General Mandrola said: "Your Majesty, I asked Da Shan Yu. But Da Shan Yu said that this is a private matter between us and Wang Mang, and he is not easy to interfere with, and he has now reached a series of consensus with Wang Mang, and there is a faint sense of unity.

Therefore, it is not possible to ask for help from a large single thing. The other Nayue Clan and Loulan Kingdom were also reluctant to intervene, and they were all afraid of Wang Mang. Da Danyu suggested that we discuss with Wang Mang again and strive to pay less compensation. His main meaning was that we should negotiate peace with Wang Mang, and not be impulsive, so as not to be destroyed. ”

"Don't even Da Dan Yu dare to compete with Wang Mang?" The king's face turned pale and he felt a pang of despair.

He thought that if he fought with the strength of the whole country, there was basically no possibility of winning. If you don't fight, you can't afford to pay for it, and you can't pay so much money.

"Ministers, you must come up with a proper idea for me on this matter. Otherwise, our Dawan Kingdom will be destroyed. ”

Ministers, you look at me, I look at you, and no one can come up with a good idea.

With one force to break through ten thousand laws, Wang Mang has an absolute advantage, and these ministers can't think of any good way to solve this matter.

Just when everyone was in distress, a courtier standing in the middle of the group of ministers came out.

This person is Murong Xiao, the person who sent Shi Xiuying back to Dawan on the order of Wang Mang, and he is also Shi Xiuying's official father-in-law.

Of course, no one else knows his identity.

At this moment, he stood up and said to the king: "Your Majesty, it is actually not difficult to solve this matter smoothly, but I don't know if Your Majesty is reluctant to give up some things." ”

"Oh? Not hard to solve? What do you think? ”

Since Murong Xiao brought Shi Xiuying back to Dawan Kingdom, King Zamud was very happy, rewarded Murong Xiao heavily, and also made Murong Xiao an official.

Murong Xiao replied: "Your Majesty, I once served under Wang Mang's account, and I know a little about some of his things. After Wang Mang caught Princess Shi Xiuying, he treated each other politely, and there was nothing wrong with it.

I think Your Majesty also knows that Wang Mang has only one wife and no other women. Princess Shi Xiuying's country is beautiful, and Wang Mang is now deliberately asking for such harsh compensation, purely because the drunkard does not mean to drink.

I think he may actually want Princess Shi Xiuying, but he is not easy to say because of the problem of face. Therefore, I suggest that Your Majesty can send someone to talk to Wang Mang about this. said that Princess Shi Xiuying would be reconciled with him to resolve this dispute.

I assume that if we make such a statement, he will agree. Otherwise, after he caught the princess in the first place, how could he treat the princess so politely?

Only he likes the princess, that's why he cares so much about the princess's escape. In the past, many of the captives he captured had escaped, and I didn't see him angry, but he was constantly entangled in the matter of the princess, which shows his intentions. ”

"Well—" King Zamud was a little embarrassed, and could not answer.

When he heard Murong Xiao's statement, he also felt that it was possible. It's just that Shi Xiuying is his favorite daughter-in-law, and he doesn't want to embarrass his daughter-in-law in this marriage matter.

He thought about it for a long time, and finally felt that it was still national affairs that mattered, and he couldn't favor Shi Xiuying too much.

He said to the chamberlain: "You go and pass Xiuying over." ”

The father-in-law listened to the words and retreated.

After a while, Shi Xiuying came to the main hall.

King Zamud told Murong Xiao what he said and asked Shi Xiuying what he meant.

Shi Xiuying said: "Father, Wang Mang is powerful, and we can't compete with it." If you can use your daughter to resolve this grievance, your daughter is willing to go to harmony. ”

"Okay, if it happens, my father will thank you on behalf of the people of Dawan Kingdom."

"Father doesn't need to say thank you, the people of Dawan gave birth to me and raised me, and now I should do something for these people, not to mention that this matter was also caused by children."

The king nodded and said to Murong Xiao: "Murong Xiao, you put forward this idea of harmony, so it is most appropriate for you to make peace with Wang Mang." Therefore, you can lead some people and horses to Gansu in the Han Dynasty tomorrow with my handwritten letter and talk to Wang Mang about this. ”

Murong Xiao shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I can't share your worries about this matter. Wang Mang must be hating me now, after all, I betrayed him and left with the princess. If I go, I can't guarantee that he won't be angry.

Therefore Your Majesty may choose another person to negotiate peace. Of course, I think the general is the most suitable, because the general has dealt with Wang Mang, and in general there is still a little bit of affection at all. ”

"General?" The king looked at Mandrola and asked, "General, are you willing to do this?" ”

Mandelola replied, "Your Majesty, I am willing to go and promise to complete the mission." ”

"Good! That's for now. General, after you see Wang Mang, you have to be good at speaking. If he doesn't agree, then you can do it cheaply and try to keep his demands as low as possible. Our Dawan Kingdom and him can't afford to consume, can't fight, can't be impulsive. ”

"The minister has his own part, and His Majesty does not need to worry."

"Retreat!" With a wave of his hand, the king left the hall first.

The ministers dispersed one after another, each with his own plan.

When Shi Xiuying returned to the palace, she immediately summoned Murong Xiao to discuss the matter.

At that moment, Shi Xiuying asked: "Xianggong, that Wang Mang doesn't seem to have so much power now, why do you still have that idea for your father?" I expected that Wang Mang must be bluffing and didn't dare to fight. That way, we can rest easy.

If I marry him in name, I will have to be subject to many restrictions. I don't think it's better for us to ignore this, and after a while, I'll talk to my father and let you be my concubine." In this way, we can be together in the name of justice. ”

"It's that simple." Murong Xiao shook his head and said, "Xiuying, don't look at Lord Wang now leading troops to be stationed in Gansu, ignoring the affairs of the outside world. But in fact, all the changes in Kyushu are under his control.

Besides, the king has been so gracious to me, if it weren't for him, how could I have won your favor? I don't want to betray the king. If you really want to repent and don't want to marry him nominally. Then I'll go to Gansu and talk to Lord Wang.

Also, although Lord Wang has arrested you, he really didn't embarrass you. Although I don't know why he wants you to marry him in name, I always feel that there is a big mystery in this. ”

"What if I don't let you go?" Shi Xiuying asked rhetorically; "Here, I can do everything, and you can't leave me."

"You can't keep me!" Murong Xiao said: "Xiuying, don't think about it. Although Lord Wang is easy to speak, he also has times when he is not good at talking. If he gets angry, it's a nuisance.

If you have to repent and forcibly leave me behind, then you can only keep me as a corpse. Born in heaven and earth, based on faith. My Murong family is determined to get rid of the identity of the green forest, enter the temple from literature, and become a true righteous family. I can't be untrustworthy. I believe that Lord Wang can help my Murong family fulfill this wish. ”

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