It is best to invite those who are greedy for money.
As long as you give enough silver.
If Yu Yuanzheng didn't have the support of the Great Wei, he would have found a way to keep the person in Southern Shu.
Three days passed quickly.
It was a disaster that left a thousand woes behind. The Prince of Beiyi really survived. After two days of high fever, he managed to survive.
He survived the extremely painful operation, which just shows how strong his desire for sex is. I really underestimated him.
But this was exactly what Yu Yuanzheng wanted, otherwise her work would have been in vain.
One hundred thousand taels of silver were obtained.
Prince Liu asked the fat man's family to pay 10,000 taels and the two envoys to pay 40,000 taels.
When the two were unwilling to go out, Prince Liu used this matter directly as a threat, saying that they had instigated the prince to visit prostitutes, which led to their prince being in danger, and he would inform Emperor Canglan in the form of a letter.
How could Lord Liu and Lord Lu dare to let the emperor know about this? How could they keep their official positions? They might even be severely punished.
The two men took out the silver reluctantly.
Shangguan Ziqi saw that things were almost done and prepared to return to Wei.
After getting on the carriage, Yu Yuanzheng actually saw an exquisite wooden box in the trunk.
"Husband, what is this?" Yu Yuanzheng was surprised. They did not go to the street to buy any local products.
"Can you open it and take a look?" Shangguan Ziqi gestured.
Yu Yuanzheng opened it.
Iron box!
It was too similar to the one she had seen before. She wasn't particularly familiar with it and couldn't tell the difference at all.
"Where are you from?" Yu Yuanzheng asked curiously.
"It was intercepted by the Southern Shu Kingdom, and I asked for it."
"Oh. Do you want to make something out of it?" Yu Yuanzheng had an idea as soon as he guessed.
"Madam is very smart. Now the Great Wei and Canglan have already started a war, and the Great Wei lost the first battle. They have already lost a small border town. Although it is not a big loss, it has a great impact on the morale of the soldiers.
If it were revealed at this time that the iron box had been found, Canglan would be more restrained, and our soldiers would not be so passive. "
"Why do the soldiers of the Wei Dynasty rely so much on iron boxes?" Yu Yuanzheng didn't understand this.
"Alas, the war between Canglan and Dawei a hundred years ago was too fierce.
By then, half of the Wei Empire had fallen into Canglan's hands. If it weren't for the things in the iron box, the Wei Empire would have been destroyed.
Later, with this, the Wei Dynasty turned defeat into victory, continuously repelled the Canglan army, and counterattacked and captured several cities of Canglan.
But at that time, the country no longer had the ability to support the continuation of the war, so it agreed to Canglan's surrender and ceded two cities as a price.
From then on, all the generals of the Wei Dynasty knew that the things that the Wei Dynasty kept in the iron box were always in place.
Over time, they become dependent on each other. If the general is like this, the soldiers will also be like this.
The people of Wei are not warlike and only want to live and work in peace. The territory of Wei is rich and we do not look down on the territories of the other two countries."
"I see."
Cao Jinyu also got on the carriage. Now he didn't have to rush like when he came here, and he could enjoy the carriage ride.
The weather is hot, and it's so uncomfortable to ride a horse outside in the sun.
Cao Jinyu didn't know yet that the iron box was fake.
Seeing Yu Yuanzheng opening it to look at it, he also took it over and looked at it from left to right, up to down.
"Ziqi, can we protect them with such limited manpower?" Cao Jinyu was a little worried.
They brought thirty guards in total. If they encountered Canglan sending out hundreds of assassins like before, they would not be able to protect themselves at all.
"This is fake." Shangguan Ziqi told him calmly.
"What?" Cao Jinyu was incredulous. "No wonder Liu Dekun gave it to us so easily. At first I thought he was so generous for the sake of friendship between the two countries. It turned out to be a lie."
He immediately lost interest and left it to Yu Yuanzheng to continue studying.
There were several horse-drawn carriages, carrying 100,000 taels of silver, which could be exchanged for silver notes once they entered the territory of Wei.
Prince Liu kept his word and sent a hundred soldiers to escort them to the border.
Since there was no need to rush, Yu Yuanzheng did not ask to ride a horse, so the speed was slower. It took twenty days to reach the border of the Wei Dynasty.
I found a bigger city and deposited all my money in a bank.
Yu Yuanzheng felt that without the burden of money, they felt much more relaxed.
At the same time, Shangguan Ziqi also received the latest battle situation at the border.
So far, there have been 10 major and minor battles, with both sides winning and losing.
But overall, Wei lost. It won three small battles, but lost all three major battles.
It is not yet known how many soldiers were killed.
The Wei Dynasty had already lost a city, and the people had moved away in advance. The people had not fled in large numbers, and the situation was still under control.
This kind of battle situation was within his expectations, but losing a city was a bit too fast.
Canglan sent out an army of 150,000, while Dawei sent out twice as many troops, and they lost the city at a ratio of 2 to 1.
It was also proven at that time that the soldiers of the Wei Dynasty were really not as good as Canglan's, and their horses were not as good as Canglan's. This was a geographical disadvantage that could not be changed.
That night, they stayed at a Rugui Inn in Luojiang City.
Shangguan Ziqi called Cao Jinyu to discuss what to do next.
"Jin Yu, I want you to escort the iron box back to the palace first and return to the capital in a high-profile manner. Let the local garrison send someone to escort it with you, and say that the two of us found it in Southern Shu."
"What about you?" Cao Jinyu didn't understand why he didn't go with them.
"I still need to look for medical treatment for my leg. By the time I return to Beijing, my leg should be healed.
At this time, I wanted to secretly investigate the second prince Liu Dexian who escaped from Southern Shu.
We have been searching for Prince Liu in Nanshu for so long but still can't find him. I guess he either fled to Canglan or to our Great Wei.
It is closer to our Great Wei, so it is more likely that he will escape to the Great Wei.
As for the battlefield, Father wants to train the troops, and it is estimated that they are almost done. If it gets out of control, Father will go there himself. There is no need for me.
The Wei Dynasty did need a war to serve as a test, so that its generals and officials would be alert and would not be incompetent all their lives.
With this lesson, everyone can be more united and pay more attention to military affairs.
Nowadays, the entire Wei Dynasty values civil officials over military officials, and has placed all the burden on my Rong Palace.
What will happen in the long run?" Shangguan Ziqi analyzed.
He had long seen through the entire situation of the Wei Dynasty and had discussed it with the prince many times.
The two agreed.
But you also have to find a balance.
"You're right. Then I'll bring the iron box back to Beijing in a high-profile manner and say that you found it." He didn't want the credit, it was fake anyway.
"Let me tell you one more thing. The real iron box has already been in the capital, but it has not been announced to the public. We need to find out when the time is right. Meanwhile, we can find out more of Canglan's spies. Now is the right time."
"What did you say? Why didn't you tell me about this earlier?" It took him and his father so long to find it.
"If I tell you, you won't be so active in looking for them. You can tell the spies from Canglan Country at a glance. We can't tell how many spies they have planted in our Great Wei until now."
"You're right. If I had known this earlier, I would have slacked off."
"There are a total of 10 iron boxes, including this one. Five of them are fake. As for the real one, the Canglan people didn't know that they had found it."
"Congqian, this is how we have to trick them into going around in circles. In this case, let's go our separate ways today." Cao Jinyu accepted the task.
"Okay, be careful on your journey. Take your ten guards with you as well."
"Husband, the second prince of Southern Shu has nothing to do with us. Why do we have to find him?" Yu Yuanzheng didn't understand.
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