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Chapter 160 Borrowing Troops

Chapter 160 Borrowing Troops

Ma Chongjin didn't play dumb and nodded, "General Duan, have you guessed it?"

Duan Shubai's eyes darkened. The sudden change of address meant that what he was going to talk about next was not family matters... He closed the dagger in his hand and put it back on the weapon rack with a slap, "This is not the place to talk, uncle, come with me."

Sitting down in the meeting hall and dismissing the people around him, Duan Shubai could actually guess what Ma Chongjin would say to him. The other party's small actions in the past few days did not avoid him. He just sent people to inquire about the situation of the four states under his jurisdiction, Yang, Yun, Xuan, and Yuan.

Today, perhaps the other party was very satisfied with the situation he found out, so he came to discuss cooperation, or to make a request?

As a qualified businessman, he is really cautious.

Duan Shubai shrugged his cheeks and thought so boringly in his heart.

Ma Chongjin, who was sitting near him, was speechless for a while, "..."

He looked at Duan Shubai who was shrugging his cheeks in front of him. No matter how he looked at it, this picture did not seem serious. No, in fact, from a single point of view, General Duan in front of him was still very serious, but he had just seen the little fat man Tuan Tuan who was not very serious but had eight points of similarity with him, so now he looked at General Duan.

It was converted into the little fat man shrugging his cheeks to look at him.

--It was not serious at all.

And what he was going to talk about later must be serious.

Ma Chongjin coughed, warning himself not to think about it at such a serious moment. He found his calm tone when talking about business and got straight to the point, "General Duan, I am entrusted by the second prince of Xiyuan Dashun State to ask you... to borrow troops."

Duan Shubai: "..."

It turned out that it was not a business talk! Although his heart was in turmoil, he did not show it on the surface. His calm and composed appearance was very intimidating.

But he withdrew his hand that was holding his cheek, and his heart changed from boredom to interest and curiosity. This was more interesting than talking about business.

"Borrow troops?" What kind of troops are you borrowing? You are stretching your hand so long to him. "Uncle, why don't you tell me in detail."

So Ma Chongjin began to introduce Xiyuan and the Dashun country in Xiyuan and the grievances in it. Dashun is rich in good horses, fine wine and jewelry. It is a desert oasis country. It originally surrendered to the previous dynasty and offered rare treasures every year in order to seek peace. However, the country has declined in recent years, and how can it care about such a small country.

The health of the ruler of the Great Shun Kingdom was getting worse, but the crown prince of their country had passed away earlier, so there was no heir to the throne. The second prince and the third prince were competing against each other, and neither of them was willing to submit to the other. Originally, the second prince was older, and it was normal for him to inherit the throne, but the third prince got the help of Hua Kangyuan, the king of Dingxi in Dingzhou. In this battle for the throne, the second prince Daguo was at a disadvantage.

In desperation, he also had a wild idea to find foreign aid.

The only two states that could send troops to Great Shun were Yuanzhou and Dingzhou. The King of Dingxi in Dingzhou couldn't get through, so he could only ask General Duan Shubai to make concessions.