At the beginning, I gave up my military power with a cup of wine, and I ascended the throne

Chapter 126: Zhenbei Marquis Mansion Looking for Someone
"Those tribal Chanyu are all arrogant and proud, and have always been unruly and unruly."

"I had to bite the bullet to raise these tens of thousands of cavalry."

"Life has been getting harder and harder lately. Let's find a good time to come during the New Year holidays and see if we can get some money from the Marquis."

"Good boy, you are really not shy."

Xie Xuanli blew his beard and glared: "Don't think I don't know that you are living a good life now, richer than me, the Marquis of Zhenbei. It's good enough that I don't go to you to ask for money, and you still want to come here to make a fortune from me."

"Didn't you hear it just now, sir?"

Xiao Han smiled bitterly: "Holding two maids, entering the Marquis' Mansion is like a bumpkin entering the city."

"Yes."

Dayueer nodded: "Dozens of generals' mansions combined are not as big as a few courtyards in a marquis' mansion."

Then he showed a pitiful look and said, "My Lord, my general is really having a hard time in Xiliang."

"Do you want any money?"

Xie Xuanli opened his eyes wide and said, "Look at how much this Zhenbei Marquis is worth, just sell it."

"My Lord, I am your general."

Xiao Han was heartbroken: "I am in trouble. The world is vast, and there is no one else to turn to except you, Lord Marquis, for help."

"No."

Xie Xuanli shook his head like a rattle: "You can even afford heavy cavalry, and you still want to deceive me."

"It's okay if you don't have money, just give us some food and weapons."

Xiao Han said, "My Lord, I don't ask for much. Just 20,000 war horses, 5,000 bows and crossbows, 10,000 sets of armor, and 500,000 shi of grain and grass."

"You are the Marquis of Zhenbei, and you govern several states. You are very wealthy. This little thing is nothing but a small scrap of meat in your teeth."

"How dare you speak up, kid."

Xie Xuanli's eyes were as big as copper bells. "There's still some meat stuck in your teeth. How big must my mouth be?"

"Pfft."

Yuwen Yulou laughed out loud very impolitely.

But after being stared at by Xiao Han with a deathly gaze, he quickly turned his head away.

"Someone is coming."

Xie Xuanli: "Don't touch the New Year gift sent by General Pingxi yet. When that boy returns, let him take it back intact."

The guard looked embarrassed. Xiao Han said, "The Marquis was joking with you, but you took it seriously. Hurry up and count the items and put them into the warehouse."

"You asked for this to be stored."

Xie Xuanli: "I didn't give you any gift in return."

"Don't return the favor."

Xiao Han quickly shook his head.

"My Lord, why do you become more stingy as you grow older?"

He muttered.

"It's not easy to save up some money."

Xie Xuanli said unhappily, "You come here every few days to pull the wool out. No matter how thick the wool is, it can't stand it."

"besides."

The Zhenbei Marquis said earnestly: "I also know that your Xiliang is short of people, but you can't recruit from my Jizhou territory. In the past two years, I don't know how many people from Jiyou have gone to your Xiliang County."

"No matter what, I am your former commander. You have to find another one if you want to fleece the sheep. Yizhou has a large population, and there are also many people from the Northern Wei. At worst, you can go around and recruit refugees from Ganqingzhou under the three Shatuo guards."

Xiao Han looked slightly embarrassed, "I'll tell the people in the state government when I get back."

He rubbed his hands and said, "I came here this time not only to spend the New Year with you, but also to ask you for a favor, Lord Marquis."

"What's the deal?"

Xie Xuanli frowned, fearing that Xiao Han would continue to ask for weapons and armor, so he said, "As long as you don't ask me for military equipment and food, everything else can be discussed."

People from the Central Plains always follow the doctrine of the mean. If you make a request right away, he will definitely not agree and may even bargain.

But if you ask for a huge amount at the beginning, lay the groundwork first, and then make your request, the other party will most likely agree.

This is what Xiao Han was waiting for.

He hurriedly said, "This favor is not a problem for the Marquis." "Tell me first."

Xie Xuanli looked somewhat alert.

Yuwen Yulou and Dayue'er on the side watched their young master's performance with great interest.

He picked up the teacup, took a sip of hot tea, moistened his throat, and then said, "I want to ask the Marquis for someone?"

"Who?"

Xie Xuanli was a little curious.

"There are tens of thousands of people in the Marquis's mansion. You have to tell me who it is first."

These gorgeous old foxes did not say anything final.

"A slave."

Xiao Han was a little embarrassed, "I met him twice before, and I thought he looked good."

"Really just one slave?"

Xie Xuanli secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"I have wanted to ask the Marquis for a long time."

He said, "It's just that I have been busy with Xiliang's affairs for the past two years and have no time for this matter. Now that I have some free time, I just remembered to speak up."

"That's right."

Xie Xuanli waved his hand and said, "One slave is not enough. I will give you ten or eight more."

"Thank you, Lord Marquis."

Xiao Han grinned and said, "One is enough."

"What is your name?"

Xie Xuanli said: "If you really like it and want to take it back, I will ask someone to find it right away."

Then he said, "But my status as a slave is not worthy of you, the General of Pingxi. Why don't I adopt her as my adopted daughter first, give her a status, and then you can take her away."

"No need to bother."

He said quietly, "The maid that the child wants is a servant girl in the prince's courtyard, named Qingyao."

"In the early years, when I was in the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, I met him a few times, but my relationship with the prince was not good at that time, so I didn't speak."

"this."

Xie Xuanli looked embarrassed.

"how?"

Xiao Han asked knowingly, "But does the Marquis feel embarrassed? If so, then forget it."

After saying that, he sighed.

"My Lord, I'm sure you promised me this."

Dayueer said in a resentful tone: "Besides, my general rarely asks you for anything. If word gets out that the marquis is reluctant to give even a servant, I'm afraid everyone in the world will laugh at me."

"Da Yue'er, what nonsense are you talking about."

Xiao Han opened his mouth to rebuke, "I will chop off the head of anyone who dares to laugh at me."

Dayueer shrank her neck and immediately closed her mouth.

The two men sang in unison and led the army of Xie Xuanli, the Marquis of Zhenbei.

"Xiao Han, it's not that I don't agree."

Xie Xuanli smiled bitterly: "You also know the temper of that little bastard. If I give you his personal maid, I'm afraid she will cause chaos in the mansion when she comes back."

"How about this, you change another one, and I promise to agree."

"I remember there was a woman in the prince's courtyard who liked to wear red clothes. She was also pretty."

Xiao Han thought for a moment and said, "Let's change to this."

"this."

Xie Xuanli complained in his heart, "Can't you pick someone from another courtyard? Why do you have to pick someone from that little bastard's courtyard?"

But it seems that Xiao Han didn't come here specifically for Qingyao.

(End of this chapter)