Xingnong saw Chu Tiankuo's letter, but the letter did not mention the result of the peace talks, only said that they would meet at midnight tonight.
Xingnong thought that he probably wanted to tell her the result of the peace talks in person.
There was still an hour and a half left before the ion hour. Xingnong replied with a "good" and then began to write a storybook while waiting for the arrival of the midnight hour.
Not far away is the house of the King of Jin.
The king of Jin was handling state affairs.
Although he came to the State of Chu, some important matters would still be delivered to him so that he could know or decide.
The King of Jin opened a letter written by the Crown Prince. He glanced at the contents of the letter, raised his eyebrows, and then glanced at Shen Hanyu who was lying on the couch reading a storybook. He was immediately unhappy with his idleness, "The Crown Prince of Chu is about the same age as you, right?"
Shen Hanyu was reading a storybook written by a man named Tianwai Guxing. The storybook was about a female general and was very passionate.
Hearing the question from the King of Jin, Shen Hanyu knew that he was going to be in trouble again!
He immediately said, "He is one day older than me."
The King of Jin rolled his eyes and used his inner strength to fly the letter directly in front of him, "Look at what you did and what others did!"
The letter flew over with a fierce momentum, and Shen Hanyu quickly reached out to catch it, leaving a bloody mark on his palm.
This is my real dad!
Today, when his sister was planting a jujube tree, she was accidentally pricked by a thorn on the tree. He was so nervous as if his sister had broken a finger.
He held her hand to breathe, and asked her to get the golden wound medicine. He was worried that the small stab wound would leave a scar, so he also brought the snow muscle cream.
If his sister hadn't protested, he would have wrapped that finger like a dumpling!
To himself? He threw a piece of letter paper with twelve points of internal force, throwing the letter paper like a kitchen knife, wishing to chop off his head. Shen Hanyu secretly complained in his heart, it was a waste of his filial piety, he should not have come to accompany him for the New Year!
Shen Hanyu muttered in his heart while reading the contents of the letter.
The letter stated that Chu Tiankuo had captured several cities of Zhao State in succession, and that all the cash in Qian's bank had been taken away. Other countries were forcing Zhao State to repay the money, and Zhao State's treasury was empty. Shen Hancheng asked the king of Jin whether he would take the opportunity to ask Zhao State for cities to offset the money owed by Zhao State.
King of Jin: "Look at Chu Tiankuo. He started with Qian's bank and emptied Zhao's treasury in just two months. He dragged in all other countries and made Zhao besieged on all sides. Then he sent troops to capture several cities in a row, even Jiangdu, which was known to be easy to defend but difficult to attack. The God of War King Xiang was trapped in the Snow Mountain, and the Prince of Zhao and 100,000 troops were trapped in Qixiong Mountain. From now on, Chu will have the natural barrier of Qixiong Mountain as protection. It will be difficult for Zhao to take advantage of Chu every year as before!"
The King of Jin could not hide his admiration when he said this.
He originally thought that Chu Tiankuo could not take the city of Jiangdu, and at most could take a few cities in Jiangdong, Jiangzhong, and Jiangxi.
Unexpectedly, he actually captured the military fortress and natural barrier Qixiong Mountain.
This really surprised him!
"Look at you. You can't compete with Chu Tiankuo in business, and you're even worse at fighting a war! You don't do anything serious all day long, and all you do is read these meaningless books!"
Shen Hanyu was unhappy when he heard this: "Isn't the business of Yingkelou better than Yingbinlou? Why can't I compare with the surname Chu?"
The King of Jin became even angrier after hearing this. How dare you talk back
It's just adding fuel to the fire!
The King of Jin thought that he had both military and literary skills, but his son was not as good as the son of the mediocre King of Chu. The more he looked at Shen Hanyu, the more he disliked him. His irritable nature came up and he started to curse, "Is it your credit that the business of the guest reception building is so good? It's the credit of my precious princess! Look at your sister, she is so young, and she has no cultivation in formation..."
"... ... I tell you, you must get the magic pill in Doctor Zhao's hand for me. If Chu Tiankuo gets there first and lets him cure the poison in your sister, you must go back to Jin and study hard with your elder brother. Don't even think about wandering around again in this life! And..."
Poor Shen Hanyu was scolded for an hour and a half, and he could only go back to sleep at midnight!
He decided to return to the city immediately after celebrating his sister's birthday tomorrow and definitely not live in the same house with the tyrant.
I thought his temper had improved, but he was wrong!
However, Chu Tiankuo must not be allowed to obtain the magic pill in the hands of Zhao's miracle doctor. If the imperial sister is moved to marry him, she will never have to return to Jin in her lifetime.
If this happens, the tyrant will kill more than a dozen of their brothers!
This is too serious!
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At midnight, Xingnong entered the space and Chu Tiankuo was already waiting there. He skillfully caught the person who fell from the sky and then put her on the ground.
Xing Nong couldn't wait to ask: "What was the result?"
Chu Tiankuo smiled and said, "Zhao will pay tribute to Chu worth about 500,000 taels every year, forever. In addition, Zhao will pay Chu 80 million taels of silver in one lump sum. Zhao has no silver to pay, so it will use a city instead. I asked for a coastal city. Jin and Yan will probably also ask Zhao for a city to solve the problem of Qian's bank."
In any case, there is no doubt that Zhao State is destined to lose one-fifth of its cities this time!
Xing Nong thought of Zhao Luran and asked again, "Has the Princess Zhao returned yet?"
"Well, I went back." One princess and one city, it's not a loss.
Besides, the competition for young formation masters is imminent, and Zhao Luran is the hope of the State of Zhao. He is also waiting for the king of Zhao to spend some significant money in the competition.
Although the person was sent back, he only handcuffed Zhao Luran with shackles made of black iron. It was not easy to remove them, and even a sword not made of black iron could not cut them.
"And how are the Zhao troops trapped in Xueshan and Qixiongshan?"
"The 30,000 troops led by King Xiang of Zhao lost 27,000, and the 100,000 troops led by the Crown Prince of Zhao lost 50,000!"
Xing Nong was surprised: "How did you survive being trapped in the snowy mountains for so many days?"
Chu Tiankuo's eyes turned cold and he said nothing.
Xing Nong thought of nothing else to ask, and quickly changed the subject, looking up at him: "Can the army return to the capital tomorrow? I will go up the mountain tomorrow morning to bring the princess to you."
"Yeah." Chu Tiankuo nodded. He looked down at her and reached out to smooth out the messy hair on her forehead. "Happy 18th birthday."
Xing Nong was stunned for a moment before she realized that tomorrow was New Year's Eve. In modern times, her birthday was also New Year's Eve, but she was not eighteen years old, but twenty-eight years old.
"Thank you." She smiled back.
Chu Tiankuo picked up an exquisite box from the shelf, opened it, and revealed a sapphire bracelet with a star and moon pattern inside.
He took it out, took her hand, and helped her put it on. His voice was low and magnetic, so gentle that it could drip water: "What have you thought about the previous matter?"
Xing Nong: “… … ..”
She forgot everything!
He was waiting for me to give him an answer on New Year's Eve!