The eldest prince took a team of people to Nanyun City early the next morning, while Li Ye, with the help of Nalan Yu and others, cleaned up the big tent that had been messed up last night.

Mu Mu was greedy and followed the Emperor to Nanyun City just to buy more food.

At noon, Li Ye, who had been busy all morning, was cooking hot pot with Nalan Yu and a few guards around a stove. Although there were no spices, it was summer in front of him, and there was no shortage of flowers and plants in the wasteland.

Li Ye pulled some coriander back from the wild and threw it into the pot to cook the wolf skeleton that he had not eaten yesterday. The whole tent was filled with the aroma of broth.

Ever since he left Fengyun City, he didn't know how long it had been since he had hot pot.

What surprised him was that when he was about to start eating, soldiers from the front line came in with Yelu and Yiyeluyan.

Smelling the strong fragrance, Yeluqi shouted loudly: "Brother, your life is too comfortable, right?"

Li Ye raised his head and looked at the two brothers and sisters who had entered the tent. He quickly stepped forward and saluted with fists in his hands. He took his hand and said, "Seeing that you are still alive and well makes my heart feel at ease."

Yeluqi punched him hard and said with a smile, "I feel relieved to see you are still alive and well."

Yeluyan glanced at the two of them, thinking that they were two narcissistic guys.

"We just want to have hot pot together and try my skills." Li Ye pulled Yeluqi to sit down and moved a stool for Yeluyan.

Yeluyan couldn't stand the aroma for a long time. When she heard Li Ye's invitation, she was not polite and grabbed the bowls and chopsticks to start.

Yeluqi looked at her and couldn't help but feel a little confused. He thought to himself that this was a guest, why was he more anxious than the owner.

Li Ye poured wine for the two of them with a smile, pointed at Nalan Yu beside him and said, "This is my brother Nalan. This is the first time you two have met."

"These are the brothers and sisters Yeluqi and Yeluyan, the geniuses of Yelu Palace in the grassland."

Li Ye introduced both parties, but did not introduce the few personal guards of the emperor around him.

Nalan Yu and his brothers met with each other, and they both raised their glasses and took a sip.

Looking at Li Ye who was eating meat with his head down, Yeluqi frowned and asked, "The fire last night scared me. What's going on?"

Li Ye looked up at him and smiled mysteriously: "It's okay, we just burned it for fun."

"You people from the Five Domains Dynasty are really good at playing!" Yeluyan stared at her and smiled.

Li Ye was stunned by what she said. He looked at Yeluqi blankly and asked, "Is it because of the fire that you went out of the city to see me?"

Yeluqi nodded and said with a smile: "As brothers, aren't we afraid that you will be burned to death?"

Li Ye suddenly felt a little sore in his nose. He didn't expect that the person who cared about him at this time was actually the enemy opposite him. He picked up the wine glass in front of him and drank a drink with Yeluqi.

"Yes, you have the generosity of a soldier!" Yeluqi praised.

"Last night, rats came to the military camp to cause trouble. I had them set off a fire and burned them all. I didn't expect Brother Yelu to worry about me. I'm really sorry." Li Ye sighed softly.

"Is there anyone in this world who dares to mess with you?" Yeluyan was very surprised and looked at him with her big eyes.

"Maybe some people will do anything for profit." Yeluqi lightly patted Li Ye on the shoulder.

If it wasn't a very important matter, the guy in front of him would never easily set off a fire in his military camp, let alone when the two armies were facing each other.

"What Brother Yelu said is that someone wants my life, and my life is very hard. I'm afraid I will let many people down this time." Li Ye gave a bitter smile and took another sip from the wine glass.

"That's not how you drink wine!" Nalan Yu, who was sitting next to him, reached out and grabbed his wine glass, thinking to himself, isn't this the way to get drunk?

Li Ye looked at him and smiled: "Don't be afraid, there are two big brothers here, nothing will happen."

Yeluyan didn't expect that Li Ye couldn't drink enough, and immediately said angrily: "We came to you to chat and discuss things, not to see you drunk."

He glanced sideways at her and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I'll listen to your stories after I finish this drink."

Yeluyan laughed angrily at him, pointed at him and said, "That's your story."

Nalan Yu listened to the curious discussion of the three people. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Why don't we wait for a while after the meal and you guys can talk slowly?"

"No need to avoid it, we are talking about things that can be seen in the light." Yeluqi looked at Nalanyu and said with a smile. He knew in his heart that anyone who could think about the imperial master was not an idler.

Namei Lanyu looked at Li Ye's expression and knew that he was a little irritable, so she couldn't help but remind him: "Would you like me to cook you a bowl of hangover soup? But I have heard that that thing has some uses."

Li Ye rolled his eyes at him and said with a smile, "You're awake."

"Where are those mice last night?" Yeluqi said with emotion: "It is definitely not a simple person who can give the imperial master a headache."

Li Ye frowned slightly after hearing this. He wanted to say something, but he didn't speak.

Nalan Yu looked at his expression, smiled and said for him: "The Imperial Master thought those dirty things were an eyesore, so he asked the brothers to dig a big hole and bury them last night."

"That's such a pity. If I had known this would happen, I should have come here last night to have a look. I just left the city overnight and was afraid you would misunderstand," Yeluqi looked at Li Ye and said with a smile.

"Eat vegetables!" Li Ye pointed to the boiling broth in the pot and said with a smile: "These are two wolves that the elder brother and sister fought. They roasted and ate most of them last night, and the rest will be used to make hot pot.

"

"Sister?" Yeluyan looked at him and said, "I don't know that the Imperial Master has a sister. Why don't you call her for dinner? Can you introduce her to me?"

"She ran to Nanyun City and wanted to buy snacks. This is a military camp and there is nothing to eat. My sister is a foodie. I will introduce it to you two when she comes back." Li Ye picked up a piece of meat and put it in his mouth to chew.

Nalanyu looked at Yeluqi and said, "The princess came to Sanzhen with the Imperial Preceptor last year. Why haven't you seen her? I heard that the Imperial Preceptor invited you to tea."

Li Ye glanced at Nalan Yu and thought that you were too unprepared. He turned around and said with a smile: "Last winter, my sister accompanied me to Sanzhen. She thought it was cold that day, so she hid in the car and didn't come out to see Er.

Bit."

"It seems that we missed the opportunity. I thought that only the Imperial Master came to celebrate spring." Yeluqi looked at him and smiled lightly.

Because both parties were preoccupied with each other, the meal ended shortly after. Li Ye set out the tea sets and boiled water to make tea to entertain the guests.

Probably because Li Ye led people to besiege the city, Yeluqi felt a little strange. He looked at Li Ye and thought for a long time before saying softly: "Can you talk about the retreat? You know what I mean, this time I can represent

My father, talk to you!"

"How should we talk about this matter?" Li Ye glanced at Yelu Qi and said calmly: "I talked about it when I came to you last year, but you didn't believe it at that time, but you do now. My demands are still what I said in winter.

talk."

Yeluqi wanted to avoid the topic from last year, so naturally he would not accept the words. He smiled and said, "I wonder what the southern Xinjiang army wants at the moment?"

Nalan Yu glanced at Li Ye and opened his mouth, but did not dare to say anything, although he understood what Li Ye was thinking.

"We have laid siege to the city, how much food and grass do you still have?" Li Ye asked with a smile: "And no one dares to urge me to win this war now, why do you think I should be in a hurry?"

In his eyes, as long as the eldest prince stabilizes the situation in Nanyun City and eliminates hidden dangers, he is not afraid of how long the war in Southern Xinjiang will drag on.

Not to mention that the thousands of acres of cultivated land outside Nanyun City can provide military rations, the newly reclaimed land outside the three towns alone will also provide them with rations until next spring.

He wants to get through the other person slowly.

Yeluqi was stunned. He didn't expect that only half a year had passed, and the young man in front of him had changed so much that even describing him as wily and scheming would not be an exaggeration.

"I wonder how the Imperial Guard will retreat?" After a moment of silence, he finally expressed his thoughts.

"The two sides signed an armistice agreement and promised not to invade each other in the future. We will let you leave the three towns safely." Li Ye thought for a while and made his request clear.

"We still have hundreds of thousands of troops!" Yeluqi frowned. He would not give in on issues of principle.

"We are not short of food and grass, you can go out of the city for a decisive battle!" Li Ye said quietly and looked at him, as if he was recounting something that had nothing to do with him.

The hundreds of thousands of troops divided into three groups could no longer pose much of a threat to Li Ye. He believed that as long as the opponent dared to leave the city, a tough battle would await them.

Because our side has once again dug a big hole.

"Aren't you afraid of forcing us to go out of the city to fight you?" Yeluqi continued unwillingly.

"How about I have someone take your brother and sister to visit Kaiyang City?" Li Ye looked at him and said.

Yeluqi looked confused, scratched his head and asked, "Why should I go to Kaiyang City?"

Li Ye was a little proud and said: "Let you see my battle formation. Let alone defense, I can capture Kaiyang City at any time as long as I am willing."

"Is it so scary?" Upon hearing this, Yeluqi stood up with a roar, looked into Li Ye's eyes and asked, "Is the Imperial Master threatening me?"

"Of course not." Li Ye stared into his eyes and said, "If it was to threaten you, I would not build that array in Kaiyang, but place it in front of Xichun City."

"You are being unreasonable!" Yeluyan frowned slightly. Although she didn't understand military matters, he could see that her brother was at a disadvantage.

"Sister!" Yeluqi looked at her and glared at her, thinking, how can you get in the way of talking about this?

"It doesn't matter." Li Ye shrugged, looked at the two brothers and said, "I couldn't bear for you to be harmed outside Nanyun City, let alone now that I have surrounded three towns."

Nalanyu looked at him doubtfully and asked: "The Imperial Master also contacted Mr. Yelu in Nanyun City? Why didn't you introduce him to me?"

"That's because you are stupid. Didn't you see Mr. Yelu come to look for me outside the city?" Li Ye poured tea for several people and said angrily: "If my elder brother can do everything I do, what else do you need me to do?

"

"You actually want to let me go?" Yeluqi looked at him in surprise and said, "We were enemies at that time. By the way, I was planning to occupy Nanyun City..."

He didn't dare to say the next words for fear that Nalan Yu, who was sitting next to him, would get angry.

Li Ye knew what he meant, shook his head and said with a smile: "If I wasn't sure, how could I sit there and wait for you to attack?"

Li Ye used a joke to calm down an argument that was about to break out. Yeluyan, who was holding back his energy, also relaxed his frown.

Yeluqi suddenly thought of something and asked in confusion: "Speaking of the relationship between our grassland tribes and your southern Xinjiang army, it is really bad. I really can't imagine that several Khan kings will let it go."

"It doesn't matter. I'll have someone take you to Kaiyang City tomorrow. You can also go into the city to chat with them. We'll make a decision after you come back and talk to the Khan Kings."

Li Ye said calmly, then changed the topic and looked at Yelu Qi with a solemn expression.

Said: "It's just that I hope you can give me a reply within seven days at the latest after you return from Kaiyang, because our generalissimo is very difficult to mess with, and I'm afraid that he will not be able to help but order the attack on Kaiyang City that day.

"

Seeing his caution, Yeluqi nodded seriously, and then said with emotion: "If there had been no war, we, brothers, would sit down to make tea and talk about Taoism. Wouldn't it be a happy life?"

Li Ye looked at him and smiled: "If there hadn't been this war, I would still be chanting sutras in Prajna Temple."
Chapter completed!