The third negotiation between Dongyang and Beiyi went very smoothly.

Qian Jingyuan was still like the previous two times, with a pampered and unfazed expression, and his words and demeanor were also full of grace.

However, he did not give an inch like the previous two times, and after repeatedly negotiating with Zhang Bin, he knew that Dongyang would never hand over Tian Zhiyu, and finally compromised: he was willing to give up Tian Zhiyu, was willing to return Feng Sijing's body to Dongyang, was willing to sign mutual market regulations with Dongyang, and was willing to ensure the safety of everyone who came to Beiyi to do business.

The two sides agreed that tomorrow at noon, in this place, the Beiyi people would transport Feng Sijing's coffin over and sign an agreement at the same time.

When Zhang Bin brought the results back to Cloud City, Shi Guangying and Zhu Xiaoping expressed their satisfaction, and the whole city of Cloud City also relaxed a lot. After all, although soldiers have the responsibility to defend their homeland and country, they also have the desire for peace.

When Lin Zhaoyang brought the result back to the Jin Palace, the second prince and the King of Jin, who had already expected the result, seemed unfazed, but they were still very disappointed in their hearts.

"But this result is also a good result, we don't have to fight with the Beiyi people, the two sides can exchange markets, at least we can ensure peace for decades," the second prince said in a calm tone: "I think my father will also be satisfied with this result." ”

King Jin sneered and said, "It's a pity that this credit is not yours and mine, it all belongs to that group of big-headed soldiers." ”

The second prince approached King Jin and said in a low voice: "This is not necessarily, after all, I want to return to my father's side, and I can report to him in person, and Shi Guangying just wrote a report, the specific twists and turns, my father believes him, or does he believe me?"

King Jin asked, "Then how do you plan to report to Your Majesty?"

The second prince shook his head and said, "I haven't figured out the specifics yet, but no matter what, this credit will definitely not be shared by Shi Guangying and them alone." You must know that when the Beiyi people first proposed negotiations, Shi Guangying immediately ran to the Jin Palace, let you and me call the shots, as long as you firmly grasp this, the bulk of this negotiation is your and my contribution. ”

King Jin thought about it, as soon as the people of Beiyi talked about negotiations, Shi Guangying didn't dare to make his own decisions, so he went to the Jin Palace's mansion to ask for help, or he and the second prince helped him get the idea, and Lin Zhaoyang also participated in the negotiation throughout the process, so that the importance of himself and the second prince to the negotiation can definitely be written about.

King Jin was immediately overjoyed, and was eager to write a letter to the imperial brother himself, detailing his role in the negotiations.

"It's just a pity that this Tian Zhiyu has to stay in Dongyang Kingdom," the second prince sighed: "Although he is a talent, after all, he is not of the same heart as us, and I am afraid that he will become our fierce rival in the future." ”

King Jin couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, and said, "Imperial nephew, have you forgotten that at the dinner a few days ago, Tian Zhiyu had already drunk the poison prepared by the Poison King, and he didn't have much time to live." Even if he is martial arts and re-exported, after three months, there will be no such person in the world. ”

The second prince suddenly realized and said, "I almost forgot this, look at my urgency." Saying that, he looked at the silent Lin Zhaoyang and asked, "Mr. Lin, this poison is really incurable, right?"

Lin Zhaoyang nodded and said, "When it comes to understanding the Poison King, maybe I am deeper than the King of Jin. This person was originally the chief disciple of the divine doctor Fuzhu, and he was quite worthy of the true transmission of Fuzhu. However, this man does not like to save the dead, but loves poison. Any herb that saves the dead and helps the wounded in the hands of Fu Zhu will become a poison that kills people without seeing blood in the hands of the Poison King. ”

Later, Fu Zhu saw that he had no intention of reforming, so he expelled him from the division in a fit of anger. Since then, the Poison King has been even more distracted, devoting himself to studying poison, and it is said that anything on his body can be turned into a murderous weapon. He was chased and killed, and fled for seven days and seven nights, and the people who pursued him died all the way, and in the end I couldn't look past it, saved his life, and also saw his invisible poison that killed people. Since he said that Tian Zhiyu will die within three months, then Tian Zhiyu will definitely not live for three months, please rest assured that the second prince and the king of Jin will not live. ”

The second prince and the king of Jin looked at each other tacitly and smiled.

"Uncle, I've been in Taiyuan for a while, and I want to wait until the agreement is signed before I leave for the capital," the second prince said.

He really couldn't wait to go back and ask his father for credit. He was afraid that if Shi Guangying and Luo Yuanqiu's recitals arrived first, his father would completely trust them, and he would be more passive.

King Jin thought for a while and said, "The emperor's nephew doesn't have to be so anxious, the day after tomorrow is the Spring Festival, so you can't spend the Spring Festival on the road." During the Chinese New Year, I will invite opera troupes, acrobatic troupes and other gadgets to my house, and it is not too late to return to the capital after enjoying them. ”

The second prince thought about it, and it was indeed not bad for three or five days, so he nodded and agreed.

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The next day, Beiyi and Dongyang held a formal alliance, Shi Guangying, as the representative of Dongyang, led Zhang Bin, Wu Xiujing and twelve battalion divisions, plus Lin Zhaoyang, to the site of the first three negotiations early, waiting for the arrival of Beiyi's representatives.

"I don't know who will come to sign the covenant on behalf of Beiyi today? Will Batu come in person?" Wu Xiujing whispered to Zhang Bin beside him.

Zhang Bin shook his head and said, "It's unlikely, Batu is a Great Khan after all, and he won't come forward unless His Majesty comes in person." I think it may be a flag owner, so that the status of the two sides is more equal. ”

Wu Xiujing nodded, and the two looked at the Beiyi army and stopped talking.

Near noon, two teams of people finally walked out of the Beiyi army, led by Qian Jingyuan and a Yi people, and in the back team, there were more than a dozen people carrying a huge coffin.

When Zhang Bin and Wu Xiujing saw the coffin, their eyes turned red in an instant, recalling the time they spent with Feng Sijing, the three of them were so in love, they all vowed to defend the frontier for the rest of their lives, and would rather die on the battlefield than die at home.

And now that Feng Sijing has really died on the battlefield, Zhang Bin and Wu Xiujing can only watch the person who killed him stay safe and secure not far from them, and their hearts are suddenly full of hatred.

If it weren't for the current alliance between the two sides, the two of them really hoped to rush to the camp in Beiyi and kill it quickly, even if they died in battle, they would die as they deserved.

It's a pity that they also know that peace is indeed more important than revenge at the moment, so they have to suppress the impulse in their hearts.

"One day, I will slash Bespa, even if I die together," Wu Xiujing said in a low voice.

Zhang Bin gently pulled his hand and said, "There will be a day when Brother Feng's revenge must be avenged." ”

The team of the Beiyi people finally arrived in front of them.

On behalf of Dongyang, Zhang Bin introduced the people from his side to the people of Beiyi, and Qian Jingyuan from the Beiyi side also introduced their people.

It turned out that the Yiren who was standing at the front of the team with Qian Jingyuan was none other than Qing Getai, the owner of the Flame Banner.

Qing Ge Tai is about forty years old, a head taller than Qian Jingyuan, with a fierce face. Shi Guangying has heard his name for a long time, he has fought with the Flame Banner before, and he has also negotiated from a distance, and today is the first face-to-face contact.

"Please send someone from Cloud Medium City to examine General Feng's body," Qian Jingyuan said.

Zhang Bin and Feng Sijing walked to the coffin with a few personal soldiers, and the Beiyi people who were responsible for carrying the coffin immediately gave up their positions.

Zhang Bin and Wu Xiujing personally pushed open the coffin cover, which was made of high-quality wood and weighed hundreds of pounds. He wanted to open it with Wu Xiujing in person, and then take a good look at Brother Feng.

The two of them worked together to open the lid of the coffin, although Feng Sijing had been dead for nearly three months, due to the cold winter and the dry weather, his body did not look like it was decomposing.

At this time, the two couldn't hold back any longer, and tears came out of their eyes.

Zhang Bin ignored everyone's eyes and insisted on kneeling, and Wu Xiujing immediately knelt down with Zhang Bin when he saw this.

The two kowtowed three times to Feng Sijing's corpse, got up and saluted again, and then closed the coffin lid with their own hands, signaling the soldiers to lift the coffin and return to the city.

The next step was the signing of the Articles of the Alliance. Shi Guangying asked people to hand the prepared documents to Qian Jingyuan. The article was written in Chinese and Yi, and Qian Jingyuan and Qing Geldai stared at the article carefully at the same time.

After reading it, the two sides thought that there was no problem after a period of careful consideration and repeated scrutiny, so they signed and sealed, and the contract between Dongyang and the Beiyi people officially came into effect.

According to ancient customs, each party took out a horse, took the blood from the horse's neck, exchanged it with each other, each bowed to the heavens and the earth three times, and then sprinkled the horse's blood into the sky.

After Shi Guangying completed these actions, he saw Qinggeltai kneel down again, pointed his fingers to the sky, and muttered something in his mouth. He looked at Qian Jingyuan.

Qian Jingyuan said: "The Yi people believe in Tengger, and every time they meet the alliance, they will report to Tengger, saying that they will never break their oath, which is the highest understanding of the alliance." ”

Shi Guangying nodded, watching Qing Ge Tai finish a series of movements, and when he looked at himself again, Shi Guangying gestured to him.

Qing Getai didn't speak, just nodded, and looked at Qian Jingyuan again.

Qian Jingyuan said: "The articles of the two sides have been signed, the alliance has been completed, our Great Khan said that we will withdraw the army tonight, I hope that the two sides can keep their promises, keep the good for a hundred years, and be peaceful for generations." ”

Shi Guangying said: "You can tell you Great Khan, we Dongyang people will also keep our promises, and we also hope that the two sides will always be peaceful and will not be at war again." ”

Qian Jingyuan translated Shi Guangying's words to Qinggeltai, and he made a steppe courtesy gesture with Shi Guangying, turned around and got on his horse and left.

When the Beiyi people were far away, Shi Guangying's personal soldiers whispered: "Aren't the Beiyi people all able to speak Chinese, and their banner master can't." ”

Shi Guangying smiled and said, "He may not know, but he doesn't want to show it." When he was discussing the details of the article just now, he had been listening carefully, if he didn't know Chinese, how could he listen so seriously. With that, he got on his horse and turned around and went back to Cloudsdale.

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A huge mourning hall had already been set up for Feng Sijing in Cloud City. At this time, the battalion commander, deputy battalion division, and many soldiers under Feng Sijing's command were all dressed in white and kept filial piety for Feng Sijing.

Zhang Bin and Wu Xiujing knelt quietly in front of the coffin, and no one stepped forward to disturb them. Shi Guangying knew that the three of them had a deep relationship, so he let the two of them express their grief alone.

Shi Guangying and Zhu Xiaoping walked up to the city tower again, and saw that the Beiyi army had begun to pack up their tents, and most of the flags that were originally flying high had also been put down.

After watching it for a long time, Shi Guangying asked Zhu Xiaoping: "Xiaoping, what do you think of the combat effectiveness of this Beiyi Army?"

Zhu Xiaoping had been watching the Beiyi people calmly clean up just now, and when he heard Shi Guangying's question, he replied, "Don't underestimate it." There are not many opportunities to see such a large-scale march of the Beiyi people, in the past they liked to come and go like the wind, and a team of several thousand people could travel thousands of miles quickly. The accommodation is a curtain of heaven and earth, and the grain and grass are grabbed wherever they go, so they don't need a lot of baggage, and the army in front of them not only maintains a good formation, but I see that their logistics supply is also sufficient. If you look at the grain and grass barracks at the rear, it doesn't look like a grassland team at all, but like our Central Plains army. If it is really like our analysis, their goal is Dongyi, and the two sides are afraid that they will experience a life-and-death battle. ”

Since the beginning of guarding Yunzhong City, Shi Guangying has fought hundreds of times with Beiyi, large and small, and the team that has encountered tens of thousands of people is very small.

Moreover, Cloud City has always attacked less and defended more, and rarely penetrates into the interior of Beiyi. Beiyi also knew that Cloud City was heavily guarded and strong, so many times in order to avoid them, he would rather run hundreds of miles more, looking for gaps in the Tianshan Mountains, or places that were easy to climb.

"It is said that Dongyi and Beiyi are at war, we should be happy, but seeing such a Beiyi army, I am always a little worried, worried that once Dongyi can't resist and let Batu unify the grassland, it will be a big trouble at that time. Shi Guangying said worriedly.

"Yes, although Dongyi is also a grassland, the environment is much better than that of Beiyi, with patches of forests, countless rivers, and even fertile farmland, so the life of Dongyi people is much better than that of Beiyi. This also caused the Dongyi people to be not as belligerent as the Beiyi and preferred peace, so the combat effectiveness of their army was much weaker than that of the Beiyi. If the 100,000 troops of Beiyi can cross the Beijiang River, it is difficult to say how long the Dongyi people can resist. ”

Shi Guangying pondered for a long time, called his own soldiers, and ordered: "Send all the scouts in Cloud City to closely monitor every move of the Beiyi army." At the same time, let the spies lurking in Beiyi and Dongyi collect more information on the two armies, and the news collected must be transmitted back to Yunzhong City as soon as possible. ”