Chapter 85: The Contest between the Two Countries

"Come, let's first salute Captain Li and the well-known men of the two regiments. As he spoke, Wang Jifei fell to the ground and bowed three times in the direction of Shimen Town in the northwest.

"Yes, toast them!" Xiao Hei and Yang Wei toasted.

"The second cup, the 40,000 souls of Shimen Town. Wang Jifei poured the wine on the ground again, and suddenly remembered the mother and son in his heart. I silently added another sentence in my heart. "And the innocent people who died. ”

"The third cup, respect for ourselves, we must live well in troubled times. ”

"Yes, you have to live a good life. The red-eyed trio craned their necks and drank it all.

Draw the knife and cut off the water, the water is more flowing, and the glass is more sorrowful. The three of them who were preoccupied this night were very drunk, and fell into Wang Jifei's room one after another.

At the end of September, 500,000 troops in Lu broke through the border between the two countries. In October, the army of the Central Lu State occupied Anding Province, the northernmost province of Vietnam.

In early December, the three delegations began negotiations in Tongzhou.

In fact, the war between Soochow and Yue had basically ended when Wang Jifei was still in Qinglong Mountain, and the armies of the two countries had been facing each other near Tongzhou since mid-August.

In fact, no major wars have broken out for more than two months, only endless skirmishes. Wang Jifei has been following the people of the Nanshan Mansion Divine Capture Hall non-stop, either spying on intelligence or killing rebels.

The missions are getting more and more frequent, and the merit level is higher and higher, when Xiao Hei's merit is enough for him to be promoted to the catcher. Wang Jifei got two pieces of news.

One piece of news is that the three countries decided to cease fighting, and they stopped to drink tea, eat and drink, and by the way, watch a contest between the young and handsome men of the three kingdoms, and agree on some controversial issues based on the ranking of the competition, such as the ownership of several towns in the northwest of Tongzhou, such as the disposal of prisoners of war, etc.

Another piece of news is that Murong Wuji came to Nanshan Mansion, this time he followed the Lu delegation to Tongzhou, and the three kingdoms finally decided to stop fighting after more than ten days of arguing. After the armistice, the Eastern Wu Kingdom will inevitably receive the Lu State Mission ceremoniously, and the location will be set in the Qinglong County Government. Murong Wuji informed Wang Jifei through the channels of the government, but he didn't expect that it was Jiang Wushu, the king of Nanshan Mansion, who came to inform him.

Jiang Wushu still looks like a fairy wind bone, but the haggard look on his face cannot be concealed.

"Ah Fei, isn't it strange, how could I come to inform you of such a trivial matter?" Jiang Wushu, who was sitting on the Taishi chair in the hall, motioned for Wang Jifei to sit down and speak.

Hearing Jiang Wushu affectionately call him Ah Fei, Wang Jifei estimated in his heart that it was not a small matter, and it should have something to do with Murong Wuji. Bowing to Jiang Wushu, Wang Jifei called out respectfully, "Lord Fujun", and then sat down on a chair at the next head.

"Speaking of which, Ah Fei, you and I are familiar with each other, I heard Yang Wei say that you have now reached the late stage of the warrior, it seems that you have gained a lot in Qinglong Mountain!" Jiang Wushu stroked his beard and looked at Wang Jifei with a smile.

"My lord is aware that some time ago, he was lucky enough to break through to the late stage of the samurai. Speaking of which, I would like to thank you, Lord Fujun, if you hadn't recommended me for three months of training......"

"Hahaha, you're welcome, come and sit here, why are you sitting so far, it looks raw. ”

Wang Jifei knew that the main topic was coming, and after moving two positions forward, he sat down again under Jiang Wushu's left hand.

"Ah Fei, you know about the truce between the two countries, your old friend Murong Gongzi has contributed a lot, he will come in two days, you have to entertain him well. As he spoke, he took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to Wang Jifei. "Yang Wei is too small here, it's really inconvenient to entertain the distinguished guests of Lu State, I have a courtyard in the south of the city, you can live first......"

Seeing that Wang Jifei got up and wanted to resign, Jiang Wushu furrowed his eyebrows and pretended to be angry. "You can't shirk, you represent the imperial court, don't I have a place to entertain the deputy envoy of Lu in the Eastern Wu Kingdom?"

Wang Jifei had to sit down again, before he could say thank you. Jiang Wushu continued. "Ah Fei, don't thank me, you and I are also colleagues, we are all doing things for the court, and we must not lose the face of the court. How much do you know about the treaty between the three countries?"

The dry goods finally came, Wang Jifei's heart tightened, and he hurriedly replied. "I just know that the three countries have a truce and are back to friendship. The lands and prisoners of war of the three countries were to be decided in the form of a contest. The rest of the subordinates are unknown. ”

"Friendly fart. Speaking of this, Jiang Wushu couldn't help but burst into words, Lord Fujun's breezy appearance couldn't be pretended anymore.

Jiang Wushu, who realized that he was out of shape, stopped pretending, and stood up angrily and said. "Friendly, what else is there to be friendly between the imperial court and the Yue country, the war has been fought for almost two hundred years, and it is still friendly, hum!"

As he spoke, Jiang Wushu took out a map and pointed to the seven towns in Tongzhou Mansion with his index finger and said. "Ah Fei, there is nothing to hide from you now. The overall situation of the three-country agreement has been decided, and each of them has taken out five towns, but the ownership of these five towns depends on the ranking of the competition. ”

Five towns? The government clearly pointed seven times, how did he say that it was five towns?

Probably realizing that he didn't make it clear, Jiang Wushu pressed Wang Jifei back into the chair. “

Let's sit down and talk. ”

It turns out that there are three plans for the competition between the three countries, and the plan is roughly the same, that is, each country will take out five similar towns as a reward and reward the winning warriors. Of course, Lu Guo used five poor rural areas in the north of Yue to make up the number. The Yue Kingdom and the imperial court had no choice, so they would inevitably take out the five towns near Tongzhou City as a bet.

Regardless of individual rankings, 10 men under the age of 25 will form two teams and a team of five to compete with the other two countries. Opponents are decided by drawing lots. The first place was not lost by one town, but two towns were gained. The second place will hand over two towns, and the first and third places will be selected by themselves. The third place will hand over three towns, and the top two will choose themselves.

In fact, the rankings of the three kingdoms have been decided, and the result must be that Lu is the first, Yue is second, and Soochow is last. In addition, the state of Lu will definitely return the two towns of the Eastern Wu court. In the end, there is no town in Lu State, one town in Yue Kingdom, and one town in the imperial court. This proposition must have been put forward by the Lu State and the Eastern Wu State. You must know that the five towns in the northwest of Tongzhou are all in the hands of the Yue Kingdom.

It is equivalent to saying that the imperial court recovered four of the five towns, and the Yue Kingdom lost the five towns in the north, but could only get one town in Eastern Wu

Seeing Wang Jifei's thoughtful appearance, Jiang Wushu knew that he had figured it out and spoke. "Although the Yue State was defeated by the Lu State in the north this time, our country is no longer deep due to the limited number of troops. But they weren't so easy to talk to, so they came up with their own plan. ”

That is, the rules remain the same, but these five cities must be actually controlled by themselves, which means that the imperial court has to take out five towns from the southeast side of Tongzhou.

As soon as this plan came out, of course the Eastern Wu court did not agree, and the missions of the two countries almost had to fight.

At this time, under the impetus of Murong Wuji, a compromise plan was proposed. That is, the five towns of Lu and Yue will remain unchanged, and the two towns of Dongwu will be selected from the unoccupied towns in the southeast of Tongzhou.

The first place out of one town gets two towns, and the second and third places remain unchanged. However, if you choose a martial champion among the thirty people, this person can choose a town in the third country as a reward.

After listening to it for a long time, Wang Jifei finally understood the ins and outs of the matter. This plan is indeed quite reasonable? But why should this first place be given a town? If you get two towns out of one town, isn't it just a direct town, and it's so complicated.

No, the people of the Three Kingdoms Mission are all smarter than monkeys, there must be something strange in this, I don't understand?

Seeing Wang Jifei's brows tightened, his eyes staring at the ground in a daze. Jiang Wushu reminded with a smile. "Ah Fei, you are also a master in the late stage of the fateful warrior now, and things have to look at the overall situation. The key here is the one town that Lu Guo gave up, not the two towns that the imperial court took out. Think again?"

Damn, I still don't have enough vision. In addition to the fact that the imperial court of Soochow would value the land of those one or two small towns, would the Lu State and the Yue Kingdom value it? Definitely not.

The Yue Kingdom occupied half of Qinglong County this time, more than fifty small towns, and returned with a great victory, and one or two towns less is nothing at all. They fancy the town that Lu Guo let out. As long as you get the town that Lu Guo let out, Yue Guo's face will be preserved.

When the time comes, the court of the Yue Kingdom will inevitably be able to say it to his people. The war between the Yue court and the Eastern Wu went smoothly, and our army was invincible, and finally occupied most of the Qinglong County of the Eastern Wu Kingdom. However, the Lu State took advantage of the unpreparedness of the imperial court and invaded the Anding Mansion in the north, but fortunately, the whole country was united, and the soldiers fought bravely, and finally recaptured a few towns in the Anding Mansion from the powerful and evil Lu State. In this way, there is face.

No wonder Jiang Wushu came in person, this is to save face for Lu Guo. Murong Wuji came up with this plan under a lot of pressure. A town ceded by Lu must be a town in Anding Province, although it can be claimed to the outside world that in order to last forever between the two friendships, Lu Guo used a town to help Dongwu exchange several towns. But someone must shoulder the responsibility for losing the land.

Thinking about it, Wang Jifei finally sorted things out and let out a long sigh of relief. In the final analysis, the world is big, and a country has the greatest face. This plan is full of tricks, and it is nothing more than to save some face.