Shang Lu glanced at Cong Chongqiu with some resentment.
This guy is really...
Ma Chengye raised his hand to wipe the corner of his mouth and looked at Cong Chongqiu awkwardly.
"Hehe, I accidentally burned something there."
Cong Chongqiu curled his lips and said, "Master Ma, please be careful. Don't get burned."
"That's right."
Cong Chongqiu looked up at Shang Lu, "You still haven't told me who deceived you?"
Shang Lu opened his mouth to speak when Xiao Yunhao opened the door and walked in. He was stunned when he saw Cong Chongqiu.
"What happened?"
Cong Chongqiu immediately put down his teacup and stood up, bowing and saying,
"Your Highness, the envoy has entered the city and is expected to be here soon."
He had no habit of leading envoys, so he came first to report to Xiao Yunhao.
"Please sit down." Xiao Yunhao nodded and walked directly to the main seat and sat down.
Shang Lu poured another cup of tea for Xiao Yunhao, then quietly stepped aside and became invisible.
After Cong Chongqiu sat down, he glanced at Shanglu, sighed in his heart, and looked at Xiao Yunhao.
"Did Your Majesty encounter Shi Jian when he went to Huanlian City?"
He was not there when Xiao Yunhao came back from the city gate.
He was always wondering whether Shi Jian had been killed by the King of Zhenbei.
Xiao Yunhao took a deep breath, glanced at Ma Chengye, and looked at Cong Chongqiu indifferently.
"Shi Jian went to Lingxiao City."
"Ah!?" Cong Chongqiu's eyes widened in surprise. "What a coincidence! He's lucky."
"The two armies could start fighting at any time. Shi Jian abandoned his soldiers and ran to Lingxiao City. Could he be escaping?"
"No." Xiao Yunhao clenched the teacup and frowned slightly.
"Shi Jian went to the old house of the Wu Ma family in Lingxiao City to borrow food."
"What?!" Cong Chongqiu stood up in shock. "How can this be possible?"
"Then... there's no one left in the Wuma family?"
"If Shi Jian breaks in, won't he find out?"
The granary of the Wu Ma family contains all the rations that the Queen left for the Heavenly Soldiers.
What would happen if those grains were taken away by Shi Jian?
If the enemy has supplies, it will be very troublesome to fight them.
"He doesn't dare." Xiao Yunhao took a sip of ginger tea, and frowned at the sweet taste.
"Lingxiao City is the base camp of the Wu Ma family. Shi Jian only brought a few people to Lingxiao City and didn't have the courage to break into the Wu Ma family."
"However, if Shi Jian doesn't see the Wu Ma family in Lingxiao City, he will definitely go to the Wu Ma family's house in Huanlian City."
"So, in the next few days, we must capture Huanlian City and make Shi Jian a general without any troops."
Don’t you like to go out and ask for food? Once you go out, don’t come back.
"Yes." Cong Chongqiu nodded and sat down. "The ice on the road has been almost cleared. We have already started clearing the ice outside the city today."
"We can set out to attack Huanlian City as early as tonight."
Xiao Yunhao looked at Ma Chengye, "Xiao Ma, what do you think of General Cong's suggestion?"
"Your Highness, tomorrow morning is a good day and everything will go well." Ma Chengye said with a smile.
"Okay." Xiao Yunhao nodded, "Then we'll set off tomorrow morning."
As he was speaking, a guard hurried in to report, "Your Highness, the envoy from Xiliang Kingdom wishes to see you."
Cong Chongqiu's heart trembled. "Your Majesty, how about calling Military Advisor Zhao and having him talk to the envoy?"
"The envoy is really good at talking. He can even make the dead come alive. I am not good at talking. I am afraid..."
There were only four of them in the living room.
Shanglu never got involved in these matters and was only responsible for serving tea and water.
Ma Chengye is young and doesn't talk much. He only talks about important things and refuses to say any nonsense.
He and the King of Zhenbei were both military generals, and they hated listening to those nagging words. It was really difficult for them to receive envoys.
"No problem." Xiao Yunhao put down the teacup and looked towards the door. "Bring the person in."
He wasn't really planning to negotiate with the envoy, he just wanted to hear what the empress wanted to do.
Anyway, the Western Liang Kingdom must be conquered, no matter what the envoys say, it will be useless.
After Cong Chongqiu thought for a while, he sat back obediently.
The King of Zhenbei said this, he must have a way to deal with it, he just needs to watch.
Soon, an envoy with his neck hunched due to the cold followed the guards into the living room.
After the envoy entered the warm living room, his tense skin felt a little more relaxed.
What a sin! This Chiyan City is much colder than the Imperial City. There are hard ice cubes everywhere, and he almost froze to death.
Isn’t it said that Chiyan City is suffering from severe drought? Where did all these ice cubes come from? It doesn’t look like there is a water shortage.
The envoy took a quick look around. This was his first time entering the main hall of the Wu Ma family's house.
Given his status and position, the Wu Ma family would not bother to see him.
The envoy looked at the man sitting in the first seat, his heart full of doubts.
Why would the Wu Ma family give up their house to these people?
"The envoy from Xiliang Kingdom greets the King of Zhenbei!"
The moment the envoy met the King of Zhenbei's eyes, his heart skipped a beat and he saluted hastily.
He wanted to act like a big shot, but when he saw the cold and murderous eyes of King Zhenbei, he became scared.
He is just a small envoy, so it is better for him not to be so tough. He should save his life and do the things that His Majesty has asked him to do.
There is no one in the hall who belongs to him, so he has to...
Um!!?
Just as the envoy was thinking about this, he suddenly saw a very familiar face.
After taking a closer look, the envoy's mouth twitched twice.
General Cong...
Why!
Your Majesty really shouldn't have allowed General Cong to return to Beijing to be punished. Now, General Cong has been forced to commit treason.
The envoy's eyes fell on Cong Chongqiu, and he felt a little disappointed.
Even if Your Majesty forces General Cong to return to the capital to be punished, that is not a reason for Cong Chongqiu to commit treason.
However, thinking of the Wu Ma family's preparation to cut Cong Chongqiu into pieces, the envoy fell silent.
It is true that you cannot bully honest people too harshly.
Cong Chongqiu noticed the envoy's gaze and curled the corner of his lips slightly.
What the hell is going on? Isn’t the envoy’s look a bit outrageous? Why does it look so much like a father looking at his son and feeling disappointed in him?
Ugh!!
There is no need to put pressure on him with these looks, he is now on the bright road.
No one can shake his determination to follow the King of Zhenbei.
Xiao Yunhao looked at the envoy calmly, without any expression.
Seeing that the King of Zhenbei was silent, the envoy pulled the corners of his lips, cupped his hands, and continued,
"I have come here on the orders of His Majesty to discuss a ceasefire with the King of Zhenbei.
We are well aware that war brings nothing but destruction and pain, with people displaced and lives lost.
Our country is willing to seek a solution acceptable to both sides with peace in mind."
The envoy delivered this set of conventional rhetoric fluently.
He had memorized these words by heart, but he had never had the opportunity to put them into practice.
Now that he had the opportunity to display his skills, he felt extremely nervous.
He always felt that King Zhenbei would chop off his head at any time.
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