Half a month later.
The armies of Dong Zhuo, Zhao Kuangyin, Zhu Di, and An Lushan have all arrived at Cao Cao's camp.
Although on the surface, the four armies must obey the orders of Cao Cao and Zhao Kuo.
However, the actual control still lies in the hands of these four people.
Therefore, how to coordinate the distribution of combat power among the four people became Cao Cao's top priority.
However, before that, he had to solve the problem of the vanguard general, King Chang'an Ying Chengjiao.
But what Cao Cao never expected was that after the meeting, in the central army tent, An Lushan took the initiative to ask this sharp question:
"We have all come to Liyang in compliance with His Majesty's orders to join forces with General Cao.
But the Prince of Chang'an disobeyed the order and took the initiative to go to Hangu Pass. I'm afraid it's not because he's eager for success, but because he has a rebellious heart!"
Among the four provincial governors, only Wu Sangui had the most distinct personality and was more decisive in doing things.
And he is also the one who is most likely to commit rebellion.
This time, he chose to be loyal to Ying Yuan because it was the general trend.
If he saw any chance of taking Xianyang, he would send troops without hesitation.
Having said that, although Wu Sangui was judged to be a reckless man based on his personality, the actual situation was just the opposite.
He is a rough man but he is very cultured.
Proficient in various languages.
He is quite knowledgeable about government affairs.
When the late emperor was alive, he was known in the court for his cleverness and intelligence.
Now I am older and fatter, but my personality has not changed much.
"In your opinion, what should we do? Take the opportunity to kill Ying Chengjiao?" Zhu Di snorted coldly.
Hearing their conversation, Cao Cao was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
They are worthy of being the four most senior kings of different surnames in the Qin Dynasty.
When talking about this matter, there was no hesitation.
In fact, the facts are right in front of us.
Everyone knew that Ying Yuan sent Ying Chengjiao as the vanguard because he wanted to use the Chu State to kill him.
Since everyone has expressed their loyalty to Ying Yuan, it is at least temporary loyalty.
Then naturally we have to help him fulfill this wish.
Dong Zhuo slammed the table and laughed loudly:
"This is a good plan. I have a brave general under my command, my adopted son, named Lu Bu. He is the bravest of all the armies and will surely be able to cut off Ying Chengjiao's head and present it to Your Majesty!"
It is estimated that at this time, Ying Chengjiao, who was still marching, had no idea that his brothers were discussing how to kill him.
At this time, Cao Cao smiled and said, "If we can get the help of the princes, this will be accomplished. However, if we want to kill the Prince of Chang'an, we must do it for the sake of justice.
Otherwise, it would implicate His Majesty, and I'm afraid none of you princes would want to see His Majesty be branded as a brother-killer in the future, right?"
There were only a few of them in this big tent.
Now that the words have been opened up.
Then there is naturally no need to beat around the bush.
"General Cao, if you have any good ideas, please feel free to tell us."
Zhao Kuangyin asked.
At this time, Ying Chengjiao was still marching non-stop.
The closer he got to Hangu Pass, the more excited he became.
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now.
Xianyang City.
Ying Yuan is inspecting the inner treasury.
After all, the Star-Picking Tower has been under construction for so many days.
He wanted to see how much of the 500,000 taels of silver that Heshen had prepared for him was left.
It’s best to spend it all.
Then get money from the Ministry of Revenue.
By that time, there won’t be enough money to pay for the war, so how can we fight it?
However, what he never expected was that when the door of the inner treasury was opened, Ying Yuan was dumbfounded.
The originally empty inner treasury is now filled with gold, silver and treasures.
At least it’s over one million taels.
That's a lot of money.
"Where did the money come from? Did Heshen plunder it?"
Ying Yuan was confused, so he called Heshen.
The latter, of course, walked away triumphantly.
These one million taels of silver were all gifts given to him by merchants from all over the country.
It is paid every two years and is due this year.
So he moved it to the inner treasury.
Of course, this money is just the beginning.
Heshen had already thought of a hundred ways to make money.
After all, on the one hand, he had to enrich the inner treasury and the household treasury, and on the other hand, he could not let the people go hungry.
Therefore, we can only get money from the noble families and merchants.
"Your Majesty, I, Heshen, pay my respects to you. May your Majesty live forever!"
After seeing Ying Yuan, Heshen knelt down on the ground without any hesitation.
Ying Yuan asked, "The Star-Picking Tower has already begun construction, so why has the amount of silver in my inner treasury increased?"
Heshen did not tell the whole story.
After all, in his eyes, Your Majesty is a wise ruler.
What we should hate most is corruption and bribery.
Therefore, he attributed all the credit for the one million taels of silver to the imperial merchant.
The so-called imperial merchants refer to the business of the government.
And this money did pass through the hands of imperial merchants and can withstand investigation.
That's why Heshen said this with confidence.
"You've moved all the silver into my inner treasury, but what about the household treasury? That's the national treasury, and now that the army has set out, we're in urgent need of money."
Ying Yuan was very happy.
No matter where the money came from, once it entered the inner treasury, it went into his pocket.
Even if the national treasury is short of money, don't even think about taking a penny from here.
He Shen lowered his head and said flatteringly: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that I have absolutely not touched the money from the Ministry of Revenue. As for the money needed for the expedition, I have already prepared it.
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