Chapter 548: Stalemate
The court hall of Yanjing City has been less quarrelsome recently, and most of its attention has been focused on the foreign embassy outside the imperial city.
The Foreign Embassy is a separate courtyard under the jurisdiction of Honglu Temple, which is different from the Sitong Pavilion, which is used to place the foreign envoys to rest, and the Foreign Embassy is a yamen used for business trips, and is used to deal with various affairs between countries.
The construction of the foreign embassy is very bold, in addition to the main courtyard, there are two side courtyards in the east and west, the big red high wall, red like fire, you can feel the momentum of the foreign embassy in a long distance.
Now the renovation of Yanjing City is focused on this courtyard with a fiery red wall.
For several days in a row, the outside of the foreign embassy was full of cars and horses, and the security was also raised to the highest level.
Many people know that in this foreign embassy, there are two negotiations related to the future of Yan Kingdom.
It was an extremely difficult negotiation for all parties to the negotiations.
At sunrise and sunset, all parties to the negotiations were exhausted, but for several days in a row, none of the parties was able to negotiate the conditions, and the parties could only stalemate on the surface, but secretly they were doing their best to win over activities.
In fact, from the very beginning of the negotiations, such negotiations were destined to be very problematic.
Xiao Taishi, who is inclined to Wei, is responsible for negotiating with the Qingguo people, and the one who is responsible for negotiating with Wei is the Han faction that is inclined to Qingguo, which will naturally make the Yan side put forward extremely harsh conditions to make it difficult for the other party, and some conditions are even impossible for the other party to accept, so this kind of negotiation is to negotiate with all his heart on the surface, but in fact, he is doing his best not to let the negotiation succeed...
This kind of bizarre negotiation is also extremely rare in the history of various countries.
Wei and Qing naturally knew that the negotiators were deliberately making things difficult, and naturally they would not easily agree to many terms, and such an impasse has always slowed down the process of negotiations.
And the Yan court has also received a war report, and the two sides of Wei and Qing have begun a small-scale war, but because the Yan side has not yet given a clear attitude, and the two sides are still trying their best to fight for it, the war has not been further expanded.
But the people of Yan also know a very simple truth, such negotiations drag on for ten days and half a month, if it drags on for too long, then it will offend Wei and Qing, although Yan Guo occupies a certain initiative, but once it really offends the other two countries, for Yan Guo, it will only be harmful and unprofitable...
During the day, it was a painful negotiation, but at night, Yan Guo still fulfilled the friendship of the landlord very perfectly.
The important officials of the DPRK and the central government accompanied the envoys of the two countries to feast every night, with the best wine and food, the most beautiful dancing and singing girls, and the most beautiful dances and music.
It's just that on this occasion, the envoys of Wei and Qing are feasting in the same hall, the atmosphere is naturally extremely weird, and-for-tat confrontation is inevitable, such a banquet is a kind of torture for most people...
As for the emperor of Yan State, just like when the Qing envoy first came, he was still sick---- this is the official statement of Yan State
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The night was quiet, a carriage stopped at the side door of the Taishi Mansion, and an old man in his sixties got out of the car, dressed in brocade clothes, his temperament was very elegant, and he was dressed very elegantly, holding a brocade handkerchief in his right hand, wiping the corners of his mouth from time to time.
Someone had already stepped forward to knock on the door, and the side door opened, and when he saw the old man, he immediately welcomed him in.
The old man only had one entourage by his side, followed the subordinates of the Taishi Mansion into the courtyard, turned around a few courtyards, and came to Taishi Xiao's study with a familiar car, obviously this old man is not the first time to come.
The subordinate knocked on the door of the study lightly and said, "Taishi, Mr. Qingyuan asks to see"
The door of the study soon opened, Mrs. Xiao was wearing civilian clothes, with a smile on his old face, he actually opened the door to greet him personally, and invited the old man Mr. Qingyuan to enter, and the entourage was guarding outside the door. . .
This Mr. Qingyuan is the official envoy of the Wei State Mission.
Wei is still martial and martial, but it is not without literati, and this Mr. Qingyuan is the great master of the Wei literary circle.
He is the teacher of Wei Guodang today, and he has the respect of "emperor teacher", which is extraordinary.
Mrs. Xiao welcomed Mr. Qingyuan into the inner room and made tea himself, and then sat opposite him, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Mr. Qingyuan, here late at night, I don't know what to do?" β
Mr. Qingyuan's face was very ugly, and he said in a deep voice: "The old man was a recluse, and he never asked about state affairs...... It's just that your country doesn't seem to have the sincerity to continue to negotiate with our country, and in today's negotiations, Han Xuandao proposed to add 2,000 war horses, claiming that your country is short of horses, and if there is no cavalry, it is difficult to use soldiers...... Hehe, that's too deceitful."
Master Xiao smiled and said, "Mr. Qingyuan, please taste tea first to quench the fire......
"How can the old man have the heart to drink tea" Mr. Qingyuan sighed: "Taishi, you also know that now my Wei country's tens of thousands of troops Chen soldiers border pass, the daily consumption of money and food, that is a lot of money, every day delayed, it is equivalent to adding a great burden to the people of my Wei country, so far it has been tossed for nearly ten days, but everything has no progress, so if it goes on, what kind of face does the old man have to explain to the subjects in the country?" β
Taishi Xiao bowed his head and said: "The old man knows Mr. Qingyuan's sufferingγγγγγ But then again, the Wei State consumed countless money and food for a day's delay, and the same was true of the Qing State...... Mr. Qingyuan doesn't need to worry too much......"
"Qingguo has a huge territory and a lot of money and food, and with such consumption, my Wei State can't afford it." Mr. Qingyuan said with a straight face: "Master, the old man has gone through difficulties along the way on behalf of my Great Wei, and it is not easy to get here, and the sincerity can be seen...... If your country has been making things so difficult for the old man, then it can only be said that your country has no intention of forming an alliance with my Great Wei, and if so, it will be meaningless for the old man to stay here."
Taishi Xiao was not in a hurry, picked up the teacup, took a sip lightly, and then said slowly: "Mr. Qingyuan, you and I both understand that this negotiation involves the future of the Three Kingdoms, and it must be ...... carefully" After a pause, he showed a faint smile: "And Han Xuandao's heart, Mr. Qingyuan must be able to see it, if you want to negotiate with him, I'm afraid it's not so easy."
Mr. Qingyuan frowned and glanced at Taishi Xiao, "Taishi, Han Xuandao deliberately made things difficult, just to get greater benefits... If the old man promised to give him 500 war horses, but he didn't know if it was feasible? β
Taishi Xiao smiled and said: "Mr. Qingyuan is really a Sven person, and he doesn't know the ambition of the ghost plotter... Five hundred war horses? Mr. Qingyuan really underestimated Han Xuandao, what he wanted was not a few hundred war horses, you promised him a thousand war horses, and he would never be connected to the Wei State. Speaking of this, he put down the teacup in his hand, patted his forehead gently, and said with a smile: "Han Xuandao wants the old man's head, unless you carry the old man's head over, he may agree to form an alliance with your Wei State, otherwise...... It's harder than it gets."
Mr. Qingyuan's expression was even more ugly, and he sneered: "Forming an alliance with my Great Wei and joining forces to attack Qing, you will definitely be able to occupy a large amount of land, which will be harmless to your Yan Kingdom." Such a thing, Han Xuandao actually made an obstacle out of it because of his selfish interests......"
Taishi Xiao shook his head and said lightly: "Mr. Qingyuan's words are a little inappropriate... In fact, it is beneficial to form an alliance with your Wei State, but it is not necessarily beneficial to reach an agreement with Qing State. He smiled leisurely: "If the negotiation with Qingguo is successful, my Dayan only needs to collect countless property, without sending a single soldier, and can also sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, serve tea and watch the two countries fight...... That's not necessarily a bad thing."
Mr. Qingyuan calmed down, stroked his white beard, stared at Taishi Xiao and said, "In that case, why has Taishi negotiated with Qingguo so far, but Wuzi has not reached an agreement?" β
Taishi Xiao smiled indifferently: "It's just because of the old man's request, Qingguo hasn't agreed for a while...... The old man has never regressed in doing things, so it is naturally difficult for the people of Qingguo to agree to the conditions proposed by the old man. β
"I see," Mr. Qingyuan said calmly, "It seems that the master ...... Is it also intended to form an alliance with the Qingguo people? β
There was a smile on the corner of Taishi Xiao's mouth, "Actually, it's not in the old man's heart to form an alliance with anyone, it's just to see who can bring benefits to my Yan Kingdom." The old man's heart is all in my Dayan, who can bring real benefits to my Dayan, who does the old man want to ally with......" paused, and said with a smile: "But this time your monarch is generous, as soon as Mr. Qingyuan enters Yanjing, he will give a gift of thousands of war horses, the old man's mind ...... I am really willing to join forces with your country. Merely...... Next, I don't know if the people of Qingguo will suddenly be generous......"
Mr. Qingyuan stared at Taishi Xiao quietly, and after a while, he said, "Taishi, the old man is willing to give away another five hundred war horses, but ...... But this negotiation cannot be delayed any longer......"
Taishi Xiao stroked his beard and said: "Mr. Qingyuan made a move, but he was not stingy" Then leaned forward and said slowly: "Mr. Qingyuan, whether to form an alliance with Wei is not his Han Xuandao's final say, nor is it the old man's final say...... The one who really decided to ally with it was the emperor of my Dayan, and you must always know this."
Mr. Kiyogen narrowed his eyes.
"To deal with Han Xuandao, it's better to find out what my Great Yan Emperor thinks." Xiao Taishi smiled faintly and said: "Take out your sincerity, let my Great Yan Emperor be satisfied, even if Han Xuandao wants to interfere, there is nothing he can do."
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