"If Prime Minister Xiao says so, then I will have to send all my troops to Chen County to join the Xuande brothers!

There is nothing I can do about this mess in Jiujiang County!"

Liu Xiu stood up and replied firmly.

The Xuande brothers he mentioned were undoubtedly Liu Bei and Liu Xuande who were stationed in Chen County.

He bargained so openly with Liu Bang, and naturally he did not dare to go back to Sishui County.

Otherwise, God knows if he will die accidentally one day.

"Ahem...Everything is easy to discuss! This Jiujiang County is your base camp, wouldn't it be a pity to lose it in vain?

Without Jiujiang County, your military resources, money and food will not be guaranteed!"

Seeing how stubborn Liu Xiu was, Xiao He immediately softened.

If Liu Xiuzhen went to Chen County in a bad way, he would definitely have failed!

The sin of losing a county should not be considered as the so-called Prime Minister Xiao of Han Dynasty.

"But now you also know that Wei and Chu have joined forces to attack me. How can I, a mere Han governor, fight one against two?"

Liu Xiu spread his hands and said helplessly.

"I heard that a new king of the Chu State will be elected today. When the time comes, I will bribe some officials to slander him and transfer the Marquis of Zhai back to be replaced by a general of the Chu State.

As far as I know, this Marquis Zhai was once a general of the Qin Dynasty. It is inevitable that there will be some grudges in the heart of the new King of Chu. It should not be difficult to handle this matter.

This time is enough for you to deal with the Wei army alone!"

Xiao He didn't make any preparations before he came, and he answered with a confident look.

"What Prime Minister Xiao said is absolutely true! But Dong Yi, the Marquis of Zhai, is already dead, so how can he be replaced?

Moreover, his nephew Dong Zhuo has already launched a more fierce siege on the city we occupied under the banner of revenge for his uncle."

Liu Xiu didn't have any hidden thoughts about this matter, and spoke straight to the point.

"Zhai Hou is dead? Who did it?"

Hearing this, Xiao He couldn't help but frown tightly and looked at Liu Xiu.

He also had some understanding of the situation in Jiujiang County. In his opinion, Dong Zhuo definitely belonged to the kind of ambitious radical.

It's just that there was pressure from Zhai Hou Dong Yi from above, and everything had to be based on Zhai Hou Dong Yi's orders.

If Dong Yi, Marquis of Zhai, really died, it would be equivalent to removing the mountain from Dong Zhuo's head.

It may not be a good thing if a conservative dies and a radical is left.

"My people have not detected this so far! It may be someone from King Wei or someone from Dong Zhuo... What is that look in your eyes?"

Let me tell you, I have basically reached a consensus with Dong Yi, the Marquis of Zhai. I helped him split the Chu Kingdom, and he helped me dare to take away the King of Wei. I have absolutely no reason to kill him.

This will not do me any good, on the contrary, it will make all my plans for the past three days come to nothing."

Seeing Xiao He's suspicious look, Liu Xiu had no choice but to tell him about the little tricks he had done in the past three days.

Anyway, Zhai Hou is dead, so these secrets are useless.

"Of course I believe you! Now let's continue talking about your request!

We definitely won't be able to get out one billion taels of silver at once, but I can make the decision and give you one hundred million taels of silver first!

As for the rest, I will continue to apply to the Lord!

And what you need to do is to stop losing a city or a place!"

Xiao He gave Liu Xiu a trusting look and brought the topic back to business.

In his opinion, regardless of whether Liu Xiu killed Zhai Hou Dong Yi or not, he would definitely bear the blame.

Dong Zhuo will definitely hold high the banner of revenge for his uncle and attack harder, and the King of Wei will obviously stand on his side.

Whether the outside world wants to believe that Liu Xiu, who is the enemy of Zhai Hou Dong Yi, or Dong Zhuo and Qin Tian who are relatives and allies, it doesn't take a lot of thinking to know.

Therefore, Xiao He did not want to get involved in that muddy water at all.

"...100 million taels of silver first? That's okay! But the follow-up money must be made as soon as possible, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be able to support it for long.

In addition, you have to provide corresponding food and weapons. You can't let the soldiers chew the bark, right?

What combat effectiveness can such an army have?"

Liu Xiu was obviously not satisfied with the mere 100 million taels of silver, which was not even enough to support his own troops!

But when I thought that I had extorted it from my cheap uncle, I felt an inexplicable sense of relief.

"Don't worry! We will try our best to provide food and weapons!"

Xiao He didn't say anything to death, he just gave a vague try.

As for how much you should use, you have to go back and see what your lord wants.

Anyway, Jiujiang County must not change hands during this period, otherwise Liu Bang will really be slow to become king.

If a county is occupied by another king before or just after becoming king, this will definitely cause a huge loss of popular support.
Chapter completed!