Less than half an hour had passed. His Majesty the Emperor urgently summoned the Third Prince. It seemed that he had already made his own decision in his heart. Several ministers over there also saw that the Third Prince had already arrived in their tents.

We have entered His Majesty the Emperor's tent. Now the matter is very clear. His Majesty the Emperor is going to compromise with that side. He is reluctant to put his empire in any danger. Of course, the main thing is not to let his position go.

Whatever changes occur, this is the most important thing, otherwise he will order an attack now and fight to the death with the people of the Cao Family Trading Company.

"Father? But the matter has been decided?" The third prince said after coming in to greet His Majesty the Emperor. The meaning of these words was also guessing. He was not sure what the Emperor was thinking in his heart. It might be

There are some other variables.

"Well, I've thought about it. Now that there are only two of us, father and son, there is no need to say so many beautiful words. The current situation is like this, and it is very simple. We must first keep the rights in our hands. It seems that I still

It's so kind. Before I left the capital, I had already sorted out the people in the capital. Most of the royal family members were driven out of the capital by me, but the only ones I exposed were the old guys. Look.

I thought wrong. I thought that after the young ones left, these old guys would settle down, but they didn't do what I thought. Just look at the joint letter from these ten princes. They are already interested in it.

I took my position, and your brothers and brothers in the capital helped me support it hard. This matter can be considered a good harvest. You brothers can still distinguish when to fight and when to unite. This is also

It's a blessing in misfortune. Let's not talk about it now. I want to ask you to sign an agreement with Li Cong on my behalf." His Majesty the Emperor said tiredly. There were many such things in history.

If you are not a little cautious, you may be able to praise yourself in all aspects. It is no good for someone who has been an emperor to be pulled down.

"Father, please tell me that my son will definitely handle this matter well." The third prince said solemnly. He had never seen his father like this before. Something must have happened that he could not control.

If he could control it, he would definitely not show it in front of his son. Ever since the third prince was young, the emperor had given him the feeling that all the storms were shouldered by the emperor himself. Only at this time was he a

His father's, but now, he felt that his father was starting to panic. This was definitely not a good thing. In fact, he was a little scared in his heart.

"Twenty-five provinces are too few. It is absolutely impossible for us to send out so many troops to get so little. Li Cong has to give up at least 50 provinces. As for his benefits, of course he will not

Without him, some islands in the South China Sea can be given to him. Anyway, they are gone now. Give them to him, and you can give him the title of Duke, ostensibly letting him help me manage it.

The southern sea area. Tell him that it is just a name. We will not ask for other taxes or anything. Open most areas of the empire to the Cao Family Trading Company. He can come in and do all legal business. The ocean-going fleet is also handed over to

For him, the condition is that we can end this dispute decently, and if he can provide us with some of those weapons, we can have some in-depth cooperation with him. For example, we can sell him some mining rights in the empire.

"His Majesty the Emperor is indeed a great hero. No one else would have said such a thing. This is already bleeding himself. The third prince also feels the gap between himself and his father. If he is

As for the emperor, he would definitely not be able to make so many sacrifices. At this moment, he was a little scared, and even a little speechless. The emperor glanced at this kid and shook his head helplessly. Looking outside, he was very surprised.

Shrewd, why don't you know the choice at this critical moment? You can't trap the wolf if you don't want to bear the child. How can you become a superior if you don't understand this? But considering that your son is still so young, it is impossible to know.

So many.

"Boy, what's the matter? Time is running out. We don't have much time for you to stay here now. If he has any excessive ideas, just think about it and agree." The emperor thought for a while and said, this arbitrary decision was made at the last moment.

Emperor Quan had never given it before. What he said before was not as good as what he said now. The third prince looked at his father with some surprise. In his impression, although his father was older,

He is very conservative about rights. Neither his son nor his brother have too many rights, but now he is given such great rights.

"Haha, what kind of look is this? Now it's time for us to give in. If we still can't give in, we may be nothing in a few days. We must take advantage of the fact that the army is still in our possession.

In order to create such a false victory, you must first settle the internal affairs before fighting against the outside world. You must understand this truth. It takes only a few years for the Cao Family Trading Company to infiltrate and achieve great results. In these few years,

We have a lot of things to do, but if we can't end this war now, we will really be doomed." His Majesty the Emperor took a deep breath and said, feeling really uncomfortable in his heart. An emperor should never know how to do this.

I had to admit defeat, but I have to admit defeat now.

"My son knows, let's go and have a good talk with that Li Cong. We will definitely be able to get the fifty provinces back to our empire for our father. This trip may take a long time, so don't worry too much, father."

, my son met Li Cong. Although his son's ability to recognize people is not very good, he can still feel confident that he also wants to negotiate. He is a businessman and will definitely abide by the businessman's rules.

Yeah, it sounds nice to say that we are good friends with that guy Linghu. In fact, I think the price we offered didn’t reach that person’s bottom line. If it had, I guess he wouldn’t have any hesitation.

." Hearing his son say that, His Majesty the Emperor finally showed a smile on his face. He has been cultivating him for decades. In any case, this boy really did not disappoint him. He can say such words.

It proves that this kid has really grown up and can analyze some news very well.

"Well, you have to be more careful when you go here. This can be regarded as a test given by your father. If the matter is completed, a county prince's hat will definitely be given to you. Among your brothers, except for the prince who currently has a title,

The others don't have titles, I hope you won't disappoint me." After His Majesty the Emperor finished speaking, he waved his hand and asked him to go out and do things quickly.

After walking out of His Majesty the Emperor's tent, this guy couldn't calm down for a long time. Such words had no weight when spoken by others, but the person speaking now was his own father. He was the emperor of the Eastern Empire, so these words were completely unacceptable.

It’s different, Prince? Haha, my starting point is really much higher. According to the rules of the Eastern Empire, the prince will have his own title as long as he reaches the age of twenty. Move out of the palace, but you must

Only if he has some merit that he can get out of the house, if he doesn't have any merit, he will be an earl at most. After leaving the palace, earls can be said to be all over the streets. If his mother is very powerful, he will be regarded as an earl after leaving the palace.

No one dares to neglect it, but if your mother does not have such a high status, you may end up as an earl after you come out. The prince will be the county king at the beginning. This is definitely a great honor for the prince.

, how could he not do this well with all his heart.

Returning to his camp, the 500 personal guards of the third prince were already ready. The third prince himself is also an excellent sixth-level archer. There are many such archers in this military camp. But he is so young.

But it is rare, and he has no shortage of gold, silver, jewelry and other things. Every prince is born with a family fortune of tens of millions of silver, so they can have nothing to worry about for their whole life, but

These high-quality magic arrows are not so easy to get, and this thing is a consumable, and it is gone after it is used up. After using such good magic arrows, and then using those rubbish ones, I naturally feel...

Uncomfortable, the boy Li Cong gave as a gift was also very satisfied.

The third prince glanced at his bodyguards. They were all composed of sixth-level warriors, and said nothing else. These people had been following him since he was ten years old, and they have been following him until now. Most of them followed him back then.

They are all third-level and fourth-level warriors, and now the lowest ones are all sixth-level warriors. In the past ten years, I have spent a lot of money on them. If there was not so much supply of elixirs, they would not

Maybe they upgraded so quickly. In just ten years, it took others decades to go. They all knew clearly that all this was given to them by the third prince. In their eyes, they only had

This master and other people, including His Majesty the Emperor, cannot order them. Although on the surface they may obey His Majesty the Emperor's orders, in fact it is definitely not the same thing. They all have their own thoughts.

"Let's go." The third prince waved his hand and led his people out. The five hundred people were all riding tall horses. Each one of them knew very well what they were going to do this time. They also felt it when they went there last time.

It's very dangerous. It may be even more dangerous this time. Last time we met only people from the Cao family business, but this time there were people from the Linghu family. The reason was that Li Cong was afraid that there would be someone between him and Linghu.

If there was any problem, Linghu sent someone here. Of course, all the decision-making power was still in Li Cong's hands. The person who came was just to help Li Cong with his advice. It was said that the person who came was Master Linghu's.

As for his sister, his intention was very clear, that is, he wanted to get closer to Li Cong, but it was not very useful to think about such a thing in the face of specific interests.

The city gate was opened again. It was the second time in this day that the city gate was opened. The Eastern Empire was also very fast in doing things. There was no bureaucratic thought at all. If this was the case before

Important things have to take several months to decide, but now we don’t need that much time at all, and we haven’t found anyone to discuss this matter. The emperor has made his own decision, but in fact, this matter is someone else’s.

I don't dare to give my opinion. If something like this is right, it may not bring much credit, but if it is wrong, it will be the death of the Nine Clans. As a prince, I dare not say anything about this matter. I can only let the emperor do it himself.

He did this, but obviously he did it very quickly.

The Eastern Empire's army retreated ten miles. This was what was agreed upon at the beginning. Otherwise, if one side opened the city gate and the other side rushed over directly, this would not be easy to handle. The third prince took his five

Hundreds of people entered the city. Originally, some people in the city did not allow the third prince to bring so many people. Just like last time, a few dozen people were enough. However, Li Cong didn't have that many ideas. In fact, a few dozen people were allowed.

Is there any difference between an individual and five hundred people? Five hundred eight-level warriors may not be enough, but five hundred six-level warriors are really nothing. If nothing else, I want to solve the few monsters I brought with me.

It's all very easy for them. If nothing works, then there's himself. Li Cong hasn't personally taken action for a long time, but he concludes that the people in the Eastern Empire will never be so stupid. Now is a time when their life and death are at stake.

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The third prince knew a little bit about this city. After entering the city, he walked along the main street towards the city lord's palace. It seemed as if this city had never experienced a war, and even some strategic materials on the market

There is no price increase. All of this is caused by Li Cong. Don't say they haven't blocked this place yet. Even if they block it, they probably have their own ability to support it. Thinking of this, this guy can only be happy that they chose to cooperate.

.Otherwise, I don’t know how much loss I will suffer. I would not do such a thing.

Li Cong came out to greet him this time. We all have to cooperate with him, so naturally there is no need to put on such airs. Moreover, if he comes so quickly, he will lose some face, but he will definitely do it.

With practical benefits, it seems that I made the right decision to help the Linghu family guard the city this time. Someone from the Linghu family did come, and this person is Linghu's sister, Linghu.

Hu Jia, a beautiful girl from the Linghu family, although she is not the most beautiful in the huge Linghu family, she can definitely be ranked in the top three. In fact, this woman is not only amazing because of her appearance.

The most important thing is this woman's brain. It can be said that his brain is very powerful. Li Cong can feel it after talking to her for a few words. This woman's calculation level is about the same as that of Master Linghu. Fortunately,

This is a woman. If this is a boy, it is hard to say what the Linghu family will look like now.

"Let me introduce you. In fact, we are not very familiar with you two, but now I can only reluctantly introduce you to each other. Maybe you have met each other in the imperial capital before, but

Now we meet on this new occasion, we are here to negotiate, the third prince of the Eastern Empire, Linghu Jia of the Linghu family." Li Cong said with a smile, the reason why he said this was as if he was a middleman

Similarly, the third prince felt very comfortable with Li Cong's words. However, although the Linghu family felt uncomfortable, they did not show it on their faces. They nodded to the third prince generously. They had met him in the capital before.

Several times, but they are not very familiar with each other. The identities of both parties are basically the same, but there is no interest between the two parties, so there is no need to talk.

"I have heard that the Linghu family has beautiful women, and today it seems that they are indeed well-deserved. Mr. Cao, I heard that Linghu is ready to hand over this beauty to you. I am really envious." The third prince whispered on the way.

He said to Li Cong, acting very intimately. Such an intimate gesture was a bit too much for their relationship, but Li Cong didn't say anything, just a slight smile on his face. For such an intimate gesture,

Roses with thorns, I have always stayed away from, otherwise I will be the one who gets hurt. Such a girl’s heart is more about rights, rather than living a good life. I have no feelings for such a woman.

I have no interest in it, but I also know that if I refuse this gift, I guess Linghu will not be able to sleep all night, especially during this negotiation.

The three of them called their entourage out, and started the most important negotiation in the former city lord's study. The court could not afford to delay, so the third prince spoke first. Regarding Li Cong,

They agreed to the proposal, but required that the land to be ceded should be increased. 25 provinces were absolutely not enough. He asked for 60 provinces, but in fact he only wanted 50. He just wanted to give himself

Just leave a certain amount of space. Li Cong also knew this very well, so he directly returned the price of 50. Of course, he also gave the court an extra step, that is, their troops would create

If there is a flaw and they run away, the Linghu family's army will lose millions of people. This kind of acting is still very good. Although Linghujia on the side wanted to speak several times. But thinking of what her brother said, she

She couldn't bear it. In her life, she didn't think much of others. Her brother was considered a talent, and the Li Cong in front of her was also considered a talent. Under such a disadvantage, she could still keep the city undefeated. She could even force him to do so.

The imperial court signing such an alliance under the city really made her feel a little strange. She really didn't know how this guy did it.

Both parties wanted to make peace with this negotiation, and a basic treaty was formed half an hour later. The Linghu family promised not to establish another empire within ten years, nor to publicly announce rebellion. They could even

Some of the family's children were handed over to the court, and the court promised not to kill these people, but to lock them up. The remaining fifty provinces still belonged to the Linghu family, and the court promised not to take any initiative within ten years.

To attack them, the premise is that the Linghu family will not act recklessly. If they act recklessly, then I'm sorry. The court also has its own limits of tolerance. Of course, Li Cong will naturally not forget his own interests and work on his own.

Of course you will have your own gains after a while.
To be continued...