Chapter 556: Mission
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They are of the same race as the Bessa, but the hatred between them is deep. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info|For every two people who watch romance, there is an account registered on the ยฐ.com. For hundreds of years, the Duki people have been bullied by the Bessa, and countless Dukis have been slaughtered by the Besa and sold into slavery.
The hatred of the Besa people is deeply ingrained in the bones of the Dukies. Duki also set a precedent, among all the countries in the world, it is the only one that explicitly writes the name of the enemy country into the national anthem, and it is the country of Besa that has won this 'honor'.
By saying that Du Ji would rather be a vassal state of a foreign country such as the Wind Country or Ningnan rather than be annexed by Besa, the hatred between the two countries can also be deepened.
The Imperial Court of the Wind Country is not very interested in helping the Dookie people fight the Besa people, and the Windy Country itself is full of holes, all kinds of ruins are waiting to be rebuilt, and the national strength has not yet been restored, so how can it be willing to care about the between Dookie and Besa. In front of Du Ji's envoy, the Imperial Court of the Wind Country simply and clearly rejected Du Ji's request.
The attitude of the Ningnan court was diametrically opposed to that of the Wind Kingdom. Ningnan has long coveted the vast land in the north, but he has never had the opportunity to intervene, and now Du Ji took the initiative to ask for help, and promised to be a vassal state of Ning Nan, which made Ning Nan's court realize that its opportunity had come, and in order to take down such a large territory as Du Ji Country, it was worth tearing up with Besa. What's more, there is never an eternal friend or ally between countries, and the existence of Besa is also a great threat to Ningnan itself, and it is completely in Ningnan's own interests to weaken Besa, and even finally destroy Besa. Input subtitles at the website: ยท่ง
Under various considerations, the Ningnan court accepted Du Ji's request for help, and the Ningnan Central Army began to assemble in the north on a large scale and stationed troops on the Du Ji border.
But at this critical time, 400,000 Zhenjun troops entered the Shah area, as if they were going to repeat the scene of the second national war, how could the Ningnan court not panic, even if the eldest grandson Huaide was unwilling to do so, in the end he could only send an envoy to Shangguanxiu and ask the Zhenjun army to cease fighting.
The sudden visit of the envoy of Ningnan to Xijing surprised Shangguan Xiu, he felt that Ningnan had already regarded himself as a mortal enemy, and in order to get rid of himself, Ningnan's puppet emperor Changsun Huaide could offer the condition of giving the marquis title a reward of 10,000 taels of gold, and there was really nothing to say between them.
Shangguan Xiu was still quite curious about the actions of the Ningnan Imperial Court, and in the county governor's mansion, Shangguan Xiu met with the envoy of Ningnan. This time, the identity of the envoy from Ningnan was unusual, the envoy's name was Xin Jicheng, who was born in the Xin family of the gate lord of the traditional scholar clan in Ningnan.
In Ningnan, the Xin family is a big family with the same name as the Jun family. The Jun family's family army is known for its courage and good fighting, and the Xin family's family army is known for its ears and eyes all over the world.
Xin Jicheng was born in the Xin family, only in his twenties, and is now the deputy envoy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to use modern terms, his position is the vice minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Ningnan Imperial Court sent such a high-ranking and powerful Xin Jicheng, who was also a son of a wealthy nobleman, to envoy Zhenjun of Fengguo, which shows the importance and jealousy they attach to the Zhenjun army.
Xin Jicheng is young, he looks like a spirit, his body is slender, his face is like a crown of jade, his eyebrows are colorful, his eyes are like stars, his nose is like a jade pillar, his mouth is like a danzhu, he is handsome and extraordinary.
When Shangguan Xiu saw him, he also recognized him for a long time before he was sure that he was not a woman dressed as a man.
Xin Jicheng behaved down-and-out in front of Shangguan Xiu, arched his hand, bowed down, and said without humility or arrogance: "In Xia Haotian Xin Jicheng, meet Lord Shangguan of Fengguo Town." โ
Guangfang, who was standing on the side, squinted his eyes, looked him up and down, grinned loudly, and asked, "Don't you Ningnan have anyone?
When everyone around heard this, they also laughed unscrupulously. Only Shangguanxiu and Meng Qiuchen were not smiling, the former could come, Xin Jicheng, who was born as beautiful as a flower, was not a daughter, Meng Qiuchen knew the situation in Ningnan well, and naturally knew who Xin Jicheng, the third son of the Xin family, was, if he remembered correctly, Xin Jicheng hated being mistaken for a woman.
Xin Jicheng turned his head and asked, "Your Excellency is the general of the Zhenjun army?"
"Exactly!" said Guangfang, puffing out his chest and raising his chin.
Xin Jicheng smiled and said: "I have always heard that the fang general Xiong is brave and good at fighting, and there are 10,000 invincible brave......" Guangfang was quite proud when he heard this, his waist was straighter, and the corners of his mouth were almost under his ears. Xin Jicheng continued: "But when I saw it today, I found that the rumors are indeed rumors, not worthy of the name, and the famous Fang General is only a person with eyes and no beads, otherwise, how can there be no distinction between men and women?"
"...... you" Guangfang was furious when he heard this, subconsciously grasped the saber under his ribs, and made a gesture to draw the sword outward, Xin Jicheng asked fearlessly: "What's the matter?
"You ......" Guangfang's hand that drew his sword immediately put it down, glaring at Xin Jicheng, not knowing what to do with him.
Shangguan Xiu burst out laughing and said, "Who is Fang? I am a military general? What does a military general rely on? Who is Mr. Xin? What is the envoy of Ningnan? What does the envoy rely on? Lips and tongues! Mr. Xin has won a martial artist in the battle of lips and tongues, and the literati of Ningnan have all fallen to this? It is disappointing. โ
Meng Qiuchen, who was sitting on the side, almost slapped Shangguan Xiu, this rebuttal was well said, which saved Guangfang's face and hit the other party's weakness.
When Xin Jicheng heard this, his jade face couldn't help but blush, and he said secretly, what a talented and agile Shangguan Xiu.
He smiled and said, "Lord Shangguan has taught you a great lesson, just now, he was indeed too petty. However, I also hope that Lord Shangguan and the generals and gentlemen under his command will not mistake Zai Xia for women again. โ
Whether he is a man or a woman, he has nothing to do with himself, and Shangguan Xiu is too lazy to be as hypocritical as Xin Jicheng. He asked happily, "Mr. Xin came all the way from Ningnan Tianjing to Xijing, the Wind Country, just to make a special trip to prove to us that you are not a woman?"
"Haha!" As soon as these words came out, everyone around them burst into laughter, and even Meng Qiuchen, who had always been quiet, couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Xin Jicheng didn't care about the ridicule around him at all, and he said with a straight face: "I came to Xijing this time to visit and discuss the state affairs of the two countries with Lord Shangguan. โ
Shangguan Xiu shrugged his shoulders disapprovingly, and said: "I think, Mr. Xin may have gone to the wrong place, to discuss the state affairs of the two countries, Mr. Xin has already gone to Beijing, why did he come to this remote Xijing?"
"Because Lord Shangguan is here. โ
"So, you came all the way to me. โ
"Obviously, that's it. โ
"Mr. Xin, do you think there is anything to talk about between us?"
Xin Jicheng asked bluntly: "Lord Shangguan sent 400,000 Zhenjun troops into Shah, I don't know what Lord Shangguan wants?"
Shangguan Xiu narrowed his eyes, turned his head to Qiu Chen, and asked, "Military Division, why did our army enter Shah?"
"I was invited by the Shahba patriarch to help the Ba people unify the Shah region. โ
"Hmm. Shangguan Xiu nodded, his eyes fell back to Xin Jicheng, and asked with a smile: "Mr. Xin, did you hear the answer of our army's military advisor clearly?"
Xin Jicheng looked deeply at Meng Qiuchen, who was sitting under Shangguan Xiu. Others may not know the details of Meng Qiuchen, but Xin Jicheng knows everything about him. This person is obviously from Haotian, but he brazenly took refuge in the country of Feng, and he also became the military advisor of the Zhenjun Army with peace of mind. The reason why the Zhenjun army was able to surprise attack Amy City and successfully ransack the Haotian treasury was precisely planned by this little-known Meng Qiuchen. If Shangguan Xiu is a wolf, then Meng Qiuchen is undoubtedly the one beside the wolf.
These two people are embarrassed to act together, and they have caused Haotian a lot of harm!
He narrowed his sparkling eyes and asked slowly, "Lord Shangguan, are you planning to repeat the old trick and provoke a third national war?"
Shangguan Xiu didn't answer his question directly, but asked happily, "Does Mr. Xin think I have this intention?"
"In the second national war, the advantage that the Zhenjun army took in the early stage mainly came from the surprise attack on its unpreparedness, if the third national war resumed, does Lord Shangguan think that the Zhenjun army can still take advantage......?
Before he finished speaking, Shangguan Xiu waved his hand again and again, interrupted his words, and said, "Since Ningnan's military strength is so strong, why did your emperor send you here? โ
Shangguan Xiu had no intention of provoking the third national war, but in the battle of words, he did not want to fall into the disadvantage.
Since the other party made a special trip to Xijing to find him, at least it shows that Ning Nan is unwilling to go to war with him now, obviously he has a request for him, and he still puts on a domineering and condescending posture, which makes Shangguan Xiu feel ridiculous.
Listening to the meaning of Shangguan Xiu's words, it seems that he really wants to fight the third national war, Xin Jicheng frowned secretly, with the current national policy and strategic direction of the country, the war with the Zhenjun army is an extraneous branch, which is very unfavorable to his own side.
He pondered for a moment and said meaningfully: "Lord Shangguan, if two tigers fight, only two tigers will be injured, and the two countries will be at war, and the people and money will be lost, and the muscles and bones will be broken. You and me, only by turning hostility into jade silk can it be a win-win strategy. โ
Seeing that Xin Jicheng's posture had lowered a lot, and his aggressive momentum had also decreased sharply, Shangguan Xiu's pretended to be kind and kind only eased a little. He rubbed his chin and said slowly, "What Mr. Xin said seems to have some truth. โ
"Fighting is a defeat for both sides, and a combination is a common prosperity and coexistence, the stakes have been clearly understood, in the next visit to Xijing, is to persuade Shangguan to stop fighting, seek righteousness, and benefit the people of the two places, so that Shangguan can not only leave a prestige, but also leave a good name, and be praised by future generations. โ
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