Early the next morning, Wu Yunji, the eldest prince of Wusuer, led a team of a thousand people and arrived at the border of Yunzhou with a thousand horses.

After receiving the news, Murong Xiao and Chu Zhao went to Zhenyunguan in the west of Yunzhou to welcome his arrival.

As the intermediary, Magistrate Su naturally had to accompany him. Because he had an unpleasant quarrel with Chu Zhao last time, he remained silent and rarely spoke along the way.

Chu Zhao was only thinking about how to deal with the eldest prince later, and did not take him to heart.

Anyway, he is just a middleman. His daughter is still locked up in the dungeon of the palace. What can he do if he is dissatisfied?

The group of people hurriedly arrived at Zhenyunguan Pass at the end of the day.

Outside Zhenyun Pass, the Wusuer people were waiting impatiently under the scorching sun and kept urging the gatekeeper to let them in to rest.

The general guarding the gate politely refused, claiming that he did not dare to make decisions without the prince's order.

The Wusu people were born with a strong body, brutal and aggressive. They were rejected one after another by the generals guarding the gate. They yelled and cursed, saying that King Jingnan ignored them, guests from afar, and would attack them directly if they did not let them in.

Their eldest prince did not stop them. He stood under the big umbrella held by his guards and watched them making noise without saying a word.

Amidst the shouts and curses, Chu Zhao, Murong Xiao and his entourage walked through the tower and appeared in front of them.

Chu Zhao automatically ignored the shouts and curses and immediately looked at the man under the big umbrella.

The man has a sturdy build, a ferocious appearance, thick hair, dark brown skin, and is dressed in a typical western nomadic style.

With his appearance and attire, when he stood in front of someone, anyone with eyes could tell that he was a foreigner without saying anything.

In Chu Zhao's imagination, he should be like this, but as a prince, the majesty and domineering power of the superior seemed to be a little lacking.

Of course, it could also be because of the long journey and being in the sun for a long time.

It was Chu Zhao's idea to let them bask in the sun outside.

Murong Xiao originally planned to come to greet them in advance, but Chu Zhao said that the Wusu people were arrogant by nature, and welcoming them in advance would only make them more arrogant. It was better to let them bask in the sun, wait a little longer, and kill their majesty.

Now it seems that this trick is indeed effective. Although the other party keeps shouting and swearing, he is already at a psychological disadvantage.

Seeing the arrival of Murong Xiao and his entourage, the angry Wusu people calmed down one after another. Everyone's eyes were attracted to Chu Zhao standing next to Murong Xiao, including the eldest prince Wu Yunji.

There is no shortage of beauties in Wusul, but most of their beauties have dark skin like them. There are no exquisite beauties like Chu Zhao with skin as good as snow and picturesque features.

Those people were dumbfounded, and the whole place was silent. Even the restless horses fell silent.

Murong Xiao glanced sideways at Chu Zhao, feeling a little proud.

This woman who is as bright as the blazing sun and attracts everyone's attention is his princess and also his pride.

But while he was proud, he was also a little unhappy and sour, and wanted to cover Chu Zhao with a veil.

These rude and barbaric foreigners are not worthy of looking at his sun.

In the silence, Magistrate Su came forward to introduce both parties.

"Your Majesty, this is Wu Yunji, the eldest prince of Wusuer. Your Highness, this is Murong Xiao, the king of Jingnan who guards the southwest."

Murong Xiao smiled slightly and nodded to Wu Yunji: "The eldest prince has worked hard all the way. I am late to greet you. Please forgive me."

Wu Yunji turned his eyes to Chu Zhao and said in blunt Chinese: "This beauty has not been introduced yet."

Murong Xiao frowned lightly, put his arms around Chu Zhao's waist, and said as if to declare his sovereignty: "This is my king's princess, Chu Zhao."

Wu Yunji looked Chu Zhao up and down unscrupulously: "The princess is so beautiful, the prince is really lucky."

Murong Xiao calmly tightened his hand around Chu Zhao's waist.

Wu Yunji raised his lips and chuckled: "Since the prince is here, let my troops enter the gate quickly. They have worked too hard this way and need a good rest."

"There is no rush." ​​Murong Xiao said, "I have already asked people to prepare tents with water and food, and please ask the eldest prince's men to stay outside the customs for a few days."

Wu Yunji's expression changed, and he frowned and looked at Magistrate Su: "What do you mean, why aren't we allowed to enter?"

Magistrate Su obviously didn't know beforehand. After a brief surprise, he quickly asked Murong Xiao: "What does the prince mean?"

Murong Xiao said: "The weather is hot now, and the eldest prince's horses have traveled long distances. In order to prevent the epidemic from being transmitted to the original horses in the army, the king plans to let them observe outside the customs for a few days. After careful examination by veterinarians, they will be confirmed to be in good health. It’s not too late to re-enter the customs.”

"This..." Magistrate Su and Wu Yunji looked at each other, both of them looking unhappy.

Wu Yunji said angrily: "I sincerely made a deal with the prince and chose the best horses for you. You actually doubted that I gave the sick horse to you. It really disappoints me."

"The eldest prince is serious. I am just taking precautions to prevent problems before they happen. It's not that I don't trust you." Murong Xiao said.

Wu Yunji's face became even more ugly: "I, Wusu'er, are rich in fine horses. No matter how many people bring gold, silver and jewelry to buy them, they can't buy them. Now I personally bring them to you, but you don't even let me enter your house. You let me and My troops live in the wilderness, and there is no trust in such hospitality. In this case, it’s okay not to make this deal.”

After saying that, he glared at Magistrate Su again: "I will set off back to Wusu'er right away. I will never believe your words again."

Magistrate Su was helpless and looked at Murong Xiao with a troubled face: "Your Majesty, the eldest prince is sincere, isn't it inappropriate for us to do this?"

At this time, Chu Zhao stood up and said: "This matter has nothing to do with the prince. It was from the perspective of a doctor that I suggested that the prince do this."

"So it's you." Wu Yunji looked at her unhappily, "My horses are all good horses. What do you, a woman, know?"

"Since it's a good horse, why bother waiting a few more days." Chu Zhao said, "When you buy a piece of meat at the market, you have to be very selective. How much money these thousand horses have earned us, the prince knows best. Could it be that We spent so much money and we don’t even have the right to inspect the goods?”

"you……"

"Did I make a mistake?" Chu Zhao didn't give him a chance to speak, and then said, "The eldest prince sent a thousand horses, but actually brought a thousand soldiers with him. For those who don't know, I thought you were planning something evil. Could it be that we Shouldn’t we be more cautious?”

"You woman, don't talk nonsense." Wu Yunji said angrily, "Our Wusul horses are worth a fortune. The people I brought with me are to protect the horses from being robbed by others. Could it be that they are to attack you?"

"I didn't say you wanted to attack us." Chu Zhao said, "If I brought 1000 troops to your country, would you let me enter the city without asking?"

"You..." Wu Yunji was speechless by what she said, and his already dark face became even darker with anger.

When Murong Xiao saw that the two of them were about to fall out, he hurriedly pretended to be angry and pulled Chu Zhao away, saying to Wu Yunji: "My princess has a bad temper and is unforgiving. I am often so angry with her that my heart aches. Big The prince doesn’t want to be acquainted with her.”

Wu Yunji snorted coldly and did not answer.

Murong Xiao also told Magistrate Su that he would help persuade the eldest prince to leave the troops outside the customs to rest and reorganize, and then ask the eldest prince to go back to the palace with him to have a good rest. If he was really worried, he could bring more personal entourage with him.

Magistrate Su took the order and took the eldest prince aside for a chat. He came back and said to Murong Xiao, "He agreed, but he has to bring two hundred personal guards into the mansion."

Murong Xiao and Chu Zhao looked at each other and nodded: "No problem, as long as he is willing."

So, the eldest prince ordered two hundred personal guards and returned to Jingnan Palace with Murong Xiao.

It was already afternoon when he returned to the palace. Murong Xiao asked people to properly accommodate the eldest prince and his bodyguards. He also arranged for beautiful maids to help the eldest prince wash and change clothes. He also prepared a sumptuous dinner with singing and dancing to entertain the distinguished guests.

Under the service of the beautiful maid, the eldest prince washed away the dust from his clothes, relaxed physically and mentally, and his face became much more relaxed.

The banquet was held in the largest banquet hall of the palace. Chu Zhao attended the ceremony in a rich dress and sat at the main seat with Murong Xiao. All the staff in the palace came to accompany him.

Wu Yunji was sitting at the guest of honour's seat, with eight burly and tough personal guards standing behind him. The rest of the guards were waiting outside the banquet hall at any time.

Su Zhifu, the middleman, sat next to Wu Yunji. Firstly, he could take care of the distinguished guests, and secondly, he could act as an interpreter and help convey messages between the two sides.

Magistrate Su single-handedly promoted the cooperation between the two kings. Relying on his own merits, he publicly asked Murong Xiao to absolve Su Nuanyu of her guilt and release her from the dungeon.

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