In the imperial study room, not only the West Night King, but other soldiers also focused on Lakda.
Lakda's expression was a little stiff, and there was a flash of embarrassment in his eyes, but he immediately clasped his fists and replied: "Your Majesty, Fengtun City has sent envoys to Kerry City three times to see the son of Zhennan Prince, but Xiao The son is arrogant, he refuses to see guests, and he keeps the envoys out of the city three times."
Lakda felt helpless in his heart: Xiao Yi refused to meet their envoy from Xiye, so even if the envoy had all kinds of skills and means, they would have nowhere to use them!
Hearing this, King Xiye frowned, looked at Lakda with displeasure, and thought to himself: It's really useless! I can't do such small things well! After wasting so many days, I didn't even see Xiao Yi's face!
The Western Night King's gaze made Lakda panic, and even though it was the twelfth lunar month, he still couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat.
For a moment, the surrounding atmosphere froze, and the room was filled with eerie silence.
King Xiye narrowed his sharp brown eyes, and said in a deep thought: "As long as you are a human being, you have seven emotions and six desires. It is impossible to have no desires and desires. In the end, it's just whether the conditions are enough to move people's hearts."
"Your Majesty's opinion." Lakda hastily complimented.
Xiye Wang touched the bearded beard on his chin as if he had never heard of it, and a deep light flashed in his pupils.
It seems that this matter should not be too impatient, this Xiao Yi is much more cautious and difficult than that of Dayu's King Gongjun, they still have to figure it out slowly, first of all, they must show their kindness to Xiao Yi and let him believe in their sincerity, then the next step The "plan" can continue
After a while, King Xiye raised his eyes and asked someone to serve him with pen and ink. He wrote a letter in one go, then threw it to Lakda, and said in a deep voice, "Send someone to deliver this peace letter to Xiao Yi immediately."
He didn't believe it, so Xiao Yi still refused to meet the envoy.
On this day, a fast rider galloped out from the Xiye Palace, and headed all the way to the southeast border at full speed, day and night.
On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, with the arrival of this fast rider, Xiao Yi in Kerry City once again welcomed an unexpected visitor.
"My lord, Xiye has sent envoys to the city gate again," a young general clasped his fists in the study and presented a letter respectfully with both hands, "this time a letter of peace is also sent. "
Xiao Yizheng was leaning against the window without sitting, holding a piece of tissue paper in his hand, looking down carefully line by line, as if he was looking at the most important thing in the world.
After a while, Xiao Yi finally raised his head from the silk paper, raised his eyebrows and glanced at the young general, before he could speak, Zhuzi at the side already understood Shi Ziye's intentions, and immediately took the letter from the young general and handed it to Xiao Yi.
Xiao Yi lazily opened the letter, glanced at it casually, and said, "Let him in."
"Yes, Shizi." The young general took the order and left, feeling a little surprised, after all, Shizi had already rejected Xi Yelai envoy three times, and he didn't expect that this fourth time would make an exception.
Then, Xiao Yi casually threw the letter of agreement aside, and continued to look at the piece of tissue paper in his hand with relish.
Since he came to Xiye, he followed the army to change cities from time to time, so that the pigeons at home could not find a place, which seriously delayed his family letter. This morning, he finally got his letter from Puli City together with the pigeons. sent over.
Xiao Yi's eyes lingered on the beautiful and familiar handwriting, and the words were automatically converted into Nangong Yue's gentle voice in his mind: The brat in their family is over two feet tall and has six deciduous teeth. He can already walk by himself, can push doors and draw drawers, and can speak more and more words
Xiao Yi was still smiling at first, but when he saw the last line on the tissue paper, he frowned slightly.
How could Ayue talk all about that brat, and not much about herself!
no! He had to write back and talk about her!
While thinking, Xiao Yi carefully folded the piece of tissue paper again, put it in his arms and put it close to his body, then stood up, dusted off his robe, and said casually: "Zhuzi, go, you should go Will meet that envoy."
Zhuzi followed his eldest son like a shadow, and the master and servant went to the main hall of the garrison mansion.
In the main hall, the young general was already waiting there with a thin middle-aged man. He was wearing a Xiye Brocade robe with a large lapel, and a pair of triangular eyes on his dark face were calmly looking at him. Looking around, looking very shrewd.
When Xiao Yi and Zhuzi strode towards this side, the middle-aged man who had been standing there waiting for a while immediately guessed that the handsome young man in front of him was the prestigious Prince of Dayu Zhennan, and was a little surprised in his heart , but did not dare to show a trace of contempt or impatience.
After Xiao Yi approached, the young general cupped his fists and said to Xiao Yi: "My lord, this is the envoy Molina."
Xiao Yi responded lightly, and sat down on the upper chair.
This person is indeed Xiao Yi! Molina secretly thought in his heart, and respectfully saluted Xiao Yi with his fists clasped, and said in a fairly standard Dayu language: "Molina came to pay respects to Prince Xiao at the order of my king."
Xiao Yi looked at the envoy who claimed to be Molina with a smile, but said nothing.
Molina didn't care, and smiled more attentively. Anyway, Xiao Yi is willing to see him today, which is already a good start.
"Xiao Shizi," Molina said with a smile on his face, "Although Xiye and Dayu Southern Border are thousands of miles away, this hero cherishes each other. My king has heard of Xiao Shizi's reputation for a long time, and I have been friends with Xiao Shizi for a long time. !"
As he spoke, he observed Xiao Yi's expression, and saw that he did not show any displeasure, so he continued: "My king also said that Xiao Shizi is a great talent, brave and extraordinary, he is indeed a hero in the world, so how can he be willing to submit It’s just a small place in the southern border of Dayu! Doesn’t the son want to rule the Central Plains?”
Speaking of this, Molina looked at Xiao Yi almost holding his breath, waiting for his response.
This time, Xiao Yi finally spoke: "Envoy, please sit down. Serve tea."
This Xiao Yi really has the ambition to rule the Central Plains! Molina was overjoyed, and secretly said: This topic of mine must be in Xiao Yi's arms.
Molina thanked Xiao Yi calmly, and sat down on the high-backed chair at the lower end with his robe lifted, and then said: "My king has an order, the son came from thousands of miles, and I, Xiye, will not let the son Return empty-handed. As long as the son is willing to make peace with Xiye, my king promises to bring down one county and five cities north of Feixia Mountain and give it to the son of Xiao, and the son of Xiao will not need to spend a single soldier."
In order to impress Xiao Yi, the King of the West Night also paid a lot of money this time, which is equivalent to sending free fat directly to Xiao Yi's mouth. It is impossible for Xiao Yi not to be tempted by this condition. Molina thought to himself.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Yi's expression didn't change much, he still held the teacup and drank tea slowly, without expressing any opinion.
Molina thought that Xiao Yi didn't believe it, so he hastily added: "I also ask Shizi Xiao to believe in my king's sincerity. I, Xiye, only want the west of Feixia Mountain, and I dare not covet the Central Plains, and I will not be with Xiao Shizi." You fight."
Xiao Yi lifted his eyelids lazily, and said lightly: "You can't believe what you say, so how can I trust you?!"
Molina hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Prince Xiao, as long as the prince sincerely cooperates with me, Xiye, when I go back today, I will immediately ask my king's letter as evidence."
As he said that, he picked up the teacup on the side, smiled and said: "I'll toast my son with tea instead of wine, and hope that Xiye and Nanjiang will turn their wars into jades in the future!"
Molina raised his head and drank the warm tea in one go, then turned his empty tea cup down to show respect, and looked directly at Xiao Yi.
Seeing that the corners of Xiao Yi's mouth were slightly raised, and he seemed to be in a good mood, Molina finally relaxed most of his heart, and put the empty teacup back on the desk. Bamboo came back to pour him tea again.
The sound of "splashing" water echoed in the hall, looking at the gradually filled teacup, a sharp light flashed in Molina's eyes, and the next thing was the highlight of his trip.
He smiled slightly, looked at Xiao Yi again, and said with admiration: "Xiao Shizi is young and promising, wise and powerful, it is no wonder that he has attracted people with lofty ideals from all over the world to come to serve. In just a few years, the Southern Border Army It is growing stronger and stronger, so that the southern countries no longer dare to violate the border." Molina sighed deliberately, "Xiao Shizi, there is a saying that 'knowing people's faces but not their hearts', people's hearts are unpredictable, and people are easy to be kind Change, even if some people sincerely serve at the beginning, their ambition and greed will expand and never end. Once they have enjoyed the taste of power, how can they let it go easily? My king really doesn't want a hero like Xiao Shizi The character was deceived by a sanctimonious hypocrite, and he didn't want the three generations of the Zhennan Palace to be destroyed by one person, so he specially told me to remind Xiao Shizi a few words during this trip!"
Xiao Yi put down the teacup, leaned lazily on the back of the chair, the corners of his mouth were carelessly raised, but there was a sparkle in his dark peach eyes.
Seeing this, Molina was secretly delighted, feeling that there should be some drama, so he simply pointed out the words by name: "Xiao Shizi, Ming people don't speak dark words, that Guan Yubai is indeed a rare famous general in the world, but Xiao My son, this famous general is like a weapon, no matter how sharp it is, it must be used in the right hand, if it fails to hurt the enemy, and instead hurts itself, isn't it putting the cart before the horse?!"
"Xiao Shizi, I'm afraid you don't know yet? Their officials are best at buying people's hearts, and this Guan Yubai is even more outstanding. It's only a few months. Wei is already in full swing, and Guan Yubai is currently recruiting troops, buying people's hearts, intending to support himself. If this continues, the tens of thousands of southern border troops under his command may only know that there is him, Marquis Anyi, Guan Yubai, and not that there is a prince!"
"Xiao Shizi, don't think I'm scaremongering. I, Xiye, have dealt with Guan Yubai for many years, and I know him best. He is as cunning as a fox. How could he easily surrender to others, if Xiao Shizi doesn't believe it, he can send someone to check it out."
Molina talked endlessly, he was not afraid of Xiao Yi to investigate, or in other words, he just hoped that Xiao Yi would investigate, only in this way can Xiao Yi see the "evidence" "with his own eyes"!
Xiao Yi yawned lazily, looking at this person's earnestness and devotion to him, if someone who didn't know this person would probably think that this person is a guest of his Zhennan Palace!
"Why!"
Xiao Yi's eyes flashed, he sighed faintly, then his face suddenly turned cold, and he interrupted Molina impatiently: "Your lord really disappointed me!"
ah? ! What does Xiao Shizi mean? ! Molina was dumbfounded, and looked at Xiao Yi in a daze, only to feel that the handsome young man in front of him seemed to have changed suddenly, and his painting style changed suddenly.
Xiao Yi stared at Molina like an eagle, and the corner of his mouth curved into a smile that was not a smile, and said bluntly: "Nine years ago, your lord bought Yan Wang and Lu Wenzhuo to frame the official family, which made the emperor suspicious of the official family. Swinging down the butcher knife, I didn't expect that after nine years, your lord still hasn't made any progress, and still prefers this shady method, and now he still wants to use it on me, Xiao Yi?!"
Xiao Yi's tone of speech was unhurried, his expression lazy and casual, flamboyant and confident. He just sat there and talked like gossip, and his whole body released a kind of sharpness like a blade, which made Molina feel Pain in the face.
Following Xiao Yi's words and sentences, Molina's complexion became more and more ugly, the blood faded from his face, and his heart was so confused that he could hardly think calmly.
He had been ready to talk, but now he couldn't speak anymore.
how so? !
This Prince Xiao actually broke the king's plan with a single word, and, from Xiao Yi's words, he didn't have any doubts about Guan Yubai, so he trusted Guan Yubai so much? !
This was beyond Molina's expectations, so that his mind went blank for a moment, not knowing what to do next? !
Molina's pupils shrank sharply, and the cold sweat dripped down his forehead uncontrollably. He looked at Xiao Yi with suspicious eyes, and had a vague feeling in his heart: His Majesty probably underestimated the son of Dayu Zhennan Prince.
This Xiao Shizi who looks like a woman is clearly a poisonous flower. She looks delicate and beautiful, but in fact she is extremely poisonous.
As long as you accidentally get a little bit of it, I'm afraid it will be beyond redemption!
Xiao Yi didn't care what Molina was thinking at all, and he said casually: "Your lord sent you here to talk so much nonsense, isn't it because you are afraid of me, Xiao Yi? He wants to make peace? Well, as long as you Xiye Shuzhou sent me a meeting gift with this prince, so I will think about it again!"
During the speech, his tone became sharper, just a faint look, revealing a kind of natural domineering, Molina was shocked again, not only frightened by Xiao Yi's momentum, but also surprised that the other party actually Dare to put forward such a condition without shame.
Shuzhou contains a total of eight cities, and it is the largest state in the southeast of Xiye. Once it passes through Shuzhou, it will be the hinterland of Xiye, and it is only about two hundred miles away from Xiye Capital City.
How can people sleep soundly on the side of the couch, this Xiao Yi is simply a lion! Did he have no intention of making peace with Xi Ye at all? !
Molina only felt that the clothes on his back were soaked with sweat, so he could only say tactfully, "Master Xiao, this matter is of great importance, and I'm afraid it's not up to me to decide."
Molina thought that Xiao Yi was either furious by Thunder, or sent him back to ask for instructions, but he didn't expect that beautiful young man to laugh heartily. In the laughter, there was no doubt that he looked down on the world.
Xiao Yihuo stood up, looked at Molina with a smile, as if looking at a weak child, and said slowly: "You can't be the master, but this son is the master!"
Xiao Yi's words sounded really meaningful, Molina's heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition vaguely rose in his heart: What does Xiao Yi want to do? !
At this time, Xiao Yi said calmly: "Since the envoy is here, why not stay for a few more days!"
The ominous feeling in Molina's heart became even stronger.
Half an hour later, when Molina followed Xiao Yi to the city gate and faced the assembled tens of thousands of troops from southern Xinjiang, he finally determined what Xiao Yi was going to do? !
He wanted to tell himself that he would not, but the scenes he witnessed afterwards all confirmed his guess.
Xiao Yi's tens of thousands of troops set out like a thunderbolt, marching like the wind, and attacking like fire, they knocked on the gate of Thousand Fire City in less than two hours
Molina looked at the battlefield in front of him almost in fear. He always felt that their Western Night Army was brave, except that the official army back then was invincible.
Those southern border troops seemed to be all elite soldiers, able to fight one against five. On the battlefield, they not only charged forward, but also cooperated with each other, rampaging all the way, with the momentum of people blocking murderers and killing devils.
A gust of cold wind blew past, and the smell of blood in the air became more and more intense. Molina watched helplessly as the Xiye Army in the city was defeated, but he was helpless!
That night, Xiao Yi's black banner flew above the city wall, and everyone inside and outside the city looked up to him, whether it was the enemy and our armies, or the ordinary Xiye people.
"I can't get what I want, the first city in Shuzhou, I accept it bluntly!"
Xiao Yi's arrogant voice is still echoing in Molina's ears. He is wrong. This Xiao Yi is not a poisonous flower. This person is also a sharp weapon like Guan Yubai. A peerless and famous sword, tempered by blood and war flames, as soon as it is unsheathed, it will inevitably see blood!
Now, what they Xiye faced was not only enemies from the front and back, but also surrounded by powerful enemies!
Molina's heart was cold, and his heart was shrouded in despair, but how should he repay the king
It didn't take Molina to report back, someone had already spread the news that Qianhuo City was taken by Xiao Yi to Xiye Palace in a hurry.
"Snapped!"
King Xiye slapped the imperial case heavily with his palm, causing the objects on it to jump slightly, and he said angrily: "Arrogant! This Xiao Yi is simply too arrogant!"
He condescended to negotiate peace with Xiao Yi, and was more willing to share the country of the Central Plains with him, but he didn't expect Xiao Yi, a yellow-haired kid, not only to be ignorant, but to bite Xi Ye back at him!
After suppressing his anger a little bit, Xi Ye Wang calmed down, and doubts came to his mind again. He really didn't understand why Xiao Yi had such a reaction.
Xiao Yi is young, and has already made great military exploits. It is the time when he is young, so how could he not have ambitions, how could he not want to make contributions, how could he not want to make their Zhennan Palace go further? ! ..
The Central Plains is so prosperous, which overlord would not be tempted? !
But why does Xiao Yi want to attack Xiye instead of the Central Plains? !
It's unreasonable, it's really unreasonable!
It must be that the envoy was useless and didn't convey his meaning clearly, which angered Xiao Yi!
King Xiye's face was cloudy, but Xiao Yi was finally willing to see the envoys he sent, which meant that Xiao Yi was still willing to negotiate a peace with Xiye, which was a little gain.
"Adri." Xiye King suddenly looked at a soldier standing by and asked in a deep voice, "What's going on with Guan Yubai now?"
The soldier hurriedly replied in a difficult tone: "Return to the king, according to the military report sent this morning, Guan Yubai's army is about to approach Zhongling City."
Zhongling City is close to the center of Xiye. Although there are seven or eight cities away from the capital, it is only a few hundred miles away. Once Zhongling City is breached, it means that Guan Yubai's army will approach him Xiye's throat is critical!
King Xiye clenched his fists tightly, gritted his back molars and said: "Order, act according to Gu's plan!"
"Yes, Your Majesty." The soldier immediately responded and left in a hurry, leaving only five or six other soldiers to face the wrath of King Xiye.
"Even in this world, parents and children who are connected by blood have partial hearts. I don't believe that these two people are really close!" Xiye King murmured, a thick haze appeared in his eyes, as dark as if There is no bottomless abyss, and all the soldiers in the imperial study room dare not look at him.