I have been painting skin in the cemetery for fifteen years

Yingque threw the elder of Sky Bookstore out of the window, and the news spread quickly.

There was an uproar.

The Holy Queen Di Ning had just completed two major events, and her momentum was invincible. Ying Que's move was a complete challenge to the majesty of Sky Book City and the majesty of the Supreme Holy Queen.

Then everyone was waiting for the reaction of the Holy Queen from Yingzhou.

As a result, there was no reaction there.

A few days later, Xiong Xin, the first member of Sky Book City, secretly came to Zhenhai City to negotiate with Ying Que.

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"Your Excellency Yingque, why are you so angry?" Xiong Xin said: "It is always better to talk than not to talk. After all, we have to talk."

Ying Que said: "Let's talk. If we don't talk, we won't talk. But please come to Zhenhai City to see Her Majesty the Queen and let's talk in Zhenhai City."

Xiong Xin said: "If Her Majesty the Queen is willing to pay homage to the Holy Queen, she can come to the Zhenhai City Palace to discuss it."

Ying Que said: "It's impossible."

Xiong Xin said: "The emperor of the Apocalypse Empire can salute, but the queen can't?"

Ying Que said: "I don't know what happened in the Apocalypse Empire, and I don't know what the relationship between the Emperor of the Apocalypse Empire and her was before. But in our understanding, the Holy Lord of Sky Book City and Her Majesty the Queen are of the same level, so The Holy Queen should be half a level lower than the Queen. There is no reason for the Queen to take the initiative to see her, and there is no reason for the Queen to salute her. "

Xiong Xin said: "This statement is ridiculous. The new emperor of the Dongyi Empire, the emperor of the Apocalypse Empire, and the emperor Yongchang all saluted the Holy Queen. The entire Eastern Alliance recognizes that the Holy Queen's status is superior to the three emperors. This is already a universal justice. "

Ying Que said: "Whatever you say or how you act? In short, we don't admit it."

Xiong Xin said: "Your Excellency Yingque, although you eliminated the Mi family, you also lost troops. A full-scale invasion by the Western Holy See is imminent. I believe you don't want another civil war to break out, right? You don't want to become a public enemy of the Eastern world, right?"

Ying Que said: "It's not a question of whether I want it or not, but a question of whether you want it or not."

Xiong Xin said silently: "I can tell you in advance that this negotiation is actually very beneficial to you, and you will not suffer any loss."

Ying Que said: "I said we can talk, but please ask her to come to Zhenhai City."

Xiong Xin said: "Do we have to worry about this trivial matter? Is it comparable to real interests and real peace?"

Ying Que said: "Etiquette is more important than heaven! Go tell her and ask her to come to Zhenhai City to talk, otherwise there is no need to talk."

The first member of Sky Bookstore left Zhenhaicheng angrily and returned to Yingzhou to report.

In the next few days, there was no response from Yingzhou.

December twenty-seven!

Ying Que received huge bad news.

The second batch of saltpeter shipped by the Yuwen family and the Hening family was robbed by horse bandits on the way.

Thousands of carts of saltpeter were all robbed.

After Yingque received the news, he was speechless for a long time.

Thousands of cartloads of saltpeter, that's several million kilograms.

How important is it to win or lose?

Immediately afterwards, Li Chengfeng, the leader of the horse bandits, announced that he was responsible for the robbery.

Li Chengfeng is considered a legendary figure.

He leads a powerful army of horse bandits, operating on the borders of several countries, roaring back and forth. Those small countries have no way to deal with him, and instead have to pay him protection fees.

And the caravans heading to the Western Regions basically have to pay him money, so that the safety of the caravans can be kept.

Generally speaking, Li Chengfeng is very trustworthy and will not rob any caravan that has paid the toll.

There was no direct conflict between him and the Yingque camp. They had never robbed him before, but this time he actually attacked Yingque.

But Yingque knew clearly that Li Chengfeng had an ulterior relationship with an organization.

The world will meet!

This is the largest chamber of commerce in the Eastern world.

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Soon, Sky Bookstore sent another secret envoy, who turned out to be an old acquaintance, Song Yuanshan of Tianxiahui.

"Meet Prince Yingque." Song Yuanshan saluted meticulously.

Ying Que said: "Song Hui leader, you are fine."

Song Yuanshan said: "I haven't seen you for several years, but His Royal Highness is still as charming as ever, which is impressive."

Ying Que said: "I wonder what Song Hui Shou has to say?"

Song Yuanshan said: "I heard that His Highness Yingque had a batch of goods that was robbed on the road? And the person who robbed him was the gangster Li Chengfeng?"

Ying Que said: "Yes, I am determined to destroy this ruthless bandit, but I heard that his whereabouts are unpredictable and his base is not within the Daxia Empire?"

Song Yuanshan said: "Yes, and he comes and goes like the wind and is nowhere to be found."

Ying Que said: "What should we do?"

Song Yuanshan said: "Your Highness Yingque, are you in a hurry for this batch of saltpeter?"

Ying Que said: "That's very urgent."

Song Yuanshan said: "Your Highness, we have business relationships all over the world, and Li Chengfeng also has some friendship with us because he also sells stolen goods to us. I can help you deal with it and get him to return this batch of saltpeter."

Ying Que said: "That is really the best, but are there any conditions?"

Song Yuanshan said: "How dare you? I'm just a businessman. How dare I ask His Highness any conditions?"

After that, Song Yuanshan left.

But a moment later, the emissary from Sky Book City came again, and once again invited the Queen and Ying Que to go north to Yingzhou to meet the Holy Queen Di Ning.

Hahaha!

Is there anything more rogue than this in this world?

I will rob you of your things first, and then force you to bow your head. If you bow your head, I will return your things to you.

Ying Que did not agree!

Then the news came that the Tianxiahui mediation failed.

The bandit Li Chengfeng sold all the saltpeter to the Tianqi Empire at a low price.

In other words, the millions of kilograms of saltpeter that originally belonged to Ying Que were lost forever.

Then, the eyes of the people in the world were all on Ying Que.

Aren’t you domineering? Aren’t you very powerful? Are you going to let it go?

You are the regent, and your things were robbed just like that? Don’t you have any reaction at all?

Six days later!

Shocking news came.

The 19 strongholds of the Tianxiahui in the south of the Great Xia Empire were all uprooted.

The entire family of Song Yuanshan, the head of the association, was killed.

The 19 chambers of commerce, a total of 2,000 people, were killed cleanly.

All the gold and silver in the 19 strongholds were robbed, and all the goods were given to countless people for free.

All eight granaries of Tianxiahui were breached.

Countless grains were scattered and distributed to countless poor people.

Then a certain bandit leader, Li Guiqu, announced that he was responsible for the robbery.

Suddenly!

Countless people in the world shuddered.

So... cruel?

Song Yuanshan just slightly intervened in this matter, and you wiped out the whole clan?

Tianxiahui is just a business organization? You took down all their bases, killed all the people, robbed all the gold and silver, and scattered all the grain and goods?

In this way, who would dare to do business with you in the future?

Do you still want to make money? !

But Yingque found out clearly that the so-called Tianxiahui was just one of the money bags of Sky Book City.

And this time when the saltpeter was robbed, Tianxiahui played an unspeakable role, and even sold this batch of saltpeter to the Apocalypse Empire, and the money was also collected by Tianxiahui.

Song Yuanshan was a conspirator in the whole process. He dared to take this risk in order to curry favor with the Holy Queen Emperor Ning.

Then Ying Que didn't care and exterminated his clan.

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After the incident, the Eastern Alliance immediately announced that it must investigate the matter to the end.

The bandit leader Li Guiqu was wanted throughout the Eastern world, and his organization was defined as a terrorist force.

The Eastern Alliance countries must unconditionally eliminate this illegal organization.

Afterwards, Ying Que sent an envoy to the Yuwen family, saying that Ying Que would bear 70% of the loss of the saltpeter robbed this time, and the Yuwen family would bear 30%, and please prepare the next batch of goods.

Moreover, Ying Que will send the most elite martial arts corps to transport this batch of saltpeter together.

But... Yuwen Fa, the master of the Yuwen family, wrote back.

I'm very sorry, because the saltpeter mine collapsed and production had to be temporarily stopped, so it was impossible to supply Ying Que in time.

Ying Que looked at Yuwen Fa's letter and was silent.

Obviously!

The Yuwen family was shaken again and began to waver again.

She felt that if the Holy Queen Di Ning established the Eastern Alliance, and a total of more than a dozen countries encircled and suppressed Ying Que, then the Queen and Ying Que would basically lose.

So, he regretted his previous choice of side.

He wanted to separate from the camp of Ying Que and the Queen again.

So, Ying Que wrote a very sincere letter, asking the Yuwen family and the Ning family not to worry about safety issues. Ying Que could send an elite force to garrison the two families for a long time to protect the safety of the two families.

If the two families still felt unsafe, they could send important family members to Zhenhai City.

Moreover, Ying Que could help the two families train soldiers and support the two families with enough artillery troops.

This letter was very sincere.

Yuwen Lianyi and Ning Daoyi wrote letters to Ning Daoyi and Yuwen Fa respectively.

The letters from these two people were completely heartfelt, asking the Yuwen family and the Ning family not to make mistakes at the critical moment and bring disaster to the entire family.

Yuwen Lianyi is the daughter of Yuwen Fa.

Ning Daoyi is the glory of the family and the backbone of Ning Yuanyi.

The letters of these two people are tens of thousands of words long, written from childhood to the present. They fully express the infinite emotions of the two people for the family, for Yuwen Fa and Ning Yuanyi.

And describe the great generosity of Her Majesty the Queen and Ying Que. It is not too late to mend the fence after the sheep have been lost.

Following the Queen and Her Majesty Ying Que is the only correct path.

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Yuwen Lianyi knelt in front of Ying Que and kowtowed: "My Lord, I want to go back and persuade my father to stop at the brink. Please allow me."

Ying Que was silent for a while and said: "Have you thought about it?"

Yuwen Lianyi said: "I have thought about it. After all, he is my father, and that is my family. I still want to make a final effort."

Ying Que said: "Then tell Lord Yuwen Fa that I can sign an agreement with him to unconditionally protect the safety of the Yuwen family and the Ning family. No matter what force invades, I will immediately send troops."

Ying Que's credibility is currently an absolute golden signboard.

He never broke his promise.

Then he directly drafted the treaty, signed his name on it, stamped it with the seal, and handed it to Yuwen Lianyi.

A quarter of an hour later.

Yuwen Lianyi rode the mutant giant eagle and flew back to the Yuwen family, wanting to have a final negotiation with her father Yuwen Fa.

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The next day!

From the direction of Yingzhou, Sky Bookstore once again sent a secret messenger.

"Prince Yingque, I heard that there is a trade friction between your side and the Yuwen family? We are willing to mediate for both of you." The Holy Queen's envoy said: "You don't have to regard us as enemies at all. Her Majesty the Holy Queen is very eager to settle in Yingzhou. Negotiate with you."

Ying Que sneered and said nothing.

Her Majesty, the Holy Queen, used so many methods to make the Queen and Yingque bow their heads, it was so ruthless.

First let the horse bandit Li Chengfeng rob Ying Que of thousands of carts of saltpeter, and use these millions of kilograms of saltpeter as bargaining chips to force Ying Que to bow his head.

Yingque did not bow his head. Instead, he took over more than a dozen of the Tianxiahui's strongholds in the south and wiped out the Song Yuanshan clan.

Then, the Holy Queen simply cut off Ying Que's source of saltpeter.

Without saltpeter, there would be no way to make explosives, and all artillery would become a display.

And everything he did was to make Ying Que bow his head.

Ying Que smiled and said, "I don't need your mediation. We can solve this problem."

The secret envoy of Sky Bookstore said: "That's good, then I'll take my leave."

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In Yuwen City in the Western Region.

The territory of the Yuwen family is very, very huge, covering hundreds of thousands square kilometers.

However, the land here is vast and sparsely populated, and such a large territory only has a population of several hundred thousand.

But in recent years, the Yuwen family has made a lot of money from the saltpeter trade, and their army has expanded greatly.

There were only 20,000 troops before, but recently they have expanded to 70,000 to 80,000.

They even hired a group of 30,000 Western Region Musketeers, and they seemed to have become the overlord of the Great Xia Empire in the Western Regions.

The entire Yuwen City is also magnificent and extravagant.

Yu Wen Lianyi met her father Yu Wen Fa in the luxurious palace.

The two people had been talking in depth for two hours.

Yuwen Lianyi earnestly begged Yuwen Fa not to be confused. The Yuwen family had signed a contract with Prince Yingque. If the contract was broken, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Father, I know that you are threatened, not only by the Sky Book City, but also by the Apocalypse Empire." Yuwen Lianyi said: "But Prince Yingque has an absolute gold brand. Since he has promised to provide absolute support to the Yuwen family, For protection, I believe that no one in the world would dare to carry out armed aggression against our family. The demise of the Mi family has completely proved this."

"How arrogant was Dali Kingdom before? It was only because of a message from Prince Yingque that they retreated obediently."

"This is the contract that Prince Yingque asked me to bring here. I am willing to protect the safety of the Yuwen family unconditionally."

Yuwen Lianyi handed over the contract, which was stamped with the prince's seal of winning and missing.

Yu Wenfa said: "Good daughter, baby daughter, let me think about it, think about it."

Yuwen Lianyi said: "Father, you actually have no choice. Do you know that if you refuse, it will be a breach of contract, and His Highness Yingque will not let the Yuwen family go."

Yu Wenfa sneered: "He can't protect himself now, right? We are thousands of miles away, what can he do to get us?"

Then, he regretted: "I was so deceived by lard at that time that I ran over and knelt down to beg for mercy? I was so frightened by him that I took sides. I really regret it."

Yu Wenliang stared at his father blankly, speechless for a moment.

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At this time, Ning Yuanyi was also in Yuwen City.

Yu Wenliang came to persuade this nominal husband again.

"Brother Yuan Yi, before, I was in charge of everything in the Ning family. This time, please listen to me again and persuade my father not to be confused and not to push the Yuwen family to a dead end."

"Dao Yi and I are the closest people to you, and we will never harm you."

Ning Yuanyi is the most famous honest man in the empire.

He inherited the position of Marquis and became a prince of the empire, but before, no matter how big or small, Yuwen Lianyi had the final say.

The Ning family declined before, but it relied entirely on Ning Daoyi to rise again.

A few decades ago, the family's territory could no longer be maintained, but now it is considered strong with the Yuwen family as its back.

Yuwen Lianyi said: "Brother Yuan Yi, if my father becomes confused, you must be clear-headed and don't follow him into confusion."

At this time, Ning Yuanyi said slowly: "Everyone says that I, a prince of the empire, am not worthy of my name. My wife is not my own. My daughter is not my own. Then I want to know, I, the Marquis, am my own?"

Hearing this, Yuwen Lianyi was stunned.

Ning Yuan said: "Everyone in the world laughs at me because I have never made my own decisions. Even if I inherit the position of Marquis, I still listen to my brother Ning Daoyi in all matters. After his expedition, I completely listen to you in all matters. Yes. I have become the laughingstock of the world, can I make my own decision now?"

Yuwen Lianyi said tremblingly: "Yes, you are the master of the Ning clan, you can make the decision."

Ning Yuan said: "I think Yingque's actions are too extreme and not like a human master. Now that the Eastern Alliance has been established, Yingque has been completely isolated and surrounded. Even Castlevania has abandoned him. He has no hope. He must There is no doubt that we will lose and we will be destroyed. We will not stay on a ship that is bound to sink.”

Yuwen Lianyi said: "Why did you beg us a few months ago? Let us plead with Prince Yingque to forgive your mistakes?"

Ning Yuan said: "When the Mi family was destroyed, everyone said that Sky Book City would negotiate with Yingque and compromise with Yingque. One person was afraid, two people were afraid, and everyone was afraid. This emotion is contagious, and of course it has spread to us."

Yuwen Lianyi said: "Everyone's fear that day was just an illusion. How do you know that the current siege of Yingque is not an illusion?"

Ning Yuan said: "Now, we have seen it very clearly. So, you don't have to say it anymore."

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The secret envoy of the Queen of Sky Book City once again had a secret talk with Yuwen Fa.

"From now on, saltpeter is an absolute strategic material. It has changed the form of war." The Holy Queen's secret envoy said: "So, Marquis Yuwen, your ideas should change."

Yuwen Fa said: "Secret envoy, how should I change?"

The Holy Queen's secret envoy said: "Her Majesty the Holy Queen said that this is a time of great change. The greater the contribution, the greater the achievement. Your achievements are far more than a marquis, or even a duke."

Yuwen Fa trembled and said: "Does Sky Book City really... agree to my independence?"

"I didn't say that." The Holy Queen's secret envoy said: "But things will be done step by step. Let Emperor Yongchang confer you the title of duke first. After Ying Que is destroyed, when we fight a full-scale war with the Western Church, your saltpeter will become the most important strategic material. At that time, everything can be discussed. You should know the will of Sky Book City, right?"

Yuwen Fa said: "I understand, I understand!"

The will of Sky Book City is to dismember the Great Xia Empire and unify the entire Eastern world.

Yuwen Fa felt that after his territory was merged with the Ning family's territory, it was large enough to form a small country.

Then, Yuwen Fa said: "But Yingque and I have signed a contract. Once I stop supplying saltpeter, it means I have broken the contract. Moreover, I have received 100,000 taels of gold from him. If I break the contract, I am afraid he will attack me militarily."

The Holy Queen's envoy said: "Yingque is now surrounded by the Eastern Alliance and can't take care of himself. Your territory is thousands of miles away. Why should he attack you? How long will his army take to attack you? Half a year? Eight months? Of course, the most important thing is that our Sky Book City is willing to provide you with armed protection."

"But if you dare to continue to supply saltpeter to Yingque, you will be an enemy of the Eastern Alliance. Yingque's army is far away from you, but the Eastern Alliance's army is very close to you."

Yuwen Fa nodded and said: "I understand, I understand!"

The Holy Queen's envoy said: "You must make a choice within three days, otherwise it will be too late."

Three days later!

Yuwen Fa announced publicly!

The saltpeter trade between the Yuwen family and Yingque was officially terminated.

Yuwen Fa officially broke the contract.

Immediately afterwards, Yuwen Fa signed a new contract with the Eastern Alliance, and the Yuwen family would provide saltpeter to the Tianqi Empire, Yongchang Court and other members of the Eastern Alliance.

In addition, the Eastern Alliance and the Yuwen family signed another contract.

The Eastern Alliance has an obligation to protect the trade security of the Yuwen family.

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Zhenhai City Palace.

Ning Daoyi knelt in front of Ying Que.

Because both the Yuwen family and the Ning family rebelled.

Yuwen Fa not only broke the contract, but also interrupted the saltpeter trade with Ying Que.

Moreover, Yuwen Lianyi was detained. Dozens of alchemists sent by Ying Que to guide the Yuwen family to mine saltpeter were also detained.

Yuwen Fa's letter clearly stated that Yuwen Lianyi missed his family, so he would not come back for the time being.

And those dozens of alchemists had their ambitions realized in the mines of the Yuwen family, and the weather was not very good recently, so they stayed for the time being and did not come back.

To express his apology, Yuwen Fa is willing to return the 100,000 gold that Ying Que gave him within three months.

His meaning is very clear. If you Ying Que don't come to fight me, I will return these dozens of alchemists to you. I can also return these 100,000 taels of gold to you.

But if you want to fight me, then these dozens of alchemists will be hostages. Don't even think about returning these 100,000 taels of gold to you.

Ying Que said indifferently: "Why are there so many smart people in this world? Why are they so smart?"

Ning Daoyi kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, your Majesty is ashamed."

Ying Que said indifferently: "Get ready, destroy the Yuwen family, a lightning raid, completely destroy the clan, you lead the team! Capture Yuwen Fa and behead him, and capture Ning Yuanyi as well!"

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