Shanhe Festival 212. King Zhennan comes to negotiate

Ye Li jumped off the stage with the Xiaoyue Sword, and Yun Ting immediately came up and asked with a greedy look: "Princess, can I borrow the sword you won?" That was a famous sword of Beirong. There were many swordsmiths in Dachu, and there were many famous swords. However, the craftsmanship of the swords was not as good as that of Xiling and Beirong, especially since Beirong was good at using swords, and the swords they cast were of various top-grade, not to mention the famous Xiaoyue Sword. Ye Li glanced at him with a smile, and Yun Ting immediately remembered the trouble he had caused before, and the excitement on his face suddenly turned into frustration and panic. After admiring his frustrated look, Ye Li smiled and threw the sword into his hand. Yun Ting thanked him immediately, took the arrow in his hand and observed it carefully, his love was beyond words, "The princess's archery skills are really amazing, I admire her very much." Following Ye Li, Chen Yun said sincerely. Ever since the competition in the training ground last year, Chen Yun has admired this young princess very much, and after today's scene, he was even more impressed.

Ye Li smiled and said, "It's not as mysterious as you say. It's just that I spent a little more time on it. On the battlefield, you don't need everyone to shoot copper plates on the tree in the middle of the night. You are the ones who kill the enemy on the battlefield, not the ones who perform on the stage."

Chen Yun just smiled and said nothing, knowing that the princess was trying to comfort him. He just decided in his heart that he must practice archery harder after returning.

Chen Yun and Yun Ting lived in the military camp, and they were not on the same road as Ye Li. When they parted, Yun Ting had to return the sword to Ye Li reluctantly. Seeing his eager look, Ye Li smiled faintly, threw the sword back into his hand and said, "If you like it, keep it."

"Ah?" Yun Ting was stunned, inexplicably surprised. Chen Yun next to him rolled his eyes helplessly. With his pitiful and reluctant look, those who didn't know would think that the princess was going to take away not a knife but his sweetheart. Fortunately, knowing that the princess was always very tolerant of people around her, she didn't stop Yun Ting from being stupid. When Yun Ting reacted, he carefully held the knife and asked dazedly: "Princess...really, really give it to me?" Ye Li smiled and said: "I didn't come here for his knife, I just happened to come across it. Besides, no one in the palace likes to use this kind of knife. If you like it, just keep it." Compared with this kind of curved knife with a little arc, Ye Li prefers light straight-bladed daggers and bayonets. Moreover, the gorgeous gemstones and decorations on the scabbard were not suitable for carrying around as a weapon. After Ye Li's affirmative answer, Yun Ting held the knife stupidly, as if he wanted to put the precious knife in his mouth to take a bite to see if it was real. Chen Yun, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but quietly take a step back, ashamed to pass by him.

Ye Li looked at Chen Yun and smiled, "I remember that Captain Chen is a gunman, so he needs a close combat weapon for self-defense. I just got a cold rhinoceros blade recently, I'll have someone send it to you later to see if it suits you."

Chen Yun was overjoyed. Although the scabbard of the Cold Rhinoceros Blade was not as gorgeous as the Xiaoyue in Yun Ting's hand, the blade was definitely not inferior to the Xiaoyue. Because they were cast by the same master. And it was more practical than the Xiaoyue sword, because Xiaoyue was later acquired by the Beirong royal family and was decorated with gorgeous and complicated decorations, which was no longer suitable for the battlefield. However, the Cold Rhinoceros Blade has always maintained the original simplicity and sharpness of the caster. "Thank you, princess." Ye Li waved her hand and smiled, "No need. It's a good thing for a good weapon to find a good owner. I will go ahead. You can play slowly in your spare time."

"Farewell, Princess."

The arena where Ye Li and her group were talking was only a dozen steps away. Ye Li's careless act of throwing the Xiaoyue Sword to Yun Ting was naturally seen by many people. Ordinary people naturally believed that Princess Ding was kind and tolerant to her subordinates, but everyone in the game could not help but frown.

In Ningxiang Pavilion, Yeluye and Mo Jingli stared at the graceful figure walking away in the crowd. Yeluye's eyes flashed with gloom and anger. Ye Li exposed Huyan Lu's true identity in public, but after winning the Xiaoyue Sword, he gave it to a small lieutenant without any care. This clearly showed his contempt for Beirong and Yeluye.

The always proud Yelu Ye was once again humiliated by Ye Li. How could he swallow this humiliation?

Yeluye stood up and wanted to jump out of the window to chase the figure that had gradually merged into the crowd. But he suddenly felt a cold gaze with undisguised murderous intent shooting at him. Looking in the direction of the gaze, a man with snow-white hair stared at him motionlessly in an open window on the opposite corner of the street. Yeluye's heart was filled with fear.

He was shocked, and he suppressed the chill in his heart and sat down slowly. Mo Xiuyao, who was opposite him, watched him sit back, raised the wine glass in his hand towards him with a cold smile. Yelu Ye snorted coldly, picked up the wine glass in front of him and drank it all in one gulp.

"Princess Ding is indeed a unique and extraordinary woman in the world. I admire her." In the clean room, Beirong Crown Prince Yelu Hong looked at Mo Xiuyao and smiled. Just now, everyone focused their attention on the stage below, and did not notice that Beirong Crown Prince and Lord Ding were watching in the room on the second floor on the street. Mo Xiuyao snorted lightly, and his cold face became more

There was a warmth in his eyes, and it was obvious that Yelu Hong's compliments made him very satisfied. Princess Ronghua sat next to Yelu Hong. The beautiful and proud princess of the royal family, who was once famous in the capital, became more gentle and charming in the foreign land of Beirong. Princess Ronghua leaned against Yelu Hong and poured wine for him from time to time. Her beautiful eyes, which were slightly lowered, were more complicated and bitter.

Just two years ago, she had never taken Princess Ding seriously. However, in just two years, the gap between her and Princess Ding had become so big that she felt ashamed to even compare them. Seeing Princess Ding's calm demeanor on the stage and her archery skills that even the best archers in the Northern Rong could not match, Princess Ronghua knew that

Princess Dojeong is a person whom he will never be able to compare to in his entire life.

The door of the chamber was gently pushed open from the outside. Ye Li stood at the door with a smile and said, "Prince Yelu, am I disturbing you?"

Yelu Hong was startled for a moment, then smiled and said, "How dare I? I am honored to have the princess here. Please come in." Ye Li stepped into the room and walked to Mo Xiu Yao's side. Mo Xiu Yao stretched out his hand to help her sit down, and said softly, "Just find someone to play with him. Why are you competing with him in person?" Ye Li smiled and said, "I just want to see the first god of the Northern Rong.

How powerful is the archer?" Yelu Hong raised his glass and said with a smile: "Princess, please forgive me for making fun of you. Although Hu Yanlu is known as the best archer in Beirong, that was only more than ten years ago. Today's Hu Yanlu..." Yelu Hong shook his head and smiled: "Let's not talk about such a spoilsport. Come on, Princess, Prince, please."

Ye Li picked up the wine glass and smiled faintly, "Prince, please. Crown Princess, please."

A few days before the full-moon banquet of Prince Ding, the whole city of Ruyang was full of singing and dancing. Behind this singing and dancing, some agreements and agreements were reached secretly. For example, trade with Nanzhao and purchase of large quantities of medicinal materials from Nanzhao every year. Another example is the secret purchase of large quantities of grain from a grain merchant in Dachu. Or the temporary border stability agreement reached secretly with the prince of Beirong, etc., all of which were carried out quietly when people didn't know. So compared to the happy and peaceful people outside, the people in Prince Ding's mansion were a little busier than usual.

"Princess, the King of Zhennan and his son want to see you." Ye Li had some free time in the room to accompany the baby. The baby, who was almost a month old, was no longer as sleepy as when he was just born. He looked at Ye Li with his round eyes. His dark eyes were as watery as if covered with a layer of water light, which made Ye Li feel soft in her heart. She felt that no matter how much she loved this baby, it was not enough. After hearing Lin Han's report, Ye Li frowned and asked, "Is the prince in the mansion?" Lin Han said, "The prince went out of the city with Master Qingchen this morning and has not returned yet. Would you like to... ask Prince Zhennan to come again tomorrow?" No one in Prince Ding's mansion has a good impression of Prince Zhennan. The incident of the princess falling off the cliff has made people like Zhuo Jing and Lin Han feel resentful. Naturally, they don't want Ye Li to see Prince Zhennan again.

Ye Li put Mo Xiaobao down and said with a faint smile: "No need. We are in Prince Ding's Mansion now. If I refuse to see you, I will appear cowardly."

Lin Han remained silent and stepped outside the door to wait for Ye Li to leave.

Not long after, Ye Li had settled Mo Xiaobao and led Qing Luan and others out of the room and headed towards the front hall.

In the hall of Prince Ding's mansion, Lei Tengfeng calmly sat below Prince Zhennan and looked at the layout of the hall. To be fair, Prince Ding's mansion in Ruyang is not as magnificent as Prince Ding's mansion in Chujing, because it was newly rebuilt and does not even have the ancient and gloomy atmosphere of Prince Ding's mansion in Chujing. Instead, it has more of the roughness, simplicity and freedom of the northwest. Prince Zhennan was also looking at the whole hall, but his eyes were more focused on the direction of the door. Hearing the sound of rings and pendants outside the door, Prince Zhennan's eyes became deeper and sharper.

Ye Li stepped into the hall and laughed loudly, "I'm late and have kept the prince and the young master waiting for a long time. Steward Mo, why didn't you serve tea to the guests?" Lin Han, who was following Ye Li, glanced expressionlessly at the empty seated Prince Zhennan and his son, and said lightly, "Princess, Steward Mo has gone to arrange for people to decorate Mr. Qingyun's new home." Lei Tengfeng also knew that they were not welcome in Prince Ding's Mansion. He smiled bitterly in his heart and said to Ye Li, "Princess, you don't have to be polite." Ye Li smiled brightly and said, "Courtesy should not be abandoned. The mansion has been very busy recently, and Steward Mo is inevitably a little negligent. Please forgive me, Young Master. Lin Han." Lin Han nodded, went to the door, and told the maid waiting outside to serve tea.

When the tea was served, Ye Li took a sip of the tea before looking at King Zhennan and said with a smile, "My son's full-month banquet is coming soon. Today, both the princess and the prince are a little busy. Please forgive me if I am negligent."

The King of Zhennan looked at Ye Li for a long time before looking away and said with a smile, "How could that be? The princess has made such thoughtful arrangements, and I feel like I am at home." Ye Li naturally did not take the King of Zhennan's courtesy seriously, and she did not ask about the arrangement of the guests at all. Zhuo Jing and Wei Rui have always been vindictive, and they would not really treat the guests they arranged as home. After a pause, Ye Li asked, "What is the matter with the visit of the prince and the prince?"

Lei Tengfeng smiled and said, "There are indeed some small things I want to communicate with Prince Ding. However, I was rejected twice before asking to see Prince Ding, so I had to come to disturb the princess. I hope the princess will forgive me." Ye Li blinked, remembering that Mo Xiuyao would turn black whenever he mentioned anything related to Xiling and the King of Zhennan. Lei Tengfeng might really be rejected if he asked to see him. Nowadays, Mo Xiuyao often acted willfully and without reason. However, Ye Li did not feel the slightest bit of displeasure about this. She knew in her heart that the reason why Mo Xiuyao treated the people of Xiling so willfully and rudely was not just because of the current confrontation between Northwest and Xiling, but more because of her. It is common for countries to fight to the death, and after the fight, they still go back and forth at the wine table, as if the friendship between the two countries has a long history. Because there are no permanent enemies or friends between countries. On the contrary, private matters are more likely to make people hold grudges.

Looking at Lei Tengfeng with a smile, Ye Li said with a non-apologetic smile: "Xiu Yao has been so busy these days that he has lost his mind. Please forgive me, Your Highness."

Lei Tengfeng naturally had to forgive him. When Ye Li asked, "Your Highness, if you have anything to say to me, it's the same." Lei Tengfeng glanced at his father who was sitting aside, not knowing what he was thinking, and smiled, "It's actually nothing serious. I happened to hear that Prince Ding and Northern Rong and Southern Zhao have reached a trade agreement..." Ye Li raised her eyebrows. The word "accidentally" was used very well. I guess Xiling must have laid a lot of spies in various countries to have such an accident. She waited quietly for Lei Tengfeng to finish the rest of his words. Lei Tengfeng felt a little helpless. He really didn't like talking to Ye Li, because after a few contacts with Ye Li, it was difficult to treat her as an ordinary person. You can hardly see any unexpected emotions in her eyes and face at any time, as if she is really a gentle and harmless lady from a noble family. You can never see emotions such as curiosity, surprise, worry, etc. on her face. The pressure such a person puts on the opponent during negotiations is unimaginable, because you can never find out his bottom line. Maybe his bottom line is only a few millimeters away from yours, but it feels like it is thousands of miles away from you.

It was not the first time that Lei Tengfeng felt so depressed. He felt a little uncomfortable but did not care about it anymore. He continued, "Princess, you should know that there are actually a lot of trades and exchanges between our country and Dongchu and Nanzhao every year. Many of the goods need to pass through the northwest." Although Xiling is large, it is actually a country with material shortages. Many things need to be imported from other countries. Of course, Xiling believes in the principle of "the stronger you can rob", but there are always some things that you can't rob enough or get. For example, the silks, satins, tea leaves, porcelain, etc. that the Xiling royal family loves need to be purchased from Nanzhao and Dachu. These things are indeed not available in the small countries in the West. And in the final analysis, the Xiling people are originally from the same origin as the Dachu people, so most of the Xiling people are still more accustomed to the products of Dachu. The northwest is the transportation fortress between Dachu and Xiling. If these things want to be transported back to Xiling, they must pass through the northwest. As for the road to the southwest, it has been said since ancient times that the road to Shu is more difficult than going to heaven. It is already extremely difficult to enter Shu, and you have to travel through mountains and rivers to send the caravan back to Xiling. Not to mention how long the detour is, the dangers on the road and the throng of bandits are enough to make most merchants retreat.

Ye Li smiled. Lei Tengfeng only said one sentence and she understood their purpose today. In fact, Ding Wangfu had been waiting for their arrival, but Ye Li didn't expect that it was not the Xiling people who wanted to increase their status and delay time, but Mo Xiuyao who turned them down. Putting the teacup back on the table, Ye Li leaned against the chair and looked at Lei Tengfeng and asked, "I understand what the prince meant. It is a good thing to open the road and trade between the two countries, but... I don't know what benefits this will bring to our northwest?" In a word, why should my Mo family army let your Xiling merchants pass?

Lei Tengfeng's eyes darkened slightly, and he smiled and said, "Even in wartime, there is no ban on trade between the two countries. Mutual exchange of what we have and what we don't have has always been a consensus reached between my country and Dongchu, Beirong and Nanzhao. What the princess said makes me confused?"

Ye Li lowered her eyes and smiled faintly, "If that's the case, the Xiling Merchants can just go through the northwest. Why did the prince specifically ask me?"

Lei Tengfeng choked on the bet. The so-called consensus was just a piece of waste paper when it came to implementation. The trade route was long and troublesome. Who could predict when a bandit or an accident would appear? At least in the past year or so, especially in the past six months, the number of merchants from Xiling to Dachu was even less than during the war. Now the prices of many things in the Xiling Imperial City are high.

Ye Li said slowly, "I really doubt what the prince said about not banning merchants during wartime. If two countries were at war, they would naturally want to kill each other. Would Da Chu agree to sell silk and food to Xiling at that time? Would it agree to transport Nanzhao's medicinal materials from Da Chu to Xiling? Besides, even if these don't matter, how can the prince distinguish whether these merchants who poured in during the war are real businessmen or spies?" Lei Tengfeng was stunned for a moment, sighed helplessly, and looked at the King of Zhennan who had been sitting quietly listening to them.

The King of Zhennan then raised his head and stared at Ye Li and asked, "What are the conditions for choosing a princess?"

Ye Li smiled and waved to Lin Han behind her. Lin Han neatly took out two copies of the memorial, one for King Zhennan and one for Lei Tengfeng.

The King of Zhennan took it in his hand and looked at Ye Li in confusion before lowering his head to open it. After a while, he raised his head and asked, "According to what the princess said, what is the benefit of Xiling?" Ye Li smiled and said, "Since the Northwest can accommodate trade with countries from all over the world, it naturally cannot treat Xiling differently. The conditions mentioned by the King of Zhennan and the prince are naturally solved, right?"

King Zhennan frowned and said in a deep voice: "I need time to consider this."

Ye Li smiled and said, "Of course, you can answer it before the prince and the prince leave Ruyang."

The King of Zhennan put away the memorial, stood up, looked at Ye Li and said, "Does the princess really not intend to consider my original proposal? If the princess is willing to come to Xiling, I will treat her with the courtesy of a prime minister."

Ye Li was startled and couldn't help laughing. Just as she was about to answer, she heard Mo Xiuyao's cold voice coming from outside the door, "Thank you for your kindness, King Zhennan. My beloved concubine doesn't need the position of Prime Minister of Xiling. Besides, everyone knows that the position of Prime Minister is just an empty title in Xiling!"