Chai Mu was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
He had been worried that Gu Jian would be confused again, and the woman refused to take advantage of Qu Xiaofeng.
Now it seems that he is not too stupid.
"It turns out that King Tiedal even guarded his own granddaughter." Chai Mu couldn't help but sigh after reading the two maps.
The route Qu Xiaofeng took was longer and more dangerous than the route Xiang Nan took. It was obviously intentional by King Tiedal. Even his granddaughter refused to tell him the road leading from King Danchi's tent to the outside world.
Xiang Nan nodded.
Since ancient times, emperors have been cold-blooded. King Tiedal seems to love Qu Xiaofeng very much, but the truth is far from that good.
…
Later, Xiang Nan took Chai Mu to Shuobo Palace.
As soon as they entered the palace, they were stopped by the palace guards.
"Okay, it turns out it's you!" When the guard commander saw Xiang Nan, he was immediately furious.
It was General Shuobo who was restrained by Xiang Nan that day in Death Valley.
He was first kidnapped by Xiang Nan and then tapped on his acupuncture points. It was not until twelve hours later that he could speak and get up and walk. This delayed him for a whole day.
The ninth princess of Xizhou also managed to escape because of this, causing all his kidnapping plans to go to waste. Just thinking about it makes me really angry.
"General, how are you doing after a long separation?" Xiang Nan asked, cupping his hands.
"Bastard, you still dare to ask," the guard commander Huo said, "Come here, arrest them, I will let them die without a burial place."
"Bold, this is the fifth prince of the Toyo Dynasty, here to pay homage to your king. We have important matters to discuss, so don't be rude!" Chai Mu scolded him coldly.
The commander was stunned for a moment. Knowing that the fifth prince of the Toyo Dynasty had a distinguished status and was extraordinary, he had no choice but to report it to him immediately.
After a while, Xiang Nan and Chai Mu were brought to King Shuobo's palace.
"Li Chengyin, the fifth prince of the Feng Dynasty, pays homage to King Shuo Bo!" Xiang Nan bowed and saluted.
King Shuobo's beard and hair are all white, his face is covered with wrinkles, he is old and dying, and he is more than seventy years old.
"Are you the fifth prince of the Toyo Dynasty?" King Shuo Bo looked at Xiang Nan and asked in surprise, as if he was surprised by his youth.
"Uncle Wang, my nephew went to Xizhou last time to propose marriage. The fifth prince he met in Xizhou was him~" Prince Lidun in front of King Shuobo said, confirming Xiang Nan's identity.
King Shuobo nodded and ordered the commander to lead the team down, "Fifth Prince, I'm afraid there was some misunderstanding just now. Please don't take offense."
Xiang Nan smiled and didn't take it to heart.
"I wonder why the fifth prince is looking for me!" King Shuo Bo immediately sat cross-legged and barefoot on the throne, looking at Xiang Nan in an intimidating manner and asked.
"I am here to present an important treasure to King Shuo Bo." Xiang Nan said, taking out a beautifully carved jade box from his arms.
When King Shuobo saw it, he immediately ordered his servant to present it.
When he opened it, he saw a huge orb inside, as big as a chicken egg, green in color, exquisite and clear, and completely precious. Xiang Nan stole it from King Tiedal's tent.
When King Shuo Bo saw such a big orb, his eyes immediately went straight.
"Okay, okay, okay, you still want to give me a gift, you are really thoughtful." He happily wiped the orb and said, beaming with joy.
…
"Your Majesty, I have a bigger gift that I would like to present to you. I wonder if your Majesty is interested?" Xiang Nan smiled again.
"A bigger gift?! Bring it up quickly." Upon hearing this, King Shuo Bo immediately stretched out his hand and said.
Xiang Nan laughed and said, "What I want to dedicate to the king is half of Danchi's land."
"Half of Danchi's land?!" King Shuobo was stunned.
"Yes." Xiang Nan nodded, "In recent years, Dan Chi has repeatedly invaded our northern border and bullied the surrounding small countries. This was originally my father's heart disease. My father has always wanted to eradicate him, so I would like to ask Shuo Bo to cooperate. I, Fengchao, are sending troops to attack Danchi together!"
"Let me, Shuobo, join you in attacking Danchi? It is well known that Danchi has a strong army. Besides, I, Shuobo, have never had any intention of sending troops!" King Shuobo waved his hand after hearing this.
"It is reasonable for the king to hesitate." Xiang Nan said eloquently, "However, according to my father's wishes, Danchi's land can be divided and conquered by then, and the ice field road will be managed by you, Shuobo.
Shuobo is located in the desert and is short of water all year round. On this ice sheet, the water system is very rich, which can also solve Shuobo's urgent need!
Moreover, the furs of snow foxes and white bears on this ice field are extremely valuable, and even the nobles of Byzantine Persia and other countries are flocking to them! "
He had seen that although King Shuobo was timid and fearful, he was greedy for money, so he listed all the advantages of attacking Shuobo.
Sure enough, after hearing what Xiang Nan said, King Shuobo even put down the orb, obviously being moved by Xiang Nan's words.
"Your Majesty, I think what the fifth prince of the Toyo Dynasty said is not unreasonable." At this time, an internal minister commented and agreed with Xiang Nan's suggestion.
…
Seeing this, Xiang Nan added a fourth reason, "I heard that since the king married the eldest daughter of King Tiedal as his concubine, Danchi has not used force against Shuobo for more than ten years.
However, the princess died of illness the year before last. King Tiedal has always suspected that your love for the new and dislike of the old killed the princess, so he repeatedly sent troops to plunder border cities and rob business roads, causing people to live in dire straits. Can you really swallow this bad breath? "
"It is true that the princess died of illness! I have repeatedly revised my book and asked Tiedal to declare it. Not only did he not believe it, but he even made it worse. Even when I asked for marriage to the ninth princess of Xizhou, he interfered..." King Shuobo defended himself after hearing this. road.
It seemed that King Tiedal's anger did put a lot of pressure on him.
"Your Majesty, this is a good opportunity for us, Shuobo, to send troops, and we have the Toyo Dynasty army as an ally. We should seize it!" Another close minister said.
When King Shuo Bo heard this, he nodded, seemingly very moved.
At this moment, I heard Prince Lidun say, "Uncle Wang, the opportunity is indeed rare, but I still have concerns. Once the war starts, I, Shuobo, will definitely be at odds with Danchi. He has many soldiers and generals and a vast territory. Of course I'm not afraid, but I, Shuo Bo, will bear the brunt!"
King Shuobo hesitated for a moment, and the idea he had just established suddenly wavered again, "Lidun is right! This Danchi people are brave and good at fighting. Even if we have a large number of troops, we can't have an absolute chance of winning, right?"
Chai Mu couldn't help but darken when he saw that something big was about to happen, but was ruined by Prince Lidun.
However, Xiang Nan didn't take it seriously and bowed and said, "Since Shuobo has no intention of sending troops, we can't disturb him and say goodbye!"
King Shuo Bo still felt embarrassed, after all, he had received Xiang Nan's pearl for nothing, so he wanted to retain Xiang Nan.
But Xiang Nan thanked him for staying, and then left the palace with Chai Mu.
"Old King Shuobo is timid and fearful, and his nephew Lidun is causing trouble everywhere. If Shuobo refuses to send troops, we may not be able to attack Danchi with our small force. Now we can only go to General Pei." Chai Mu suggested, "Just to mobilize troops across regions requires an order from the Holy Spirit. I'm afraid I won't be able to make it in time."
"Don't worry, things can still turn around." Xiang Nan waved his hand.
"Turning point?!" Chai Mu was stunned, and was about to ask where the turning point was when he saw a group of cavalry suddenly coming out in front, and the leader was none other than Prince Lidun.
(End of chapter)
