Hearing the sound coming from outside the hall, the eyes of everyone present invariably focused on the two burly men. They were about to get angry, but were stopped by Jiang Chengren.
The next second, Tang Ji, wearing a beige robe, walked in with a smile, stopped in the center of the lobby, raised his hand and saluted: "See you, Your Majesty."
Seeing him arriving, Li Wenquan raised the corner of his mouth slightly, replied and motioned for him to take a seat.
Jiang Chengren's eyes followed the young man slowly. It was definitely not easy to be invited by an old fox like Li Wenquan in this situation, but he was not very nervous. After Tang Ji sat down, he stroked his beard and smiled.
: "I wonder who this is?"
Tang Ji immediately responded: "Yingzhou County Magistrate, Tang Ran."
Hearing this, Jiang Chengren was slightly surprised that there was such a young magistrate of the state capital, but his sigh was only for a moment, and then he smiled: "It turned out to be the magistrate of Tang County, I'm sorry, I don't know what Mr. Tang just said.
What does it mean?"
Tang Ji poured a glass of water, shook the tea cup, drank it in one gulp and said: "Master Jiang, you are indeed a little rude. Didn't my prince explain it clearly enough? The prince's fiefdom was originally the twelve states, but it was taken away by the imperial envoy.
I just went back. Isn't the purpose of cooperating with you now to take back the lost state capital? If not, instead of doing such a thankless thing, it is better to help the border army strengthen its defense, so that you will no longer have the chance to attack.
Come in!"
After hearing what he said, Jiang Chengren frowned slightly: "Master Tang, do you think the prince still has a chance to regret it now?"
But as soon as he finished speaking, Tang Ji, who was sitting on the other side, suddenly slapped the table: "What? Mr. Jiang wants to threaten the prince? Your army of 200,000 has spent more than a month and failed to capture the border. If the prince takes ten
If thousands of troops go to support you, you will have no chance. As for the chance of regret you mentioned, if there is no chance, then use the city of Jiang State to exchange it!"
Hearing that he was going to attack Jiangguo City, the two generals next to him immediately changed their expressions: "Boy, come if you are not afraid of death!"
Jiang Chengren raised his hand again to signal them to stop talking, and turned to look at the King of Beidu: "Your Highness the King of Beidu, is this the cooperation you want to negotiate?"
Li Wenquan glanced at Tang Ji. This boy's attitude today was indeed too tough, but he still wanted to see what tricks he was playing. He immediately replied: "I have handed over this matter to Tang Ran before, Mr. Jiang."
Just discuss it with him."
Tang Ji had no ink marks and continued: "Mr. Jiang, whether the cooperation can be successful depends on your sincerity. You also said that it is quite difficult for Jiang State's army to travel across mountains and rivers all the way. I don't want to go back empty-handed. If I get the prince's
With help, the border can be broken, and the northwest of Ning Kingdom will be merged into the territory of Jiang Kingdom. Otherwise, as I just said, you will not only lose men and horses, but you may also lose the city. So, Mr. Jiang, you might as well think about it!
"
After listening to his words, Jiang Chengren's face turned gloomy, and he exhaled heavily. After thinking about it, he immediately said: "Okay, let's add two more cities, making a total of ten cities. What do you think, Prince?"
Li Wenquan showed a faint smile. He had sent people to discuss with Manzi before, but nothing changed. Unexpectedly, Tang Ran made the other party relent with his tough attitude. It seems that in the future, his subordinates will really have to learn this trick of "using force".
"Strong", but when he was about to reply, unexpectedly, the voice came out first.
"Hey, Mr. Jiang, we agreed on twelve cities, so it should be four cities. Why do you still want to cut it in half?" Tang Ji pretended to stare at Jiang Chengren in confusion.
Hearing this, Liu Qicai, who was standing next to the main seat, twitched the corners of his mouth slightly.
This guy is crazy!
So extravagant!
Jiang Chengren, who was sitting opposite Tang Ji, also had this idea. He couldn't understand how Li Wenquan would send such a reckless boy to negotiate. If he just slapped his ass and walked away, the other party would not only have no support anymore, but would also have to accept the offer of the Ningguo court.
Angry, after thinking for a while, he replied: "Master Tang..."
Unexpectedly, as soon as he opened his mouth, Tang Ji suddenly realized: "Well, let's not go to twelve, let's just go to fourteen, no, no, four is unlucky, let's go to sixteen, and then we will move Jiang Guoqiu Han to Luozhou six
The six states are merged into the prince's fiefdom. Anyway, those six states are located in remote areas, and it is usually difficult for you to manage them."
After listening to his words, Liu Qicai was even more sure of his idea. This kid is indeed crazy!
Eight states became sixteen states. Even Li Wenquan felt that it was a bit too much. He touched his forehead with a headache. If he had known better, he would not have let this kid get involved, or he should have taken over the right to speak in time when he heard Jiang Chengren's compromise.
!
If the twelve states can still negotiate, then the sale of dividing the land of Jiang State to the other party is definitely not negotiable. Jiang Chengren snorted: "Master Tang just said that I have no sincerity, is this what you want to show sincerity?
Before the barrier is broken, we have to go to the four cities of our Jiang Kingdom? In this case, it’s okay if our Jiang Kingdom doesn’t do this business.”
After saying this, he stood up.
Tang Ji took a sip of tea calmly: "Oh, what a pity. I originally wanted to divide the area from Ning Guo Beiting to Yuanhe River to Jiang Guo. In this case, I have no choice but to give up. Mr. Jiang left slowly!
"
Hearing this, Jiang Chengren froze on the spot. From Beiting to Yuanhe River, it was like a north-south corridor, located in the central and northern part of Ning Kingdom. It included seven cities, which together were as big as half of the northwest. This kid actually uttered wild words about sending
To Jiang Guo?
Soon, he came back to his senses, sat down again, and asked, "What did Master Tang mean?"
"Literal meaning." Tang Jidian replied with a smile, and then explained: "After the Yingzhou army assisted the Jiangguo army in breaking through the pass, the two armies first destroyed the Ningguo army, then directly advanced to the central part of Ningguo and captured
The seven cities in the Tinghe Corridor will then be guarded by my Yingzhou army. If these seven cities cannot be defended in the end, then the sixteen cities that Tang wanted just now will be withdrawn to eight cities. How about that?"
Jiang Chengren's eyes narrowed slightly. Is this kid really not joking with him?
If one hundred thousand troops were massacred, Emperor Ning would definitely be angry. He would then face hundreds of thousands of troops. Why did this guy think that Yingzhou's one hundred thousand people could stop him?
But having said that, regardless of whether the Yingzhou army can hold on or not, it is a good thing for Jiang State. The best thing is to kill all the Yingzhou army. Then they can kill Li Wenquan and take the northwest directly.
.
Li Wenquan naturally understood this truth, frowned, and looked at Tang Ji in confusion.
Soon, Jiang Chengren burst out laughing: "In this case, we can discuss it, but Mr. Tang, are you really confident that you can defend the seven cities in the Tinghe Corridor?"
Tang Ji smiled and replied: "This is not something that Mr. Jiang should worry about. Since it is cooperation, we must strive for a win-win situation and cannot let one of the parties suffer!"
"Hahaha, what Mr. Tang said is absolutely true!" Jiang Chengren picked up the tea cup and smiled, then turned his eyes to Li Wenquan who was sitting on the main seat: "Your Majesty, what do you think?"
Li Wenquan turned his head and glanced at Tang Ji again. When the latter nodded slightly, he agreed: "I have no objection!"
Jiang Chengren stroked his beard again: "In that case, it's settled. Now the army and the Ningguo army are in a stalemate. I hope the prince can send troops as soon as possible. Before the Ningguo court reacts, we can catch him off guard!"
Tang Ji shook his head, and then waved to the servant next to him to send a piece of rice paper filled with words: "Don't be in a hurry about sending troops. After all, it has been delayed for so long, and it is not less than one or two cents."
Oh my God, our cooperation is unfounded. I hope Lord Jiang can take this contract back and have it signed by the Generalissimo."
Later, Jiang Chengren saw clearly what was written in the contract, which was basically consistent with what Tang Jicai had just said, and he suddenly became suspicious again. Could it be that this kid didn't just have an idea, so what was his purpose in doing this?
Is it possible that this kid wants to kill Li Wenquan?
Having said that, he didn't care anymore. Anyway, this was something Li Wenquan should consider. He raised his hand and motioned to the men behind him to collect the things.
Soon after, Tang Ji shrugged his shoulders and turned to look at Li Wenquan: "Your Majesty, it's getting late now. Is it time to start the banquet?"
Hearing this, Li Wenquan glared at him angrily, planning to ask this guy for an explanation later, so he raised his hand and waved: "Let's serve!"
After hearing his order, the servants in the mansion immediately took action.