Chapter 1143: Money Paves the Way

Yun Zheng asked for three thousand taels of silver, which immediately made Sun Qi speechless.

This person was just talking to me about the laws of the imperial court, and now he's handing me silver bills?

Sun Qi hadn't come to his senses until he received the silver note brought by the servant.

"Young Master Sun..."

Yun Zheng called softly, with a flattering look on his face, "Do you think this... is okay?"

"Cough cough..."

Sun Qi came back to his senses and confirmed that there was no problem with the banknote. His expression improved a little, but he still said: "Why, do you think I value your three thousand taels of silver?"

"no no!"

Yun Zheng shook his head repeatedly, "I disturbed Master Sun, so I should compensate you! I want to host a banquet tonight to apologize to Master Sun, I wonder if you would do me the honor?"

"This……"

Sun Qi glanced at Yun Zheng and immediately put on airs again, "As a royal relative, am I someone who needs a meal from you?"

Your grandmother’s royal relative!

Stupid bird!

Three thousand taels of silver were given away!

No pursuit at all!

"No, of course not!"

Yun Zheng quickly apologized with a smile, "To be honest, Master Sun, I just want to get to know you and make myself familiar to you! I have also prepared two jars of the best Zhang Gong Zui for this trip, so please enjoy it, Master Sun."

Looking at Yun Zheng's appearance, Miaoyin beside him couldn't help but secretly curl her lips.

The twenty years he spent in Biboyuan were really not in vain!

There is absolutely no flaw in this performance.

Sun Qi thought about it and put on a condescending attitude, "Okay! I like you, so I'll give you this opportunity!"

However, his body was honest enough to take the three thousand taels of silver.

"Thank you, Mr. Sun, for your presence!"

Yun Zheng smiled widely and immediately ordered Miao Yin, "Go find out what the best restaurant in this city is called! We must treat Master Sun well tonight and make amends to him!"

"No need!"

Sun Qi waved his hand and said, "Let's go to Tianxiang Tower. In Gaoguan City, only Tianxiang Tower can barely catch my eye!"

"okay!"

Yun Zheng nodded repeatedly and introduced himself to Sun Qi, "My surname is Meng and my given name is Bai. Young Master Sun, you can just call me Fatty Meng. This is my humble wife Chen!"

"Uh-huh……"

Sun Qi nodded perfunctorily, glanced at Miaoyin again, and thought secretly in his heart.

Well, this Chen has a nice figure.

It's just that the appearance is a little bit off.

Afterwards, Yun Zheng asked Miaoyin to go back to the inn to get some wine, while he followed Sun Qi to Tianxiang Tower first.

When they arrived at Tianxiang Tower, Yun Zheng asked Sun Qi to order some dishes and started chatting with Sun Qi before the food was served.

After asking, I found out that Sun Qi was the son of Sun Ji, the uncle of Crown Princess Gu Lianyue.

Sun Qi's mother and Gu Lianyue's mother are sisters from the same mother.

Minzhou suffered a disaster this year, and the third brother originally wanted to appoint the second brother to come to Minzhou to preside over and supervise the disaster relief.

Later, the third brother found a reason to get rid of the second and fifth brothers. The third brother discovered that Sun Ji was "capable of taking on important tasks" and appointed Sun Ji to come to Minzhou to preside over and supervise disaster relief matters.

Sun Ji performed well in disaster relief, so the third brother temporarily appointed Sun Ji as the military commander of Minzhou, a position similar to that of a military supervisor.

Although Sun Ji had no power to mobilize troops, he had the power of supervision and could report to the court at any time.

Moreover, they could barely be connected to the royal family, and under normal circumstances, the officials of Minzhou did not dare to provoke them.

After figuring out the situation, Yun Zheng was thinking secretly in his heart.

It seems that since the soldiers in Lu Lin’s camp surrendered, the third brother intends to strengthen the court’s control over the army!

The third brother sent Sun Ji to be the commander of the army, which was clearly intended to prevent himself from swallowing up Minzhou's troops!

However, the third brother looks down on himself too much!

The total number of troops stationed in Minzhou is only 9,000. Even if the soldiers from various counties are included, there are at most 15,000 troops.

He looks down on such a small number of people.

Besides, if Tian Hong wanted to rebel, the first person to die would be Sun Ji, the military commander!

Sun Ji has been the military commander for such a long time, but he didn't find out that Tian Hong and his men had any ill intentions!

It seems that Sun Ji is not that good.

Soon, Miaoyin came with Zhang Gongzui.

The two men lowered their posture, took turns toasting Sun Qi, and kept flattering Sun Qi, which made Sun Qi feel very happy.

Yun Zheng toasted Sun Qi with a glass of wine and said to him, "Speaking of which, I can actually have some connection with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Ok?"

Sun Qi smiled, "From what you said, you have met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

He didn't believe that such a person could meet the prince!

"Mr. Sun, you are joking. How can I have such an honor?" Yun Zheng shook his head and smiled, then asked, "Mr. Sun, do you know the Meng family in Juzhou?"

"Juzhou...Meng family?"

Sun Qi thought for a moment, "I have some impression, it seems a little familiar, but I forgot the details! How come you are from the Meng family in Juzhou?"

"Yep!"

Yun Zheng laughed secretly in his heart and nodded quickly, saying, "My elder brother is called Meng Yunqi. He was cheated by the Sixth Prince and owed King Jingbei two million taels of silver. If it weren't for the help of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, my Meng family would have been destroyed long ago!"

"Oh, I remembered!"

Sun Qi suddenly realized, "It's the Meng family that owed money to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, right? I was wondering why it sounded so familiar! I heard my mother mention this to me a little bit."

“Yes, yes!” Yun Zheng smiled and said with emotion: “If it weren’t for the great help from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the foundation of my Meng family would have been over after so many years! To be honest with you, Master Sun, I went to Gan Tang this time to do something for the court to repay the Crown Prince’s great kindness…”

As he spoke, Yun Zheng told Sun Qi the purpose of their trip.

A few days ago, they heard that the Sixth Prince seemed to be raising an army. He happened to be purchasing medicinal materials in Fuzhou. He thought that once the war broke out, there would definitely be a shortage of medicinal materials in the army!

He was grateful for the prince's kindness, so he took the purchased herbs and planned to send them to Gan Tang's army...

Yun Zheng didn't make this up on the spur of the moment.

They had thought of this reason from the beginning.

Including the identity of Meng Bai, it is also real.

There was indeed a person named Meng Bai in the Meng family of Juzhou.

"Medicine!"

When Sun Qi heard Yun Zheng talking about medicinal herbs, his eyes suddenly lit up, "How many medicinal herbs do you have?"

Yun Zheng replied, "There are about twenty kinds of medicinal herbs, the least is only 20 to 30 kilograms, and the most is about 100 kilograms! I was afraid that there would be too much cargo and it would take too much time on the road, so I hired a few more carriages..."

Sun Qi said nothing and thought silently.

After a moment, Sun Qi smiled and said, "It just so happens that I will be returning to Gan Tang tomorrow. Just give me all your herbs and I will help you transport them to Gan Tang so you don't have to make a trip."

Upon hearing what Sun Qi said, Yun Zheng immediately felt something was wrong.

This birdman is not kind!

This is a blatant robbery!

"How dare I trouble Master Sun with such a small matter?"

Yun Zheng quickly apologized with a smile, "To be honest, Master Sun, I originally sent the herbs to Gan Tang because I wanted to use them to make a name for myself. Today, I was lucky enough to meet Master Sun. I would like to ask for your introduction so that I can go to Gan Tang to visit your father. Please give me a chance..."

Sun Qi instantly understood that Yun Zheng wanted to curry favor with his father, and said with a smile: "Isn't this a trivial matter? However, we must be clear about this first!"

"Please speak, Mr. Sun."

Yun Zheng immediately pretended to listen attentively.