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With the Allied Army of Chuan Country And Zhen Country withdrawn, Tang Yin returned to the capital.

After a war, the Feng Country's military might had been greatly reduced, and the nation's treasury was empty.

A lack of manpower could be filled through the recruitment of new soldiers. The shortage of money was the most troublesome problem currently in Feng Country.

During the battle, the Ba Pass, Cong City, Jian City, Fang City and more than ten other large cities were severely damaged, and some were even burnt down and needed to be rebuilt.

The Feng Country were barren and the commoners were not rich. It was basically impossible for one to take such a large amount of expenses from the commoners. Tang Yin naturally shifted his gaze to the eight counties of Ning Bei City that he had just annexed, wanting to collect more money from them.

Just when Tang Yin was worrying about the lack of gold and silver, Finance Minister secretly reported it to Tang Yin.

This was an extraordinary period. What Tang Yin could not tolerate the most was for his subordinates to embezzle money, and Zhang Xin's report was fatal to Shangguan Yuanji.

Zhang Xin was really not one to lose things, Shangguan Yuanji did take his own money, it was Cai Song's money.

Currently, the one in charge of managing Ning Country was none other than, who was in charge of supervising and controlling Cai Family.

Not long after returning to the capital, Tang Yin sent a message to Cai Song, asking him to raise five million gold and twenty million silver taels within half a month, then transport them to the Feng Country to support the reconstruction of the damaged city. Cai Song was extremely efficient, upon receiving Tang Yin's order, he immediately executed it. In less than half a month's time, he had already gathered all the gold and silver, and entrusted the Heavenly Eagle Army to send out 50,000 troops to escort him.

The reason why Cai Song was able to complete the task so smoothly was because he truly had the ability and also because of how wealthy his Ning Country were. On the night that the Heavenly Eagle Army escorted the gold and silver to the Yan City, Cai Song held a banquet in his own residence, inviting guests. The first mission that Tang Yin had given him was completed so smoothly, making a great contribution, of course he had a reason to celebrate.

Moreover, others would spend money to host a banquet, while he would earn money to host a banquet. Cai Song was appointed as the overall Inspector of the eight counties of Ning Bei, he had the authority to manage the eight counties of Ning Bei. The authority to appoint officials was based on a single sentence from Tang Yin, if someone wanted to obtain a position, they would have to give him benefits.

All of the people who came to attend the banquet were great officials and nobles of the Ning Country, but of course, they couldn't come empty-handed and all carried gifts. After the feast had been set up, Cai Song's profits were plentiful.

However, what surprised Cai Song was that Zhang Zhe had also come to participate.

It was not that he did not invite Zhang Zhe, but Zhang Zhe's relationship with him had always been estranged, to the point where he could feel that Zhang Zhe was looking down on him from the bottom of his heart. Normally, the two of them would only meet on official business and didn't move about in private.

When Zhang Zhe suddenly came to attend his own banquet today, Cai Song was surprised but at the same time, he had a bad premonition in his heart.

Zhang Zhe did not dare to neglect him even slightly as he came out of the residence to welcome him. His two sons, Cai Peng and Cai Gui, also came out with him.

When Cai Song, who was wearing a set of Official Robe s, saw him outside the palace, he started to grin secretly. After meeting, Cai Song bowed and said obsequiously: "I did not know that Master Zhang would be here.

"Humph!" Zhang Zhe was a straightforward person, he did not know how to use words to describe him, he snorted and stood in his original spot, he only glanced inside the Cai Residence and said: "The Master Cai's house is very lively, I wonder what kind of good day it is for Master Cai to have such a feast?"

"This ?" Cai Song swallowed his saliva, rubbed his hands and laughed dryly: "Today, I have completed the King's orders, and sent away the gold and silver that the King had appointed, so ?."

"So, let's have a feast to celebrate!" Zhang Zhe finished what he was about to say, then continued with a solemn face: "Just by completing one of the King's orders, Master Cai is already so extravagant. It seems Master Cai is truly rich!"

Cai Song broke out in a cold sweat, and didn't know what to say anymore.

Zhang Zhe continued: "If you don't want people to know, then don't do it unless it's yourself. Master Cai, do you think that no one will know about this, relying on your authority to bribe me? "

Cai Song trembled in fear, his head shaking like a rattle, he said repeatedly: "Master Zhang, this humble official is extremely loyal to the King, to the Feng Country, I have no other intentions ?"

Right now, your Ba Pass and other cities have been destroyed, and you need a large amount of money, manpower, and material resources to rebuild your city, yet your Master Cai is at home eating, drinking, and taking bribes. You're uncomfortable, is this your loyalty? "

Cai Song was rendered speechless by Zhang Zhe, he was stupefied and did not know what to say.

Zhang Zhe threw down his sleeves, turned around, and coldly said as he walked back: "I have come here today to notify Master Cai, and will report all of Master Cai's actions to the King, and ask the King to make the decision!" With that said, Zhang Zhe returned to the front of the carriage, and with the support of the guards from the left and right, he boarded the carriage.

With that, Zhang Zhe left. Cai Song was shocked. As a Censors, Zhang Zhe had the authority to supervise all the civil and military officials. If he were to report the matter of him taking bribes to the King, how bad would that be? It was hard to tell if he could even keep his head on his shoulders, much less how far he would go in his career.

After standing there for a long while, he finally woke up from his stupor. He screamed and subconsciously went to chase after Zhang Zhe's carriage, wanting to stop Zhang Zhe.

At this time, Cai Gui reached out and pulled him back, shaking his head: "Father, there's no need to chase after him anymore. With Zhang Zhe's personality, even if you catch up to him, it would be useless."

"Then... You can't really ask him to report to the King, right? " Cai Song, whose face was completely red just a moment ago, was now completely pale from fright, and was stuttering when she spoke.0

Cai Peng, who was at the side, glared at Zhang Zhe and said fiercely: "Father, I think we should just give it a shot. If not, we can kill Zhang Zhe first ?" As he spoke, he gestured with his hand, making a gesture of "kill".

Cai Song rolled his eyes, almost fainting on the spot, was Zhang Zhe someone that he could kill whenever he wanted to? That was Censors, from a high official of the first rank, to Tang Yin's trusted aide. If he wanted to kill him, would he be able to recover? Even without Tang Yin's order, the Heavenly Eagle Army left in there could already tear themselves apart.

Without waiting for Cai Song to speak, Cai Gui shook his head and said repeatedly: "Not appropriate, not appropriate! Brother, do not be rash. Assassinating Zhang Zhe would only bring about your own death. "

"Second brother, what do you think we should do?" Could it be that they will just watch Zhang Zhe reporting his father to the King? "

Cai Peng and Cai Gui were blood brothers, but their personalities and abilities were completely opposite. Cai Peng was a typical hedonistic son, impulsive and conceited, acting recklessly, looking down on others with his empty stomach. Cai Gui, on the other hand, was extremely smart and resourceful, and also extremely shrewd.

He rolled his eyes, and said to Cai Song: "Father can send someone to deliver a heavy gift to Yan City."

"To whom?"

"Right Prime Minister Shangguan Yuanji."

"Oh?" Cai Song's heart moved as he looked at Cai Gui in puzzlement.

Cai Gui explained: "Shangguan Yuanji is tactful, he is not as straightforward and easy to speak as Zhang Zhe, the second reason is because Shangguan Yuanji is a popular man in front of the King, and is also the person who can speak best in front of him, his words, the King will usually listen, the third is Shangguan's family is huge, and needs to be raised many people, and when the King started her army, Shangguan Yuanji donated everything he had, and even though he is now the prime minister, his days were not easy, he should still accept father's gifts, as long as he is willing to speak in front of the King, the King will definitely not reprimand the King will not heavily blame his father."

Ouch! Cai Song's eyes lit up, this was indeed a good idea. He asked, "Then... How much is it appropriate for me to send as your father? "

Cai Gui smiled and extended five of his fingers.

Cai Peng asked, "Five thousand taels of silver?"

Cai Gui rolled his eyes at his brother, his meaning was, how can you say this?

Cai Peng paused and then said, "Fifty thousand taels?"

"Yes!" Cai Gui nodded his head, and said: "That's right, fifty thousand gold, but it's not silver, it's gold fifty thousand gold."

"Pu!" Hearing this, Cai Song and Cai Peng almost vomited blood. Fifty thousand gold, that was almost equivalent to five million gold, and to have to give away so much gold, even the rich and overbearing Cai Song could not stand it. Cai Peng was even more furious. He shook his head like a rattle and said anxiously, "Second brother, are you crazy? Fifty thousand gold! "

Cai Gui said in a serious tone: "If I can bribe Shangguan Yuanji, what would fifty thousand gold be worth? In the future, if we have the Right Prime Minister as our backer, we can earn even more gold and silver back with our Cai Family. If he wanted to give a gift, he would have to offer it to the other party. Even if he sent it to the other party, he would not have the courage to refuse. Father, you must not be stingy about this matter! "

Cai Song secretly nodded his head when he thought about his son's words. His son's words were not without reason, if he could win Shangguan Yuanji over to his side, then he would be able to sleep peacefully in the eight counties of Ning Bei City. Forget about fifty thousand gold, five hundred thousand gold, five million gold would be enough to earn him money.

After a round of battle with the heavens, Cai Song finally steeled his heart, gritted his teeth, and listened to Cai Gui's advice. He endured it and broke his promise, took out fifty thousand gold, and secretly sent his Lianyue Sect's trusted aide over to Yan City to bribe Shangguan Yuanji.

Through this matter, it could be seen that Cai Gui was a person who did things quickly, accurately, and ruthlessly. His mind and shrewdness were all extraordinary compared to ordinary people.

Zhang Zhe's impeachment of Cai Song had yet to spread to the Yan City, so Cai Song's great gift had actually arrived at the Yan City and was then sent to the Shangguan Yuanji's residence.

50,000 gold, ten carts, and over a hundred chests. Even Shangguan Yuanji had never seen so much gold before.

Maybe it was as Cai Gui had said, the gifts were delivered without anyone having the courage to reject them. Regarding Cai Song's generous gift, Shangguan Yuanji did not shirk it and accepted it all. He then received the letter that Cai Song wrote to him, opened it up and read it in detail.

In Cai Song's letters, most of it were praise, flattery and nonsense. He had only asked Shangguan Yuanji at the end what he had to do in order to gain the King's trust within the Ning Country, and wouldn't be punished by the King.

His meaning was very obscure. To put it bluntly, he wanted to ask Shangguan Yuanji what degree he, Cai Song, could commit heinous acts and where the limit was.

Shangguan Yuanji was smart, he understood what Cai Song meant immediately, and wrote a reply letter to Cai Song. The contents were simple, with only 16 words: "To form a private party, the country will not allow this to happen, and the ruler will not want this to happen, remember this well!"

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