Li Guo thought for a moment, and a faint sneer appeared on his drunken face.

Humph, Zuo Liangyu must have been unable to hold on with the pressure of the Tang army. Now, he finally bowed his head to ask for help from himself.

Since you have come to your door, if you don’t knock on you, you’ll be a fool.

Li Guo punched him in the thigh, his mind was settled, and there was a faint smile on his face.

The envoy sent by Zuo Menggeng was a personal deputy general under his command named Wang Shuohua. This man has been following Zuo Menggeng for many years. He is quick and cautious and is very cautious. Therefore, he went north to seek help this time. Zuo Menggeng arranged for him to go to Kaifeng City where Li Guo was.

Under the guidance of his servant, Wang Shuohua entered the living room of the mansion. When he saw Li Guo sitting upright, he knelt down quickly and replied loudly: "Haohou, I am Wang Shuohua, the special envoy of Ningnanhou of the Ming Dynasty. When I came here this time, I was ordered by Ningnanhou to ask for help from your army! I also asked your army to send reinforcements to help me, Ningnanhou, in view of the alliance between the two countries and the mutual dependence, to quickly send reinforcements to help me."

After hearing what the person came, Li Guo smiled faintly and said, "Wait, where did you start? Why do you think the situation in Ningnanhou is critical now?"

Seeing Li Guo pretending to be confused, Wang Shuohua secretly hated her heart, but she had to suppress her anxiety and briefly described the Tang army's invasion to Li Guo.

"Haohou, this is the case. Now the second town of the Tang army sent troops from eastern Sichuan, attacking the east, poisoning western Hubei, which was uncontrollable, but it was very rampant! My Lord Zuo was worried and had to dispatch a large number of troops from the eastern defense line of the Tang army to garrison the defense in western Hubei. In this way, the defense in the east, especially in southern Henan, was quite empty and worrying. In order to prevent the Tang in the east, the Tang army was in danger.

The army was ready to take the opportunity to attack. Ningnan Hou was helpless and sent a special official to your country to seek reinforcements. He also asked your country to send reinforcements to the southern part of Henan to prevent the Tang army from taking advantage of the situation. The situation is so urgent. It is useless to say too much. He also asked Haohou to send troops to save the danger and trapped in water and fire. Here, I would like to thank the Haohou for Ningnan Hou." Wang Shuohua looked anxious and finished this long passage like a cannon.

Li Guo said oh, deliberately showing sympathy and thought on his face. He sighed softly, stood up, pretended to be worried and walked back and forth in the room several steps, and then said with a puzzled look: "Don't worry, now you and me have become brotherly alliances, so we should work together and help each other when we have difficulties. But the envoy doesn't know what I know. Now, my country is in Dashun, because Li Xiao has been fighting against the North Road of Xuanfu for a long time, and these troops and food and wages are actually very nervous. It is not easy to send troops urgently. This marquis can understand the mood of the marquis, but if you want to send reinforcements, this matter is of great importance. I still need to report to my Emperor Dashun first and then make a decision. It is appropriate."

Hearing that Li Guo was still slandering at this moment, Wang Shuohua was very anxious, but he had to smile on his face and said, "Hao Hou, Ningnan Hou had actually thought about the difficulties you mentioned. Therefore, when I came, Zhennan Hou had reminded me that as long as Hao Hou could send troops to defend southern Henan as soon as possible, the food and salary of your troops would be included in our Zhennan Hou, so that your army would not have to spend a piece of copper. In addition, if your army could defend southern Henan and overcome this immediate crisis, Ningnan Hou would have another reward at that time..."

Li Guo laughed, waved his hand, interrupted Wang Shuohua's words, signaling him not to say much.

He was secretly proud of himself and deliberately stroked his beard and said, "This is why the military situation is urgent and it is difficult to delay. Actually, I know it in my heart. But I told the truth. Although my Dashun army can immediately rush to Mingdi to help, after all, I enter a foreign country to fight and have low morale, and I may not be able to fight against the Tang army for a while. Therefore, I thought that in order to motivate the soldiers and boost morale, I hope that Zhennan Hou will not be reluctant to reward him. When our army enters the aid, I will reward the soldiers of the entire army first. This is an appropriate move. My Dashun army will also be grateful to the Ningnan Hou."

Seeing Li Guo so greedy, Wang Shuohua finally revealed his true face naked, and he sighed secretly.

He gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Since that's the case, please report the reward amount. I'd better go back and ask for your order as soon as possible."

Li Guo smiled and nodded repeatedly, "Okay, you are also a cheerful person. I like it very much! Then I will just say it. If you want to defend the southern part of Henan, I am afraid that there will be at least 60,000 troops. In addition to giving me food, salary and equipment to the entire army as usual, each soldier will be given a silver scale of 5 taels. Isn't it too much, right?"

After hearing Li Guo report such numbers, Wang Shuohua's face turned pale.

Three hundred thousand taels, which is equivalent to cutting a large piece of meat on Zuo Liangyu's body, which has emptied most of Zuo Liangyu's personal savings for many years. If this number is returned to Zuo Liangyu, I am afraid that he will be scolded for being scolded.

Wang Shuohua looked sad, and the muscles on his face were trembling slightly. He brushed away the cold sweat from his forehead and squeezed out a smile with difficulty and said to Li Guo: "Haohou, how can this make it! Your words were 300,000 taels of silver, which was really small! Such a reward number is too huge. If Ning Nanhou knew it, he would probably break his small leg on the spot! It is natural for Haohou to open up the silver, but Ning Nanhou..."

"There is no discussion on this matter, so there is no need to talk about it too much! Remember, if I want my marquis to send troops urgently, the 200,000 taels of silver must be no less, nor can I owe it!" Li Guo's face was cold, and he interrupted Wang Shuohua's words without hesitation: "Suppose this marquis is the beginning, you must figure it out. Now you are here to ask us for things, not to beg you in reverse. How can you ask someone to do things? You are still so timid and even rude to the snake and rude?

What's more, the Tang army's attack is already very urgent. In addition to Dashun, where can you find reinforcements to ask for? What qualifications are there to negotiate with me? Speaking of which, I am still kind and unwilling to make things difficult for you, so I have opened such a price that you can afford. Otherwise, I will double the price, and you can only accept it with gritted teeth. Is this the lord said?

Seeing that Li Guo finally revealed the true face of a rogue rogue, Wang Shuohua cursed in her heart, but could only wipe the cold sweat that kept oozing out of her forehead and said, "Oh, what Haohou said really makes sense. Since that's the case, the envoy will go back and report immediately."

Li Guo nodded, walked over with a smile, patted Wang Shuohua's shoulder gently, and said with a happy expression: "Don't be afraid, Ning Nanhou is not a fool. He can distinguish the priorities and will not vent your anger. He knew that the most important thing now is to deal with Li Xiao's Tang army. The 300,000 silver fee is really worth mentioning than if he defeated the Tang army and defended the territory. If the territory is gone, what is the use of any more money? If this matter is done in the future, in terms of this marquis, Ning Nanhou will not punish you, but may remember you."

Wang Shuohua sighed in her heart, smiled bitterly on her face, and kept talking nonsense. Then the guest and the host exchanged greetings for a while, and Wang Shuohua said goodbye and left.

As soon as the envoy left, Li Guo immediately sent someone to the capital to report to Li Zicheng at a speed of 800 miles.

In the letter, he proudly expressed his merits, saying that he could send reinforcements to southern Henan to seek the Ming Dynasty Zuo Liangyu. This time, he used it as if he was given to me. Not only was Zuo Liangyu responsible for the food and salary, but he also got a 200,000 taels of silver in the opening fee, which was a big advantage.

Moreover, Li Guo also mentioned in his letter that in this case, in addition to taking advantage of the dangers and making great gains in money, the most important thing is to secretly eat the two prefectures in southern Henan through the name of assisting defense. Let these two places become the territory of the Dashun Kingdom without realizing it. This opportunity to turn the enemy into the main position must be firmly grasped and must not be lost.

Four days later, the messenger arrived in Beijing and handed Li Guo's letter to Li Zicheng. Li Zicheng, who was drinking and having fun in the back garden with Niu Jinxing, was overjoyed after listening to the letter.

"Grandma! OK, okay! Li Guo is doing well, so he should knock on Zuo Liangyu." Li Zicheng looked proud: "Zuo Liangyu, how many brothers we killed back then, I am clear about my heart! I only sigh that good fortune is so good. Now we don't remember the previous grudges, but we are going to save this guy. It's really the fortune he has cultivated in his previous life. Humph! I think my Dashun Army has worked hard to save this guy and escaped from the tiger's mouth, so I asked him for 200,000 taels of silver. In my opinion, this asking price is a huge discount."

The prime minister Niu Jinxing next to him also looked happy. He nodded repeatedly and said, "The emperor said, now Zuo Liangyu is forced by the Tang army, and his life is hanging on the line. It is like a sluggish enemy. Our army does not remember the previous revenge, but instead leads the army to help. For this guy, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a timely help. However, in the following view, it is the greatest gain to be able to send troops to southern Henan in such a legitimate name."

"Oh, is it? So you Niu Dayan also sees this way. I think so too. Humph! How can you miss this opportunity to come to the door easily?" Li Zicheng looked proud and said very happy: "In my opinion, as long as our Dashun army enters southern Henan, this land will naturally become a territory under my Dashun rule. If we repel the Tang army in the future, we will find a reason and continue to station in the local area. Then Zuo Liangyu has no courage to say no to me Dashun, and will definitely not let us retreat to northern Henan. This former enemy of Dashun, Zuo Liangyu, can only pretend to be deaf and obediently agree to reality."

"The emperor is right, and I think so." Niu Jinxing's eyes shined and further added: "If the Nanyang Prefecture and Guide Prefecture in southern Henan fall into my hands, then the entire Henan region will be under the control of our army. If all Henan belongs to my Dashun, then the entire Central Plains will be my own! The future use of our army will be greatly broadened. In the future, whether it is to attack Zuo Liangyu's army to Huguang or attack Li Xiao's Jiangnan region in the east, our army will be free to advance and retreat without any worries. Such a good opportunity should be seized."

Li Zicheng said yes repeatedly. He was in a happy mood, so he shouted to Niu Jinxing: "I agree to Li Guo's request. You can send me the order and let Li Guo be the commander personally. He will draw 60,000 elite troops from northern Henan to move south, settle in southern Henan, and concentrate on defending the attack of the Tang army. The northern Henan area will be temporarily under the control of Tian Jianxiu."

"Yes, I understand."

After Li Zicheng's arrangements were made, Niu Jinxing immediately sent someone to convey the edict to Li Guo, Wang Shuohua rushed back to Wuchang and urgently responded to Zuo Liangyu.

"Then Li Guo, what does that really mean?"

After listening to Wang Shuohua's report, Zuo Liangyu's face looked very ugly and he almost gritted his teeth and asked back.

"Marquis Ning Nan, what he said is true, and I dare not deceive him at all!" Wang Shuohua said hurriedly: "Then Li Guo, relying on our army to come and ask him now, he actually bit the 200,000 taels to death and scattered the silver. No matter how much he is, he will not let go, it is really hateful! He is so arrogant and looks like he is a stinky adult, and he looks ugly..."

"Okay, you don't have to say anything more, just step back first." Zuo Liangyu's face turned red and white. He waved his hand in disgust, indicating that Wang Shuohua didn't need to say much. Seeing Zuo Liangyu's attitude, Wang Shuohua immediately took the initiative to leave.

In such a huge room, there was silence.

Zuo Liangyu sat in a chair like a zombie. He did not ask anyone to consult and discuss, but was alone. After sitting alone for a long time, he paced back and forth in the room. The sound of the boots hitting the ground sounded inexplicably desolate.

Finally, he stopped, his face full of helplessness, sighed and made up his mind.

Zuo Liangyu is a smart man. He knew that he had reached such an urgent moment of frightening anger and no longer had the qualifications to negotiate with Li Guo. If he annoyed the Dashun Army and did not send reinforcements, he would be extremely regretful if he lost the southern part of Henan.

To put it bluntly, even if Li Guo doubled the price, Zuo Liangyu, who was eager to ask for help, could only pinch his nose and accept it.

In the final analysis, this world is only the most reliable of interests, and other feelings and credit are all empty talk.

Zuo Liangyu sighed, and finally called back the envoy and slowly sent the order: "The military situation is urgent. If we ask for something, we can compete with them again. Alas, under the eaves, we have to bow our heads. After this marquis agreed, he gave them 200,000 taels of silver according to Li Guo's opinion. After they entered the defense of southern Henan, they took out the silver from the silver treasury and gave it to them. In addition, the money and grain expenses in southern Henan should be included in this marquis, so that they do not have to worry too much and fight against the Tang army wholeheartedly. Please stop working hard and go to Kaifeng quickly to repay Li Guo."
Chapter completed!