I let you have children and you lead seven sinful girls to rebel?

Chapter 129 Unable to refuse reasons

Ling Mo was faced with a crossroads in life.

Should he continue to be the commander of his Barbarian City Imperial Guards, or follow Chen Xuan secretly?

For a moment, he couldn't make a decision!

Chen Xuan left the training ground directly. For him now, entering and exiting here was as easy as entering his own back garden.

When he returned to the courtyard, he found that Li Xiuning had not yet slept. She was sitting on a stone bench in the courtyard, wearing a cloak, with a candle beside her. She was reading a book that talked about the principles of governing the country.

Chen Xuan didn't know why she was looking at this, but then again, as a royal princess, it was normal for her to look at this.

Although this era values ​​boys over girls, and emphasizes that a woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent, and the idea that women should not interfere in politics is very strong.

But there are always exceptions. For example, the Daqian Dynasty, which has been passed down for hundreds of years, is a country that is notorious for male dominance over women. Isn’t it also ruled by a female emperor now?

"Why aren't you resting so late?"

Chen Xuan walked over and asked with a chuckle.

"You went to find Ling Mo?"

Li Xiuning raised her eyes, her eyes were clear and bright, the soft moonlight sprinkled on her face, and her delicate facial features made all the surrounding scenery seem to lose its color.

Chen Xuan was briefly distracted for a moment, but quickly recovered and asked with a smile, "How did you know I went to find Ling Mo?"

When Chen Xuan went out, she just told them that she was going out for a walk and asked them not to wait for her and to go to bed early. She did not tell them that she was going to meet Ling Mo.

The other women probably couldn't guess this, but Li Xiuning guessed it.

"You're back so late, and considering what I told you before, if I can't guess where you've been, then I'm stupid."

Li Xiuning put down the book in her hand and spoke calmly.

Suddenly, she asked again, "How did the talks go? Are you confident that you can make Ling Mo yours?"

Chen Xuan discovered that she was very concerned about this matter.

After all, by poaching Ling Mo, Chen Xuan can basically declare victory in the showdown with the prefect Zhang Tao.

"Ten percent!"

Chen Xuan smiled and spoke.

Li Xiuning was stunned. She thought Chen Xuan would be conservative and say about 50%. If he was 60% sure, that would be very high.

But Chen Xuan's direct statement of being 100% sure was a bit too outrageous, and it made people doubt whether he was bragging.

"you sure?"

Li Xiuning's tone was slightly skeptical. If Chen Xuan was really bragging here, it would make her doubt whether Chen Xuan was a reliable person.

"Sure!"

Chen Xuan smiled confidently.

"Why do you think Ling Mo will follow you?" Li Xiuning frowned.

"Because I gave him an offer he couldn't refuse!" Chen Xuan's eyes flashed.

"What conditions?"

Li Xiuning was very surprised. Although Chen Xuan was not penniless, he was not rich either.

You say he is rich, but it's only a few tens of thousands of taels.

It's impossible for Chen Xuan to bribe Ling Mo with money, right?

If Ling Mo, the commander of the Barbarian City army, can be bribed with such a small favor, then he is too worthless.

You say he has people, but Chen Xuan has only more than 500 people under his command, including these women.

Moreover, these more than 500 people, to put it nicely, are called the Black Iron Army, but to put it bluntly, they are just a group of bandits who have no combat effectiveness at all. Compared with Ling Mo's 8,000 people, calling them shrimp soldiers and crab generals is an exaggeration.

Even if he had grain, it was only about 10,000 shi, which he had obtained through fraud.

Ling Mo's subordinates all eat military rations distributed by the court, so they don't need him for this.

So, after thinking about it, Li Xiuning couldn't figure out what conditions Chen Xuan could offer that someone like Ling Mo couldn't refuse?

Seeing her ask, Chen Xuan smiled mysteriously.

Li Xiuning was a smart woman who knew when to quit and said, "If you're not comfortable talking about it, forget it."

"Although we are not married in reality, we are at least married in name only. Before you leave, you are my legal wife. How can there be anything that is inconvenient to say between husband and wife?"

Chen Xuan showed a doting smile.

If he had said this when they first met, Li Xiuning would definitely think he was greasy, frivolous, and disgusting.

But now, for some reason, after listening to it, she not only did not feel disgusted, but instead felt a sense of comfort. Chen Xuan treated her as his own!

[Ding! Li Xiuning's favorability level detected: 5]

Can this also increase favorability?

Chen Xuan was a little surprised. It turned out that women just like to hear nice words!

"I gave Ling Mo a secret manual for local-level martial arts and a secret manual for advanced Xuan-level martial arts, and promised him that as long as he followed me, he would have a bright future. As long as he had a clear mind, he would know the right choice!"

Chen Xuan explained the reason.

Li Xiuning was stunned.

Earth-level martial arts, and also Xuan-level advanced martial arts?

Any one of them is very important, even to the royal family of the Tang Dynasty.

Especially the earth-level martial arts, even if they are low-level, only those with direct descendants of the royal family are qualified to practice them.

And Chen Xuan actually gave it to others just like giving away cabbage?

You must know that before Ling Mo joined Chen Xuan, he was his enemy.

Chen Xuan's situation is equivalent to giving a big gift package to the enemy!

"What you offer is indeed very tempting, but have you ever thought about what will happen if Ling Mo refuses to acknowledge your gift after accepting it? What if he still opposes you?"

Li Xiuning frowned and spoke, feeling that Chen Xuan's behavior was indeed a bit irrational.

"I'm so sincere. If he still wants to go against me, it means I haven't given him enough. It hasn't reached the point where he can't refuse. In that case, I'll give him more until he's full."

Chen Xuan smiled confidently.

To win people over, of course you have to give them enough benefits.

"Aren't you afraid that he's an ungrateful person?"

Li Xiuning questioned.

After all, since ancient times, whether it is between the monarch and his subjects, masters and slaves, superiors and subordinates, as long as they are fed too much, the phenomenon of master-devouring will easily occur.

"Even if he's a wolf cub, as long as you feed him, he won't bite you when he's not hungry."

"If one day he becomes ambitious and wants to bite me, is there a possibility that I can slap him to death with a backhand?"

"If I can give him something, I can take it back at any time! As long as I am strong enough, even if the wolf cub is rebellious, he won't dare to act rashly in front of me!"

Chen Xuan spoke very calmly.

However, when Li Xiuning heard it, she was extremely shocked.

Because Chen Xuan was too confident.

This kind of confidence and calmness has never been seen even in her father!

She didn't know why Chen Xuan was so confident, but she had a vague feeling that Chen Xuan had the ability to do what he said!