"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter!" Wang Wenzuo returned the gift. He noticed the dark circles under Hei Te Changzhi's eyes: "What's wrong, isn't this room bad? You didn't seem to sleep well last night, and the circles under your eyes are dark!"
"This place used to be a royal palace, right?" Hei Te Changzhi smiled bitterly: "I don't know why, but I kept having nightmares last night and couldn't sleep well at all."
"Is there such a thing?" Wang Wenzuo stared at Hei Te Changzhi's face, secretly wondering whether the other party was lying, but said: "If so, how about changing places tonight? The person who arranged it is also the same. This palace city is in ruins. I don’t know how many people died at that time, it’s so ghostly, how can it be used to entertain guests?”
"That's not necessary!" Hei Te Changzhi was a little unaccustomed to Wang Wenzuo's sudden enthusiasm: "I have been fighting on the battlefield since I was a child, why do I care about this."
"So, General Black Teeth is a disciple of the general!"
"Not bad!" Heijia Changzhi had no intention of hiding this matter from the other party. After all, Baekje's military system is the world military system. An officer who can achieve his level must be from a noble family. There is no need to hide it. He invited Wang Wenzuo to sit down Next, he decided to get down to the topic: "Wang Canjun, I came here this time, but there are two things. The first thing is the incident in Zhenxian City not long ago. You said that you would withdraw your troops and make peace, but you attacked us again. Baekje Pass, what’s the point?”
"So that's what happened!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile on his face: "I think General Black Teeth made a mistake. I only said that I would withdraw my troops before, but never made peace. Think about it, the highest official in Sixian City is Ben It was Governor Liu who decided whether the Tang Dynasty and Baekje would go to war or make peace, or whether it was the emperor or the prime minister and minister in the court, how could it be that he, a fourth-rank official, could make the decision?"
Hei Te Changzhi was stunned when he heard this. He tried his best to recall and found that indeed Wang Wenzuo had never proposed peace. He couldn't help but feel slightly angry in his heart: "If you don't want to make peace, what's the point of your army doing this? Don't soldiers hate deceit?"
"Of course it's a transaction!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "What I said before is very clear. Because our army is leaving Baekje and cannot take away everything in the city's treasury, we want to trade with you. In addition, There is nothing else going on outside, and everything is business as usual. Since Jinhyeon City is guarding the strategic point between Baekje and Silla, our army must take it, otherwise how can we return home?"
At this time, Hei Te Changzhi had calmed down, and he had already heard what Wang Wenzuo meant: a transaction is a transaction, and a war is a war. The two are like the two tracks of a carriage, running parallel and never intersecting.
"Then you're not afraid of upsetting us and canceling the deal?"
"The general is joking. The so-called transaction is that both sides get what they need and get the best of both worlds. We are not the only ones who benefit. If the transaction is cancelled, we will only have a small amount of money at most, but your losses will be huge."
"It's just armor and weapons. How come our losses are so great?"
"General, when the Tang army is in Baekje, you will only have one enemy; but what happens after we leave?" Wang Wenzuo's smile was meaningful: "No matter how good a friend is in these years, he can't compare to someone with iron armor on his body and a sharp blade in his hand. Do you think so?"
Black Teeth Changzhi took a deep breath, and the words of the man in front of him opened the curtain to him, revealing the terrible truth hidden underneath. Yes, the withdrawal of the Tang people does not mean the end of the war, but the beginning of a new war, a more cruel and sad war between brothers.
"Since you don't say anything, I will assume that we have no objections!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "Next, we can finalize the details of the deal!"
In the evening, the negotiation finally ended, and the two sides reached an agreement. Six days later, the first transaction was made at a hillock about fifty miles west of Sixi City. Two hundred men received iron armor, one thousand horned bows, three hundred crossbows, and feathers. One hundred thousand arrows, the price is one hundred thousand guan, of which 30,000 guan are copper coins, and the rest is offset by gold, silver, furs, precious medicinal materials, etc.
"Okay, my hard work of waiting has finally paid off!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "Come here, bring some food and wine, let me and General Black Teeth have a few drinks together!"
"Thank you!" Hei Te Changzhi was not in the mood to drink at this time. He bowed his hand to Wang Wenzuo: "I accept Wang Canjun's kindness. Time is running out. I must go back and report the matter to the Prime Minister."
"That's fine, then I won't keep him!" Wang Wenzuo returned the favor and said, "By the way, our envoy is still well, please treat him well!"
"That's natural!"
After bidding farewell to Hei Te Changzhi, Wang Wenzuo let out a long breath. Taking Jinhyeonseong Castle not only opened up the passage to Silla, but also served as a test for the Baekje Restoration Army: If the deal can still be implemented, it means that the contradictions within the Restoration Army have reached a very acute level. So much so that they no longer even regard the Tang Army as their primary enemy, and are saving their efforts to deal with current comrades and future enemies. This is undoubtedly good news for Wang Wenzuo.
Governor's Mansion.
"So, Wang Canjun thinks that the Baekje thieves will use the weapons we sold them to kill each other?" Du Shuang's voice had no cadence, as if it came from a soundless machine, but Wang Wenzuo could feel the sarcasm in it. Sour.
"Yes, Du Changshi, I think so, at least it's very likely!"
"It's very likely?" Du Shuang sneered: "Then I think it's very likely that these thieves will use it against us!"
"Du Changshi!" Liu Rengui spoke in a stern tone: "When Wang Canjun proposed this strategy, everyone agreed, including you!"
"At that time, I only agreed to show weakness and lead the thieves to kill each other, but I did not agree to hand over military weapons such as armor and crossbows to the thieves. It should be noted that the thieves are many times as many as me. The reason why our army can repeatedly defeat the thieves is because The thieves have crude armor and weapons, and now they want to hand over sophisticated armor and weapons to the thieves. What is the difference between that and collaborating with the enemy?"
"The thieves are not fools. If they only make verbal promises, how can they believe that our army is really going to withdraw? Du Changshi's talk is simply rotten talk!"
"You, Governor Liu, are a guilty person and you actually speak like this. Aren't you afraid that the three-foot national law is set for you?"
"Liu has not considered his own interests since he came across the sea, unlike some people -"
"You two, stay here, stay there!" Seeing that Du and Liu were quarreling more and more fiercely, reaching the point of personal attack, Liu Renyuan hurriedly stopped and interrupted the quarrel between the two: "You two, let's discuss the matter as it is. We must criticize each other so as not to lose face!"
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