Done!
Wang Sima and others breathed a long sigh of relief.
Nalanxiong walked through the gate of hell once, and when he was dragged back to the tent again, he was no longer so arrogant, but there was a vicious light flashing deep in his eyes from time to time.
Su Xian wrote a deed in his own handwriting, agreeing on the exchange of 500,000 stones of grain for Nalanxiong, and then untied Nalanxiong's hand and asked him to sign it.
This document will be a pain for Nalanxiong for the rest of his life.
But he endured it, and just kept swearing in his heart that he would bring the humiliation of today, trample the Liang Kingdom, and make Su Xian's life worse than death!
"This matter has come to an end for the time being. Next, it is our turn to negotiate the 30,000 prisoners." Su Xian smiled and put away the document.
"What do Su Consultants think?" Nalanjie asked proactively. He was afraid that Nalanxiong would be swayed by his emotions and do something irrational.
Su Xian smiled and said:
"Previously, the result of the negotiation between Wang Sima and Prince Nantu was that five shi of grain was exchanged for one prisoner. Thirty thousand prisoners would be 150,000 shi of grain... I think five shi is a good amount."
Nalanjie immediately said with great joy: "Is it true, Su Zhenyi, this... this is really great..."
He added in his heart: "Brother Su is indeed worthy of being a scholar from the Central Plains. I admire such a gentleman's demeanor!"
Nalanxiong was still tied up by Wu Hua Da, lying on the ground. After hearing what Su Xian said, he was extremely puzzled——
Didn't the lion take advantage of the opportunity to open his mouth?
Not only Nalanxiong was puzzled, but Wang Sima and others also looked at each other. They remembered that Su Xian had suggested before that the ransom should be increased to ten stones in exchange for a prisoner, but now...
Just when everyone was in different minds, Su Xian smiled and said:
"However, I remember that Prince Nantu just said that he would like to ask us in Daliang to send someone to escort you back to the Liao Kingdom. I agree to this, but..."
"..."
Nalanxiong and Nalanjie's hearts beat hard, and their thoughts were indeed not that simple.
Su Xian continued: "But... whenever a large army is dispatched, it will consume countless amounts of food and grass, so you need to pay the 'travel toll'!"
Nalanjie immediately said: "No, there is no need for Liang Jun to escort us. We can go back by ourselves without escort..."
Su Xian looked at him and shook his head: "Prince Hunxie is not an envoy of the Liao Kingdom, so your words will not count."
Then he turned to look at Nalan Xiong, who had a green face, and said, "The Prince of Nantu has a noble status and has always been consistent in his words. He shouldn't regret it, right?"
"I..." Nalan Xiong was filled with hatred, but he also knew that Su Xian was taking the opportunity to raise the price. He wanted to refute but had no confidence.
But... the ransom of half a million dan just now made him feel heartbroken. He knew that Su Xian's price increase was inevitable, but he still had the patience to decline Su Xian's "kindness" and did not need Liang Jun to escort him.
Before Su Xian could say anything, Wang Sima suddenly got angry and jumped out, pointed at Nalanxiong's nose and cursed:
"Previously, the news about our food shortage in Daliang was leaked. You, the Liao Kingdom, directly broke the contract and exchanged five stones for one prisoner, forcibly exchanging one stone for one prisoner!"
"That's not all. In the end, I, Daliang, asked you to compensate one of your captives with five stones of food, and to send someone to escort you back to the Liao Kingdom..."
"We have an old saying in the Central Plains: If you are in the first grade of junior high school, don't blame us for being in the fifteenth grade!"
"This 'travel fee' must be increased. If not, we at Daliang will not let people go. It's up to you to decide!"
"..."
After Wang Sima vented his anger, he felt refreshed, but when he turned around, he saw Su Xian and others looking at him dumbfounded.
He suddenly realized that Princess Lanling had given full authority over the matter to Su Xian. Her words and deeds just now seemed to be too much, so he hurriedly apologized to Su Xian.
Su Xian waved his hand and smiled:
"What Wang Sima said is wrong. Wang Sima was previously responsible for the negotiation...Princess, I request Wang Sima to work with me to handle this matter. Please give me your permission."
As we all know, Wang Sima suffered a lot from Nalan Xiong before. Now Su Xian suggested that Wang Sima join, so that he could... let him handle the trivial matters in the future!
Well, that's great!
Su Xian couldn't help but praise his wit.
Princess Lanling naturally had no objection and only said: "This matter has been handed over to Su Yuanyi. Whoever Su Yuanyi wants to join can join."
"..."
Nalan Xiong suddenly felt a little regretful. He had used Liao's powerful national power to do whatever he wanted, but now that retribution had come, he really wanted to give himself a big mouth a few days ago.
Under the gazes of Su Xian and Wang Sima, his arrogant head finally slowly lowered, agreeing to be escorted by Liang Jun and paying the "travel toll".
However, the eyes on Nalanxiong's lowered head were filled with infinite hatred. He would endure it until he returned to the Liao Kingdom, and then he would do everything possible to send troops to conquer Nanliang!
They will also torture Su Xian and Wang Sima to death!
…
After agreeing to the "travel fee", then there is nothing to argue with when the "travel fee" is set at five stones. Nalanxiong accepted all the conditions humiliatingly.
Soon, the negotiations were concluded and the general direction was set.
As for the operational matters, Su Xian will discuss it with Nalan Jie.
As for Nalanxiong, he thought that the ransom was as high as 500,000 dan and he could enjoy different treatment, such as untying him. However, Su Xian waved his hand and ordered the soldiers:
"Take Prince Nantu to prison!"
"Dark prison? I have promised to pay the ransom, and the ransom is as high as..." Nalanxiong almost exploded on the spot.
"Whenever the five hundred thousand stones of food are delivered, I will let you go." Su Xian glanced coldly.
"You..." Nalanxiong gritted his teeth. He endured it, but his hatred for Su Xian grew even more.
"But... for the sake of Prince Nantu's five hundred thousand stone ransom of food, I can give you some preferential treatment... Well, I'll provide you with delicious meals three times a day!" Su Xian added.
Nalanxiong's face barely looked better. Although he still had to be imprisoned in some kind of dark prison, at least he would have good food and wine, so it was still okay.
Nalanjie shook his head and sneered.
He has a deep understanding of the "dark prison" in Su Xian's words. Even his rebellious sister Nalan Yan was once punished and submissive. Nalan Xiong... I am afraid that the next few days will not be the same. It will be better.
…
Soon after, Nalanxiong was imprisoned.
Nalan Jie, together with Su Xian and Wang Sima, began to discuss the specific details of the handover of prisoners and ransom.
Wang You and other subordinate officers and generals beamed with joy and spread the good news that Hebei Province was about to receive 800,000 shi of grain. In just two quarters of an hour, the entire camp was discussing the matter.
Princess Lanling returned to her sleeping tent, her steps were much more brisk as she moved around, her glory was even more radiant, and there was always a curve in the corner of her mouth that she had not seen for several days.
Qiu Dianjun followed behind and saw this and smiled and said: "Princess, we in Hebei Province will no longer worry about the problem of food shortage, and all this is the credit of Su Shenyi!"
"Um."
Princess Lanling smiled and nodded, standing in front of the window watching the birds playing in the tree.
Qiu Dianjun rolled his eyes and said in a strange tone: "It's a pity, it's a pity that a talent like Su Zhenyi married a widow. Although she is not the official wife, but..."
"Talk too much!"
Princess Lanling turned back and glared.
Qiu Dianjun was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and said: "This slave talks too much, please punish me princess."
Li Youqing was generous and did not punish her.
However, Qiu Dianjun couldn't stop thinking: "It seems that Her Royal Highness the Princess is really too kind to the Prince Consort. She gave away her body before we were married, and even allowed the Prince Concubine to take concubines..." (To be continued)
