Chapter 359: Suiting both sides
All choices come with a price.
No matter who you are or how high your status is.
And for people with higher status, their choices have a much greater impact than ordinary people, so the price they need to pay is naturally greater.
Akodon is like this.
At that time, in order to win the support of the Renduo family in Nandaying and the Xifeng family in Beidaying, he made an offer that Renduozhong and Xifeng Keqin could not refuse in the Three Kings Council.
As he wished.
Tie Le was forced to go far away from Zhending. Zhebie, who was defeated and retreated from the southern border, didn't even come back, so he just rode his horse and whipped his whip all the way north.
The emperor's position is indeed secure.
But the price he paid was enough to break his muscles and bones.
Moreover, it was not just his Akedun who was hurt, but the entire Dayuan.
Li Zhun, an important minister of the Yuan Dynasty, fell ill after returning home. He was already very old, but he did not survive. He fell ill and died.
The political structure of Dayuan was built by people like Li Zhun and Yingzhuo who spent their whole lives. It had just stabilized and saw that Dayuan was getting stronger day by day. Zhuo's death collapsed suddenly.
People like Li Zhun actually don’t care at all who becomes the emperor.
Who believes it or not?
As long as a stable political situation can be maintained and Dayuan gets better day by day, it will be fine.
It backfired.
Dayuan reversed history.
Decades of hard work were ruined.
Li Zhun is dead.
Yelu Chongguang resigned from his official position and returned to his hometown.
Although Shixian did not resign, he kept his mouth shut from then on. When he was asked, he would just be OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK.
What’s even worse is that Miao De ran away.
Take your family and run away to Zhending in a hurry.
This incident is naturally a great good thing for Tiele, but it is a huge blow to Akodon.
Because of Miao De, Akedun carried out a round of crazy purges against Yandu and other former Qin people under their rule, and such purges directly led to more such people fleeing to Tiele.
Zhou Yi said that Yandu was in a miserable state, but he was not lying.
That round of war did not last long, but it caused great damage to the surrounding areas of Yandu.
Especially the loss of control of Beida Camp, which caused a devastating blow to the surrounding areas of Yandu.
The northern barbarians who had just surrendered were placed around Yandu. They were originally going to use the strong military power around Yandu to suppress these unruly people, but the war broke out and Dong Daying stormed Yandu. , the northern and southern camps were huddled in their camps, preparing to reap the benefits, but these guys from the northern camp took the opportunity to leave the camp and start looting.
What started out as a small-scale trial turned into an organized robbery in the end.
It wasn't until Zhebie returned to the north that these people left with the looted things.
In order to preserve their strength, both Tiele and Akedun watched these people leave.
Looking at Zhou Yi's appearance, Tie Le couldn't help but said: "Looking at your complacent look, you must have made a lot of money in Yandu, right?"
< br>Zhou Yi couldn't help laughing and nodded repeatedly, "Five times the profit, this year's five times the profit, it's still the Chen Liang from last year. Your Majesty, this time, I will help you bring back Akotun's treasury." A lot of hollowing out.”
Tie Le took a sip, he had never seen such a shameless person.
Yandu is short of food, so Beiting sells food there. Now Akedun does not dare to offend the Beiting Protectorate. It is of course unacceptable to ignore the other party's food and refuse to pay for it. Dare to do it.
This is for the same reason that I don’t want to offend the Beiting Protectorate.
Because whoever the Beiting Protectorate turns to or forms an alliance with now will have disastrous consequences for the other party.
What ultimately resulted was that both parties were blackmailed by the Beiting Protectorate.
"If the grain is shipped to me, I can give you five times the profit." Tiele said calmly: "The condition is that you can no longer do business with them!"
Zhou Yi chuckled and said: "Your Majesty This is embarrassing me. You also know that our Protector is a kind-hearted person. He can't bear to see so many people starving to death because they have nothing to eat. Saving one life is better than building a seven-level pagoda, so the food... I still want to send it to Yandu. Your Majesty, are the people over there your people? One day, you will fight back to Yandu to kill the guy who killed his father and usurped the throne."
< br>Tie Le let out a long sigh. These words were inspiring to others, but when they came from the mouth of someone from the Beiting Protectorate, they were off-putting. If you believe that they hope to reunify the Yuan Dynasty, you might as well believe that an old sow can climb a tree.
The fat Master Zhou in front of me walks in Beiting, Yandu, Zhending and other places. His only mission is probably to ensure that everyone in Yandu and Zhending No one can help but the stalemate continues like this.
When Miao De fled to him, they were the ones who took charge.
But now that there is a food shortage in Yandu, they immediately rush to transport food there, for fear that Akedun's strength will drop too much and he will be taken care of.
"Where did my cousin go during this time? Why didn't he appear in the Beiting Protector's Mansion?" Tiele asked.
"Your Majesty is well-informed, so you don't need to ask me! Speaking of which, I've been traveling around a lot, and I really don't know where my family has been protected!" Zhou Yi spread his hands.
"Really? Then let me tell you, Li Dachui entered the customs and went to Chang'an!" Tie Le stared at Zhou Yi and said: "The latest news is that the emperor Li Dachui of Chang'an An Min is dead, the Great Yin Kou Zhong of Heibingtai is dead, and even the crown prince of Great Qin, Li Tai, is dead!”
Zhou Yi blinked his eyes and looked at Tiele with an innocent face: "Your Majesty, I really don't know, what does this have to do with my guardian?"
"My intuition tells me that these things, It’s all related to Li Dachui, the disaster star!” Tie Le said bitterly: “Wherever he goes, he will bring death and blood, and those who were tricked by him are all heroes in this world. !"
Zhou Yi shook his head like a salesman: "It's impossible, it's impossible! Those people you mentioned are all innate masters, whether they are Kou Zhong or Li Anmin. Our guards can beat him."
"Whenever Li Dachui kills people with real swords and guns, it's always a conspiracy!" Tie Le said angrily. "Just wait and see. This kind of thing can't be kept secret for long, and the truth will eventually come out. We Beiyuan has become like this, and now he has gone to Chang'an to do things. When will he Are you ready to march into the Central Plains?"
"Nothing, nothing!" Zhou Yi said seriously: "Your Majesty, the rebellion in Beiyuan has nothing to do with us. We only care about our relatives. Many people died in order to save you! As for letting Zhe leave and return to the north, it was our decision to take advantage of the situation. If it were you, you would do the same, right?"
If the other party doesn't admit it, Tiele can't do anything about it.
Speculations can never be used as evidence.
Even if there is evidence, in the current situation, I have no other choice but to be cheerful and talkative.
He picked up the document at hand and threw it to Zhou Yi, "I want these things. I will get them as soon as spring next year. You can charge a price, but don't overdo it."< br>
Opening the document, Zhou Yi couldn't help but exclaimed: "Your Highness, these cotton, hemp, oil, salt, and iron have always been strictly controlled by the Beiting Protectorate, and there are too many of them. , I can’t do this!”
Tie Le glared at him, and Zhou Yi smiled: "It's not impossible, it just takes some time, and the price will definitely be much higher than the regular price. Now the customs are in a ball of porridge. The caravans are almost cut off, and there are no goods coming from the customs. We, the Beiting Protectorate, simply cannot raise the quantity you want. It will take time to raise it.”
“It’s also five times the price? "
"No, no, no, that's the price for selling it to Akedun. For you, it's much lower, much lower!" Zhou Yi chuckled and stuffed the document into his arms.
“Is there anything else?”
“Yes, coming from Beiting this time, Master Fu brought a box of health-preserving meatballs to the princess, as well as a box from Senior Duanmu. The letter has been handed over to Gao Qunshu!" Zhou Yi said: "Master Fu said, one health pill a day."
"Thank you Valley Master Fu for me. Also, next time you see Attila, tell him that I need him here very much. As long as he is willing to come back, he will set the terms!" Tiele said: "Also, Aunt Duanmu You didn’t say when you can come back?”
“Senior Duanmu recovered quickly. Originally, she was planning to return to Zhending to accompany the princess to celebrate the New Year, but she heard that two outstanding Taoist priests in Guan were coming soon. When they arrived at Changchun Valley, the exercises they practiced were also very helpful to Senior Duanmu, so Valley Master Fu left Senior Duanmu behind. It is estimated that Senior Duanmu will be fine in March of Yangchun! "
"That's good, that's good!" Tiele was relieved.
Without the most advanced force to guard him, he always felt uneasy.
There is Pasiba over at Aktun.
After walking out of Tie Le's so-called palace in Zhending Mansion, Zhou Yi looked back at Gao Qunshu who was standing in front of the door with a smile to see him off. He also smiled and waved.
Looking back, the smile on his face disappeared.
"Go down immediately and check carefully. Is there any deal between Tiele and Zhebie?"
"Why does the dean think so?"
“The list that Tiele gave me contained too many supplies. I’m sure we don’t need so much here, so I wonder if he is planning to use these things as a stepping stone to establish a relationship with Jebel. It’s getting colder and colder in the north, and no matter how hard the barbarians resist the cold, they will never be a match for God.”
"If Tiele and Zhebie join forces, the balance in the North may be broken! If we don't supply the goods, what will happen?"
"Why not?" Zhou Yi glared, "If it is verified, it is indeed the case. If you prepare it for Zhebie, you can ask Tiele for more money, and then think of other ways! Guan Shan and the others are very busy now."
Several followers laughed. .
Who is Guan Shan?
The leader of the Eagle Thieves.
Now many of the best players in the Qinglong Brigade are with him, and the Eagle Bandits have expanded very rapidly this year.
(End of this chapter)