Chapter 45: The Lion Opens His Mouth
"Prime Minister, Nancheng Shou will report to the future, and there is an envoy from Deng Jiugong who asks to see him. ”
Jiang Ziya was thinking about who to send to negotiate with Deng Jiugong, and when he heard that Cheng Tang was coming, he was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked people to take him to the Xiangfu Hall to wait, and he would meet him later. As the prime minister of a country, Jiang Ziya is good at human feelings, and the other party obviously came with Deng Jiugong's mission, and he didn't want to dry him, and the negotiation would be more advantageous at that time.
"General Qin, please drink tea!"
The butler of the Prime Minister's Mansion smiled, he knew that the Prime Minister intended to dry Qin Ming, and his task was to spend time with him.
Qin Ming snorted and said, "I came from afar, but you Prime Minister Jiang asked me to wait here, what does this mean?"
The housekeeper is an old man who is nearly sixty years old, his name is Song Yong, and he is a person who speaks and does things so that people can't find fault. With a smile on his face, he explained: "General Qin, our Xiangye has a lot of opportunities, this will really be unavailable, and I hope you will take care of it." You drink tea first, take a break, and when Xiangye finishes dealing with the matter at hand, he will come to see you as soon as possible. ”
"Okay, I'll wait a few more teas, and if I don't see anyone else, I'll leave Xiqi City. ”
When he came, Marshal Deng explained to himself that negotiations should be carried out with great momentum, and that no matter who you negotiate with, it is the same, and if the other party wants to have a good talk, you should talk to him with a good attitude; if you don't want to talk, then don't talk about it, and then find a suitable opportunity, as long as you have the chips in hand, you are not afraid that the other party will not negotiate.
Deng Jiugong's words, Qin Ming was convinced, and when he came to Xiqi, he naturally did what the marshal said, if something went wrong, he couldn't eat and walk around. He was ordered to come to Xiqi to negotiate, but it made Tailuan and Zhao Sheng blushing for a while, if it was messed up, with the temperament of the two of them, it would be strange not to kill themselves.
Song Yong glanced at it and said, "General Qin, the old man understands your earnest thoughts. It's just that for our subordinates, as long as we can complete the tasks assigned to us by our superiors, why not spend more time. ”
Qin Ming is not stupid, he can mix from an unknown young general to the captain of the personal soldiers, his brain is more flexible than ordinary people, and then he heard the meaning of the butler, and said coldly: "In this way, your master deliberately does not see me." Anyway, since I don't want to see you, then I'll go back and report to Marshal Deng. ”
As he spoke, Qin Ming looked angry, got up and left.
How could Song Yong let him go, he stopped him, and said with a kind face: "General Qin, don't be angry, Lao Qiao, as a subordinate, naturally thinks about my master everywhere, if you say the wrong thing, please forgive me." I'll go and ask my lord again. ”
Qin Ming waved his hand and said, "Go and come back quickly, General Ben can wait, General Ben's feet can't wait." ”
After a while, Jiang Ziya came in, Qin Ming arched his hand to him, and said, "The last general, Qin Ming, has seen Prime Minister Jiang Cheng." ”
Jiang Ziya glanced at Qin Ming, he had a little impression of this person, he was on the battlefield a few days ago, and he was not Yang Chan's enemy. is such an ordinary person with a martial arts book, but Deng Jiugong is relieved to hand over the negotiation to him, Deng Jiugong's style of employing people is really different.
"Why did you come to see me this time?"
Jiang Ziya's eyes were blazing, and the breath of the superior came to his face, Qin Ming was really a little unbearable, after all, he was just an ordinary person, but Jiang Ziya had been cultivating in Kunlun Mountain for forty years, and had been the prime minister for several years.
Qin Ming secretly wiped his sweat and said, "Prime Minister Jiang, I'm here to talk about Nezha's ransom issue. ”
Jiang Ziya glanced at him and said lightly: "Qin Ming, when did Ben Shuai say that he wanted to redeem Nezha, you still honestly explain your intentions, otherwise don't blame me for being polite!"
Qin Ming was neither angry nor annoyed, and said calmly: "Prime Minister Jiang, there is a way that the two countries are at war, and they will not be killed." I, Qin Ming, am just a nobody under Marshal Deng's account, people like me, not to mention thousands of people, they will die when they die, but it only affects the wisdom of Prime Minister Jiang Cheng, which is definitely not a good thing for Xiqi, and I hope that Prime Minister will think twice. ”
The moment he stepped into Xiqi City, Qin Ming had already put his life on the line, he was not afraid of death, as long as he could serve Marshal Deng, it didn't matter if he died a hundred times. Besides, Jiang Ziya is a figure who is as heavy as Mount Tai in Xiqi, how could he ignore the country's etiquette and righteousness and attack himself.
Jiang Ziya glanced at him in surprise and praised: "I didn't expect you to have such courage as a young general, Marshal Deng is really full of talents, and I am really not unjust if I lost in his hands." ”
Qin Ming said without humility or arrogance: "Prime Minister Jiang Cheng has won the award, my marshal's subordinates are like clouds, and the generals are like rain, and I can't be ranked." ”
"Since you represent Deng Jiugong, then don't open the skylight and say something, what ransom do we Xiqi need to prepare before we can redeem Nezha. "A young general has such insight, Jiang Ziya sees it differently, so he doesn't make a fuss, and goes straight to the topic.
Qin Ming said in an orderly manner: "In view of Nezha's status in Xiqi, it is not comparable to ordinary people, so our marshal specially made a list for the prime minister to see." As he spoke, he took out a piece of rice paper from his sleeve and handed it to Jiang Ziya.
Originally, there was no such thing as paper in this era, and the correspondence was mainly bamboo slips and silk cloth, but in this mythical world, civilization was developed, and paper appeared as early as more than 100 years ago, and now it has been widely used.
Jiang Ziya unfolded the rice paper, glanced at it a few times in a hurry, and his face sank suddenly. This Deng Jiugong is really a lion's mouth, he is going to empty all the weapons in the warehouse.
The contents on the rice paper are as follows, with a total of eight magic weapons: Qingyun Sword, Mixed Yuan Umbrella, Jasper Pipa, Open Sky Bead, Split Earth Bead, Mixed Yuan Bead, Mixed Yellow Bead, and Wind Bag.
These magic weapons have made themselves suffer a lot, especially the magic weapons of the four generals of the demon family, if it weren't for the secret help of the masters, the people of a city would be afraid that it would be all over. Originally, according to Jiang Ziya's meaning, it was enough to exchange two or three magic weapons for Nezha, but who knew that Deng Jiugong had the heart to feel these magic weapons clearly, which was a little difficult to do.
These magic weapons are only temporarily stored here by themselves, and when the matter of sealing the gods is over, they will be returned to their original owners, if they are all given to Deng Jiugong, it will be difficult for them to explain to their masters.
After pondering for a long time, Jiang Ziya said: "This ransom is too much, I'm afraid it will be difficult to agree." ”
Qin Ming glanced at him and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if Prime Minister Jiang doesn't agree, it's just that the marshal of my family said that Nezha has a lot of food and limited food in the military camp, so he has to starve him for seven or eight days, anyway, he is a cultivator, and he can't die if he doesn't eat a few meals." Also, there is a shortage of water in the barracks, and I don't plan to give him water to drink. ”
Jiang Ziya said angrily: "Qin Ming, are you threatening Ben Shuai!"
How can this be reasonable, since he was qualified for the post of prime minister, few people have dared to threaten him, what kind of identity is this Qin Ming, an unknown person, who dares to threaten himself with words, it is unforgivable!
Qin Ming said: "Prime Minister Jiang Cheng's words are serious, how dare I threaten, just relay the words of my marshal, if there is any offense, please forgive me." You are a person of status, but don't be like a little person like me. ”
Jiang Ziya snorted and said in a deep voice: "What Marshal Deng means, Ben Shuai knows it, you go back and tell Deng Jiugong, just say that I will give him an answer within three days." ”
Qin Ming nodded and said, "Prime Minister Jiang, the young general will leave!"
This task is also half completed, just wait for three days to see the results, Qin Ming is in a good mood, turned around and left.