Chapter 563: Please
When Prince Rong heard Qin Lei's word "yes", he felt relieved. He sat softly on the chair, and felt a burst of fire in his throat. He didn't care whether it was clean or dirty, so he picked up a big bowl and tilted it down, but he choked and coughed.
Taking out a handkerchief to wipe the saliva at the edge of his mouth and the white-haired sweat on his forehead, Prince Rong then sighed and said with a relaxed sigh: "Sign up and sign the contract..." As he said that, he said annoyedly: "The prince's performance is expensive enough!" If he agreed to Qin Lei's request from the beginning, it would be five million. As a result, after a bargaining struggle, it actually increased to six million. Do you think it's too hot?
Qin Lei was not good at slapping, so he ordered people to take out the deeds that had been drafted long ago, and asked Prince Rong and Monk Zhishan to sign and use seals.
After taking the yellow silk with the text of the deeds, Prince Rong and Zen Master Huineng carefully measured it. They saw that there were thousands of words sprinkled on it. To summarize it in a concise manner, there were three contents: First, the two countries immediately stopped their troops, and Qi sent the Qin army out of the country, and they could not stop them along the way; second, Qi compensated Qin for the loss of 6 million taels of silver; third, both sides were not allowed to abuse the other party's prisoners, and exchanged prisoners on one day as agreed.
After thinking for a while, Prince Rong thought carefully: "Can you change the words?"
"How to change?" Qin Lei asked with a smile.
"Part 1 and 2 are combined together, and the two sides will sack the troops and return to their own countries. Qi will provide the funds for the excavation... 6 million taels." Prince Rong discussed in a low voice: "The word 'compensation' is a bit harsh."
"Yes." Qin Lei said generously, and instructed Tu Gongchun, "Rewrite a contract, pay attention to the wording and do not hurt the feelings of friends in Qi." Well, as soon as Prince Rong agreed, he directly changed from an enemy to a friend.
He is worthy of being a Jinshi from the imperial examination. Not long after, Tu Gongchun presented the rewritten contract book and asked the prince to read it.
Qin Lei just glanced at him and asked him to show him to Prince Rong and Monk Huineng.
After reading the book of contract carefully, Prince Rong nodded and said, "It will be much better this time." As he said that, he looked at Zen Master Huineng.
"Good..." The old monk showed his attitude, and the two stood up and said, "When we bring the letter of appointment back to the palace, please let Your Majesty read it." "As long as Your Majesty uses a seal, we will immediately turn back and make a covenant with the prince."
"It should be like this." Qin Lei nodded and said with a smile: "For such a big thing, I think Prime Minister Shangguan nodded."
Prince Rong suddenly had a tight face and whispered, "It's my emperor brother, His Majesty the Emperor Xinghua, not Prime Minister Shangguan."
Qin Lei slapped his cheeks lightly and smiled apologetically: "Forgive me for my sins. Xiao Wang has been in Qi for many years. He always heard that His Majesty is dedicated to practicing. Qi is the Prime Minister Shangguan has the final say... It seems that it is pure rumor."
"It's really just a rumor." Prince Rong smiled and said, "Our Qi country's world is naturally the one with the surname Qi."
Qin Lei laughed and said, "It's a silence." He just habitually sowed the disagreement, but he didn't expect that he just poked Prince Rong's pain point. He said, and stood up and smiled, "To apologize to both of you, I'll invite you to dinner."
Prince Rong and Zen Master Huineng were already hungry, but looking at the bright sky outside the tent, he couldn't help but moan in his heart: 'How many hours will it take?' Then he stood up and said goodbye: "Your Majesty is still waiting for the news here, so we really don't dare to delay it." He firmly rejected Prince Cheng's kindness.
Qin Lei enthusiastically tried to keep them, and saw that the two of them were determined to leave, so he sent them out of the camp. Until the two got in the car, they still held Prince Rong with one hand and the old monk with the other, saying, "The Lone King will ask the people below to prepare for the dinner, and the two noble envoys will start the meal when they come back."
Now even Zen Master Huineng couldn't hold back his anger. Heshi smiled and said, "Don't be in a hurry for a while, why don't I come back tomorrow?" For the people of Qi, the longer the time delays, the better it is. This is common sense that fools know...
Of course Qin Lei would not let them succeed. He only heard him smile with a hearty smile: "It's only a forty miles to travel from here to the palace. You only need to be quicker and more than enough to come back before dark." As he said that, he exerted a little force with his hands, which made both of them turn pale in pain, so he had to nod. But he had the intention of perfunctory past in his heart.
But Qin Lei smiled gently and said, "If the two of you haven't come back yet..." As he said that, he looked up at the sky, and said indifferently, "I am very unhappy." Then he finally let go of his hands and let the two go.
The Qi team gradually faded away, and Qin Lei stood in front of the camp gate, but had no intention of entering.
The generals were by the side, but after a long time, he didn't say anything, and finally couldn't help saying, "Prince, what's wrong?" Qin Lei came to his senses, shook his head, and turned around and entered the camp.
The generals looked at each other and had to follow them in.
Qin Lei did think of something, but he really couldn't share it with the generals... He found that Qi's attitude was very weak, and seemed to have insufficient confidence in Zhao Wujiu coming to rescue the siege. What does this mean? This means that Yumeng Gong 80% did not go north... What does this mean? This means that something actually attracted him more than the main force of Qin...
Qin Lei is still not sure at the moment. Is it Hulao Pass or Emperor Zhaowu's whereabouts? Because for Zhao Wujiu, no matter which goal, it is much more valuable than returning to the capital.
The only thing he can be sure of is that it must be bad news...
Returning to the carriage in the capital, Prince Rong complained endlessly: "National Master, have you ever seen a prince like Qin Yutian? He is rude, aggressive, greedy and cunning, and unscrupulous! He really can't find a second one even after reading through history books."
"It's indeed like a mountain king." Zen Master Huineng smiled bitterly: "Maybe he has led his troops to fight for too long and has been influenced by the soldiers."
After venting, Prince Rong recalled something and said, "What are the boxes of Zen Master? Why are they all gone?"
Zen Master Huineng seemed to have expected it and said calmly: "That was the gift that Prince Cheng gave to me when he was in Beijing. But now the two sides are hostile, and I am also a angel and negotiate on behalf of Your Majesty. Naturally, the original items should be returned to avoid anyone saying anything." Smart people never tell the truth, but they will not talk nonsense. His big boxes did contain ten thousand gold, but it is unknown whether there are any other entrainments.
But Prince Rong just asked, and saw that the old monk was convinced, he turned to the focus of the conversation and lowered his voice: "National Master, do you think Your Majesty can agree to this contract?"
"Your Majesty should be fine." Zen Master Huineng gently twisted his eyebrows and pondered slowly: "But the Prime Minister's place, I'm afraid he may not agree... Six million taels are too much."
"Daqi belongs to my Qi family, my emperor's brother!" After hearing the old monk say this, Prince Rong suddenly remembered Qin Lei's sarcasm of "only knowing that there is a prime minister but not an emperor". Wuming couldn't help but furiously said, "I have been tolerating him for a long time! This time he agreed happily. If he still insists on it, he will give him a good look!" But he didn't know what it was.
The two stopped talking and sat silently in the shaking carriage, quietly calculating their own abacus.
As soon as he entered the capital, Prince Rong asked the garrison general waiting at the gate of the city and said, "Did the Kongming lantern really cause a fire in the city earlier?"
The general nodded and said, "A lot of those things fell in the city, which really ignited more than ten grounds. The most important part of them was the Prime Minister's residence." As he said, he looked at the city where the smoke was still rolling, and he said, "It has not rained for half a month. The weather is dry and everything can catch fire. It is not easy to blow it up."
Prince Rong couldn't help but say, "Why did the mansions of so many noble officials burn the Prime Minister's Mansion?" The gloating look was really abominable.
After cursing all the way to the outside of Wanshou Hall, Prince Rong stopped talking and got off with the old national teacher, preparing to hand in the office to His Majesty the Emperor.
To the two of them, Prime Minister Shangguan was also in the hall... He was sitting on the cushion under the emperor's head with a serious expression, as if everyone owed him two hundred guan.
What the two of them expected was that when Prince Rong gave the deed to Emperor Xinghua to see, His Majesty the Emperor did not say anything, but just handed it to the Prime Minister. Shangguan Yunhe took the deed, put on tortoiseshell glasses, and looked at it hard.
The old prime minister didn't care. He was furious at first sight. He suppressed his anger and looked at it all. He grabbed it with one hand, shook hard, and roared in a low voice: "Whoever signs a treaty that is powerless and humiliating will be the eternal sinner of my Great Qi!"
Prince Rong had already carried out psychological construction all the way, and immediately pushed the stern head at Mai Mang. He saw Chen Sishui staring at the old prime minister and said word by word: "This treaty is for the Gu Wang and the National Master. According to His Majesty's wishes, is it in the Prime Minister's opinion that His Majesty and Gu Wang will also treason?" He changed the "Eternal Sinner" to "Treason", which was a standard concept of stolen.
But this is not the most insidious place. The most insidious thing is that he pulled Emperor Xinghua in, creating a situation where he was alone and his Majesty advance and retreat, making the emperor unable to make a fair judgment... To say that Prince Rong is wrong is to admit his mistake, and the emperor does not have noble sentiments yet.
Winning and defeat lay the groundwork here.
Prime Minister Wen also felt Prince Rong's secret tricks, but he didn't care and said: "It's useless to say more, there is not so much money in the treasury anyway!"
Prince Rong had long guessed that the Prime Minister would refuse like this. When he finished speaking, he knelt down and kowtowed: "Brother, I will impeach this great corruption in this country that is as loyal as a country!"
The hall is quiet...
Although the conflict between the two was very deep, Prince Rong broke out so much that the emperor was unexpected.
After a moment of silence, Emperor Xinghua decided to continue to mix with him. "I have been in charge of the family for three years." He smiled slightly and said, "The old prime minister is in charge of a big stall in Daqi. There are many difficulties and many incomprehensions. Brother, you should also be more considerate."
"Isn't you angry if you don't say you're a retainer?" Prince Rong said arrogantly: "The Prime Minister has been in the country for nearly thirty years, and the Gentiles think that I am generous to me, only the Prime Minister, no emperor!"
Emperor Xinghua's face became a little ugly, and Shangguan Yunhe also had a blue face, looking at Prince Rong without saying a word, and he continued, "It would be better if the country could be cured. As a result, after decades, what would a good Grand Qi be defeated? The national treasury is empty and the people are living in poverty!" At the end of his speech, his voice rose, and the emperor's ears were buzzing, and it was already on the verge of attack.
Monk Huineng had no choice but to smile bitterly and comfort him: "Hasn't the Prime Minister changed the law? You should give him some time."
"Reform!" The old monk was simply malicious, and incited Prince Rong in a few words... Who doesn't know that he was the vanguard of opposing reform? In front of him, the words "required" were simply adding fuel to the fire. Then he heard His Highness roar in a low voice: "I have been working hard for several years, but I don't know how many ordinary people have plundered the money? As a result, I can't even take out a few million taels! Where did the money go? Isn't it that he and those officials have been greedy!"
"It's really not supposed to..." The old monk nodded slightly and said, "But you can't be suspicious."
Chapter completed!