Volume 2 Emerging Chapter 9 Negotiations
Sure enough, when Ye Qing appeared in the hall, his voice immediately stopped, and several pairs of eyes unconsciously focused on Ye Qing's body. The hall fell silent.
"Wechen is late, please forgive me. ”
Although Ye Qing is a lord, he is still a vassal of Xuanguo in name, and Ye Qing has no plans to break with Xuanguo at present, so some necessary etiquette still needs to be maintained
"It's okay, but I brought you here at this time, you must not have eaten yet, right?" Come on, first fill your stomach with some snacks for Lord Ye, and our dinner will start soon!" Seeing Ye Qing give him a big gift, the lord of the country was stunned for a moment, and then with a wave of his hand, he ordered an old eunuch beside him to serve Ye Qing some food.
Originally, these were some ceremonial actions, and as a courtier, it was rare for them to eat what the lord had rewarded them in front of them, so most ministers didn't like such a banquet, because here you could only look at the food in front of you and go hungry.
It's a pity that Ye Qing was too lazy to pay attention, he was in a hurry to see the lord of the country, but he was dragged by Fu Bo Qiaoer and others to dress up in the room for a long time, and he didn't even eat much for lunch.
Looking at the food in front of him, Ye Qing was naturally not polite, grabbed the snack in front of him and sent it to his mouth. Not to mention, he is worthy of being a royal chef, this craft is extraordinary, and he is handsome to those dim sum chefs on the street outside, who don't know how many streets.
However, Ye Qing's eating appearance is really unsightly, like a refugee who has been hungry for more than ten years. A plate of light snacks in front of him all entered Ye Qing's stomach after a while.
At this time, Ye Qing had time to pay attention to the surroundings, and found that everyone was staring at him with a pair of disbelieving eyes, and even the lord of the country who wanted to pretend to eat a quick snack stopped there, staring at Ye Qing quietly, Rao Ye Qing thought that he was thick-skinned, and at this time, he was a little unable to hold on, and his face began to be slightly red.
It's no wonder that Ye Qing, except for Qiao'er, Ye Qing's side is surrounded by a group of big bosses, who have never been particular about eating, and they are all proud of being able to eat food into their stomachs as quickly as possible, where will they pay attention to whether they look good or not.
Moreover, although Ye Qing's family is also a small inheritance, its background is too shallow, and his father and his father's previous generations are martial artists, so they don't care much about these details, so they have developed Ye Qing's current eating habits.
"It's really that this dim sum tastes so delicious, so I ate a little more, and I ask the lord of the country to forgive me." Ye Qing, who had eaten it all up, began to say with some embarrassment.
The lord of the country laughed, "Only the true character of the hero is worthy of being the general of the frontier for me, no wonder those city lords were defeated in your hands so easily." ”
Now, the story of how Ye Qing defeated the other lords to dominate the chaotic land has long been spread among the upper echelons of the Xuan Kingdom, and it is not strange for the Lord of the Kingdom to say this to Ye Qing, if it is not clear as the Lord of the Xuan Kingdom, then Ye Qing should be surprised.
But Ye Qing still raised his head in surprise and glanced at the lord of the country. These things are known, but ordinary people still won't say it openly, after all, Ye Qing's attack on other territories for no reason is actually breaking some unspoken rules among the nobles.
What's more, Ye Qing's behavior has dealt a serious blow to the majesty of the royal family, if other lords want to attack others like Ye Qing and start to annex small territories, then Xuanguo will not exist.
"I'm surprised, isn't it?" The lord of the country sneered, threw down the snack in his hand, leaned back on the vest, and his originally very gentle eyes suddenly showed a sharp light, in the past ten years, the open and secret struggle between the domestic families has become white-hot, and the majesty of his lord has become more and more unregarded by them, if it were not for the fact that he still has a certain strength in his hands, and the support of the dean, the first master of the Xuanguo, the result will be even more unbearable than now, the family is already too big to lose, Rao is his hard work, but still has little effect.
Especially in recent years, the power of the royal family has suffered heavy losses in the contest with the barbarians, and the strength has declined seriously.
Ye Qing's series of means in the territory, the lord of the country naturally received information, and also saw a trace of a way to solve the problem of Xuanguo from Ye Qing's means of governing the territory.
You must know that now Ye Qing's territory, except for Ye Qing, there is basically no decent family, where, whether it is political affairs or military affairs, it is almost Ye Qing's words, and Ye Qing's words are better than the words of the lord of the country.
That's the right that a country owner should enjoy.
"Lord of the country, I think you also know what kind of goods the city lords are, obviously occupying the pit and not, seeing that the people of my human race are being plundered by the barbarians and do not think of helping, but instead intensify the exploitation of the people, is this what the lord of the human race should do. ”
"The barbarians only come once a year, and they leave after grabbing things, or they just kill people, and they will be a hundred. But those lords are much more hateful than the barbarians, often exploiting the people, not to mention, and often bullying the people, making them almost worse than death. ”
"You're reasonable!" the lord snorted, "but where did you go to the country, you started a war privately, and no one reported to the lord of your country when you went to unify a number of regions?"
"Lord, isn't the minister returning to Beijing with an edict?" he smiled slyly, didn't you say that we didn't report to you, I came to report to you in person, this is much more detailed than a letter, but the time is a little later.
The lord of the country was so angry that his face turned white to red, red to purple, and he was lame in his chest, and he couldn't help coughing violently, and the old eunuch behind him hurriedly stepped forward and gently patted the back for the lord.
Of course, it's just for show, the lord of the country is now a master of the Jinshi civil position after all, and his psychological quality is not so fragile.
"You are very bold!" he said slowly, "but since you have de facto occupied it, we will not talk about who is right and who is wrong, I just want to know, can you withstand the chaos and resist the invasion of the barbarians?"
The lord of the country sighed a little lonely, the human race has been lonely for many years, and even the population advantage, which has always been proud, has now fallen to a low point. Not to mention the territory and masters.
As one of the forces of the human race to directly resist foreign races, spanning tens of thousands of miles, tens of millions of soldiers and horses, and countless officials, the lord of the country who should be supreme and full of words can now only watch the decline of the country and the fall of power, but he has more than enough strength but not enough strength.
Don't say anything about the whole world, it is not the king's land, the shore of the land, the king's ministers, those ministers and nobles, all of them are talking about lotus flowers, and the sky is falling, but in fact, they are all yin and yang, and they do private things with public weapons. Harming the country and enriching oneself has reached the point of unscrupulousness, looking at the world, I really don't know how many people are worthy of their own trust.
Ye Qing in front of him, although he is young, has the ability and courage, and is much stronger than those ministers in his hands who only know how to eat, drink and have fun, and can't get down to business. Maybe he is an opportunity for him to integrate domestic forces, isn't it because of him that he has been able to break through the bottleneck of decades.
"Lord, who dares to guarantee that the current human race will be able to resist the invasion of the barbarians, all I can guarantee is to ensure the safety of the territory within my ability. ”
"What do you mean?"
"As long as the number and strength of the barbarian invasion do not exceed one-tenth of the barbarian army that destroyed the Qing Kingdom back then, I can guarantee the safety of the territory!" Ye Qing blurted out without hesitation.
"One-tenth?" The lord of the country was slightly stunned, and suddenly burst into laughter, and said sarcastically: "You know, the barbarian forces that I Xuanguo are facing now are about one-twentieth of the original barbarian strength, and these strengths are already very difficult for my Xuanguo to resist, how can you guarantee that you can do it?"
Ye Qing smiled: "I dare to make a military order, if I can't do what I say, I will thank the human race with death." ”
As soon as these words came out, not only the lord of the country, but also several important ministers in the room who accompanied him were also shocked. This cannot be said nonsense, as soon as the military order is established, there is no way out, only advance and not retreat.
Especially in this world of special forces, once the military order is established, the end of defeat is really dead, and no one can avoid this.
The lord of the country couldn't help but be moved, if Ye Qing could really resist the attack of the barbarians, then the army he had arranged in the northwest corner to guard against the barbarians would be able to be transferred back, and his strength in the country would increase a bit.
"If you can really resist the attack of the barbarians, it won't take long, as long as ten years, I can make an exception to give you the title of duke?"
"This is guaranteed. Ye Qing said loudly.
The lord of the kingdom sat down slowly, and after a brief moment of excitement, he calmed down, "How sure are you?"
"Before I left the territory, I sent people deep into the barbarian territory and caused them a little trouble, at least in the next two years, the barbarians bordering my territory will not be able to attack again. ”
"The barbarians are all soldiers, and they are especially good at running, and their mobility is very strong, how do you deal with it?"
"The barbarian cavalry is strong, but with our tight walls, the price they need to pay to break through is immeasurable, unless the barbarian commander has a problem with his head. “
"Moreover, in order to deal with the barbarian cavalry, there are also more than 300,000 cavalry teams formed in my territory, although they may not be barbarians in individual battles, but once these cavalry cooperate, at least the ability to triple the enemy remains undefeated. Ye Qing was full of faith.