latelenovela Chapter 381 Willing Green
Chapter 381 Willing Green
Chapter 381 Willing Green
Wang Wenzhou curled his lip and said disdainfully, "Little Gun, do you think I wouldn't dare to kill you?"
Dorgon thought for a moment and then said, "Brother, Zhu Youjian came by just now. Do you trust him?"
“Of course I believe you, Zhu Youjian is my brother!” Wang Wenzhou said seriously.
"Haha!" Dorgon laughed and said, "Brother, you just said that brothers are for selling, why do you believe him?"
Wang Wenzhou's expression changed. People are often like this: the more drunk they are, the less they admit they're intoxicated; the more deceitful someone is, the less they believe others. Just now, because of Zhu Youjian's behavior, Wang Wenzhou had quite trusted him. But after Dorgon's words, Wang Wenzhou thought about it and realized it made sense. Something was definitely amiss. He and Zhu Youjian weren't gay. Zhu Youjian had rushed to visit him overnight after learning he had woken up, which had genuinely moved Wang Wenzhou, but it was clear that Zhu Youjian was trying to deceive him.
"When he was a general, he shared the same clothes and food as the lowest-ranking soldiers. He did not sleep on a mat, nor did he ride a horse. He personally carried his own provisions and shared the hardships with his soldiers. When a soldier had a boil, he would suck the pus from it. When the soldier's mother heard of this, she cried..." Before Dorgon could finish speaking, Wang Wenzhou interrupted him.
Wang Wenzhou shook his head with a wry smile and said disdainfully, "Little Gun, although I'm not well-educated, how could I not know about Wu Qi sucking pus? Although I don't trust Zhu Youjian, I trust you even less! After all, I'm still serving Zhu Youjian, and you and I are enemies!"
Dorgon thought for a moment, then said in an unquestionable tone, "You slept with Consort Tian, and Zhu Youjian bestowed her upon you without a word. My dear brother, let me ask you, if you were Zhu Youjian, would you let go of the man who cuckolded you?"
"Hahaha!" Wang Wenzhou clapped his hands with a laugh and said admiringly, "Little Gun, I admire you more and more because I've discovered that you can actually read me. It's a pity you're not a great beauty, otherwise I would definitely work for you. To tell you the truth, one of my babies really did run off with some other man a while ago, but I didn't kill those two scoundrels."
"Ah!" Dorgon was stunned. These days, he had been collecting information on Wang Wenzhou and studying him. Based on his understanding of Wang Wenzhou, he knew that Wang Wenzhou was a man who liked to do things unexpectedly, acted arrogantly, and was vengeful. How could he let go of the man who had cuckolded him?
"Little Gun, stop your useless rambling! I admire you for daring to come alone, so I won't kill you today. Now get out of here! Don't let me find any evidence. If you are the mastermind behind my assassination attempt, don't worry, I will definitely find a way to take your life!" Wang Wenzhou didn't want to continue talking with Dorgon.
"Wait!" Dorgon quickly said, "Brother, everything can be discussed! Tell me, if you provide the food, what do you want?"
"Sigh..." Wang Wenzhou sighed and said helplessly, "I just found out that my babies donated all my wealth. My babies advised me, what's the use of so much money? Enough is enough! Too much money is not a good thing. It's a crime to possess a treasure. Otherwise, I wouldn't have suspected that Zhu Youjian wanted to kill me!"
Dorgon laughed and said, "Brother, you don't want the money, but what about the women?"
"Pfft..." Wang Wenzhou was stunned. It seemed that some time ago, Dorgon had captured his baby, and when he made demands of Dorgon, he asked if he wanted money or a woman, but the guy refused both. Wang Wenzhou even cursed him for not being a man!
“Little Gun! I’m not short of women! A few days ago, Zhu Youjian used the excuse of selecting palace maids to send me some beautiful girls to play with!” Wang Wenzhou refused, “Although Zhu Youjian stole my money, I still slept with his baby, and he also sent me so many beautiful girls. He’s a good brother and very loyal. I don’t want to trip him up when he’s preparing to pacify Liaodong in one fell swoop.”
Wang Wenzhou continued, "Besides, your Liaodong region smuggles grain from the Ming Dynasty every year, so why do you insist on asking me to help you get grain?"
Dorgon smiled bitterly and said, "Brother, you don't know this. The border defense of the Qing Dynasty is controlled by Huang Taiji. So all the grain that those merchants smuggled over ended up in Huang Taiji's hands. This time, Huang Taiji and I were almost at each other's throats. I'm afraid that he won't provide grain to the Two White Banners."
"Little Gun, you'd better get lost! The border is controlled by Huang Taiji. Even if I wanted to make money, how could I smuggle? Besides, the profit from smuggling grain is nothing to me. I'm the kind of guy who can feed six million taels of silver to dogs! Do you think I'd be short of a little bit of silver?" Wang Wenzhou mocked.
"Ahem..." Dorgon said awkwardly, "Brother, don't worry, as long as I seize the throne of the Qing Dynasty, I will definitely give you the princely title that I promised you!"
"My dear brother, as you know, I only have one daughter, whom I cherish like the apple of my eye. I once promised to give her to your son in marriage. I believe that the young couple should cultivate their relationship from a young age, so I wish to send my daughter to your household to be with your son day and night. When these childhood sweethearts grow up..."
They will surely be very loving! In order to gain Wang Wenzhou's trust, Dorgon prepared to use his beloved daughter as a hostage.
"Damn it!" Wang Wenzhou said, laughing and crying at the same time, "Little Gun, you think so highly of me?"
Dorgon nodded solemnly and said firmly, "As long as my worthy brother submits to me and you assist him, the two of us, ruler and subject, will surely conquer the Central Plains!"
"Haha!" Wang Wenzhou sneered, "Little Gun, stop bragging! Your brother is still alive! You call yourself emperor? Emperor my foot! If I wanted to be emperor, why would I help you? Gao Yingxiang is my father-in-law. Wouldn't it be better for me to help my own family?"
Dorgon said awkwardly, "Brother, a wise bird chooses its tree to perch on..."
Wang Wenzhou interrupted Dorgon, laughing and scolding, "Stop fooling me! Let me tell you the truth, Zhu Youjian isn't short of money now. He has at least seventy or eighty million taels of silver. In the past, the Ming Dynasty suffered from internal and external troubles because the national treasury was empty. Now that we have silver, even if Zhu Youjian is an idiot, the Ming Dynasty is still much stronger than all of you. My family has two titles, my father is an earl, and my son is a duke. Why would I help you? Just for a princely title? Princes in the Ming Dynasty are all raised like pigs. A duke is the highest and most powerful title!"
Dorgon was quite embarrassed. It was indeed true. Despite Wang Wenzhou's arrogant behavior, he had the right to be arrogant. For one thing, Dorgon had been impressed by Wang's talent after just one encounter with him and had always wanted to recruit him for his own use. Not to mention, Wang was on friendly terms with Zhu Youjian and enjoyed the emperor's favor.
"Alright! I'll help you out again. You can't put all your eggs in one basket. If I don't help you, the six million taels of silver I invested in the early stages will be wasted. Let's make it clear first, not only will your daughter be sent to my household, but that Korean baby will also have to be sent. I can't provide someone to raise your daughter, can I?" Wang Wenzhou wanted to reduce risk and diversify his investments so that if Zhu Youjian ruined his good hand, he would still have a way out.
"Alright! Brother, immediately send someone to bring them, mother and child, to your residence!" Dorgon knew Wang Wenzhou well; he was a lecherous man. With his own child beside him, it was no wonder Wang Wenzhou was tempted! But for the sake of the bigger picture, he was prepared to accept this fate. A man who wants to get by must wear a green hat. Right, Brother Yu Fan?