Chapter 541

“.” After careful consideration, His Royal Highness the Second Prince decided to mobilize all his strength, and under the condition that he could get the greatest support at this moment, get rid of his brother and take the position of the lord of the country into his pocket. The second prince asked to see Ye Tao again, but Ye Tao told him that no matter what, he would take Chang Ling away, depending on the attitude of His Royal Highness the Prince. Thinking about it, this can be regarded as making the attitude very clear, if he can help in this matter, then Ye Tao will still help. But Ye Tao asked him what to do next, but he was stunned.

Now he is in control of the forbidden army in Yuhang City, and the city guards are under the control of His Royal Highness the Prince. The forces on both sides are about the same. Although the forbidden army occupies a relatively good geographical location, the forbidden army stationed in the palace and the surrounding area can reach any point in the city as quickly as possible. But the city guards are not much different, the forbidden army in the city is less than 30,000 people, of which 6,700 are ceremonial troops with basically no combat effectiveness, although they look bright, but their combat effectiveness is not flattering. The city guard numbered 66,000. If the two sides clash, it is really difficult to say what the outcome will be. If you want to launch a lightning attack inside the city and get rid of the prince to control the court, then those troops outside the city will not be of much use. When they come, if the situation is not resolved, then the problem is big.

The second prince's main responsibility for this matter is Chang Xufeng, the commander of the forbidden army, who is also a side disciple of the Chang family, who has been following the second prince for more than ten years, and is loyal, and whether it is force or intelligence, it is the choice of the moment. At this critical time, the second prince wanted to pretend that nothing had happened, the games that should be played, the banquets that should be feasted, and the prepared itinerary were not allowed to be moved, he handed over everything to Chang Xufeng to decide, and only informed him of the key. This decision alone requires great courage and determination, which also makes Ye Tao feel a little impressed by this prince.

Ye Tao also left everything to Jin Ze to decide. If you want to talk about trust, it is naturally no problem, but more importantly, Ye Tao feels that he is really not skilled in this kind of business. Ye Tao is in the city and is willing to cooperate, which means that at least forty first-class masters can be added to this operation, as well as nearly a thousand soldiers with excellent combat effectiveness. How powerful Ye Tao's guard battalion is, the outside world has been speculating about this matter, but from the evaluation of Dongping's domestic affairs, the combat effectiveness of this army may be stronger than Tan Xiaopei's inner court guards. This is also the result of Tan Xiaopei's direct inquiry, compared to Tan Xiaopei, who has been staying in Danyang to deal with complicated political affairs, Ye Tao, who has been running around, obviously needs more comprehensive and strong protection. Ye Tao himself didn't ask about the construction of the guard camp, but someone always did these things for him.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was also very cooperative during this time, he originally planned to find ways to get the support of Dongping, at least so that Ye Tao would not reject him, and he was also trying his best to facilitate the return of Chang Ling and Tan Weiya to Danyang. But judging from his relationship with Chang Ling, especially in combination with the current situation, it is obviously unlikely that he will play much of a role. And, more importantly, he didn't expect Ye Tao to reach an agreement with his younger brother so quickly. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also the one who is currently negotiating with Feng Hao with several ministers, and whenever the differences between the two sides cannot be reconciled, he tries to mediate. But judging from the current situation, it is clear that the differences between the two sides are not something that he can resolve in a short period of time. There are also his and his brother's respective teams in the negotiation team, and there are already great contradictions, such as commercial interests, some differences in disposal authority, and many Chunnan families are involved, and more persuasion and mediation work needs to be done behind the scenes, which is not a problem that can be solved in a short time. But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really didn't expect that Ye Tao would decide to support the second prince at this time. From the beginning, he didn't think about the problem, what Ye Tao needed was not a new alliance agreement between the two countries, but to bring Chang Ling and Tan Weiya back.

"My lord, I'd better stay here. There are still a lot of troubles for the mission to withdraw as soon as possible. Ye Tao asked Liu Yong to assist Jin Ze to solve the problem in one fell swoop, and by the way, he also showed off his strength, letting the second prince know that if he wanted to regret it, Liu Yong, the first person in the world, might also become the first terrible assassin in the world. What is missing by the second prince's side is a master, a master of sufficient magnitude.

"No, no. There were only so many people in the mission this time, most of them were guards and soldiers, and it was originally for the convenience of various operations. Tomorrow, I'll let some of them go on a tour of the seawall first. Of course, they dragged their feet in the afternoon and did not return in the evening. In terms of mission negotiations, Feng Wei will also throw some heavyweight things to make them quarrel. We'll be here when we start, and then it's up to you. After all, there are only a few of us. It is unlikely that the troops will split into two ways. Ye Tao explained: "There is also the power on the sea, and Old Man Qi is said to have brought the most elite troops over, and there are nearly a thousand people." As long as you don't siege the city, even if you toss it, there will be no problem. ”

After thinking about it for a while, Liu Yong agreed. Ye Tao was extremely calm in handling this matter, and he had extremely exquisite thinking in calculating the forces of all aspects and making these forces turn around. Ye Tao has obvious advantages and disadvantages in being a general, and can infect others and organize others in his own way, but when he implements command, he is limited to not having a solid enough military foundation, and he is always a little lacking. But sometimes, it's his ideas that are missing. He had taken into account the forces on the Yazhou side almost at the beginning, and the method designed by Ye Tao was also highly feasible to carry out continuous attacks overnight and transfer the entire mission.

When Feng Hao negotiated with Chunnan in the past few days, he could be regarded as full of majesty. What he threw out was one topic after another that gave Chunnan a headache. The first is the issue of blackmail on the trade routes between the two countries, and yes, Feng Hao started raising this issue with this kind of toothache word. It is naturally difficult for Chunnan to give an answer quickly, and this matter is indeed their fault, this is a clause that has long existed in the previous agreement, but the degree of implementation of the two sides is too different. In this matter alone, Dongping has suffered no less than one million taels of silver in the past year, which is by no means a small number. Feng Hao made it clear that Chunnan must give a detailed explanation, apologize to the merchants who suffered losses and return the losses, and also ensure that such things will not be done again in the future, or simply allow the caravan to greatly strengthen the escort force. Strengthen the escort force? Just kidding, there will be ghosts if Chunnan can agree, once this article is passed, it is equivalent to allowing Dongping to constantly send troops into Chunnan to carry out all kinds of infiltration work. And the former, to apologize and return the loss, this is something that the Chunnan court has never done. After all, it is still a form of government in which the lord of the country has the final say, and if the government and the army do something wrong, at most, pay attention in the future, and the bitter lord should be thankful, and there is no need to think about this kind of thing as apologizing. And to ensure that this kind of thing is not done again, to be honest, it is really not easy. With this alone, Feng Hao had a two-day argument with Chunnan officials.

Subsequently, he raised the restrictions imposed by the Kyushu Chamber of Commerce on the acquisition of land and farms, and hoped that Chunnan would allow the Bank of Yunzhou to conduct business in Chunnam in exchange for weapons, military technical equipment, and so on. People of insight can realize that once it is allowed, it is that Dongping can blatantly infiltrate Chunnan economically. With the ability to talk about Weixin, with the Kyushu Chamber of Commerce, the Seven Seas Trading Company, the Bank of Yunzhou, and other large and small merchants who are definitely willing to follow these giant crocodiles into the cause of the Chunnan War, Rao is Chunnan believes that his financial resources are unparalleled in the world, but most of the wealth is hidden in the treasury of the people and the big families, and it is absolutely impossible for the capital that can really be mobilized on a large scale to exceed the sum of these predators. However, Dongping's ordnance and military technical equipment are really attractive, especially Feng Wei's suggestion that he can assist Chunnan in training the army, and the two sides can maintain friendly exchanges and contacts on the border and inform each other of various movements. This kind of "friendly" move made Chunnan's officials a little delusional.

After struggling for a few more days, Feng Hao threw out a suggestion that the two heads of state meet to discuss some topics in detail. But Feng Hao jokingly said that this also has to be done by the lord of the country, and the two sides can meet in a neutral zone first. If there is basic trust, it is advisable to carry out an exchange of visits between the heads of state of the two countries, but Feng Wei generously pointed out that in fact, Tan Xiaopei has always wanted to come to Chunnan to have fun, but it must be under the conditions of healthy and stable relations between the two countries. The travel of the lord of the country, especially this kind of extremely sensitive travel, is accompanied by a full set of honor guards and guards, and that means a full 30,000 horses. Feng Hao sneered and said that in terms of Dongping's military strength, 30,000 elites were enough to launch an offensive of sufficient magnitude.

The three proposals are becoming more and more tempting, but they are also becoming more and more entangled in the government and the opposition in Chunnan. The relationship with Dongping is undoubtedly the biggest problem and challenge facing Chunnan. In this situation where Dongping has already released its goodwill, Chunnan does not dare to risk war no matter what. And they seem to have caught something in Feng Hao's arrogant attitude: the officials in Dongping were not very happy with this attitude.

The content of the daily negotiations can be passed to Anping before the evening of the same day. And Fuhutang is also making preparations, a force of Fuhutang has been placed by Chang Ling's side, although it is not assigned by this temperamental princess, but it does make Chang Ling a lot more confident, and it also makes Yu Hang's situation more and more complicated. However, Anping will not be satisfied with this, his goal is far from so simple. And the second prince and Ye Tao already have an agreement, which does not make An Ping feel strange. Among the two princes, he is also inclined to the second prince, but whether to hand over Tan Weiya and Chang Ling to Ye Tao is another question. Anping felt that if he could take Tan Weiya into his own hands, it would be a very advantageous bargaining chip. An Ping had quietly sent Ruan Xiaowu's team into Yuhang, lurking in the merchants, warehouses and other places controlled by Fuhutang. These people are loyal, brave, and skillful, and An Ping expects them to be able to take advantage of the chaos to do something when Ye Tao and the second prince are launched. With those people around Chang Ling, it shouldn't be very difficult......