"Xixia asked the World Council to mediate because Shi Le couldn't afford to lose face. This is understandable."
"The world is willing to be the middleman. In addition to making money, it also wants to test whether we are giving face."
"So Wei Chen suggested agreeing to this matter."
Dazhou had won several battles in a row, and had a group of elite soldiers and generals under his command, and the army was strong.
The Tianxiahui also saw the soaring national power of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and must have been worried that it could not control it.
This truce mediation is just a good time to test it out.
"Those who achieve great things are able to bend and stretch. Please bear with me, Your Majesty."
In fact, Long Chen was also keeping a low profile and being patient.
The empress nodded slightly and said: "The Tianxiahui is too powerful. If we don't agree, I'm afraid they will unite with Xixia and Nanliang to attack together, and it will be difficult to deal with it then."
Long Chen said: "Wei Chen is also worried about this. We are not fully prepared yet."
"Actually, there is another advantage to this. Xixia declared war in public, but did not declare a truce in public. The two countries are always at war. When we are ready, even if we launch a surprise attack, it will not be considered an undeclared war."
The empress' eyes flashed, and she said with a smile: "This is your real purpose, right? Keep it in a state of war and make a surprise attack when the time comes!"
Long Chen smiled and said, "Yes, that's what Wei Chen planned."
From the very beginning, Long Chen had planned this.
If the world would mediate, Long Chen agreed on the surface, but actually continued to prepare for war, and did not announce a truce in public anyway.
"Okay, I'm sure!"
The empress lay down happily, her legs slightly raised, and her thin purple dress slipped down...
“Have had enough fun in the mountains?”
When the empress saw that Long Chen was not moving, her tone was slightly angry.
Long Chen immediately got on the imperial couch and said with a smile: "It is the duty of a humble minister to serve the Holy Lord."
The empress closed her eyes and enjoyed Long Chen's service.
....
After leaving Fengming Palace and returning to Longshuai Mansion, He Juntao ran over in a panic and said, "Sir, be careful, General Gongsun is in the backyard!"
Long Chen asked strangely: "Gongsun Linglong? What happened to her?"
He Juntao said: "She said that the adults went out to play without her, and she was angry."
It can be seen that He Juntao is very afraid of Gongsun Linglong.
“Easy to handle.”
Long Chen dismounted and walked into the backyard. Gongsun Linglong rushed over angrily and asked: "Damn eunuch, why didn't you take me with you when you went out to play!"
Long Chen said: "Xi Xia declares war, let's go to fight, not just to play."
Gongsun Linglong didn't believe it at all. He put his hands on his hips and said, "My grandfather said that there is no war at all. You just went to play."
Long Chen said seriously: "No, on the surface we went to Jade Buddha Pass, but actually we planned to go south to defend against Nanliang. Later, the situation changed and we came back."
Gongsun Linglong was told by Long Chen that she fainted.
"Although I didn't take you with me, we were all thinking of you, especially me! I shot that deer just for you."
"That's pretty much it."
Gongsun Linglong was happy again and turned around to help Bai Tingting roast venison.
After coaxing Gongsun Linglong, Long Chen changed his clothes and went out, entered the palace, and arrived at the Hidden Martial Pavilion.
"Dazhu Kingdom."
The guards at the door no longer blocked her, because Long Chen's position was higher than that of the princess.
On the fifth floor, the owner of the pavilion was wearing a colorful dress and was looking out the window at the scenery.
"The master is very interested."
"What are you doing here again?"
"Come and give a gift to the Pavilion Master."
Long Chen smiled and put down a box of sandalwood, which was sold by Chai Yuguan.
"I don't need this stupid thing."
The master of the pavilion seems to dislike Buddhism.
"There is no distinction between Buddhism and Taoism from east to west. This is a specialty of Nanliang. It has an excellent concentration effect."
Long Chen ordered a plate, the smoke curled up, the aroma was refreshing, and his consciousness became peaceful.
"It's a good thing."
The master happily accepted the box.
"If you have anything to say, just tell me, the new Dazhu Kingdom."
"Is there any method for cultivating Yin Qi?"
"You want to use the Yin Qi to suppress the fire poison in your body?"
"Yes, I've been feeling agitated lately, maybe it's the fire poison that's starting to take effect."
The master of the pavilion stood up and took out a secret book from the cabinet.
"You try this."
Long Chen took it, and it read: Yin Feng Palm.
"Generally speaking, this palm technique cannot be practiced because it is too vicious and vicious. You have fire poison, so maybe it's just right."
"Thank you, Pavilion Master."
Long Chen accepted it and exited the Cangwu Pavilion.
Back at Longshuai's Mansion, Gongsun Linglong was eating venison.
Long Chen did not go there, but practiced the Yin Wind Palm behind closed doors.
....
Hong Qi returned to Sifang Building and went up to the attic. Ji Ba was still waiting for a reply.
"How about it?"
"Long Chen agreed, but he was very unhappy."
Ji Ba nodded slightly and said, "It's normal to be unhappy, but it's abnormal to be happy."
"He knows what's going on, and he knows how to listen to our world."
"Okay, tell Situ Jing that the Eastern Zhou Dynasty agreed and the two sides will cease war."
Hong Qi immediately sent a message to Xixia Foyuan Tower.
When the letter arrived at Foyuan Tower, Situ Jing took the letter into Zhaoti Temple, and Monk Kongji immediately came out to greet him.
"The landlord is here."
Monk Kongji was very enthusiastic. This armistice was entirely dependent on Tianxiahui, so it was inevitable that Kongji would not be enthusiastic.
Situ Jing smiled and sent the letter to Kong Ji, saying with a smile: "It's done, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty agreed to cease the war."
Kong Ji read the letter saying that Long Chen had promised to cease the war, and felt a little sour in his heart...
Long Chen won the trust of the empress, and he could agree to a truce on behalf of the empress. Monk Kongji, as a national teacher, could not make the decision.
"Thank you very much for your mediation. The reward of ten thousand gold will be sent to you immediately."
Situ Jingle laughed and said, "It's easy to talk about, so I'll go back first."
Monk Kongji took the letter and immediately entered the palace and presented it to Shi Le.
"The world will be strong, and the empress actually agreed."
Shi Le was very happy, and it was best to let this matter go.
"Your Majesty, the reward promised by the Tianxiahui..."
Monk Kongji knew that the Xixia treasury was tight, and ten thousand gold was not a small amount.
"Oh, this... let's pay two thousand gold coins in advance. It cost a lot of money to receive the high priest of Us this time. We will make up for it when we have it."
Monk Kongji was speechless. He knew that the treasury was tight, but collecting ten thousand gold coins was not a problem. Shi Le might not be willing to part with the money.
In other words, Shi Le felt that Tianxiahui's mediation this time was too easy and not worth the price.
"good."
Although Monk Kongji had objections, he had no choice but to agree.
After going to the treasury to collect one thousand gold coins, Kongji asked Shi Ming to take him to Foyuan Tower, but he did not go.
....
Daming Palace.
The empress sat on the phoenix chair, and Long Chen walked out of the train and said, "Your Majesty, there is no movement in the area of Jade Buddha Pass. The ministers have arranged defenses and ordered General Wu Jian to strengthen the alert."
The empress nodded slightly: "Okay, Xixia has declared war, we must not be careless."
When the ministers of the court saw Long Chen coming back, they were all surprised and didn't know what was going on.
Now that I say this, I know it is true that Xixia does not dare to come.
In the past two days, the Empress also spread the news, saying that the declaration of war was a complete mistake. It was the special envoy Ma Yuan who said that Shi Le did not want to start a war.
Wang Wei, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, also came out and paid homage: "Your Majesty, the troops at Jade Buddha Pass are sufficient to deal with Xixia. Please suspend the conscription."
The empress nodded and said: "It's accurate! My dear lords, is there anything else you want to discuss?"
