Chapter 41: Negotiations
Seeing Hu Shifan's movements, they became more and more intense.
Li Zheng finally sensed that something was wrong!
Master Hu, this is being poured into ecstasy soup!
Li Zheng suddenly realized, looked at the guards on the side, and said angrily: "What are you doing in a daze!" Pull Master Hu away! ”
"Yes!"
When the guards heard the order, they didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly stepped forward, trying to pull Hu Shifan away from the chair.
But.
Hu Shifan looked weak, and he went crazy and had a lot of strength.
Several people dragged him, but they didn't move.
That's it, his movements haven't stopped!
At this moment.
Even the onlookers couldn't bear to look at each other.
"That chair has an enmity with him? Such a desperate fight! ”
"Crazy! It's crazy! ”
A moment later.
In the fingers of the diners.
The guards finally pulled Hu Shifan away, thinking that they could stop for a while.
One didn't pay attention, Hu Shifan hugged the table again, and his movements became more and more fierce.
The mouth is still shouting:
"Beauty!"
"Quick! Opened! ”
Li Zheng's forehead was covered with sweat, panting, and pointed to one of the guards: "Go get the hemp rope!" Tie him up! ”
After a burst of chickens and dogs.
Hu Shifan was tied up by the guards and thrown into the wing.
Just when everyone thought they could stop for a while.
Suddenly, there was a howl like killing a pig in the wing.
"Beauty!"
"My beauty!"
In this way, for the whole night, Li Zheng and the guards could not rest for a moment.
has been guarding Hu Shifan, for fear that he will make some shocking moves.
It was until the early morning of the next day.
Hu Shifan fell asleep.
Li Zheng sat on the chair in the wing, looking at Hu Shifan in front of him, and began to doubt life.
Before coming here.
He only knew that Qianguo was a barbarian land, but he didn't expect them to be so brazen!
Pouring ecstasy soup into an envoy of a country, this kind of thing is simply unheard of and unseen!
But he couldn't find any evidence yet, so he could only admit this dumb loss!
The only thing that gives him comfort is ......
Fortunately, it was Master Hu who was poured with ecstasy soup, not him.
Otherwise, he really didn't know how to live.
After resting for a while, the guards brought the morning food.
Li Zheng casually ate two bites, looked at the guard, and asked, "Has the person who delivered the wine found?" ”
The guard shook his head and said, "The shopkeeper said that they don't sell that kind of wine here, and they don't know who sent that pot of wine." ”
Li Zheng listened, sighed in his heart, and waved his hand helplessly: "Got it, go down." ”
"Yes, sir!"
The guard turned to leave.
Lee was sitting in his chair and began to think.
Do you want to go to Honglu Temple again?
The cadres have done things to such a point, and when they go to Honglu Temple again, don't they stretch out their faces to beat others?
But if they don't go, the Imperial History of the Metropolitan Procuratorate will take the opportunity to attack the embassy again.
To go is to be scolded.
If you don't go, you will be scolded.
Li Zheng struggled for a while, and finally decided to go.
In any case, he is an envoy of Great Wu, and he is fundamentally different from those guards.
No matter how mad the Qianren is, he will not attack him as an envoy in Honglu Temple!
Come to think of this.
Li Zheng summoned the guards and ordered: "Prepare the horse, the official is going to Honglu Temple!" ”
Half an hour later.
Li Zheng took a few guards and came to Honglu Temple.
After knocking on the door, the door slowly opened.
A middle-aged man in an official robe stood there, saw Li Zheng, and asked, "But Lord Hu of the mission?" ”
Li Zheng glanced at his official robe and replied, "Lord Hu can't come for the time being, and the deputy envoy of this official, Li Zheng, will come to visit instead of Lord Hu." ”
The middle-aged man asked again: "Is there any trust?" ”
Li Zheng nodded, took out the letter from his arms, and handed it to the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man stretched out his hand to take it, glanced at it, returned it, and said with a smile: "Zhou Zheng, the young secretary of Honglu Temple, is under the will of His Majesty to contact the mission of your country. ”
"It turned out to be Lord Zhou, fortunately, I will be lucky!"
Li Zheng also had a smile on his face, but he always felt that something was not quite right in his heart.
I stopped them outside yesterday, and today I let Shaoqing greet them in person, this difference is inevitably too big!
However, looking at Zhou Zheng with a kind face in front of him.
Li Zheng didn't think much about it, said a few words of greeting, and followed him into Honglu Temple.
Main Hall.
The two of them sat down separately, followed by a pleasant exchange.
After the pleasantries.
Zhou Zheng went straight to the point and said: "Your country's mission sent me a big cadre this time, what is the matter?" ”
Experienced yesterday.
Li Zheng just wanted to return to Beijing as soon as possible, and he didn't bother to beat around the bush anymore, so he said bluntly: "The prime minister of your country beheaded 327 grain merchants of Dawu for no reason some time ago, and my emperor sent a delegation to ask clearly, what are the crimes of these grain merchants, and they should be punished by this great punishment!" ”
Zhou Zhengzheng said: "They raise the price of grain, the evidence is conclusive, and they should be beheaded according to the law!" ”
Li Zhengdao: "Let's not talk about the truth of the evidence, let's just say that those grain merchants are all from my Wu, even if they commit serious crimes, they should be handed over to my Wu State for questioning, and you Qianguo didn't even send a single document, so you will behead them all!"
Such arrogance is not the work of the state of etiquette!
If you do this, let my emperor explain to the people of our Great Wu, and how to explain to the dead souls! How to account to their loved ones! ”
Talking and talking.
Li Zheng's tone became extremely harsh, almost reprimanding Zhou Zheng!
Zhou Zheng's brows furrowed slightly, snorted coldly, and asked, "What can I do if the matter has come to this?" ”
When Li Zheng heard this, he was still very angry, but he was happy in his heart.
In the final analysis, the Qianguo still only dared to use some indiscriminate means to disgust the mission.
If you really encounter something, you have to give in obediently!
"The prime minister of Qianguo is still the original prime minister of Qianguo, without the slightest change!"
Come to think of this.
Li Zheng no longer hesitated, took out the agreement he had drafted before, sent it to Zhou Zheng, and said with a straight face: "For the sake of the friendship between Wu and Qian, I have been friendly for generations.
As long as the prime minister of Qianguo is willing to personally pay tribute to the 327 unjust souls who died, and pay 2 million taels in compensation.
My emperor can not be blamed for this matter! ”
Zhou Zheng picked up the document and read it from top to bottom.
Then, he looked at Li Zheng and said, "In my official's opinion, there are three things that need to be revised in this agreement!" ”
Li Zheng had expected this, and said, "Let's hear it." ”
He knows.
Negotiation is about asking for a sky-high price and paying back the money on the spot.
It is almost impossible to make Qianguo admit this loss as soon as he comes up.
As long as the final indemnity is one million taels, the imperial court can accept it.
Li Zheng thought so
Suddenly, I heard Zhou Zhengdao:
"First of all, the amount of compensation has to be changed, according to the official, two million is too little, three million is more appropriate!"
"Secondly, in addition to the indemnity, there must be another one, the customs duties paid by our big dry goods entering Wu should be negotiated by the two countries!"
"Finally, in the agreement, the positions of the two countries should be reversed!"