"Okay, Mrs. Xiao is indeed extraordinary!" Li Yong praised, and immediately said in a deep voice: "I don't want to embarrass you. After all, I am also the king of a country and a king. I can capture you this time. It is really a blessing. This king was lucky for a while.
"I don't want to have an eternal feud with the Liao Kingdom, so I plan to send people to negotiate with the Liao Kingdom to see what price they are willing to pay to take you back..."
After hearing this, all the concubines of Liao Emperor all showed hopeful expressions. For them, it would be best if they could go back, and they would not think about the price hidden behind it.
Xiao Chuo was not easily dismissed. After her eyes narrowed for a moment, she immediately asked: "Are you serious about what the king said?"
"Why would I lie to you?"
"But I don't know, what conditions do you want?"
Li Yong shook his head and said, "I have already said that this matter depends on the price they intend to pay. In other words, it depends on how much the Liao Emperor is worth in the hearts of the current Liao subjects."
Xiao Chuo sighed secretly in his heart, but it was just as expected.
But the other concubines were all confused when they heard it, and two or three of them looked thoughtful. It was obvious that although these women basically served people with sex and were indeed outstanding in appearance, some of them also had above-average IQs.
The former Xiao Chuo also climbed up among them, but now, it is difficult for them to have another chance after returning.
Li Yong thought for a while and then asked Xiao Chuo: "Does the Queen Mother think that an emperor of Liao is worth the sixteen states of Yanyun?"
Originally, Li Yong had no intention of taking action himself. The opportunity had been created for the Song Dynasty, and he was waiting for them to take advantage of this God-given opportunity to take back the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun.
Compared with a hundred years later, the "de-Sinicization" of Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures today has not reached such a serious level. At the same time, people there still have a glimmer of hope for the Song Dynasty.
It's just that Song Ting buried this hope for a long time, and there will be no reason to blame others for not accepting you.
But now...
Li Yong sneered in his heart, who said Da Cang was too slow?
It is estimated that he has not fully realized at this moment that he can take advantage of the opportunity to capture the Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture. In this case, he will naturally be rude.
Xiao Chuo secretly thought to herself, what a huge appetite, but she couldn't tell whether what Li Yong said was true or false. She could only shake her head and said: "A single emperor wants to come in exchange for the Sixteen States of Yanyun. I'm afraid he won't return the favor." not enough."
"The Queen Mother seems to have no confidence in her prince?"
Xiao Chuo just shook his head this time and said nothing, but it was self-explanatory.
If she were to make the choice, what would a prince mean? There were many people in the Liao Kingdom waiting to succeed the throne and the Yelu family waiting to ascend to the throne.
But Li Yong also shook his head and said: "If the Queen Mother is in the Liao Kingdom, I believe that the Liao people will not agree."
These words made Xiao Chuo startled, and then he couldn't help but smile bitterly, as if he finally realized the reality.
Prisoners like them were not qualified to negotiate terms with Li Yong, and the Liao Kingdom had no way to negotiate terms with him.
Compared with the king of a country, which of the sixteen states of Yanyun is more important?
This depends on the current situation in the Liao Kingdom, but with Xiao Chuo's understanding, even if she is captured here and cannot communicate with the outside world or hear news from the outside world, she can still roughly figure out the current situation.
This time, Li Yong took care of Emperor Liao's family, not only Emperor Liao and his concubines, but also his descendants, including her, the Queen Mother.
Otherwise, if there is still a son or Xiao Chuo himself, there will be a way to stabilize the situation.
But now they are leaderless, and how could Xiao Chuo not know the virtues of the powerful people in the Liao Kingdom now?
If the situation was a little better, they might have started fighting among themselves.
"The Queen Mother doesn't want to go and see how your prince is doing now?"
Emperor Liao was naturally under separate supervision, and the women and men were watched separately, so none of them knew what the current situation was. Empress Dowager Xiao was immediately moved after hearing this, but
After taking a look at Li Yong, he knew that this matter might not be that simple.
So she simply kept silent and waited for Li Yong to continue speaking.
Sure enough, Li Yong didn't wait for her to agree, and said directly: "The Queen Mother can go and see the Emperor of Liao, and also help me ask him what he thinks about this?"
Empress Dowager Xiao knew it well, and even if she didn't ask, Li Yong would naturally tell Emperor Liao.
Nowadays, when people are under the eaves, they have to lower their heads. She is aware of current affairs, so she nods in silence. However, when she was about to be taken over, she suddenly turned around and glanced at the daughters-in-law next to her. Her heart suddenly moved, and she glanced at Li Yong, tentatively. Then he asked, "Your Majesty, can they go with me?"
Of course, among the concubines in the harem, there are some who have a good relationship and some who have a bad relationship. The most important thing is that their life and death hopes are now pinned on the Liao Emperor. Therefore, they naturally hope to take this opportunity to please the Liao Emperor first. It would be beneficial to go back together when the time comes.
Unexpectedly, Li Yong swept away casually, shook his head and said: "I promised to let Emperor Liao go back. If the Liao Kingdom is sincere enough, the Queen Mother can do it, but I didn't say I would let them go back."
Xiao Chuo's heart sank, and the expressions of Queen Xiao Bodhisattva, Concubine Xiao and Concubine Xiao De also changed.
But they are still women on the grassland. Not only are they accustomed to this kind of thing, but they are also accustomed to it, and they actually adjusted quickly.
In fact, after recognizing the reality, as long as we can survive, it is not so difficult to accept.
Even Xiao Chuo himself almost thought that Li Yong wanted to do something to her.
After all, it’s hard to say what some people’s tastes are…
Compared with pure physical pleasure, because of Queen Mother Xiao's identity, that kind of spiritual conquest and stimulation is exactly what some people like the most.
If it had been someone else, he might actually have done this.
But Li Yong was so stupid that he left these beauties in their prime of life in front of him to get a real old woman who was not even an old lady.
If it had been ten years earlier it would have been about the same...
Moreover, in Yelu Longxu's harem, the concubines surnamed Xiao alone include those in their thirties, twenties and even teenagers. There are ample choices, so why bother to feel uncomfortable.
Yelu Longxu's first queen was deposed two years ago and was later promoted to a noble concubine. She is exactly thirty years old this year, but she is just the right age. She is dressed in palace clothes because she has not washed herself or slept along the way. After passing Ansheng's feet, he looked a little haggard, but he didn't smell bad. Instead, he had a pleasant floral fragrance.
That resentful and weak face made me feel pity for her. When Li Yong walked in front of her, he asked her to raise her head. She didn't say anything, she just raised her chin obediently, with water in her eyes, as if It will overflow the next moment.
After Xiao Chuo had no choice but to leave, Li Yong walked up to her first, held his slightly plump chin, smiled softly, glanced at the people next to him, and said as if ordering: "Tonight we will be served by You don’t have to worry now that you’re sleeping with me, everyone will have a share in the rest. Isn’t it better to follow me than to follow that useless good-for-nothing Emperor Liao?”
The deposed Empress Xiao Guifei forced a smile. Apparently her experience had made her develop this habit of pleasing others, while the others had gloomy expressions. Among them, Concubine Yuan Xiao, who was kneeling at the back, was holding her arms around her. The two daughters, one older and one younger, are increasingly despairing...
