No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 81 Princess Regent vs Prince Gao Yu (Part [-])
Today's Zhen Guojun camp is very lively, not only Gao Yu people came with Xie Yan, but also many civil servants and generals in the court.

These people usually don't have a chance to get close to Zhen Guojun, and now they will not miss the opportunity of Gao Yu's coming.

The vast school grounds of Zhen Guojun were full of voices.

In the middle of the school field, a young general of the Zhen Guojun and a Gao Yu man were galloping on horseback.Surrounded by onlookers, the officers and soldiers of the Zhen Guojun were enthusiastically cheering for the riders in the school grounds.

There were quite a few people sitting on the stage beside the school court, and the one in the middle was Xie Yan.

Xie Yan didn't wear grand and complicated pro-dynasty clothes today, nor did he wear generals' armor, just a black brocade suit.

With a dark golden python-pattern belt and a golden crown to tie her hair, even if she is sitting among a group of dignitaries with extraordinary identities, she still has an awe-inspiring grace that stands out from the crowd.

Sitting on his left and right hands are He Ruomuti and King Ning respectively.

Further outside were He Ruoqiuti, Prince Ning's son, and other officials from both Gao Yu and Da Sheng.

He Ruoyashu, who had just lost face in Nanshi not long ago, was also sitting next to He Ruoqiuti, but the previous humiliation and resentment could not be seen on his face.

He Ruomuti looked at Xie Yan with a smile and said, "The Regent thinks, who will win?"

Xie Yan said: "Li Falcon."

He Ruomuti raised his eyebrows slightly, and before he could speak, he was robbed by He Ruoqiu who was next to him, "The regent is really confident in his family. But Le Harang is my best knight in Gaoyu. On horseback. That Li Sun looks pretty good, but I'm afraid he might not be his opponent yet."

Xie Yan was not angry, and looked slightly sideways at He Ruoqiu, "Second Prince, do you still want to bet with me?"

"..." He Ruoqiuti was suddenly speechless.

King Ning and other Dasheng officials next to him didn't know why, but the generals around He Ruomuti and Xie Yan knew it, and they couldn't help showing a bit of weird look on their faces.

He Ruoqiu gritted his teeth and squeezed out two words after a while, "No gambling!"

A young general standing behind Xie Yan couldn't help laughing, and the others also laughed.

He Ruomuti was a little helpless, shook his head and warned: "Second brother." You can't say that you can't beat Xie Yan, so you don't speak much.

Gao Yu and Dasheng are now talking about forming an alliance, but the two parties have actually started substantive cooperation 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 people has always been their threat.Seeing that the war between Qizu and Dasheng was about to end, of course they also wanted to take a share.

The cooperation between the two parties naturally cannot avoid meeting. He Ruoqiuti has a high status in Gao Yu, and no one except his own father is in his eyes.

But when he met Xie Yan, he hit a wall everywhere.

He is not as powerful as Xie Yan, although Xie Yan doesn't like to talk, he can't beat Xie Yan in terms of verbal disputes alone.

He bet with Xie Yan several times when he became impatient, and every time he gambled, he would lose, and every time he made himself ashamed.

So much so that now, when Xie Yan talked about betting on He Ruoqiuti, he stopped talking.

This is obviously a psychological shadow.

He Ruoqiuti snorted softly, turned his head away and stopped talking.He Ruomuti turned around and said to Xie Yan: "Actually, what the second brother said is not completely unreasonable. How can the prince see that General Li has a sure chance of winning?"

Xie Yan had no intention of resolving his confusion, but lifted his chin lightly and said, "Look."

Everyone looked at the two people on the school field in unison. Seeing that they were almost at the end but still at loggerheads, the two had already started to set up obstacles for each other.

Both of these two were masters in riding, and the two horses almost ran forward close to each other, and the two directly fought on the back of the horse.

But no matter how fierce the fight between the two on the horseback was, and no matter how fast the horse under the seat ran, both of them sat firmly on the horseback, with no intention of being thrown off at all.

He Ruomuti was stunned for a moment before he realized, "The lord wants to say... Le Harang can't beat Li Sun?"

Xie Yan said indifferently: "Although Li Sun's rank is not high, but in terms of skill alone, he can rank among the top five in the Zhen Guojun."

As soon as the words fell, the two on the school field had already decided the winner.

With one palm, Li Sun beat Le Haran, who seemed to be much bigger than him, almost fell off his horse.Relying on his superb riding skills, Le Harlan finally grabbed the reins and did not let himself be thrown.But with just this momentary change, the white horse under Li Sun's seat has already rushed out.

When Le Haran sat up again, he could only watch Li Sun cross the finish line of the last lap.

There was loud applause on the school field, and the cheers shook the sky.

Li Sun pulled the horse back and turned around half a circle, smiled and clasped his fists to Le Haran who was only one step behind him and said, "Give it up."

Immediate action is not prohibited in this kind of equestrian sparring, so it is only natural that Li Sun wins.

In fact, he still let the water go. Given the difference in strength between him and Le Haran, he could kick people off their horses at the beginning.

However, the general said that the Gaoyu people came as guests and their allies, so we should give them some face.

On the stage beside the school court, He Ruomuti obviously thought of this, and said in a deep voice: "Li Sun can make Le Haran lose this competition from the very beginning."

Xie Yan said indifferently: "It's just a discussion."

It's just a discussion, so what's the point of letting you guys do it?
He Ruomuti looked slightly stiff, took a deep breath and smiled again: "It seems that the prince is still not satisfied with the negotiations in the morning."

Xie Yan said: "If the Eldest Prince can agree to the third clause and Dasheng's garrison outside Longchang Pass, this king 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 Gaoyu Holy Land. It is too much for the prince to want to garrison [-] troops there."

Xie Yandao: "Our town's army of [-] soldiers and horses in the Hu Ning Grassland took it only after three months of hard work. There were countless casualties. King Gaoyu just wanted it, isn't it too much?"

He Ruomut said: "I, Gao Yu, are willing to exchange three hundred miles of land in the west of Mengxi. The area is [-]% larger than the small piece of Hu Ning grassland. It is not a loss."

Xie Yan supported his forehead with his hands, but did not speak.

He Ruomuti looked at King Ning and said, "Your Highness King Ning, what do you think?"

King Ning smiled and said: "Although this king has the trust of the late emperor and was entrusted with the responsibility of assisting the government, after all, King Chu is the regent of the country. Since he disagrees, this king has nothing to say."

He Ruomu said: "His Royal Highness King Ning is too modest, and I, Gao Yu, came to negotiate with sincerity. Hu Ning Grassland is very important to Gao Yu, but it is tasteless to Dasheng. As long as the two can let go, Everything else is easy to talk about.”

King Ning thought for a while before hesitatingly said: "Zhifei, right now... should we focus on the Qi people? Although the Qi people have retreated, Ji Sui is very ambitious. The day is back again."

Xie Yan said: "Of course the Qi people have to guard against them, but Hu Ning can't let them go either. The king of that place has other plans."

He Ruomuti was not disappointed even if the persuasion failed again. If the negotiation can be completed in the morning, it should be completed. Why wait until now?
It's just that Xie Yan's vision was vicious, and he grasped Gao Yu's pain points from the very beginning, so that the negotiation was difficult to proceed smoothly.

He didn't believe that the Hu Ning Grassland was of great use to Dasheng. Xie Yan just saw the importance of that place to Gao Yu and wanted to get more benefits from Gao Yu.

But let Dasheng garrison outside Longchang Pass?This is impossible!If he really agrees, the Dasheng cavalry can go straight to the holy city of Gaoyu within half a day!
As for the third clause Xie Yan mentioned, Gao Yu was required to cede the territory of the Gaoshan tribe that they conquered two years ago.

How can there be any reason to spit out the meat that has been eaten?Don't even think about it.

Xie Yan himself must be aware of this point, raising these two conditions is just to disgust them on purpose.

Let them choose whether the old land in the high mountains is more important or the Hu Ning grassland is more important.

The Gaoshan tribe was originally a tribe sandwiched between Dasheng and Gaoyu. It began to rise in the middle of the previous Tangling Dynasty and fought several small battles with Dongling.In the later period of Tangling, it gradually declined and turned to Dongling to pay tribute, and it did not fall after Dasheng established the country.

However, in recent years, Gao Yu's forces have been expanding westward. In the past two years, taking advantage of Dasheng's inextricable fight with the Qi people, Gao Yu directly wiped out the Gaoshan tribe.

He Ruomuti suddenly smiled and said: "Actually...it's not impossible to agree to Wang Ye's request."

Hearing this, everyone on Dasheng's side couldn't help but look at him.

He Ruomuti laughed and said: "If the Princess Regent of Dasheng comes from Gao Yu, and the old land of the Gaoshan Department is used as the princess's dowry, there is nothing wrong with giving it to Dasheng."

"..." Everyone present was speechless for a while.

Did Gao Yuren actually set his sights on the position of Prince Regent and Concubine?
Some people couldn't help turning their eyes to He Ruoya Shu who was sitting next to He Ruoqiuti. This girl was also pretty, with good skills, so she must not be so afraid of His Royal Highness the Regent.

But if you talk about being the regent princess...

For some reason, many people still couldn't help shaking their heads secretly in their hearts.

This girl is beautiful, but standing next to the regent, she doesn't look as conspicuous as their prince.

He Ruoyashu was also taken aback, apparently he didn't expect He Ruomuti to say this.

Looking up at Xie Yan again, Xie Yan looked as usual, and said calmly: "If the eldest prince says so, if the next King Gao Yu can come from my Dasheng royal blood, so what if the Hu Ning Grassland is given to King Gao Yu?"

"..." Okay, over there wants to be the regent concubine, and here wants to be the crown prince Gaoyu.

He Ruomuti himself still wants to be the crown prince, why would he want to get himself a young mother with a strong background and a younger brother who has the support of the whole Dasheng behind him?
Even if this younger brother is still there, 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 Gao Yuren.

Xie Yan was a general who was fought on the battlefield. He never believed that a solid relationship between countries could be established through marriage.

Therefore, he is not interested in any form of marriage.

The scene was embarrassing for a while, but Xie Yan still looked as usual, and he had the determination to stand still despite the wind and rain.

Wei Changting's laughter suddenly came from beside him, "Is the eldest prince looking for a concubine for our lord? That relationship is a good thing, I wonder which princess Gao Yu favors our lord?"

I don't know if this is to defuse the embarrassment or to add fuel to the fire.

When everyone turned their heads, they saw Wei Changting and his party appearing under Dianjiang's stage.

The others are fine, and the addition of a girl among them is particularly eye-catching.

Luo Junyao was not restrained at all, and waved to everyone with a smile as a greeting.

Noticing that Xie Yan's eyes fell on his side, he smiled at him in a good mood.

King Ning looked at Luo Jinxing, then at Luo Junyao, and smiled at Xie Yan: "You know, this camp of the Zhen Guojun is full of guests today. Not only the son and daughter of General Luo are here, but even The son of the prime minister's family and the younger brother of the queen mother are also here."

As for the son of Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, he was directly ignored by King Ning.

Xie Yan looked at Wei Changting, Wei Changting rubbed his nose and smiled, "We were having dinner in Nanshi with Gu Jue, and we happened to meet Mr. Luo and Miss Luo, so let's come and have a look."

While He Ruoyashu's face was a little ugly, what Wei Changting meant was that these people saw that she was ashamed.

Xie Yan glanced at Luo Jinxing's brother and sister, and said, "You two are free to do whatever you want. Since General Mingwei is here, you might as well give pointers to the soldiers of the Zhen Guo Army."

Rao Jinxing felt flattered to be so polite.Hastily cupped his hands and said: "My lord, you're being polite. It's Jin Xing and my sister-in-law who are bothering the Zhen Guojun. Please forgive me."

Xie Yan said lightly: "It's okay."

(End of this chapter)