Just as Yuan Bai finished speaking, all eyes in the tent immediately focused on Xie Ling, and even Xie Ling's eyes widened in surprise.

Qinghuang looked at Xie Ling with a bit of disgust. From Xie Ling's performance last night, Qinghuang had also vaguely felt that Xie Ling's feelings for Yuan Bai were not as pure as he showed, but Emperor Qing never put Xie Ling in his eyes, otherwise he would not have allowed Xie Ling to stay by Yuan Bai's side for so many years.

Only when he heard that Yuan Bai offered to go to Jiayun Pass with Xie Ling did Qing Huang realize that maybe Xie Ling already had a place in Yuan Bai's heart, and Jiayun Pass had already been occupied by barbarians. Going is bound to be bad luck, not to mention that Yuan Bai still has to enter Jiayun Pass to negotiate with the other party. Not only did Yuan Bai choose to go with Xie Ling, but he also took this as a condition for himself to agree to Emperor Qing, which is enough to show his trust in Xie Ling.

What's more, if Yuan Bai was able to successfully persuade the barbarians to surrender, Xie Ling who went with him would certainly have made great contributions. In this way, even if Emperor Qing did not recognize Xie Ling's identity as Prince Xie Ling, Xie Ling would have military exploits to rely on from now on.

Yuan Bai was able to arrange for Xie Ling so comprehensively. Thinking about it this way, to Qinghuang, Xie Ling has become a threat. It was only at this time that Qinghuang realized it, but it was a bit late.

Before today, Emperor Qing had countless ways to get rid of Xie Ling. He could completely disregard Yuan Bai's opinion, but now he can't. Now that Jiayun Pass is occupied by barbarians, the northern gate of Qing Kingdom is wide open. He looked very calm, and he knew very well in his heart that his throne was in jeopardy at this time.

His throne was not right in the first place, and there were many people who wanted to pull him down. At this time, Xie Ling could not be executed without reason, not to mention that now he had to rely on Yuan Baikai to stabilize the situation in the north.

Therefore, although Qinghuang didn't want to agree to Yuan Bai's conditions, he didn't refuse directly. He said with a smile:

"Xie Ling is just a 12-year-old child. There are so many generals in the Qing Kingdom, they will definitely be able to protect Xuan'er well, so why should Xuan'er let Xie Ling be with him?"

Qinghuang's words made many generals standing behind Qinghuang straighten their bodies. I hope His Royal Highness can choose him to go with him. What Qinghuang said is not unreasonable. Although Xie Ling's riding and shooting skills are excellent, in the end For a child who has never been on a battlefield, if it is time for a life-and-death fight, it would be nice not to be scared enough to pee his pants, so how can he protect Yuan Bai Zhouquan.

At this time, Xie Ling didn't say a word, just looked at Yuan Bai, and at this moment, Yuan Bai was also looking at Xie Ling, and the perspectives of the two met in mid-air, and after a while, Yuan Bai turned his head Go, and said word by word to Emperor Qing: "I believe in Xie Ling."

Hearing what Yuan Bai said, Xie Ling's eyes were full of joy, but soon, that light dimmed a little. Xie Ling knew that the reason why Yuan Bai said that was only because he trusted him. Trust yourself like you trust your brother.

If Yuan Bai knew that he didn't just want to be his brother, would he still say that?

However, compared to Xie Ling, it was undoubtedly Qing Huang who was in a more complicated and depressed mood at this time. His cold and gloomy gaze swept between Yuan Bai and Xie Ling, but after realizing that Yuan Bai's gaze was very determined, Qing Huang also He could only nod his head and said:

"Okay, Gu promises you."

But after saying this, Qinghuang paused, and then turned to Yuan Bai and said:

"Jiayun Pass has been occupied by the barbarians at this time. Don't worry about Xuan'er going alone. Xuan'er can choose guards from the capital to go. Whether it is the Imperial Guard Iron Army or the general of the court, they will be obliged to go with Xuan'er."

Of course Yuan Bai would not go deep into the enemy's camp alone, but he already had Xie Ling by his side, so he couldn't still follow a few generals, the barbarians only needed to capture them, and they could easily throw Qing into chaos.

In negotiating this kind of thing, the fewer people the better, the faster the better, Yuan Bai thought so, and refused to Qing Huang:

"Father doesn't have to mobilize the troops like this, just lightly pack thirteen riders."

In fact, Emperor Qing also understood this truth, so he didn't say anything else. He just gave orders to prepare good horses that can travel thousands of miles a day, and selected thirteen guards from the imperial guards who were from the northern part of Qing Kingdom, and set off tomorrow to meet Yuan Bai. Go to Jiayun Pass together.

===

With such a major event as the loss of Jiayun Pass, the Spring Hunting could not go on. The people who participated in the Spring Hunting returned to the palace, and after learning that Yuan Bai was going to Jiayun Pass, the atmosphere in the East Palace was also desolate. awful.

It’s not surprising that everyone would react like this. In fact, for more than 500 years, at that time, there was only one powerful empire in the world. At that time, it was because the barbarians in Saibei occupied Jiayun Pass, and then drove all the way to the north, hitting the capital of the empire. Under the circumstances, and at that time, the interior of the empire itself was already quite decayed, and the power of the major families had already grasped the lifelines of all parts of the empire. Falling apart within a few months.

But now it seems that the situation at this time is somewhat similar to the scene 500 years ago, not to mention that in the eyes of everyone, the barbarians in Saibei were originally a group of unreasonable barbarians. They occupied Jiayun Pass, All the way to the north is not to unify the south, they just like to conquer, burn, kill and plunder, but now Yuan Bai wants to negotiate peace with such barbarians, with only 13 people with him, and one Xie Ling, no matter how you look at it More bad luck than good luck.

But even if this is the case in their hearts, everyone almost pinned all their hopes on Yuan Bai. After all, as early as two years ago, Yuan Bai had already persuaded the six barbarian tribes to surrender to Qing with his own charm. country.

In this atmosphere, Yuan Bai and Xie Ling set off for Jiayun Pass with 13 people selected by Emperor Qing. Everyone bid farewell to Yuan Bai with serious expressions, but they didn't know that this kind of behavior was difficult for others to see. In Yuan Bai's eyes, it was a good job that was not flattering. In this way, he could not only leave Qing Huang's side, but also have the opportunity to spend time with Xie Ling alone.

It would have taken at least seven days to travel from the capital of Qingguo to Jiayun Pass, but Yuan Bai's team rode BMWs that traveled thousands of miles a day. In just three days, the group arrived at a city near Jiayun Pass. .

That city is only a few hundred miles away from Jiayun Pass, and because it is close to Jiayun Pass, barbarian barbarians often come to the city to buy food and sell horses. Originally, during the occupation of Jiayun Pass, the barbarians originally wanted to Cooperate with the same clan in the city, and take down that city in the same way.

Fortunately, the lieutenant of the city's garrison sensed something was wrong, and captured all the barbarians in the city before the barbarians took action, but he didn't embarrass them, he just put them under house arrest in his own house, eating delicious food every day It's delicious, but it's also very moisturizing.

On the way to the city, Yuan Bai had already heard about this time, so just entering the city, he was very curious to meet the captain, and also saw those who were under house arrest in the captain's house Barbarian merchant.

Yuan Bai was still a little worried at first, who should be sent to Jiayun City to find out if the barbarian leader is interested in negotiating a peace, and now there is no need to think about it, just put one of them back, they will probably be very happy.

After leaving the house, Yuan Bai asked the captain:

"Why didn't the barbarians come to attack this city?"

The school lieutenant was actually only in his 20s. He was originally a hunter near Jiayunguan. Four years ago, he heard that a 12-year-old child had persuaded several tribes of the barbarians to surrender. He was shocked. After some deliberation, he chose to join the army. Because he has been hunting in the wild for a long time, this captain is much more flexible and has a keen intuition for approaching danger. So after only four years, he has changed from an ordinary All the soldiers have been promoted to the garrison captain of this city.

But for this school lieutenant, his biggest regret was not being able to meet the Crown Prince who was only 12 years old at the time. He originally thought that he would have the opportunity to meet the Crown Prince when he went to Beijing to report on his duties. Who knew that Jiayun Pass would be occupied by barbarians one day, and it was precisely because of this that he was able to meet the person he had always missed.

The captain didn't know if he should thank the barbarians.

But before meeting Yuan Bai, the captain imagined the image of the prince as a very heroic young man, who was as tall as himself at the age of 12. If not, how could he be able to restrain those people? What about savage barbarians?

So when he saw Yuan Bai and his party, the school captain directly regarded Xie Ling as His Highness the Crown Prince whom he had been thinking about all the time. After bowing and kneeling, he was told by Xie Ling that the one next to Xie Ling was His Highness the Crown Prince. .

When the captain looked at Yuan Bai next to Xie Ling, the captain widened his eyes in disbelief, opened his mouth, staring at Yuan Bai for a long time unable to regain his senses.

Because the person next to Xie Ling is so beautiful, it is a bit outrageous to be so beautiful, and it is completely inconsistent with the heroic influence imagined by the captain. With a pretty face, the captain never thought that this might be the prince.

After a long time, he looked at Yuan Bai and blurted out, "This...is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

Seeing the despair on his face, everyone seemed to hear the captain's heart breaking.

However, after getting along with Yuan Bai for a period of time, the captain also found that when he got used to seeing it, he actually felt that such a setting was not unacceptable, and what he had always heard before was that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince looks like the all-powerful The rumors about Princess Yan Kingdom are not groundless anymore.

The captain thought a lot in his heart, and then he remembered Yuan Bai's question, and he replied:

"Although the barbarians have occupied Jiayun Pass, their strength is temporarily insufficient, and they need to wait for new troops to come in. What's more, there is no ladder to attack the city in Jiayun Pass. Even if they want to capture this city, it will not be easy. Something that can be done in a day or two."

Hearing what the school lieutenant said, Yuan Bai nodded, and he was more sure that the possibility of peace talks between the Qing Kingdom and the barbarians is still very high. The barbarians are not enough in population and strength. Even if Jiayun Pass is occupied at this time, there are not enough With the support of their troops going south, even if they occupied Jiayun Pass, they would sooner or later be captured by the Qing army.

But now, what Yuan Bai had to do was to persuade the barbarians to negotiate peace with the Qing Kingdom and withdraw from Jiayun Pass before the barbarian tribes gathered more troops.

Thinking of this, Yuan Bai also directly told the captain the purpose of his visit:

"Since the barbarians and the Qing Kingdom are at a stalemate, it is better to put the pros and cons in front of the barbarians, meet the conditions of the barbarians, and let them withdraw from Jiayun Pass."

The lieutenant's eyes lit up slightly, and he asked Yuan Bai, "Your Highness, are you going to negotiate peace with the barbarians?"

Yuan Bai replied: "Yes, this is the real purpose of my trip, but I still need the general's help at this time."

Although Yuan Bai's image is seriously inconsistent with what he imagined, it still doesn't affect Yuan Bai's position in the captain's mind. Hearing that Yuan Bai said that he needs help, the captain hurriedly said:

"Your Highness the Crown Prince don't have to say that. If His Highness needs me for anything, I will go through fire and water."

Seeing the seriousness of what Lieutenant Yuan Bai said, he couldn't help but smiled and explained: "You don't need to go through fire and water, the general just needs to release one of the businessmen who are under house arrest by you, and let him bring my letter of peace to see you." The leader of the barbarians will do."

Although the captain thought that Yuan Bai came here to negotiate peace, he did not expect that Yuan Bai would choose to meet directly with the leader of the barbarian tribe. Yuan Bai was far away in the capital of the Qing Kingdom before, so naturally he did not know the situation of the barbarian tribe in recent years. , but the captain was very clear, he hesitated and said:

"Zada's personality is moody, His Highness still needs to be cautious."

Zha Da is the leader of the barbarians, and he has unified the various tribes of the barbarians in the past few years, but it is precisely because of this that he has a very happy personality, and he doesn't usually play cards according to common sense, the captain is worried Zha Da will be unfavorable to Yuan Bai.

Yuan Bai said: "It's okay, the barbarians dare not do anything to me, not to mention that I have some friendship with the leaders of several tribes among the barbarians, and I am the prince of the Qing Kingdom, even if Zada ​​wants to kill me, he must have enough courage to do so." OK."

Although Yuan Bai's tone was light, the confidence in his eyes made the captain's heart beat fast, Xiang Yuan Bai's eyes were full of admiration, he turned around and grabbed Yuan Bai's hand, and knelt down on one knee road:

"Your Highness..."

But before the captain finished speaking, Xie Ling's voice came from the side:

"What are you doing?"

Yuan Bai and the captain said as they walked all the way, they had already arrived at the mansion where Yuan Bai lived, and the captain's move happened to be noticed by Xie Ling.

Following the sound, Xie Ling had already come in front of Yuan Bai, completely separating Yuan Bai from the captain. He looked at the captain vigilantly, his eyes full of hostility.

The school lieutenant also looked confused, not knowing what he did wrong, and finally Yuan Bai said:

"Let's leave first, general. I'll be fine if I'm here." The school lieutenant left.

Although the captain left, Xie Ling still looked aggrieved. He also held Yuan Bai's hand like the captain did before. After finding out that Yuan Bai didn't refuse, he felt a little joy in his heart, but on the surface he Still looking serious, he reminded Yuan Bai:

"Brother, I think the lieutenant's eyes are not right when he looks at his brother. I think he approached you... for other purposes."

In order to prevent Yuan Bai from overthinking, Xie Ling didn't speak clearly, but just reminded him that in fact, he said this because he was jealous, and he didn't seem to hold his brother's hand in front of others!

This little wolf cub is rather interesting.

Yuan Bai thought in his heart, he saw very clearly that the captain was just admiring him, but in Xie Ling's eyes, he had other plans, and he just didn't take him out, so he did it now He came to fight for favor with the appearance of an abandoned puppy, but he didn't know that he could no longer hide the wolf's tail.

Knowing that Xie Ling felt wronged, Yuan Bai didn't care about Xie Ling's wolf paw that was still holding him, but explained to Xie Ling: "The captain is not such a person, he is a loyal minister who protects his family and the country." , if something happens to you in the future, you can look for him."

Hearing what Yuan Bai said, Xie Ling felt even more upset in his heart, but secretly thought, if he will become a person who protects his family and country like the captain in the future, will his brother like him more? some by yourself?

However, in order to get his brother, he has to become the Lord of the Qing Kingdom, and he still has to betray Yuan Bai, but at least before that, he can't let anyone hurt his brother.

Thinking of this, Xie Ling's heart that was still a little bit excited slowly sank, and he gradually let go of Yuan Bai's hand, he lowered his head not to look at Yuan Bai, and said in a pitiful voice :

"Brother, can you promise me that you will take me with you wherever you go in the future?"

Although Yuan Bai didn't know that Xie Ling wanted to ask such a question, he still replied: "I promise you."

Xie Ling raised his head, looked at Yuan Bai with dark and deep eyes without blinking, and suddenly said to Yuan Bai:

"Brother, I like you."

Yuan Bai was stunned for a moment, then smiled at Xie Ling and said, "I like Xiao Ling too."

At this time, Yuan Bai didn't think much about it. In his opinion, Xie Ling's liking for him was just a brotherhood, and he didn't know what kind of Xie Ling's liking for him was.

===

Under the arrangement of the captain, a barbarian businessman came to Jiayun City with a letter written by Yuan Bai. As Yuan Bai expected, within a day, the leader of the barbarian tribe, Zada, had already sent someone to reply. Invite Yuan Bai to Jiayun City.

Regarding this situation, everyone including Xie Ling was of course firmly opposed to it. At this time, Jiayun City was under the control of the other party. No matter how many people Yuan Bai brought into the city, it would almost be like a wolf into the mouth of a tiger. The other party got Jiayun City and Prince Qing, so they could really do whatever they wanted without any scruples.

After haggling with Zha Da, even the barbarian businessman in charge of sending the message lost weight. Zha Da finally agreed to meet in a village near Jiayun City, and both parties could only bring ten people.

Originally, Yuan Bai didn't intend to bring Xie Ling with him. After all, if Zha Da really didn't play cards according to common sense, then Xie Ling who was with him would undoubtedly be very dangerous, but Yuan Bai had already agreed to Xie Ling before. I will take him with me wherever I go, and it is too late to regret it now.

When the agreed time came, the troops from both sides arrived at the village. The barbarian troops arrived earlier than Yuan Bai and the others. As soon as they got off their horses, Yuan Bai had already learned from the school lieutenant that the man who was sitting in the open space It is Zha Da.

Zha Da is a typical prairie man, with bronze skin and a sturdy body like a hill. They are not as particular as Qing people. Even if he is the leader of the barbarians, he is still here to negotiate peace with Qing. He But still sitting on the ground.

Seeing a group of people coming on horseback, Zha Da didn't get up, his eyes fell directly on Yuan Bai, and asked:

"This is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Qing Kingdom?"

Zha Da did not admit the wrong person, many of the tribal leaders under him had seen Yuan Bai, and he should have learned from him that this prince of the Qing Kingdom had an astonishing beauty.

At that time, Zha Da thought that his subordinates were too ignorant, and he was shocked to see a slightly better-looking southerner, but now seeing Yuan Bai, he really believed that his subordinates were not lying .

After a short period of surprise, the expression on Zha Da's face became a bit arrogant. After all, the peace negotiation was first proposed by Qing Guo, which means that they have enough initiative to put forward various conditions, as long as they don't Qingguo was in a hurry, and they would all agree.

It took four years to unify the barbarians, which is enough to show that Zha Da is not an ordinary barbarian, and what Zha Da has to do now is to test the bottom line of Yuan Bai.

Zha Da first looked at Yuan Bai with contempt, and said, "His Royal Highness, Prince Qing, Qing Guo wants to negotiate peace, but we have not seen Qing Guo's sincerity. If you want to express your sincerity, you can send [-] horses first." The war horse has arrived in Jiayun Pass, let's continue talking."

Such a request like a lion's mouth, and it was only a condition for continuing the conversation, the generals who came with Yuan Bai all showed sullen expressions, but Yuan Bai smiled calmly and said:

"The leader probably misunderstood what I meant. I am here to accept your peace agreement."

Hearing what Yuan Bai said, Zha Da was stunned for a moment. If he remembered correctly, Qing Guo had obviously proposed the peace first, and the southerners were indeed very cunning, and now they began to confuse the public.

Zha Da was thinking like this, but Yuan Bai over there had already smiled and said: "Because you will all ask for peace talks sooner or later, why don't you let me bring this date forward."

The honest Zha Da found it even more strange. He forgot for a while that he should play an arrogant image, and he blurted out and asked:

"why?"

And Yuan Bai was waiting for him to ask this question, Yuan Bai replied: "Chief Zha Da, you can't hold Jiayun Pass. The people in Jiayun Pass are the people of our Qing Kingdom, and they will not sincerely submit to you." You, it will be late spring soon, and many tribes will return to their territories to move their cattle and horses. At that time, Jiayun Pass will have a lot less troops, and there will be no need to send troops at all, just the few cities around Jiayun Pass. The force is enough to take Jiayun Pass back. The leader, it is Emperor Qing's benevolence and righteousness that will give the leader the opportunity to make peace. The leader should make good use of this opportunity. If it is time for the military to meet, you will not be qualified to raise conditions. "

With every sentence Yuan Bai said, Zha Da's face darkened, because every sentence Yuan Bai said was true, so he had no way to refute it, and it was precisely because of this that he was so He readily agreed to negotiate peace with Qing.

The fact that the barbarians occupied Jiayun Pass was actually due to an accident. Even Zha Da did not expect that everything would go so smoothly. He sent a group of people to sneak into Jiayun Pass during the day, and he also sent the nephews in Jiayun Pass to pour over the soldiers who were in charge of patrolling that day. drunk, and let Nei Ying secretly open the city gate.

This kind of trick that can be easily seen through has actually succeeded, but for Zha Da, Jiayun Pass is undoubtedly a hot potato. As Yuan Bai said, they did not go further south or defend Jia The strength of Yunguan, but if he just gave up like this, Zha Da felt really unwilling.

Zha Da originally thought that he could get a lot of benefits from Qing Guo by relying on Jiayunguan, but who knew that his situation was directly pointed out by Yuan Bai, which made Zha Da a little annoyed at first, and then he looked at Yuan Bai Bai, something else suddenly appeared in those light brown eyes. His gaze sized up Yuan Bai's body, and he suddenly said:

"His Royal Highness said very well. I appreciate you very much. I don't have to do anything else. I only want you."

The author has something to say: Xie Ling: Confession is useless.

Yuan Bai: Everywhere I go, I am coveted by people, I am so tired【x】

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