but…

What if you don’t agree?

Zhuge Jin quickly raised another question.

"Then...what if Guan Yu refuses with fierce words?"

"This is the last of three birds with one stone."

Zhuge Ke explained, "If Guan Yu refuses, he must have seen the trick here, and he will definitely speak fiercely and rebuke Wu Hou, but this... just plays into Wu Hou's ambitions!"

"How to say it?"

"——It seems that Guan Yu's words are sharp and he can be quick-tongued for a while, but in fact, in the eyes of the world, Wu Houcai has a hot face but a cold butt, and he has suffered great grievances! And this grievance can also make the world's

Soochow was even more sympathetic, after all, the 'Wu Hou lowered himself to ask for marriage' was met with such humiliation!"

Speaking of this, Zhuge Ke paused and continued, "In this way, in the future, once the situation changes, Wu Hou can always switch sides on the grounds that 'the allies look down on Soochow'. The so-called 'departure is famous',"

Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" emphasizes Tao, heaven, earth, generals, and laws. At that time, "morality" will be firmly on the side of Wu Hou. This is the most suitable excuse to send troops to Jingzhou and even do evil things behind his back.

With a reason!”

"In other words, whether Guan Yu agrees or refuses this marriage proposal, the situation set up by Wu Hou and the Governor of Lu is already in an invincible position!"

Well-founded and conclusive.

Zhuge Ke's words made Zhuge Jin take a breath of cold air.

He was surprised by Wu Hou and Lu Su's plan of closely cooperating and ensuring victory;

But he was even more surprised by the wisdom and wisdom of his son Zhuge Ke...

He...has seen through it all!

Suddenly, Zhuge Jin felt a little regretful. He regretted taking Zhuge Ke to Jiangling that time. If it hadn't been for that failure, if it hadn't been for Hong Qigong's interference, such an outstanding son would have definitely stayed in Soochow, right?

He...he will definitely be able to grow into Soochow's humerus, right?

But now, because of "Hong Qigong", this "Lantian Beautiful Jade" has drifted away from Zhuge Jin and Soochow!

Inexplicably, Zhuge Jin felt a little worried.

This is a deep concern for Soochow and this plan.

"Will my son tell this to Guan Yunchang?"

this…

Sure enough, Zhuge Ke hesitated for a moment and quickly shook his head.

"Children can't!"

"You are the son of Zhuge Kongming? There is nothing wrong with helping Guan Yunchang? Why didn't you say it?"

Zhuge Jin was a little surprised.

Zhuge Ke shook his head, "Because, even if I see through this situation, I can't break it, so why should I humiliate myself? What's more..."

"Besides what?"

"Besides, I also want to see how Jingzhou responds. I'm sure that in such a difficult situation, 'Hong Qigong' will definitely take action! If it's him, maybe he can turn things around!"

When he said these words, Zhuge Ke's eyes were filled with light, a light of great expectation.

——"Is it...Hong Qigong again?"

Looking at his son's eyes full of hope, Zhuge Jin suddenly understood.

…

…

"Yun Chang, Yunchang, finally we have collected the money to build a new city." Seeing Guan Yu wearing brand new clothes, Mi Fang suddenly seemed very excited.

However, this excitement surprised Guan Yu and Ma Liang.

The two looked at each other...

Through the exchange of eyes, it seems that they are sighing, when did this uncle-in-law who "relyed on connections" have such the ability to "turn stone into gold"?

You must know that building a new city is not repairing the city. The cost required is a huge number, often hundreds of thousands of gold... This is not just talk for any prince.

It was precisely because of this that Mi Fang had repeatedly avoided Guan Yu and kept silent, but Guan Yu didn't mind at all.

Who knows that it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.

When it comes to money, you can't force it.

But now...

"Zifang, don't get excited, speak slowly, speak slowly..." Guan Yu motioned for Mi Fang to sit down.

So the three of them sat on bamboo mats separately.

"I have calculated it in detail..." Mi Fang couldn't wait to speak: "Changsha County and Jiangling City will need a total of 450,000 gold to build a new city. The money and grain in the treasury is only 300,000 gold!"

"Guan Gong's Northern Expedition conservatively estimates that he will consume 150,000 gold of food. The remaining 150,000 gold will only be enough to cover the expenses of the soldiers before next autumn's harvest. We also have to take precautions in case next year is a disaster year, so... this city building

If so, cutting expenditures is no longer an option, we can only increase revenue.”

What Mi Fang said...is decent!

For a while, Guan Yu somewhat admired this Jiangling prefect who rose to power through "relationships".

Ma Liangze quickly said: "I don't know where Zifang got the money from? This can solve Guan Gong's urgent need!"

Hearing this, Guan Yu took the teacup and took a sip slowly, intending to listen to Mi Fang's story of how to "turn stone into gold".

But seeing that Mi Fang was quite excited, he suddenly stood up and started telling the story immediately.

"Originally, I was also suffering from having no way... But after thinking about it, the food supply for Guan Gong's Northern Expedition cannot be cut off, the salary of the soldiers cannot be reduced, and the money for building a new city is quite huge? Where does the money come from? Just when I was frowning,

A man found me and told me... He was willing to put up 450,000 yuan to help... When I heard that, I was so happy!"

The tea was still in Guan Yu's mouth. Guan Yu looked sideways slightly and muttered in his heart.

--"Who is this?"

——"For such a generous donation, a monument of merit must be built for him!"

For a moment, Guan Yu was still full of expectations.

Ma Liangze asked quickly: "Zifang, let's not show off, who is he?"

"This person is not an outsider." Mi Fang said directly: "He is Yunchang's Sizi Yunqi... In the entire Jiangling City, who else can spend so much money besides him?"

Well…

As soon as he said this, Ma Liang felt his throat tighten.

Guan Yu made a "pop" sound, like a whale squirting water, and the tea in his mouth spurted out.

Along with "cough cough cough... cough cough cough..." Guan Yu kept coughing.

While patting his chest, he thought to himself:

——"I knew it was this guy!"

So naive... Guan Yu found out why he was so naive?

What was he expecting just now?

The room was in such a mess now that Guan Yu even thought that if Guan Lin were here, he would definitely say - "On the issue of gold, I am not targeting anyone, everyone here is rubbish!"

Guan Yu found that he could already figure out the behavior of Yun Qi.

"——Ahem..."

Guan Yu's coughing sound is still there.

"Yun Chang...we won't do it..." Mi Fang quickly went to pat Guan Yu's back, "I know he's your son, I'll make you happy! No, we won't do it!"

——"Are you happy?"

Guan Yu's heart was "haha"!

——"This kid never engages in loss-making business? How could he be so kind? Who knows... what is his plan!"

Ahem...

With a final cough, Guan Yu took another sip of tea, moistened his throat, and then said, "Zifang, just tell me, what does this kid want?"

Hey…

Mi Fang was a little surprised. How could Yun Chang guess that Yun Qi had a request?

——"Is this the one who knows his son better than his father?"

Mi Fang was muttering in her heart.

But for Guan Yu, he didn't know whether he knew his son better than his father.

All he knew was, how could Mi Fang know...the "severe beating" that Guan Yu had received from his son? What a painful realization it was!
To be continued...