Baili Yan is a human being, of course, he clearly knows the development trend of technology, but the world is not clear, but it is difficult to guarantee that Wei Guo has made a self-righteous powerful weapon, and wants to use this to deter Xianguo.

Thinking back then, the Black Turban Army engaged in sulfuric acid, nitric acid, and hydrochloric acid for more than ten years, and even the aqua regia was rectified, and then it was incorporated by the country, so it's hard to say whether anything will come out.

The next day, Bai Liyan returned to Qiling and went to see Ding Su first. Since May, the increase in the amount of products imported into Xianguo has been limited, and the reason for this is that this year's business has not had time to order, and it will not be able to supply until next year.

The news that the country is about to send troops has faintly spread in the upper echelons, but there is no news about this in the newspaper, Chai Xiang, the envoy of the Changsun State, has received instructions from his own country one after another, and has been in frequent contact with Xihuan Mansion recently, but he has not gone to visit the King of Xian, among which the original Chai Xiang has suffered to cover.

sent Chai Xiang away, and Xihuan immediately summoned Ji Jinsheng and Gu Chen to ask:

"General Ji, this palace listens to Chai Xiang's intentions, and seems to be confident, do you say that the eldest grandson will work hard to train the army, and the combat power is not what it used to be, and it can compete with the country?"

"This ......"

Ji Jinsheng's face was embarrassed, he couldn't answer Xihuan's question, because he had never fought with Changsun Guo, nor had he seen Changsun Guo's military appearance with his own eyes, and he took a step back and said that in recent years, he had not heard of any progress in the Changsun Guobu Army's battle.

At the very least, even the remnants of the black turban in Sangnan, Shutian, Qingtian and other counties have not been exterminated so far, and he does not believe that he is sure to fight against the patriotic country that is at the height of its national strength. But Chai Xiang's tone didn't seem to be big, but more like he was very sure.

Seeing that he was silent, Xihuan asked again:

"What is General Ji's unspeakable?"

"Your Royal Highness, my subordinates don't think that the eldest grandson Bujun will be an opponent for defending the country, but Chai Xiang's sworn words are not like lies. However, Chai Xiang is only an envoy to Xianguo, and he should not negotiate with the princess, and his subordinates think that the point is that the envoy sent by the eldest grandson to Pingtang will say something to the king.

If the eldest grandson pretends to be calm in Xianguo on the one hand, and asks for help from our king on the other, this may not be impossible. ”

"Since the eldest grandson is invincible to defend the country, what's the point of pretending to be calm in front of this palace."

Xihuan asked rhetorically, Ji Jinsheng twisted his white short beard and thought about it and said:

"It's a bit weird, and it's hard to guess at the next time. It is better to wait and see how Chai Xiang negotiates with Xianguo. ”

"It's important to wait and see, but you can't wait. Gu Chen. ”

"Your subordinates are here, what does Your Highness command?"

"Find a way to find out the tone of the other people in the Changsun Pavilion Station, the sooner the better."

"No!"

Wei Guo and the eldest grandson were at war, and they couldn't fight with Xihuan's eight poles, Chai Xiang came to the door inexplicably, making Xihuan faintly notice that something was wrong, but she couldn't be sure what was wrong.

At the same time, the news of Chai Xiang's trip to Xihuan Mansion reached the State Political Supervisor, and Bai Liyan was very surprised when he heard the news:

"Hell, Chai Xiang went to the Prince's Mansion to find Xihuan to do something, Xihuan can't even be the master of the Jin army, and he can't still urge Xianguo to send troops."

"Could it be that Tuo Xihuan gave advice to the King of Jin, so as to prompt the King of Jin to send troops together." Gao Xun guessed, and Bai Liyan shook his head:

"Not really. The Jin army will definitely send troops, but not force. Moreover, the soldiers and horses of the Wei State are pressed in the northwest of the Central Plains, far away from the Xian State and far away from the Jin State, if the Jin army is an expedition, the supply of grain and grass will be controlled by the eldest grandson, and the Jin army will never go to fight thousands of miles away, it is possible to move the northern army to the southeast of Changsun to replace the local Changsun army, or move to my Ganfu County to put pressure on the eastern front of the Wei Guo, but at best it is for show, and will never take the initiative to seek war.

Besides, after the death of the queen mother, Xihuan can influence the situation of the Jin dynasty, but it does not mean that he can influence the king of Jin to use troops, which are completely different things, so Chai Xiang went to the prince's mansion, which seems to be unreasonable, but there must be an article. ”

Hearing Bailiyan's analysis, Gao Xun was worried:

"No matter what, if the country is sent and the Jin country participates in the war, I am afraid that it will be difficult for my Xianguo to stay out of the matter."

"Well, it is inevitable that there will be a bloody battle together, but Wei Guo did not increase his troops to the Sishui River, maybe Wei Guo does not want to start a war with our army. He must have other intentions when he sent the envoy this time. ”

Gao Xun disagreed, so he retorted:

"The failure to deploy a large army for defense may not be secretly prepared. Yongxing Hou has been using soldiers for many years, so he will not be unaware of the soldiers. ”

"What Master Gao said is also true, his lack of additional troops does not mean that he has not been secretly prepared. But the war is peace, and it still depends on the meaning of the Jin Kingdom and my king, and it is difficult for you and me to predict it at the moment. ”

It is true that Wei Guo has not increased his troops on the west bank of the Sishui River section of Ganfu County, Xianguo, not only the intelligence of Xianguo proves this, but also the intelligence of Yuke proves this, which means that Wei Guo is ready to make a desperate bet and attack the eldest grandson with all his might.

In addition, the fact that the country does not increase its troops does not mean that it will not increase its troops, the land of the Jin Kingdom is vast, and there are a large number of plateau grasslands with an altitude of 2,000 to 3,500 meters above sea level in the south of its homeland, and there are also grasslands in Qianyue Mountain, so the horses are extremely abundant. It can be used as military horses as hundreds of thousands of horses of all kinds, and it is very convenient to transport infantry generals.

If the Xian army rashly attacked the river, it was entirely possible that the Patriots would first defeat Changsun, and then draw troops to ride eastward, and block the Xian army's westward entry road shortly after the Xian State seized the beachhead, which on the contrary put the Xian army in a dilemma between the east and the west.

But the most surprising thing is still Chai Xiang, Chai Xiang's visit to Xihuan cannot change the balance of any situation, and it is impossible to influence whether Xianguo sends troops or not, which makes Bailiyan unable to see through it for a while

On the afternoon of the twenty-seventh day of November, the envoys arrived at the Imperial Palace, and informed the Foreign Governor of the request to meet the King of Xian to offer treasures, which was once again unexpected by Bailiyan.

Due to the bidding transaction, Xianguo and Wei Guo are not harmonious, when the army is about to be used, Wei Guo came to offer treasures, according to common sense, it is impossible to persuade King Xian to press the army, it is obvious that the pressure of Jin State, the treasure of Wei Guo is not worth mentioning at all, not to mention that Xian Guo now has everything, and Wei Guo can offer what good things.

However, the next day, in the early dynasty of Chenghong Palace, the guard envoy brought three treasure boxes into the palace to meet King Xian, and he did bring something.

"Foreign Minister Lu Jia pays a visit to King Xian."

Lu Jia bowed, and the civil and military officials on both sides of the court were all watching this matter in their hearts, and they were all guessing what was in the three treasure boxes.

King Xian sat gracefully on the palace in a gorgeous costume and said slowly:

"The guard is exempt."

"King Xie Xian."

Lu Jia put away the number of gifts, and at this time, Nuo stepped forward and said:

"You are a soldier who defends the country, and now the barbaric behavior is known to the world, and the king of Wei sent your Excellency here to make my king abandon benevolence and righteousness and sit idly by with his incorruptible tongue."

"Hehe......" The guard envoy sneered, and he didn't intend to pay attention to the promise at all, and said to the king of Xian: "King Xian, this envoy came to offer treasures on the order of my king, and your foreign envoy made indiscriminate remarks, which is inevitably cold. ”

Nuo Yiyan is difficult to pick his hair, this is the strategy discussed by King Xian and the cabinet yesterday, King Xian can't talk about his heart at all, as for whether it is "cold", in this era of shamelessness and invincibility, it is simply a routine to play, and no one in a normal country really cares.

So King Xian said tepidly:

"Nuo Aiqing, step aside."

"Yes."

After reluctating his promise, King Xian continued:

"The envoy of Wei came, I don't know what King Wei has to say."

"Back to King Xian, my king admires King Xian very much, but he suffers from the long distance and is tired of driving and riding all the way, so he sent this envoy to bring three national treasures to express my king's sincere respect to King Xian."

"Oh...... It's rare for King Wei to be so generous, but the widow doesn't remember when my Xianguo was kind to your country, and the Wei envoy was so generous and sycophant, it wouldn't be that the northern invasion of the Wei Kingdom was imminent, and he wanted the widow to stand by and watch death and not save it. ”

King Xian made it clear and went straight to the point, and the envoy was unmoved, but he did not deny what King Xian pointed to, and he said:

"What King Xian said is wrong, the eldest grandson country is brutal and unreasonable, so my king Xingren's righteous army is to destroy it, and if you want to eliminate the harm for the world, your country should join hands to send troops to fight against it, but my king thinks that your country is a state under the Jin state, so I don't want to be strong. But for the sake of the king......

Before he could say anything, he rebuked and snapped his words:

"Shut up! The nature of your tiger and wolf is well known to the world, and this time you set up an army to go on a northern expedition, all of which are to see the eldest grandson seeking benefits, and the king of Wei is greedy and wants to take it, and now he is stingy and stingy in this place to deceive my king, and wants to trap my king in unkindness and injustice, and how sinister his intentions are. King, this thief must not be left unchecked, and should be expelled from our court to set the record straight. ”

Nuo refuted sharply, and the guard made Lu Jia fight against each other without any intention of backing down:

"Lord Nuo's words are wrong, since I defended the country and marched eastward, I have all been at the order of the Son of Heaven to rejuvenate the royal road, and to crusade against all the violence at the will of heaven.

This time, the eldest grandson was unreasonable, unilaterally tore up the trade contract in our country, causing our country to suffer huge losses, even so, my king repeatedly gave the eldest grandson a chance, but the eldest grandson deceived my king's house and was kind-hearted, and sent several envoys to humiliate our king. ”

After the envoy finished speaking, Changshi Gaoxun stepped forward and said:

"Since it is a matter of trade, if it is not a matter of trade and business is not done, why do you raise an army to crusade, you and I have been in trade for many years, and there are many business disagreements, if you have a caries because of trade and raise an army to fight, will not everyone in the world be able to follow this reason, how can the Central Plains be stable."

"What Lord Changshi said is good." The prince agreed, and then said: "If there is a suspicion of raising troops because of trade, it is difficult for the world to accept this reason, and if the king of Wei does not accept this generous gift, please ask my father to know it." ”

The debate between the prince's civil officials and Lu Jia was fierce, the military attaché column remained silent as always, and although Bailiyan was wearing a silk crown, he was actually still a military attaché column.

Moreover, his weight is too heavy, if he expresses his position, it will be enough to follow the will of King Xian, if he does not follow the will of King Xian, King Xian is not very easy to speak, and he will definitely feel faceless in his heart, and he seems to have no position, so Bailiyan rarely publicly states in the court that it goes against King Xian's will or public opinion.

At this moment, regardless of how the prince, civil officials and the Lu family argued, the military attaché column remained silent, and Bai Liyan's eyes were always staring at the three treasure boxes carried by the guards, wondering what they could offer at the bottom, so that the king of Wei was so confident that he could persuade Xianguo to give up the use of troops.