Your Majesty the Empress, I am really not a traitor!

In fact, a lot of information on this is not difficult to understand, similar to the old ice cellar, the tomb of the Li family... these probably refer to the location.And the "tree xx" in front probably refers to some trees that have been marked, and they are looking for hidden things according to these marks.

However, Murongli's actions were very cautious. The marks he used were likely to be unintelligible marks that ordinary people would not notice. How could he determine the serial number of the tree?

The answer is, look for it.

There are indeed many trees in the suburbs of Daxia, but considering that it is impossible for Murongli to find a bunch of trees that are at risk of being knocked down at any time as a mark, there is a high probability that those trees are in Tai'an.

The other directions of Tai'an City have always been the direction of pioneering. The east and south sides often have to widen roads and cut trees for materials. In this case, fools will choose those trees that may be cut down at any time as marks.

In this case, the focus should be on the northwest side of Tai'an City - this is the hunting ground.

Who is crazy enough to cut down the trees surrounding the hunting ground?

Moreover, in Qin Siyue's memory, there were indeed some abandoned ice cellars not far from the northwest.Since Da Xia has a certain amount of ice-making technology, basically the ice cellar has been gradually abandoned, and those ice cellars in the wild are naturally very likely to be used by people to store things that they don't want others to know.

However, many ice cellars are now covered in fallen leaves and dust, and it is still a question of whether they can be found now.

"Send it to the prime minister, and say that now relying on the information I wrote, you can find out the whereabouts of those equipment, and search as soon as possible, and don't make too much noise, so as not to overwhelm others."

When facing her own people, Qin Siyue's social fear is not that serious.

"Yes."

Lingyan took the document signed by Qin Siyue and was about to leave.

"Wait a minute, there is one more thing."

Qin Siyue stopped Lingyan.

She walked in front of Lingyan, and then tidied Lingyan's clothes a little:

"When you go out, you still have to pay attention to your demeanor. You are my brother's person and represent my brother to a certain extent. At least you should pay attention to the details."

"I see, ma'am."

She saluted Qin Siyue respectfully, and then Lingyan disappeared in front of Qin Siyue.

Looking at the back of the other party, Qin Siyue sighed.

Tsk, it's a pity that the background is not good, it is impossible to get together in this world, if it is in my own world, this is also a very good sister-in-law, and the most important thing is that this sister-in-law will not take her brother from Snatch it in front of yourself.

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Before the meeting started, Xia Yuxiao sat in the guest seat, and Qin Ji sat beside her.

This meeting is relatively more confidential, because it involves discussions on many areas of cooperation between the two countries in the future, this matter can only be vaguely disclosed to the public, but cannot be fully disclosed, otherwise it will be harmful to the two countries. There is no good fruit to eat.

Emperor Fei Te sat on the main seat, looked at the time, and then signaled his followers to bring some materials for him.

After getting everything ready, the great emperor stood up, first bowed slightly to Xia Yuxiao, and then said:

"Before today's conversation begins, please allow me to apologize to you. It is indeed our lack of protection this time that caused someone to mix into our army and pose a threat to your safety. This is our negligence, For the injured, we will do our best to treat and compensate you, and for you, we will also provide some conditions to express our sincerity."

"I can understand how much your country attaches importance to my safety. In fact, I also understand this kind of accident. There is a saying in Xia Guo that it is easy to hide a spear with an open gun and it is difficult to defend against an arrow with a hidden arrow. It can only be said that the enemy is always the most cunning."

Naturally, Xia Yuxiao would not be really aggressive, so she understood his apology.

"I hope that the relationship between our country and your country will not be affected because of this. You see, Daxia has given us a lot of gifts, but we still haven't returned a decent gift to you, and now, you have returned because of our problems. I have encountered such a thing... To express my apologies, and for the sake of peace and friendship between the two countries, after discussion with my subjects, I am willing to share some military technologies with your country to a certain extent .”

"Your Majesty Fei Te, what kind of military technology are you referring to?" Qin Ji asked suddenly.

"Qin Ji, don't be rude." Xia Yuxiao glared at him pretending to be angry.

Qin Ji smiled: "Your Majesty, His Majesty Fei Te has expressed his sincerity to us, but this time the attack is obviously organized and has a clear goal, which shows that the other party has already been planning from the beginning. I want to ask clearly If the enemy can infiltrate your country's inspection troops in an organized way, how can I ensure that the many important intelligence generated during the exchanges between the two countries will not be passed on by those insiders?"

"Your Majesty Fei Te, you see, this is a very serious problem. If we don't consider this matter carefully, we will kill ourselves. We cannot allow such nails to appear in the army."

Qin Ji continued.

What he said was actually largely what Xia Yuxiao wanted to say.

It's just that Xia Yuxiao, as the emperor, represents the face of a country, she can't ask such a question easily, otherwise it will be difficult for the other party to accept.

Chapter 25 Negotiation

Qin Ji asked such a question on Xia Yuxiao's behalf at this time. From the perspective of the other party's personal emotions, he would not be particularly happy—after all, in the dialogue between the monarchs, a courtier came to question him, even if it was reasonable, it seemed reasonable. Some are not so good.

But at least this ensures that there will be no disrespectful behavior between the two countries. On this occasion, it is Xia Yuxiao who can best represent Daxia, not him.

"Your Excellency An Guogong is right. Now we are indeed lacking in this aspect, and the screening and supervision of the army is obviously insufficient." Faced with Qin Ji's problem, the emperor did not lose his temper, but decisively admitted Overcome my own shortcomings.

"Then, may I ask His Excellency An Guogong, how do you think we should deal with these matters?"

The emperor asked with a smile.

"The minister believes that His Majesty should strengthen security screening, and perhaps also strengthen the cohesion and 'exclusion' capabilities within the army. Although the ability to exclude others is often not a good thing, within the army, proper 'exclusion' can ensure The stability of the army."

As Qin Ji spoke, he looked at the other ministers of the Weixi Empire: "I believe that your country's army is already strong enough. Your majesty's army has opened your eyes during this inspection."

"Since the army is strong enough, it is not difficult to solve such problems. The difficulty is how to ensure that certain forces will not infiltrate the army. Infiltrating the army is one of the reasons why the armies of countless countries have collapsed. "

"You are right."

Emperor Fei Te nodded in agreement. In fact, he did not do this kind of thing less. The few enemies at the beginning were precisely because he formed special infiltration personnel to infiltrate the enemy army, and instigated rebellion and created chaos. Only then was he broken one by one.

He is very good at how to infiltrate the enemy, but he is a bit amateurish about how to reverse infiltration.

"In this regard, I think your country may be able to use some help, and we are also happy to provide your country with the help your country needs."

Qin Ji's words made the Chief Envoy next to him frown.

what happened?

Your Majesty has been stabbed, are you still discussing to help them here?At this time, instead of striking while the iron is hot to make some profit, instead say that you want to help the other party?

Therefore, the eyes of the general secretary looking at Qin Ji are full of the urge to kill him.

However, Xia Yuxiao understood what Qin Ji meant.

Da Xia has always been relatively strict in terms of governing the army, and the military discipline and military style are relatively good.On the one hand, this benefited from Daxia's mainstream thought of being loyal to the country, and on the other hand, it also benefited from Daxia's thousands of years of fighting.

I have fought civil wars, foreign wars, positional battles, and fortified battles... all types of wars in human history have been summed up in Daxia, and this is even more so in terms of army management. .

Therefore, in terms of ability, Daxia is fully qualified to help the Weixi Empire carry out internal rectification of the army.But Qin Ji didn't want to give them free jobs.

Helping the Weixi Empire to carry out military reforms also means that the two countries have entered a very close relationship, and it is even more difficult to separate each other. It may even give the common enemy of the two countries the illusion that "they are already closely united" .

At the same time, the Weixi Empire, which is not particularly good at the military system, will become dependent on Daxia for a long time-the military discipline and military system in this world need to do work for a long time. Summer has great benefits.

Obviously, Emperor Fei Te was also moved by Qin Ji's suggestion.

Of course he knew what Qin Ji needed most.But he is also very clear that the contest between the Weixi Empire and the church is just the beginning. Although the Weixi Empire is in essence constantly competing with the church for secular power, it is still a "pious country of holy bishops" on the surface.

Once the face is torn apart in the future (in fact, this is very possible), what will the Weixi Empire use to defeat the church army that is stronger than itself and has an almost crazy faith bonus?

In this matter, it seems that they can only turn to Daxia for help, and most of the other holy bishop countries are not credible.

Moreover, the military discipline and military system of Daxia is indeed amazing-this is what the officials who went to Daxia to study at that time said back.

"I'm very interested in what His Excellency An Guogong said."

A minister said suddenly.

Qin Ji looked at the other party. He had met this minister once, and he remembered that it seemed to be the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Weixi Empire.

However, his internal affairs and Daxia's "internal affairs" are not the same concept.

The internal affairs referred to by the Daxia court mostly refer to various affairs within the palace, such as cleaning, personnel management and so on.

The "internal affairs" of the Weixi Empire refer to "matters that need to be resolved internally."

For example, use unconventional means to maintain internal stability, counter-espionage, anti-osmosis, etc., and assassination will be carried out when necessary.

Of course, on the surface, this "internal affairs" is still similar to Daxia's "internal affairs".

"Thank you for your attention, sir," Qin Ji said, "Our Majesty also hopes that the two countries can cooperate closely. I think we can discuss this aspect together, and I believe that you can also give us a suitable reward. "

The officials of the Weixi Empire present looked at me and I looked at you, and then whispered.

They really need to consider this matter. In fact, Qin Ji's words really moved some officials.

Qin Ji was in no hurry about this matter, he was sure that the other party would most likely choose to accept the olive branch he offered.

"I'm very interested in some of your country's equipment for this inspection, and I plan to buy some first. I wonder if your country is willing?"

While the officials were still discussing the military cooperation between the two sides, Xia Yuxiao asked Emperor Fei Te.

"This is a bit difficult. To be honest with you, many of the equipment you see actually come from the church, and many of the symbols on it are also baptized by the church. Although we can already produce imitation church holy armor , but for this kind of behavior, the church has been watching closely."

"So, it's not that we don't want to give it to you, but that we really have no way to give it to you—this is against our national system. If you want those automatic wands, I can find a way to sell you a batch."

Emperor Fei Te said with a wry smile.

In fact, to be honest, the current Weixi Empire is also short of money-to be precise, any country that is developing rapidly is very short of money.It would be great if these things could bring some extra money to the Weixi Empire.What's more, the long-term friendship between Daxia and the Weixi Empire is not bad. Before solving the church, it is also very good to have such a country to help him attract the attention of some churches.

But there is no way to do that.

Chapter 26 Unique Itinerary Planning

This meeting went on for a long time.

The results of the talks were almost completely kept secret. Even many ministers of the Weixi Empire did not know what kind of consensus the monarchs of both sides had reached, nor did they know what price the two sides had negotiated.

In short, when the Weixi Empire announced the official establishment of friendly relations with the Great Xia Central Empire after a week, and announced that it would conduct long-term business ties with the Great Xia, many politicians who paid attention to the relationship between the two countries felt incredible.

Because the two countries seem to be at odds with each other, one is an Eastern country, the other is a Western country; one is a country with extremely developed secular power, and the other is a church country; one is a mysterious side, and the other is a magic side... .

It's as if you actually put some failed art student and some righteous bank robber together and make them friendly, it looks unbelievable.Even the envoys stationed in the Weixi Empire became flustered, and they even thought that the news was a rumor from someone.

However, really smart guys have already made preparations, such as the Hedea Empire, which is far away from the Weixi Empire, where Duke Matheson has already anticipated the possibility of a good relationship between the two countries in the future. The diplomatic contacts between the two countries in the past few days have made the duke aware of enough business opportunities.

This weird duke almost gave away all of his not-so-rich property, thus winning a series of business transfer orders from the Weixi Empire.He used the Weixi Empire as his commercial transfer point, and after taking the goods from the Weixi Empire, he sold the goods from Great Xia within the Hedea Empire.

In this way, he could justifiably say that his goods came from the "Weixi Empire", not Daxia.He only bought processed goods from the Weixi Empire, and did not buy pagan goods.

The diplomatic trip of Qin Ji and Xia Yuxiao is coming to an end. Most of the negotiations between the two countries have been completed. One week is enough to resolve many issues, including the military mutual assistance agreement.

In the end, the Weixi Empire finally let go.

According to the treaty, the Weixi Empire is willing to provide Daxia with a batch of automatic staffs, more than a dozen pairs of holy armor, and a considerable part of the "core" finished products.And Daxia only needs to pay a price similar to the cost price to get them.

At the same time, many useful things, such as the more advanced principles and production methods of civilian appliances such as magic crystal lamps, will be taught to Xia Guo's technicians.

In addition, the two sides will carry out long-term military cooperation, which is declared to be "regular military exchanges". The Weixi Empire agrees to use its own technical personnel to provide technical guidance and joint research and development for the innovation of Daxia's military equipment.