From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 390

Shaman princess, these two words can be linked together, Zhou Yuan immediately thought of Wanyan Daichan.

In addition, her whereabouts during this period were strange, sometimes helping to make Buddha statues, and sometimes living in Hongluo Temple, which was indeed very suspicious.

Li Yu'an disbanded the Wusheng Sect. Could it be that Wanyan Daichan was going to return to her own identity and make a public appearance?

Everything was unpredictable, but Zhou Yuan inexplicably felt a sense of panic.

Things always have to be in your own hands to feel safe. The appearance of Wanyan Daichan made him realize that there was unknown information in this matter, and the unknown often means uncontrollable.

Zhou Yuan thought that he might have thought too much, but he couldn't sleep that night anyway, so he simply got up in the middle of the night, lit a candle, and fell into deep thought.

The curtain was drawn open. Zhuang Xuansu, wearing white pajamas, rubbed his eyes and frowned, "Why are you not sleeping at night? We have to negotiate tomorrow."

Zhou Yuan said, "I don't know why, but I feel uneasy. I always feel that I have overlooked something and something is going to happen."

Zhuang Xuansu sneered, "I think you are looking for trouble, Zhou Yuan, you always have so many calculations, aren't you tired of living?"

Zhou Yuan waved his hand and said, "I don't feel like arguing with you. This court is full of crises. My identity and position are already In the vortex, calculation is for a better life. "

Zhuang Xuansu wondered: "It's strange, nothing happened, why are you so sensitive all of a sudden? Could it be that... the other party changed the mastermind, and it was a princess, so you can't calm down?"

Zhou Yuan frowned, thought for a moment, and then said: "Go to sleep, I hope I'm overthinking, after all, it seems that there is no sign of anything wrong at present."

Slowly until dawn, Zhou Yuan took a bath, changed into official clothes, and brought Zeng Cheng and other envoys to the inn.

In the luxurious hall, a total of six representatives of the Dongluo envoys were already sitting on the chairs.

The leader was tall and burly, with a face full of flesh and a beard, wearing aristocratic clothes, with a sharp gaze and a very imposing aura.

Obviously, he was Sheng Ye, the governor of Shenzhou, who was famous in Liaodong, and also the minister of the Great Jin Kingdom of Jianzhou. His status was no lower than that of the military marquis and cabinet ministers of the Great Jin.

There was no greeting, and the other party didn't even stand up.

Zhou Yuan and others sat down directly, and the two sides looked at each other. There was only a strong smell of gunpowder in their eyes.

Zhou Yuan said lightly: "Where is your leader?"

The atmosphere was very depressing. There was no other noise in the whole hall, only the breathing of the twelve people on both sides.

Sheng Ye smiled slowly, narrowed his eyes and said: "This is the Duke Zhongwu of the Jin Dynasty, right? At the age of 19, he is already a third-class marquis, the governor of the Beijing camp, and in charge of more than 100,000 elite troops of the Jin Dynasty. He is indeed extraordinary."

Zhou Yuan said calmly: "You don't know me very well. Maybe you will know who I am when you meet me on the battlefield in the future."

Sheng Ye said: "We also pay close attention to the battlefield in the Central Plains. We admit that the Duke Zhongwu is an outstanding commander, which is also the biggest reason why we are willing to sit here."

Zhou Yuan said: "So your conditions are still Jizhou and 40 million taels of silver?"

Sheng Ye smiled and said: "How dare I disobey the emperor's order."

Zeng Cheng immediately said coldly: "There is only one emperor Zhaojing in the world today, no one else."

"If you want Jizhou and 40 million taels of silver, ask the 100,000 troops in Jizhou if they agree."

He spoke very toughly.

Sheng Ye said slowly, "We asked them half a month ago, but they didn't agree, so we went in and taught them a lesson."

Zeng Cheng's face was extremely ugly, and he was stopped by Zhou Yuan before he could speak.

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "Sheng Ye, since you are not the mastermind, I have nothing to talk to you about. Let's let the one who can make the decision come."

Sheng Ye did not respond, but stood up slowly.

So the other five people around him also stood up quickly.

The six people stood in two rows, bowed slightly, and looked respectful.

At the moment when Zhou Yuan and others frowned and watched, a tall woman strode in.

She was wearing a black long skirt with gold silk embroidered clouds, magic beads on the cuffs, a bronze mirror under the collar, metal sequins on the black boots, and a whole row of pendants on the hem of the skirt.

The complicated accessories tied up her hair, and Wanyan Daichan's delicate face released infinite charm at this moment. The mysterious and noble aura and the majesty that could not be looked at directly made people feel thrilling.

Perhaps she is now the real her.

"Meet the princess!"

The six ministers, including Sheng Ye, bowed and saluted together.

Wanyan Daichan sat down slowly, then looked at Zhou Yuan, squinted and said: "Zhongwu Bo Zhou Yuan, I have heard of your great name for a long time, and now I finally meet you, it is true.It is a young talent. "

Zhou Yuan frowned. We have known each other for so long, how come we finally meet? Is she hiding her previous identity, afraid of causing trouble for me?

Yes, you can't say that you have been living in your house all the time.

"The shaman princess is the mastermind, can she make the decision?"

Zhou Yuan doubted this very much, because the power of Jianzhou Dajin has never been participated by women.

Wanyan Daichan said: "Sheng Ye, tell her who I am."

Sheng Ye immediately said: "Our princess is not only the goddaughter of the current emperor, but also the high priest of shamanism, the most respected leader of the entire Dajin Kingdom, she is enough to decide all matters."

Then Wanyan Daichan said lightly: "There are two conditions, one is to cede Jizhou and pay 40 million taels of silver, and the other is to cede Zunhua and pay 5 million catties of fine iron, 3 million stones of grain, 100,000 pieces of silk, and 20 million taels of silver."

Zeng Cheng was stunned by these words, and couldn't help but shouting: "Five million catties of fine iron? My Great Jin produces only 10 million catties of iron every year, and you want half of it? "

Wanyan Daichan said: "You can disagree, and we can also leave directly. At most, we will fight on the battlefield of Jizhou. But this time, we will not retreat after robbing everything."

Speaking of this, her eyes were cold, and she said word by word: "We will massacre the city."

These words obviously calmed the scene, and the tough attitude made Zeng Cheng and others shudder.

"Hahaha!"

Zhou Yuan couldn't help laughing and whispered: "Princess is really joking. Jizhou is right there. If you have the ability to massacre the city, do you still need to sit on the table and threaten?"

"Nurhaci's idea is to seek progress in stability, first strengthen the strength of the Jin Kingdom, recruit soldiers and horses, and erode my Great Jin step by step, right?"

"Go straight into the pass and seize the Great Jin Dynasty in one go. This is the idea of ​​the radicals of other tribes, right? Internal conflicts have not been handled well, and they use this to threaten people. It's really ridiculous. "

"In addition... your logistics supply does not seem to be able to support large-scale, deep-depth operations. It will take at least two or three years to improve the basic supply accumulation. Isn't it too early to make threats now?"

Speaking of this, Zhou Yuan said coldly: "In addition, you haven't even conquered the Yehe tribe. I heard that they are very restless recently, and even cavalry are heading towards Shenzhou."

Hearing this, Sheng Ye and others looked ugly.

They did receive intelligence last night that 6,000 elite cavalry from the Yehe tribe went south and were active near Shenzhou.

Wanyan Daichan couldn't help laughing and whispered: "Zhongwu Hou is indeed very smart and difficult to deal with."

"Since you have said this, I will give you a third choice."

Zhou Yuan said: "What is the third choice?"

Wanyan Daichan said lightly: "Marriage."

"Marriage? "

Zhou Yuan and Zeng Cheng were both a little confused.

Wanyan Daichan chuckled and said, "As you said, our Great Jin does need to accumulate for two or three years. If you want us to be content, then of course we have to marry them."

Zhou Yuan glared and said, "You haven't investigated... The youngest daughter of the late emperor, Princess Qinshui, is already 31 years old and married."

"But there are princesses of the princes who are of marriageable age."

Here, he paused slightly and shook his head and said, "The Great Jin will not use the fate of women in exchange for a short period of peace. We will not accept marriage."

Wanyan Daichan said, "Zhongwu Hou misunderstood. We don't want princesses or women."

What the hell? Want men? Do you Donglu have such heavy mouths?

Then why don't you give you Yang Changguan!

Zeng Cheng said, "What do you want! "

Wanyan Daichan narrowed her eyes slightly and said softly: "Of course I want the most outstanding general of the younger generation of your Great Jin. Marquis Zhongwu, this princess wants to marry you and create peace together. Are you willing?"