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On the second day, Li Suwen took the initiative to go to the palace and signed an agreement with Xia State to borrow troops to suppress the rebellion as quickly as possible, mainly the following:

The 20,000 elite cavalry and the supplies were provided by the Zhou State.

Li Suwen had the power to coordinate, but had no power to command. The commander of the Jingqi commander of Xia State was Yuan Min.

After the recapture of Shendu, no matter the inner city and outer city in the capital, the scholars and commoners will return to the Great Zhou, and women's cloth will belong to the Xia Kingdom. It will last for five days. Within five days, the Great Zhou will not be allowed to inquire about any actions of the Xia Kingdom's army in Shendu Town.

After signing the agreement, the Xia Kingdom immediately began to prepare for the expedition and promised to drive 20,000 cavalry to the Yongliang border within ten days. Yuan Min led his troops south and went to the front line of the Weihe River with Li Suwen's army and rushed to the capital of Shendu.

Li Suwen and the Xia royal family signed and approved the contract. Li Suwen left Wuwei with the attachment to the contract and turned back to Yongzhou with satisfaction.

After Li Suwen left, Yuan Tianhao and the kings and ministers couldn't help but cheer, not expecting that everything would be as Yuan Muhao expected. Li Suwen would really agree to such harsh conditions.

In this way, the monarchs and ministers of the Xia Kingdom were increasingly despising the Great Zhou Dynasty.

"Min'er, I'm going to work hard again this time. Alas, you just came back from quelling the rebellion, but you didn't want to go to various parts of the Great Zhou Dynasty again..."

Yuan Tianhao sat on the dragon throne and said to Yuan Min with guilt on his face.

Yuan Min hurriedly said, "Da Khan must not say this. I will be lucky enough to serve my Daxia in three lives!"

"Okay, with my grandson's words, Ben Khan will feel much more at ease..."

Yuan Tianhao said to Yuan Min with relief, and then said to the other ministers: "The Second Prince did a good job this time. After all, I, Daxia, have not been overwhelmed by the Monroe people repeatedly. Only by capturing enough women from the Central Plains can there be enough people to compete with the Monroe people in the future."

Everyone in the hall agreed with this. A few rough Hu people laughed and said, "Most of the women in the Central Plains are so beautiful and tender. We will definitely try our best to make them give birth to people for our tribe..."

His words caused a burst of laughter in the hall, and even Yuan Muhao and the princes laughed loudly.

Another Hu man asked in confusion: "I wondered, how did the man in Dazhou have a head? Why are such a good woman willing to give in?"

Another Hu general said, "Is there any need to say it? Because the men in the Great Zhou Dynasty are all sheep, they are scared by our butcher knife and will only hide behind the women's skirts and tremble..."

"Hahaha……"

The hall was filled with crazy laughter, and even Yuan Min, who had always been unrestrained, seemed to be infected by the atmosphere at this moment, with a faint smile on her face, but the smile seemed to be very deliberate.

After laughing for a while, Yuan Tianhao waved his hand to stop the noise in the hall, and said with a breath: "Okay, let's go and prepare for the war. It's getting late, so let's retreat first..."

When everyone in the hall heard this, they saluted Yuan Tianhao together and stepped backwards out of the palace.

Before leaving, Yuan Tianhao called Yuan Min and said to him: "Min'er, the future of my Daxia Kingdom is all about you. Remember to rob some women and children this time and come back..."

Yuan Min said respectfully: "Please rest assured that Khan, Yuan Min must live up to his mission!"

"Um……"

Yuan Tianhao responded, and then went down to the back hall with the support of the eunuch to have fun with the new Qiang Wang girl.

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"call……"

After leaving the palace, Yuan Min took a deep breath, looked at the crowds of people moving back and forth in the city, and couldn't help but feel energetic and decided to go to a store to have two glasses of wine.

Just as he turned into a street, he saw a stall selling persimmons. A young man in black robe was sitting in front of a low stool, silently sucking a crystal persimmon in his hand with a reed tube.

Yuanmin only glanced at him, ignored him and walked straight to the restaurant he usually visited at the end of the street.

"Boss, your persimmons are delicious. Please take the money..."

After sucking the juice from the persimmon, Shangguan Yan took out five cents and handed it to the Hu Shang in front of him. After exclaiming a few words, he took out the matte puppet from his waist and gently wiped his mouth, and then hurried away with Yuan Min's traces.

In an exotic restaurant, Yuan Min ordered his favorite mutton, beef sauce, a pot of wine and three hu cakes as usual.

While he was eating with relish, Shangguan Yan quietly sat down at his table, then gently stroked his hair and stared at him in a daze.

Yuan Min was stunned and saw that he was wearing Zhongyuan clothing, so he asked, "Who are you? Are you worried about me?"

Listening to the slightly stiff Central Plains speech, Shangguan Yan smiled and shook her head, and then his hoarse voice rang in Yuan Min's ear: "Do you want to be a hero?"

"What does it mean?" Yuan Min obviously didn't understand Shangguan Yan's words and asked in confusion, "Can you explain it clearly?"

Shangguan Yan said: "You are afraid you have forgotten your true identity. You should know that your original name is not Yuan, but Wei, and your blood flows from the people of the Central Plains."

"What the hell do you want to say!" Yuan Min put down the chopsticks in his hand when he heard this, and the anger in his eyes burst out uncontrollably.

Shangguan Yan smiled lightly and said to Yuan Min: "Are you angry now? Are you angry that you have forgotten your original surname, or are you ashamed of being exposed?"

Yuan Min said: "I grew up with Dahan since I was a child. Dahan gave me everything I deserve. Naturally, it is because of the surname Yuan. What's there to be ashamed of? I'm angry because what you say is very purposeful. It's best to explain your purpose before I kill you!"

"Ha..." Shangguan Yan didn't care about Yuan Min's attitude at all, but just smiled meaningfully and continued, "Put your hostility, what I want to say is that no matter whether you are surnamed Yuan or Wei, you are not from the Qiang family after all, and the blood shed on you is not related to the Qiang people at all. Do you think you will really be trusted by the Xia royal family?

Wrong, they are just using you from beginning to end, using your bravery, and using your foolish loyalty to fight for their deserved benefits."

When Yuan Min heard this, he fell into deep thought...

Shangguan Yan continued: "Everything you have now is given by the royal family of the Xia Kingdom, but one day the rights you have now will be confiscated back. At that time, you will have nothing and become a victim of the royal power replacement."

"All nonsense!" Yuan Min flatly denied Shangguan Yan's words, "The Khan treats me like a blood relative, and I am loyal to him. How could he harm me? Don't be sowed here!"

"It seems that you really regard yourself as a member of the Yuan family..." Shangguan Yan showed a hint of sympathy and continued to say to Yuan Min, "What a pity, your recognition is purely wishful thinking. Once your respected Khan dies, think about how his sons will treat you?

First, I will win you over, because the change of power comes with bloody storms. You are their most important chess piece. After the power is stable, your death will come... "

"Shut up!"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Min slapped the table suddenly and shouted loudly, which immediately attracted the attention of other guests in the restaurant.

Yuan Min glanced around and finally shook Shangguan Yan with a glaring eyes: "I advise you, it's best not to say these words of sow discord, otherwise I will definitely tear you into pieces!"

Yuan Min threw down this sentence viciously, turned around and walked out of the restaurant gate.

"You haven't answered my question yet. Do you want to be a hero?" Shangguan Yan didn't care about Yuan Min's anger at all, but just asked him sideways.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Min stopped, looked up at Shangguan Yan, and said in a deep voice: "I, Yuan Min, are a hero now!" After that, he strode out of the door and disappeared into everyone's eyes.

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Yan just sat at the table and gently stroked his hair, and a strange arc appeared on the corner of his mouth again.

"The seeds of suspicion have been sown. Now wait for the day when it sprouts. As long as you have ambitions, you are destined to sink into power."

After pondering for a while, Shangguan Yan's thoughts floated back to the morning when Liu Ce's army left Shendu and returned to Far East City, when he and Huangfu Zhai met for the last time.

That day, in front of the gate of Shendu, Huangfu Zhai drove a carriage to meet Shangguan Yan as promised.

As soon as they met, Shangguan Yan immediately said to Huangfu Zhai: "Master, I thought you were going to break your trust again..."

Huangfu Zhai said: "The person you want is in the car and can leave at any time now, but she is very injured. She may not be able to use force within a year. Instead, she needs your protection. Are you sure you still want her..."

Shangguan Yan said: "As long as you return the cold smoke to me, the rest will be gone..."

Huangfu Zhai said: "Okay, I have returned the person to you. Let's talk about the last condition..."

Shangguan Yan said, "Master, I have told you what you need now, but you still have to make conditions with me?"

Huangfu Zhai said: "That is the condition you voluntarily provide, and naturally it is not my condition. My conditions are very simple, and there may be common interests for you..."

Shangguan Yanqi said: "What are the conditions?"

Huangfu Zhai said: "I want you to disturb the Great Zhou, Xia Kingdom together with Mengluo!"

Shangguan Yan frowned: "This is not a decision you would make, why do you do this?"

Huangfu Zhai said: "Only after experiencing a complete upheaval can the Central Plains be reborn and usher in a truly peaceful and prosperous era. Do you dare to take on this challenge?"

Shangguan Yan thought for a while and suddenly asked, "Master, can you answer a question from me? Do you believe in fate?"

Huangfu Zhai pondered for a while, then said, "Is this question very important?"

Shangguan Yan said: "Of course..."

"Then I will tell you..." Huangfu Zhai pointed a bronze mirror in his hand and said to Shangguan Yan, "I believe in heaven, but I never believe in fate. No one can use fate to bind me! Are you satisfied with this answer?"

Looking at Huangfu Zhai who turned around and left, Shangguan Yan gently stroked her temples and drooped her hair, and she didn't say anything for a long time.

Shangguan Yan, whose thoughts returned to reality, slowly opened her eyes, then stood up and walked out of the restaurant.

When he arrived outside the door, he looked up at the noon sunlight, Shangguan Yan said to himself: "Master, I really can't believe that you are more ruthless than I thought. It seems that this is the gap between me and you, which makes me unable to catch up with you."

After a faint sigh, Shangguan Yan moved her steps and walked forward slowly.
Chapter completed!