Chapter 141 No Money, No Life

Chen Huaian, the king of Jin, who had returned from the Western Expedition, was currently leading thousands of fine cavalry on the vast Gobi Desert outside Yumen Pass.

These thousands of elite cavalry are the elites of Dragon City Iron Buddha Tu. They all have one person and four horses, riding in turns.

Tens of thousands of war horses galloped wildly on the Gobi Desert outside Yumen Pass, where the yellow sand filled the sky. Their momentum was so majestic that it shook the heavens and the earth, and was a spectacular sight.

After receiving the news from Chang Yuchun, deputy marshal of the Longcheng army, about the failure of the Longcheng army in the southern expedition and the defeat of Mozhou City.

After Chen Huaian immediately made arrangements for the four towns in Anxi and related matters along the Silk Road in the Western Regions, he led his troops back to the fiefdom of Longcheng without stopping.

It is worth mentioning that Lan Yu, the general of Longcheng's Western Expedition, did not return to Longcheng with Chen Huaian.

Instead, he was promoted to the rank of Commander-in-Chief of the Anxi General Military Mansion, and led the Guan Ning cavalry and an army of 200,000 to be stationed in Kucha City to ensure the safety and smoothness of the Overland Silk Road.

Although, the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions, headed by the Uighur Khanate, have all submitted letters of surrender to the King of Jin and are willing to surrender to Chen Huaian.

However, as a time traveler, Chen Huaian is more willing to believe that "the truth is only within the range of the cannon."

With Lan Yu stationed in the four towns of Anxi and commanding 200,000 elite troops to intimidate all parties, Chen Huaian was naturally more reassured than a surrender letter submitted by various countries in the Western Regions.

In addition, Yue Qiluo, Princess Bijia of the Uighur Khanate who was seriously injured, did not follow Chen Huaian back to Longcheng, the fief of King Jin, and was still recovering from her injuries in the palace of the Uighur King.

Before leaving, Chen Huaian personally visited Yue Qiluo in Princess Vijia's palace, and promised her that after Yue Qiluo recovered from her injuries, he would send someone to escort her to Dragon City, the fiefdom of King Jin.

Regarding Chen Huaian's proposal, Yue Qiluo did not agree on the spot, but she also did not refuse.

In the end, Chen Huaian left Guyinaza, a female assassin from the Western Regions who was incorporated into the Eighteen Riders of Dragon City, and the Jinwu Guards of his Imperial Guards to stay with Princess Viga Yue Qiluo, responsible for protecting her safety.

This move can be regarded as indicating Chen Huaian's attitude towards Yue Qiluo.

Kick, kick, kick!

Kick, kick, kick!

Accompanied by the sound of horse hooves like rolling thunder, more than a thousand elite cavalry led by Jin Wang Chen Huaian swept from the depths of the Gobi Desert, crossed the Gobi Desert, and stepped into Yumen Pass.

That night, the army camped in Yumen Pass.

"Report——"

"His Royal Highness the King of Jin, a secret report from Jinling City!"

A secret report came from Jinling, the imperial city of the capital. Chen Huaian, who was already exhausted after a long journey, immediately put away his tired expression and took the secret report from the messenger in high spirits.

This secret report came from the Dragon City internal guards that Chen Huaian secretly placed in Jinling City.

The inner guard of Dragon City was Chen Huaian before he raised his troops in Dragon City. The general name for a group of intelligence personnel secretly recruited and trained in Longcheng, the fiefdom of King Jin.

After Longcheng raised troops to quell the crisis, these internal guards of Longcheng, under the instruction of Chen Huaian, secretly followed Sun Heling, the Minister of Rites, back to the capital.

So he lurked down and secretly collected intelligence from all sides of the court for Jin King Chen Huaian.

At the beginning, the news of the personal expedition of the new tyrant Zhao Qianyujia was immediately reported back to the Jin Palace after being investigated by the Dragon City internal guards.

Later, as King Wuning Liu Xinwu took the initiative to make good friends with King Chen Huaian of Jin, the inner guards of Longcheng further relied on King Wuning's connections in the Daxin court;

Infiltrated into the Six Ministries and the Harem of the Daxin Imperial Court, and continued to collect intelligence for Chen Huaian.

In the secret report, the major events that occurred in Daxin Chaotang in the recent period were reported to Jin Wang Chen Huaian one by one.

After reading a few lines, Chen Huaian couldn't help laughing.

Ha ha!

He said to himself, "It's interesting. Of the twelve million taels of military expenses, only one million taels are left in the hands of the frontline officers and soldiers;"

"The new imperial court finally managed to produce a capable general like Wu Sanjia, but he was severely beaten by Qin Ruhui and the moths under him;"

"This Wu Sanjia really died before he succeeded in the Northern Expedition!"

Chen Huaian continued to smile and said: "That's very good. It seems that even if Kong Ming is alive and Han Xin is reborn, he can't save this new dynasty that is rotten to the core!"

"Someone is coming!"

"The general is here!"

"Pass this king's order"

Guangling County, Zhongshan Prince's Mansion.

That night.

In the study room of the palace, the lights are brightly lit.

boom!

Suddenly, a crisp bang sounded from the study room of the palace.

Accompanied by the sound of the teacup being smashed, there was also the angry roar of the young Zhongshan King Su Muchen: "No money, one tael of silver is gone!"

"How about you see how much this king's flesh is worth, chop it up and sell it, and give all the money to Queen Mother Su!"

"Let's just say that this king, Su Muchen, can be regarded as being loyal to Daxin Jiangshan and the Zhao family!"

In the study, Zhongshan King Su Muchen was furious and stared at each other angrily.

Standing in front of him was the eunuch Cai He, who was as steady as an old dog and calm.

That's right, Cai He, the eunuch Bingbi, the chief ceremonial officer of the Great New Dynasty, paid a night visit to the Zhongshan Prince's Mansion. It was with the intention of the empress dowager Su Waner that he came to borrow money from his uncle Su Muchen, the king of Zhongshan.

Facing Su Muchen's roaring and scolding, Cai He still said with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty, please calm down!"

"This time the Queen Mother borrowed not much military pay, only five million taels!"

Cai He smiled and narrowed his eyes, and whispered into Su Muchen's ear: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has your say, as long as your Majesty borrows these five million taels of military pay;"

"The Queen Mother will immediately issue an order to give the prince an iron coupon for the elixir, a gold medal for immunity from death, and nine tins!"

Nonsence--

Hearing this, the still angry Zhongshan King Su Muchen couldn't help but spit, and said impatiently: "Cai He, don't say anything, it's useless even if she adds ten tins."

"I just say one thing: I won't give you money, and I won't give you my life!"

After a pause, Su Muchen continued to roar: "Ten days, just ten days, this is the second time that Queen Mother Su has borrowed military pay from me on behalf of the court!"

"The twelve million taels of silver last time were all spent in just ten days?"

"That's a total of 12 million taels of silver. Even if I use it to fetch water on the Suzhou River and listen to the sound, I can't finish the 12 million taels of silver in just ten days!"

"Here again this time, he opened his mouth with five million taels of silver. I really think that the king's silver was blown by the strong wind!"

"No money!"

It turned out that Wu Sanjia, who only received one million taels of silver from the court that day, wrote a letter in his own hand that night and sent it 800 miles to the prime minister's house.

In the letter, his true feelings were revealed and his words were sincere. He did not hesitate to risk his reputation as a powerful general and military officer, but also begged the Prime Minister of Qin and the court to allocate another five million taels of salary.

Moreover, the day when the promised salary was allocated to Huben's army was the time when Huben's army conquered Zhuozhou and marched all the way north to recover the Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyun.

Qin Ruhui, who received Wu Sanjia's autographed letter, forwarded Wu Sanjia's letter intact to Queen Mother Su Waner at the court meeting the next day.

Only then did Cai He, the eunuch Bingbi, the chief of etiquette of the imperial palace, pay a night visit to the Prince of Zhongshan to borrow military pay.

However, this time the eunuch Cai He seems to be rejected!