Xiao Yuexian stood up and quickly walked towards a small door in the corner, a white jade screen was placed in front of the small door, she dodged behind the screen, but did not leave.

The inner hall had been cleaned up a little, the maid placed two couches, and Xiao Mo sat on the dragon couch.

At this time, Xie Sili walked into the inner hall accompanied by Cen Wenwen, Xie Sili stepped forward, bowed down and said, "Xie Sili see His Royal Highness King Liang!" ”

Xiao Mo was stunned, and actually called himself His Royal Highness King Liang, he was suddenly furious in his heart, his face sank, and he was about to ask, but when he saw Cen Wenwen glaring at him again and again, he held back his breath and said coldly: "Xie Shilang came from afar, hard work, please sit down!" ”

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Xie Sili sat down calmly, although Xiao Mo was called the emperor, he had never been recognized by the Sui Dynasty, he naturally would not call His Majesty, this kind of principle, Xie Sili would never give in.

He was ordered to see Xiao Mill this time, in fact, he came to recruit Xiao Mill, but it was not easy to express his position clearly.

Cen Wenwen also sat down on the other side, he was the introducer, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this time Xie Shilang came over from Guannei and brought a shocking news that His Royal Highness the King of Chu actually led the army to break through Chang'an. ”

"Ahh

Xiao stood up abruptly, the news surprised him, and at this time, a low exclamation came from behind the screen.

Xie Sili was stunned, he heard it clearly, it was a young woman's voice, and there was a woman hiding behind the screen, which made Xie Sili a little puzzled.

Cen Wenwen also heard it, but he knew that this was Princess Baoyue, he didn't think so, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, please sit quietly, you have broken through Chang'an but not the palace." ”

Xiao Mo sat down slowly, his mind was in a mess, and he didn't notice that his daughter was hiding behind the screen. He was shocked by the unexpected news, and he finally restrained his panic and asked, "What the hell is going on?" ”

Xie Sili bowed slightly, and explained to Xiao Mo in detail that Yang Yuanqing led 10,000 cavalry to break through Chang'an, and finally forced the Tang Dynasty to sign the alliance under the city.

Xiao Mill's face was uncertain, this turned out to be what happened twenty days ago, and he didn't know anything about it, which showed that his news was blocked. But at this time, he was more concerned about the fate of the Tang Dynasty.

Xiao Milling can also be regarded as a generation of heroes. He knew very well what it meant for the capital to be breached by enemy troops. Although the Tang Dynasty was careless, Guanzhong was empty, and the Sui army was only a sneak attack, the Tang Dynasty was finally forced to sign an extremely unequal contract.

This means that the Tang Dynasty has been unable to withstand the pressure of the Sui Dynasty, and as for the two-year peace, it is even more nonsense. How could Yang Yuanqing give the Tang Dynasty a chance to restore its national strength, he was almost certain that next year the Sui army would attack the Tang Dynasty in an all-out way.

But if the Tang Dynasty perished. The next one must be himself, Xiao Miao's heart finally began to panic, what should he do?

Xiao Miao's frightened expression was seen in Xie Sili's eyes. This is expected by him, if Xiao Mo doesn't even have this awareness, then he doesn't deserve to be called a hero.

Xie Sili smiled slightly, took out a letter from his arms, and presented it to Xiao Miao. "This is a letter from His Royal Highness the King of Chu, and the answer that His Highness wants is in this letter."

A eunuch stepped forward and forwarded the letter to Xiao Miao, who took the letter and saw that the letter was written on the cover, 'Yang Yuanqing to Brother Xiao of Southern Liang'.

Yang Yuanqing called him Brother Xiao, indicating that this was a private letter, he opened the cover, pulled out the letter paper, shook it and spread it on the table, and the first sentence jumped out of his eyes, 'Jiang Du is goodbye, for ten years, Brother Xiao is okay?' ’

Jiangdu, Xiao Mian sighed, that year Yang Yuanqing had to deal with Zhang Jin, and let him help him make a bureau, in fact, they didn't meet that time, the last time they met should be in Dunhuang County, a chance encounter on the street, what year was that? He kind of forgot.

Xiao Mo looked down again, and then went straight to the topic after a simple reminiscence, it turned out to be an invitation for him to destroy Li Mi together, and the other alliance was Du Fuwei, he and Du Fuwei attacked from the west, and the Sui army attacked from the north.

Xiao Mo was confused, what should he do after killing Li Mi? Will Yang Yuanqing still admit his dúlì? and Du Fuwei, what kind of attitude he had, the letter did not mention anything.

He also said that this letter can solve his doubts, where is it? He glanced at Xie Sili in confusion and asked, "I want to ask Xie Shilang, what should I do with Liang Guo?" What is the attitude of His Royal Highness the King of Chu? ”

Xie Sili smiled slightly, "This needs His Highness to choose by himself, His Royal Highness the King of Chu has not made any statement, but Li Mi is our common enemy, and it is in our common interests that we join forces to annihilate him." ”

Although Xie Sili didn't say anything, Xiao Mo already understood, he sighed and said, "Let me think about this matter again, Xie Shilang will go back to the distinguished guest to rest first." ”

"That's good! I'll take my leave. ”

Xie Sili got up to say goodbye, Xiao Mo hurriedly glanced at Cen Wenwen, and said to him: "Xiangguo will send the distinguished guest out of the palace for me." ”

Cen Wenwen got up with a smile and waved his hand to Xie Sili, "Squire, please!" ”

The two went out of the palace, Xiao Mo remembered something, got up and walked towards the screen, he only reacted later, it should be his daughter hiding behind the screen.

There is no one behind the screen, his daughter has left, Xiao Mo remembered what his daughter had just proposed, in fact, he knew in his heart that this was a good strategy, using a friendly way to increase Nanliang's bargaining chips, but he didn't want to force his daughter and didn't want her to marry someone she didn't like.

Xiao Mo also knew that Yang Yuanqing would ascend the throne sooner or later, and this day was not far off, with his daughter's beauty, it was not a problem to be favored, but it was just ......

Xiao Miao's heart was also very confused, he didn't know what to do, he wanted to hear Cen Wenwen's opinion.

At this time, Cen Wenwen sent Xie Sili away and returned to the inner hall, and he smiled slightly: "Your Majesty is not very embarrassed? ”

Xiao Mo nodded, sat down again and said worriedly: "Originally, I thought that the situation would last for three or five years, but I didn't expect Yang Yuanqing to break through Chang'an, so that by next year at the latest, the Sui army will definitely attack the Tang Dynasty in a big way, and the world will change greatly, so what should we do?" ”

Cen Wenwen was silent for a long time, and then said slowly: "Under the nest, there are eggs?" If Tang is destroyed, we will not be able to escape destruction, and now is the time for His Highness to make a choice. Xie Sili also made it very clear just now that His Majesty needs to make a choice, and I believe this is Yang Yuanqing's original words. ”

"According to your meaning, I must surrender to the Sui Dynasty, is that so?" Xiao Mo looked at Cen Wenwen and asked.

Cen Wenwen nodded, and said earnestly: "If I am not mistaken, Du Fuwei has already surrendered to the Sui Dynasty, Your Majesty." In fact, the tide is gone. ”

Xiao Mo paced back and forth with his hands behind his back. Frowning and thinking about it, in fact, he felt that it was not yet the last moment, if the Tang Dynasty was destroyed, it would be the last moment, he quickly glanced at Cen Wenwen, he felt that Cen Wenwen was actually selfish. Maybe he's already descended.

Thinking of this, Xiao Mo stopped and said, "I want to wait and see if I will descend to Sui for a few more months, but this time Yang Yuanqing just invited me to attack Li Mi together." There is no mention of surrender, and if I agree to attack Li Mi, I have one condition. ”

"Your Majesty, please. Wechen told Xie Sili. ”

Xiao Mo groaned for a while, and said slowly: "Yang Yuanqing must agree to marry my daughter as a side concubine." ”

"Princess Baoyue?" Cen Wenwen was stunned for a moment.

Xiao Mo nodded solemnly, "This is my condition, if Yang Yuanqing agrees, I will send troops on time." Otherwise......"

Xiao Mo didn't say anything, but Cen Wenwen understood what he meant, otherwise he surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and assisted the Tang Dynasty in jointly resisting the Sui, which is what he meant, but harmony can indeed bring the greatest benefits to Nanliang, Cen Wenwen pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, this policy of harmony is very good, and Weichen fully agrees." ”……

The guest house where Xie Sili lived was actually next to Yuzhang Palace, Xie Sili knew that Cen Wenwen was discussing countermeasures with Xiao Mo, and he also knew that Cen Wenwen would give him an answer soon.

Xie Sili did not rest, pacing back and forth in the room with his hands in his hands, patiently waiting for Cen Wenwen's arrival, in fact, Xie Sili was also a little nervous in his heart, before he left, Yang Yuanqing repeatedly told him that Xiao Mo and Du Fuwei teamed up to attack Li Mi This move is very important, it is related to the overall situation of the whole world, no matter what, Xiao Mo must be persuaded to agree.

Xie Sili also knew that if Li Mi was destroyed, then Nanliang would directly face the threat of the Sui army, and it was one thing for Xiao Mi to refuse to agree.

If Xiao Milling refuses to agree, it can only be Du Fuwei attacking Li Mi alone, which is too small to achieve the goal, not to mention, more importantly, Xiao Milling has become a variable, and if he can't get it, it will become a key chess piece that affects the success of the entire overall situation.

At this time, there were footsteps outside the door, and his entourage reported, "Squire, Mr. Cen is here." ”

Cen Wenwen really came, Xie Sili hurriedly opened the door, only to see Cen Wenwen standing outside the door with a smile, "Xie Shilang should be waiting for me!" ”

Xie Sili smiled, "Cen Xiangguo, please come in!" ”

Cen Wenwen walked in, he was more frank, and he didn't detour around the corner, so he said directly: "Your Majesty of my family asked me to tell the squire that we have made a decision about uniting Li Mi. ”

"How?" Xie Sili asked anxiously.

"We can join forces with the Sui army and Du Fuwei to attack Li Mi, but we have one condition."

"Conditions?"

Xie Sili was slightly stunned, "What conditions?" ”

"It's very simple, Your Majesty said, I hope the relationship between our two families will go further, that is, marriage, Your Majesty has an only daughter, I believe you also know, that is, Princess Baoyue of our Liang Kingdom, I hope His Royal Highness the King of Chu can marry her as a side concubine, and the two families will become in-laws, so that we can go all out to help the Sui army attack Li Mi."

This condition really made Xie Sili unexpected, he was a little embarrassed, so he muttered: "What if you change to other conditions?" ”

Cen Wenwen shook his head, "This is our only condition, if the Sui Dynasty does not agree, it means that there is no sincerity towards us, so it is impossible for the two sides to cooperate, and we will even be forced to seek the protection of the Tang Dynasty." ”

Cen Wenwen said very directly, and even a little threatening, which really made Xie Sili very embarrassed, if he rushed to Taiyuan to ask for instructions, and then came back to reply, I am afraid that it will be too late in time, and he will miss a major event.

In fact, Yang Yuanqing only entrusted him with carte blanche to negotiate because he knew that it was too late, and he could make any decision on behalf of Da Sui, but he didn't expect the other party to propose a marriage, it is estimated that Yang Yuanqing is not a big problem, the key is how to explain to the princess?

Cen Wenwen said with a smile: "In fact, Princess Baoyue has a noble bloodline, she is the daughter of the Xiao family, and the first beauty of the Liang Dynasty, she has not married yet, and she is completely worthy of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, this is a beautiful thing, why can't the squire agree?" ”

Xie Sili pondered for a long time, he thought of Yang Yuanqing's overall situation, for the sake of Xiao Liang, an important chess piece, he had to agree, the princess was unhappy, and he couldn't take care of it, Xie Sili finally gritted his teeth and nodded, "I can accept this marriage on behalf of Da Sui." ”