Shen Tang’s rhetorical question made Brother Tude blush.
Not out of shyness or embarrassment, but out of shame and anger.
As the defeated party, the defeated party takes the initiative to mention the annual tribute and rushes to give away money to others. This will inevitably give people a sense of ceding territory and asking for peace, and begging for mercy. Even though Brother Tude was mentally prepared, having been a hostage for many years, he still felt the humiliation of being slapped. However, the situation is stronger than the person, so he has no right to talk about self-esteem.
Took several deep breaths secretly to suppress the shame and anger.
Efforts should be neither humble nor arrogant: "The winner is the king, and the loser is the bandit. Our clan loves strength and is only willing to serve for the strongest in the world. This battle was defeated by the Kang State. I hope to pay tribute every year and be a minister every year."
Shen Tang smiled and said nothing when he heard this.
She looked at Brother Tude with a playful look.
His eyes took in every subtle expression on his face. Brother Tude had the illusion that he was being stared at by a wild beast, like a wild rabbit running wild with nowhere to hide. He was too familiar with Shen Tang's eyes, which were full of inevitable ambition.
A trace of absurd speculation suddenly arose in Brother Tude's mind.
Shocked and full of anger.
out out out? In the past, the Xin State and even the Geng State also asked for the women and daughters of the leaders of various ministries in order to humiliate and make things difficult for Bei Mo...
If you like the appearance, keep it and use it.
If you don't like it, treat it as a gift and reward it to your subordinates at will.
Although Shen Tang is a woman, according to rumors, she seems to be compatible with both men and women. With his outstanding appearance, it is indeed possible for her to take a liking to him. Coupled with his sensitive identity - the actual person in power in the Northern Desert - he can indeed humiliate the various tribes in the Northern Desert. Those brothers who are suppressed by him will even be happy to see him. become. Brother Tude's lips moved, his eyes were tangled, and he felt unwilling.
Shen Tang didn't think anything about Brother Tude's mind at all. She just had an imperceptible sarcasm on her lips: "Pay tribute every year and become a minister every year? How much tribute is Beimo prepared to pay every year?"
Brother Tude thought it was a joke when he heard this.
The annual tribute is mostly gold, silver, cattle, sheep and people. The standard annual tribute for the previous year was: two thousand taels of gold, ten thousand taels of silver, one thousand oxen and sheep each, three hundred war horses, two hundred beauties, and ten pledges as appropriate. This time we lost hard and there was a food crisis, so we could use more.
Tude Goth points out that in addition to beautiful women, he can also offer strong and handsome men in the family, and he can also compare with this number.
Shen Tang calculated the numbers in his mind: "This is not much."
She spoke frankly, which embarrassed Brother Tude.
Compared to the size of the Northern Desert, this tribute list is indeed not much, and even if it is doubled, it is still within the acceptable range. He thought Shen Tang wanted to talk to the lion, but unexpectedly she changed the subject and asked about the annual output of various ministries in the Northern Desert. All these contents are confidential, and Brother Tude cannot disclose them at will. He couldn't disclose it, but it didn't mean that Shen Tang couldn't get rough data.
The summary is—
Your uncle is sending beggars?
Shen Tang did not show his dissatisfaction on his face, but smiled.
"...Although the Kang State is newly established, it is a very humane country that pays great attention to etiquette. If Beimo is allowed to be a subsidiary of the Kang State, wouldn't paying tribute every year mean that relatives come to visit for hundreds of years? Guests come to visit with generous gifts. As a host, how can you let people go back empty-handed? As the head of a country, you can't even understand this little bit of human sophistication. You have to let Honglu Temple and the Ministry of Rites watch over and arrange some return gifts, don't you think? The return gifts are too thin. , It seems that Kang Guo has a big appetite and looks ugly when eating, but if the return gift is too generous, what will be left if the annual tribute from Beimo is increased and decreased every year? It’s inappropriate, it’s very inappropriate!”
She looked embarrassed.
After hearing this, Brother Tude restrained himself from the urge to curse her for being shameless and obscene. Shen Youli suddenly mentioned "reciprocity of courtesy", which actually meant that Beimo's annual tribute was too small and was not enough for her to "repay the gift". If Beimo really listened to her nonsense and increased the annual tribute standard, who knows who named Shen Is it really a "rich gift" in return, or is the lion opening his mouth and eating the thickened annual tribute?
After all, no one stipulates that there must be a return gift for the annual tribute!
At that time, Beimo will suffer the consequences of being dumb.
Brother Tude figured this out in an instant.
His face was so dark that he didn’t even need to use dark soy sauce to color it.
However, the situation is stronger than the person. Even if he knew in his heart that Shen was extorting money, he could not refuse directly. Offending the other party would give her an excuse. Brother Tude was about to change the topic and have a laugh, but Shen Tang's next sentence stunned him. She said: "There is no good solution even after thinking about it alone. Let's just do this. We will save the middlemen. There is no need for Beimo." Pay tribute and pay taxes directly.”
This way the accounting will be clearer.
Brother Tude suddenly looked at Shen Tang in disbelief.
He tried to find evidence that he was having auditory hallucinations.
Shen Tang smiled as always, cunning and malicious: "What do you think of this suggestion? Are you overjoyed?"
Brother Tude stiffly twitched the corner of his mouth.
said dryly: "Master Shen, please don't joke."
"Joking? Gu is a person who likes to joke? Everyone knows that 'a word once spoken is hard to follow.' How can Gugui, the leader of a country, change his orders day and night? The name Beimo sounds unpleasant to Gu, and it is the same as the states of Kang State. The county is not commensurate with it." Shen Tang's smile disappeared completely. He put his palm on Brother Tude's shoulder and leaned slightly closer to whisper, "I think Mozhou sounds better."
Brother Tude was almost stung by the ambition in her eyes.
Shen Tang asked again: "What do you think?"
Brother Tude pinched himself secretly and struggled to regain his consciousness - if the negotiations failed, there was no need to continue pretending to be a grandson. He sneered: "Is Lord Shen joking?"
Does she mean to annex the Northern Desert?
You have such a big appetite, and you’re not afraid of being stuffed to death? For hundreds of thousands of years, many countries that dominate the world have appeared on this stage. You sing and I appear on the stage, but no country has ever dared to annex the Northern Desert, because they know very well that the Northern Desert is poisonous!
Shen Tang said: "Gu is not a humorous person."
The countdown to the end of the world is twelve years.
How can she manage so much?
If Yunda hadn't gone crazy and made this happen, Shen Tang really wouldn't have planned to annex Bei Mo right now. Bei Mo, who had just suffered a defeat, was still bloody. All he had to do was break Bei Mo's teeth and pull out their sharp claws! She plans to boil the eagle! He made the eagle in the Northern Desert weak and completely afraid of him, and then he took action to subdue it. For details, please refer to the Shiwu of that year. But now I don’t have so much energy.
Tudege said: "The ministries in the Northern Desert will not agree."
Although surrendering to Kang State will make you qualified to play at the table, when Kang State is destroyed, Bei Mo may be able to seize Kang State's orthodoxy and legitimately occupy the northwest continent and establish a country, but these are the thoughts of Bei Mo's senior officials. Most of the middle and low-level people in various tribes in the Northern Desert resisted.
After all, the idea that the Northern Desert has destiny is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
They can endure the temporary humiliation of becoming a vassal state of a certain country, pay tribute to others, and comfort themselves that this is a temporary measure. One day they will be able to regain their sight and take back everything that should belong to the Northern Desert. But I am determined not to be swallowed up into one body!
Shen Tang said: "If you don't agree, I'll beat you until I agree."
Her answer was crisp and clear.
"If you don't want to surrender, then fight until you surrender." Brother Tude said with shocked eyes, "Since Bei Desert doesn't care about tenderness and tenderness, Na Gu also knows a little bit about boxing and kicking. You don't have to give up this land if you don't agree. , I will win if I am alone.”
The unification cannot be completed within twelve years.
What kind of Northern Desert, what kind of Northwest Continent...
Let everything sink into the sea!
Who still tolerates these idiots who don’t know themselves?
Brother Tude bit his lip and gritted his teeth: "Master Shen is very confident."
"It's normal to have strong soldiers and horses, but to have only confidence?" Now that she has the power and the soldiers, what daydreams can't come true, "We've already fought this battle. Rather than turning back and starting a new round, it's better to fight in one go." Go down and don’t bother the two masters with anything.”
Brother Tude is his own prisoner.
How can the captives have any room for bargaining?
：“…”
He restrained his emotions and went back to think about it all night but still couldn't figure out why the person named Shen wanted to annex Bei Mo? Do you think Beimo is as useless as Shiwu? Shiwu's example gave her hope? Brother Tude tossed and turned with doubts.
Su Shiyilu was sneezing all over the place in the wounded barracks.
But he didn’t dare to speak too loudly.
Su Shiyilu just saw Gong Xiqiu's martial soldiers slashing with one hand and giving the wounded soldier a general physical anesthesia. Su Shiyilu was lying on the hospital bed and watching the show happily. He just laughed twice when the martial soldiers stared back. Su Shiyilu felt aggrieved.
The deputy general was lying in the hospital bed next to him. A brave warrior recovered quickly, and with the blessing of doctor Xinglin, the cleaned wounds were hot and itchy, as if there were countless ants crawling on them. Su Shiyilu could keep his face straight, but the deputy general was weak in concentration. He wanted to chat to divert his attention: "General, is this military exploit enough?"
Su Shiyilu was lying on his side and chewing the fruit. There is a small table next to the hospital bed where condolences are placed.
These fruits are from the people below who honor him.
Su Shiyilu said: "Humph."
The deputy general looked above his head: "That's enough."
Su Shiyilu: "Humph."
The deputy general sighed repeatedly: "It's time for the general to come out. Look at Chu Jie who came to see you just now. I always feel that he is laughing at the general. In the past, you two were equal. If Chu Jie didn't have the intention of being a warrior, Pi, he’s long dead.”
It’s a waste of time not to steam the steamed buns!
Chu Jie’s level of cultivation was so far beyond his ability to see.
Su Shiyilu paused: "Humph."
The deputy general turned over and looked at him: "General, I know that you don't bother to compete with General Chu Jie, but, but - our Wuzhou soldiers and horses will go to Fengluo Seven Guards and Four Guards in two years to take a rotation. Later, the brothers will be transferred to Tianshu Guards. How embarrassing is that? You think so?"
Wuzhou Prefecture soldiers and Tianshu Wei Chu Jie both had old enemies. Even though they are now a family, the hatred cannot be erased.
You will still feel weird when you meet someone.
The lieutenant general said tangledly: "Being pressed down by the Tianshu Guards is more disgusting and uncomfortable than being pressed down by a man, don't you think so?"
Su Shiyilu: "Humph."
The lieutenant general nodded, lowered his head helplessly, and sighed again and again: "Oh, General, what you said makes sense. Today's General Chu Jie is the top military general in Kang State, and his military fortune will only become more and more prosperous... This opens the door The gap is really difficult to catch up with.”
Su Shiyilu: "Humph."
The deputy will continue Barabara.
Chu Jie, who was at the center of the topic, had a strange expression and asked: "You are just humming, how can he interpret so much content?"
The deputy general looked at Chu Jie, who had turned back at an unknown time, as if he had seen a ghost.
Su Shiyilu said: "This is called telepathy."
The lieutenant general is his confidant.
A confidant who doesn’t even know what he thinks is incompetent.
Su Shiyilu raised his eyelids and looked at Chu Jie who had left and returned. He asked to beg for a beating: "Chu, why are you back again? You know I'm holding back my urine and I'm anxious, so you came here to help me?"
Chu Jie: “…”
He came and he left.
Su Shiyilu was confused: "I'm sick."
After a while, he stood up and kicked the lieutenant.
Video General: “What’s wrong, General?”
Su Shiyilu: "I am in a hurry, please give me a hand."
Video General: “…”
Su Shiyilu didn’t want to either, but now his hands are broken and hanging on his chest. He can still move his wrists to his palms twice. How can he go to the toilet by himself? They were all grown men, rough guys, not to mention helping him out. They were hugging each other to keep each other warm when it was extremely cold weather, and they didn’t have enough warm clothes. How could they pretend to be shy?
“Damn, what a big loss.”
Su Shiyilu’s hands were cut off to save people.
What he hates the most is Chu Jie, an opponent who gets stronger as he fights. Not only does he get stronger as he fights, but he is also born with supernatural powers. He wants to scold his mother when he sees him.
After draining the water, I saw a pink skeleton emitting pink fluorescence on the way back. The flames in its eye sockets were dim and scary.
There is also a pink fluorescent bone floating next to it.
Ah, it’s not floating.
This bone was held and shaken.
“When did General Gongshu come back?”
The pink skull turned and looked over without answering.
Su Shiyilu stared at the little girl next to him. The bone in the little girl's hand looked like one of Gong Shuwu's ribs: "When have there been such young children in the army?"
Still playing with Gong Shuwu’s bones?
Gong Shuwu Dao: "The younger generation of the clan."
Su Shiyilu: “…”
He fell into silence.
The uncle Wu and Beimo resentful, he also heard that although the appearance of the little girl was not open, it was still a childishness, but the facial features were obviously characterized by Beifeng. Which junior is so brave that he dares to cause trouble with his enemies?
The little girl is timid.
At a loss what to do, he wanted to hide behind Gong Shuwu.
Su Shiyilu said: "You look very clever."
He asked his lieutenant to touch his body and found out a delicate bone carving object, which he gave to the little girl as a greeting gift. Gong Shuwu is the general of Tianxuan Guard. If you establish a good relationship with him, there will be a chance for Wuzhou Prefecture soldiers to be assigned in the future when they go on rotation. Tianshuwei? No dogs are going!
When I took a closer look, I realized that the little girl was wearing a filial piety.
Just after lying down, the lieutenant came back after asking for news.
Share the gossip you learned in a lively and vivid manner, showing hands and feet.
Su Shiyilu gnawed the fruit awkwardly.
This gossip started two or three days ago.
Gong Shuwu rushed to Tuocheng overnight to reunite with the Gong family.
When the two parties met, they hugged each other and cried.
Su Shiyilu thought of what Gong Shuwu looked like now.
“Gong is old, weak and has a big heart, how can he cry?”
Aren’t you really scared to cry?
Lieutenant General: “It was all a rush at the beginning.”
No matter what Gong Shuwu looks like, he is still alive, right? Compared to life and death, turning into a skeleton is nothing. Jiangmen's family has always been very accepting. On the other hand, Gong Shuwu's mother cried so hard that she fainted several times and could not stand up without help.
【My son, my son...】
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I went back to Nantian two days ago and forgot to close the windows. As a result, there was water all over the house and the books on the bookshelf were all wilted. It would be better if the dehumidifier was running continuously.