The Jagged Empire of Daqin

"As ordered!"

After a short period of time, a general of the Qin Army moved a chair and put it behind Dong Li. Dong Li first bowed down and bowed to thank him: "Thank you, General Zhenbei, for your seat!" take a seat.

The children of the aristocratic family, among other things, the etiquette is still very good, there is no fault at all, and people can't help but feel good about it.

"General, I don't make any detours. This time, I came to meet the General in person to discuss peace, um... talking about peace is considered a surrender. As long as the Qin Empire agrees to my conditions, I will immediately open and close the door." , welcome the Qin army into Yan!" Dong Li went straight to Zhao Hua without any hesitation, and informed Zhao Hua of his purpose.

"It's just what I want, tell me, what's the condition!" Zhao Hua also asked without any inkling.

Dong Li said solemnly: "After Qin destroys Yan, you must keep the princes and fiefdoms below, and the Qin court has no choice but to interfere with any matters in the fiefdoms for any reason, and the state policy that the Qin Empire is implementing must not be implemented in my fiefdom!"

"In addition, the Qin Empire needs to pay 1000 million taels of silver every year as military pay and the salaries of officials in my fief. Also, the fief and the prince are hereditary fiefs. If you can't wait for your death, the Qin court will forcibly take it away. !"

"As long as the Qin Empire agrees to the above conditions, I will not only switch to welcome Qin, but also mobilize heavy troops to destroy the three enemies of Meng County for the Qin court. If there is a war in the future, I will definitely lead troops to fight and regard myself as the Great Qin Empire. part of the

"Haha!" Zhao Hua couldn't help laughing twice, and said with a playful tone: "Did you come here specially to make me happy? If so, then you have succeeded, and I have already been amused by you."

"Does the general think that I am here to make the general happy?" Dong Li asked calmly with a smile.

"I think it's true!" Zhao Hua sneered, almost killing him with laughter.

It's nothing more than keeping the prince's fiefdom, but he still needs 1000 million military pay, what a lion!

Dong Li raised his eyebrows, "Isn't it too insincere for the general to say that?"

"Sincerity? Ha ha!" Zhao Hua sneered, "Your Excellency has the face to say sincerity to me? It's human nature to keep the prince and fief, and I can understand it, but what do you mean by 1000 million military pay? You made this condition. It's like my Great Qin was defeated and forced to sign a surrender agreement!"

"Your Excellency is not negotiating conditions with you, but is provoking Da Qin, I hope you will respect yourself!" Zhao Hua's voice suddenly became cold, and a pair of eyes flashed a murderous intent!

"Haha! Haha!" Dong Li suddenly burst out laughing.

"What are you laughing at?" Zhao Hua said coldly.

"It's nothing, I just think that it's just a negotiation. If the general feels that the conditions proposed by me are a bit harsh, you can reduce them appropriately. Or, the general can talk about what kind of conditions can be accepted. We have to negotiate. Well, how can it be called a discussion if you don't talk about it? You say yes, General!" Dong Li smiled indifferently, not afraid of Zhao Hua's coldness at all.

Hearing these words, Zhao Hua finally understood Dong Li's meaning. He took a deep breath and said, "Your Excellency wants to bargain like the women in the market. Let me remind you that this is not a vegetable market, but a market." It's a battlefield, and the battlefield is not a place to bargain!"

"You don't need to test my bottom line, just tell me your bottom line, because I have no right to decide whether to accept your conditions. Therefore, I have no bottom line at all. You should give a condition that both parties can accept. Don't play the game of bargaining, and I won't take this game!"

When Dong Li heard this, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed. What Zhao Hua said really blocked his words. He didn't know what to say next. Did he directly expose the bottom line?No, when the two sides negotiate, if one party reveals its bottom line, it will be led by the other party, and it will either compromise or break up unhappy.

Neither the former nor the latter is what he wants to see. He came this time to exchange for the greatest benefits for himself and the Dong family. He must not fail the negotiation, let alone compromise with Qin Jun under pressure, otherwise Dong All the hard work and dedication of the family for so many years has been in vain.

"I know that Zheng Long's surrender greatly boosted the morale of the Qin army. I think that Dayan has no power to contend with the Qin army, but the general must be clear that Zheng Long is an ambitious man. He surrendered so simply and neatly. His heart is definitely not treacherous!"

"What I said is not groundless. It has been more than a month since Zheng Long surrendered to the Qin army, but Zheng Long has not responded until now. He has not sent troops to attack Jiyuan County, nor has he sent troops to attack Mingguang County!"

"It can be seen from this that Zheng Long is waiting for an opportunity, waiting for a chance to kill with one blow, but if the Qin Empire accepts my surrender, I can send troops to contain Zheng Long. Even if Zheng Long wants to rebel, there is no way to rebel. And I won't be as disobedient as Zheng Long, and I will definitely send troops to attack Meng Jun immediately, even if I am asked to attack Zheng Long, I will go through fire and water and die!" Dong Li said calmly.

Zhao Hua was slightly startled, and couldn't help but look at Dong Li a few more times, thinking, this Dong Li is really smart, he actually saw through Zheng Long's mind.

What Zhao Hua didn't know was that Dong Li was completely making things up out of nothing, but what Dong Li didn't even think of was that he actually met a dead mouse when he was blind, and hit the right track.

There is a play!

Although Zhao Hua's shock was fleeting, Dong Li, who was good at observing people, caught the shock in an instant, thinking that Zhao Hua had already been shocked by his words, so Dong Li continued to pursue the victory, Breaking through Zhao Hua's psychological defense, he said:

"Zheng Long has a million armors, and he has the Four King Kong under his command. They are all powerful generals, and they own two counties. His strength should not be underestimated. If he suddenly turns against him, the Emperor Qin in Jiyuan County will probably be beaten. One caught off guard!"

"At that time, Zheng Long will unite with other princes from all over the world. Humph, no matter how strong the Qin army is, the elephant will eventually be killed by ants, so the general should think twice before proceeding, and seriously discuss with his subordinates to negotiate a condition that is beneficial to both parties. , is the so-called win-win cooperation!"

"Haha!" Zhao Hua couldn't help laughing again.

Zhao Hua laughed suddenly, which stunned Dong Li and interrupted his train of thought. He couldn't help asking hesitantly: "Dare you ask why you are smiling? Do you really believe that Zheng Long really surrendered?"

Just now Zhao Hua also used this sentence to ask him, now it's time for him to use this sentence to ask Zhao Hua.

"The reason I'm laughing is because I thought of a joke, would you like to hear this joke?" Zhao Hua looked at Dong Li with a half-smile and asked.

"What joke?" Dong Li asked subconsciously.

"Once upon a time, there was a mountain, and there was a group of ants at the foot of the mountain. Suddenly one day, the sky was covered with dark clouds, and it was about to rain heavily. In order to protect their own group, the ants decided to migrate to the mountain. An elephant is walking slowly, and the huge elephant blocks the way of the ants!"

"The leader of the ant glanced at the huge elephant, then at the group of ants behind him, and couldn't help but have the illusion that no matter how big the elephant is, there is only one, but there are thousands of ants. The elephant bites to death!"

"The ant leader gave an order, and countless ants climbed onto the elephant, trying to bite the elephant to death with their proud sharp mouths, but after biting down, they realized that their sharp mouths couldn't bite the elephant's skin at all. A flick of an elephant's tail and a slight step on it can kill thousands of ants!"

"Prince Yanming, tell me, is this a joke?" Zhao Hua said with a playful face.

After Dong Li heard the joke, his face turned red with anger. It was indeed a joke, but he was the leader of the ants, and Zhao Hua was mocking him for giving birth to the illusion that ants could kill elephants.

"The general is too dishonest!" Dong Li shouted coldly!

He couldn't help but get angry, Zhao Hua was really too much, let's talk about it, what does it mean to mock him with this joke suddenly, it's unbearable!

"This general is the majestic general of the Qin Empire who suppressed the North, and he was formed by accumulating military exploits. And you are just a traitor who takes advantage of the chaos and looting. What qualifications do you have to talk about sincerity with this general? To tell you the truth, this general looks down on you at all. you!"

"Also, what I hate the most is you, a bastard who doesn't think about national interests and only takes profits. Come on, let me take him out as a rebellious minister and thief. This kind of rubbish, I don't even want to take a look at it." Watch more!" Zhao Hua shouted with a cold expression, completely tearing his face away from Dong Li!

Dong Li angrily stood up from his chair, pointed at Zhao Hua who was sitting in the handsome position tremblingly, and said, "You...you...you bastard!"

After holding back for a long time, Dong Li finally managed to utter these few words.

Two soldiers of the Qin Army walked in outside the tent, grabbed Dong Li's arms, and pushed Dong Li out. Dong Li struggled desperately, trying to get out of the control of the soldiers of the Qin Army, but he was a general, His strength is not comparable to Kong Wu's powerful and well-trained Qin army soldiers.

Seeing that he couldn't break free, Dong Li turned his head and said cruelly to Zhao Hua: "You idiot, you will definitely regret it. This king has an elite army of 30 troops, with countless strong bows and crossbows. Let your Qin army take wings , Don’t even think about entering Mingguang County!”

This ruthless remark...um...why does it feel like it doesn't hurt or itch.

As Dong Li was escorted out of the tent, Dong Li's voice became farther and farther away, and finally Zhao Hua's ears were completely calmed down.

"30 elite? Where did you get the elite? Another illusion!"

Zhao Hua looked disdainful, and didn't take Dong Li's cruel words to heart at all!

"Come here, call the eighteen generals of the devil to discuss matters!"

"As ordered!"

After a period of time, the eighteen devil generals gathered again in the commander's tent. Zhao Hua briefed the generals on the content of the discussion just now, and then began to discuss in detail the burning of Dong Li's army rations. After about half an hour of discussion, the specific details were finally determined. plan!

At the same time, Nanzhi County, like Qingkou Daying Camp, ushered in... oh no, two uninvited guests!

Ning Wang Ningde and Yuan Hou Liu Shen, the two princes came in person!

Nanzhi County, county government, court!

In the courtroom, the first place in the courtroom originally belonged to Wu Yang, but now belongs to Yingchang. Today, Yingchang did not wear armor, but a black robe with a black pattern on his waist, a jade crown on his head, and a jade crown stuck in it. The dragon-shaped hosta is used as a fixation to prevent the jade crown from detaching.

Although Ying Chang didn't wear armor, he still had a dragon and phoenix sword hanging from his waist, and the sword never left his body. This is the style Ying Chang has always maintained!

Bai Qi, Du Changjing, Alukgo, and Pei Ji stood on the right side of the courtroom, and in the center of the courtroom stood two uninvited guests. These two uninvited guests were of the same age, both between 40 and 50 years old. Among the two, one of them was wearing a blue brocade robe, holding a folding fan, and a blue sword hanging from his waist. He was thinner and exuded the smell of books on his body. The other was wearing a black chain mail. The fleshy face, fierce and fierce, one can tell at a glance that he is not a character to be trifled with.

The former is Ning Wang Ningde, and the latter is Yuan Hou Liu Shen!

Ying Chang, who was at the top, looked at the two uninvited guests with a look of surprise in his eyes. He had already expected that Ning Wang Ningde would meet him in person, but he never thought that Yuanhou Liu Shen would also follow Ning Wang Ningde together. stand up.

Here, Ying Chang had to sigh, the family's speed is really fast enough.

"Prince Ning Ning of Great Yan, pay homage to His Majesty the Great Qin Emperor!"

"Waiting for Liu Shen, Great Yan Yuan, pay homage to His Majesty the Great Qin Emperor!"

Ning De and Liu Shen saluted respectfully one after another. In front of the Great Qin Emperor, even though they were princes, they did not dare to show the slightest slack.

"You two don't need to be too polite, just tell me, why don't you stay in your capital, why did you come to the south to see me?" Ying Chang said straight to the point with a blank face.

King Ning Ning, who was dressed as a scholar, smiled slightly, bent down again to salute, and replied: "Report to His Majesty the Great Qin Emperor, I beg to see His Majesty, I only came here for the surrender, and please give me a lesson!"

"Reporting to His Majesty the Great Qin Emperor, my purpose is the same as King Ning's!" Liu Shen also bowed down and said in salute.

In front of Ying Chang, these two people looked like courtiers reporting to the king.

"It turns out that we came here to discuss conditions. Well, I happen to be free today, so let's talk about your conditions!" Ying Chang said calmly, looking at the two in front of him.

"Uh..."

Ning De and Liu Shen looked at each other, thinking in their hearts, why didn't this Emperor Qin play his cards according to the routine, shouldn't he be polite first, flatter each other, and then get into the topic?Why do you start negotiating conditions as soon as you come up.

"Returning to His Majesty the Great Qin Emperor, although I only sit in Jiaocheng, Jiaocheng has the advantages of mountains and rivers, and the walls are high and thick. In the past, Emperor Yan Taizu raised troops from Jiaocheng to destroy the previous dynasty in one fell swoop and establish a new dynasty. Secondly, I have [-] soldiers, all of them are elite divisions, and the [-] soldiers have been trained for four years, and they are well-equipped, so they are the best of the best!" Ning De still chose to play his cards according to his own routine, showing off himself first force, and then use it as a negotiating qualification to obtain greater benefits!

"Back to His Majesty the Great Qin Emperor, I have only [-] soldiers and horses, and I don't have the elite army of King Ning, but I am sitting in the four counties in the south of Jiyuan County, and behind me is the Ji family, one of the top ten families. The Ji family is a family that has been passed down for thousands of years. , the background is strong, and there are figures of the Ji family both inside and outside the court!" Liu Shen also began to show off his strength and background, and his card routine was exactly the same as Ning De's, all wanting to show off his strength to obtain negotiation qualifications and maximize benefits.

After hearing what Ning De and Liu Shen said, Ying Chang immediately understood what they meant, which meant that as long as he accepted their conditions, the [-] elite army, Jiaocheng, and the four counties in the south of Jiyuan County belonged to Daqin, and the Ji family The He Ning family will also support Da Qin!

If it were the Zhao Empire fighting the war against Yan, no matter what conditions the two of them put forward, the Zhao Empire would agree, because the benefits are too great. As long as they get the support of the Ji family and the Ning family, they will be able to destroy Yan. Eighty percent!

But, Daqin is not Dazhao, does Daqin need these benefits?

"The world is so big, what is a scorched city? What is the land of four counties? What is a hundred thousand elites?" Ying Chang asked repeatedly, asking questions that went deep into the soul.

Bai Qi is here, and Jiaocheng is within reach!

An elite army of one hundred thousand can be wiped out with a wave of hands. Is there still a small number of elite troops that Daqin has wiped out over the years?

Not to mention the land of four counties, in the eyes of the 33 counties of the six prefectures of Daqin, the four counties are really tiny places, and Daqin's Guyuan Prairie, Ningta Prairie, Lingnan Prairie, Tuomuqi Prairie, Mofeier The southern part of the prairie and the northern part of the Shanshi prairie are still no-man's land, and administrative regions have not yet been delineated.

If these territories were classified as administrative regions, the land of the four counties would be a piece of shit!

Hearing Ying Chang's words, Ning De and Liu Shen were both heartbroken for a while, their faces paled, and the Emperor Qin didn't think much of their strength at all.

"Okay, what are your conditions, tell me!" Ying Chang continued to ask.

Hey

Ning De and Liu Shen sighed inwardly, and then Ning De bowed down and saluted sadly and replied: "Returning to His Majesty the Great Qin Emperor, there are three conditions. Marquis of three generations of heredity; second, Jiaocheng can be handed over to the Daqin court to rule, but the county magistrate of Jiaocheng must be under it; third, the free school system and tenth-class peasant noble system currently implemented by Daqin cannot be implemented in Jiaocheng, and the preparatory camp system can be implemented Implement it in Jiaocheng!"

"Hahaha!" Ying Chang couldn't help laughing out loud, the laughter was full of disdain and ridicule.

Hearing this laughter, Ning De's heart turned cold again. In fact, his original condition was not this. His original condition was to keep the king and the fief of Jiaocheng, but Wang Yingchang didn't look down on his strength at all, so Take the initiative to lower the conditions.

Unexpectedly, even though he voluntarily lowered the conditions, the Great Qin Emperor still found it ridiculous.

"Ning De, let me ask you, how can one country have two systems?" A mocking smile appeared on the corner of Ying Chang's mouth.

The Great Qin Empire has only one power, and that is the imperial court. Yingchang will never allow it. There are two government powers in one country, so he will never agree to Ning De's conditions!

"Your Majesty refused?"

Ning De didn't answer Ying Chang directly, but asked about it.

"Of course!" Ying Chang replied without hesitation.

"So, I will take my leave!"

Ning De hurriedly bowed down to salute and leave, then turned around and left quickly, Ying Chang didn't stop him, and let Ning De leave, and when Liu Shen saw that Ning De left in a hurry, he couldn't care less. He also slipped away without even stating the conditions.

Liu Shen still has self-knowledge. Seeing that Ningde's conditions are not passed, his conditions will be even more impossible. If he continues to talk, he is just asking for trouble. Why not just slip away, return to his fief, and talk to the family? Discuss with the people inside.

After Liu Shen and Ning De left the court, Du Changjing couldn't help but asked with doubts on his face: "Isn't Liu Shen and Wu Yang allies? They fought against Ning De together, why did Ning De wear the same pants today?" ?”

"The aristocratic family will do whatever it takes to benefit, and everyone is smiling. It's no surprise that the two were enemies yesterday and are friends today!" Ying Chang said disapprovingly.

Du Changjing nodded half-understood.

"Actually, we could have captured the two of them just now and imprisoned them. In this way, Jiaocheng and the four counties in the south of Jiyuan County will fall into a leaderless situation, which will help our Qin army to attack the city!" Ah Lukege looked at Yingchang with a puzzled expression and said.

Chapter 688 The Trapped Dong Li!

"Ha!" Ying Chang smiled softly, "It's useless, do you really think that Jiaocheng and the four counties in the south of Jiyuan County are the two who decide? The real masters are the Ji family and the Ning family behind them. The two of them, the Ji family and the Ning family, will choose one person to grow again, and it will not affect the situation in the slightest!"

"Therefore, this is of no benefit to us at all. On the contrary, the people of the world will think that I, Qin Jun, are despicable and shameless. I can't do such a thing that has all kinds of harm but no benefit!"

"So that's how it is!" Alukgo showed a look of sudden realization.

"General Du!" Ying Chang called softly!

Du Changjing immediately walked to the center of the courtroom, bent over respectfully and responded, "The end is here!"

"Have you captured all the three northern counties in Jiyuan County except Nanzhi County?" Ying Chang looked at Du Changjing expressionlessly and asked.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the three counties in the northern part of Jiyuan County are all empty cities, with only a few thousand people scattered here and there. The general has already captured the three counties, and according to His Majesty's will, open warehouses for the people in the city to release grain. Besides, The last general also mobilized 13 Qinyan Army troops to each of the three counties to garrison, plus another [-] Qin Yan Army troops to station in Nanzhi County, now the Qinyan Army has [-] troops, and can still garrison thirteen counties!" Capital Chief Jing Gong Respectful report.

"Okay, the northern part of Jiyuan County has been decided. The next step is Jiaocheng. I will pass on my will. Tomorrow morning, I will send my troops to the south and go straight to Jiaocheng!" Ying Chang ordered with a solemn expression, without anger and prestige!

"Obey!" The three generals Du Changjing, Alukge, and Pei Ji shouted in unison, while Bai Qi still went his own way.

Time passed slowly, that night!

Great Qin Empire, Dongzhou, Fangshan County, Qinyan Border, Qingkou Pass!

On the main tower of Qingkou Pass and even on the left and right towers, there are soldiers of the Yan Army patrolling with torches everywhere, and on the protective walls on both sides of the tower, there is a soldier of the Yan Army standing there holding a torch every one foot, motionless. Like a sculpture.

The dense guards and patrols made Qingkou Pass heavily guarded. At the same time, under the illumination of a large number of torches, the tower was like daytime, and there was no darkness. The enemy also tried to sneak into the tower by night.

But compared to the bright lights on the top of the city tower, it is pitch black below the city tower, and you can’t see any grass or trees outside the pass. The Yan army has nothing to do about it. There is no way.