Chapter 368: Shelter
The people in the venue were all frowning, and what Tian Xian said was too casual, as if he was dealing with it casually, which was a big disrespect in front of Emperor Longyuan, but Tian Xian's face was calm, as if what he said was not tight at all.
"Don't talk nonsense, explain the situation honestly!" Ge Yun didn't directly drag Tianxian out and cut off his head this time.
Tianxian smiled: "I said just now that I planned this matter privately, but in fact, ...... This is the attention of all of us. ”
Gu Li was slightly stunned, her eyes turned a few times on Tian Xian's back, and immediately drooped, for fear that Ge Yun would see the flaw again-this matter had been Tian Xian's attention from the beginning.
"A lot of people?"
Ge Yun's slender eyes narrowed, staring at Tian Xian like two sharp blades, a very strange feeling grew in his heart, the words of this little ghost in front of him were false, but ...... And it seems to be true.
For the judgment in his heart, Ge Yun was very surprised, he and the previous emperor experienced the most difficult period of the Longyuan Empire in this hundred years, resisted the invasion of countless foreign enemies, and pulled out countless traitors and villains in the empire, on the one hand, his hands were full of blood, and on the other hand, he was full of sincerity, he was over seventy years old, he had experienced countless blood and fire tests, struggling in family and friendship, rationality and even human nature, and he could live well until now, and he had already seen through all the states of this world.
A young man who doesn't rhyme with the world, as long as he makes one action, Ge Yun thinks he can make a rough judgment about him.
In the face of Tianxian, he was a little hesitant.
There is a fire-like sincerity in the eyes of this young man, but at the same time, there seems to be something that makes this fiery sincerity a little complicated, not simple. His words were frank and calm, but there seemed to be a certain cunning.
"How old are you this year?" Ge Yun suddenly thought of this question and asked casually.
"Fourteen!" replied clearly.
At the age of fourteen, he was still a minor in the Dragon Yuan Empire. Only fifteen-year-old boys would undergo a coming-of-age ceremony and become an adult man in the Dragon Yuan Empire.
The surrounding ministers were a little surprised by Tian Xian's answer, because Tian Xian looked like he should be at least fifteen or sixteen years old, and he was quite tall, but he was slightly thin.
"Fourteen-Year-Old ......"
A faint smile appeared on Ge Yun's frozen face, "Back then." I first entered the army, also at the age of fourteen. ”
It was just an ordinary sentence, but it made the ministers present look surprised, and some even secretly took out a pen and wrote down Ge Yun's words under their clothes.
Ge Yun is an absolute patriarch, not only with a noble status, but also with unparalleled merits, the most important thing is that he automatically gave up the opportunity to inherit the throne, and together with the previous emperor, he managed the Longyuan Empire to the current strong situation. It can be said that he is the first important minister of the empire, and he is absolutely trusted by two generations of emperors, and his every word has unimaginable weight.
But this kind of Ge Yun is actually very silent, and he never mentions the things of the year, the first time he joined the army was fourteen years old, it was sixty years ago, and the important ministers of the Longyuan Empire even changed a few times, and now no one knows what Ge Yun was like at the beginning. His first deeds have also been wiped out in more than half a century, and today he suddenly mentions the events of his youth. All of them surprised the ministers, this is extremely rare information.
Tian Xian was also a little surprised, and asked in a very respectful tone: "Then I don't know if the marshal has dealt with Dante's Hedell family?"
In an instant, the atmosphere in the venue became solemn.
The Hedell Family, the Golden Lion Army, two resounding names came to everyone's mind.
Ge Yun had a layer of evil aura on his face, and he smiled strangely, "You mean." Buck, that old immortal!!"
Tian Xian suddenly felt wrong, as soon as he mentioned the Hedell family, the surrounding atmosphere suddenly became oppressive, and for a moment those princes and ministers seemed to cast hostile glances at him.
Ge Yun laughed twice, "Back then." The Dante Empire is expanding wildly, and Old Buck leads his Golden Lion Legion to fight in the south and north, and is almost invincible......! We had a one-on-one fight, but unfortunately, we almost killed him back then!
If Tian Xian was familiar with the history of the Longyuan Empire, he would definitely not ask the question just now. Back then, the Dante Empire and the Longyuan Empire set off a large-scale war, and the leaders of the two forces were Buck and Ge Yun!
These two are the same age, and they are also lifelong rivals!
"Young man!" Ge Yun's tone became stern, "It is said that you have some dealings with Dante's Hedell family, and it seems that you are still friends with the second lady of the Hadel family. ”
Ge Yun's question made the atmosphere a little more solemn.
Tianxian replied softly: "Yes, I am indeed friends with Senna, the second lady of the Hedell family. ”
Ge Yun's eyebrows twitched, "Okay! Have guts! Then do you know what kind of relationship the Longyuan Empire and the Dante Empire is?"
"Friendly neighbours, old friends who help each other. ”
"Oh?" Ge Yun raised his eyebrows, "friendly...... Old friend, hahahaha...... This is indeed the case now. ”
Tian Xian continued: "The marshal is right, no matter what happened in the past, the most important thing is the present and the days to come, now, the Dante Empire is indeed our friendly neighbor, and we can cooperate in many things, and even the Hedel family has turned to a business family, which is very beneficial to the trade between the two countries." ”
Speaking of the Hedell family, Ge Yun's eyes flashed with brilliance, "Turn to a commercial family?" hehe...... Buck's old thing is just protecting himself, young man! You don't know this, as long as a person has been on the battlefield, then this life belongs only to the battlefield! The Hedell family will always be a lion hiding its claws unless Buck Sr. dies! Although he is old...... But it's still deadly!"
Tian Xian's gaze and Ge Yun briefly exchanged in mid-air, and then moved away, for Ge Yun's evaluation of Buck, Tian Xian agreed very much in his heart. Unlike the Imperial Marshal Ge Yun, Buck exudes that chilling aura all over his body, like a beast that will show its fangs at any time, and although his body has accumulated many dark wounds on the battlefield, it is still very energetic, not at all like a seventy-year-old man.
"Young man. You must have seen Old Buck at the Hadel house, how do you feel?" Ge Yun asked with a sudden smile.
"Master Buck...... Very healthy. Tian Xian chose a very neutral word and replied to Ge Yun.
"Hahaha!!" Ge Yun couldn't help laughing when he heard this answer, everyone who laughed was surprised, and in everyone's impression, Ge Yun's face almost never showed a smile.
"Healthy!" Ge Yun suddenly stopped laughing and said in a cold voice. "That's right! The most powerful thing about this old buck is here, he is already seventy years old! But he looks like he can live for another fifty years, even now, he has very few enemies back then, and the new generation has not experienced the baptism of the real battlefield, and is not the opponent of this old monster at all, if it is another ten years, hehe......"
I can see it in the idle days, compared to Buck. Ge Yun is obviously more like an old man, although he is also in good spirits, but the sharpness in his eyes is far from being as sharp as Buck, and his body is not as strong and strong as Buck, and the muscles in his body have relaxed, showing a kind of old state.
Extrapolating from the course of human life, Tianxian estimates that Ge Yun may still be alive and well in ten years. But Buck can still lead troops to fight ten years later!
Once a sworn enemy on the battlefield who did not distinguish between victory and defeat, now the victory or defeat will be decided by the years. This can't but be said to be a kind of sadness, and Ge Yun seems to realize this, and when he talks about Buck, he obviously becomes excited.
"Marshal, we ......," the Emperor reminded softly.
Ge Yun suddenly came back to his senses and nodded apologetically to the Emperor. "Don't blame the emperor, when you are old, you inevitably like to talk about the past. ”
Sitting down again, Ge Yun exhaled, "Young man." Don't talk about Buck again, let's talk about your problem for now!"
The atmosphere at the tea party finally relaxed a little, and many ministers couldn't help but sigh a sigh, Ge Yun was very dangerous when he was excited, it was a recognized secret that he held the handle of many high-ranking officials of the empire in his hands, just to see if he felt the need to kill you, if he angered him when he was excited, then the consequence might be to behead the whole family!
"Yes. Tian Xian nodded and replied, "I said that this transaction is what all of us mean, that is to say, in fact, it is not the Shalit Empire that is really trading with the Longyuan Empire this time, nor me, but us!"
"You, do you mean you, and your friends now?" Ge Yun calmed down, his gaze cold and sharp again.
"Yes!" Tian Xian replied clearly and forcefully, "This time we happened to give the Sand King a lot of help in the civil strife in the Shalit Empire, so she is very grateful to us, and we have made this suggestion, and she gladly accepts it, in fact, it is just such a simple matter." ”
Ge Yun looked at Tian Xian, "It's not your plan, but you? Why do you want to emphasize that it's you, and even if this deal is concluded, what benefits will you get?"
"Asylum!" replied without thinking.
"Asylum?" Ge Yun replied in surprise.
Tian Xian took a step forward and said loudly: "This transaction will bring a large amount of property benefits to the Longyuan Empire, and it can ease the border dispute with the Shalit Empire, and even completely solve this problem from now on, if the desert transformation on the border of the Shalit Empire is successful, then this green space will be a symbol of permanent friendship between the two sides, it can be said that this is a great benefit to the Longyuan Empire." ”
Ge Yun smiled, "The Shalit Empire is at odds with many countries, and if we trade rashly, we may even cause dissatisfaction among other countries!"
Tian Xian quickly said: "But all the countries bordering the Shalit Empire have invaded the desert, and this is the reason why the Shalit Empire has always been at odds with other countries, and among them, the Longyuan Empire is the same!"
The ministers who said this sentence smiled bitterly in their hearts, this sentence is true, the reason why the Shalit Empire is not in harmony with every country is because every country bordering it wants to take that vast and sparsely populated area as its own, and as a result, the relationship between the two sides has completely broken down, not to mention, no country has ever bargained for a bargain from the Shalit Empire.
Tian Xian ignored the gazes of the others, and his voice was sonorous and powerful, "Although the desert soil is poor, it produces many strange beasts, and the minerals occasionally found are also very valuable, in fact, it is a rich land, but there is no water and food, otherwise." No country is so stupid as it takes time and effort to grab a piece of yellow sand, but this time, we can get huge wealth without spending a single soldier! Other countries can only watch. ”
"And!" Tianxian smiled at Ge Yun. "The Longyuan Empire, it seems that there is no need to look at the face of any country, no one can point out what you want to do!"
"Then what you call shelter ......"
Tian Xian took a breath, "Once this deal is facilitated, I hope that the Great Emperor will personally send down the edict! In the territory of the Longyuan Empire, the Holy Spirit Temple's wanted warrant for Gu Li will no longer be recognized!"
"Huh?"
Suddenly mentioned, Gu Li was slightly stunned, she never thought that the conditions suddenly proposed by Tianxian would be related to herself.
"She?" Ge Yun furrowed his eyebrows and looked at Gu Li suspiciously. He seemed puzzled, "Anything else?"
"I want our official lord to appear in the official records of the Empire!" replied Tian Xian in a loud voice.
This request immediately made most people's faces show a look of surprise, everyone here knew that Tianxian was just holding a false title now, and the Longyuan Empire did not have the official title of Minister of Foreign Affairs at all.
"Do you want real power?" Ge Yun originally destroyed his name on the family tree in order to give up his rights, he was extremely sensitive and careful about rights all his life, and he couldn't help but think about it when he made this request.
"Yes!" Tianxian did not hesitate, "and he has real power." But not responsible for any position!"
Everyone looked at each other, this request was too much! This was obviously to eat empty salaries! Everyone couldn't help but look at Ge Yun. When he swept away the chaos and corruption within the empire, he killed countless such people.
Without waiting for Ge Yun to ask again, Tian Xian continued: "I think this is a very suitable request, this transaction is just the beginning, the wealth it brings to the empire is absolutely unimaginable to everyone here, the Longyuan Empire has been dormant for a long time. Perhaps there will be a lot of money to go in the future, and this is a great opportunity. ”
The faces of everyone in the venue changed, and Tian Xian was alluding to the fact that the Longyuan Empire was preparing to start a war!
Ignoring the reactions of the ministers, Tian Xian looked directly at Ge Yun, "And all I need is a kind of shelter." It's not a formality, it's a real sense of shelter, and when I'm in trouble, I hope that the Longyuan Empire can provide me with a shelter, instead of casually throwing me a useless official title like now. Of course, I'm not going to drive any rights, I'm not interested in those rights, all I want is a strong backing. ”
Ge Yun's eyes shrank slightly, "Backing...... Then why not the Shalit Empire or the Dante Empire, but us?"
Tian Xian bowed slightly, and replied in a deep voice: "Dante and the Shalit Empire have already agreed to my request!"
This sentence is amazing.
Many ministers couldn't help but exclaim, and Emperor Longyuan frowned directly, and Ge Yun's face instantly became much uglier.
"In addition to the Longyuan Empire, you actually went to negotiate with other countries?"
Tian Xian smiled slightly, "Of course! I think Gu Li has made it very clear before! The Longyuan Empire is not the only partner we are cooperating with, we will not throw the opportunity in the same place, this is also another way for me to express my sincerity, I will not be interested in any rights of any country, all I need is the strong protection you give at the right time." ”
Slowly clenching the fist in his sleeve, Tian Xian said slowly: "This is my purpose! I bring you great wealth, and in exchange, I need your protection!"
Ge Yun pondered for a long time, "Do you want us to go against the Holy Spirit Temple?"
"No!" Tianxian shook his head, "it's just shelter, I don't need you to do anything extra for me, I just need to make sure we don't get hurt." ”
"Hmm...... That's it, all of it?"
"All!" replied in the affirmative.
There was silence in the room
Tian Xian's words are very amazing, asking for a real official title, but without any responsibility, there has never been such a foreign trader in the history of the Longyuan Empire, and the price of the transaction is so strange.
Ge Yun thought about it, his eyes were always fixed on Tian Xian, Tian Xian stood there, meeting Ge Yun's gaze without flinching, and even with a little calm confidence on his face.
Time passed little by little, no one spoke, there was a dead silence all around, and everyone was waiting for the most respected minister of the Longyuan Empire to come up with an idea.
In this tense atmosphere, Gu Li's eyes kept wandering on Tianxian.
The young man in front of him, who was not very old and obviously not fourteen years old, stood there quietly, but he was as calm as a mountain, and the countless questioning and suspicious eyes around the venue did not shake him in the slightest.
Unconsciously, the young man in front of him seemed to be separated from the stinky little ghost in the original silent forest, and became two completely different people. She suddenly found that the young man in front of her had grown a lot before she realized it.
"Hoo ......"
Ge Yun finally exhaled slowly, and everyone's faces were not only more nervous.
Turning around, Ge Yun whispered to the emperor very respectfully: "Your Majesty, I think this matter is ......."
Ge Yun paused, this was less than a second, but it made everyone feel that it was as long as a century.
"Feasible!"
There was a sudden sound of rapid breathing in the venue, mixed with sighs of relief and regret. (To be continued......)