Immediately, General Mu thought of his twenty taels of silver.
Now that the Kingdom of Xiangyun had surrendered, as the chief general of Dayong, it would surely be a piece of cake for him to meet the consort of the princess of the defeated kingdom. That twenty taels of silver had been wasted!
But with the soldier present, General Mu could only put this thought aside for the time being. He got up with the military advisor and went to handle the surrender of the Kingdom of Xiangyun.
On the way, General Mu and the military advisor talked about the surrender of the Kingdom of Xiangyun. They both thought that the surrender was a last - minute decision. If they had decided to surrender earlier, why had they fought a battle yesterday?
However, when they met the envoy of the Kingdom of Xiangyun, their thoughts changed, because the Kingdom of Xiangyun was too well - prepared.
From the surrender letter personally written by the king of the Kingdom of Xiangyun to the tribute for surrender, and the calm and composed look of the envoy, it could be seen that the Kingdom of Xiangyun had come fully prepared.
General Mu looked at the military advisor and signaled with his eyes: What are they thinking?
The military advisor rolled his eyes: What else could they be thinking? They can't beat us. The weapons your grandson brought are really good.
General Mu returned a proud look: Of course! There's no one mediocre in our Mu family!
At this time, the envoy had handed the surrender letter and the list of tributes to the Dayong soldiers. The military advisor took them and didn't bother to exchange looks with General Mu anymore. He replied in a low voice, "Anyway, the method has been given. The twenty taels will not be refunded."
Hearing this, General Mu almost couldn't hold back and wanted to argue with the military advisor.
The military advisor was looking at the list of tributes and casually asked, "You've also prepared a surrender banquet? Where will it be held?"
Afraid that Dayong would misunderstand the meaning of the Kingdom of Xiangyun, the envoy quickly said, "Naturally, it will be held in Dayong. It's all up to you gentlemen."
"Don't be afraid. I'm just asking casually. How many people will you send? We also need to make some preparations." The military advisor's tone was very kind, coaxing the envoy into naming a few people.
The Kingdom of Xiangyun was indeed sincere in surrendering. Besides the general who led the troops in this battle and the eldest prince of the Kingdom of Xiangyun, the person the military advisor wanted most was not among them.
The military advisor looked at the list of tributes seriously and prompted, "Is it just these people?"
The envoy was stunned and tentatively asked, "How many people does your honor want to come?"
"I've heard that Princess Rou of the Kingdom of Xiangyun is also here. Why not let her come too? Have a couple more people come." The military advisor had taken General Mu's silver and was trying his best to help him.
Despite the military advisor's almost explicit hint, the envoy didn't respond.
People like General Mu and the military advisor from Dayong didn't know, but as a subject of the Kingdom of Xiangyun, how could the envoy not know?
The consort of Princess Rou seemed to have been living in seclusion, but in fact, he wasn't even in the Kingdom of Xiangyun. Although he had come a few days ago, there was no guarantee that he hadn't left today. How could the envoy dare to agree?
If it were the consort of another princess, it would be okay. Anyway, Dayong didn't know the consorts. Even if the consort wasn't there, they could just find a gigolo to take his place!
But Princess Rou was different. She was devoted to her consort. Previously, when the king had bestowed male favorites on her, Princess Rou had flatly refused. If they asked her to find someone to take the place of her beloved consort, she might cause a big scene.
The envoy even suspected that Princess Rou had been bewitched by her consort. After all, the royal family of the Kingdom of Xiangyun loved beauty. The princes and princesses had at least two or three concubines or male favorites, and at most a dozen. Only Princess Rou was devoted to her consort.
The envoy couldn't agree, but he couldn't refuse either. They were a defeated kingdom. Refusing a trivial request from the victorious kingdom would be like provoking them!
So the envoy chose to play dumb and remained silent, ignoring all the military advisor's explicit hints.
General Mu watched from the side and couldn't help feeling anxious. He said, "I thought the Kingdom of Xiangyun was sincere in seeking peace.没想到 it's just敷衍 Dayong. Since the envoy is unwilling, then..."
"General, please calm down! It's not that the Kingdom of Xiangyun is being perfunctory. It's just that the consort of Princess Rou is in poor health and is sick. It's okay for him to wander around in the Kingdom of Xiangyun, but he can't come to Dayong and harm Dayong's soldiers!" In a hurry, the envoy made up a random excuse.
Since the envoy of the Kingdom of Xiangyun had said so much, the military advisor couldn't insist anymore. He had to skip this and discuss other matters with the envoy.
After the envoy left, General Mu couldn't wait to say, "I feel there's something fishy going on. That day, Danqing and I saw the consort of Princess Rou. He was even hugging Princess Rou. There's no way he has an infectious disease."
"The Kingdom of Xiangyun is preventing us from seeing the consort of Princess Rou. Maybe he's really Shen Yunfeng?"
General Mu was too excited and accidentally let slip in front of the military advisor, revealing that Shen Danqing suspected the consort of Princess Rou to be Shen Yunfeng.
The military advisor quickly caught on: "Shen Yunfeng? Isn't he Lan Yue's husband? Oh my god, he was having an affair with Princess Rou of the Kingdom of Xiangyun behind Lan Yue's back. The surrender letter was just sent, which means he was with Princess Rou when Dayong and the Kingdom of Xiangyun were at war."
"Between him and Princess Rou, who is the traitor? Shen Yunfeng or Princess Rou?"
"Is He Qing trying to see the consort of Princess Rou to confirm if he's Shen Yunfeng?"
"Wait a minute, old friend. I'll find someone to pretend to be a master now and let He Qing see the consort of Princess Rou as soon as possible!"
"I've watched Lan Yue grow up. I can't let her be wronged!"
...
The Qianqing Palace.
Shen Baozhu brought the tonic pills to the emperor. "Uncle Emperor, this is the tonic pill. It can't be eaten directly. It has to be dissolved in water. It can be shared among ten people..."
Different from Lin Yu's potions, only Shen Baozhu could take the pills made by the True Man Qingyun directly. Others couldn't take them directly, and even the lowest - grade pills couldn't be extracted by the system.
Shen Baozhu told the emperor about the effects and usage of the tonic pills and emphasized that this was a reward for punishing the Xu family and that the immortal had specially sent it to the emperor.
The emperor received the pills flattered. At Shen Baozhu's strong request, he verbally thanked the immortal.
"When the immortal gives us a treasure, we should also praise the immortal so that the immortal knows we like the treasure." Shen Baozhu shared her "experience" with the emperor, and the emperor was very receptive.
Lin Yu: [Baozhu is so cute.]
Dragon King: [Of course! Otherwise, why would I call her little cutie? It's because she's cute!]
Dragon King: [Both I and Lin Yu have given gifts. What about the True Man? What will the True Man give?]
Even while traveling in the clouds, the Dragon King didn't forget to inquire about the "enemy's situation".
True Man Qingyun: [Be patient.]
Dragon King: [The True Man's gifts are always pills and talismans. Is it the same this time?]
The Dragon King's attempt to gather information was too obvious. Even Lin Yu noticed something was wrong. [Does the Dragon King want to know the True Man's gift? You've already given yours. Why are you asking?]
True Man Qingyun: [He said he would give Baozhu gifts twice.]
Lin Yu suddenly understood. Shen Baozhu kindly told the Dragon King, "It's a cute pet with a really big belly that can help me hide my treasures!"
Dragon King: [Does this broken artifact give out living things?]
Both the Dragon King's clone and Lin Yu's robot ball were judged as living things by the system, and using them would cost a huge amount of points each time.
The True Man Qingyun didn't mind the Dragon King's comparison. On the contrary, he supported the Dragon King's competitive spirit.
The stronger the Dragon King's competitive spirit, the more he would focus on Shen Baozhu. In order not to lose to others, the gifts he gave would be better.
So the True Man Qingyun kindly explained: [It's just a puppet pet. It shouldn't be counted as a living thing.]
Lin Yu gave a little golden dragon, and the True Man Qingyun gave a puppet pet. The Dragon King vaguely had an idea. He knew what he was going to give!