"I don't dare to agree with what Marquis Zhu said, we can't compare to him, but can't the prince compare either?" Wang Anbang released a dark arrow and shot it at Zhu Xiaochuan.

"And our emperor." Chen Wenqi also took advantage of the situation and stabbed him.

"Our emperor is the Buddha, the princes are the Bodhisattvas, even if he Xiao Chen is the Monkey King, he will change into a somersault cloud in seventy-two, but he can hide the eyes of the Buddha and the Bodhisattva, and turn out the palm of the Buddha?" Zhu Xiaochuan's words were even more real, and several people laughed together when they heard it.

Gong Shouli sneered, Xiao Chen, you kid is still a monkey after all!

Xiao Chen also laughed a few times, and said in his heart You all think you are very smart, but you don't know that the smartest person here may be this honest-looking Zhu Xiaochuan!

People say that the emperor's hardcore henchman is the Black Dragon Guard, but the nearest Black Dragon Guard is also stationed outside the city, and it is the Jinyi Guard who always guards the emperor's side!

Zhu Xiaochuan's brocade guard.

After chatting for a while while eating and drinking, Li Wanjiang talked about Xiao Chen's physical condition again and expressed deep worry.

Now Xiao Chen has a great role for him, so his concern for Xiao Chen at this moment is also from the heart.

"I have decided to send Shangguan Qiji to go back to Yanyun County with you, and with him by his side to take care of me, I can rest assured." Li Wanjiang is also well-intentioned.

Xiao Chenxin said that the emperor, you are relieved, but I am not very relieved, you don't know, this kid has an enmity with me, he is holding back and wants to kill me!

But the emperor's grace, he can't help but receive it, and he has to pretend to be very moved.

"Gonggong, I see that you are quite tired from standing, otherwise you should go and rest first, right? Just have me to serve the emperor and the prince. Xiao Chen was ready to talk about business.

Gong Shouli rolled his eyes at him.

Who do you think you kid? How dare you order me!

"Shouli, you go." Li Wanjiang waved his hand and blasted him out, knowing that something was wrong with Xiao Chen's kid!

"Your Majesty, how many warships can our Great Zhou Navy Division send to participate in the battle to recover Shunfeng Harbor?" When Gong Shouli and the little eunuchs who were waiting for him went out, Xiao Chen went straight to the point.

"This ...... There were probably four main warships, and a dozen smaller ones. Li Wanjiang frowned.

Everyone was silent when they heard this, compared to the Russ fleet, which had dozens of large and advanced warships, the disparity in strength between the two sides was too great.

Therefore, it is basically impossible to fight against others from the sea, and you can only attack from land to have a few chances of winning.

"That's probably the case." Xiao Chen nodded, "Your Majesty, Nishimura Zhicun They had looked for a minister before leaving, I listened to what he said, it seems that he is willing to send troops to help us recover Shunfeng Harbor, of course, he didn't say it explicitly, but the minister felt that they were sincere." ”

"Well, that Nishimura Zhicun also hinted to me, hehe, such a big matter, but he shouldn't talk to me about it with a small middle word." Li Wanjiang said.

Li Wanjiang's thoughts were different from Xiao Chen's, he felt that the Dongying people were not sincere enough, and the reason why he hinted was just to test whether Li Wanjiang had the intention of recovering Shunfeng Harbor.

If you are sincere, you shouldn't let a small Zhongnayan come to me, you should also send a minister of the imperial government, or the secretary of the Ministry of War, or the general of the Ministry of Defense, right? It must also be your Emperor Shenzhao's envoy.

The rest of the people waited, and I didn't talk to him.

I can't talk about it, it's fundamental, and I lose my identity if I talk to it more.

Because you only sent one Zhongnayan, not only did you not have sincerity, but also underestimated me, is this the attitude that the lower kingdom should have towards the upper kingdom?

That is, I can't spare my hands now, otherwise I would have destroyed you a long time ago!

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that they are still sincere, the reason why they only sent a small Zhongnayan may also be to avoid attracting the attention of the Rus, of course, they are also testing the emperor's attitude, if the emperor decides to fight with them and is willing to follow them, they will definitely send higher-level people to find us." Xiao Chen said.

"Well, Xiao Chen's words also have some truth...... What if that's your opinion? Li Wanjiang nodded.

"In the opinion of the minister, we can temporarily cooperate with the Dongying people, and as far as the current situation is concerned, we can join forces to fight the Rus' people, and we can achieve win-win and mutual benefits." Xiao Chen's attitude was very clear.

"They little devils have such good intentions and will help us?" Wang Anbang said, "I'm afraid it's also a wolf's ambition, so I don't have any other plans." ”

"What Lord Wang said is right, they are essentially wolf cubs like the Rus, and they want to take a bite when they see fat, but what they want to do at the moment is the same as ours, that is, to drive the Rus out of the Downport, which is also the basis of our cooperation, and it is a win-win situation."

"As for mutual benefit, on the one hand, both of us can obtain corresponding benefits in this war, on the other hand, this is also our mutual use, he uses our land power, we use their sea power, after winning this battle, we can sign some kind of treaty with him, and even make considerable concessions."

This topic is sensitive.

In the diplomacy of the two countries, if one side makes a concession, it is a sign of weakness, and with Li Wanjiang's temperament, let him make concessions to a small island country, which is quite a concession...... I'm afraid he will never agree.

"Oh? I don't know Xiao Chen, what exactly do you mean by making concessions? Sure enough, Li Wanjiang's brows furrowed.

"Commerce is the mainstay, military is the auxiliary." Xiao Chen said, "The Dongying people are developing rapidly now, and their population has also grown sharply, but their territory is too small and all kinds of resources are very scarce, so they urgently need a lot of material support, but our Great Zhou has not yet opened up overseas trade, and they can only trade with the southern countries and even distant Western countries." ”

Wilson was one of the trading partners of the Eastern Ying Kingdom, and although they were Western merchants who could transport a large amount of supplies, the cost naturally increased greatly because of the long distance.

For example, if the Dongying people need one or two taels of silver to buy ten catties of cotton from Da Zhou, then if they buy from the West, they need at least one or two or five dollars of silver, and this price difference is too huge, and they can't afford it.

As a result, they frequently lowered prices for Western merchants, so that they had a rather bad reputation in international trade, and Wilson once scolded them for being a little devil who picked the door!

If this vicious circle continues, the trade routes in the West may be cut off, and the Dongying people may be forced to take risks under the pressure of lack of domestic materials, launch an attack on the Great Zhou, and force the Great Zhou to trade with them.

Instead of this, it is better for us to take the initiative to open one or two ports to trade with them.

Of course, this must be a move to feed the dogs, because they will develop faster and become stronger in the future when they are fully skilled.

This is definitely quite unfavorable for Da Zhou.