126 Bargaining
"But please advise." Chen Xi smiled and poured Xu Xing full of wine.
"This woman, if she stares at you and blames you for a few words, this anger is about three points. If you start crying, you might get five points. If I slap the table and quarrel with you, I won't be able to run away. But if she ignores you and eats, sleeps and takes care of housework as usual, it will be ten percent angry. If you don't say anything right, you have to take the child back to your parents' house! ”
"It's so vivid," Chen Xi said with a smile, "Isn't this all your personal experience?" ”
"Stinky boy!" Xu Xing smiled, "Uncle, this is teaching you how to keep safe!" Ayuan only arrived home when the moon was full, but I still have three boys on the side to help me intercede, you are the boss, ask for more blessings! ”
Chen Xi was very anxious when he said this, and he hurriedly sent Xu Xing away, and went back to write a letter to ask for a crime in advance.
"I won't talk nonsense with you," Xu Xingzheng said, "King Ning will be there in early February." Although his official position is only an escort, you know the purpose of his coming, right? ”
Chen Xi nodded, put down the wine glass and said: "At this time of the battle, there is a share of credit, and the generals below are very dissatisfied. ”
Xu Xing said with a smile: "The Anguo family is a good hand at making money, but he doesn't know anything about the affairs of the army. They only know that you and Ah Yao have great power at a young age, don't they know that you are also fighting step by step from a small soldier. A person who wants to steal the first credit fell out of thin air, so how can these soldiers and ruffians be convinced? King Naning's kung fu is only mediocre, and he is only afraid of suffering when he comes here. ”
Chen Xi heard the meaning of Xu Xing's words, and said gratefully: "I save it, and I will definitely restrain my subordinates." ”
"That's exactly what you say," Xu Xing nodded with satisfaction, "In the final analysis, after all, he is the emperor's own nephew, and the emperor who makes a small fuss won't take it to heart." I'm afraid that it's going to be big, and the emperor won't be able to deal with it. Besides, when you go back, I'm afraid that both Cining Palace and Kunning Palace won't be able to spare you. ”
Chen Xi nodded, he himself was not afraid of the queen mother and the queen being guilty, but if they were angry with Du Mingxin, she would have to suffer for herself.
"You still have to be careful," Xu Xing said, "King Ning and the Deng family also understand that he has no foundation in the army. He came this time, firstly, to establish his prestige with military merits, and secondly, he was afraid that he would use silver to invite people to buy people's hearts. It's hard to say how much capital the Deng family can give him to do this, but no one doesn't like gold and silver, so you have to be on guard after all. ”
Chen Xi raised his glass to Xu Xing, and said with a smile: "Thank you Uncle for your earnest teaching, I will keep it in my heart, and I will not disappoint your kindness." ”
While the two were talking, a sergeant came outside to report: "General Qiyu, a small boat came over from the other side at night, and a person who looked like a teacher came down and said that there was something important to discuss with you." ”
"On the other side?" Chen Xi and Xu Xing glanced at each other, and both of them smiled, "The time is finally coming." ”
"Please come in." Chen Xi commanded.
Moments later, two soldiers walked in with a middle-aged scribe in a blue shirt.
The man glanced at the tent and stared at Chen Xi twice, neither saluting nor speaking, but just standing proudly with a proud face.
Chen Xi snorted lightly and said to the two sergeants behind him: "Since you are from the other side, there is a chance that you are a spy and push it to the riverside and cut it, and it will save me from dirty land." ”
"Is this the hospitality of your Yan Dynasty?" The scribe asked, scolding.
"Or else?" Chen Xi stood up, walked to the scribe's side, and chuckled, "Sir came over and didn't say a word, how do I know if you are friend or foe?" For the sake of insurance, it is naturally better to kill. ”
"Hmph," the scribe sneered, "People say that the King of Yan Dynasty and Jin is a young hero, and a martial arts star descends from the sky. When I saw it today, it was nothing more than that, people were stupid not to say, and they didn't have any energy! ”
"Seeing that you are wearing a shirt, I respect you as 'sir.'" Chen Xi restrained his smile and said, "But if you play tricks again, I won't just talk about beheading by the river." Say, what has your master sent you to say? Dayan's 300,000 loads of grain and grass are about to arrive, and Dingguo Gong and I don't have much spare time to accompany you in circles. ”
The scribe glanced at the middle-aged military general sitting in the room, but he also matched the rumored Dingguo Duke Xu Xing, but he couldn't see any expression on his face. I don't know if these 300,000 loads of grain and grass are true or false? If it is true, then his master will lose a lot of weight out of thin air.
"How's it going, have you thought about it?" Chen Xipi said with a smile.
On both sides of the negotiation, whichever side can't hold its breath, it loses. This scribe originally wanted to put on a show, if the Yan Dynasty was really about to run out of ammunition and food as rumored, then this Jin king would definitely try every means to take Jinling before withdrawing his troops, so as to avoid returning to the dynasty in disgrace.
But who knew that the King of Jin, who had just been young and weakly crowned, was so angry that he threw out the news of 300,000 loads of grain and grass, which really made him unable to distinguish the truth from the false.
"Prime Minister Zhang Cheng sent me to ask the general, do you still count what you said earlier?"
Chen Xi sneered: "It depends on whether Prime Minister Zhang can do what I asked." ”
"Although Jinling has been besieged for several months, the city defense is still strong, and there is still enough food in the city." The scribe said calmly, "It's just that Prime Minister Zhang Cheng is concerned about the suffering of the people, and he doesn't want to cause hundreds of thousands of people in Jinling to suffer great disasters because of the Qian family." ”
"Jinling City Defense, the eastern, western, and southern gates, as well as the southern, southwestern, and southeastern gates, are all guarded by the prime minister's people. If it can be negotiated today, the general will be able to attack the city the next day. The two sides agreed on a code, and the prime minister opened the door at any time to wait. ”
"Sure enough, Prime Minister Zhang Cheng is a cheerful person," Chen Xi said with a smile, "Sir, please take a seat." Come and serve tea to Mr. ”
After talking for a long time, he got a seat and a cup of tea, and the scribe secretly wiped the sweat from his forehead, this King of Jin is not easy to deal with.
"The title that the prime minister wanted, my father has agreed. It's just that according to the rules of my Dayan, the prince and the marquis are awarded to the founding heroes, and the prime minister can get an earl, hereditary replacement. ”
"As for the official position, the prime minister chooses at will. It's just that the six ministers are already there, so how about the young master? is a rank, noble and decent, worthy of the identity of the prime minister's scholar. ”
"And the matter of Zhang Guifei that the prime minister said," Chen Xi said with a smile, "I don't know how she is a beautiful woman who has captivated the country and the city, and even wants the prime minister to propose to enter the harem alone?" ”
The scribe probably felt that Zhang Siwen's request was a bit incorruptible and shameful, so he had to bite the bullet and say: "The prime minister has his own deep meaning, and it is not something that Xiao Ke can guess. ”
"It's okay," Chen Xi said with a smile, "My father's palace only has one queen and one concubine, and Prime Minister Zhang's daughter can serve her father and emperor with more than one person." This one is also accurate. It's just that Concubine De, who has a son for her father, is still the last of the four concubines, and Zhang Chengxiang's daughter enters the palace, I'm afraid she can't be ranked among the four concubines. But it doesn't matter, the time is still long, and when she gives birth to an heir, she is still worried about not having a concubine to do? ”