The capital of Chu is not far from Hongzhou, and the strength of the state of Chu is mainly concentrated in the capital of Chu, so of course it is impossible for the Great Liang to waste his troops here and fight the Chu army to the death.

Therefore, they attacked from the southeast of Chu to the direction of Chudu, and the divided forces had captured Lianzhou, Wuzhou and Liuzhou, from Lishui to the east of Xiangshui, all of which were pocketed by the Liang army.

As a result, Xiang Shan was ordered to command the three armies, stifling the Liang army's offensive at once, and now forcing the Liang army surrounded outside the Chu capital to retreat at the cost of giving up Guizhou.

Most of the elite of the Chu State are concentrated on the battlefield against Liang, and in this case, if the Liang State cooperates with the Shu State, of course, it is impossible for the territory to be laid down to belong to each other.

Because that would be unfair to Liang Guo.

They restrained most of the troops, but they could only get a share of the soup, but it was Shu who ate and drank spicy food on the other side.

It is also for this reason that Zhong Ruying and Lu Zhencai took the initiative to retreat, and then Xiang Shancai made a move against Shu, causing the other party to lose a general, and the army also has a tendency to extend westward.

Shu was already tired of fighting, and the grain and grass were powerless, and they were more eager to end this war than Da Liang, so even if they were unwilling, they had to send envoys to join forces with Liang.

Naturally, the benefits are also to be renegotiated.

Zhong Ruying said: "The matter of negotiation was brought up by Lu Duhu, and the envoys were sent after the Shu side agreed, and our troops were superior to them, so we actually took the initiative." ”

"In that case, why don't we ask for protons first?" Min Shangshu said: "If there is no proton, and the Shu Kingdom will turn its face and deny it after the war, will our Liang still have to fight with them again?" ”

The others nodded slightly, all in agreement.

Min Shangshu looked at Lin Qingwan and asked, "What does Lin Shangshu think?" ”

"Yes!" Lin Qingwan nodded and said, "Who is Min Shangshu suitable?" ”

"The eldest prince of Shu is the most suitable, he is the son-in-law, his mother currently has only one son, and his maternal ancestor is still the general of Shu."

Lin Qingwan raised her eyebrows and said, "I remember that he was only eight years old?" ”

"Yes," Min Shangshu said meaningfully: "So the new monarch of Shu is very ambitious, and we don't dare to take this bargaining chip lightly." ”

The eldest son was only eight years old and dared to take the initiative to provoke a war, which shows the ambition of Emperor Shu.

Lin Qingwan had no objection, looked at the map and asked, "How many people were discussing the boundary just now?" ”

Zhong Ruying nodded, and pointed to a line in the picture with his finger: "Except for who attacked Chu and who belongs, the rest, once Chu dies, we and Shu will demarcate the boundary according to this line." ”

"What if Shu doesn't agree?"

Zhong Ruying's hand moved back and said, "The bottom line is this line, we can't make too many concessions." ”

Lin Qingwan bowed her head, looked at Min Shangshu, and asked, "How sure is Lord Min?" ”

"That depends on Lu Duhu, how capable General Zhong and General Lin are," Min Shangshu said meaningfully: "Since it is a negotiation, it is natural to come up with bargaining chips, and whoever has more chips and greater strength will naturally favor whom." ”

It means that you have to talk while fighting, but you have to show sincerity first.

This coincided with Lin Qingwan's thoughts, and she nodded and said, "I also have this intention." ”

Yao Shi coughed lightly and asked, "Then who do you think our Liang State should send to Shu?" ”

Min Shangshu lowered his eyes and didn't speak, and the other officials and generals also shrunk their necks and didn't speak.

Lin Qingwan swept around the crowd and said with a smile: "The young and the old are orderly, the second prince is inconvenient to go abroad now, and the fourth prince has a valuable status, so let's be the fifth prince." ”

Everyone looked at Lin Qingwan in surprise, and Min Shangshu immediately replied: "Then please ask the county lord to write a letter to admonish Your Majesty." ”

Lin Qingwan said with a smile: "I can write excerpts, but Min Shangshu is the main envoy of this negotiation, so I also ask Shangshu to follow his name." ”

"Okay, Min must sign." It's just to follow Lin Qingwan's name.

There were people who came out, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

The rest of the meeting was not something that Yao Shi and the others could listen to, and the group said goodbye and left, and only Lin Qingwan, Zhong Ruying and Min Shangshu were left in the tent in an instant.

The three of them sat on the chairs, Min Shangshu sighed comfortably after taking a sip of tea, and looked up at Lin Qingwan, "Lord Lin has a grudge against the five princes?" ”

Lin Qingwan smiled and said: "Min Shangshu is joking, since we have asked Shu to give their eldest prince, we naturally have to send a prince out to be sincere." ”

She explained softly: "The second prince and the fourth prince are not suitable, the fifth prince is older than the sixth prince, either he is the sixth prince, if I mention the sixth prince, wouldn't it seem that I have an enmity with the sixth prince?" ”

Min Shangshu smiled and said: "How did Lord Lin forget, if you talk about it from the eldest and youngest, then there are still three princes." ”

Lin Qingwan said with a smile on her face: "But the three princes have sacrificed too much for the country, how can Min Shangshu still bear to let the three princes go as hostages?" ”

The third prince rarely participated in political affairs after he was injured on the battlefield and retreated, and because of the second prince's co-optation and suppression, he avoided the government and did not mention it, not to mention Emperor Liang, that is, the fourth prince had a sense of guilt for the third brother.

Don't say that Lin Qingwan didn't mention it, she just did, and Emperor Liang wouldn't agree.

But Min Shangshu just felt that it was not so simple for Lin Qingwan to take the initiative to propose the five princes, and after thinking about it, it could only be that Lin Qingwan had a grudge against the five princes.

Although the mother family of the fifth prince and the mother family of the sixth prince are not prominent, there are still two people in the Ou family who are officials in the court, but the Liu family is a real commoner, and they just rely on Liu Concubine to become a small rich family.

Therefore, if they really send back to the capital and let the ministers choose, the last one to go must be the six princes, but if they directly propose the five princes here, it will not be necessarily.

However, Lin Qingwan didn't have much contact with the fifth prince and the sixth prince, and Min Shangshu really didn't remember that the two had a holiday, so he was just suspicious in his heart, and quickly put it aside.

But Zhong Ruying knew, she glanced at Lin Qingwan, and said secretly: Some of the big bosses in the army are not wrong, and women really hold grudges.

How many years have passed since that incident, and the five princes were also punished at that time, but I didn't expect Sister Wan to remember it at this time, this grudge has been much longer than her.

Lin Qingwan and Min Shangshu discussed some things, and when they sent people away, as soon as they turned around, they met Zhong Ruying's eyes, and she couldn't help but say helplessly: "You don't think I'm making a personal vendetta in the communiqué, right?" ”

"No, you said you have a personal vendetta."

Lin Qingwan said with a smile: "How can I hold such a grudge, it's just that the fifth prince is indeed more suitable than the sixth prince, don't forget, the sixth prince is very honest, he went to Shu Kingdom, I am really afraid that he will be bullied." ”

But if the fifth prince is to be replaced, it is not certain who bullies whom, and he is indeed a little older than the sixth prince.

Lin Qingwan would not admit that she held a grudge, but she chose the most suitable one.

Zhong Ruying pouted and said: "You don't hold grudges, the fifth child can hold grudges very much, he must know that you proposed to let him be a proton, be careful that he will hate you for a lifetime." ”

Lin Qingwan smiled and said, "If he wants to go to Shu, doesn't he have to come to Hongzhou first to go with the envoys of Shu?" When the time comes, I'll talk to him. The person who escorted him over still has to worry about you and His Royal Highness," Lin Qingwan said with a smile: "When the time comes, say more good things about me in him, he is still young, his heart is undecided, and no matter how much he hates, he can get it back." ”

Zhong Ruying nodded her head with a smile, "Yes, I'm afraid of your tongue." ”

Zhong Ruying pulled her into the inner tent and said with a smile: "You live with me, and we can talk well at night." ”

Lin Qingwan nodded indispensably, looked around and asked, "Then where is my girl?" ”

"I'll let Shi Jian and Sao Hong make arrangements," Zhong Ruying sat on the bed, patted the position next to him and said, "You have always been smart, let me ask you, what good way do you have to deal with Xiang Shan's old man?" ”

Lin Qingwan shook her head, "I didn't." ”

Zhong Ruying sighed, "When it comes to using soldiers, Xiang Shan is only under your grandfather, Lu Zhen and I are still a little worse, and he is familiar with Chu Realm, although there have been losses and wins in the past six months, but most of them have been defeated." ”

Lin Qingwan sat beside her and said, "If you still think so, isn't that morale even lower?" ”

Zhong Ruying pulled the corners of her mouth and said: "How dare you show it, you have to start fighting every day, even if you are distressed in your heart, you have to be confident and full of confidence, but we don't have a big victory, I'm afraid that no matter how confident I am, it's useless." ”

Lin Qingwan frowned, "What did Lu Zhen say?" ”

"Lu Zhen said that either he assassinated Xiang Shan, or he listened to the eldest princess and made a divisive plan to let Emperor Chu kill Xiang Shan." Zhong Ruying looked at Lin Qingwan.

Lin Qingwan smiled bitterly, "Is Emperor Chu so stupid? ”

"Emperor Chu is not stupid, but if Mr. Ji is willing to come forward, with his three-inch tongue, there will always be some results."

"You want me to convince Mr. Ji?"

"In the beam, you are the only one who can talk to Mr. Ji."

Lin Qingwan was silent for a moment, then shook her head and said: "I am still three points sure that Mr. Ji will throw himself into the Liang, but I am not sure that Mr. Ji will be separated from Emperor Chu and Xiang Shan." ”

"Back then, he was not a particularly gentleman when he was able to crisscross countries, and he must have done the way of villains."

"But in the past few decades, he has taught and educated people, and he has practiced the way of a gentleman," Lin Qingwan retorted: "No matter what kind of way he practiced in connecting countries back then, is it not as influential as the years when he was young?" ”

"He is not a selfless person, he is willing to temporarily follow the Chu State for the sake of his granddaughter, so naturally he can also ......"

"Ruying," Lin Qingwan called her softly, and said: "That's different, he obeyed Ji Nian and lived in Chu State, and only his interests were harmed, but now what we want him to do is to ask him to kill his friends, and even the Xiang family is full of people, Mr. Ji will not do it." ”

Ji Yuan is indeed not a particularly square gentleman, but he has a bottom line, if he is Lin Qingwan, even if it is for the task, for Yubin, she will not do such a thing.

Xiang Shan is an enemy to them, but he is loyal to the Chu State, even if Ji Yuan does not think that he is a native of Chu from the bottom of his heart, he still has a friendship with Xiang Shan.