“…… He was asked to unload the post of Hedong Shou, return the Yin and Jin Dynasty, and persuade Korea to return the land of Huakun and Hangu Pass...... Hearing these words, I felt that there was no need to continue talking. ”

Shaking his head slightly, Meng Zhong interrupted Wei Ran's words in a slow and cold tone.

Seeing this, Wei Ran was not angry, and said with a chuckle: "Yunchengjun, if the two tigers fight and do not retreat, one will inevitably die and one will be injured, now I, Qin and Wei, are these two fierce tigers, if each other is willing to take a step back, they will be all safe, if not, the consequences are definitely not what you and I want to see......

"Not seen." Meng Zhong said lightly, but there was no follow-up, it seemed that it was just for the sake of talking back.

Wei Ran smiled, walked slowly in the tent with his hands behind his back, and said: "Yunchengjun is the best general Wei has ever seen, it seems that Yunchengjun has some objections to what he said below, and he doesn't want to have a verbal dispute with Yunchengjun in Xia, but I just feel that I, Qin and Wei, are fighting to the death here, and let the untrustworthy and treacherous Qi State take the opportunity to annex the Song State to strengthen itself, and even use the wealth of the Song State to restore the hegemony of the Central Plains back then, like this, is it what Yunchengjun wants?" ”

“……”

Meng Zhong glanced at Wei Ran without saying a word, and immediately, he changed his sitting posture, slowly sat up straight, folded his hands in front of his chest, and said in a deep voice: "But the conditions proposed by the Marquis are unacceptable. ”

If you can't accept it, does that mean you have a place to talk?

Wei Ran smiled slightly, then turned to face Meng Zhong, and said with a smile: "We can't talk about it, you and I can negotiate slowly, as long as you and I can reach an agreement on something...... At this point, I think both you and I should admit that if this battle continues, it will only cause both Qin and Wei to lose. …… I can probably guess your country's thoughts, after all, this battle is fought in my Great Qin after all, no matter how you think about it, it should be my Great Qin's losses are greater, maybe as I said below, if the two tigers of Qin and Wei continue to fight, one tiger called Great Qin may be more likely to die, and the other tiger called Wei may drag the tired and seriously injured body to survive, probably Yuncheng Jun and your country both feel that this may be your country's victory. But Yun Chengjun has never thought about it, a tired and seriously injured tiger, even if he defeats another tiger, how can he continue to survive surrounded by wolves? Right now, there is a despicable and cunning jackal, gnawing on the chickens and rabbits in the mountains, while watching the two tigers fight, trying to bite the other tiger that survived to death after filling its stomach, replacing the two tigers as the tyrant of the mountain. …… In this case, even if it is the two fierce tigers, they will stop biting for the time being, and even join forces to bite the jackal who covets their status as the overlord of the mountains first, right? …… How much more can a beast have such wisdom, let alone a man? ”

Meng Zhong clasped his hands and looked at Wei Ran, exhaled slightly after a while, and then frowned slightly and asked, "Your country...... No, the Marquis actually wants to join forces with my Wei State to reinforce the Song State again? ”

"Nope." Wei Ran shook his head and corrected: "It's not that we join forces with your country to reinforce the Song State, but that we join forces to crusade against the Qi State!" ”

Yes, it is Wei Ran who came up with a solution to the current problems between Qin and Wei.

Do you have energy in Wei Guo? Go to Qi Country, how big is Xihe County? Such a big Qi country, don't you want Wei country?

Now that you're going to fight Qi, do you have to stop on the Qin-Wei border?

Obviously, Meng Zhong also guessed this, and said to Wei Ran with great interest: "The Marquis deliberately proposed to crusade against the Qi State, could it be that he wants to instigate my Wei State to fight the Qi State, so that he can be the jackal who peeps at the two tigers fighting?" ”

Wei Ran shook his head and said with a smile: "I guessed that Yuncheng Jun would have some suspicions, so I said below that I, Great Qin, will crusade against Qi together with your country!" …… In this way, Yun Chengjun can't doubt my Daqin's sincerity anymore, right? ”

Speaking of this, he waved his hand and swore again: "...... The Song State is an ally of the Wei State, and this matter is known to the whole world, and the Qi State has repeatedly offended the Song State, which is not only a provocation to the King of Yuncheng, but also a provocation to the Wei State, and openly undermines the stability between the countries of the Central Plains, which is really an unforgivable crime! …… In view of the crimes of the State of Qi, I think that the State of Qi should be given a profound lesson, therefore, I am willing to persuade the king of our country to send the army of our Great Qin to help your country crusade against the State of Qi, and the king of Yuncheng can rest assured that the cities that the Qin and Wei armies fought during this period will all belong to your country......"

…… You'll be generous to others.

Meng Zhong was slightly happy.

Don't look at Wei Ran's righteous and awe-inspiring words, but Meng Zhong will not be easily deceived by him.

Qin wants the land of Qi to have a fart?

What else is 'Qi State openly destroying the stability between the countries of the Central Plains', 'the crime is unforgivable', it is obviously you Qin State who destroys the stability of the Central Plains!

Of course, I thought so, but Meng Zhong was not so stupid as to tell what was in his heart, he just asked lightly: "What is the benefit of this to your country?" ”

In fact, of course he knew what benefits this would have for the Qin State, it was nothing more than that the Wei State would not be able to wage war with the Qin State in a short period of time.

"Yun Chengjun's words are wrong, my Daqin values faithfulness, and I am most unaccustomed to those who are treacherous......" When he said this, Wei Ran's tone was slightly emotional.

Obviously, after the 'Qin and Qi Emperors', the Qi State abolished the Emperor and in turn called on the Central Plains countries to crusade against the Qin State, and the Qin State was defeated by the Five Kingdoms.

And now, it is a very good opportunity to not only shift the attention of Wei to Qi State, but also to retaliate against Qi State's ...... 'wise' move back then, wouldn't this kill two birds with one stone?

Meng Zhong quietly looked at Wei Ran boasting there, and secretly said in his heart: This is really the eldest brother ridiculing the second brother, is it good for your Qin State to be with the Qi State in this regard!

But thinking about it, Meng Zhongming still nodded on his face: "What the Marquis said is extremely true!" ”

Hearing Meng Zhong's approval of his suggestion, Wei Ran's face showed a full joy, and he said with a smile: "Since it has been determined that Qin and Wei will jointly crusade against the Qi State, then next, you and I will use this matter as the basis to negotiate it...... Armistice agreements, how? ”

First determine the general direction of the joint crusade between Qin and Wei against Qin, and then go back to discuss the armistice agreement? No matter how you look at it, it looks a bit like ...... Seeking common ground while reserving differences is amazing.

Meng Zhong secretly looked at Wei Ran, and secretly praised in his heart.

Wei Ran is indeed very clever, he is not in a hurry to negotiate with Meng Zhong on the issue of land separation, but first throws out a general direction of 'joining forces to cut Qi', once Meng Zhong accepts his proposal, then Qin and Wei are not allies in the trenches? Even if the next negotiations on land cession could not reach an agreement, it would not get to the point of prospering the war again - and even, considering that 'Qin and Wei joined forces to attack Qi', Meng Zhong should have slowed down his offensive against Qin and adopted a peaceful way to negotiate with Qin through words.

To put it bluntly, Wei Ran's strategic proposition of 'joint expedition' made it impossible for the Wei and Han armies and the Qin army to fight at once.

Speaking of that point, it made Meng Zhong not want to 'go crazy', and it was not good to release the cruel words of 'what you Qin Guo did if you don't agree to me'.

I have to say that Wei Ran's city is extremely deep and his strategy is extremely ingenious, and he is worthy of being the prime minister of Qin.

…… It's suppressed, it's troublesome......

He said secretly in his heart, but Meng Zhong's face was silent, and he nodded and said, "Okay, I hope that the Marquis can put forward a negotiation proposal that my Wei State will approve." ”

"Of course."

Wei Ran smiled slightly, and then suddenly said with a straight face: "Before the consultation, I want to reiterate that Yunchengjun is not allowed to take the post of guarding Hedong, which is the premise for my Great Qin to negotiate peace with your country, including that Yunchengjun is not allowed to stay in Hedong for a long time, is not allowed to guide and train the Wei army in Hedong, is not allowed to send good generals and warriors under his command to garrison Hedong, and is not allowed to take the initiative to lead the army to invade the territory of my Great Qin......"

"What if your country invades Hedong?" Meng Zhong suddenly asked, "Can't you allow you to lead the army to support Hedong?" ”

Wei Ran frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "Leave it ...... exception" As he spoke, he glanced at Meng Zhong and then added: "In short, Yuncheng Jun is not allowed to set foot in the land of my Great Qin. Of course, this refers to the period when there is discord between the two countries, and if in normal times, I, Daqin, still welcome Yunchengjun......"

"It's ridiculous."

Ignoring Wei Ran's politeness, Meng Zhong frowned and said, "What does the Marquis mean is that in the future, I, Meng Zhong, can only lead the army to defend your country's offensive, but I can't take the initiative to lead the army to attack your country?" How can there be such a truth in the world? ”

Wei Ran's face was a little embarrassed when he was said.

He had to admit that this condition was really harsh, but the problem was that he was really afraid of the young Yuncheng Jun in front of him.

Although within three or five years, he could use the suggestion of 'joining forces to attack Qi' to trick Wei into turning his attention to Qi, and even, in order to gain time, he supported Wei to capture and digest Qi's cities, and buy time for him Qin to recover, but the problem is that this method can only treat the symptoms but not the root cause, and after three or five years, at most ten years later, Qin and Wei still have to face the fundamental problem of 'conflict of each other's strategic claims', and they should fight or fight.

And at that time, the Yuncheng Monarch in front of him was at most forty, still full of energy, and still the strongest enemy of his Great Qin.

Like this tiger, if you can tie an iron rope in advance, it will certainly be the best - even if it will inevitably be defeated by Meng Zhong, it is better than being counterattacked by it to the hinterland of the country, right? Just like this time, hitting a place that was only more than 100 miles away from Xianyang, the capital of his Qin State, forced him to almost move the capital of Qin State, how dangerous!

As for whether Meng Zhong will be treacherous, Wei Ran is not worried, firstly, Meng Zhong himself keeps his promises, and secondly, this person is a disciple of a famous teacher and sage - even if Meng Zhong does not think about his own reputation, he has to consider the reputation of the three teachers of Zhuangzi, Huizi, and Mencius, right?

Wanting this, he gritted his teeth and said: "As long as Yuncheng Jun can agree, he can persuade the king of our country to cede the cities of Dali, Linjin, Yuanli, Heyang, Shaoliang, and Jigu to the Wei State, and from then on with the Wei State with Luoshui and Weishui as the boundary......"

Meng Zhong was surprised when he heard this, and even he didn't expect that Wei Ran would do this in order to 'bolt' him.

But after thinking about it carefully, Meng Zhong still decided to refuse, after all, once he agreed, he would be too passive - it was not a big problem for him personally, the problem was that Wei would not be able to scare Qin with him in the future.

Just like Wei Ran guessed, as long as he agreed, Meng Zhong would naturally keep the contract, even if he didn't think about his reputation, he would never damage the reputation of his three teachers.

Thinking of this, he shook his head and said, "The conditions given by the marquis are really ordered...... Surprised, but I think that the price of my Meng Zhong should be more than just those few cities......"

"Plus Yin Jin!" Wei Ran said in a deep voice.

“……”

Meng Zhong was slightly stunned.

He was surprised that Wei Ran was willing to give up Yin Jin, knowing that Yin Jin was very crucial to the Qin State.

First of all, without Yin and Jin, the Qin State would not want to recapture the land of Huakun and Hangu Pass; Secondly, after Wei got the Yin Jin, the route to attack the Qin State was even more relaxed, if it was said that in the case of not getting the Yin Jin, the Wei State could only attack Xihe County at best, such as Liyang and other places, but once the Yin Jin was obtained, the Wei State could divide its troops to attack Zheng County, and then break into Liyi and threaten Xianyang.

But as said before, the cost is too great.

Thinking of this, Meng Zhong shook his head and said: "Someone slapped me in the face hard, but I couldn't throw it back, this is not in line with my character, I am very grateful to the Hou Hou for looking up to me so much, but ...... This condition is unacceptable, and at most you can only promise that you will never take the initiative to invade your country in the future, even if you receive a royal order. ”

Hearing this, even though Wei Ran had already guessed that Meng Zhong would not agree, he felt sorry for it.

He thought for a moment and said, "That's the case...... I want to take back the cities of Yin Jin, Yuanli, and Shaoliang......"

Hearing this, Meng Zhong frowned, and immediately interrupted: "Marquis Sui, you know that you were born in the Song Kingdom, and now the Song Kingdom is being attacked by the Qi State, and you are in a hurry, but you are still staying here, what is the reason, I think the Marquis should understand!" As he spoke, he looked at Wei Ran and said word by word: "All this is for...... Worthy of the position I'm sitting in at the moment! ”

“……”

Wei Ran looked at Meng Zhong deeply a few times, and looked at the latter for a while.

After a while, he nodded slowly, and said in a deep voice: "Return Yin and Jin, in the future, Qin and Wei will be bounded by Luo and Wei Ershui, and within ten years, Wei will not invade our Great Qin, and Yuncheng Jun will not be allowed to defend Hedong for the rest of his life, and he will not take the lead in attacking my Great Qin without offending Wei ......."

The implication is that even if he acquiesced in the cession of several cities such as Dali, Linjin, Yuanli, Heyang, Shaoliang, and Jigu.

I finally took the opportunity to get it back......

Without revealing the slightest clue on his face, Meng Zhong secretly let out a long breath.

Dali, Linjin, Yuanli, Heyang, Shaoliang, Jigu these cities have a total of more than 100 li, Wei took this land, there is a chance to go north to recapture the Diaoyin area that was once occupied by the Qin State, and get a large piece of land suitable for grazing war horses, Meng Zhong thinks that he is also worthy of Wei, worthy of the King of Wei, and worthy of the Duan Gan clan who has been secretly supporting him.

As for the return of Yin Jin, this is a must, after all, Yin Jin is too important to the Qin State, if he does not return the Yin Jin, the Qin State will definitely not negotiate peace with him Wei State.

On the whole, the outcome of such negotiations was quite satisfactory to Meng Zhong.

And Wei Ran was also secretly relieved at this moment.

It is undeniable that he Qin State has indeed paid a great price this time, but there is no way to do it, after all, the abnormality of the tiger in front of him in recent times is too scary, Wei Ran is afraid that the other party will sprinkle his hatred for Qi State on his Qin State, so it is imperative to quickly find a way to let this guy return to Fangcheng County.

As for the ceded land, he Qin State will get it back sooner or later in the future - Wei Ran doesn't believe that Wei State can still have a second Yuncheng Jun Meng Zhong!

“…… On the Korean side, I hope that Yunchengjun will help me get back the land of Huakun and Hangu Pass. ”

After negotiating with Meng Zhong, Wei Ran mentioned negotiations with South Korea.

From the fact that he negotiated with Meng Zhong in the land of Huakun and Hangu Pass in the absence of Storm Kite, it can be seen that he did not pay attention to Korea at all—of course, this is indeed the case.

Meng Zhong thought for a moment and said, "The land of Huakun can be returned, but Hangu Pass ...... South Korea wants to get a guarantee, which is what Xia once promised to be tyrannical. ”

Regarding this matter, Meng Zhong had already discussed with Storm Kite, and it was not impossible to return the land of Huakun.

After all, on the premise of returning Yin and Jin, even if Korea gets the land of Huakun, it can't hold it, in this case, it is better to sell the favor of Qin State, and retreat to Hangu Pass in his hands.

As for whether South Korea can hold the Hangu Pass, Meng Zhong said that I can only help this step.

Hearing Meng Zhong's words, Wei Ran thought about it for a moment.

In all fairness, South Korea occupies Hangu Pass, but in fact, Wei Ran is not afraid at all - does South Korea dare to fight Hangu Pass? Without the help of Wei, Han does not have the guts!

As for the Wei State, which is the biggest enemy of the Qin State, it should be busy attacking the Qi State and digesting the land of the Qi State in the next few years or even more than ten years, so naturally there is no time to invade the Qin State again.

In this case, it doesn't really matter if South Korea occupies Hangu Pass for the time being.

The only problem is that everyone in the world knows that Hangu Pass belongs to his Qin State, and Hangu Pass is equivalent to the face of Qin State, and now this face has been taken away by South Korea, which is not good after all.

Thinking of this, he said to Meng Zhong: "Hangu Pass is the face of my Great Qin, if it is allowed to fall into the hands of outsiders, the Qin people of the whole country will not be able to recognize it. If Korea needs security, our Daqin can build another pass ten to twenty miles east of Hangu Pass, hand it over to South Korea, and agree not to invade Korea for several years...... At the same time, Samcheon-gun, Kanto, was recognized as Korean. ”

"As long as your country does not force the tyrant to submit by force, there is no objection to it." Meng Zhong said.

Finally, after more than half a year of negotiations, Qin and Wei finally reached a preliminary agreement on this day, and as long as the two monarchs agreed to this peace agreement, the war between Qin and Wei ended here.

In this regard, Wei Ran was also relieved, and after chatting with Meng Zhong for a few words, he said goodbye and left, and hurried back to Xianyang to report to Qin Wangji.

As soon as he walked with his front foot, Gong Zhong, who had been waiting outside the tent for a long time, walked in with his back foot, looked at Meng Zhong, who was also sitting in the seat, and asked, "How?" ”

When Meng Zhong heard this, a tired smile appeared on his face: "Fortunately...... Not the worst outcome. ”

Gong Zhongxuan obviously understood, nodded and said, "That's good, that's good." ”

At the same time, Wei Ran was walking towards the camp gate with his entourage.

Suddenly, he stopped, looked back thoughtfully, and said to his attendant, "You said that Meng Zhong ......"

Seeing that Wei Ran only spoke half of what he said, the entourage asked in confusion, "What?" Houhou? ”

Think about it...... Oh, but he really has the guts, at that time, he dares to play this kind of trick, he is not afraid of backfire? That's right, the worst result is just a fake show, but I, Wei Ran, was actually bluffed by a junior of my nephew, this is really ...... That's it, it is worth it to drive this tiger back to Fangcheng County and lose those cities. …… This Meng Zhong is worth the price!

Seeing that Meng Zhong's handsome tent was half-ringing, Wei Ran suddenly shook his head.

"No, nothing...... Go back to Yin Jin to prepare, and immediately set off to return to Xianyang. ”

"No."