C1773 The Relationship after the War
C1773 The Relationship after the War
As for Huang Feng and Duan Yu, it had been a long time since they had a good time drinking together. This time, they naturally drank to their heart's content.
"It's a pity that big brother isn't here. Otherwise, the three of us would definitely be able to drink to our heart's content." Duan Yu said with a huff. They were brothers drinking together. Naturally, they didn't use their inner energy to force the wine out. After all, Duan Yu's alcohol tolerance wasn't very high. Therefore, it did not take long for him to become muddle-headed.
Huang Feng, on the other hand, was not much better than Duan Yu. He was in a good mood and both of them did not control themselves, so they unknowingly drank too much.
"That's right. Big Brother's alcohol tolerance is very high. I'm afraid that the two of us combined aren't as good as Big Brother's alcohol tolerance." Huang Feng also said.
"That's true." Duan Yu nodded his head in agreement. He recalled the first time he met Qiao Feng. He relied on his inner energy to compete with Qiao Feng. In the end, they were evenly matched. However, Qiao Feng relied on his true alcohol tolerance while Duan Yu relied on cheating. Their alcohol tolerance was not on the same level at all.
"Actually, it's good that big brother isn't here." Huang Feng sighed and said, "Otherwise, I wonder how uncomfortable it would be for him to see the two countries fighting to the death like this."
"That's right." Duan Yu also sighed and said, "Big Brother is a man who values friendship and loyalty. Song people raised him up. He taught him how to read and conduct himself. He also taught him martial arts. In his heart, he had always thought of himself as a Song. However, he suddenly realized that he was actually a Khitman. In his heart... Perhaps he had never been able to accept it. The war between the two countries of Song Liao... If big brother was here, he would definitely feel the worst. "
Huang Feng and Duan Yu understood the difficulties in Qiao Feng's heart. Being stuck in the middle of a war, no matter what decision he made, he would feel pain and be scolded by others. It must be a very unpleasant feeling.
Therefore, although Huang Feng and Duan Yu missed Qiao Feng, they both knew that perhaps death was Qiao Feng's true home. Only at that time would he truly be free.
Furthermore, Qiao Feng had killed the person he loved with his own hands. This made him feel guilty. Even if he was alive, he would never be truly happy.
Therefore, Huang Feng had always thought that Qiao Feng was the most miserable person in the world of the Heavenly Dragon Eight Divisions. Such a tragic hero was worthy of everyone's liking.
"Come, let's toast big brother!" Huang Feng said. Then, he signaled to the sky and sprinkled the wine in his bowl onto the ground in front of him.
Duan Yu also did the same thing. "Big brother, let me toast to you too!"
After that, the two of them filled up the bowl again and drank.
While Huang Feng and Duan Yu were drinking, their family members were also chatting with each other. Duan Yu still didn't come alone this time. Wang Yuyan. Zhong Ling and the others had also come. This guy had perfectly inherited his father's dissolute personality. He was a naturally dissolute person, even more so than Huang Feng. Therefore, wherever he went, he liked to bring his own woman along. That was not surprising.
Furthermore, whether it was Wang Yuyan, Zhong Ling, or Mu Wanqing... They were all children of the Jianghu and were used to fighting. They were even more experienced than Su Yumo and the other girls. So... It was not incomprehensible for Duan Yu to be by his side.
On the other hand, Su Yumo and the other girls were having a good chat with Wang Yuyan and the other girls. Su Yumo. Tang Muxue and the others' experiences in the real world had broadened their horizons. They knew a lot of things, and they also understood a lot of things. Before coming here, they had also read the novel "Heavenly Dragon Eight Divisions." Therefore, regarding the temperament of Wang Yuyan and the other girls... They knew very well. Thus, while they were chatting... Naturally, they could chat very well.
The stories that Wang Yuyan and the other girls talked about also liked Su Yumo and the other girls very much. Everyone listened with great interest.
Because the war had already calmed down, the army stayed in Western Xia for two days. Then they set off to return to the country. As for Duan Yu and Wang Yuyan, they stayed in Western Xia for another ten days before returning. It could be considered that they had a good gathering with Huang Feng and the others.
Huang Feng also cherished such an opportunity. He knew that... In the future, he would leave this place and want to meet Duan Yu, his sworn brother. It wouldn't be that easy. Therefore, in these few days... Most of his time was spent with Duan Yu, talking about poems and songs. They talked about martial arts cultivation and so on. They even had less time with Su Yumo and the other girls.
Although Huang Feng's poetry skills were average, he remembered a lot of classic poems and poems from thousands of years of history in Huaxia. Now that he was talking to Duan Yu, there was no problem.
Duan Yu was more interested in poetry and songs than martial arts. He did not know that Huang Feng was also good at these things. Now that he suddenly realized it, he was wild with joy. The two of them chatted for a few days. They didn't seem to notice the passing of time.
"There is no such thing as a banquet that will never end. Liu, take care. I'll be leaving first." On this day, Duan Yu brought Wang Yuyan and the other girls to bid farewell to Huang Feng.
"Third Brother, be careful on the way." Huang Feng also said, "I don't know when we will meet again this time. Take care, Third Brother."
After all, this was the Wuxia world, and there were no phone calls. Moreover, they could only use carriages to travel. West Xia was so far away from Great Xia. Duan Yu was also the Emperor of Great Li. Even if Huang Feng continued to stay in this space, the two of them did not have many chances to meet.
Duan Yu's face was also full of reluctance to part. He cupped his hands and said, "Liu, take care too. If there is a chance, I will ask Liu for advice on poetry."
"No problem, no problem." Huang Feng smiled awkwardly. Duan Yu really had talent in this aspect. He was pretending to be Duan Yu, just like how Duan Yu and Qiao Feng were drinking. Duan Yu cheated in order to have such an outcome, but Huang Feng's current behavior... Actually, there wasn't much difference between that and cheating.
Furthermore, in these few days, Huang Feng had told them everything that he knew. If Duan Yu still didn't leave and the two of them continued discussing, perhaps he would be exposed.
The two of them talked for a while more before Duan Yu left. On the other side, Wang Yuyan and the other girls also said goodbye to Su Yumo and the other girls. During this period of time, not only was the relationship between Huang Feng and Duan Yu closer, but it was also the relationship between the girls. It was also even better.
Huang Feng, Su Yumo, and the other girls watched Duan Yu's back until he disappeared completely. Only then did they return to the Imperial Palace.
Although the war had temporarily ended, Huang Feng was still paying close attention to the situation on Song Liao's side.
In the next few days, Huang Feng received all kinds of news one after another.
First, the Song Army that was dispersed by the Liao Army returned to the Song Dynasty one after another. However, it was more than three hundred thousand Yuan when they left. When they returned... Only about thirty thousand men were left, and they had suffered such a great loss. Furthermore, they had yet to obtain any results. Naturally, the Emperor of Song Dynasty was infuriated. He ordered the generals of the ___ to be killed.
After that, the Emperor of Song Dynasty sent people to West Xia to deliver all kinds of gold, silver, and treasures to Western Xia to express his goodwill.
It was a joke. Because of the behavior of those generals, the relationship between the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom became tense once again. In addition to the ambition of the Liao Kingdom towards the Song Dynasty, therefore... The relationship between Song Liao and West Xia was already very bad. If his relationship with West Xia got worse... The Song Dynasty would be in danger.
If they knew that the army of hundreds of thousands had conquered West Xia, it would be fine. However, the result was that the enemy had beaten him to a pulp. This made the Emperor of the Song Dynasty feel ashamed at the same time. He was also afraid in his heart. He had never thought that the combat strength of the army of Western Xia would be so strong. The hundreds of thousands of Song soldiers were the most capable men of Song Dynasty. In the end, almost all of them were killed, although many of them were killed by the Liao Kingdom. However, from the description of the soldiers who came back, the Emperor of Song Dynasty could understand how powerful Western Xia was.
They had already offended a powerful enemy, so it was obvious that they didn't want to offend another one. That was why they sent people to negotiate, or even apologize. They said that they had no choice but to attack West Xia. They were threatened by the Liao Kingdom. In fact, they did not want to attack West Xia at all. The two countries should continue to maintain a friendly relationship.
Huang Feng thought for a while and accepted the goodwill. He did not have much energy left to fight for the Great Song. He knew... The territory of the Great Song was vast, although the Song Dynasty's army was weak. However, it was still a Heavenly Dynasty after all. There were still many elite talents in the Song Dynasty. If he was pushed too hard, those talents might appear.
As for the Western Xia, it was only a small country after all. Even if they won the war this time... He had also obtained a lot of benefits from the Song Dynasty. There was actually a huge gap between the national strength and the Great Song. Therefore, maintaining the friendly relationship between the two countries was obviously not bad. After all, what Huang Feng really cared about was earning money, not really unifying the entire world.
As long as the relationship between the two countries was good, the people under Huang Feng's influence would be able to smoothly enter the Great Song to do business. Huang Feng was very satisfied with this result.
Hence, the relationship between Song Dynasty and West Xia was settled just like that.
On the other hand, news came from Great Liao's side. It was the Emperor of Liao Kingdom who initiated the war against the Great Song. He had already been driven off the platform. What awaited him was only death. As for the new Emperor, he was expressing his goodwill towards West Xia. At the same time, he was exerting pressure on Song Dynasty, hinting them to follow the previous agreement. He continued to compensate Great Liao for all sorts of things.
The upper echelons of the Liao Kingdom also knew that the Western Xia wasn't a place to be trifled with. They had already lost a lot of people here, and since they couldn't defeat them... It was obviously a good choice to make up for it. The Great Song was big enough. If they wanted benefits, they could just go to the Great Song and get them. With the combat strength of the Great Song, there was no way it could resist them.