The proposal was vetoed by Xiao Cong, and the people of Nanchen finally saw how tough the royal family of Xiliang was in the matter of Xiao Zhen and Xiao Yan, and they would not give an inch.

After the peace talks on this day, no substantive results have been achieved.

After the peace talks ended, Xiao Cong still warmly entertained Nan Chen's delegation, as if there was no-for-tat in today's peace talks, and threw a banquet for Nan Chen's delegation to drink heartily.

At the banquet, many members of Nan Chen's mission chatted with Xiao Cong hotly.

Push the cup and change the lamp, compliments and flattery.

What are these people thinking, Yuan Xian can see it clearly, and the little ninety-nine in his heart is almost written on his face.

If it weren't for these people who didn't know how to hide it, most of the people who could be sent to this mission were human spirits, pretending to be pretentious, pretending, each of them was stronger than the other, but because of this, this group of people was very good, and for the benefit of themselves and their families, everyone had some thoughts in their hearts.

Yuan Xian was keenly aware that if he continued like this, it would be very unfavorable to his side.

Everyone is seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, and he himself is the same, when the general trend is the trend, people must know how to follow the trend.

Yuan Xian pulled Xiao Cong outside alone, and the two spoke alone.

"Mr. Yuan, what's the matter with finding me alone?"

"It's the time of the banquet, and I shouldn't have disturbed His Excellency the Crown Prince talking about official business, but there are some things that can't be heard by others, so I also invite His Excellency the Crown Prince Haihan."

"Mr. is polite, Mr. has a scorching demeanor in the peace talks, I admire it when I see it, and I told my father that I have to recruit Mr. to serve in Xiliang."

Yuan Xian bowed down and said, "Thanks to His Excellency the Prince's love, the foreign ministers are terrified. ”

"Mr. Yuan, don't you think about it?"

"His Excellency the Crown Prince said that he laughed, and the foreign ministers are only shallow in learning."

"Mr. Yuan is really too modest, what are you looking for me now?"

Yuan Xian sighed lightly: "It's not a secret, there is one thing that I have to say to His Excellency the Crown Prince alone." ”

"What?"

"Before the New Year Festival this year, His Majesty the Emperor of Da Chen will remove the candidate for the assassination of Wuzhou, and His Majesty only informed me about this matter, so I am sorry that I can't explain this matter at the time of the peace talks, please understand."

At this time, it is clear that they will give up Xiao Zhen and Xiao Yan, but for the sake of saving face, it cannot be said that they gave up Xiao Zhen and Xiao Yan because of peace talks, but because of internal changes.

Xiao Cong didn't know what method they would use, but if the emperor wanted to replace the enemy general, it would not be a difficult thing to do, and he could add a name at will.

Xiao Cong instantly understood that this should be Nan Chen's last concession, and this was only one day of peace negotiation that exposed all his bottom line, no matter that this peace negotiation was at a disadvantage from Nan Chen's side in Yi'ankang City, it was easy for negotiators who were at a disadvantage to expose their bottom line.

Xiao Cong asked again: "After the identities of Xiao Zhen and Xiao Yan are revoked, what will happen to them?" ”

"We won't do anything to them, after all, we still have to get by in the face-saving matter, but there are a lot of water bandits on both sides of the Yangtze River, and the rich man is robbed by the water bandits, and then sold to the buyer."

Xiao Cong couldn't help but want to laugh, Nan Chen's people were much darker than he thought, and it was estimated that according to their calculations, Xiao Zhen and Xiao Yan would have to be tricked.

After all, in this peace talks, Nan Chen's mission was arguing with the people of Xiliang in order to protect his Wuzhou assassin history, and they did not give in to each other, that is, Xiao Zhen and Xiao Yan themselves should not have imagined that Nan Chen would do it in order to protect himself, and he was even willing to break the net.

Then can't you be grateful to the Nanchen court and the emperor?

But people have secretly sold you everything, even your trouser pockets.

Yuan Xian added: "We can promise to remove Xiao Zhen and Xiao Yan from their official positions and hand them over to you privately before the New Year's Festival, but we also have one condition. ”

"On what terms?"

"I want fifty muskets and ten tiger squatting cannons."

Xiao Cong thought for a moment and then said, "Mr. Yuan will wait for me here for a while. ”

Yuan Xian smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and made an invitation.

Unconsciously, Xiao Cong also leaked the bottom, this matter was suddenly mentioned, Xiao Cong hesitated how to deal with it, after thinking about it, he still had to ask Yang Guang what he meant, he couldn't decide such a big thing by himself.

Yuan Xian had long known who was behind Xiao Cong, but now that it was implemented, his opponent was not Western Liang but Northern Sui.

Yang Guang met Xiao Cong, Xiao Cong told him about the matter, Yang Guang smiled slyly: "This old scholar, looking at his elegant demeanor, is very decisive when he changes things, like a thief." ”

Xiao Cong frowned: "I don't think firearms can be given to them, what do you think?" ”

Yang Guang thought for a while and said: "He came to talk to you alone at this time, just to expose the bottom line, if he doesn't give firearms, it is estimated that they will not let go of Xiao Zhen and Xiao Yan's affairs, and then they may break up unhappily, and then the two sides will really fight next year, and it will not be good for the fish to die and the net will be broken." ”

"It's not our purpose to fight this time, it's our goal to make them mess up inside, but this firearm really can't be given, let me think about what a good way to do it."

Yang Guangmo rubbed his forehead and said, "You will go over and tell him according to what I said, give him two guns." ”

"The formula of the gunpowder is not leaked, and the musket is also a strange weapon for them, and you have to do what I just said."

After Xiao Cong came back, he said with a smile on his face: "It's not impossible for Mr. Yuan to ask for a musket, but Xiao Zhen and Xiao Yan are cheap, and one person can only get one musket, and I can give you two muskets in total." ”

"Two, Your Excellency the Prince, I'm afraid you didn't bully my little second brother and didn't know how to count, how could these two people be worth two muskets?"

"I think Mr. Yuan thinks highly of the value of the two of them, but they are just the generals of the defeated army, and I can still take the two of them when our warships are killed, but now we are willing to use a more peaceful way to advance this matter."

Yuan Xianyi gritted his teeth and said, "Ten muskets, five tiger squat cannons." ”

"Mr. Yuan, the Tiger Squat Cannon is absolutely impossible, I will give you five muskets at most."

The two began to pull at each other, but Xiao Cong could no longer make concessions on the five muskets.

In the end, Xiao Cong: "And this matter is a transaction completed under the table, so there is no signing, it all depends on Mr. Yuan's consciousness, I can give you five muskets now, I don't need you to hand them over to me Xiao Zhen and Xiao Yan first." ”

Yuan Xian was stunned, this concession can be said to be huge.

"However, Mr. Yuan has to deposit three thousand taels of gold in his personal name in our Xiliang Bank as a matter of sincerity, and at the same time, Mr. Yuan has to persuade everyone in the mission to deposit at least one hundred taels of gold each, and the money will be released."

(End of chapter)