I was imprisoned by the Empress at the beginning, and I was secretly invincible

"Master, a group of people came outside. They should be the Golden Horde envoys that the old man mentioned yesterday..."

At this time, Ying Yao suddenly appeared and reported a piece of news to Jiang Hao.

The "old man" Ying Yao mentioned was obviously the Prince Duan who came yesterday.

Jiang Hao was mentally prepared for this and told Chen Sheng and Wu Guang: "You go to the seventeenth floor of the prison for a while. Try not to let them find out. If there is anything, I will let Ying Yao notify you."

Chen Sheng and Wu Guang immediately agreed, and then they took the key from Jiang Hao, opened the door of the cell, and went to the seventeenth floor of the prison.

As for how a prisoner like Jiang Hao could have the cell key in his hand, this should be reasonable... right?

After about half a cup of tea, the Golden Horde envoy Baldun and his group, led by Tao Gongwang, the prison warden, came to the eighteenth floor of the prison.

"My lord, we need to talk to the Duke of Wei for a while."

Baldun looked at Tao Gongwang and said.

Tao Gongwang was stunned when he heard this, and then shook his head to refuse: "I'm afraid this is not appropriate..."

"We just want to chat alone for a while, and we won't do anything else. Besides, this is the order of your empress herself. I hope you can be flexible."

While speaking, Baldon took out a few gold notes from his lapel and stuffed them into Tao Gongwang's hand calmly.

Tao Gongwang glanced at Jiang Hao obscurely, and when Jiang Hao nodded slightly, he took the gold notes, then frowned and said seriously: "Since it is the order of your majesty, then you can chat alone, but remember not to do anything dangerous, otherwise you may not be able to leave the prison!"

After that, Tao Gongwang took his men and left the 18th-floor prison.

As for whether he was worried about Jiang Hao's safety...

What a joke, so many bodies were transported out of the 18th-floor prison, are they all fake?

Rather than worrying about Jiang Hao's safety, he might as well worry about the safety of the Golden Horde envoys.

Baldun naturally didn't know what Tao Gongwang was thinking. Seeing that his bribery was successful, he couldn't help but show a smug smile on his face.

Then he turned his head to look at Jiang Hao and took the initiative to greet him: "Bardun, the envoy of the Golden Horde, greets the Duke of Weiguo!"

"Did your Khan send you here just to redeem me?"

Jiang Hao didn't say anything polite and asked directly.

Baldun was slightly surprised. Obviously, he didn't expect that Jiang Hao, who was in this prison, actually knew what was going on outside.

But it's better this way, so he doesn't have to waste his breath.

"To be honest with the Duke of Weiguo, the Khan gave us three instructions this time: first, borrow troops to help the Great Zhou; second, make friends with the Queen of the Great Zhou; third, persuade the Duke of Weiguo to join the Golden Horde."

Prince Duan didn't mention the first two things to Jiang Hao.

But this is also normal. After all, family disgrace should not be made public, and Prince Duan also wants to save face.

Now, Jiang Hao couldn't help being a little surprised when he heard it suddenly.

On the one hand, he felt that the Golden Horde Khan was a toad wanting to eat swan meat.

If he remembered correctly, the Golden Horde Khan seemed to be over fifty years old.

Although this age was nothing for a super-powerful person, an old man like him who was over fifty years old wanted to marry Ji Luoyao, who was in her prime. Isn't it like an old cow eating tender grass?

On the other hand, he couldn't help but marvel at the appetite of the Golden Horde Khan.

He not only wanted to marry Ji Luoyao, but also wanted to take this opportunity to swallow up the Great Zhou in one bite.

However, based on Jiang Hao's understanding of Ji Luoyao, she didn't get angry on the spot and asked people to chop Baldun, which was already quite tolerant.

And with her narrow-mindedness, this matter would definitely be remembered firmly in her heart.

She might not be able to deal with the Golden Horde at the moment, but if there is a chance in the future, she will definitely settle the old accounts with the Golden Horde Khan.

"Now it seems that the first and second things should be difficult to accomplish, so only the third thing has some hope?"

Jiang Hao looked at Baldun and said meaningfully.

"For this third thing, you still need to agree, Duke Weiguo?"

Baldun's face was full of smiles, and his attitude seemed to be three points more respectful than when facing the empress.

The reason is very simple.

Although the empress has a high status, she can't control him in the future.

On the other hand, Jiang Hao is not the case.

Once Jiang Hao agrees to join the Golden Horde, his status in the Golden Horde in the future will definitely be far above his, so how dare he not try to please him.

In the face of his compliments, Jiang Hao did not comment.

Instead, he changed the subject and asked: "Your Khan offered the empress a price of 200,000 war horses, so I guess he also made conditions in advance, right?"

"It is said that Duke Weiguo, you are as good as a god, and now it seems that it is true!"Baldon was amazed and couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

"To be honest, Duke Weiguo, before I came to the Central Plains, the Khan had repeatedly told me that as long as you are willing to join the Golden Horde, all conditions can be negotiated, whatever you want will be given..."

Here, he paused for a moment and quietly looked at Jiang Hao's reaction.

However, Jiang Hao was indifferent.

"Let's talk about something practical, don't just talk about these empty words."

Bardon looked helpless, he looked around, then approached Jiang Hao and said in a low voice: "My Khan said that as long as the Duke of Weiguo helps him to succeed, he can make you a king on equal terms..."

"Success?"

Jiang Hao looked deep, as if puzzled, and asked: "Your Khan is already the lord of the Golden Horde, sitting on endless grasslands, with strong troops under his command, how can he succeed?"

Bardon smiled: "Although the grasslands are vast, they are not as rich as the Central Plains. My Khan's biggest goal is to rule the Central Plains. He said that only the Duke of Weiguo can help him with this matter."

"But I am a Zhou person, how can I help the enemy country?"

Jiang Hao said expressionlessly.

"So what about the Zhou people?"

Bardon said nonchalantly,

"You have made such great contributions to the Great Zhou, but you were still imprisoned by the empress and became a prisoner. Since the empress can add insult to injury, why are you still being polite to her?"

Here, he took a deep breath and said seriously:

"My Khan also said that as long as you help him to rule the Central Plains, I can cede the land of Jiangnan to you, so that you can make your own decisions from now on and no longer be controlled by others. Isn't this what you have always wanted?"

Faced with such a promise, even Jiang Hao couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Let's not talk about whether the promise of the Golden Horde Khan can be fulfilled in the end.

Just the fact that he dared to offer such conditions is far beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Compared with the empress, the Golden Horde Khan seems to be truly talented and strategic.

At least in terms of recruiting talents, the Golden Horde Khan is more than a few streets ahead of the empress.

As long as you dare to ask, he really dares to give!

"I wonder what the Duke of Wei thinks?"

Bardon asked confidently.

In his opinion, with such excellent conditions, as long as Jiang Hao is not stupid, he will definitely choose to agree.

After all, in the Great Zhou, he can only be a prisoner. Maybe when the empress is in a bad mood, she will order him to be beheaded, and even his life and death are difficult to guarantee.

On the other hand, joining the Golden Horde can not only gain wealth and honor, but also become a king on par with the king, and even own the land of Jiangnan in the future.

In contrast, the treatment of the two sides is very different.

As long as you are a normal person, you know how to choose.

But Jiang Hao is not a normal person.

"Your Khan is really generous, and these conditions are also very tempting to me, but it's a pity... I don't have any ambitions now, I just want to lie down and let it go, so... I'm afraid I can only disappoint your Khan!"

Jiang Hao answered calmly.

"What... what?"

Bardon's eyes were wide open, staring at Jiang Hao, as if he wanted to ask if he was joking.