Chapter 1227: Too eager to show off...

"How many troops does Zhenhe have now?"

While eating and drinking, Yun Zheng asked Hesheli again.

Heshelie was a little embarrassed and replied: "If we gather together, we should be able to gather 5,000 soldiers, but I'm afraid we won't be able to gather enough armor..."

Zhenhe originally had more than this amount of military force.

But in order to eat meat in Beihuan in the past few years, they sent about 10,000 people to support Beihuan.

As a result, none of the ten thousand people came back.

Now these 5,000 troops are already their limit.

As for weapons, we can probably get them together if we put them together.

After all, it has been three years since we supported Beihuan.

They have built some weapons in the past three years.

But this armor really cannot be put together.

Of the more than one thousand sets of armor they currently have, most are leather armor.

His tribe has more than 600 sets of leather armor.

In Zhenhe, it is already considered the strongest force.

"Don't worry, I won't let you directly participate in the war."

Yun Zheng raised his hand to stop Heshilie from complaining, "I just want to know about Zhenhe's situation."

Heshelie was overjoyed and was about to thank him, but Hailanduo said, "The warriors of Zhenhe have all heard of your reputation. They all regard you as a god from heaven. The warriors of Zhenhe are willing to serve you, even if it means fighting to the last man!"

"Is it?"

Yun Zheng laughed and asked with interest: "Do the Zhenhe warriors really think that I am a god descended from heaven?"

"Yes!"

Hailanduo smiled charmingly, "Zhenhe men worship the strong. I heard that the prince has been invincible all over the world and has never been defeated! A few days ago, I heard a few people say that the prince is a god from heaven, blessed by the gods. If you follow the prince, you will definitely be invincible and win every battle..."

As Hailanduo spoke, she looked at Yun Zheng with admiration again.

Her eyes were fiery and charming, as if she couldn't wait to throw herself into Yun Zheng's arms.

"I am not that powerful. It is the soldiers who have fought bravely for me!"

Yun Zheng laughed, "Keep your people here for now! When I need them, I will let you recruit warriors to help me!"

"Yes Yes……"

Hesheli had a smile on his face and quietly touched Hailanduo under the table, signaling her not to talk nonsense.

However, Hailanduo didn't care.

She didn't want to miss such a good opportunity to show off.

Yun Zheng glanced at Hailanduo and asked Hesheli, "Is there anyone you know in the Li Dynasty?"

"Have."

Hesheli nodded and said, "There is a man named Cui Zai in the Li Dynasty. He is the brother-in-law of Li Xu, the defender of Juncheng. He is deeply trusted by Li Xu. He is the one who manages the official market at the Li Dynasty dock..."

Cui Zai is a very shrewd person. He is never willing to suffer any loss in his transactions with them.

Moreover, Cui Zai was a very greedy person. Some things that were not allowed to be traded in the Le Dynasty were sold to them secretly by Cui Zai.

But although this person is greedy for money, he is still cautious when he needs to be cautious.

He had previously wanted to buy some armor from the Le Dynasty. Although Cui Zai was able to get the armor, he refused to sell it.

No matter how high the price he offered, Cui Zai was not tempted at all.

In addition, Choi Jae has ideas about Hailanduo.

Last July, when he took Hailanduo to Guanji of the Le Dynasty to trade with Cui Zai, Cui Zai hinted to Hesheli to give Hailanduo to him. Cui Zai even promised that he could exchange Hailanduo for twenty sets of brand new armor.

But Hesheli finally rejected Cui Zai.

It was precisely because he rejected Cui Zai that Cui Zai directly raised the prices of many items in the official collection.

During this nearly one year, Cui Zai did not privately sell those items that were prohibited from trading in the Le Dynasty to Zhenhe.

Listening to Heshelie's words, Yun Zheng's mind instantly became active.

If what Hesheli said is true, then Cui Zai can be used to some advantage!

"Does the prince want to use Choi Jae to seize Junseong?"

While Yun Zheng was thinking, Hailanduo suddenly asked.

"You are so smart!"

Yun Zheng praised Hailanduo and sighed softly: "Of course I want to, but there is no good solution for the time being."

Hailanduo: "I have a way, maybe I can help the prince capture Juncheng!"

"Oh?"

Yun Zheng became interested and looked at Hailanduo with a smile, "Tell me about it!"

Hailanduo said excitedly: "I can pretend to marry Cui Zai first. Then, the prince can send someone to pretend to be the bride's escort and enter Juncheng, so that we can seize Juncheng in one fell swoop!"

"This……"

Yun Zheng lowered his brows in thought, then smiled: "This is a solution, but it's a bit unfair to you!"

"Don't feel wronged!"

Hailanduo shook her head and said, "As long as I can help the prince, Hailanduo is willing to go through fire and water!"

"Well, I am very pleased that you have this intention!"

Yun Zheng nodded and smiled, "However, I still need to think about this matter carefully! Okay, let's eat first, and then we can talk about these things slowly later!"

Hailanduo nodded and smiled, then stood up and poured tea for Yun Zheng and the others.

After that, they stopped discussing these things.

Yun Zheng only tried to find out some things from Heshilie indirectly.

After the meal, Hailanduo wanted to talk more with Yun Zheng, but Yun Zheng asked Pang Jinjiu to settle Heshelie and his daughter to rest first, saying that he was tired today and needed to rest early.

"This Hailanduo is really sincere to you! She is willing to go through fire and water for your great cause!"

After Heshilie and his daughter left, Jia Yao was the first to start making jokes.

"Isn't it?"

Miaoyin also joked, "Such a good woman is hard to find even with a lantern! Prince, do you want us to leave for a while?"

Snapped!

As soon as Miaoyin finished her words, Yun Zheng slapped her on the buttocks.

Just as Jia Yao was about to dodge, Yun Zheng’s slap landed on her buttocks.

Facing the two women's resentful gazes, Yun Zheng's domineering aura shook wildly, staring at the two women fiercely: "See if you two dare to tease me again!"

Miaoyin curled her lips, "We are just telling the truth."

"uh-huh?"

Yun Zheng raised his palm again, "Do you still want to have a taste of my family rules?"

"Your Highness, is it okay if I'm wrong?" Miaoyin pretended to be afraid.

"That's pretty much it!"

Yun Zheng put down his palm, shook his head and smiled, "I originally wanted to marry this Hai Lanzhu to Shen Kuan or another general, but now it seems that there is no need."

Jia Yao was surprised, "Are you denying her completely now?"

She could see that Yun Zheng no longer had any good feelings towards Hailanduo.

But she still thought that Yun Zheng would help Hailanduo find a husband in the Northern Army just like he did to Zhuoma, in order to win over Zhenhe.

Unexpectedly, Yun Zheng didn't even have this idea.

"This Hailanduo is really good at handling things!"

Yun Zheng shook his head and said, "If I marry someone like this, my family will never have peace!"

It can be seen that Hailanduo is a very ambitious woman.

But unfortunately, ambition is not proportional to IQ.

People like this can cause you some big trouble if you're not careful.

Miaoyin stopped joking and asked, "Would you consider the method she mentioned?"

"What is there to consider? She is just taking it for granted!"

Yun Zheng shook his head and smiled: "How many people can be sent to escort her to the bride?"

"If we send a thousand men, the Li Dynasty will become suspicious!"

"Even if these 1,000 men secretly put on mail armor, can they definitely capture Juncheng?"

"Also, is she sure Choi Jae really values her that much?"