Chapter 2751 2753 [Combined vertical and horizontal]
Chai Mu was taken aback for a moment, then nodded.
He was always worried that Gu Jian would be confused again, and the woman refused to use Qu Xiaofeng.
Now it seems that he is not too stupid.
"It turns out that King Tiedar even defended against his own granddaughter." Chai Mu couldn't help sighing after reading the two maps.
The route Qu Xiaofeng took was longer and more dangerous than the one Xiang Nan took, which was obviously intentional by King Tiedar. Even his granddaughter refused to tell the way Danchi Wangzhang led to the outside world.
Xiang Nan nodded.
Since ancient times, emperors have been cold-blooded. King Tiedar seems to love Qu Xiaofeng very much, but the truth is far from so beautiful.
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Afterwards, Xiang Nan brought Chai Mu to Shuobo Palace.
As soon as they entered the palace, they were stopped by the palace guards.
"Okay, so it's you!" The commander of the guards immediately became annoyed when he saw Xiang Nan.
It was General Shobo who was restrained by Xiang Nan in Death Valley that day.
He was first hijacked by Xiang Nan, and then he was hit by Xiang Nan. It was not until twelve hours later that he was able to speak, get up and walk, which was delayed for a whole day.
The Ninth Princess of Xizhou also managed to escape because of this, and all his robbery plans fell through.
"General, after a few days, are you okay?" Xiang Nan asked, clasping his hands.
"Bastard, how dare you ask." The guard commanded Huo, "Come here, arrest them, I will let them die without a place to bury them."
"Bold, this is the fifth prince of the rich dynasty. He came to pay homage to your king. If you have important matters to discuss, don't be rude!" Chai Mu scolded coldly.
The commander froze for a moment, knowing that the fifth prince of Fengchao was distinguished and extraordinary, so he had no choice but to report it quickly.
A moment later, Xiang Nan and Chai Mu were brought to the Shuobo Palace.
"Fifth Prince Li Chengyin of Fengchao, pay homage to King Shuobo!" Xiang Nan bowed and saluted.
King Shuobo has white beard and hair, his face is covered with wrinkles, he is old and dying, he is over seventy years old.
"Are you the fifth prince of the Toyo Dynasty?" King Shuo Bo looked at Xiang Nan and asked in surprise, as if he was surprised at his youth.
"Uncle Wang, the last time my nephew went to Xizhou to seek marriage, he was the fifth prince I met in Xizhou~" Prince Lidun in front of King Shuobo said, confirming Xiang Nan's identity.
King Shuo Bo nodded, and ordered the commander to lead the team down, "Fifth Prince, I'm afraid there was some misunderstanding just now, please don't take offense."
Xiang Nan smiled, not paying attention.
"I don't know why the fifth prince is looking for this king!" King Shuo Bo then sat cross-legged and barefoot on the throne, looking at Xiang Nan domineeringly and asked.
"I'm here to present a great treasure to King Shuobo." Xiang Nan said, taking out a beautifully carved jade box from his bosom.
When King Shuo Bo saw it, he immediately ordered his servant to submit it.
Open it and see that inside is a huge orb, as big as a chicken egg, green in color, exquisite and translucent, very precious. Xiang Nan stole it from King Tidar's tent.
"Okay, okay, okay, you still think about giving me a gift, you really mean it." He wiped the orb happily and said with a smile on his face.
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"Your Majesty, I have a bigger gift that I want to present to you. I wonder if Your Majesty is interested?" Xiang Nan laughed again.
"A bigger gift?! Get it quickly." King Shuo Bo immediately stretched out his hand and said.
Xiang Nan laughed, "What I want to dedicate to the king is half of the land of Danchi."
"Half of the land of Danchi?!" King Shuobo was taken aback for a moment.
"That's right." Xiang Nan nodded, "In recent years, Dan Chi has repeatedly violated our northern territory and bullied the surrounding small countries. This was originally my father's heart disease. My father has always wanted to eradicate him, so I want to ask Shuo Bo to cooperate. I will send troops to attack Danchi together!"
"Let me, Shuobo, attack Danchi together with you? It is well known that Danchi is strong. Besides, I, Shuobo, have never thought of sending troops!" King Shuobo waved his hands when he heard this.
"It is reasonable for the king to hesitate." Xiang Nan eloquently said, "However, according to my father's intention, Danchi's land can be divided and ruled by then, and the road to the ice field will be handed over to you, Schobo.
Shuobo stands in the desert and suffers from water shortage all year round. On this ice sheet, the water system is very rich, which can also solve Shuobo's urgent needs!
Besides, the furs of snow foxes and white bears on the ice field are priceless, even the nobles from Byzantine Persia and other countries flock to them! "
He has seen that although King Shobo is timid and fearful, he is greedy for money, so he lists all the benefits of attacking Schobo.
Sure enough, after listening to Xiang Nan's words, King Shuobo even put down the orb, obviously he was moved by Xiang Nan's words.
"Your Majesty, I think what the fifth prince of Fengchao said is not unreasonable." At this time, an inner courtier spoke up and agreed with Xiang Nan's suggestion.
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Seeing this, Xiang Nan gave the fourth reason, "I heard that Dan Chi has not used force against Shuo Bo for more than ten years since the king married Tiedar's eldest daughter as his concubine.
But the princess died of illness the year before last, and King Tiedar has always suspected that you killed the princess because of your love of the new and dislike the old, so he repeatedly sent troops to plunder the border cities and rob the business roads, making the people miserable. Can you really swallow this bad breath? "
"It is true that the princess died of illness! I also tried to revise Tiedar's statement again and again, but instead of believing it, he intensified it. Even when I proposed to Princess Nine of Xizhou, he interfered arbitrarily..." Hearing this, King Shuo Bo defended again and again. .
It seems that King Tidar's anger did bring him a lot of pressure.
"Your Majesty, this is a good opportunity for Shobo to send troops, and we have the rich army as an ally, we should seize it!" Another close minister said.
King Shuo Bo nodded his head when he heard it, as if he was very moved.
At this moment, Prince Lidun said, "Uncle Wang, the opportunity is indeed rare, but I still have concerns. Once the war breaks out, I, Shuobo, will definitely fight against Dan Chi. He has a large army and a vast territory. Naturally, I am not afraid, but I, Shobo, will bear the brunt of it!"
King Shuobo hesitated for a moment, and the idea he had just established was suddenly shaken again, "What Li Dun said is also reasonable! The people of Danchi are brave and good at fighting. Even if our soldiers are overwhelming, there is no absolute chance of winning, right?"
Seeing that the great event was about to be accomplished, but was destroyed by Prince Lidun, Chai Mu couldn't help but darken.
But Xiang Nan didn't take it seriously, and bowed to salute, "Since Shuo Bo has no intention of sending troops, then we don't want to bother you, so farewell!"
King Shuo Bo still felt embarrassed, after all, he took Xiang Nan's precious pearl for nothing, so he still wanted to keep Xiang Nan.
But Xiang Nan thanked him for staying, and then left the palace with Chai Mu.
"The old king Shuobo is timid and fearful, and his nephew Lidun is trying to make things worse. If Shuobo refuses to send troops, we may not be able to attack Danchi with our strength. Now we can only go to General Pei." Chai Mu suggested, "It's just the transfer of troops across regions. It must be ordered by the Holy Spirit. I'm afraid I won't be able to make it this time."
"Don't worry, things are turning around." Xiang Nan waved his hands.
"Turning opportunity?!" Chai Mu was stunned for a moment, and was about to ask where the turning point was, when he saw a group of cavalry suddenly rushing out in front, and the leader was Prince Lidun.
(end of this chapter)