"Can't you really help us?"

Shang Qian looked at Sikong Yao with red eyes and said, "Why can't it...... A-Yao?"

Sikong Yao was very soft-hearted to her best friend, and held Shang Qian's fragrant shoulder and said: "I can't do it without me, but I still have to discuss with everyone, Bai Ze mercenaries are not my own decision, sending troops is simple, but it is about the future fate of Bai Ze's 180,000 mercenaries, I must be cautious, sister don't worry, give me a little time, okay?"

"Hmm. ”

Shang Qian nodded lightly.

But Liu Buyi had already stood up, his face was full of determination, and he said lightly: "No, there is no discussion!"

"Liu Buyi!"

King Lan Ji took the case and said, "Is this Bai Ze mercenary up to you or is Miss Sikong Yao up to the end?" don't be so aggressive, don't forget, you are also from the Xishan Province of my Tianji Empire!"

"Really?"

Liu Buyi smiled faintly: "But I don't remember what favors the empire has given me, everyone sees me and fights, everyone looks down on me Liu Buyi, you tell me, why should I work for such a country?"

"You!"

"What are you?" Liu Buyi landed on the table with a punch, shaking the tea set and flying, and said: "In the past six months, we have continued to expand, destroying and integrating more than ninety percent of the mercenary groups of the Blackstone Empire one by one, and constantly training and eliminating inferior soldiers, for what? Is it just to give you a prince?"

Saying that, Liu Buyi's face became bruised, and he said with a smile: "Go on a dream, Lao Tzu is not your courtier, and you are not my master, when my fists are bigger than yours and my military power is more than yours, why doesn't Lao Tzu become the emperor himself, but he wants to kneel down to a villain like you?"

King Lan Ji trembled with anger, but he was speechless.

Sikong Yao said lightly: "Liu Buyi, if you don't say a few words, what if His Royal Highness King Lanji is angry?"

Liu Buyi took a step back respectfully, knelt on one knee, landed his right fist naturally, made a military salute, and said, "Yes, my subordinates understand." ”

Shang Qian was stunned.

King Lan Ji's eyes were full of light, and he could see that Liu Buyi's salute was not the salute of the Tianji Continent, but the standard military salute of the Shattered Ding Realm, and along the way, he also found that the etiquette followed by Bai Ze's mercenaries was basically the etiquette of the army of the Great Qin Empire.

"You ......"

King Lan Ji's face turned pale, and he said, "You are the people of the Broken Ding Realm, and you are Lin Muyu's people?"

Liu Buyi smiled and nodded: "That's right, we were originally the people of Lin Muyu, the king of Qin, and we didn't say it for more than half a year, but now we suddenly feel so happy!"

The corners of Sikong Yao's mouth raised: "Liu Buyi, you talk too much!"

King Lan Ji took a few steps back, his face was a little pale: "Why...... Why did even Miss Sikong Yao betray the motherland, why did you ...... Why the hell?"

"Have I betrayed my motherland?"

Sikong Yao asked with a smile: "Your Highness, have I killed an innocent person of the Tianji Empire? Have I ever invaded an inch of the land of the Tianji Empire? I just built an army in the Blackstone Empire with my own ability, why do you call me treason? Just now I was thinking about using my men and horses to reinforce the Tianji Empire, how can you say that I, Sikong Yao, have you betrayed the country?"

"You...... I ......"

King Lan Ji is also a cloud-turning figure in the palace, but he doesn't know what to do at the moment.

Sikong Yao pursed her red lips and said, "Actually, in the final analysis, the Tianji Empire is indeed my homeland, and I can't help it, but the 180,000 people under my command are not all from the Tianji Empire, and I can't let them sacrifice their lives to fight in vain, so ...... For the sake of Sister Shang Qian's face, I promised to send troops......"

"Really?" Shang Qian was overjoyed.

King Lan Ji was also stunned: "The eldest lady is serious?"

"It's true, but don't worry, I'm conditional. ”

"What conditions, please say. ”

Sikong Yao moved his red lips, his smart eyes were full of moving looks, and he said with a smile: "First of all, if I do my best to send 180,000 Bai Ze mercenaries north to help, then there will definitely be movement in the Black Stone Empire, they have long held a grudge against my Bai Ze mercenaries, once my Bai Ze mercenaries go out of Beiguan, they will definitely close the door and will not let Bai Ze mercenaries come back, so this also means...... Bai Ze mercenaries have taken a road of no return, our Bai Ze mercenaries have seven major counties in the territory of the Blackstone Empire, and collect taxes by themselves, but once we go on a northern expedition, what do we have?"

King Lan Ji groaned, a little cold in his heart, I haven't seen him for three years, Sikong Yao is no longer the beautiful girl who can only cultivate and fight, at this time, Sikong Yao's strength is not only unfathomable, but even his resourcefulness is not what it used to be, he frowned, and said: "Your Majesty has given me some decision-making power before this king's trip this time, and the eldest lady can say it bluntly if she has anything to say." ”

"Good. ”

Sikong Yao smiled knowingly and said: "Actually, it's very simple, once Bai Ze's mercenaries enter the territory of the Tianji Empire, I need a foothold, I don't want to become the target of public criticism immediately after the battle...... King Lan Ji should be very clear. ”

"Understood. King Lan Ji groaned and said, "The route of the eldest lady's army must be to go out of Beiguan, pass through Xishan Province, and attack the Heavenly Absolute Empire army in Dongning Province, so ...... I can decide on behalf of Your Majesty to divide the seven prefectures and counties in the southern part of Xishan Province into Bai Ze mercenaries, you can garrison in the city, and the local state capital will also directly hand over the collected taxes to the eldest lady in order to supply Bai Ze's mercenaries. ”

"Is it just seven states?"

Sikong Yao couldn't help laughing: "Your Highness, with all due respect, Bai Ze has a total of 180,000 mercenaries, half of which are iron horses, calculated by equipping each person with two blades, a total of 360,000 blades, 360,000 pairs of armor, and even equipped with at least 100,000 horsemen, I am afraid that the seven states and counties cannot afford to support such a huge army, Your Highness, don't forget, we are mercenaries, and the reason why we survived in the Blackstone Empire is because we plundered everywhere, does Your Highness still want us to plunder everywhere in the Tianji Empire?"

"Seven states and counties can't do it? So...... How much does the eldest lady want?" King Lan Ji's eyes lit up.

Sikong Yao smiled shyly: "Actually...... Xiping City, the capital of Xishan Province, is also one of the famous cities on the mainland, with abundant taxes and strong cities, if His Royal Highness doesn't mind, A-Yao is willing to defend Xiping City for the empire. ”

"What?" King Lan Ji was shocked: "Bai Ze mercenaries want Xiping City?"

"What, can't you?" Liu Buyi said with an eyebrow.

Eighteen captains of the meeting, all stood up: "What's the matter, this can't work, and you still want us to send troops to work for you?!"

Under the prestige, King Lan Ji's momentum suddenly weakened, and he gradually understood that since he and Shang Qian stepped into the general's mansion, they had fallen into a trap, Liu Buyi and Sikong Yao were obviously singing a double reed play, and he only understood now that it was too late!

Sikong Yao's smile was very sweet, and said: "Your Highness can make your own decision, but Ah Yao wants to remind you that if you give me Xiping City, maybe the Tianji Empire can get peace, but if it is not sealed to me, the Tianji Empire will lose not only a Xiping City, maybe Dongning City, Huoyuan City, and Tianji City...... Soon it will become Chen Yu's palace. ”

King Lan Ji took a deep breath, his face was dead, and said, "Let me think about it...... After all, Xiping City is a provincial capital, and it is not something that I can decide with a small Zuo King, maybe I need to petition His Majesty and get His Majesty's approval. ”

Sikong Yao smiled faintly: "That's good...... We are waiting for His Highness's reply at the Peak of the Clutches, but ...... I just don't know if Dongning City can withstand the attack of Chen Yu's army, even if it is a fast horse, His Royal Highness will come and go to Tianji City for more than ten days in between, please think twice. ”

King Lan Ji fell silent for a moment, and sat there dejectedly.

After a while, he raised his head and said, "I have a royal decree given by His Majesty, and I can make my own ruling, if Miss Sikong Yao wants, Xiping City and the seven prefectures and counties in the south of Xishan Province will be given to you as fiefs!"

"That's not going to work. ”

Sikong Yao stretched his arm lazily, and said: "There are seven states and counties in the south of Xiping City, and there are also seven states and counties in the north, my soldiers are used to plundering, once I can't control my hands and feet to fight the seven states and counties in the north, wouldn't it be my own family to beat my own family? In my opinion, Your Highness might as well reward me with the seven states and counties in the north." ”

King Lan Ji trembled: "You...... You want all the land of the province of the West Mountains?"

"Questions?"

Sikong Yao's beautiful eyes were cold, and suddenly the momentum surged, and he felt like he was dominating the world.

King Lan Ji's voice trembled: "No, if all the fiefs are given to you, Your Majesty will probably punish me." ”

"If you don't agree, forget it. ”

Sikong Yao crossed his arms, put a pair of slender snow legs on the table, and said: "Anyway, it's not bad for Bai Ze mercenary to be a mercenary king here, it's good to eat and drink, and rob the official treasury everywhere, and the dog emperor of the Black Stone Empire doesn't dare to provoke me." ”

Shang Qian saw that the scene was a little stiff, so she said, "His Royal Highness King Zuo, in my opinion...... Ah Yao wants these Xishan provinces as fiefs, then reward her, by the way, canonize Ah Yao as a Xiping county lord, anyway, Ah Yao is a member of the empire, why can't she rule Xishan Province? In this case, you can also say it in front of Your Majesty. ”

King Lan Ji's heart lit up and said, "That's right...... I wonder if Miss Sikong Yao is willing to accept the title of this Xiping County Lord?"

"I don't care. ”

Sikong Yao smiled lazily: "But I have conditions, although the Tianji Empire gives me the title of Xiping County Lord, I will not serve the emperor, my army is still under my own control, in addition, my fief will no longer pay money and grain to the imperial capital, and all officials will be divided by myself." ”

"You're ......"

King Lan Ji felt a chill in his heart: "Miss Sikong Yao, are you going to tear the earth and seal the king?"

"Yes, that's right. ”

Sikong Yao bluntly admitted: "I just want to have a territory of my own, and I will no longer obey the rule of any emperor, but...... Appoint me as the lord of Xiping, so nominally I am still a person from the Tianji Empire, at least His Royal Highness King Lan Ji can say it in the Northern Abyss, and deceiving the upper and lower is what you people are good at, isn't it? In short, if you want Xishan Province, or the entire Tianji Empire, Your Highness will decide for yourself, and I will not interfere with your decision. ”

......

The crowd was silent.

It wasn't until nearly half a pillar of incense that King Lan Ji said lightly: "I'll send a feather book back to Tianji City to ask for a will, the wolf falcon flies fast, and it's only three days to go back and forth, please sit and wait for the canonization." ”

"Good. ”

Sikong Yao was full of ambition and smiled heartily with Liu Buyi and the others.