Coming out of the negotiation site, Director Wang hurriedly returned to the station with his people. Before he had time to return to his residence, he rushed to the Weiguo Mansion and asked to see his uncle Wang Yan. The asking price in the north is too high, and it is not something that Jiangdong can afford at all, so he can only put the hope of mediation on his uncle.

In the Luoyang Imperial Palace, in the imperial study. Sima Shu was sitting behind the bookcase and working on various documents. Some of these recitals were directly submitted to the emperor by some ministers, and some were forwarded by the cabinet.

"Little Dengzi, have you come back after talking to Master Du?" Sima Shu said to the attendant Xiao Dengzi.

"By Your Majesty's will!" Who knew that when he went out, he happened to meet Du Xi rushing to the imperial study, and immediately led the other party in.

"Du Aiqing is back? How? Didn't it work out? Sima Shu saw Du Xi's somewhat unnatural face and knew that something was wrong with the negotiation.

"Well, our conditions are a little scared of Jiangdong, but from the perspective of Yichen, Jiangdong will have to give in sooner or later!"

Immediately afterwards, Du Xi introduced the entire negotiation process to Sima Shu in detail, and the two discussed the future negotiation strategy for a long time, and Du Xi did not leave the palace until a long time later. Just when Sima Shu was paying attention to the negotiations, Wang Dao also complained to Wang Yan in Wang Yan's mansion.

"Alas, uncle, the court's asking price this time is too ruthless!" As soon as they saw Director Wang, he shook his head and sighed.

"Okay, okay, don't sigh, don't sigh, isn't it completely decided? Isn't this just the beginning? You still have a chance, as long as you plan well, you may not be able to fulfill your wishes! Wang Yan hurriedly comforted the other party.

"Virtuous nephew. You sit down and rest for a while, if you have any questions, talk to your uncle about it, how did you talk to the court this time? Wang Yan asked directly.

"Alas, it's hard to say, this time my nephew is afraid that I will live up to the trust of King Jin in me, and my nephew will not have the face to go back to see Jiangdong's father!" Director Wang had no scruples at this time, and he also knew that he could only point to his uncle at the moment, so he immediately cried when he saw Wang Yan asking.

"What? Is Lord Du deliberately making things difficult for the virtuous nephew? This Du Xi is so hateful, he shouldn't have been allowed to be the negotiator in the first place, and his uncle should have insisted that Lord Pei Wei preside over the negotiations. Wang Yan frowned and muttered to himself.

"Not really. Uncle. The nephew felt that this matter should not be an idea that Lord Du could get, but the court's asking price was too ruthless! Director Wang replied.

"Hehe, uncle understands, this is the so-called deception to the sky and asking for the price to pay back. It doesn't matter if the court asks for a ruthless price. As long as the imperial court is willing to negotiate peace. Then there's still a chance. Wang Yan's face looked a little better.

"Uncle, do you mean that this is the imperial court's asking price?"

"Hmm. It can't all be said that His Majesty did propose at the cabinet meeting that Jiangdong should be fully incorporated into the imperial court, so Lord Du is not a sky-high asking price. ”

"That's from my uncle's point of view. Can I Jiangdong exchange the land compensation for temporary peace? ”

"The virtuous nephews have said that they are at peace for a while, so why are you so persistent? In my uncle's opinion, you might as well just join the court, right? ”

"Uncle!?" Director Wang looked at his uncle with tears and laughter, what do you mean by obeying the court?! This doesn't sound good to your ears.

"Hahaha, well, uncle is not joking. Virtuous nephew, my uncle will tell you the truth today, Jiangdong has come to an end! Regardless of the outcome of the negotiations this time, it is impossible for His Majesty to tolerate Koto's independence from the entire imperial court system. Especially after the industrial, commercial, and agricultural industries in the north showed signs of overproduction, the imperial court was even more eyeing the Jiangdong market, which had not yet been fully developed! ”

"Once Jiangdong is thoroughly developed, how much tax do you say it will contribute to the imperial court, and how much wealth will it make those big families, big farmers, and big factory owners earn? At this point, if Jiangdong has other careful thoughts, it is impossible to have any future! ”

Wang Dao fell silent when he heard this, Wang Yan's words should represent the mainstream thought of the Great Jin Dynasty, and in the current situation of the economic development of the Great Jin Dynasty stagnating, launching a war to seize new markets and territories should be the best way to solve the economic crisis. In this case, Koto is a piece of delicious fat in the eyes of Kitachi!

"Alas! I have to admit that today's saint is really a genius, wise and martial! After more than ten years of development, Beidi has far surpassed Jiangdong. In terms of military strength and economy, Jiangdong cannot be compared with Beidi. The army in the Northland was not only large, but also well-trained. ”

"Just 300,000 full-armed chamber troops are not something that any force can resist, and besides, there are not only chamber troops in the north that can fight, but also the local governors can arm hundreds of thousands of elite troops at any time, not to mention the combat power. In terms of economy, since the abolition of the imperial court and the change of the yuan, Hongwu's financial revenue in the eleventh year has reached nearly 70 million taels of silver, which is nearly seven times that of Jiangdong! ”

Although Director Wang knew that what Wang Yan said was true, when he heard that Beidi had left Jiangdong far behind, everyone's faces were still a little unpleasant.

"Uncle, isn't there really any hope for Jiangdong?" Director Wang asked faintly.

"You can't say that, if you want to say that there is hope." Wang Yan touched his chin and slammed his mouth and said, "At present, in addition to the forces that advocate war, there are also a small number of forces in the court that agree to reconcile with Jiangdong, and this part of the forces is mainly composed of some ministers of the family. If you can convince these people, there is still a little hope! Of course, the most important thing is that you Jiangdong must make tangible concessions! ”

Wang Dao was silent again when he heard this, Wang Dao himself was one of the leaders of the Jiangdong Dushi clan, and he had a deep contact with the local Shi clan in Jiangdong. Therefore, he knew that the local scholars in Jiangdong were notoriously stubborn, if it weren't for the fact that the threat of the Northland to Jiangdong had risen to a very big height now, and the Jiangdong people had to make some compromises, but this was still too far from the bottom line of the Northland.

It wasn't until this moment that Director Wang suddenly understood why Sima Shu hated the family so much, and if he was involved in the family, he didn't want to do anything. At the beginning, it was because there were too many conservative forces in Jiangdong that hindered Sima Rui and Wang Dao's plan to follow the north's plan to revitalize Jiangdong.

As a result, it dragged on until today, and finally to the present, Jiangdong can only sit and wait for death, and let the court handle it. It was time to negotiate with the imperial court, and those local scholars in Jiangdong still had a lot of illusions, and they kept telling him before they came, asking Wang Dao to try their best to get enough benefits for the Jiangdong scholars.

"That's it, nephew, don't be embarrassed, or you go to Lord Pei's mansion to visit. Master Pei is one of the second assistants of the cabinet, deeply trusted by His Majesty, and is from a big family, if he says a few good words for Jiangdong in front of the emperor, maybe things will take a turn for the better! In the end, Wang Yan looked at Director Wang, and he was really out of line, so he suggested that the other party go to Pei Wei.

"Is Yan Guogong Pei dangerous?" Director Wang asked.

"That's right, it's Yan Guogong, don't look at your uncle as the father-in-law of His Majesty today, in fact, he doesn't have as much power as Pei Wei is in charge. Pei Wei is a very shrewd person, he was able to gain the trust of Empress Jia when Empress Jia was in power, and when His Majesty ascended the throne, he won His Majesty's trust. Sometimes the old man admires the old guy of the Pei family, so if there is anyone in this court who is capable and willing to mediate for you, I am afraid that there is only Yan Guogong alone! Wang Yan said with great certainty.

"Good! Then I'll go to the Yanguo Mansion to visit, alas, for the sake of Jiangdong's interests, my nephew can only go out! Wang Yan's face finally became less ugly. Since he had a clue about this, he was of course very happy. However, he also knew that it was impossible for Jiangdong not to pay any price. The key is to reduce losses as much as possible and preserve the vitality of Jiangdong as much as possible.

"In that case, the nephew will retire first!" With the quasi-letter, Wang Dao couldn't sit still, and immediately got up and retired.

After leaving the Weiguo Mansion, Wang Dao did not return to his residence, but went directly to the Yanguo Mansion. Now there are nearly 100,000 soldiers of the Xiang Army on the north bank of the Yangtze River, and it has always been a threat to Jiangdong, and if this threat is not solved for a day, his heart will not be able to let go for a day. Asking Yan Guogong to come forward, although it may not be able to change Sima Shu's determination, at least there is a hope.

"Nephew Mao Hongxian, I'm so happy to see you again!" In the Yanguo Mansion, Pei Wei personally came out to entertain Director Wang, the two of them have known each other for many years, and they admire each other's talents very much, even in recent years, they have not been in contact with each other, and their personal relationship has been very good.

"Lord Guogong, I haven't seen you for a few years, and I'm still beautiful!" Director Wang also complimented the other party from the bottom of his heart, although this time, he came to ask for help.

"Maohong, how have you and Chu Zhong lived in Jiangdong all these years? It is said that Jiangnan is a very beautiful place, and the old man has always wanted to see it, but for various reasons, he has not been able to make the trip! Pei Wei said with emotion.

"Koto does have a lot of beautiful scenery, but it is not as prosperous as Kyoshi, and the streets here are wider and cleaner. In these aspects, Jiangdong is far inferior to Jingshi! Director Wang said matter-of-factly.

"Well, Maohong, are you here for negotiation this time? The old man knows that you have always been in the Three Treasures Hall for nothing! Pei Wei said.

"Lord Guogong, you know, we in Jiangdong are negotiating with the imperial court. Jiangdong hoped to eliminate a war crisis through negotiations, but today's negotiations did not go smoothly at the beginning, and the bottom line between the two sides was too different. If, in the end, a war breaks out because of a mistake in negotiations, and thus a monstrous disaster is brought to the people on both sides of the strait, is this not our responsibility? ”

"Looking at it from below, it is better to avoid this war as much as possible, after all, once a war breaks out, it will cause serious losses to our Jiangdong and Beidi. Therefore, I would like to ask the Lord to come forward to His Majesty to mediate! Director Wang looked at Yan Guogong Pei Wei and said. (To be continued......)