I don’t know anything else, Mrs. Luo is still very clear about who occupied the old land of Xiliang. She didn’t know why Han Jian asked about this for the time being, but she quickly explained everything she knew.

"Young Master Hui, this is indeed the case. There were thirteen cities occupied by the Xianbei people in the old land of Liang Kingdom." Mrs. Luo replied respectfully.

"Yes." Han Jian nodded, as if he was very satisfied with Mrs. Luo's answer. Then Han Jian smiled and said, "Mrs. Have you ever thought about sending troops to take him back?"

When Mrs. Luo heard this, she said panic: "I don't understand the words of the young master. I have no soldiers or power in my hands, so how can I send troops?"

"Just ask you, why are you so anxious? Actually, I want to say that if you can, the Eastern Prince's Mansion is willing to send troops to help you Xiliang!"

Mrs. Luo was silent for a moment and didn't know how to answer.

Being able to obtain military assistance from the Eastern Prince's Mansion has always been her goal for the Eastern Prince's Mansion, but she understands some things that are not that simple. Even if the Eastern Prince's Mansion can send troops, it must bypass the mountain of the Western Prince's Mansion. Today, the Eastern Prince's Mansion only occupies Luoyang City, and the huge Guanzhong area is separated from the old land of Xiliang. Now the entire Guanzhong is occupied by the Western Prince's Mansion. When talking about regaining the old land of Xiliang, can we still fight cattle across the mountain?

After thinking for a while, Mrs. Luo said, "It is good that the young master can help you, but... I can't be anxious about some things. I don't ask the young master to help the old people in Liang Kingdom immediately. I just hope to be able to work hard in front of the young master."

Han Jian smiled when he heard such loyal words. What a woman Mrs. Luo is, he knew very well. This woman was very ambitious, but her ambition was still limited. She was just focused on being her Queen of Xiliang and wanted to be the core of power admired by the people of Xiliang. In this context, she served the second master, and was not negligent while helping the Eastern Prince's Mansion while raising money and food for the people of Xiliang to restore the country. But she had to make some choices, even if Han Jian wanted to help her, she would not use the people of Xiliang to restore the country. She also understood this principle.

"I know what my wife is thinking." Han Jian suddenly broke the silence, which also shocked Mrs. Luo. After answering Han Jian's question, she was always panicked, afraid that her answer would not satisfy Han Jian.

"...Madam feels that now the East Prince's Mansion is not able to send troops to Guanxi. Whether to mention the old land of Xiliang will be a good thing to you, Mrs. Luo. Now I will only ask my wife one thing, if there is such an opportunity, would Mrs. Would you like to be a front pawn?" Han Jian asked with a smile.

"Of course I'd like to do it." Mrs. Luo said without thinking.

It is a very easy-to-answer question, but Mrs. Luo would never choose not to be unwilling to do so.

"Okay." Han Jian smiled and said, "Madam remembers this sentence. If there is really this day, Madam must not regret it. I am going back now, and Madam will go back to rest."

As he said that, Han Jian got up and walked downstairs.

Mrs. Luo looked very nervous and went downstairs to Han Jian. She was still a little confused. Han Jian’s question just now seemed simple and could make her answer. But she still couldn’t figure out what Han Jian meant.

The old land of Xiliang was occupied by the Xianbei people, and then it sent troops as a front guard, which seemed to indicate that the Eastern Palace was going to send troops to Guanxi. But now the Eastern Palace was being suffocated by the northern Su Tingxia's troops to Beichuan. How could the troops be sent? That is, the Eastern Palace was going to send troops to avoid the link of the Western Palace? Or is the goal of the Eastern Palace this time to be the Western Palace rather than the old land of Xiliang?

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...

I saw May and the summer harvest in Luoyang area has also ushered in.

Because the situation in Luoyang has been relatively stable in the past six months, and the people have basically not abandoned their planting. Although the grain harvest is not as good as the harvest year, it is not a disaster in the desert. With the arrival of summer, the imperial court has also achieved great results in tax collection. Grain warehouses of Luoyang, large and small, began to accumulate grain, which made these warehouses that had been empty for more than two years begin to become popular.

Han Jian was not interested in summer harvest and tax collection.

Han Jian is still in charge of peace talks with the Beiwang Mansion, but this kind of negotiation has reached a deadlock.

After a few days, the negotiations did not make any progress. Although the peace talks were held every day, they only talked about trivial matters or quarreled over major issues. The court did not mention the matter when the court would stop the army. It was not that the people involved in the negotiations did not want to mention them, but that these matters were simply controlled by the Dongwang Mansion. As long as Han Jian did not speak, they had no way to talk.

As the leader, Han Jian seemed to be "pretending to be confused".

Whenever he needed to attend the peace meeting, he would just sit down and occasionally say a few words, but he would not talk about the key issues. This made Li Yu, the envoy of the Northern Palace, particularly anxious.

On the afternoon of the sixth day of the fifth month, a new round of negotiations ended. Li Yu was anxious to keep Han Jian and talk about the issue of withdrawing troops. But before the meeting ended, Han Jian left the Ministry of Rites. Li Yu couldn't help but try to see that he had something to do with the Eastern Prince's Mansion. On the issue of peace talks, he wanted to show his demeanor as much as possible, so that people could think that the Northern Prince's Mansion could continue to hold on. But now it seems that the Northern Prince's Mansion is already a little shaky under the Xianbei people's repeated attacks.

"What a bad luck!"

As soon as Li Yu returned to the inn, he went directly to the west courtyard where the Beiwang Mansion lived. When he went to the hall, he threw the summary of the meeting in his hand on the ground, looking very upset.

"Li Zuocheng doesn't have to be anxious, there is always room for ease of relief." A man in his forties on the side hurriedly persuaded.

This man in his forties, named He Jing, was a counselor specially sent by the Northern Palace to help Li Yu. He Jing would continue to discuss peace talks with Li Yu on weekdays, and he was also Li Yu's military advisor. Originally, Li Yu respected He Jing, but over the days, things could not make progress, and his respect gradually became annoyed. He also blamed He Jing and others for the reason why the negotiations could not make progress.

"Go and find the woman in the Xu family!" Li Yu said angrily, "Didn't it mean that he sent the gift to the Dongwang Mansion, and he was quite confident that he could get the support of the Dongwang Mansion? Even this matter, no one in Luoyang has mentioned it anymore, but he thought that after receiving the gift, he would be able to distinguish the matter like this?"

He Jing saluted first, but he didn't go to trouble. He walked out of the hall door as he spoke, but did not send anyone to find Xu Fang.

"He Shangguan, is this?" The follower outside asked in confusion when he saw He Jing coming out.

"Li Zuocheng is losing his temper, so he should not go in and disturb him. He sent someone to prepare meals earlier. He has not had a meal yet."

He Jing expressed his concern for Li Yu, but he felt a little dissatisfied.

Li Yu has been so frustrated over the past few days for negotiations, but this has not affected his work at all. He is just more impulsive when doing things, which makes people feel that Li Yu is a little angry and has some disorganized work.

Li Yu was so angry that he was alone in the hall. After waiting for a long time, no one came back to report. He was a little angry and went out. Then he saw He Jing sitting on the steps at the door, and he seemed to be very leisurely alone.

"What's the point? Did someone send someone to find him?" Li Yu said inexplicably.

He Jing stood up, patted his butt, and replied, "Li Zuocheng, you were angry just now, so it's hard for the subordinates to say it clearly. This special period was not in Beichuan. If you had contact with the woman from the Xu family, you were known to the East Prince's Mansion or the court, wouldn't you cause trouble?"

Li Yu thought about it and made up his words. He nodded and said, "No matter what, I'll find someone to inform the woman named Xu. If the Dongwang Mansion cannot hand over the words, she will take responsibility for this crime. Let her take care of it!"

"Yes. Yes!" He Jing saluted.

"You go in person, I'm not at ease when others go. Go now!" Li Yu emphasized.

"Yes, yes." He Jing was timid and took the order and left.

But when he arrived outside the inn, He Jing sneered and said to himself: "I have to do anything. What are you doing?"

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...

The Eastern Prince's Mansion is preparing for a special marriage.

Han Jian wanted to marry Fa Yi, which was originally a festive event, but because Han Jian and Fa Yi had a special master-disciple relationship, the matter could not be publicized. Although the Eastern Prince's Mansion repeatedly suppressed, some news still spread outside, but because the court is now fighting with the Northern Prince's Mansion, the matter has been diluted.

It seemed that the Dongwang Mansion's business would be his own business, and no one dared to talk about it casually.

Originally, Han Jian was about to get married, but as the peace talks progressed, Han Jian was a little busy and could not get out of here. In the end, the marriage was set on the tenth day of May.

The Eastern Prince's Mansion seemed to have known that the matter could not be restored, and even Han Song did not continue to worry about this issue. She just persuaded Han Jian and asked Han Jian to keep a low profile, rather than making the whole city known.

Han Jian was very tired after a few days. On the one hand, the war supplies on the front line were tight and he needed to raise them. On the other hand, he was incompatible with Yang Rui. The court seemed to have less rhythm and had some entanglements about the tax collection. Originally, Lin Ke was already at the end of the road, but because of the cold war between Han Jian and Yang Rui, Lin Ke was in the court for a while, and it seemed that everyone regarded him as the future prime minister.

By the eighth day of the fifth month, there are still two days before Han Jian’s marriage to Fayi, and the entire Dongwang Mansion has already prepared what to prepare.

By this day, there was still no progress in peace talks with the Northern Palace. However, the war in the north also tended to ease. Han Jian issued an order to suspend the use of mercenaries to Su Tingxia. However, it seemed that Su Tingxia was even more anxious than Han Jian. With the buffer period of more than a month in front of him, the war had gradually burned to Beichuan City. The troops on the front line of Su Tingxia were less than forty miles away from Beichuan City.

On the afternoon of the eighth day of the fifth month, Xu Fang, who had given gifts to the East Prince's Mansion, came here again. This time he came to give gifts. He didn't give many gifts, but they were all delicious food. He didn't give them gold and jewelry. He just gave some food. Xu Fang knew that the East Prince's Mansion had nothing, but he might be interested in some local specialties.

Han Jian entered the palace at noon and then returned to the Eastern Prince's Mansion. When Xu Fang came to give gifts, Han Jian was at home, but he was also with Gu Xiner and Wener in the backyard.

The person responsible for receiving Xu Fang's family was still Han Song's family. This time, Han Song's family became much more cautious than last time, but she did not seem to have intentionally concealed the contact with Xu Fang's family. Xu Fang's family came to give gifts this time, but it was still a big deal. The convoy of gifts was very long, but there were not many things to carry. There were many people watching the fun, and not many people talking.

"Young Lord, the princess, has already welcomed the people into the hall." He was a little indifferent to the matter, but Han Jian still couldn't understand the meaning of the Northern Prince's Mansion.

Do you think he had received the gift and did not do anything, so you came to urge him and then sent some gifts? Or do you think the conflict between him and Yang Rui was not enough, so you can add a little more to make Yang Rui angry and decide on the peace negotiation matter?

Han Jian believed in the tense situation in the North Prince's Mansion. They naturally urgently hoped that the court could stop the army as soon as possible. But the more they thought, the more they had to drag it on. They wanted to fight and negotiate peace at the same time. The Northern Prince's Mansion felt that things had room for maneuver, but the war had not yet subsided.

"Okay, don't run over to see it. Sit down and eat something. Sister Xin'er has a bad appetite these days. Don't you take care of it?" Han Jian said while eating.

"Uh-huh."

Wen'er sat down, but was still a little depressed. She was originally a carefree person, but as she grew up, she became Han Jian's pillow and began to understand some things. For women, especially as a king, the first thing she had to do was to compete for favor. Although she had Gu Xiner as a big backer, Han Jian could not be wholeheartedly devoted to Gu Xiner. The one she was about to marry Han Jian's master, and she knew that her crisis was coming.

Han Jian didn't think too much, nor did he say anything to Wen'er. He deliberately did not mention such a thing in the inner court, and he did not want to affect the peace of the family.

Gu Xiner and Yang Ronger both knew the general idea, and knew that his feelings for the Dharma were not a matter of night, so they didn't say anything. While he was grateful, he also knew that he could not neglect his two beautiful wives because of these things, making them feel that they were alienated.

"Wen'er. You are here to accompany your sister Xin'er. I'll go to the front to have a meal. Don't make excuses of being uncomfortable!" Han Jian stood up and said.

"Oh." Wen'er stuck out her tongue and responded.

Gu Xiner smiled slightly. She still treated Wen'er as a little sister. But Wen'er was no longer young after all, and even knew more about some things than her, and could even be her sister. But this "little sister" sometimes seems to be unable to grow up, and she always feels that she is still a child who cannot grow up.

"Xin'er, you should take a break first. Have a sleep, and I'll go and come." Han Jian said to Gu Xin'er.

Gu Xiner smiled and nodded, got up and sent Han Jian out of the yard.

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...

When Han Jian arrived at the main hall, Han Song and Han Cui were still receiving Xu Fang.

When they saw Han Jian, all three of them in the hall got up, and Xu Fang even stepped forward to salute Han Jian respectfully.

"Jian'er, why don't you stay inside? Come out?" Han Song said with a smile.

Han Jianxin said that Han Song was really "relaxed" in front of Xu Fang. Could it be that she really thought that this was just an ordinary old sister and was not prepared for it?

"I've been staying inside for a long time and I'm a little bored. I heard that Aunt Fang came here again, but I didn't realize that I wanted to come out and take a look." Han Jian said with a smile.

Xu Fang seemed a little flattered, bowed his body and said with his head down, "The little woman is so honored."

Han Song seemed to be very satisfied with Han Jian's words, so he pulled Han Jian down and smiled and told Han Jian about some of the past events she and Xu Fang in the palace. It seemed that he did not avoid suspicion at all.

Han Jian seemed to be listening happily, but his eyes kept looking at Xu Fang. The woman was unfathomable in front of him, and he couldn't even find it from his expression.

"...This time, Aunt Fang came here and sent some specialties from the north, all of which were good things. I will send them to the inner courtyard after that, so you can try it."

Han Song's success came when he finished his work and finally he felt like he had accomplished a great thing. But in fact, he just introduced himself as a good sister to Han Jian to get to know him.

"Yes." Han Jian nodded and suddenly smiled and said to Xu Fang, "I wonder Aunt Fang is familiar with Li Zuocheng, the Northern Prince's Mansion?"

Xu Fang was slightly stunned, and then understood what Han Jian was asking.

When Han Jian asked Li Yu, he intentionally explained that her arrival was basically the commander of Li Yu. If this is true, she would not admit it.

"The little woman is just a private woman. How could she be familiar with the Left Prime Minister? Your Highness Dong Wang is so kind." Xu Fang answered very gracefully.

Talking lies with your eyes open is also a necessary ability for politicians.
To be continued...