Chapter 416 Playing with Fire
Before they even left the grassland, they received news that Shuimu City sent an envoy to discuss with the newly appointed Khan of the grassland about diplomatic relations between the two countries.
At night, in the small tent, Xia Zihan looked at the person hugging her with a slanted smile. His hand was still moving up and down her back, like a red-hot iron rod. Wherever he touched it, it was hot. .
She pretended to be angry and slapped his hand away, "Say, I will come to the grassland. Have you planned everything?"
Otherwise, after she came to the grassland, except for accidentally meeting Zheng Wenting, everything went so smoothly. She would not believe that she would be so lucky.
This made her doubt that if Ma Bao went to the capital to spread the news and she would come to the grassland to find him, was it all his plan?
Chu Jingqi's eyes flashed, and the monster's face was very innocent as he said, "I'm not a clever strategist, how could I know that you would come to the grassland?"
"You really didn't plot against me?" She looked unconvinced.
Chu Jingqi was very innocent and looked like she had been wronged. "It's really not true. After I entered the grassland, I planned to go to various tribes, eliminate their leaders, and then replace them with my own people. In order to prevent the secret guards from leaking the truth, They have to be familiar with every move, every word and every action of the dressed-up leader. I was so busy at the time, how could I have time to think about unnecessary things?”
It's just...he just deliberately didn't send any more safety letters to Shuimu City.
"Since you are not in danger, why didn't you send a letter to your uncle to report that you are safe?" Xia Zihan grasped this key point without even thinking about it.
If he hadn't reported that he was safe, would she have been able to come thousands of miles away?
"I was busy and forgot." Chu Jingqi looked innocent again.
Angry, Xia Zihan pounced on him and bit his ear hard.
This little bastard, he must have done it on purpose. He must have guessed that Ma Baosheng would go to her to save him.
Maybe he would know it as soon as she entered the grassland.
Chu Jingqi had a smile in her eyes and looked at the little woman who was biting his ear with a doting expression, "Ayu, don't play with fire. Although I am very confident in my self-control, the premise is that you cannot tempt me."
And he was already so tempted by her cuteness that his stomach was full of fire, and her body was running wildly, as if there was something that wanted to be vented.
After Xia Zihan realized what a childish thing he had done, his face turned red and he let go of his teeth as if nothing had happened.
Then, still very angry, she kicked him and said, "Don't take advantage of me in the future."
"You are my wife. If I don't take advantage of you, who should I take advantage of?" Chu Jingqi clung to her like a rogue, stretched out her hand, and pulled her into his arms. She took a deep breath with satisfaction, "My Ayu's body smells so good. .”
A virgin fragrance emanated from her body, and he couldn't help but be intoxicated by it. He said with enchanted eyes, "Ayu."
Like a puppy, he buried his head in her neck and rubbed her flatteringly.
Subconsciously, Xia Zihan wanted to hug him with her backhand, but a sudden jolt woke her up. She suddenly woke up and pushed him away quickly, "You took advantage of me again. I almost didn't cheat you. Go and stay away from me. You Take advantage of whoever you like. In short, stay away from me.”
"Haha, Ayu looks so beautiful when she is angry."
Chu Jingqi wanted to be coquettish and act like a rogue, so he changed the subject. When he saw her expression turned cold and she looked at him with a sneer, he knew that he couldn't deceive her. He hugged her, comforted her and coaxed her, "Ayu, Yuniang, I'm like this Don’t I want to see you sooner? We haven’t seen each other for three years. You don’t even know. Don’t you? By my side, I miss you so much that I can't sleep day and night. I train my troops with all my strength. When the soldiers under my command see me, they feel as if they have met King Yama. But if I don't train, my mind will be full of emotions. Just thinking about your face makes my heart hurt.”
"I just wanted to see you a few months earlier. If you didn't come, I would have to return to the capital in half a year."
This time Shui Mucheng sent someone to negotiate the documents, and it was just a process first. When the outcome of the negotiation was reached, someone would have to be sent to the capital to show it to the emperor. If the emperor and the ministers all agreed, then everything would be done. It's easy to say, write a letter directly, and wait until the Tatar leader sends someone to go to the capital with them to formally sign the document, then the matter will be over.
If the emperor and the ministers disagree, the emperor will have to come up with the results and send an envoy to deliver them to the Tatar leader.
In short, the Tatars will only formally send people to the capital to sign the documents after the discussion is reached and everyone in the two countries agrees.
Only then could he and his father return to the capital with the Tatar envoys.
If we have to wait until then, it will take half a year at the earliest, and it will be next summer if it is slower.
But he couldn't wait to see her, especially after learning that the late emperor passed away and that she, his mother, and the twins had experienced a catastrophe, he was even more worried about the safety of her, his mother, and the twins in the capital.
I couldn't help but want to see her.
Xia Zihan glared at him angrily and kicked him twice.
He admitted it. This little bastard, she knew that he must have plotted against her.
Xia Zihan was so angry, but the person in front of him was reluctant to hit him, and he was reluctant to scold him. He kept a straight face and ignored him, and he would stick to you like a sticky candy. It's true. It is difficult to punish him.
However, when he heard that he would return to Beijing in half a year, Xia Zihan frowned in surprise, "It will take that long? It's already the New Year."
"This year, you will accompany me to celebrate the New Year in Shuimu City. After the New Year, we will return to the capital?" Chu Jingqi took the opportunity to express the purpose in his heart.
Xia Zihan stared at him suspiciously, "Aren't you and the emperor's brothers? Now that there is no war on the border, just go and send a secret message to the emperor to order you to return to Beijing."
Good brother, isn’t it easy to talk to?
Chu Jingqi tapped her nose and said, "Silly girl, even if we are brothers, we can't just transfer the general who guards the border back."
Then he explained, "Only we know the situation here. The emperor doesn't know, nor do the ministers of the court..."
"Until we get a friendly letter from the Tatar leader, the emperor will not easily transfer me and dad back. He will be worried that if we go back and the Tatars counterattack, Shuimu City will suffer. We have returned to Beijing. , even if you want to come, the distant water cannot save the nearby fire. Anyone who sits in that position will worry that his country will be invaded by the enemy. "
The fact that all the twelve Tatar leaders were replaced by his people is his secret. Apart from his close confidants, only Xia Zihan knows. This kind of thing can only be buried in the stomach and cannot be spread out. , you must know that every emperor will not like his ministers who are afraid of their superiors, especially generals with heavy troops.
Since ancient times, many generals with great achievements have been executed by the king of a country on unfounded charges.
The emperor plays well with him, and although he will not be afraid of him for the time being, he is with you like a tiger, and people's hearts are separated by a layer of belly. Who knows, one day the emperor will suddenly change his mind?
He and his father have made a great contribution to promoting friendly relations with the Tatars this time. After returning to Beijing, the emperor will definitely restore his father's duchy of Anguo and restore him as Duke of Anguo in accordance with the late emperor's will. With the status of the Crown Prince, the Chu family will be in a great position. Who knows whether such prosperity, wealth and splendid future will irritate the emperor's eyes.
No one can say for sure.
Xia Zihan fell silent after hearing this.
Chu Jingqi rubbed her hair and said softly, "Ayu, it's rare for you to come to the prairie. How about we play here for a while and then go back?"
"It's winter, won't it be very cold here?" Xia Zihan was a little worried, "I heard that the snow here will be very heavy, and it will be as deep as the knees. Even if you are riding a horse, it will be difficult to walk."
"Let's go back before it snows." Chu Jingqi coaxed.
Seeing that Xia Zihan was still unwilling, he started acting coy again, "I just want to spend more time with you. When we return to Shuimu City, it won't be easy for us to be so free."
After all, they are not married yet, not even engaged, but their parents have only verbally agreed. Therefore, it is not easy for them to do anything too outrageous in front of outsiders. But here, there are no outsiders, and it doesn't matter how loving and intimate they are. .
Like this, we stay together all day long and no one will say anything.
"Ayu, there is an Asadog River here. It is very beautiful. I will take you to see it before it snows."
Seeing the expectant expression on his face, Xia Zihan finally couldn't bear to refuse and nodded, which was regarded as agreement.
In fact, she also missed him, very much, and liked the way she was intimate with him. Although she was a little embarrassed, to be honest, deep down in her heart, she still liked him.
A group of five people went to the Ashadog River.
Chu Jingqi took Xia Zihan around on the grassland and had a lot of fun. As for the matter of making good documents with the Tatars, Chu Jingqi left it to his confidant Leopard Fox to deal with, while on the Shuimu City side, Chu Xuanyu was watching.
Before, Chu Jingqi sent a letter to his father, which would inevitably cause complications. The document of diplomatic relations between the two countries must be drawn up as soon as possible, and the conditions in the document must not be harsh, but must be tolerant, so as not to let the Tatar people Feeling bullied and objecting, Da Sheng would not suffer too much.
As for this degree, Chu Jingqi didn't care how to control it, he left it all to his father fox.
In short, the good relationship between the Tatars and Dasheng is actually, in the final analysis, still an exchange of things. Dasheng will provide food, cotton, coal and other materials to keep warm and feed the Tatars every year. The Tatars will never be in need of food or clothing due to lack of food. Nuan was about to freeze to death and invaded Dasheng to steal things. The people on the border of Dasheng were safe, while the Tatars only needed to provide cattle, sheep, horses and other items to Dasheng every year.
In particular, the war horses raised by the Tatars are all tall and strong, and can travel thousands of miles without panting. Dasheng has long coveted them to death. With the war horses, in the future, Dasheng can be trained like the Tatars. Create a super powerful cavalry army.
They are invincible in all attacks. Perhaps, with the cavalry army, they can conquer the Japanese pirates in the south in the future.
(End of chapter)