concubines

After Berg passed on Princess Changping's letter before, it never reached King Chun's hands by accident. This time he came with full sincerity—among the Qiang people, Berg and his followers His mother, Gu Liqiu, was an anti-war faction, and the tribes behind them did not send troops, so Berg still had some confidence, but he ignored the differences between Han and Qiang cultures. An undisguised look of hatred—Princess Changping is their Dakang princess, with a noble status, and she took the initiative to marry far away for the stability of Dakang, but now she is given away as an object by those ugly and rough Qiang men, calling these Dakang How can the soldiers not hate it?How can you not be sad?

When Berg went into Li Chen's big tent, Li Chen was writing a letter, which was to be handed over to Ji Huan - if Xiao Qi hadn't been caught by the Qiang people, then it is very likely that he followed the Yunhe River to Xinyuan Kingdom, and Xinyuan Kingdom The spies of the Yuan Kingdom were scattered all over the place. Xiao Qi was wearing his own clothes, conspicuous and dignified. If they found out, he would be taken away.

Li Chen never thought about the possibility that Xiao Qi might have died. He must be living in a corner that he didn't know, waiting for him to go.

Berg entered the account and said respectfully: "Xiao Wang has met His Royal Highness Chun Wang."

Li Chen said coldly, "Eldest Prince, please sit down."

Berg smiled. He speaks Chinese very well and has also learned Han etiquette. After sitting in a chair, he began to explain his intentions. He said that he had always opposed the Qiang people's attack on Yushuguan, and said with a wry smile: "At first I spoke to my father, but my father and second younger brother laughed at my cowardice and incompetence, but Xiao Wang clearly understood that the Qiang people only had a moment of bravery, and the day when their vigor was exhausted would be the defeat of the army. It is impossible for the Qiang people to beat Yushu The possibility of shutting down... the prince may not know, during those days I was squeezed out by the main combat faction, and I was almost kicked out of the capital."

Li Chen was silent for a moment, and said: "The eldest prince and the Qiang people both prosper and lose, and it is meaningless to talk about it now."

Berg said: "My father didn't have such an idea at first, but he was bewitched by the words of Cheng Sijie, the leader of the Xinyuan Kingdom, and said that he should cooperate within the meeting, so he persuaded his father. After multiple suppressions, it is difficult to recover the troops, and Cheng Sijie's wolf ambition is even more worthy of Dakang's fear."

"Cheng Sijie?" Li Chen looked at Berg.

Seeing that King Chun was not impressed by him, Berg stood up and said, "Xiao Wang asked Princess Changping to send a handwritten letter to your camp, asking for cooperation, but you sent troops first, but didn't receive it. I wrote a new letter, you will know it after reading it."

Li Chen's face finally showed a hint of emotion. The guard beside him went to take the letter. Li Chen opened it and quickly read the letter.

Berg's heart was pounding, and Li Chen said, "This king must see the princess in person."

Berg's face was somewhat hesitant, and he said: "If the prince only brings his own soldiers into the capital..."

Fang Ge, the guard next to Li Chen, said sharply: "Presumptuous! How can you go deep into a dangerous place with a body of a thousand pieces of gold! If you have the sincerity to cooperate, send the princess out of the capital to my Dakang camp!"

"No!" Berg immediately said, Princess Changping is the guarantee for his cooperation with Dakang, if Princess Changping does not want to go back after seeing her brother, his plan may come to nothing, Berg said: "I will guarantee For the safety of your lord, your lord has an army of [-] troops here, we will not dare to do anything else no matter what, please rest assured your lord!"

Li Chen looked at the letter in his hand, and suddenly said with a smile: "Prince, you should understand what this king means. This time, you are here to ask for peace, not this king to beg you."

Berg said calmly: "It is indeed Xiao Wang who is asking for peace. When the prince enters the capital, Xiao Wang will continue to show sincerity."

Li Chen's face was flat, as if he was thinking, Fang Ge said: "My lord, you can't go, at least we have to bring more than a thousand soldiers."

Berg's face was not good. The enemy army brought so many people into the capital, which had never happened in the Qiang people's hundreds of years of history. Entering the capital, but 1000 people... isn't it too much?"

Li Chen said indifferently: "Five hundred, the king only brings 500 people into the palace, and we will discuss the truce after the introduction."

Berg breathed a sigh of relief. Ever since he took over Princess Changping, he treated Li Yao better than his regular wife, built a Han Chinese house for her to live in, and sent people out to buy Han Chinese to serve her. See, Princess Changping should have no bad words for herself.

New Yuan Kingdom.

When Ji Huan and Yuan Rong entered the palace to meet Tanqiao for the second time, they accidentally learned that Tanqiao was receiving another batch of foreign envoys. Ji Huan and Yuan Rong looked at each other, and Yuan Rong sneered, "It must be from the Qiang people." Oh, Prime Minister Tan is really stupid! Before Dakang left, he met our enemy openly."

Ji Huan said softly: "According to what I know, the Lord of Xinyuan Kingdom is a powerful person. Why hasn't he come out and let Prime Minister Tan please us in every possible way while being confused with the Qiang people?"

"You mean?"

"According to the ministers of the Xinyuan Kingdom that day, their lord's body has begun to heal, and he can even get close to women..." Ji Huan had a terrible guess in his heart, but this idea kept lingering in his heart, calling him Can't complain, "There are many conflicts between the courtiers of the Qi and Han tribes. This Prime Minister Tan is Han, but he is close to the ministers of the Qi tribe. Will Lord Cheng rest assured that he will entrust important diplomatic affairs to such a person? Or... What accident happened to him that he had to hand over the state affairs to him?"

Yuan Rong paced back and forth, frowning, and then nodded, "You're right."

Ji Huan continued: "The infighting between the officials of the two clans in the Xinyuan Kingdom may be our opportunity. Prime Minister Tan is weak, so we can take advantage of this weak official when he is in power."

Yuan Rong smiled and said, "Excellent! We'll just wait here until Tanqiao finishes talking with the Qiang people."

Tanqiao detained the director of the Qiang nationality, Mu Dong, the leader of the spies. As a result, a few strong Qiang men came and asked Cheng Guozhu to go to see their master Bo Tuke immediately. People said that if Cheng Sijie didn't go, they would put all the responsibility on Cheng Sijie alone in front of the people of Dakang. Cheng Sijie and Xin Yuanguo would wait for Dakang's [-] troops to come over!

Tan Qiao's face turned pale, but he didn't know what to say - he didn't know anything about the Qiang people and the situation in Dakang, but it seemed that if he didn't do anything, it might lead to a new situation when there were wolves before and tigers behind. When the Yuan Kingdom was destroyed, he had so many ambitions to govern the new Yuan Kingdom well so that the people would be richer and live a more worry-free life, but if the country was gone, what else could he do?

After finally coaxing the Qiang people to settle down temporarily, he learned that the Dakang envoy had been here for a long time.

"What did you say I was doing just now?!" Tan Qiao's eyes widened.

"...The servant said that you are seeing the Qiang people's envoy..." The little servant said in a soft voice, as if surprised.

Tanqiao's feet went limp, and he immediately fell to the ground, his whole body was cold, he was anxiously lifted up by the servants and carried him into the inner hall, some went to invite the imperial physician and others to invite the eldest lady, when they arrived, Tanqiao was already hot, Delirious.

Naturally, no one noticed the servant who was talking to him, so he sneered leisurely and backed away.

Feng Qiang originally wanted to go to see Dakang's envoy by herself, but the maid hesitated and said, "Madam, your belly..."

Feng Qiang gritted her teeth and said, "The child's father is incompetent! He was scared to death by a few Qiang people! What else can I do? Watch the envoys of Dakang enclose our land? Call me a minister? Dreaming!"

The maid was also in a cold sweat from fright, and only then did she realize that the Da Furen had never given up on her idea of ​​enthroning herself as an Empress.

In the middle of the night, when Tan Qiao woke up, he was going to look for Cheng Sijie, Feng Qiang understood the meaning of his behavior, couldn't help but slapped him, and said with a sneer, "If you release Cheng Sijie, we will die together!"

The corner of Tan Qiao's mouth was bleeding, and he looked at her coldly without saying a word.

Feng Qiang had already asked people to surround the place, and said: "You are already sick and confused. Recently, you should stay here to recuperate!"

Tan Qiao watched her go out, and said calmly: "When the soldiers approach the city, you will be a prisoner, and it will be too late to seek help from the lord."

Feng Qiang gritted her teeth, pushed the door and went out.

——Cheng Sijie, who was underground, rubbed his chin, nodded and said, "Tanqiao is not too stupid, but it's a pity that Feng Qiang, who has been thinking about the three acres of Xinyuan Kingdom all day long, still doesn't understand."

Qi Yunruo had never heard them talk about Ji Huan, and he felt a little anxious. He looked at Cheng Sijie's back, and silently thought that he must tell Brother Ji to add in the terms that all the spies who left Xinyuanguo in Dakang Withdraw, otherwise these worries will erupt at some point, endangering the safety of the court.

... How should I remind Brother Ji?Qi Yunruo lowered his eyes and thought.

While walking, Qi Yunruo stepped on the ground, and suddenly thought, can he get rid of Cheng Sijie and leave somewhere in the secret path?Even if you can't get out, it's good to make some noise to let people know. Everyone is afraid of "the wall has ears". Everyone will be wary of people around you who don't know who will spy on you. Gradually spread... Brother Ji is so smart, he will definitely understand!

Qi Yunruo actually felt that Cheng Sijie would not let him go after he left. He was right, Cheng Sijie had no reason to throw this piece of fat out of his mouth before exchanging benefits with him. Go out, and he has already confirmed that if Qi Yunruo and Ji Huan knew each other, every time Ji Huan was mentioned, although Qi Yunruo's face was extremely flat, it was a bit too deliberate.

While Cheng Sijie was waiting for Feng Qiang's last stupid move, Qi Yunruo was ready to figure out the secret way at a certain moment when Cheng Sijie was not around. It would be best to find Brother Ji. The country's spies are rampant, and there are places where spies live in the palace.

Qi Yunruo waited for an opportunity. He heard Cheng Sijie talking to someone during his afternoon nap, but when he went out, there was no one outside, including Cheng Sijie.

If Qi Yun thought about it, Cheng Sijie might have waited until the time when he could leave the customs and left here.He took a deep breath and went down the tunnel softly. He didn't know the direction, he just thought about the palace furnishings he saw when he entered the palace, and walked southward, winding all the way, but it was sealed at the end.

Qi Yunruo turned the direction and saw a staircase. When he went up, he vaguely heard the Qiang language——the Qiang people's voice was loud, and although Qi Yunruo couldn't understand it, he understood that this place was the envoy from Tanqiao to temporarily retain the Qiang people. place.

Qi Yunruo hated the Qiang people to the core. He listened carefully and learned that there were at least three people above. He hesitated for a moment, knocked hard on the floor tiles that could be pushed away, and then quickly ran away.

The Qiang people were talking, and they were all startled when they heard the voice. They stood up and looked for the source of the sound. A Qiang man stared at the floor and said angrily, "There is a trap down here!"

Another Qiang picked up his sledgehammer, shouted "ah", and slammed it down, making a hole in the ground. The three of them looked at each other and jumped down together.