After a moment of pause, the scribe carefully bent down and picked up the brush that had fallen to the ground.

"You should think carefully......" he timidly admonished.

"It's my problem," Niu Yuan sighed as he looked at the overturned table, "I couldn't suppress the anger in my chest. Now that Liu Gong has believed Zeng Liang's words, it is too late to say anything, and he can only make a compromise. You quickly asked them to escort Wu Sijing back again, and told Lian Chongwen that they would renegotiate the contract with him and hold a second court meeting. ”

Lian Chongwen was tasting the newly bought tea at home, when he suddenly heard this thunderbolt on a sunny day, and he was very shocked. He first calmly dealt with the envoys of the court, said something that showed that he had no complaints, and did everything according to his orders, and then sent him out of the door; When the man was gone, he sat down lonely on the edge of the bed, tugged at his hair irritably, and began to ponder.

It is true that he has a lot of time, and Wu Sijing can afford to wait, if he just reschedules the date and postpones it for a month or two, it will be just; But now what they have to do is to renegotiate the whole contract, so they are hesitant to guarantee that the meeting will still go as smoothly as before.

"Damn, what the hell is Niu Yuan crazy about?" Lian Chongwen scolded to himself, jumped up from the bed, and paced at the door.

He walked like this two or three times, his eyebrows were gradually stretched, his expression was no longer tense, as if he realized something, he put his chin in his hand and pondered, "No." It was so sudden, I'm afraid it wasn't decided by Niu Yuan alone. I heard that there was a great disagreement among them, perhaps because they were afraid of the intentions of the officials, so they had no choice but to give the order......

The more he thought about it, the more he figured it out, so he planned to go to the Ministry of Rites to find out first, after all, he was most familiar with Lu Zhixian, and he could follow his temperament. So, he prepared fifty taels of silver and a bunch of rare goods from the South Seas, tied the hemp rope tightly, tied it to the cart, and personally brought it to Lu Tangguan.

"Hey, why did the general get this big box of things? What a cost. Lu Zhixian saw the servant bring in a large pear wood box from outside, and asked with a smile.

"Your Excellency," Lian Chongwen bowed respectfully, "This silver is a ransom given by the lord of the country, and it is ordered by Lian to come and deal with your lords." But there is no way to find those big people and villains, and they are treated as cold people, only Lu Shangshu is willing to meet the villain, so that my generation can negotiate a treaty and receive the grace of the Heavenly Empire. Who else is the great contribution to the friendship between the two countries? Therefore, the villain made his own decision and gave away all the fifty taels of silver, presumably others had no complaints. As for those goods, they are all accumulated by the villain in Nanyang doing business for a long time, and I hope that the adults will not dislike them. ”

Lu Zhixian said with a smile: "General Lian is really good at talking, how can this official be virtuous!" Come, carry this box into the back room and show it to Madame! ”

Seeing that the servants were all scattered, Lian Chongwen leaned over and asked: "I feel a little confused in the lower part, it stands to reason that the agreement has been completed, and the imperial court has obtained 300 cannons in exchange for this, and it has also deepened relations with the country, which is not a small feat." Why haven't you seen the meritorious edict and praise the ministers? This should be the practice of the Celestial Empire. ”

Lu Zhixian saw his dazed and ignorant appearance, and couldn't bear to deceive, so he had to tell the truth: "Alas...... Unbeknownst to the general, Prime Minister Bong had already decided to renegotiate the treaty, and the court meeting would be held again in two days. ”

Lian Chongwen pretended to be surprised: "What? Why is that? ”

"I can't say a word or two about this, in short, it's the result of the troubles of that group of ministers, and I don't want to make a special case for you......" Speaking of this, Lu Zhixian was a little irritable, "I actually participated, but I didn't expect it to be so excessive that you outsiders saw the joke." Don't be resentful, this is just a trivial matter, don't let this disturb the mood of the negotiation. ”

Lian Chongwen hugged his knees and sighed: "Ah, it's a pity! Contracts can be negotiated repeatedly, but your great deeds have been ruthlessly erased. You should have been ranked among the three princes and enjoyed all the glory and wealth, who would have thought that it would be like this! The ministers are doing nonsense, which is really chilling for people of insight! ”

Lu Zhixian smiled bitterly: "General Lian, I have received your wishes, but how can I receive any credit and reward, and the benefits are all taken by Fengxiang alone." ”

"It's not fair!" Lian Chongwen was full of emotions and called out for him, "You did everything single-handedly, but in the end, it became a waste of time." ”

"Huh, what can I do?"

"Maybe you can take advantage of this reconsideration to get your credit back!"

"What do you mean by that?" Lu Zhixian asked suspiciously.

"Your Excellency, you can play it now, and propose to the prime minister: since it is necessary to harm the majesty of the Celestial Empire by making a special exception, it is better to send a person as a messenger to follow Lian Chongwen and others to Nanyang to tell the lord of the country, and also to inspect how the artillery is made, so as not to be deceived by foreign countries. Then they will return by boat together, and the customs will not dare to stop them when they see the holy decree. In this way, there is no need to close the text, do not violate the sea ban, and it is also easy to understand people's feelings. ”

Lu Zhixian suddenly brightened: "This method is good!" But whether the people will say yes or not, I can't say for sure. ”

"You are not in the world, and you are different from Bong. If the villain is allowed to use some means to make a point up and down, many officials will write to echo it. As long as there are more voices of support, the court will consider it, but there is certainly no better plan than this. ”

Lu Zhixian lowered his head and considered. So far, what he is most afraid of is of course not that the credit will be snatched away, but that the court will discuss it. In fact, not only him, almost everyone is afraid of this court meeting, after all, no one can say which side of the opinion can win, they are all afraid that the other party has won a great merit and will then dominate the court situation, it is better to take a step back and maintain the status quo. Lu Zhixian is also one of them, he knows very well that the previous impeachment of Niu Yuan's life-fighting behavior is already very risky, and everyone is certainly not willing to make such a thrilling gamble every time.

Moreover, he is not a cheeky person, he accepted Lian Chongwen's gift, and it is natural to help him. This matter is equivalent to pushing him, making him make a quick decision, and happily agree: "General Lian, you really saved this official!" If there is this recital, there is no need to open the court! Please help the old man sharpen the ink, relax, I can write with a pen! ”

After Lian Chongwen's covert manipulation, Lu Zhixian's recital was supported by hundreds of civil and military officials soon after it was delivered. Many of the current officials continued to echo it, and as in that impeachment, they influenced the decision-making of the Liu Party. Such a neutralizing plan made Niu Yuan also accept it willingly, and then hinted that Gui Fu drafted an edict, made some compromises, and announced that he would no longer make exceptions. Although the essence of the two events was not different, the Manchu officials rejoiced at the success of this 'great righteousness'.