At dusk that day, Bailiyan left the palace and returned to the house, and Zhao Anling had been waiting for most of the day.

"An Ling has seen Master Hou."

Zhao Anling's mansion gave a slight salute, Bailiyan handed the horse reins to Jiang Jie, and said as he walked:

"Does Mr. Zongbo have a reply?"

"Yes, please take a look."

Bai Liyan took the letter and went to the study to open it, although she expected it, the result was still unexpected.

"Shhhh The eldest grandson wants to ally in the Xian Kingdom, and the King of Jin wants to try to make me Yongxing City! ”

"Yes, Master Hou, I and Brother Zong are deliberating left and right, thinking that if the Jin Kingdom wants to force the alliance under the Great King's city, and the countries are convinced, the Changsun Kingdom is willing to ally in the Xian Kingdom, and only the King of Jin sends troops to the west as a condition in exchange for the Changsun Kingdom to come to the Xianhui Alliance, so as to force the King of Xian to cede Yongxing."

Bai Liyan was behind him, pacing back and forth, in his opinion, Ji Jun did this, it could no longer be described as despicable, he was a scoundrel and a scumbag through and through. After thinking for a moment, he said:

"I don't think it is so easy for Mr. Zongbo to design the relocation of the Ligong faction to Xianguo, and the Ligong faction is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Although he is not a prince, he is also insatiable, and he runs very fast when he sees that the situation is not good, which is difficult for me to use, and the Jin State may not buy the account of the Gong Gong faction.

As for the royal guest, forcibly intervening in the alliance of the princes will cause the jealousy of all countries, which will be extremely unfavorable to the royal guest in the future. ”

"Master Hou don't worry, Uncle Zong has a clever plan, the most important thing at the moment is to invite the Gong Gong into the urn, if this matter is successful, the future can be expected."

"But the appetite of the Ligong faction is bound to be not small, and it is really difficult to make the Xianwang feel profitable and satisfy the Ligong faction."

Bailiyan knows very well that the Ligong faction has fallen to this point, in fact, it is all blamed on the Ligong faction for being too greedy, using technology monopoly to make a lot of profits.

Although the accumulation of primitive technology and asset investment do require a large amount of capital investment to explore the laws of technology, the Gonggong faction has gone too far and is hated excessively.

Moving it into Xianguo is not a bad thing, but it is not a good thing to be happy about.

First of all, the school of labor, as a school, is not bound by the current law.

Secondly, according to the current practice, the headquarters of the sect is the private territory of the sect, and according to the interpretation of modern international concepts, the territory of the sect enjoys sovereignty, although there is no definition of sovereignty, but in fact it is equivalent to ceding a piece of land.

Third, Bai Liyan would rather see the Ligong faction fall apart, and then clean up the mess and wait for the benefits, rather than take in this wandering technology company as a whole.

Once the Ligong faction disintegrates, its various factions are self-contained, and Bailiyan can use the power to slowly divide it and take it for his own use. But if the sect is united, it can be cleaned up with administrative power.

After the whole group moved in, they already had a lot of knowledge imparted by Bailiyan, especially mathematics, cartography, engineering, and mechanics.

The technological superiority under its control will wipe out considerable profits and even cause national defense hazards, and at the same time, it will be difficult for Xianguo to tax it.

If he talks about taxation now, Bai Liyan doubts that the head of the Ligong faction can spit on him.

In addition, the proliferation of technology is also a huge risk, and although countries are not yet aware of the power of "science", it is the most troublesome thing if the Gang faction sells arms in order to make a profit in order to make a profit. Whether it is suppressed or exterminated, it may be attacked by the joint forces of the princes of various countries.

But for now, neither can Zhao Xun be allowed to draw too many troops from the front line, and with the current practice, Xianguo has no legitimate reason and ability to refuse countries to enter the alliance, and Zhiguo obviously will not make any unfavorable statements against Zhiguo, Zong Botai's invitation to the urn is undoubtedly one of the few options at the moment.

After weighing it again and again, Bai Liyan finally agreed.

"According to Mr. Zongbo's words, please enter the urn. However, I still need to carefully consider the conditions of the Gonggong faction, and I must consider it carefully so as not to suffer from it. ”

"Then I will immediately bring the meaning of Master Hou to Brother Zong."

"No, stay in the east wing of my mansion tonight, and tomorrow my guard will send you to Yongxing. The people of the Jin Kingdom are becoming more and more rampant now, you and Brother Zong are both the arms of the Hou, and the Jin people do not dare to attack the Hou for the time being, but it is more than enough to attack you. Don't leave tonight, and leave tomorrow after dawn. ”

Zhao Anling and Zong Botai are both reclusive people, and in recent years, Bailiyan has rarely let the two of them show up, and it is difficult to know the outside world. But after several confrontations over time, it is clear whether it is deep or shallow, and it is difficult to guarantee that Xihuan will not be poisoned.

While the two were talking, Jiang Jie came in to report:

"Master Hou, the foreign deacon has arrived."

"Oh, it's so late, what are you going to do. Go, invite him to the vestibule of the atrium. ”

"No."

Before Xun Mu passed away, Nuo Yiyan was recommended by Xun Mu and promoted to foreign envoy, in charge of foreign affairs. This man is intelligent, wise, conscientious, one of the few hardliners in the court, and a typical pragmatist.

Xu Bu came to the atrium, and Nuo Yiyan knelt on the right seat and drank tea and ate snacks. Seeing Bailiyan, he was busy getting up and saluting:

"Yongxing Hou."

"Lord Nuo doesn't have to be formal, please be seated."

The two sat down separately, and Bai Liyan motioned to the maid to bring Nuo Yiyan another plate of glutinous rice cakes.

"Lord Nuo, but there's something urgent?"

"It's not in a hurry, it's the envoy of Zhiguo who has arrived, and he is meeting the king, called condolence, and he is actually here for the alliance. In addition, King Zhi sent an envoy to come, and he had already entered the country, and he should arrive in Chenling in a few days. ”

"Who's from the Mission?" Bai Liyan hurriedly asked.

"Zhiguo Da Sima Tao Yong, Gongliangwen's son Gongliangxiu."

"In this way, the king wants Benhou to secretly carry out activities."

"Exactly. Hou Ye and Gongliang Xiu are good friends, presumably King Zhi also means this, but he is not worried that Gongliang Xiu has a personal relationship with Hou Ye, so Tao Yong is a righteous envoy. ”

"Then the mission came in the name of condolences, or did it come for the affairs of the alliance?"

"In the name of condolences, we are negotiating commercial transactions between the two countries."

No matter what the name of the envoy is to Xianguo, whether it is a condolence or a trade mission, it is just a pretense, and in the final analysis, it is political selfishness.

Although Tao Yong gained fame and achievements, the casualties of Tao Yong's army were not small, and the loss of national manpower, material and financial resources was extremely high.

Although the other vassal states were also discouraged, and although they received war reparations, the situation of the isolated Zhi states was more difficult than that of the other vassal states.

It is still nominally a hegemon, but it is like a tiger lying in an ICU ward, with an astonishing force.

Sending Nuo away, Bai Liyan forwarded the news to Zhao Anling and asked him for his opinion:

"Mr. Zhao thinks, can you make some fuss about Zhiguo?"

"Hou Ye is trying to take advantage of the situation?"

"Why not."

"But King Zhi will never do anything detrimental to the interests of Zhi during the alliance, which is probably not feasible. And I heard that the public conscience cultivated his mind, how can I hide this matter from him. ”

"Hehe, Zhiguo went to my Xianguo in the name of mourning and trading this time, why can't you lead Zhijun into the Yongxing River in the name of trading."

"Shhh...... This plan will be successful, but I'm afraid that King Zhi will not agree, and how can he hide it from Gongliangxiu. ”

"Gongliang Xiu said that as long as King Zhi insists on sending a naval army into Xianguo to pledge goods, Gongliang's clan will do the opposite at that time, and advise King Xian not to lead troops into Xian, and Gongliang Xiu will agree to relieve the siege for us."

"In this way, it is necessary to lure the country with huge profits."

"400,000 catties of pig iron, 200,000 catties of steel ingots, 50,000 pieces of steel blades, 200,000 pieces of cotton cloth, 100,000 catties of soap, 200,000 catties of liquor, and 20,000 pieces of porcelain and glassware, can you impress King Zhi at a low price?"

Zhao Anling's eyes rolled in shock, and he immediately said:

"That should be the case. As long as Zhiguo promised to send a number of troops in the name of pledging goods, no matter how many troops were sent, the vassal states would also have to weigh them. ”

Thanks to the technological progress and capacity expansion of Yongxing City, a large amount of inventory has accumulated in the warehouse, ranging from candle oil to steel and cloth. Bailiyan believes that 400,000 catties of pig iron can be thrown on the street casually, which can lead to the princes of various countries to scramble, but in fact, it is to be a low-key person, accumulate strength, and reserve steel and materials for future development.

400,000 catties of pig iron is undoubtedly a huge wealth for Zhiguo, which has an annual output of only more than 100,000 catties of iron. Pig iron can be used to make agricultural tools to restore agriculture, steel is used to strengthen national defense, and even can be used to cast artillery, while the cloth of Xianguo is delicate and cheap, and it is used in the cotton of Zhiguo, and Zhiguo does not suffer a loss.

The next day, Baili Yan entered the palace, and after the early dynasty, King Xian ordered the prince Jiang Yu to preside over today's condolences and summon Baili Yan Imperial Garden to ask about politics.

"Zhiguo Mission, how is Aiqing going to deal with it?"

"Back to the king, Zhiguo must be here for the alliance, so it is even more important to make a good alliance with Zhiguo and show the sincerity of the king."

"But Zhiguo will never stand up for the widow, no matter how sincere the widow is."

"But since things have changed, the king must make a good marriage."

"What does Yongxing Marquis mean?"

"The minister told the king yesterday that the king of Jin passed by the tomb to go to the eldest grandson alliance, which is by no means goodwill. The ministers thought that the king of Jin was very likely to persuade the lord of the eldest grandson to change the location of the alliance to my Xianguo, so that the Jin state could logically coerce the king to recognize the alliance. ”

"It can't be! The eldest grandson country proclaimed himself the leader of the alliance, how could he change the land of the alliance to the country of widows, isn't it nonsense! ”

"But if the Jin army sends troops to the west, it will undoubtedly be of great benefit to the Changsun army, which is weak in the infantry army."

"The Jin State sent troops for the Changsun Kingdom, what benefits can the King of Jin get."

"The minister thought that it must be the eldest grandson and the Jin State who were in cahoots, and the power of the alliance forced the king to cede Yongxing City to the Jin State, so that the Jin State marched westward with 300,000 troops, which not only had direct benefits to the Liang State and the Changsun State, but also exerted frontal pressure on the Sun State, Wei Guo, and Xu State, but it was beneficial to all the countries bordering the Black Turban Army.

Therefore, at that time, the princes will meet the alliance, and it is natural for the Jin State to send troops and ask for benefits, and the countries will only sacrifice the interests of the Xian State to safeguard their own interests.

If the king does not allow it, then my more than 400,000 soldiers are pressed on the front line and cannot be withdrawn, not to mention the other princes of the alliance accompanying the escort army, only the Jin State is stationed in Beihai with 300,000 horses, and it can be justifiably killed into the tomb, what the result, the king should not be difficult to imagine. ”