abnabooks Chapter 2169: The Stingy Rich Man
Chapter 2169: The Stingy Rich Man
Chapter 2169: The Stingy Rich Man
"Okay." You Huan looked into her bright eyes and suddenly asked, "Others always have endless questions when they see me. Why don't you have any?"
"Aren't you annoyed enough by other people's questions?" Mei Wuniang blinked, "Do you want to add me as one more?"
She knew that this guy was testing her again.
You Huan appears to be flamboyant and uninhibited, but he is actually very suspicious and will repeatedly try to verify something.
"Under an overturned nest, no egg can remain intact." You Huan smiled, "The war in Mou State is ongoing. Have you ever been worried?"
"We have to live our lives whether we are worried or not. People like us are just ants under the might of heaven. We should live one day at a time. Why should we think so much?" Mei Wuniang looked at him sideways. "Master General Assistant, there are immortals in Mou country. They will not lose, right?"
Didn't he complain that she didn't ask questions? Then she asked one.
You Huan smiled slightly: "Of course not."
"That's good."
"I have something to ask you, too."
"Well, what?" Mei Wuniang looked at him seriously.
You Huan hesitated for a moment before slowly saying, "If a beauty like you wants to cheat a stingy rich man out of all his wealth, what means would you use?"
Mei Wuniang's eyes showed surprise, and she was also a little annoyed that someone was asking about something irrelevant: "Why do you ask that?"
Isn't that how she got her wealth? Why did You deliberately bring this up?
She knew that You Huan must have checked her background. But why did he expose it directly?
Did she reveal some flaw? Was he going to confront her?
You Huan grabbed her chin and gently lifted it up: "I said if, not that you are like this."
Mei Wu Niang said unhappily: "I don't know."
"Then help me think about it. You are a smart woman and you have the capital." You Huan put force on his hands to prevent her from turning her head away. "If it were you, what would you do?"
He had a stern face, looking intimidating without even getting angry.
This also reminded Mei Wuniang that the person in front of her was not an ordinary guest.
He is not flirting with Mei Wuniang now.
"You..." Mei Wu Niang couldn't persuade him, and after biting her lip for a long time, she could only say, "The more you want to take someone's property, the more you have to pretend that you don't covet it. Just do what he wants you to do the most, lower his defenses, and then lure him into the trap little by little."
"Don't be greedy... lower your defenses... hmm." You Huan actually repeated these words two or three times in a low voice, "Does this really work?"
"How would I know?" Mei Wu Niang was no longer angry, and smiled with a fake smile, "Why don't I go find a rich old man and try it myself, and then tell you the result?"
"Alright, alright, don't be upset." You Huan rubbed her neck, "I'm asking for your advice, just like the Emperor usually consults me."
“Was my advice helpful?”
"Yes." You Huan let her go.
"Then I'll be leaving." Mei Wuniang kissed him on the cheek, stood up and left, her steps hurried.
“……” This woman is always straightforward and perfunctory.
Is she sincere to others? Of course she is, but you have to give her something in exchange!
Mei Wuniang walked all the way back to the teahouse in front before she began to look thoughtful.
Is it possible that all the civilian horses in Moudu will be requisitioned? It seems that the war will continue for some time and will not end so soon.
The question is, was this horse conscripted to the Bega battlefield on the western front or the Yaguo battlefield on the eastern front?
She preferred the eastern front because Mou State had another big city, Xuri City, which was closer to the western front, and it would be much more convenient to transfer cattle and horses from there.
Haha, You Huan also asked her about how she defrauded the rich old man of his property.
She believed that You Huan didn't care whether she had swindled all of Tao Ying's property. This man had a high opinion of himself and firmly believed that she couldn't cheat him of anything useful. He might even regard the interaction between them as a fun game.
On the contrary, she knew that You Huan, as the chief assistant, had been under a lot of pressure recently. He often stayed up until midnight without being able to rest, and his eyes were often bloodshot.
The State of Mou has recently been fighting on two fronts with two powerful countries and has suffered a lot. There has been a lot of discussion in the court and the public, with all kinds of voices. Emperor Mou even summoned You Huan every few days.
His predecessor Guo Shaoping was removed because of his poor debate ability. You Huan was appointed to the post in a time of crisis, and his mind should be filled with thoughts on how to deal with the enemy.
Could it be that he was asking casually because he was indecisive and couldn't make a decision?
Sometimes, when you have a problem that you just can't figure out, you can just ask someone irrelevant about it, and sometimes you may get some enlightenment.
If this is true, what does "the stingy rich man" refer to?
Mei Wu Niang was thinking while working, but she couldn't figure it out.
Forget it, she is just an information broker, why should she bother with this?
Mei Wuniang lifted her hair. Hey, let the Nine Nether Emperor worry about it!
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Just after breakfast that day, He Lingchuan received intelligence from the west:
The State of Mou once again sent envoys to the State of Ya to request negotiations.
Dong Rui happened to be out of retreat, so he came to his place to get some food and drinks. When he heard the news, he asked, "Is the Yamu War about to end?"
He Lingchuan shook his head: "This time it is Mou Guo who has made the conditions, you can decide for yourself."
Dong Rui took the letter he handed over, glanced at it, and exclaimed:
"Is it so outrageous?"
At a glance, there are at least 16 or 17 clauses listed above, which is really dazzling. If Yaguo agrees to this agreement, it will have to cede at least 60% of its territory.
It can be imagined that when King Ya saw this agreement, his blood vessels would probably burst with anger.
He Lingchuan yawned: "We can negotiate the terms as long as they are not in a hurry to end the war."
Dong Rui pointed at one of them and said, "I remember that Mou State said last time that the lower reaches of Yingbo River could be returned to Ya State. Why didn't they mention it this time?"
"The 'last time' you mentioned was two months ago." He knew that Dong Rui only came out of seclusion once every half a month or a month. "That time, Ya State disagreed and then attacked the Mou State camp on the Yingbo River, so Mou State removed this condition."
After the Battle of Baiqiuyuan, the State of Ya sent a ceasefire request to both Cangyan and the State of Mou. Because Emperor Jiuyou nodded first, the negotiations between the State of Ya and the State of Mou came to an abrupt end.
Then the Ya State focused on tearing apart the Mou State, and the fight between the two sides became increasingly fierce, with blood running down their heads.
The battle of Yamu was so prolonged that even He Lingchuan was a little surprised.
At first, Mou's army adjusted its tactics many times, won several battles in succession, and its morale was high, so it continued to advance.
However, after leaving the mountains, Mou's army encountered fierce resistance from the Ya State.
The plain was the home ground of the Ya army. The Ya cavalry finally performed at their expected level, and the Mou army's rapid advance came to an abrupt halt.
Grasslands, hills, streams and rivers have all turned into meat grinders, and the truly brutal war has just begun.
He Lingchuan knew clearly that if the Dragon God Army were to fight against the main force of the Ya Army on the great plains, they would definitely fall into this kind of predicament, and would be in a worse situation than the Mou Army.
The war at this time was far from comparable to the Battle of Baiqiuyuan, and it was no longer something that could be stopped by just one side.
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