Since the envoys of the two countries entered Beijing, Emperor Yan has not been in the court, as the court said, His Majesty the emperor is not in good health, recuperating in the palace, it is not suitable to go to the court to manage the government, the first assistant of the cabinet Xiao Taishi is responsible for negotiating with the Qingguo people, so the cabinet affairs, for the time being, are presided over by Su Guanya, the secretary of the ministry.

Although there was no grand court meeting, His Majesty the Emperor was obviously quite concerned about the negotiations, and in the Qianxin Hall of the Chinese Dynasty, the Emperor ordered the cabinet and the six Shangshu to enter the palace for discussion.

This is also the first time since the start of the negotiation that His Majesty the Emperor has summoned the courtiers, and the courtiers who came to meet him were also the heavyweight courtiers of the Yan State, less than ten people, all of whom respectfully gathered in front of the emperor's case.

This is where the emperor approves the chapter on weekdays, and it is naturally different from the Taiping Hall of the Zheng Dynasty.

The two bronze cranes were separated on both sides of the emperor's seat, smoking sandalwood, green smoke curling, and the fragrance was pervasive, while the emperor sat on a chair and wore loose civilian clothes, which was very different from the majesty of the dynasty. . .

First of all, Su Guanya briefly reported on the major affairs of the cabinet in recent years, mainly the reconstruction of Yichun County after the disaster, which was nothing more than a matter of spending money.

For these things, the emperor seemed very calm, just listened quietly, occasionally asked a word or two, and did not have much will.

It was only after the cabinet led by Su Guanya stated for a long time that His Majesty the Emperor said lightly: "Those things, the cabinet is easy to handle, you Aiqing do things, I can't find fault with it."

All the officials watched their noses and noses, but they just bowed their bodies and did not dare to say anything. Of course, they won't be too afraid of the man in the chair in front of them, but they are worried that the more they talk here, the more they will make the colleagues next to them grab the cause and attack on the spot...

The emperor himself may not be very powerful, but if he finds a reason to raise the banner of the emperor to deal with political opponents, it is also a very sharp weapon.

And the emperor is obviously very willing to see his courtiers attack each other and find each other's handles, and he is also willing to use those handles as an opportunity to open the golden mouth and weaken the strength of his courtiers in a bright way.

"Taishi, how is the negotiation with the Qingguo people going now?" The emperor looked at Taishi Xiao and asked very dryly, "What conditions are they willing to come up with?" ”

Taishi Xiao stepped forward and arched his hand: "Return to the saint, Qingguo people...... Hey, in the opinion of the old ministers, their willingness to negotiate is not sincere."

"Oh?" The emperor's expression was indifferent.

"Lao Chen only put forward six conditions for negotiation, but they could not accept four of them...... The old minister is for the interests of the Great Yan Kingdom, if they can't accept the conditions, the old minister will not give in" Xiao Taishi has a straight face, at first glance, he is really an old minister for the country and the people...

Hu Xuexin, the secretary of Dali Temple, had already sneered: "Taishi, is the Qingguo people's intention to negotiate insincere, or is the condition proposed by Taishi too harsh and unacceptable to the other party?" If our Dayan asks for a price and offers some conditions that the other party really can't accept, I'm afraid that the other party will think that our Dayan negotiation is not sincere."

Taishi Xiao's expression was calm, and he even said with a hint of a smile: "Lord Hu's words are wrong. The conditions proposed by the old man, although it is not easy to agree, but it is not difficult to agree, compared to the benefits obtained by my Dayan and Wei Guo joining forces to attack Qingguo, the conditions proposed by the old man are extremely relaxed. The people of Qingguo should think carefully about the results after the war, and then think about the requirements made by the old man, and then weigh them carefully, if the people of Qingguo are smart, they should be able to accept the request of the old man" After a pause, he bowed his hand to the emperor and said: "The saint, the old minister is entrusted by the saint to negotiate with the people of Qingguo, not only to try to strive for the greatest interests, but also to talk about the national prestige of my Dayan...... If I easily compromise with them, it will seem that my Dayan is spineless."

Hu Xuexin also took a step forward and bowed his hand to the emperor and said: "Enlighten the saint, the heart of the Taishi, maybe it's good, or maybe it's fighting for the greatest interests of my Dayan... But the minister thought that some things were too much. Among the conditions of the Taishi, there is a land cession project, and the request for land is not small, which is difficult for any country to accept...... Feichen is speaking for the people of Qingguo, they claim to be a ceremonial state, and they are also self-proclaimed as a big country in the Central Plains, no one in their eyes, and they cut the land without defeat, and Qingguo from top to bottom, it is impossible to agree. . . Moreover, once the conditions proposed by the Taishi are known to the people of Qingguo, it is very likely to anger the people of Qingguo."

"Anger the people of Qingguo?" Taishi Xiao glanced at Hu Xuexin with slanted eyes, and said lightly: "What Master Hu means, it seems that he is a little afraid of the people of Qingguo."

Hu Xuexin sneered: "If the Taishi accuses the lower officials of other things, maybe a little bit or two, but if the lower officials are afraid of the Qingguo people, it is ridiculous." "Arch said: "Xiaguan's ancestral home is in Linyang County, which is directly connected to Nanyang County of Qingguo, when Xiaguan was young, there was friction at the border, Xiaguan was eleven years old and went into battle with his father to kill the enemy, and he won two heads of Qingguo people in the first battle...... Speaking of which, the most fearless of the lower officials is the Qingguo people."

"In that case, why is Lord Hu worried about angering the people of Qingguo?" Xiao Taishi said lightly: "It's just a negotiation, if you want to accept it, the two countries will form an alliance, if you don't accept it, then you don't have the sincerity to come to negotiate...... This is for my Dayan national fortune, why are you afraid of angering the people of Qingguo? ”

Han Xuanchang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, finally arched his hand at this time: "Taishi, now that the soldiers of Wei are at the border of Qingguo, Qingguo is bent on dealing with the Wei people, this kind of situation, but don't let us mistakenly think that the people of Qingguo are vulnerable... Qingguo monopolizes the eleven counties in the world, rich in resources and fertile land, if you really want to talk about it, the strength of the country is above the two countries of Wei and Yan. The so-called hundred-legged insects, dead but not stiff, Qingguo people really want to fight hard, it is not easy to resist. Qingyan and the two countries have not fought for many years, firstly, General Xiao is sitting at the border pass, and the Qingguo people do not dare to act rashly, and secondly, the Qingguo people do not want to forge ahead, and there is no enterprising heart in the court...... My Yan country is also benefiting from this, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the national strength is increasing, but we must understand that Qingguo, regardless of land area, population, money, food, soldiers and horses, it is far above my Yan country, once the people of Qingguo are angered, so that they have a huge hostility towards my Dayan, and when the time comes, it is not my Dayan's blessing to use troops against my Dayan."

At this time, a person flashed out from behind Taishi Xiao, and said in a deep voice: "Lord Han is just afraid that he is too worried... Now that Wei Qing and Chen soldiers are at the border, even if they really provoke Qingguo, they are powerless to attack, is it possible that they abandoned the attack of the Wei people, but because they were angry for a while, they came to attack our Yan Kingdom? Taking a step back, even if the Qingguo people kill us, we still have a general at the border, and Qingguo is small, how can he be the opponent of the general? ”

Everyone looked at it, but this person was Xiao Wanchang, the temporary representative of the Criminal Department.

Since He Qingzhi was beheaded in the Criminal Department, the post of Shangshu of the Criminal Department was delayed for a while because of the disagreement of the cabinet, and the vacancy was not filled, so Xiao Wanchang, the left attendant of the Criminal Department, temporarily took the post of Shangshu and presided over the affairs of the Criminal Department. . .

Today, the emperor summoned the cabinet members and the six Shangshu, although Xiao Wanchang was not in the main position, he still received the emperor's order to enter the palace.

Xiao Wanchang is the nephew of Xiao Taishi, and the son of Xiao Tongguang, the household servant, in the Xiao family, it can be said that he is a very talented figure.

Compared with his father Xiao Tongguang, Xiao Wanchang's ability is much stronger, far better than his father, and now he is temporarily acting as Shangshu, but he is higher than his father.

Born in the Criminal Department, Xiao Wanchang also has a hazy aura on his body, especially those small triangular eyes, ordinary people are stared at by these eyes, and they really feel cold and uncomfortable.

Seeing Han Xuanchang and Hu Xuexin accusing Xiao Taishi, Xiao Wanchang naturally jumped out without hesitation...

When Han Xuanchang heard Xiao Wanchang say this, he immediately said: "Lord Xiao, the world is impermanent, and now Wei and Qing are facing each other, but before the war officially starts, who can be sure that this battle will really start?" This official has heard that there are also many people in Wei and Qing who are unwilling to start this war, and are making all kinds of efforts to stop the sword soldiers, although they may not succeed, but they ...... In case the Qing people tried their best to reach an armistice with the Wei people, it was not impossible for them to turn around and use troops against our Dayan. After a pause, he sighed: "Although the general is powerful and not afraid of the attack of the Qingguo people, he ...... If the people of Qingguo are hostile to our Dayan because of the negotiation conditions proposed by the Taishi, and there is even the possibility of launching a sword army, then the gains outweigh the losses."

"What does Lord Han mean?" Xiao Taishi was not angry, and even looked at Han Xuanchang kindly with a hint of a smile...

Han Xuanchang arched his hand and said: "When I hope that the Taishi and the people of Qingguo are negotiating, the conditions should not be too harsh, even if the other party is really not sincere in negotiation, I Dayan does not need to ask the other party to cede the land...... We, Dayan, must always talk with all our hearts, and ask for the benefits that we can actually get."

Before Taishi Xiao spoke, Xiao Huaijin, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, who had been under Taishi Xiao and had not spoken, finally sneered: "It's a good thing to say, you all stand and talk without backache." My father was devoted to the country, and he tried his best to come up with these negotiation conditions for the benefit of the country, which he had not met for several days and nights, but now he has become harsh in your mouth. As my father said, once I joined forces with Wei to attack Qing, the land I got was several times the area of the places that are now proposed, could the people of Qingguo be kicked in the head by donkeys, and I don't understand this? When he said this, he said the words "his head was kicked by a donkey" very seriously, which was not like talking about Qingguo people, but like a vicious response to the accusations of Han Xuanchang and others against Xiao Taishi.

Which one of the people in this Qianxin Hall is not like electricity, Xiao Huaijin pointed to Sang scolding Huai, how could everyone not hear it, Hu Xuexin and Han Xuanchang suddenly frowned, and Hu Xuexin even had anger in his eyes.

The emperor leaned back in his chair and looked at the arguments of his courtiers with a calm expression, and the deepest part of his eyes contained a color of excitement that was difficult for others to detect.

And Han Xuandao, Su Guanya, and Fan Yunao were all like old monks asleep, standing quietly on the side, and did not speak.

"Mo only said here that the conditions proposed by the Taishi are harsh" Xiao Wanchang's voice was low, his triangular eyes flashed coldly, he looked directly at Han Xuandao, and said lightly: "Xia Guan heard that the conditions for negotiations with the Wei people are not simple, and they are like cutting the land...... It seems that it was also used against the Wei people."

Han Xuandao's expression was indifferent, and he slowly turned his head and stared at Xiao Wanchang.

In the Qianxin Palace, between the lines, killing machines are everywhere, the clouds are thick, and the air in the hall seems to be solidified, but also like condensed into ice, exuding a cold atmosphere.

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ps: People in other countries know how to beautify their ancestors, even if it is garbage, they are packaged by their wisdom and martial arts.

And among our compatriots, there is a group of people who spit in the faces of our ancestors in every possible way, and those ancestors who dominate the world are blamed miserably

Sad

It is interesting to look at what some people say