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Holden said: "I will play the Daxia Emperor. This is the summation book written by my Xiongnu Maozhi Chanyu. I also donate 1,000 cattle and sheep each, 300 mink furs and bear skins, and 10 dendrobiums. I wish to pray. Xiongnu Daxia, from now on, the friendship will be good, the people of the two countries will be safe and healthy, and they will never violate each other!"

"it is good!"

Xiao Che burst into laughter immediately. He sat high on the throne of the emperor, looking down at the civil and military officials, as well as the Xiongnu envoys below, and there was a bit of pride in his chest.

"Zhou Dequan, took the Xiongnu and the book and read it to Baiguan."

"Yes."

Zhou Dequan was thinner than his apprentice Sun Jiu, but his wrinkled face was full of smiles, and he was called the "Honey Knife" by the people in the palace.

But when he walked up to take the book from the bearded Hun envoy, he was sincere.

He slowly opened the scroll of Heshu with some care, cleared his throat secretly, stood beside Xiao Che, and read the book aloud.

"Emperor Daxia reverence, the Xiongnu have lived outside Hanshan Pass since ancient times, waiting for the bitter cold, and living by the water to the grass..."

It is a matter of peace between the two countries, and this book is naturally written in great detail.

It was only after Lu Jinxi heard a few words that she felt a little strange in her heart, and she could not help frowning slightly.

Princess Yongning didn't care about the peace book written by the Xiongnu. She only saw that several military attachés in the court, including Liu Jin, didn't have any drastic reactions, and her heart was relieved.

She turned around and walked back, and saw Lu Jinxi's expression.

"What’s wrong with you?"

"No, there's nothing wrong with my niece, it's just a little accident."

Lu Jinxi shook his head, but his eyes swept across the body of Zhou De, the chief eunuch who read the book, and then fell on Holden, the Hun envoy, with unabated doubts in his eyes.

"I have only heard that the Xiongnu in Daxia have been at war for a long time, and the customs of the two countries are very different, but it is probably because the niece is ignorant and does not know that the Xiongnu Shanyu knows much about Daxia. Daxia's documents are quite similar."

"So you're wondering about this."

Princess Yongning smiled, but did not show any strange expression.

"The matter of the Xiongnu is far away, so I don't blame you for not knowing it. It is said in the book that it was written by the Xiongnu Shanyu himself, but Maozhi is over 60 years old this year, and he is a soldier and only knows how to write. And the book, he did not do it."

"no?"

Lu Jinxi was suddenly surprised.

Princess Yongning said: "It is rumored that Lao Shanyu has five sons and one daughter. Since his eldest son, Prince Yikun, died on the battlefield, the other princes have not been able to help them. On the contrary, his youngest daughter, Princess Lanqu, is wise, intelligent, resolute and resolute. I'm quite interested in my Daxia Sinology. I don't know what I learned later, but I read this book and it's probably the work of this princess."

Princess Lanqu?

I see.

Lu Jinxi nodded, he understood, and only said, "It's a nice name."

"She also changed the name herself later. Where did the Xiongnu come from such an elegant saying?"

Princess Yongning didn't take it seriously, she was more concerned about the situation on the Xiongnu side.

"The brothers can't help them very much. This little girl is very powerful. Now that the Huns are negotiating peace, I don't know if it has something to do with this situation."

There must be some relationship.

However, even if there are various external causes, peace is the general trend of the world, and wars will not last long.

This is the truth of long-term unity, and long-term separation.

Lu Jinxi didn't have as many questions as Princess Yongning. After the little question was answered patiently by Princess Yongning, she continued to listen quietly.

Soon, the letter of peace from the Xiongnu was read out.

So Da Xia also took out the peace book drafted by the officials of the Ministry of Rites earlier, read it out again, and also rewarded a lot of gold, silver, cloth and silk to express his feelings.

During the whole process, there was silence in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony except for the sound of the reading.

Gu Chengqian at the top left listened, his face extremely gray.

Every time Zhou Dequan recited that Heshu sentence, a blood-stained picture flashed before his eyes, and a loud drum horn sounded in his ears.

The snow is dark and the flag is painted, and the wind is full of drums.

Years of war, food and grass deployment. The soldiers led the expedition and sprinkled blood on the frozen and cracked land at the border, dyeing the snow that fell and the flags flying red.

Gu Chengqian couldn't help but think of Xue Kuang.

Thinking of the solemnity and awe when he first took over the tiger talisman from the young emperor, the vaguely smiling eyes he looked at the soldiers when he was still in triumph, and the last time he set out on an expedition. , the back he saw standing on the tower...

The cloak is high, and the iron armor is light and cold.

The work of thousands of years.

No match for the thin scroll and book in Zhou Dequan's hand at this moment.

Zhou Dequan's voice continued.

But Gu Chengqian only felt that although those words were familiar, they turned into meaningless strokes when they passed by his ears.

He clenched his hands, and finally closed his eyes slowly.

Gu Juefei watched from behind.

Although he couldn't see Gu Chengqian's face, he could only see the back, but he knew that this old confused thought of Xue Kuang again.

Although the tremor was slight, he could see it too clearly.

So, when the whole country was celebrating and no one would notice, Gu Juefei had a sneer on his lips.

In the end, didn't he still win?

Thoroughly.

Xue Kuang, the former general of Wuwei who shook the country, will be buried under this paper and book from now on. People who remember him will slowly forget, because people's memory is not good. And his time, still very long, very long...

On the azure blue sky, it is rare to find a cloud, and it is extremely clean.

The brilliant sunlight shone on the glazed tiles covering every palace in the Forbidden City, a dazzling golden light and magnificent momentum.

In front of the palace gate.

Fang Shaoxing sat casually on the ground with his back against the palace wall. could still hear the loud voice from the Hall of Supreme Harmony, but eyes were raised, looking at the sky that was completely different from the border gate, with a dazed expression.

That gun was obviously not the silver spear that Jin Wuwei was equipped with, and it was leaning on the side at this moment, as if it was going to fall at any moment.

With one hand on his knee, he carried a small wine jar with the other.

I don't know what thought of, so suddenly laughed, raised the wine jar, and took a sip of wine.

Jin Wuwei, who was guarding the palace gate on the side, looked at him curiously, listening to the sound of reading and writing inside, but finally did not hold back, and asked with some caution.

"Master Fang, I heard that among the envoys who came to negotiate peace with the Huns this time, the one who leads the envoys is also a general, what is Holden, who also fought on the battlefield. It's over!"

Holden?

Fang Shaoxing raised his eyebrows, turned his eyes away, and glanced at Jin Wuwei, his eyes were full of evil for a while.

"However, if you have a wine bag and a rice bag, you dare to be called a general?"

They really fought each other back then.

Only, there is no victory or defeat.

Because at that time, he was only a young general under Xue Kuang, and he was about to win, but the call to retreat came.

That's why Fang Shaoxing didn't like Xue Kuang at all.

When you fight a war, you fight it heartily, and it's not that you can't win that battle. But the general chose to withdraw first and then attack in a roundabout way.

Therefore, Holden was able to pick up a dog's life from his hands and go.

Thinking of this, Fang Shaoxing sneered.