to have a capable minister." Before Emperor Hongxuan could speak, the prince Xiao Ruhai standing beside him couldn't wait to interject.

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Emperor Hongxuan ignored the prince's advice at all, and did not even look at the prince. He just stared at Xiao Wei for a long time. Under that fierce gaze, if the minister next to him had been replaced, he would have been paralyzed with fear.

But Xiao Wei didn't care at all, he still stood there with his bow, and he didn't even take away the smile on his face.

"Since Xiao Wei knows that Ma Zheng requires money, if I give you enough money, can you manage it?" Emperor Hongxuan saw that the power of the law had subdued Xiao Wei, so he stopped putting pressure and smiled suddenly, throwing out a question.

Here comes the question.

"Xiao Wei doesn't know. I dare to ask the emperor's uncle what does this mean?" Xiao Wei didn't say yes or no, but instead asked Emperor Hongxuan.

Upon hearing Xiao Wei's rhetorical question, Emperor Hongxuan smiled, stroked his long beard and said: "The money I allocate to Taipu Temple to specialize in horse administration is one hundred and thirty taels every year. This does not include the money raised by each state.

There are more than 3.5 million taels, and the total is nearly 5 million taels, so I will round it up and make it five million. Do you dare to do it?"

Only five million taels? Damn, it’s just such a small amount of money. It’s boring! Xiao Wei really doesn’t take these five million taels of silver seriously. To be honest, as long as there are no problems in the operation of "Tang Ji Trading Company", in three years

In five years, there is no problem at all in taking out five or six million taels of silver as if for fun, but what, considering the current financial situation of the imperial court?

The emperor was not very wealthy, and the five million taels of silver was probably the maximum that Emperor Hongxuan could get. Xiao Wei did not want to make any more fuss about it, so he rolled his eyes and said: "

If Your Majesty gives Xiaowei the power to use people exclusively, Xiaowei will not dare to refuse this matter. After three years, we will be able to supply at least 3,000 war horses every year."

As soon as Xiao Wei said this, the whole court was in an uproar. You must know that although there are not many horses in the Central Plains today, there is an extreme shortage of war horses. After nearly a hundred years of blockade by the eight feudal lords who banned horses, the horse breeds in the Central Plains have been extremely degraded and cannot be used in battle.

The war horses of the country can only get about 200 horses every year. Sadly, not to mention the armies in various places.

It is the most elite cavalry battalion in the imperial court and only has less than 5,000 cavalry available. This is still the result of patchwork, and Xiao Wei can make an astronomical figure of 3,000 horses per year in one breath, which is really scary.

Not to mention the shock of the courtiers, even Emperor Hongxuan was dumbfounded and couldn't recover for a long time.

"Father, these words are nothing but sensationalism, and must not be believed." Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, the prince Xiao Ruhai was really anxious. He didn't care that he had tried so hard to plead for Xiao Wei before, so he turned around and said to Xiao Wei

He started to criticize him loudly, and his inconsistent behavior made all the civil and military officials in the court unconsciously show a look of contempt on their faces.

Emperor Hongxuan ignored Xiao Ruhai's words. He just waved his hand and signaled the prince to step back. He looked at Xiao Wei with bright eyes and said, "Xiao Wei, do you know that lying to deceive the emperor is the same as conspiracy to commit treason?"

"If I can get the full support of the imperial uncle, my nephew is willing to issue a military order!" Xiao Wei has already thought about how to revive Ma Zheng, and has already made arrangements with Yanxi. He is not afraid of failing to complete the task. To be honest,

Three thousand war horses every year seems like a lot, but in fact, with Yanxi here, so few horses are not enough

It's just a trivial matter, but if it really doesn't work, it can be solved by just one batch from Yan Xi. What's more, Xiao Wei's plan is so intricate and unique that he has to rely on the corrupt officials of the former Ma Administration Bureau to implement it. At this time, Ting Hong

Emperor Xuan asked, and he agreed without any fear.[

"Okay, since you dare to do it, why don't I dare to do it, so I will..." Upon hearing Xiao Wei speak so boldly, Emperor Hongxuan couldn't help but take a deep breath, his eyes flashed, and he was about to shoot him on the spot.

Unexpectedly, the prince Xiao Ruhai was already dizzy with anxiety. Regardless of whether the occasion was right or not, he stood up again and said loudly: "Father, wait a minute, how can military and national affairs be such a trivial matter, my dear minister..."

"Hmph!" Emperor Hongxuan was interrupted several times by Xiao Ruhai. No matter how good his temper was, he couldn't bear it any longer. He snorted angrily and was about to explode.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Highness, the Crown Prince, made objections about state affairs. Although there were some breaches of etiquette, he did so out of public interest. Even the veteran ministers thought that it was appropriate to be cautious in this matter. Although Xiao Wei was young and promising, he had never experienced government affairs after all. He suddenly became very useful.

, I’m afraid it’s hard to bear, so I think it’s better to be crowned king in Xingyang first, to experience government affairs first, and then talk about the rest.” Seeing that Emperor Hongxuan was about to attack the prince, Fang Minwu hurriedly stood up and interrupted.

"As a noble person, why should you and others come to teach me how to act? I just want to be crowned king. Well, I will agree with your report and pass on my decree: Xiao Wei, the third son of King Xiang, has made great contributions to the country.

Immediately after the Jin Dynasty was granted the title of King of Xingyang, he would not

, I have ordered the general to be in charge of political matters, and hereby express my gratitude!" As soon as Emperor Hongxuan finished speaking, he stood up and walked back to the apse without giving the courtiers a chance to say anything further. As he left,
Chapter completed!