Just as Li Ye and the eldest prince had calculated, after three days of talks with the generals sent by the four Khans of the three towns, the year-long war was finally ended.

The four kings promised to leave the three towns within one month and return control to the southern Xinjiang defenders.

In return, Li Ye promised that the cost of rebuilding the three towns would not be shared among the grassland tribes.

To the surprise of the four kings, Li Ye agreed to invest in the imperial court to build trading markets in the three towns. All the goods of the grassland tribes could be traded here without having to pay taxes to the Southern Territory Government and the Imperial City.

The four major tribes can go directly to any city in the five regions to purchase the items they need, and they can also sell their items to any town in the five regions.

The premise is that the tax exemption is only in the three towns in southern Xinjiang.

The construction of the three trading markets will be completed within three years. The first one to be built is the trading market in Xichun City. According to Li Ye, it is expected to be put into use next spring.

All merchants who settle in the grassland only need to pay store rent, which saves them a lot of money.

When Yelu Chucai learned the news from Yelu Qi, he burst into tears and said, "If we had known that this would be the result, why would we start this war?"

Yeluqi looked at him and smiled: "If we had not launched this war, we would not have encountered such a monster as the Imperial Master. If it had not been for him, we would not have received such conditions."

Yelu Chucai looked at him and nodded, smiling: "Everything has its consequences. You have to maintain a good relationship with them."

Unexpectedly, Yeluqi looked at him and said with a smile: "I don't need to maintain this relationship."

"How do you say that?" Yelu Chucai frowned.

Yeluqi looked at him and smiled lightly: "That guy Li Ye wants to marry my sister to the generalissimo."

"Oh, that boy is very talented and worthy of your sister, I agree!" Yelu Chucai accidentally learned the good news and was naturally happy.

Yelu Qi shook his head and said softly: "The Grand Marshal is the First Prince. Li Ye said that he is His Majesty the Emperor after the Five Domains."

When Yelu Chucai heard this, he felt as if he had been struck by thunder in winter. He stared blankly at his son and was speechless for a long time.

"Only you, the father, know about this matter now. Please don't tell anyone." Yeluqi looked at him and said seriously.

Yelu Chucai nodded solemnly. Are you kidding? His precious daughter has the hope of becoming the queen of the Five Realms Dynasty. Even if she is dreaming, she will wake up with a smile and will not talk about it outside.

"When we leave, I will go back with my father. Their princess will invite my sister to play in the imperial city. Please don't object to this matter, let me handle it."

"Her Royal Highness the Princess is also outside Xichun City?" Yelu Chucai was really stunned this time.

"She, you've seen her too, it's the Xia Wutong whom my sister stalks outside the city all day long. She is the only princess in the dynasty. Princess Wutong, the eldest prince's biological sister."

When Yelu Chucai heard this, he sat back heavily on his chair and let out a long sigh.

After a while, he said: "This is really a wonderful fate."

Yeluqi smiled and said: "The first thing that guy did when he came to southern Xinjiang was to come to Xichun City to negotiate with you. Unfortunately, my father was not here, so I got to know him."

"This was your destined fate in your previous life. It seems that my decision to end this war was indeed a wise decision." Yelu Chucai was in a great mood after receiving the news. No loss could compare to the happiness of his daughter.

"So, can you have more contact with the princess?" Yelu Chucai had to look at Shu.

"You must not say this nonsense. The princess is here to see the Master." Yeluqi was startled. He had already learned from Yeluyan why Xia Wutong came to Xichun City.

Yelu Chucai sighed softly and said with a smile: "You really can't be too greedy!"

"We are very lucky to have a sister. If it happens, you will become the emperor's father-in-law, and I will become the uncle of the state. What an honor this is?" Yeluqi said in a low voice.

"I know about this. You can take care of everything else. Don't make it difficult for them." Yelu Chucai laughed loudly.

"The matter in the three towns has come to a conclusion. Go and find the three kings. Let's have a drink tonight!"

"I will arrange this matter. Father, make sure not to show any trace."

"Don't worry! I will have a good chat with them about the trading market and nothing else." Yelu Chucai understood the current priorities clearly.

The matter of my daughter has a long way to go, and it is a big deal to get hundreds of thousands of troops safely back to the grassland tribes first.

...

Outside Xichun City, on the grass outside Li Ye's tent.

Li Ye found some stones to build a stove and cooked a pot of mushroom broth. Smelling the strong aroma, he squatted outside the tent by himself, adding firewood and wondering why Mumu hadn't come back yet.

The mushrooms in the pot were also picked by Mumu a few days ago with the girls Yeluyan and Xia Wutong.

They have cooked meat rice several times, which Mu Mu specially left him to avoid starving when he was alone.

Although the climate in the southern Xinjiang wasteland is warm, the autumn crops have not yet been harvested, so there is really very little to eat.

This is also the reason why Li Ye is eager to end this war. He cannot always let the soldiers suffer with him outside the city.

As long as the cavalry of the grassland tribes are dispersed, half of the army outside the city can be sent back to Nanyun City to rest and recuperate, leaving half to rebuild the three towns.

Since the siege, he sent Wang Tianhua's Wei Qingyu to Xiaguan. He has not seen them for a long time, including Jiang Huo and other generals who went to Kaiyang City.

With three thunders on his head, Li Ye did not dare to call them back before leaving.

Even in the three arena matches, Li Ye only sent a message to the soldiers in the second town to know the situation after the fact.

While stirring the meat rice in the pot, he thought that it was time to call Wang Tianhua back and ask for their opinions.

He wanted to listen to their opinions on whether to stay in southern Xinjiang or return to the imperial city with him.

Sitting on the ground and looking at the Xichun City Wall, I thought that in a few days, I would lead a large group of people into the city to rebuild this border town that had been severely damaged by the war.

If the ascended emperor gets this news, will he smile and praise him?

It's almost time to write a letter to the husband in Fengyun City and his parents. Something happened in southern Xinjiang. Before it snows, he will lead his army back to Shihuang City.

From what he knew about the second prince, he was a guy who would never bow his head no matter what. It seemed that this dynastic struggle for hegemony would never end without a few battles.

At this time, he was somewhat resentful of the emperor who had left. In order to give his son a clean and peaceful dynasty, he would not hesitate to use his own hands to clear out the hidden dangers one by one.

Could it be that I was born to be a miserable person for others to run around with?

After settling the matter in the Imperial City, the first thing to do is to leave and return to Fengyun City where we have been away for a long time.

Smelling the aroma in the pot, he turned around and went into the house, took out the bowl and chopsticks and filled a large bowl. He held the bowl in his arms to watch the autumn breeze, lowered his head and ate carefully one bite at a time.

While he was eating happily, a dead leaf blew from nowhere and fell into his bowl with the autumn wind. With a frown, he looked at the dead leaf in the bowl and looked in the direction it came from.

go......

A proud Mu Mu was seen looking at him outside the main tent, with a proud smile on her face.

"Are you hungry? Let's eat together." Li Ye pointed to the iron pot on the fire not far away and laughed.

Only when he saw Mu Mu, the smile on his face was the truest and cleanest.

"Mu Mu came all the way back and was half hungry, but my brother was hiding here alone eating meat rice..." Like a gust of wind, Mu Mu ran into the tent, squatted in front of the fire with a bowl and chopsticks in his arms.

Go and serve the meal.

Looking at Mu Mu who was holding the bowl like him, Li Ye smiled and asked, "Where's Brother Nalan? Why didn't he come back with you?"

Mu Mu blew the hot air on the meat rice and said with a smile: "He guessed that you didn't have anything to eat here. He went to the military camp to find food first and said he would come back later."

"Don't be anxious, eat slowly, be careful not to burn your mouth." Li Ye reminded Mu Mu while eating his own.

I completely forgot that I was very imageless at this moment.

Mu Mu had been very casual since he was a child. Later, although a female official came to the palace and taught him some rules, his brother, who had always been particular about it, didn't care when he met him, so naturally he didn't have so many rules.

The two of them sat on the grass on the rocks and ate the pot of meat rice cooked by Li Ye. Mu Mu then touched her belly and said, "I ate one more bowl. If it doesn't work, I have to go lie down for a while while my brother washes the dishes."

go."

Li Ye smiled at her and said, "No one is trying to rob you, so why are you so anxious?"

Having said that, I took the iron pot and dishes and went to the back of the tent to find water to wash up.

...

When he returned to the big tent with the iron pot, bowls and chopsticks, Mumu had already hid on his bed and lay down. Nalanyu was boiling water and making tea under the bamboo shed outside the tent, and sitting beside him was a soldier dressed as a sergeant.

of strangers.

Seeing Li Ye come in, the unfamiliar sergeant quickly stood up and smiled at him.

Nalanyu stretched out his hand and pulled him to sit down, smiling: "There are not so many rules here."

The visitor saluted Li Ye and introduced himself: "The general is from the Lord's Mansion of Dongxuan Territory, and has been ordered by the Lord of Dongxuan Palace to deliver a letter to the Imperial Preceptor." After saying this, he carefully took out a package wrapped in several layers of oil paper from his arms.

Handed it over.

Li Ye took the package and gently opened it layer by layer, revealing the envelope inside.

"Nanyun City is closed. He went in but couldn't come out. It was only when I went back to see City Master Yang that I knew someone was coming to see you." Nalan Yu said while pouring tea for the three of them.

Li Ye looked at him, nodded, and said with a smile: "It seems that our approach to sealing off the city is right, otherwise there will be who knows how many killers will come."

Nalanyu smiled and did not reply.

The sergeant from Dongxuan Territory did not dare to speak.

It only took Li Ye a moment to read Dongfang Haotian's letter, then handed it to Nalan Yu and said with a smile: "This old guy, I don't know whether to praise him for being smart or..."

Nalan Yu also quickly read the content of the letter and returned it to Li Ye with a smile. "He naturally has to be careful about his calculations. Well, he seems to be the former father-in-law of the national master, right?"

After saying that, he burst out laughing, making the sergeant next to him even more submissive.

Li Ye glared at him and said with an angry smile: "I have no say in this matter. I have to discuss it with the Generalissimo before making a decision."

The sergeant quickly stood up and replied: "Everything depends on the orders of the national master."

Seeing Li Ye's uneasy look, the sergeant added: "The Palace Master said that if the National Preceptor and the Grand Marshal want to go to war with the Imperial City, he can let the five thousand brothers quietly evacuate the battlefield."

He added this sentence himself, because Nalanyu told him too much about the war in southern Xinjiang along the way. Seeing that the war in southern Xinjiang has ceased, there is no reason not to deal with the enemies in the imperial city now.

Even the more than 200,000-strong prairie cavalry were defeated by the national army, not to mention the ragtag group of people in the five regions who had not fought in decades.

He was secretly congratulating himself on the Palace Lord's decision, otherwise there would be no chance for him to explain again pending the return of the army.

Li Ye nodded with a smile and replied: "In that case, I can make the decision on behalf of the Generalissimo. As long as the soldiers of Dongxuan Territory do not help the evildoers, I naturally have no reason to use my sword against them."

Nalan Yu nodded and said with a smile: "I guess he is afraid that you will hold a grudge against him for breaking off the engagement back then."

Li Ye looked at him and shook his head, smiling lightly: "In your heart, brother, am I that kind of person?"

Nalanyu was stunned, not knowing how to reply. He looked at him for a while and asked: "Do you want to invite the Generalissimo to come over?"

"No need, as long as Dongfang Haotian doesn't stand with the Second Prince and his gang, we are not enemies!" Li Ye looked at the two of them and replied softly.

He doesn't mind what happened in the past.

He suddenly remembered a poem he saw in his husband's study.

My love is on the mountainside

The mountain is too high to find her

In the blink of an eye, it has been eleven years, and the person who was dear to my heart back then has long since disappeared in the long river of time.

He who is dedicated to cultivating Taoism, what if someone asked him who he loved?

He will definitely be relatively speechless.

The stranger has gone...
Chapter completed!