Zhu Tongjing rolled his sleeves and said rudely as if he was talking about business in the market: "Under this condition, it is not complicated. Since the king of the east said that the emperor of your dynasty is not in Jiangdu, then the king of the east issued a proclamation in the name of the Son of Heaven to recognize the identity of the crown prince's heir. At that time, the two countries will sign a non-aggression pact, and I will be able to lend out the grain for my majesty! ”

Zhu Tongjing's attitude was very resolute, as if he was saying to Han Jian, if you don't agree, I will die here, and I won't be able to deal with it when I go back anyway.

Han Jian thought about it in his heart, the condition proposed by Zhu Tongjing was nothing more than to reaffirm the identity of Yang Xi's heir, which was not the slightest loss for today's Dongwang Mansion, Yang Xi was now pledged in Jinling, and the empress was not in Jiangdu, even if it was admitted that Yang Xi could succeed to the throne, the Qi Dynasty would not send people back.

As for the alliance between the two countries, it must be signed. Han Jian thought to himself, this seemed to be no reason to refuse.

But Han Jian could feel that Zhu Tongjing had another purpose in saying this. Nan Qi seems to want to make a big fuss about the identity of Yang Xi's prince.

"That's good." Han Jian stood up and said, "Just ask Master Zhu to move, and we will discuss the details of the covenant in detail." ”

Zhu Tongjing breathed a sigh of relief, he asked himself that he was used to experiencing the scene, but today he was almost planted in Han Jian's hands, which made him feel as if he had escaped death.

This time he returned to Jinling, and he couldn't pay the difference. Once the Dongwang Mansion is on Luoyang, it will mean that the war in the north will be suspended, and the Qi Dynasty will not be able to make a profit at all, and the Qi Dynasty has waited for several generations to pacify the north, but the opportunity has fallen short in front of him, and even Zhu Tongjing can't forgive himself.

Zhu Tongjing accompanied Han Jian to the temporary residence of the imperial court yamen of the Chengdong Mansion, in the presence of officials of the two dynasties. It seems that the friendship agreement between the two countries was signed, and at the same time, the Qi Dynasty also promised to borrow grain and transport it to Jiangdu by water.

After talking about the covenant, Zhu Tongjing returned to the post house with a little annoyance. This time, he was completely planted, which was equivalent to lending the grain, without any substantial benefits, and he had sworn to the Queen Mother that he could exchange at least five cities for it.

"Master, but everything has been settled?"

As soon as Zhu Tongjing returned to the post house, a "son" in men's clothes walked out. He asked.

Zhu Tong respectfully saw this person. His expression immediately became respectful, this "son" was almost every time he went on an envoy, and he was nominally a messenger. And this person is an entourage. But in reality this man is the Lord. And he is a servant.

"Back to the eldest princess. Thing...... It's all negotiated, but it's a pity...... Passable...... Please also ask the eldest princess to condemn her guilt! Zhu Tongjing also felt a little regretful and self-blame when he spoke, after all, Han Jian's methods were beyond his imagination.

The eldest princess of Nanqi. Named Xiao Zhan, canonized as Princess Yongdan, in addition to being the eldest daughter of the first emperor of the Southern Qi Dynasty, she is also the eldest daughter of the Empress Dowager He of the Qi Dynasty. And he has walked the world and traveled a lot, and is now nineteen years old.

When Zhu Tongjing sent an envoy to Luoyang a year ago, Xiao Zhan followed Zhu Tongjing into Luoyang, and was injured by Yang Ke, the king of Xiaobei, in the sword competition in the Luoyang Palace. Since then, Xiao Zhan has become more mature, and he is never inferior to men in his work, and sometimes his foresight makes Zhu Tongjing very respectful.

"Why should the guru blame himself?" Xiao Zhan said, "After all, Jiangdu is the last foundation of the Wei Dynasty, even if the emperor of the Wei Dynasty is not there, the East King will do his best to stabilize Jiangdu, and will not let the new emperor and the northern king take advantage of it." We have a surplus of grain over the years, and instead of staying in the granary, it is better to lend it to the Wei Dynasty people for internal fighting. The Guru is just fulfilling the mother's entrustment, what is the sin? ”

Zhu Tongjing was a little grateful in his heart, although Xiao Zhan was his nominal master, he respected this eldest princess from time to time. In his opinion, this eldest princess was even more capable of being the master of the Qi Dynasty than the empress of the Wei Dynasty, but the first emperor passed the throne to the little emperor, unlike the Wei Dynasty, who passed the throne to a woman.

In the final analysis, it was the royal family of Southern Qi who did not have the courage to support Xiao Zhan, not that Xiao Zhan was incompetent.

was said by Xiao Zhan, and Zhu Tongjing finally felt better in his heart.

Indeed, there was no shortage of food for the Qi Dynasty, and transporting some grain over would keep the internal chaos of the Wei Dynasty, and it would be beneficial and harmless to the Qi Dynasty.

"Master Zhu has been working hard for days, so let's go back to rest first, and then we will leave for Jiangnan when the matter is over." Xiao Zhan finally said.

"Yes, eldest princess." Zhu Tongjing finally sighed, he was still a little disappointed, after all, he couldn't get a bargain on Han Fitness. This time he went back, and it could be regarded as a feather return.

After Xiao Zhan entered with Zhu Tongjing, he stayed in the courtyard.

Looking at the scene of the courtyard full of trees and flowers, her heart couldn't help but think of the crazy young man she had seen at the palace banquet that day. She was very curious, such a hereditary county king, and he was young and vigorous, could make the old and dignified Zhu Tongjing suffer many losses?

"What kind of person is he?"

Xiao Zhan basically didn't have much impression of Han Jian, when she was in the Luoyang Palace, she hurried away, and all she knew about Han Jian was Han Jian's crazy words to pay tribute to his father. Judging from the news about Han Jian she got later, it seems that she likes to be in the limelight, and then she is unusual.

"If you have time, you have to have a good time."

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For Han Jian, negotiating the loan is a matter of pleasure. Although Nanqi has not really transported the grain over.

Now Nanqi is begging to come over and lend grain, but he, who owes debts, is the uncle.

Han Jian returned to the Dongwang Mansion and informed Han Song and Han Cui of the news, and the two were also a little surprised by Han Jian's efficiency, originally they wanted to "borrow" from the gentry through guò relations, and it would be useless to break their mouths, but Han Jian negotiated with the Nanqi people.

"Jian'er, Qi Dynasty people, is it really credible?" Regarding the smooth flow of things, Han Cuishi had some doubts, and frowned at Han Jiandao.

"We proposed to borrow grain first, but this time it was the Qi people who took the initiative to borrow grain, if the Qi Dynasty people were treacherous, then we don't have to keep the covenant with them. I believe that Qi people will not be so unwise. Han Jian said.

Han Songshi said: "But signing the covenant so early is equivalent to it seems to have responded to what the Qi people wanted, intensifying the contradiction between the Dongwang Mansion and Luoyang's rebellion, even if you really want to be on the table, I'm afraid it will be difficult." ”

Han Jian nodded, he agreed with Han Song's statement.

When Zhu Tongjing proposed to conclude an alliance, it was explained that he wanted to maintain the contradictions between Jiangdu and Luoyang, and borrowing grain was just a way to intensify the contradictions. Originally, Han Jian was also worried about whether Nanqi would not borrow grain after the alliance was concluded, but doing so would only give Jiangdu a reason to overturn the alliance.

Under the covenant, the most important thing is faith, especially between the two countries. If Nan Qi just talks about it and doesn't really borrow grain or borrow less, it seems feasible, but in fact, it makes the contradiction between Jiangdu and Luoyang have room to ease.

"Erniang, it's too early to say anything." Han Jian said, "Since there is a chance to solve the difficulty, we have also tried, first take a step and see one step at a time." ”

Han Songshi nodded slightly, now that Nanqi has agreed to borrow grain, it will bring an opportunity for the situation in Jiangdu to ease up now. It is better to have a chance than to be desperate, I believe that the people below will hear that the Qi people will borrow food to come, and they will be more combative, people are iron rice and steel, and only when they are full can they continue to compete with the Luoyang Army and the Beiwang Army.

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At the same time, in Jinling, south of the Yangtze River, in a small pavilion and water pavilion, two people are playing chess.

The two people who played chess, one in his forties, looked very mature and steady, and when he played chess, he also showed his appearance, his chess path was very stable, and he was very calm and calm with every step, as if he had a million soldiers in his chest.

The other is very young, only about twenty years old. This person is not only young, but also pays great attention to appearance, and his bright clothes seem to show that he loves face.

The young man's style of chess was very different from that of the middle-aged man, he played chess very lightly, looking around with every move. It seems that the fish in the pond, or the birds in the sky, are much more interesting than playing chess.

"Your Highness, it's your turn." The middle-aged man played a chess move, waited for a long time, and looked up to find that the young man was looking around, and couldn't help but remind.

"Mr. Li, this chess ...... I know it. Anyway, if you lose this big face, you will lose if you go down, so it is better to admit defeat earlier. As he spoke, the young man had abandoned his son and confessed his defeat.

The middle-aged man, known as "Mr. Li", suddenly stretched out his hand, grabbed the chess piece thrown by the young man, and then pinched it in his hand.

The man was very fast and agile, and the young man who watched was dumbfounded.

Mr. Lee...... This is...... Which kung fu is it? It looks like ...... It's amazing. The young man looked happy.

The young man's reaction seemed to be that as long as the middle-aged man knew it, he would learn.

"The kung fu of the outer gate is not worth mentioning." The middle-aged man said with an indifferent expression, "Does His Highness really think that the white chess has lost?" ”

"It's not clear, I have such an advantage on the chess side, can I win...... Hell yes. The young man said.

"That's good." The middle-aged man changed the chess box, "We have changed the chess, you are black, and we will continue to play this game of chess." ”

When the young man heard this, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Mr. Li, your chess skills are superb, and Your Highness knows it very well. But aren't you doing it for nothing? Black accounted for at least ...... There are a lot of advantages, and I seem to be able to win with any possibility. ”

"Then His Royal Highness will use his heart. Let's make a bet that His Royal Highness can't win. "Middle-aged humane.

"Hey, I don't believe it. Let's go down here, Mr. Li, let's talk about it, what if I win? ”

The middle-aged man said: "If His Royal Highness wins, I won't bother His Highness Young Highness to come and play chess with me in the future, and ...... will teach His Royal Highness some of the things that His Royal Highness wants to learn. ”

"That's a deal." The young man was about to fall into place, but the middle-aged man stopped him.

"However, Young Highness, we also have to say it in advance, if Your Highness you lose, what should we do?" The middle-aged humane, "Since it is a gamble, it is necessary to be fair first, and the conditions are always offered by both parties." (To be continued......)