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Chapter 245
Ye Zhaoyan seemed to have expected that he would say this, and was not flustered: "To tell the truth, Commander Chen, Ye came here this time to discuss this matter with Commander Chen."

Chen Yuntao raised his eyebrows, motioning for her to continue.

Ye Zhaoyan said calmly, "Ye is willing to join hands with Commander Chen to attack Beiliang."

Chen Yuntao laughed loudly: "Haha, I'm afraid this is a bit difficult. Although the commander has this intention, it's a pity that Beiliang has never had the ambition to invade Beijun."

After negotiating with Chu Li, he had already clarified many things, and now he heard what the major general of the Ye family said in front of him, and suddenly felt extremely funny.

"Did Commander Chen forget something?" Ye Zhaoyan said with a slight smile, "The fingerprints and documents of Beijun were all taken by Beiliang."

Chen Yuntao's smile deepened: "Those were all misunderstandings, someone else designed to put things on the Prince of Beiliang. Now, he has returned the original things. If you take it away, it's nothing!"

Ye Zhaoyan smiled and interrupted him: "Misunderstanding? As far as I know, the prince of Beiliang has led an army to station in the northern border for a long time. Commander Chen, do you think Beiliang's move is appropriate?"

Chen Yuntao's face remained unchanged, "Major General Ye didn't know that there was a reason for Beiliang's garrison in the northern border. It was because you Tianlu sent heavy troops to invade Hexi, took down Nanjun, and was about to swallow Beijun. They couldn't bear to sit and watch Beijun fall. This is the deterrence of troops."

Nanjun is not directly under their Nanzhao Kingdom, but belongs to the territory of the Western Regions of the Youmeng.Therefore, when the Ye family army captured Nanjun, the Nanzhao Kingdom had no reason to send troops.When Beijun was in danger, they should have sent troops, but due to the cowardice of the monarch, they only sent a group of envoys to make peace.

Who knew that the Ye family's army would lie to them that Beiliang had already swallowed Beijun, which forced the Nanzhao monarch to send troops.

"Is that true?" Ye Zhaoyan snorted coldly, "Commander Chen, Ye doesn't believe that the son of Beiliang would do such a kind thing! They act for profit and have no affection at all. How could they do such a thing?" A thankless thing?!"

Chen Yuntao stared at Ye Zhaoyan, was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said, "I have already considered what Major General Ye said. Chu Li, the heir of Northern Liang, has already said frankly that this move is not only helping Nanzhao, but also helping themselves. If Hexi falls, Beiliang will also be affected."

"Oh? Did Chu Li use such rhetoric to convince Commander Chen?" Ye Zhaoyan laughed. "Commander Chen, you must be aware of Beiliang's behavior style. Their goals have always been clear, and it's not just this petty profit."

Chen Yuntao's expression became solemn in an instant, he frowned and stopped talking.

He did not deny that what Ye Zhaoyan said was true. He knew the temperament of Beiliang people very well. They were greedy and arrogant, and they often focused on the best.

As long as the prey or things they fancy are bound to be plundered by all means, even if the loss is heavy, they will never shrink back.

He calmed down the turmoil in his heart, and said calmly: "Major General Ye, even if Beiliang is somewhat scheming, the things have been returned to their original owners now. What reason is there for this commander to talk nonsense with you?"

"If Nanzhao Kingdom and Tianlu withdraw their troops, Beiliang will leave and return." Ye Zhaoyan's mouth curled up, and his smile was ironic, "Has Commander Chen thought about the consequences?"

The smile on Chen Yuntao's face stopped when he heard this.

Seeing this, Ye Zhaoyan threw out his trump card again: "Commander Chen, you and I both know the ambitions of Beiliang wolves, how could you easily lose this piece of fat for nothing? If the Beiliang army makes a comeback in the future, Tianlu is far away Zhao Guo, can Commander Chen be sure to resist it?"

The smile on Chen Yuntao's face disappeared completely, and he said indifferently: "Major General Ye, you have nothing to do with this matter. As for your claim that Beiliang intends to covet my land in Hexi, it is pure nonsense, and such rumors are not based on evidence."

If Beiliang harbors evil intentions, how can Tianlu, which is in charge of Emperor Donglin, be any better?
Emperor Donglin has frequently sent troops to fight in these years, and gradually revealed some ambitions to dominate, which has to be dreaded.

He didn't think he could get anything cheap from Tianlu.

Chen Yuntao paused for a moment, then changed his voice: "Major General Ye, you dare to enter this heavily guarded mansion alone, you are really daring, if it falls into Beiliang's hands, I'm afraid you don't even know how you died?! "

Ye Zhaoyan narrowed his eyes, smiled instead of anger, and said slowly: "Then according to Commander Chen's intention, how should we deal with Ye?"

Chen Yuntao snorted coldly: "According to the law, anyone who trespasses on our territory will be beheaded as a public display!"

Ye Zhaoyan said indifferently: "Commander Chen doesn't need to scare me with this, since Ye dared to come here, he is naturally sure to get out of the way."

With the style of Nanzhao Kingdom and Xini, Chen Yuntao didn't dare to kill her to make a grudge with Tianlu.

"You!" He slammed the table and shouted, "What are your plans?"

Ye Zhaoyan said unhurriedly: "I am here to show my sincerity to Commander Chen."

Chen Yuntao sneered: "Sincerity?"

Ye Zhaoyan glanced at the people in the hall calmly, and said slowly: "Ye can't bear to see Nanzhao Kingdom being kept in the dark by Beiliang, so I came here to remind Commander Chen, don't be fooled by Beiliang people. .”

Chen Yuntao frowned and said, "How do you say that?"

Ye Zhaoyan said: "Ye saw a letter written by the prince of Beiliang in the military machine pavilion of Beiliang before, and the letter mentioned the war in Hexi. The prince of Beiliang's meaning is obvious, and he wants to take advantage of Tianlu to take Hexi. profit."

Chen Yuntao's face changed slightly.

He believed Ye Zhaoyan's words to some extent. The news that Ye Wenxuan went to Beiliang's royal family to stay for a day was widely circulated. There were even rumors that the Emperor Donglin was afraid of Ye Wenxuan's rebellion and sent a warlord to Hexi.

He also remembered what Beiliang's son had said to him last night - [Commander Chen, it is in the interests of Beiliang that our two countries cooperate to deal with Tianlu. 】

At the beginning, he felt that the words of the son of Beiliang were very strange, but he didn't understand why it was so strange.

What benefits can Beiliang get from helping Nanzhao deal with Tianlu?
If they did what Chu Li promised, Beiliang would only win the friendship of an alliance, which was very different from their original principles.

After listening to Ye Zhaoyan's words, Chen Yuntao finally realized.

No wonder he felt that the prince of Beiliang spoke strangely at the time. It turned out that the prince of Beiliang planned to swallow the whole of Hexi from the beginning to the end!
Just when he was suspicious, Ye Zhaoyan said: "Ye brought a generous gift specially to help Commander Chen see the thief's true colors!"

A trace of vigilance flashed in Chen Yuntao's eyes, and he asked calmly, "What generous gift?"

"Commander Chen, please take a look." Ye Zhaoyan handed Chen Yuntao a memorial.

Chen Yuntao unfolded it and saw that it was written in densely packed small characters. It was Beiliang's plot to threaten Ye Wenxuan to take Hexi for them.

He can recognize this handwriting, it is a type of font specially used by the royal family of Beiliang, and it is not common.

(End of this chapter)