Chapter 59: Bargaining

finally flowed into the river through the cracks of the planks.On the river, dots of red glow are spreading out, like a cluster of blooming red flowers.It's not just Zhang Liyang's boat that was attac..."Ahem, that's how things are."

In the grand hall of the City Lord's Mansion, He Houde recounted the situation once more. However, this time, he presented it from his own perspective, weaving in numerous tales of how he had endured hardships and borne the weight for Fei Long City during the events.

For these words, Zhang Liyang and Cai Ning both automatically ignored them.

He Houde had finished speaking, and Zhang Liyang was still the same. Cai Ning let out a wry smile and continued, "Zhang Gonggong, we don't need to beat around the bush anymore. You came to me today, so you must have already made up your mind."

Here I declare, as long as Zhang Gonggong eliminates the thorn raiser troops outside the city, I will make all the people of Flying Dragon City grateful to Princess Huā Qìng!

Fame, aren't you, Zhang Liyang, trying to make Princess Huacheng's reputation better and bigger Cai Ning, I'm giving you a city-wide proclamation this time. Are you satisfied

If Cai Ning spoke, Zhang Liyang would naturally be satisfied.

Before Mu Yinghua gained fame passively, now with Cai Ning actively pushing her from behind, Mu Yinghua's fame will naturally become greater and better!

Zhang Liyang was satisfied, but He Houde on the side widened his eyes. What kind of conditions were these

A princess, what use is all the fame you give her And to say it's for fame, but in reality, Cai Ning, you haven't given her anything!

"Old fox!"

When He Houde saw Zhang Liyang's gaze directed at him, he cursed Cai Ning in his heart before smiling and saying, "I can dispatch two thousand soldiers to General Zhang!"

Two thousand against two thousand, it seems perfectly fair. But here, He Houde appears rather shameless.

So after a brief silence, Zhang Liyang spoke, "Yes, but General He must promise me one condition."

"Whatever conditions, Master Zhang, just speak up."

I want ten fine warhorse stallions!

As soon as Zhang Liyang spoke, the entire living room fell silent. Even Cai Ning looked at Zhang Liyang in surprise.

Within the borders of the Great Qin Dynasty, no one was permitted to possess warhorse stallions without imperial authorization. Violators would be punished for treason.

Although there were certainly people within the dynasty who privately owned warhorse stallions, they always did so discreetly. Zhang Liyang's brazenness was something I had never witnessed before.

"Um... that Zhang Gonggong." He Houde looked at Zhang Liyang with a strange expression in his eyes. "Privately owning war horses and stallions is...in my dynasty..."

"I know." Zhang Liyang waved his hand and then shrugged. "You wouldn't think our little princess wants to rebel, would you"

"Haha...Of course not, of course not!"

If they were princes, they would certainly be wary inside, but when facing a princess, they would never think of this aspect.

Master Zhang wants to fight with horse breeds, but what kind...

"Alas, I'm poor!" Zhang Liyang's face showed a hint of melancholy. "To be frank with you, as you all know, the Empress Dowager is gone, and the princess is all alone."

“After all, a princess has to marry someday. The Empress Dowager isn't afraid of being bullied by her in-laws, but now the princess only needs to prepare more assets for herself. When she gets married, she won't be disliked by her in-laws!”

Zhang Lifang's words expressed deep sorrow. Cai Ning and He Houdé seemed to see how the Princess Huqing, without the support of her family, was mistreated by her in-laws.

As a princess, as long as you get married, unless it involves certain principles, don't expect the Emperor of Great Qin to back you up. Unless your biological mother is still alive.

"Just so happens that Princess has a field of grass. Although it can raise cattle and sheep, cattle and sheep are not as valuable as warhorses!"

A good warhorse is incredibly expensive, a luxury beyond the reach of ordinary people. Even a common warhorse would cost several thousand taels of silver at the very least.

Everything Zhang Liyang said made sense. Cai Ning and He Houde also nodded in agreement. They were all not young anymore, and had children of their own, so they naturally understood that whether a daughter could live a good life depended entirely on the support of her in-laws.

"This, about the princess, we naturally know. We also want to ease your worries, Your Highness, but... our horse stock isn't exactly plentiful here..."

"How many soldiers can General He provide"

"Three… four steeds!"

"Ten!"

"Uncle Zhang, we really don't have that many." Ho Hok-dek had a bitter smile on his face, then gritted his teeth as if he had made a great decision. "At most five, no more!"

"Ten!"

Soon, the living room became a bargaining market. Seeing Zhang Liyang refuse to budge on ten horses, He Houde even dragged Cai Ning over to help him haggle. At this moment, the laws of the Dagan dynasty were worthless in the eyes of the three.

The final result was decided after half an hour: six stallion warhorses, plus ten mares!

Although He Houde still looked pained, Zhang Liyang wouldn't worry about it. He had He Houde deliver the warhorse to Mu Yinghua's pasture that day and ordered Yuan Li to have people guard it around the clock.

Looking at the herd of warhorses grazing in the field, Zhang Liyang's heart was filled with excitement. His eyes seemed to see a future day, where thousands upon thousands of warhorses galloped across the grasslands!

"Will this trip be dangerous"

Looking at the horses in the field, Mu Yinghua looked at Zhang Liyang with some concern.

Although she was a princess, she also knew the crime of privately owning warhorse stallions. However, it was obvious that Mu Yinghua also ignored this law, even finding it less important than Zhang Liyang's life safety.

"Your Highness, rest assured."

It's still the same sentence, but when Mu Yinghua heard it, she could feel at ease. Because after so many dangerous situations, as long as Zhang Liyang said this, everything would be safe afterwards.

"Well, then I'll wait for you to come back."

Under the cold wind, Mu Yinghua's black hair flew in the wind, and beneath her stunning face reflected the light of the sky like a beautiful jade.

At this moment, upon hearing Mu Yinghua's words, Zhang Liyang's heart couldn't help but beat rapidly and uncontrollably.

With a slight shake of her head, she quelled the ripples of emotion that had just stirred within her heart. After taking several deep breaths of the icy air, Zhang Liyang left with Yuan Li.

Zhang Liyang, who left, brought Yuan Li and fifty soldiers from the Panshi Camp to He Houde's camp very quickly.

He Houde, who had long been prepared, was not hesitant. The densely packed crowd on the playground showed that He Houde had already arranged his troops properly.

All of them are soldiers guarding the border, and the aura they possess is incomparable to ordinary soldiers.

"What a formidable army of tigers and wolves!!"

Although Zhang Liyang's statement is exaggerated, at least half of it is true!

"Haha...Thank you for the praise, Zhang Gong!"

Praised, He Houde also grinned, and then with a big wave of his hand, all the soldiers on the field suddenly clenched their fists and patted their chests, "See General, see Lord!"ng trained diligently since childhood, his flesh and blood had long reached the point of being as tough as steel and iron. Just these two fleshy palms alone were unknown to have crushed how many skull...