Chapter 165 Peace Talks
Lin Feng didn't say a word, concentrating on the tea, as if there was something curious in the tea. Ignore Murong Qiyan's words and ignore them!
Murong Qiyan looked at it and was about to urge, but Situ on the other side said with a smile: "Princess Murong, the matter of border troubles is related to the interests of the country, and the matter is big and non-negotiable. Looking at the situation in the north, the situation of the countries competing for hegemony is coming, and the Yan State needs to lay a foundation in this era, and even unify the north, and even the princes and countries.
As the emperor's staff, he did not approve of the emperor's acceptance of the Rong people, not to mention wasting money and food, and he might also raise tigers and lay the root of the curse. The affairs of the Rong clan today are not only external affairs, but also family affairs of the emperor, in which there is no pure interest, on the contrary, a lot of people are added to the world. The emperor considered the mood of Concubine Xian Niangniang and accepted the Rong people, and in the future, he had to form an alliance between the two countries and control the damage to the Yan State to the minimum. ”
Sure enough, this Situ is extremely treacherous, what kind of emperor's family affairs, tribal affairs have nothing to do with Lin Feng, if you are ready to interfere with or annex the Rong clan as a son-in-law, don't you think about it!
However, the harsh conditions in the treaty and Situ's stubbornness made Murong Qiyan's attitude intough.
"However, the Yan Kingdom is already extremely strong, and the Rong Clan does not have the ability to threaten the Yan Kingdom now." Murong Qiyan glanced at Lin Feng, his tone weakened, and he secretly sighed that the plan was really not formulated by him, it seemed that he had wronged him a little before, what he would do was to lobby Situ and Wen Jishi, hoping that Lin Feng would look at his sister's face, so he could say a few words, his words, for Situ, were far more dry than what he said, and they were much more effective.
"Princess Murong, you also said that just because you can't now, it doesn't mean that the Rong clan has no strength for two years. The Cypriot tribe is full of wolf ambitions, and when it is weak, it will not start a war.
However, with a little ability, you will start a war to become stronger, and you have lived outside the country for a long time, and you know the terrain and climate well, and often come and go without a trace, and it is difficult to find revenge after you succeed.
Therefore, no matter who the alliance is, including the emperor, cannot be decided based solely on personal thoughts and thoughts, no matter who it is, no matter when, the interests of the Yan State must be considered first. Situ's tone was light, but his expression was undoubted, the absolute interests of the supreme one, said: "In the next words, maybe the princess will feel that I am unkind and unreasonable, but the reality is so cruel, if this winter, all the Rong people die at the hands of Donghu, Yan Guo will not feel guilty for not forming an alliance with the Rong people in time, after all, war has never been humane, and in the face of absolute interests, some principles are unshakable." The Ruorong clan has really developed to the point of extinction, and it is really investigated, and the princess is looking forward and backward and can't let go of some things. ”
Situ Zhiyan basically expressed Lin Feng's meaning, seeing that the heat was almost over, Lin Feng put down the teacup and glanced at Murong Qiyan, who looked sad and a little difficult to answer.
"Situ, you can't say too much, the princess is also my sister-in-law after all, when it is time for her subordinates to show mercy, she still has to be merciful."
The plan was formulated by Lin Feng himself, and for the sake of the interests of the Yan Kingdom, he would not waver in principle. So at the moment, he and Situ can only sing red face and black face.
Lin Feng's subordinates showed mercy, Murong Qiyan's expression was much better, he was the emperor, his attitude was very important, if he seemed to be silent before, and he said it to the sky, I am afraid he would not be able to change Situ's thoughts.
"Your Majesty, in the contract, most of the requirements are acceptable to me, but the relocation of the people, the division of the army, and the number of war horses are too aggressive, and they must be slightly modified.
Now the Rong people are in dire straits, their vitality is greatly damaged, and within ten years, they will not be able to recover from their heyday, not to mention the relocation of the people and the dismantling of the army, which will undoubtedly make the Rong people worse and put the Rong people to death. Murong Qiyan began to bargain. Is it possible not to move the people, divide the army, and reduce the number of war horses to 80,000? ”
"No!" Wen Jishi, who had been sitting for a long time, drank coldly and said something to stop him: "Princess Murong, 100,000 war horses are equivalent to taxes, and the relocation of the people and the division of the army are the revenues of the Yan Kingdom. Then, wouldn't the Rong tribe move to Hulin County without a capital transaction?
There is no pie in the sky, I want to ask, why do we do things that are meaningless to Yan Guo, and what are we doing that we have no intention of Yan Guo and may bury disasters, are we stupid, idiot, or stupid?
Princess, if you want to form an alliance, you must be sincere, you need to know, you don't want to find a child or a wolf, the Rong clan goes to Hulin County, and you want Yan Guo to resolve the crisis of the army for you, I think that Situ's request is simply too womanly.
The national interest is not a dinner party, it needs to be cautious, it needs to be very small, every millimeter, and if it can be won, it must be fought for, and if it cannot be won, it must be fought for. The emperor is benevolent, as a courtier, but he cannot be a woman's kindness, and has a woman's heart. ”
Looking at Wen Jishi's eloquent words, Murong Qiyan couldn't wait to overturn the table, take the teacup in front of him and smash it directly, kill him, definitely kill him!
Situ's words are harsh, but he still thinks about it from the perspective of negotiation, this Wen Ji Shi is not entered, stubborn, according to his tone, if he wants to talk, he will accept the terms of the overlord of Yan State, or it is not uncommon to talk about Yan Guo, but it is worry-free.
Slanted his eyes at Ji Shi below, Murong Qiyan said: "Renting land and paying rent is a matter of course, but at present, Lord Wen's Rong clan is like a beggar who is hungry and dying, and it is difficult to protect himself, so why not have money and grain to pay rent, so Qi Yan hopes that Lord Wen will raise his noble hand, and if there is surplus food in the future, he will make up for today's shortage." ”
"Hehe, the princess said this, from a personal point of view, I sympathize and hope to be able to support the Rong people, but from the interests of the Yan country, compassion and compassion cannot be eaten.
The Rong people have no money, no food, and should be incorporated into the Yan country, the law of nature is the law of nature, the Rong people are already dying, they must no longer adapt to the laws of nature, and it is inevitable to be replaced. ”
It's okay not to say it, but after saying it, this will make Wen Jishi's words more ruthless and his mind heavier, no longer simply helping the Rong people, but thinking about annexing the Rong people and dividing the Rong people into the Great Yan Kingdom.
As soon as these words came out, Murong Qiyan was in a dilemma, in a dilemma, before coming, he had investigated the two of them, but unfortunately he still only knew about the skin, he underestimated Situ and Wen Jishi, I didn't expect these two people to be powerful characters, no wonder Yan Guo was able to grow rapidly and become Lin Feng's right-hand man and confidant.
Looking at Murong Qiyan's helpless appearance, Lin Feng smiled bitterly and said: "Qiyan, Situ, Master Ji's words are a little colder, but in front of interests, there are many people who don't recognize the six relatives. The interests of the Rong people are interests, and the interests of the Yan country are also interests. 100,000 horses are not many, and the relocation of the people and the division of the army are both beneficial to the Rong people, even if there are disadvantages.
What's more, it is very risky for the Yan country to save the Rong tribe, the strength of the Borshu tribe is not weak, and it is far away from the Yan country, and the Yan country saves the Rong tribe at a great risk. This time, he cooperated with the Rong tribe to attack the Yelu Tiemeng tribe, so that the main army of the Rong tribe moved to Hulin, where there are dense water and grass, and it is a natural horse breeding place, and the Rong people will have a much better life in the future. Because of this principle, Yan Guo did not attach too many harsh conditions to other provisions. ”
Murong Qiyan hesitated in her thoughts, and didn't bother Situ and Wen Jishi, in her opinion, in contrast, Lin Feng was easy to talk to, would take into account his sister's mood, and would not do things too desperately, bit his lip, and said ruthlessly: "Sixty thousand horses, this is already the limit." ”
Lin Feng smiled secretly, staring at her with both eyes, and said with a smile: "Eighty thousand horses, no less, this is the bottom line of Yan Kingdom!" ”
Murong Qiyan fell into deep thought, pondered and calculated, and after a while, she finally nodded and said, "Okay, it's only 80,000 horses, but I also have the conditions, to divide the army and move the people, all the Rong people must be handled." Otherwise, I am worried that your people will take away all the young and middle-aged laborers of the Rong tribe, leaving behind the old and weak women and children, you can't refuse, I believe that you will do this. ”
"Hehe, I have the same worries, and I'm afraid that you will leave the elite and middle-aged laborers and divide the old and weak women and children to Yan Guo, Qi Yan, for the sake of fairness, the two sides will divide it in half." Lin Feng said with a smile. Before the negotiation, Lin Feng and Situ, Wen Jishi, and Yu Zheming had planned in detail the acceptance range of the Rong clan, and at this time, Murong Qiyan cut down 20,000 horses, which was expected by the four of them.
No matter how smart she was in the past, at this moment, in front of these three cunning men of Yan Kingdom, she seemed to be deflated, and she couldn't use her strength at all, so she couldn't help the other party.
couldn't help but scold in a low voice, three big men, bullying a weak woman, and being embarrassed to say it is really shameless.
After thinking about it, Murong Qiyan suddenly raised her head, and said with a sly look in her eyes: "Brother-in-law, when you married my sister that day, you promised that Yan Guo was rich and strong, and she would give the Rong clan a dowry, and now you shouldn't honor it." She hoped that Yan would not break up the Rong army or relocate the people.
Lin Feng smiled and said, "A son-in-law and half a son, Qi Yan, you are not married yet, and I am qualified to inherit half of the power of the tribe." The words were also very clever, defeating Murong Qiyan Xiao Jiujiu.
The only hope was broken by Lin Feng, Murong Qiyan had nothing to do, thought about it, and made up her mind to agree to form an alliance.
No matter how many clansmen are accepted in Yan Kingdom, at least the clansmen will not die in the war, on the contrary, when they come to Yan Country to have the protection of their sister and Tuoba Yu, their situation will not be too bad.
What's more, if she doesn't agree, there are only 400,000 people left in the Rong clan, and I am afraid that all of them will be buried in the war, which she can't bear to see.
"Qi Yan, if you have no objection, sign a contract, the two sides reach an alliance as soon as possible, and the Yan army will rescue your people as soon as possible!" Lin Feng urged, for fear that Murong Qiyan would come back to his senses and see through his plan.
Murong Qiyan nodded silently, very reluctant to sign the alliance, who let the Rong people ask for Yan Guo? The situation of the tribe cannot be delayed, and one day later, the tribe will be more dangerous, and it may suffer the disaster of annihilation, and become a vassal and slave of Borshu.