The conventional weapons of Kublai Khan's time were also very advanced, and the armor, swords, guns, bows and arrows were very well made. Moreover, if you look at the "History of the Yuan Dynasty", you know that there were even craftsmen in the Yuan Dynasty who relied on advanced skills to become kings, and there were also those who relied on cooking skills to become kings, which is a unique phenomenon in human history.

Wherever the Mongol army went, as long as it was a craftsman and craftsman, he would not kill it, and as for the scholars, he killed one by one, almost extinguishing the seeds of reading in the hinterland.

Later, a generation of grandmaster Yuan Haowen made a special trip to Beijing to ask Kublai Khan to be the great master of Confucianism in the mainland, that is, the head of Confucianism, Kublai Khan agreed, and only then did he let go of the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River and did not kill them, and at this time the scholars in the north were basically killed.

Zhang Juzheng said with a smile: "Today is different from the past, they are no longer the time when the Mongolian iron cavalry is invincible in the world, and they are indeed inferior to the iron manufacturing day by day, and they basically rely on the export of the mainland." As for the specific reasons, I don't know very well. If you're interested, you might as well get there and find out about some of the elders. ”

Next, Zhang Juzheng explained to him which specific one can be the lowest step to which step, to what extent the other party's conditions must be lowered, if it is exceeded, it is unacceptable, and what conditions can be met, etc.

Besides, I kept them all in my head, and it seemed that I would have to talk about it for a few days no matter what, and finally take out that prerequisite, and the other party would naturally veto, and I could throw up my sleeves and rest.

"You have to remember that it is better to drag out the negotiation time, the longer the better, on a certain project, you can make some concessions appropriately, give the other party some sweetness, and on a certain project, you must be resolute to make them feel that you are negotiating seriously. Advance and retreat must pay attention to the heat and grasp the authenticity of the details. Blindly giving in will make the other party think that you are weak and can be bullied, and you will suddenly press the conditions to the end. Blindly refusing to give in will make the other party feel insincere, and it will be impossible to talk. Zhang Juzheng began to teach him negotiation skills.

Of course, there are skills in negotiation, although no matter how you talk about it, strength is the most powerful weapon at the negotiation table, but skills can still play a huge role, and sometimes you can make the other party feel that you have taken advantage of it while gaining benefits, which is skill.

At the same time, there are various psychological tactics, which even Zhang Juzheng can't teach him, so he can only play on the spot.

"Why use delaying tactics, and do you want to use negotiations to make a big deal?" Besides, he asked.

"You don't need to ask about this, anyway, the longer you delay, the greater the credit." Zhang Juzheng said with a smile.

"Well, the longer I delay, the more King Altan will understand that the bigger he is in charge, the more angry he will be, and in the end it will be me who is unlucky." Besides, he smiled bitterly.

"You don't have to worry about this, the king of Alta still has this measure, even if he has any anger, he will use it on the battlefield, and he will not be angry with you negotiators." Zhang Juzheng is confident.

Besides, he nodded weakly, anyway, Zhang Juzheng is a guarantee plus a guarantee. He believed that Zhang Juzheng would not harm himself, but when he arrived outside the Saiwai, it was beyond his control, what did Zhang Juzheng do to ensure the safety of himself and other attachés? By imagination?

He didn't say these things in his heart, he could only say something when he wanted, and he could adapt to the situation.

"The imperial court still has other arrangements for our safety, right?" He rolled his eyes and suddenly thought of this.

If the White Lotus Sect can place people in the capital, of course the imperial court can do it, and there should be precautions.

"You don't have to ask, when you need the help of the imperial court, you will naturally get it, I can guarantee that." Zhang Juzheng said very solemnly.

"Okay." Besides, he said no more, and got up to take his leave.

When he went back, he felt that his head was bigger than the big bucket that measured the rice, and he was dizzy, and he felt that his life was in danger.

He didn't know how big the nomads were, anyway, those people all had a unified characteristic, that is, they had a strong character, and once they were provoked, they would never die.

This negotiation is simply an art of playing with people, and it has to be vividly manifested in his own hands, and in the end the reaction of the Tatars is already predictable, and it is worth not killing himself on the spot.

If the preconditions are thrown out at the beginning of the negotiations, it will only be the breakdown of the negotiations, and the damage to feelings will not be great, and there is a great hope that he and his attaché will come back alive, but according to Zhang Juzheng's play, he will have to confess to the Tatar royal court nine times out of ten, and the detention for several years will be counted as blessed by God.

He brought Murong Yanran and Zhou Dingcheng over, told them about it, and asked everyone to discuss it.

"We have to arrange a retreat in advance, and it is unreliable to count on the imperial court." Besides, he said it bluntly.

"The power of the Quanzhen Sect outside the Saiwai is the largest, if they are willing to serve, it is not a big problem, it is difficult for other sects to radiate their power to the Tatar royal court." Murong Yanran frowned.

"Then talk to the Quanzhen Sect, don't mention the negotiations, and let them help arrange a route for withdrawal." Besides.

"They won't obey their fate, I talked to them last time, and now I haven't answered, and asking them again is just a soft nail." Murong Yanran smiled bitterly.

"Aren't you related to the Salt Gang? Arrange more people to infiltrate it, pretend to be the people of the Salt Gang, and rob people out as a last resort. "Zhou Ding became enlightened.

"It's a viable option." Murong Yanran's eyes lit up.

"It's useless. This time I am not alone, there is a mission, I can't leave others to escape alone, then I will really have no shame to see Jiangdong's father. And lamented.

The Salt Gang was originally an excellent escape route, if he just sneaked into the outside of the fortress alone, with the close protection of several masters such as Murong Yanran, coupled with Xiaojun, an escape expert, the Salt Gang channel would be able to play a role, and it would not be a problem to escape from the joint pursuit of the Tatars and the White Lotus Sect. But now he is organizing a group to negotiate with Tatars, and he is still an ambassador with plenipotentiary negotiations, how can he leave his team members and flee for his life?

He would never be able to do such a thing, and since he was an ambassador for negotiations, he also had a duty to protect everyone in the mission.

"How so? How many people will participate in this negotiation? Murong Yanran was surprised.

"There are many, there are more than ten officials, everyone has an entourage, plus the servants, how can there be more than a hundred people." Besides, he smiled bitterly.

He didn't know the exact number of people yet, but he knew it in his heart.

First of all, the Great Honglu Temple had to send two officials, as a special deal with vassal states and foreign countries, of course, the Great Honglu Temple had to send people, and then the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of War all sent officials, because many projects were related to them, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate also had to send people, the purpose of course was to accompany the delegation to supervise the officials of the negotiation mission, and to report back to the imperial court.

As for whether the palace will send a eunuch, it has not yet been decided.

In general, there must be more than a dozen officials, and of course it is impossible for officials to go on the road alone, and they must have servants to serve on the road, and they must bring their own cooks, guards, and so on.

Not to mention, he also has to bring some guards, of course, Ji Chang only chooses a few of these guards to serve as servants, mainly Murong Yanran's master and apprentice, Miao Tianxiang brothers, and it is difficult to say whether the Qinwang faction will give him a few more people.

"Seventy-seven-eighty-eight, this is simply a small army, if you fall out with the Tatars, you can't get out safely." Zhou Dingcheng also had a big head when he thought about it.

"When the time comes, we can only snatch you out and protect you back in the pass, and the others have to give up." Murong Yanran told the truth.

"No, I'll have to bring everyone back, and I'll be the last one to step through the gate." Besides, he said resolutely.

"Things may not have developed to that point, isn't it necessary for the imperial court to detain their people here? Needless to say, the Great Elder and Holy Maiden of the White Lotus Sect were enough, and the White Lotus Sect would never give up on them. "Zhou Ding became enlightened.

"The problem is that people are likely to have a way to escape from Beijing and escape to the outside of the Guan, and we have no way to do anything about it in the vast prairie." Besides, he smiled bitterly.

This is what he is most worried about, they have been disturbing and trying their best to arrest the Great Elder and Holy Maiden of the White Lotus Sect, but in the end they have not even seen the shadow of others, even if these people can be hostages during the negotiation, how do they know that these people will not play tricks and escape? With those traitorous powerful families behind the scenes, anything can happen.

"Isn't there a chance that the negotiations will succeed? Isn't the imperial court very confident, I heard that the Tatar side is also looking forward to it, and sent a prince of sufficient weight. Zhou Dingcheng asked.

"This is indeed the highest level and the largest negotiation, but there is little hope that it will be completed." Besides.

He couldn't say the details of the negotiations and some of the matters that Zhang Juzheng had explained, so he could only answer vaguely.

"Whether there is hope or not, a retreat must be arranged in advance, just in case, and the Tatars are notoriously untrustworthy." Murong Yanran said.

"Go and ask the people above you, don't they keep saying that they absolutely protect my safety? This time it's time for them to give it their all. Besides, he said with squinted eyes.

"Okay."

Both of them had to agree, and as for how the people above would answer and what they could do, they didn't know.

If the Qinwang faction goes all out and stirs up trouble in the Mongolian steppe, this matter is not without a little solution, but it depends on whether they are willing to do so.

"Since the imperial court is expecting the breakdown of negotiations, what can they do to make the entire mission return safely? Is it really expected to return hostages to hostages? ”

After Murong Yanran left, she was still thinking hard. I have never understood this question, it is said that Zhang Ju is a person who takes one step and sees three steps, and the practice of taking one step at a time and taking off his shoes is not his style of acting.

The imperial court must have a plan to deal with all kinds of emergencies, perhaps to consider secrecy, and no one will let it know.

Besides, after thinking about it for a long time, I still couldn't come up with an eyebrow, so I had to think about it. No matter what the plan, it can only really work if you are in your own hands.