One day later.
Go to the capital city.
In the palace, Liang Jing sat on the dragon throne, listening to the news reported by his subordinates, and he was very happy in his heart.
No one expected that Xiao Yunzi would come back at the critical moment of crisis, and was in a state of saving the world. It was really a coincidence for him.
If he could dissuade the armies of both sides and make the Huns' army serve his purposes, it would indeed be an incredible thing.
You have to know that the Hun army is already very ferocious. If they were a little more powerful, Yulong Pass would have been breached.
Once this barrier is breached, things will become very bad.
Liang Jing was also very clear that the Xiongnu army had already captured several cities and won the battle, even taking the border pass Qianjian Pass.
No matter how good their relationship is, no matter how much they trust each other, they definitely cannot compromise when it comes to the interests of their family and country.
Then the cities and territories of the Great Zhou must be discussed carefully with the Barbarian Kingdom.
Liang Jing sighed and said helplessly, "Send a message to Xiao Yunzi, asking him to do everything he can to get the cities back, even if the other party may make excessive demands.
We must agree to this, these cities are too important."
"But your majesty, are you sure you want to do this?"
"Eunuch Lu, you might think this is too difficult. This matter should be done by professionals. Letting someone from the Honglu Temple do it would be the most appropriate."
Liang Jing frowned and waved his hand, "I think there must be nothing wrong with Eunuch Lu."
"He will definitely be able to meet my requirements. I believe in him, and I also believe that he will not refuse."
Liang Jing was thinking in his heart that Xiao Yunzi was now entangled with the queen on the grassland, and there must be a special relationship between the two.
So, why should I think about this matter too complicatedly?
"Your Majesty, we also hope that Eunuch Lu can successfully reach a cooperation with the Xiongnu."
"It's just a slim hope."
At this time, Yulong Pass was also worried about this matter.
Now the Hun army is stopped at this border. Everyone outside knows it tacitly and no one mentions this matter. No one directly explains how to deal with those cities and borders.
It feels like both sides are waiting for the other's answer.
"Alas... this is nothing." Lu Yun was also very embarrassed. He thought he was not that thick-skinned. He originally asked the people from the Huns to help him get rid of the trouble of the Great Zhou.
Now, if we make this request, it would be tantamount to turning our backs on you.
So, whether it was Bai Xiaoxiao, Tuotuo Daji, or these generals, they must have felt very uncomfortable.
If they fall out, maybe both sides will fight each other again without holding back at all. The more I think about it, the more scared I become.
However, Lu Yun soon received instructions from the empress.
That was to make him try every possible means to get back the lost cities and borders, even if it meant having to be shameless.
Lu Yun's face suddenly turned bitter.
I have already persuaded the Hun army to retreat, so do you still want me to continue to be the bad guy?
"well……"
Lu Yun is now in a state of deep sorrow, where the water only flows faster when he tries to cut it with a sword, and the sorrow only gets worse when he is deeply sorrowful.
However, on this day, Tuotuo Daji, Helan Meng and others actually took the initiative to find Lu Yun, as if they saw through his thoughts.
What’s going on?
"Eunuch Lu, congratulations. You've finally returned to your Great Zhou. I'm afraid we won't have the chance to spend time together in the future."
Tuotuo Daji said this with a very confident look.
He has now become a real general in name only, and is becoming more and more confident.
Even though Helan was powerful, he was not afraid at all. Instead, he was very worried. As long as General Helan dared to compete with him for the position, he would do everything he could to fight to the end.
"Why are you here?"
Lu Yun pretended to be dumb and asked them.
Tuotuo Daji said respectfully, "Eunuch Lu, you have been looking very sad these days.
We probably guessed a little bit, and everyone was tacitly aware of it, so we didn't break the final layer of window paper, which is really rare and precious."
"It seems that in your heart, you still have us brothers. After all, we are friends and partners who stand together through thick and thin."
"I thought that as soon as you returned to the Great Zhou, you would do everything you could to go with us to recover those lost cities."
Lu Yun smiled awkwardly. This was what he had been thinking in his heart, but out of consideration for the relationship, he did not say it directly. It was indeed difficult for him to speak out.
"Don't laugh at me here, the emperor has already given me an order!"
"You must make me do everything I can to recover those lost cities and our border, Qianjian Pass. If Qianjian Pass is not recovered, your majesty may not be able to sleep all night long."
Tuotuo Daji laughed and explained, "The Queen has already guessed all this. Her Majesty said that you can take back the lost cities and borders if you want."
"We've gained a lot anyway. We can't just return all the treasures and food we looted, right? Giving you the city is already a good thing."
That's true.
They had already moved away all the valuables and money in the city, leaving behind an empty city and the helpless people.
"You can also hear that the cities don't seem to be of much use to us. Of course, if we get these cities, we can manage them well.
Maybe it will bring us good development, but our Queen doesn’t care about that.”
"As long as Eunuch Lu and the Empress of Great Zhou agree, both parties will sign a contract and swear an oath of blood, promising not to invade each other for twenty years. At the same time, they will also open up trade and have economic exchanges with each other."
“Allow merchants to enter and exit the border.”
"What do you think, Eunuch Lu? This is already the biggest concession!"
"This is also what the Queen meant. If it were us, we would definitely not agree so easily. After all, this is the territory we fought so hard to conquer. How could we give it up so easily?"
"this……"
Lu Yun smiled awkwardly. This was indeed not a big problem, but he couldn't seem to decide anything on his own, so this also saved him the trouble.
It was difficult to speak up in the first place, and now they can just state the conditions directly without damaging the feelings of both parties, so why not do it?
Anyway, the current problem has been left to Liang Jing and the ministers in the court, and he is allowed to solve it himself.
"Good brother!"
"Thank you for your understanding, and thank you Queen for helping me. I didn't expect her to think this through so thoroughly. She's really improved. My teaching her wasn't in vain."
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