Chapter 287: Negotiation (Part II)
"Princess, here they are. After seeing the appearance of the first person clearly, Hurdun said to Princess Yinting beside him.
Princess Yinting stood up and looked at the three knights who were slowly walking on horses from a distance. She grew up on the grassland, and she had also followed her father Khan out hunting on horseback, and she had also welcomed the triumphant team that went out to kill the enemy, but when she faced these three people, she felt an unprecedented pressure, as if these three people were not just three people, but an iron-blooded army was slowly walking towards her.
Meng Tian and the three of them naturally saw the four people sitting in front of the temple, so they also let the war horse under their crotch slow down and move forward slowly.
The three horses stopped moving five or six feet away from the four people in front of the temple, and the three of them dismounted together, moved in unison, and then led the horses and continued to walk forward.
As the messenger who facilitated this meeting, Hurdun took the lead in stepping forward to greet Meng Tian and the three of them on behalf of Her Royal Highness the Princess.
"General Meng Tian, seeing you again, Huerdun feels extremely honored. Hurdun walked up to Meng Tian and bowed and said.
Meng Tian handed over his horse to Zhang Kui to lead, he held the Zhengang sword at his waist with one hand, and made a gesture of raising the other hand forward, and said with a smile: "Envoy of Huerdun, General Ben is also very happy to meet you." ”
After Meng Tian finished speaking, he looked around, and then continued: "I really can't imagine that there is such a place, which is both private and open, and it is very suitable for killing people and killing people. What do you say, Hurdun Emissary?"
Huerdun's face changed after hearing Meng Tian's words, he straightened up, the expression on his face recovered, and then said to Meng Tian: "General Meng Tian is really joking, Her Royal Highness the princess sincerely wants to see General Meng Tian, how dare you harm the general here." Besides, the sons and daughters of our steppe regard our promises as more important than our lives, and we will never break our promises. General, please, I will introduce you to Her Royal Highness the Princess. ”
After Hurdun finished speaking, he made a gesture of please, Meng Tian looked behind him, and then saw two women and a masked man standing not far behind him.
"Let's go, let's go. Meng Tian didn't look back, after he said this, Xue Bin and Zhang Kui tied the mounts of the three to a low tree, and then followed Meng Tian towards the direction of the temple.
Walking in front of the temple, Meng Tian looked at the woman standing in the middle of the three, it seemed that this should be the Yinting princess that Huerdun said. Princess Yinting is wearing a prairie woman's regular dress today, a blue coat, a red dress inside, a silk scarf on her face, and a hat on her head, she looks like she is just a woman in her early twenties.
When Meng Tian was looking at Princess Yinting, Princess Yinting was also looking at him. Meng Tian was wearing the armor tailored for him, with a helmet on his head, and the whole person looked like a general, which made Princess Yinting, who was used to seeing men dressed in leather clothes and hats on the grassland, shine.
"General Meng, this is our Great Khan's daughter-in-law, Her Royal Highness Princess Yinting. Your Highness, this is Meng Tian, who commanded the million-strong army of the Qin State, General Meng. Hurdun stood between Meng Tian and Princess Yinting, introducing each other to each other.
Princess Yinting bent down to Meng Tian first, "Yinting has seen General Meng Tian, Yinting has heard of General Meng Tian's name on the grassland for a long time, and it is really extraordinary when I see it today." ”
Hearing Princess Yinting's praise, Meng Tian just smiled slightly, and he said, "Her Royal Highness the princess is also much younger than my resemblance, oh, I'm just talking about age." Hahaha......"
Meng Tian's words were slightly frivolous, but Princess Yinting didn't hear them. "It's natural for a big man like General Meng to look down on a little woman like me, but as a princess on the grassland, it is necessary for me to remind General Meng that now I represent a nation, not a little woman talking to you, please maintain a certain respect for me. ”
After Princess Yinting said this, Meng Tian frowned slightly. But these words were different in the ears of Xue Bin and Zhang Kui behind him, in the minds of the two of them, Meng Tian's status was inviolable, and this young Xiongnu princess dared to speak out in front of the general, it really gave her face.
Both of them reached for the sword at their waists, wanting to give the princess a little color.
As soon as the two of them moved, the sword wolf that had been paying attention to the three of them also moved, and he quickly moved to Princess Yinting's side, and the hands that were originally wrapped around his chest had also been lowered at this time, holding the scimitar behind his back.
"Stand down. Meng Tian said to Xue Bin and Zhang Kui. "Your Royal Highness Princess, is it mine or not, as the general of the Qin State, I apologize to you for my rudeness. ”
Princess Yinting also stretched out her hand to stop the sword wolf beside her, and she said to Meng Tian: "I accept the general's apology. Okay, let's stop talking so much nonsense, let's get down to business. "Seven
The three people who were stopped snorted coldly almost at the same time, and then each followed behind their master, looking at each other with hostile eyes.
Meng Tian nodded, and he said, "Okay, that's to get straight to the point." Your Royal Highness Princess, I would like to hear your thoughts on the cooperation that Huerdun said. ”
A few people talked as they walked, and when they walked to the door of the temple, Meng Tian sat cross-legged on top of a grass ball, and sat face to face with Princess Yinting.
Princess Yinting didn't answer Meng Tian's question, she took the water bag she brought, then took out two silver bowls, placed one in front of Meng Tian and herself, and poured the mare's milk wine from the water bag into the two bowls.
"This is the mare's milk wine on our steppe, and I will first toast the general. After Princess Yinting finished pouring wine for herself and Meng Tian, she raised the silver bowl in front of her and said.
Meng Tian didn't pick up the bowl of mare's milk wine in front of him, he just looked at Princess Yinting with a smile.
Princess Yinting saw that Meng Tian didn't pick up the silver bowl, she thought of something, she said, "What, the general is afraid that I will poison this wine?"
Meng Tian shook his head slightly, and he said: "No, I'm just not used to drinking your mare's milk wine, and I don't mean anything else, and I ask Her Royal Highness the princess to forgive me." ”
Princess Yinting stared at the burly general with wide eyes, and she couldn't tell from his expression whether what he said was true or false. She had to drink the mare's milk wine from her bowl and put it down.
"Your Royal Highness Princess, the main reason why General Ben came this time is to know why Her Royal Highness wants to cooperate with General Ben?"
In response to Meng Tian's question, Princess Yinting looked at him with meaningful eyes, and she asked rhetorically, "I think the general should have some understanding of the situation on the grassland." ”
Meng Tian nodded nondeniably.
"That's good, then it saves me a lot of tongue. In fact, the reason why I want to cooperate with you Qin people this time is also for the good of you Qin people, of course, it is I who gets the most benefits. I hope that General Meng will lend me a horse and help me defeat the strong enemy on the steppe, so that I can take over the throne of my father Khan and unify the steppe. ”
"It's as simple as that?" I thought I would hear some wonderful story, but I didn't expect it to be finished so quickly, and Meng Tian was a little unsatisfied.
Princess Yinting replied, "That's right, it's that simple. ”
Meng Tian picked up the bowl of mare's milk wine in front of him, he put it under his nose and sniffed it, then just tasted it lightly, and then put it down again.
"Your Highness the Princess. Meng Tian said, "I do already know what you said, and I probably know a lot more than you think. To be honest, I don't dare to say everything about Her Royal Highness's current situation, but I can guess a rough idea. ”
Meng Tian stretched out his hand and pointed at Princess Yinting, Huerdun, the man with the knife behind her, and the maid standing in the distance. "This should be all the power you have, am I right, Your Highness?"
The atmosphere was a little awkward, Huerdun stood not far from the two, and he heard the conversation between the two people clearly. After hearing Meng Tian's words, Huerdun's face instantly became ugly.
Princess Yinting also nodded, and she said neatly: "Yes, General Meng is right, I admit it." ”
"Then I want to ask Your Highness a question, that is, why do you want me to lend you a battle that you are not sure you can win? You must know that your enemies are much stronger than you, why should I let my soldiers shed blood and die for you? Have you considered all this?" Meng Tian suddenly changed his tone and asked Princess Yinting.