After a slight silence, Zu Shiyuan shook his head and said: "Sir, I am afraid that my king will not agree to this matter. How about another one?"
When Zongze heard this, his face instantly darkened, "If that's the case, wouldn't the imperial court have given half of the world in vain?"
"this.."
"Don't be angry, Mr. Zong. Come on, let's drink some water first." Wu Yong took one look and immediately softened.
Zu Shiyuan glanced at it, frowned and said: "My lord, today Prime Minister Wu of Qi is present. I can guarantee that as long as Hongzhou belongs to our Chu country, our Chu country will never secretly betray the alliance."
When Zongze heard this, he shook his head: "Prime Minister, the State of Qi is the State of Qi, and the State of Chu is the State of Chu. The two sides are thousands of miles apart. They cannot be confused at all. Does the military and political affairs of the Chu State completely obey the orders of the Qi State? "
"Prime Minister, you have to understand that the imperial court has not lost to the Chu State. The King of Chu is also considered a hero in the world. Don't you understand that with gains there must be sacrifices!!"
When Zu Shiyuan heard this, he said solemnly: "Of course we, the Chu State, are willing to give up, but not at the expense of a country's crown prince and future!!"
"Prime Minister, what you said seems to be a bit contradictory. You said that the Chu State is loyal. The prince came to the imperial capital to support the saint. No matter the price. The court is not imprisoning the prince of Chu State, but for the sake of peace between the two sides, the court gave up Hongzhou. , this is a real benefit, is what the Chu State has given all false words??" On the right side of Zhao Huan, an official with a majestic look said in a deep voice, officially Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhang is now For the matter, lead Taifu Lu Yihao.
"How can this be a lie? Our Chu State is willing to pay tribute to the court of 200,000 tons of grain and grass every year. This is enough to feed many soldiers and horses." Hearing this, Huan Yi said with some dissatisfaction.
"Two hundred thousand dans of grain and grass is indeed a lot, but it is not a symbol of the sincerity of both parties. The Chu State can give it, or it can choose not to give it at any time!!"
"So the imperial court still doubts the sincerity of our Chu State's negotiations," Shen Shou said coldly.
Seeing that the negotiation between the two parties was becoming more angry again, before Wu Yong could speak, Zongze said again: "Master Zu, I think we should talk about this today. Why don't you send someone back to ask first? The court will definitely It can be guaranteed that as soon as the crown prince arrives, he will definitely enjoy the treatment of a county king, and at the same time, Hongzhou’s troops will be withdrawn immediately!!"
Seeing this scene, Zu Shiyuan's face was a bit ugly. Zongze used retreat to advance and blocked all their original plans. It can be said that they took advantage of morality. Once they disagreed, the people of the world would only blame Chu State. of greed.
Wu Yong also frowned slightly at this time. He did not expect that the imperial court would directly use giving up Hongzhou as a bargaining chip to intimidate Chu State.
After a day of fruitless negotiations, the two sides retreated.
In the mansion where he settled, looking at the silent ancestor Shiyuan, Gao Yu suddenly whispered: "Prime Minister, why don't you ask the king for his opinion?"
"You can't ask. Tian Ding is the best candidate for the crown prince of Chu Kingdom. How can he be used as a pledge? The king will never agree. Instead of doing this, it is better to go to war directly and capture Hongzhou." After hearing this, Fang Jie He immediately said angrily.
"This Privy Councilor is really powerful. I think if this is the case, this negotiation will not be possible." After hearing this, Shen Shou shook his head.
"No, we have to talk now. The whole world knows that our Chu State has gone north and the imperial court has eradicated the traitors. Now people feel at ease. Once the negotiations break down and the imperial court makes the details of the negotiations public, then our Chu State will lose everything. The righteousness!!" Huan Yi said solemnly, this time the court's sincerity has been shown clearly. If the Chu State does not pay, the world will not be able to understand it.
"Prime Minister, should we continue the conversation, or??"
When Zu Shiyuan heard this, he said seriously: "The most important thing now is not whether the prince comes to the imperial capital, but whether the imperial court really wants to give up Hongzhou, or is it just using this as a way to force us to give up Hongzhou voluntarily!!"
. . . .
On the other side, at the temporary residence of Qi State, Chen Dong looked at Wu Yong and said with a smile: "Prime Minister Zuo, let me see, Zonggong will never give up Hongzhou!!"
"What does Shaoyang mean??"
"Ceding half of the world, even if the crown prince of Chu is used as a hostage, will be infamy for eternity. Duke Zong is scaring Chu and putting Chu in a dilemma. He is forced to accept giving up Hongzhou and chooses to capture Fuzhou and Quanzhou. !!”
"What Shaoyang said is true." Opposite Chen Dong, Wang Fu was also there.
"Brother Wang also thinks that Zong Gong is intimidating." Wu Yong looked at it and immediately said warmly. Wang Fu is his biggest gain in this visit to the imperial capital. He has already shown his loyalty to Song Jiang. Although he has been demoted three levels in a row, He is still valued by Zhao Ji, and he also knows all the ministries and departments of the imperial court very well.
After Wang Fu nodded, he smiled and said: "Prime Minister Zuo, in fact, Zong Gong's move is not that clever. It was also used by the imperial court when negotiating with Xixia. To be honest with Prime Minister Zuo, our Song Dynasty court has two major characteristics. First, The first is to emphasize literature over military force, and the second is negotiation. From Cong Liguo to now, the Song Dynasty has never completely gained the upper hand in negotiations, so this skill has long been practiced."
"Actually, at this time, if the Chu State was bolder and directly agreed to let the crown prince be used as a hostage, Zongze would be the one with a headache. Unfortunately, the ancestor might not dare!!"
"Then do you want to remind me?" He Zhao said next to him.
"No, it's not yet time for our country, Qi, to express its stance. The other half of the world, our country, Qi, is also a little dissatisfied," Wu Yong suddenly said seriously.
"Young Prime Minister Zuo is wise. If the Chu State is too strong, it may not be a good thing for our Qi State. The one who is least anxious now is our Qi State," Chen Dong said with a smile.
"Well, what Shaoyang said is true. Let them have a good talk first!" Wu Yong nodded and said with concern: "Actually, it is not a problem for the negotiation to drag on for one or two months. On the contrary, Lu Dutong's side makes me more concerned. Our Song Dynasty is really short of war horses. This time, with the help of Brother Wang, we successfully won the position of Wailang, a member of the driving department. The driving department is responsible for managing the number, breeding and raising of our horses in the Song Dynasty!!"
"Brother Wang, do you think Lu Dutong can bring back more war horses?"
After Wang Fu looked at it, he smiled bitterly and said: "I think it's difficult. It would be great to have two thousand horses."
"So few?" Wu Yong frowned.
"Xiang Wu, I said it at the beginning. Although there seem to be a lot of war horses recorded in the driving department, most of them are in the military. In fact, the horse herding prisons in various places are far less than before. Every year, more and more horses are turned in. There are few, and many of them do not meet the requirements of war horses at all, and the personnel and needs are indeed becoming increasingly heavy. The court has long been unable to maintain it. Today's horse herding supervisor is said to be herding horses, but in fact it is herding sheep, because this way the income is more "Big, most of the imperial war horses were captured by Cong Zhan or purchased by Xixia," Wang Fu said.
When Chen Dong heard this, he sighed: "It is true that there will not be much gain. Speaking of which, the imperial court has always wanted to take back the Yanyun Thirteen Prefectures not only to regain their homeland, but also because the Yanyun Thirteen Prefectures are Natural pasture”
"In addition to the Yanliao Ranch, most of the Hetao is now in the hands of Xixia. Indeed, in the Hexi Corridor, Emperor Wu was able to finally completely defeat the Xiongnu because of the support of the Hetao. Hundreds of thousands of war horses can be supplied every year. External battles are mostly in plains and deserts, which require extremely strong mobility. Without war horses, it is really difficult to win!!"
When Wu Yong heard this, he said in a deep voice: "Then do you think it is possible for Cong Xixia to buy a batch?"
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