As the king of the Tang Dynasty, all the news is well-informed.

Even if you live in a guest room, you still have unique news channels, such as some ambitions, or some down-and-out person who wants to hold on. In short, the most desirable thing in the world is flattering people, fantasizing about taking various opportunities to gain appreciation.

There are also people in Lanling City.

Therefore, a lot of news cannot be hidden.

King Shou soon learned about the private meeting between Guo Ziyi and King Xia.

...

In just half a day, two groups of people came to the door, almost at the same time, and they all reported to King Shou.

The informant was excited, but King Shou was full of anger. However, in order to show his respect for the wise and nobles and to create the grace and generosity of a wise king, he barely kept smiling.

But after the two groups of people left, King Shou could no longer hold back the anger in his heart, or it could be said that he could no longer bear the jealousy in his heart.

There was a rumbling sound.

A table was overturned.

The sound was loud and it was heard far away, but there was no abnormal movement on the top floor of the entire inn, and there was not even a servant coming to check the situation.

This is a newly built inn in Lanling City. The operator is obviously a very powerful family, so the inn is luxurious and the guest rooms with the sky-sized rooftop pay special attention to privacy.

So even if King Shou overturned the table, even if he yelled angrily, he didn't have to worry about being heard, or his true face was known.

Only a few extremely trusted hardcores can witness the other side of this prince.

At this moment, King Shou's face was covered with ferocious distortion. He gritted his teeth, his eyes were like snakes, and his heavy and gloomy breathing seemed to squeeze out from his teeth.

"Guo Ziyi, you deserve to die."

"I came from all the way to seek you. This is a gift, a great gift..."

"But you, a mud-born warrior, don't even take this king seriously."

"Why, why? King Xia is the prince, and I am also the prince. They have also handed over a letter of worship and also gave you generous gifts. Why did you choose King Xia and ignore my kindness?"

"Damn it, you all deserve to die."

"What is King Xia? Who doesn't know that he is a fool in the whole royal family. He has no ambitions and cannot support the mud. His biggest dream in his life is to take money on the streets, save the poor and give alms to a little beggar at all times."

"Is this the reason for being the emperor?"

"Is he qualified to take charge of the Tang Dynasty?"

"As long as you are not a fool, you can see the stupidity of King Xia. As long as you are not a fool, you can see the heroic martial arts of King."

"Even my father, even my father, I often praise my heroic spirit, Shouwang Lefather, Shouwang Lefather. This is what the whole Chang'an knows, and everyone knows it is what the emperor often says."

"But why, why, you damn Guo Ziyi, actually ignored all this..."

"Damn it, damn it, ahhhhh, you and King Xia deserve to die."

The darkness of human nature can only appear in privacy, while the viciousness of human nature brews and breeds in darkness.

The voice of King Shou gritting his teeth and his twisted and hideous face were like crazy, which was terrifying.

But several of the cronies in the house had long been accustomed to it.

Or maybe these people are birds of a feather.

I saw a Confucian scholar with a narrow corner of his eyes snorted coldly and said, "It's time for this, and it's useless to fight for force. Guo Ziyi and King Xia met in private, obviously they joined the other party's faction. Since ancient times, the battles in imperial power have always been a sword and sword. Only by using all means can we bring the heaviest losses to our opponents..."

As the man said, a light flashed in his narrow eyes and said, "Your Highness, make a decision. The three strategies that Liu had previously offered to you can now be used without any scruples. As long as these three strategies are used, Liu will guarantee that Guo Ziyi will have a hard time."

King Shou's face was very gloomy, but he did not make a decision at the first time. Instead, he seemed to hesitate, or he was still unwilling to accept it. It took a long time for a long time before he slowly spoke: "I want to... think... if Mr. Sun is willing to work hard, will he still have a chance to win over Guo Ziyi?"

As he said that, he looked at the people present, and said in a low voice: "You should understand that Guo Ziyi is a very sharp knife. Although this person is a rebellious martial artist, he has an advantage in the place he occupies. Especially when he sees his Lanling New City, he has already had the prototype of a prosperous and important city, plus his general's authority and the troops under his command... If all this can be used by me, then my strength will be further improved."

"Of course, Guo Ziyi made me angry, of course, I wish I could kill him. But since ancient times, those who compete for the throne have always put forbearance first, and even if they are despised on their faces, they must maintain a graceful and generous mind."

"For the throne and for the throne of the Nine Five Lords, I can tolerate it, and I can tolerate it. As long as he is willing to join and be my pawn, then I can leave it alone."

When King Shou said this, he looked at his confidants, and asked with a clear tone with hope: "You and I will tell you, do you still have a chance? If I ask Mr. Sun for his efforts, can I pull Guo Ziyi into the camp?"

All the confidants present sneered.

The man with long eyes was particularly cold-smile.

"Have you forgotten that Mr. Sun had just scolded you. As an aide, he always made a fuss in front of his master, always regarded himself as an elder and always pointed at him."

"Mr. Liu had long wanted to tell Your Highness that this old man was incompetent and was almost useless except for pretending."

"If he was really capable, why would he be ashamed of His Highness?"

"For example, after coming to Lanling this time, what did you remember? He asked you to abandon the King's frame and get off the car and walk with him, saying that you want to watch the people's livelihood in Lanling, and then use the people's livelihood as a guide to win Guo Ziyi's favor."

"What's the result?"

"As a result, your highness, you delayed your trip, which led to King Xia entering Lanling before you."

"One step by step, every step is first. When King Xia arrives at Lanling, he must submit a reply first. At the same time, your nobleman, you were scratched by a poor girl outside the city."

"Let's not mention humiliation for now, let's just talk about the opportunity to delay."

"The King of Xia sent a prayer letter in advance. Guo Ziyi had preconceived thoughts and would definitely feel kind, but when His Holy He fell behind and entered the city, he would look arrogant when he handed the prayer letter."

"While being kind-hearted and looking arrogant, for a scheming warrior like Guo Ziyi, his choice must be the King of Xia who was first handed over the prayer letter."

"All this is precisely the reason for Mr. Sun. If he hadn't had a sudden idea and if he hadn't pretended to be a master, then there wouldn't be any of His Highness abandoning the frame, and there wouldn't be any of His Highness who walked into the city and was scratched."

"A dignified prince was scratched by a folk woman's face. To put it in a big way, it was a detriment to the majesty of the royal family. To put it in a small way, it was because His Highness could not even handle a folk woman. If the reputation spreads, many people would be incompetent and inaction."

"So, the loss is huge."

This long speech named Liu was alluding to Mr. Sun. He was obviously making trouble, but King Shou became more angry as he listened.

People with narrow nature cannot stand the transfer.

King Shou's chest was bullying again, and his teeth were chewing, and his face turned ferocious again.

The eyes of Liu were delighted and said quickly: "Your Highness, make a decision. Guo Ziyi is destined to be unable to recruit him. Since he cannot recruit him, he is the enemy. Especially now he is close to King Xia, so he cannot let him live leisurely... Otherwise, it will be detrimental to Your Highness's great cause."

Hearing the word "Daye", King Shou's final hesitation finally collapsed.

"good!"

He exclaimed viciously: "If you can't use it for me, then you'll be irreconcilable."

As he said that, he looked at his confidants, his tone was harsh and said, "You all say, what should I do?"

Several confidants stepped forward one after another, and each of them had a sinister expression.

One person sneered and said, "Do you have any impression of your highness? Last year, a major event happened in the court. The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue, jointly fought a lawsuit with the French governor of Fan Yang."

King Shou was stunned at first, then blurted out, saying, "You are talking about the loss of the military equipment."

"good!"

The confidant looked gloomy and laughed: "The army was lost, and the loss of military equipment was huge. In anger, he sued the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue together. Unfortunately, due to insufficient evidence and the Prince of Wuyang's perverted, His Majesty did not make a decision in the end, and just comforted the Minister of Military Affairs and the Ministry of Revenue..."

"But is it easy to comfort a governor? Especially the losses involved in more than a hundred vehicles of fine ordnance."

"That's a border army weapon carefully manufactured by the Ministry of Works. Each one is extremely expensive."

"A tung oil spear has a minimum value of ten stakes, and the cost of hard bows is higher, and almost every one of them has to be twenty stakes."

"And how much armour did the French governor lose?"

"One hundred and twenty cars, he lost a total of twenty cars."

When the confidant said this, he slowly popped up two fingers and said, "Two million guan, this is a loss. Even if a military governor has the power to tax revenue in the vassal states, he would have to accumulate at least five or six years if he wanted to save two million guan..."

"And in the past five or six years, it must be like a hungry wolf, which will lead to people's misfortune and complaints."

"Only by plundering so hard can you save so much wealth. Your Highness only thinks about it and knows how angry the governor is in his heart."

King Shou's eyes flashed and suddenly asked, "What do you mean after saying so much? Does the loss of military governor Fan Yang have anything to do with Guo Ziyi?"

The confidant said twice, "Your Highness is right, this is really possible."

As he said that, he looked around, acted cautiously, and lowered his voice: "Just yesterday, the villain was staring outside the military camp in Lanling New City for a day. On the surface, I pretended to be wandering around, but in fact I was always paying attention to the military camp."

"Finally in the evening, I saw the soldiers from the military camp coming out. They were guards outside the military camp. After changing the defense, they quickly closed the camp gate. However, in just a short while, the villain had already seen the situation in the military camp."

"Your Highness, you can't believe that Guo Ziyi's military camp was full of fang soldiers. They were practicing on the huge school ground, and everyone was holding elite weapons in their hands."

"And the weapons, the villain could see at a glance, the tung oil spear, the refined hard bow, the villain had worked as a bad guy in the Ministry of Works, and was a bad guy in the Ordnance Workshop. I'm sure those weapons were definitely made by the Ministry of Works."

King Shou took a deep breath.

The confidant whispered: "As we all know, Guo Ziyi is a muddy family. Although he is extremely powerful, his family is weak. Before he became a general, he was just a poor little county magistrate. Even after becoming a general, he still has a lot of money he earns."

"The gambling house in Wuke competition is divided into the money for Princess Qingyang to order fine wine, plus the miscellaneous families in Chang'an City, some gifts sent when they cling to him, all of which will last for no more than 200,000 yuan... Your Highness, think about what can this money do?"

King Shou's eyes were full of gaze and pondered: "Twenty-hundred thousand jins, it sounds like a huge sum of money, but if it is placed on the raising of soldiers, it is like a drop of water dripping from the sea. No matter how much it saves and uses it, it can only raise a thousand soldiers at most."

The confidant nodded with a chuckle and said, "But Guo Ziyi's current troops have reached an astonishing army of ten thousand."

The confidant named Liu, who had a narrow corner of his eyes, suddenly spoke and added: "The most important thing is that all ten thousand troops are elite. At least two thousand are cavalry, and they are also black armored iron cavalry. Although the other eight thousand are infantry, they are infantry with excellent weapons. To put it bluntly, these infantry are also at the level of tooth soldiers. The reason why they failed to become iron cavalry is that they do not have war horses."

"Let's not discuss the war horse matter for now, because any force lacks war horses. Let's mainly think about why Guo Ziyi's soldiers were equipped with border weapons."
To be continued...