Xian Jingyue was silent, and regardless of whether his marriage with Ayi was right or wrong, a curse or a blessing, he was never threatened in his life, not to mention that Prince Geshu clearly regarded his sister's lifelong event as a transaction, and he would not agree to anything. However, the other party's condition at this moment was to save the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers in Yumen Pass, and he had to put Xian Jingyue in a dilemma.

You must know that the current crisis in Yumen Pass is not the pressure of a strong enemy, but the plague is raging, but there is a shortage of food and medicine. As long as there is food and medicinal materials, with Lu Yuanpo's ability, he will definitely be able to regain his strength and continue to hold on to Yumen Pass. However, since the enemies this time were the Shenhuo Sect and the Wu'er Clan, they cut off the possibility of the Yumen Pass garrison asking for help from the countries of the Western Regions; as for the imperial court, although Gong Baisheng of Jiayuguan had promised to prepare grain, grass and medicinal materials, judging from the situation in the past few days, I am afraid that in the end it will be empty words.

So after all the calculations, the only person who has the ability to prepare this batch of food and medicinal materials for the Yumen Pass garrison is the Prince Geshu in front of him, and he also has an old man Mu who can cure the plague, which is undoubtedly the best person to resolve the catastrophe of Yumen Pass. If he refused this family affair on the spot because of his own whims, wouldn't it be tantamount to harming the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers in Yumen Pass?

Prince Geshu saw that Xian Jingyue never answered, and said with a smile: "Marriage matters, naturally can't be regarded as child's play, Prince Jingyue can think about it slowly." It's just that I don't know how long Lu Yuanpo's garrison can wait. When Xian Jingyue heard this, the disgust in her heart was even stronger, and she couldn't help asking: "So Your Excellency happened to appear in Jiayuguan this time, just to talk to me about this marriage?"

Prince Geshu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, Prince Jingyue still refuses to believe Xiao Wang. Xiao Wang has been begging for a livelihood in the city of Lanzhou all these years, doing some small business to support his brothers, relying on the relationship with officials at all levels in the northwest, how could he conspire with Najin Wanjin to destroy his foundation? Besides, Xiao Wang was originally a Turk...... Hehe, in fact, the real Turks ceased to exist as early as the end of the Tang Dynasty, and Persia is no longer the Persia of the past, but in the eyes of you Han people, the Western Regions have always been the Western Regions, and the Semu people have always been just Semu people, and they always like to call us by their past names. As everyone knows, the relationship between the countries in the Western Regions is complicated, even if it is the Turks today, they are still divided into two countries, the East and the West, and they have been fighting each other for many years, and the hatred is as deep as the sea, not to mention the hostility between countries. Although Xiao Wang is also what you call the 'Lustful Eye', he can't fight with the Vultures of Beshbali, so what does the Vultures have to do with Xiao Wang this time to seek the Yumen Pass under the instigation of the Divine Fire Sect?"

Speaking of this, he saw that Xian Jingyue still looked unconvinced, and said: "As for Xiao Wang's coincidence in Jiayuguan, just because the commander of Jiayuguan, General Gong Baisheng, is Xiao Wang's old friend and Xiao Wang's business partner, otherwise Chen Yang of Lanzhou Wei and Lu Yuanpo of Yumen Pass have joined forces to squeeze out General Gong and secretly deduct Jiayuguan's military salary, what will he use to support these garrisons in Jiayuguan?" So Xiao Wang heard that Jin Wanjin had also secretly looked for General Gong, so he came to Jiayuguan to inquire about General Gong's movements, so as to prepare for the future, so he happened to bump into Jingyue Gongzi and his party coming from Yumen Pass. ”

After listening to Prince Geshu's explanation, Xian Jingyue thought about the whole thing from beginning to end, which was reasonable, but she still had some faith in her heart, and she couldn't help but say: "So Your Excellency took advantage of the danger of people and used the lives of the soldiers of Yumen Pass as a threat, so that I could marry Sister Ling?"

Prince Geshu couldn't help but laugh and said: "Jingyue Gongzi's words are a bit excessive, Ayi is Xiao Wang's dearest sister, Xiao Wang has done everything possible to promote this family business, in the final analysis, it is also a good intention, how can you talk about taking advantage of people's danger? You must know that General Gong, as the commander of Jiayuguan, naturally refused to go along with the Jin Wanjin and made a treason to join the enemy, but he would never help Lu Yuanpo's garrison at Yumen Pass. This is not all because of personal grudges, but also because once the army of Beshi Bali regains Yumen Pass, then the first line of defense set up by the Han people in the northwest will no longer exist, and Jiayuguan will bear the brunt of it, directly facing the army of Wu'er. And General Gong, as the commander of the Jiayuguan border, can naturally stand out and become a pivotal key figure, and he no longer has to worry about the snubbing of the imperial court and the exclusion of villains, so he will raise his eyebrows from then on. Therefore, in the depths of General Gong's heart, he can't wait for the Yumen Pass garrison to be wiped out and there is no one left, if Jingyue Gongzi still expects General Gong to prepare food and medicinal materials for Yumen Pass, Xiao Wang advises you to dispel this idea as soon as possible. ”

Xian Jingyue couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart, it turned out that Gong Baisheng of Jiayuguan had such a thought, no wonder he would not save the garrison of Yumen Pass. Since the two have talked, he has gradually made a decision in his heart, and immediately said: "Marriage matters, forgive me for not daring to make decisions privately." I have made a marriage contract with the third lady of the Xie family, even if I want to take a concubine, I need to indicate the elders of the family in advance, and I also need to ask General Xie for his wishes. As he spoke, he looked straight into Prince Geshu's eyes and said slowly: "If Prince Geshu is willing to help with righteousness, the Han people will definitely remember the great kindness." As long as I can really resolve this catastrophe at Yumen Pass, I will agree to this marriage first, and then go back to Jinling afterwards to explain the reason to the elders of the family and General Xie Da, and ask them to decide. ”

Hearing that this "Jiangnan Knife" finally relented, Prince Geshu frowned deeply, and said lightly: "Jingyue Gongzi's reply, isn't he deliberately embarrassing Xiao Wang? At present, all Xiao Wang can do is to prepare a batch of grain and the two medicinal materials of "Hanging Golden Lantern" and "Chaotianzi" to send to Yumen Pass, and then ask Mr. Mu to prescribe a prescription for curing "Belmore Disease". As for whether there are other variables in Yumen Pass, whether it can really resist the army of Don't lose eight miles, and how can Xiao Wang guarantee it? What's more, according to the meaning of Prince Jingyue, even if you agree to this marriage, in fact, you can't do a lot, and it has to be decided by the elders of the family and General Xie; if they oppose this family business, won't Xiao Wang be busy in vain? It seems that Xiao Wang will not dare to do such a loss-making transaction. ”

Xian Jingyue didn't think it was wrong, and said slowly: "The order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker are the unchanging rules of the Han people for thousands of years, I just broke it in advance and said it in front." If I say yes, I'm lying to you. Prince Geshu sneered: "In this way, Prince Jingyue is treating this family business as a transaction. Could it be that in the heart of the prince of Jingyue, he didn't think about his sister at all?"

Xian Jingyue shook her head slowly, and said in her heart: "Why don't you treat your sister's marriage as a transaction?" and said: "If Ayi really marries me, she will naturally not be treated badly." ”

Hearing this, Prince Geshu couldn't help but sigh and didn't speak for a long time. After half a ring, he finally smiled bitterly: "Anyway, whoever told Xiao Wang to feel sorry for his sister, then you will make another step as you wish, and go to the garrison of Yumen Pass first." After hearing for a long time, Gongzi Jingyue made a promise, and hoped that Gongzi would not turn his face and deny anyone afterwards, or work with the elders of the family and General Xie to deny the marriage. Xian Jingyue said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency, you can rest assured, I am not ungrateful. ”

Who knew that Prince Geshu sighed again, shook his head and said: "It's just that if a deal is negotiated like this, Xiao Wang will inevitably lose a little, if he finally gives away this batch of food and medicinal materials for nothing, it will be a little heartache in the end." Therefore, in addition to the marriage promised by the prince of Jingyue, Xiao Wang also had to put forward another condition to the garrison of Yumen Pass. ”

Xian Jingyue was suddenly alert in his heart, and blurted out: "What conditions?" Prince Geshu laughed and said: "Since it is a condition proposed to the garrison of Yumen Pass, of course Xiao Wang has to go and talk to Lu Yuanpo in person, but this has nothing to do with Prince Jingyue." ”

Xian Jingyue stared coldly at Prince Geshu's eyes, unable to see through his intentions for a while. To talk about the situation at this time in Yumen Pass, even if the soldiers have enough food and grass, sooner or later they will die under the plague, which can be described as a dead end. So even if this Prince Geshu has bad intentions, what can he do with the garrison of Yumen Pass? It is better to be a dead horse as a live horse doctor, maybe he really wants to save the garrison of Yumen Pass, so as to form this family affair with himself.

Thinking of this, Xian Jingyue asked, "When can I leave?"