Chapter 439 Nemesis
He remembered that this matter was also caused by the Xiao family and the third prince. It was called "re-employment of veterans". He dared not speak out in anger.
The Xiao family and the third prince of Daxia are their evil enemies, right?
"People have to bow their heads under the eaves. Do you now understand the reason why this king is dormant in Daxia?"
The envoys had to admit that there seemed to be something in Daxia today.
Chi Ernan asked: "There can't be any problems with the land dedicated to Daxia, right?"
The envoys nodded and lowered their voices and said: "Don't worry, the eldest prince and the third prince have seen it to make sure everything is perfect. The land given to Daxia is absolutely barren and so barren that even we ourselves despise it!"
"But we still have an excuse - it's close to Daxia!"
"We have even prepared an alternative plan, which is to reduce or reduce part of the iron ore and exchange it for another piece of the city connected to that place."
What's a city? It's just a barren wasteland. How can it be as important as the iron ore they have saved over the years?
On the eaves, an overly quiet bird participated in this secret conversation, but no one knew about it, except...
Xiaoxiao was lying on the lawn of the space and kicked Rong Yan aside: "I was just wondering why the space suddenly opened a vein of iron ore for me."
"It's actually Daxia's plug-in, right?"
Space groaned in dissatisfaction.
The next day, Jihu's envoy made a request for land in exchange for minerals. The emperor and ministers were hesitant. Opening up territory was a temptation that no dynasty could refuse, but Jihu's iron ore did not only represent tribute from the defeated country. .
At the same time, it is also an important prerequisite for removing the firepower and ensuring that Jihu can stay safe in the coming days.
While the court was hesitating about who should be responsible for the follow-up negotiations, Lu Chen, who was wandering around, took Ning Ansheng, who had lost a lot of weight, back to the capital.
The emperor was overjoyed and immediately entrusted him with the important task, and Lu Chen did his part and took over the job.
Perhaps in order to appease the Gu family, who were also role models for scholars, the emperor also gave the job of the next imperial examination to Bachelor Gu.
The two scholars, who were said not to get along well, had no communication at all in the court, but no one knew that after the court, during dinner, they were sitting together at the Xiao family dining table, toasting to each other.
"I haven't seen you for many years, but Brother Gu is still as charming as before!"
"Brother Lu is the one. He is as persistent in learning as ever. Gu admires him!"
Xiaoxiao and Gu Changan were in charge of serving the food and drinks. Lu Chen also loved the Hericium penus. After writing a few lines and eating them himself, he sincerely praised: "If nothing else, you, my granddaughter, are really envious of others!"
Speaking of this, Bachelor Gu was not modest: "Indeed."
Dean Lu was stunned for a moment and then laughed: "I just like Brother Gu's refreshing energy. Come on, drink it!"
The two senior ones got drunk and no one could persuade them to stop. All Xiaoxiao could do was add water to their wine jars and asked her brother to keep it a secret.
Needless to say, Ning Ansheng did not agree with the teacher's drinking too much. It was not good for his health. This old man, no, this old gentleman's wine was not very good. The aftermath was a headache.
It was normal for him to eat and sleep in the open on the way to school, but when he saw his teacher drinking, his brain suddenly ached.
"Brother, do you think Daxia should agree to Jihu's request?"
Ning Ansheng pulled his thoughts back from the scene where the teacher was drunk and crazy when he was a student: "You mean, exchanging land for iron ore?"
Ning Ansheng originally felt that it was inappropriate. He was so fierce and ambitious. If they cut off their escape route, God knows when these people would come back again, but if his sister asked this.
"Do you have other considerations?" He could listen first.
Xiaoxiao pulled Rong Yan over and said with a serious look on his face: "Brother, actually there is another mystery behind those two pieces of land."
Ning Ansheng was willing to hear the details. He thought about various possibilities, such as the vast land and sparsely populated area, which is suitable for grazing, and the fertile soil there for farming, but he didn't expect his sister to say——
"Actually, when we were in the border town, my brother's people saw a mineral vein that seemed to have not been discovered yet."
This was a big deal. After Ning Ansheng and his sister confirmed it again and again, they decisively took away the teacher's wine glass.
Dean Lu originally wanted to express his dissatisfaction, but after listening to the disciple's two words, his eyes stained by alcohol immediately returned to clarity.
Not only him, but all the dinner participants looked over.
"Why didn't you tell me about such an important thing earlier?"
Xiaoxiao shrugged innocently, and Xiao Ran said: "Actually, Yan'er told me after the next court, but there were many people at that time, and if the vicious people knew about it, they would not hand over the land honestly. So I want to have a detailed discussion with Dean Lu tonight."
Unexpectedly, before all the dishes were served, he and Bachelor Gu could not stop drinking each other.
If it wasn't for the fact that they drank too much, everyone actually planned to mention it after dinner.
"People are like iron rice and steel. If you don't eat one meal, you will feel hungry. This matter cannot be explained clearly in a few words, so you should just eat your fill first."
Of course this is what Xiaoxiao said.
After learning about Jihu's plan, she and Rong Yan worked together to make it up, ah no, it was settled.
It is said that when I was stationed at the border to catch the Jihu spies, I found a cave by chance. I felt that the landform looked very similar to the mineral veins mentioned in the book. Later, when I attacked Jihu, I passed by and saw that it was unguarded, so I sealed the mountain. .
Obviously, the fierce barbarian himself had missed that piece of treasure land, and now he thought he was smart enough to use it as a condition.
"It can be seen that this is a trick that Ji Hu racked his brains to come up with, so we have to give people face and embarrass them." After saying this, Dean Lu followed his words and made Ji Hu think of his plan several times. After failing, he agreed to exchange land for minerals "for free".
However, Xiaoxiao had no intention of letting them bring the iron ore that the veterans had worked so hard to transport to Daxia back to Jihu.
After all, although the mineral veins are good, they still need to be mined, but the tribute paid by the fierce barbarians is different. They can be directly processed into weapons, which is convenient and trouble-free.
Chi Ernan's stay in Daxia was not entirely to avoid responsibility for the defeat. He also wanted to make a comeback.
Of course, he couldn't handle this alone, so he asked the prince to help.
The prince was having a headache from the dried vegetables he had worked so hard to obtain. No, the dehydrated vegetable prescription was not as valuable as they imagined. Since Chi Ernan had delivered it to his door, he naturally had no reason to refuse.
The Yan family spent a lot of manpower and material resources on dehydrated vegetables. However, except for making a fortune when it was first launched, no one cared about it afterwards.
Also, when there are fresh vegetables to eat, who would be happy to buy those dry dried vegetables?
He felt that he had been tricked by Xiao Ran, but since they had no evidence, they had no choice but to accept the loss.
The prince had actually been annoyed by Chi Ernan for a long time - he was a man who succeeded more than failed. Whenever he came to Daxia, he would always threaten him with the little things he had done.
Money is being asked for one after another. Do you think he is a banker?
Originally, seeing that the third child was in high spirits recently, he was very unhappy!