"Mr. Ruan, what do you mean by that?" Under Ruan Yan's gaze, Li Yuntian was slightly stunned at first, and then his face became a little ugly, and he asked in a deep voice with a frown.

"So far, there is only one way to eliminate this war disaster in Anliang County." Ruan Yan sensed from Li Yuntian's reaction that he had guessed his intentions, after all, the person who could be sent by General Dingnan to negotiate was definitely not an idle person, so he looked at him seriously.

"What's the solution?" Li Yuntian's face gradually became gloomy, as if covered with a layer of frost, and his voice was a little cold.

"With the current boundary between the two sides controlling the zhì area as the boundary, all the places controlled by our righteous army belong to the prince." Ruan Yan saw that Li Yuntian's face was getting more and more ugly, a pleasant smile flashed on the corner of his mouth, and he made his request in a loud voice.

"What?" Li Yuntian was stunned when he heard this, and then stood up with a pout, and said to Ruan Yan excitedly, "This is impossible, now that you occupy more than two-thirds of the Jiaozhi area, if they are all given to Li for inspection, how can our chief soldier explain to the imperial court?" ”

"Things are man-made, nothing is impossible!"

Ruan Yan saw that Li Yuntian's face was flushed, as if he was trying his best to suppress the anger in his heart, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart, and replied with a smile, "Since General Dingnan cares about the suffering of the people, it is better to hand over the people in those places to our prince to govern, and the prince will definitely be able to make them live a prosperous life." ”

This scene just now is another test of Ruan Yan to Li Yuntian, if Li Yuntian has no objection to his request or only slightly resists, then Ruan Yan will doubt the true intention of Li Yuntian's negotiation, after all, this is related to the territory of the Ming Dynasty, it is not a child's play, and it should be fought for every inch of land for Li Yuntian.

Now, Li Yuntian's reaction was very excited, which invisibly dispelled the worries in Ruan Yan's heart, and proved that General Dingnan really wanted to make peace with Li Li.

"If the commander-in-chief agrees to you, won't the Jiaozhi Political Envoy Division, the Inspectorate Division, and the Metropolitan Division become an empty shelf?" Li Yuntian's chest rose and fell slightly, the green tendons on his forehead swelled, and he waved his hand to Ruan Yan angrily, "This request will definitely not be agreed to, otherwise how will he gain a foothold in the court in the future?" ”

"Master Mu, this is wrong, since the prince is the toast of the Ming Dynasty, then it is naturally under the jurisdiction of the three divisions of Jiaozhi, how can it become an empty shelf?"

Ruan Yan smiled slightly when he saw this, and opened his mouth to comfort Li Yuntian, "If the prince becomes the capital of Jiaozhi, then the area south of Jiaozhou Mansion will eliminate the scourge of war from now on, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and the general soldier has done a great thing for Daming." ”

"A good thing?" Li Yuntian couldn't help but sneer, and looked at Ruan Yan with a cold gaze, "When the chief soldier came, Jiaozhi not only failed to recover the land of Yifu, but lost Qinghua Mansion, if you follow your method, wouldn't the general soldier have fought an out-and-out defeat in Jiaozhi, and his reputation will be damaged, not to mention that those ministers in the court will not let him go, and he will definitely be impeached." ”

"Inspector Li, since you are not sincere, then this official will not be able to help, and when the main force of the Xiaowu army comes, Jiaozhi will be shrouded in bloody rain." As he spoke, Li Yuntian turned to Li Li and warned him sternly.

"Lord Mu, I have heard some rumors recently, I hope Lord Mu can clear up my doubts in order to identify whether those rumors outside are true or false."

Ruan Yan saw that Li Yuntian was annoyed and angry, so he put down the wine glass in his hand, looked at him playfully and asked, "Lord Mu, how did you hear that General Dingnan only brought thousands of people to Jiaozhi this time, and he also held a bidding in Yangzhou City, and sold the commercial management rights and mining rights of Jiaozhi!" ”

"What...... What the? Hearing this, the angry Li Yuntian was suddenly stunned, his face changed suddenly, and he stared at Ruan Yan in disbelief, as if he had been greatly shocked.

"Lord Mu, now there are rumors outside that the Xiaowu army under General Dingnan originally went south along the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal by boat, but most of the soldiers were seasick, so General Dingnan came to Jiaozhi in two ways, one by sea from Ningbo Mansion, and the other by land."

Ruan Yan's face was filled with a faint smile, and he asked quietly, "Lord Mu, are you worried about the impeachment of those courtiers, or are you worried that you won't be able to deal with those merchants?" ”

"Ridiculous, these are unrealistic rumors, General Dingnan is the commander-in-chief of the emperor's imperial title of counterinsurgency, how can he be with Shangjia?"

Li Yuntian noticed the smile on Ruan Yan's face, and suddenly felt a sense of relief in his heart, which meant that Ruan Yan had finally been deceived by him now, so he deliberately changed his face and looked at him calmly, "As for saying that General Dingnan only brought a few thousand people, it is even more of a joke, since the Xiaowu Army won a great victory in Heiniu Town last year, the emperor has asked General Dingnan to transfer the Beijing Army and the troops of the Nanzhili Guard to train more than 100,000 Xiaowu Army, how can he only bring thousands of people to Jiaozhi?" ”

"I don't believe it either, I want General Dingnan to hold a heavy position, and he is the Hanlin attendant of the Ming Dynasty, how can he be a person who talks about it?" Ruan Yan nodded when he heard this, then changed his words and said in a deep voice, "However, the art of war is cloudy, and soldiers are not tired of deceit, and with the intelligence of General Dingnan, he will definitely not stick to some false names." ”

"I've seen the prince, Mr. Ruan!" As he spoke, Ruan Yan clapped his palms, and a middle-aged man walked in quickly from outside the door and bowed to Li Li and Ruan Yan.

"Tell me Lord Mu about your identity and what you have seen and heard on the road." Ruan Yan glanced at Li Yuntian and said to the middle-aged man.

"Lord Mu, I am the deputy envoy sent by the prince to the capital to present the table, I was originally imprisoned in Nanzhili, but I bribed the guards and escaped by luck."

The middle-aged man was Deputy Envoy Li, who had fled back from Daming, and bowed slightly at Li Yuntian, loudly explaining what he had seen and heard on the way back to Jiaozhi.

Ruan Yan was keenly aware that as Deputy Envoy Li told the story, Li Yuntian's face became more and more ugly, and fine beads of sweat gradually oozed from his forehead, and his fists were clenched tightly, staring at Deputy Envoy Li deadly, eager to kill Deputy Envoy Li with his eyes.

"Master Mu, if it weren't for Deputy Envoy Li, the prince and I really thought that General Dingnan led 100,000 Xiaowu troops to Jiaozhi, this may be the will of heaven, it is the will of heaven that allows the prince to get Jiaozhi!"

After Deputy Envoy Li recounted his experience on the road, Ruan Yan waved his hand to signal him to step back, and then said solemnly to Li Yuntian, who was pale.

"Alas!"

Li Yuntian's face changed rapidly when he heard this, and then he let out a long sigh, the whole person suddenly seemed to be a few years old, and he sat there a little dejected, his eyes were very complicated, there were annoyance and unwillingness, and it seemed that it was difficult to accept the cruel reality in front of him.

Seeing this, Ruan Yan knew that Li Yuntian's psychological defense line had collapsed, so he looked at Li Li and waited for Li Li's instructions, Li Li smiled and nodded to him, very satisfied with the scene that had just happened.

"Master Mu, don't worry, the prince won't make it difficult for General Dingnan." Ruan Yan came to his senses, and then said to Li Yuntian, who was sitting still, "As long as General Dingnan and the prince reach an agreement, then the prince will recognize the commercial franchise and mining rights of those merchants in the territory controlled by the prince, but the prince hopes to draw fifty percent of the dividends from them." ”

"Fifty percent?" Li Yuntian came back to his senses when he heard this, his eyes were full of stunned looks, as if he didn't expect Li Li to do this, he actually hit those business ideas, and he wanted to swallow half of the dividends in one bite.

Secretly, Li Yuntian sneered at this, how could he not know Li Li's wishful thinking?

Jiaozhi faces the sea in the east, the Ming Dynasty in the north, and the Champa and Zhenla countries in the south and west.

The sailors of the Ming Dynasty are unparalleled in the world, coupled with the followers of Champa and Zhenla and other countries, once the Ming army implements an economic blockade on Jiaozhi, then Jiaozhi's foreign land and water trade will be cut off.

Therefore, after consulting with Ruan Yan, Li Li was ready to take Li Yuntian's hitchhike to solve this problem.

There is no doubt that the ability and strength of the Ming merchants to do business are far from being comparable to those local merchants in Jiaozhi, which can not only prosper the local business market, but also obtain a large amount of dividends, why not?

Moreover, in this way, Li Yuntian was also sold, so that Li Yuntian could give an explanation to those businessmen who had purchased the commercial management rights and mining rights of Jiaozhi.

"Fifty percent is not much, the prince will take care of the affairs of the first qiē at that time, and no one dares to embarrass those businessmen." Ruan Yan saw Li Yuntian's stunned face, and nodded with a smile, "Even if this money is not handed over to the prince, they will also hand it over to others to ensure that they can do business safely!" ”

"This official can't answer you in this matter, and I have to decide it himself." Li Yuntian pretended to groan for a while, and said to Ruan Yan with an expressionless face.

"General Dingnan is both wise and brave, and I believe he will agree." Ruan Yan knew that Li Yuntian couldn't decide this matter, so he smiled at Li Yuntian, looking confident.

In Ruan Yan's view, General Dingnan has great ambitions and will definitely not stare at the barbarian land of Jiaozhi, and cooperating with Li Li is the best way to solve the problem of those who have won the commercial management rights and mining rights of Jiaozhi, and both sides can benefit from it.

What is particularly critical is that General Dingnan seems to have no better choice now, otherwise the areas controlled by the Ming army will not be able to satisfy the appetite of those merchants at all.

In fact, when he learned that General Dingnan had decided to negotiate with Li Li, Ruan Yan was already keenly aware that General Dingnan didn't care about Jiaozhi at all, and was probably just used as a stepping stone for promotion.

"Come, Lord Mu, this king toasts you, I hope that you will enter the city this time, so that you can eliminate the scourge of war in Jiaozhi and return peace to the people." After Ruan Yan's words lagged behind, Li Li suddenly spoke, raised the wine glass in front of him to Li Yuntian, and said with a smile.

"Present to you." Li Yuntian squeezed out a smile, touched the wine glass with Li Li Void, drank it all, and then put the wine glass on the table heavily, got up and bowed his hand to Li Li and Ruan Yan, "The official is not feeling well, so I will leave first." ”

With that, Li Yuntian turned around and walked out of the tavern quickly, and rode in a carriage escorted by more than a dozen rebel cavalry towards the direction of Xiaohe Town, raising dust in the sky.

"!" In the tavern, Li Li and Ruan Yan's wine glasses collided heavily, and the two looked at each other and smiled before raising their heads and drinking the wine in the wine glasses, looking high-spirited, and it seemed that they were in control.