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There was a moment of silence in the hall, a deathly silence.

His Majesty the Emperor was expressionless, his eyes were staring at Maha Zang's face with incomparable sharpness. Maha Zang also had a calm expression, and his eyes met with His Majesty's eyes. On the Chengtian Hall, facing the monarch of the empire , but he didn't have the slightest fear.

"I started my army more than 30 years ago!" His Majesty the Emperor said calmly, "At that time, the land I entrusted was only a small corner, but after 20 years of fighting, I am now the king of the world, sitting on the mountains and rivers. Every inch of land under my feet is It was sprinkled with blood. I fought south and north, and countless soldiers were killed or injured... I still have scars on my body. I was born in this world, and it will only increase my territory inch by inch, but it will never Give away my inherent territory!" He raised his hand, pointed at Maha Zang, and said in an extremely cold voice, "If you want my northwest, let your whole country in Xiliang invade, since I was able to take down the Great Qin Wanli back then , can also conquer the desert and flatten Xiliang!"

The originally relaxed atmosphere became tense again.

When Chu Huan saw the domineering emperor on the Dragon Throne, he still had respect for him for a moment. After all, he is not a coward. Although he has done many things wrong in these years, when it is about national interests, He didn't compromise.

The Great Ritual Officer Gusa Heiyun said loudly: "Your Majesty the Emperor, in order to conquer the Northwest, our Xiliang warriors suffered many casualties. My Great Xiliang King took over the Xiguan Road, and I also gave an explanation to my [-] soldiers of the Great Xiliang!"

His Majesty the Emperor said indifferently: "I can give you gold, silver, and silk, but Daqin will not cede an inch of land. Xiliang wants to negotiate peace with Daqin. If you can't withdraw from the northwest, then prepare your army to fight again." He smiled coldly: "I used to conquer thousands of miles of land in a small corner of the country, and now I hold thousands of miles of mountains and rivers in my hands. Don't you dare to fight with you Xiliang?"

The emperor's words resounded loudly, and many people in the court, Chinese and military were already frightened.

If the imperial court was able to fight, it would not have waited for the Xiliang people to come to negotiate a peace.

There are not many generals in the court who can fight large-scale wars, and there are only a handful of generals who can compete with Xiao Tianwen, the king of the South Academy of Xiliang. Naturally, the four generals of Qin can fight against him, but Feng Hanxiao To die, Chi Liandian sits in Liaodong, Lei Guheng is in extremely poor health, and Yu Buquc is barely dragging his old body in the northwest. He may try to lead the defense, but a full-scale counterattack, at least for now, is absolutely impossible.

Although the Qin State has a vast territory, the people have suffered unbearably in recent years. In fact, the national strength has been greatly weakened.When the country was founded, after more than 20 years of chaos and lords fighting for hegemony, the land of the Central Plains was in a mess. After the gunpowder, the land of the Central Plains was left to be revived. His Majesty the Emperor did work hard for a time, appointing capable ministers and officials, and the vitality of the country slowly recovered. .

However, the land of the Central Plains, which has been ravaged by war, will not be able to become unmatched in a short while. After more than ten years of recovery, the people of the country can be regarded as living and working in peace and contentment. If this continues, the prosperity of the empire is just around the corner.

However, His Majesty the Emperor suddenly fell off his horse, and had a new understanding of life and death. From then on, he began to neglect state affairs and devoted himself to Taoism in order to live forever. The so-called top beam is not straight and the bottom beam is crooked. His Majesty the Emperor ignores political affairs, and the empire immediately fell into a miasma from top to bottom.

Now that the country is weak and the people are in poverty, if we insist on launching a big war, the empire will only fall into a deeper quagmire, and even be torn apart because of this. You must know that there are already riots in the empire, wars in the Jianghuai Road are raging, and the treasury is also empty. If money and food are tight, if the war in the Northwest continues, to support the huge war, heavy taxes must be collected from the people. The resistance became more intense.

Although Liaodong Dao Chi Liandian has a large number of troops to guard against Goryeo, but if Qin really fights with Xiliang, and the country is full of wars, then the capricious Goryeo State is likely to take advantage of the vacancy, and Chi Liandian Although he is a generation of famous generals, if the defense is unstable and the replenishment is insufficient, it may not be able to withstand the attack of the Koreans.

Therefore, it is not suitable for Qin to fight to the death with Xiliang at all. The best way is to negotiate a peace with Xiliang first, and then make every effort to quell the domestic war, so that the empire can get out of the predicament.

His Majesty the Emperor's imposing manner is certainly very pleasant in terms of face, but once the peace talks break down due to this, then the situation will be a bit bad.

However, a few savvy people saw the clues from it. His Majesty the Emperor may not really want to continue the war, but has already started negotiating with the Xiliang people in the hall.

Originally, for the negotiation, it was necessary to make a special arrangement and then bargain with each other, but today the Xiliang envoy took advantage of the opportunity of going to the palace to negotiate with His Majesty the Emperor.

Negotiation is not something that is easy to talk about and discuss. The two sides need to put on a show of momentum to find out the weakness of the other party and use it to negotiate and threaten.

A few people should be clear that this time it was not the empire that initiated the peace, but the people of Xiliang. If the people of Xiliang hadn't encountered trouble themselves, it was absolutely impossible for them to send envoys from thousands of miles to initiate the peace.

Although he doesn't know why the Xiliang people are like this, His Majesty the Emperor has clearly grasped this point. At least he has seen that the empire is certainly unwilling to continue fighting, and the Xiliang people are probably not willing to continue fighting either. When a problem arises, it is necessary for both parties to compromise, but also to strive for it.

Mahazang didn't seem to have thought that the old emperor was so tough, but Gusa Heiyun had already said: "Your Majesty, the king of Xiliang complies with the Buddha's will and is willing to stop his troops, but if one hundred thousand Xiliang warriors fight in blood, if Withdrawing the troops here, how can one hundred thousand soldiers be satisfied? Moreover, to withdraw the troops from the northwest will consume a huge amount of supplies. I, Xiliang, can understand His Majesty's feelings, but since it is a peace talk, both sides must agree We have to make a concession and take what we need, His Majesty the Emperor wants to keep the land, but we can't let me give up the land occupied by countless soldiers in Xiliang, if that is the case, Xiliang will not be negotiated peace, but will be defeated by your country?" With a calm expression, he shook his head and said, "If that's the case, I in Xiliang will never agree. I Xiliang warriors can retreat and negotiate peace, but I will never accept defeat!"

After he said these words, many savvy people have already understood that this Maha Zang and Gusa Heiyun are both good-for-nothing and red-face. However, the black cloud of Gusa acts as a lubricant. Once the empire becomes tough, he will deal with it.

There is no doubt that the people of Xiliang prepared carefully and carefully for this peace negotiation.

The emperor laughed and said: "After all, I just want money. My Great Qin is rich all over the world, and money matters may not be negotiable."

Gusa Heiyun smiled and said: "However, the previous military expenditure, plus the withdrawal expenses required if the troops were to be withdrawn from the northwest, and the huge expenditure to appease the soldiers, are they not small sums?" He said: "Prince Maha's other proposals are also what I, the King of Daxiliang, wanted. The establishment of a trade bureau, and the establishment of a marriage relationship for the sake of the long-term peace between our two countries, these two things have no room for me in Xiliang!"

The emperor stroked his beard and murmured, Nayan Zhou Ting finally couldn't help but said at this time: "The last point of yours is that it is not impossible to conclude an marriage relationship for the sake of long-term peace, but why is my princess from Daqin marrying Xiliang instead of Xiliang?" Your Xiliang princess married me Daqin? Since you are in-laws, your Xiliang princess can naturally marry my Daqin prince!"

Chu Huan frowned slightly in the crowd.

His Majesty the Emperor has only two daughters, the eldest daughter, Princess Yunhua, has already married Huang Tinglang, the grandson of Duke An, and now because of her own reasons, that Princess Yunhua has become a widow, and the only one left is her nondescript Apprentice Princess Jinghua, if the state of Qin wants to marry a princess, then only this Princess Jinghua will marry.

Princess Jinghua is only thirteen or fourteen years old, and it is just when she is in full bloom. When Chu Huan thinks of her face and temperament, she thinks that she will marry Xiliang from a long distance. If that little guy knows, what will happen? Fan scene.

As soon as Zhou Tingzhi's words came out, the ministers said one after another: "Yes, since they are in-laws, your Xiliang princess can of course marry into my Daqin. Why is my Daqin's princess marrying into Xiliang?"

Maha Zang frowned, shook his head and said, "No!"

His tone was very firm and resolute.

The emperor smiled coldly and said, "Since it doesn't work, there's no need to talk about it."

Maha Zang couldn't help clenching his fists, and the emperor continued: "There is a saying in my Qin Dynasty, which is called courtesy and reciprocity. It is not the responsibility of one party to show friendship. For the sake of peace between the two countries, I can marry a princess, but Xiliang must also marry a princess." Marry a princess." Pointing to Qi Wang Yingren in the hall, he said: "This is my youngest son, and he has not yet married. If you, Princess Xiliang, marry me into Daqin, you can give my youngest son as a princess."

Moha Zang shook his head again and said: "It is absolutely impossible, I, Xiliang, will not marry the princess...!"

The emperor snorted coldly, and said to Gusa Heiyun: "It seems that your prince's temper is really bad, and you don't understand the general idea. Since you want to negotiate a peace, you should show enough sincerity." Blood Coral and Ice Lotus, which were put into the warehouse, said indifferently: "Thinking of these two things, I want to get the jewel in my palm, but it's wishful thinking!"

Annoyed expression appeared on Maha Zang's face, and he was about to speak, but Gusa Heiyun had already approached, and whispered a few words in his ear, Maha Zang's expression was even more ugly, he glanced at Gusa Heiyun, then raised his head and looked up again. Looking at the emperor with a tough attitude, he took a deep breath and finally said: "It is not impossible to marry the princess of my Daxiliang, but you have to send a mission to propose marriage. This is my custom in Daxiliang. If no one proposes marriage, this marriage cannot be achieved."

The emperor said: "I can send a mission to go there!"

"I hope your mission can reach our Daxiliang King City smoothly." Maha Zang said indifferently: "Prince Ben wants to make it clear in advance that our Daxiliang has not stationed troops in the Jingulan Great Desert, and your mission passed through the Jingulan Great Desert. I, Daxiliang, will not be responsible for protecting it. This prince doesn’t say much about how fierce the wind and sand are in the desert, but the sand bandits in the desert are fierce and cruel, and you have to think about it.” The corner of his mouth curled up. Weird smile: "Very few Qin people go to Xiliang, this prince just wants you to be prepared. In the desert, there are bones everywhere. Of course there are not a few people who died under the wind and sand, but those who died under the bandit sword There are countless more." He glanced at Da Qin's courtiers, and said: "In three months, it will be my wedding ceremony in Daxiliang, and my princess who has reached the age of marriage in Xiliang can make a kiss on that day. If the Qin Mission has not arrived at Qingluo King City in Daxiliang after three months, then even if this prince agrees to you now, there will be no princess to marry!"

The emperor knew that his toughness had made the other party compromise, so he smiled lightly and said, "Don't worry about it, Prince Maha. My Qin mission will definitely arrive at Qingluo King City to propose marriage before your wedding ceremony. "

"Okay!" Mohazang was also straightforward: "Today, the prince of Japan will propose marriage to the Qin State. When the Qin State Mission arrives at Qingluo King City, then I, Daxiliang, will also marry the princess!"

The emperor said: "When your Xiliang princess arrives in our land of Great Qin, I will also order the send-off team to send my princess to your country!"

"If this is the case, then I can escort Princess Qin back to Xiliang only after Princess Qin is sent to the northwest." Maha Zang said slowly: "But these days of delay, my Xiliang warrior The state of Qin must bear the food and grass." He smiled coldly: "One hundred thousand soldiers need to eat and drink, and if Qin cannot provide it, this prince is worried that they will solve it on their own. The Xiliang Warriors turned back on their promises!"

"I can afford to wait!" The emperor said expressionlessly: "I can provide you with some food and grass during this period, but other requests you make must wait until Princess Xiliang enters the border of our Qin State, and I, Da Qin, will take care of it." The dowry will be delivered together with my princess."

"Speak out!"

"It's hard to chase a horse!"