The elder of the Mei family sat by the fire, the teapot on the iron frame sizzled, and the aroma came out of the lid, which was refreshing. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"The sincerity of the noble guest's proposal, Mei Ling does not doubt it, and the Mei family does not have this habit of making a transaction, so please come and listen to who can bring tangible benefits, marriage has little to do with war. ”

Mei Yinglong got straight to the point, directly pointed out the theme of the military debate, taking interests as the standard, and there was no lack of warning in his words, his daughter Mei Lian's marriage was not a bridge to establish an alliance, it was aimed at the Qin family or the Sima family, it depended on everyone's understanding.

"Ignoring the conventions of the Three Kingdoms, tens of thousands of soldiers raided the grassland, rammed the earth for the city with the intention of occupying it for a long time, the Qinghui county lord Dugu Ying is eloquent and strategic, and no one in the Cuihua Empire really has the courage to do so. Hehe, the senior team has come from a long time, and he must have already made up his mind, so please explain first, what are the interests of Meiling?"

Sima Jian bowed his hand and politely asked Gao Yuan to talk first, but he took the fragrant tea offered by the maid and sat down by the fire pond for a long time.

"Sima sacrificed wine, Cuihua learned of the intention of the soldiers to build the city, and he could send troops to stop it, the three kingdoms are not friendly neighbors, so why not fight more battles. ”

Sima Jian's questions were mainly anti-guest, and Gao Yuan held a tea bowl in his hand to answer the question, but the words were very clear, Cuihua had lost the opportunity in the grassland war.

Sima Jian admitted that the Qinghui County Lord's clever strategy was far beyond Cuihua's expectations, and the news of the construction of the city came, and it was too late to send troops to stop it. Hehe, taking the lead may not be a sure victory, or the captain doesn't need to trek through mountains and rivers to come to Meiling. ”

The two sides argued, the Mei family elder listened silently, out of courtesy, Sima Jian had to get up and reply, I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, and when he wanted to sit back by the fire pond again, after Mei Xiaolong and the three of them sat down, the maid was removing the extra embroidered cloth pier.

"Sima sacrificial wine, Meiling belongs to Cuihua, since ancient times, I have respected the decree of the Witch King, I invite Captain Gao to come, just to hear what benefits Qinghui will have for my Mei family after occupying the grassland, do you think that what is beneficial to the Mei family will harm the interests of the empire?"

Mei Lian's words were like a sharp dagger piercing Sima Jian's heart, the eyes of several elders swept over, and there was no friendliness again, Sima Jian's words were not wrong but his heart could be punished, he was changing the law to oppose Meiling and the Cuihua royal family, and the words implied that Meiling failed to send troops in time to stop the soldiers from building a city, after all, among the various departments of Cuihua, Meiling and the prairie are the closest.

"Priest Meilian misunderstood, hehe, the tribes are respecting the decree of the witch king, but the open and secret fighting of the various tribes is an open secret, taking my Sima family as an example, without touching the fundamental interests of the royal family, naturally want to occupy more fertile grasslands and dense mountains and forests, one is the other, and the strong tribe will inevitably step on the bones of the weak to prosper. ”

"Sima Saijiu is right, competition between various tribes is a rule passed down from the ancestors, just like a fierce beast in the forest, if it is weak, it should give way to the strong, so that the clan can prosper forever. Captain Gao, if I agree with Sima Sacrificial Wine, taking the lead may not be the final winner, if I Cuihua and Sunset form an alliance and jointly send troops to attack the Xuebing City, can you hold it?"

Mei Yinglong didn't want to talk too much about the competition between the tribes, and pulled the topic back again, but she was more cautious in her words, not mentioning the interests of Meiling, just saying that it was the Cuihua Empire, and the witch didn't feel embarrassed, as long as the Mei family didn't form an alliance with Qinghui alone, she naturally didn't want the conflict between the royal family and the Mei family to intensify.

"It is precisely because I can't hold it, so the county lord sent me here, hoping that Cuihua can remain neutral, of course, the occupation of the grassland by the soldiers will inevitably hurt Cuihua's interests, and Qinghui naturally has to give the necessary compensation. ”

"Compensation, let's hear it!"

Mei Yinglong really can't wait, wanting to hear what kind of benefits her niece who has never met will leave for the Mei family, and more importantly, to observe Mei Ying's attitude and how she will treat her relatives in the enemy country.

"Chief village master, elders, before taking out the gift of the county lord, there are some things that need to be said clearly. Takagaki handed the tea bowl to the maid and asked for a wooden plaque to be brought in, and quickly sketched a sketch of the Luofeng Continent with charcoal, painting the prairie black in a ball.

"The territory of the Three Kingdoms is vast, the prairie is at best equivalent to a city in Qinghui, and I think Sunset and Cuihua are no exception, if the Three Kingdoms really want to occupy it, the descendants of the wolf god will definitely be difficult to resist by force, why have the three kingdoms defaulted to the independence of the prairie for thousands of years?"

The small building is silent, thousands of miles of prairie, surrounded by strong enemies for thousands of years, if there is no hidden secret, just because the three kingdoms restrain each other, it is really a bit too far-fetched, for thousands of years, there is no shortage of people in power who want to find out the key, but as a result, the secret is still curious people turned into ashes.

"Honorable Lady Merry, don't look at me with too curious eyes, if an ordinary student soldier could know about it, it wouldn't have been a secret for thousands of years. Gao Yuan pointed to the prairie on the wooden sign: "I am afraid that the cost of exploring the secret is unbearable, we might as well change the angle, the Three Kingdoms Youth Grassland Trial, swords and soldiers are flying against each other, what kind of benefits can the winner get?"

"I participated in the grassland trial, and fortunately I came back alive, and I didn't see the benefits of winning, but I obtained the remnants of the ancient martial arts secret book in the trial, which is very beneficial to my cultivation. Mei Xiaolong was silent for a while and then said: "Although my qualifications are not bad, compared to the demons of the Three Kingdoms, I still have self-knowledge, and they are the protagonists of the grassland trial, and the strange thing is that after the trial, those demons who only hear their names and do not see their people have disappeared in the Luofeng Continent since then, and occasionally someone reappeared, and they have become martial saints who need to look up." The secrets of the prairie may only be known to them, but who has the courage to pursue them. ”

"Captain Gao, those who have excellent results in the grassland trial may become a martial saint, and this temptation alone is enough for the Three Kingdoms to maintain their independence on the grassland. Seeing the topic, Sima Jian was unconsciously guided by Gao Yuan, and immediately took over: "If Qinghui is allowed to occupy the grassland, won't it cut off the sunset and Cuihua's path to the sainthood! If you don't withdraw, I'm afraid that the war will evolve into a three-kingdom war, and the regular army will intervene sooner or later, and then the blood will be flowing, and all countries will consume national strength and hurt their vitality, what benefits can be compensated." ”

Gao Yuan threw out the topic of martial saints, but he didn't want to talk too much, and continued with Sima Jian's words: "Sima's worries about sacrificial wine are very likely to become a fact, but everyone here understands that the county lord led the soldiers deep into the grassland, purely involuntarily, and the Ming people do not say secret words, and there is no shortage of opponents in the Qinghui Empire for the inheritance of the throne by the Duguying county lord, and its power is so huge that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must be cautious in his words and deeds." ”

"Talking about the government and politics in vain, fiddling with the royal right and wrong, in Qinghui will lead to death, even if you are in Meiling now, Captain Gao, I am afraid you should not talk about it. ”

By the fire, an elder was displeased, how could an envoy talk about the internal affairs of his country in words, and how could a young man believe his promises when he spoke rashly.

"What the elders taught is that there are people who are rebellious, who don't care about the etiquette of the monarch and the ministers, and can even make a retrograde attempt to seize the throne. ”

"Captain Gao still made it clear what my interests are in Meiling, Qinghui's internal affairs, with your identity, it is indeed inconvenient to talk about it. ”

The witch got up and poured tea with a smile, and relieved Gao Yuan in disguise, the charm of the Mo Evil Sword can be regarded as a return for the peach.

"Young lady, it's not that Gao Yuan is undisciplined, standing in the position of the Mei family, who else is more suitable to wear the crown than the Duguying County Lord, and if someone else is replaced, where are the interests of Mei Ling?" Gao Yuan looked at Mei Yinglong: "The head of the village, the Qinghui thief wants to seize the throne, how can there be no foreign aid in Cuihua and Sunset, let the Meiying County Lord inherit the throne smoothly, it is the greatest interest of the Mei family, the grassland war is about to break out, and the king is either one or the other, could it be that in the Qinghui Empire, you also have a second niece who has the right to inherit the throne." ”

The witch's hand pouring tea trembled slightly, Gao Yuan was right, the Mei family didn't have to think about it at all, Mei Ying's succession was better than others anyway, but as the daughter of the witch king, she had to consider the interests of the royal family, and she couldn't show it too much, so as not to arouse the disgust of Ah Gong Mei Yinglong, which would affect Mei Xiaolong's status as the heir.

"Captain Gao, even if my Mei family looks at the flesh and blood family affection to help, but if the Cuihua Empire decides to send troops to intervene, can the county lord of Meiying bear to let his relatives fall into a heavy siege? Meiling's strength has increased over the years, but it is not strong enough to be relative to the soldiers of the empire!"

Some words can be regarded as threats, but they are not a kind reminder that the witch poured tea bowls for the elders, sat by the fire and was distracted, the words that should be said have been spoken, and how to choose is the right of Mei Yinglong and the elders.

"Soldiers' murder weapons, you can't be careless, Qinghui has a saying, don't do to others what you don't want to do to others, how can Lord Meiying pull his relatives into the whirlpool of right and wrong. The grassland war is a game between the three empires, please forgive Gao Yuan for being disrespectful, hehe, even if Meiling is willing to send troops to help, it will only be a drop in the bucket for victory or defeat!"

Gao Yuan's reply made Mei Yinglong raise his thick eyebrows, and all the elders were angry, but no one said anything to refute it, the game between empires, with the strength of a tribe in Meiling, as the witch said, is far from strong enough to resist the empire, and whether the Mei family sends troops or not is not as important as previously thought, and the help of Mei Ying is even dispensable.

"Little Lianzi, tell me, how should I choose Meiling?"

The silence was broken by an elder, and Gao Yuan didn't seem to be surprised, it was the old man who helped the inspector team before closing the building, who could appear on such an occasion, his position in Meiling was clearly and important, and the title of Mei Lian was different from that of other elders, and it seemed more intimate.

"Uncle, it stands to reason that I should send troops to help my cousin in the snow, which is better than icing on the cake in the future, but my sister-in-law's worries are more reasonable, if the Witch King decides to attack the city of soldiers, my Mei family must not disobey the king's orders, otherwise what is the difference between rebellion and rebellion. In my opinion, the two don't help each other is the best choice, and presumably the witch king will not force my Mei family to kill each other. ”

The witch's heart has not been completely put down, Sima Jian has already smiled lightly and answered: "The soldiers of the Mei family will not help each other, it is naturally good, the witch king Shengming, before coming, there was an order, if there is a war, Meiling only needs to block the pass, there is no need to send troops, the witch soldiers who go to the grassland through Meiling, all the supplies should be borne by the empire, and the capture will also be given to Meiling after the war." ”

"Sima sacrifices wine, Meiling opens the mountain road for the witch soldiers to pass, what is the difference between sending troops to attack the scholars, but the person with the knife has changed, and so, why if my Mei family is full of elite, and stage a brother and sister bloody battle in the grassland, whether it wins or loses, it is a good thing for other tribes!"

Mei Xiaolong threw the tea bowl to the maid, got up and begged: "Daddy, since the two will not help each other as long as the Witch King expected, then my Mei family will simply do it more thoroughly, and the guard drill will continue, blocking all mountain passes, and no one is allowed to participate in the war through Meiling." Nanguan is the main road in and out of Meiling, Xiaolong has a word first, and the other witch soldiers dare to step in, and Hugh blames me for throwing it out to feed the wolf. ”

"Sit down! The elder hasn't made a decision yet, why are you in a hurry!" Mei Yinglong seemed to be teaching his son, but his attitude didn't need to be said anymore, the elder at the head smiled slightly, looked at the elders one by one, threw the tea bowl and stood up and gave the answer: "Blockade the pass, the two don't help each other, except for my Mei family's caravan, no one else is allowed to enter or leave Meiling." ”

"Sima sacrificial wine, the military situation in the grassland is urgent, and it is inconvenient for Meiling to stay more, please return to Beijing as soon as possible. Hehe, the Mei family can't let you run empty, or the elders will say that I don't understand the rules, so I will give up a great credit, and you and Xiaolong will protect the princess and send the Mo Evil Sword back to the royal family. ”

"Mo Evil Sword!"

Sima Jian only understood why Gao Yuan was full of confidence at this time, and even the witch girl spoke for him in disguise, the treasure of the witch cult that had been missing for thousands of years, this great gift was sent to Cuihua Kyoto, for the grassland war, the witch king may have to think twice.

"It is Sima Tianda's great honor to escort Mo Xie Sword, thank you Lord Dharma Protector. Mei Yinglong didn't mention Mei Lian's marriage, Sima Jian had already guessed, and looked at Gao Yuan after thanking Mei Yinglong: "Captain Gao, I don't know when we will be able to meet again today, put aside each other's positions, Sima Jian hates to intersect with you with wine, and I will tell you a message before leaving, which can be regarded as a blessing to Mei Lian Priest in advance, there are 30,000 witch soldiers in the northwest, and I have already set off as a whole team before I came to Meiling. ”

Sima Jian politely said goodbye and left, the atmosphere in the small building was more solemn, the speed of the Cuihua witch soldiers exceeded everyone's expectations, Gao Yuan sent a heavy gift but did not receive the desired effect, Qinghui Xuebing finally had to be one against two, Mei Ying's chances of winning were still slim.

"Daddy, the Mei family must not stand by while seeing their cousin in danger!" Without the presence of the witch, Mei Xiaolong spoke without scruples, Mei Yinglong pondered and was silent, and the elder led by him said in a deep voice: "Xiaolong, the words are like a mountain, the Mei family has made a decision not to help each other, the witch is always present, and it is difficult to change it, not to mention that as Fang just said, sending troops is equal to nothing." ”

"Little Lianzi, the grassland war has changed abruptly, what does your cousin Mei Ying lack most except for the lack of troops?" Mei Yinglong's words made Mei Lian happy, and waited expectantly for Daddy to give a conclusion, Mei Yinglong looked at the elders led by him, and the old man led the elders out of the small building with a smile.

"The Great Elder has long set aside leeway, the Mei family soldiers will not help each other, but the Mei family's caravan exchanges are not restricted, and the grain and herb pills are a very profitable business in the war, so you will take the lead, the soldiers will not bring much gold and silver to the war, and it is okay to take credit, I am not afraid that the little niece will be in the future." ”

Mei Lian was overjoyed: "It's still the uncle who is shrewd, giggles, and won't hide it from you, Daddy, the 30,000 witch vanguard wants to obstruct my cousin from building the city, I underestimate Cuihua's demon Huayue, and more than 10,000 elite cavalry in the third battalion have been waiting on the edge of the desert for a long time." (To be continued.) )