It was already late at night when Li Chengzhong returned to the small courtyard where he lived, and he saw Salanna, the princess of Xi Ren, standing in the courtyard waiting for her.
Li Chengzhong was startled: "You have something to do with me?"
Salanna nodded and looked at Li Chengyue next to Li Chengzhong. Li Chengyue smiled, patted Li Chengzhong on the shoulder, and went back to his room.
Li Chengzhong said: "How about we go to my room to talk?"
Salanna blushed pretty, shook her head and said, "No, let's just say it here."
In the dark night, Li Chengzhong couldn't see the blushing face of the other party. He drank some wine and didn't notice whether it was etiquette to invite the other party to the house late at night. In the eyes of future generations like him, this was the way to treat guests, so he still
He insisted: "Let's go, don't stand around outside, go inside and drink tea." He went into his room first, and a servant came in to light a candle, and the whole room was suddenly bright.
Li Chengzhong looked at Salanna at the door and said, "What's wrong? Come in, don't be so polite, let's talk about anything after you come in."
His words were louder and resounded throughout the small courtyard. Salanna was so embarrassed that she couldn't stand still. She wanted to leave quickly to escape from the hands of this "disciple", but he hesitated and did not leave. After all, the matter involved
The life and death of the entire tribe was a big deal. After thinking for a moment, she finally entered Li Chengzhong's room. She was proficient in bow and horse and had led armies on countless expeditions. She thought that if the other party used force, she would not be afraid. As for a few rumors
, I can’t care less about it at the moment.
Li Chengzhong was a little panicked when he saw Salanna entering the room. He couldn't help but be puzzled. He looked at the door and saw nothing unexpected, so he closed the door. This move made Salanna a little more panicked, but it was not Li Chengzhong.
All that can be realized.
Lieutenant General Li Cheng poured two cups of tea that the servant had just brought in on the table, and invited Salana to drink tea. However, he himself soaked the cloth in the water and wiped his face and neck.
Salanna quickly turned her head, her heart pounding, and said to herself: "This guy is so out of shape, why didn't you notice it last time?"
Li Chengzhong finished scrubbing himself and felt refreshed. He smiled at Salanna and said, "Would you like to wipe your face too? By the way, I don't have a new towel here. I'll go get one from them."
Salanna quickly turned her head and said: "No!"
Li Chengzhong nodded: "Okay. Then drink some tea. Hey, your face is so red? I didn't see you drinking much wine just now."
Salanna picked up the tea bowl and sipped tea to cover it up. She took a few sips of tea, calmed down her racing heart, took a deep breath and said, "It's nothing, it's a bit hot. Let's get down to business."
Li Chengzhong sat down at the table and asked, "Let's talk. What's the matter? What about seeing that Abo at the banquet tonight?"
Salanna nodded: "Can you tell me what you Han people are planning? Do you want to negotiate a peace?"
Li Chengzhong hesitated for a long time, not knowing what to say, and finally said: "I'm not sure. I just came to Jizhou today. We met on the road. You should know this. To be honest, the appearance of that Khitan man made me
I am a little surprised. Even though I am the governor of the camp, I am still relatively junior in the Lulong Army. I don’t have much background and my foundation is not deep. In Zhao Jing’s eyes, he may not think much of me as the governor of Yu, so
He didn’t tell me anything about this either.”
Salanna said: "I noticed your expression during the banquet, but it seems you don't know it either."
Li Chengzhong couldn't help but joke: "Thanks to the princess's love, I am so favorably favored by Li. Li feels deeply guilty."
Salanna spat: "Don't be too sentimental."
Li Chengzhong sighed: "I didn't expect you to be the famous Princess Silver Moon, the most popular beauty on the grassland."
Salanna's face turned red again. He hesitated for a moment and said: "I didn't expect that you are really the powerful General Li in Yingzhou."...,
Li Chengzhong Yile: "Can we stop flattering each other? What's the 'Megatron Yingzhou'? It's just better luck. It's been half a year since we met. I thought I would never see you again, but I didn't expect
…It’s really a fate.”
Salanna was reminded of the memory of joining forces to defend against the enemy in the woods, and her heart warmed.
Neither of them spoke, just reminiscing about the past in the candlelight. Li Chengzhong secretly glanced at Salanna across from him, with a pair of big eyebrows on her pretty face staring at the swaying fire core, which made his heart skip a beat.
Li Chengzhong coughed, pulled himself out of this extremely ambiguous atmosphere, and asked softly: "How are you doing lately?"
Salanna frowned slightly and sighed: "It's not good. In the past six months, we fought the Khitans twice and were defeated. The Yazhang moved from Raoleshan to Dayakou, and the strong members of the clan lost their lives.
Not small. If you Han people really want to negotiate peace with the Khitans, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on for long."
Li Chengzhong said: "If you really want to negotiate peace, don't insist on it. Just avoid it and avoid the limelight. When the war between us and the Xuanwu Army is over, everything will be fine."
Salanna shook his head and looked up at Li Chengzhong with perseverance in his eyes: "We have no place to hide. We have retreated from Chishan to Raoleshan, and from Raoleshan to Dayakou. The Qianli pastures have been occupied by the Khitans.
, and further back is Yanshan. Without pastures, we Xi people and the Western Khitan people will have no place to graze cattle and sheep. Our people will become slaves of the Khitan people, and we will no longer be able to worship the wolf god.
The entire Xi tribe will be abandoned by the Wolf God. No matter what, whether you Han people want to negotiate peace or not, we will fight the Khitans to the end to defend our grassland and the dignity of the Wolf God!"
Li Chengzhong felt slightly sour in his heart when he heard Salanna's firm words: "But...can you continue to fight?"
Salanna smiled sadly: "Originally before the military meeting behind the mountain, we thought we could get the support of you Han people, but now it seems..." After a pause, Salanna suddenly said: "But it doesn't matter, I will come again
Contact the Shiwei people, the Mohe people, and the Xi people. Now that all ethnic groups are in danger of survival, you Han people don't care, we will fight on our own! The Xi people have lived on the grasslands for generations. I believe we can continue. We
It will not die out, and we will not be the slaves of others!"
Li Cheng felt pity in his heart and really wanted to hold Salanna in his arms and protect her from being bullied by others and humiliated by foreigners. He then said: "If it doesn't work, come to Yingzhou to find me and I will give you a piece of cake."
Pasture, let your people continue to multiply."
Salanna looked directly at Li Chengzhong with bright eyes: "Really? But we won't let it go with the Khitan people. Aren't you afraid of causing trouble?"
Li Chengzhong smiled faintly: "I am not a person who is afraid of getting into trouble. Even if the Khitans don't come to me, I will go to them. No matter what others do, as long as my Yingzhou Army is here for one day, I will protect your Xiren clan.
No worries!"
Looking at the sincerity and confidence in Li Chengzhong's eyes, Salanna felt an inexplicable panic in her heart. She quickly lowered her head and whispered: "Thank you."
At this moment, there was a bang and the door was kicked open, and a strong Hu man rushed in. It was Hu Li, Prince of the Western Khitan, followed by Li Chengyue who was smiling bitterly.
When Huli kicked the door, he looked angry. When he came in, he saw Li Chengzhong and Salanna sitting opposite each other, with their clothes tied up. They were just talking about drinking tea. So his face brightened a little, and he strode to Salanna's side and asked
He said: "Sister Asa, are you okay? It's a lot of words." He said this in Chinese. When he said it, he glared at Li Chengzhong, full of hostility. He was obviously very dissatisfied with Li Chengzhong. Li Chengzhong was very embarrassed after hearing this...,
Salanna was ashamed and scolded: "Why are you so unreasonable! Why don't you apologize to General Li!"
Huli hummed and mumbled "I'm sorry", and Salanna couldn't stay any longer. She confessed to Li Chengzhong and left with Huli.
Although Li Chengzhong was embarrassed, he was also a little angry at Huli's behavior of kicking in the door. He saw that Huli was infatuated with Salanna, so he acted mischievously and said to Salanna: "Princess, please remember our affairs."
Come on, don’t forget.”
Huli's steps faltered, and he turned around to look back, but was forcibly dragged away by Salanna.
Li Chengzhong smiled slightly, guessing that this Huli man would not be able to sleep peacefully tonight and was in a good mood.
Li Chengyue smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Zicheng, I don't blame you for this. I came to talk to you in Huli. I heard that you also live here and saw that your door was closed, so I misunderstood you. Before I could pull him off, I
Live with him..."
Li Chengzhong snorted twice and ignored Li Chengyue. Li Chengyue asked curiously: "Brother Zicheng, you have been talking in the room for a long time, what happened? Princess Yinyue is a peerless beauty, you
Don’t waste your natural resources, haha, haha.”
Li Chengzhong gave him a roll of his eyes: "I suddenly feel that Zhang Jiaerlang, the governor, is really much better than you..."
Li Chengyue was speechless and returned to his room angrily.
Li Chengzhong followed Li Chengyue into his room, and Li Chengyue said angrily: "What are you doing with me?"
Li Chengzhong smiled: "You have been indulging in personal affairs between men and women all day long, but you are still a general. By the way, Dejian, tell me, what do you think of Zhao Jing's peace negotiation?"
Li Chengyue angrily poured a bowl of tea into his mouth and said: "You have Wanzhi, and now you have hooked up with the most beautiful woman in the grassland. Of course, a well-fed man does not know how hungry he is. I can't tell you how much I feel about Miss Lan'er, what is God's will?"
It’s called ‘indulging in the affair between men and women’? What kind of military general is not a military general? As long as someone can marry Lan’er, it’s fine if the military general doesn’t do it.”
Li Chengzhong applauded vigorously: "I can't see that Dejian is a good man who values friendship and love. He doesn't love the country but loves the beauty. Just what you said, Lan'er must marry you!"
After hearing this, Li Chengyue immediately became happy. Li Chengzhong asked: "Hurry up and tell me, what do you mean by negotiating a peace?"
Li Chengyue said: "Brother Zicheng, to be honest with you, I think this is feasible."
Li Chengzhong said: "Why are the Khitans willing to negotiate for peace at this time? Have you ever thought about it? Why are we negotiating for peace when we are at our weakest?"
Li Chengyue shook his head and said: "I don't know, let's just be more prepared. In short, no matter what the reason is, if we can avoid a war between the north and the south at the same time, this is the best result."
Li Chengzhong sighed and said nothing more. He always felt that there was something hidden in it, but he couldn't figure it out. Now even Gao Xinggui and Li Chengyue agreed to the peace negotiation. He knew that this matter was not something that his family could undo.
.In his heart, Li Chengzhong himself hoped to have a buffer period to stabilize his own territory, but he only suffered a lot.
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