Chapter 464: Talk about cooperation, not feelings

"you……"

Mu Qingcheng was speechless again. Ever since she ascended the throne, except for this girl, no one dared to joke with her, let alone verbally tease her.

"There is a grassland between Guanshan and you, Dayu. What are your plans for Guanshan?"

"Your Majesty, now that Dayan Kingdom has been defeated twice in two campaigns, it is a chance for me, Dayu and Dayi, to take a breather."

"If we can capture Guanshan, it will be equivalent to driving a nail into the back of the Southern Barbarians. Besides, the land of Guanshan is flat and fertile!"

"Controlling Guanshan not only adds another granary, but most importantly, it is equivalent to completely quelling the threat of the southern barbarians to our two countries."

After hearing Ning Fan's words, Mu Qingcheng also fell into deep thought and asked after a long time.

"You haven't answered me yet. Is this your intention or the intention of Yu's court?"

"Whether it's my intention or the court's, it's our family's business."

Mu Qingcheng looked at Ning Fan with a serious look on his face and said thoughtfully: "In the past two years in Da Li, I have first suppressed the civil strife and then resisted the Da Yan. The treasury is empty and the military strength has been reduced. I am afraid that I will not be able to fight again."

"However, if you want to capture Guanshan, I'm afraid it won't be that easy. As far as I know, in Guanshan now, the forces are intertwined and the princes are divided. Without an army of 200,000, it is impossible to capture the land of Guanshan."

"hehe!"

Ning Fan smiled, with a look of confidence on his face, looked at Mu Qingcheng and said playfully: "Your Majesty, how about a bet?"

"How to bet?"

"I will send an army of 100,000 to capture the Southern Barbarians within three months!"

"Three months?"

Mu Qingcheng was stunned for a moment, with a hint of contemplation in his beautiful eyes, and reminded softly: "Don't forget, winter is coming soon, and the grassland has already entered the cold wave. You want to send troops to Guanshan in winter, but an expedition ah!"

"so what?"

"Just tell me, do you dare to bet?"

"snort!"

Mu Qingcheng snorted coldly, but did not rush to agree. Instead, he looked at Ning Fan: "Tell me, how can we cooperate?"

"cooperate?"

"Isn't His Majesty not interested in Guan Shan?"

"I am not interested in Guan Shan, but I am very interested in you!"

"???"

Ning Fan was stunned for a moment and looked at Mu Qingcheng blankly: "Your Majesty, you are the king of a country, how can you be greedy for male lust?"

"It's just a joke, it's not okay to covet my body."

"roll!"

Mu Qingcheng finally couldn't help it, reached out and grabbed the teacup in front of her and threw it towards Ning Fan.

"hey-hey!"

Ning Fan grabbed the tea cup with one hand, but the water in the cup still spilled on his face. He was not annoyed. He reached out and took the handkerchief from Gong Yuyan, wiped his face, and said with a serious face: "Your Majesty wants to Cooperation is not impossible.”

"I'll send troops and provide food, and you can lead the expedition yourself!"

"What!"

Mu Qingcheng looked shocked and looked at Ning Fan with confusion: "You want to attack Guanshan, why do you want me to conquer it myself?"

"Your Majesty, now I am just a vassal king..."

"Do you want me, a feudal prince, to lead troops to expand territory?"

"Finally, hand over the country you worked so hard to conquer to the imperial court?"

"Father, this old man has already worked hard enough. We can't put more burdens on him. Let him sit there for more than ten years. When he is old enough, I will sit on it and suffer for him!"

When Mu Qingcheng and Gong Yuyan heard this, they were stunned. What a filial son!

"So, what do you mean, let me lead your troops to conquer Guanshan in person?"

"That's right!" Ning Fan chuckled and nodded: "I will also accompany you. Don't worry, Your Majesty. You don't need to fight in person. You just need to be here, be a mascot, hang up the dragon flag, and lie down in the tent to sleep."

"..."

Mu Qingcheng had nothing to say, "I, the majestic king of a country, will be your mascot?"

"What can I get?"

"Grain, grass, gold and silver, whatever your Majesty wants, I can give it to you!"

"I want Emperor Dayan's dog head!"

"Can!"

Ning Fan agreed without hesitation and felt relieved in his heart. He thought Mu Qingcheng would take this opportunity to speak loudly, but he didn't expect that he only wanted a human head!

"Are you...serious?"

"You have no joke!"

Ning Fan nodded seriously, but Mu Qingcheng was stunned for a moment, and said calmly: "Emperor Da Yan has lived in the palace for a long time, and there are many experts around him, including some great masters to protect him. How did you succeed?"

"This is my business." Ning Fan took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "As long as your majesty agrees to lead the expedition in person, Emperor Dayan's head will be sent to you soon."

"hiss!"

Ning Fan didn't look like he was joking, but what he said was not entirely convincing.

"How can I trust you?"

"mortgage!"

"mortgage?"

"right!"

Ning Fan had already thought clearly about it. If he wanted to hide the truth and merge Guanshan into Huainan, he could only use Dali as a shield. Otherwise, he would just make a wedding dress for others.

And if he sent troops to attack Guanshan and asked the empress to accompany the army alone, how could she agree?

If I were to give her a chance to hold the emperor hostage to control the princes, this woman is not that stupid.

"I owe you Emperor Dayan's head first, and I will give you a million stones of food and grass first!"

"When I get back Emperor Dayan's head, you can return this food and grass to me!"

"how?"

Hearing Ning Fan's question, Mu Qingcheng showed a hint of amusement: "Aren't you afraid that I won't return the million stones of grain to you?"

"Haha!" Ning Fan looked at her as if she was a fool, and said lightly: "I will not give you the million stones of grain, but store it in the fortress."

"Fortress?"

"Yes!" Ning Fan nodded and explained: "I built a fortress at the junction of the three countries. In a few days, I will transport the million stones of grain to it. You can send troops to station there."

"I will go to Guanshan with you alone. What if you hold me hostage?"

"..." Ning Fan pondered for a moment and said: "This time, my Huainan army is almost out in full force. You can also send a troop to station in Shiyuan City."

"If I plot against you, your army can attack Huainan in an instant and surprise Dayu."

"You can also cut off my retreat!"

After hearing the cooperation method proposed by Ning Fan, Mu Qingcheng felt that it was a bit too weird, even whimsical.

"I don't want the head of Emperor Dayan anymore, I want food and grass!"

"Food and grass?"

Ning Fan frowned slightly and whispered, "Why did you suddenly change your mind?"

"I want to take the head of Emperor Dayan myself!"

"Okay, I will send someone to give you 300,000 stones of food and grass!"

"300,000 stones?"

"What?"

"The head of Emperor Dayan is worth 300,000 stones of food and grass?"

"It's just a head!" Ning Fan frowned, with a hint of displeasure on his face: "Your Majesty, don't ask for too much!"