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Chapter 383: Negotiating Conditions to Become the King
"Oh! Prince Ming is here, let's eat vegetables and eat vegetables."

"Please drink this cup to the fullest, King Ming!"

Seemingly sensing Zhao Mingyuan's displeasure, the two beauties on the left and right beside him hurriedly tried to calm down the atmosphere with soft words.

Of the two of them, one of them was the saint girl Hanhan of the Yingui sect, and the other was Hanhan's junior sister Bai Qing'er.

This woman whose name I had heard for a long time was unusually beautiful. What attracted the most attention was her black and shiny hair, which made her beautiful face look better than snow.

She is dressed in plain clothes, elegant and pleasant, giving people the impression of being solemn and reserved, but her pair of bright and affectionate eyes, coupled with her charming demeanor that seems to be born with a hint of shyness, not many men can resist. Come on.

Although her appearance lacks the thrilling and shocking feeling of Huanwan, it has an approachable and friendly feeling, which makes Zhao Mingyuan think of the words like the sister next door and Xiaojia Biyu.

Now, Bai Qing'er and Huan Huan were leaning on Zhao Mingyuan's side, one of them was pouring wine, the other was picking food for him, and they were serving Zhao Mingyuan meticulously.

In a way, they are the insurance for this negotiation.

It seems that this is the reason why the Demon Sect brought these two weak people to participate in this negotiation.

The right to not use, expired and void.

Therefore, Zhao Mingyuan ignored the few members of the Demon Sect who were still protruding, enjoyed the service of the two women without any ceremony, and started eating and drinking alone.

This unconcerned appearance made everyone angry.

Although their demon sect has always been suppressed by Bai Dao and dare not raise their heads, they all have other identities and are dominant. Few people usually dare to look down on them.

Even if they knew that Zhao Mingyuan was the Grand Master, and now he was the Ming King, he was definitely not someone they could afford to offend.

Hearing is false, but seeing is believing.

Seeing that Zhao Mingyuan was so young, looked ordinary, and had no air of a strong man, no one could respect him.

Fu Gongyou snorted coldly and said: "Is this how Prince Ming entertains guests? I'm afraid it violates etiquette and makes people laugh."

Zhao Mingyuan held the jade cup in his hand and said with a smile: "When friends come, there is wine, when enemies come, there are swords and guns. But I don't know whether you are a friend or an enemy?"

Seeing that the atmosphere that had finally been calmed down by the two beauties, Huan Huan and Bai Qing'er, suddenly became tense again between the two of them, An Long hurriedly said: "Friends! Of course they are friends."

Anlong was born as a merchant, and he always paid attention to harmony and wealth.Even if he really wants to take action, he will hide his sword in his smile and make a sudden attack, making it difficult for people to guard against him.

Now Anlong is naturally very smooth when trying to smooth things over, and he can ease the atmosphere in the court with just a few words.

However, Zhao Mingyuan had no intention of making friends with these people from the Demon Sect, so he asked directly: "What is the purpose of your coming here this time? Why don't you tell us directly, so as not to waste everyone's time."

In response to Zhao Mingyuan's rude question, An Long's chubby round face smiled even more and said:
"Your Majesty, King Ming, niece Wu has already agreed to form an alliance with King Ming on behalf of our Holy Sect. Now we can all be considered a family.

But after all, it was just passed down from generation to generation, and many details had not been finalized. It was just an intention to form an alliance.

Now that we are all gathered together, we also want to talk about some of the issues we are concerned about. "

Zhao Mingyuan nodded to continue and drank the wine in the glass.

An Long seemed not to have seen such a rude scene from Zhao Mingyuan, and continued: "King Ming unified Wagang Village and conquered Luoyang. Now he intends to wipe out the south of the Yangtze River and unify the world is just around the corner.

The Holy Sect An Mou congratulates King Ming in advance! "

Seeing that Zhao Mingyuan remained unmoved, he even opened his mouth to swallow the dishes Bai Qing'er brought to his mouth.Anlong continued: "Now, King Ming has led his army to the south, shaking the south of the Yangtze River, and General Du has led his army to surrender. It can be seen that King Ming has spread his kindness to the world. The heroes of the world are everywhere."

After a pause, Anlong asked cautiously: "Unknown to me, General Manager Du Fu and Wei Du led an army to surrender. How will King Ming plan to arrange General Manager Du?"

It turns out that after going around in such a big circle, this is what Anlong wanted to ask.

It seemed that he wanted to first inquire about Zhao Mingyuan's arrangements with Du Fuwei to determine his attitude towards those who surrendered, so that he could bargain over the matter of Fu Gongyou.

Although the Demon Sect is also providing intelligence assistance to Zhao Mingyuan, it is false after all.

What is really helpful to Zhao Mingyuan and can be used as a bargaining chip is naturally the territory held by the Demon Sect.

The Jianghuai army assisting Gongyou in front of him was the first to bear the brunt and could not avoid it.

Naturally, this idea cannot be hidden from Zhao Mingyuan.

So, Zhao Mingyuan chuckled and replied: "Brother Du believes me. I didn't even mention his treatment just now."

After hearing Zhao Mingyuan's words, An Long couldn't help but his face darkened.

The Tianlian Sect is originally composed of businessmen, and he, the leader of the Tianlian Sect, is naturally quite knowledgeable in business.Therefore, he was entrusted by the Demon Sect to negotiate with Zhao Mingyuan.

But now, after hearing Zhao Mingyuan's plan, Anlong naturally wouldn't think that Zhao Mingyuan was deliberately concealing it for the sake of negotiation, and understood that what he said was the truth.

Although I had long heard that Du Fuwei was a person who valued justice over profit, I never expected that he would surrender to Zhao Mingyuan without even asking about such a big thing as his own treatment.

With such a precedent, it seems that the subsequent negotiations will not be easy.Unexpectedly, I heard Zhao Mingyuan continue: "Since Brother Du believes in me like this, I can't let Brother Du suffer.

However, I am just the Ming King now, and I have not proclaimed myself the emperor, so naturally I cannot be crowned the king easily.

But Brother Du led his army to surrender, and he had deep feelings and righteousness, so naturally he had to reward him generously.

Therefore, the widow is prepared to reward each other with the title of Duke, a hereditary inheritance, and a settlement of [-] households.

As for the Jianghuai Army under Brother Du, if anyone wants to return home, they will be sent with money and food.

If they want to make a living, they will choose the best ones to form an elite army, and the others will be auxiliary soldiers, or they will be arranged to do other jobs.

Do you have any objections to my arrangement? "

Zhao Mingyuan's arrangement sounded quite satisfactory and there was nothing unusual about it.He even allowed those who didn't want to join the army to leave and paid them money and food to send them off, which was already quite benevolent.

However, what everyone in the Demon Sect is more concerned about is Du Fuwei's treatment.

The position of Duke seems good, but the treatment offered by Li Clan in Guanzhong seems to be completely different.

Although after Li Clan unified the world, these kings with different surnames almost never ended well.

But people don’t know that now!
What everyone saw was that Li Clan was generous with rewards and kings with different surnames were almost thrown out one after another to attract the feudal princes from all directions.

Such favorable conditions far exceeded the price offered by Zhao Mingyuan.

This reminds people of the old days when Chu and Han were fighting for hegemony. Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, was stingy about granting rewards, while Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, was not stingy about making him king. As a result, all the heroes joined him, and he finally defeated the more powerful Xiang Yu and won the world.

What Zhao Mingyuan is doing now is so similar to Xiang Yu in the past.They are all extremely powerful personally, and their subordinates have strong soldiers and horses, and they have the potential to unify the world.

Could it be that Zhao Mingyuan might make the same mistake as Xiang Yu?
Thinking of this, Anlong talked secretly about the struggle between Chu and Han for hegemony, and tactfully persuaded Zhao Mingyuan that he must be generous with rewards in order to achieve great things.

After all, what the Demonic Sect is doing is secret, and people like them don't know.If the Li clan wins, won't they still be overwhelmed by Buddhism?
In this case, it is better to find a way to persuade Zhao Mingyuan.

Listening to An Long talking about how favorable the conditions of the Li Clan were, and how powerful they were to Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, Zhao Mingyuan couldn't help but secretly laugh in his heart.

If others don't know what happens to these rebels, how can I not know it myself?

Besides, if nothing else, didn’t all the kings with different surnames who were rewarded by Liu Bang were eventually cut off from their vassals?
Those who could pose a threat to him were those who rebelled or were killed one by one, either actively or passively.

Later, Liu Bang simply killed the white horse and swore that no one other than Liu would be king, completely ending the path of kings with different surnames.

How could they not know this?

It's just that he is out of his wits and only sees the immediate benefits, regardless of the dangers in the future.

However, in comparison, my own conditions are indeed slightly inferior.Xiang Yu has learned from the past, but it is really necessary to guard against it.

Therefore, Zhao Mingyuan had to reveal another card he had prepared.

"Boss Ann laughed.

At the end of the Han dynasty, there were several great chaos caused by the reduction of vassals. How could we not let others take a warning?
The Li clan seems to be generous with rewards, but after it dominates the world, how can it be possible to accommodate a king with a different surname?
They will all be killed.

The conditions of the widow seem to be inferior to those of the Li clan, but they are more sincere than the Li clan!

The position of the Duke is hereditary and there will be no future troubles. "

Everyone in the Demon Sect sneered at this.

Are you sincere?
Sincerity should be expressed with real money, power and status.

How can one talk about sincerity in the position of a mere Duke?
Seeing that everyone looked dissatisfied, Zhao Mingyuan continued: "Actually, it is not impossible to be crowned king, and I have no intention of not being crowned king unless someone with a different surname can be crowned king."

Hearing Zhao Mingyuan's loose tone, everyone couldn't help but their eyes flashed and they were very excited.The two women were clinging to Zhao Mingyuan, one on the left and the other on the right.

But Zhao Mingyuan continued to say: "However, this contribution alone is not enough to be crowned king.

In the minds of few people, only the achievements of conquering foreign tribes and opening up territories are enough to be crowned king, and the rest are not enough to be worthy of the Tao. "

An Long said: "I beg your pardon to disagree with what King Ming said.

Today's world is uncertain, and the princes from all directions are waiting for them. There are countless people who are lonely and ignorant.

Although King Ming is strong, he still needs warriors to bring order to the world.

The merit of dedication is not enough to be crowned a king. Is it not enough to conquer the world for the Ming King? Such merit is not enough to be crowned a king? "

Faced with such a sharp question as An Long, Zhao Mingyuan did not shy away and said categorically: "That's right! In the Ming Dynasty, one cannot be crowned king unless he has contributed to the expansion of territory!"

(End of this chapter)