C122 A Peace Treaty.
Yun Luo destroyed the country. The troops from West Province and Canglan returned to where they were stationed.
Dongchong Country immediately sent a letter to ask for a peace treaty. They asked the generals from both sides to go to Dongchong.
Gu Jun’an went to West Province, but He Dongzhi from Canglan thought about it for a while and decided to leave Lan Licheng. He was going to get more benefits for the country. The other side was invited by the emperor, so he had to go to the highest-ranked general.
However, if Lan Licheng went and something went wrong, Canglan would be in trouble.
Lan Qingqian came out of the carriage and looked at He Dongzhi who was riding a horse not far away. “Big guy, why are you alone? Where is your little follower?” The little follower was referring to Lan Licheng.
He Dongzhi said, “I’m not sure if it will be a blessing or a disaster. I told him to stay in the camp.”
Lan Qingqian heard this and felt a little disappointed. She went back to the carriage and said to Gu Jun’an, “I thought A’Che would come too?” She was hoping to play with A’Che for a while. When she returned from the border, she wouldn’t be able to see her big nephew.
The city was bustling with people. It seemed that the war didn’t affect them at all. When they heard the sound of horse hooves from afar, the people on the streets were scared and scattered.
They saw a group of guards with dozens of people coming towards them.
“You must be the guests from West Province and Canglan. The emperor has already arranged a place for you to stay. Please go. However, I’m afraid your guards can’t go with you.”
He Dongzhi said in a rough voice, “The remaining thousands of people are stationed a few miles outside the city. They only have two deputy generals. What are you afraid of? Do you think you can fight against us with four hands? If you can, then let’s talk. If you can’t, then forget it. We, Canglan, don’t want to deal with you.” He turned around and left.
The guard leader immediately went up to stop him, “General, please take your time. If you want to bring them, then bring them.”
He Dongzhi was not stupid. He would not bring any weapons. If there was a mess, it would be a feast for the eyes. There would be no one who could go out to report.
Hearing the other party compromise, he glanced at Gu Jun’an and said slowly, “That’s more like it.”
It was not without reason that the Eastwasting Kingdom had chosen to be in Wei Ran. Firstly, Wei Ran was indeed bustling and lively. It was a good way to show the power of the Eastwasting Kingdom. Secondly, Wei Ran had a palace. It had been built many years ago. It was the best place to negotiate.
When they reached the entrance of the palace, they had to go through a routine inspection. They could not bring any weapons in.
Gu Jun’an reached out to open the guard who was going to search for Lan Qingqian. He said in a low voice, “Do you think that if you don’t bring weapons, you won’t be able to kill the Eastwasting Emperor?” He reached out to take off the broken white jade on his belt. With a flick of his finger, he put it into the palace.
The guard was scared and backed off. He was scared and respectful. The Seventh Prince of the West Province was indeed well-deserved.
“Don’t talk nonsense, where do you get the rules? Do you really think we are the courtiers who are offering our tributes? Let’s not talk about this. We don’t want to negotiate!”
The guard saw He Dongzhi was angry, so he immediately went to talk to the leader.
The person who came out was Guanjun Jiu, who had fought with them countless times. “Everyone, they are all from the palace. They don’t know the rules. Please go.”
He smiled as usual and led them into the palace.
“Please come in. Rest for now. When the banquet starts tomorrow, His Majesty will come personally.”
Gu Jun’an said, “Rest is fine, but I’m afraid our hundreds of thousands of soldiers won’t have the patience. When we went out, we had already decided. If we can’t go back in 13 days, the soldiers will be anxious and ask for us. We have already spent five days on the way.”
This was to urge them to negotiate. The other thing was to tell Guanjun Jiu that they didn’t go back on time. The war was about to end.
Guanjun Jiu immediately said, “Don’t worry, we will make it as soon as possible. It won’t take long.”
Lan Qingqian felt it was new to the place, so she asked San Qi to take her around.
When they came later, it was already dark. She saw that Gu Jun’an’s room was dark. Gu Jun’an thought it was empty, so he went in himself.
It was so dark. He should have asked San Qi to light some candles for him!