At dawn the next day, Li Chang put on Su Ce's armor, knelt on one knee and tied the horizontal knife to his waist. Heizi snorted, and Su Ce got on his horse.
Half an hour later, Su Ce entered Chang'an City. He was different from the Prefecture Xiang Army in black leather armor, the South Yamen Sixteenth Army in black and silver armor, the Beiya Sixth Army in red and gold armor, and the Prince's Tenth Army in indigo silver armor.
The frontier soldiers in black armor were even more murderous.
Su Ce dismounted at the gate of the East Palace. The Imperial Guards of the East Palace found out Su Ce's fish charm and saluted: "Wang Sanlang, please help tie the horse up and wait for it. Uncle Su, come with me. The prince has been waiting for a long time."
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Su Ce took off his saber, and the imperial guards placed the horizontal sword on the knife stand next to the city gate.
Su Ce nodded, and as the imperial army passed through the city gate, Su Ce was quite interested in this "unlucky" prince.
In the palace, the person in charge was dressed in a green shirt, holding a book "Northern Kingdom" in his left hand, and a piece of pastry in his right hand. The incense burner on the table was emitting green smoke, and there were piles of foldable books on the table next to it.
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Around the square tables sat the officials of the East Palace, and there were also minor officials passing among them, passing the folds in their hands to the corresponding tables, and the tall butter candles were still burning with candlelight.
Su Ce stepped into the main hall.
"I've met the prince!" Su Ce, wearing armor, beat his chest in salute.
"Oh, you must be Captain Su who was recommended to me by my father! Have you had breakfast? If not, tell the guards to get one while I read for a while." Zhao Zaicheng put down the pastry in his hand, looked at it, and then
He picked up the book.
What surprised Su Ce was that the prince was quite down-to-earth, probably because the prince liked to travel outside the palace and travel among the people.
Su Ce ate dried meat on the way here. People who came from the border army disliked the salty and hard dried meat, but they were accustomed to putting some food into the hollows of their armor. Food and grass for the border army in the north were sometimes provided.
If you don't go there, you will be hungry, so this habit has become a habit of the border troops of the Anbei Protectorate.
"Here!" Su Ce saluted and exited the hall. The imperial guards at the door saw Su Ce coming out and asked Su Ce to wait in the small room behind the hall.
Entering the small wing, Su Ce found that there were many people inside, but they were all officials in public uniforms. Su Ce had no intention of talking to these people.
I found a stool and closed my eyes to relax.
Half an hour later, a forbidden soldier woke Su Ce.
"Captain Su, the prince invites you!"
Su Ce nodded and stood up. Only then did Su Ce realize that a guard of honor had been prepared in the East Palace.
Su Ce's war horse Heizi was being led by a Forbidden Soldier. Su Ce strode to Heizi's side, and the Forbidden Soldier beside him handed Su Ce's saber back to Su Ce.
"The prince ordered you to follow the carriage."
"clear!"
Soon the ceremonial guard departed, and half an hour later they arrived at Honglu Temple.
The minister of Honglu Temple greeted him at the gate of the government office.
Soon Su Ce understood what these Dong Palace listeners were going to do.
"The spies of our temple have found out that the country of Rus is located in the north of Langyan Mountain. Five thousand miles north of Langyan Mountain is the territory of Rus. It has 500,000 armor, of which the king has 200,000 troops, and the others are commanded by various nobles. Before
We have never been in contact with our country. The Duke of Lvov from this country sent 50,000 troops to fight in the north, but was defeated by our Daqian army in the north. Only more than a thousand people fled back. The purpose of the Ross mission this time is to fight with us.
I have been discussing the ownership of the Langyan Mountains, hoping that the barriers in the Langyan Mountains can be dismantled and the two countries can trade..."
An official in green robe pointed at the map of the Hundred Kingdoms on the wall and explained it in order to let the prince and the chief officer of Honglu Temple have a certain understanding of the country of Russia. The two countries had established diplomatic relations. Such a thing would only be done with the Far West. The Great Mo Country established diplomatic relations, and the two countries traded thousands of miles. Merchants brought silks and porcelain from Daqian, and brought back spices and gold coins from the Great Mo Country. This kind of trade has lasted for more than sixty years.
Now that the Russian state is establishing diplomatic relations, it is an opportunity for Daqian. The smooth trade routes will allow Daqian's domestic supplies to circulate. Daqian's national power continues to rise. The role of this trade route in the Western Regions is not small.
Opening up a northern trade route at this time would be very important for the development of the grassland that had just been incorporated into Daqian.
"Su Lieutenant, tell me what you think!" The prince did not express his opinion after hearing this. Before the news of the prince's decision to establish diplomatic relations, he only said: "If it is beneficial to the cause, it would be great to open up a northern trade route."
However, as the crown prince of Daqian, he kept his word and followed the law. This also made Zhao Zaicheng, who had just supervised the country, no longer express his opinions easily. At least, he could not say it arbitrarily.
"Here! I fought against the Russians in the Battle of the North. The Russians were very powerful in infantry combat, but there were Jiuhu people mixed in the Russian army. This gave me the opportunity to break the formation. The Russian army, Everyone wears large mirror-like armor, which shows that the iron-making and casting technology of the Russian state is no worse than that of Dagan. In the military formation, they are brave and fearless of death, which cannot be achieved unless the country is strong."
Zhao Zaicheng had met the Russian mission before. He had curly hair and blue eyes, and spoke in an arrogant tone. He was not a citizen of a big country, so he did not have such confidence.
"In the afternoon, the Russian envoy will discuss trade matters with Honglu Temple. The prince may wish to sit in and make a decision." The minister of Honglu Temple said at the right time.
"Yes!" Zhao Zaicheng also wants to hear what the Russians want!
The minister of Honglu Temple went down to prepare, but Zhao Zaicheng was still listening carefully to the explanations of the officials of Honglu Temple.
Su Ce also had a complete understanding of his opponents on the battlefield. The king oversaw the lords of the country. The lords were ranked as princes, princes, male knights, and there were nobles, commoners, and slaves in this country.
Duke Lvov was his opponent at the time. As a prince, he organized an expeditionary army of 50,000 people. The composition of the army was not his own, but also included many noble armies who were willing to risk going south together.
In the afternoon, when Su Ce appeared at the meeting, a Russian in the delegation suddenly became excited.
"My lord, it was that black and black-armored army that defeated our 50,000-strong army."
"Hmph, Swart, calm down."
"Huh, if we hadn't been disrupted by the Jiuhu army last time, that lush grassland would have been ours!"
The clerk of Honglu Temple also translated the words of the Russian people. Seeing the serious look on the official's face, the chief envoy Bik quickly stopped him.
"Swart, shut up!"
This is just a small episode before the discussion begins.
The subsequent discussions mainly focused on the exchange of caravans between the two countries.
Mutually beneficial agreements were agreed one by one during the negotiation process.
As for asking Daqian to withdraw from the Langyan Mountains, Daqian avoided talking about it.
Until evening, the Russians tried to see each other.
"If Daqian does not withdraw from Langyan Mountain, then the agreement on mutual trade routes will be invalid!"
Hearing these words, Zhao Zaicheng frowned, turned his head and asked softly: "Lieutenant Su."
Su Ce possessed Zhao Zaicheng and said in his ear: "The grassland of the Northland is vast. After the First World War in the Northern Expedition, the Rus and the remnants of the Jiu Hu built a fortress on the north side of the Sandao Valley in Langyan Mountain. The three forts in Langyan Mountain can stop the Rus. Going south, if we abandon Langyan Mountain, then we need to rebuild beacons, garrison guards, and guard the city in the northern highlands of the grassland to have the ability to defend. We need to recruit 150,000 soldiers to add to the Dingbei Dudufu. , the cost is huge, and if these Russians have wild ambitions and use the trade route as a handle, the border troops will be helpless when encountering the enemy."
Zhao Zaicheng nodded, stood up, glanced at the messengers from the Ross Kingdom, and said with a smile: "Langyan Mountain belongs to Jiuhu, and Daqian defeated Jiuhu, so Langyan Mountain should become the territory of Daqian. I heard that Ross The country is building a fortress aggressively at the northern foot of Langyan Mountain. I hope this rumor is false, otherwise Daqian will think that the Russian state has invaded Daqian’s territory. Lieutenant Su, what will happen if the country is invaded!"
Su Ce saw the envoy from Russia looking angry after hearing the translator's words, but this did not prevent him from adding fuel to his anger. Without war, how could nobles be distinguished?
"Daqian Mansion has millions of soldiers with armor, so you can try the power of our army's sword!"
Zhao Zaicheng snorted coldly, turned around and left. Su Ce looked at the envoys with a smile and made a gesture of slitting his throat.
The officials of Honglu Temple also left immediately, leaving only the Russians.
"I remember, I remember, Piccolo, it was that man who led a cavalry to break through our military formation." Swart suddenly stood up and looked at Su Ce's back. There was a deep ax mark on the back of the armor. , reminded Swart of the cavalry general who passed through the military formation.
At that time, he was in the military formation, only a few dozen meters away from the place where the Daqian cavalry rushed past. He could never forget the black-armored cavalry who rushed at the front with a Ross hatchet hanging behind his back.