12dz Chapter 681: Exchange the city, and you will be so angry that your nose will be crooked
Chapter 681: Exchange the city, and you will be so angry that your nose will be crooked
"What? If you can't produce the Bu Tian Dan, then you must have hidden it secretly!"
Cao Zhi looked at the silent Chu Ning, and a sneer appeared on his face: "Chu Ning, you dare to steal from the public!"
"Humph, if word of this spreads to the State of Chu, I'm sure the Emperor of Chu will not let you go!"
Today, he lost to Chu Ning and lost all his face. How could he let it go?
Since he lost miserably, Chu Ning couldn't have an easy time.
Cao Zhi looked at everyone in the hall and said loudly, "This man even embezzled his own dynasty's gift. How can such a person be associated with us?"
"You are born in a humble family, you have never seen the world, and you are willing to embezzle a mere pill to make up the sky."
"This king suggests that this person be expelled!"
As soon as this was said, Liu Ye, the Minister of Rites of Wei, who was beside him, immediately echoed: "Your Highness Prince Chen is right. Chu Ning should be expelled."
If someone celebrates a birthday and you don't bring any gifts, it's reasonable for them to kick you out.
Although the surrounding ministers did not have a good impression of Cao Zhi, Chu Ning won the competition, they lost money, and some even lost their fortunes!
These people don't have any good feelings towards Chu Ning.
Seeing the opportunity to expel Chu Ning, someone immediately stood up and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the King of Chu is so bold and reckless, he really shouldn't be left here."
Someone took the lead, and someone immediately stood up to respond: "Your Majesty, if it weren't for Chu Ning, this birthday banquet would have been held long ago. It was he who delayed the time."
"Yes, this person cannot stay here any longer!"
"Since there is no gift, let him leave!"
Many people can't stand seeing others do well.
Especially Chu Ning won a lot of money in this opening!
The losers are naturally very angry, and there are also many people who are jealous.
If there is a chance to trip up Chu Ning, they certainly wouldn't mind taking advantage of the situation.
For a time, all the civil and military officials in the court blamed Chu Ning.
Princess Changping's face changed when she saw this, and she snorted coldly: "You guys just can't see others doing well."
"It's just a small gift, but you made it into such a big deal. People who don't know the truth would really think Chu Ning committed a heinous crime."
When Cao Zhi saw Princess Changping standing up again, he couldn't help but stare at her: "It's you again!"
"You defend Chu Ning time and again. Do you like him? It's a pity that he is already married. I'm afraid you don't have the chance to marry him."
"What did you say?"
Princess Changping was furious, and she rushed directly towards Cao Zhi.
If she disagrees with something, she will start to fight.
Dian Wei's face changed, and he immediately stepped forward and struck out with a palm!
"Pa~" The two men clashed with each other, and Princess Changping was knocked back several steps.
Princess Changping, who had never suffered any loss, frowned and was about to take action again.
At this time, the Han Emperor Liu Che, who was sitting on the main seat, finally couldn't help it and slammed the table.
"stop!"
"What do you think this place is? How dare you take action so easily?"
"Anyone who attacks again will be kicked out!"
Liu Che was angry, and his imperial majesty was overwhelming, which made people terrified.
However, in order to calm the situation, Liu Che still looked at Chu Ning and frowned, "King of Chu, where is your gift from Chu?"
Chu Ning raised his lips slightly, revealing a hint of amusement: "Originally, our dynasty's gift was indeed the Bu Tian Dan, but now, I have changed my mind."
"Really?"
Cao Zhi said sarcastically: "I want to see what gift you can come up with!"
At this moment, Chu Ning suddenly reached into his sleeve and took out the document that Cao Zhi had just signed.
Amid everyone's surprised looks, Chu Ning said calmly, "I just got three cities and two million taels of silver."
As soon as these words were spoken, Cao Zhi's face changed drastically.
Does Chu Ning want to give his city to the Han Dynasty?
Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!
The three cities are a huge temptation for Chu Ning.
Chu Ning is not a fool and would never do such a stupid thing.
While she was deep in thought, the Empress Dowager Dou Lianyi on the main seat suddenly chuckled. "King Chu, are you trying to say that you want to give those three cities to the Han Dynasty?"
"Why not?" Chu Ning raised the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing a hint of amusement.
This one sentence shocked everyone.
Even Deng Hongwen and Ran Ming looked at Chu Ning with confusion.
They didn't understand why Chu Ning wanted to give away the three cities he had obtained.
Even the Han Emperor Liu Che frowned and looked surprised at this moment.
"King Chu, don't speak nonsense!"
Liu Che couldn't help but ask, "Do you really want to give these three cities to the Empress Dowager?"
The three cities collected a lot of silver in taxes every year.
What's more, Dou Lianyi's power is now restricted to Chang'an City. Even if he gets those three cities, they will belong to him, Liu Che!
Unexpectedly, Chu Ning chuckled and said, "Three cities can be used as birthday gifts, but I need the Queen Mother to give me something!"
"In addition, I need to take 30% of the annual tax revenue from these three cities!"
Of course, it is impossible to give away three cities for no reason.
There are conditions!
The requirement of collecting 30% tax is not too harsh.
But everyone was puzzled, and Chu Ning asked the Empress Dowager what she wanted?
Even Dou Lianyi herself was a little surprised and asked curiously, "What do you want?"
The fiefdom of King Chen just happened to border the Han Dynasty. If the Han Dynasty could obtain these three cities, it would be of great benefit to it.
As long as what Chu Ning wants is not too excessive, she will definitely agree.
At this time, Chu Ning smiled and said, “The Empress Dowager knows about this thing, and perhaps His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty also knows about it.”
After a pause, he was afraid that the two of them would not remember, so he reminded them: "It involves a lot of money."
Dou Lianyi and Liu Che looked at each other before they reacted.
Chu Ning was talking about the betting voucher.
As the banker, after the market opens, each bettor will be given a voucher. After the winner is determined, the bettor can take the voucher to collect the money.
What Chu Ning wanted was the certificate of one million taels in her hand.
Chu Ning won this battle. According to the odds, Dou Lianyi will get 10 million taels!
But now, Chu Ning wants to exchange these three cities!
Dou Lianyi couldn't help but laugh out loud when she realized what was happening. "How nice of you, King Chu, to come up with such a plan to get something for nothing."
At this moment, Dou Lianyi began to admire Chu Ning.
Chu Ning laughed when he heard this: "It seems that the Queen Mother knows what this prince wants. If so, it will be easy."
"Now these two documents are here, and the Queen Mother can decide whether to take the document or not."
Taking this document means getting three more cities, but you will lose the 10 million taels of silver.
Dou Lianyi narrowed his eyes, pondered for a moment, and then slowly said: "There are two million taels of silver in this document. Does it belong to me?"
This is also a person who is unwilling to suffer any loss.
Chu Ning laughed: "Whoever has the document in his hand owns the things inside."
It's just two million taels. Anyway, Dou Lianyi bet one million taels with him, so he made one million taels of silver.
We can't let him take all the benefits. We should make appropriate concessions so that we can have more profits in the future.
After all, he still has to collect 30% tax from those three cities every year, so he definitely cannot offend Dou Lianyi.
"You are very good!"
Dou Lianyi looked at Chu Ning with appreciation and said with a smile, "With such an offer, I have no reason to refuse."
Chu Ning laughed and said, "Grand Empress Dowager, you are too kind. Come, bring me some writing materials. I want to sign a document with the Grand Empress Dowager and His Majesty the Emperor of Han!"