Outside King Rong's tent -

As soon as Ge Qingqiu heard the news that Helian Yu had sent a peace proposal, he immediately rushed over.

Coincidentally, as soon as I arrived outside the tent, I heard the conversation between King Rong and Beixuan's envoys.

"His Royal Highness King Rong, this time the minister is here with the full sincerity of the prince of the country. As long as Your Highness is willing to say a few kind words for me Beixuan in front of Your Majesty, Your Highness will definitely remember your kindness to Beixuan's subjects. ”

"Your envoy is polite, so that the two countries can live in peace and the people live in peace is the wish of Your Majesty all along. Even if the king doesn't say anything, he thinks that His Majesty will make the best choice. ”

These words are ambiguous.

The envoy of Beixuan is an old fox who has been in the officialdom for many years, how can he not hear it?

This envoy came today with a death order from Helian Yu that he would not be allowed to return if he could not get the signed peace document.

He knows very well that if this battle drags on any longer, it will definitely do more harm than good to Bei Xuan. So his heart was crossed, and he simply gritted his teeth and said: "In fact, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also knows that with his talent, he really can't dominate the Beixuan Thousand Miles Grassland, so this time His Royal Highness specially ordered the ministers to bring the territory of the Hulun Hetao Grassland, and I hope that the prince will accept it with a smile." ”

The Hulun Hetao grassland is the most abundant water and grass in Beixuan, and the people are rich.

It borders the Celestial Empire and the surrounding territories of the four surrounding countries, and is a transportation hub that must be used to trade with other countries.

It is not an exaggeration to say that this place is a treasure of feng shui.

The most important thing is that the territory that is privately dedicated to King Rong like this is actually a tacit acquiescence, and it should be given to King Rong instead of the Celestial Empire. Helian Yu made this move, and he unintentionally sent a mouthful of gold mines.

Beixuan's envoys thought that such a huge temptation was in front of them, and King Rong said that he should not refuse anything.

Who knew that Lu Muchao just picked up the teacup, took a sip lightly, and then said with a smile: "Behind Your Majesty's back, do you want to trap this king in a disloyal and unrighteous place?"

Beixuan's envoy was taken aback, and hurriedly got up and gave his hand: "When the minister first arrived in the Celestial Empire, he didn't know much about the rules of your country, if there is any misconduct, please forgive King Rong!"

Lu Muchao smiled and raised his hand casually: "Your envoy doesn't have to be nervous, this king is not angry, you are like this, if others see it, you really want to think that this king is bullying you." ”

As he spoke, he silently glanced at his son, who had not spoken for a long time.

Lu Changfeng understood, stepped forward to help the envoy, and said in a slightly softer tone: "Actually, my father is not a person who is unsympathetic, but the customs of my Celestial Dynasty and Beixuan are very different, if the people of Beixuan are suddenly under our rule, it may not be a good thing between the people of the two countries." This grassland territory, please take it back. ”

The envoy hesitated for a long time, and looked at King Rong pleadingly: "This...... Then the prince, is there really no other way?"

Lu Muchao raised his eyebrows and said meaningfully: "Is this method thought up by people." As long as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a heart, isn't the matter of peace a matter of course?"

What does this mean, is that things still have a turn for the better? Bei Xuan's envoy was excited, and hurriedly asked: "The minister is stupid, or is the prince explicit." ”

Lu Changfeng continued to explain on the side: "My Celestial Empire has always advocated friendship and peace. Naturally, we will not covet the territory of other countries. However, in the past two years, the business of tea and horses between the two countries has made the people on the border of the two places much richer. If it weren't for the fact that the Seven Princes of your country insisted on going their own way and cut off the business of this tea and horse market, I am afraid that our two countries would not have come to this point now. ”

At this point, his father and son looked at each other and smiled.

"Now that I have the heart to make another agreement with Your Majesty, and exchange the best silk wine from my dynasty for the good horses of your country, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is willing to revise the mutual market agreement, I believe that Your Majesty will be happy. When the time comes, won't this matter of peace be a matter of course?"

If you don't know how to do it, as soon as you see this condition, you will feel that compared to directly sending a large piece of territory, the option of making a transaction is simply a generous performance.

But the envoy understood that this was not the case at all.

Although the territory of Beixuan is not large compared to the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains of the Celestial Empire, for so many years, it has been able to sit firmly in the position of the head of the northern countries, and this war horse is the most critical reason.

The war horses produced by Beixuan travel thousands of miles a day and have tenacious vitality.

The purest breed of the Northern Xuan Moon Horse can even be used as a camel in the desert.

Because of these war horses, for many years, Beixuan's cavalry can have such a strong combat effectiveness.

And the cavalry of the Celestial Empire, because there are no good horses, has always been a shortcoming.

If the Celestial Empire has enough good horses, then in the future, it will definitely be like a tiger with wings.

Beixuan's envoys knew that they were afraid that when the cavalry training of the Celestial Empire was successful, what they wanted would be not only this small grassland, but also all of Beixuan's territory.

Therefore, he has always felt that although Helian Ji is not very brainy in his work, he is not wrong at all when it comes to cutting off the transaction with the horses of the Celestial Empire.

The envoy also knew the seriousness of the matter, so of course, it was impossible to agree to King Rong's conditions so easily.

After thinking about it, he stood up and said, "What the prince said is reasonable, it's just a matter of mutual market, and the stakes are high. The minister couldn't do it for a while. Please also ask the prince to give the minister a little time, and after the minister goes back to discuss with His Royal Highness the Prince, he will reply to the prince, what do you think?"

His face was full of embarrassment, as if he was telling King Rong that this matter was very difficult to handle, and if he didn't do it, he hoped that he could be mentally prepared.

Lu Muchao just smiled lightly, and said nonchalantly: "It's okay, this business naturally requires your willingness." He is not a robber, and there is no reason to buy and sell by force. ”

After that, he turned his head, glanced at his son lightly, and said loudly: "Feng'er, send the envoy out." ”

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Ge Qingqiu waited until Lu Changfeng and Beixuan's envoys went far before coming in.

As soon as she entered the big tent, she couldn't wait to ask: "Lord Wang, do you really want to negotiate peace with Bei Xuan?"

When King Rong heard this, he raised his head from the heavy official documents, showed a deep gaze at her, and said in a tone that could not distinguish between joy and anger: "You heard everything?"

The tone of these words was steady, but the little girl subconsciously felt his anger.

Ge Qingqiu was taken aback, and hurriedly lowered his head: "Well, Qingqiu knows that Qingqiu shouldn't be outside to listen to these national affairs, but ......"

The woman's face was sincerely frightened, but King Rong suddenly smiled again, waved his hand, and said nonchalantly: "It's okay, anyway, this matter will be settled in the next two days, you can hear it." ”

When he said this, he was full of confidence in the possibility that Bei Xuan would finally agree to the conditions.