When those people in Xiyun Kingdom saw that the little head was arrested, they didn't dare to plead in front of Li Yuanqing, after all, this person was very cruel to the people of Xiyun Kingdom. As long as they open their mouths, they will definitely be arrested by Li Yuanqing.

The men walked away in disgrace, and ran back to the inn to report to Lord Tozan.

Tozan was also very anxious during this time, he stayed in the capital of the Great Zhou all the year round, was kind and charitable, made friends, and had a good reputation in the capital. Since the defeat of the army of Xiyun Kingdom, his nephew is also within the range of captives, and he has begun to move around.

After the envoy came to the capital with the king's letter of surrender, he began to rely on various connections to coerce and induce the officials of the Great Zhou court in the capital, hoping to sign the surrender document as soon as possible. Not only can tens of thousands of elite soldiers of Xiyun Kingdom return to China, but they can also get a reward from the Great Zhou.

He set a goal to solve by the end of the year.

But this time, the Great Zhou Emperor seemed to have taken the wrong medicine, and he actually disagreed.

Even if the courtiers quoted the scriptures, according to the precedent, they could not get the Great Zhou Emperor to agree, and even had to change the precedent, wanting Xiyun Kingdom to pay more price.

As the royal family of Xiyun Kingdom, Tozan has known since he was a child that he treats Da Zhou, and the more he fights with Da Zhou, the more he makes money. Because of this, the top and bottom of the West Cloud Country have developed a belligerent personality.

But the new emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty changed, which made him feel uneasy.

Tozan was uneasy and immediately sent someone out to investigate.

It was learned that Lord Shang Shuchong of the Ministry of Rites had been imprisoned and investigated for whether he was suspected of dereliction of duty and betrayal of the country.

Tozan panicked, although he knew Chong-sama well, this Chong-sama was a very stubborn person, and he resolutely refused to accept his bribes. At the same time, Chongda is also a supporter of the Heavenly Empire and the state of etiquette, and attaches great importance to face, so many times, under his sincere compliments, Chongda will still act according to the previous conventions in order to maintain the face of the Heavenly Empire.

Not only that, but this morning, several Da Zhou officials he visited recently were also arrested and investigated.

Tozan panicked and sent out more people to investigate.

Just as Tozan was in a hurry to move around the room, several people hurried back to report.

"Lord Tozan, Young Master Batu has been arrested for picking quarrels and provoking trouble, slandering the officials of the Great Zhou." The man who cried and cried with the thin black man in the courtyard just now came back to report.

Tozan was stunned, "Who ordered the arrest?" ”

In the past, when they did this, the courtiers of the Great Zhou said that they were insulting, and at the same time, they felt that Xiyun Kingdom was subservient to the feet of the Great Zhou, like a pug, wagging their tails and begging for mercy, which greatly satisfied the vanity of the courtiers of the Great Zhou.

The man replied: "The Great Zhou Emperor recently pro-fiefdom Zhenwei General Li Yuanqing. ”

"Li Yuanqing?" Tozan was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes were split, "He actually came to the capital?" ”

"Lord Hui, not only did you come to the capital, but you were also responsible for negotiating with our Xiyun Kingdom together with Lord Gu, and said very arrogantly that I want you to talk in person. If you don't talk about it, Da Zhou is not in a hurry. The man replied, without adding any fuel or vinegar.

Tozan didn't reply immediately, but thought about it carefully, squinted his eyes slightly, and said for a while: "Immediately investigate everything about Li Yuanqing for me." ”

"Yes, sir." The man went down and led someone to investigate.

Tozan didn't dare to delay, and took people to the Lifan Academy.

Now that Da Zhou is finally willing to talk, he also wants to talk about it as soon as possible.

As long as you can achieve your goal as soon as possible and kowtow to apologize, what is it?

It's just that Tozan has always been jealous of the name "Li Yuanqing". There is always a very bad premonition, and I always feel that this negotiation is more difficult than before.

In the courtyard, Lord Wu asked, "Lord Gu, General Li, how are you going to negotiate?" ”

Li Yuanqing took out the terms of this negotiation from Liu Kui's bookcase.

Although the emperor authorized him and Gu Shao to take full responsibility and let them try their best to talk, as long as there is progress compared to before, it will be considered a success, but Li Yuanqing did not think so.

Since you have done it, you have to win the beauty.

Anyway, Li Yuanqing's bottom line, even if the talks collapse, there are still tens of thousands of young and middle-aged prisoners of war to work!

Xiyun Guo was not convinced, and wanted to continue to fight, Li Yuanqing was even more stunned, this is what he is best at, so he has the confidence to say to the outside world, he wants to talk and talk, and he wants to fight and fight.

Lord Wu took it and read it carefully.

At this glance, a layer of cold sweat broke out on Lord Wu's forehead, his lips were chapped, and his throat was still a little itchy, "General Li, Xiyun Kingdom shouldn't agree, right?" ”

Seeing this, Gu Shao didn't speak, and took Li Yuanqing's pages from Master Wu's hand. After reading the ten lines at a glance, Gu Shao's face was shocked, this Li Yuanqing's appetite is really big.

However, he admires it.

Even if you can't get Xiyun Kingdom to agree and only achieve half of the goal, the military expenses and grain and grass consumed by the Great Zhou this time will be gone.

Gu Shao will wait and see!

Li Yuanqing chuckled, "Negotiation, of course we have to talk!" It is indeed difficult to ask Xiyun Kingdom to give up the land of the two states that were robbed, but the price is sky-high, and the money is repaid. Anyway, I absolutely do not agree with the direct return of prisoners of war as before. ”

"I don't know what the people before thought, after these young and middle-aged soldiers returned to Xiyun Kingdom, they could immediately become a force that endangered the Great Zhou. Let the tiger return to the mountain again and again, so that the people of Xiyun Kingdom have nothing to fear. This time, it must not be like this. Lord Wu, this time let Master Gu cooperate in the negotiation, you can take command, and the rest, the two of us will come. ”

Lord Wu nodded, he really didn't have the courage to negotiate in person.

Since Li Yuanqing was willing to rush to the front, Lord Wu was naturally willing, "Your Majesty and the courtiers want to change the past practice, General Li, Lord Gu, you can just talk." With His Majesty's backing, don't be afraid. ”

"That's what Lord Wu said." Li Yuanqing nodded, in his opinion, Da Zhou occupies the initiative, of course, there are more opportunities to get benefits.

Gu Shao chuckled and looked at Li Yuanqing, "General Li, do you think the Xiyun Congress promised to spend money to ransom the prisoners of war?" ”

Li Yuanqing smiled, "Yes, naturally it is the best, the price is clearly marked, and the price is different for the children of the nobles according to their family background and position." ”

"Together, it is estimated that it will take six or seven million taels of silver to redeem all these people." Gu Shao roughly estimated, "This is a lot of money, and Xiyun Kingdom can't come up with so much silver for a while." ”

Li Yuanqing didn't care, "I can redeem as much as I can take out." Whom to redeem also depends on the meaning of the Xiyun Kingdom. The rest of them are not those who eat white rice, they are all young and middle-aged, cutting wood every day, and each person saves us thirty yuan a day, which is one tael of silver a month, and twelve taels of silver a year, and we will not lose money by raising these prisoners of war. ”

Lord Wu touched his beard and was slightly worried, "Now that the war between the two countries has just stopped, if the Xiyun Kingdom sees this condition, it may become angry and continue to attack the Great Zhou." The hard-won truce is about to start fighting again. ”