Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

Chapter 553 A sudden spring night

Feeling the fragrance coming from the other person, Qin Ming's mouth curled up.

"Do you want to be my concubine?"

"No, this is just my sincerity."

Yan Ziqiong, who has been pampered and treated like a star since childhood, seems to be doing this for the first time.

She stretched out her cold little hand and placed it stiffly on Qin Ming's hand.

"Rumor has it that you've connected with quite a few people this way, right?"

Qin Ming has also seen many women.

But Yan Ziqiong's behavior made him doubt the rumor.

"That's fake. I will only commit myself to a man who is stronger than me."

"So, is this the reason why you haven't married in all these years?"

"Yes."

Yan Ziqiong spoke seriously and moved slightly towards Qin Ming's arms.

"There probably isn't anyone in this world who is more powerful than the jewel in the crown of the Yan Dynasty royal family, who commands a hundred thousand Tiger Roar Guards and several hundred thousand regular troops."

"I thought so too, until I saw His Majesty."

Now that things had come to this, Yan Ziqiong no longer concealed anything.

Having someone to rely on and ascending to the throne has been her lifelong pursuit, but it is too difficult to achieve.

Until now, he has been overshadowed by his two older brothers.

Ascending the throne is even more out of reach.

It was not until Qin Ming appeared that Yan Ziqiong saw hope.

This is a man who is capable enough to put himself on the throne.

The imperial court's transfer order for her to come into contact with Qin Ming made Yan Ziqiong believe that it was guidance from heaven.

If you seize this opportunity, you may be able to rise all the way to the top of the mountain!

"Beyond the interests, we can have a deeper relationship."

Yan Ziqiong still held Qin Ming's hand.

Seeing this, Qin Ming smiled helplessly.

"Tell me your plan."

"It's simple. As long as your request isn't too outrageous, I can agree to it. But from now on, Daqian must try to shift its focus."

"What's the point you're making?"

Qin Ming pinched Yan Ziqiong's little face and asked seriously.

Yan Ziqiong blushed a little, and her heart was pounding.

This is the first time in all these years that I have had such close contact with the opposite sex.

"It's very simple. Daqian's future trade, technology, and missionary work will all need to focus on my fiefdom. The royal family won't be able to see anything in the short term."

"When they react, Daqian will be my solid backing. It will be too late for them to make any further moves."

Yan Ziqiong's blueprint is grand.

Qin Ming frowned and said:

"These are things that can only be discussed in peacetime. Can you mediate the war outside the northern border of Daqian?"

Qin Ming’s most important goal this time is to curb the war in the north.

Calculating the time, the severe winter of Daqian has arrived.

The combat environment in the north is extremely harsh, even for the various melting pots made by Qin Ming.

At this moment they should also be fighting in the freezing cold.

The losses in war under this situation will be very large, and sometimes hundreds or thousands of people cannot achieve the same effect as a 100-man force in normal times.

Therefore, after Qin Ming posed enough threat to the royal high-ranking officials, he also hoped that they would agree to withdraw their troops during the peace talks.

"We can withdraw our troops and sign a truce with you, but the northern tribes cannot. They have now gathered a more powerful force and are impossible to be under our command."

What Yan Ziqiong said was still very sincere. After getting rid of the Hong family and Yan Dynasty's troops, Qin Ming and others would have much less pressure.

But Yan Ziqiong's other meaning made Qin Ming a little strange.

"What does it mean to gather another force?"

"It's like this. After being driven away by you, the northern tribes didn't stay in the bitter cold of the far north for long before heading west, finding some small tribes and integrating them into their own."

"Their troops now number over 200,000, and they are all highly mobile. Their long-term combat experience has also enabled them to acquire some firearms."

"According to our understanding, there's a grassland dynasty in the heart of your continent that's now supporting them. This grassland dynasty is extremely powerful and may not pose much of a threat to you in the short term. However, if this war fails, they will likely deploy a large army eastward to invade Daqian."

Hearing this, Qin Ming frowned slightly.

To their west, Qin Ming did not expand too much territory, but only contacted the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions.

But Qin Ming didn't quite know what existed in the western regions of these countries.

When they were conducting maritime trade before, they only traded in the coastal areas of various continents.

As for what kind of forces exist within each continent, Qin Ming and his team have no access to them at all.

"Then let the Yan Dynasty withdraw its troops. I have already written the documents regarding the trade issue. You can take it back and discuss it with them, and then we can sign a ceasefire agreement."

It is no longer useful to continue discussing these things with Yan Ziqiong. Qin Ming still plans to focus on the northern tribes.

Seeing this, Yan Ziqiong quickly stood up from Qin Ming's arms and took the thing to look at it.

After finding out that they were just some trade details, they agreed to everything.

Qin Ming did not ask for anything that was beyond their ability to bear.

The most outrageous thing they did was to take over the territories under Yan Wujiang, including Lian'an City and Xingjiaguan defense line.

The Yan Dynasty did not care about territory.

After dividing these territories, they let various nobles govern them as princes.

The royal family only needs to guard their own piece of land.

In their eyes, the territory that Qin Ming took away was not their own territory.

Instead, he took away Yan Wujiang's territory.

Yan Wujiang had already lost his power. Even if he snatched away a part of his fiefdom, no one would stand up for him.

"If...if everything is alright, I'll leave first."

After looking at everything, Yan Ziqiong prepared to go back and discuss with the senior management.

He hurriedly quickened his pace and prepared to leave.

Qin Ming grabbed Yan Ziqiong's wrist.

"My princess, have you forgotten something?"

"Wha...what?"

Yan Ziqiong's face had turned red all the way to her neck.

The voice began to tremble.

She hadn't thought about this kind of thing in years.

I didn't expect that today I would have to surrender myself in a dilapidated courtyard in such a small town.

There wasn't even a scene where they were welcomed into the house in a sedan chair carried by eight people.

……

Squeak.

The door was pushed open.

Yan Ziqiong appeared in front of everyone.

Xiahou Lian walked forward curiously and was about to ask about the situation, but he saw Yan Ziqiong speaking with an unnatural look:

"You guys leave the city first."

"Your Highness, what do you mean?"

Xiahou Lian looked at Yan Ziqiong in surprise, but Yan Ziqiong did not give any explanation.

Seeing this, they had no choice but to obey military orders.

After they left, all the soldiers around were dismissed by Qin Ming.

Seeing the deserted street, Yan Ziqiong took a deep breath, turned around and opened the door.