Today, the Zhenguo Army camp was very lively. Xie Yan was accompanied by not only Gaoyu people, but also many civil servants and generals from the court.
These people usually have little chance to get close to the Zhenguo Army, and now that they have taken advantage of the opportunity brought by the Gaoyu people, they will naturally not miss it.
The vast campus of the Zhenguo Army was filled with people.
In the middle of the school field, a young general from the National Guard Army and a man from Gaoyu were galloping on their horses. They were surrounded by onlookers, officers and soldiers from the National Guard Army, who were enthusiastically cheering for the riders in the school field.
There were many people sitting on the general stage beside the school field, and the one in the middle was Xie Yan.
Xie Yan did not wear the grand and complicated royal robes today, nor did he wear the general's armor, but just a black brocade suit.
Wearing a dark gold python-patterned belt and a golden crown, even though he was sitting among a group of dignitaries with extraordinary status and magnanimity, he still had a graceful and awe-inspiring look that stood out from the crowd and looked down upon the princes.
Sitting on his left and right sides were He Ruomuti and Prince Ning respectively.
Outside, on the side are He Ruoqiuti and Prince Ning, as well as other officials from Gaoyu and Dasheng.
He Ruoyashu, who had just been embarrassed in Nanshi not long ago, was also sitting next to He Ruoqiu, but the previous humiliation and anger could not be seen on his face.
He Ruomuti looked at Xie Yan with a smile and said, "Who do you think the regent will win?"
Xie Yan said: "Li Falcon."
He Ruomuti's brows slightly moved, but before he could speak, He Ruoqiuti beside him interrupted him, "The regent is really confident in his family. But Leharan is the best knight in Gaoyu, and he has been pregnant since he was a child.
On horseback, that Li Falcon looks pretty good, but I'm afraid he may not be his opponent."
Xie Yan was not angry, and turned his head slightly to look at He Ruoqiuti, "Second prince, do you still want to make a bet with me?"
"..." He Ruoqiuti was suddenly speechless.
Next to him, Prince Ning and other Dasheng officials didn't know what was going on, but the generals around He Ruomuti and Xie Yan knew it, and they couldn't help but have a somewhat strange look on their faces.
He Ruoqiuti gritted his teeth, and after a while he squeezed out two words from between his teeth, "No gambling!"
A young general standing behind Xie Yan couldn't help laughing, and the others also laughed.
He Ruomuti felt helpless, shook his head and warned: "Second brother." You can't speak to Xie Yan and you can't defeat Xie Yan, so you should stop talking.
Gao Yu and Dasheng are now talking about forming an alliance, but the two parties actually started substantive cooperation more than half a year ago.
The reason is simple. Gao Yu wants to control the entire north outside the pass, but the power of the Qi tribe has always been a threat to them. Seeing that the war between Gao Yu and Dasheng is about to come to an end, of course they also want to take a share.
soup.
Naturally, cooperation between the two parties inevitably involves meeting. He Ruoqiuti has a distinguished status in Gaoyu, and no one except his father takes him seriously.
But when I met Xie Yan, I encountered obstacles at every turn.
He is not as powerful as Xie Yan, and although Xie Yan doesn't like to talk, he still can't defeat Xie Yan even in a verbal dispute.
I was so angry that I bet with Xie Yan several times, and I always lost every bet. I was made disgraced every time.
So much so that now, when Xie Yan mentioned the bet, He Ruoqiuti stopped talking.
This is obviously a psychological shadow.
He Ruoqiuti snorted lightly, turned away and stopped interrupting. He Ruoqiuti then turned back to Xie Yan and said: "Actually, what the second brother said is not completely unreasonable. How did the prince see that General Li had a sure chance of winning?
"
Xie Yan had no intention of answering his doubts, but lightly raised his chin and said, "Look."
Everyone looked at the two people on the school field. They saw that they were almost at the end but they were still locked in a stalemate. The two people had begun to set up obstacles for each other.
Both of them were masters in riding skills. The two horses were almost running forward close to each other, and the two started fighting directly on the horse's back.
But no matter how fiercely the two men fought on the horse, no matter how fast the horse beneath them ran, they both sat firmly on the horse, with no intention of being thrown off.
Heruomuti was stunned for a moment before he realized, "Your Majesty, you want to say... Leharan can't beat Li Xuan?"
Xie Yan said calmly: "Although Li Xuan's rank is not high, in terms of skill alone, he ranks among the top five in the Zhenguo Army."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw that the two people on the school field had already decided the winner.
Li Xuan hit Leharan, who looked half as strong as him, with one palm and almost fell off his horse. Leharan relied on his superb riding skills to finally grab the reins and prevent himself from being thrown off. However,
Just at this moment of change, the white horse under Li Xuan had already rushed out.
When Leharan sat up again, he could only watch as Li Xuan crossed the finish line of the last lap.
The cheers on the school field were loud and the cheers were loud.
Li Xuan pulled the horse back and turned half a circle on the same spot. He smiled and clasped his fists at Leharan, who was only one step slower than him and rushed over: "Promise."
This kind of equestrian competition does not prohibit immediate action, so it is natural for Li Xuan to win.
In fact, he still let go. With the difference in strength between him and Leharan, he was able to knock people off their horses at the beginning.
However, the general said that the Gaoyu people were guests and their allies, so they had to give them some face.
On the stage beside the school field, Heruomuti had obviously thought of this and said in a deep voice: "Li Xuan can make Leharan lose this competition from the beginning."
Xie Yan said calmly: "It's just a discussion."
It's just a discussion, so what's the harm in giving in to you?
He Ruomuti's expression froze slightly, he secretly took a breath and smiled again: "It seems that the prince is still not satisfied with the negotiations this morning."
Xie Yan said: "If the eldest prince can agree to the third clause and agree to Dasheng's garrison outside Longchang Pass, I can also agree to the conditions proposed by King Gao Yu."
He Ruomuti shook his head, "Longchang Pass is less than two hundred miles away from our holy land of Gaoyu. It would be too much for the prince to station fifty thousand troops there."
Xie Yan said: "The army of 100,000 soldiers and horses from our town fought hard for three months to capture the Juning Grassland, with numerous casualties. King Gao Yu wants it just because he wants it. Isn't it too much?"
He Ruomu said: "I, Gaoyu, are willing to exchange for three hundred miles of land in western Inner Mongolia. The area is 30% larger than the small area of Huning Grassland. It is a great success."
Xie Yan touched his forehead with his hands and said nothing.
Heruomuti looked at Prince Ning and said, "Your Highness, Prince Ning, what do you think?"
King Ning smiled and said: "Although I have the trust of the late emperor and was given the responsibility of assisting the government, after all, the King of Chu is the regent of the country. Since he does not agree, I have nothing to say."
He Ruomu said: "His Royal Highness Prince Ning is being too modest. I, Gao Yu, negotiated with sincerity. Juning Grassland is very important to Gao Yu, but it is useless to Dasheng. As long as you two can let go,
Everything else is easy to discuss."
Prince Ning thought for a moment and then said hesitantly: "Zhifei, right now...should we focus on the Qi people? Although the Qi people were defeated, Ji Sui is very ambitious. If he can't eradicate the roots, I'm afraid he will
The sun is back again."
Xie Yan said: "The Qi tribe naturally needs to be on guard, but Hu Ning cannot let him go. I have other plans in that place."
Even if persuasion failed again, He Ruomuti was not disappointed. If the negotiation could be completed in the morning, it would have been successful. Why wait until now?
However, Xie Yan had a sharp eye and grasped Gao Yu's pain points from the beginning, making it difficult for the negotiation to proceed smoothly.
He didn't believe that the land in Juning Grassland was of any use to Da Sheng. Xie Yan just saw the importance of that place to Gao Yu and wanted to get more benefits from Gao Yu.
But asking Dasheng to garrison troops outside Longchang Pass? But it’s impossible! If he really agrees, Dasheng’s cavalry can attack the Holy City of Gaoyu in half a day!
As for the third clause mentioned by Xie Yan, Gao Yu was required to give up the territory of the Gaoshan tribe that they conquered two years ago.
What's the point of spitting out the meat you eat? Don't even think about it.
Xie Yan must also know this, and he just deliberately made them disgusted by proposing these two conditions.
Let them choose whether the old land in the high mountains or the Juning grassland is more important.
The Gaoshan Tribe was originally a tribe sandwiched between Dasheng and Gaoyu. The former dynasty began to rise in the middle of the Dongling Dynasty and fought several small battles with Dongling. In the later period of Dongling, it gradually declined and turned to Dongling to pay tribute.
It did not fall behind even after the founding of the country.
However, in recent years, Gaoyu's power has been expanding westward. In the past two years, taking advantage of the inextricable fight between Dasheng and the Qi tribe, Gaoyu directly destroyed the Gaoshan tribe.
He Ruomute suddenly smiled and said: "Actually...it is not impossible to agree to the prince's request."
Hearing this, everyone here in Dasheng couldn't help but look at him.
He Ruomuti smiled and said: "If the regent princess of Dasheng comes from Gaoyu, I would like to give the old land of Gaoshan to Dasheng as a dowry for the princess."
"..." Everyone present was speechless for a moment.
Did Gao Yuren actually set his sights on the position of the regent's wife?
Some people couldn't help but cast their eyes on He Ruo Yashu, who was sitting next to He Ruoqiuti. This girl had a pretty appearance and good skills. She must not be that afraid of His Highness the Regent.
But if we talk about being the regent and the royal concubine...
Somehow, many people still couldn't help but secretly shake their heads in their hearts.
This girl is pretty, but standing next to the regent, she doesn't look as good-looking as their prince.
He Ruoyashu was also stunned, obviously he didn't expect He Ruomuti to say this.
He raised his head to look at Xie Yan, but Xie Yan looked as usual and said calmly: "If the eldest prince says so, what if the next King Gaoyu can come from the blood of my Dasheng royal family, so what if Huning grassland is given to King Gaoyu?"
"..." Okay, that side wants the position of Princess Regent, and that side wants the position of Crown Prince Gaoyu.
He Ruomute still wants the position of crown prince, so why would he want to get himself a baby mother with a strong background and a younger brother with the support of Da Sheng behind him?
Even if this younger brother is still missing, it won't work.
But in fact, anyone who is familiar with Xie Yan knows that what he said was purely to make fun of Gaoyu people.
Xie Yan made generals from the battlefield. He never believed that solid relations between countries could be established through marriage.
Therefore, he is not interested in any form of marriage.
The scene was awkward for a while, but Xie Yan still looked as normal, quite capable of remaining unmoved despite the wind and rain.
Wei Changting's laughter suddenly came from the side, "Is the eldest prince looking for a princess for our prince? That relationship is a good thing. I wonder which princess in Gaoyu favors our prince?"
I don’t know if this is to resolve the embarrassment or add fuel to the fire.
Everyone turned around and saw Wei Changting and his party appearing under the general stage.
The others were fine, but there was one more girl among them, who was particularly eye-catching.
Luo Junyao was not at all restrained and waved to everyone with a smile as a greeting.
He noticed Xie Yan's eyes falling on his side and smiled at him in a good mood.
Prince Ning looked at Luo Jinxing, then at Luo Junyao, and smiled at Xie Yan: "Zhifei, this Zhenguo army camp is really full of guests today. Not only General Luo's son and daughter are here, but also
The Prime Minister’s son and the Queen Mother’s brother are also here.”
As for the son of the Minister of Industry, he was directly ignored by King Ning.
Xie Yan looked at Wei Changting, who rubbed his nose and said with a smile: "I was having dinner with Gu Jue in Nanshi, and we happened to meet Mr. Luo and Miss Luo, so we came over to see them together."
While He Ruoyashu's face looked a little ugly, Wei Changting meant that these people had seen her embarrassed.
Xie Yan glanced at the Luo Jinxing brother and sister and said, "You two can do whatever you want. Since General Mingwei is here, you might as well give some advice to the soldiers of the Zhenguo Army."
Even Luo Jinxing felt a little flattered by such politeness. He quickly raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, you are so polite. It is Jinxing and my sister-in-law who are harassing the Zhenguo Army. Please forgive me."
