Chapter 637: The Negotiation That Has the Whole Nation Concerned

"Prefect Liu!"

"Greetings, Prefect Liu!"

"Greetings, Lord Liu!"

"Greetings, Crown Prince!"

The people at the entrance could have formed an entire theater troupe. It was obvious they had been waiting here for a long time; some had even brought bedding with them. When they saw Liu Zheng, their eyes all began to glow.

Crazy!

They rushed over like madmen!

"Stay back, everyone!"

Pei Qianyun acted as if facing a formidable enemy, guarding Liu Zheng. He had already punched and kicked back a few of the faster ones.

"Prefect Liu, I am from the household of the Duke of Zhen..."

"Your Highness, the Duke of Chang..."

"Lord Liu, the Chen King hopes that if you are free, you might pay a visit to discuss matters!"

"Prefect Liu, you must be careful on this trip to negotiate!"

Liu Zheng was left between laughter and tears.

Under the protection of Pei Qianyun, he boarded the horse carriage.

He knew that ever since he had cured Xie Tianyao, he would inevitably become the most popular figure in Longyan, but he had not expected these people to be this insane.

"Hahahaha, how does it feel to be the most popular official?"

The Yong King was already waiting inside the carriage.

Liu Zheng gave a bitter smile: "If this could be of any use in the negotiation with Temujin, then so be it!"

The Yong King's expression changed slightly, and he snorted coldly: "This Temujin is truly a persistent pest! The Emperor's birthday celebration has already ended, yet he still lingers here; what is he trying to do? Does he really think the Longyan soldiers cannot defeat them?"

The annual birthday celebration had ended with Prefect Liu once again becoming famous throughout the world. Many delegations that had not signed up for the Longyun Games, as well as Feudatory Kings and regional commanders, had all departed. Those who remained, apart from Temujin, Mizuno Masashige, and the Eldest Princess of the Li Dynasty who needed to follow the Longyun Games, were only those who wanted to watch the excitement of Longyang Princess publicly choosing a husband.

Jinghua was still prosperous, but it lacked the frantic bustle of the previous days.

However...

Temujin's Grassland Elite Cavalry were still stationed outside the city. That would be one thing, but every morning at dawn, these Grassland Elite Cavalry would rise early to practice martial arts and shout outside the city; they rose almost with the sun and rested with the sun.

From morning till night, they grunted and shouted, their killing intent soaring to the heavens.

What was shocking was that these few Grassland Elite Cavalry had, in a very short time, forced the captured Longyan people to participate in training and quickly formed a combat force.

This caused an uproar in the Longyan imperial court.

What was Temujin's intention?

Was it a provocation, or a show of force? But regardless, he had already achieved his goal. This ability of War-Nourished Warfare was chilling.

How to drive these Grassland barbarians away had also become the focus of the Longyan imperial court's daily discussions.

The imperial court had also sent people to negotiate, but Temujin had only one thing to say: these people would leave after the Longyun Games ended. In every gesture, Temujin was full of arrogance, even making people wonder if he would directly attack the city if he could not marry Longyang Princess?

Filled with anxiety.

Panic spread.

Many people had already begun to secretly leave Jinghua.

Liu Zheng laughed: "He definitely wouldn't dare to fight, and he couldn't win either. Saying he wants to take away those thirty thousand captives is also just bragging. Take them away? What would he feed them? The Yong King must not forget, the people on the Grassland can't even feed themselves; would they feed these Longyan people?"

"He is holding out for a better price."

Liu Zheng said coldly: "The Ministry of Rites went to negotiate and offered thirty thousand shi of grain, but Temujin didn't even look at it and threw them out. This kid has a big appetite!"

The Yong King reminded him: "You must be careful when you go this time!"

Temujin was, without a doubt, a hero of the Grassland.

Any hero would see the threat posed by this Prefect Liu. He might just set up a Hongmen Banquet and kill Liu Zheng on the spot.

Liu Zheng laughed lightly instead: "He won't. This time, the chips I am giving him are too good for him to refuse!"

"Prefect Liu!"

"Prefect Liu is going to negotiate!"

"Lord Liu!"

The horse carriage finally drove out of the city gate amidst the calls of many people.

"Damn Prefect Liu, damn Prefect Liu, damn Prefect Liu!"

At this moment.

The Eastern Palace.

Xie Fang, who had not left his room for half a month, furiously overturned the items in the room and roared: "This Prince will kill him, kill him!"

"Who can think of a Method for this Prince, quickly!"

He was the most furious person this time.

Seeing that his Imperial Father was about to pass away and he was about to ascend the throne, Liu Zheng had forcefully turned the situation around. Not only did he not ascend the throne, but he was also practically under house arrest in the Eastern Palace by Xie Tianyao in the name of learning "filial piety"!

It was only a step away from deposing him as Crown Prince!

The Strategists in the Eastern Palace were all silent as cicadas in winter, not daring to let out a single sound.

"Hmm? Is this what you called 'killing with kindness'? Killing with kindness, kill your head!"

Xie Fang was furious and could not stop at all.

"Your Highness... Your Highness..."

"Your Highness, things have reached this point; you being like this, you being like this, is of no help!"

A group of people tried to persuade him.

Xie Fang said angrily, "Tell this Palace quickly, what is to be done, what is to be done!"

The Crown Prince's teacher, the number one Strategist Liang Zheng, stroked his beard and chuckled, "His Highness, I actually believe that in the current situation, it is not advisable to make any major moves! We must hold steady to our 'having no faults is an achievement' strategy."

Xie Fang's face twisted: "But among the common people, the calls for the Female Emperor are very high, getting higher and higher, higher and higher!"

Liang Zheng laughed heartily: "A mere Longyang Princess is but duckweed without roots; as long as she is confined to the inner palace, she will not pose any threat to His Highness!"

Xie Fang's eyes lit up upon hearing this: "Teacher means..."

Liang Zheng said: "Then, there are only two Methods: first, find a Method to have her married off!"

The crowd shook their heads one after another upon hearing this.

At the Offering Ceremony, this Prefect Liu had already won a round; even if the Longyun Games were lost, Xie Chan would still lean toward Liu Zheng in the third round! Therefore, wanting to have the Longyang Princess married off is almost impossible.

"Second, let Prefect Liu die!"

A dense murderous intent flashed in Liang Zheng's eyes.

The crowd was greatly shocked.

Xie Fang's expression changed drastically: "Teacher, this..."

In Jinghua City, wanting to kill a popular official is no easy matter!

Liang Zheng chuckled: "We do not need to do it ourselves at all!"

"However, we can use the hands of others!"

The crowd's expressions changed one after another, and they exclaimed in unison.

"Temujin?"

Liang Zheng laughed heartily: "His Highness, I have already sent people to promise heavy profits to Jebe, the number one general by Temujin's side. No matter what, this time, I fear Prefect Liu will find it very difficult to return alive!"

The crowd was overjoyed upon hearing this.

"Good, good, good! Do not let him live, do not let him live!"

Xie Fang roared excitedly.