Chapter Seventy-Three: Strong Alliance, Political Negotiations

As I said before, there are actually two parts in the final round of the competition, one of which is naturally for Princess Yinchuan to choose the answer she is most satisfied with after asking three questions. The second is that Li Renxiao chooses a suitable son-in-law for his daughter, and if the two choices are equal, that person can directly become a concubine. If there is any doubt about the choice, Li Renxiao said that he would consider his daughter's wishes as appropriate, but in fact, the implication is... He himself has the final say.

The three of them participated in the first part, but Xixia did not give a final answer in this regard, Ye Lingfeng was breezy and did not panic at all, and the other two were also full of confidence, and felt that it was definitely themselves who could hold the beauty.

The second part of the individuals were invited by Li Renxiao to the council hall of the palace of the imperial city of Western Xia, which was solemnly decorated and was generally a place for Western Xia to discuss military affairs. A middle-aged man, walking with a dragon and a tiger step, proudly, ascended to the main seat in the center from the side door, and said gently: "Three young talents, you can come thousands of miles to my Xixia to apply for the position of a horse, I am very relieved, no matter what the result is today, I hope you can make friends with Xixia." Come, feast, wine! ”

This person has clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, but the corners of his eyes are obviously a little old, this is the generation of Ming Jun of the Western Xia Kingdom, the contemporary Li Renxiao, the contemporary lord of the Western Xia Kingdom, is also his cheap father-in-law and cheap son, which is really funny. The three of them are also knowledgeable, even if they drink, they don't talk about political affairs, and they don't mention Princess Yinchuan's marriage this time, they are waiting for Li Renxiao to speak.

After three rounds of drinking, Li Renxiao deliberately asked euphemistically: "Three, although I am rich in thousands of miles of land and tens of thousands of domestic soldiers, I have no choice but to have not many sons under my knees, and my daughter has only one Yinchuan by my side." Pity the hearts of parents all over the world, I naturally don't want my daughter to marry out and be wronged. In today's second round of selection, I want to hear how the three Junyan plan to marry Yinchuan, and how they will treat her after winning the first prize? You can be casual in what you say, it's just a selection. ”

Good Li Renxiao, this is a side face to the three of them to ask for a dowry, it's really a thousand clothes, sycophants don't wear it, put a table of wine banquet, and then boast a big blow, if it is the princes and nobles of ordinary families this time, they must have been a little fluttering, and it is estimated that the conditions offered are also arbitrary, and they are very unbounded.

If this person can marry Princess Yinchuan at that time, the cowhide you have bragged about will naturally be promised one by one, and at that time, Li Renxiao will definitely be able to take the opportunity of his daughter's marriage to make a lot of money and be strong in Western Xia. If the other party repents, he can also use Princess Yinchuan as a threat, if you don't give this dowry, then I won't marry my daughter, I'm about to get it, where is the other party willing to let go? The more distressed he is, the more he is in the middle of it, and he asks for more dowry.

The prince of Songtsan in Tibet was already drunk, patted his chest, and began to explain how rich he was in Tibet, and if he could marry a princess, the millions of gold, silver and jewelry supplies of the royal family would be given to Western Xia as a bride price. Not only that, there are many Buddhist secret methods in Tibet that are under the control of the royal family, and many martial arts secrets can be given as a bride price, which can not be exchanged for gold and silver treasures.

When Li Renxiao heard his answer, he smiled slightly, he didn't praise it, but there was no dissatisfaction in his eyes, he was really a politician who didn't leak. He bowed his head slightly, and looked at Yelu Hongderui, the king of the Southern Court of Liao, who had a higher status in Daliao and could take out more chips.

Yelu Hongderui said proudly: "My Da Liao family is rich, and I am willing to use 10 million yuan and 1 million horses of silk, plus cede more than 40 cities in 12 states in Shannan and Jiannan to the Western Xia, as a gift, and make an oath to make friends within a hundred years, there will be no war, the two families communicate with each other, open up trade routes, develop the economy, and even the Great Liao is willing to help the Western Xia militarily, and can send elite soldiers to the Western Xia to train a strong army!" ”

This condition is obviously much more abundant than that of Prince Songtsam, Tubo has a vast territory and rich resources, but it is inferior to the Great Liao in terms of economy and military, if Western Xia can get such strong support from the Liao State, not only the country is strong and the people are rich, but even have the opportunity to expand the territory.

And this Yelu Hong Derui is the king of the dignified Southern Courtyard, and he is also a well-known figure in Daliao, since he said so, if the two families of Daliao and Western Xia marry in the future, these are very likely to be realized. Ye Lingfeng knew that this person even had an antipathy, he wanted to overthrow the rule of the contemporary Liao State lord and become the emperor of the world, if it wasn't for the conspiracy of this person in the original book to be discovered by Xiao Feng and destroyed in time, it would really be a big trouble for the Great Song Dynasty.

Li Renxiao was obviously very moved when he heard this condition, and almost directly married Princess Yinchuan to him, but thinking that there was still one person who did not speak, he suddenly restrained a little, put on the smiling politician's face, and nodded frequently along with his words.

Then he asked Ye Lingfeng, curiously inquiring about the guy chosen by this daughter. looks handsome and extraordinary, has a refined temperament, and is a good match for Yinchuan in terms of appearance. In the past few days, he has come to see the recruitment ring competition, this young man almost every time is a move to solve the opponent, and the last melee is to scare the martial arts masters of various countries with only one move, and he is also comfortable with the little monk with good martial arts. With such strength, it is definitely a generation of grandmasters, if he is not too young, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the head of a faction.

Ye Lingfeng smiled and said: "Your Majesty, in addition to a body of kung fu, there is nothing else, the sect behind me is poor, if you compete for gold and silver treasures alone, I am afraid that it is not the opponent of the two princes and nobles." But..."With a mysterious wave of his hand, the two drunken guys beside him immediately fell asleep, and several maidservants who were in charge of serving also fainted to the ground inexplicably.

Li Renxiao was shocked, and the wine also woke up a little, and said in fear: "What are you doing?" I am the contemporary lord of Western Xia and the father of Yinchuan, if I die in this political hall, you will definitely not be able to escape from it, let alone marry the princess, Da Liao, Tubo and Western Xia will not let you go! ”

Ye Lingfeng smiled faintly: "Your Majesty is serious, if I want to kill you, it is not an exaggeration to say that there are thousands of ways, why do you need to expose your identity here in vain." Today I would like to come here, just to marry Yinchuan, although I do not have the bargaining chips of the two of them with the background of the country, but they also have their own wings and forces, this time they fainted, but also just to talk to Your Majesty, because some secrets can not be passed on, so it can only be so, if it frightens Your Majesty, I apologize. ”

Li Renxiao's psychological quality is really not ordinarily strong, Ye Lingfeng opened his mouth and said a few words, he had already calmed down, but the smile on his face was not there, but his expression was solemn, sitting upright, looking at him with burning eyes, waiting for his next step.

Ye Lingfeng said gently: "I don't know Your Majesty, I have heard that there was a hidden sect called Xiaoyao in the Central Plains Martial Arts, and the sect was divided into two sects, inside and outside, and the inner disciples practiced orthodox Taoist martial arts. This sect has not been born for a long time, and now it has declined, but the inheritance of Yu Wei is still there, and I am the head of this generation of the Xiaoyao faction. ”

Li Renxiao has never heard the name of this sect, but looking at his methods, the martial arts of this sect should be extremely mysterious, but a small sect, no matter how powerful it is, it is impossible to be comparable to the country. As a standard politician, everything is based on the interests of the country, and it is impossible to nullify such lucrative conditions put forward by Da Liao just because of a small sect.

Having said that, but now that he is still in the hands of the other party after all, he naturally can't directly mock and refuse, Li Renxiao said euphemistically: "You may still lack experience, a sect... Not to mention that it is still a sect that is still unpopular in the world, how can it be comparable to the strength of the country? Even if you use the position of the head of the house or the secret book of martial arts as a lure, I have to consider the interests of the country, if you want to exchange such conditions for Yinchuan, I can't agree. ”

Ye Lingfeng was not angry, and said indifferently: "Of course I won't be naΓ―ve to think that the sect can be equal to the strength of the country, the transaction I want to do today is related to the Central Plains martial arts, I have been in the world for many years, this time I succeeded to the head of the sect, I will definitely set off a big deal, willing to take the Central Plains Taihu Lake as the center, sweep all the martial arts forces, through slow cultivation, until I become the first martial arts sect in the Central Plains." ”

Li Renxiao frowned and asked, "But what does this have to do with Western Xia?" My country's national strength is not as good as the rest of the countries, and I can only barely make a draw with the Great Song Dynasty, could it be that you want to form an alliance with my country and want to use our army to invade the Central Plains Wulin? It's a bit too panicked......"

Ye Lingfeng said: "Of course I won't bother Your Majesty, the matter of the Central Plains Martial Arts will be solved by our own free faction, what I am willing to do is to help Western Xia strengthen the national strength, and finally make a strong alliance to dominate the world." This is not to say, my sect's martial arts cheats, even if they are simplified and used by others, can quickly become a second-rate or even first-class master in the martial arts, Your Majesty can think about it, how many elite soldiers can be cultivated with the full support of a sect? ”

"Not only that, but as the contemporary head of the family, I can also allow His Majesty and the Xixia royal family to merge into my inner door, all the exercises are open and taught to each other, although the inner door exercises of my door cannot be immortal, but longevity and permanent appearance can still be done. But I've said all that, and your majesty is probably most curious about why I found you, right? After all, we are close to the Song Court, wouldn't it be better if we cooperated with the Great Song Imperial Family? ”

Li Renxiao really didn't expect this, and suddenly marveled at his confusion, but he made an expression on his face that I had thought of a long time ago, Ye Lingfeng smiled secretly, and did not expose him.

"Because Your Majesty himself is actually a member of the free line, Uncle Shi, I have almost talked to Your Majesty, come in." Li Renxiao looked back puzzled, only to see a noble lady push open the door and walk in, the unique soft temperament except for Li Qiushui, the queen mother of Western Xia, there was no one else.