Three days later, outside Xichun City, in Li Ye's tent.
Holding the golden arrow given to him by Yeluqi in his hand, he was recalling the conversation with him in his heart.
"I know that there is a master in your army. On the eve of the battle in Nanyun City, he killed our high priest with an arrow from an unknown distance."
From Yeluqi's point of view, he really wanted to meet this magical figure.
Then Li Ye smiled bitterly and said, "If I have a chance, I'll introduce him to you."
There are things you can do, but you can't admit it even to death.
Standing alone outside the big tent, blowing the afternoon autumn wind.
Around the military camp, the food planted in the summer is growing well, and it can be harvested before winter comes.
The sun shines on the vibrant fields, sparkling.
Li Ye was thinking that soon, the negotiations with the grassland tribes would be completed, and after harvesting this season's grain and grass, he would move to the central region and return to the imperial city.
I wonder if the Imperial City at that time would force itself to use these weapons forged in southern Xinjiang.
"What is the Imperial Master thinking?" At some point, the eldest prince arrived outside the tent, followed by Tang Qiuyu and Xia Wutong.
Putting away the golden arrows in his hand, Li Ye turned to look at the three of them and said with a smile, "Look at these grains and grasses. It won't take more than two months to harvest them."
After saying that, he led the three of them towards the big tent.
After enduring the sweltering dog days of summer and ushering in the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, the climate in the military camp has become slightly cooler.
"Then what?" The eldest prince looked at him and asked quietly after sitting down.
"Then? Then of course it's back to the Imperial City!" Li Ye looked at him and smiled lightly.
Xia Wutong looked at the two of them without saying anything, fetched water, and started to light the fire again.
I don't know from which day, she also liked to make a pot of tea and sip tea with Tang Qiuyu when she had nothing to do.
The eldest prince nodded. He also knew that the matter in the imperial city could not be delayed any longer. It would be a great thing to solve it as soon as possible.
"However, we must take care of things here first before we can leave with peace of mind." The eldest prince looked at him and said.
"Let them arrange a time for negotiation first. I believe we can leave here after we finish harvesting the food and grass here." For some reason, Li Ye felt a touch of sadness.
There is no joy at all after victory.
Is it because you want to say goodbye to your new friends? It seems not. His relationship with Yeluqi is not that deep yet.
Is it because he wants to kill again when he returns to the imperial city? It didn't seem to be the case. At some point, his heart began to feel cold.
Tang Qiuyu looked at Li Ye who was in a daze and couldn't help but ask: "Where is Mumu? Where did she go when she left home early in the morning?"
Li Ye looked at her and smiled: "She couldn't stay idle and ran to Nanyun City with Brother Nalan to play."
The real situation is that Li Ye asked Nalanyu to go to Nanyun City to supervise several foundries to produce arrows in case he encountered obstacles from various places on his way back to the imperial city.
And when Mu Mu heard that she was going back to Nanyun City, she had no time to live. She liked to sleep in, so it was rare for her to run out early in the morning.
"This guy didn't tell me when he went." Xia Wutong was too busy these days and wanted to sneak out for a long time.
Li Ye looked at Xia Wutong who was chattering while making tea, and said to the eldest prince: "There is no war going on here. Why don't the marshal accompany the princess back to Nanyun City first? You won't participate in the negotiations anyway."
The eldest prince looked at Tang Qiuyu, smiled and said nothing.
Tang Qiuyu glanced at Xia Wutong and thought, "You are really ignorant. This great opportunity is in front of you."
Shaking his head, he looked at her and said, "You have to think carefully. You can enter Xichun City before you see it. This time you go to Nanyun City..."
She didn't finish the rest of the words, thinking that she didn't need to say more.
Xia Wutong seemed to understand the meaning of Tang Qiuyu's words. He lowered his head and looked at his pair of small boots.
The eldest prince didn't know what she was thinking, so he smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll wait for the Imperial Master to finish talking to them before I consider going back."
But I was saying in my heart: "Sister, my brother can only help you so far."
Li Ye looked at the three of them, shook his head and smiled: "It seems that we are really going to Xichun City for a drink."
"I can treat you to a drink in the city today!" Yeluqi's cheerful laughter came from outside the tent.
Li Ye looked at Yeluqi who strode into the tent and smiled: "Are you in good health?"
Yeluqi looked at him and smiled: "It's not a fatal injury, and you have your elixir, so there's nothing wrong with it."
Xia Wutong took out the cup, poured hot tea for the four people in front of him, and finally poured a cup for himself, then held it in his hand and looked at Li Ye quietly.
The eldest prince was anxious. He looked at Yeluqi who was holding the tea cup and asked, "When are you going to start negotiations?"
Yeluqi was stunned. He didn't expect that the generalissimo was even more anxious than himself.
Looking at the impatient eldest prince, Yeluqi smiled and said, "We four kings are also anxious to return to the tribe. They said we can do it at any time."
The eldest prince turned to look at Li Ye. Li Ye waved his hand to him and said with a smile: "I will accompany you at any time."
"Then let's do it tomorrow!" The eldest prince patted the armrest of the chair heavily.
"Are you in a hurry?" Tang Qiuyu looked at him, a little worried.
"No, what I want to say has already been discussed with the Imperial Master. He has full authority to negotiate on my behalf. If Mr. Tang is worried, you can go together."
The eldest prince thought to himself, the imperial master is smarter than himself, how can he suffer a loss?
"Are you here with us or in Xichun City?" Li Ye looked at Yelu Qi and asked calmly.
"It will be divided into two games. The first one will be at your place, and the second one will be in Xichun City." Yeluqi looked at him and replied with a smile.
"Specific content?" Li Ye was concerned about this.
"The first session is about discussing the post-war positions, stay and stay of both sides, and related conditions; the second session is about discussing our future interactions and trade issues. I think the second session is what the Khans are concerned about."
Yeluqi also knew that it was a foregone conclusion that his side would spread out three towns. The most important issue in the future would be trade and material exchange between the two sides.
At this point, he wanted to get some benefits from Li Ye.
Li Ye glanced at the eldest prince and saw that he had no objection, so he replied with a smile: "Then it will be as arranged by you. Send someone to our place tomorrow to start negotiations."
Yeluqi nodded, drank the tea in the cup, and said with a smile, "Chenshi?"
Li Ye looked at him and smiled: "Chenshi!"
The two smiled at each other and said in unison: "What a good moment."
Xia Wutong felt an inexplicable feeling when she looked at the two of them. Because her brother was there, she couldn't ask more questions, so she had to carefully add tea to a few cups.
"I didn't expect that a vigorous war would end in this way." Yeluqi looked at Li Ye and shook his head, sighing heavily.
"Then what do you want?" Li Ye looked at him quietly.
"It's all you monster!" How could Yeluqi not know what he meant? How could he be fooled?
"I won't talk to you anymore. Several Khan kings are still waiting for my reply. I will come over early tomorrow."
After drinking up the glass of water in the tea again, Yeluqi said goodbye to the four people with clasped hands, turned around and walked out of the big tent.
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Looking at the figure walking out of the tent, the eldest prince smiled softly and said, "What an interesting guy."
"His sister is more interesting? Do you want her to be the future..." Li Ye didn't speak the next words. He believed that the eldest prince could understand.
Xia Wutong, who was sitting aside, became energetic now. He turned to look at his brother and said with a smile: "I also think she is good. She is well-educated and sensible. She is beautiful. She is also a princess on the grassland. She has no problem being my sister-in-law."
Tang Qiuyu was stunned and stared at the little girl in front of him, thinking that you haven't solved your own problem yet, so you should start caring about your brother's affairs.
Upon hearing this, the eldest prince shook his head and replied: "Master, you are very considerate. You should first think about how to deal with this negotiation and let the cavalry from the three towns return to their tribes, and then discuss other matters with me. "
Hearing the word cavalry, Li Ye turned around and asked, "Do you want to borrow some soldiers and horses from them?"
The eldest prince thought about the future situation and felt a little headache. He replied seriously: "If the imperial advisor thinks that we can defeat the general in the imperial city, we should try not to borrow troops. After all, once the war starts, there will be casualties. This favor It’s not easy to pay back.”
When Li Ye heard this, he nodded and said, "What the general said makes sense."
"Also, try to let him go away within this month. We still have many problems to deal with..."
Li Ye said: "We tried our best, but the three towns we took over are probably in a mess."
The eldest prince became a little annoyed when he thought about the three towns after taking over. He thought about it and said, "Leave the reconstruction issue to Yang Kaiyi then."
"I agree with this. After all, he has chosen to stand by our side and leave the three towns to him. We will all be relieved." Li Ye looked at him and said calmly.
The eldest prince looked at his sister and smiled lightly: "For the second negotiation, you can go to Xichun City with the Imperial Master."
When Xia Wutong heard this, his face suddenly turned red. He looked at Tang Qiuyu and said, "I'll go with the master."
The eldest prince became more relaxed after hearing her reply. He looked at Tang Qiuyu and Li Ye and said, "I'll leave the negotiation to you two."
Tang Qiuyu looked at him and said with a smile: "I don't know anything about negotiation. I'm just here to embolden the national master to prevent him from being bullied by others."
With Li Ye's current reputation in southern Xinjiang, not to mention the officials and soldiers in Tianfeng City who have never seen war, who among the people of Nanyun City and the hundreds of thousands of cavalry from the grassland tribes doesn't know him? His name?
That's why Tang Qiuyu didn't trust him to negotiate alone.
She wanted to provide the little guy with more love and protection.
Li Ye looked at her, smiled, and said, "I didn't expect that Mr. Tang would be here to witness the last moment of this war."
Tang Qiuyu raised his head and looked at him quietly, and said softly: "I didn't expect that the national master who stirred up the turmoil in the five regions was actually the little boy I met on Tianshan Mountain."
Li Ye felt his cheeks were slightly hot and touched them subconsciously, not knowing how to reply.
Xia Wutong held his hands, looked at Tang Qiuyu and Li Ye blankly, and said, "I really regret that my level was too low at that time and I couldn't go to the mountain stream where my junior brother stayed."
Li Ye watched the girl in front of him keep pinching his black hair. He was silent for a moment and replied: "Mr. Tang knows that there is only a cave and a glacier. What scenery is there?"
"Haha, because you are nowhere to be found." Tang Qiuyu looked at the bewildered young man in front of him and couldn't help laughing.
The eldest prince didn't know Li Ye's childhood story, so he sat aside and listened quietly without interrupting.
Tang Qiuyu's answer was very concise, but it was like a sharp sword piercing Li Ye's heart.
"Over the years, I have been thinking that if my master and apprentice had not gone to Tianshan to find my husband, I would not have met you. Then how would I write the story in the future?"
After Tang Qiuyu finished speaking, he glanced at Xia Wutong, who was sitting aside in a daze.
Xia Wutong was stunned, looked at Li Ye and said, "Junior brother, I spent a lot of time in the cave where you lived."
The master's reminder finally made the shy girl in front of him reveal his feelings.
Li Ye couldn't help feeling shy as he listened to her confession. He drank up the tea in his hand and replied softly: "Whenever I focus on cultivating Taoism, I never think about things outside the mountain."
Xia Wutong turned around, added more tea to his cup, looked at him and asked quietly: "Now that you have left Tianshan, you can think about it!"
Li Ye was stunned and almost dropped the teacup in his hand to the ground.
