"Then I'd like to thank Second Uncle first. I still had ten things to choose from. That day in the court..."
“No…”
Before Li Xiang finished speaking, Li Tai immediately closed the door. Li Tai's heart was bleeding just now. He asked this kid to select thirty good fighters. Li Xiang didn't think of letting Li Tai send anyone casually from the beginning. If he asked him to send anyone, he would probably just pick some old, weak, sick and disabled people and kill them. What use would these people be?
So when Li Tai agreed, Li Xiang immediately asked himself to select people. He could tell whether they were capable or not at a glance. What's more, Li Xiang even took action on some of them, but everyone stopped when they had enough.
Li Xiang hit the nail on the head about this matter, and Li Tai had no choice but to agree. No matter how much he hated Li Xiang, he had no choice but to listen obediently. As Li Xiang said, both of them were surnamed Li, and Li Xiang also came to the door. If you don't help, once the emperor finds out about this, you will be in big trouble.
Prince Wu's Palace.
"This is simply outrageous. The Tuyuhun people are so bold that they dare to attack you now. Just tell me what you want Uncle San to do."
It was easier for King Wu Li Ke. After hearing about this incident, King Wu was very angry. Although he usually had conflicts with the prince, it had to be said that his third uncle was an upright person, almost the same as his grandfather was.
"Second Uncle gave thirty helpers..."
"I'll give you fifty of them. They are all elite soldiers from my Wu Palace. I hand them over to you as if they had died in battle."
King Wu Li Ke said casually that even a stingy person like King Wei could send out thirty people, so King Wu Li Ke naturally could not be lower than him.
"Thank you, Third Uncle. I've heard that you have connections with horse traders outside the Great Wall. I need to buy hundreds of Dayuan's famous horses. Does Third Uncle have any connections?"
The King of Wu was so straightforward that Li Xiang had to pay some price. Li Xiang had to spend money to buy the horse anyway, and it would be a profit no matter who made the money, so it would be better to let the King of Wu make the money.
"You've found the right person. Zhao San from my house is in charge of this matter. I'll ask him to find you later."
Li Xiang's approach was to make money for himself, but the King of Wu was a kind man. He would do what he had to do and would not take advantage of his nephew. According to the rules, fifty people had already gone out, and even if the request was too high, Li Xiang would listen in this situation. But the King of Wu would not do that, and did not interfere at all. When Li Xiang left, he asked Zhao Saner to follow him and come back after the matter was settled.
Li Xiang asked about the price on the way, and it turned out to be similar to what he asked. However, the quality here was much higher than that in the horse market. In a sense, he got a bargain. Li Xiang also remembered the kindness of his uncle. In fact, the uncle had little blood relationship with him and they were not from the same grandmother. He only helped because they both had the surname Li.
Historically, this Third Uncle was murdered by Zhangsun Wuji. Based on what happened today, if this Third Uncle didn't do anything excessive, Li Xiang was ready to protect him.
Prince Li Zhi of Jin has always been a good guy. After hearing Li Xiang's purpose, he first said that his strength was not good enough. Because he was too young, although he had opened a palace, he did not train many of his own people and could only send out ten people.
When Li Xiang saw how poor the palace was, he thought that having ten people was better than having none. After expressing his gratitude, he led his people out directly. As for giving them any benefits, Li Xiang did not even express his intention. This uncle was the most sinister person.
As for King Li You of Qi, that guy was really hopeless. Li Xiang went over to ask, but in the end no one came out. The two sides almost had a conflict. If it were normal times, Li Xiang would have to teach him a lesson, but now the enemy is from Tuyuhun, so he let him go for now.
When Li Xiang returned to the workshop outside the city, he had already seen the people from the Changsun family. At that moment, Li Xiang hated his father for not having more uncles. Why only this one uncle? If you had more uncles, I could also gather hundreds more people.
Li Xiang calculated it himself. There were one hundred people from the Changsun family, thirty people from his second uncle's family, fifty people from his third uncle's family, and ten people from his ninth uncle's family. There were nearly two hundred good fighters in total. This strength was considered acceptable. The lowest one had the combat power of five people.
Thinking about the situation in the Eastern Palace, Li Xiang really didn't know what to say. If his father's business was profitable, he would be able to spare at least a hundred people. Unfortunately, Li Chengqian had been busy making trouble over the years, and apart from those guards who could keep up appearances, he couldn't spare any people.
"Your Highness, the Cui family has sent twenty people."
When Li Xiang was calculating the manpower, Qian Ping came in from outside. The Cui family sent twenty people. This was indeed unexpected. He didn't expect that Mr. Cui Sanye was so particular about giving both information and people. It seemed that he really didn't want to have a conflict with him for the time being.
"Give the person who comes twenty kilograms of liquor and tell him I'll treat Mr. Cui San to a drink some other day."
It is impolite not to reciprocate. Although Li Xiang is not very old, he still understands this principle. No matter whether it is the King of Wei or the King of Wu, as long as they have the surname Li, they have to send people when encountering such a thing. But Mr. Cui Sanye can send twenty people, which is real help. There is no oppression on anyone, so sending twenty kilograms of wine is also a token of our appreciation.
"This is the first time I've seen someone from the Cui family offer to help. How did you negotiate?"
Chang Sun Chong also came in from outside. He brought people from the Chang Sun family with him. These people already accounted for one-third of the Chang Sun family's overt power, so he had to lead the team himself.
"The secret of heaven cannot be revealed."
Li Xiang's words made Changsun Chong very angry. It was obvious that Changsun Chong also felt it. Li Xiang had a good relationship with Changsun Pingting, and he was only on good terms with him.
Is anyone else coming?
Li Xiang heard the neighing of war horses outside the door.
"I've found a helper for you. Yuchi Baolin is here."
Chang Sun Chong began to boast about his achievements.
"Brother, have you forgotten me when something like this happens? I may not be talented, but I have no problem with fighting and killing."
Yuchi Baolin waved the knife in his hand. Although he had not yet received the knife, Li Xiang gave him a substitute first. Can such a precious knife be handed over to others casually? Yuchi Baolin never thought of such a thing in his mind, so when Li Xiang encountered trouble, Yuchi Baolin came with his ten men.
Really true nature...