Chapter 897: The Magnificent Power of Han (Twenty-Two)

ps: Read the exclusive story behind "I Am the King", listen to your more suggestions for the novel, follow the official account of Qidian Chinese website (add friends on WeChat - add official account - enter qdread), and tell me quietly! "Is Tian Fucheng finally unable to sit still?" Gao Yuan laughed loudly, "He actually sent Wang Pei. It seems that he is really worried!"

"Has Brother Gao seen him?" Ning Xin sat in front of the square table, carefully crushed some incense powder and put it in the incense burner, "Sister Yan, this incense has a calming effect and has no effect on the fetus in the belly. Didn't you say that you can't sleep peacefully these days? Lighting this incense tonight should help."

"Thank you, Third Sister!" He Lanyan was half-lying on the bed, with a cushion behind her waist. Inside the big bed, little Gao Xing was crawling all over the bed. From time to time, she would curiously lie beside He Lanyan, stretching out her little hand to caress He Lanyan's height. The bulging belly made He Lanyan giggle.

Ye Jing'er, on the other hand, was sitting on the edge of the bed, looking at Xiao Xinghao with a smile.

Gao Yuan is very satisfied with the current situation. Of the three ladies, none of them can save fuel. Ye Jing'er is soft on the outside but strong on the inside. He Lanyan has a explosive temper, and Ning Xin is always calm. Look, the problem is that when she was working in the Supervisory Yuan, she was very cunning and full of tricks. Even Cao Tianci was amazed.

How to make the children in his backyard live in harmony has always been a headache for Gao Yuan. Now it seems that Ye Jing'er has solved this problem very well.

"Of course not, let him cool off for a few days!" Gao Yuan took a deep breath of the incense lit by Ning Xin and seemed intoxicated. "It smells so good!"

Ning Xin pursed her lips and said with a smile: "How could it be so fast? It's all nonsense."

Knocking on the table lightly, Gao Yuan said: "I won't see Wang Pei. Let him wait in Jishi City for a few days, let the Ministry of Rites come out to receive him, and finally let Yan Yizheng go to court with him. Don't pay. If the price is enough, you might as well scare him."

"Wang Pei is not a newbie, so shouldn't he be frightened?"

"Whether he is scared or not depends on our methods. If he remains unmoved, then we will release another batch of Qi prisoners of war, give them weapons, and ship them to Tian Yuanyuan to send them back. We are not afraid that he will not give in. The money that was brought to my door was nothing, and Wang Wu was still looking at the money eagerly! During these days, he was hanging around in front of me every now and then, and the meaning behind his words was beyond words. We want to get the money from the Qi people as soon as possible. The debt has not yet been paid, so we are sending troops to Tianhe, and Wang Wu is ready to hang himself." Gao Yuan said with a smile.

Ning Xin thought of Wang Wu's bitter gourd look and couldn't help but burst into laughter. "Wang Shangshu's eyes widened when he saw money really makes people laugh. People outside call him an iron cock and a miser!"

"Such a Secretary of the Ministry of Finance is the real good housekeeper of the eldest brother! Don't say that to the third sister who is yelling outside!" Ye Jing'er stretched out her hand to lift up Xiao Xingxing who wanted to climb on He Lanyan, and said sternly, "Now. Although the family fortune has grown, the expenses are also staggering. To be honest, when I think about the monthly salary required by hundreds of thousands of soldiers, I have a headache, not to mention where there is no need for money? Wang Wu Di, But he is a capable person.”

"Sister is right." Ning Xin stuck out her tongue and said.

In the past, Ye Jing'er had always called Ning Xin sister Ning, but after marrying Gao Yuan, the three of them discussed it again, and Ye Jing'er became the eldest sister, while Ning Xin took the last position.

"Although he made a fortune from the Donghu people after defeating Helin, in the last two years, Thorpe expanded his army and prepared for war, and the old foundation of Donghu was almost spent. It was unable to fill the hole we had, and the soldiers were barely As their salaries and bounties have gone down, the treasury has become empty again. The snow has fallen particularly hard this winter. In some places, the collapse of houses and casualties cannot be eliminated. This relief is also a large expense. The Donghu Independent Cavalry Division and the Youth The Guards marched out of the Tianhe River, which was another huge expense. If they fought there, the money would flow out like water. Now they still have to prepare what they need for spring plowing tomorrow, which is another huge sum. Sun Xiao and Xiong Ben I just wrote a letter saying that the war in Donghu has just ended and they are completely unable to make ends meet. Donghu is too poor. It will take two or three years for the countless slaves and civilians to live a normal life. In these two or three years, For us, it is a deficit account, and we have to add money to it every year. Alas, speaking of Liaodong Peninsula, it is extremely rich in resources. The Donghu people sit on the treasure mountain and beg for food with their golden rice bowls."

Gao Yuan said angrily that although Dong Hu was destroyed, what he inherited was a complete mess and he had to start from scratch.

"Liaodong is not ours now. If we manage it slowly, it can always become a good place. It is said that the land there is so fat and oily. Is it true?" Ye Jing'er was quite curious.

"Sister, it's an exaggeration to say it's so fat. But it's full of black soil there. It's true that you can harvest just by sowing seeds. It's not like here, where you have to replenish the soil and cultivate it intensively to ensure a harvest." He Lanyan smiled. road.

Gao Yuan was happily enjoying family time with his woman in the backyard, but Wang Pei was living in Jishi City like a year. It was already the third day in Jishi City. Let alone Gao Yuan, he didn't even have a person of enough weight. Not seeing him, Xun Xiu, the Minister of Rites, met with him on the second day after he arrived, beat him up a few times, said some harmless words, and then sent him back to the post house to look for him again. It can no longer be found. It is said that the Minister of Rites has gone downstairs to inspect the Mongolian School.

Living in Jishi City, Zhengdong Mansion did not restrict their movement, and there was not even the most normal tracking. Anyway, Wang Pei didn't feel it. In the past three days, he and the people he brought with him were in Jishi City. He traveled to many places, saw many scenes that were unimaginable in Qi State, and heard some scenes that made him even more worried.

The public talk about going to war with Qi is extremely hot. Such talk can be heard in teahouses and restaurants at any time. Whether it is civilians, businessmen, or some low-level officials, this is the most talked about thing.

When the Zhengdong Army went on an expedition to Donghu, the Qi people took advantage of the situation and killed, wounded and looted in Langya and western Liaoning. Hejian was not spared either. This was really an unbearable shame and humiliation for the proud people of Zhengdong Prefecture. It seems that everyone will be dissatisfied if I go back to get my face back.

Wang Pei naturally knows that the discussions at the bottom cannot represent the true wishes of the upper echelons of Zhengdong Mansion, but if the emotions of the lower levels reach a critical point, the upper level rulers cannot ignore them.

Wang Pei did not expect that the people under Zhengdong Mansion would be so warlike. Naturally, he did not know, because the high-ranking Zhengdong Army had fought and won continuously for many years, and had already cultivated the morale of the people under Zhengdong Mansion. Very high.

In Jishi City, his eyesight was completely dark, and he could only pester Lu Shenhui who accompanied him every day. However, since arriving in Jishi City, this kid seemed to have forgotten the task of accompanying him, and every morning he would Then he went out and came back late at night, either as tired as a dead dog or as drunk as a dead dog.

On the fourth day, Wang Pei decided that if he could not see the senior figures of the Zhengdong Mansion today, he would forcefully break into the Zhengdong Army Governor's Mansion. Early in the morning, Wang Pei dressed up and took his entourage with him, determined to die. He was about to go straight to the Governor's Mansion. As soon as he opened the door, Wang Pei was stunned. Lu Shenhui stood in front of him with a smile on his face.

"General Wang, it's finally our turn today. We can go to the Governor's Mansion."

Wang Pei was overjoyed, "Has Governor Gao agreed to see me?"

Lu Shenhui spread his hands and said, "General Wang, Governor Gao is in charge of everything. You also know that the territory under the jurisdiction of Zhengdong Mansion is so vast and there are so many people. Not to mention that there is a large army going out, but it is just ordinary things. Affairs are enough to make it difficult for the governor to distinguish his origins. How can he meet at a casual meeting? What we are going to meet today is the deputy stern official of the council hall."

"Deputy Yan is in charge of government?" Wang Pei naturally knows the structure of Zhengdong Mansion. Gao Yuan is at the top, and under Gao Yuan, the person who controls the real power of Zhengdong Mansion is the Assembly Hall. There are two chief and deputy officers in the Assembly Hall to discuss government affairs, and then there are six ministries below. These people form the core of the Zhengdong Mansion. Yan Yizheng is the third-ranking figure in the Zhengdong Mansion. Gao Yuan is in charge, and Jiang Jiaquan is responsible for the policy level and strategic design, but Yan Yizheng is actually a policy officer. promoters and practitioners.

Yan Shenghao came to receive Wang Pei. Logically speaking, his level was not low, but Wang Pei was still a little disappointed. Even if Gao Yuan could not see it, he still wanted to see Jiang Jiaquan. These two people were the ones who could play a decisive role.

"General Wang, let's go quickly. Yan Yizheng is a very busy man. We will be late. Maybe he has other things to do, so we may have to wait for several days." Lu Shenhui Destroy the way.

Some knowledge is better than no knowledge at all, not to mention that the sound he made to Yan Shenghao must be able to reach Gao Yuan's ears.

Wang Pei was a little surprised by the simplicity of the Zhengdong Mansion's meeting hall. The dignified third person in Zhengdong Mansion actually worked in a small side hall, divided into two rooms, inside and outside. There were rows of books in the outer room. There are many people sitting on the chair now. On the ground in the middle, there is a pot of charcoal fire, with a copper kettle nestled on it. It is steaming. The door is wide open, even though there is a charcoal fire, It had no effect. Everyone sitting there was rubbing their hands and stamping their feet. When they saw Lu Shenhui and Wang Pei arriving, they were led directly into the inner room by the clerk who was in charge of the meeting. The officials waiting outside suddenly became confused. Many people started making noises.

The door to the inner room is closed. As soon as you enter, you can see a big case. Behind the big case, there is a man with gray hair sitting, writing quickly, and on the walls on both sides, there are wooden shelves one by one. , there are rolls of files, and there is also a charcoal fire in the room, but compared to the outside, the charcoal burning in the basin is obviously much better, and the temperature is also much higher.

"Strictly discuss the government, General Wang Pei of Qi State has arrived!" The scribe bowed and bowed to the man who was writing quickly and reported back.

"Oh?" Yan Shenghao put down his pen, raised his head, rubbed his hands, stood up, and looked at Wang Pei with a smile, "General Wang, it's a pleasure to meet you, it's a pleasure to meet you. I've been neglecting you a lot in the past few days. I'm sorry, but that's true. We have no choice. We have just captured Donghu. It is really a mess with a lot of complicated things. Originally, the governor said that General Wang would see you as soon as he arrives, but I was entangled in some things and couldn't distract myself. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for several days, I'm sorry."

This was half true and half false, but Wang Pei still had the mood to compare it with the truth, and he bowed his hands to Yan Shenghao as a courtesy: "Wang Pei is polite when discussing politics strictly."

"Please sit down, please sit down, it's a bit shabby here, it's funny, it's funny."

The room was really shabby, and there was a chair just before Yan Shenghao’s big case. (It’s a pie-in-the-sky activity,

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