Regarding the question raised by Takahashi Kazuki, it seems that the eldest brother and the prince have reached an agreement with him yesterday, and the negotiations are going relatively smoothly.

The first one was canceled.

Kazuki Takahashi served as minister, and Kyushu Province temporarily retained the current system.

Takahashi Taro did not serve as a general and still commanded the army on Kyushu Island, but he was not allowed to cross the border outside of Kyushu Island.

Next, it was the Japanese slave state that negotiated with Wang Xuance.

The Tang Dynasty naval base on Kyushu Island was retained. Since the Kyushu State has maintained its original system, the original Tang Army on the island has also maintained the status quo.

Fifth, the Japanese slave state submitted to the Tang Dynasty, paid an annual tribute of 8,000 taels of silver, and sent an embassy to Chang'an to pay tribute on the Shangyuan Festival of the Tang Dynasty.

There is no disagreement between the two sides.

Article 7, the marriage between the Japanese slave country and the Great Food Empire, and the prince of the Great Food Empire, Pei Dilan, married the princess of the Japanese slave country, Prince Toshinomiya Chihanei.

This is a great thing for Her Majesty the Empress and the Japanese slave country, and being able to make peace with the powerful Great Food Empire is something that the Japanese slave country cannot ask for.

Without hesitation, the eldest brother agreed and said that he would hold a grand ceremony for the marriage to celebrate the friendly relations established between the Japanese slave kingdom and the Tang Dynasty and the Great Food Empire.

The only controversy was Article 6, which stated that the Tang Dynasty leased the Daejeon area of Shimane Prefecture for 100 years without compensation and had the right to build a port on the coast as a matter of military expenses for the Tang Dynasty to send troops to destroy the Soga and enter the Shikabu.

In this article, Wang Xuance applied both soft and hard, and the Japanese slaves did not agree to it.

Seeing that the talks could not go on, the eldest brother and prince said: "Your Excellency, in general, the negotiations have achieved good results, and there is only this point of disagreement, let's talk about it here today, let's go back and ask for instructions, how about continuing the negotiations tomorrow afternoon?" ”

Kazuki Takahashi and Wang Xuance have no objections.

On the way back to the guest house, Takahashi Kazuki said dissatisfiedly: "Your prince is really true, Shimane is all mountainous areas, and it is not good to grow food, why does he have to be there?" ”

Wang Xuance knew why the prince was there, of course, for the silver mines there, but he couldn't tell Takahashi Kazuki about this.

He shook his head and said, "The prince said that the air in the mountains there is good, and he wants to build a palace there, and he will go there to recuperate when he has free time." ”

Takahashi Kazuki thinks that Li You's reason is pure nonsense, the Tang Dynasty has endless rivers and mountains, and Li You will go to this place of poor mountains and bad waters to recuperate?

His head shook more than Wang Xuance, and he said: "He is just fooling around, purely out of the question." ”

Takahashi Kazuki has not been in contact with Li You, but he has only heard how powerful he is, but judging from the conditions put forward by Li You in this negotiation, this guy may have a problem with his head. Not only this article, but also the matter of his friend marrying a woman was also put on the table of negotiations between countries.

This is purely a child's nonsense, I really don't know how he, the No. 2 person in the Tang Dynasty, got mixed up.

The person Wang Xuance admires the most is Li You, and there is no one. Hearing Takahashi Kazuki accusing Li You, he said dissatisfiedly: "Your Majesty, please be cautious, pay attention to your identity, although you are the prince's father-in-law and a courtier, you can't talk about the prince behind your back." ”

Takahashi Kazuki was upset, he glared and said, "I said that my daughter Kumiko is a fool, okay?" Really. After speaking, he flicked his sleeves, took the first step in front, and no longer bothered Wang Xuance.

Wang Xuance was also unhappy, he slowed down, deliberately distanced himself from Takahashi Kazuki, and the two returned to their own residences.

Back at the guest house, Wang Xuance immediately telegraphed the content of the negotiation to Li You.

Li You called back, and there were only four words: "Never give in." ”

Kazuki Takahashi is very satisfied with the outcome of today's negotiations, basically meeting all the conditions he demanded. He sent a telegram to Kumiko Takahashi, asking her to persuade Li You to give up his request for that place and avoid complications.

Takahashi Kumiko quickly called back and said that the prince did not agree, and he wanted that place.

Takahashi Kazuki scolded angrily: "Li You, this guy is really sick. ”

The eldest brother, the prince and others went to report the results of the negotiations to the empress.

The empress was very satisfied and expressed her appreciation to the eldest brother and the prince. Regarding Li You's insistence on Shimane's place, she said, "Give it to him if you want, but don't let them get it too easily." ”

The eldest brother asked, "Your Majesty, isn't it okay to let the Tang Dynasty people occupy a piece of land on our land?" Can you explain why you agree? ”

The Empress said, "Here's the thing...... What do you say? ”

The eldest brother, the prince and the others admired it very much, and said together: "Your Majesty is wise, and the ministers are impressed." ”

Prince's Palace.

Qianyu, who had just returned home, was physically and mentally exhausted, and was thinking about recuperating for a while, but his father brought back a piece of news that made the entire prince's mansion gloomy.

Qian Yu really didn't expect that her fate was completely out of her own, no one had asked her opinion, not even her father's opinion, so Her Majesty the Empress gave herself as a condition for negotiation to the prince of the Great Food Empire, a distant country, Pei Dilan.

She had just been used by Su I into the deer, and she almost died from it, and now she was given to someone else as a gift.

She really couldn't imagine that the motherland she loved so much was treated like this to her loyal children, and she couldn't bear such a blow and fell ill in bed.

General's Palace.

Jushi Dedo's family was also in a cloud of sorrow, Jushi Kuro was going to die or live, and he also fell ill in bed, and his mother washed his face with tears, and both mother and son begged Jushi Dedo to let him enter the palace and beg Her Majesty to change her mind.

He knew that it was impossible to change it, and it was useless to go, but he couldn't bear to see his wife and son grieving, so he agreed to go into the palace and ask to see Her Majesty.

The weather was sunny and the spring breeze was full of flowers, but Jushi Dedo felt that the sky was dark.

In this assassination incident, Jushi Dedo was deeply afraid of the resourcefulness and ruthlessness of the empress and the eldest brother and the prince. He did not dare to go to Her Majesty the Empress and the eldest brother, lest they think that he might be resentful of the royal family because of this matter, which was a very dangerous thing. But he didn't want to think of a way, he really couldn't explain to his wife and son when he went back.

He hesitated on the street for a long time and decided to go to one of the negotiators, Soga Ishikawa Maro.

Right Chancellery.

Soga Ishikawa Maro's brother and Jusei Dedo's sister are husband and wife, and they used to have a good relationship.

However, when Soga Ishikawa Maro heard the intention of Jushi Dedo, he felt that the problem was very tricky, and his first feeling was not to mention this matter.

That day, when he assassinated Su I, he was originally arranged to be the first to do it, but he didn't dare to do it because of fear, and this matter has now become his heart disease. He was worried that the empress and others would be dissatisfied with him because of this.

Jushi Deduo said that Her Majesty the Empress had promised him that he would personally promote the marriage between Princess Qianyu and his son, and now that she is backsliding, Jushi Deduo is going to ask her to change her mind, isn't that a slap in the face to her face? Besides, can the things decided through negotiations between the two countries be changed at will?

Soga Ishikawa Maro said it badly, and persuaded Jushi Dedo not to mention it.

Dengzhou.

Penglai County, which is subordinate to Dengzhou, has a delicacy called the Eight Immortals Banquet.

It is made up of 8 platters, 8 hot dishes, and 1 hot soup with sea treasures such as prawns, sea cucumbers, scallops, sea crabs, red snails, and sea bream. The platter is modeled after the treasures used by the Eight Immortals to cross the sea, which is not only delicious, but also enjoyable; The hot dish cooking presents many scenic spots in Penglai; The hot soup is made with eight kinds of seafood and chicken broth, and it has a delicious and peculiar taste.

On this day, Li You, Pei Dilan, Takahashi Kumiko and others, accompanied by Cheng Dong, the governor of Dengzhou, and Penglai County Commander, went to Penglai County to enjoy the Eight Immortals Banquet.

Pei Dilan took a prawn and said while eating: "Lao Li, thank you very much for the matter of Princess Qianyu, it's good to be your friend." ”

Li You smiled: "Good friend, of course you have to give him what you like." ”

Dengzhou Governor Cheng Dong and others also followed to congratulate Pei Dilan.

Takahashi Kumiko pursed her lips and said in her heart: "These men, they treat women as gifts, they are so disrespectful and complacent. Really. ”

She didn't dare to express her dissatisfaction, so she took out the crab in her hand and bit the crab's claws vigorously, making a "clucking" sound.

Li You noticed her actions and said with a smile: "How can you eat crabs like this?" As he spoke, he removed the meat from the crab's claws for her.

When Kumiko Takahashi saw her husband being so considerate of herself, the unhappiness in her heart suddenly disappeared.

Fujiwara Palace.

In the afternoon of the next day, the second round of negotiations began.