Yu Zhi was a little nervous. After all, this was the first time Yu Zhi had seen such a scene.
"Qiuqiu, do you think I can sit on it later?" Yu Zhi pointed to the long table and stools in the front row.
This is the reception room of Honglu Temple. There is a long table in the middle. The table is so long that it can seat as many as ten people on one side. And Yu Zhi and others are waiting here for the arrival of those from the mission.
After Xiang Jinghao, the eldest son of King Chu, returned to Beijing, he went to Honglu Temple that afternoon. It was now the second day, and Xiang Jinghao was already eagerly preparing to negotiate with the mission. There is a will in the palace, which is the best thing. It is not difficult as long as you follow the will, and the purpose of the will is not difficult either.
Now we just lack a person in charge to advance the negotiations.
Qiu Ruoruo shook her head, "Of course not. If you don't play, how will you show your contribution to His Majesty? There is no such thing as a free lunch."
Not long after, Nuomin came with the envoy.
The negotiating officials from both sides had a tacit understanding and took their seats one after another.
Sitting in the center on the Chu Dynasty side were Qiu Ruoruo and Xiang Jinghao, with officials from Honglu Temple on both sides. When Yu Zhi saw this, he was sitting in the corner. Negotiating facts was not what Yu Zhi was good at. Yu Zhi just wanted to sit quietly behind him, not talking, not moving, and less painful.
Yu Zhi just glanced at the young Prince of Chu, thinking that reincarnation was also a technical job. Birth often determines a person's starting point.
Among the envoys there are many "good friends" whom Yu Zhi has met several times, and even Meng Si, whom he has never met before. This time, Nuomin did not sit at the negotiating table. The other party was sitting at the main table with Dolan and the beaten Mengsi.
The so-called enemies are extremely jealous when they meet.
Meng Si first stared at Yu Zhi in the corner. The culprit, Meng Si, was thinking about a fight to the death with Yu Zhi all the time. These days, Meng Si has already found out the details of Yu Zhi. A weak scholar who everyone laughed at dared to bully him like this.
Yu Zhi closed his eyes and rested his mind, pretending not to see Meng Si, leaving Meng Si alone to secretly resent. Turning around, Meng Si looked at Qiu Ruoruo again, her loving eyes still full of evil intentions.
Seeing this, Qiu Ruoruo moved her lips slightly and made several mouth shapes. Meng Si didn't understand. There were many differences between their language and Da Chu's language. Communication was no problem, but there were difficulties at a deeper level.
Steppenwolf Ting's request was very direct, return the land. After more than ten years of fighting, Da Chu's territory in the north opened up three hundred miles deep into the grassland, and the territory included in it can be seen clearly.
It is understandable that the new king would take this opportunity to take back the territory. However, His Majesty Dachu is not a fool, and it is absolutely impossible for him to agree to this condition.
Negotiation Negotiation, of course, is to negotiate first and then make a decision.
However, the situation on the negotiating table seems to have skipped the first step.
talk? Nothing to talk about. Our boss has told you your conditions, but we can’t agree to them.
This is what the adults of Honglu Temple mean, and of course this is also what their boss, His Majesty the Emperor, means. The flashes of swords and swords intertwined in the eyes of both sides, and it seemed that an extremely tragic war would break out the next moment the two armies faced each other.
Spit flew everywhere, and the only ones standing still in the field were Xiang Jinghao, Qiu Ruoruo and Cui Wenqi. Meng Si and Dolan on the other side sat indifferently, as if the debate at the table had nothing to do with them.
"Returning the land, how is it possible? It was obtained by countless of my great Chu men who threw their heads and shed their blood. You just returned it with a light word and let us return it. Where is the face of the mighty Chu?"
"Those territories belong to our Wolf Court, but you, the great Chu, are shameless and send troops to snatch them. It has been occupied for more than ten years now. Don't you still want to return them? Are you looking down on our Wolf Court and bullying me for having no warriors?" "
"I'm just bullying you, why? If you have the ability, send troops to fight back."
"..."
Weak countries have no diplomacy.
In fact, Steppe Wolf Court is not weak, but it is very passive at this time. Constrained by the incomparable strength of the Northern Border Army.
The wind and snow in the north are a formidable enemy for both sides. The Steppe Wolf Court cannot hide, and neither can the Northern Army. Neither side wanted to let these elite soldiers and generals die in vain because of the snow.
Yu Zhi was completely sleepless and watched the two sides bickering with interest. Some people even had their butts off the stool and were about to start a fight.
After seeing it, Yu Zhi felt that there was no difference between state negotiations and bargaining between aunt vendors in the streets.
After some back and forth, I heard Qiu Ruoruo say: "Since the founding of our country, we have never said a word of concession. Every inch of land in the northern border was obtained by the soldiers of the northern border army with their lives. How can it be said in one sentence? Just pay it back?"
Qiu Ruoruo's voice was particularly clear amidst the chaos of arguments, and her tone was neither humble nor arrogant, with a very decisive attitude.
Everyone stopped arguing, thinking that the rightful master was about to speak. Dolan and Mengsi, who were sitting at the main seats, also looked at Qiu Ruoruo.
"Now that the northern border is covered with thousands of miles of snow and thousands of miles of ice, I, Your Majesty, sympathize with the soldiers and cannot bear to cause more killings. Moreover, the war in the northern border has been going on for many years and I am willing to stop the war." Qiu Ruoruo said, "It is absolutely impossible to just return the land. My royal Majesty I am willing to withdraw fifty miles to avoid further conflict between the two sides."
Dolan can follow Nuo Min, so he is naturally a capable person. There is no such thing as getting something for nothing in the world, and the emperor of Chu will not give in without reason.
"What do we have to pay?" Dolan asked.
Qiu Ruoruo glanced at Dolan appreciatively, and continued: "The sincerity shown by our court has been shown here. We hope that this fifty-mile area will not be owned by the Langting, but will be used to develop horse farms and raise horses."
Nuo Min, who was sitting in the back, brightened up and immediately suppressed the light in his eyes. Years of fighting have made the Prairie Wolf Court exhausted. They want to go south, but they have been blocked by elite soldiers and generals in every dynasty. She remained silent, just waiting for Qiu Ruoruo to speak again.
Qiu Ruoruo glanced at Nuo Min. The person in charge of the mission was still Nuo Min. There was silence for a while, leaving enough time for the other party to think, and then he slowly said: "The horses in the racecourse are jointly supervised by people from both sides, Da Chu contributes capital, and Lang Ting staffs jointly manage it. Cooperation will benefit both sides, and avoid a hundred years of fighting."
After Qiu Ruoruo finished speaking, both parties fell into silence. I have to say that there are only advantages and no disadvantages to Steppenwolf Ting.
"We have spent a lot of manpower, and this is a loss..." Before Dolan could finish, he was interrupted by Qiu Ruoruo: "All the operating income from the racecourse is distributed through negotiation between the two parties, how about that?"
Da Chu's request was perfect. The Prairie Wolf Court now needs to recuperate, and Nuomin's brother needs to stabilize the Wolf Court's regime. As the saying goes, before fighting against the outside world, one must first settle within.
Nuo Min felt that this was an excellent buffer period to secure the throne of Lang Ting.
Xiang Jinghao was very satisfied with the reaction of the envoy opposite him. He placed his right hand on the table and tapped his fingertips gently and regularly on the table, making regular sounds.
"Fifty li is too little. If Dachu gives up a hundred li, I can report it to the Khan and discuss it later." Dolan said. That's the thing about negotiations, there's back and forth, and no one is satisfied with the terms in front of them. Just like pressing oil, squeeze out every last drop.
As soon as he finished speaking, Dolan himself was stared at. Just like those wild beasts further north on the grassland, they only have the interest to eat humans. She finally turned her head to the dark-skinned boy sitting opposite her.
When he arrived, Dolan had already heard the introduction of the next person in charge of Da Chu - Xiang Jinghao, the eldest son of Da Chu's Yizi King. Dolan didn't take it to heart. However, she seemed to have forgotten that Qiu Ruoruo was only fifteen years old and could still be seated at the reception table for the mission.
"What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Although he was shocked, Dolan still said this. She felt that fifty miles was too little. The Great Chu Dynasty occupied more than three hundred miles in length. How could a mere fifty miles satisfy the appetite of the Steppe Wolf Court?
The two sides fell into a silent confrontation again.
"Not at all. Marshal Xu Qing, our Chu army and northern border army, is the first marshal in the Chu dynasty. I have been able to suppress your Wolf Court for so many years, even if war breaks out again. Can we, Chu, still be afraid?" Xiang Jing Hao Xiong was arrogant and arrogant, not afraid of Dolan's bargaining.
Qiu Ruoruo and Cui Wenqi looked at Xiang Jinghao at the same time. These words are tantamount to irritating the other party and causing the negotiation to break down.
That's not all.
And I heard Xiang Jinghao continue to say: "Prairie Wolf Court, the new king has ascended the throne, and the government is unstable. The Northern Border Army sent troops to destroy your Wolf Court in one fell swoop. You are all prisoners of our court, how can there be any negotiation?"
At this moment, the officials who were not negotiating with the mission felt ridiculous. Even Yu Zhi, a person who was just trying to get people involved, felt that Xiang Jinghao must have lost his mind.
Yu Zhi didn't feel that the matter had nothing to do with him. This time he was thinking about clearing his reputation by taking on the mission, so how could he let Xiang Jinghao ruin a good thing. Moreover, Yu Zhi also knew that the bottom line in the emperor's decree was Baili, and Qiu Ruoruo made it clear that he would raise the price. This is a commonly used method in street trading. I wonder if Xiang Jinghao is pretending to be confused.
No matter what, Yu Zhi would not let this prince of Chu, whom he found hateful when they first met, do anything bad.
Yu Zhi leaned back and looked at Qiu Ruoruo. Qiu Ruoruo also happened to look at Yu Zhi with tacit understanding. Yu Zhi winked and winked, and Qiu Ruoruo also understood Yu Zhi's wink.
"Your Majesty, that's not what you meant." Without waiting for Qiu Ruoruo's response, Yu Zhi started to defend, "The grassland is vast, and the racecourse is just for the sake of repairing the relationship between Da Chu and Lang Ting for mutual benefit and win-win results. Our court cannot give it in vain. He showed his sincerity without getting anything in return. In this case, His Majesty the Emperor has both emotional and rational reasons to mobilize troops."
Sounds coming from the corners are exceptionally clear.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Yu Zhi continued to speak: "As Ruoruo said, your majesty does not want to fight anymore and wants to make things right. As a minister who eats the emperor's salary and worries about the emperor, I naturally have to handle this errand for your majesty. "
Yu Zhi held out five fingers and said, "Fifty miles is enough to build a horse farm and enough for the new Khan to give an explanation to the tribes. What does the princess think?"
Yu Zhi looked at Nuo Min who was drinking tea slowly. It was Nuo Min who had to make the final decision on this matter.
