Enter Chang Xiangsi and help Jingzhai fight

He raised his hand and wiped away his tears: "Who would have thought that he would die in just a few days... And there is Brother Niu, and there is my old mother in my hometown. They were separated during the withdrawal. He always muttered that he didn't know when he could go back to look for her and whether she was still alive..."

Hong Jiang let go of the thin man and said nothing with a gloomy face. Xiang Liu also looked unhappy, but he didn't say anything, just stood behind Hong Jiang.

At this time, little Qiaobin, dressed in white mourning clothes, staggered out of another tent, looking like he had just woken up.

She always cries when she wakes up, and this time she opened her mouth wide, but she no longer called "Mom" but "Uncle" over and over again.

The mournful and resonant child's voice resounded through the valley, moving everyone who heard it. Everyone around him seemed to have lost their voices, remained silent, and wept.

I stood up and hugged her, coaxing her in a low voice: "Qiao Bin, be good and don't cry--" Then I changed my mind and realized that her uncle was gone now, and she was the only one left in the world. How could I not cry?

My tears flowed again and dripped onto her little face.

She raised her hand and felt around, then put her fingers into her mouth and uttered another word: "Hungry..."

I gritted my teeth, turned around and handed Qiao Bin to Tu Shanjing: "Jing, help me hold her for a while."

There was a hint of doubt on his face, but he took it with red eyes, and gently patted little Qiaobin's back with his slender hands.

I walked up to Hong Jiang and bowed, "Sir, I have a suggestion that I would like you to listen to."

Hong Jiang looked at me in confusion.

Xiang Liu said at this time: "Foster father, Lanxiang always has many ideas, it doesn't hurt to listen to them."

Hong Jiang then nodded and replied, "Then you two, follow me."

So Xiangliu and I turned around and followed. Tu Shanjing wanted to follow with Qiao Bin in his arms, but Hong Jiang stopped him and said, "Master Qingqiu, you have a big family and a big business, so we won't drag you into this. Doing business is one thing, and standing on the same side is another. This is the rule that your ancestors have always abided by. Don't break it with you."

He pursed his lips and looked at me. I nodded gently to him: "It's okay, take good care of Qiao Bin for me first, and I'll talk to you later."

That's why he didn't follow.

When I entered Hong Jiang's tent, he sat in the main seat and nodded for me to sit down.

I bowed and said, "Sir, we are all straightforward people, so I will get straight to the point. If this battle continues, the final outcome will probably be the annihilation of the remaining Chen Rong army."

He frowned and said, "I didn't fight, how do you know?!"

I looked at him steadily: "How many troops does Xiyan have now, how many troops does Chenrong have left, in addition to food and supplies and the people's hearts... You are actually clear about this in your mind, right?"

He tilted his head: "Knowing it's impossible, I still did it!"

I nodded. "Your Excellency's loyalty to the country is admirable. But this war is going on, but we can't get back an inch of our homeland, and the people are living and working in peace and contentment, and have forgotten Chen Rong. It's really a bit unfair."

He said angrily: "I am not a businessman from your Tushan family. I don't do things like doing business and worry about the gains and losses!"

I said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency is so righteous that you can naturally not care about it, but the soldiers and the people may care about it to some extent. If... I can help you get a mountain of Chenrong back so that you can go back and live there, and you don't have to submit to Xiyan, are you willing?"

Xiangliu's face darkened and his eyes turned slightly red.

Hong Jiang waved his hand and said, "How can a little girl like you have such great ability?! You are too naive. Do you want to pay Xiyan to buy it? This is not cloth or food. You can't just have money. The Xiyan court will definitely not agree."

I hurriedly replied, "Don't worry, sir. Lord Xiangliu, don't change your mind. Wait for me to finish. I don't want to buy, I want to exchange. When you are doing business, you can exchange things when you can't buy with money."

Xiang Liu walked up to me and looked at me appraisingly: "Who do you want to exchange with? Have you met King Xiyan? Are the Fifth and Seventh Kings familiar with you?"

I waved my hands: "I don't know them, but I do know Xuan! If they don't want to trade with me, then I'll find someone who can trade with me."

Hong Jiang was shocked and said, "Xuan?! Isn't he a hostage in Wushen Mountain? How can he have such great power that the King of Xiyan and the Five Kings and Seventh King all listen to him?"

I smiled and said, "Although he is a hostage now, when he becomes the King of Xiyan in the future, everyone will have to listen to what he says, right?"

Hong Jiang was so frightened that he was speechless, his face full of uncertainty and thought.

Xiangliu looked at me steadily and said, "You want to help Xuanxuan become king?"

I knew he was suspicious again, so I shook my head and said, "I'm not trying to help him, but if he becomes the King of Xiyan, it will be the most cost-effective deal. There are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests."

At this moment, Hong Jiang suddenly raised his head, stood up and walked to me: "Just a little girl like you?!"

I nodded: "Me."

He asked again: "Will he listen to you?"

I nodded again: "I have something he wants."

Hong Jiang heaved a sigh of relief: "Forget it, why not give it a try! If we can really take back a mountain of Chen Rong, lead the soldiers back to their homeland, and no more... people will die, it will be worth it for us to hold on for so long! I have reached the end of my rope! But I am not alone, I have so many lives under my control, they are all the most loyal people of Chen Rong, I... Alas!"

Xiangliu's eyes turned red, and he opened his mouth to show his sharp teeth and threatened me: "If you dare to play tricks... Even if you have Gui Fangduan as a friend, he can't always be by your side. I can still wait for an opportunity to take your life. You know this, right?"

I waved my hand at him: "Alright, alright, got it! If I lie to you, come and bite me, okay? Put away your fangs, or you'll start drooling!"

After hearing my teasing, the red in his eyes shifted to his cold face. He pursed his lips, retracted his fangs, and said coldly, "I hope you won't let me down."

I nodded and said, "Yes, yes, Lord Xiangliu is very powerful, I know that! But think about it, when have I ever hurt you?"

Maybe he thought so and stepped aside.

So I discussed the plan with them, then said goodbye to them and walked out of the tent to find Tu Shan Jing.

He was sitting on a tree stump feeding Qiao Bin a bowl of rice porridge that was as thin as it could be. When he saw me coming over, he wiped Qiao Bin's mouth, put the bowl aside, and looked up at me.

I said to him, "Take me and Qiao Bin back first. I have something important to discuss with you. If you want to do it, you have to send Xiao Wei and Qiao Bin back to Tushan Mansion first."

He nodded: "Okay."

After that, he took off the jade token from his waist and called Lili. I took the opportunity to find the fat man who was about to perform the ceremony, and said hello to take Qiaobin away.

He was stunned at first, then asked, "Sister, why don't you wait for Brother Wang to finish the ceremony before leaving?"

I bit my lip and said, "The dead cannot be resurrected. I am anxious to send Qiao Bin to a safe place and avenge him."