Xue Yuxiao did not assert his authority by purging and plundering, as many brutal rulers do. She governs with kindness, even the people of the Xianbei tribe do not have to flee and migrate, they can still stay and live, but the plundered land must be returned to the Han people, all the posts, post stations, border guards, banners...... It was also replaced with the soldiers and logos of Daqi.

Soon after taking Xinzhou, Li Qingchou received a reply from Tuoba Ying.

After Tuoba Ying saw this, he happily agreed, re-set the time and place, and made an appointment in the Ruihuang Hall of Fengbei Palace in Shuozhou City.

Fengbei Palace is the former palace, when Yanjing was still there, and the territory of Daqi was boundless. Ruihuang Hall is also a very obvious name of Eastern Qi, Qi takes the fire phoenix and the golden dragon as the noble totem, while the Xia Kingdom is honored by the heavenly wolf, and the imperial daughter is also known as the wolf lord.

Approaching Chinese New Year's Eve, Xue Yuxiao brought thousands of pro-troops and two generals of Li to the banquet.

This was supposed to be a "you know what I know" feast. However, as soon as he entered Shuozhou, Xue Yuxiao ordered people to make a fanfare, not only using the banner of Dongqi to open the way, but also beating gongs and drums while entering Shuozhou to publicize the matter. When the Han people living in the state saw the flag, they came to greet them, and they gathered to ask questions, and tears poured down. And the Hu people were also surprised, and exchanged heads.

"What's going on? Why are there people from the south? ”

"I heard that the wolf lord entertained the people over there and wanted to put down the rebels together."

"Anti-thief?" A woman dressed as a hunter sneered when she heard this, "Who is the anti-thief?" Our new khan is the thief, the old lord is gone, the big wolf lord died a strange death, her sister was killed by the Qi people, and she was able to accept foreign enemies to come to the state to discuss affairs, and send Yan back! ”

"Really?" Everyone came over and asked.

"Is that still fake? Not only did she have to kill her sisters, but she also had to attack other disobedient tribes in the north, and she would do everything to do so. The woman's attitude was disdainful and serious, "You better pack up and prepare to leave here, and soon Shuozhou and Yandu will be handed over to Dongqi together." It matters that our family is small or go back to Xilin! ”

"I see......"

"It's true? The Great Khan is too confused! ”

"Let's go quickly, it's too late to be ...... by Qi people"

While the crowd was talking, the woman dressed as a hunter quietly left and escaped into the crowd. She found a place where no one was around, tore off her shabby coat, revealed the military uniform inside, and immediately put herself in the queue to return to her general.

After a while, Li Qingchou caught up from the rear and said on the side of the carriage and horse: "Everything has been done to ensure that no one in the city knows." ”

Xue Yuxiao lifted the curtain and glanced at it, and said in a low voice: "It's a pity that there are not enough people who can take on this role." ”

Li Qingchou said lightly: "We treated Hu Min and the captives well, and only then did we gather a small army that was willing to deliver news and was proficient in Xianbei language. It's just that...... I'm afraid that this will force Tuoba Babies in a hurry. ”

Xue Yuxiao smiled and said, "I'm just afraid that she won't be in a hurry." ”

If she really kept her promise to return Yanjing, wouldn't Xue Yuxiao really want to join forces with her to clean up the northern ministries and help her complete the great cause of unifying the north? That's not what she really wants.

The news that the main general of the Qi army would attend the banquet and enter the city spread throughout Shuozhou. Tuoba Ying, who arrived in Shuozhou, also got up when he heard the news and wanted to greet him in person to express his respect and sincerity to General Li. However, as soon as she walked out of Fengbei Palace, she saw that the streets and alleys were full of water, and they were weaving back and forth.

Tuoba Ying's face tightened, and he immediately asked, "What does this mean?" Why so many people? ”

The advisers around her also changed their expressions. A general immediately sent someone out to inquire, and replied: "Khan, since the Qi army entered the city, they have taken the avenue to beat drums and preach, and the city has already known about it. ”

Tuoba Ying clenched her fists with both hands, hesitating, she bit her back molars, and said in her heart, this must be deliberate, to test my authenticity and see if the matter of peace is fraudulent, making it difficult for me to ride a tiger!

Such a cunning method simply gives people a very bad sense of familiarity.

She breathed a few times, calmed her emotions, and kept her composure: "The main general is General Li Qingchou, General Li?" ”

"Yes." Hu Bing replied, "I saw General Li at the head of the queue from afar, with a spear and a battle robe, and under his crotch was a white horse as colored as snow, heroic and beautiful. ”

Her compliment was tinged with a hint of personal admiration and fear. Wu Luolan, who didn't keep Gaoping, had an ugly face, and the more he listened, the more troubled he became, and reprimanded: "Enough, retreat!" ”

Tuoba Ying was relieved when he heard this, and he reluctantly put on a smiling face, and ordered the sword and axe men in the hall to ambush as usual, and the assassins in the sword dance were also disguised as usual.

After a while, she saw Qi Jun coming, and saw that it was indeed Li Qingchou who was the leader. General Li is as described in a martial and heroic manner, and he has a chic and graceful appearance. She stood and waited, and when she saw Li Qingchou in front of her, she was just about to greet her, and she saluted first.

Li Qingchou gave up her hand on the horse, and immediately turned over, she said: "Seeing that the head of the wolf lord is still on the neck, it really makes Li's heart itch unbearable——"

The general Hu Nu behind Tuoba Ying changed his face when he heard this: "General Li! "Daring fanatic!"

"Hey—" Tuoba Ying endured his temper and said magnanimously, "I have always admired the general's might." Don't be rude, and invite General Li in. ”

Li Qingchou shook his head and chuckled: "I'm just a servant, a guest treated by the wolf master, not me." ”

She turned around and waited by the carriage in person, clearly a majestic and famous general wearing armor and swords, but at this moment she was holding the reins of the horse, lifting the curtain, and almost saddled up and after the horse as a vassal. However, the subordinates and soldiers around him had the same faces, and they seemed to think that it was normal.

Tuoba Infant suddenly had an even stronger sense of unhappiness.

One person gets out of the car.

Xue Yuxiao was wearing a snow-colored robe, and the robe was painted with a phoenix embroidered with gold thread and a hovering golden dragon. She was unarmoured, her long hair was tied up, and she looked as if she didn't carry a blade.

She turned her head and met her gaze with Tuoba's baby.

The moment Xue Yuxiao appeared, the smile on Tuoba Ying's face froze. She looked at her in a daze, as if she had lost half of her soul, and there was an extremely cold flame swirling in her mind, shocking her mind.

"Khan." Qi Yunfeng reminded in a low voice.

Tuoba came back to her senses, the roots of her teeth oozing a little blood, I don't know if it came from her throat or if she gritted her teeth too hard. She swallowed the fishy breath, no greeting, no politeness, just said, "...... The triumphant marquis came in person, and he was not welcomed. ”

"This is the Great Qi Lord." Li Furong on the left frowned.

"It doesn't matter." Xue Yuxiao smiled and said, "I am so commensurate with the Third Highness, because I don't forget the old love on the battlefield. ”

The corners of Tuoba Baby's mouth twitched, and the expression of his whole face became very difficult to coordinate. She raised her hand and wiped her face, and said, "Battlefield, still have the old love?" Scold...... It's really funny. But I admire your military talent, and it's true. ”

The words were forced to remain enthusiastic in her mouth, and it was as uncomfortable as an executioner wiping a knife in his hand, but instead whispering softly. Everyone had goosebumps all over their bodies, and their minds were buzzing, but only Xue Yuxiao's face was as usual.

She is very calm, her clothes are particularly dazzling and eye-catching under the sun, her posture is as clear as snow, and her eyebrows are warm: "Laughing? I miss Your Highness so much. ”

Yellow dust and white sun (2)

Chapter 99

Tuoba Ying stepped out of the way and entered the Ruihuang Hall of the Fengbei Palace with Xue Yuxiao.

Although the furnishings in the palace have changed, the architectural style is still roughly the same as that of the Eastern Qi Dynasty. This is the homeland of the Eastern Qi Dynasty, even if it has been lost for more than ten years - this year is not long, not short, it can not annihilate the sadness and bitterness of Shuozhou Hanmin Nanwang Wangshi, but it can also make the waiters of a glorious palace change Hu Lang.

The people serving in the palace are all teenagers, young and young Huren. They wore their braids like Xianbei women, their long hair half scattered, and one side was tightly tied into small strands of knots, and they were gathered together. The Hulang had deep eyebrows, were handsome and fresh, and their physiques were more robust, with half-flat shoulders, and served wine to the adults attending the banquet.

Tuoba Ying invited Xue Yuxiao to take a seat, she glanced at the throne covered in beast skin and decorated, and then glanced at the ritual vessel hanging behind the throne, and excused herself: "The guest is as he pleases, the third highness is the host, and he should be seated." ”

Tuoba Baby was polite on the surface, but in fact he quickly agreed. She didn't expect Xue Yuxiao to come in person, thinking that she should sit at the top of the hostile general with the dignity of the lord of the country, so the corresponding ambush also fell on the corresponding lower chief position.

After she took her seat, her eyes were always firmly locked on Xue Yuxiao, as if she wanted to get a glimpse of what courage she had to come in person. Tuoba Ying speculated and thought about it in every way, but his heart was still not so stable, he looked at her and said: "The old love is difficult to discuss, but the sincerity I invite you is true." If you are willing to come in person, you must also be interested in this matter, how about you and I talk openly and honestly? ”

Hu Lang stepped forward to pour the wine, Xue Yuxiao looked at the wine into the glass, and said, "That's what I mean." ”

Tuoba Ying's heart was slightly relieved, and said: "I want to return Yanjing as a courtesy, and I want to jointly send troops with you to recruit the fourth sister who is currently in Qingzhou, sweep away her foundation in Fengzhou, and then sweep away all the northern departments to complete the last wish of the ancestors." ”

Xue Yuxiao nodded and said, "I know." ”

"Now that you know, then—"

"Then I'll send a large army to Yanjing tomorrow, right?" Xue Yuxiao tilted his head and asked.

Tuoba Ying choked as she met her innocent eyes that seemed to be very focused and serious. Xue Yuxiao's ink eyes were transparent, and his expression was clear, revealing a sincere and simple meaning...... Tuoba baby's breathing is sluggish, the heart is simple? I was blind to think she was like this.

She said, "This ...... It's not in a hurry......"

"That's not true." Xue Yuxiao retorted, "The Third Highness said that they would jointly conquer the north, but your current throne, the land buildings around it, and the courtiers and people, were all the land of Eastern Qi. Just returning Yandu will stop my army, which is already a loss-making business...... If I lead the army, will the land I get back be more than Yandu? ”

Tuoba Ying debated with him: "It doesn't cost soldiers to negotiate peace, if you want to fight, I have tens of thousands of elite soldiers under my command, can I let others bully?" The assumptions of the lord are child's play. ”

Xue Yuxiao smiled: "If you don't pay it back now, but only pay it back after beating the northern departments, who knows when you will be able to reunify?" To be victorious? If the Third Highness is really incompetent, it is better to ...... the north Shall I fetch it for you? ”

Before Tuoba Ying could speak, Wu Luolan on the side couldn't sit still, and stepped forward and pressed his sword and said: "This is my Great Xia land, how can you be an outsider-"

As soon as she stepped forward like this, Li Qingchou and Li Furong, who were around Xue Yuxiao, suddenly raised their eyes from the banquet. One was heroic and dashing, smiling, but the smile on his lips gradually cooled; The other man's face was as heavy as water, his eyes were like cold edges, and his gaze was almost like a knife cutting the flesh and blood of Urrolan's neck.

Wu Luolan suddenly remembered that he was chased by Li Qingchou and fled, and saw that another pioneer officer surnamed Li was also there. Both of them were fierce and fierce generals, accompanied by swords, and only a few steps apart, her words were slowly and bloodily pressed into their throats.

Uroran sat down slowly.

Xue Yuxiao's eyes did not change, he didn't look at her at all, he just asked Tuoba Ying with a smile.

Tuoba Ying paused and said, "Agree on a time limit...... Half a year, within half a year, I will return to Yanjing. ”

Xue Yuxiao said: "Half a year is too long, I can take back Yandu in less than a month." ”

Tuoba Ying narrowed his eyes and said, "Lord Hou, you are too confident in yourself. There are not only a few thousand people under my command, but four of the six major military superintendents are owned by me. ”

Xue Yuxiao smiled slightly on his lips, stared at her and said, "Lost souls? The soldiers of the Xia Kingdom do not regard my people as people, killing, burning and looting, doing all kinds of evil, slaughtering the city and blood debts, abounding, and now the Third Highness has the face to mention these four words to me, if I were you, I would have already covered my face in shame and left, and I didn't dare to face the southeast anymore! ”

Tuoba Baby was like a fish in his throat, and his palm was holding the cup tightly. She had the urge to smash her glass at once, and let the axe rush in and chop her into a pulp.

Just when this impulse emerged, Xue Yuxiao changed his expression and said, "But I came today just to settle the four words for peace." My longing for the Third Highness is not fake, I heard that when you lost the battle last year, you were slapped by the old lord and deaf for two whole months - I feel heartache when I hear it, are Your Highness's ears still good? ”

Tuoba Baby licked the root of his teeth and said, "...... Don't work triumphantly and worry. ”

Xue Yuxiao got up, didn't drink the wine that Hu Lang brought in front of him, took an empty cup, and walked directly over to sit beside Tuoba Baby, the two shared a table and a wine jug. She didn't bother the young man who sat with her, poured wine with her own hands, poured it for herself and for her, and was very close: "Are the ears of the Third Highness better?" Didn't leave any root causes, did they? ”

Tuoba Baby's wine glass was refilled with wine, she looked at the turbulent water, forced herself to endure it, looked at Xue Yuxiao who was close at hand, and secretly cut herself: "If I let the knife and axe hand rush in at this moment, she will inevitably be too close to me, and it will be easy to hurt myself." ”

Xue Yuxiao looked at her gently.

Tuoba Ying retracted his wine glass and said sarcastically: "It's already good, not as much as the Hou Lord." I didn't expect that in the past, he was still a general and a hero, and as soon as he changed, he usurped the throne and sought power, and became the new lord of Eastern Qi. ”

Xue Yuxiao didn't mind, stretched out his hand to wrap his arm around her shoulder, leaned over and whispered: "Your Royal Highness really sees the outside, since you and I are discussing the alliance, why are you still so 'polite'?" You see, I didn't say anything about you when you poisoned your eldest sister and caused the old lord to die. ”

Tuoba Ying's heart tightened, her wolf-like eyes turned to Xue Yuxiao's face, and she stared at her gentle face with extreme urgency, and a trace of sparks and gunpowder smoke almost appeared from her gaze.

Her voice was hoarse for a moment, and she said, "You—you know too much about the affairs of Great Xia. ”

"Oh?" Xue Yuxiao asked her, "Everyone here is your confidant, who do you think passed the news to me?" Yes...... No, each of them is loyal, in fact, I guess, I dreamed, I ...... I have known your wolf ambitions for a long time. ”

As she spoke, she tapped the wolf armor on Tuoba's chest with the edge of her glass, making two extremely crisp sounds of "tuk tuk".

A chill ran down Tuoba's spine, and she quickly filtered the full seat of henchmen in her mind, and the entire throat was soaked with cold. She said: "You have 10,000 poisonous schemes in the turn of your eyes, and this sentence clearly wants me to doubt them." ”

Xue Yuxiao smiled and said, "My words are true, why doesn't Your Highness believe it?" ”

The two whispered and seemed to be having a good conversation. The strategists on the side were a little unable to sit still, and they all looked at the leader of the group.

Qi Yunfeng rubbed his fingers and looked at the figures of the two people who were close to each other. Xin said: "I'm afraid that His Royal Highness is afraid of being injured by mistake, so he doesn't dare to drop the cup and do it." So he turned his head and motioned to the generals, and his eyes skimmed upward.

Suddenly, a few generals from the table got up, they came over with cups, and said, "I admire the new master of Daqi", so they stepped forward to toast Xue Yuxiao. Xue Yuxiao watched them finish drinking, and as expected, several people had no intention of leaving, and seemed to be standing behind Tuoba Baby.

However, as soon as they stood still, they heard Li Qingchou say: "Light admires my master, but does not admire me? A few generals are familiar, but have they passed fifty moves in my hands? ”

Li Furong replied with an expressionless face and cold words: "All of them fell off the horse in three moves, and fled in embarrassment, and the memory of the marquis of Ding Zhan is too poor." ”

Li Qingchou smiled cooperatively: "Really? Your Majesty doesn't know about this, otherwise these people don't even have the qualifications to toast to Your Majesty, yes and no? ”

These few words are too lethal. Several people stood unsteadily, their faces were flushed, and they were about to grit their teeth and stay here, but they saw Li Qingchou get up with his sword, and pulled out the long sword from his waist with a bang-

Everyone was nervous, and cold sweat oozed from their foreheads. Especially the few people standing behind Tuoba Ying, for fear of annoying her, this General Li took up and fell with his knife, faster than the prepared knife and axe hand!

Li Qingchou didn't point to Tuoba Ying, but just picked up the wine venerable on the table with the blade of the sword, shook it on the body of the sword, shook it lightly, placed it on the table, and casually hooked the wine jug from the hand of Hu Lang's attendant, wrapped the pot belt in the young man's exclamation, flipped and poured it in the air, and let the water trickle into the pot without losing any loss.