Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the Northern Man was led into the mansion by Li Daikui.
Even without turning around, he could feel the burning gazes behind him, and he didn't know how many people wanted to tear him apart.
He dared not look any further, and simply kept his head down, following behind Li Daikui.
After traveling for a while, the people of the Northern Region finally arrived in front of Tang Huan and saw the man sitting calmly in a recliner.
Compared to when he participated in the competition in the square, he now showed no signs of martial arts skills and seemed more like a dissolute playboy indulging in wine and women.
The man from the Northern Region clearly remembered this face. He showed no contempt and knelt down before Tang Huan without hesitation.
His expression was solemn as he pressed his head to the ground.
"What? Although Gongshan Liqun invited me to serve as the prime minister of your Northern Region, I did not accept in the end, did I? Your sudden gesture of such great courtesy is quite flattering."
Tang Huan put down the nearly empty wine flask in his hand and casually said something.
The man from the Northern Region raised his head and solemnly said to Tang Huan, "Please, Lord Tang, save the general's life."
Has Gongshan Liqun's situation become this serious?
Not only Tang Huan, but everyone present had this question in their minds.
Tang Huan didn't ask, but instead asked, "You asked me to save him, but you should know that he is a general from the Northern Region. Not long ago, he brought a delegation to the capital, wanting to seize a large amount of wealth from us."
The man from the Northern Region smiled bitterly and said, "The Northern Region has already lost the competition and will deliver the goods as agreed. I think no one wants the relationship between the two sides, which has just begun to improve, to be ruined. Therefore, Lord Tang will not have any complaints about helping to treat the general."
Tang Huan clicked her tongue, "That makes sense. Maybe I could even become a diplomatic peace ambassador."
No one understood what he meant, but everyone understood his next blunt statement.
"I can save Gongshan Liqun, but it would be very dangerous for me to save someone I injured who might hold a grudge. What price are you in the Northern Region willing to pay?"
The Northern People knelt on the ground trembling. "The General invited you to serve as Prime Minister, but you refused. To be honest, we don't know what value the Northern People have that could impress you, but the Princess has already instructed us that as long as you can save the General's life, we can fulfill any request that is not excessive."
Tang Huan hadn't expected this kind of leverage.
To be honest, he originally planned to wait for Gongshan Liqun to become a cripple due to the gunshot wound, and he wouldn't care even if he died.
With this threat gone, Daqing will actually be safer in the next few years.
But now that the Northern Region has offered such good terms, Tang Huan has no reason to refuse.
"I don't believe Gongyang Tingbai will agree to all my demands. What if I ask the Northern Region to submit to Daqing? Would you be willing to do that?"
The Northern Man's expression changed; he didn't know how to answer.
Tang Huan swayed as he stood up. He had almost fallen off his chair because he had drunk too much, a far cry from the majestic and imposing master he had appeared in the square earlier.
If Qin Yuyang hadn't been quick to catch him, he would probably be lying on the ground, utterly humiliated.
Tang Huan stood up and said, "However, I saw the sincerity of the people of the Northern Region, so I am willing to make the trip myself. I will have a good talk with Gongyang Tingbai about the terms then."
"Da Kui, have someone clear a path; the master needs to leave the mansion."
Xue'e instructed Li Daikui that there were still many people blocking the entrance to the mansion, and they should not be allowed to prevent Tang Huan from leaving.
"Sir, isn't this a bit inappropriate?" Li Daikui hesitated and asked Tang Huan for his opinion.
Tang Huan said with a stern face, "What are you afraid of? Go out and tell them I'm leaving the manor to visit General Gongshan. If anyone disagrees, have the mercenaries beat them into submission."
Reeking of alcohol, Tang Huan became much more arrogant.
Li Daikui immediately went to do it, and as it turned out, Tang Huan's assertiveness in the competition made everyone very concerned.
When everyone left the mansion, the visitors, though not leaving, respectfully made way for them.
As soon as Tang Huan appeared, people shouted with surprise.
Tang Huan, slightly tipsy, waved to the crowd and said with a smile, "I appreciate everyone's kindness, but right now I need to go with this Northern Region man to see General Gongshan. I don't have time to accompany you all for the time being, so please go back first."
First, he met with the people from the Northern Regions, and then he was to meet that general.
This approach has caused dissatisfaction among some people, who feel that Tang Huan has been biased.
Despite such a great achievement being right in front of them, no one dared to mention it on the spot.
Boarding the carriage that had been prepared, Tang Huan led his group to Wanfuji.
The situation at Wanfu Hotel, where the Northern Mission is staying today, is completely different. Unlike in the past when many people were cursing and swearing, everyone is sitting in the hall drinking and having fun.
Many people were in high spirits and deliberately shouted loudly upstairs to make the people of the Northern Region unhappy.
Tang Huan greeted everyone and followed the people from the Northern Region upstairs.
"Please wait a moment, Lord Tang."
The man from the Northern Region walked to the outside of a room and spoke, then quickly walked to the door and called into the room, "Princess, the person has been invited."
A series of hurried footsteps sounded in the room, and then the door was opened, revealing Gongyang Tingbai with a look of surprise and delight.
This usually stunningly beautiful woman looked slightly pale, which made her appear even more delicate and charming.
Tang Huan bypassed the Northern Region people and teased Gongyang Tingbai, "I didn't realize you and that general had such a good relationship. It's just a small gunshot wound, why are you so worried?"
Gongyang Tingbai no longer had the intention of joking with Tang Huan as usual, and instead stepped aside to invite Tang Huan and the others inside.
At this moment, only Gongshan Liqun was on the bed in the room, and a doctor was carefully bandaging his wounds beside him.
Tang Huan glanced at the bloodstained bullet on the bedside table and chuckled, "What's your name, doctor? Are there any doctors in Beijing who dare to operate and remove bullets these days? How about you consider working for me?"
The doctor turned around and smiled at Tang Huan, his expression very serious.
"It was removed during my surgery. That thing is called a bullet?"
Gongyang Tingbai sat down, did not entertain the others, and silently poured himself a cup of wine and drank it all.
Tang Huan looked at the princess with some surprise, and then understood why she was pale. It turned out that it was not because she was worried, but because the surgery had affected her.
As a princess, being able to find bullets from flesh and blood is a procedure that wouldn't be considered difficult in later generations, but it's a huge problem now.
"Amazing, amazing!"
Tang Huan instantly understood that the other party had indeed shown great sincerity by inviting him, but now it seemed that he had made a wasted trip.
A dozen minutes later, the doctor finished bandaging the wound, packed up his things, and left.
Tang Huan looked past Gongyang Tingbai and at the person on the bed. "Congratulations, you've survived."
Gongshan Liqun's expression was serious. "Should I thank you for showing mercy?"
Tang Huan waved his hand, "No need, no need. I just hope that after the general returns to the Northern Region, he will not easily provoke war again. Daqing is unwilling to easily contend with anyone. We will not attack unless attacked."
The tone shifted, "However, if someone deliberately acts recklessly, Daqing wouldn't mind pointing its rifles and cannons at the enemy."
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