Chapter 412 Marriage (1)

Wang Daocheng couldn't help but be surprised. Although he had just seen Wang Shenzhi make such a clear statement and saw Zhao Yingong being dragged down immediately, he didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, he had turned into a bloody head. Even though he knew that the man in front of him had killed many people, he was afraid that the blood debt he owed would not be paid back after three or five hundred times, and he couldn't help feeling sad that the rabbit died.

Since Wang Daocheng had never seen Zhao Yingong with his own eyes, he could not confirm whether the head in front of him was Zhao Yingong himself. After all, no one could be sure whether Wang Shenzhi would use Li Dai Taoshou's plan to find someone with a similar appearance to him to fool him. So he didn't care about making the other party unhappy and recruited a follower who was a lieutenant of the Mingzhou Army. He was familiar with the appearance of the old lord Zhao Yingong. This time Lu Fang specially sent him to confirm Zhao Yingong's head. The follower came to the hall and carefully identified Zhao Yingong's head for a while. Then he came to Wang Daocheng's ear and said a few words. Then Wang Daocheng stood up and accused Wang Shenzhi of his rude behavior just now.

"The king's yamen is loyal and dedicated. I only respect and admire him. How can I blame him for it?" Wang Shenzhi waved his hand. From the moment when Wang Daocheng called his followers to confirm Zhao Yingong's head, he kept a gentle smile on his face, as if the order to kill Zhao Yingong was not from his mouth. Speaking of this, Wang Shenzhi turned around and nodded. After Yan Song got the hint, he stood up and whispered: "Please bring the things up."

With Yan Song's call, dozens of soldiers came up from the hall and brought more than a dozen cage boxes. The soldiers were walking heavily. Obviously, the items contained in these cage boxes were quite heavy. After the transport was completed, the soldiers bowed and bowed, except for a leader, the rest retreated one after another, leaving only a dozen cage boxes scattered in the center of the hall, which seemed very abrupt. Wang Daocheng saw Wang Shenzhi's actions, and he didn't know what medicine was sold in the other pot. While thinking, Wang Shenzhi made a gesture of asking for advice. The captain opened a cage box, and a low voice rose from the hall. It turned out that the cage box was filled with silver ingots two inches square, emitting an attractive silver light under the light candles in the hall.

Wang Daocheng saw so many silver ingots, even if his merchant family was used to wealth and goods, he could not speak at this time. It should be noted that silver had not flowed in large quantities outside China and earth during the Tang Dynasty, and the amount of gold and silver was rare, mainly stored in palace nobles, or made for jewelry, currency or copper coins and cloth. The price of silver was much higher than that of the late Ming Dynasty. During the Huainan Rebellion, Lu Yongzhi was also a military commander for the Luzhou regiment, and the price was 3,000 silver ingots, which was already a sky-high price. However, the silver ingots in the cage box in front of him were estimated to be no less than 150. If the value of the property in the remaining dozen cage boxes was not lower than that in this cage box, the value of the property in the dozen cage boxes was almost astronomical to Wang Daocheng.

"Wang Envoy, what does this mean?" Wang Daocheng finally pulled out his gaze from the glittering silver, and tried to ask Wang Shenzhi in a calm tone.

"The thief Zhao fled from Taizhou to the place of despair. These are the property he carried with him." Wang Shenzhi pointed at the property and said with a smile: "The mansion was born in a poor and humble family. The ones he hated the most were corrupt officials who ate the flesh and blood of the people. These must be the people's fat and ointment of the people of Liangzhe. Today, I asked Wang Aiya and the horses to bring them back to Hangzhou and handed them to the envoy Lu, which was also considered as the property being returned to the original owner."

If Wang Shenzhi killed Zhao Yingong with thunder just now, Wang Daocheng felt a vague fear, the generosity and gentlemanly style that Wang Shenzhi showed had another impact on him. You should know that among the vassal states in the chaotic times in the late Tang Dynasty, it was already rare to be able to take advantage of the robbery within his ability. It was a matter of heaven and night to talk about Wang Shenzhi's meat that had already been eaten. Wang Daocheng asked himself, if he was in Wang Shenzhi's position and did not make a big fuss on horse prices, even if he was kind-hearted, private money like Zhao Yingong would definitely be eaten in his stomach, and even a little bit of scum would not be left to Lu Fang. Thinking of this, Wang Daocheng looked at Wang Shenzhi's extremely majestic appearance again, and he became more and more unable to see through the person in front of him.

"What about those war horses of despicable masters? I don't know how much the king envoy asked for?" Wang Daocheng thought to himself that since the other party had even spit out such a large piece of fat, he promised to bring all the war horses back when he returned. I guess he would not make things difficult for him in terms of horse prices. Besides, with Zhao Yingong's inheritance, there is such a huge amount of money here, no matter how much Wang Shenzhi asked for the price, Wang Daocheng was ready to accept it.

"These horses are originally the belongings of Mr. Lu, so why should we pay the horse price? Wang Aiya will go to the horse camp in the south of the city to collect it tomorrow." As expected, as Wang Daocheng expected, Wang Shenzhi readily agreed to the other party's request. Seeing the unexpected success of his trip, Wang Daocheng couldn't help but stand up excitedly, raise his glass to toast Wang Shenzhi and said, "The prince is indeed a gentleman of the world. I am deeply impressed. I drink this cup full today to live for the prince!" After that, he drank the wine in the cup.

"Okay!" Wang Shenzhi said loudly, his voice full of joy, and he drank all the wine in the glass. The maid on the side quickly filled him with the wine glass again. He raised the wine glass and told Wang Daocheng: "I have heard that Mr. Lu led a thousand people across the river for a long time, and he was invincible in the battle. He pacified Liangzhe in a few years. He was a hero of the world. Although he had never been masked, he had long admired him. Today, he could make peace with him. From then on, the people of Fujian have not suffered from fighting. My whole life was full of wine in this glass, which was also a congratulation to Mr. Lu!"

Since Wang Shenzhi raised his glass to congratulate him, of course everyone in the hall had to raise his glass to reconcile him, but he didn't expect that he would drink three cups in a row, and Wang Daocheng naturally had to raise his glass to reconcile him. He had already understood everything about this trip, and he had no worries in his heart. He drank very happily. Four glasses of wine were in his stomach, and the wine was in his hungry intestines, and the attacks were very fast. As soon as he sat down, he felt dizzy, and the sound of Wang Shenzhi's words seemed to come from a distance.

Wang Shenzhi had a great alcohol tolerance. Although he drank four glasses in a row, there was no sign except for the louder voice. After eating two bites of food, he seemed to ask inadvertently: "A family has been in contact with Lu Gongshen for a long time, but I don't know where Lu Gong will be in spring and autumn this year?"

Wang Daocheng smiled and said, "A certain master is in the prime of spring and autumn, and this year is thirty-seven."

"Oh!" Wang Daocheng's face showed a hint of surprise, and disappeared as he smiled, "Sure enough, the hero is not old, but his family is five years old, but his achievements are far from enough." At this point, he paused for a moment and asked again, "But I don't know how many sons and daughters Mr. Lu has?"

At this time, Wang Daocheng was already drunk and felt his head drowsy. When he heard the other party’s inquiry, he replied without hesitation: “My lord only has one son and one daughter.”

"How big is the difference?" Wang Shenzhi seemed to see that Wang Daocheng was drunk at this time, so he quickly seized the opportunity and asked. Wang Daocheng replied with a conditioned reflex at this time: "The young man is about two years old this year, and as for the female man, he is 11 this year."

When Wang Shenzhi heard the age of Lu Fang's children, he nodded with satisfaction. When he was about to continue asking, he saw that Wang Daocheng's face was flushed and his body slowly softened to several tables. He knew that he could no longer squeeze out any oil and water, so he had to give up.

Late at night, in the mighty military hall, only Wang Shenzhi was above the huge hall, Yan Song and several relatives of the Wang family, which seemed particularly deserted. In addition to Yan Song, these people were all core members of the Wonderful Army and the Wang clan. At this time, they looked solemn, and they were obviously discussing extremely important matters.

"Third brother, do you really want to ask Lu Fang for Yanhan?" A man with an ancient appearance asked in a deep voice. This person was Wang Shenzhi's second brother, Wang Shen, the governor of Quanzhou. Before his elder brother Wang Chao passed away, he passed him over to his throne to his capable third brother Wang Shenzhi. Not only did he not raise an army to fight for it, he fully supported Wang Shenzhi. Wang Shenzhi also trusted him very much and handed him over Quanzhou, an important town in Fujian Province to him. This person rarely speaks on weekdays, but if he speaks, he will speak seriously. He has a high prestige in the Wang clan. He is the second only to the governor of the military. He rushed from Quanzhou to Fuzhou overnight, which shows that they are talking about the importance of the matter.

"Not bad!" Wang Shenzhi replied. At this time, his face was heavy, and there was no joy at the banquet just now. "Lu Fang had new Liangzhe. There was a strong enemy in the north and urgently needed to remove the threat from the south. Therefore, he gave up the two counties of Wenzhou and handed over all the dangerous places to us. I see that this person has a big structure in his heart and is quite talented. Although Huainan is strong at present, Yang Xingmi is seriously ill and will not live long. His sons are all secretly weak and have no plans, and many generals are unruly. There are no strong support in his wife's family. I am afraid that something will happen soon. At that time, Lu Fang will definitely not be limited to Liangzhe and one place. Since he has made good efforts with me, it is better to take the opportunity to marry him. Fujian is small in area, poor in land, and weak in scholars and people. We are also a guest army. Being able to get this strong support is also a big help."

Wang Shen frowned and said nothing. A person next to him asked, "What if Lu Fang has better cultivation and takes the opportunity to annex us on the grounds of his in-laws?"

Wang Shenzhi said in a deep voice: "If I marry me, his daughter will be in Fujian, which is also a hostage. Although he may not take it seriously, it is also a barrier." At this point, he paused and said confidently: "And if I was in his position, either crossing the river to enter Huainan, or crossing the southern Zhejiang mountains to attack Fuzhou, Raozhou, Hongzhou and other places, the land there was fertile and the household registration was rich. If you took it, you could enrich the people and strengthen the army. More importantly, you could have a channel to the Central Plains after you captured these places. Fujian was small in area and barren land, and it was useless to get it. Instead, it would suddenly consume troops, money and food. It would be better to maintain a good relationship with us, which would be more beneficial to him. People as smart as Lu Fang would definitely see this."
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