Sichuan and Shu are surrounded by mountains, only the plank road is connected with the Central Plains, once the plank road is cut off, it becomes an independent country.

It is precisely because of this that there is a saying that "the world is not chaotic and Shu is chaotic, and the world is peaceful and Shu is not peaceful".

Zhuge Qingyun of that day frightened the Yang clan of Banzhou with the remarks that the Central Plains army would enter Sichuan to crusade, but he just deceived them into not knowing enough about their own situation and the terrain of Sichuan and Shu, or they were still worried.

But at this time, Long Jingyao was not frightened by such a deception, and in just a few words, his lies were exposed, leaving him speechless for a while.

After staring at each other for a long time, Long Jingyao showed a smile again: "However, as Lord Zhuge Shicai said, my Long family has also been deeply cared for by the imperial court for many years, so I really have no intention of being an enemy of the imperial court again, resulting in the destruction of life and the loss of both sides." ”

"Huh?" Zhuge Qingyun's spirit suddenly lifted, and it seemed that things were still turning around.

He immediately answered: "Your Excellency means that the Long family is willing to submit to the imperial court?" ”

"The Long family can show surrender, but unlike the Mu family, we have not yet reached the point of exhaustion, and we definitely have the strength to protect ourselves. Therefore, even if he submits to the imperial court, he must not be like the Mu family and the Yang family, only being a low and small minister. ”

"What are your conditions?" Zhuge Qingyun had already understood the meaning of his words, saying so much was actually to get more fame and fortune benefits from the imperial court.

Then it's easy to say, as long as the other party is interested and puts forward some conditions, for the sake of the overall situation of Sichuan and Shu, His Majesty will definitely agree.

Long Jingyao smiled and stretched out three fingers: "If you want my Long family to return to the imperial court from now on, you have to agree to our three conditions." ”

Zhuge Qingyun's expression was even more solemn, and he nodded and said, "You say." ”

"First, although my Long family has surrendered to the imperial court, we still have to make our own decisions about the affairs of our subordinates, soldiers and horses, Kuizhou and other places, and the imperial court is not allowed to intervene at will."

Although Zhuge Qingyun frowned, he still nodded lightly: "I think Your Majesty will agree to this matter, after all, for two hundred years, the imperial court has been a policy of restraint and autonomy for the three places in the southwest, as long as you have not committed any trouble, then everything should be the same as before." ”

Long Jingyao also nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "Second, our Kuizhou Long clan has actually only had a false name for many years, but there is no real job. This surrender can also be regarded as a contribution to the imperial court, so the imperial court needs to issue a decree to seal, my patriarch not only has to have the title of real local Tusi, but also has to be given a title, I dare not say that I still want an earl. ”

This time, Zhuge Qingyun didn't dare to make his own decisions and agreed, after all, only the emperor could decide on such a matter of knighthood and approval, so he had to reply: "I will report this matter to the court, and Your Majesty will make the final decision."

"However, if the Long family is sincere and can make contributions to the imperial court, I think this matter should not be difficult."

"Third, I Kuizhou mostly uses silk weaving as a business, but the grain is always insufficient, so in the future, the imperial court needs to exchange grain for our silk at the most suitable price, at least within ten years, the price must be three percent higher than the market price!"

After the right and name, the third condition proposed by Long Jingyao was changed to the word profit.

In this regard, Zhuge Qingyun was not surprised, and a smile appeared on his face: "This is easy to do, I can promise you now." ”

This request seems to be very rude, and it has the intention of taking advantage of the opportunity to blackmail.

But in fact, in his opinion, this is the fate of the Long clan, as long as they have something to ask for and always have a greedy heart, it will become easy to take down the entire Kuizhou.

And after hearing him agree so happily, Long Jingyao also showed a satisfied smile: "Okay, as long as the imperial court can do the following three things, my Kuizhou Long clan will surrender to the imperial court and obey the dispatch of the imperial court!" ”

"That's for the best. I will return to Yuzhou and bring the three conditions back to Your Majesty, thinking that at the beginning of next year, the imperial court will give you a satisfactory answer. Zhuge Qingyun got up and was about to leave.

This time, Long Jingyao was much more enthusiastic than before, and after failing to save himself for a while, he got up in person and sent people out.

Just when the two of them came to the gate of the courtyard with laughter and were about to separate, a young man hurried over.

After seeing the appearance of the two of them at a glance, the young man said, "Brother Jing Yao, is he the envoy of the imperial court?" ”

"Yes, I have already agreed with the envoy of the imperial court, they were all instructed by the patriarch, and now he has agreed......" Long Jingyao explained with a smile, and helped Zhuge Qingyun introduce it, "This is Long Jinghai, my youngest brother, if there is any rudeness, I hope to forgive me." ”

Zhuge Qingyun naturally didn't mind, but praised the other party for a few words of heroic spirit or something.

But Long Jinghai was very unimpressed by this, and only snorted: "Everyone said before that the Han people were the most cunning, and their words were unbelievable, and sure enough, they ......."

"You...... No nonsense! ”

In the face of his brother's scolding, Long Jinghai also cared, just glanced at Zhuge Qingyun, and said: "It's not just me who thinks so, the patriarch also says so." That's why he specially asked me to come to see you, saying that you should not believe the other party's promise......"

"What does this mean? Does the patriarch want to add more conditions? Long Jingyao frowned and asked.

Zhuge Qingyun was also a little nervous in his heart, this matter has been decided, and he actually started again?

Long Jinghai glanced at Zhuge Qingyun again, and then said to his brother: "The patriarch said, the conditions are those three conditions, but whether he agrees at this time, or what documents are sent by the Han people later, it is actually useless, they can regret it at any time."

"The only guarantee is to let their emperor come to our Kuizhou, in front of us and those officials under him, personally agree to the conditions, and then write the document with his own hands and tell the world, so that we can confirm it."

As he spoke, he looked at Zhuge Qingyun again: "Hey, you go back and tell your emperor that if you want our Long family to be submissive to him, you can come to Kuizhou by yourself and show your true sincerity!" ”

In the face of this somewhat rude request, although Zhuge Qingyun was dissatisfied, he still didn't have a seizure in the end, and only looked at Long Jingyao who was full of helplessness: "Is this really what your Long family meant?" ”

The latter nodded: "This is naturally not wrong, since it is the meaning passed down by the patriarch, I should do it." Lord Zhuge , please add this article to it. As long as the emperor can come to my Kuizhou, everything is easy to say. ”

"Okay." Zhuge Qingyun sighed helplessly, and could only respond to this article.

However, in his opinion, with His Majesty the Emperor's heart and courage, there is really no possibility of refusing the conditions attached to this.