Chapter 1001: Verbal Warfare

After some false politeness, Yun Zheng and Su Zan mounted their horses and headed for Shuofang's government office together.

"The Prime Minister deceived me so badly last time at Sawtooth Ridge!"

Yun Zheng rode on the horse and looked at Su Zan with a smile on his face.

Su Zan had expected that Yun Zheng would bring up the past, so he said with a smile, "This is also for the great cause of unifying the various tribes on the plateau. Please don't blame me, Your Majesty."

"What are you talking about!"

Yun Zheng waved his hand and said with a smile: "As the saying goes, each serves his own country and each serves his own master. Although I was deceived by the Prime Minister, I also admire his wisdom! Now that you have achieved unification, I am happy for you from the bottom of my heart!"

Happy?

So happy!

Yun Zheng must be hoping that Xiqu will fall into civil strife immediately, right?

"I knew that the prince must be a person who doesn't care about trivial matters."

Su Zan still had a smile on his face, "With the prince's words, I feel relieved!"

Yun Zheng smiled and asked curiously, "Why did the Prime Minister lead the delegation to Shuofang this time?"

Su Zan smiled and said, "I have come to present the letter of establishment of Xiqu to Your Majesty. In addition, I also want to re-sign the previous agreement with Your Majesty!"

"Does the previous agreement need to be signed again?"

Yun Zheng pretended to be confused and looked at Su Zan.

"Really needed."

Su Zan said with a smile: "The previous agreement was signed between the tribes of Moxi and the prince. Now that Xiqu has established a country, it must sign a new agreement with the prince."

"You guys are being too particular, aren't you?" Yun Zheng laughed. "It's just a small matter, why bother the Prime Minister to lead the delegation personally?"

Su Zan smiled and said seriously: "Your Majesty is a great hero of the time, and I would like to talk to you more!"

"What kind of hero is this? Prime Minister, please stop flattering me."

Yun Zheng sighed softly, "You, the Prime Minister, must have known that the Northwest Protectorate is in a mess now! To be honest with you, the Prime Minister, I don't want to be in charge of anything now. I just want to be a happy prince..."

Yun Zheng sighed as he spoke.

Su Zan knew that Yun Zheng must be pretending.

However, the Northwest Protectorate is indeed in chaos now.

Along the way, they also learned a lot about the situation in the Northwest Protectorate.

This is definitely great news for Xiqu.

The more chaotic the Northwest Protectorate is, the less Yun Zheng will be able to interfere in Xiqu's affairs, and they will have more time to stabilize the internal situation.

In a few years, everyone can fight however they want!

It’s still unclear who will win!

Su Zan thought about it and continued to be polite: "If a genius like the prince only wants to be a happy prince, I'm afraid I will have to go herd and farm..."

"This prince really wants to be a happy prince."

Yun Zheng shook his head and sighed, "What can I do? The tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop! Alas..."

As he spoke, Yun Zheng sighed again.

It looks like he has encountered some difficulties.

Su Zan pondered secretly and asked puzzledly: "What does your Highness mean by this?"

"Forget it, forget it, let's not talk about these trivial things for now."

Yun Zheng waved his hand, "Let's go to the government office first. I have already ordered people to prepare wine and food in the government office to welcome you all!"

"well!"

Su Zan nodded repeatedly, but began to think secretly in his heart.

The tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop?

Did something happen between Yun Zheng and the Daqian court?

It would be great if Yun Zheng really went to war with the Daqian court!

On the way to the government office, Yun Zheng and Su Zan chatted all the way.

After a while, Su Zan secretly winked at Dan Qu.

Danqu understood and immediately said, "I have something I want to ask your Highness."

"What do you mean by asking for advice or not?"

Yun Zheng showed a kind smile on his face, "We had some unpleasantness before, but now we are all back together, right? If you have anything to say, just tell me!"

"Is such that……"

Danqu smiled and said, "Before our Xiqu was unified, many horse bandits came to our northwest to rob and loot. We also captured a few people. Those people said that they were looting on the orders of the prince. I don't know about this..."

"Slander! This is definitely slander!"

Yun Zheng interrupted Dan Qu and said righteously: "I know, this must be Lou Yi's trick! Lou Yi just wants to provoke a war between me and your country so that he can benefit from it!"

Listening to Yun Zheng's words, Dan Qu couldn't help but curse Yun Zheng for being shameless in his heart.

What's going on? Doesn't he know it himself?

Lou Yi has become a lost dog, how can he still blame this on Lou Yi?

"If that's the case, then we can rest assured!"

Danqu smiled wryly, "We were afraid that those people were really sent by the prince, so we couldn't do anything ruthless! Since they were sent by Lou Yi, we don't have to worry so much."

Hearing Danqu's words, Yun Zheng suddenly laughed.

Yo ho?

You're just a deputy envoy, and you dare to threaten me?

"You don't have to worry about so much, just do it as it should be!"

Yun Zheng smiled and said, "To be honest with you, Your Excellency, those horse bandits not only robbed you, but also robbed the Northwest Protectorate! I am actually very troubled by them! If you can really wipe out these horse bandits, I have to thank you! But..."

Having said this, Yun Zheng deliberately stopped.

"But what?"

Danqu asked subconsciously.

Yun Zheng sighed to himself: "I estimate that the more we suppress these horse bandits, the more they will appear..."

"Oh? Really?"

Danqu narrowed his eyes slightly.

Is Yun Zheng threatening them in return?

"Isn't it?"

Yun Zheng sighed softly, "Didn't I just say that? The Northwest Protectorate is in too much chaos right now, and the bandit problem is extremely serious! I received news a few days ago that many of the bandits over there have united together. I am now very worried that these bandits will increase in number..."

"This is indeed a problem!"

Su Zan took over the conversation and asked in confusion, "I heard that the Northwest Protectorate has an army of more than 100,000! With so many troops, can't they wipe out those bandits?"

"It's not that we can't wipe them out, it's that we have no way to wipe them out!" Yun Zheng sighed helplessly, "I have no money or food now, what can I use to wipe out the bandits?"

Su Zan's face changed slightly and he stopped talking immediately.

He had already guessed what Yun Zheng was going to say next.

Seeing that Su Zan didn't respond, Yun Zheng cursed inwardly, "Old Fox," and immediately slapped his head in a pretentious manner: "I suddenly thought of a good way to wipe out these bandits! What do you think of it?"

"Your Majesty, please speak."

Su Zan answered reluctantly.

Yun Zheng said excitedly: "I will send the troops, you will provide the money and food, we will cooperate and wipe out all these bandits in one fell swoop! What do you two think?"

Hearing Yun Zheng's words, the two of them immediately cursed in their hearts.

I have seen shameless people, but I have never seen such shameless people!

What? Does he think it's too troublesome to send people to rob under the guise of horse bandits, and wants them to hand over the money and food to him directly?

Why didn't he let Xiqu submit to him and pay tribute directly?