The most arrogant in history

Chapter 215: Good at dancing with long sleeves.

Ye Kun stood up and went to greet Wei Ning, letting Guan Yafu preside over the meeting and continue the discussion.

Wei Ning was exhausted and grabbed Ye Kun's hand: "General Ye, I'm here to ask for help."

"Don't be impatient, young master. Sit down and talk slowly."

Ye Kun brought Wei Ning to the back hall and asked the maid to serve tea.

Wei Ning didn't have time to drink tea, he clasped his fists and said:

"Xiao Dezhi, the governor of Yangzhou, has returned from Luoyang to attack our Jiangxia County in Jingzhou. My father sent a letter on horseback, asking me to come to see General Ye and buy your pulley crossbow. General Ye, you must help me this time no matter what."

Ye Kun was shocked: "It's only been a few days since the Suanzao Alliance, and Yangzhou and Jingzhou are already fighting?"

All in all, Ye Kun has been back for only half a month.

I didn't expect that everyone would fall out and start a fight so quickly.

Wei Ning said: "It is said that Xiao Dezhi found the imperial seal in Luoyang City and was preparing to return to Yangzhou to proclaim himself emperor. My father and the Marquis of Huainan stopped Xiao Dezhi for the sake of the great cause of the country and the foundation of the nation."

The great cause of the country, the foundation of the nation, isn't it about annexing each other?

Ye Kun thought about it and said in deep thought:

"My Lord, in these troubled times, I also have to consider my own safety. I don't have many pulley crossbows, and I destroyed a batch of them during the last Northern Expedition to Luoyang, so..."

"General Ye, we will buy it with money! We will pay a lot of money for it!" Wei Ning was anxious and held Ye Kun's hand:

"The soldiers of Jiangdong are brave and good at fighting, and their navy is invincible. Xiao Dezhi is even more decisive and good at leading troops. Without your pulley crossbow, it would be difficult for us to win. Besides, if we lose Jingzhou, Xiao Dezhi's next target will definitely be you."

Ye Kun nodded: "That makes sense, then...how many pulley crossbows does the eldest master want to buy?"

In fact, being an arms supplier is also a good thing.

For Ye Kun, using a pulley crossbow is not difficult.

Professional workshops already exist, and the process splitting has been completed. It is close to assembly line production, and we can make a lot of money!

Wei Ning said: "My father said that we need as many as we can get. We need at least one thousand at the moment!"

Ye Kun shrugged: "I can give you 500 at most."

As he was speaking, the guard reported, "Master Ye, the governor of Yangzhou, Xiao Dezhi, has sent an envoy to ask for an audience!"

Another one?

Ye Kun frowned slightly.

Wei Ning looked nervous, stood up and said:

"Master Ye, the envoy sent by Yangzhou will definitely join forces with you to attack our Jingzhou. You must not agree to it!"

If Ye Kun and Yangzhou join forces, Jingzhou will basically be doomed.

Ye Kun smiled slightly: "My Lord, your sister Caiqin and I are like-minded and have known each other for a long time. If I join forces with Yangzhou to attack Jingzhou, won't Caiqin bite me to death?"

Wei Ning was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Don't worry, Lord Ye, I will definitely take care of your and Caiqin's matter..."

"Caiqin and I are brothers." Ye Kun interrupted Wei Ning and said with a fist:

"Young Master, go hide behind the screen first. I'll see what the envoy from Yangzhou is here for. No matter what you hear, don't make a sound. Then we can discuss it."

Wei Ning nodded and turned behind the screen.

Ye Kun asked his personal soldiers to invite the envoy in.

The envoy from Yangzhou was a middle-aged man, Xiao Dezhi's aide, and he also participated in the Northern Expedition. Ye Kun felt that his face was familiar.

"General Ye, I am Yan Xiaomin from Yangzhou. My master, the governor of Yangzhou, has ordered me to come here to pay you a visit." The envoy bowed and presented the gift list:

"My Lord admires General Ye's bravery and wants to make friends with him. He has ordered me to give him five hundred taels of gold, three thousand taels of silver, and a few other gifts. Please accept them."

Ye Kun returned the greeting, asked the envoy to take a seat, and said with a smile:

"I have never paid a visit to Governor Xiao. Now that Lord Yan is here to visit me, and has brought these gifts, I feel ashamed to accept them. Lord Yan, may I ask if your Governor Xiao has any instructions?"

When you treat others with courtesy, you must ask for something.

Ye Kun was not hypocritical and went straight to the point.

Yan Xiaomin sat down and said with a smile:

"General Ye lives in the tiny country of Badong, between the two great states of Yizhou and Jingzhou. The terrain is narrow and it is difficult to display your abilities. May I ask if you are good at dancing with long sleeves?"

In history, Liu Fa, the son of Emperor Jing of Han, was not favored and was sealed in Changsha, a bitter and humid place. Liu Fa was unhappy and tried to dance when he saw his father, the emperor, but he was hesitant and could not show his dancing skills.

Emperor Jing of Han asked him why he was so timid.

Liu Fa replied, I am good at dancing, but Changsha is too small and I can’t spread my sleeves wide.

Emperor Jing of Han laughed and expanded Liu Fa's fiefdom, allowing him to exercise great influence.

This is how the idiom "long sleeves and good at dancing" came about.

The Da Ding Kingdom was very similar to the Han Dynasty and had a similar history.

Ye Kun knew what Yan Xiaomin meant and said with a smile: "Dongba County is a little small, but I have no choice but to muddle through."

"A real man should travel the world, how can he be depressed and stay under someone else's control for a long time?" Yan Xiaomin looked at Ye Kun and whispered:

"Jingzhou is a place where military power is used. It faces the Central Plains to the north and the southern border to the south. It can only be defended by its master. Lord Ye, our governor Xiao is willing to join forces with you to attack Wei Dingshan in Jingzhou. After the success, the four counties in the west of Jingzhou will belong to you and Shangguan Jifu. How do you think?"

Behind the screen, Wei Ning was frightened and extremely angry.

Ye Kun pretended to be surprised and shook his head:

"Master Yan, with my limited army, I dare not covet Jingzhou. Moreover, Master Wei of Jingzhou has been kind to me and even recommended me to the court to appoint me as the governor of Dongba County. How can I repay kindness with enmity?"

Behind the screen, Wei Ning breathed a sigh of relief.

Yan Xiaomin continued her lobbying with her eloquent tongue.

Ye Kun shook his head again and again, clasped his fists and said, "Master Yan, please take the gift back. I cannot agree to your proposal."

Ye Kun has no good impression of Jiangdong Yangzhou Group.

They are a gentry alliance, extremely treacherous. During the Three Kingdoms period, if these guys hadn't stabbed Guan Erye in the back, Shu Han wouldn't have lost. As a result, the Han Dynasty was gone, followed by the migration of the nobles to the south, the Five Barbarians' Invasion of China, and almost caused the Chinese bloodline to be cut off!

Yan Xiaomin couldn't persuade Ye Kun, but he wasn't angry either. He smiled and said, "Master Ye, can I buy you some pulley crossbows?"

Ye Kun smiled and said, "My pulley crossbow is not cheap."

"Money is easy to talk about. We have plenty of money in Yangzhou."

Yan Xiaomin was not embarrassed at all and directly offered: "Fifty taels of silver for a pulley crossbow, is that enough? If not, I'll give you one hundred taels."

"Enough is enough and it's too much."

Ye Kun waved his hand and said with a smile: "But I only have a few hundred pulley crossbows. There are not enough to distribute to the garrison troops in various places. So I'm sorry, I can't sell them to you."

Yan Xiaomin frowned: "You won't sell any?"

"In Luoyang, I have already sent three pulley crossbows to Governor Xiao. You can find a skilled craftsman to make replicas of them."

Ye Kun stood up to see the guest off: "I have something else to do, so I won't accompany Master Yan any longer."

Ye Kun can only choose one between Yangzhou and Jingzhou.

It's impossible to please both sides.

Therefore, Ye Kun had no choice but to offend Yangzhou and please Jingzhou.

Yan Xiaomin was very depressed and left dejectedly with the gift.

Wei Ning then came out from behind the screen and held Ye Kun's hand:

"Master Ye, I am very grateful that you declined the envoy from Yangzhou today. I will definitely explain this to my father."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "You don't have to be polite, young master. I respect Lord Wei very much, so I will naturally not listen to Yangzhou."

Wei Ning nodded and said, "Yangzhou is rich, and so am I. Lord Ye, please sell me the pulley crossbow, and I will give you 100 taels of silver for each one!"