Bad Man Li Tang Fengyun

Chapter 291 Negotiation and Questions and Answers

The surrendered ministers came in all their glory, pushed open the door of the empress's room, and walked in swaggeringly.

The empress looked at the charming corpse ancestor in front of her and was secretly speechless. The seductive aura on Jiangchen's body was something that the empress did not have. It can only be said that Jiangchen's ability to seduce people with every move he made was stronger than that of the empress.

The majestic and sacred image of the empress in daily life is not as good as the lotus flower emerging from the mud but not stained. It cannot be viewed from a distance and cannot be desecrated. Of course, the desire of conquest that the empress gives people is also a very powerful temptation.

The empress felt a little pressure when she looked at the normal minister. This was the woman who was expected to become the imperial concubine.

The corners of the empress's mouth raised slightly, her gaze faintly passed over Jiang Chen's face, and her fingers flicked on the table, "What else does Corpse Ancestor want to discuss with me at this late hour?"

Eaters are soft-mouthed, but takers are short-handed.Jiangchen still had credibility. He walked as fast as a gust of wind to sit opposite the empress with light steps.

The empress was a little confused when she looked at Jiang Chen's appearance today. The sitting posture with head held high and chest raised was nothing like the lazy corpse ancestor.

If the empress hadn't known Jiang Chen well enough, she would have thought that he came here specifically to provoke her.

The empress was leaning on the general's chair behind her. Her water-snake-like waist had an alluring arc, but she gave others the impression of a noble and lazy cat.

"It's been a while since I came to bother you. Now I'm going back to the Central Plains. I wonder if you two plan to send troops directly, or what?"

When she heard that Jiangchen came to ask this question, the empress had no intention of talking to her in detail. After all, no matter how good the relationship was, Jiangchen was not one of her own yet.

The empress's pair of slender jade-like legs were folded together casually, she opened her hands and stretched slightly, her posture became lazy and a little tired.

"These Corpse Ancestors shouldn't ask me. They should ask Brother Zhen. After all, men are in charge of the outside world and women are in charge of the house. I am only responsible for the little things at home. For big things, I have to ask Brother Zhen."

Jiangchen raised an eyebrow. She didn't believe the empress's words at all. Who doesn't know that you are the boss in this family?What if you put it here to deceive children?
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Southern Han Dynasty, Prince Xing’s Mansion
After Li Xingyun left Twelve Cave with Hou Qing, he saw Xiao Weng and Xiao Xiao's father and daughter busy in Miaojiang.

Due to the compensation for Xiao Xiao and the successive relocation of Wandu Cave and Twelve Cave, a certain size of vacancy appeared in Miao territory.

Some villages are unwilling to leave the place where they have lived for generations. They have long adapted to the land of Miao, so many villages choose to stay.

Of course, including Yubei Shuizhai and Yuxi Qilan tribe, which had sinned against Chi Meng, they felt that they were in the wrong and chose to stay in Miao territory.

Therefore, Miaojiang needed a new talker to manage the villages that had been chosen to stay, so this important task finally fell on Xiao Weng and his daughter.

After all, compared to the losses of other villages, Guishizi's was the smallest, and in order to show his sincerity, Xiao Weng had already discussed with Xian Shen and planned to directly pull out the Tuyu Fort in Yunan.

This was also the collective decision made by those Miaojiang villages that surrendered fresh ginseng. After all, when a tree fell, the hozens scattered, and when the wall fell, everyone pushed back.

They have automatically attributed their misplaced choices to the original Poison Lord Chili and the young master of Tuyu Castle, Qu Yi.

Now Chili is gone, but Tuyu Castle is still there, so he has become a well-deserved scapegoat.

Li Xingyun had no intention or reason to participate in the internal fighting among the Miao people, but after confirming the safety of his master, he now only needed to send the hostage in his hand to Nanhan and complete a negotiation.

What arrived before Li Xingyun and others was Nanzhao's credentials. The general content was to abolish all Chi Li's previous positions and appointments and label him as a traitor and traitor.

As for the remaining details, we have to discuss them with their envoys.

As for Liu Yin's mood, he probably has mixed feelings now.He had just sold himself for a good price, and planned to use the Celestial Elephant Army to help Chi Li expand his territory and help the dragon.

But who would have thought that he had worshiped at the dock and used his strength to offend his neighbor to the north, and then Chili didn't care about his life and death at all and ran away.

Chi Li ran away without any scruples, which was a disaster for Liu Yin of the Southern Han Dynasty.The Liu Yin family's business is too big to escape, and they have offended so many people.

Now I can either choose to apologize to my neighbors in the north and seek their forgiveness. From now on, we will still be a family that loves each other.

But the problem is that the neighbors to the north are getting richer than the other, and they don't look down on the poverty of southern Han Dynasty.

If we don't apologize to our neighbors to the north and go all the way to the dark side, we need a new force to be our little brother.

The emergence of New Nanzhao gave Liu Yin a spark of hope.Although I don’t know how Chi Li was defeated, those monsters did not help Chi Li keep the throne and still fled, which is enough to show how powerful the new master is.

Before Li Xingyun entered Prince Xing's Mansion, he had already heard the voices coming from the north, the rumors about his Li family lineage, and the magical edict.

Even Li Xingyun, who didn't understand the principles of governing the country, knew that Li Siyuan was going to pull out all the stops!
Coupled with the previous disputes between Li Cunxu's claim to be emperor and the heirs of the real and fake royal family, the Li family's reputation has almost become infamous.

With Li Siyuan causing this scene, it means that anyone can do what they want in Li Tang's name.

Because Xianyun Yehe was not far away from him, he didn't expect to see such a scene when he returned to the Central Plains.

Before Li Xingyun could advance too far inside Prince Xing's Mansion, a lame man bumped into him.

After the other party apologized, he quickly turned into the alley and disappeared.

Li Xingyun also felt the hard object in his hand, and subconsciously opened his palm to take a look. The bronze medal was clearly engraved with the three characters "Bad Person".

Li Xingyun's original intention was not to get involved with bad people. After all, he had decided to leave after delivering the letter to Nanzhao, return to Nanzhao, and return to his master.

But he thought about what his master had told him about the fake Li Xingyun in Twelve Cave, and also thought about Yuan Tiangang's instructions before his death under Jie Liang Longquan.

They all made Li Xingyun feel like a lump in his throat, and an indescribable sadness filled his chest. He found that he seemed to have never really understood these bad people.

For the faith in my heart, I insist on passing it down from generation to generation, even from father to son, and from master to master.All he wanted in his heart was the dream of helping the Tang Dynasty. For a while, many words were stuck in his throat, and some of him couldn't open his mouth.

Can I really not care at all?

Hou Qing had long noticed the little actions of the two people, but he didn't pay attention to it. He just said plainly, "It's enough to have a clear conscience about some things."

Hou Qing just said something there and then stopped talking, leaving a confused Liu Xinyuan next to the two of them. It seemed as if something suddenly passed through her mind, but it seemed like nothing happened.

Li Xingyun sighed softly and walked towards Prince Han's Mansion with Liu Xinyuan.

The Han Palace had already prepared to receive the envoy, but what Liu Yin did not expect was that the envoy turned out to be Li Xingyun.

Just for a moment, the entire atmosphere in the room froze.Discussing how to betray the Central Plains and join a foreign race in front of the descendants of Li Tang made Liu Yin speechless.

This is the first time for everyone, and no one has experience.Seeing that neither side had the intention to speak, Hou Qing, who had already become playful, took the lead and proposed the armistice agreement they had long discussed.

Hou Qing's words successfully eased the awkward atmosphere present, and Liu Yin also began to compete with each other regarding the conditions they proposed.

Although it seems to be just a casual number, if it is really strictly implemented, the pressure on Nanhan will be unprecedented.

Not only will it drain all of Nan Han's finances and food in the past five years, but it may even drag the already poor Nan Han directly into the abyss.

Don’t forget, this area of ​​Southern Han is the so-called Lingnan, which is mostly populated by ethnic minorities. Liu Yin’s actual control power is not high. If the tax and corvee increase coincides with the defeat, it is estimated that those people below will directly rebel. .

Then Hou Qing realized the joy of the envoy. Based on the principle of watching the excitement and not taking it too seriously, Hou Qing kept exerting pressure on Nan Han.

On the one hand, he can gain benefits for Nanzhao that far exceed the original negotiation with Li Zhen. After all, the current Nanzhao royal family belongs to his master's family.

The so-called "helping relatives but not helping others" is vividly demonstrated by Hou Qing.

After a verbal battle, Liu Yin successfully redeemed his precious daughter.At the same time, he also asked Hou Qing where his second brother Liu Tai had gone.

At this time, Li Xingyun also formally joined the conversation and explained, "Your second brother, Mr. Zuo Xiang, was left in Nanzhao. Nanzhao will not release Liu Tai until everything you promised is completed. Otherwise , the next step to follow Liu Tai back is Nanzhao’s army.”

After a conversation, Liu Yin's eyes turned black. He hadn't reaped any benefits and even had to lose the coffin.After some waffling, Liu Yin temporarily obtained Nanzhao's agreement to form an alliance. It turned out that he needed to use the credentials of the Southern Han Dynasty to seek approval from Nanzhao.

Liu Yin originally prepared a rich banquet for Li Xingyun and Hou Qing to celebrate the conclusion of the alliance.

Unfortunately, because of what Li Xingyun was hiding in his heart, Hou Qing was not interested in eating or drinking, so neither of them attended the banquet and left the Han Palace hastily.

Li Xingyun looked worried at this moment. Hou Qing raised his head and glanced at him, then played with the bone flute in his hand alone and said without raising his head,

"If you do some things, even if you fail, you won't regret it. The significance of some things does not lie in whether you succeed or not, but in whether you have been there or not."

Li Xingyun looked at Hou Qing's Corpse Ancestor next to him with some surprise. When he heard Hou Qing's words about not going, Li Xingyun subconsciously thought of retreating.

But I thought that I never seemed to take the initiative to attack. This was the case when facing Yuan Tiangang, escaping the opponent's choice, and the same way when facing Ji Ruxue.

After getting along for so long, even with junior sister supporting him, he never opened his mouth and missed opportunities again and again.

Li Xingyun glanced at Hou Qing again, and saluted him with fists clasped in his hands, "Thank you, Brother Corpse Ancestor."

Hou Qing raised his eyebrows in surprise, glanced at Li Xingyun, and said casually, "Thank me? What are you thanking me for? I don't seem to have done anything."

Li Xingyun knew Hou Qing's character and did not continue the topic any further. He then thought about it and asked, "Now that this is over, where is Hou Qing's Corpse Ancestor planning to go?"

Hou Qing took out the book "Yi Si Zhan" from his arms and threw it back to Li Xingyun. He clapped his palms with a bone flute and said matter-of-factly, "Come as you like, go when you are done with it. Just listen to the wind." Say, isn’t this very classy?”

Li Xingyun smiled dumbly. Thinking of Hou Qing's character, he felt that he was asking a meaningless question.

Li Xingyun cupped his hands to Hou Qing and said, "Then it's time to say goodbye. I hope to see you again in the future."

When Hou Qing heard Li Xingyun's words, he quickly shook his bone flute with a look of embarrassment and rejection, "Let's forget it. You are too rigid and too troublesome. Things will always get worse with you." It’s very complicated.”

A wry smile appeared on the corner of Li Xingyun's mouth. This was not the result he wanted. Who would have thought that trouble would always come to his door.

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After separating from Hou Qing, Li Xingyun found the bad guy in an inconspicuous wine shop located in Xingwangfu branch.

As a place in the south of Lingnan, there are many mosquitoes and a lot of humidity. Drinking alcohol is indeed a good way to remove moisture and cold.

Moreover, the wine shop has a complicated staff, and people from all walks of life come to drink, which will not affect the contacts of unscrupulous people hidden here.

After Li Xingyun pushed open the back door of the wine cellar and entered the underground, he saw the bad guys sitting at the long table.

The atmosphere at this moment seemed very awkward and heavy. No one took the initiative to talk to him, they just looked at him silently.

Li Xingyun took the initiative to sit at the bottom of the long table, waiting for the bad guy's sub-ruler to speak.

Seeing that the atmosphere was gradually becoming anxious and there was a faint tendency of a fight, the helmsman here spoke.

"Bad people are at the helm of the palace. The helmsman, Qing Wan, has met His Highness." A deep voice sounded, with the gentleness and softness of a typical Jiangnan woman.

After hearing this voice, Li Xingyun was also obviously stunned. He did not expect that the bad guy sub-ruler here turned out to be a woman.

Li Xingyun looked at the helmsman named Qingwan, and then at the middle-aged man in the second seat to his left, "Since you have worked so hard to bring me here, can you tell me what happened?" ?”

As Li Xingyun said these words, the room seemed to explode, and whispers could be heard. Some people even wanted to go up and hit him, but were stopped by the people around him.

Qingwan looked at His Royal Highness in front of her with a wry smile on her lips. Is this the expectation they have always had in their hearts?
Qingwan raised her hand and suppressed everyone's comments, "Since His Highness still doesn't understand why, let me clear up your doubts for Your Highness."

Li Xingyun raised his hand and made a gesture of invitation.

Upon seeing this, Qingwan said bluntly, "We are following the order of Chief Steward Sanqianyuan, and my beloved will do our best to search for the whereabouts of His Highness Li Xingyun.

First, I want to confirm something with His Highness, that is, the situation of the Marshal?

Secondly, we need to confirm with His Highness what happened in the Longquan Underground Palace at that time, that is, the situation of the four kings.

Everyone in the world said that the four kings were dead, but the bad guys who stayed in Wu State sent back the news today. Among the letters exchanged by King Yang Pu of Wu, a letter home from the Princess of Shu was found.

In the family letter, he clearly told his brother, the King of Shu, not to do anything rash due to interference from the Min Kingdom and Wu Yue, because the prince was still alive.

As for the third item of the chief helmsman's order, it depends on how His Highness answers the first and second questions. "

As Qingwan finished speaking, everyone in the room looked at Li Xingyun's face, as if his next answer would determine their attitude towards him.

Li Xingyun looked at their resolute faces and remembered his previous ignorance of bad people.

They are not emotionless gods, they are also living people with their own feelings and sustenance.

But he can give up all these for the goals and beliefs in his heart.Li Xingyun looked around, looked at the determined expressions on their faces, and began to tell them everything that happened in the Longquan Underground Palace.

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As the facts were ruthlessly revealed one by one, the bad guys showed expressions of disbelief.

Is the commander really dead?
The so-called death of all four kings is just a rumor spread by false rumors. At least King Qin and King Shu survived.

The minds of the bad people are a little broken. It is difficult for them to imagine that the invincible commander will actually die.

Qingwan's world is also a bit collapsed. She is a die-hard delinquent. It can be said that her family has been delinquents for five generations since the Tang Dynasty. Their loyalty to the Tang Dynasty and the Li family has been deeply rooted in their bones.

Qingwan's body was trembling slightly. She looked at Li Xingyun and asked the last question, "I wonder if His Highness is willing to shoulder the responsibility of supporting the Tang Dynasty and come with me to see the chief helmsman."

Since Li Xingyun did not directly cause Yuan Tiangang's death this time, the bad guys present were not so hostile to him.

In their eyes, the commander's martial arts skills were not enough to be tricked by Li Xingyun. Since the four kings were invited to enter, it must have been a great battle.

Therefore, the cause of the commander's death should lie with the four kings at that time. They did not believe that except for Jin Wang Li Keyong, the remaining three people would really leave unscathed.

Seeing their expressions, Li Xingyun just opened his mouth, but in the end he was unable to say that Li Zhen and Wang Zongren were safe and sound.

During the time when he was traveling with Nanzhao, Li Xingyun also observed the martial arts of Li Zui and Wang Zongren, and he could only say that they were ridiculously high.

It is impossible to say that Li Xingyun has no resentment at all because Li Zhen is always pressing on his head.

Li Xingyun is very arrogant and stubborn. He has always regarded Li Zhen as his imaginary enemy.

But his observations in Nanzhao made him very desperate, not to mention Wang Zongren's almost invincible Xiaoqiang ability.

And he couldn't see how high Li Zhen's strength was. It was like Li Zhen had endless tricks. He had never seen him exhausted or exhausted.

Thinking of the question Qingwan just asked, Li Xingyun pondered for a moment and gave a positive answer.

"After going through so much, I am even more sure that I am not the person you are waiting for. If you really want to help the Tang Dynasty and recreate that prosperous age, then go find my second brother."

(End of this chapter)