Liu Gui looked at Lin Feng in front of him, feeling a little dazed for a moment. When he met Lin Feng in Linzi a few years ago, Lin Feng was very young, still dressed in white, and had no identity. Today, Lin Feng is not only the commander-in-chief of the Qin State's army, but also the Duke of the Qin State, with great power.
Lin Feng sat above him, putting great pressure on him.
He knew that this negotiation would not be easy.
Liu Gui knew his identity and mission better. He said seriously: "Commander Lin, the State of Qi is willing to make compensation. The State of Qin will release His Majesty. We, the State of Qi, will give you one million stones of grain and three hundred thousand taels of silver. As long as the State of Qin Agree, deliver the money immediately."
"Hahaha……"
After Lin Feng heard this, he couldn't help laughing.
Liu Gui is really dedicated to his duty.
Liu Gui came to negotiate as an envoy of Qi State, so he must know Qi State's bottom line. But as soon as Liu Gui opened his mouth, he used such conditions to test, and even this condition was simply insulting.
One million stones of grain!
Three hundred thousand taels of silver!
what is this?
As an envoy, Liu Gui saw Lin Feng laughing and knew why Lin Feng was laughing. He said slowly: "Commander Lin, in fact, the conditions I mentioned just now are already very sincere. His Majesty was captured, and internal affairs in Qi State There are very loud calls to establish a new king, regardless of His Majesty's life or death. When I met Your Majesty before, I wanted to appease Your Majesty. So the court also spent a lot of effort to reach a unified opinion."
Liu Gui has his own plan.
If he tells his bottom line in negotiations as soon as he opens his mouth, what if Lin Feng opens his mouth?
If he wants to talk, he will talk step by step, and it is impossible to get everything done in one step.
Liu Gui is from the Qi State. If Qi State loses this time, he will definitely sign a treaty that will humiliate the country. He was responsible for the negotiation, and even though he was looked down upon by Lin Feng, he accepted it. If he suffered a little contempt, he could get better conditions and reduce Qi's losses, which he was willing to bear.
Lin Feng put his hands on the desk, leaned forward slightly, and said seriously: "Senior brother, you have to be clear about who started the war between Qin and Qi? Ultimately, it was Tian He who arranged the people Assassinate me."
"Without this, Qin would not have been able to send troops."
"Now, Tian He has lost."
"You can't even compensate me for the losses of Qin's troops with a little money. Even after this battle, Qin's losses are quite large. Your little money is not even enough for logistical supplies, let alone for the soldiers. pensions and awards, etc.”
Lin Feng sighed and said: "It is impossible for me to agree to such conditions. If I agree, the soldiers of Qin will not agree, and the tens of thousands of dead souls will not rest in peace. As for the monarchs and ministers of Qin, they will not agree either. .”
Liu Gui said seriously: "Shuai Lin, what conditions do you think we need before we agree to negotiate peace?"
Lin Feng smiled lightly.
Is Liu Gui trying to make excuses?
Once Lin Feng takes the initiative to put forward the conditions, Liu Gui can use it to evaluate the situation and then decide what to order.
Lin Feng said: "This time it was Qi who was defeated, and it was Qi who came to invade Qin. And now it is Qi who wants to exchange people back, so naturally it is you, Qi, who said the conditions. If it was just the conditions just now, there is no need to mention them. "
Liu Gui sighed in his heart.
It’s difficult!
If it were another person, he might just put forward the conditions first, and he would be able to start talking.
Perhaps, it may not be mentioned on the ceded land.
From the bottom of his heart, Liu Gui was unwilling to cede Qi's land. He was silent for a while and then said directly: "Shuai Lin, our Qi State is willing to give more compensation. Three million stones of grain and one million taels of silver."
"Come here, see the guests off!"
Lin Feng gave the order directly.
Lin Feng had no intention of getting used to Liu Gui's talk. Even if Liu Gui was his senior brother, Lin Feng would not let Liu Gui interfere with it.
This condition is purely perfunctory.
When Liu Gui saw the soldiers entering, he quickly said: "Commander Lin, wait a moment, please wait a moment."
Lin Feng waved his hand. After the soldiers retreated, Lin Feng said directly: "Senior brother, although you and I are in different positions and each has his own master. But I think that the conditions you proposed should at least be considered to see if they are appropriate. , rather than blindly testing.”
"If senior brother thinks that you and I are senior brothers, just test him bit by bit, I think it is unnecessary. There is no need to do this."
"You are from Qi, and I am also from Qin."
"You are the envoy of the State of Qi, and I am also the commander-in-chief of the State of Qin. We each have our own missions."
Lin Feng said: "You are responsible for Qi State, and I am also responsible for countless people in Qin State."
Liu Gui took a deep breath and said solemnly: "Shuai Lin, I will tell you directly. Qi's conditions are to compensate one million stones of grain and three hundred thousand taels of silver. This condition is material compensation. In addition, Qi's condition is The state is willing to give up Wei County in Jizhou and cede Wei County to Qin as compensation."
Jizhou itself is a fertile land and was a relatively rich area of Xia Kingdom in the past.
Weijun is a very important place in Jizhou. But compared to ceding the entire Jizhou, if you use the land of Wei County, plus a little food and money, you can exchange for Tianhe, everything is still worth it.
Lin Feng understood in his heart.
Qi State was already ready to cede Jizhou, and Liu Gui only mentioned ceding one land.
In fact, it's much more than that.
Why Lin Feng kept asking Liu Gui to put forward conditions was because he wanted to see whether Qi State mentioned ceding land. If the State of Qi has never proposed to cede land as compensation from the beginning to the end, then if the State of Qi wants to cede Jizhou, it will require a certain amount of back-and-forth negotiation.
Now in the first round of negotiations, Liu Gui proposed that Qi State was willing to cede a piece of land, and everything became clear.
Lin Feng stopped beating around the bush and said directly: "Senior brother, the conditions you mentioned are still not acceptable. That's all, you and I are senior brothers, and I'm too lazy to show off. Our Qin State's conditions are very simple. Qi State will compensate three million shi of grain. One million taels of silver, cede the entire Jizhou."
"As long as Qi agrees, Qin is willing to release Tian He and establish diplomatic relations between the two countries."
"In a word, this war was entirely caused by Tian He's unilateral reasons. If Tian He hadn't arranged for someone to assassinate me and provoke Qin, such a result would not have happened."
Lin Feng said: "This is Qin's condition."
Liu Gui sighed and said: "Junior brother, the conditions you mentioned are really too harsh. Once the news of ceding the entire Jizhou is spread back to the country, countless people will criticize it. It will even cause turmoil. Junior brother, I To cede Wei County to you is already the limit."
Liu Gui also started to play the emotional card.
There is no other way but to cede the entire Jizhou directly without playing the emotional card. Such conditions are too harsh.
Lin Feng knew Liu Gui's intention in his heart, and he could not give in, so he said: "I also know that it will be difficult for me, senior brother, but the conditions for ceding Jizhou were decided by the prince himself. If I give up the conditions, how can I report to the prince?"
"Furthermore, how can I explain to the thousands of dead soldiers of Qin? I have no choice here. Otherwise, if I abolish public service for personal reasons, I am afraid that I will anger the prince and cause bigger problems. Please forgive me, senior brother. "
Lin Feng said: "Senior brother is in a dilemma, but I am in a dilemma too."
Liu Gui secretly said that Lin Feng was difficult to deal with.
I really don't want to give in at all.
Liu Gui did not give up and continued: "It's hard for me to handle it for my junior brother, so let's just take a step back. As for Jizhou, I am willing to cede a large area. However, the three counties of Bohai, Qinghe and Hejian The land must be left to the State of Qi. Wei County, Zhao County, Julu County and all the areas in the north of Jizhou will be assigned to the State of Qin. What do you think? This is my greatest sincerity."
