Nightwatcher: The 102nd is everything ready? (20,000/100,000)

Five hundred thousand taels is nothing compared to the tax collected by the court in one year, but it depends on the timing.

Maintaining the operation of the imperial court and supporting military expenditures requires a lot of silver. The imperial court is already "poor and destitute," and it waits for the resumption of farming after the beginning of the spring and breathes a sigh of relief.

The original intention of the negotiation was to "live". Yunzhou wanted to push Dafeng to death through the negotiation, and the court would definitely not agree.

Emperor Yongxing said lightly:

"I intend to negotiate with Yunzhou. It seems that Yunzhou is unwilling to negotiate with the court."

Ji Yuan frowned:

"Your Majesty, this makes me embarrassed. My Yunzhou army is like a rainbow. If it weren't for my father's emperor to care about the world, I am afraid that I would have already come to the city. Our Yunzhou sincere peace talks, how in the eyes of the court, it is like a beggar. ?"

He once again mentioned the advantages of the Yunzhou Army on the battlefield, implying the unequal relationship between the two sides.

After hearing this, Emperor Yongxing and the public frowned.

At this moment, Ji Yuan suddenly turned around and sighed:

"Forget it, this official is advising, step back, this year's tribute can be halved, but it will be made up in the coming year.

"Your Majesty, sir, what do you think?"

Emperor Yongxing exhaled silently and said with a smile:

"Regarding the detailed rules, it will be handed over to Honghe Temple and Ji Envoy for consultation."

The so-called rules are to continue bargaining and wrangling. .

The discussion in front of the temple only discusses a general idea, not the details.

Xu Yuanshuang listened silently, and almost figured out Ji Yuan's routine. Last night, Ji Yuan and Ge Wenxuan Faluoyin discussed and analyzed the hearts of Emperor Dafeng and the public, as well as their general bearing capacity.

The conclusion is that the limit is between two hundred thousand and two hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver (silk is not included).

On the way out, Xu Yuanshuang was still thinking that this first condition might be a "bad battle", but with the eloquence of Brother Nine, there must be no big problem.

I realized now that I still underestimated Ji Yuan.

Why did he estimate so accurately.........Xu Yuanshuang's heart moved and guessed that it was related to putting on airs outside the capital yesterday.

After finalizing the first condition, Ji Yuan continued:

"The second condition, the father hopes that his majesty can post a notice, acknowledging that my Yunzhou line is also the orthodox of the Central Plains."

Zhou Gong was still calm about this, and no one jumped out to criticize harshly.

"Too much bullying!"

The prince Qian in ordinary clothes, the younger brother of Emperor Yuan Jing, strode out, glaring at Ji Yuan, and shouted:

"You and other anti-thief, worthy of being called the orthodox Central Plains? But the bandits who occupy the mountain as the king."

Several kings and princes came out immediately and followed suit.

Different from the reaction of the princes, the attitude of the royal family members is extremely fierce. The Central Plains line is regarded as the Central Plains orthodox. What about us? Are we anti-thief?

If you have to go deeper, it is true, but because of this, the Dafeng imperial clan will never admit or give in.

Ji Yuan's face became cold, and he swept past several princes and county princes, and said lightly:

"How did the Emperor Wuzong get the world, you don't know in your heart? We just want to return to our own identity and status, which is human nature."

The prince who just stood up scolded:

"Five hundred years ago, the stunned king was innocent, the virtuous officials were far from the villain, and the loyal and loyal were ruined. The Emperor Wuzong stepped forward to protect the ancestors' foundation. It was a matter of conforming to the people's heart."

Ji Yuan is tit-for-tat, raising his voice:

"The first emperor Yuan Jing was faint and incompetent, enchanting the beauty of the ancestor, and cultivating the Taoism for twenty years, ignoring the government, so that the people did not live. My Yunzhou line could not bear the ancestor's inheritance was destroyed by the hands of the faint emperor. It is also clear. Conform to the hearts of the people."

Several princes and county princes were furious:

"Kantou! Your Majesty, this one must be cut!"

If you let the public choose, this is a condition that can be agreed without hesitation, because there is no substantial price to pay.

Of course, it's not without a price.

Once the court admits this, then the Yunzhou Rebellion Party will become "just right." It is the second choice for the people to submit. For fear of those squires and landlords, local officials will rebel rightly and take refuge in Yunzhou.

Since it is the Orthodox Central Plains, it is not a betrayal.

But these are trivial things, because as far as the current situation is concerned, the fight cannot be won. Since the fight cannot be won, it will be sooner or later that the officials defected.

So the public did not have much resistance to this.

In the eyes of the imperial family, it is more difficult to accept that Yunzhou is the orthodox of the Central Plains than 500,000 taels of silver, because it is a betrayal of the ancestors.

Emperor Yongxing frowned and said slowly:

"This matter will be discussed later!"

He does not intend to make a decision at this time. Anyway, the discussion in front of the temple is to set the main tone. The negotiation of the "two countries" involves complicated details and cannot produce results in a short time.

Unexpectedly, Ji Yuan is extremely strong, and shook his head:

"Before coming, my father gave a special account. If your majesty does not agree to this matter, the peace talks will not continue."

This is equivalent to blocking the conversation.

You emperor Yongxing either promises or terminates the peace talks. Yunzhou will never give in on this matter.

"Wishful thinking!"

The King Yu also stood up and said solemnly:

"This king can also tell you that the court will never give in in this matter."

Ji Yuan stood with his hand in his hand and sighed:

"The official has made such a big concession on the annual tribute, which has given the court full face. I did not expect to get such a return."

He darkened his face and said sharply:

"You are really not afraid of my Yunzhou 100,000 cavalry!"

First take the reason, then use the momentum, the waist is straight, and the strong words of the princes and county princes are set off, and they don't know how to promote.

A county prince shouted:

"Then kill you first!"

Ji Yuan sneered:

"If the official is afraid of death, he will not enter Beijing."

Actually, the real purpose of this peace talks is to force the land to seek peace without bloodshed, and to fight for territory is the core goal of Yunzhou.

Because the more territories he gets, the more Qi Luck that the national teacher Xu Pingfeng condenses, and the closer he is to the Tianming Master.

Ji Yuan insisted on the second condition. At first glance, it seemed to be abandoning the original, but in fact, the Emperor Yongxing would agree to it.

Compared with actual benefits and survival, the reputation of the clan is going to fall back.

And this matter is more of a dispute between the two lines of the royal family. It does not involve the core interests, and the mood of opposition from the public is not high.

Then, no matter how clamored by a few royal family members, it's just incompetent and furious.

Emperor Yongxing stared at Ji Yuan for a moment, saying every word:

"Okay, I promise!"

As soon as this statement came out, the clan's complexion in the hall changed and shouted:

"Your Majesty......"

Emperor Yongxing raised his hand and forced the princes and county princes back with his sharp eyes:

"My idea has been decided!"

Including King Yu, the eyes of the emperor Yongxing were filled with disappointment.

Emperor Yongxing turned to look at Ji Yuan and asked:

"What is the third condition."

Ji Yuan stretched out his palm, spread his five fingers, and said loudly:

"Ceding land, Dafeng wants to cede Yongzhou, Yuzhou and Zhangzhou to us."

In the Jinluan Temple, there was a moment of dead silence, and then the next moment there was noisy discussion.

Although the princes and Emperor Yongxing had guessed in advance that Yunzhou might have a big mouth, asking for compensation and land cessation, Wei Shi did not expect that his appetite would be so great.

Both sides fought for so long that Dafeng lost a Qingzhou.

Then want to take away the land of the Three States through peace talks without bloodshed?

The first assistant, Qian Qingshu, walked out, and his eyes swept across Ji Yuan and others coldly, saying:

"Although Qingzhou is lost, Dafeng still has eleven continents with a large number of soldiers. I really thought that you were afraid of a small place in Yunzhou?

"Your Majesty is willing to negotiate a peace with You and others. It is also unbearable that the people will be poisoned by the war again. It is not that you are afraid of Yunzhou."

Ji Yuan laughed loudly and said:

"If you remember correctly, before the autumn harvest, Wei Yuan led one hundred thousand elites to crusade against the Sorcerer Sect, and almost the entire army was wiped out. This is one of them.

"After the winter, the imperial court once again assembled 90,000 troops and fought fiercely with my Yunzhou soldiers in Qingzhou. The loss was more than half. This is the second.

"The forces of the three northwestern states must be used to resist the harassment of the Allied Forces of the Western Regions, and the troops cannot be deployed to support the fighting in the south. This is the third.

"There are many soldiers, and one soldier has many generals. I dare to ask Qian Shoufu, if the court still has the strength to fight my Yunzhou?"

Every time Ji Yuan said, the expressions of the public in the hall looked ugly.

They would not admit it verbally, but they knew in their hearts that the words Ji Yuan said were true, and the words were the point.

The war in Leizhou in the west was not serious. The coalition forces of the Western Regions mainly focused on harassment. There were continuous small battles and no major battles. After all, Buddhism was controlled by the demon clan of Southern Xinjiang.

But just in case, it is indeed impossible to deploy troops on a large scale.

Qian Qingshu is speechless for a while, he disdains sophistry and snorts coldly.

Seeing Shoufu's anger and silence, the public looked at each other and wondered how to refute.

At this moment, the household servant came out and said slowly:

"If you remember correctly, in the 30th year of Yuanjing, the number of registered people in Yunzhou was 830,000. Dare to ask the envoy Ji, whether Yunzhou has ten households to raise one soldier, or 20 households to raise one soldier? How did Wan Tieqi get it?

"How many elites are there in Yunzhou, it can be counted as the reason. The lean camel is bigger than a horse, no matter how weak Dafeng is, it's not a problem to fight for the elites of Yunzhou."

The household servant is the most sensitive to data such as money, food, household registration, and population.

Liu Hong, the Yushi of Zuodu, immediately went out and echoed:

"The final outcome is just to lose both sides, and don't forget, the Sorcerer God is watching around. Buddhism's allies are not really digging out your heart and lungs in Yunzhou."

He just tried to continue to state the situation and persuade this young man from Yunzhou.

I was interrupted by a loud laugh, Ji Yuan laughed, and said:

"Master Liu, these words are enough to fool a three-year-old child. It's ridiculous to play around in front of the official and secretly change the concept?"

He looked at the servant of the household department:

"This adult is right, but what about it? Now Qingzhou is under our control, and the refugees can be soldiers. If you want to fight for the elite of Yunzhou, please try it.

"In addition, Jianzheng has been beheaded in Qingzhou by our national teacher. Without this patron saint, how can you be confident that you will fight for the elite of Yunzhou?"

Finally, it is inevitable to mention this topic.

Because of the loss of the supervision, Emperor Yongxing and the princes were frightened. A while ago, they did not dare to sleep at night, for fear that the terrifying group of supernatural powers would enter the capital and enter the palace, Yu Meng Take his head off in the middle.

Sun Shangshu of the Ministry of Criminal Justice heard this and retorted:

"Although Jianzheng is dead, Dafeng is not without extraordinary powerhouses, Sitian Jian's Sun Xuanji, national teacher Luo Yuheng, and Yunlu Academy Dean Zhao Shou, and... .Xu Qi'an!"

"Yes, we still have Xu Yinluo." As if to cheer myself up, someone agreed.

Ji Yuan smiled without saying a word, a scarlet official behind him sneered:

"Even Jianzheng died in the hands of our national teacher. Xu Qi'an is the third grade in the district, and he is worthy of fighting against him? It seems that Jiu Gongzi is too humble, making you think that Yunzhou is afraid of Dafeng.

"If you want to negotiate a peace, please agree to our terms. If you don't want to negotiate a peace, naturally there will be my Yunzhou strong smashed into the capital, and I will destroy you first. Then the Yunzhou army will come to the city and take control of the Central Plains.

"You have other options?"

As you can see, tearing the skin is a necessary process of negotiation, and the strong side holds a bargaining chip to put pressure on it.

It is necessary to cut the land, and cut more and cut less is the rule of negotiation.

Ji Yuan gently shook the small silver bone fan and said lightly:

"Your majesty and the princes may not know the details of the day when Jian Zheng died. Anyway, Jian Zheng is really powerful. If it weren't for the national teacher to invite the legendary beast Baidi in Yunzhou, and the head of the real sect, the head of the black lotus. , I want to kill the prisoner, it’s as difficult as the heavens."

He slowly told about the process of the powerful people besieging Jianzheng. Of course, it was all Hubian, but this is not important. What is important is that he let Emperor Yongxing and the public understand through the so-called process. How terrible is the extraordinary powerhouse behind Yunzhou.

In the temple, the royal family members, civil servants and military commanders, their faces are extremely ugly, or their faces are gloomy, or their fists are clenched, or they are helplessly depressed.

Humiliation!

Emperor Yongxing couldn't help but pinched his eyebrows, and said solemnly:

"The land of three continents is absolutely impossible. This matter will be discussed later. What is the fourth condition."

It means that the land has been agreed to, and the quantity has to be negotiated.

Ji Yuan raised the corner of his mouth, and his goal has been achieved. For now, the negotiation has gone smoothly without much twists and turns.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, this fourth condition is nothing but an addition."

Hearing this, Yongxing Emperor Shen Ning's expression slightly eased, saying:

"But it's okay to say."

Ji Yuan "pop" closed the small silver bone fan:

"This official wants to ask your majesty for the refining handbook for supervision."

Compared to the first three conditions, this is indeed an addition. Although the refining handbook of a first-grade warlock must be extremely precious, items that are too high-level are really not as important as personal benefits.

...............

Fall!

The first encounter between the imperial court and the Yunzhou mission was a complete defeat.

This negotiation itself is unequal. Dafeng wanted to seek peace, and it was inevitable to cut the flesh with pain. However, the powerlessness shown by Zhu Gong and Emperor Yongxing in the process still left many middle and low-level Beijing officials chilling and disappointed. .

And those four conditions, in the eyes of some scholars, are simply a loss of power and insult to the country.

"It is a shame and shame to cede land for peace!"

The first to make trouble was the Hanlin Academy. These had no real power at hand, but were the first-class scholars in the central government, who gathered at the Meridian Gate and swearing.

"Funjun, just the fall of Qingzhou makes you scared."

"People are inherently dead. Scholars of my generation would rather stand to die than kneel to live."

"The Yunzhou line is orthodox? So what is the imperial family today? What do I wait for the scholars to be loyal to, the faint king who has forgotten his ancestors."

Then these people were pulled out of the staff one by one, and they were dying.

This really shocked some people, but could not control the fermentation of the rumors. Just after lunch, the students from the Imperial College dropped out of class. The book business was the most sharp, and some people wrote articles to ridicule; others gathered crowds to criticize in the downtown area. ; Someone hit the office hall of the Great Sacrifice Wine and asked for a blood book to be handed over to your Majesty...

What happened in the early dynasty was first spread in the officialdom of the capital and the upper class, and then slowly spread to the people at the bottom. At dusk, there were rumors in the market that the court ceded territory to seek peace and admitted that the rebels were orthodox in the Central Plains.

"Yesterday, when I saw the gangster entering the city, I knew that the court requested peace."

"Well, it’s best if you can’t fight. The world is chaotic... But think about it, I always feel unwilling. Why did the court lose when it said that it was defeated? When it sent troops to fight the Sorcerer Sect last year, What a beautiful scenery."

"I heard that even the prison is dead, but that is the old **** in the Sitian prison. Alas, it's going to change."

"Where's Xu Yinluo? Did Xu Yinluo watch the court ceding land for peace."

"Xu Yinluo also tried his best. The court recently posted a notice saying that Xu Yinluo had formed an alliance with the Ten Thousand Demon Nation and the Gu Clan. Without the ally of Buddhism, we also have other allies."

"Well, who would have thought that Qingzhou would fall when he said that he was lost. Isn't I out of hope? If something happened before, Xu Yinluo will always come out."

.............

Post station.

Ji Yuan took out the magic weapon, propped up a soundproof formation, listened to the report of his subordinates, and laughed:

"It's very lively outside. These nerds who don't know the heights of the sky, nothing more, they are all insignificant little people. Our next goal is to test Xu Qi'an."

When Xu Yuanshuang heard about Xu Qi'an, he asked:

"How to test?"

The small silver-bone fan in Ji Yuan's hand turned around and said:

"For example, when the negotiation was about to end, I suddenly made up a condition and asked to marry Dafeng. The target must be one of the two princesses of Lin'an Huaiqing."

Xu Qi'an and Lin'an have a marriage contract, which he inquired from someone sent by the concubine Chen.

Xu Yuanshuang frowned:

"Are you looking for death?"

If you really want to do this, it's one thing whether the peace talks can be achieved, but it's another thing for Xu Qi to let him leave the capital alive.

Ji Yuan laughed loudly:

"The two princesses and I are of the same race. The marriage is naturally not in our line, but Yuan Huai. How do you think Xu Qi'an will react? Can he act on his own brother?"

"He will!" Xu Yuanhuai's expression changed abruptly, which was driving him to death.

"Just kidding, see what makes you nervous."

Ji Yuan smiled wickedly, and suddenly sat down, saying:

"Xu Qi'an hasn't shown up. We don't yet know what idea he made secretly.

"Although Jianzheng was sealed, it was Jianzheng. Who knows what trump cards will be left behind. The national teacher does not know, so he wants to test Xu Qi'an through peace talks to test Xu Qi'an, in order to understand the prison Positive back hand."

Xu Yuanshuang's face improved slightly and asked:

"Brother Nine thinks, what hole cards will he have?"

Ji Yuan thought for a while and laughed:

"Dead end!

"This is a dead end for Xu Qi'an. If I were him, I would always turn a blind eye to the peace talks, and then, taking advantage of the time gained from the peace talks, I begged my grandfather to tell my grandmother and win over the extraordinary as an ally.

"So, our trip to the capital is a waste of merit, and there will be no danger."

The folding fan in Ji Yuan's hand rotates:

"Even if he has the ability to reach the sky, he can only pinch his nose to recognize it. Ah, I really want to see his dead end posture, but it is not the time yet. We have to wait for us to break through the capital."

.............

Gyeongsu Palace.

"Mother concubine, I heard Huaiqing say that once the land is ceded to make peace, Dafeng will be completely hopeless."

Lin'an said anxiously, the oval face was no longer bright, stained with a haze.

Chen Guifei said anxiously:

"There is no other way than to seek peace. Do you want to continue to fight Yunzhou? If there is a chance of winning, will your Majesty and the guilds discuss peace with one mind?

"Now only peace is the way out. Otherwise, do you count on your fiancé."

Lin'an bit her lip, sobbing:

"Why do you hate him so much, mother concubine."

A white figure flashed in Chen Guifei's mind, gritted her teeth and said:

"There is no good thing for Xu."

She immediately softened her heart and took Lin'an's hand:

"Then Huaiqing has been a black-eyed person since she was a child, and she can't believe what she said. Lin'an, you don't understand, now no one can save the court except for peace talks."

............

The palace.

Qian Qingshu, wearing a thick cloak, went straight to Wang Zhenwen's bedroom.

When Wang Zhenwen saw him coming in, he waved his hand, held back the maid, and asked straightforwardly:

"What are the conditions?"

Qian Qingshu relayed the four conditions of Yunzhou.

"Rebelling against the party! Rebelling against the party!!"

Wang Zhenwen scolded several times and coughed violently.

Qian Qingshu sits on the side of the bed, caressing his back to help him smooth, and sighs:

"This is the end of the matter. Your Majesty has agreed, but it is impossible to cede the land of the Three Continents. Your Majesty’s bottom line is to cede Yuzhou."

"Acknowledging that Qianlongcheng's line is the orthodox of the Central Plains, chasing my heart, asking for money, squeezing my great financial power, ceding the three continents, and completely becoming a trend..."

Wang Zhenwen murmured:

"It's over, I am powerless, I am powerless."

Even if Wei Yuan is resurrected, he won't be able to play this game.

Qian Qingshu sighed:

"But who can persuade your Majesty, besides, the negotiation is to comply with the general trend. Now only Xu Qi'an can go against the trend.

"But Brother Wang, forcing Xu Qi'an to break with the court, isn't it a conspiracy of Yunzhou to chaos the party. He has never appeared, just understands this.

"I have found out that he is in the Sitianjian and sent someone to pass the letter. If he were to come, he would have come already."

............

Si Tianjian, big bedroom.

Xu Qi'an was immersed in the tub, with his back leaning against the wall of the tub, and sitting in his arms, nearly forty years old, the flower **** who is more delicate and soft than a girl.

She sat limply in Xu Qi'an's arms, with her head resting on his shoulders, her cheeks flushed, her eyes blurred, and she didn't have any strength.

"Wh, what time is it..."

After finally taking a break, Mu Nanzhi asked weakly.

"Not long after lunch."

Xu Qi'an pinched Mu Nanzhi's willow waist, and never let her leave her arms, full of energy.

The beauty in her arms is white and soft, her skin looks like ivory, delicate and elastic.

Lunch is over.........Munanzhi scolded in a crying voice:

"Are you an animal? You played with me for a day and a night, I, I will not double repair with you..."

Compared with Xiaoyu, your combat effectiveness is really too weak..........Xu Qi'an said:

"The first double repair works best. At present, my Qi machine is still growing. I will stop when it reaches the limit. The Qi machine in your body is also vigorous. Nan Zhi, do you know how many people desire this kind of soaring cultivation? ."

By the bath tub, water stains were everywhere, and the clothes and apron on the screen had already slipped to the ground, soaked by the overflowing bath water.

The spacious and sturdy bed was in a mess, the quilts fell on the ground, and the sheets were crumpled and messy, leaving irregular marks.

Thanks to the vigorous spirit of the flower god, Xu Qi'an only took one night~IndoMTL.com~ to stabilize the foundation.

In a normal state, it takes about a decade after promotion to stabilize the state and adapt to the strength.

At this time, he felt a familiar feeling of palpitations.

Beckoned to summon fragments of ground books from the scattered clothes.

[1: The Yunzhou Mission has already visited Yongxing, and Yunzhou has given four conditions. 】

Huaiqing shared the details of what he said at the meeting this morning in the local book chat group.

Finally, a simple evaluation:

【One: A complete defeat, that Ji Yuan is a very powerful character, coupled with the pressure to suppress others, Yongxing and Zhugong have no bargaining chip with him. 】

[Seven: Useless! 】

The Son commented.

After reading Huaiqing's report, Li Lingsu felt aggrieved for Dafeng, let alone Li Miaozhen, who was jealous and hated.

[2: If this waste emperor really cedes the land of the three continents, wouldn't Xu Pingfeng be like a tiger with more wings? Wouldn't the Yunzhou army be like a tiger with wings? Dafeng still has a chance?

[Xu Ningyan, what on earth should I do, do I fight it or something? You say something. 】

Xu Qi'an has rarely passed on books to speak recently, and has appeared extremely negative, which makes the Feiyan Heroine anxious to sleep and eat.

The other members of the Heaven and Earth Society are equally anxious, and Dafeng slides into the abyss step by step but is helpless.

[3: Don't worry, just do your thing with peace of mind, I will handle the peace talks. 】

After a brief explanation, he held a soft and feeble Mu Nanzhi while chatting privately with Princess Xueba.

[Three: Your Highness, is everything ready? 】

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PS: This chapter originally had 8,000 words, but I later deleted more than 1,000 words. Alas, a little distressed. This chapter is 6600 words, four thousand words chapter, and the remaining two thousand and six are supplements.

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