Liu Yin was still thinking that today she could secretly eat sweets again, when she suddenly heard the other party's words, she stood there in a daze, until the person disappeared and she suddenly came back to her senses, the whole person fell into a mess , Then quickly speed up the pace to catch up.
As soon as they left the inner hall, the palace people outside immediately bowed down and saluted. Qin Yan glanced at them, and said in a cold voice, "Take care of your master."
After the words fell, everyone was taken aback for a second, and immediately responded, "Yes."
As the figure of the man gradually disappeared, a man suddenly chased out of the house, Xiyun and several palace servants hurriedly stopped him, "Your Majesty, stay here, the emperor said you can't go out."
Liu Yin: "..."
Looking at the people blocking her, Liu Yin held her breath, snorted angrily, then turned and went back into the house.
Everything should have a beginning and an end, but some people are different, and they get angry for no reason. They just said something well, why did they suddenly put her under house arrest
It must be related to the person he wants to meet, but why put himself under house arrest? This makes no sense at all!
The cold wind was raging, and the huge inner hall was as warm as spring by the charcoal fire. Both Liu Guozheng and Prime Minister Lu sat aside. They looked at each other, picked up their teacups and sipped at the same time, and secretly cast their eyes on the man in Tsing Yi who was not far away.
They all felt that the behavior of the Dongguo was suspicious. They could send a prince over to discuss the alliance, but now their new emperor appeared here. It was really confusing. Could it be that they are not afraid that they will detain him
Now that Dongguo has just experienced turmoil, this is the only one who can inherit the throne. If the other party dies here, Dongguo will definitely fall into chaos. At this time, they can take the opportunity to capture it in one fell swoop.
The atmosphere in the inner hall was extremely strange. Prime Minister Lu and Liu Guozheng rushed over as soon as they heard the news. The alliance is not a trivial matter, and naturally they must strive for the greatest benefit.
Following the sound of greetings from outside the house, a dark golden figure suddenly walked in outside the door. Both Liu Guozheng got up immediately and bowed quickly to salute, "My minister kowtows to the emperor."
Sitting on the right side of the hall was a man in Tsing Yi, with a jade beam and a high crown, dressed in a Jin country dress. His clear and handsome silhouette was careless. When he saw the imposing man who came in, his brown eyes There was a faint light in his eyes.
Standing up suddenly, he smiled faintly, "I hope it's not a nuisance this time."
The four eyes met, Qin Yan's gaze was like a torch, and then he chuckled, "The visitor is a guest, so why bother."
Liu Guozheng and Prime Minister Lu also bowed their heads silently. They are both old fritters who have been immersed in court for several years. Naturally, they can keenly sense something is wrong, but they can't tell what is wrong.
"It's an honor for the emperor to be so hospitable, so I will speak out boldly."
The tall man behind Ji Lin suddenly took a step forward, took a roll of map and spread it out on the long table, while bowing to look at the person sitting above him, "Your Majesty, please take a look, Zhou Kingdom is located around the West Sea, we Dongguo and Guiguo are almost encircling it. If they work together, they can capture all the states and counties of Zhouguo in less than a month. Moreover, Zhouguo's current military strength is absolutely no match for our joint efforts. , This is a victory without suspense."
Qin Yan sat at the head and didn't speak. He just lowered his eyes and sipped the tea in his hand without any haste. There was no emotion on the sharp-edged outline.
Liu Guozheng and Prime Minister Lu didn't make a sound as they stood there. They also had a map and didn't need others to teach them.
Seeing this, the minister of the Eastern Kingdom also smiled and pointed to a certain point on the map, and then drew a big circle on the map, "Of course, we are here this time to discuss the strategy of the alliance. Even if we are outsiders, we will naturally not let your country suffer, like the counties to the south of Zhou Kingdom, we can give them all to your country at that time."
After the words fell, Liu Guozheng and the two also stepped forward to look at each other, each of them looked a little strange, this Dongguo is indeed generous enough, this is almost half of the territory, it seems that this time they are also sincerely looking for cooperation, compared to The conditions offered by those people in Zhou Kingdom were much better.
"This lord also knows that our Jin country is not a warlike country. What we have always sought is the way of peace, and we have a good relationship with Zhou country. Doesn't your behavior now make us fall into an unjust place?" Liu Guozheng said with a troubled face.
When the words fell, Prime Minister Lu on the side also echoed, "Yes, you also know that the Turks commit crimes every year, how can we have so many troops to help you?"
Although the two are political enemies, they are naturally clear about the real national interests, and this idea of interests is naturally not attractive enough.
Qin Yan sat there and did not speak. The minister of the Eastern Kingdom was stunned for a moment, then glanced at Ji Lin next to him, and then stepped forward with a smile, "It's natural, isn't it finished yet?"
As he spoke, he raised his hand and drew a small circle somewhere on the map, "At that time, the West Sea will naturally belong to your country. You must know that this sea area is the richest in resources among the four seas."
Hearing this, Liu Guozheng and Liu Guozheng looked at each other again, which is really interesting.
Qin Yan still didn't make a sound, and the minister of the Eastern Kingdom couldn't figure out what he meant, so he could only cast his eyes on Ji Lin who was at the side.
The latter suddenly smiled lightly, and looked at the person opposite with a burning gaze, "I don't know what else your country thinks?"
The hall returned to silence again. The person who had been silent all this time suddenly put down the teacup in his hand, took the thin stick at the side casually, and landed on a certain place on the picture without haste.
Suddenly, the face of the minister of the Eastern Kingdom was a little bit wrong. He had seen greedy people, but he had never seen such greedy people.
Liu Guozheng and the two also looked at each other in dismay, their emperor was indeed a lion...
"50,000 troops are stationed at West Customs, and 70,000 troops are stationed at Qishan. The territory of Zhou Kingdom is neither big nor small. I'm also afraid that your troops will not be enough to garrison them. It's really a kind gesture." The man said calmly.
Hearing this, the Eastern Minister's heart tightened suddenly, he never thought that the other party would actually be stationed with their troops!
That's right, they just went through a civil strife, and they really don't have many troops. If it wasn't for Zhou Guo's repeated bullying, they wouldn't have started this tug-of-war. It was also because they didn't have enough troops to give up so many lands to Jin. However, few people in the Eastern Kingdom knew about this kind of garrison defending them. Why did the people in the Jin Kingdom know so clearly
Liu Guozheng's heart skipped a beat, and he stood there silently without speaking, and the whole hall was filled with a solemn atmosphere.
Looking at the map full of mountains and rivers, Ji Lin lowered his eyes, and suddenly said in a clear voice, "Okay."
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The cold night was bitterly cold, and the night wind kept whistling past. At night, only the Imperial Forest Army patrolling past appeared everywhere in the palace. When everything fell into silence, two footsteps suddenly and clearly resounded in the imperial garden.
The path leads to Gaoyu Pavilion, a palace at the outermost edge of the deep palace.
"Master, why don't we go out and stay at the inn? At least there are people there, but the people in this palace are all from the Jin Kingdom. I see that the Jin Kingdom is clearly taking advantage of the fire, and you should not agree to it. .”
Listening to the low voice, the person in front just walked on the cobblestone path without any haste, letting the cold wind blow the corner of his robe, the voice was neither soft nor heavy, "Outsiders don't know, but do you think it is possible for our current military strength to annex us?" The entire Zhou Kingdom?"
The words fell behind, but the person behind did not speak again. He still doesn't understand why the master came here on purpose, and he put himself in a dangerous situation.
After a while, through the dark night sky, the man looked somewhere far away, and murmured, "I heard that she is pregnant."
Talking to himself made the eyes of the people behind him change, and he unconsciously looked at the lonely back in front of him. He is not a fool. The one the emperor mentioned repeatedly must be the queen of Jin, and there is only that queen in this palace. pregnant.
"You... and Empress Liu..." There was surprise on his face.
The next moment, the person in front suddenly glanced at him with cold eyes, "put away your dirty thoughts."
He would never allow anyone to slander her innocence.
"My minister is guilty!" The man quickly lowered his head and swallowed.
When the entire imperial palace was plunged into darkness, only a few palaces were lit with fire, among which Chengqian Palace was the worst.
When he came to the outside of the inner hall, Qin Yan raised his hand to stop the palace servants who wanted to salute. When he stepped in, he saw that the silver charcoal inside had burned the room extremely warm, and the candles were dimly lit. On the big soft couch, there was a petite The figure of the man, wearing a thin dress, was reading a book with his bare feet, while muttering softly.
"I knew for a long time that there was a spy by my side, and I even told my cousin about my storybook. Don't let me find out, or I must teach her what is called rules!"
While biting the pastry, Liu Yin looked at the book in front of her, let Xiyun beat her back, and said in a warning: "Xiyun, don't betray me, or I will definitely send you back to the house. Everyone in the palace belongs to cousins, but you are different, if you also betray me, then I will never forgive you."
Secretly reporting is also betrayal, and she is determined not to tolerate such behavior by her side, who knows if she will tell about her stealing pastries next time.
Xiyun, who was beating her back behind her, seemed to want to say something, but when she saw the person coming, she was frightened and slowly backed away.
Noticing that there was no movement on her back, Liu Yin closed the book and said in a deep voice, "Could it be that you really betrayed me?"
Before she could turn around, someone grabbed her feet suddenly, and she felt an inexplicable "thump" in her heart. Liu Yin quickly swallowed the pastry, and then turned her head as if nothing had happened, only to see a familiar figure appearing behind her at some point. He was staring at her steadily.
The man frowned slightly, shouting coldly, and at the same time being so reckless, this man really became more and more courageous.
Inexplicably, he felt guilty, but just as Liu Yin sat up, he was pushed down on the soft couch again, and his jaw was suddenly pinched, "What are you eating?"
Liu Yin: "..."
Looking at each other, she quickly shook her head.
"Open your mouth." His eyes darkened.
Tightly pursing her lips, she didn't open her mouth even if she was killed, while closing her eyes and raising her hand to push him away. There is no explanation for her house arrest today.
But the next moment, her lips were suddenly covered by someone, and she tightly closed her mouth to stick to the last fig leaf, but the other party's skills were soaring day by day, and he quickly opened her teeth, absorbing the last touch of sweetness.
Suppressing her fidgeting wrist, Qin Yan narrowed his eyes, looked at the little red face with displeasure, and said in a hoarse voice, "Eating sweets again."