After the divorce, the four big guys became my servants

The envoy from Southern Qin was named Gongsun Wu, about fifty years old. Just by looking at his brows, one could tell that he was of extraordinary bearing and was smart and capable.

Yuan Jinglie met Gongsun Wu in the study.

"My country was established not long ago, and many affairs have not yet been completed. I hope Mr. Gongsun will forgive me for the poor hospitality."

The young new emperor treated the envoys who came from afar very politely.

Gongsun Wu smiled and said, "Your Majesty is so young, yet you have the courage to fight a desperate battle. I admire you so much that I don't care about anything else."

Yuan Jinglie nodded slightly and continued, "Your country has just killed a group of Chu's troops, and we have not yet congratulated your Majesty."

"This matter is also due to the help of your country. Your Majesty asked me to express my gratitude. To be honest, I came to your country today precisely because of the message from His Majesty the Great Qin. We, the Great Qin, intend to establish a thousand-year alliance with your country!"

"Shun Kingdom is just a newly emerged country with weak soldiers. I am really surprised that His Majesty Southern Qin honors us so much." Yuan Jinglie's eyes were deep, and his azure pupils glanced at Gongsun Wu inquiringly.

When a strong country takes the initiative to show goodwill to a weak country, there must be conditions.

Sure enough, the next moment, Gongsun Wu said: "Your Majesty is too modest. You are young and promising. You will surely be able to help the world and the people in the future. As long as Your Majesty is willing to help Daqin and conquer Nanchu, our Majesty is willing to share the territory of Nanchu with you in the future."

This is quite a temptation.

Zhao Ge, who was listening behind the screen, also paused and was moved for a moment.

But soon, she calmed down. How could a strong country be willing to let a weak country share the world?

I'm afraid that after using Yuan Jinglie to take over Nanchu, he will turn around and annex Shun Kingdom.

But in the current situation, if we reject Southern Qin, the Qin Emperor will bear a grudge, and Shunguo will be attacked from all sides...

"I am grateful that the Emperor Qin does not mind. How can I refuse?"

Outside, Yuan Jinglie's voice was heard, and he accepted Nan Qin's invitation.

"Hahaha, great! Then today, I would like to wish the two countries of Qin and Shun a long lasting prosperity!" Gongsun Wu was very happy and immediately stood up, drinking tea instead of wine.

When Gongsun Wu left, Zhao Ge walked out from behind the screen.

But she did not tell Yuan Jinglie about her concerns, because Yuan Jinglie must understand.

The current decision is the best option after weighing the pros and cons.

The two people's eyes met, and each understood the other's dilemma.

Not long after, Southern Qin sent troops to help Shun State capture several nearby cities to show its sincerity in the alliance.

As Shun State's territory expanded, naturally, it had to start giving back to Southern Qin.

As for Chai An, after learning that the two parties had formed an alliance, the Empress Dowager was extremely furious.

Not only did he fail in his attempt to kill Yuan Jinglie, he also asked him to proclaim himself emperor. It is unknown what means he used to collude with Southern Qin.

Nan Qin hates Nan Chu to the core!

Right now, these two poisonous snakes are hovering around Da Chu, and Da Chu is in danger!

The Empress Dowager suddenly felt a sense of crisis, accepted the advice of her ministers, and made friendly gestures towards the Southern Zhou Dynasty.

However, the Southern Zhou showed little interest and even failed to entertain the envoys sent by Southern Chu.

The reason is simple: no one would offend Nan Qin for Nan Chu.

The Empress Dowager was furious, but she had to suppress her anger.

On the other side, under the leadership of Yuan Jinglie, Nan Qin's 10,000 troops quickly captured ten cities of Nan Chu. Nan Chu was defeated and could only send envoys to negotiate peace.

Seeing how wise and brave their monarch was, the people of Qingzhou began to identify more and more with their own obedient people.

Moreover, Zhaoge was always considerate of the people. After conquering several other wealthy cities, he also helped Qingzhou integrate into them, greatly improving the livelihood of the people of Qingzhou.

Winter came in a blink of an eye, and on this day, light snow fell from the sky.

Zhao Ge brought some hot soup and entered Yuan Jinglie's study.

After conquering the three cities, Zhu Biao once suggested that Yuan Jinglie first build a decent palace.

But he just shook his head and said, "The great cause is not yet completed, and the people are in turmoil. How can I build a large-scale project that will waste people's money and labor?"

Therefore, he still lives in the study of Qingzhou government office.

"Empress." The maid guarding the door saluted Zhao Ge.

Although there was no enthronement ceremony and they had not yet married, everyone who served Yuan Jinglie knew that she was the future empress.

Zhao Ge asked, "Is His Majesty in there?"

"Your Majesty has been in the study since he met with the envoy from Nanchu."

Zhaoge nodded and walked in with the soup.

Yuan Jinglie saw her coming, and the worry between his brows eased a little, "You're here."

"Why do you look unhappy? Did your meeting with the envoy from Nanchu go wrong today?" Zhao Ge touched his shoulder and gave him a massage.

He then said in a deep voice: "Zhao Zhao, I met Wei Tingfeng today."

Zhao Ge was surprised and immediately thought of something.

"Isn't he an envoy sent by Nan Chu?"

"Ah."

"Nan Qin has made up their minds to kill the envoy. You know, they will never negotiate peace with Nan Chu. They are temporarily letting it go just to kill the envoy and humiliate Nan Chu."

Yuan Jinglie felt a little regretful, "I didn't object at the time because I never thought that it would be Wei Tingfeng who came."

Envoys are usually older civil officials who are eloquent, calm and wise.

Looking at the court of Southern Chu, there are many such civil officials, and it should never be Wei Tingfeng's turn.

Zhao Ge knew that this must be the emotional card played by the Nan Chu side, as they knew that Wei Tingfeng had some friendship with her.

So, he became anxious and said hurriedly: "We can't kill Wei Tingfeng, Ruyuan is still with him. If he dies, who can protect Ruyuan?"

"I thought so too, so I have asked someone to secretly replace the wine at tomorrow's banquet." Yuan Jinglie never wanted to kill Wei Tingfeng. He covered her hand and comforted her.

"I just hope I can hide it from Nan Qin. Wei Tingfeng is smart enough and can cooperate with me."

Zhao Ge hugged him and said, "Thank you for considering everything for me."

...

The next day, at a banquet.

They had agreed not to talk about state affairs today but only about love and romance, and none of the three people attending the banquet mentioned the dispute between the two countries.

Wei Tingfeng drank cup after cup, with a carefree smile on his face.

Yuan Jinglie looked at the wine glass in his hand vaguely, and after seeing that he drank a lot and was fine, he relaxed a little.

"This glass of wine is for His Majesty the King of Shun!" Wei Tingfeng stood up shakily and walked in front of Yuan Jinglie.

The guards beside him shouted, "How dare you get close to His Majesty!"

"No problem." Yuan Jinglie said, then he stood up, raised his glass, and wanted to drink with him.

Unexpectedly, the next moment, Wei Tingfeng suddenly leaned close to his ear, as if regaining consciousness, and whispered: "As you wish, she is in Yongqing Tower in Anzhou. I hid her there."

Yuan Jinglie was slightly stunned and stared at him blankly, and saw a strange smile suddenly appear on his face.

Then, Wei Tingfeng raised his glass and clinked it with him.

"In the next life, I will...follow you."

"Also, tell Ruyuan that she has to... be well. I... I..."

Before he could finish his words, he ran out of strength and fell to the ground.

It all happened so fast that even Yuan Jinglie's mind was stunned for a moment.

On the contrary, Wei Wusheng, the general of Southern Qin who was sitting on the side, stood up with a big laugh and said, "You little Nan Chu, you still want to make peace with our Great Qin! You are just daydreaming!"

"However, Your Majesty, this envoy from Nanchu seems to know you?"

As he said this, there was a malicious gleam in his eyes.

Yuan Jinglie suppressed his inner turmoil and glanced at Wei Wusheng calmly, "I used to be Chu Chen. Is it strange that I know him? Your Majesty has long known this. Is it your turn to doubt me?"

Wei Wusheng panicked immediately: "I dare not!"

Yuan Jinglie sneered: "You'd better really don't dare."

After all, walk away.

He didn't even look at Wei Tingfeng's body again, and returned to the Qingzhou Palace in a daze.

As soon as he got back, Zhao Ge flew in front of him like a butterfly, looking nervous: "How is it?"

"Wei Tingfeng is dead."

"However, before he died, he told me where Ruyuan was. He placed Ruyuan in Anzhou."

At this point, Yuan Jinglie said bitterly: "I just don't understand why he changed the wine glass himself and didn't want to be saved by me."

Zhao Ge couldn't help but sigh, "Maybe he felt that the peace talks had already failed, and even if he survived, he wouldn't have a good ending if he returned to Chai'an."

From the day he was chosen by the Empress Dowager to negotiate peace, Wei Tingfeng could no longer be the rich and powerful young man he used to be.

But they don't know what kind of pressure he was under yet.