Chapter 721 King Meets King

Pingzhou entered the venue first.

When the Xianbei royal court arrived, they saw that the Pingzhou team had already arrived.

The ceremonial procession of the governor of Pingzhou was mainly dark red. Several luxurious carriages were parked in the front, and the servants on both sides held black and purple lotus-shaped umbrellas. A little further back, there were other styles of carriages.

At the back, flags were waving.

Under the flags, there were rows of soldiers with strict military appearances.

Soldiers were busy on the open space on the left, and various tents of various types had been set up in some places.

As soon as the Xianbei entered the venue, the people below began to get busy.

Tuoba Khan noticed the bright red flag of Pingzhou and asked his attendants, "What is the totem on the flag of Pingzhou?"

"The totem of Pingzhou?" Tuoba Jin tried to identify it, "It looks like a rooster?"

"The second prince is right, this totem does look like a rooster."

Tuoba Khan frowned, "Rooster, what does this mean?" The totem of their Xianbei flag is the golden silk deer, which means turning misfortune into good fortune and longevity.

"What a mess!"

If Lv Desheng were here and heard his question, he would kindly tell him that this is what the Central Plains should look like, and it is also what their Pingzhou will look like in the future.

If they heard what he said, whether it was Xianbei or Dali, they would definitely jump up and down: No, your Pingzhou is too big, and some places are not yours, but you included them in the territory?

The members of the Xianbei royal court had just arrived, and soon, the ceremonial guard of the Dali emperor entered the venue.

Tuoba Khan noticed that the ceremonial guards of Dali were based on bright yellow, Pingzhou was based on dark red, and Xianbei was based on black.

He thought to himself, what the second brother said was right. If we follow the previous travel plan, it will be too simple compared with Dali and Pingzhou.

At this time, the three parties arrived and occupied one side of the Hancheng Plain respectively, and each force was followed by an army.

Very good, the three parties brought large armies to negotiate, and they were ready to fight if they disagreed.

This peace talk was hosted by a respected old man in Dali. He stepped forward and rang the bell three times, and said loudly, "It's Si time! The ten-day peace talks between Dali, Pingzhou and Xianbei have begun."

"Now, please invite the King of Dali, the Governor of Pingzhou, and the Khan of Xianbei to take a seat!"

In order to ensure the safety of the peace talks, everyone must be searched.

The people responsible for the inspection are composed of Dali, Pingzhou and Xianbei, because no one trusts each other.

Two women were responsible for searching Lv Songli.

Lv Songli spread her hands and let them search her from head to toe.

Song Mo and Tuoba Khan did the same.

Song Mo was full of patience. He was an emperor, but he had to suffer such humiliation...

Tuoba Duoji didn't have so many thoughts.

After the inspection, Lv Songli led Qin Sheng to walk in front; on the Dali side, Song Mo was in front and Lin Ran was one step behind; on the Xianbei side, Tuoba Duoji was in front and Yuchi Rui was behind.

Qin Sheng, Lin Ran and Yuchi Rui were all highly skilled people. They followed the leaders of various forces to better protect them.

The three parties walked to the center of the negotiation table at the same time.

In the past, three-party negotiations usually adopted a "Hui" structure, with the big country sitting in the main seat and the other two forces sitting in the opposite guest seats.

But this time, the three-party peace talks did not adopt a "Hui" structure, because Pingzhou did not agree, and Xianbei did not agree.

This time, a triangular seat was arranged in the center of the negotiation table, indicating that the three forces were on an equal footing, and no one should dream of being the invisible big brother.

After the three parties sat down, Song Mo looked at Lu Songli first.

Lu Songli noticed his gaze and turned his head to look over.

The two looked at each other.

After six years, the two met again.

The last time they met, they were in Dali Prison. At that time, she was a Qin family woman and a prisoner. He was almost certain that he would be the next emperor of Dali.

She negotiated with him, using the death-free gold medal and a will to negotiate with him, just asking him to release them to Pingzhou, the place of exile, as soon as possible.

Now, she is on an equal footing with him.

Thinking of this, Song Mo regretted it very much. If he had not been eager to get the will and the death-free gold medal and released them, there would be nothing behind.

For some reason, Song Mo remembered that when he was in the residence, Xue Huaimin had suggested that he marry Lu Songli.

What was he thinking at that time? He didn't like scheming women like Lu Songli. He liked pure, kind and lovely women.

Now it seems that his idea was right, but also wrong. The right thing is that seeing how she developed Pingzhou, she would not be content even if she was relegated to the backyard.

The wrong thing is that, from the current perspective, even if he really took her in, it would not be impossible.

Even if she was a hen crowing at dawn, she was still his Song family wife!

Even if she held power for her whole life, she would still grow old and die.

After her death, she would eventually pass the throne to a child with Song blood. And with her ability, she would most likely govern Dali very well, and what would be handed over to their children would definitely be a prosperous dynasty.

But Song Mo had never thought of a possibility, that is, if he really took Lu Songli in, there was a great possibility that she would kill the father and keep the son.

Would he, Song Mo, be willing? He is not the kind of person who would willingly do things for others, even if that person is his own son.

Sensing Song Mo's complex emotions, Lv Songli smiled, "Your Majesty, long time no see."

Song Mo nodded expressionlessly in response.

Tuoba Khan felt the invisible undercurrent between the two. He looked at this and that, and finally his eyes fell on Lv Songli.

You can't judge a person by his appearance. Such a young woman has built such a huge force in just five or six years.

The two sides have fought so many times, and Tuoba Khan has learned more and more about Pingzhou. He knows that Pingzhou has been built from scratch by the woman in front of him.

There is nothing wrong with admitting this. They, the Xianbei, have always respected strength, and will not deny Lv Songli's excellence just because she is a woman.

Tuoba Duoji imitated the Han people in the Central Plains and clasped his fists, "Emperor Song, Governor Lv, I have heard of you for a long time."

Song Mo still just nodded.

Lv Songli smiled and said, "Tuoba Khan is so polite."

After a few pleasantries, Song Mo spoke, "Tuoba Khan, Governor Lv, I think that as rulers, we only need to make decisions on our own. We have our own ministers to share our worries and serve us in matters of civil and military affairs. How about leaving the peace talks to them?"

Lv Songli and Tuoba Duoji looked at each other and said, "Just do as the Emperor Song said." Anyway, they couldn't go down to negotiate alone.

Song Mo said, "While the ministers are negotiating, why don't we watch singing and dancing and sword dancing?"

Lv Songli raised his eyebrows and said, "Sword dancing? It's a bit old-fashioned, isn't it?"

Song Mo looked at her, "What does Governor Lv suggest?"

Lv Songli suggested, "Why don't we prepare ourselves and hold an exercise in three days?"