Chapter 164: Dialogue
"500,000 taels of gold, 1,500,000 taels of silver is too little. 800,000 taels of gold, 2,000,000 taels of silver, and 50,000 heads of cattle and sheep. Ming Tao said directly. If they can't accept such a condition, there is no need for them to talk about it anymore. Anyway, there are many of them, and they have natural risks, so I am not afraid that they will delay time. Perhaps the longer the peace talks, the more conditions he can demand.
"Good! That's it. "Don't wait for Monta to object, Princess Xinlan will directly take the lead." Now let's talk about your ransom conditions! ”
"My conditions are simple, fifty war horses for an ordinary soldier. A general has five hundred war horses, and as for Her Royal Highness the Princess, this king wants five thousand war horses! These horses are guaranteed to be free of any injuries and must not be older than three years old. Ming Tao said directly.
"Five thousand horses? You're opening your mouth again, and if that's the case, I'd rather marry someone directly. Princess Xinlan glared at Ming Tao excitedly. She can agree to the above conditions, but she can't agree to anything with these five thousand war horses. War horses are no better than ordinary horses, and not all horses can be used as war horses. She lives on the grassland, and war horses are their indispensable means of transportation and war materials, how can they give them to the enemy at will. Forget less, all the war horses that connected those soldiers and generals were nearly 10,000 war horses, and she didn't agree to anything on such a condition.
"The princess is going to marry my royal brother? That's not bad, just bring some dowry, I think the princess is married, and the king of Khan should not be stingy. Ming Tao said with a smile. Although the Great Sage Dynasty is rich in materials, this war horse is scarce, and if there is really a war, they will suffer a lot. If this war horse can be negotiated, those gold and silver are nothing.
"You are such a prince, how can you be so shameless?" Princess Xinlan glared at Ming Tao, half dead in anger. But I don't know how to refute it.
Looking at Princess Xinlan, who was half dead by Ming Tao, Monta was distressed. It's just that the 10,000 war horses are too many, and even if they agree now, the Great Khan will not agree to such conditions. After thinking about it for a long time, Monta spoke: "His Royal Highness King Xian's meaning is understood by the general and the princess, but the number of His Royal Highness King Xian is too much, and all the soldiers and princesses have a total of five thousand war horses, what do you think?"
"Five thousand war horses?" Ming Tao hesitantly glanced at the smug Mu Yunfeng, and nodded in agreement. In fact, 5,000 war horses have greatly surprised them. "Alright! Although there are a little less than 5,000 war horses, our Great Holy Dynasty is a ceremonial state, so we can't ignore people, right? ”
"Then you don't declare a truce." The opinion was reached, Xin Lan glanced at Ming Tao and said angrily.
This time they lost, defeated in front of too self-confidence. But next time they'll fight again! Next time, she will definitely win, as long as they win, she must make them pay tenfold, hundredfold, and thousandfold more than this time as compensation.
Princess Xinlan's resentful gaze, Ming Tao naturally saw it, but compared to the victory in front of him, he wouldn't bother with a little girl.
"Truce? As long as your men retreat, I promise we won't chase them. If you don't withdraw from the army, we will have to protect ourselves, right? Ming Tao glanced at the annoyed Princess Xinlan and said indifferently.
"Humph! Let's go! Glaring at Ming Tao, Xin Lan left the main city with Monta and walked to the front. Ming Tao and Mu Yunfeng, brothers and sisters, naturally followed them to Nankou, the front line of this war.
Prince Mingxuan passed away, all the people had to bring filial piety for three days, and there should be no happy events to celebrate within three months, and those who violated the order were directly killed.
Obviously, as Mingxuan's own brother, he naturally returned to the capital with his mother, Concubine Shu, and lived in the East Palace. In these days in the capital, although he has a sad face every day, his heart has already blossomed.
Now that the crown prince has passed away, the second brother Mingshuang has been punished and is not allowed to enter Beijing in this life. Then he is the only candidate for the crown prince, how can this not make him happy? He and his second brother Mingshuang have been secretly preparing for more than ten years, thinking that they must go through war to get the throne they want, but they didn't expect that now they are so clearly in front of him. In addition to being proud and excited, he didn't know if he could have another mood.
However, he only dared to appear in his room with these excited looks, and when he was outside, he always had a sad expression.
"Mingxuan passed away, are you very proud?" Leling walked into the obvious room alone and asked directly.
"Imperial sister-in-law!" Obviously, seeing Leling suddenly appearing in his room, he stood up and saluted Leling. He knew that Dao Leling would come to him sooner or later, but he didn't expect her to appear so suddenly.
"Imperial sister-in-law? Didn't you like to call me Ling'er the most when there were no outsiders in the past? Uninvited, Leling walked directly into the obvious room, picked up the teacup and poured himself a cup of tea, and said with a sneer.
"The imperial sister-in-law laughed, that was because the imperial brother was young and ignorant before, so he would be so rude to the imperial sister-in-law, and now the imperial brother has realized that he has done something wrong, and all the imperial brothers will definitely treat the imperial sister-in-law politely in the future." Said visibly respectfully.
"Be courteous?" As if he had heard the most ridiculous joke in the world, Leling put down the teacup directly, and Da Lang couldn't stop laughing. Le Ling was smiling, but countless tears flowed from her eyes, and her laughter was painful.
"Imperial sister-in-law, please pay attention to the image." Glancing around his room visibly uneasy. Although the East Palace is big, there are too many people here now, and if it is known that he and Leling are here, it will definitely lead to countless gossip. His position as the crown prince is about to be obtained, and he says that he can't fall short because of Leling.
"Image? Obviously, I didn't expect you to be such a ruthless person. Stopping the laughter, Leling glared at the obvious and said through gritted teeth. If she had known that Lu Dao was obviously such a ruthless and unrighteous person, she would not do anything to be sorry for Ming Xuan.
"The imperial sister-in-law is serious!" Obviously, she naturally knows why Dao Leling hates him so much, but what does it matter if she hates him or not? If he wants to be the crown prince and the emperor, he must have a positive image to let people know that he has an ambiguous relationship with the imperial sister-in-law, not to mention the throne, with his father's partiality towards Ming Xuan, maybe his life may not be guaranteed. This is also the main reason why he has not returned to the capital for many years.
"Do you remember what you promised me?" After a long time, Leling tried to regain her composure, she stared into her obvious eyes and asked seriously.
"I don't know what the Imperial Sister-in-law said? As long as the royal brother can do it, he will definitely help the imperial sister-in-law fulfill her wish. Obviously looking at Leling, who had regained his shrewdness, he said directly. He really liked this woman, but since she married the eldest brother, he was completely dead to her, although every time they met, they would still meet alone, but he didn't think he had done anything he shouldn't have.
"The last time you went back to the palace, you said that as long as Ming Xuan is gone, you will give up everything and fly away with me, remember?" Leling stared at the obvious eyes, word by word, saying the expectations that had been buried in his heart for many years. Although even if she obviously didn't say it, she knew that it was a dream that would never appear, but she still had to say something to refute it obviously, and only in this way could she completely die.
"Obviously, I did say such things, but that was because the imperial brother was young and ignorant at that time, and he didn't know where his responsibility was, and now that the imperial brother has grown up and matured, he naturally won't do such irresponsible things again." Obviously looked at Leling, and said with a weak heart. Those words were indeed what he said, but he was also trying to appease her and let her help him take care of his mother in the palace, and destroy all of Concubine Lian's plans. Now that he is about to stay in the palace as the crown prince, he naturally does not need her to take care of his mother concubine. Concubine Lian has completely lost her threat, it can be said that this woman is no longer of any use to him, why should he give up everything he is about to get because of an agreement?
Leling is a beauty, and a rare beauty. He used to love this woman deeply, and he also thought about giving up everything for her, but now that the throne is clearly in front of him, Leling, a woman he no longer likes, is insignificant in front of the throne. As long as he becomes the emperor, all the beauties in the world are at his disposal, and he is afraid that there will be no beauties waiting for him to be favored?
"That's what you mean?" Leling closed his eyes and didn't let the tears that were about to burst out of his eyes flow out of his eyes. Truth or truth is always so hurtful. When Mingxuan passed away, she hurt Mingxuan, and now she was injured by Mingxuan's brother, which is also her retribution.
Retribution!
"It's not early, the imperial sister-in-law should go back and rest!" Looking at the depressed Leling, he obviously couldn't help but remind. Now that Ming Xuan has just passed away, if their uncle and sister-in-law are seen alone in a room, even if they don't do anything, they will be talked about.
"You're driving me away?" Le Ling looked at this man she thought she loved the most in disbelief, but she didn't expect him to drive her away? This is the man she has liked for more than a decade? She hated that she was blind, so she would believe his sweet words, if she wasn't fascinated by his sweet words, she wouldn't have been unable to see that Mingxuan liked her, let alone everything Mingxuan had done for her. She is not blind, she knows everything Ming Xuan has done for her, but she thinks that Ming Xuan owes her, and now she knows that Ming Xuan does not owe her anything, but gives her a lot of things. She owes Ming Xuan too much, but now, she has no chance to pay him back.
"Brother Huang is just for the good of all of us!" Obviously glanced at Leling, and said with a weak heart.
"Forget it, your ruthlessness is not this sentence anymore, and I don't care anymore. I just want to ask you, how are you going to treat Yuna? He's your son after all. Putting away all the loss, Leling looked obvious and asked calmly. No matter how much she hates pain in her heart, she will never let this ruthless person see her weak side again.
"Yuna is my son? That's impossible. Obviously looking at Leling, he said in surprise: "We have always been innocent, how can there be Yun'er?"
"You...... Nonsense......" Leling looked at the obvious in shock, and said word by word: "Back then, in my boudoir, you dare to say that you didn't do anything wrong to me?"
"Yes, yes, but then the royal brother came, so I took my clothes and ran away, and then I ...... It must be the emperor's brother, he ......" recalled a scene ten years ago, and looked at Leling in obvious shock.
No wonder every time he met Leling, she looked at him as if she had been abandoned by him. It's just ridiculous. It's no wonder that every time Leling said to him that he wanted to be with him, he said that he would leave with Mingyun, he thought that Leling was reluctant to give up her son, but now, he wants to understand all this.
"You said you didn't do anything in the first place?" Le Ling looked at it in disbelief, she was wrong, and she was outrageously wrong......
Standing up, Leling turned around and left the obvious room, she wanted to leave here, think about it carefully, but she never thought that outside the door, she actually saw Mingyun standing outside the door...... Leling was stunned again......