No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 542 Want to greet the whole family!
Luo Junyao and Xie Yan stayed in the other courtyard for half a month, and the daily leisure time almost made people forget the trivial matters of Shangyong.

But after all, one cannot escape from reality for too long. After half a month, Shangyong finally began to send urging letters one after another.

"Are you going back?" Luo Junyao leaned on Xie Yan's shoulder, watching him put away the letter he just received.

Xie Yan nodded and said: "It's time to go back, let's come out to play when we have time later."

"Okay." Luo Junyao agreed very readily. Of course, he had a lot of fun in the other courtyard, but Shangyong also had many things to do, and many people were waiting for them to go back.

Luo Junyao stood up, stretched his waist, and said, "Gao Yu's envoy has been hanging out for so long, I don't know what happened."

Xie Yan got up and stood side by side with her, and said, "They haven't been idle all this time."

It is true that he will not be idle. Although Xie Yan is not here, so many courtiers in the court are not vegetarians.

Now they are the ones occupying the top position, and they are still holding other people's princes in their hands. If they can't eat a piece of meat from Gao Yu's body, they will waste most of their lives in court.

In fact, the envoy Gao Yu is now looking forward to the early return of the regent.

They are more willing to talk to the regent than those old gentlemen who dig countless holes by turning three corners with one sentence.Even if the regent asks for a higher price, at least he can die more quickly.

Now that they decided to return to Beijing, the two of them didn't hesitate.I recruited a few children, told them about my decision to return to Beijing, and then started to pack my luggage.

Compared to Luo Junyao, the children were actually more reluctant to leave.

They were all born and raised in a prosperous place like Shangyong. The farthest place they have ever been to in their life is outside the city. It is a rare opportunity to leave the capital so far away, so they are naturally very happy.

After only half a month, the complexions of the children were much better than when they were in Shangyong, and they looked very energetic.

"Little Aunt Huang, when shall we come out to play again?" Xie Cheng asked.

Luo Jun shook his little head and said, "I'm going to ask your uncle about this."

Xie Cheng drooped his head depressedly. Uncle Huang is so busy, he doesn't know when the next time will be.

Xie Cheng carefully looked at Xie Yan who was not far away, pulled Luo Junyao and whispered: "Little Aunt Huang, if Uncle Huang doesn't have time, can we come and play by ourselves?"

Xie Yan glanced at him indifferently, and said, "When you can take charge of the government."

"Ah?" Xie Cheng's face was filled with bitterness.

Even if he is still young, he also knows that pro-government cannot be done in a year or two.How old is that.

I only heard Xie Yan continue: "When you are in charge, this king will have time to bring your little aunt out."

"..." So, should I still stay in the capital?
It was rare for Luo Junyao to see Xie Yan joking with Xie Cheng, so he couldn't help laughing out loud.

Looking at Xie Cheng's little bitter face again, he said helplessly, "Ah Cheng, when you are in charge, you can decide when to come out to play."

"That's right." Xie Cheng suddenly realized, "Then I will move the palace here!"

Although he was born in the royal family and was an emperor, Xie Cheng didn't have a good impression of the palace.

In Xie Cheng's eyes, the imperial palace used to be a place where the emperor's grandmother and mother lived, but now the emperor's grandmother and queen mother are gone.All that was left was empty and gloomy palaces, like monsters with their mouths wide open, ready to swallow him up at any moment.

Xie Cheng was very afraid that he would be left alone in the palace, so the uncle and auntie took him out of the palace and lived in the Prince Regent's mansion. Xie Cheng was always very happy.

In Shangyonghuang City, the envoy Gao Yu who came out of the palace again felt weak all over.

He was besieged by those old guys from Dasheng again.

Those old men obviously all have white hair and are getting old, why can they still speak so well? Why are their minds still so complicated?

"My lord." The official Gao Yu who followed him looked at his lord's dismal expression with some worry, "The people of Dasheng are really too much. They dare to make such an excessive request before they see the regent. Wait for Xie Yan I don't know what will happen when I come back. We can't let them be like this..."

The envoy Gao Yu waved his hand and said, "Who made us lose the battle, and who let the eldest prince be in their hands?"

The man curled his lips and said in a low voice: "The defeat and capture of the eldest prince is already a disgrace to me, Gao Yu, why bother..."

"Shut up!" The envoy said angrily, "Don't forget why the king ordered you and me to go to Dasheng."

Isn't it just for the prince?
The people of Dasheng obviously don't want to fight now, and they won't take the initiative to attack Gao Yu in a short time. They came to Dasheng from thousands of miles mainly for the eldest prince He Ruomuti.

It is a disgrace to the warriors of Gao Yu that a defeated prince did not die for his country, but became a captive of the Dasheng people!

What's the point of the king paying a huge price to replace such a person?
The envoy sighed and said, "Let's just follow the king's order. It's not like you don't know the current situation in Gaoyu King City."

Because of the failure to attack Dasheng, the King's prestige in Gaoyu dropped sharply.Many families have expressed their dissatisfaction with the king's preference for the eldest prince, and instead sided with the second prince and queen.

It is not easy for the king to persuade the nobles of Gaoyu to return to the prince.

"Yes, my lord."

"Envoy Gao Yu, please stay." The two were about to leave the palace gate when a guard's voice came from behind them.

The group had no choice but to stop, and turned to look at the person who came by: "I don't know what else is going on?"

It was a middle-aged official who came to deliver the message, and he said calmly, "His Royal Highness the Prince Regent is returning to Beijing, please meet the envoy at the Imperial Study Room."

Envoy Gao Yu took a deep breath and finally came back.

In the imperial study room, Xie Yan looked at the envoy Gao Yu who respectfully bowed to him, and said flatly, "Excuse me."

"Thank you, my lord." Envoy Gao Yu got up and said.

Xie Yan signaled the envoy to sit down, and said: "The king is not in Shangyong these days, if there is any negligence, please forgive me."

The messenger sneered in his heart, and left the capital to accompany the princess to relax before I entered the city, isn't that considered neglect?

But he didn't dare to say it, so he could only apologize and said with a smile: "The prince is serious, everything is fine, why are you negligent?"

"That's good." Xie Yan nodded and said: "This king just watched the negotiations between the two parties hosted by Ancheng County King and the Minister of Rites these days. There are a few points, it seems that you and I have not been able to reach an agreement?
The envoy nodded and said: "That's true, Dasheng has two conditions that are too harsh, I will not die, and I will never dare to agree to this matter, and I ask the prince to learn from it."

Xie Yan raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh?"

Facing his indifferent eyes, the envoy could only bite the bullet and said: "This time Gao Yu took the initiative to provoke the war. My king is willing to assign the Kegu area east of Chixia Pass to Dasheng as compensation. But your Ancheng County The king requested that the Guna River be used as the boundary, and all the west of the Guna River be assigned to Dasheng, is this a bit...excessive?"

Xie Yan tapped twice on the folder on the table with his right hand, and said, "I don't think so."

The messenger couldn't help but be speechless for a moment.

I only heard Xie Yan said: "After this battle, I know that the mere Chixia Pass is not enough to protect the safety of Yanzhou. If the Guna River is used as the boundary, it will be a good thing for both Dasheng and Gaoyu. From then on , the two sides will be able to usher in a real and lasting peace."

What's good about Gao Yu?The envoy wanted to ask the exit.

"This king intends to build another city outside Chixia Pass as a barrier for Chixia Pass, but the Kegu area is too small. What does the envoy think?"

The envoy just wanted to greet Xie Yan's family at this time.

Gao Yu's family is now the only one outside Chixia Pass, Xie Yan's arrangement made it clear that Gao Yu was on guard against him, so he asked him what he thought?
Envoy Gao Yu shook his head and said, "The prince's conditions are too harsh, please forgive me for not being able to agree."

Xie Yan didn't take it seriously, "Since this is the case, the envoy might as well go back and think about it, and we can talk about it another day. But... if we talk about it another day, it may not be the current price."

"..." Gao Yu's envoy was speechless for a while, and after a while he said in a deep voice: "My lord, what if Gao Yu abandons the eldest prince?"

People in Dasheng don't think that holding this He Ruomuti in their hands can really open their mouths like a lion, right?

Xie Yan said: "The envoy can now set off to return to Gaoyu. This king can make the decision and let you take He Ruomuti's head back."

Envoy Gao Yu took a deep breath and said, "The Guna River is not good, let's take a step back and take Gebei Mountain as the boundary."

Xie Yan said: "On the east bank of the Guna River, ten miles away."

Why do you say that the price will increase when the price rises?
Xie Yan said: "I know what Gao Yu thinks. Dasheng really doesn't want to use troops abroad. As long as he has time, Gao Yu will recover in three to five years. But Dasheng still has the Qi tribe in the northwest. suffering. But..."

Xie Yan's eyes were indifferent, "I don't know if the person sitting in King Gaoyu's city will still be King Gaoyu in three or five years' time?"

"Regent!" Envoy Gao Yu stood up abruptly, staring at Xie Yan with an ugly expression.

When the guard standing at the door heard the movement, he immediately turned around and looked towards the hall, his hand was already on the handle of the knife at his waist.

Xie Yan waved his hand, motioning for them to take it down.

Only then did the guard let go of the handle of the knife, and bowed his hands respectfully back to its original position.

"Prince Regent, please be careful with your words." Envoy Gao Yu said in a deep voice.

Xie Yan said indifferently: "If it weren't for the severe division within the Gaoyu King City, where the King Gaoyu and the Queen were fighting against each other, how could King Gaoyu care so much about He Ruomuti, a prince who was defeated?"

Envoy Gao Yu gritted his teeth and said, "There are not only two princes under my king's knees."

"so?"

The envoy Gao Yu was speechless for a while, King Gao Yu did have more than two princes, but it is better to have no other princes.

Envoy Gao Yu was silent for a while, before he sighed and said, "I really can't decide this matter, please forgive me, the Regent."

Xie Yan said: "It's okay, my lord might as well send it back to ask King Gao Yu for advice, I'm not in a hurry."

Unable to agree on the first condition, Gao Yu's envoy simply gave up for the time being and talked about another condition that he could not accept.

"About the second point... the amount of compensation that needs to be paid, I have no objection, but the compensation you requested includes [-] war horses, which is not acceptable. Gao Yu is willing to pay [-]% higher than the value of the [-] war horses to compensate for gold and silver .”

Xie Yan said: "Gao Yu has tens of thousands of cavalry, my lord and this king are stingy with three thousand horses?"

Gao Yu's envoy said with a half-smile: "My lord should be clear that war horses... are never something that can be shot casually."

The biggest shortcoming of Dasheng people is that they do not have enough war horses. The Central Plains is rich in land, but it is not suitable for raising horses.

And Dasheng itself has no excellent horse breeds, and the only ones are imported from outside the Great Wall or even the Western Regions.

Three thousand war horses may not seem like many, but it is a great bonus to the combat effectiveness of the Dasheng cavalry.

What's more, they also required at least [-] of these war horses to be stallions.

The people of Dasheng had acquired a suitable place for raising horses outside the pass last year. With these stallions, it would be a big trouble in the future.

Xie Yan said: "Only the victor has the right to choose."

The envoy Gao Yu's face was a bit ugly, "His Royal Highness, what happened this time is indeed Gao Yu's fault, but you and I have been fighting against the Qi people for several years, and there is also some friendship. Why is Your Highness so aggressive?"

Xie Yandao: "I have worked with King Gao Yu for several years, and I have always treated Gao Yu with courtesy, but he stabbed me behind my back."

"My king and the eldest prince were also bewitched by Cao Mian. Now that Cao Mian has subdued the law, we are willing to compensate Dasheng for the loss..."

Xie Yan said coldly: "This king's condition is here, but since my lord mentioned friendship, I might as well give my lord some face."

Envoy Gao Yu was overjoyed, and waited with bated breath for Xie Yan's next words.

Xie Yan said lightly: "War horse and land, you can choose one of the two."

"..." Envoy Gao Yu was silent for a long time, and said, "I need time to think about it."

"Please." Xie Yan said.

Luo Junyao came out from the apse after Gao Yu's envoy resigned.

"Which one do you think he will choose?" Luo Junyao asked curiously.

Xie Yan took a sip of tea, stretched out his hand and pulled her closer to him, and said, "He will give it to me."

Luo Jun frowned and said, "Why?" You don't need to choose which is more expensive, land or war horses.

Xie Yan said: "The land outside the pass is vast and sparsely populated, and the people of Gao Yu are simply unable to govern such a large place. The land outside the Chixia Pass was originally the land of the Heli people. Although Heli was destroyed by Gao Yu many years ago, these places There are still a large number of Heli people living here, and these people hate the Gaoyu people. Unless a large number of soldiers and horses are stationed to reclaim land, ordinary Gaoyu people will not dare to live in these places no matter how tough they are. Now these places are the Central Plains People live together with Heli people, and Heli people often go in and out of Chixia Pass, so they are no different from the people of Yanzhou."

Luo Jun said: "So, these places are controlled by Yanzhou?"

Xie Yan said: "Although the Gaoyu people dare not settle down, the Gaoyu cavalry and some big families with private soldiers often come to plunder the Heli people. If they can, they may even hope to completely exterminate Heli. Heli is a The small tribe, after the extermination of the previous patriarch's family, has been in disarray. In recent years, it has recovered a little bit. Their leaders have sworn to me that they are willing to bring their family to Dasheng and become the people of Dasheng. In this case, this king will naturally Bring back their clan land."

"I see." Luo Jun shook his head.

Xie Yan said with a low smile: "The most important thing is that the land must be obtained from King Gao Yu, but the war horse... can still be obtained from other people."

(End of this chapter)