wealthy lord

Chapter 896: Peace Negotiations, Political Settlement

Every word Wei Feng said made Lu Zongqing feel heartbroken.

To be honest, Lin Yun's strength is indeed too strong.

No matter how strong the Daqian Dynasty was, it could not withstand the damage of a large-scale war.

Even if they win in the end, they will be completely devastated.

This is a pain that the Lu family cannot bear.

It can be said that Wei Feng’s words hit the Lu family’s soft spot.

Seeing that Lu Zongqing fell silent, Wei Feng continued, "Don't forget! The King of Chujiang died less than half a year ago, and his body is still warm! He had an army of 500,000 soldiers and a wealth of more than 1 billion taels of silver! Although it is not even one-fifth of your Daqian Dynasty, it is still strong enough, right? In the end, didn't he become Lin Yun's meal?"

"If it was your Daqian Dynasty that went to war with King Chujiang, could you have done it as cleanly and neatly as Lin Yun? I once sent someone to investigate privately. In the battle of Tongshan Pass, the Daduan Dynasty won the final victory without any bloodshed and without any losses! With such strength, can your Daqian Dynasty really withstand it?"

"Enough!" Lu Zongqing shouted, his face dark, "This general cannot make the decision on this matter! We have to send someone back to ask the emperor for instructions! However, you can have a preliminary negotiation with Lin Yun first. I believe the emperor should be able to figure out the interests involved!"

At this point, Lu Zongqing could only give such a vague answer.

In fact, Wei Feng didn't need to analyze the interests involved, because Lu Zongqing already knew how big a threat Lin Yun posed.

Otherwise, the Daqian Dynasty would not have sent him troops.

He just refused sternly because he didn't want to lose the dignity of the country.

But the secret report just now has made it very clear that Lin Yun has developed an even more powerful secret weapon that can be used to forcibly capture cities.

He shuddered at the thought.

The situation became so unfavorable that he didn't dare to make a decision easily.

Wei Feng stroked his beard lightly and said playfully, "Then I wonder when General Lu plans to bring back the Dragon Emperor's order?"

Lu Zongqing snorted coldly: "This general will return to Daqian tonight to report this matter to my father! At least five days, at most ten days!"

After saying that, he walked away.

Guan Haiyue and Wei Feng watched him leave, feeling extremely heavy in their hearts.

"Mr. Wei, are we really going to negotiate with Lin Yun next?"

"What else? If we don't have the Thunder Bomb Cannon, we can still rely on the terrain to fight them, and we may have a chance of winning! But if we fight now, we will definitely lose!"

Wei Feng sighed, but began to admire Lin Yun in his heart. Not only could he revitalize the long-corrupted Great Duan Dynasty, but he could also develop new weapons one after another.

These weapons are not conventional cold weapons, but brand new hot weapons that are completely epoch-making.

In fact, with Wei Feng's keen strategic vision, he has already seen the future situation.

If Lin Yun wins in the end and unifies the Great Duan Dynasty, he will surely embark on a path of expansion.

After all, the fact that Lin Yun drained Chu Xiangyu of the wealth he had accumulated for most of his life said it all.

A development model like this, which relies on fighting to support fighting and becomes richer the more it fights, is undoubtedly walking on a single-plank bridge. One can only move forward and not backward, with high risks and high returns.

Therefore, Wei Feng admired Lin Yun's outstanding strategic approach and was even more terrified of his military talent.

But Wei Feng didn't dare to say these words out loud, otherwise Guan Haiyue would be frightened and might go to extremes and do something crazy.

"Then Mr. Wei, do you think sending someone to negotiate can calm Lin Yun down and make him hold off on sending out troops?"

Wei Feng said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, don't worry about this! I am willing to go there in person! After all, I still have some old acquaintances there, and I'm sure Lin Yun will not be disrespectful to me!" Guan Haiyue was overjoyed and clasped his fists and said: "Then I'll have to trouble you, Old Wei!"

Then, he thought of something and looked at Wei Feng with a scrutinizing expression.

"Isn't it possible that Mr. Wei will never come back?"

At this point, he has been completely at a disadvantage. Anyone who knows about the Battle of Liucheng will definitely not be optimistic about the Dayun Dynasty.

Therefore, Guan Haiyue was afraid that the old man would slip away, and he was even more afraid that Wei Feng would use the secrets of his Dayun Dynasty as a token of his allegiance and join Lin Yun.

Wei Feng said unhappily, "Your Majesty, do you still not trust my loyalty?"

"Hey, Mr. Wei, don't be angry! I was just saying that! After all, you can only know a person's face but not his heart! Some things are better said in advance!"

Guan Haiyue looked at him calmly.

Wei Feng clasped his fists and said, "Okay, since the emperor doesn't trust me, I will swear a poisonous oath. If you betray the Dayun Dynasty, I will die a miserable death!"

Guan Haiyue smiled helplessly: "Mr. Wei, you don't have to make such a vicious oath. I believe in you! However, if Mr. Wei has a chance this time, it would be best if he could bring his son Guan Yang back with him!"

Wei Feng nodded: "Your Majesty, there is no need to say more. I will definitely find a way! But Your Majesty better not hold out too much hope!"

Linyuan Palace in the backyard of Qi Mansion in Mucheng.

This was originally Qi Rui's bedroom, but now it has become Lin Yun's temporary palace.

In recent days, the entire Qi Mansion has become extremely lively.

When officials in the capital learned that Lin Yun had ascended the throne, many came to pay him a visit.

Of course, it was in vain for them to come here, as Lin Yun would never be able to meet them.

These officials actually knew in their hearts that they could not meet Lin Yun, but the officialdom was hypocritical. Regardless of whether they could meet him or not, at least they showed their loyalty and support for Lin Yun.

This is what they care about most.

Moreover, ever since Lin Yun left Beijing, the Jinyiwei under the Taiwei Mansion and Ye Ruhui, who was in charge of supervising the country, have implemented a high-pressure policy.

Ye Ruhui, the former imperial censor, this time had the power of regent. Following the secret order left by Lin Yun, he began to frantically rectify the administration of officials.

Any officials found to be corrupt or secretly forming cliques for personal gain, which were harmful to the country, were handed over to Yang Lin of the Taiwei Mansion.

Yang Lin was even more rude and directly ordered his Jinyiwei to arrest people in large numbers.

For a time, all the officials in the court became frightened birds.

There were even some people who were guilty and, after learning the news that Ye Ruhui was rectifying the administration of officials, were so frightened that they died while sitting at home.

In just a few days, hundreds of officials were arrested.

But in fact, it was Lin Yun who proposed this rectification of the administration, but he did not want to offend anyone, so he handed it over to Ye Ruhui and Yang Lin.

But some astute officials have already seen the clues.

The vast majority of those arrested were officials who did not accept Lin Yun's ascension to the throne, and some were simply supporters of Li Daozon.

It's not that they didn't recognize the situation. Lin Yun had given them a long time to change their political stance, but unfortunately they did not seize the opportunity and became the first victims of Lin Yun's ascension to the throne.

This time, Lin Yun did not bring Qi Changyun with him when he went to Jiangxia County. When Qi Changyun learned that Lin Yun had proclaimed himself emperor, he was so scared that he left Beijing and returned to his hometown immediately to express his loyalty to Lin Yun.

(End of this chapter)