Rebirth of the best emperor

Chapter 774 You Are Guilty
Even though Wang Mang was already used to seeing big scenes with the two top grade primordial stones, he couldn't help but be shocked at this moment.

According to the market price, a top-grade primordial stone is worth 1000 million taels of gold, but the problem is that you can't buy a top-grade primordial stone with 1000 million taels of gold.

Wang Mang took a deep look at Li Zheng, Li Zheng's face was indifferent, as if he didn't see the shocked look that flashed on Wang Mang's face before.

"What do you want?" Wang Mang asked straight to the point. It would be impossible to offer such a heavy gift without a considerable request.

"Your Majesty, the villain used to mainly do salt and iron business in the original South Korea. This salt and iron business has always been run by the government. Now that the Han family is gone, I don't know if the villain's business can continue." Li Zhengdao.

Wang Mang's expression remained unchanged. He also knew about the richest man in South Korea. In a sense, this man was indeed an official businessman, and his business was all salt and iron business controlled by the imperial courts. Even Wang Mang knew that through the salt and iron business , Li Zheng also controlled the transportation business of several waterways, and he was making real money every day.

Now that South Korea is gone, the salt and iron official business in South Korea naturally falls into Wang Mang's hands. Wang Mang has no one to do this, including the previous business of Qin State, which was not run by Wang Mang. Now Li Zheng jumped out to ask Looking for Wang Mang to continue the salt and iron business in South Korea, and offering such a big gift, Wang Mang agreed after a moment of thought.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness." Li Zheng was overjoyed immediately when he heard Wang Mang's agreement, and then his face became troubled: "Your Majesty, the villain still has an unfeeling request..."

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Wang Mang knew that Li Zheng was not only looking for him for the salt and iron business. Although the salt and iron business made money, most of it was hard-earned money, and there was a lot of water in it. The management is indispensable, and there may not be many who can get it in the end. As long as the salt and iron business is concerned, 1000 million taels of gold is enough. Adding two top-grade primordial stones means that the Qin country’s salt and iron business will also be done. It is estimated that it will be difficult to pay back the cost in more than ten years.

After all, Wang Mang didn't feel comfortable chasing people away after taking money from them, so he said, "In front of me, there is no unkind request, just speak up if you have something to say."

"Your Majesty, the villain knows that His Majesty has mastered a tunnel from Shouyang Mountain to Hedong County of Qin State. Through this tunnel, the direct distance between Qin and Han can be greatly shortened. The villain dares to ask His Majesty to hand over the operation rights of this tunnel to you." Give it to the villain." Li Zheng said carefully.

The Qin soldiers led by Bai Qi were raging in South Korea. At the beginning, the Koreans did not know why the Qin people would suddenly go deep into the interior of South Korea. But after a long time, many Koreans knew that there was a tunnel in Shouyang Mountain to go to Qin. Speaking of Hedong County, South Korea discovered this road first, and even sent some people to Qin to make trouble. It was just bad luck that the Qin people discovered it. Not only did all the people sent to Qin disappear, but Even the Qin people sent troops into South Korea through tunnels in their own way.

To some extent, this tunnel really connects Qin and Han together. It is even much closer to South Korea through this road than from Hangu Pass. In terms of commercial value, this tunnel is completely It can revitalize the economies of the western part of South Korea and the eastern part of the Qin State, and the value it brings is immeasurable, but Wang Mang does not believe that this tunnel is worth two top-grade primordial stones.

"Just the right to operate this tunnel?" Wang Mang said indifferently.

"Yes, it's the right to operate this tunnel." Seeing Wang Mang's disbelief, Li Zheng continued: "I don't want to hide it from your Majesty. Your Majesty may think that this road is valuable, but it's not too valuable, but Little people don't think so."

As he said that, Li Zheng's eyes fell on a map on Wang Mang's side, and said: "Your Majesty, from the map, Shouyang City and Hedong County are connected by a tunnel, and above this tunnel is a dense forest. , it is an endless mountain range, an endless mountain range that few people have stepped into after the Millennium Jihad."

Seeing Wang Mang's seriousness, Li Zheng continued: "The mountains that have not been developed for thousands of years, Your Majesty, this means innumerable wealth. The villain just wants to reach the middle of the endless forest through this tunnel, and then go underground to Go up and dig a hole, go directly through the vast forest, and enter the interior of the endless forest."

"This won't convince me." Wang Mang said.

Li Zheng looked gloomy, sighed, and said: "Now, the villain has no choice but to tell the truth. There is indeed endless wealth in the endless forest, but the most important thing is that an ancestor of my Li family died in the middle of the endless forest. , that ancestor carried something as important as my Li family, and the villain wants to find the ancestor through this tunnel to take back the ancestor's belongings, and I hope His Majesty will make it happen."

With that said, Li Zheng knelt down directly towards Wang Mang.

Wang Mang was silent for a long time, and said, "Yes."

"Thank you, Lord Long En." Li Zhenghuan happily kowtowed, he was still thinking about what reason to continue to make up, but he didn't expect Wang Mang to agree directly.

After Li Zheng left, Bai Qi said: "Your Majesty, what this person said is not credible."

"I know it's not credible, but when someone comes to the door with a big gift, it can be said that he has given enough sincerity. I can't detain him for no reason." Wang Mang said.

"Do you want to send someone to follow him to see if he has contact with those people?" Bai Qi asked.

"No need, this person's scheming will not reveal his flaws so easily. Even if he does, it's just what he wants to show us. The real thing will never be revealed." Wang Mang said: "This person is not intelligent. Weak, when I think about it now, when he recognized me in Qingdefang, I am afraid that he made a plan to deal with me one day."

"Will Your Majesty think highly of him?" Bai Qi asked.

"Sometimes it's not a bad thing to look up to others." Wang Mang said meaningfully: "However, the biggest surprise this person gave me today was not 1000 million gold or this top-grade primordial stone, but the Qingdefang thing. Thinking that Fang Xizhi is Zhang Jian's person, or that these two people have such a secret relationship, it's really gossip, and I can't help but want to share it with someone."

"Your Majesty wants it?" Bai Qi raised his eyebrows.

"Send someone to arrest Zhang Jian. I want to ask him personally what I did to make him betray me like this." Wang Mang smiled, but everyone who heard Wang Mang's order knew that the elders of several dynasties Zhang Jian, the former Minister of the Ministry of Officials, who was extremely honored and favored, is probably doomed this time.

Li Lan came in with Baosi at this time, and Wang Mang couldn't help being surprised when he saw Baosi, wondering what Shangguan Wan'er was going to do by letting Baosi come here at this time.

In front of outsiders, Baosi treated Wang Mang very well. Wang Mang knew that Baosi must have a reason for looking for him, so Bai dismissed the case and said, "Why did the Queen Mother ask you to come to me?"

Bao Si took out a letter with a calm expression, waved it casually, and dropped it into Wang Mang's hand, saying, "This is what the Queen Mother asked me to tell you, you will know when you open it."

Wang Mang opened the letter with some doubts, and was soon attracted by the content of the letter. After reading the letter, it instantly turned into ashes. Wang Mang's eyebrows twitched. Looking at Bao Si, he said, "Is what this letter says true?"

"I don't know, I didn't watch it." Bao Si shook her head.

Wang Mang looked at Baosi's cold look, and knew that Baosi was not lying. Baosi's identity was very problematic, but Shangguan Wan'er trusted her the most. The big reason was Baosi's temper. It's a piece of ice, what kind of emotion can you expect a piece of ice to have, since there is no emotion, naturally there is nothing that can interest Baosi's cold heart, so Baosi can naturally feel at ease when she does things.

"You come this time, does the Queen Mother have any other explanations for you?" Wang Mang said.

"The Empress Dowager knows that Your Majesty is going to Yiqu, so she asked me to go all the way." Bao Si said: "The Empress Dowager has some arrangements in Yiqu Country, and these arrangements have been handed over to me by the Empress Dowager. I will give Your Majesty some help when I go to Yiqu. It is said that the Empress Dowager will give His Majesty some help."

"One person is enough to go to Yiqu." Wang Mang said.

"No." Bao Si shook his head and said, "Yiqu is not simple. Yiqu has been able to stand between Qin and Zhao. It's not just because Qin and Zhao want to keep Yiqu as a strategic buffer. There are other reasons, some people keep the Yiqu."

"Then no one is keeping the Yiqu now?" Wang Mang's expression froze. He really never thought that there would be someone backing the little Yiqu.

"Yes, but it's not important." Bao Si said.

Hearing what Baosi said, Wang Mang knew that there might be something wrong with the person in Baoyiqu, and he didn't want to ask too much about it. Anyway, he would always know what he should know, so he wanted to arrange someone to live with Baosi. However, Bao Si did not leave, but said: "Follow the Queen Mother's order, I will always be by Your Majesty's side and never leave."

"You will follow me when I change clothes and take a bath?" Wang Mang said abruptly.

Bao Si's expression was as indifferent as snow, and she said coldly: "I will guard the door of Your Majesty's dressing and bathing place."

"As you wish." Wang Mang knew that he had nothing to say to Bao Si, anyway, Bao Si was a master, and with her watching, he could be less vigilant and defensive.

Three days later, a group of people appeared in Hancheng. Wang Mang was shocked when he got the news, knowing that the person he was waiting for had finally arrived.

The Continental Alliance, after Wang Mang dealt with the matter of Hancheng, he has not left. He is waiting for the people of the Continental Alliance. Both Qin and South Korea are constituent countries of the Continental Alliance, and they are also important powers within the Continental Alliance. The conflict between Qin and Han Although it was provoked by South Korea, in the end it was Qin who won the final victory. During the war between Qin and Han, the Continental Alliance never responded. It was only because the Continental Alliance did not prevent South Korea from using troops against Qin before. I'm sorry to prevent Qin from using troops against South Korea, and the Continental Alliance never thought that the final result of the war would be that South Korea would be destroyed by Qin.

After the news that South Korea was eaten by Qin was sent back to the Continental Alliance, all the people in the Continental Alliance were shocked. Several deacons who stayed behind were shocked by the news for a long time and did not recover. The upper echelon was also shocked. Since the Millennium Jihad, there have been constant disputes among the nations. Events like the division of the Jin Dynasty and the rise of the Qin Kingdom can be said to be major events in the past thousand years, and they are special books in history. The destruction of the various countries is something that has never happened in the mainland in the past few hundred years. For a while, the Continental Alliance didn't know how to deal with it.

Tan Jian entered Hancheng with a group of adults, and looked at the Qin army stationed around Hancheng, his face was full of sighs, thinking back when he first met Wang Mang, Wang Mang was just a fledgling emperor of Qin, and there were few other countries. People look up to him, and a master of the Continental Alliance like him only shows a little respect on the surface. How long has it passed? China has risen all the way, and now even South Korea has been swallowed, which is really shocking.

"Tan Jian, I remember that you have been to Qin State and met that Emperor Qin. In your opinion, is this Emperor Qin willing to withdraw from Korea?" A middle-aged man said lightly.

"Master, it might be difficult." Tan Jian shook his head. He felt that if he was Wang Mang, he would not be able to spit out the fat that he had swallowed. He felt that the elders of the alliance were thinking too simply.

The State of Qin will definitely be an ally of the Continental Alliance. When people from the Continental Alliance came, Wang Mang immediately ordered them to greet him according to the highest standard, while he waited in the original hall of Han Yu. Han Yu and a group of Korean clans stood quietly in the hall. Looking at Wang Mang with fear, most of the Korean clan has been moved to Qin by Wang Mang, but they, Wang Mang, have been staying there, and they don't know what it means, which makes them feel a little bit drummed.

"The special envoy of the Continental Alliance is here!" Li Lan yelled, causing everyone in the hall to look solemnly, and Wang Mang also raised his head to look outside the hall.

A group of more than a dozen people came outside the hall. Wang Mang noticed Tan Jian at the end of the group, and nodded slightly. After all, although Tan Jian didn't take the initiative, he helped him indirectly. He had to remember his kindness. .

After entering the palace, the special envoys of the Continental Alliance looked at Wang Mang indifferently, and Wang Mang also looked at the people of the Continental Alliance indifferently. They were all waiting for each other to salute. The other party was waiting for the other party to salute, Wang Mang had an inexplicable smile on his face, and said: "I have heard for a long time that the Continental Alliance is the root of peace in our mainland, and it has done great merit to the people of the world. It is a pity that I have been busy with work and have never been able to go to the alliance to pay a visit to the great righteousness of saving the people from the fire and water. Today I can see the special envoys, but I have forgotten some wishes..."

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Li Lan coughed and said aside, "Your Majesty, there is only one special envoy."

Wang Mang was taken aback, looked at the Continental Alliance and said, "I thought you were the special envoys of the alliance, forgive me, forgive me, I don't know who is the special envoy?"

As Wang Mang spoke, he seemed to turn his gaze towards the crowd, but he never looked at the livid-faced person standing in the middle. This person was none other than Han Li, the special envoy of the alliance.

Han Li's eyes were full of anger, and now he gave Han Yu and other Korean clans a hard look, and then said proudly: "This seat, the special envoy of the alliance, Han Li, is here to ask the crime of the alliance, Emperor Qin Wang Mang, can you crime?"

(End of this chapter)