Xiao Yuexian stood up and quickly walked towards a small door in the corner. A white jade screen was placed in front of the small door. She flashed and hid behind the screen, but did not leave.

The inner hall had already cleaned up a little, and the maid placed two couches, and Xiao Xian sat upright on the dragon couch.

At this time, Xie Sili, accompanied by Cen Wenben, walked into the inner hall. Xie Sili stepped forward and bowed and said, "Xie Sili, see Your Highness King Liang!"

Xiao Xian was stunned and actually called himself His Highness King Liang. He was furious and his face darkened. He was about to question him, but he saw Cen Wenben wink at him repeatedly. He held back this tone and said coldly: "Mr. Xie has come from afar. Thank you for your hard work, please sit down!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Xie Sili sat down calmly. Although Xiao Xian was emperor, he had never been recognized by the Sui Dynasty. Naturally, he would not call His Majesty the Lord. Xie Sili never gave in on this principled issue.

This time he was ordered to see Xiao Xian, but in fact he was here to surrender Xiao Xian, but it was hard to express his opinion openly.

Cen Wenben also sat down on the other side. He was the introductor and smiled and said, "Your Majesty, this time Mr. Xie came from the pass, bringing shocking news. His Highness the King of Chu actually led his army to capture Chang'an."

"ah!"

Xiao Xianteng stood up, and the news surprised him. At this time, a low scream came from behind the screen.

Xie Sili was stunned. He could hear it clearly. It was the voice of a young woman. There was a woman behind the screen, which made Xie Sili a little puzzled.

Cen Wenben also heard it, but he knew that it was Princess Baoyue. He didn't agree with it and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, please sit down, you have broken through Chang'an but not the palace city."

Xiao Xian sat down slowly, his mind was in a mess, and he didn't notice that his daughter was hiding behind the screen. The unexpected news shocked him very much. He finally restrained his inner panic and asked, "What happened?"

Xie Sili bowed slightly and told Xiao Xian in detail that Yang Yuanqing led 10,000 cavalry to attack Chang'an and finally forced the Tang Dynasty to sign the alliance under the city.

Xiao Xian's face was gloomy and gloomy. This was something that happened twenty days ago. He didn't know at all, which showed that his news was blocked. But at this time he was more concerned about the fate of the Tang Dynasty.

Xiao Xian was also a hero of a generation. He knew very well what it meant to be captured by the enemy? Although the Tang Dynasty was careless, Guanzhong was empty, and the Sui army was just a sneak attack, the Tang Dynasty was eventually forced to sign an extremely unequal contract.

This means that the Tang Dynasty could no longer bear the pressure of the Sui Dynasty. As for the two years of peace, it was even more nonsense. How could Yang Yuanqing give the Tang Dynasty a chance to restore its national strength? He was almost certain that the Sui army would attack the Tang Dynasty in full swing next year.

But if the Tang Dynasty perished, the next one would inevitably be himself. Xiao Xian finally began to get in a hurry. What should he do?

Xiao Xian's panicked expression was seen by Xie Sili. This was as expected by him. If Xiao Xian didn't even have this awareness, then he would not deserve to be called a hero.

Xie Sili smiled slightly, took out a letter from his arms and presented it to Xiao Xian. "This is the handwritten letter from His Highness the King of Chu. The answer that His Highness wants is in this letter."

A eunuch walked up and submitted the letter to Xiao Xian. Xiao Xian took it and saw that the letter was written on the letter, "Yang Yuanqing to Brother Xiao of Nanliang."

Yang Yuanqing called him Brother Xiao, which indicated that this was a private message. He opened the letter skin, pulled out the letter paper, shook it open and spread it on the table. The first sentence jumped out of his eyes, 'After Jiangdu, ten years have passed, Brother Xiao is fine?'

Jiangdu, Xiao Xian sighed. That year, Yang Yuanqing wanted to deal with Zhang Jin and asked him to help him do a game. In fact, they did not meet that time. The last time they met should be in Dunhuang County. A chance encounter on the street. What year was that? He a little forgot.

Xiao Xian looked down again, and after a simple reminiscence, he went straight to the topic, and actually invited him to destroy Li Mi together. Another alliance was Du Fuwei, who attacked from the west and the Sui army attacked from the north. After the beginning of spring, there was nothing behind.

Xiao Xian was confused. What should he do after destroying Li Mi? Will Yang Yuanqing still admit his own **? And Du Fuwei, what is his attitude? Nothing was mentioned in the letter.

He also said that this letter could solve his doubts, but where did it? He glanced at Xie Sili in confusion and asked, "I would like to ask Mr. Xie, what should I do if I, Liang State? What is His Highness the King of Chu?"

Xie Sili smiled slightly, "This requires your highness to choose. Your Highness has no statement, but Li Mi is our common enemy. We join forces to annihilate him, which is in our common interests."

Although Xie Sili said nothing, Xiao Xian already understood. He pondered for a moment and sighed, "I want to think about this matter again. Mr. Xie will go back to the guest to rest first."

"Okay! I'll say goodbye first."

Xie Sili stood up and said goodbye. Xiao Xian quickly winked at Cen Wenben and said to him: "The Prime Minister sends the distinguished guest out of the palace for me."

Cen Wenben stood up with a smile and waved his hand to Xie Sili, "Please please!"

The two left the palace, and Xiao Xian remembered something and stood up and walked towards the screen. He later realized that his daughter should be hiding behind the screen.

There was no one behind the screen, and his daughter had left. Xiao Xian remembered what his daughter had just proposed. In fact, he knew in his heart that this was a good strategy, using a marriage method to increase the bargaining chips in Nanliang. However, he was unwilling to force his daughter and did not want her to marry someone she didn't like.

Xiao Xian also knew that Yang Yuanqing would ascend the throne sooner or later, and that day was not far away. With his daughter's beauty, being favored was no problem, but...

Xiao Xian was also confused and didn't know what to do. He wanted to hear Cen Wenben's opinion.

At this time, Cen Wenben sent Xie Sili away and returned to the inner hall. He smiled and said, "Does Your Majesty feel very embarrassed?"

Xiao Xian nodded, sat down and said worriedly: "I originally thought the situation would last for three to five years, but I didn't expect Yang Yuanqing to break through Chang'an. In this way, the Sui army will launch a large-scale attack on the Tang Dynasty by next year at the latest, and the world will change drastically. What should we do?"

Cen Wenben was silent for a while before he slowly said: "Where can you finish the eggs when the nest is destroyed? If Tang is destroyed, we will not be able to escape the destruction. Now it is time for Your Highness to make a choice. Xie Sili said it very clearly just now. Now you need Your Majesty to make a choice. I believe this is what Yang Yuanqing said."

"According to your opinion, I must surrender to the Sui Dynasty, is that right?" Xiao Xian asked at Cen Wenben.

Cen Wenben nodded and said earnestly: "If I was not mistaken, Du Fuwei has surrendered to the Sui Dynasty, Your Majesty. In fact, the situation is hopeless."

Xiao Xian paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, thinking frowned. In fact, he felt that the last moment was not yet reached. If the Tang Dynasty was destroyed, that was the last moment. He quickly glanced at Cen Wenben, and he felt that Cen Wenben was actually selfish. Perhaps he had surrendered to Sui.

Thinking of this, Xiao Xian stopped the trail: "I want to wait and see if I surrender or not, but this time Yang Yuanqing only invited me to attack Li Mi together. He did not mention the surrender. If I were to agree to attack Li Mi, I would have a condition."

"Your Majesty, please tell me. I will tell you about Xie Sili."

Xiao Xian pondered for a while and said slowly: "Yang Yuanqing must agree to marry my daughter as his concubine."

"Princess Baoyue?" Cen Wenben was stunned for a moment.

Xiao Xian nodded solemnly, "This is my condition. If Yang Yuanqing agrees, I will send troops on time. Otherwise..."

Xiao Xian didn't continue, but Cen Wenben understood what he meant. Otherwise, he would surrender to the Tang Dynasty and assist the Tang Dynasty in fighting against the Sui Dynasty together. This is what he meant. However, marriage can indeed bring the greatest benefits to the Southern Liang Dynasty. Cen Wenben pondered and said, "Your Majesty, this marriage plan is very good, and I fully agree with it."

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The distinguished guest hall where Xie Sili lives is actually next to Yuzhang Palace. Xie Sili knew that Cen Wenben was discussing countermeasures with Xiao Xian, and also knew that Cen Wenben would give him a reply soon.

Xie Sili did not rest, and paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, waiting patiently for Cen Wenben to arrive. In fact, Xie Sili was also a little nervous. Before he left, Yang Yuanqing repeatedly told him that Xiao Xian and Du Fuwei joined forces to attack Li Mi. This move was very important, and it was related to the overall situation of the whole world. No matter what, he had to convince Xiao Xian to agree.

Xie Sili also knew that if Li Mi was destroyed, Nanliang would face the threat from the Sui army directly. It was the same whether Xiao Xian would agree or not.

If Xiao Xian refused to agree, it would be Du Fuwei who attacked Li Mi alone. The strength was too small and not to achieve the goal. More importantly, Xiao Xian became a variable and could not become a key piece that affected the success of the overall situation.

At this time, footsteps came from outside the door, and his entourage reported, "Mr. Cen is here."

Cen Wenben came indeed, Xie Sili hurriedly opened the door, but Cen Wenben stood outside the door with a smile, "Mr. Xie should be waiting for me!"

Xie Sili smiled and said, "Prespect Cen is in!"

Cen Wenben walked in. He was more frank and did not take a turn. He said directly: "My Majesty asked me to tell the Minister that we have made a decision on joining Li Mi."

"How is it?" Xie Sili asked anxiously.

"We can jointly attack Li Mi with the Sui army and Du Fuwei, but we have one condition."

"condition?"

Xie Sili was slightly stunned, "What are the conditions?"

"It's very simple. Your Majesty said that we hope that the relationship between our two families will be further, that is, marriage. Your Majesty has an only daughter. I believe you also know that, that is, Princess Baoyue of our Liang Kingdom, and I hope that His Highness the King of Chu can marry her as her concubine and make a marriage between the two families, so that we can do our best to help the Sui army attack Li Mi."

This condition really made Xie Sili not expect. He was a little embarrassed and pondered for a moment, "What if there were other conditions?"

Cen Wenben shook his head, "This is our only condition. If the Sui Dynasty does not agree, it means that it is not sincere to us, so that both sides will not be able to cooperate, and we will even be forced to seek protection from the Tang Dynasty."

Cen Wenben said it very directly, and even had a little threatening meaning, which really made Xie Sili very embarrassed. If he rushed to Taiyuan to ask for instructions and came back to reply, he might not have time and would miss the big thing.

In fact, Yang Yuanqing was solemnly entrusted him to negotiate because he knew that there was too late. He could make any decision on behalf of the Sui Dynasty. However, he did not expect that the other party would propose a marriage. It is estimated that Yang Yuanqing had no big problem. The key is how the princess would explain it?

Cen Wenben smiled and said, "Actually, Princess Baoyue has a noble bloodline. She is the legitimate daughter of Xiao and the number one beauty of the Liang Dynasty. She has not married yet and is completely worthy of His Highness the King of Chu. This is a beautiful thing, why can't the Minister agree?"

Xie Sili pondered for a long time, and thought of the overall situation of Yang Yuanqing. For the important pawn of Xiao Liang, he had to agree. The princess was unhappy and he couldn't care. Xie Sili finally gritted her teeth and nodded, "I can accept this marriage on behalf of the Sui Dynasty."

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Chapter completed!