Xie Yutang took the men and horses to the agreed city.

The monarch of Shanglin Guojun had already made people wait, and when he saw Xie Yutang coming over, he immediately greeted him warmly, "General Xie, I haven't seen you for many days, I really miss it." ”

Xie Yutang smiled faintly and bowed politely.

After taking the people to his residence, the monarch couldn't wait to ask, "General Xie, what are your plans for this peace talks?" ”

"The soldiers will block the water and cover the earth."

When the monarch heard this, he couldn't help but be a little disappointed, he thought that Xie Yutang had made all the preparations, but he didn't expect that it was not the case at all, and people might not have taken it to heart at all.

Thinking of this, the monarch's face suddenly fell.

Xie Yutang saw it, but he didn't see it, the monarch sighed, and had to speak by himself, "General Xie, do you know that the king of Chu in the Eastern Xuan Kingdom is not sincere in talking to us about peace at all. ”

"How so?" Xie Yutang raised his eyebrows.

The monarch held his breath in his heart, but he didn't dare to offend Xie Yutang, so he could only explain depressedly, "I also know that the king of Chu will definitely not return empty-handed when he leads the army, he is just retreating." ”

Xie Yutang's expression was flat, "What Your Majesty said makes sense. ”

The monarch was overjoyed in his heart, and whispered, "General Xie, it's better for us to take advantage of his unpreparedness and surprise him, how about it?" ”

Xie Yutang looked at him with a smile, and the monarch who looked directly at him had cold sweat on his forehead, and said curtly, "What is General Xie looking at me like this?" ”

"I don't want to see more people at war, Your Majesty, do you know what I mean?" Xie Yutang threw out such a meaningful sentence.

The monarch was silent, but in his heart, he scolded Xie Yutang for being bloody. Maybe it was because he was angry in his heart, he didn't stay long before leaving, and the Nine Princes, who had not shown up, walked out and said slowly, "The monarch of Shanglin Kingdom is also a confused person, it's such a time, he still thinks about ghosts behind his back." ”

"He's just thinking about it, and I'm not going to help him." Xie Yutang said lightly.

The Ninth Prince sneered lightly, "He can only use your power to show off his might, without your help, he is nothing." "I'm also glad that Shanglin Country doesn't have much strength, otherwise, I don't know how far this war will go.

After being silent for a while, Xie Yutang asked, "Has the King of Chu arrived?" ”

"It's already here." The Nine Princes were expressionless.

"Okay, tomorrow is the peace talks, what I think is, in case of fraud, don't go out for the time being, as long as you don't show up, no one will know that you are also here."

The Nine Princes nodded approvingly, but he was still a little worried, "If you can't talk about it, how will you deal with it?" "Xie Yutang's secret guards are all left in the Northland to protect Chi Wan, and he knows this.

"It's okay, King Chu shouldn't be able to shoot directly." Xie Yutang pondered the thoughts of the King of Chu.

After the two discussed, they each went back to their rooms to rest, waiting for tomorrow's peace talks.

On the other hand, the King of Chu had already received the news that Xie Yutang had entered the city.

"Xie Yutang brought a lot of people over, and there were thousands of people, all of whom were stationed outside the city gate." The spy respectfully reported.

The King of Chu raised his eyebrows, playfully touched a cup with a green body, and said, "It's not a small courage to station people outside the city." ”

He glanced at the people around him, curled the corners of his mouth, and showed a wicked smile. Suddenly, as if remembering something, he asked again, "What about Lao Jiu, are you here?" ”

It's too cheap to kill only one Xie Yutang, it's best for Lao Jiu to come over too, and when the time comes, he can save a lot of trouble.

"There are no Nine Princes in the team."

"Didn't come?" King Chu frowned, not very convinced.

For such an important matter, Lao Jiu didn't come?

But soon, he threw this thought away, as long as Xie Yutang was gone, Lao Jiu would not be able to do anything alone, so he didn't have to care about it very much.

"Okay, you go and prepare, remember ......" King Chu brought several people close to him, instructed him again, and after making sure that nothing went wrong, he waited for Xie Yutang to show up.

The next day was the day of peace talks.

Xie Yutang came over with a few personal soldiers, and the king of Chu specially came to the door to greet him, as if the two had never had a conflict, and smiled very happily.

"Yutang, you're here, I haven't seen you for many days, but you haven't changed much." King Chu said with a smile, standing there, standing as tall as a green bamboo, and the smile on his face was like a mask, which made people want to tear the mask off.

Xie Yutang looked at him seriously a few times, and said with a kind smile, "Your Majesty has changed a lot. ”

"Oh, how do you say?" King Chu asked as if he was very interested.

Xie Yutang raised his feet and went in, and said lightly, "Your Majesty has aged a lot, and it is not easy to manage a country, but Your Majesty should pay more attention to rest, after all, only when you are healthy can you sit firmly in the country." ”

Hearing this, King Chu's face froze, and a trace of killing intent quickly appeared in his eyes, but it quickly disappeared, and he unconsciously touched the corners of his eyes and felt a few fine wrinkles.

He also knew that he was getting old a little fast, and there were too many affairs in Dongxuanguo, so he was sleeping later and later, and it was strange that he was not old. However, these words are inexplicably a little harsh when they are spoken by the opponent.

Hiding the gloom in his eyes, the King of Chu said with a smile, "This is not to worry about General Xie, since ancient times, there are a few people who have been in high positions since ancient times, and I have to bear more for the sake of the people." ”

Xie Yutang was noncommittal, and glanced at King Chu deeply, "If Your Majesty is really for the people, this war should not happen." ”

At this time, the two had already walked to the main hall, but strangely, there were only two positions, after Xie Yutang sat down, he looked around, "What about the Shanglin Kingdom Monarch?" ”

And the king of Fanbang is not there.

The king of Chu sat down on the other side, "This is a matter for the two of us, and they are here to mix something." ”

Xie Yutang understood after thinking about it, but he didn't pursue it too much.

"Tea, I haven't sat with General Xie like this for a long time, and we must catch up on the old days today." The king of Chu instructed the people around him.

was indifferently rejected by Xie Yutang, "No need, we don't have anything to talk about, let's come directly." ”

"Why should General Xie be like this, we are here to negotiate peace, there is no need to be so tense."

At this time, the next person brought the tea up, Xie Yutang smelled the smell, and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, this is his favorite oolong tea, when he was still in the Eastern Xuanguo, he often drank it, but he didn't expect that the king of Chu still remembered.

But what is he doing it for?

Xie Yutang glanced at King Chu scrutinically, and his face did not show any trace of strange emotion.

"I remember, you like oolong tea the most, so I specially asked someone to bring some over." The king of Chu took the initiative to provoke the topic.

Xie Yutang didn't touch the cup of tea, and said lightly, "That was before." ”

King Chu glanced at him unexpectedly, "Don't love it now?" ”

"People change, like Your Majesty, won't you become completely different from the past?" Xie Yutang pointed out sharply that he did not care about the face of King Chu at all.

Since the king of Chu ascended to that position, he has not been accused like this for a long time, for a while, his face was a little ugly, and he endured it again and again, so he did not scold directly, but raised his eyebrows with a smile, "How do you know that I am different from the past, like you said, people will change, I have changed, haven't you changed?" ”

Xie Yutang said meaningfully, "I don't change, it depends on Your Majesty to change." ”

As soon as these words came out, both of them quieted down, after all, they used to be really good friends.

After the silence, King Chu took the lead in speaking out, but changed the subject, "Don't mention the past, let's get down to business first, what are your requirements?" ”

"I hope Your Majesty will withdraw your troops." Xie Yutang did not beat around the bush and directly put forward the conditions.

King Chu looked at him heavily, "Xie Yutang, have you forgotten that you are from the Eastern Xuan Kingdom?" ”

"Of course, I haven't forgotten, it's precisely because I remember my identity that I don't want to see my lives ruined." Xie Yutang replied calmly.

King Chu changed his posture and said quietly, "Since this is the case, you shouldn't stop my plan, you know, if you help Lin Guo, you are already betraying Dongxuan." ”

Facing the guidance of the King of Chu, Xie Yutang was not fooled by him, "You are wrong, I am not helping Shanglin, I am helping you, I am helping the people of Dongxuan, Your Majesty, I will give you a piece of advice, if you don't want to be infamous for thousands of years, you better stop now." ”

King Chu almost laughed angrily.

"I am the king of Dongxuan, everything I do is for Dongxuan, what do you know?" The voice of the King of Chu was full of anger.

Xie Yutang frowned slightly, he always felt that King Chu was a little strange, he seemed to be particularly easy to get angry, and his temper was much bigger than before, what's going on, is it because there are too many things in Dongxuan?

It's not right, the King of Chu is not this character, even if he was forced into the prison by the prince before, he has always been calm.

Xie Yutang couldn't think of a reason, so he didn't care about it for the time being, but said in response to the question raised by the King of Chu, "I don't understand Your Majesty's ambitions, but I know that what Your Majesty has done is a disaster for the people. ”

King Chu pursed his lips disdainfully, "Those who have become great things since ancient times, who can account for these small problems?" ”

"The lives of the people, you call them small problems?" Xie Yutang frowned unhappily.

"They are the lowest people, and it is not a pity to die, but it is also their glory if they can show their lives for the country."

Xie Yutang couldn't believe it, staring at him, his eyes were full of incredulity, "You didn't say that before, you said that after you become the emperor, you will definitely put the people first, but now?" ”

"I didn't figure it out at the time." The King of Chu was impatient, and his tone was a little rushed, "Do you think the people in Shanglin are doing well?" I'm afraid that they can't wait to be included in my Dongxuan. Besides, Fanbang, their living environment is harsh, and after they are included in the territory, I will definitely develop agriculture for them and improve their lives, do you think they are willing? ”