I am a commoner, but I will lead the empress to unify the world

Chapter 299: Not yet collected, collect interest first

"Young lady, please follow me. It's just a routine inspection and interrogation. Don't worry."

The woman in front of her named Queling pulled her back from her thoughts.

Tang Xinyi sighed and had no choice but to get off the car.

He escaped secretly under the pretext of being an envoy to the Yan army camp.

After going around in circles, they finally arrived at the Yan army camp.

Tang Xinyi and two palace maids got off the carriage and walked. The coachman led the horses to an empty tent.

The tent was very simple, with only some straw mats.

"Sit down."

The four of them sat down obediently.

Tu Que Ling asked,

"Miss, please tell me the truth about your background, origin, and purpose."

"Are all of you Yan soldiers so polite?"

"Girl, please answer my question directly."

"Oh, what if I don't tell you? Are you going to torture me?"

"You are just suspicious. There is no sign of any crime. We will not punish you."

"Oh, your Yan army is really good, then I won't say anything."

"If you don't tell me, I'll keep you locked up. There are hundreds of thousands of soldiers around you, you can't escape."

Tu Que Ling squatted down and sneered,

"The girl is as beautiful as a flower, and she is surrounded by hot-blooded soldiers. I don't know what will happen after the candles are extinguished at night."

Tang Xinyi's pretty face turned pale.

"Isn't your Yan army a righteous army?"

"Really? Who told you that?"

"Your prince."

"hehe."

……

Shen Changgong did not go out as a scout this morning, but to send Fairy Mei Yan home.

He gave Fairy Mei Yan a hundred cavalrymen to escort her back. The cavalrymen also carried letters to Emperor Yan, and he escorted them ten miles outside the camp.

After saying goodbye to Sister Chou, he came back with his guards and happened to meet Tang Xinyi.

Three women and a coachman, carrying so much gold, silver and jewelry, and suspected of being chased by someone, it looks suspicious no matter how you look at it.

He then lured the man over and detained him, then tried to interrogate him to see if he could get anything useful out of him.

When he was free, Shen Changgong looked at the map of the entire Kun Kingdom and set his sights on the border between the southern part and the Qi and Liang countries.

The two countries of Qi and Liang were really in a state of decline, and they have not yet eliminated their enemies.

The Kun Army in the south showed tenacious fighting spirit. The 200,000 Kun Army that the Qi Army faced were elite troops. Relying on the strong pass, they continued to fight with the Qi Army and repelled wave after wave of attacks.

The 100,000 Kun troops fighting against the enemy Liang State recruited soldiers locally to fill the city defenses. Relying on the three cities, they supported each other and caused a lot of headaches for the Liang State.

After all, they didn't have the Yan army's cannons.

It is normal for a siege to last for half a year or a year.

Not long after, a soldier came to report,

"Your Excellency, the envoys from Kun Nation are outside the camp, requesting an audience. They have brought with them countless gold, silver, and jewels."

"Oh? Money is coming. Come on, come on. I want to see how much gold, silver and jewelry you have."

"As ordered!"

The soldiers immediately rode outside and asked the Kun people to pull the cart in.

Shen Changgong and Southern King Ma Ling came out with all the generals and waited at the door of the general's tent.

Soon, a carriage with carriages came over with a team of carriages.

The carriages at the back were filled with boxes, all tied up tightly.

Come in front of everyone.

Only one person got off the carriage.

I saw Old Fengchang, his face pale and sweaty, being helped out of the carriage, clasping his hands and saying,

"This old minister pays his respects to His Highness the Southern Prince. This must be His Highness the Lanling Prince, right?"

Ma Ling looked at the trembling old Feng Chang, a little puzzled, and asked,

"I saw you were still healthy and strong a few days ago. Why are you sick now?"

"Ah, yes, yes, I have caught a cold and feel a little unwell. Please forgive me, my Lords."

Shen Changgong stepped forward and said,

"Alright, your Kun Nation is really fast. You collected 160 million taels of silver in just two days. It seems that your Kun Nation is really rich."

At this time, the Yan army soldiers had cut the ropes and were searching the boxes one by one, checking for gold, silver and treasures.

A large number of Yan soldiers gathered around, all standing on tiptoe and craning their necks to watch the excitement.

Many boxes were opened, and several chief clerks in the army immediately came forward to estimate and count them.

After a moment, a clerk shouted,

"Your Highness, the amount of gold and silver is far off. I'm afraid it's only worth tens of millions of taels of silver. Those antiques are hard to estimate, but the gold and silver are really not enough. The difference is too great."

Upon hearing this, Ma Ling and Shen Changgong's expressions instantly darkened.

The generals around him also drew their swords and glared at Lao Fengchang.

No matter what, they must be full of momentum and not let the Kun people think they are weak and can be bullied.

Looking at the Yan army generals around him who were staring at him eagerly, Lao Fengchang's knees softened and he almost knelt down. He said quickly,

"No, no, no, it's not complete. This is just a part of it."

"How much is missing?"

There was murderous intent in the Southern King's eyes, and he looked like he would draw his sword and chop someone down if they disagreed with him.

"This... this is worth over 40 million taels of silver. My Lords, our national and inner treasuries have been completely emptied. The rest of the gold and silver was all looted from the imperial palace.

There really is nothing left. Kunguo really can’t come up with any money.”

Shen Changgong directly pulled out the scimitar from his waist, put the knife on Lao Fengchang's face, and said,

"Really? Then I'll spare your life first, and then lead my troops into the city. If I can find even a tael of silver, I'll kill you.

How about a hundred taels for a hundred cuts and ten thousand taels for ten thousand cuts?"

Old Fengchang was so frightened that he burst into tears and said,

"Your Majesty, we are really out of money. If you can save one ounce of silver by cutting me into pieces, then you can cut me into pieces.

Please give us some time to collect taxes from all over the country, and we will definitely collect the money."

"No silver? Fine, the army will have a good meal today and attack the city tomorrow.

Since Lao Fengchang is unwilling to pay compensation and is too lazy to look for it, let us help him find it.

I want to see how much silver I can find in the homes of the common people, the officials, and the soldiers.

If the money is not enough, take grain, women, and young men to pay off the debt."

"As ordered!"

Old Fengchang said quickly,

"We can gather them all, we can gather them all. Don't attack the city, Your Majesty. Give us two more days, two more days!"

"Two more days? Fine, just two days. If we still can't gather enough people, we'll go get them ourselves. By then, the heads of those powerful officials will be hung on the city walls."

Shen Changgong snorted coldly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Majesty."

Old Fengchang nodded repeatedly.

Suddenly, Shen Changgong swung the knife in his hand like lightning, passing by Lao Fengchang's ear.

"what!!!"

Old Fengchang screamed, and one of his ears fell to the ground, and his face and neck were instantly stained red with blood.

"Take some interest first. If you can't make up the difference, I'll chop off your head!"