Traitor

Chapter 231 The Empress Dowager Please Go Over
Before Zhao Wuyou went in, Lu Guoan came to invite him in person, which roughly meant that he had to re-discuss the content of the agreement when he entered the court.The general content has basically been determined, but how to say and how to speak tomorrow has to be unified.

There were already officials coming to this camp, many things still had to be made clear, so that when these officials returned to the capital, they might not say anything to the emperor.

The so-called three people become a tiger, even if Mu Baili holds the power, he dare not be careless.

Your heart is full of suspicion, so be careful sailing for thousands of years.

When Zhao Wuyou entered, everyone got up and saluted Zhao Wuyou respectfully.Coughing twice, she motioned for everyone to sit down, while she sat in a quiet corner beside her, half-closed her eyes and dozed off.

Everyone knew that Zhao Wuyou was in poor health, so no one dared to disturb her lightly.With such a status, everyone should respect her three points and avoid the prestige of the Zhao family.

Mu Baili didn't say a word, and let Zhao Wuyou take a nap beside him, but he knew in his heart that this girl's mind was not inferior to others, so she kept silent, guessing that she had other plans in her heart.

Jian Yan was in it, and his eyes fell on Zhao Wuyou from time to time, and he didn't know how much he listened to what everyone said.

The candlelight beeped and beeped, and occasionally there were two or three conversations.For some reason, there was no sound suddenly, and everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing what to say for a while.

When speaking in front of Mu Baili, one must be cautious.The imperial prison in Dongchang is not a good place. Who would dare to try those [-] punishments?The sudden silence made the atmosphere extremely cold.

Mu Baili didn't speak, but rubbed his brows with his forehead.

Everyone didn't leave or stay, the atmosphere was extremely weird.In the end, an official at the bottom cautiously walked up to Zhao Wuyou, saluted, and said in a low voice, "Lord Zhao?"

"Huh?" Zhao Wuyou frowned displeased as if he had just woken up from a dream.

Glancing at the crowd, Zhao Wuyou coughed lightly, squinted his eyes with a headache, "It's over? Now that we're done, let's go. We'll pack up early in the morning and enter the city on time." She stretched, Rubbing his shoulders with some soreness, "It's all gone!"

If he was released, everyone hurriedly saluted and filed out.If you don't leave at this time, do you still want to stay here and be ripped apart?

Jian Yan paused, and Lu Guoan stepped forward with a smile, "Master Jian thinks that the meaning of Lord Qiantose just now is not clear enough? Are you thinking of asking Lord Qiantose to talk to you again?"

Hearing this, Jian Yan looked at the pale Zhao Wuyou worriedly, and had no choice but to turn around and walk out.

Zhao Wuyou got up slowly, and in the blink of an eye, the whole tent became quiet.Lu Guoan and Suxi retreated out of the tent knowingly, and when they looked back, they could see a clear figure reflected on the tent.

Their eyes met, and they looked at each other across a table.

The candle shadow flickered, and Zhao Wuyou lowered his eyes, "Tomorrow, you can say and do according to your own way, and I won't get involved. I have my own way of doing things. You are not alone."

Mu Baili narrowed his eyes, "Remember to pay attention to every move in the palace, the purpose of our trip is not really to discuss peace, but to Xuehu."

She nodded, "I know what's going on in my mind, you just have to worry about doing your own thing, and I'll handle the rest as appropriate, so don't worry about me."

"Okay!" Mu Baili nodded, and when he stared at her, there was a little light in his eyes.Although the way of doing things is different, everyone's goal is the same, so there will not be too much difference in doing things.

After a pause, he frowned and asked, "Can you still bear it?"

"I have the Butterfly Gu, so as long as I curb the erosion of the cold poison, I will be fine." She sighed softly, "Don't worry about me so much, I am not a woman who will make trouble for no reason, even if I am in danger, I will be fine." I hope you will give me warmth in front of others. For me, only if you and I are considerate can we have a future. Anyone can worry about me, but you can't."

Mu Baili looked up at her without any expression on his face.

In the candlelight, the woman dressed in white snow was pale, with a faint smile on her lips.She spoke unfeeling words, but she had an affectionate heart.When she looked at him, the light in her eyes was so secretive that it was unreal, but you could feel the pouring of emotion from her.

She is such a misty woman, always unpredictable.

"I hope one day, you and I don't need to be so entangled." Mu Baili sighed softly.

Zhao Wuyou stood up slowly, "As long as you don't die, as long as I'm still alive." She smiled softly, "Mu Baili, I'm still waiting for you, stay with me forever."

He stared at her expressionlessly, this girl is really a character, she is ruthless to everyone.But he is also the most affectionate person in the world, and he is the only one who has a soft spot for him.

This is probably fate, it is destined that there will be a person in this life who makes you willing to sacrifice your life for him without complaint or regret.

"I will start with the queen, and I will decide what to do." She left a sentence, dragged her sick body, and walked out of the tent slowly.In the eyes of outsiders, this Zhao Wuyou and Mu Baili are people from two worlds, so no matter what they do, they should be in the same situation.

And in fact?
Zhao Wuyou and Mu Baili's separate actions are like fighting in different courts, doing their own thing, and it does have the meaning of internal fighting.Everyone knows that these two people are extremely smart, so it is impossible to put some wars in the open.

It's just that in this battle, it's hard for anyone to say whether Mu Baili won or Zhao Wuyou was slightly better.

After stepping out of the tent, Zhao Wuyou wrapped himself tightly in the fox fur.In this summer weather, men are all dressed thinly, but she is the only one—it seems that in Zhao Wuyou's world, there has always been only winter, not spring and summer.

However, these courtiers have long been accustomed to Zhao Wuyou's frailty and sickness, and no one took it to heart.

Jian Yan was still waiting outside Zhao Wuyou's tent, he stood in the dim light, staring at her who was walking slowly with a sad expression, "Master Zhao?"

He finally changed his tune.

"It's getting late, let's go back and rest!" Zhao Wuyou didn't say much, and passed him by.

"I'm going to enter the royal city tomorrow, if—" He hesitated for a moment.

"No if." Zhao Wuyou looked back at him coldly, "Doing your own job well is to be loyal to the court and to the emperor, and the rest is beyond the scope of Mr. Jian's ability. There are some things you can't do, but If you stretch out your hand too long, you will be chopped off sooner or later. Do you understand, Master Jane?"

Jian Yan was slightly taken aback, Zhao Wuyou had already walked into the tent.

Wen Gu looked at him coldly, "Whether you understand it or not, Lord Zhao is going to rest, and I hope Lord Jane will go back soon! Don't place an order at that time, and you will have no way to explain to the emperor and princess when you go back."

Taking a deep breath, Jian Yan glanced at the shadow on the camp tent, closed his eyes and left.

Su Xi came out from inside, "He left?"

"Don't leave yet, do you want to wait here for supper?" Wen Gu pursed his lips and turned back to the tent with a wave of his sleeves.

Su Xi frowned and muttered, "Didn't you be optimistic about Jian Yan earlier? This old man's disposition has changed extremely quickly... It's true that wherever the wind blows, it will fall wherever it blows. The whole thing is a piece of grass."

Wen Gu is naturally on Zhao Wuyou's side, he can clearly see who she treats well and who treats her well.Although he is old, his heart is transparent, so he will not allow Jian Yan to get closer to Zhao Wuyou.

Zhao Wuyou's disgust was already on his face, even Wen Gu could see it.

The camp that night was extremely quiet, Mu Baili and Zhao Wuyou rested separately, apart from that meeting, they had no more contact.Zhao Wuyou knew well that he would not come over tonight, after all some matters had reached a critical moment.

That's why everything seemed so peaceful and peaceful that night.

Until dawn, news from Wangcheng was brought.Prime Minister Wen Li Yi took the guards in the palace, took Emperor Huanglan's handbook, and led a few officials to the camp to pick up Mu Baili, Zhao Wuyou and other Daye officials.

In the matter of negotiating peace, Zhao Wuyou and Mu Baili are the leaders, and the others are just echoing.In a foreign land, if you still want to turn your back on the nest, you will have big troubles.What's more, the officials here are either pro-Eastern Party or members of the Zhao family. As long as the general trend is correct, there will not be much objection.

Regarding this point, Prime Minister Wen Li Yi seems to have already seen the clues.

Zhao Wuyou and Mu Baili entered the city with their carriages respectively, and got out of the carriage only before the palace.Standing in front of the white mud walls and tiles, how holy and spectacular it is.Such an exotic style cannot be seen in Daye.

Huang Lan admires whiteness, but in Daye, this whiteness is probably only seen in court during national mourning.All of them were dressed in white, looking at Daye officials, just like looking at captive animals in a zoo through barbed wire.There was a scrutiny in the eyes, and there was also a mockery.

Looking at himself, he was wearing Daye's official robe.

Because of the difference in rank among the officials, the animal images on the make-up uniforms are different, and so are the civilian and military officials.Looking at it this way, everything looks like a zoo exhibition.

Zhao Wuyou sighed inwardly, the feeling of being scrutinized like this is really not very beautiful.

Looking up at the Huanglan King who is sitting in the high pavilion, he has thick eyebrows and broad eyes, and at first glance he really looks calm and majestic.This beard is really hard to see clearly, the age of the king.In Daye, such a king who disregarded his appearance would be criticized by the world.

But in this barren sea, all those who are powerful in Kongwu have cheeks all over their faces.Therefore, these pictures are easy to cause face blindness, and some people can't tell who is with whom.After all, half of the face is covered with beards, so who knows who is who?
In Huanglan, generals are respected more than civil servants.

So at this moment, Zhao Wuyou and other civil officials were left out in the cold. After all, Mu Baili showed his hand in front of General Chiduo before, and now everyone knows that Daye's nine-thousand-year-old man is a man of great martial arts. Look at his eyes Also with reverence.

Zhao Wuyou felt very helpless, who said that killing people must be strong in martial arts?

In the peace negotiation between Daye and Huanglan, there was a dispute over the first content.That is sovereignty!Was it Huanglan who surrendered to Daye?Or is Daye surrendering to Huanglan?If there is a stalemate, then they will pretend to be friendly countries.

But once this happens, it will affect the content of the following agreement.

That is about the issue of tribute and payment.

Once a war starts, there will be winners and losers, the winner will be the king and the loser, and the loser will definitely be a vassal.Ever since Zhao Wuyou knew that Huanglan was willing to accept the peace negotiation, she knew that there might be some problems in the interior of Huanglan Country.

As for what the problem is, it's hard to say right now.

"Huanglan seems to have no problem on the surface, but it may not be really no problem. If they are sure of victory, for a country like Huanglan, which is based on military force, negotiating peace is like a shame to them, and they will not accept it. "In the side hall, Zhao Wuyou looked at Mu Baili casually, and the two sat opposite each other, each with deep eyes.

Mu Baili nodded, expressing his agreement to Zhao Wuyou.

"There are only two outcomes of stalemate, either continue the stalemate, or go to war." Zhao Wuyou sighed softly, "If there is a war, we will not be able to go back. I am afraid that we will be buried in a foreign land!"

"Are you afraid?" he asked.

"How can we not be afraid? Look at our officials outside, and look at the ferocity of the Huanglan people. It is self-deception to say that you are not afraid." Zhao Wuyou smiled wryly, "Everything we do is just to survive. If this If the adventure failed, wouldn’t it be a waste of time, and the gain outweighs the loss? I wanted to live, but I accidentally died.”

Mu Baili chuckled lightly.

"Is it funny?" Zhao Wuyou looked at him helplessly, "Maybe I should say, as long as I can be with you, I'm not afraid of death?"

He sneered twice, "Master Zhao is really quick to talk."

"If there is a day, I hope that no matter what happens, the other party can survive. In the thousands of worlds, the only touch of color in this life will continue." She smiled, "I am gray in this life. With you and style."

He was stunned, but she had already stood up, "It's enough to rest, it's time to ask what this barrenness means. It always leaves us alone, and it's not a problem to discuss how to deal with us behind closed doors." .”

Mu Baili smiled coldly, "Since we have come to Huanglan, we have to make long-term preparations. This Huanglan advocates force, so if you want a group of warriors to argue about the content of those literary negotiations, I'm afraid it will be difficult for them. It would be simpler and clearer to just come to a martial arts competition to win the championship."

Walking out of the side hall, Su Xi quickly stepped forward, Zhao Wuyou wrapped her shawl, her face was as white as snow.She coughed twice, glanced at the Daye officials in the courtyard, and then at the closed Jinluan Hall, just feeling a faint headache.

"Your Majesty has ordered that if the envoys feel bored, the servants will take you to the garden." A maid stepped forward to salute Zhao Wuyou and Mu Baili in blunt Daye words.But in fact, her eyes fell on Zhao Wuyou from time to time.

Zhao Wuyou closed his eyes, and gave Mu Baili a meaningful look.

"Lord Zhao is the pillar of Daye, so I'm sure you won't let me take the lead here?" Mu Baili said coldly.

Zhao Wuyou smiled gently, "Master Chitose is the pillar of the country, and my sick child is at best a make-up." She coughed lightly, "Master Chitose, please stay well. I'm not feeling well, so I'd better take a walk around to relax. Alright, so as not to disagree with Lord Chitose sometimes, it will be an eyesore."

If it wasn't for outsiders who couldn't understand this smirk, they would probably think that these two senior officials of Daye had a very good relationship.

But the waitress must be able to understand, but she kept her head down and pretended not to understand!
Zhao Wuyou left with a flick of his sleeves, as if he didn't want to stay with Mu Baili for a moment, and Mu Baili didn't seem to want to go with Zhao Wuyou either.However, when his eyes fell on Jian Yan who was following him, Mu Baili's face instantly sank.

Lu Guoan was at the side, and he had already seen clearly the face of his Lord Qiantose.It is reasonable to say that there would not be too many emotional changes on the thick and colorful face, but only when it comes to Mr. Zhao's affairs, our Qiantose Lord is really not easy to mess with, and he is used to changing emotions.

"Master Zhao won't talk to me." Lu Guoan whispered.

Mu Baili snorted twice, "She should give it a try."

Whether to try it or not, Zhao Wuyou didn't think so, but Jian Yan followed her all the time, which really made her a little helpless.But in the barren palace, she didn't want to make troubles.

The Huanglan people didn't want her, the head of civil officials, to participate in the peace talks, probably because they rejected civil officials, or they admired force too much, so they didn't like civil officials like Zhao Wuyou very much.

The civil servants should be civil servants, the key is a sick child, the kind that is stuffed between people's teeth, and people still think they are thin.

Zhao Wuyou expressed his helplessness, these reckless people!
However, the moment he walked to the Royal Garden, Zhao Wuyou suddenly realized one thing, that is, not all Huanglan people are reckless.Just like this lady sitting in the garden playing chess with her maid.

Look at this woman's attire, she is obviously not an ordinary concubine.

And the leading maid in front of her didn't seem to want to lead Zhao Wuyou away, but directly led Zhao Wuyou past.Seeing this, Zhao Wuyou paused slightly, signaling to the people behind him not to follow, only Suxi followed Zhao Wuyou forward.

The maid came to the pavilion, chattered to the maids guarding outside the pavilion for a while, then approached the noble lady and saluted respectfully.

Zhao Wuyou stood outside, gathered his shawl, and winked at Suxi.Su Xi closed her eyes to express her understanding, no matter what Zhao Wuyou wants to do, she just needs to cooperate.

Not long after, probably after asking the lady's permission, the maid hurriedly turned back to Zhao Wuyou, bowed to Zhao Wuyou, and said to Zhao Wuyou in unskilled Daye words, "My lord, The queen invites you to come over."

This is Huang Lan's queen—Ye Jin'er?

Zhao Wuyou turned his back to Ye Jin'er, out of etiquette, he didn't dare to spy on the face of the mother of a country, this is extremely disrespectful behavior in Daye.That's why Zhao Wuyou was extra careful and careful, as if he was walking on thin ice, as if he had returned to Daye Palace, he was extra careful in everything.

Hearing the queen let him go, Zhao Wuyou took a deep breath, untied the shawl for Suxi to hold, and walked slowly up to the pavilion.

She didn't dare to go around to the queen to salute, she kept her head half down, walked to the side and performed Daye's highest courtesy to the queen, bowed and said, "Daye's envoy Zhao Wuyou, I don't know that the queen is resting here. I am sorry for the queen, please forgive the queen. The queen is a thousand years old, a thousand years old!"

Hearing these words, Ye Jin'er suddenly laughed out loud.

Zhao Wuyou lowered his head, he didn't know the expression on the empress's face, but he just squeezed his hands tightly, still saluted, and didn't dare to get up.

"You people from Daye are really well-mannered, and you are really not as straightforward as us from Huanglan." The voice was clear and crisp, very sweet, sounding very young and full of vitality.

This is almost the difference between Zhao Wuyou and Zhao Wuyou. One is extremely warm and moist like jade, like the warm sun in March, and the other is crisp and hearty, like a plate of iced watermelon suddenly brought to you in summer.That feeling is really indescribable.

Zhao Wuyou wondered in his heart, is this girl from Huanglan and the girl from Daye similar in thinking?

Ye Jin'er smiled and said, "You don't have to be polite, in fact, I asked someone to bring you here. I just want to see what the envoy of Daye looks like? Does it have three heads and six arms, or can it ride the clouds? You and I, Huanglan, originally agreed to make peace, but why did we close the trade between the two countries? You broke the rules first, and now you have the final say on the war and peace negotiations, what is this?"

Although she said it with a smile, but between the lines, she was blaming each other.

This queen is indeed a straightforward person. For a straightforward person, the first condition you can win favor with is sincerity and courage!But Zhao Wuyou was very strange, didn't Huang Lan advocate force?Why didn't the queen ask Mu Baili for questioning, but instead asked herself, a sick civil servant?

It seems that something can't be justified, and something is not quite right.

Zhao Wuyou straightened up, still maintaining the humility and respect that the state of etiquette should have.She coughed twice, lowered her head and smiled slightly, "What the queen said is very true."

Ye Jin'er, who was still laughing lightly, was stunned suddenly, Zhao Wuyou would answer this, which was beyond Ye Jin'er's expectation, she really didn't expect Zhao Wuyou to suddenly climb down the pole.So much so that she suddenly didn't know what to say, and all the questioning voices she had prepared earlier became speechless at this moment.

The atmosphere around became a bit weird, the queen didn't know how to continue the unfinished topic, and she didn't know how to continue.This time, she finally experienced the counterattack from Daye's state of etiquette, which caught her by surprise.

"I've thought about your arguments thousands of times, but I didn't expect you to give me such an answer." Ye Jin'er smiled a little reluctantly, "You are Mr. Zhao Wuyou Zhao? I heard Prime Minister Wen mentioned you, and he said You are a very smart person. I doubted it earlier, but now I believe it, maybe you are really different from those people."

"The king of Daye must have considered such an important thing as allowing you to come to Huanglan and participate in peace negotiations. I also have reason to believe that Mr. Zhao is a person who doesn't like war."

Zhao Wuyou sighed softly, "No one likes war, but the ancients said that those who openly violate the country's territory will be punished no matter how far away they are. Benefits can be surrendered, but life can be destroyed. Only the exclusive country and the world cannot surrender an inch of land."

Ye Jin'er was slightly taken aback, this sick young man was able to say such righteous words sonorously and forcefully, which really impressed her.Taking a deep breath, Ye Jin'er glanced at the chess game on the table, "I like the culture of Daye, and I also like many things of Daye, such as this game of chess. Can Mr. Zhao solve my chess game?"

Hearing this, Zhao Wuyou stepped forward and bowed, "Zhao Wuyou can give it a try."

Not only is he smart and has a backbone, but unexpectedly he is also courageous.In this sickly body, there is an extremely stubborn soul, neither humble nor overbearing, which makes people look forward to it.

"This chess game was left by an expert in the early years. He said that the one who can solve this chess game must be a celestial being, with extraordinary talents, and treat him as a courtesy." Ye Jin'er looked at Zhao meaningfully. worry free.

The pale young man coughed lightly twice, staring fixedly at the chess game on the table, as if thinking about something.

Su Xi waited beside her, not daring to say anything, but subconsciously hugged the shawl tightly in her arms.She was thinking, will the young master solve the chess game?According to what the queen said, if the chess game is solved, the queen will probably fulfill whatever the young master wants.

So, the young master should be able to untie it, right?
Although Young Master doesn't like to play chess, but this chess skill is one of the best in Daye, if she has the heart, she will probably solve it.

But to Su Xi's surprise, Zhao Wuyou held the chess piece and thought about it for a long time, but he just got up and bowed, and said respectfully, "Zhao Wuyou is ashamed, I can't help the queen. I can't solve this chess game."

The smile on Ye Jin'er's face gradually faded, and the maids beside her gradually exited the pavilion.

At this moment, the atmosphere was condensed to the extreme, embarrassment and coldness shuttled between each other.

The queen's eyes fell on the envoy, but the young envoy never raised his bloodless face.The envoy is still the envoy, and the queen is still the queen, but the queen's face has a lot of emotional fluctuations, like sullenness and embarrassment after losing all face.

Suxi subconsciously clenched the cold sword in her hand. If the queen got angry, would she suddenly order the young master to be arrested?After all, this Huanglan is a barbarian, and it is reasonable to strike at the slightest disagreement.

But Ye Jin'er stared at Zhao Wuyou for a long time, clenched the chess piece again and again, and finally did not order Zhao Wuyou to be arrested.

"I heard that Daye is a state of etiquette, but I didn't expect to be rejected." The queen sneered twice, "It seems that Mr. Zhao also has a false name, but he is just a person who has a false reputation. He has no ink in his belly. Even this chess game I can't figure it out."

"Zhao Wuyou is very willing to play a few games with the queen, but this game of chess should be left to the celestial being that the queen is waiting for!" Zhao Wuyou said lightly, with a gentle smile.

Hearing this, the queen was startled and froze on the spot.

"I'm not feeling well today, let's try another day!" Ye Jin'er left in a huff.

The attendants at the side walked away cleanly, only the original maid was left waiting outside the pavilion.Zhao Wuyou sighed softly, sat in the pavilion, glanced at Suxi, and then at the maid outside.

Su Xi looked around to make sure that no one was approaching, and then she stepped forward and said in a low voice, "My lord, are you really unable to solve that chess game?"

Zhao Wuyou glanced at Jian Yan who was slowly walking towards the pavilion, and signaled Suxi to go back and talk.Coughing twice, she closed her eyes and remained silent.

"Is there any chess game in this world that you can't solve?" Jian Yan asked, with a worried expression on his face, "Master Zhao, what's wrong with you?"

"It seems that you have heard everything the queen said." Zhao Wuyou smiled meaningfully, "Maybe Mrs. Jane is the heavenly being that the queen talks about, and she is extremely gifted."

Jian Yan was taken aback, "Master Zhao, why bother to mock me."

"Then Master Jian, why do you have to be so self-righteous?" Zhao Wuyou exhaled, and stood up slowly, "Suxi, take a good walk with me!"

Su Xi was taken aback, "Young Master, won't you go back? If there is a peace negotiation..."

Zhao Wuyou glanced lightly at Jian Yan, "He made it clear that he doesn't want me to participate in the peace negotiation, and I still want to use my hot face to stick to his cold ass, isn't it too busy?"

(End of this chapter)