The tyrant empress is my wife, I am invincible and have been hiding

It has been almost half a month since Ye Feng successfully captured Jiayun Pass. He has also heard of the reputation of Li Guozhong in front of him. This man gave his sister to the emperor of the Qingyuan Dynasty as a concubine, and then he climbed up to the position of prime minister step by step. He is extremely greedy for money.

“It’s a pleasure to deal with smart people.”

Upon hearing this, Ye Feng did not continue to argue with the other party and said directly: "My request is very simple, as long as the Qingyuan Dynasty provides 20,000 Dayuan war horses and 50,000 taels of gold!"

"A word is settled!"

When Li Guozhong heard the conditions proposed by Ye Feng, he agreed without even frowning. Even Ye Feng was a little surprised. Could it be that he asked for too little, so the other party agreed so readily?

"In that case, please, Prime Minister, send the horses and gold to Jiayun Pass within three days. Then I will lead the army and leave immediately."

Ye Feng didn't care whether the request he put forward was too little or not. Anyway, he couldn't continue to waste time at Jiayun Pass. Being able to obtain 20,000 Dayuan war horses was also a good result.

The Dayuan war horses of the Qingyuan Dynasty were tall and thin, but much faster than other war horses, and had a very good speed. It was said that they could travel 600 miles a day.

As long as he could obtain 20,000 Dayuan war horses, he could form a light cavalry. Although the black armor cavalry was very powerful, in a sense, its speed was not fast enough.

As the name implies, light cavalry is to be extremely fast and be able to fight a real blitzkrieg. He wants to use the most advanced light cavalry training method in China to equip and train the cavalry.

But he didn't know if he could find a skilled craftsman to make a cavalry sword for the light cavalry, which is commonly known as a saber. It is slightly curved, with a relatively thin blade, but very hard and sharp. The biggest advantage is to use the speed of the charging horse to quickly cut through and kill the enemy with the cavalry sword.

"Zhen Guojun is indeed a quick-witted person. I will take my leave now and we will see each other in three days." Hearing that Ye Feng only wanted 50,000 taels of gold, Li Guozhong was secretly delighted in his heart, as he could profit from it.

As for the 20,000 Dayuan war horses, he didn't care at all. The Qingyuan Dynasty itself was rich in Dayuan war horses. He only needed to go back and ask Pei Yuanji to issue an order, and he would go to the Ministry of War to mobilize them.

Li Guozhong, along with his entourage and other officials, walked out of the tent.

"The Prime Minister Li Guozhong of the Qingyuan Dynasty is really as good as his reputation. He only cares about his own interests." Su Qingzhi's face was full of contempt when he saw Li Guozhong leaving.

Ye Feng leaned back in his chair with a smile on his face. The more people like Li Guozhong had, the safer the borders of the Song Dynasty would be, and he would be happy and at ease.

……

Li Guozhong walked out of Jiayun Pass with his entourage and officials, then turned to look at everyone and asked, "The conditions for the peace talks of the King of the Song Dynasty are: 20,000 Dayuan war horses and 150,000 taels of gold, right?"

The entourage and several officials understood the Prime Minister's intention. The extra 100,000 taels of gold must have been pocketed by him.

"Correct!"

Everyone spoke in unison. They knew Li Guozhong's character very well. He was greedy for money. Anyone who dared to block his way to wealth would be killed without a burial place.

Li Guozhong came to the palace as quickly as possible without even going to the study. When Pei Yuanji heard that he came to report good news, he asked him to come directly to the bedroom.

"Is my brother here?"

He saw Pei Yuanji wearing a golden nightgown, sleepy and with unsteady steps. He heard the tender voice of his sister, Concubine Li, and he didn't understand what was going on. But he was extremely happy. He had given his sister to Pei Yuanji as a concubine in order to make Pei Yuanji indulge in beauty all day and night, so that he would be less interested in government affairs. Then he, as the prime minister, could cover the sky with one hand.

"I am sorry for disturbing the imperial concubine. Please forgive me." Li Guozhong bowed deeply to the side behind the curtain.

"Were the peace talks successful?"

Pei Yuanji looked at Li Guozhong. The only good news the other party mentioned was the peace talks with the Song Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, I have done my duty." Li Guozhong turned around and bowed to Pei Yuanji, then looked at him tentatively, "But the other party wants 20,000 Dayuan war horses and 150,000 taels of gold. I am undecided, so I came back to report to Your Majesty first. Can you accept it?"

"It's just 20,000 Dayuan war horses. You can just take my order and go to the Ministry of War to get them." Pei Yuanji's face was calm. The Qingyuan Dynasty itself was rich in Dayuan war horses, and it could produce hundreds of thousands of them every year. 20,000 war horses were not a large number. Then he pondered for a moment and said, "You can go to the Ministry of Revenue to withdraw 150,000 taels of gold. As long as it can make the enemy withdraw and save the people from the suffering of war, it will be very good!"

"According to the order!"

After receiving Pei Yuanji's oral instructions, Li Guozhong bowed and quickly left the bedroom, not daring to continue disturbing the emperor's good deeds.

"My beloved, I am here! What I just did was not enough, keep going!"

After Pei Yuanji beat Li Guozhong away, he threw his nightgown aside and ran into the tent. From inside, there came bursts of sweet voices, which made people feel fascinated.

"Li Guozhong is a traitor. He is selling out his country!"

"Why should we give the Song Dynasty 20,000 Dayuan war horses? Give them the horses to fight us in return."

"Your Majesty is completely confused."

……

The streets and alleys of the Qingyuan Dynasty were in an uproar. The people were filled with righteous indignation and cursed loudly.

……

Jiayun Pass, the central army camp.

Ye Feng sat in the main seat with his eyes slightly narrowed. He looked at Dong Kun who was standing not far in front of him. This man was the messenger sent by Zhao Du, the King of Pingxi.

"Your Majesty, my prince has specially sent me to congratulate you on taking over Nanyu County. My prince is loyal to the Song Dynasty, so please rest assured that he will do his best to guard Pingxi County and will never let the army of the Western Shu Dynasty set foot into the Song Dynasty."

"This is the reward that my prince has given to the entire Pingxi County according to the Zhenguojun Order and the Enfeoffment Order. All the little princes have already obtained the corresponding territory. Please rest assured, Zhenguojun!"

Dong Kun stood there, bowed deeply to Ye Feng, and presented the reward letter specially made by Zhao Du to Ye Feng with both hands.

The purpose of his visit to Zhenguojun this time was to submit his letter of surrender.

"Oh! Since your prince is so loyal, why did he only reward him with a title but no specific military reward?" Ye Feng also had a good understanding of Pingxi King Zhao Du. This man was best at being a fence-sitter.

Now seeing that I can easily destroy King Nanyu, he is obviously afraid that I will deal with him, so he came to submit his letter of surrender.

If Ye Feng's prediction was correct, such a letter was probably also sent to King Dongxuan Zhao Yunfei at the same time.