The banquet is set up in the Qianqing Palace, the moon is dressed in gorgeous clothes, the palace bun is high, the moth eyebrows are lightly swept away, the forehead is dotted with flowers, graceful and luxurious, and the elegance is coming.

Mo Guhan was in a trance for a moment, his eyes were full of amazement, and he was a rare gaffe. After being stunned for a moment, he regained his breezy coldness, stepped forward to take her hand, and walked into the main hall. The envoys of Xiliang have been waiting for a long time. Shao Ziqing, Chu Mubai and other civil and military courtiers were on the east and west sides, talking and laughing.

Rong Xiang announced, everyone in the hall got up and knelt down to greet each other, and the two of them joined hands to the top of the throne, and after sitting on the golden dragon case, the ministers thanked each other.

Yuehua was curious about what Princess Xiliang looked like, and after she sat down, her eyes roamed around the hall, only to see that the palace was lined up, and there was no princess Fengyi.

Before Mo Guhan could speak, the Xiliang envoy stepped forward to pay homage again.

Yuehua is the first time to see the appearance of Xiliang people, not as strong as imagined, but under the wind and sun, the complexion is slightly rougher than these Chang'an civil officials with fine skin and tender flesh in the palace, some have long beards, and some have eight-character beards, with sharp noses, and different dresses, which are different from Chang'an style. If you dress up according to the customs of Chang'an again, there is no difference between mixing in the crowd.

The Central Plains words of the Xiliang envoys were extremely blunt, but Yuehua could barely understand what they meant. It is probably to praise Mo Guhan's hard work, benevolence and virtue, and all kinds of flattery. To put it bluntly, someone probably taught it in advance.

Mo Guhan listened carelessly, raised his hand slightly, and looked at the Xiliang envoy condescendingly: "Since your country is willing to bow down to your subordinates, from now on, you will no longer have wolf ambitions for my Chang'an, re-engage in military warfare, and carry out looting, my Chang'an is willing to live in peace regardless of past suspicions and forgive your country's past crimes." The two countries signed a contract today, and they will be friendly neighbors in the future, as long as Xiliang is true to his word, my Chang'an will not bully the weak with the strong. ”

The envoys glanced at each other and corrected seriously: "I, Xiliang, sincerely coexist peacefully with Chang'an, and I am willing to make compensation for my past mistakes, but I am not a subservient." ”

Mo Guhan's eyes were cold: "I thought that we had reached a consensus on this issue, and there was no need to dwell on the words at all." ”

The envoy shook his head firmly: "I, Xiliang, was defeated in this battle, and I sincerely accept defeat, but I am not surrendered." Xiliang's sovereignty will not be lost under the fist. ”

Mo Guhan raised his eyebrows slightly: "I remember that our contract has already agreed on the amount of Xiliang's annual tribute. ”

"The tribute is true, but it does not mean that we bow down to Chang'an. This is the integrity of our Xiliang people, and it is also fundamental. ”

Mo Guhan glanced at Shao Ziqing on the side, slightly dissatisfied, and said indifferently: "Since this is the case, I feel that there is no need for peace talks, compensation for gold and silver and land cession, these I rely on my tens of thousands of troops in Chang'an, it is like taking something in my pocket, why do you need to negotiate, and then raise a tiger for trouble?" ”

"Doesn't the emperor think about the people of Chang'an?"

A clear and smooth answer sounded from outside the hall, and the Xiliang envoy immediately turned half-turned, respectfully, and bowed his head.

Yuehua knew that it must be the legendary Xiliang princess Li Teng'er who had arrived.

As soon as the words fell, the music at the entrance of the hall was full of music, and the beat was distinct, mixed with the crisp and pleasant impact sound of "jingle bells". A tong shirt and beaded hat, the delicate figure of the woman stepped in, wrists, ankles are tied with golden bells, with her footsteps "jingle bells". Her steps are brisk, not as weak as the Chang'an woman, swaying and swaying, but she follows the softness, and the joyful music grows lotus step by step, which has a unique charm.

Walking in, Yuehua saw her appearance clearly, white and greasy, deep eyes, Yao nose and cherry lips, round and jade, especially the eyes faintly blue light flowing, charming and aggressive, natural.

Li Teng'er bowed closely, her waist and limbs were as delicate as a snake, which made people involuntarily feel longing.

There are already many ministers in the palace who have been tempted, and they seem to be full of muscles and bones, forgetting what day and night it is.

Yuehua first turned her head to look at Mo Guhan, but saw that Mo Guhan was staring at Li Teng'er for a moment, as if the three souls and seven spirits had been hooked, and he had forgotten himself.

Yuehua bit her lip secretly and tugged at Mo Guhan's sleeve. He was relieved.

"You are Princess Li Teng'er of Xiliang?"

Li Teng'er was bold, and without waiting for Mo Guhan to pardon him, he raised his head and smiled at Mo Guhan: "It's Teng'er." ”

Mo Guhan pondered for a moment, and suddenly asked, "Have we met before?" ”

Li Teng'er was stunned, and then laughed so much that the flowers and branches trembled, and the snow on his chest trembled like water waves: "There is a poem in the Central Plains, called 'Why do you have to know each other when you meet', Teng'er and the emperor are originally destined people, why do you have to see them?" ”

Mo Guhan seemed to be full of interest: "I didn't expect Princess Teng'er to not only speak the Central Plains dialect correctly, but even my Central Plains culture is so proficient, and I can do it easily." ”

"Has the emperor forgotten that my Xiliang royal family was originally a descendant of the Li family of the Tang Dynasty, and my Li family also contributed to the continuation and development of the Central Plains culture."

"I'm really curious, you Xiliang claim to be descendants of the royal family, is there no one? Why do you have to send a woman over for peace talks? ”

Li Teng'er still smiled, and her voice already had a sense of resentment: "It turns out that the son of Chang'an, whom Teng'er has always admired, has such a deep prejudice against women. What about women? In our Xiliang, women practice martial arts, and they can also wear military uniforms and go into battle to kill the enemy; Xuewen can also go to the court, worship the king, and share worries for the king. ”

Li Teng'er rolled her eyes after speaking, and then looked at Chu Yuehua: "This time your country fought with my Xiliang, isn't your country thanks to the queen for solving the puzzle, giving advice, and recommending talents, so that you can win?" ”

Chu Yuehua secretly said in her heart that it was not good, this Li Teng'er said this, obviously it was a compliment, but in fact it was provocative, and it just hit Mo Guhan's sensitive place. She speaks sharply, and she has such a thorough grasp of human nature, which is obviously not an ordinary simple woman.

Yuehua smiled slightly: "Princess Li Teng'er's words are wrong, and the victory in this battle is certainly a coincidence that Yuehua has seen through your country's despicable methods, but the root of winning is not here." It is that my Chang'an soldiers are strong and strong, all of them are united, my emperor strategizes, wins a thousand miles, has a lot of help for the righteous, and has little help for the unjust, so that he can be like a treasure knife out of the sheath in an instant, causing Xiliang to collapse into an army. ”

Li Teng'er "giggled" and smiled, not thinking at all: "The soldiers are strong and the horses are strong? All in one? That's it, if this is the case, the Chang'an army will not be separated from the 30,000 horses in my Xiliang District for five years. If it weren't for Chu Mubai, your Chang'an army would still be a plate of loose sand greedy for life and afraid of death. ”

Li Teng'er's words were arrogant, without the humility and humility of a defeated country, and there was a strong sense of irony. Indeed, Xiliang has been bluffing, there are only 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers and horses stationed in several cities, and the Chang'an army has not been able to attack for a long time, which is all due to the traitor General Li, leaving Chang'an with permanent shame.

Yuehua didn't know if she should continue to interject and argue, after all, above the main hall, hundreds of civil and military officials were in full view, and it was taboo to talk about the war by herself. But Li Teng'er provoked by name, if she swallowed her anger, she would not be Chu Lingchuan's daughter.

She turned her head to look at Mo Guhan, and saw that he was silent, his face was dark and uncertain, and she didn't know if she disdained to have a verbal dispute with Li Teng'er.

Yuehua hated the Xiliang people in her heart, so she immediately blurted out without thinking: "Does this palace think that your country has anything to be proud of in using such dirty methods?" On the battlefield, although the soldiers are not tired of deceit, it refers to the art of war and strategy, not this kind of shady action, and the victory is not martial, not to mention, in the end, it is your country that is defeated. ”

Li Teng'er was blamed by Yuehua, but she was not in a hurry or annoyed, tilted her head to look at Yuehua, and said with a smile on her red lips: "Teng'er forgot that the queen mother is the daughter of General Chu Lingchuan Chu." It's just a pity, even if General Chu is full of strategy, what is it? It's not the same as being defeated by our machinations. The general of the defeated army, how brave is his words. ”

When it came to the tragic death of his father, Yuehua could no longer remain calm, and his eyes shot out a bone-chilling coldness, when his father was shrouded in horse leather, six thousand elite soldiers and soldiers were all wiped out, but the body of the deputy general Qiu Zhengqian was not seen, and there were rumors in the army, saying that Qiu Zhengqian collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country, led the army to Cang'er Mountain, and fell into the ambush of the Xiliang people. Otherwise, General Chu would never have been defeated.

New hatred and old hatred, Yuehua was about to stand up, sneering at each other, and was interrupted by Mo Guhan beside him with a light cough.