What he said was completely perfunctory and evasive. When Chu Xiang heard this, he was not willing to do so, and he couldn't help but say urgently:

"His Royal Highness, Hanyang and Sanjiangkou are the land of Chu, but they are stationed by other countries' troops. It seems unreasonable to say that this is everywhere, right? Moreover, if your country's troops are in our country, it is easy to cause conflicts between the two countries if they are not careful."

Hearing this, Lu Chen raised his eyebrows slightly and said with some displeasure: "Is this Chu Xiang threatening me?"

"How dare you? I just discuss the matter with you. I hope your highness will understand you." Chu Xiang hurriedly gave a bow.

Lu Chen said this just that. The prime minister of a country has a noble status, so Lu Chen could not scold others. After thinking about it for a while, he could only say: "Okay, I have understood the meaning of Prime Minister Chu, but this matter cannot be determined in one sentence. As for whether to withdraw the troops, I still need to discuss with the ministers in the court after returning to the country."

"Your Highness, King of Wind..." Chu Xiang said anxiously again.

But as soon as his words began, Lu Chen interrupted him and said, "I have already said that this matter needs to be considered. The Prime Minister Chu can't let me agree to you now, right?"

Hearing that he said, Chu Xiang had no choice but to sigh lightly and said, "This... well, I hope Your Highness can give our country a reply as soon as possible."

"I know." Lu Chen casually said perfunctorily, and then said: "In addition, as for the many matters between Feng Chu after this war, I will let Lord Liu Yuanliu contact you."

Chu Xiang nodded, then bowed and said, "Then I'll take it back first."

"Prime Minister, please give me a gift." Lu Chen stretched out his hand.

Liu Yuan and Chen Qun were originally in the Pingzhou Army camp, but now that the war is over, Lu Chen also ordered Chen Qun to return to the capital, while Liu Yuan came to Chu State with him.

After Chu Xiang left, he immediately asked someone to call Liu Yuan over.

After the latter came in, he naturally knelt down and saluted. Lu Chen waved his hand to signal him to flatten him, and then said directly: "Tomorrow, you will go to find Prime Minister Chu to represent our country and discuss the post-war affairs with him."

After saying that, before Liu Yuan could answer, he added: "In this civil war in Chu, our country not only sent troops to help, but also provided a series of support to the Chu army, including food, grass, weapons, and other types of support. Whether it is manpower, material resources, or financial resources, it is quite expensive. In this matter, you must try your best to win the interests of our country."

"I understand, please don't worry, my king." Liu Yuan replied seriously.

"Yeah." Lu Chen nodded, then suddenly asked, "Have you eaten?"

Liu Yuan was stunned at first, and then said, "It's still... not yet."

"Then stay and have a meal together." Lu Chen smiled.

"This, I don't dare." Liu Yuan said in panic.

Lu Chen said: "What dares you dare? Come and have a drink with me. I hate you literati the most. It's a sour and smelly air, a lot of red tape..."

The next morning, Liu Yuan went to the Prime Minister's Mansion of Chu.

Many state affairs were not done by the king himself. For example, this time, after the war, the Chu State was responsible for the Chu State, while the Feng State sent Liu Yuan to discuss with the Chu State.

Liu Yuan was the chief minister of the Feng Kingdom, which was equivalent to being the deputy prime minister. Of course, his official position was not small. After he was welcomed into the mansion, the Prime Minister Chu also fulfilled his etiquette.

The two bowed and greeted each other, first there was a set of greetings in the officialdom, and then the host and the guests sat down. After the servants in the mansion brought all the tea, there were only Chu Xiang and Liu Yuan left in the hall.

Liu Yuan first organized some language, then went straight to the topic and said, "Mr. Prime Minister, I am here today, mainly representing our country and want to discuss the post-war affairs with the Prime Minister."

"Your Highness Feng Wang had already told me about this matter yesterday, but I don't know what the conditions are proposed by your country?" Chu Xiang asked. The people sent troops to help and support food, grass and weapons, which was quite expensive. Now that the war has won, we naturally have to return the things that were consumed by the others before. There is nothing to say about this, and Chu Xiang did not beat around the bush.

Liu Yuan heard this and said, "As we all know, the most costly of the troops. In order to help your country, our country sent more than 300,000 troops to fight with the rebels at Sanjiangkou, creating a favorable opportunity for your country's army to recover other lost territories. Subsequently, our army fought bloody battles in Hanyang and restrained the main force of the Qing army. If our army had not helped us, I believe that His Highness the King of Chu would not have been able to clear the rebels and restore the Chu State so quickly. There is no need to say more about all the things here. I believe that the Prime Minister can understand."

Chu Xiang took a sip of tea and didn't say anything.

Liu Yuan continued: "More importantly, our country decided to send troops to help, but in fact it was opposed by all the ministers of the court. As a result, my king opposed the opposition and insisted on helping Chu. The difficulty can be imagined."

He said so much, but he was just adding chips to the next conversation. How could Chu Xiang not understand? After hearing this, he put down his teacup and smiled: "The State of Chu is really grateful for your help. Of course, we will definitely give you rich rewards for this, which is beyond doubt."

After hearing this, Liu Yuan leaned forward slightly and said, "Okay, what our country means is that for this war, your country should give our country 80 million taels of silver, 20,000 pieces of silk, and five cars of jade and jade…"

"What!?" Hearing this, Chu Xiang couldn't sit still. It was certain that he would compensate Feng Guo. Chu also had a clear attitude towards this matter, but Liu Yuan's asking price was a bit too loud, so he certainly couldn't accept it.

Seeing this, Liu Yuan hurriedly said, "Hey? Prime Minister, don't be excited. You must know that in this battle, our soldiers not only traveled a long distance, but also suffered heavy losses..."

But Chu Xiang said directly: "No! This is too much! Our country will give your country up to 50 million taels of silver, 10,000 pieces of silk, and two trucks of jade and jade."

"How is this possible?" Liu Yuan was not happy either.

"For the friendship between the two countries, Lord Liu should reduce it as much as possible..."

"But the Prime Minister should also understand the war..."

"My civil war has just settled, so how much gold and silver are there..."

"The Prime Minister is so good at joking..."

For a moment, the two civil officials began to argue with each other, and their faces were red and their necks were thick. Although Chu State was rich, it was a bit painful to take out so much gold and silver at once. What's more, the value of those five cars of jade and jade was very terrible.

At the end of the fight, there was no way, and both sides could only give in, but Chu Xiang still looked aching expression on his face.
Chapter completed!