Bai Yutang came to tell Chen Yuan today: "Brother Chen, the emperor asked you to negotiate the day after tomorrow, and you can't shirk it this time." ”

Chen Yuan was stunned for a moment: "So fast? ”

Bai Yutang said: "Fast? It has been twenty days since the emperor decided to use your method for the three-way talks! You can see that Yelune has been drinking for the past few days, and he is getting more and more anxious every day! You're not afraid of driving him crazy? ”

Chen Yuan shook his head helplessly: "There are still some things that have not been done well, and the negotiation seems a bit far-fetched at this time." ”

Bai Yutang asked: "What else do you have to prepare, you tell me, Master Bao said, as long as it is conducive to negotiation, we will do our best to help you." ”

Chen Yuan smiled: "That's good, I am discussing the purchase of land with the staff of the land next to the goods store, the price he asks for is too high, can you let Master Bao talk about it for me and make him cheaper?" ”

Bai Yutang slammed the teacup on the table when he heard this: "Why are you like this?" I'm asking you about business! Tell me, do you really not take negotiations seriously? The emperor said that he would listen to your negotiations on the first day, and if the negotiations break down, be careful! You can't hold it! ”

Chen Yuan put away the hippie smile: "I know." Yutang can rest assured, I have my own plans in my heart. I am sure of the negotiations, I am sure of Yelu Gollum, and I am sure of Zhang Yuan. It's just that I don't understand how many chips I have in my hand to exchange with Zhang Yuan, that is, to satisfy him with our support for the party, and to rescue my brothers. ”

Bai Yutang nodded: "I can't help you with this." Master Bao said that the emperor will decide how much power you will give you based on your performance. You understand, right? ”

Chen Yuandao: "Of course I know. When I ask my subordinates to negotiate with others, I don't give him all the power. By the way, I heard that the princess has returned to the palace? ”

Bai Yutang's face was suddenly a little embarrassed, and he responded softly: "Hmm." ”

Chen Yuan immediately said: "Then you can do me a favor, if you have time to enter the palace and see the princess, can you help me see how she looks, can you let me negotiate with the party members as a condition?" You'd better get me a portrait. ”

Bai Yutang's face was a little unkind: "I can't help you with this, and a guard of my level can't see the princess." Besides, the emperor has already made up his mind about the princess, and I advise you not to hit her idea. ”

Chen Yuan thought for a while: "That's what I said, then I'll go to Yang Yi, he must have seen the princess." It's best if you're pretty, and it's okay if you're not pretty. That Zhang Yuan must be trying to find a way for Da Song to send the princess to the marriage as soon as possible, I think this is the best condition I can take advantage of, and it will definitely make Zhang Yuan relax in the matter of Tie Anli. ”

Bai Yutang was really angry: "Chen Shimei! You don't want to make a fuss about a woman, okay? ”

Chen Yuan looked at him so angry that he was very strange: "What's wrong? I didn't ask her to marry Li Yuanhao. It was decided by the emperor, I just turned her hand in the middle and let her play a little more role, what are you so excited about? ”

Bai Yutang tapped Chen Yuan twice with his finger, and Chen Yuan hurriedly laughed: "Don't be angry, don't be angry!" Then the princess is not related to you, is she? It's not my Chen Chunmei, we can't hurt her peace, come, drink tea and drink tea. ”

Bai Yutang watched Chen Yuan's tea pour well, drank it in one gulp, and then sighed: "You will regret it!" ”

After saying this sentence that made Chen Yuan extremely stunned, Bai Yutang got up and left, without even saying a polite farewell.

Chen Yuan was extremely stunned in his heart, feeling that there was something wrong with Bai Yutang's behavior like this, as if he hadn't finished what he had just said.

This princess Chen Yuan must be sent away, he has been in the Song Dynasty for more than a year, and he knows that Renzong has three daughters, one is married, and the other is only ten years old, and he is about the same age as his own Chen Chunmei! If Chen Shimei is really a concubine, it is definitely this princess who is preparing to marry Li Yuanhao.

For the country, for the people, for yourself, send her away, there is no benefit.

Chen Yuan looks easy-going, but he is actually very assertive. Especially on some big things, after he chooses his attitude, he basically won't waver. So even though Bai Yutang's performance was abnormal, Chen Yuan still decided to go on according to his original plan.

Zhang Yuan's remarks on the tripartite negotiations have also been read by Chen Yuan. In addition to asking for material support and princess support, the party members also put forward requirements for the Waqiao Pass area.

They did not have the appetite of Liao, and they wanted ten county towns at a time, but they were worried that if the Song Dynasty really gave those ten county towns to Liao, then Liao would be able to open up a second route to attack the party.

This concern is not unwarranted. Liao and Western Xia fought several battles in a row without getting a bargain, including later Liao Xingzong personally led the army to go out, and only more than ten people were killed by Li Yuanhao and fled back in embarrassment. Until Liao Xingzong reactivated Yelu Gollum.

On that occasion, Yelu Gollu sent frontal troops to attract the main force of Western Xia in Helan Mountain, but he himself took tens of thousands of people around the three passes of the Song Dynasty and attacked the capital of Liao, arrested Li Yuanhao's wife, and forced Western Xia to submit to Liao. However, Li Yuanhao was already dead at that time, and if he was alive, he would not have such brilliant results when he came to Yelu Neghulu.

The battle of Yelu Gollum was the culmination of his life's career as a horseman, and it was also the last magnificent chapter in the Liao [***] affair. Within a few years, he was killed for fighting with Yeluhonki for the throne. And the Liao State was also very weak in the confrontation between Yelu Hongji and Yelu Neghulu, and was finally robbed by Wanyan Agu who came out of Changbai Mountain.

This is enough to show the importance of the three passes in the Song Dynasty. Although Waqiao Pass was unsafe, the Song Dynasty had to send heavy troops to garrison there, because it was really a place where the Three Kingdoms would fight.

Zhang Yuan's request there was to hand over the place 30 miles west of Waqiao Pass to the party members for management.

There weren't many inhabitants in that area, and the people who lived there were just some hunters from the Song Dynasty, according to official statistics, but more than 100 households.

He used the words very well, not cession, but management. What does it mean to manage? It means that the party members are still vassals of the Great Song Dynasty. Moreover, Zhang Yuan said that if the Song Dynasty was willing to hand over that place to the party management, Li Yuanhao promised to withdraw the Xiangqing army in Xiping Mansion for two hundred miles!

This condition was very tempting for the Song Dynasty. The Xiangqing army of the party is the elite army in the hands of Li Yuanhao, and they are now staying in Xiping Mansion, and they are under great pressure on the defenders of Qingzhou and Yan'an Mansion in the Great Song Dynasty! Even Taiyuan Province is under threat.

The court quarreled very much about this, and some people said that they should promise Zhang Yuan, and they felt that it was worth exchanging a small piece of barren land for the peace of the interior of the Great Song Dynasty. And some people firmly disagree, believing that even if it is barren, it cannot be discarded casually!

Renzong behaved very much like a wise emperor here, and he did not take the opinions of the two gangs, in his words: "This is the negotiation condition of the party members, and the negotiation is negotiated by Chen Shimei, they want it, we don't have to give it." Let's talk about it first, let's talk about it. ”

Chen Yuan's first negotiation Renzong wanted to listen, of course, he still eavesdropped, and he couldn't let the envoys of the Liao State and the party know that he was not at ease with Chen Yuan, the negotiating envoy. The negotiation room has a small room where people can observe the outside from the inside, and this small room is also known to most people, and is usually reserved for those who are recording.

Two days passed quickly, and on the day of the negotiation, the earliest person to come was Zhang Yuan, and he was very anxious to wait for this day! If the Song Dynasty didn't start again, he would definitely go and ask to see Renzong!

In contrast, Yelune Gollum seemed much calmer, but he seemed calm, but he was actually very anxious. But Yelu knew that the negotiating envoy of the Song Dynasty made a strange move, and if he went too early and let him see that he was in a hurry, he would immediately fall into passivity.

So he calculated the time and waited until the estimation meeting had begun, and it was estimated that everyone was waiting for him before entering the negotiation room.

After pushing open the door, Yelu Nee grunted and clenched his fists: "I'm sorry guys, I'm late, I'm late!" I ask you to forgive your sins. ”

At the same time, his eyes immediately turned to the position of the envoy of the Song Dynasty, and he was stunned after seeing it! The position was empty, and only a few of the Song Dynasty recorded people sat on the benches in the back, while Song Qi sat on the second chair.

Zhang Yuan's tone was very unkind: "The ninth prince is not late, it seems that he came down too early." ”

Song Qi got up with a smile on his face and said: "Ninth prince, please sit down and wait for a while, our people will come soon, I thought it was good at this hour, I think there is something delayed on the road, I have already sent someone to pick it up, don't worry, don't worry, let's have a cup of tea first." ”

Yerine Gollum didn't feel angry, on the contrary, he felt that this opponent must be very difficult!

Finding his place and sitting down, Yelu Ne asked Song Qi with a gloomy face: "Dare to ask Lord Song, this kind of negotiation is what you Song Dynasty want to do, and now your people are late, there should always be an explanation, right?" ”

In fact, Song Qi's heart was even angrier than theirs! This time was set by the emperor, but Chen Yuan has not come yet! He wanted to beat Chen Yuan hard more than Yelune Guru!

But Song Qi knew that if he wanted to fight Chen Yuan, he had to fight under the negotiation table. At this table, he had to stand on the same front with Chen Yuan, even if he didn't want to stand with such a businessman at all.

Song Qi smiled and said, "The ninth prince is at ease, and he will be here soon." ”

Zhang Yuan snorted coldly: "A little safe, a little safe, how many times have you said it!" Lord Song, who is this envoy? It's time for you to say it, right? ”

Song Qi's face was very embarrassed, and he also thought that he could indeed say it now. However, the emperor repeatedly instructed that Chen Yuan's identity could not be revealed.

Yelune looked at Song Qi's embarrassed expression, and suddenly smiled: "Lord Song, you won't know it, right?" ”

At that moment, the door was pushed open.

"I'm sorry guys, I'm late, I'm late! I ask you to forgive your sins. Chen Yuan walked in with a smile, and what he said was exactly the same as what Yelu Gollum had just said! This already made Yelu Gurr very stunned, and he was even more surprised when he turned his head to see Chen Yuan's face.

(To be continued)