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 takes the initiative to mention the annual tribute and rushes to give away money to others, it will inevitably give people a sense of ceding territory to seek 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.
I took several deep breaths secretly to suppress my shame and anger.
Strive to be neither humble nor arrogant: "The winner is the king, and the loser is the bandit. Our clan admires strength and is only willing to serve for the strongest in the world. This battle was defeated by Kang State, and I wish to pay tribute every year. ”
When Shen Tang heard this, he smiled and said nothing.
She looked at Brother Tude with a playful look.
My eyes took in every subtle expression on his face. Brother Tude had the illusion that he was being targeted by a 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 wild guess suddenly arose in Brother Tude's mind.
I was shocked and full of anger.
If, if the person surnamed Shen really had this idea, to humiliate him and Bei Mo by force, he really couldn't refuse. In the past, the Xin Kingdom and even the Geng Kingdom once 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, you can keep them for use.
If you don't like it, treat it as a gift and reward it to your subjects at will.
Although Shen Tang is a woman, according to rumors, she seems to be indifferent to men and women. With his outstanding appearance, it is indeed possible for her to take a fancy to him. Coupled with his sensitive identity - the actual person in power in the Northern Desert - he can indeed humiliate the various ministries in the Northern Desert. Those brothers who were suppressed by him will even be happy. See how it works. Brother Tude's lips moved, his eyes were tangled, and he felt unwilling.
Shen Tang didn't pay any attention to what Brother Tude was thinking. She just had an imperceptible sarcasm on her lips: "Pay tribute every year and become a minister every year? How much tribute does Beimo prepare 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, Send protons to ten people 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 beauties, he can also provide strong and handsome men in the family, which can also be compared with this number.
Shen Tang calculated the numbers in his mind: "That's not much."
She spoke frankly, embarrassing Brother Tude.
Compared with the size of the Northern Desert, this tribute list is indeed not much, and even if it is doubled, it is 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 made a subsidiary of the Kang State, wouldn’t paying tribute every year mean that relatives come to pay New Year’s greetings and communicate with each other? If a guest comes to visit you with generous gifts, how can you, the host, let him go back empty-handed? Even if you don’t understand this little bit of worldliness, you should let Honglu Temple and the Ministry of Etiquette take care of arranging some return gifts, don’t you think? The return gift is too small, which makes Kang Guo have a big appetite and looks ugly, but - if the return gift is thick, If the annual tribute in Beimo is increased and reduced every year, what will be left? It’s inappropriate, it’s very inappropriate!”
She looked stumped.
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 Sigong!
At that time, Beimo will suffer a dumb loss.
Brother Tude figured this out in an instant.
His face was so dark that he didn't even need 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 had auditory hallucinations.
Shen Tang smiled as always, cunning and malicious: "What do you think of this suggestion? Are you overjoyed?"
Tude twitched the corner of his mouth stiffly.
He said dryly: "Master Shen, please don't joke."
"Joking? Are you a person who likes to joke? Everyone knows that 'a word has been spoken, and it's hard for a horse to chase you'." Can the leader of a country change his name overnight? It doesn't sound good, and it doesn't match the states and counties of Kang State." Shen Tang's smile disappeared completely. He put his palm on Brother Tude's shoulder and whispered slightly, "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 recovered from the pain - there was no need to continue pretending to be a grandson if the negotiations failed. He sneered: "Master Shen Are you joking? "
Does she want to annex Bei Mo?
You have such a big appetite and you are 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 could she care so much?
If Yunda hadn't gone crazy and caused this, 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 I don’t have so much energy now.
Tude Ge said: "The ministries in the Northern Desert will not agree."
Although surrendering to the Kang State will make you qualified to play at the table, when the Kang State is destroyed, the Northern Desert may be able to Seizing the legitimacy of Kang State and establishing a country by occupying the northwest continent are justifiable, but these are the thoughts of the high-ranking officials in the Northern Desert. 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 and become 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 consciousness and take back what should belong to the Northern Desert. everything. But I am determined not to be swallowed up into one body!
Shen Tang said: "If you don't agree, I will fight until I agree."
She answered simply and neatly.
“If you don’t want to surrender, then fight until you surrender.” Brother Tude said in his shocked eyes, “Since Beimo doesn’t care about tenderness and tenderness, Nagu also knows a little about boxing and kicking. You don’t have to accept it if you don’t agree. . This piece of land in the Northern Desert must be won.”
Unification cannot be completed within twelve years.
What kind of Northern Desert, what kind of Northwest Continent...
Let them all sink into the sea!
Who still tolerates these ignorant idiots!
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.”
Brother Tude is his prisoner.
How can the captives have any room for bargaining?
Brother Tude: "..."
He restrained his emotions and went back to think about it all night but still couldn't figure it out. Why did the man named Shen want to annex the Northern Desert? Do you think Beimo is as useless as Shiwu? Shiwu's example gave her hope? Brother Tude tossed and turned with doubts.
Su Shiyilu in the wounded barracks was sneezing all over the place.
But he didn’t dare to speak too loudly.
Gong Xiqiu is the most annoying patient.
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 dead in the hospital bed next to him. A brave warrior recovers quickly, and with the blessing of doctor Xinglin, the cleaned wound was hot and itchy, as if there were countless ants crawling around. 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 lay on his side and ate 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: "Huh."
The deputy general sighed again and again: "It's time for the general to come out. Look at Chu Jie who came to see you just now. The general always felt that he was laughing at the general. You two used to be There is no difference between them. If Chu Jie hadn’t had the intention of being a warrior, he would have died a long time ago.”
Chu Jie's cultivation level 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 the rotation. Later, the brothers will be transferred to Tianshu Guards , How embarrassing is that? Don’t you think so? "
Wuzhou Fubing and Tianshu Wei Chu Jie both have old enemies. Even if they are now a family, the hatred cannot be erased.
You still feel weird when you meet someone.
The deputy general struggled and said: "Being pressed down by the Tianshu Guards is more disgusting and uncomfortable than being pressed down by a man, don't you think?"
Su Shiyilu: "Hmph. ”
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 is The gap is really hard to catch up with.”
Su Shiyilu: “Hmph.”
The deputy general continued.
Chu Jie, who was at the center of the topic, had a strange expression and asked: "You are just a hummer, how can he interpret so much content?"
The deputy general looked at Chu Jie, who turned back without knowing when, as if he had seen a ghost. .
Su Shiyilu said: "This is called telepathy."
The deputy general is his confidant.
The confidant is incompetent if he doesn't even know what he is thinking.
Su Shiyilu raised his eyelids and looked at Chu Jie who had left and returned. He asked for a beating: "Chu Jie, why are you back again? I knew I was holding back my urine and was anxious, so I came here to help him. "
Chu Jie: "..."
He comes and he goes.
Su Shiyilu was confused: "I'm sick."
After a while, he stood up and kicked the deputy general.
Video General: "What's wrong, General?"
Su Shiyilu: "I'm in a hurry, help me."
Lieutenant General: "..."
Su Shiyilu didn't want to, 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 lacked warm clothes. Why were they pretending 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 with each fight. Not only does he get stronger with each fight, 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 dark 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 Uncle Gong 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 has there been such a young child in the army?"
Still playing with Gong Shuwu’s bones?
Gong Shuwu Dao: "The younger generation in the clan."
Su Shiyilu: "..."
He fell silent.
I have also heard about the grievances and grievances between Gong Shuwu and Bei Mo. Although the little girl's appearance is not open, she is still fair and plump and childish, but her facial features clearly have the characteristics of Bei Mo. Which junior is so brave that he dares to cause trouble with his enemies?
The little girl is timid.
He was at a loss and 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 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 looked closer, I found that the little girl was wearing a filial piety.
Just as I lay down, the deputy general came back to inquire about the news.
Share the gossip you learned in a lively and vivid manner.
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.
“The Gong family is old and weak and has a big heart. How can you cry?”
Are you really not scared to cry?
Adjutant: "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 I forgot to close the windows. As a result, there was water everywhere in the house, and the books on the bookshelf were all wilted. It would be better if the dehumidifier was running continuously