Outside the Beilu Pass, Chen Luoyan, in accordance with Yun Zheng's instructions, shot and killed Wei Wenzhong with an arrow during the hostage exchange.
Yun Li cursed angrily and left with his men.
Although it cost four hundred thousand taels of silver, Wei Wenzhong finally died!
At this moment, Yun Li was both in pain and happy.
"Why didn't you stop him?"
Upon learning about this, Mrs. Shen started scolding Ye Zi and Shen Luoyan on the spot.
"Why should we stop him?"
Shen Luoyan said with a smile: "I can earn 400,000 taels of silver for free, and I can also kill Wei Wenzhong myself to avenge those soldiers. What a great thing!"
"What good news!" Madam Shen glared at Shen Luoyan unhappily, "If you kill Wei Wenzhong, there will definitely be people in the court who think you are slandering Wei Wenzhong! But if Wei Wenzhong dies on the way back to the imperial city, people in the court will think that the prince is killing him to silence him, and in this way, the prince's reputation can be damaged!"
Four hundred thousand taels of silver is indeed not a small amount.
...
...
One stone of fine rice costs only about one tael of silver!
Using these 400,000 taels of silver to buy food is enough to feed the 250,000 Northern Army soldiers for two or three months!
But if this matter is handled with a little effort, it will greatly damage Yun Zheng's reputation in the court.
What was originally reasonable for them will become unreasonable for them!
Listening to Madam Shen’s words, Shen Luoyan frowned immediately.
It seems... that's the case!
Could it be that Yun Zheng was tricked by Yun Li this time?
"It's not that serious."
Yun Zheng shook his head and smiled: "I think my father would also be happy to see this situation."
"Um?"
Mrs. Shen was surprised, "What do you mean?"
Yun Zheng smiled and said, "Since Father doesn't want to change the crown prince, then keeping the third son is still useful. I killed Wei Wenzhong, which is good for all of us! And if I don't protect my reputation in the court, doesn't it just prove that I have no intention of coveting the throne? Besides, there will definitely be people in the court who think I am a traitor, so it doesn't matter whether I protect my reputation or not..."
To put it bluntly, reputation is just that.
In the face of absolute strength, even if you are notorious, those people will submit to you.
He had no intention of driving Emperor Wen off the throne, and there was no need for him to maintain his reputation in the court all the time.
If you really want reputation, you should govern Shuobei well and force Beihuan to surrender, then you will have all the reputation.
Listening to Yun Zheng's words, Mrs. Shen couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
After a moment, Mrs. Shen smiled with relief: "That's right! The old man is dressed in a different way."
"Okay, let's pack up and get ready to go!"
Yun Zheng smiled and said, "After all this trouble, it's time for us to get down to business! I don't even know whether the people I left behind in the Beihuan tribe are dead or alive!"
Wei Shuang has already decided to go to Dingbei to lead the troops.
This time, they will also go to Dingbei.
Yun Zheng went to Dingbei to arrange everything that needed to be arranged, and then he would immediately set off for Gobian.
"good!"
Everyone nodded and went about their business.
Yun Zheng also called Zuo Ren and several generals from Beilu Pass to explain some things to them.
A few days later, everyone arrived in Dingbei.
Wei Wenzhong's original Zhenbei General's Mansion has now become Jingbei Prince's Mansion.
Yun Zheng convened the first military and political meeting as the governor of Shuobei.
Yun Zheng also took out Emperor Wen's edict and showed it to everyone.
With Emperor Wen's imperial edict, everyone was finally relieved.
Yun Zheng did not make any major adjustments to the existing officials, but simply appointed Ye Zi as the manager in public.
Everyone knows that Ye Zi, the steward, is not just the steward of Yun Zheng’s palace.
As the manager, she is in charge of the financial power of Shuobei!
In fact, Yun Zheng didn't want Ye Zi to work too hard, so he originally wanted Zhang Xu to do this.
But Zhang Xu, this bird man, has no interest in this matter at all.
In Zhang Xu's words, he couldn't do a job that required all the chores; he only liked making money and spending money.
Helplessly, Yun Zheng could only let Ye Zi take care of these matters for the time being.
When there is a suitable candidate in the future, let Ye Zi withdraw.
He doesn't want to make his woman sick from working herself to death.
After arranging all matters, Yun Zheng called Zhang Xu and Mingyue.
"Our 250,000 Northern Army troops are counting on you, the God of Wealth."
Yun Zheng looked at Zhang Xu with a smile.
"Your Highness, you're putting a lot of pressure on me!"
Zhang Xu looked at Yun Zheng bitterly.
Zhang Xu was really under pressure, and the pressure was extremely great.
That’s 250,000 fucking people!
Even if we exclude those less expensive field soldiers, there are still 170,000 people!
It’s not just about filling your stomach!
There are so many places to spend money here!
This is a bottomless pit!
No matter how much money is invested, it can be digested!
"There's nothing we can do about it! Who told you to be the God of Wealth?"
Yun Zheng laughed and said to Zhang Xu, "You can also find helpers! You don't have to do everything yourself! In addition, I have already instructed that as long as the spring plowing is not delayed, you can mobilize these field soldiers in Dingbei at will!"
If Zhang Xu wants to build a workshop around Dingbei, he will definitely need a large number of manpower.
How is it possible that Zhang Xu is asked to be the God of Wealth but no one is given help?
Zhang Xu thought about it, gritted his teeth and nodded: "Okay! Since Your Highness trusts me so much, I, Zhang Xu, will take responsibility for this matter!"
"good!"
Yun Zheng nodded and smiled, his eyes fell on Mingyue again, "Zhang Xu's safety is now in your hands!"
"Your Highness, don't worry about this!"
Zhang Xu chuckled, put his arm around Mingyue's waist, and winked at Yun Zheng proudly.
What the hell?
Are Zhang Xu and Ming Yue... done?
Just when Yun Zheng was surprised, Mingyue moved her elbow, causing Zhang Xu to scream, "Are you trying to murder your husband?"
"Get lost!" Mingyue glared at Zhang Xu in shame and anger, "You shameless bastard!"
Zhang Xu curled his lips and laughed, "Your Highness is not an outsider! So, His Highness is also your brother-in-law, right?"
“Yes, yes!”
Yun Zheng laughed and teased, "When are you two going to invite us to your wedding?"
Mingyue's pretty face turned red and she fell silent.
"this……"
Zhang Xu scratched his head and said bitterly: "This wedding banquet is definitely not going to happen for the time being, let's talk about it later!"
His whole family is in the imperial city.
He couldn't just take Mingyue to the imperial city to hold a wedding, right?
If you run to the imperial city, you might never come back!
But it is not realistic to ask the Zhang family to come to Shuobei to attend his and Mingyue’s wedding.
This matter just needs to be put on hold for now.
"It's all right."
Yun Zheng smiled and said, "We can drink your wedding wine first, and when the time is right, you can hold the formal wedding!"
"Alright!"
Zhang Xu said carelessly: "I will just give Mingyue a name first!"
“Rare!”
Mingyue glared at Zhang Xu in embarrassment, but she was secretly happy in her heart.
Status?
Listening to Zhang Xu's words, Yun Zheng was also thinking secretly in his heart.
Perhaps, I should give Ye Zi and Miao Yin a formal status...
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