He looked at it for a long time, until Zhao Xiangling realized where his gaze was directed and became quite displeased, then he turned and smiled: "I think this is the national teacher?" ”

Zhao Xiangling didn't speak, but Li Ruiqing opened his mouth and replied lightly: "Exactly." Khan, I haven't seen you for a long time. ”

He did not change his voice, and Letan, who had spoken to Li Ruiqing only a few days ago, quickly confirmed his identity.

If it is fake, the left phase is also.

Letan looked at Li Ruiqing, then at Zhao Xiangling, and suddenly laughed: "Interesting, interesting." ”

"What's interesting?" Zhao Xiangling twisted his eyebrows and was not very happy. She saw that Hatun had been staring at Li Ruiqing all the time.

She has been married to two husbands, isn't it the idea of beating her family Ruiqing?

Hmph, don't even think about it.

"I thought that the emperor was a wooden figure in a dragon robe who only gave orders, and the national teacher was a weak and boring shell scholar, but I didn't expect it to be so interesting." Letan laughed, the beard on his chin shaking.

He was happy, but Zhao Xiangling was not happy. What's wrong? He thinks Ruiqing is interesting?

"What's interesting?" Zhao Xiangling said slowly, "Letan Khan, you won't come here to catch up with me, right?" ”

What long time no see? Could it be that Ruiqing really wants to see him?

Letan restrained his smile and said, "Emperor of the Southern Kingdom, I came here for the previous incident, I want to take back Chalik." ”

Zhao Xiangling quietly ate the grapes that Li Ruiqing peeled for her and did not speak. She looked up with a pair of dark eyes, and saw Li Ruiqing wiping his hands with a handkerchief, knowing that he was going to make a move.

Then he'll take care of it.

Squint, the grapes are so sweet.

Li Ruiqing wiped his fingers and said slowly: "Nanguo, how can you come when you want to come and leave when you want." ”

Letan didn't expect that it would be Li Ruiqing who spoke, he was a little surprised, and he didn't speak.

"Chalik is coming, I have arranged for him to enter Dali Temple, Latan Khan is in a hurry to ask for someone, could it be that he is a fine work sent by Retan Khan?"

The voice was slow or hurried, but Letan could hear the threat inside. According to the laws of the southern kingdom, it should be cut down carefully.

It was something he never expected that Chalik would be arranged to enter Dali Temple, but even if he entered Dali Temple, it must be an inconsequential position. Could it be that Li Ruiqing still has the ability to make him the secretary of Dali Temple?

The core character, Thalik probably hasn't seen it before.

"Where." Letan became cautious, "My brother is stubborn and stupid, and he has some conflicts with me, so he will come to the south to surrender, and I ask Your Majesty for your understanding." ”

Hearing the word 'Your Majesty', Zhao Xiangling turned his head to look at Letan again, and pushed Li Ruiqing with a light smile.

Li Ruiqing spoke out at this time, and seemed to represent Zhao Xiangling's opinion: "Nanguo is not a family affairs management center of the country. ”

Family Counsellor? Zhao Xiangling thought about it and felt that this description was very appropriate. She nodded and sat up from Li Ruiqing's arms.

With a flick of the jade hand, the red-clothed beauty who was boneless immediately became serious and dignified.

She swept her phoenix eyes slowly, grazing Letan's cheeks: "It's not impossible to let people go." ”

Of course, Letan knew that there must be conditions for this matter, and he looked solemn: "Please speak up." ”

"Give up the three cities, and Tsarik will pay you back." Zhao Xiangling said with a smile.

The Three Cities does not refer to the three cities, but refers to a city on the border between the southern country and the country today, which is called the Three Cities.

This city is also the place where the country and the south have the most disputes.

The first emperor opened up the largest territory in the south, and these three cities were the last cities she won.

The people here are complex, and the Chinese and the southern people live in half and half in the two areas. Regardless of both, it can also be both, and frictions and disputes between people are almost every day.

The country needs bronze and iron tools, the south needs horses, and there is no friendship if the transaction is not successful.

This barbaric method has been maintained for decades, and Zhao Xiangling is now proposing this matter in the hope that all the people of the country will withdraw from the three cities, so that the three cities will completely belong to the southern country.

But how could Retan agree?

He said angrily: "It was the southern country that invaded our land at the beginning, and now we men want to leave our homeland, this kind of practice is really despicable, I can't agree to it." ”

He did want to get Charik back, but not at that cost.

"It's just a joke." Zhao Xiangling smiled, and fell on the pillow on Li Ruiqing's lap, returning to his previous shape, "Ruiqing, it's better for you to tell him about the conditions we have negotiated." ”

She knew that Li Ruiqing must have already figured out what to do. Since he speaks out, he must have his opinion.

In that case, why don't you let go and let him deal with this matter.

Li Ruiqing glanced at her, and his eyes were suddenly gentle under the mask. He raised his hand and gently put it between the black hair of Zhao Xiangling, who was lying on his back, and said in a deep voice: "We don't mean to have three cities, but hope that the Great Khan can open the three cities and pay tribute to each other." ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Xiangling's fingers tightened, pinched the corners of his clothes, and hid the surprise in his eyes.

She thought that Li Ruiqing would increase the country's tribute to the south, but she didn't expect him to mention this.

Tonggong exchange means exchanging strategic materials with the country, they can get bronze and iron tools to smelt weapons, and the southern country can get the country's horses.

It seems that both sides can get benefits, but Zhao Xiangling knows that the horses that the country took out were not good horses that could fight, but meat horses that were dying and could not withstand the toss, or simply sick horses and plague horses.

Such an exchange did not benefit at all, but only increased the difference in strength between the southern and the national kingdoms.

What does he want to do? Zhao Xiangling was full of questions, but did not stop Li Ruiqing.

During the negotiations, there was a lot of taboo about internal strife, and even if she had objections, she had to wait until Letan was gone.

"Open the Three Cities?" Letan seemed to be thinking about the feasibility of Li Ruiqing's words.

"Yes." Li Ruiqing replied, "What does Retan Khan think of the three cities as the market for trading with the same country in the south? ”

This move did not hurt Letan. But he felt that things were far from simple. Where is there such a good bargain for him to pick up? Easily and without paying a price, he can go?

"I'm afraid it's not that simple, right?" Letan stared at Li Ruiqing with a pair of eyes like eagles, but he couldn't see any expression on his face through the mask, "Why should I agree to this condition?" ”

Li Ruiqing smiled: "Great Khan, you have no choice. Now that the princess is pressing with 100,000 soldiers, she can't wait for you to go back so that she can set up a new king, Ratan Khan, and it must be a bad feeling to be controlled by women. ”

Letan didn't speak, but Zhao Xiangling glanced at Li Ruiqing through it.

Isn't it good? Does Ruiqing, who is subject to himself, feel bad?

"You have no military power in your hands, and you have only the support of ministers, Ratan Khan, you have no ambitions, do you have to wait for that woman to die before you can show your ambitions?"