The Bad Guys: Everyone, let’s revive the Tang Dynasty together!

Chapter 364: The Queen Mother Considers Which is More Important
More than a dozen knights dressed in coarse linen clothes were riding their horses carefully through the narrow mountain roads outside Yunzhou.

From the grassland into the Yinshan Mountains, all the way through Yunzhou to Yanmen, except for some winding roads near several important military cities, there are only a few ancient battlefields that can accommodate thousands of soldiers and horses that are relatively open. The rest of the places can only be passed through such narrow mountain roads.

Once you leave Yunzhou and enter the Yinshan area, you will find that the mountains are endless, the roads are rugged, the products are single, and the land is barren.

If Yanmen Pass was the hub that controlled Hebei's invasion of the Three Jins, then Yunzhou Datong was the outpost base camp where Li Keyong controlled the Yinshan tribes and an important military station on the Great Wall outside the Jin Dynasty.

The so-called Sixteen States of You (Yan) and Yun, Yunzhou can be the center of the Sixteen States together with Youzhou, obviously not because of its population or economic advantages, but simply because of Yunzhou's geographical advantage over the Three Jins.

The states in Yunnei are all dangerous places with sparse populations. Not only are they difficult for the army to pass through, but the problem of baggage transportation cannot be solved by passing through them. If Yunzhou is used as a military station base, on the one hand, it can control the roads for the army to pass through, and on the other hand, it can store baggage for transportation, thus serving as a base for the grassland tribes to penetrate into the Yunnei states or for the Yunnei states to send troops to the grassland.

It can be said that if the grassland controls Yunzhou Datong, then the various tribes can use it as a support to seize Yunnei's key military points such as Yingzhou and Shuozhou in the south. With these military points as support and cover, the grassland may even dare to directly attack Yanmen Pass and threaten Taiyuan.

This is why Li Keyong became furious and even sent his son Li Cunxu to lead the expedition after Shulido invaded the Yinshan Dangxiang, Tatar and other tribes at the invitation of Xiao Yan.

The Yinshan tribes were not only an important source of troops for Li Keyong's conquests in recent years, but more importantly, if Mobei controlled Yinshan, then Mobei would be able to get a glimpse of Yunzhou's strengths and weaknesses.

Hebei is already in the hands of Xiao Yan. If the Yunnei states are also lost at that time, Xiao Yan can completely unite with Mobei to attack Yanmen Pass directly. In this case, Jin State will face the fall of the Yinshan tribes, with Luzhou in the south and Yanmen Pass in the north both being threatened. I am afraid it will be a dead end.

Li Keyong was willing to listen to Yuan Tiangang and ask Li Cunxu to withdraw his troops, not only because fighting with Mobei would be a loss for the greater good, but also because Li Keyong himself did not want to get too badly hurt with Mobei. If what Yuan Tiangang said was true, and there was really a way to prevent Mobei from interfering in the affairs of the Central Plains, then Li Keyong would naturally be happy to free up his hands to deal with Qi and Daliang.

As for what Yuan Tiangang was going to use to convince Mobei, that was not Li Keyong's business.

More than a dozen riders passed through the mountain path. Li Siyuan stroked his moustache, stopped his mount, squinted at the Mobei army that was retreating northward outside the valley. Judging from the size, this rear army should have more than four or five thousand people.

"Holy Lord."

A knight came running from the north, clasping his fists and saluting on horseback: "The Queen Mother of Mobei, Shuliduo, has set up camp at Qifubo. Her attendant commander, Shiliqixiang, has received me and promised to meet the Holy Lord on behalf of the Queen Mother of Mobei, but..."

Li Siyuan narrowed his eyes and did not respond. Instead, a scholar-like person next to him quickly spoke in a gentle voice: "But what?"

"But Shili Qixiang said that Mobei and Jin are currently at war and are mortal enemies. The prince killed many Mobei people this time. All the tribes in Mobei regard Jin as an enemy. Therefore, when the Holy Lord goes on this trip, Queen Mother Shuliduo will not guarantee the safety of our lives..."

After hearing what the knight said, the scholar's face froze for a moment. He glanced at Li Siyuan, then changed the subject and asked, "So, the Queen Mother of Mobei will not receive us?"

The knight answered with a stiff face: "I don't know either..."

The scholar wanted to ask more questions, but heard Li Siyuan sneer beside him, so he turned around and crossed his arms: "Master Taishan, this..."

"If Shuliduo really didn't like me, she wouldn't have asked Shili Qixiang to meet me on her behalf." Li Siyuan twirled his beard expressionlessly and looked at the knight who brought the news: "Lead the way."

"Master Taishan is right." The scholar smiled, and then rode with Li Siyuan for half an hour. After seeing the shadow of a tent, he said with some concern: "Father-in-law, I was sent to Mobei as an envoy two years ago, and I was involved with Yelu Laguduo. If the Queen Mother of Mobei knew that I was also on the same trip, it might affect your important event..."

Li Siyuan snorted and laughed, twirling his beard and squinting his eyes, saying: "On the contrary, it is because of you that Na Shuliduo will know my sincerity."

The scholar was so frightened that he almost fled on horseback, fearing that his head would be taken away by Li Siyuan and given to Shuliduo.

Fortunately, Li Siyuan spoke again slowly: "Yelü Lage fled to the Western Regions two years ago. Shuliduo may not want to pursue him, but he is just out of reach. On the grassland, it is common for fathers and sons to fight. Let alone leaving such an uncle who is the current King of Mobei to lead the remnants to flee, I am afraid Shuliduo will not be able to sleep well... Jing Yan, tell me, what do I want you to do by bringing you along this time?"

The scholar, Shi Jingtang, was stunned for a moment. After thinking for a few breaths, he crossed his arms respectfully on horseback and said, "If my guess is correct, then father-in-law wants to divert the trouble to the west?"

"Smart." Li Siyuan looked at Shi Jingtang with satisfaction. If he was not a capable person, he would not be worthy of being his son-in-law.

Li Siyuan went out of Taiyuan secretly to visit Shuliduo on the order of Yuan Tiangang. The only person who knew about it was his sixth brother Li Cunli who was covering for him in Taiyuan. The rest was his son-in-law Shi Jingtang, whom he regarded as his most trusted confidant.

Li Sizhao, the second sage of Tongwenguan, is also a person trusted by Li Siyuan. Li Sizhao is smart and capable, and his martial arts are not weak either. But because of this, Li Siyuan did not dare to keep Li Sizhao in Taiyuan. Otherwise, the two of them would be together, which would make his adoptive father Li Keyong more suspicious. Therefore, he has been sending Li Sizhao out in the name of searching for the Longquan treasure for these years, and keeping him as a trump card in his hand.

Yuan Tiangang promised to help him ascend the throne of King of Jin, and the only condition was to obey Li Xingyun as the emperor. Although Li Siyuan could see that Yuan Tiangang would never be so kind, so what? The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Li Siyuan would sleep more peacefully if there was one more person in the world who was scheming against Li Keyong.

He hated his adoptive father to the core, yet was also afraid of him like a tiger.

Therefore, even if Li Siyuan wanted to get Yuan Tiangang's support, he had to make this trip, and he even had to do it well.

The two men led more than ten riders all the way to the shore of Qifu Lake. They were all dressed in coarse linen clothes and dismounted early to keep a low profile, so they did not attract much attention.

More than a dozen disciples of the Tongwenguan were left outside the tent. Li Siyuan was searched, even his fan was taken away. Only Shi Jingtang was brought into the tent.

There was no one else in the tent, not even any extra furnishings, let alone any chairs.

Shili Qixiang sat behind the desk with his sword and golden horse, his body slightly leaning forward. As expected, he had no etiquette at all, let alone standing up to greet the guests. He just glanced at Li Siyuan and the others.

Li Siyuan put his left hand behind his back and stroked his beard with the other hand. He also just squinted his eyes and said nothing.

Shi Jingtang smiled warmly, stepped forward and saluted: "I have heard for a long time that Commander Shili is from the Queen Mother's mother's family, and is the closest person to the Queen Mother. All the masters in Mobei are under the control of Commander Shili. Seeing him today, it is really..."

"Don't use these nonsense." Shili Qixiang sneered, then leaned back and glanced at Shi Jingtang: "I have seen the so-called Holy Lord before, and as for you, who are you?"

"I am..." Shi Jingtang paused, and glanced at Li Siyuan who was pacing a few steps, just observing the big tent like a spectator. Then he smiled and made a grassland-style chest-crossing salute to Shili Qixiang: "I am Shi Jingtang. Although I am an unknown person, I am sure that Commander Shili has heard of me."

Shili Qixiang suddenly stood up, and then looked at Shi Jingtang seriously again, and then looked at Li Siyuan: "What does the Holy Lord mean?"

"Commander Shiri." Shi Jingtang smiled, and after attracting Shiri Qixiang's attention, he said, "My Holy Lord is on this mission under the order of the King of Jin, and will only talk to the Queen Mother. As for me, this trip is for another important matter."

Serikika frowned.

What does this mean? Saying that she is not worthy of talking to Li Siyuan?

What's the point of talking about it? Khan Xiao had said at the beginning that he would reward handsomely for whoever took Li Siyuan's head. Now, Shi Jingtang, who was said to have instigated Yelu Lage to rebel, has been added to the list. I'm afraid the Queen Mother will also reward him.

It’s a pity that Bal is not here, otherwise we could have gathered all the heads today.

"Yaonian, Daha Feng!" Shili Qixiang slammed the table without thinking.

Li Siyuan didn't even raise his eyes without mentioning it. Unexpectedly, Shi Jingtang remained calm and even remained calm. After the curtain was suddenly opened by his younger brother Yaoyan, he smiled slowly and said, "The leader of Yelu Abaoji's brothers, the former Mobei King Yelu Lage, has sent an envoy to Taiyuan..."

"Wait!"

Shili Qixiang suddenly stood up and shouted to his brother Yaonian, then grasped the hilt of the knife at his waist and stared at Shi Jingtang.

Shi Jingtang smiled faintly and said elegantly: "Commander Shili must know that I and Baer, ​​who is a disciple of my Tongwen Academy, became brothers with Yelu Lage. I know exactly what Yelu Lage is sending an envoy to Taiyuan for."

Shili Qixiang frowned, but just sneered: "Mr. Shi, please don't try to bluff me. I heard that Mr. Shi was despised by Yelu Lage because he was too 'elegant', and only Nabal and Yelu Lage became brothers?"

Shi Jingtang's face twitched. This Hu woman was so rude. Was such a small matter worth bringing up?
However, he did not refute it, but just smiled elegantly and said, "Anyway, I have conveyed my words. Whether you believe it or not is up to you. As for whether the Queen Mother wants to receive us, it is also up to you."

Shili Qixiang couldn't help but get angry, but at the same time she felt a little chill in her heart. She had come here to help the Queen Mother find out what evil Li Siyuan had in mind, and she even got the instruction from Shuliduo that if they didn't agree with her, she could kill him directly.

But what she didn't expect was that Shi Jingtang alone seemed to be enough to deal with her.

"Keep an eye on them."

Shili Qixiang hesitated for a moment, whispered something to his brother Yaonian, glanced at Li Siyuan's back, and hurried out.

Shi Jingtang smiled faintly at his younger brother Yaoyan, walked over and bowed: "I am Shi Jingtang, I wonder if this is the younger brother Yaoyan who is famous in Mobei..."

The younger brother Yaonian said nothing, picked his nose, then patted Shi Jingtang on the shoulder and blocked the door of the tent with his chest.

Shi Jingtang laughed and just glanced at his shoulder without saying anything else. He just moved closer to Li Siyuan and asked a few questions in a low voice. The younger brother Yaoyan frowned and listened carefully, but found that he could not hear clearly.

But to Shi Jingtang's surprise, he and Li Siyuan had been waiting in the tent for a long time, it seemed like half a day. The younger brother Yaoyan even ate two large bowls of lunch, and didn't even offer one bowl to Li Siyuan and the other.

Shi Jingtang was somewhat suspicious and observed his father-in-law carefully, but found that Li Siyuan was still calm and not anxious at all, so he could not help but admire him. However, thinking that his younger brother Yaoyan was standing not far away, he did not flatter him.

It was not until after noon when Shi Jingtang heard the continuous noise of horse hooves outside, which was obviously the army starting to break camp, that he noticed that Li Siyuan's face changed slightly.

The younger brother of Yaonian was obviously getting impatient and walked back and forth at the entrance of the tent, looking back at Shi Jingtang from time to time, as if he was considering whether to use this guy's head as a side dish for wine or as a chamber pot.

Shi Jingtang wiped the sweat from his forehead and whispered, "Master Taishan..."

"What's the hurry?" Li Siyuan glanced at him and sneered, "It's just a game of chess. You're just waiting to make us lose our composure... You're really a good Queen Mother of Mobei."

His voice was quite loud, and Yao Nian's younger brother obviously heard it, and he immediately laughed grimly: "You southerner, didn't Grandpa beat you hard last time? Your body is quite good, you were beaten half to death but you were able to recover as before. If you roasted it and ate it, I'm afraid it would be very chewy!"

Li Siyuan would not argue with a fool like his younger brother Yaoyan. He just half-opened his triangular eyes and sneered.

With Yuan Tiangang's advance blessing, although he has not yet reached the legendary level of practicing the Five Thunders Heart Sutra to greatly increase his power, it is not a problem for him to kill his younger brother Yaoyan with one hand.

Of course, he also believed that Shuliduo must be a mature political creature, and it was impossible for him and Shi Jingtang to stay in Mobei because of his impulsiveness.

Shi Jingtang's skills were not outstanding, so he naturally did not have the confidence of Li Siyuan. He had always been very careful in dealing with people and had always been friendly to them. He was about to ease the atmosphere, but at this moment he heard a calm woman's voice coming from outside.

"What a great master of Tongwenguan, he deserves the title of being calm in the face of danger."

Yao Nian's younger brother scratched the back of his head, and a respectful look appeared on his face. He stepped aside and saluted with his hands on his chest: "Greetings, Queen Mother."

Shi Jingtang's heart skipped a beat. He looked up with Li Siyuan and saw several figures entering the tent one after another. Leading them was a beautiful woman who looked very majestic. She was wearing a velvet robe and exuded a heroic spirit. At a glance, Shi Jingtang did not dare to look directly at her and hurriedly laughed dryly to cover up his embarrassment.

As for the other two, they were Shili Qixiang and a woman wearing a strange priest mask. The woman was holding a staff and looked frail. She followed Shuliduo like a piece of wood. Shi Jingtang didn't even notice that the woman was looking at him and Li Siyuan.

"I've long heard that the Queen Mother of Mobei is a heroine, and it's true. Li Siyuan is impressed." Li Siyuan laughed and watched Shuliduo walk into the big tent. He estimated the distance between the two and was 100% sure that he could get rid of the most powerful woman on the grassland in an instant.

He glanced at the woman wearing the priest mask and frowned slightly. This woman gave him the feeling that she posed no threat at all. Could she really be just an ordinary priest?

It is not surprising that the Hu people in Mobei believe in divination.

"I heard that the King of Jin wants to offer the head of Yelu Lage?" Shulido walked to the only table in the tent, sat down, and went straight to the point.

Not to mention Shi Jingtang, even Li Siyuan was slightly stunned, and then he smiled and said, "Where did the Queen Mother hear this news?"

"The King of Jin and I are mortal enemies. Although the King of Jin retreated after this battle, there will inevitably be a bloody battle between Mobei and Jin sooner or later. This is something we both know very well. But the Holy Lord chose to make this trip. Apart from the King of Jin wanting to make peace with me, I don't see what other plans the Holy Lord has for this trip."

Shuliduo said without any polite words, "Of course, if you didn't want to hand over Yelu Lage's head to me, I would have regarded the Holy Lord's visit as a formal declaration of war on behalf of the King of Jin."

Shi Jingtang's forced warm smile froze.

Li Siyuan, however, still smiled faintly, paced back and forth, and asked, "So, as long as we present Yelu Lage's head to the Queen Mother, will she be willing to make peace with the State of Jin?"

Shuliduo smiled but said nothing.

"It's not that simple." Shili Qixiang crossed his arms and said coldly, "Your Jin State has done harm to Mobei time and time again, and you just want to let it go?"

Li Siyuan narrowed his eyes and twirled his beard, as if smiling: "This battle was first started by Mobei."

Shili Qixiang snorted and laughed: "We are fighting against the tribes of Yinshan. It is our own business on the grassland. What does it have to do with you, the Jin State?"

Li Siyuan was stunned.

Shi Jingtang was also stunned. Hiss, at first glance it seemed to be true.

"Ridiculous!" Li Siyuan's face turned cold, and he looked at Shuliduo: "The tribes of Yinshan have always been dependent on Jin State, so how can there be a grassland?"

"The birthplace of Mobei is also in Yinshan." Shuliduo said calmly, "If the Holy Lord really wants to say so, then the goddess Duokuohuo of Mobei is the shaman goddess recognized by all on the grassland. When the grandfather of the King of Jin, Zhuxie Zhiyi, was appointed as the military commander of Yinshan, did he also respect the goddess of Yinshan? Now, does Taiyuan also want to share a piece of Mobei?"

"Empress Dowager, Holy Lord." Shi Jingtang saw that something was wrong and hurried out to smooth things over. He laughed dryly and said, "This visit to the Empress Dowager is originally for the purpose of reconciling the two families. Why should we hurt the harmony?"

Shuliduo did not comment, but Shiliqixiang beside her calmly picked up the teapot on the table and poured a cup of tea for Shuliduo.

Li Siyuan also calmed down, put his hands behind his back, and said with a smile: "The great changes in the Central Plains, does the Queen Mother know?"

"I have heard a little bit about it." Shuliduo took a sip of tea and said, "If the Holy Lord wants to say some nonsense, then there is no need to say more. I can tell the Holy Lord or King Jin directly that Xiao Yan from the Central Plains is my ally."

The Queen Mother was truly decisive. Shi Jingtang secretly sighed. Everyone knew that Jin and Liang were the real enemies. Shuliduo's words clearly and directly expressed her attitude, and invisibly gave her a huge bargaining chip.

Imagine if Mobei and Central Plains united, what living space would Jin State, sandwiched in the middle, have?
"The King of Jin naturally knows about Xiao Yan's rise to power." Li Siyuan laughed and asked, "However, how can there be an ally that lasts forever? Does the Queen Mother really want to watch Xiao Yan grow stronger step by step? I believe the Queen Mother also understands the principle of the lips and teeth being cold. Even if Jin is really destroyed by Xiao Yan, what can the Queen Mother get? The Central Plains will definitely be destroyed, so won't Xiao Yan plot against the grasslands?"

"What?" Shuliduo put down her teacup with great interest and asked, "Could it be that the King of Jin can give this queen something else?"

"Your Majesty, you may not know that Yelu Lage fled westward two years ago and only stopped at Xiu Tu Ze, but he still calls himself the Great Khan of Mobei and his ambitions have not diminished. In the past two years, he has colluded with the Tangut and Uighur tribes in Ling and Xia, and raised tens of thousands of troops, hoping to form an alliance with Jin to retake the royal court of Mobei. According to the reliable intelligence obtained in Taiyuan, Yelu Lage has now occupied Liangzhou. Although it is not as good as Mobei, it cannot be underestimated."

Li Siyuan said: "The Queen Mother said that the Prince of Jin should hand over Yelu Lage's head to Mobei. I'm afraid that even the Prince of Jin will have to go through some twists and turns to do it."

"In that case, the King of Jin could just form an alliance with Yelu La Ge. Why would he send the Holy Lord to waste his breath?" Shuliduo said calmly, "I would like to see if Yelu La Ge can step into the royal court again."

"No." Li Siyuan twirled his beard and shook his head. "Yelü Lage is a fool, greedy and treacherous. He even betrayed his own brother. How could the King of Jin ally with him? I am here not only to ask you and my family to make peace, but also to follow the King of Jin's order to form an alliance with the Queen Mother!"

Shili Qixiang couldn't help but laugh at her. Shuliduo didn't show any opinion, but she didn't seem very interested and was obviously about to get up and leave.

"The Queen Mother should understand one thing." Li Siyuan didn't care about his scheming anymore and said hurriedly, "At the moment, Xiao Yan is powerful and has half of the country to fight against the King of Jin. He doesn't care whether the Queen Mother is his ally or not. But the King of Jin is different. Our Jin country is trapped in Hedong. If we can form an alliance with the Queen Mother, we will definitely make friends with her with great benefits! Can't the Queen Mother tell which one is more important, the Jin or the Liang? "

Li Siyuan's words were very straightforward. In other words, it was the difference between providing timely assistance and adding icing on the cake. Shulido naturally understood.

She became more interested and sat down at the desk again: "Tell me in detail."

"Forgive me for being blunt. The Queen Mother and Xiao Yan formed an alliance to use the troops of Hebei to intimidate the tribes on the grassland. However, as the saying goes, those who move others hold power, and those who are controlled by others control their lives. If you use the troops of others, you will always be controlled by them."

Li Siyuan stepped forward and said, "The intention of the King of Jin is not only to hand Yelu Lage over to the Queen Mother, but also to hand her a great victory that can shock the grassland! Yelu Lage has returned to Mobei with his troops, why doesn't the Queen Mother take this opportunity to defeat him? In this way, we can eliminate the threat of Yelu Lage and use the momentum of a great victory to intimidate the grassland. Isn't it wonderful?"

"This is the huge benefit that the King of Jin gave me?" Shuliduo couldn't help but laugh. "Whether we win or lose, I have to send troops and food. It seems that I have to owe you the favor of Jin. Isn't it ridiculous? Since Yelu Lage will come to seek death sooner or later, why must I board the ship of Jin? What is more important? I only know that in the situation of the Central Plains, Xiao Yan is the most important."

"Great profit?" Li Siyuan smiled and said, "No, no, no, this is just an appetizer. The so-called great profit is just as I said before. Xiao Yan can't give it to the Queen Mother, but Jin can."

"Say it."

"The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun..." Li Siyuan finally threw out the most powerful weapon of this trip, and said word by word: "If the Queen Mother is willing to send troops to Hebei to destroy the Queen of Liang, the King of Jin can give the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun to the Queen Mother!"

In an instant, the tent was silent.

Not to mention the most unique fragrance in the world, even his younger brother Yaoyan, who looked like a fool, was suddenly stunned, staring with shock and astonishment, thinking that he had heard it wrong.

Even though Shi Jingtang knew about this in advance, he couldn't help feeling panic and excitement at this time.

That was the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, which was a natural overlooking location for the entire Central Plains and even the Jin State, which owned the dangerous land of Hedong! It was also a location that could allow the Central Plains and the grassland to attack and defend against aliens!

No one can refuse this condition!

Shulido closed her beautiful eyes, the tea in her hand had gone cold, but there were slight ripples in the cup.

But she didn't think about it for too long, and almost immediately said, "Prince Jin, how can you be so kind?"

Li Siyuan laughed loudly, twirling his beard and said, "In front of the whole world, what are the sixteen states?"

As he spoke, he crossed his arms and saluted: "Prince Jin is sincere in forming an alliance, and it is not empty talk. The withdrawal of the prince's troops this time is a sign of sincerity... Mobei should also understand who is the real enemy in the end. The lips and teeth are cold, which is an eternal truth. Xiao Yan is not a good person."

Shili Qixiang, who was standing next to her, was holding the knife so nervously that her fingers turned white and she even felt dizzy. The words "Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun" popped into her mind and made her forget everything.

You know, Shulido asked Yelu Abaoji to send troops to Hebei just to control Youzhou. But just for this purpose, Mobei paid a huge price, and it couldn't even recover for nearly ten years.

But now, something that is countless times more valuable than Youzhou is laid out right before their eyes, waiting only for the Queen Mother's nod!

I'm afraid even the king would be so happy that he would climb out of his coffin.

And what Li Siyuan said was right, Khan Xiao, no, Xiao Yan was not a good person!
"Empress Dowager..." Shili Qixiang crouched down, but saw Shuliduo looking at her coldly, so she immediately fell silent.

"That's right." Shuliduo nodded. "When the lips and teeth are separated, they are interdependent. This has never changed. The generosity of the King of Jin is incomparable to that of ordinary people. However, it has been too long since the destruction of Liang. I do not believe in this so-called promise."

Li Siyuan was overjoyed and hurriedly took another step forward and said, "When the Queen Mother sends troops to Hebei, the State of Jin will also send troops. At that time, all the towns in Youzhou in Hebei will be handed over to the Queen Mother, and the State of Jin will not take an inch of land."

"No, no, no, that's too vague. Hebei is in Xiao Yan's hands. Not an inch of it belongs to your Jin State. Whether you can take it or not is another matter. If you are really sincere..."

Shuliduo smiled, leaned forward, and said word by word: "This queen wants all the states in Yunnei, or at least Yinshan, which must be ceded to Mobei first. If you can do that, this queen will send troops."

It was not until she saw Li Siyuan suddenly stunned that Shuliduo finally understood.

It turns out how satisfying it is to use your power to seize the initiative during negotiations.

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Luoyang.

A white-haired young man was escorted off the carriage. He turned around and looked at a skinny middle-aged man who looked like an ape who was also escorted off another carriage. He just had time to call out "Uncle Jiu" before his eyes were blindfolded and taken into the huge city wall.

(End of this chapter)