Chapter 288: Negotiation (Part II)
Princess Yinting was momentarily speechless when Meng Tian's questions were asked, and she didn't know how to answer them. So he turned his head to look at his teacher, hoping that Hurdun could give her some help.
Hurdun had been paying attention to the negotiation between the two, and when he saw his students throwing him a look for help, Hurdun nodded to Princess Yinting to reassure her.
Meng Tian saw Princess Yinting's expression in his eyes, and he continued to speak: "Let's put it this way, cooperating with Her Royal Highness the Princess is indeed beneficial to me and the entire Qin Kingdom, but these benefits are not sure how much I need to pay to get these benefits, if I find that this is not proportional to my efforts after getting these benefits, then who will be responsible for my losses at that time?"
"General Meng should go into business, not be a general here. Hurdun chimed in. "Our Royal Highness the princess is the proud daughter of the sky on the grassland, the biological daughter of the Great Khan of Balashan, and her status on the grassland is the same as that of your Emperor His Majesty the Qin State. It takes a lot of courage for her to be able to sit here today, in front of you, General Meng, and this is also the sincerity that General Meng said to me. I think that for this cooperation, the general should be happy to see it, and not bargain here. ”
Meng Tian lowered his head, turned one hand to the silver bowl containing mare's milk wine in front of him, and did not speak.
Princess Yinting said: "The teacher is right, General Meng, I'll tell you so straightforwardly, if General Meng is willing to send troops to help me regain the Khan throne, then Yinting guarantees that in the future, the grassland will be the territory of Daqin, and I, Yinting, am willing to pay tribute to His Majesty the Emperor of Daqin." ”
Meng Tian raised his head, he looked at Princess Yinting's pretty face behind the scarf, and he could see the slightly nervous expression on her face, as well as the anticipation between her eyebrows.
Meng Tian untied the sword at his waist and placed it on the simple wooden table between himself and Princess Yinting. His move made the man with the knife behind Princess Yinting take a step forward, but was stopped by Princess Yinting reaching out.
Meng Tian rubbed his chin with his hand, then looked at Princess Yinting and said, "Your Royal Highness, this condition of yours has convinced your sincerity. Okay, let's not talk about it, I just want to know what Her Highness thinks about her current situation. ”
Seeing that there was some loosening in Meng Tian's words, not only Princess Yinting, but also Huerdun's expression soothed.
"The general is a person who understands, so I won't give the general any grand causes. Indeed, my current situation is indeed not very good, in the words of you Central Plains people, it is overstretched, and it may even be worse. The only thing I can rely on now is the throne left by my father Khan, and his place in the hearts of all the people of the steppe. Princess Yinting breathed a sigh of relief.
Meng Tian thought for a while, and he said: "Yes, there is a good saying, the world of those who win the hearts of the people is indeed very important. ”
Princess Yinting continued: "If General Meng is willing to give up his soldiers and horses to me, then I will lead these soldiers and horses to slowly expand my power on the grassland, and when my strength can compete with the five major tribes, then it will be the time for me to regain the Khan throne." ”
"And how long will it take you?"
"Then it depends on how many soldiers and horses General Meng can lend me, as long as there are enough soldiers and horses, I can gather strong strength in the shortest possible time. So General Meng asked me how long it would take, and you should know this question best. ”
Meng Tian snorted haha, but he didn't expect this Hun princess to be young, but she really had a lot of eyes.
"I will think carefully about how many troops I can lend you, and I will write a report to His Majesty the Emperor. Your Royal Highness Princess, I hope you can understand one thing, that is, there is no free lunch in the world, and the more soldiers and horses I give you, it means that I may ask you more in the future, and I hope you can be mentally prepared. Don't you can't satisfy me when the time comes, Hugh blames General Ben for turning his face and being ruthless. Meng Tian looked into Princess Yinting's eyes and said.
"Okay, as long as it's not too much, I can say yes. ”
For this cooperation, Meng Tian and Princess Yinting continued to discuss the situation on the grassland. Meng Tian leads the troops all the year round and has her own unique views on the grasp of the situation, and Princess Yinting is an idiot who has never been on the battlefield, so after the two of them determined the cooperative relationship, Princess Yinting became a student of Meng Tian, and she was very interested in what Meng Tian said that could help her dominate the grassland, and she couldn't wait for Meng Tian to personally send troops to help her defeat the five major tribes.
The two of them talked for nearly two hours, from noon to near Shen. If it weren't for Xue Bin coming up to remind Meng Tian, Meng Tian wouldn't have realized that time passed so quickly.
"Your Royal Highness Princess, let's stop here today, General Ben will go back first, write a chapter and submit it to His Majesty the Emperor, so that it is convenient to send troops as soon as possible to help Her Royal Highness the Princess regain the throne. Meng Tian stood up and said.
Princess Yinting also stood up, "Okay, I'll wait for the general's good news on the grassland." ”
Meng Tian suddenly remembered something, and he said to Princess Yinting and Huerdun who were standing behind: "Since we are already allies now, then I want to invite Her Royal Highness to go to Rock City and her party, I wonder if the princess has the interest and guts?"
"What does General Meng mean by this, does the general want to regret it?" Huerdun walked up to Princess Yinting and asked Meng Tian.
Meng Tian waved his hand, and he said, "No, no, no, you misunderstood what I meant. I just want to say that you are on the grassland, and my people can't find you, and if I have good news, how should I inform you? So I think you can go back to Rock City with me, and it will be safer there than on the grassland, and when His Majesty the Emperor replies to me, you can also know at the first time, so that is not the best of both worlds, you say?"
Huerdun wanted to say something, but was stopped by Princess Yinting. "Since General Meng is so gracious, how can I refuse. I have grown up so old and have never been to a place other than the grassland, so this time I took this opportunity to follow General Meng to see the world. Teacher, let's go with General Meng. ”
Seeing that the princess had already agreed, Huerdun couldn't say anything more, and what Meng Tian said did make sense.
"Okay, I'll go, I'm afraid that if I don't leave again, the soldiers under my command will be found. ”
Seven people got on the horse together, Meng Tian and Xue Bin and Zhang Kui rode in front, Princess Yinting and Huerdun and the sword wolf, and the four maids followed behind them, and the group drove in the direction of Yancheng.
However, as soon as the seven men walked out of the canyon, they met a group of Hun cavalry. This pair of cavalry was the cavalry of the Amerik tribe that came out to hunt, and it was a hundred-man team led by a centurion. Seeing a person riding a horse and wearing the armor of the Qin army in front of him, the centurion who led the team thought that he was still a lone soldier from the Qin State, so he gave an order, and a hundred people drew their swords and killed Meng Tian and them.
After seeing this group of Hun cavalry, Xue Bin and Zhang Kui directly drew their knives and looked at the four Princess Yinting behind them, they thought that this was Princess Yinting and the people and horses they had planted here, ready to besiege them.
"Your Royal Highness Princess, what's going on?" Meng Tian motioned for Xue Bin and Zhang Kui not to do anything first, he looked at Princess Yinting and said.