The lower head of the national capital city was built on a high ground, and now this high ground is also known as the national capital platform.

The Qi army and horses were stationed in a small fishing village called Edo by the locals, twenty miles south of Taixi, the national capital.

The negotiations between the two sides took place at Sensoji Temple, six miles north of the Miyado River, which is adjacent to the small fishing village, and more than ten miles away from Kofutai.

Sensoji Temple was built more than 200 years ago, and has been repeatedly repaired after repeated fires, and is now being repaired by Nakashi Tachibana, the head of the country.

However, compared to the Sensoji Temple that Lu Ning saw in later generations, its simplicity is like a small village temple.

However, the market area formed in front of Sensoji Temple, or Mozen Town, is quite lively, with hundreds of families gathered.

The great monk Rong Zhen and Tachibana Zhongren started their first conversation in front of the main hall of Sensoji Temple.

According to what the lady of Chengxiang Hall said, of course, it was actually what Lu Ning meant, and put forward a few points to Tachibana Zhongren.

First of all, it is to clearly tell Tachibana Nakahito that the land of Dewa and Mutsu will become Qi Soil, so as to eradicate the problem of Ezo.

Second, without violating the principle of the first point, the Qi people will do their best to help the Tachibana clan, or rather, help Tachibana Zhongren to obtain power similar to that of the regent Guan Bai.

For example, Tachibana Nakaren can call himself the Great General of Seiyi, and in the name of honoring the emperor, he will be in charge of the affairs of the whole country under the name of the general's office.

Of course, it may take a long time to achieve this ambitious goal, and you have to take it slowly.

First of all, the Qi people will try to help the Tachibana clan gain dominance in the Kanto region.

However, this also requires the Orange clan to do something on its own and gain the corresponding prestige, and the Qi people are only an external force, and will not be deeply involved in the civil war in Dongying as a decisive force.

Third, in order to help the Tachibana clan dominate the Kanto region, and at the same time to have friendly exchanges with the Tachibana clan for Daqi and the Tachibana clan.

Daqi will build an embassy at the location of the Edo fishing village, and at the same time, build a port at the mouth of the sea, so that Daqi's goods and military supplies to support the Tachibana clan can be quickly put into the Kanto region.

The Embassy and the port land belong to the Orange Clan, and the Great Qi pays rent to the Orange Clan every year, and the Orange Clan can terminate the contract three years in advance as soon as the contract is renewed, but during the lease period, the land and port land of the Upper Embassy are equivalent to the territory of the Great Qi, which is governed by the Qi people and exercises the laws of the Great Qi.

At this point, Lu Ning wants to rent it for decades, but after all, it has just been discussed, and it can't make the orange family feel that they have lost this land, but if it really becomes a contract, then it must be easy to ask God to send God, and he can't help him develop the land in vain, and he will have his own account to calculate at that time.

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The first few negotiations ended without a hitch.

On the tenth day of negotiations, Lu Ning participated.

In Sensoji Temple, there are no idle people.

In front of the main hall, the shade of the ancient cedar trees forms a huge shadow, and the great monk Rong Zhen and Tachibana Zhongren sit opposite each other.

Knowing that the screaming does not stop, at the end of midsummer, it is even more sultry.

The dimension here is similar to that of the southeastern part of the Central Plains, and it is hot in the sixth month of the lunar calendar.

"Master Rong Zhen, can you discuss the matter of leasing the land slowly?" Tachibana Zhongren tasted the tea slowly, but there was some anxiety in his eyes.

Tachibana Zhongren, it seems that the most reluctant is the third point.

As for the first point, the Qi people want to occupy Dewa and Mutsu forever, and Tachibana Nakaren can't talk about opposing it, because with his current status, it is useless for him to oppose or not.

The second point is that needless to say, the long-term prospects promised by Qi Ren may be a big step forward from his ambitions.

However, he did not explicitly agree with it, but was very subtle and omitted to mention it.

Nowadays, the Qi people don't seem to talk about the subtle way of the East at all, this great monk, under the instruction of the Qi people, will be tacit understanding of the things in the heart, very straightforward expression, including to occupy the Dewa Mutsu forever, including supporting the Tachibana clan to fight for power.

Tachibana Zhongren, but he became an oriental gentleman, and he made a fuss about the bend.

And the third point, Tachibana Zhongren is naturally worried that the lease of land is cloudy, and the Qi people are just an excuse, but they want to use it as a base to encroach on the surrounding area.

Otherwise, in fact, the land circled by the Qi people is very large, with a radius of dozens of miles, but in fact, it is a small fishing village with dozens of families, and the rest is a wild land where no one settles.

Listening to the third point, that is, not letting go, Monk Rong Zhen said helplessly: "Lord Guosi, in terms of rent, we can talk about it again." ”

Tachibana Zhongren picked up the fragrant tea and tasted it slowly.

Lu Ning, who was kneeling beside him, suddenly picked up the firearm on the table at this time, and fired a shot at the cedar tree more than a dozen steps away.

Under the loud noise, Tachibana Zhong who was just in front of him was dizzy for a while, the teacup fell to the ground, and the person got up in a panic.

The warriors more than a dozen paces behind him were not so close, and although they were all startled, they immediately drew their swords.

Lu Ning, who was behind the great monk Rong Zhen, was just sneering and did not act.

In addition to the white smoke wafting from the mouth of the fire gun, Lu Ning put the fire gun on the table again, and said lightly: "Lord Guoshi, if I want to go down to you as the head of the country, it will be easy, don't you believe it?" ”

After all, Tachibana Zhongren is not an ordinary person, and under the initial shock, he gradually understood.

At first, he didn't know what this strange thing on the table was that the "team leader" of the Qi people put on the table, but now he gradually understood that it was a weapon.

He thoughtfully walked to the cedar tree, and when he saw the iron beads embedded in the trunk of the cedar tree, he was immediately covered in cold sweat.

Lu Ning said again at this time: "So that the Lord of the State Division knows, last night, our Thunderbolt cavalry raided the self-proclaimed righteous bravery, and since then, the evil rebels from the Fei Country who are going to Kashima, a total of thirty-four people, were all killed by the divine fire!" As he spoke, he patted the firearm on the table.

In fact, the opponent was shot to death by the musketeers using the bow riding method, after all, the musket should be used at a critical moment, and if it is used too often, the failure rate is too high.

Tachibana Zhongren's face turned slightly pale, and he slowly paced back and sat down again.

Lu Ning said again: "In a few days, the Great Qi Sailor of Xinqi Port will also come to this Edo Bay, if I want to invade your territory, why spend so much time negotiating with you?" ”

Before Lu Ning set off from Guhezhai, he also sent people to Xinqi City to give an order, ordering the sailors anchored in Xinqi Port to go south to Edo Bay.

Of course, Xinqi Port is very small, the original Taga Fishing Port is only slightly expanded, and the berthed sailors are only more than 20 ships, but if the war starts, it is naturally an invincible existence on the east coast of Dongying, and the Dongying people want to transport supplies and warriors from the sea, etc., are all within the range of attack.

Nowadays, these ships are naturally on their way to Edo Bay.

However, in the area around Edo Bay, there is no road on the tidal flats where sea boats can be moored, and the water surface is a little shallow in the small fishing village of Edo, where people can easily run aground.

Its main purpose is to transport some supplies, and at the same time, it also intimidates the magnates of the general state such as Tachibana Zhongren.

"I'll think about it." Tachibana Zhongren finally said slowly.

Lu Ning bowed slightly, his psychological defense line, and the original bottom line, had obviously been breached.