224 Pei Xian's death
Pei Xian was escorted to the Golden Horde, where the Khan and the nobles of the steppe were already sitting on the sidelines to listen to the trial.
The Maharaja glanced at Pei Xian with a cold face, and asked left and right, "This is the person who wants to assassinate me?" ”
Pei Xian raised his head, glanced at the Maharaja, and said expressionlessly: "You killed my brother, I naturally want to avenge him, the people who assassinated you tonight were all sent by me, but this qiē was all done by myself, and it has nothing to do with the Pei family, please don't anger them." ”
The Maharaja sneered: "The rule on the grassland is that one person does one thing and one person is responsible, since you have the courage to admit it, it means that you accept the punishment." ”
Pei Xian's eyes flashed with a hint of imperceptible determination, he was not afraid of death, but it was better for him to die alone than to die with the Pei family. Li Weiyang's move is too ruthless. If Pei Xian didn't open his mouth just now, I was afraid that the person who came out to confess now was the second brother Pei Hui, Pei Hui was the leader of the Pei family, and he couldn't fold here, Pei Xian understood this very well, so he stood up without hesitation, but when it came to the end, he still felt the fear of approaching death.
At this time, the prince couldn't see it, and said loudly on the side: "Maharaja, there is still a mystery in this matter, please give me a chance to prove it to you." He was halfway through his words, but was picked up by King Jing Yuanying, who smiled faintly and said: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, the assassin ran into the Pei family's tent in full view of everyone, if the Pei family has no ghost in their hearts, why kill the assassin but refuse to hand him over?" What is this not murder? If the Pei family could honestly hand over the assassin when the Guo Mansion went to search just now, it would be able to show that they were innocent, and now the evidence is already conclusive, I advise His Royal Highness the Crown Prince not to make it clear for them again, otherwise it will only make people suspicious......"
The prince raised his eyebrows coldly: "What do you suspect?" Do you want to say that I was also an accomplice in the assassination of the Maharaja? ”
Jing Wang Yuanying just smiled slightly, and said slowly: "Your Highness, you are too careful, I didn't mean that, it's just that you and the Pei family have always been very close, and the Pei family is your mother family, no matter how you say it, you can't abolish the prince for personal reasons and ignore the majesty of the prince." ”
The prince was covered by a high hat from him, and suddenly he couldn't say a word, yes, everyone present can intercede for Pei Xian, only he will make people feel inappropriate when he speaks, the Pei family is important, but nothing is more important than his reputation. Thinking of this, he subconsciously glanced at King Jing, and couldn't help but hate this younger brother to the extreme.
When King Qin saw this scene, he said: "Okay, okay, the two of you don't have to argue about this, since Pei Gongzi has admitted this qiē, he can only let the prince dispose of it." ”
After the Emperor Yuexi captured the Pei family, he went back to the tent to rest without any concern, at this moment most of the entire Golden Tent were nobles on the grassland, of course they hated the assassin of the Maharaja, and the Pei Bai incident had just happened during the day, so that the Pei family became more and more hateful in their eyes, when even a Khan King stood up and said loudly: "Maharaja, please execute this person according to the practice of our steppe!" Otherwise, it will be difficult to quell the anger of the people! ”
The Maharaja narrowed his eyes and smiled slightly: "Since everyone has no objections, let's follow our old rules." Saying that, there were guards in the tent who walked up quickly, even if Pei Xian regarded death as home, he couldn't help but change his complexion, he didn't know the rules on the grassland, and he didn't know how to punish the crime of killing the king, but he had already made up his mind, stretched out his head and stabbed his head, and shrunk his head was also a knife, since he was carrying the responsibility for the family, what was he afraid of?
Pei Xian glanced at Pei Hui, who was forcibly suppressing resentment next to him, gritted his teeth stiffly, and didn't say a word.
Pei Xian was taken out of the tent, and the nobles of Yuexi watched him leave. There was a whisper from the crowd: "What will the Maharaja do with this person?" "Who knows, the rules of the people on this grassland are different from our Yuexi." "Yes, if Yuexi overturns the crime of killing the king, it will be the Zhulian Nine Clans, and he will be executed by Ling Chi, how is this grassland punished?" Everyone's faces couldn't help but show a look of curiosity, of course, some people felt unworthy for the Pei family, and felt sorry for Pei Xian, a noble son. In the crowd, only the prince had gloomy eyes and did not say a word. Pei Hui raised his steps and wanted to rush forward, but his eyes were dark, and he fainted suddenly.
Yuan Lie glanced at Li Weiyang, under the night, her face looked particularly white, her slender eyebrows, and clear eyes were dyed with a layer of moonlight soft light, he smiled slightly, and said, "Do you want to go and see how they punish Pei Xian?" ”
Li Weiyang turned his head, looked at him and said, "Could it be that there are any new ways to play?" ”
Yuan Lie laughed, his amber eyes were a little mysterious, and said, "You come with me." With that, they walked towards the place of execution, and not only them, but also other nobles from the west of the country were also very interested in the punishment on the grassland, and followed them in groups.
Jing Wang Yuanying also walked out of the golden tent, he quickly wanted to catch up with Li Weiyang, at this moment, suddenly a girl stood in front of him. The girl was dressed in red, her appearance was extraordinarily beautiful, her figure was slender, her eyes looked at him seriously, and her tone was very surprised: "His Royal Highness King Jing." ”
It was none other than the Maharaja's daughter, Princess Ali, who had been around him at every opportunity since King Jing had participated in a hunt with the Emperor three years ago, and had obviously fallen in love with him at first sight. It's a pity that King Jing has always been very polite to her, but he is not close. Seeing him here at this moment, Princess Ali's expression was infinitely surprised, she stepped forward and grabbed Yuan Ying's sleeve and said, "I went to your tent to look for you several times, but the guards said that you were not there, did you deliberately avoid me?" Saying that, her eyes couldn't help blinking, and she said infinitely aggrieved: "Am I just annoying you like this?" ”
On the grassland, Princess Ali is the most beautiful girl, and the target of many warriors, she has never been so neglected, she just doesn't understand why King Jing doesn't like her, and avoids her in every way.
Yuan Ying looked at Princess Ali's bright face, and then smiled: "Princess Ali, you misunderstood, I have been with my father for the past two days, so I am not in the account." ”
Princess Ali was stunned: "What you said is true?" Without waiting for him to answer, he hurriedly said, "Aren't you really deliberately avoiding me?" ”
Yuan Ying naturally shook his head, in fact, he knew that Princess Ali was a very good girl, but he was not ready to marry the grassland. A prince has a wife of an alien race, which is tantamount to cutting off the possibility of ascending to the throne in the future. Princess Ali's status is very precious, if she marries him, she must be the princess, and the son born to the princess is naturally the son of the world, and she will inherit his position in the future. I also know that the civil and military officials will not agree to a child with grassland blood to inherit the throne. Thinking about it this way, if he marries Princess Ali, Yuan Ying will have three points less bargaining chips to chase the emperor's throne, so this is the fundamental reason why he avoids Princess Ali.
But now he can't make this qiē clear, because Ali is a simple and kind girl, and Yuan Ying doesn't intend to hurt her, so he would rather stay away and hope that she will take the initiative to give up, but he underestimated Ali's persistence, this little girl has been thinking about him for three years and values him very much.
Yuan Ying glanced at the direction in which Li Weiyang disappeared, couldn't help but feel a little anxious, and took two steps forward, Princess Ali hurriedly stopped him and said, "Where are you going?" Are you going to chase the young lady of the Guo family? Why do you like her? Am there something I'm not doing well enough? ”
Ali and Pei Baoer are different, Pei Baoer speaks with three points of jealousy and unconvinced, so the expression has become hideous, but Ali is pure and innocent, she is just confused, she just doesn't understand, in her opinion, she thinks she is very good, everyone likes her very much, why does Yuan Ying just dislike her?
Yuan Ying smiled bitterly and said: "She is my cousin, I came out this time and my aunt told me to take good care of her, then King Yuan Lie clearly has ulterior motives, so I can't let them be alone, this is the reason why I want to catch up, Princess Ali, don't get me wrong." ”
Ali raised her eyebrows and said: "Don't think I'm a child, always say the same thing as my father to lie to me, I know you just like her, just now in the tent I saw you staring at her, your eyes are not bad!" ”
Yuan Ying was stunned, he didn't expect Princess Ali's observation to be so keen, he frowned slightly, nodded and said, "Yes, I do have a marriage contract with her, and I will marry her to be my princess in the future." ”
Ali was anxious, and said with a pause: "Why, if she likes you, why didn't she even look at you just now?" She and King Xu are a couple! She doesn't like you at all! Ali spoke very simply, she didn't expect the consequences of this sentence, it was like a knife stabbing Yuan Ying's heart. His gaze suddenly became cold, and Ali didn't see his displeasure, but instead clenched his hand, and said in a crisp voice: "Otherwise, don't go back, just stay on the grassland, okay?" I must be very happy to accompany you on hunting and horseback riding. ”
Princess Ali's face is snow-white, her eyes are clear and transparent, such an innocent look is impossible for the reserved aristocratic ladies of Yuexi to have, if Yuan Ying doesn't want to inherit the unification, he may seriously consider this problem, but looking at Ali's face, his mind flashed that plain white and indifferent face, but his heart trembled, shook off her hand, and said coldly: "Princess, let's go back quickly, don't follow me anymore." ”
Princess Ali hurriedly said, "Why did you drive me back?" She said with tears in her eyes, "I know you don't take me to heart at all, the first time we met, you smiled at me, I thought you had a little bit of a good impression of me in your heart......" she couldn't go on.
A trace of impatience flashed in Yuan Ying's heart, but he could only say softly: "Princess Ali, I am not your good match, there are so many warriors on the grassland, and they all like you very much." ”
Princess Ali said with tears in her eyes: "But I only like you, if you don't want to stay on the grassland, I'll accompany you back to Yuexi, okay?" I just want to be with you. Her face is very innocent, in the heart of this grassland girl, she only likes and dislikes, and she can't think of other complicated interests, she doesn't know that Yuan Ying has never thought of taking her back to Yuexi, nor has she thought of marrying her, this is their identity is destined, so even though Princess Ali's expression is very sad, but Yuan Ying still pushed her away, and said lightly: "I should go, I'm sorry." ”
Li Weiyang and Yuan Lie came to the execution ground on the grassland, which seemed to her to be a very strange place, the grassland people made a huge fire plate out of iron sheets, and the bottom of this board was suspended in the air, and it was full of dead branches and straw. They caught Pei Xian onto the fire board and lit a fire below, Li Weiyang looked at this scene, her eyes became a little strange, she turned her head and asked Yuan Lie, "What are they doing?" ”
Yuan Lie had done some research on the grassland, so he knew very well what the other party was doing, but he just smiled slightly: "You can continue to look down to find out." ”
Li Weiyang's eyes fell on the fire again, the fire was originally very small, but it gradually became bigger, the temperature gradually increased, even though they stood far away, but they still felt that the fire brought a burst of burning sensation, Pei Xian's eyes became frightened, changing his feet left and right on the iron sheet, constantly sweating, as the temperature rose, he even began to run constantly, the whole body was panting, as if his whole body was wet with sweat. Just when the nobles of Yuexi were surprised in their eyes, on the lookout platform next to the iron plate, there were guards who poured down several buckets of cold water, and those waters converged and fell, falling like a waterfall, and then the guards were like livestock, and used a rope to wrap Pei Xian's neck and pull him to the iron plate, everyone was completely frightened by this strange scene, only to hear the skin and flesh and the red-hot iron plate contact, there was an extremely heart-rending scream, and then a sneering sound was heard, and a barefoot guard rushed up, Skinning a human skin alive was a clean and neat action, no different from peeling off a sheepskin.
Li Weiyang only heard a sound that was more terrifying than a pig being stabbed, and couldn't help but subconsciously take a step back, she turned her head, looked at Yuan Lie in surprise and said, "Why are they doing this?" ”
Yuan Lie smiled warmly, and his voice was also very beautiful, "They are skinning people alive, and the skin that is peeled off is going to be drummed, oh, by the way, the leg bones are going to be made into horns, and the skull is going to be made into a skull bowl, have you ever seen a skull bowl?" ”
Li Weiyang shook his head, Yuan Lie's eyes flashed, and his smile became more gentle, "When we came, we saw the skull bowl on the grassland in the market, which was inlaid with gold and silver, and some were embedded with jewelry, do you remember, a skull bowl costs a full 10,000 taels of silver, and these will become the collection of the nobles on the grassland." Of course, the grassland people didn't do this to sell it at first, but just wanted to make magic weapons, and the witch doctors you just saw relied on these magic weapons to cure diseases and save people. There are also temples full of ritual vessels made of human bones, all of which come from prisoners who have committed the most heinous crimes. ”
The timid ladies and ladies among the nobles of Yuexi were so frightened that they fainted when they saw this scene, they didn't expect that there were people in this world who used such a terrible method to skin people alive, which was much more terrible than the punishment of Ling Chi's execution, it was simply terrifying!
Li Weiyang sighed softly and said: "This way of dying is really interesting, this lord, just kill the chicken and show it to the monkey." ”
Yuan Lie hooked his lips, nodded and said: "The grassland people have always been brave and savage, and those who dare to kill the monarch will certainly not end well, Pei Xian is already extraordinarily gracious." ”
The guards over there had already peeled off Pei Xian's skin alive, and then cut off the skull from the eyebrow bone, leaving a very smooth trace, and then saw that the guard had sawed off the part of the skull and gave it to the grassland wizard who was waiting on the side, and his limbs were also cut off as materials for making future magic weapons. Such a punishment was not only cruel but also barbaric, but no one dared to stop it. Because when the guards on the grassland were doing this qiē, they were all muttering incantations in their mouths, very solemn and mysterious, obviously very religious. In the eyes of everyone, this criminal law has a mysterious beauty like a slaughter, more like a gorgeous human sacrifice.
Li Weiyang didn't want to look any further, she sighed, turned her head and walked to the opposite place, Yuan Lie followed her, stared at her expression, and couldn't help asking, "Do you think this punishment is too cruel?" ”‘
Li Weiyang shook his head lightly, and exhaled like a land: "All of them are his own faults, if he hadn't harmed others first, why would I treat the Pei family like this?" He should kill me, so wouldn't it be right for me to resist? What's more, this is the hand of the steppe man, and there is not a drop of blood on my hand. ”
Yuan Lie smiled slightly, nodded and said, "It's good that you don't have a soft heart." ”
Li Weiyang continued to walk forward, she was not soft-hearted, but she felt a little sick to her stomach, the grassland people's punishment was even more cruel than her. At this time, Li Weiyang saw Princess Ali, she was crying very sadly not far from the Golden Horde, Li Weiyang wanted to pretend to turn a blind eye, but Ali raised her eyes and saw her, and ran up quickly, looking at Li Weiyang with blazing eyes, with a trace of sadness in her eyes. Li Weiyang was a little surprised, she really couldn't think of it, what did the execution of Pei Xian just have to do with Princess Ali? Why did she cry so sadly?
Ali sobbed and said, "King Jing...... King Jing ......"
She didn't finish her words, but Li Weiyang understood. Yuan Lie smiled slightly, took a few steps back, and left the venue to the two women, he believed that Li Weiyang would definitely let Princess Ali understand, because she had always spoken to the point and ruthlessly.
Li Weiyang looked at Princess Ali, and said with a hint of indifference in his eyes: "Has Her Royal Highness the Princess been rejected by King Jing?" ”
Ali was stunned: "How do you know?" ”
Li Weiyang thought to himself, if it weren't for that, why would you cry so sadly? She smiled faintly: "Princess, the warriors on the grassland are the most suitable for you, no matter who you marry, you can live happily, but if you go to Yuexi, I am afraid that you will not be able to get your beloved, but will let yourself fall into an uncomfortable situation." ”
The princess looked at Li Weiyang puzzled, she didn't have any deep hostility towards her, but she was always a little sour when facing Li Weiyang. Seeing through the other party's thoughts, Li Weiyang just smiled faintly and said: "Although there is no princess in King Jing's mansion, but in order to maintain the purity of the bloodline, even if King Jing marries you, he can only wronged you as a side concubine, and then you will not be a proud princess on the grassland, but a woman in King Jing's Mansion who is waiting for him to pity, her status is one level lower, and when he marries Princess Zheng, she and his son will inherit the title of King Jing, and your child is just a concubine, you may not understand the meaning of concubine, in the grassland, every prince has the right to inherit, Although the eldest prince has the first right to inherit, the other sons of the maharaja also have the opportunity to inherit his throne, but in our Yuexi, only the children of the concubine are eligible to inherit the throne. ”
What Li Weiyang said is not wrong, not everyone can inherit the title with the tacit approval of the old prince and the emperor like King Xu Yuanlie.
Princess Ali looked at Li Weiyang, and showed a look of shock, Li Weiyang knew that she couldn't understand, so she explained softly: "In Yuexi, you not only have to face the problem of identity, but also customs and habits, have you seen the county lord of Xiangyun?" She doesn't like the goat's milk on the grassland, she doesn't like the wind and sand on the grassland, and she doesn't like the rude men on the grassland, so what about you? Would you like the reserve of the Yuexi aristocracy, their intrigues, and their mutual intrigues? Once you marry His Royal Highness King Jing, you have to help him plan, always think about his thoughts, deal with his enemies, and win over his allies, can you do this princess Qiē? ”
Ali's eyes widened in surprise, she didn't expect a marriage to be so complicated, isn't marrying someone just like me, I like you? Most people on the grassland do this, why can't it be the turn of Jingwang Yuanying? ’
Li Weiyang's face was calm, his eyes were as black as crystal, he smiled slightly, and said, "You can't do it, can you?" You grew up on this grassland since you were a child, in your opinion, right is right, wrong is wrong, there is no middle ground, people like you can't live for a year in the Yuexi royal family, I'm afraid it will bring trouble to King Jing, since you like him, how can you bear to cause him trouble? And it's thousands of miles away from home, what does that mean? That means you'll never be able to return to the grasslands. When the time comes, no matter what you say or act, there will be people staring at you and making you feel suffocated, can you really bear it? Is your affection for King Jing enough to sustain this qiē? ”
Ali was so frightened by her that she took a few steps back, although she wanted to refute, but she knew that every word that the other party said was true, because she could see that these noble ladies in Yuexi were thinking about each other, and any sentence could be thought from many aspects, obviously it was a very simple thing, but it would be complicated by these people, which made Ali very confused.
Li Weiyang stopped talking, and then, the hem of her skirt gently brushed past Ali's side, and just when she was about to pass by, Princess Ali suddenly shouted: "Did King Jing ask you to tell me this?" ”
Li Weiyang turned to look at Princess Ali's puzzled face, and smiled: "These words are just what I want to say, so I just said it, I don't want to see a free and easy person become a puppet with his hands and feet, and I don't want to see a person who was originally very cheerful being forced to change his personality to cater to others." She didn't know why she was kind enough to say these words to Ali, maybe she saw a person's shadow in Princess Ali's body. When you are persistent in love, you always want to give the best to the other person, but you don't think about whether others need it or not. Although Princess Ali is simple and easy to be instigated by Pei Bao'er, she is really not a bad person, although she is a little cautious about Li Weiyang, she has never really used some means to deal with her rivals.
Ali sighed suddenly, and she said slowly, "But the grassland will not be peaceful in the future." ”
Li Weiyang looked at her lonely expression, and couldn't help but feel strange and said, "What does the princess mean ......"
Princess Ali looked at her silently and said: "As soon as the eldest brother dies, my brothers will start to fight for me, although they are not as smart and cunning as the prince of Yuexi, but they all fight with their lives, no matter who wins, someone will die." So I don't want to stay on this grassland, I want to follow King Jing back to the west. ”
Li Weiyang was stunned, she didn't expect Princess Ali to be so obsessed with King Jing and have such a thing. Princess Ali's expression was gloomy, and she continued to speak: "I hope that the third brother can inherit the throne of the Maharaja, but he is the most unlikely to inherit. ”
Li Weiyang's expression flashed a trace of strangeness, in her opinion, Princess Ali's brother the third prince is very clever and capable of inheriting the unification, just from his behavior of chasing him out of the tent today to deliberately win over himself and Yuan Lie, it can be seen that he is a person with a lot of thoughts, he proposed to remarry and help the lord of Xiangyun, so it naturally aroused the favor of the nobles of Yuexi, and won the support of many people, but why did Princess Ali say that he was the least qualified to inherit the throne of the Great Monarch?
Seeing Li Weiyang's expression, Princess Ali sighed: "Because my third brother is not the biological son of the Great King." ”
Li Weiyang was completely stunned, Princess Ali saw her look surprised, and quickly explained: "My mother is the side princess of the Great Monarch, but she was originally my uncle's wife. ”
Li Weiyang suddenly understood, she looked at Ali tentatively and said, "Could it be that the third prince is ......?"
Princess Ali nodded and said: "My third brother is a widowed son, at that time my uncle rebelled and was killed by my father, and later my father took over all his wives and concubines, including my biological mother, and she gave birth to my third brother in less than three months, so everyone on the grassland knows that he is not the biological son of the Great King." ”
Li Weiyang sighed, because of the difficulty of population reproduction on the grassland, it is not surprising that men will indeed adopt children who are not their own, but it is not surprising that in the case of the Maharaja having so many princes, it is indeed very difficult for the third prince to inherit the throne, no wonder he is so camping, desperately trying to win over the nobles of Yuexi, she looked at Princess Ali, and couldn't help but say: "Why did Her Royal Highness suddenly sue me about this?" ”
Princess Ali gritted her teeth and said, "I just want to tell you that the third brother really hopes that I can marry His Royal Highness King Jing, and he also prompted me to confess." ”
Li Weiyang understood even more that the third prince wanted to attach himself to King Jing. It's just that he is not a stupid person, and he should understand very well that King Jing Yuanying will not marry Ali, but why did he do this? There must be some reason for this. She glanced at the Golden Horde, but saw the crown prince and the second prince Balu walking out side by side, whispering from time to time. When Li Weiyang saw this scene, he vaguely guessed the truth, presumably it was Balu who fell in love with the prince, which made the third prince anxious to pay tribute to King Jing. In Li Weiyang's opinion, the third prince is much more cunning than the second prince, so he is very likely to win the position of the king. As for the bloodline, in fact, in the face of strength, it is not that important at all.
Princess Ali suddenly said aloud: "I don't care why the third brother asked me to do this, I don't do anything else, I just want to go back to Yuexi with King Jing, but I still want to thank you for saying this to me, you are a good person, I will repay you if you have the opportunity in the future." ”
Li Weiyang saw that her expression was so firm, and he couldn't help sighing, there are really girls in this world who don't hit the south wall and don't look back.
When Princess Ali said this, she turned around and ran, ran away and glanced back at Li Weiyang, no matter how stupid a person is, she knows that what Li Weiyang said today is true, and her original resentment against Li Weiyang has disappeared.
The prince over there said a few words to Balu, and then broke him away with an excuse, and then waited for everyone to leave, he deliberately waited for half an hour, until he was sure that no one would see him again, so he quietly returned to the golden horde, and the prince smiled slightly: "Your Royal Highness the prince, is there anything wrong with visiting late at night?" ”
The prince arched his hand and said, "I don't know what the prince thinks of my mention yesterday?" He had already put forward Empress Pei's request to the Maharaja yesterday, he thought that the Maharaja would take action today, but he never thought that there would be a matter of the Pei family, which in his opinion, Li Weiyang is simply unforgivable, no matter how good his patience is, he has run out, and he can no longer tolerate this person's existence.
The Mahjun smiled slightly, and a chill was added to his voice, "His Royal Highness the Prince, I don't owe anything to Queen Pei, what does she say about what I do, who is the Maharaja on this grassland?" ”
The crown prince frowned, and subconsciously stepped forward and said, "Maharaja, do you mean that you are unwilling to serve my queen mother?" ”
"No!" The Maharaja abruptly interrupted, "If it is something else, of course I will do my best for Queen Pei, but this matter is very difficult, I promised you before, I didn't expect that the young lady of the Guo family would collude with King Xu, so her identity is very special!" You should have known that His Majesty the Emperor loves His Royal Highness King Xu very much, and if I hurt his sweetheart, it would be strange if he didn't fight with me. ”
The crown prince raised his eyebrows and said, "Is the prince afraid?" ”
The prince smiled faintly and said: "I have never been afraid of anyone in my life, but it depends on whether it is worth it or not, if it is for a few pieces of cloth and a dagger, some tea will be the enemy of Emperor Yuexi and King Xu, I am not so stupid." ”
"How many pieces of cloth? Some tea? The queen mother has given you a lot of benefits. The prince couldn't help but clench his fists, the prince said this clearly deliberately denied! He couldn't help but take a step forward and said, "And the Great Monarch, you have obviously agreed to it personally, do you want to go back on your word now?" ”
The Maharaja's smile became more cordial, he beckoned to the prince, signaling that the other party did not need to be angry, and then said with a calm face: "His Royal Highness the prince does not need to be in a hurry, if there is anything to say, we can sit down and speak slowly." ”
The prince was annoyed, what else is there to say, if you don't agree, you don't agree, what is good to say, I obviously said it yesterday, and now I regret it, is it because I am afraid of Li Weiyang? The prince couldn't help but think in his heart that if the prince of the grassland refused to do it, he didn't want to come in person, let alone get involved in any blood and cause any trouble. The prince pondered for a moment, slowed down his tone and said: "Maharaja, you and my queen mother have formed an alliance, this is not a day or two, is there anything I have inconsiderate etiquette to provoke you, I apologize to you, but this matter is really important, if the prince is willing to do it for us, I can offer a thousand pairs of iron armor to the grassland every year, how about this?" ”
The Dajun smiled slightly and said, "That's not good, I have hundreds of thousands of troops, a thousand a year, when will I be fully armed?" There is a saying in your Yuexi that you don't suffer from widowhood but suffer from inequality, how can I explain it to the nobles who can't get iron armor? ”
The prince gritted his teeth and said: "If the iron armor is not enough, I can give up the iron smelting technique, the king should understand that the iron smelting technique in Yuexi is the most sophisticated, and I can send someone to teach you." ”
The Maharaja was taken aback, the full set of Yuexi's iron armor was only fifteen catties, and the armor on the horse was only thirty catties, which was not only very strong and durable, it could be called the first in all countries. But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince exchanged iron armor for it, and even did not hesitate to teach them the art of iron smelting. Is Li Weiyang really so important? Do you have to put her to death?
In fact, the prince didn't want to pay such a big price, but what Li Weiyang did today really shocked him, he didn't expect that as soon as she made a move, she would let the Pei family go and never return, today except for Pei Hui, Pei Bai was split in half, Pei Yang was beheaded, and Pei Xian was skinned alive, such a death was too miserable, even the prince couldn't help but feel concerned, if this situation continues, I'm afraid it will be his turn, the more he thinks about it, the more frightened he becomes, and he can't help but increase his chips.
The Maharaja saw through the urgency of the other party, so he acted as a dilemma: "The prince is certainly well-intentioned, but although the iron-smelting technology is good, I am helpless without iron ore." ”
Iron ore?! The prince couldn't help but look at each other, his eyes flashed with cold light, this grassland man, his ambition is too great.
There was a moment of silence in the golden tent, and the prince seemed to see the other party's embarrassment and didn't care, and finally smiled: "Because of this, I can only understand the prince's kindness." It's just that I really don't dare to disobey the emperor's majesty's intentions, if he knew that I had done such a thing, he would never spare me, I really have a lingering fear for the millions of iron horsemen in Yuexi. He said, looking at the other man slyly.
The prince was anxious, and immediately said, "The Maharaja ......"
The Mahjun waved his hand, and his voice overcame him, "The prince will leave if he has nothing to do." ”
What a broken word and a fat old fox! The crown prince looked at him resentfully, turned his head and left, but before he had taken a few steps, he paused, suddenly turned his head, looked at the Maharaja, and said in an unusually low voice: "What if I promise the Maharaja that after I ascend the throne, I will allow you three cities rich in iron ore?" ”
The Maharaja of the Prairie looked at the prince in surprise, and finally there was a hint of excitement in his eyes: "Oh? 1,000 sets of armor every year, iron smelting, and iron ore in three cities, the prince is really a big deal. ”
The prince gritted his teeth and said: "This bargaining chip must not be added again, if you really don't want to, I will find someone else!" He turned around and wanted to leave.
Dajun hurriedly said: "Don't worry, let's just talk about it." As he spoke, he immediately shouted loudly, "Come on, set the wine." ”
The prince's heart was relieved, he realized that the mahyun had agreed, he quickly sneered, and then asked, "When are you going to act?" ”
The Maharaja just smiled slightly, avoiding answering. The prince scolded this old fox over and over again in his heart, and this time tonight, the other party forced him to add three conditions. In fact, Queen Pei had already told him before she came, you must not be deceived by this old fox, and she squeezed and handed over so many alliance conditions, which the prince did not expect, if Queen Pei was here, she would definitely not agree. But the prince can't take care of it a lot at the moment, he sees the miserable situation of the Pei family, it really makes him frightened, he can't bear it anymore, as long as he can never see Li Weiyang again, he is willing to pay such a price, after all, the last condition is to wait for him to ascend the throne, I don't know what will happen at that time, and when he controls all the troops in Yuexi, whether to give it or not, after all, it is his own decision! With millions of lions in Yuexi in hand, are you still afraid that this old guy will be disobedient?
Thinking like this, the prince's expression couldn't help relaxing, he took the wine on the table, and saluted the maharaja: "I'll drink a glass first, and wish the mahyun success." ”
The Maharaja smiled warmly and said, "It's easy to say, Your Highness will listen to my good news when the time comes." ”
The two of them smiled tacitly, but a sneer flashed in the monarch's heart, this prince is more than smart and not experienced enough, if Empress Pei is here today, he will definitely force himself to agree without blood, the prince is still too tender! In fact, as early as when the prince mentioned the art of iron smelting, the prince thought about going according to the original plan, but he wanted to raise the price to see what kind of price the prince would pay, and now he already knows the value of this Li Weiyang.
At this time, Li Weiyang had already returned to his tent, and as soon as the maid at the door saw her coming back, she immediately greeted her, "Miss, you're back." ”
Li Weiyang nodded slightly, entered the tent, and found that the third brother and brother of the Guo family were waiting for him, they had just bandaged their wounds but refused to rest, and their expressions showed a trace of excitement.
Guo Cheng was lying on the side, ignoring his injuries, happily drinking wine while staggering and peeling peanuts. Seeing Li Weiyang, he immediately stood up and said, "Sister, you're back." Li Weiyang smiled and said, "Third brother, you are so leisurely and complacent, it makes me nervous for half a night." ”
Guo Cheng looked at her and smiled: "When did I not do the things you explained?" ”
Li Weiyang just smiled slightly, sat on the side, peeled a peanut neatly, threw it into his mouth, looked at Guo Dun next to him, and said with concern: "How is the fourth brother's injury?" ”
Guo Dun shook his hand nonchalantly and said, "It's just a small injury, it's not in the way!" But that guy was beheaded by me, and it was a real pleasure! He said, looking extremely excited.
Only then did Li Weiyang notice that Director Guo next to him seemed to have hidden worries in his expression. Li Weiyang's gaze turned to him and said softly, "Is there something wrong with the fifth brother?" ”
Director Guo sighed and said, "Things are not good, didn't you see your father's eyes just now?" Obviously, we blamed us for not suing him beforehand, but I'm afraid that there will be a big mess when we turn back. ”
Li Weiyang's expression remained unchanged: "Cutting the grass does not remove the roots, the spring breeze blows and grows again, my father is not blaming you for acting recklessly, but blaming you for not being able to kill all the four brothers of the Pei family." Her expression was calm, and she was clearly not afraid of any punishment. If you dare to do it, you must dare to admit it, Li Weiyang is this kind of character!
Guo Cheng glanced at her and couldn't help but shudder, as early as when Li Weiyang proposed this plan, he felt very risky, but he was unwilling to let go of such an opportunity. In fact, Li Weiyang originally did not plan to let the Guo family's brothers participate, but if the ordinary forbidden army was allowed to search, I am afraid that the Pei family would give way instead, only if the Guo family is here, the Pei family will not endure this shame, this subtle change in people's hearts, only Li Weiyang can grasp it so accurately.
Director Guo opened the peanuts in his hand and didn't speak, he knew what Li Weiyang meant, if he moved faster today, whether it was Pei Hui or Pei Xian, he would be able to kill him with one knife, and he would never suffer in the future! Now leaving a Pei Hui behind, there are still some hidden dangers. Either you don't do it, you have to do it completely, and getting rid of the elite generation of the Pei family is equivalent to cutting off the back road of the Pei family!
Li Weiyang just smiled faintly and said: "You don't have to worry, the Guo family and the Pei family are mortal enemies, and there is nothing more, don't look at him now that he is full of wealth and wealth, Queen Pei turned her hands into clouds and turned her hands into rain, but after all, there will be a day." ”
Director Guo was sitting on Li Weiyang's right side, next to her. Seeing that her eyes were shining when she spoke, her face was exceptionally delicate and beautiful, his eyes flickered, staring at Li Weiyang's face, and subconsciously stretched out his hand to her. Li Weiyang was stunned for a moment, turned his head sideways to avoid it, Director Guo was stunned, and then smiled slightly: "Don't move, there are some dirty ones here." As he spoke, he wiped off the black ash on his face for Li Weiyang.
Guo Dun was originally pouring wine into his mouth, but when he saw this scene, he was so frightened that he didn't even have time to drink the wine, and it flowed down his throat to his chest. Li Weiyang's expression was also very inexplicable, Director Guo just withdrew his hand, and said with a sneer: "What, can't the fifth brother wipe your face?" ”
Li Weiyang felt a little strange in her heart when she saw him like this, but after all, she never put her mind on the relationship between men and women, and she didn't pay special attention to Director Guo, so she just smiled and said, "Of course it doesn't matter." ”
Guo Cheng next to him looked at this scene, but he fell into deep thought, there was a trace of uneasiness and melancholy in his eyes, and he vaguely felt that the fifth child seemed to be more infatuated with Li Weiyang than before.
Guo Dun has already reacted, he is a relatively rough person, seeing this situation, he really believes Director Guo's explanation, plus he is very excited today, and he will not think deeply at all. He patted his thigh and said: "Now only Pei Hui and Pei Bao'er are left, but they have caused such a big disaster, you look at the eyes of the grassland nobles looking at the Pei family, I am afraid that their life will not be easy!" Hmph, it's better to serve it in one pot! ”
Li Weiyang smiled softly, and said with clear eyes: "Yes, open guns are easy to dodge and dark arrows are difficult to defend." It seems that the Pei family really wants to think about how to avoid the hostility of the grassland nobles and return to Yuexi safely. ”
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Edit: You ...... Can you change the title and think of something beautiful......
Xiao Qin: The name of the incompetent star floats by......