Suya

King Jiulan rubbed his temples: "Feng Chen, do you know what it means to be besieged by 40 troops?"

"Siege?" Feng Chen sneered: "Would you let such a rare opportunity go for nothing?"

"I don't want too many casualties, so I don't choose to take the opportunity to attack Fengguo."

"Yeah, it's better to join hands with me than a sneak attack, so that your people don't have to die, and all the people who die are mine."

"You can just sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight until you and the country are both injured, and then take the opportunity to attack the country. But the people are still willing to help you. Do you think the people are really just trying to reduce the casualties of the Jiulan army?"

"Then tell me, why did you help me?"

"The widow and Li Qi have known each other for many years and have a deep friendship. Now that Li Qi is in trouble, and his apprentice is in danger, how can the widow ignore it?"

Feng Chen sneered: "If you really wanted to leave the country, you would never have asked for those fifteen states from the very beginning."

King Jiulan said without changing his expression: "Anyway, I have also contributed, and it is not too much to ask for some compensation."

"You really demand a lot for this reward."

"These fifteen states are worthless to you. It makes no difference to you whether you want them or not."

"It's a pity." Feng Chen shook his leg: "I just don't want to give it."

"Feng Chen, you have to think about it clearly. Once the 40 Feng Guo army goes north, you will be powerless to resist."

"I appreciate your kindness, but I have my own concerns."

"What can you care about, but join forces with Yu Guo and go south to attack Baige before Feng Guo sends troops. Feng Chen, you would rather trust Yu Guo than widows?"

"It's not a question of whether you believe it or not. I never trust anyone. It's just..." Feng Chen looked into King Jiulan's eyes, and each other's figures were reflected in each other's pupils: "At least the people of Yu Kingdom are willing to tell me , why are they willing to help me?"

"Feng Chen..." King Jiulan rubbed his forehead: "You should understand that you can't lose. If you lose, Li Guo will be implicated, and the national teacher is doomed. Only Yu Guo and Beiling Jun, you may win..." King Jiulan looked into Feng Chen's eyes and said slowly, "But you may also lose."

Feng Chen raised his eyebrows disapprovingly, and said with sarcasm: "I never knew that King Jiulan was such a benevolent and loving person, and he not only worked hard for his own people's affairs, but also cared about the affairs of people who had nothing to do with him." So preoccupied."

"But I think it's better to forget it." Feng Chen got up, and the sarcasm in his tone became more and more serious: "There are so many unfortunate people in this world. Compared with them, my affairs are just insignificant and trivial matters, and there is no need for your lord. Don't worry." After speaking, he flicked his sleeves and walked towards the door without hesitation.

"stop."

Feng Chen stopped, but didn't turn around.

King Jiulan rubbed his temples and looked at Feng Chen's back: "Feng Chen, I know that you don't want to owe anyone, and you don't want to ask for anything. However, I don't want to be kind to you when I help you."

Feng Chen turned around and stared into his eyes: "What is that for?"

"Li Qi and Feng Yao are my close friends, and the national teacher is Li Qi's apprentice, you are Feng Yao's younger brother, how can I turn a deaf ear to your life and death?"

Feng Chen sneered: "You are helping a 'best friend', but you still need fifteen states in return?"

"The widow is the king of the Jiulan Kingdom, so I can't completely ignore the Jiulan Kingdom."

"What you want is not just one or two cities, but fifteen states, 270 cities, and seven of them are located in the border areas where Feng and Jiulan intersect. How do you make me believe that you are real? You want to help me instead of taking the opportunity to seize the frontier fortress so that you can attack Fengguo in the future."

"If the widow is willing to give up part of the city, will you be willing to trust the widow?"

Feng Chen looked down at him, as if carefully distinguishing the truth of his words.

King Jiulan pressed his fingers on the junction of Fengguo and Jiulanguo, and slowly slid across: "This king only needs six states: Nandang, Yongchuan, Jiujun, Yangshuo, Xieya, and Xigan."

Feng Chen looked at him and narrowed his eyes slightly.

King Jiulan raised his head and looked at him: "Only two of these cities are fortresses used by the feudal kingdom to resist the Jiulan Kingdom."

Feng Chen still looked at him, with a little suspicion and confusion on his face: "Xieya and Xigan are in the west of Fengguo, far away from Jiulan Kingdom, and Yangshuo is far in the northwest of Fengguo. What do you want them to do?"

"Even if the widow makes such a big concession, you still don't want to trust the widow?"

Feng Chen frowned impatiently, obviously dissatisfied with King Jiulan's avoidance of answering.After pacing around for a while, he still said: "I can trust you this time, but you must send troops to seal the country in three days."

"Why?"

"I don't intend to give up on Lone Dragon City. If you wait until the southern army goes north before sending troops, Feng He will not let them all come back to help. He will definitely let some of the army attack Lone Dragon City, and carry out the strategy of besieging Wei and saving Zhao."

"Understood, the widow will send troops in three days."

"Right, one more thing."

"What's up?"

"Someone in my army is getting married and needs something for the wedding."

King Jiulan looked at him, blinked once, then blinked again, as if he couldn't believe that this request came from Feng Chen.

Feng Chen looked at him expressionlessly.

After a while, King Jiulan laughed, then waved his hand and said, "No problem, I will prepare it for you."

"there's one more thing."

King Jiulan propped his temples, didn't even bother to rub them, looked at Feng Chen with an expression of "tell me what you want".

Feng Chen cleared his throat and said, "I want you to help Xi Ruo make two clothes."

King Jiulan blinked: "Make clothes?"

"He didn't plan to travel for such a long time, so he brought very little clothes."

"That's right." King Jiulan picked up the teacup, lowered his head to drink the tea, but there was a small arc on his lips, a smile that was not a smile.He took a sip of tea, put down the cup slowly, and imitated Feng Chen's tone and said: "I don't give things for nothing, what do you want to exchange?"

"what do you want?"

"Two more cities—Xiangba and Shuofeng."

The corner of Feng Chen's mouth twitched: "It's just some wedding items, you want two cities?"

King Jiulan flicked his sleeves: "Those wedding ceremonial vessels are so worthless, the two pieces of clothing are worth a lot - each of them is sewn with satin woven from natural silk. Silk is very troublesome today. Very, not only is it extremely thin and soft, but it is also very easy to break. For every ten catties of silk, no more than three pieces of cloth can be woven. And the cloth it weaves is so smooth that it cannot be sewn into clothes with ordinary needles and threads. Therefore, the requirements for the needlework and embroiderer's craftsmanship are extremely high, and non-skilled craftsmen cannot do it. Tell me, aren't these two clothes worth the price?"

Feng Chen stared at him speechlessly for a while, but never said anything to refute. In the end, he just waved his hand and said, "The two cities will just send you off. Remember to ask someone to make some clothes."

"Of course. Is there any other request? King Feng will soon order martial law and blockade of all important roads. Then let the widow give you things, but it will not be so easy."