Lu Jia was arranged in the middle hall of the front yard at this time, and it was Xu Feng who was in charge of entertaining. If Jiang Rong is not there, it will be arranged by the county lord Qiao, Qiao Fu'er is not there, Zhou Kong will come forward, Zhou Kong is busy traveling, and has gone to the Yongxing Barracks, Jiang Rong, Qiao Fu'er, and Xiao Er are still in the department store and have not returned, and it is obviously inappropriate for other ladies to come forward. It just so happened that Bai Lifang was confined at home, and there was no problem for Xu Fang to come forward to receive him.

Seeing Baili Yan returning to the house, Xu Wei, who was talking to Lu Jia, came out of the house to greet him:

"Uncle, you're back." Xu Yan looked courteous, like a harmless old naughty boy with humans and animals, but in fact, his hands were also a butcher with a lot of blood.

"Well, how long has Lord Lu been here?"

"Less than two moments."

"Oh...... Go, let the stove prepare some snacks, I'm a little hungry. ”

"No!"

After instructing Xu Wei, the Baili Yanjing went inside, and Lu Jia got up and raised his hand to salute:

"Yongxing Hou, don't come unharmed."

"Huh...... There's Lord Laulu bothered. ”

Bai Liyan vaguely sensed from Lu Jia's every word and deed that the conversation with Zhang Jie that day must have been known to him, and it was unlikely that his people leaked the news, most of which was that Zhang Jie's own people were not secret.

The two of them exchanged pleasantries, Baili Yanjing sat down, and the next person made tea and sent it, he took two sips and said:

"Lord Lu, is this a resignation to Ben Hou before returning to China?"

As soon as these words came out, although Lu Jia's face did not fluctuate, his heart suddenly twitched. He said:

"Where did the Marquis of Yongxing say this?"

Bai Liyan pretended to be surprised and said:

"This day has died, the princes of the world should stop fighting, Lord Lu continues to stay in my Xianguo as a lobbyist, this is not appropriate."

When the Son of Heaven died, according to the custom, the princes of the world should send envoys to mourn, and the two warring countries should temporarily suspend their troops and stop fighting, and then raise troops after the mourning period.

However, if today's son is weak and the princes are stronger, this bullshit rule has changed several emperors in the past 150 years, and there are many people who continue to fight during the mourning period, and whether they abide by it or not often depends on the direction of the political situation.

Bai Liyan said that Lu Jia is here to resign, which is not only the truth, but also an attitude, as for what attitude, you can figure it out for yourself.

Lu Jia is a smart person, at least much smarter than Zhang Jie, and Bai Liyan is obviously giving an eviction order in disguise. Quickly brewing in his heart, Lu Jia said diligently:

"Yongxing Hou misunderstood, whether the truce or not, how can the envoy cross his behalf, before receiving the edict of my king, the envoy dares to slack off. Coming here today, the envoy is still here for the reconciliation of the two countries. ”

"Yes, the two countries reconciled but ignored the funeral of the Son of Heaven, it is difficult for Benhou to believe in the sincerity of the country."

"Sincerity Yongxing Hou can rest assured, as long as the two countries are reconciled, sincerity will naturally exist. The previous envoy heard that Yongxing Hou wanted to buy raw silk from the eldest grandson and was refused, although I defended the country with little raw silk, but there was no shortage of other commercial goods, as long as Yongxing Hou had what he needed, although he opened his mouth. ”

"Oh...... Lu Envoy's news is really well-informed. Bai Liyan pretended to be surprised, and then said: "It is really sad to think that the eldest grandson is rich in the world, but he ignores the friendship between the two countries for many years for the sake of a mere transaction of 1,500 stone raw silk." Ben Hou is not or robbing him to force him, and he can't get it by trading at the market price, which is simply too disappointing for Ben Hou.

Lord Lu, do you say that the friendship between the two countries is only worth 1,500 stones? ”

Bai Liyan's tone seemed to be asking for inquiries, but in fact, it was a pun and two tappings. The translated meaning is: "The eldest grandson country is worth 1,500 stone raw silk, this price is already very low, you will not be prepared to defend the country is not even worth this price." ”

Lu Jia is a smart person, even if he is prepared, but when he understands this meaning, his old face can't help but twitch. Cautiously, he asked tentatively:

"I defend the country with rich products, but there are very few silks, and Yongxing Hou should also know it."

"Yes, yes, Ben Hou has heard a little about the situation of Wei Guo, and it is true that Wei Guo has little silk, but won't he have the eldest grandson and several counties in the future."

Lu Jia's face changed slightly when he heard the news, and Bai Liyan was obviously hinting at the fact that the southwest coastal counties of Changsun could also produce silk. However, even if he eats the five counties in the southwest of Changsun in the future, he still needs to spend a lot of money and food in the first few years to restore people's livelihood and appease people's hearts. He decisively weaved an excuse and prevaricated and said:

What Yongxing Hou said is true, the southwestern counties of the eldest grandson are producing silk, but the army is connected with disasters, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to produce enough raw silk in the next few years. Yongxinghou is not only a farmer, but also should know the truth that silkworms have nothing to eat.

In the first few years of the new and county counties, they were based on growing grain to raise people's strength, even if the envoy agreed to the matter of raw silk, if my king regretted it in the future, the Marquis of Yongxing turned his head and did not come back to the bamboo basket to draw water. And if this matter is known to outsiders, I am afraid that it will not be good for your reputation. ”

"Yes, it seems that it is difficult for Ben Hou to fulfill the requirements of long-term supply to the Jin Xuedi people, so how about Ben Hou exchange steel and pig iron for 30,000 cowhides, 200,000 long sheepskins, 100,000 sheep, 40,000 cattle, 30,000 good horses, 3,000 unicorns, and half of the male and female?"

"This ......"

Lu Jia hesitated, and seeing that he was hesitant, he pretended to be unhappy and asked:

"Why, Ben Hou's little request doesn't your country refuse!"

"No, no, no, Yongxing Hou misunderstood. I thought that this deal was a good deal, but Yongxinghou would not have to ask for this alone. ”

"Hehe......" Bai Liyan smiled faintly, with an unfathomable look, and continued to say: "Lord Lu is worthy of being a smart person, so let's do it, Ben Hou is running the business of Xianguo to Qiguo, I hope that King Wei can raise his noble hand and no longer be embarrassed by Qiguo." But as a condition, Ben Hou will open the city of Qi in the country, although Wei Guo has losses, in the future, the trade benefits brought by the city to the three countries will not be less than that of King Wei to extort Qi country, but it will take a few years, what is the intention of the Wei envoy? ”

"This ......"

Lu Jia hesitated again, Bai Liyan's request undoubtedly touched the core interests of the country.

The reason for this is that the size of the patriotic slavery system is too large, and there are large enough pastures in the south and the Qianyue Mountains to provide horses, cattle, sheep, and livestock, as well as animal power and meat, which to a certain extent conceals the fact that agricultural productivity is low.

At the same time, the extortion and blackmail of Chen, Yan, Zhao, and Qi provided additional economic resources for Weiguo, and finally the three barbarians of Western Tapir, Qiushan, and Yan were low in productivity and backward in technology, but they were rich in precious metal deposits and needed to be exchanged for Central Plains commodities, and Wei Guo was able to obtain a large amount of precious metals from the outside.

Although Qiguo is small, there is less oil and water under the blackmail of Jin and Wei, but no matter how small the mosquito is, it is always meat, and some are better than nothing. Now that the defense of the country is ambitious and wants to dominate the world, it is a matter of time before the annexation of the country is a move, and Bai Liyan proposed that the defense of the country relieve the pressure on the country, which is not in the interests of the country.

Seeing Lu Jia's hesitation, Bai Liyan's patience gradually lost time, so he asked:

"Lord Lu, there is always a gain if you lose, isn't the small country of Qiguo as good as the rich Changsun Wujun."

"Your Excellency's words are true, but the stakes are serious, even if the envoy intends to help the Marquis of Yongxing, but it still needs the consent of my king to agree, and I hope that Your Excellency will allow the envoy to make a recovery after the envoy shows to my king?"

"Humph!" Bai Liyan snorted angrily, his face sank and said: "Your country has not suffered losses, but also gains, and now you want to swallow the eldest grandson of several counties, and Benhou does not agree to a small request, doesn't Lu Envoy feel that it is very excessive." ”

Lu Jia hurriedly argued:

"It's not that the envoy doesn't agree, but the envoy can't do anything. You must let me tell the king, otherwise even if you make a promise, if my king does not allow it in the future, it will not hurt the peace. ”

"Presumably Lord Lu should know that Ben Hou is a Qi person, and he is the son of Qi Guo, the younger brother of the current Qi King, although Ben Hou is dedicated to Xianguo, it does not mean that Ben Hou has forgotten Ben. There is no room for negotiation in this matter, and King Wei must agree if he does not agree, otherwise the lord of the eldest grandson will be very happy to send troops to our country. ”

"In this case, the envoy will immediately return to my king and give a satisfactory answer to the Marquis of Yongxing as soon as possible, what do you think?"

"Ben Hou is about to travel, Lord Lu doesn't want to take advantage of Ben Hou's absence, drag it out until the end of the year, and then turn his face."

Baili Yan asked sternly, and Lu Jia was busy defending:

"Yongxing Hou misunderstood, how could this battle be so fast. Moreover, how can my king deceive your kingdom when he has come sincerely? ”

"That's good, Ben Hou is only in your time for three months, and he will not reply within three months, so don't blame Ben Hou for turning his face and being ruthless."

"Your Excellency, please rest assured, it will not take three months, and my king's reply will be sent to Liang State to be delivered to you."

Lu Jia swore and made a guarantee, and Bai Liyan pretended to be reluctant to confirm his words.

After agreeing on the details with Lu Jia and drawing up the draft of the agreement, Bai Liyan sent him out of the mansion, and when he was about to leave the mansion in a short time, Wei Qi sneakily approached him and whispered:

"When Master Hou was talking to Lu Jia before, Gongzi Can secretly escaped from the back door of the firewood room, as if he had come to meet Miss Xuan'er privately."

"And here's the thing! Today, the school has neither holidays nor holidays, so Xuan'er should still be in the school at this time. ”

"I've been there below, but I haven't seen Miss and my sister, so I should still be in the school. Xu is the son of Xuan slipped into the mansion without permission. ”

"It's not enough to sneak into the mansion, most of them were put into the mansion by someone."

Since the Dragon and Phoenix Meeting, Jiang Can has been more diligent in coming to the door, thinking that Lu Hou should be in love with Bai Li Xuan, but his plan was frustrated and he continued to let the two of them develop, Bai Li Yan couldn't help but start worrying about the situation in the future.

"Forget it, let's talk about it later. Now go and bring Fei Yu and follow me into the palace. ”

"No!"

He hurried to the palace non-stop and told the news in detail, and King Xian was very suspicious of Lu Jia's conditions.

"The defender is the tiger wolf of the West Sea, and if he goes back on his word, the widow is very worried."

"What the king said is very true, the minister thinks that sixty percent of the guards are likely to rebel, so this agreement has two sets of light and dark, and the part that will be shown to the king at that time does not involve anything related to the disagreement of the country, but all matters involving the disagreement are privately reached between the minister and Lu Jia. Therefore, the minister believes that it is unlikely that the kingdom will rebel against the king, but it may rebel against the minister. ”

"Oh, why is that?"

King Xian was not confused and hurriedly asked, Baili Yan said carefully:

"Back to the king, the minister implied that Lu Jia's disagreement was a private matter of the minister, and that the minister intended to protect the disambiguity, and the agreement did not involve the disagreement, and the minister repeatedly confirmed the disagreement with him, and Lu Jia would very much think that the minister was using the power of the Xian country to favor the disguising country.

Therefore, Lu Jia will definitely inform King Wei at this time, if King Wei is insatiable, he will inevitably instruct Lu Jia to test whether the king knows about the disagreement when the minister is far away in the Liang State and has no way to testify, and if so, Wei Guo will give up the interests of the disagreement.

If you don't know that it is the minister who is favoritism behind the king's back, Lu Jia will unilaterally tear up the promise with the minister, and make an agreement with the king.

At that time, the wood has been completed, the minister has no confidence to start a war again, and the agreement between the two countries has been decided, if it is torn up, it will be discredited to the world. ”

"Aiqing does this, what is the reason, as long as the widow does not send troops, the country can be unscrupulous to the eldest grandson of the Northern Expedition, what does it have to do with the country?"

"Naturally, there is a stake. The country is the mother country of the minister, and everyone in the world knows that the minister has long broken off contact with the country. But who can be ruthless, but those who serve other countries do not care about their homeland.

The minister privately proposed at this time, not only to give Lu Jia the illusion that the minister had endured for many years, but also to let Wei Guo know that the minister still had concerns about the country. At this time, using the Qi State as a resource to imply the Wei Wang, it can make the Wei King more assured that the Hou has no intention of raising troops, and as long as a paper agreement is signed at that time, whether the Wei King agrees or not, the Xian State will have no excuse to raise troops, at least before the Wei Guo cleans up the eldest grandson, it is extremely difficult to make countermeasures. ”

"Oh...... The widow understood. King Xian nodded slightly and pondered, then looked at Bai Liyan and asked suspiciously: "Then if King Wei promises the benefits of the country, and Aiqing will raise an army to fight against it in the future, won't the country be harmed by the country?" ”

"There is such a possibility, but don't forget, the Jin State is sending reinforcements to the Qi State, even if the Jin State does not send troops now, when our country sends troops in the future, the Wei Guo will be defeated like a mountain, and the Jin State must show its posture in the West Sea no matter what, otherwise the Northern Expedition of the Wei Guo will not send troops, the Jin State has not sent troops, and the Wei State has not yet sent troops, and the King of Jin will not become a laughing stock. At that time, it will still be profitable, and at the same time, Jin and Wei will become mortal enemies. ”

"How did Aiqing know that the Jin Kingdom would not send troops?"

"Back to the king, the earthquake in Yaocheng, Zhouya County was very miserable, although it did not drag down the Jin army, but it was also an excuse to postpone the use of troops. Now that our Xianguo refuses to send troops, the Jin State forced our country to attack each other with the patriotic country is a failure, and its re-involvement in the war, even if it can win the defense of the country, it will have to pay a heavy price, and the final beneficiary can only be my Xianguo. ”

King Xian thought for a moment and nodded lightly and said:

"I see, the widow understands. At that time, the widow only needs to pretend that he does not know the secret affairs of the country, so that Lu Jia will be tricked and wait for the situation to change. So can Aiqing be sure of defeating the country in the future? ”

"Please rest assured, as long as our Xianguo is not involved in the war this year and next year, and the war between the country and the eldest grandson is eroded, the country can be defeated in one fell swoop in the future."

"But the widow is worried that the eldest grandson will not last two years and will be defeated and cede the land, at that time, the main force of the defense of the country will gather in Dekang, our army will be outnumbered, and it is a battle across the river, it may not necessarily take advantage, Aiqing has to take a good measure."

"The king can rest assured, our army's new weapons can be used as ten, and even if the guards are millions of people, they are not our army's opponents. Taking a step back, the minister would not really watch the eldest grandson defeat and cede the land, and easily let the country take advantage of it. ”