Seeing their puzzled looks, Zhao Ping's lips curved into a smile.
He said calmly: "Of course I will give it, but not here."
"If you don't give it here, Prince Consort, where else will you give it?" Princess Ayi jumped over and asked, raising her small chin.
Zhao Ping looked at Princess Ayi's chin. Not to mention that although Princess Ayi's skin was not as smooth as green bamboo, her facial features and appearance were good, especially her chin was particularly small and delicate.
A faint smile appeared on his face: "Of course I will give it in Dali City."
"What, Dali City, why is it so far away?" Princess Ayi's eyes almost fell out of her sockets, she couldn't believe her ears.
Zhao Ping nodded, smiled slightly and said in a deep voice: "Of course, this miniature fairy plate armor is so precious that it can only be obtained in Dali City, thousands of miles away."
Princess Ayi was still confused and murmured: "Husband-in-law, wouldn't it be better to give it here? I will give it to those centurions in the palace to attack their previous arrogance."
"That's right, wouldn't it be better to have hair in the palace? It can increase the authority of the royal family." Na Wen and the other generals nodded, feeling the same.
"Of course it's possible to distribute it to the royal family, but it's not as good as in Dali City." Zhao Ping had a faint smile on his face, "In Dali City, it's impossible for those ghost masters, big and small, to send troops if they don't want to."
"Ping'er is right, Gu agrees with it." Yeng Ju coughed and made his final decision.
Princess Ayi never expected that her father would disagree with her statement.
She came to Yin Ju's side and shook his arm: "Father, why do you agree with the consort's statement?"
Yingju glanced at Princess Ayi lovingly. The princess was indeed a woman, and her gaze was not as far-reaching as Zhao Ping's.
"This is related to the issue of whether the ghost owners will take action." Yongju looked at Princess Ayi and said with great solemnity, "If they are distributed in the palace, the ghost owners may not be willing to go to Dali City after getting them. If they are distributed in Dali City, they will not be allowed to go to Dali City." Not going."
He actually wanted to distribute them in the palace to increase the influence of the royal family.
However, under the current circumstances, issuing miniature fairy plate armor to the royal family can only be a small gain.
After all, he is a king, and his vision is not as short-sighted as Princess Ayi and others.
"I see, my father is right. It's a pity that there is such a good opportunity." Princess Ayi sighed, disappointment evident on her face.
However, although she was a little reluctant to give up, she had a general understanding.
Zhao Ping saluted solemnly: "Father-in-law, the military situation is like a fire. Dali is in an emergency. My son-in-law will send troops immediately."
"That's fine. You can take the cavalry from Qi State first. Gu and the infantry will come later." Xing Ju also knew that now was not the time to be petty, so he agreed flatly.
Not only did he agree with Zhao Ping's statement, but he also asked Zhao Ping to take the cavalry from Qi State to take the lead.
Qi State also has cavalry, but not too many, about ten thousand.
These cavalry are scattered among the various ghost-lord tribes, but this time when they came to the royal family, almost all the cavalry were brought with them.
Zhao Ping not only provided food, but also used a large amount of copper coins to issue orders to kill Hu, and even had miniature Xianjia plate armor for stimulation. Naturally, these cavalrymen had to follow him.
The speed of the infantry is slow. Only a small number of them have reached the critical point at present, and most of them are still summoned, so the speed is naturally much slower.
However, with the stimulation of Zhao Ping's copper coins and equipment in the past and the formation of Yenju in the later, the problem is not too big.
In the second year of Tianding in Dali, the Hu people decided to attack Dali.
Kublai Khan, the brother of the Great Khan, personally supervised the army to Tera (now Dalagou, Diebu County, Gansu Province) and divided his troops into three groups to march southward.
Wu Lianghetai led the west road and entered along Yandang Road (today's Aba Grassland, Sichuan);
Zongwang copied He and Yejilie led the east route through Maozhou (today's Maowen) towards Huichuan (today's Huilixi) for containment;
Kublai Khan led the middle route across the Dadu River via Mantuo City (now north of Hanyuan, Sichuan) and went south along the ancient Qingxi Road.
After traveling more than two thousand miles through the valley, they arrived at the Jinsha River in early November and sent envoys to Dali to recruit surrender.
Hearing that the barbarians were attacking again, Duan Xingzhi, Duan Shi and Duan Zhong trembled.
Although they were mentally prepared, when the day actually came, the two of them were still terrified.
Especially Duan Shi, the tea cup in his hand fell to the ground with a bang and shattered into pieces.
Duan Zhong was not much better. The tea cup was not broken, but the tea water flowed onto the marble floor tiles.
Duan Xingzhi sat on the dragon chair, pressing his hands on the armrests on both sides without showing any ugly face.
"Coward." Prime Minister Gao Taixiang despised coming out at this time, and saluted Duan Xingzhi, "Your Majesty, the troops will come to cover up the water and earth."
Anyone in Dali can surrender, but the Gao family cannot surrender.
Although the emperor of Dali is from the Duan family, the real owner is their Gao family.
"Prime Minister, this time is different from the past. Last time, the Huren Khan died and retreated. This time, we are fully prepared and want to take Dali in one fell swoop." Duan Shi said while shaking his head while talking in his hand.
Although Duan Shi holds the throne, they are puppets, and they are not as enthusiastic about the land of Dali as Gao Taixiang.
"What are you afraid of? Our city of Dali has a history of 500 years. The city has high walls and strong walls. In the past, didn't the 100,000 troops of the Tang Dynasty have to have 100,000 troops? What happened? Wasn't the whole army annihilated when we came here?" Gao Taixiang said at the corner of his mouth. Gou Lu smiled sarcastically, raised his head and laughed loudly and said.
Duan Shi still shook his head and said with lingering fear: "The Hu people are different from the former Tang Dynasty. The former Tang Dynasty did not unify the north. The Hu people not only unified the north, but also occupied the western regions."
"It doesn't matter how powerful the Hu people are, isn't there a little saint? He beat the Hu people to the point of asking for peace." Gao Taixiang smiled coldly, raised his chin high, and said disdainfully.
Facing the barbarian attack, Gao Taixiang was still very scared.
But he had no way out and had to toughen up.
Not only do you have to be tough, but you also have to pretend to be indifferent.
Only in this way can he arouse the determination of Dali to fight against Hu.
What he did was actually based on some calculations.
They had the Sha Hu Dao and Hong Tian Lei that Zhao Ping half gave away and half sold, which gave him some confidence.
Even though the Hu people were powerful, Zhao Ping was able to force the Hu people to sue for peace, which gave him more or less confidence.
More importantly, Zhao Ping promised to send troops to help Dali if it was invaded by the barbarians.
With the above three points in mind, he finally decided to fight to the death with the Hu people.
Duan Shi rolled his eyes twice, then shook his head and sighed heavily: "It's okay for the little saint to be here, but the soldiers and horses are too far away."
"It doesn't matter. The little saint has cavalry there and will be able to get here soon. While Dali is resisting the barbarians, it is asking for the little saint's support." Gao Taixiang's face was extremely calm and he was talking eloquently.
Duan Shi was still a little worried: "Prime Minister, what I am worried about is that Dali City has been captured by the barbarians before the little saint has arrived."
"It doesn't matter. The little saint has already expected this. The Hu people have just launched their troops in Tera, and the little saint's troops have just set off and are heading towards Dali." Gao Taixiang had a faint smile on his face, and his tone was full of confidence.
Hearing this, Duan Xingzhi and Duan Shi breathed a sigh of relief.
They were worried that the barbarians would attack wildly, and they were even more worried that the little saint would not rescue them in time.
It's okay now. The little saint's soldiers and horses set off almost at the same time as the barbarians, so there should be no problem with the time.
Duan Shi's tense face finally relaxed, and his body stopped shaking.
He looked at Gao Taixiang with burning eyes and asked with a frown: "What should I do with the envoy of the barbarians?"
This is a hot job, and it is not good to treat them with the courtesy of a country. After all, they are a vassal state of the Song Dynasty.
The key thing is that this messenger's words and deeds are extremely irritating.
It's okay not to be polite when you see Duan Shi and Gao Taixiang, but you're not polite when you see Duan Xingzhi, the emperor.
Not only did he not salute, but he raised his chin high, thinking that he was a messenger from heaven and wanted Prince Duan Shi to salute him.
But Duan Shi had his own concerns. If he stayed, he would still have a way to retreat in case of defeat.
While Duan Shi was talking, he was thinking about the way out.
Bang bang, suddenly a head fell in from outside the palace.
The three Duan Xingzhi brothers took a look and realized that the head belonged to no one else, but the noble head of the aloof messenger.
Duan Xingzhi's vision went dark and he almost fell off the throne.
He had no choice but to hold on to the armrest with both hands and gasp for air.
Duan Shi stepped back a few steps, and a guard beside him had quick eyesight and quick hands, and hurriedly supported him to prevent him from falling.
Duan Zhong almost screamed when he saw it and had to cover his mouth.
Duan Zhong is also a prince and the youngest brother of Duan Xingzhi.
He has dark skin but a stocky body.
"Your Majesty, this Hu man is really hateful. He has offended Your Majesty, and I cannot help but kill him." At this time, General Gao Tong came in, and the blood from the Hu-killing knife in his hand was still dripping occasionally.
Duan Shi glared at Gao Tong bitterly, bullshit, he obviously meant to kill someone.
This was an envoy of the Hu people. He committed suicide without His Majesty's consent.
It's over, it's over, there is no way out now, Duan Shi's face is pale, without a trace of blood.
According to the urinary nature of the Hu people, not only the Gao family in Dali could not be protected, but also the Duan family could not be saved.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but tremble again, and his vest was wet with cold sweat.
Duan Xingzhi forced a smile, and with all his strength, he said slowly: "The barbarians are hateful, and they were ordered to do so alone."
Originally he didn't want to take on this responsibility, but in full view of the public, he, the emperor, couldn't take the responsibility and his courage ran out.
Duan Shi's eyes almost fell out of his sockets. After the messenger arrived, Duan Xingzhi ordered himself to entertain the messenger who disgusted him.
If Duan Xingzhi ordered the killing of the barbarian envoys, how could he not tell him?
Thinking of this, Duan Shi looked at Duan Xingzhi doubtfully.
Duan Xingzhi didn't even look at him. He pressed his hands on the armrests of the dragon chair and tried to calm down.
Since you want to fight, let the Gao family fight.
Duan Xingzhi stared at Gao Taixiang: "Prime Minister, what's the plan?"
"Your Majesty, the minister is willing to lead troops and horses to defend the natural danger of Jinshachuan (Jinsha River). Zitong can garrison Huichuan (today's Huili), a must-pass route. At the same time, he will immediately send fast horses to ask for help from the little saint." Gao Taixiang said. I have already thought up a strategy and spoken it out.
Duan Xingzhi thought about it and decided that this was the best deployment at present.
Duan Shi opened his mouth to speak, but had no other choice but to keep his mouth shut.
Duan Shi closed his mouth but spoke, and someone else spoke.
This person is none other than Duan Zhong.
It turned out that Duan Zhong thought of a question and couldn't help but said: "Prime Minister, hasn't the little saint already sent troops, why do you still ask for help?"
