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On November 20, a grand banquet was being held in the Royal Court of the Enur Khan and the Barantor Palace to entertain the envoys of the Western Regions who paid tribute to the Monroe Empire.

In the welcoming hall full of grassland style, envoys from various Western Regions and high-level members of the Tuoba royal family sat cross-legged on a comfortable cotton blanket. Amid the melodious music, they watched the graceful orchestras in the hall, dancing passionate and unrestrained dances together.

Tuoba Hongye sat on the throne wrapped in a velvet blanket, holding a golden wine vessel, smiling, and looking at the envoys from the Western Regions from time to time.

After drinking a sip of wine, the alien maid next to him immediately filled him with delicious wine, and then retreated respectfully to the side.

Sitting beside Tuoba Hongye was not his queen, but his favorite concubine Rong, Wei Rong.

Wei Rong obviously didn't catch a cold in the atmosphere in the hall, but just gently caressed the Persian cat lying in her arms.

Tuoba Hongye glanced at Wei Rong, then waved his hand to let the dancing Hu Ji retreat. Then he raised his glass to the envoy and said, "Everyone, you have come from afar without hesitation. Thank you for your hard work, please drink this cup!"

When the envoys and princes and ministers heard this, they hurriedly raised their glasses and said respectfully to Tuoba Hongye: "Thank you for the Holy Emperor's wine, I am very grateful to you..."

After a sip of wine, Tuoba Hongye set his eyes on a Western Region man at the table on the left, and asked with a smile: "Samati, is your new king in your country healthy now?"

The envoy named Samathi, who saw that he had been named by Tuoba Hongye, had just sat down and got up again, and said respectfully: "Thank you for your concern. My king is healthy and I am extremely grateful to the Holy Emperor..."

"Hahaha..." Tuoba Hongye laughed three times, and then asked, "I have slaughtered fourteen cities in six places of your country. Your new king not only does not hold a grudge against me, but will he be extremely grateful? Samat, don't lie to me..."

Samat was so scared that he trembled all over and said, "Saint Emperor, you are a heroic lord, just like the sun in the sky, emitting dazzling light,

I, such humble servants, rely on your blessings to live in this world, how dare you disrespect you?

Without the sunshine, we servants will lose our direction in the darkness and fall into despair forever.

Finally, I will freeze to death in this cold winter, and even my soul cannot be at peace. Please be sure to believe your servant and treat you like a kind father..."

After saying this pile of rainbow farts, Samaiti rested on his knees and bowed down, not even daring to raise his head.

In the entire hall, except for the laughter of the Monroe nobles, almost all the envoys of the Western Regions were silent.

The Monroe expedition to the West was like an lingering nightmare, causing indelible harm to their country and people.

The Monroe iron hooves and butcher knives conquered the entire Western Regions. The powerful Sassanthemum and Dashi could only rely on tribute every year to avoid the poison of the war.

Seeing this, Tuoba Hongye smiled and raised his hand and said, "Okay, okay, get up, I'm just a joke. You don't need to be afraid, sit down and enjoy the food..."

"Thank you for your grace..."

Samati breathed a heavy sigh of relief, got up and sat back in his seat.

Then, the cooked roasted lamb was carried up by the slaves and distributed one by one to each of them. Even Wei Rong was given a portion.

"Eat it. I have ordered people to add a lot of seasonings to the mutton to ensure that there is no mutton smell, and it should suit your taste..."

Tuoba Hongye gently instructed Wei Rong, then grabbed a golden dagger, cut off a small piece of meat and put it in his mouth for a while.

Seeing that Wei Rong still had a lukewarm expression, Tuoba Hongye felt a little unhappy, but soon calmed down the dissatisfaction and said to her: "My beloved concubine, I have prepared a gift for you. Do you want to know?"

Wei Rong said lightly: "The emperor is intent..." and then there was no further text.

Tuoba Hongye felt that he had failed at this moment, as if no matter what he did, he could not make a smile appear on the woman's face. Who among the more than 60 concubines in his harem did not see him please him in every way?

But Wei Rong is the exception. She neither refuses nor is grateful for the things she gives her, and always looks as if she is calm.

Tuoba Hongye vaguely remembered that twenty years ago, when she rudely occupied Wei Rong, there was no other expression on Wei Rong's face except for frowning and crying. She didn't make any sound throughout the whole process.

After so many years, Wei Rong is still the same as before, with a plain attitude that makes her unable to start. It is really the biggest failure in her life.

Tuoba Hongye calmed down and clapped his hands. After a while, a group of beautifully dressed Central Plains women came into the hall.

Soon, amid the classical bell music in the Central Plains, a completely different dance from the unrestrained outside the border began to dance, but the implicit and majestic dance, which put the whole banquet in another atmosphere.

"This is something I specially selected from the women in the Central Plains. After more than half a year of drilling, do you look like your Central Plains dance posture?"

Listening to Tuoba Hongye's words, Wei Ning looked up and said for a while: "Your Majesty doesn't have to pay such a big trouble for your concubine, it's not worth it..."

"As long as you like, I will do anything for you!" Tuoba Hongye held Wei Rong's hand and said, "Even if you want the stars and moon in the sky, I can shoot you down!"

Wei Rong sighed slightly, then disappeared again, allowing Tuoba Hongye to hold his hands.

"No one dares to use this attitude to me!" Tuoba Hongye was really angry when he saw this. He said to Wei Rong in a threatening tone, "My beloved concubine, my tolerance for you is limited, you must understand this truth!"

Feeling that his hand was tighter and tighter by Tuoba Hongye, Wei Rong couldn't help but frown slightly, and a look of pain appeared on her face.

"Report~ Report to the Holy Emperor, the Auxiliary Emperor sent someone from Qianzhou to send the terms of the agreement, and the deputy envoy Hua Buhuchi was waiting outside the hall..."

Upon hearing the attendant's report, Tuoba Hongye loosened his palms holding Wei Rong tightly, sat upright, and said in a deep voice: "Let Hua Bu Chi enter the palace to speak."

The attendant received the order and left. After a while, Hua Buhu Chi entered the hall, walked through the dance floor, and went straight to Tuoba Hongye, knelt on the ground and saluted respectfully: "The minister Hua Buhu Chi paid homage to the Holy Emperor..."

Tuoba Hongye said: "Get up..."

"Thank you for the Emperor..." Hua Buchi Xie stood up.

Tuoba Hongye picked up the wine glass and spoke slowly: "Tell me, did the Auxiliary King bring satisfactory news? Did Liu Ce agree to my conditions again? Humph, think about it carefully, it's really a cheaper person. I'm still too generous to him..."

Hua Buhuchi was stunned and replied: "Saint Emperor, Liu Ce completely rejected your will..."

"What did you say?"

Tuoba Hongye, who had just touched the wine glass to his lips, was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Hua Buhu Chi with disbelief.

Hua Buhuchi hurriedly avoided Tuoba Hongye's majestic eyes and repeated in a low voice: "Report to the Holy Emperor, Liu Ce has rejected all your conditions..."

The entire hall was silent in an instant, only the sound of the bell music and the women from the Central Plains were still playing music in the hall, dancing...

"Stop dancing, leave..." Tuoba Hongye asked Hua Buhuchi in a deep voice after he stopped singing and dancing, "Da Dare Liu Ce rejected my conditions? Did he eat the courage of the bear heart and leopard? Where is Tuoba Yuhai? Why didn't he come back with you?"

Hua Buchi swallowed his saliva and quickly explained: "Reporting to the Holy Emperor, although Liu Ce rejected your proposal, he proposed a more superior suggestion than you have.

He planned to trade with me, the Monroe, and would transport all the urgently needed materials to us, while the Auxiliary King continued to stay in Qianzhou to negotiate with Liu Ce to establish a trade location..."

"Um?"

When Tuoba Hongye heard this, his anger subsided a little. He took the wine glass and sipped it lightly, falling into deep thought.

When the Monroe people in the palace heard the news, they were also ecstatic. After all, almost all the herdsmen and slaves under their own rule were all short of food and clothing. Over time, they would be dissatisfied and would have huge hidden dangers.

If we can trade with the Central Plains and obtain a large number of necessities, we can comfort them and receive the people's hearts...

So everyone turned their attention to Tuoba Hongye, and his pupils were full of expectations.

After a long time, Tuoba Hongye put down his wine glass and nodded: "Liu Ce is aware of the current affairs, so he asked the Auxiliary to step up the handling of business matters.

Of course, he could not all reject my proposal. Since both sides were going to start a trade, he had to send a woman to the royal court to marry him, and this must not change."

Hua Buhu Chi hurriedly took out a letter from her body and said, "Report to the Holy Emperor, this is a letter written by Liu Ce. He said that if the Holy Emperor agrees to the conditions in the letter, then the marriage of marriage will definitely agree..."

"He still dares to propose conditions to me?" Tuoba Hongye laughed instead of anger, "Okay, take out this letter and think carefully in front of everyone in the palace. I want to see what conditions this guy has to offer..."

Hua Buhuchi didn't know the content of the letter in advance, so he opened it and looked at it as Tuoba Hongye ordered.

As a result, when I saw the content written in the letter, Hua Buhuchi wanted to poke his eyes blind immediately and then make himself hoarse. At the same time, I deeply regretted not learning the Central Plains text!

Seeing Hua Bu Chi, Tuoba Hongye urged, "What's wrong? I miss you! No matter what you say in the letter, I will forgive you for your sins!"

“Yes…yes…”

Hua Buchi's heart trembled, so he had to bite the bullet and start thinking.

"Dear the lord of the grassland, I heard that you want to choose your daughter from my Liu Ce to marry you as a concubine? I am happy to see such a beautiful thing.

However, before you marry my Central Plains woman, you still have to explain some etiquette to you clearly, so as not to get into trouble at that time.

As you wish, this military supervisor will choose a woman who thinks she is adopted and then marry you. However, in the Central Plains etiquette, you must prepare enough gifts to marry a woman.

Especially for a heroic priest like you, you can't lose your kingly demeanor, right? I don't want much. It's not too much that all the pastures, pastures, horse farms and tribes north of Xuanwu Pass are 2,800 miles as brides, right?

In addition, the wedding team must be grand. It is best for the Holy Emperor to come to Xuanwu to meet the bride in person to show sincerity.

If you agree to all this, the military governor will naturally agree to marry your daughter to you. Of course, from the time you welcome the bride,

Please also call your military supervisor respectfully and call us father. From now on, we will be a family. You must be filial to your father at any time...

Liu Ce, the military governor's office, presented it to you.”

After reading this letter, the whole palace was quiet.

Suddenly...

"Clang..."

Tuoba Hongye threw the gin wine glass heavily on the ground, and shouted with a fierce look on his face:

"Liu Ce! You are looking for death~~"
Chapter completed!