Qizhou City Grand Marshal's Mansion.

Xiao Yuanshan and his son Xiao Feng personally welcomed King Li Ke of Qi in front of the General's Mansion. After Li Ke arrived, Xiao Yuanshan said politely: "Thank you for your hard work all the way."

"Course Xiao is polite. This is my duty." Li Ke said with a smile.

"It's cold outside, please come inside."

"Marrior Xiao, please..."

In the lobby of General Xiao’s mansion, after several people were seated, Xiao Yuanshan asked Li Ke: “I wonder what your highness has come from afar?”

"Come in the name of my father and ask Marshal Xiao to give up the land." Li Ke said bluntly.

Xiao Yuanshan was angry and said, "My Xiao family and the Daxia Empire have never been in conflict with the rivers. How can I say that the land is? Your Highness should not deceive people too much."

"Mr. Xiao, don't be angry." Li Ke took out a letter from himself and said, "This is a letter of nationality given to you by my father. Mr. Xiao, you can hear it clearly. This is a letter of nationality. My father gives you enough face. You'd better not be ungrateful, otherwise the millions of cavalry of my Daxia Empire are not vegetarians."

Xiao Yuanshan took the national book with a blue face and said, "Emperor Xia really came to the city of Qizhou."

"That's natural." Li Ke said arrogantly: "Compared with Dashui Xiao, I know what my father meant. Not long ago, my father had just been promoted to King Qi, and this Qi land is naturally my fiefdom. If you don't leave, you may not be able to get through this level of the king alone."

"Your Highness is so aggressive, aren't you afraid that I will leave you in Qizhou City and detain you together with Emperor Xia outside the city." Xiao Yuanshan slapped the table angrily and said.

"Oh! I am so scared! I am so eager to be detained by you now! At worst, we will discuss peace with the Song Dynasty and send troops to destroy you first. I think Zhao Wei will definitely be willing to be optimistic when he thinks! "

Faced with Li Ke's aggressiveness, Xiao Yuanshan had no strength to resist and immediately continued: "My father will discuss matters with Xiao Dashuai outside the city tomorrow. Please consider whether to fight or not. I have said goodbye."

“No gift…”

After Li Ke left, Xiao Feng asked Xiao Yuanshan: "Master, what should we do?"

"Oh!" Xiao Yuanshan sighed and said, "In fact, it doesn't matter how the father and the commander are. The commander is already half-hearted. You are the one who can't rest assured!"

After saying this, Xiao Yuanshan left with his hands behind his back. Looking at his father's back as he was leaving, Xiao Feng felt that his father had suddenly become ten years older. In this chaotic world, it was not easy for Xiao Yuanshan to lead tens of thousands of remaining soldiers to develop into more than one hundred thousand troops over the years and build a large foundation for the Xiao family. How could he be willing to let Xiao Yuanshan give up like this? And once he loses military power, the Xiao family will become a fish that can be slaughtered, and then he will not even have the ability to resist at that time.

The next morning, Li Liangzuo had already sent people to set up a large tent five miles outside Qizhou City. There were only more than a hundred Xia army soldiers guarding the tent around it. At this time, Xia Emperor Li Liangzuo was sitting in the tent and drinking tea! In the Xia army camp not far away, Qi King Li Ke led 5,000 elite cavalry to prepare for the battle. Once there was any movement, 5,000 cavalry could be killed in one stick of incense. In Li Ke's opinion, his father had no need to take such a big risk, just kill him directly.

The reason why Emperor Xia Li Liangzuo was willing to take such a big risk was actually his own consideration. Hundreds of thousands of Song troops were enough to make the Xia army a headache. If Xiao Yuanshan's 100,000 Khitan cavalry were added, then there would be basically no way to fight this battle. Seeing that the Xia army had millions of lions, but not many troops could be used; and "subjugating the enemy without fighting" was the highest level of military strategy. If this matter could be accomplished, the Xia army could temporarily remove a strong enemy.

Xiao Yuanshan also came alone, leaving Xiao Feng in the city. Before leaving, Xiao Yuanshan reminded Xiao Feng: "Feng'er, if you encounter any unexpected happenings for your father, remember not to fight with the Xia army, and immediately lead all the troops in the city to the east. Now the Xia army is busy fighting with the Song army and not chasing eastward. My son can stay in Jiaodong temporarily and continue to expand his army and prepare for war."

After Xiao Yuanshan entered the tent, he bowed to Li Liangzuo and said, "Xiao Yuanshan, a foreign minister from the Great Liao Dynasty, paid homage to Emperor Xia."

"Xiao Qing, please take your seat." Li Liangzuo said with a smile; Xiao Yuanshan claimed to be a foreign minister of the Great Liao Dynasty, rather than a minister of the Song Dynasty, but in fact he had already shown Li Liangzuo that he had drawn a clear boundary with the Great Song Dynasty.

After Xiao Yuanshan sat down, Li Liangzuo said, "Xiao Qing! You and I have fought for most of our lives. Now we are half-body buried in the soil. It's time to enjoy our old age!"

"The foreign ministers also want to enjoy their old age. But since Your Majesty destroyed Liao, the foreign ministers and more than 100,000 soldiers and hundreds of thousands of people have become lost dogs and can only rely on others' roofs. And Your Majesty is chasing you, how can you let the foreign ministers enjoy their old age?"

"Xiao Qing, as long as you are willing to hand over the military power, I promise to be the king. The Xiao family can enjoy wealth and honor for generations when they move to the emperor. As for the soldiers under your command, those who are willing to get rid of their troops and return to their fields can return to their hometowns, and those who are willing to continue to serve in the army can join the Xia army. The price is not low. I wonder what Xiao Qing wants to do?"

Seeing Xiao Yuanshan hesitating, Li Liangzuo continued, "You and I are at this age, what else can you do? To put it bluntly, these things are all for future generations and descendants! I am adding an extra one to you, and the throne of your Xiao family can be inherited. As long as you do not commit a death penalty, you can avoid death."

Li Liangzuo had such conditions very generous, and Xiao Yuanshan was also very moved to hear it. With just Xiao Yuanshan's words, he could get generations of wealth and titles. This is a height that ordinary people cannot reach. It can be said that as long as Xiao Yuanshan is willing to eat, drink and have fun in the future generations of the Xiao family. Although such conditions made Xiao Yuanshan very moved, there was one thing that was not to hand over the military power.

In this chaotic world, Xiao Yuanshan has a deep understanding. Without military power, it is all empty. As long as Li Liangzuo is willing to take these things back at any time, the Xiao family is still fish on the display board. Xiao Yuanshan and Xia Jun have been fighting for nearly 30 years, and they have not fought with Li Liangzuo once or twice. It can be said that Xiao Yuanshan's hands are full of the blood of the Xia army soldiers. Xiao Yuanshan is really worried that after he surrender, Li Liangzuo settles the accounts after the autumn, and casually arranges a charge for himself and destroys the Xiao family.

Li Liangzuo also saw Xiao Yuanshan's concerns, so he continued: "If Xiao Qing is still worried, I can use the Xiao family to avoid death with the gold medal. With this token, as long as the Xiao family does not commit a serious crime of corruption and does not raise troops to rebel, any crime can be exempted from death."

This is already the bottom line that Li Liangzuo can give. Li Liangzuo has been waiting for Xiao Yuanshan's reply, but Xiao Yuanshan is still sitting there blankly; in order to ease the awkward atmosphere, Li Liangzuo said: "Xiao Qing can think slowly, let's have tea first."

After thinking about it, Xiao Yuanshan said, "Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. Foreign ministers need to go back and discuss it with the generals. Please ask Your Majesty for your kindness."

"Okay, I'm waiting for you, and I'll be here tomorrow. I hope you can give me a satisfactory answer."

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