Chapter 268 [Hell]
Ai Lu suddenly looked up at Du Wei, with a solemn expression on his face, and said: "I... I have something to do. Who are you? Just now you actually recited the spell of Daxue Mountain witchcraft... These things, outsiders,
You can’t fake it! How did you learn these things?”
Du Wei laughed: "There are still many things you don't know about me! From now on, you will help me do things obediently. Hum... That Bai Hechou can be your teacher and teach you witchcraft, can't I teach you?
Is it witchcraft? Are you, the wizard from the Snowy Mountains, great? If you want to learn it, I will teach you everything slowly in the future."
But I thought: That witchcraft book was left by Gu Lanxiu. Although Bai Hechou is powerful, he is also a disciple of Gulan Xiu. Compared with Bai Hechou who knows it, Gulan Xiu will definitely be able to do it. However, the qualifications
People are different. Bai Hechou is a master who is better than a master. The apprentice defeated the teacher. But the methods of witchcraft should be the same.
Seeing the shock on Ai Lu's face, Du Wei didn't say anything. He dipped his hands in the bucket in the cell with a smile and drew a random symbol on the table. It was one of the witchcraft formations in the Snow Mountain witchcraft.
symbol.
Ai Lu looked even more surprised when she saw it.
Du Wei laughed and thought to himself, this little girl is too simple-minded. She might have a fight with my cute little Vivian. If she is left here alone, I'm afraid she can't think about it and commits suicide again. Well, she's dead
Immortality has nothing to do with me, but...if such a delicate and beautiful girl dies, I will always feel guilty in my heart.
Thinking of this, he walked out of the room. He summoned his personal guards and ordered two of the female "prey" who had been rescued from Lu Gao to be brought to him. He thought of the one named "Hanyue"
Pretty girl, I named her casually.
Not long after, Hanyue and two other girls were brought over.
After a few days of cultivation, the haggardness on the faces of these beautiful girls has long faded away. After dressing up, the charm of the girls is undoubtedly revealed. And the girl named Han Yue is like standing out from the crowd.
The extraordinary appearance and temperament are still outstanding.
Since Ailu had done him such a big favor, Du Wei would not let her continue to live in the cell. He asked someone to clean up a room on the castle floor, let Ailu live in it, and told Hanyue
Several girls said: "You will train as usual in the future, and I will leave this person to you to take care of. This girl is a bit stupid. I'm afraid she won't think about committing suicide. You keep an eye on her for me. If she dies... you guys
There’s no need to live anymore. Do you understand?”
Several girls agreed tremblingly. Du Wei glanced at Ai Lu, who had a sad face. He sighed, walked over, turned his back to Han Yue and others, and held Ai Lu's chin. He stared into her eyes, and then
Showing his despicable and shameless charming eyes, he whispered in a low voice: "If you listen to me, you are not allowed to die. Do you understand?"
After seeing the clarity in Ai Lu's eyes gradually losing, and the gibberish-like answers in his mouth, Du Wei felt relieved and left alone.
The remaining girls in the room still looked frightened. Hanyue, however, was the boldest. She walked carefully to Ailu's side, slowly squatted down, and said softly: "You... how are you?"
Ai Lu looked up in a daze, but saw a girl who was even more beautiful than herself. She was startled for a moment, then became worried, and frowned again: "You... who are you?
...Don't worry about me. Just leave me alone."
Han Yue pondered for a moment, then slowly sat down next to Ai Lu. She reached out and half hugged Ai Lu, and said softly: "Well, I know... you must be afraid of the Duke, right? In fact, you can
There is no need to be afraid, although the Duke looks scary, he is actually very kind to us."
Seeing that Ai Lu was still silent, Han Yue's voice became softer and she whispered: "Actually... I heard that this Duke is very kind-hearted. In the northwest, everyone is praising him. It's just that...
, everything in the future will be obeyed by him, and we will do whatever he orders, and the Duke will never scold you, right?"
Elu was dazed and whispered to himself: "Well... I will do whatever he says... right?"
After giving Du Wei such a fuss in the evening, during the subsequent negotiations, Hamuye's attitude towards Du Wei was indeed very good, his words were extremely cautious, and he followed etiquette. And then the conditions he offered to Du Wei's side were rare.
Although Muye can argue with some arguments, his tone is much softer. And often as long as Duwei shows a little toughness, Muye will have to soften his tone.
In this way, the strong and the weak were judged, and the negotiations quickly became smoother. In addition to the horses, cattle and sheep that were entrusted in the previous negotiation, Hamuyeh also tried his best to make concessions on how to write the letter of credence, and finally even the "peace" letter
Also signed.
While Du Wei breathed a sigh of relief, he couldn't help but have some daydreams: If I had known that pretending to be a wizard would have so many benefits, I might as well have asked for more war horses early in the morning. But this thought quickly disappeared.
, he also knew in his heart that if he went too far, the other party would still be suspicious.
Fortunately, there are no telephones in this world. It is impossible for the negotiators outside to keep in touch with the leaders at the rear all the time. Besides pretending to be the wizard of the Snowy Mountains, unless the other party goes to the Snowy Mountains for verification in person, they will not be able to find out at all.
of.
When the two sides finally signed a contract on the last day of negotiations, the grassland people took the initiative to seek peace and were willing to compensate the Roland Empire for war horses, cattle, sheep, and some odds and ends. In addition, the two sides also signed a friendship agreement, promising never to invade.
Friendly countries will always have good relations with each other's borders.
Of course, Du Wei simply ignored the last sentence. Talking about friendly relations and non-aggression between friendly countries is bullshit. Once both sides gather their strength, once they decide to fight, any peace treaty will be a piece of waste paper.
That’s all.
Du Wei and Count Villa signed the credentials as envoys and deputy respectively. Villa initially refused to sign, arguing that he was only assisting Du Wei. But later, seeing that the negotiations went smoothly and the results were good, he was not afraid.
What's the matter? I agreed to sign. I felt a little strange in my heart. Why did Hamuye seem to be afraid of Du Wei in the past few days? It's really amazing how Du Wei tolerated our little duke's methods.
This letter of credence cannot take effect directly after it is initialed by both parties. Someone has to be sent to the imperial capital to show it to Prince Chen, and it can only take effect after the regent signs it. Before that, this Hanmuye still has to
I will stay here in Duwei for a few more days.
However, Hammuye seemed to be really afraid of the tents Duwei gave him to live in. Moreover, when Ellu and Duwei pretended to be wizards, they deliberately warned him not to interfere in the search for pets in the snowy mountains and not to anger the Tulip Duke.
Hammuye speculated in his heart that if he continued to live in Roland and waited for his credentials, it would take more than ten days to go back and forth. Maybe even longer. And the Tulip Duke had a rather weird temperament. He stayed here, just in case something happened.
By accident, I offended him with my words, which would have ruined the important matter of the wizards on the snow mountain. So I offered to go to the imperial capital with Count Villa. Count Villa agreed without thinking much.
Du Wei sent these two people away, and wrote another letter for Villa to take back and secretly report to Prince Chen. The letter explained the abolition of the 20,000 cavalry on the grassland. Once the two people left, the negotiation came to an end.
, Du Wei finally felt at ease.
Then someone from below reported that they had received news that the soldiers originally stationed at the Northwest Army's checkpoint on the northwest corridor had been evacuated one after another. After hearing this, Du Wei fell into deep thought.
To be honest, he has not thought about how to effectively control this corridor. The Northwest Army had a secret communication with the prairie people before, and the checkpoint was just a bitch’s archway, a deaf person’s ear, and a decoration. Now since
We are going back to the Northwest Corridor, so how to effectively control it and prevent prairie people from sneaking in in the future is the top priority.
After thinking about it, Du Wei didn't have a good idea in mind. It was impossible to build a city in that place. There was no water source. No matter how many people went there, water had to be delivered from the rear, and the cost was too much.
Originally, Du Wei had also thought about digging underground water. However, this world is different from the previous life. The limit of digging underground water in this world is just to dig ordinary wells. Just like what Du Wei knew in the previous life, he could use technology to dig out water at will.
You can dig hundreds of meters or even deeper underground to get water, which is absolutely impossible in this world.
Du Wei once felt cruel in his heart, otherwise, he would simply use a large amount of gunpowder to blow up both sides of the northwest corridor canyon! Just seal up the entire northwest corridor!
But this idea was immediately rejected by himself. The Northwest Corridor is the only way to the grassland. It is also the only trade route for business groups, noble families, and grassland people from all over the Roland Empire to trade cattle, sheep, horses and livestock! What if?
If I dare to brave the world and do such a thing that ruins people's wealth, I'm afraid that all the business groups and countless noble families in the world will hate me. Moreover, my territory is located on the border and its agriculture is backward.
The land is barren, and the largest revenue above the fiscal revenue comes from commercial taxes. If the trade route is cut off, and there will be no border trade in the future, how many years can Du Wei survive by relying on his own capital? Du Wei is not willing to cut off his own financial path.
of.
Then... get a water pipe leading directly to the northwest corridor? This thought flashed across his mind, and Du Wei himself laughed.
It's easier said than done! Loulan Lake is the largest water source, but Loulan Lake is also quite far away from the Northwest Corridor! Need to build pipelines? The smelting technology and metal crafting in this world are not of this level.
How can we guard the gate of the Northwest Corridor well...
Damn Lu Gao, he must be waiting to see my joke.
There was no good strategy for the time being, so Du Wei simply moved a few hundred people to the Northwest Corridor with a stroke of his pen and stationed them in several checkpoints left by the Northwest Army. For the time being, let's stick to the previous model. A few hundred people guarded the area.
It was impossible to create a wide corridor and it could only serve as an early warning. He just told them to be on guard and light a beacon to warn them if something happened. Apart from that, Du Wei had no other good ideas for the time being.
The next month passed quickly. News came from the imperial capital that the regent had signed the letter of credence and allowed Hamuye to be brought back to the grassland. The military friction between the two sides was finally over. Du Wei heard this.
Upon hearing this news, I felt relieved: Prince Chen finally agreed to abolish the 20,000 cavalry on the grassland.
That Hanmuye was interesting. After getting his credentials, he returned to the grassland. He didn't pass by Loulan City, but deliberately took a detour and went back to the grassland without meeting Du Wei. Du Wei's heart
Knowing what Hamuye was afraid of, he didn't point it out. Some of his subordinates were angry that the grassland messenger was rude, so Du Wei smiled and passed away.
Count Villa came to the northwest again, this time bringing a secret letter. The letter was sealed with fire paint, and Du Wei held it in his hand and could still feel a trace of magic restriction fluctuations on it. In the evening, alone
When I opened the room, I saw that it was the handwriting of Prince Chen.
At the beginning of the letter, Du Wei was really praised a few words, saying that he had done an excellent job this time. He had saved the empire's face and received practical benefits. He also mentioned that Du Wei was in Gilliat City this time.
, led the family's private army to fight against the grassland people, and said a few words of thoughtful comfort and encouragement. At the same time, he also vaguely expressed that although the nominal victory was taken away by the Northwest Army, he, the regent, would not forget Du Wei's contribution. This time
The empire and Du Wei split the compensation demanded from the grassland people in half. In name, it was to reward Du Wei for his meritorious service in negotiations, but in reality it was to reward him for his military exploits and compensate him for his losses.
When Du Wei saw this, he was satisfied: It seems that Prince Chen is really on his way to doing things!
When I saw this, I felt very good. But when I saw the back, I frowned a little.
To be continued...