C1 Vicissitudes

Thirty years ago, a huge battle broke out between the Windfrost Empire and the Great Wei Empire. After three months of battle, the Great Wei Empire had suffered a crushing defeat. The war this time had caused the already weak country to fall into ruin. Facing the army of the Great Wei Empire that seemed to be rushing into the territory of the country, the country had no choice but to offer cities to surrender.

Most of the lands of the country were in cold winter, so after the Empire of Wei and the country of Feng Shuang reached an agreement, the country of Feng Shuang decided to use the country of Feng Shuang to build six cities in exchange for peace. At the same time, in order to express their sincerity for peace, the Windfrost Country had sent their prince to the Great Wei Empire as a hostage. This had also become a rule that had to be followed in the country of wind and frost.

Ten years ago, the new king of the Frost Kingdom had sent his infant son, Chen Junlin, to the Great Wei Empire as a new hostage. Time flew by and soon, twenty years had passed. Chen Junlin, who used to be a baby, had grown up and become a young man. In a teahouse in Wei Wang City, the Great Wei Empire's capital, a fat, smiling middle-aged man was sitting in front of Chen Junlin.

"Prince Chen Junlin, look, this is the monthly bonus." The middle-aged man placed a few silver notes beside him on the table and said with a smile. "Dong Xingyuan, you sure are amazing this month. This month's bonus is way more than last month's bonus." Chen Junlin counted the silver notes that Dong Xingyuan had given him with a smile.

"How can that be? Speaking of power, Prince Chen Junlin is the best. If you were to do business, I'm afraid we merchants would not have business." Dong Xingyuan laughed when he heard Chen Junlin's words. After Chen Junlin was sent to the Great Wei Empire as a hostage, the country of Feng Shuang seemed to have forgotten that Chen Junlin was a prince, and his daily life was entirely under the responsibility of the Great Wei Empire.

However, when Chen Junlin was thirteen years old, he heard that there had been a natural disaster in the country and tens of thousands of citizens had starved to death.

The so-called White Disaster was actually a snowstorm. After the defeat of the Windfrost Nation, under the partition of the Great Wei Empire, all of the land outside the Frozen Plains had been plundered by the Great Wei Empire. The ice plains were winter for six months every year, so it was impossible for them to grow any crops. Therefore, the citizens of the country of Feng Shuang could only rely on grazing to survive. If the white disaster appeared, not only would a large number of animals be frozen to death. After hearing this news, although Chen Junlin was still young and didn't have much ability, Chen Junlin swore in his heart that he would never let this happen in the country of Feng Shuang.

At the age of sixteen, Chen Junlin had firmly established his position in front of Dong Xingyuan. At that time, Dong Xingyuan was only a small merchant who had left the country of Feng Shuang to come to the Great Wei Empire to do business. Although Chen Junlin was sent to be taken hostage by the King of Wind and Frost, but among the descendants of princes in Wei Wang City, there were a large number of foppish young masters who interacted with Chen Junlin.

Thus, Chen Junlin used his contacts to help Dong Xingyuan start his business in the Wei Wang City. With Chen's insidious help and marketing, Dong's business soon became prosperous. In the following years, Chen Junlin and Dong Xingyuan worked together to solve the problem of the Great Wei Empire officials while Dong Xingyuan was in charge of business dealings. With Chen Junlin's astounding business acumen, Dong Xingyuan was also impressed.

After Chen Junlin had put the notes away, Dong Xingyuan frowned and said, "Chen Junlin, have you heard about it?" Heard of it? Hear what? " Chen Junlin asked doubtfully. "The country of Feng Shuang has encountered another disaster. Although it's not as severe this time as it was seven years ago, I'm afraid that many citizens of the country of Feng Shuang will starve to death." Dong Xing Yuan said with a frown.

Hearing Dong Xingyuan's words, Chen Junlin couldn't help but think about it. After a while, Chen Junlin said, "Dong Xingyuan, I've accumulated quite a bit of silver in the past few years. I plan to take out all of them and you can go buy some food for my grandfather, Cheng Yuanpeng, so that he won't starve to death in the country of Feng Shuang because of this White Disaster."

As his business grew bigger and bigger, Chen Junlin had long opened up the border fortifications of the Great Wei Empire and the country of Feng Shuang. He often smuggled a large amount of furs and horses to the country of Feng Shuang to sell. At the same time, Dong Xingyuan sold a large amount of the Great Wei Empire's goods into the country.

"What?" Prince Chen Junlin, you want to take out all of your silver? " Dong Xingyuan immediately asked in surprise after hearing Chen Junlin's words. Although Dong Xingyuan did not know how much money Chen Junlin had, Dong Xingyuan also knew that the business deal these years had allowed him to earn more than a hundred thousand taels of silver. Chen Junlin's income was far above his own, and this time, Chen Junlin had actually taken out all of his wealth.

"Alright, Dong Xingyuan, I've thought this through. I'll be honest with you. Although I, Chen Junlin, am a hostage prince, I'm still a prince after all." "I don't lack money, and the reason why I do business is because I want to avoid starving a citizen of the country of Feng Shuang to death in the event of a white disaster." Chen Junlin said solemnly.

Dong Xingyuan's eyes started to tear up when he heard Chen Junlin's words. He trembled and said, "Chen Junlin, if you can become the king of our country, it'll be the fortune of our citizens." Chen Junlin was about to say something, but Dong Xingyuan suddenly walked to the door, listened for a moment, then walked to the window and looked around before coming back.

Seeing Dong Xingyuan's cautious movements, Chen Junlin asked, "What's wrong?" "What's the matter?" Yes, Prince Chen Junlin, your chance has come, your chance to return to your country has come. " "Yes." Dong Xingyuan replied softly. Opportunity? "What chance?" Chen Junlin asked excitedly after hearing Dong Xingyuan's words. All these years, he had been thinking of returning to his country.

"The Windfrost Empire and the Darchu Empire are going to war." Dong Xingyuan replied. "Bullsh * t, where did you hear that? Now that the Emperor is old, I heard that he can't even deal with politics while lying on his sickbed. How can the Great Wei Empire fight with the Great Song Empire at this time?" Chen Junlin said in disbelief.

"It was because the Emperor of the Great Wei Empire could not make it, that the Great Wei Empire attacked the Great Song Empire. Prince Chen Junlin, as you know, the Great Wei Empire's land of the river and the west was taken by the Great Song Empire under his rule. The lifelong wish of the Emperors of the country of Feng Shuang is to reclaim the lands of He Xi that were snatched away by the Great Song Empire. "

"Prince Chen Junlin, you also know that we are secretly conducting an arms business. This news is definitely not wrong." Dong Xingyuan explained. For the past few years, the situation within the country had been in turmoil as various tribes battled against each other. Chen Junlin's grandfather, Cheng Yuanpeng, was the chief of the Viridescent Eagle tribe. In order to ensure the safety of the Viridescent Eagle tribe, Chen Junlin often bought weapons and armor from the army of the Great Wei Empire and secretly delivered them to Cheng Yuanpeng. Thus, after hearing Dong Xingyuan's words, Chen Junlin completely believed Dong Xingyuan's words.

The Great Wei Empire had to fight against the Great Song Empire. As a vassal state of the Great Wei Empire, naturally, they had to send troops to assist them. When he thought here, the corner of Chen Junlin's mouth curved up into a smile. Chen Junlin smiled and said, "Dong Xingyuan, you're right. Our chance has come."

After chatting a bit with Dong Xingyuan, Chen Junlin brought his guard, Chen Jigang, back to his mansion in a hurry. Soon, Chen Junlin arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion of the Great Wei Empire with a gift.

Chen and Dong Xingyuan's smuggling business relied on the protection of Bausch Jie to have confidence. Of course, as a price, Chen also provided a large amount of money to Bausch Jie every month. When he heard Chen Junlin had come to see him, he knew that Chen Junlin was here to give him money, so he immediately had his servant bring him to him.

"Chen Junlin, what's the matter?" After hearing what he said, Chen Junlin took out a box from his pocket and handed it over to him with a smile. With a puzzled expression, Bowster took over Chen Junlin's box. After opening the box, he took out a pearl from inside and asked, "Chen Junlin, what is this?" Chen Junlin smiled and said, "Lord Borsjie, these are Night Pearls from Binhai Kingdom. In the Great Wei Empire, they are definitely unique."

"Will it light up?" Bosger asked. " At night, it is as bright as day. " Chen Junlin said with a smile. Bowster carefully looked at the luminous pearl in his hand and asked, "Chen Junlin, for you to come this time and even give me such a precious gift, is there something you need?"

Chen Junlin smiled and said, "Sire is indeed wise. I heard that the Great Wei Empire is going to fight with the Great Song Empire." After hearing Chen Junlin's words, Bosley immediately asked in surprise, "How did you know about this?" Lord Bosley, I have some contacts with the army of the Great Wei Empire. This time, the Great Wei Empire and the Song Empire are at war. I want to lead the army of the country of Feng Shuang to fight for the Great Wei Empire. " Chen Junlin said with a smile.

"Chen Junlin, you sure are resourceful. You even know about this. And you want to lead your army to help us fight against the Great Wei Empire and the Song Empire. I think you, Chen Junlin, want to snatch the throne of the Great Wei Empire? " Bosley asked with a smile. If the king of the country is willing to work for Master Bossy, is it also very beneficial for you, Sir Bosses? " Chen Junlin said without hesitation.