When Aziz heard that it could be resolved through diplomatic negotiations, he was immediately overjoyed, after all, the prince of the Great Food Country was beheaded for crimes in other countries, if this kind of thing is said to be true, the reputation is really not very good, as long as he can save the face of the Great Food Country, even if he loses some benefits, it is worth it. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Aziz immediately asked, "I don't know what your country wants?" ”

Liu Shan said: "First of all, I want to state that Prince Mahdi will not be acquitted under any circumstances. If the Great Food Nation could cede the Indus Valley to our country, Prince Mahdi would be sentenced to a reduced sentence of only one year in prison! ”

Aziz's face changed dramatically: "This is impossible, the land was given to us by Allah as a great cannibal, and we will never cede it to anyone!" ”

Liu Shan leaned back in the chair: "Your Excellency, your attitude and tone of conversation make it impossible for us to continue, if your words can represent the will of the caliphate of the Great Food Country, then I can only express regret!" ”

Aziz's face changed a few times, and he said, "Lord Liu, you can put forward other conditions, and we can continue to talk!" For example, we can ransom His Royal Highness the Prince! ”

Liu Shan said: "Your Excellency, there is not much difference between paying a ransom and ceding land, and land can also be purchased with money, isn't it?" ”

Aziz said strongly: "We would rather pay the ransom than cede the land!" ”

Liu Shan thought for a while and said to Aziz: "Your Excellency Aziz, I tell you the truth, regarding the assassination and death of the Eastern Roman Empire's envoy Julius, we have enough reasons and evidence to arrest you, and your role in this matter is not much lighter than that of Mahdi, the reason why we did not move you is because we need an intermediary who can communicate with the caliph of the Great Food Country, if you block the communication channel between you and us without asking the caliphate, Then tomorrow the patrol house will come to talk to you! If Prince Mahdi may not be sentenced to death, then it is difficult for you to say, after all, your identity is too far from Prince Mahdi! ”

"You ・・・・・・" Aziz is obviously also a thief, after Liu Dan's words came out, his tough attitude just now was gone, and the whole person became like a frosted eggplant.

After a long time, Aziz asked decadently, "What do you want?" ”

"As I said earlier, the Great Food Nation ceded the Indus Valley region to our country, and we can guarantee that Prince Mahdi will be released after serving only one year in prison, and you will be safe and sound! Your Excellency, for the sake of your life, your future, and your family, I strongly advise you to think carefully! ”

Aziz made a final struggle and said excitedly: "Lord Liu, in the absence of an envoy, as a deputy envoy, I can act as an envoy with full powers, then I am entitled to the qualification of diplomatic immunity, and you cannot arrest me!" ”

Liu Dan, who was drinking tea, put down the teacup and said, "Your Excellency, the key is that your Great Food Country has not officially appointed you to replace Prince Mahdi as an envoy, so you are not entitled to diplomatic immunity!" In addition, I would like to remind you that once your country appoints someone else as an envoy, then your value will not exist, and the patrol will certainly act quickly, so I advise you to use your current status to prove your value and your role in the matter of Prince Mahdi to your caliph! ”

Aziz relented, covered his forehead and said, "Well, I can only do my best to write a letter to the caliph to state the matter, as for whether the caliph will listen to my advice, then it is not up to me to influence!" ”

Liu Shan said with satisfaction: "In fact, the upper and middle reaches of the Indus Valley are within my country's sphere of influence, and your country only needs to cede the lower reaches of the Indus River to our country, this land is not large, and the loss of ceding to our country is not much." You can tell Mansu that now our Western Qin officials are still blocking the news, once we disclose to our subjects the news that Prince Mahdi of the Great Food Country has repeatedly instructed his guards to kill people and plotted to assassinate the envoy of the Eastern Roman Empire Julius in our country, and wants to blame me for Western Qin, the news will soon spread to the territory of the Great Food Country, and what will the people in the Great Food Country think of Prince Mahdi, the royal family and the Caliph of Mansur at that time? I am afraid that this will seriously affect the prestige of the Great Food Royal Family among the people, and it will also affect the image of the Mansur Caliph in the hearts of believers! ”

Aziz asked: "When will Prince Mahdi's case be heard?" ”

Liu Shan said: "You or your country have five months!" ”

The news of what had happened in Henglos was quickly reported back to Baghdad (the new capital of the Great Food Country, the old capital was Kufa), and Caliph al-Mansur was furious when he heard the news. Mansur is not only a son of Mahdi, for such a son, he is really unwilling to cede the lower Indus River region to Western Qin, his son can be regenerated if he is gone, but if the land is ceded out, it will be difficult to take it back, but if he does not agree to the conditions of Western Qin, Western Qin will spread the news, once the news is transmitted back to the territory of the Great Food Country, this is a huge blow to the prestige of the royal family, especially now that he is trying to weaken other forces, in this critical period, the royal family is unable to withstand this kind of blow.

After more than ten days of weighing and considering, Mansur still decided to reluctantly agree to Xi Qin's conditions, he is not too good at martial arts, but politically much more mature than his brother Abu, the first caliph of the black-clothed Great Food, Abu is brutal and murderous, but Mansur is good at forbearance, and he has used political skills to eliminate many political enemies, including his uncle. He believes that in this period, it is necessary to solve internal troubles before freeing up his hands to deal with external enemies.

On the other hand, it was very difficult for the Great Food Nation to rule the lower Indus River region, and the Tianzhu people in the region had become increasingly dissatisfied with the rule of the Great Food Country, which was caused by the problem of the Great Food Ruler forcing the local Tianzhu people to change their faith. Mansur believes that this is the right time to get rid of this burden, and he will openly announce that he will renounce the rule of this region, in fact, he will secretly hand over with Western Qin, and when the Great Food Country's army withdraws from the region, the Western Qin army will immediately enter the takeover.

On the first day of the seventh month, Liu Shan received an official report from Liu Mingjian, the envoy in Baghdad, who sent a fast horse, saying that the Great Food Caliph Mansur had agreed to cede the lower Indus River region to Western Qin, but this could not be carried out in the open, and the transfer of garrison defense must be carried out in secret, and on the day of the handover, the Great Food Caliph Mansur would announce that he would renounce his rule over this region and withdraw his troops, that is, the cession agreement was a secret agreement and could not be made public.

At the same time, Aziz also received instructions from Baghdad, and Mansour demanded that Aziz take full responsibility for the negotiations with Western Qin on the Mahdi issue and agree with Western Qin on a specific date for the handover of the defense of the garrison ceded in the lower Indus region, complete the negotiations as soon as possible, and report the results to Baghdad.

Mansour believes that since it has been decided to cede the lower Indus region to Western Qin, it is necessary to quickly cut through the mess, get rid of this burden, and then travel lightly to resolve internal disputes, so that Western Qin can have a headache on how to rule the lower Indus region!

Zhao Ziliang took the note handed by Liu Dan and read it, and asked, "Did you Honglu Temple and Aziz start to discuss Mahdi's sentence and the handover of the lower Indus River?" ”

"Not yet, the lower official is waiting for the king's order!" Liu Shan said.

Zhao Ziliang thought for a while and asked, "What do you think can be done in the lower reaches of the Indus River in the fastest way?" ”

Liu Shan arched his hand and said: "Great King, the lower officials think that it will be three months at the earliest, the matter on the side of the Great Food Country is simpler, they only need to withdraw their troops and leave directly, while our side needs to fully understand the region in advance, and also decide what ruling policy to adopt for the region; appointing officials before taking over the area; what attitude should be taken towards the question of faith in the region; and which army to send in the area, and so on! ”

Zhao Ziliang immediately said: "Then let's do it, counting from the day when the Great Food Country withdraws its troops from the lower reaches of the Indus River and our side takes over the defense, a month later will be the day to release Mahdi!" You just said that it will take us three months to prepare, so you set the handover date at the 10th of October! ”

Liu Shan arched his hand and said: "Yes, go and talk to Aziz!" ”

After Liu Shan left, Zhao Ziliang beckoned to Xiao Qin and ordered, "Go and find Wang Can!" ”

"Yes, King!"

It didn't take long for Wang Can to walk in, clasp his fists and say, "Wang, are you looking for me?" ”

Zhao Ziliang nodded and said: "Things have changed, the Great Food Country agreed to our conditions, and decided to cede the lower Indus River region to us, if we get the lower Indus River region, we will have access to the sea, which will greatly enhance our economy and trade, and at the same time, we can also build ports and wharves in the coastal zone, build warships, and train a real navy, the lower reaches of the Indus River, this king is determined to win!" Therefore, you must go and meet with Zonaras and ask them to change their plans, and the operation to rob Mahdi must not be carried out in the territory of my Western Qin! After our deal with the Great Food Country is completed, we will send someone to escort Mahdi back to China after a month, and when we arrive at the border, the Great Food Country will send someone to pick him up, you can secretly reveal the location of the handover to him, as for what they do is their business, in short, they must not do it in my Western Qin, and we will never allow it! We must be honest in doing business, we have completed the handover to Mahdi, it is equivalent to completing the transaction, and then if something happens to Mahdi, it will be none of our business! Do you understand what this king means? ”

Wang Can said: "Yes, the last general understands, so go and inform Zonaras!" ”