If Gu Qingyan can have a good way, not attack hard, and outwit, it would be great.

For Chu Yan, not only can he pay the emperor's errand, but he will not be detained for his reputation as incompetent, let alone attacked and his vitality will be greatly damaged, not to mention, he can't bear to kill so many people on Wufeng Mountain, and the blood will flow like a river.

The old Nanyang King immediately pricked up his ears, "Your Majesty is really confused. If you don't give a single soldier, how can you capture Wufeng Mountain? I also understand the Wufeng Mountain, there are no thousands of soldiers and horses, and it is very difficult to attack. Unless outwitted. Huai'an, do you have any good ways to outwit? I happened to listen to it too. ”

The old Nanyang King has been thinking about it for an afternoon, he still doesn't know much about Wufeng Mountain, and he doesn't know much about the Taoist sect, if this is in Nanyang City, he can wave thousands of troops and horses, but in Wufeng Mountain, which is not too far from the capital, he really can't think of a good way not to hurt a soldier.

Gu Qingyan said softly, "There is no need to go to many people, Ning Er and I accompanied His Highness the Seventh on a trip to Wufeng Mountain, and negotiated a deal with the people of Wufeng Mountain, maybe this matter will be solved." ”

"Huh?" The old Nanyang King was stunned, "You and Ning'er accompanied Xiao Qi to Wufeng Mountain?" Not with too many people? ”

"It can be said that there is no one with you, and there are no guards, just the three of us." Gu Qingyan explained.

"This ...... Will it work? How to negotiate a transaction? "The old Nanyang King is puzzled, what deal is there to negotiate with the Taoist priest of Wufeng Mountain?

Gu Qingyan smiled, "The little county lord openly rebelled against His Majesty, the world knows it, Wufeng Mountain has not left the world, and naturally knows very well, and I made a move on the Praetorian Guard on the day of the palace banquet, and then I didn't go to the court, but went to Nanyang with the little county lord, and it is also known to the world, Ning Er, as the real only bloodline of the Nanyang Palace, is not known to the world, there is the identity and reputation of the little county lord in the front, there is me and Ning Er's identity in the back, and there is the seventh highness of the prince, the three of us, enough to find someone from Wufeng Mountain to negotiate a deal." ”

Chu Yan's eyebrows moved, thoughtful.

"You say." The old Nanyang King still doesn't know what these hole cards are used to trade? An Huajin's identity, Gu Qingyan's identity, An Yining's secret of life experience, and Chu Yan's identity, so many hole cards, big enough, what can you do? He looked at Gu Qingyan and guessed, "Could it be that there is something good in Wufeng Mountain?" ”

"Grandpa An, you're right, Wufeng Mountain does have good things." Gu Qingyan smiled, "Wufeng Mountain has countless gold and silver mountains, compared to the Jokhang Temple, the ability to collect wealth is ten times greater. Only rely on the military salaries given by the Jokhang Temple, and they can only cope with the autumn and winter of this year's Nanyang Army, and now the internal affairs situation of Dachu, I don't say that Grandpa An also knows what the situation is, Nanqi and Nanliang have been planning for a long time, and now His Majesty is staring at killing the little county lord, the monarch and the ministers are harmonious and can't, Your Majesty supports and connives, and the king is flashy and unrealistic, and will only calculate, but the worries and worries of the world are not. If this continues, the internal affairs will be chaotic, and Nanqi and Nanliang will definitely see the opportunity to raise troops to invade the territory. ”

King Nanyang nodded.

Gu Qingyan continued, "Since ancient times, what has been the most feared thing about war? First, the weapons are outdated, second, the remnants of the army are weak, and third, the reserve supply is insufficient. Therefore, the treasury is not abundant, and the Nanyang palace has long been hollowed out, if you don't seek a way to reserve, how can you deal with the war between Nanqi and Nanliang one day? Therefore, Wufeng Mountain has the military salary that the Nanyang army wants. ”

King Nanyang suddenly realized, "Why is Wufeng Mountain's way of accumulating wealth so powerful?" ”

"Lu Tianshi started a sect when he was a teenager, and it has been more than 70 years now. Gu Qingyan said, "Seventy years is enough for the Five Peaks Mountain to pile up five gold mountains. ”

The old King of Nanyang sighed, "A small sect on the rivers and lakes, rich all over the world, much richer than the Nanyang Palace." ”

Gu Qingyan smiled, "The Nanyang Mansion raises one million Nanyang troops, such a huge number, under the whole world, the An family can support it." Otherwise, why has no family been able to replace the An family? Neither can the Gu family. Although the Gu family has a lot of heritage, they can't lead millions of soldiers and horses with Wen Lishi. The Southern Qi and Northern Zhou jointly raised troops, but there were only more than one million. Settle down is the uniqueness of the world. ”

"Therefore, Your Majesty not only relies on the An family, but also fears to defend the An family, which is also the root cause." The old King Nanyang sighed, "Because of the An family, Xiao Qi is so unpopular with His Majesty, because the An family is tired of him." ”

"Grandfather, don't say that, I was born as a mother's son-in-law, since I was born, I was envied by others, as the grandson of the An family, I was born with a strong back, and I was envied by others. A little hardship, nothing. ”

"Wufeng Mountain guards the gold and silver mountains, if you don't have a life, you can't enjoy it. Especially now that His Majesty is thundering and angry, although Wufeng Mountain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, if the imperial court really wants to attack, it doesn't care about the blood flowing into a river, there is nothing that cannot be taken. Gu Qingyan said softly, "So, the three of us went up to Wufeng Mountain to discuss this deal, the people of Wufeng Mountain withdrew and went to Nanyang, and the small county lord protected all the people of Wufeng Mountain, on the condition that half of the gold and silver of Wufeng Mountain would belong to the Nanyang Army." The Nanyang Royal Mansion offered the most secret as sincerity, as their most fundamental trust and future guarantee. And I, the Seventh Highness, make this guarantee in our capacity. ”

"Half?"

"Yes, half." Gu Qingyan said, "Those who accumulate wealth, love money as much as their lives, Lu Tianshi has spent his life collecting money, if all of it is given to the Nanyang Army, Wufeng Mountain and others are afraid of death." Their ancestor died in the capital, and the body was gone, so they hated His Majesty and killed the Ouchi guards who were summoned by His Majesty's decree. If the money is handed over to the Nanyang Army, the so-called people die for money, and birds die for food, even if they die, they will not let go and agree to make this deal, after all, it is the income of Lu Tianshi's life, and Lu Tianshi's spirit in the sky is afraid that it will be the ashes of the capital and regenerate. ”

"Hmm. Reasonable. Old Nanyang nodded, "Huai'an, are you sure those Taoist priests in Wufeng Mountain will take a step back and make a deal with you?" ”

"They have no other choice." Gu Qingyan nodded, "Wufeng Mountain is too close to the capital, and if Your Majesty wants to get rid of them, there will be no room for them." Lu Tianshi offended His Majesty very much. ”

The old Nanyang King sighed when he heard this, "It's just for the sake of a flower like jade, and the matter has come to this point." ”

"With that Lu Tianshi's dying words, my father is like a jade, and I am afraid that he doesn't have much to think about." Chu Yan smiled mockingly.

Gu Qingyan nodded, and also smiled, "Your Majesty is not even in the court now, I am afraid that I am most afraid that there will really be something evil on my body." Otherwise, he would not have sent people to Wufeng Mountain to recruit people for the second time, and he would like to kill everyone in Wufeng Mountain. ”

Lu Tianshi's repeated claims to kill the faint monarch really offended His Majesty.

Chu Yan didn't want to talk about the emperor anymore, so he asked Gu Qingyan, "When will you leave tomorrow?" ”

"We will not go with the Seventh Highness, after all, when His Majesty's holy decree is issued, there will be many people staring at the Seventh Highness. Especially to the king. We went two ways. Tomorrow evening, I will take Ning'er to wait for His Royal Highness the Seventh at the foot of Wufeng Mountain. Gu Qingyan said, "I have already asked people to release the news, Your Majesty will send Chen Xiaowang Ye with 50,000 soldiers and horses to attack Wufeng Mountain, first let the Taoist priest on Wufeng Mountain know the news, nervous for two days, two days later, His Royal Highness the Seventh and I will take Ning Er to Wufeng Mountain, after they weigh the pros and cons, they will agree to this deal that can make them retreat." ”

Chu Yan bowed, "Okay, tomorrow I will bring some people from my own house to make a show." ”

Gu Qingyan nodded.

This matter was properly discussed, with Gu Qingyan's method, Chu Yan's heart was also a lot more relaxed, he had the heart to carefully look at Gu Qingyan's eyes, and found that Gu Qingyan seemed to have gone to Nanyang once, compared to before, there seemed to be something that had changed, but he couldn't say the specifics, in short, the whole person was very different from before.

His change is not very obvious, but Chu Yan has learned to speculate and observe people's hearts since he was a child, and he is good at observing subtleties, so he naturally sees it clearly under such a close look.

Gu Qingyan noticed Chu Yan's gaze and smiled slightly, "What else does Your Highness have to say to me?" ”

Chu Yan retracted his gaze, his face was as pale as ever, "Are you still planning to go to court?" When to go to court? ”

Gu Qingyan's eyes moved, "When Your Majesty will go to court, and on the day Grandpa An will go to court, I will go to court together." ”

Chu Yan nodded, knowing that his good father would still let Chu Lan supervise the country at the Great Dynasty Meeting on the first day of the New Year tomorrow, and he would probably not even appear at the Great Dynasty Meeting. Then, the day when my grandfather was scheduled to go to the court to argue with His Majesty in front of the civil and military officials, naturally there was no need to go, and it was postponed.

After finishing the business and sitting idly for a while, Gu Qingyan stood up, "Grandpa An and His Royal Highness Seventh rest early, and Ning'er and I will go back." ”

Chu Yan also stood up, "Actually, the secret of Ning'er's identity doesn't have to be taken out to make a transaction. After all, Wufeng Mountain has a large number of people. If someone leaks out, it's always a problem. ”

Gu Qingyan smiled, "Don't say five thousand people, it's fifty thousand people, if you enter the territory of Nanyang, you will enter the dinner plate of the little county lord, she doesn't want people to spread the news, and no one will open their mouths." Your Highness the Seventh is at ease. ”

Chu Yan was silent for a moment and nodded.

An Yining kept up with Gu Qingyan, thinking that her cousin likes her little aunt, right? It's a bit pitiful to meet a rival in love like my uncle and lose without a fight.

Hey, he's still a child, and my little uncle deliberately let him see through so much, it's really sad.

What if he doesn't learn well when he grows up?