Is he really not afraid of taking her as a hostage?
Or go back on your word?
In fact, Zhao Xiaole still underestimated the impact of hidden injuries on the Empress. It is important for her to continue to improve her strength.
Because this is related to the inheritance of the highest position of the Holy Religion.
For this reason, she would not hesitate to risk her life.
If she hadn't known this very well, the old woman wouldn't have tolerated Zhao Xiaole massaging her. If he had dared to blaspheme the Queen, he would have been dragged out and cut into pieces.
But what she didn't expect was that Zhao Xiaole had already blasphemed the saint in their hearts.
Zhao Xiaole shook his head, "No, the strength of the Royal Forest Army must be reduced to less than five hundred people, otherwise, I will not agree to your conditions."
The empress sneered, "You have to think clearly about something first. If I die, I will only drag you to be buried with me."
"You treat my hidden wounds, and I can promise not to do anything to the prince. Afterwards, we will owe nothing to each other."
Zhao Xiaole still shook his head, "Eight hundred at most. This number is already my bottom line. They have no problem protecting themselves in the capital. It is my responsibility to treat your hidden injuries. Don't get the order wrong!"
Moreover, the usage and manufacturing process of the muskets will definitely be leaked as production gradually expands.
At that time, the musketeers and artillery were no longer secrets.
If the imperial army is reduced to 800 people, I believe the prince and Li Lin can control it if they start a rebellion.
The queen gritted her teeth secretly after hearing this, "I can promise you, but you have to allocate two hundred muskets and ten artillery pieces to me!"
Zhao Xiaole snorted, "I can give you a hundred guns, but we have to wait until production is expanded. As for the artillery, I won't give it to you for the time being."
Anyway, these things will be known to others sooner or later, so it doesn't matter if you write a bad check first.
Moreover, they only gave muskets, but did not say whether to give ammunition, or how much ammunition should be given?
Zhao Xiaole took advantage of the fact that the other party didn't know about firearms and secretly made some tricks into the promise.
These things are almost the bottom line of the Queen's asking price. In this way, the general tone is set.
Zhao Xiaole took the initiative to make some concessions because he was unwilling to bombard the imperial city, while the Queen wanted to obtain the highest position in the Holy Cult and needed Zhao Xiaole to heal her hidden wounds.
Now that we have all the reasons to give in, the rest is easy to talk about.
After some back and forth, the two sides finally settled on the specific details.
Zhao Xiaole requested that the Queen's whereabouts should not be leaked while she was away from the capital, which was also what both parties were willing to do.
Zhao Xiaole did not want the Demonic Cult to enter Beijing again, so he secretly won over officials and developed the Demonic Cult.
The queen, on the other hand, believed that once the saint's whereabouts were exposed, her safety would be affected.
The old woman continued to pretend to be the queen and stayed in the palace.
Specifically, how to reorganize the Royal Guards? The queen's request was that the 1,200 people reorganized must have their own establishment and cannot be mixed with other armies.
Zhao Xiaole also agreed, but the imperial army must be stationed outside the city and could not enter the city without the prince's order.
On this point, the two sides quickly reached agreement.
After that, the more detailed issues were basically discussed by noon.
Zhao Xiaole didn't stay for dinner, and the Queen didn't stay for him either.
After that, Zhao Xiaole rushed to the East Palace and told the prince about the peace talks. He didn't talk about the Queen's intention to accompany him or the Demonic Sect. However, the prince was already overjoyed.
The Royal Guards are in charge of the imperial city and are the prince's biggest worry.
Forcible bombardment will definitely not work.
With only 800 people left, the prince's red-armored guards were no longer afraid.
This time, she basically gained power in the capital.
Zhao Xiaole pondered for a while and then said: "Your Highness, the Queen will not interfere too much in political affairs from now on. It is basically like house arrest. Before I come back, I hope that Your Highness will not do anything to her."
In order to disguise herself, Ruhua will definitely not show up too much.
This is because it is difficult to explain clearly.
Zhao Xiaole attributed it to house arrest in order to dispel the prince's wariness.
I originally thought that he would be able to fool him, but unexpectedly, the prince's face suddenly turned cold.
"There is always her shadow behind the third prince's rebellion. As soon as the Imperial Guards' reorganization is completed, I will let the Musketeers rush in and kill them first!"
"Xiao Le, you are not so naive as to think that they are really surrendering, are you? They are just afraid of the Musketeers!"
Zhao Xiaole was stunned when he heard this.
When did the prince become so cold?
If someone really killed the queen, the queen might not have any reaction, but once the Demonic Sect behind her enters the capital, it will be the real danger!
If he hadn't taken these people into consideration, would Zhao Xiaole have negotiated with the Queen?
Impossible.
It's just that he is no longer in the capital and has no time to guard against the Demon Sect.
So Zhao Xiaole explained: "Your Highness, since the Queen has surrendered, if you hurt her, I'm afraid you won't be able to explain to His Majesty!"
Zhao Xiaole could only move out of Emperor Jingyang.
The prince sneered, "Of course I will not kill her, I will just put her under house arrest. These two thousand imperial guards are the real worry of this palace."
"As long as they exist, I will have trouble sleeping and eating!"
Zhao Xiaole: "..."
After all calculations, Zhao Xiaole never expected that he would be stuck with the prince.
Everything was already settled, so why did the prince suddenly want to cause trouble again?
Before Zhao Xiaole could speak, the prince continued: "Xiao Le, what is your relationship with that woman?"
"Why do you have to defend her at every turn?"
Zhao Xiaole was stunned and said: "It doesn't matter? I'm just doing this to help His Highness get the power."
The prince's eyes turned cold, "I can't see it, can I? Why have you never told me about the Queen's support for you to become the owner of Xichang?"
"this……!"
Zhao Xiaole was stunned for a moment and didn't know how to explain.
Mudd!
This bitch is really a loser!
He had almost forgotten about it, and the other party didn't even mention it.
It turned out that the Queen had already revealed the story of his double agent to the Crown Prince.
Obviously, the prince didn't believe it at first.
But this time, the prince noticed that he was always protecting the queen, so he became suspicious.
In fact, it's not a suspicion at all.
It's just jealousy.
With a woman's intuition, she suspected that there was something going on.
The prince took the opportunity to test it out. Unexpectedly, he discovered the problem. After seeing Zhao Xiaole's expression, the prince's eyes dimmed instantly.
Little did she know that all of this was actually true.
