The concubine is poisonous

Chapter 118 Negotiation of Interests
At night, when Ye Jinfeng returned to the station with heavy steps, he shook his head listlessly.He didn't even have the appetite to take a bite of the roast lamb leg sent by his subordinates.

In Ye Jinfeng's mind, he was still thinking about the obstacles and difficulties he had faced when traveling between East China Sea and West County in the past few days, and he said with great annoyance over and over again: "If I knew it earlier, I would let Gu Xinning stay in Southern Xinjiang. Now, I'll go to the capital to see Brother Huang, isn't it just the capital, what am I afraid of, it's my home, what's there to be afraid of, oh."

For several days, Ye Jinfeng has been running around in Donghai and Xijun, hoping to reach an agreement with the two sides, but he met the king of Donghai three times and the king of Xijun four times, and broke up unhappy each time.

Even for the first time, when the king of the East China Sea heard that he was here to serve as a lobbyist for Lord Ye Junyan of Zhaoxuan Kingdom, he was almost so angry that he wanted to send someone to drive him out of the East China Sea with a stick.

The next two meetings didn't give Ye Jinfeng any good looks, and today he told Ye Jinfeng that he didn't want to see people from Zhaoxuan Kingdom again, and told him not to set foot on the border of the East China Sea, otherwise he would be rude.

The treatment received in Xijun is not much better than that of Donghai, but fortunately, the temper of the king of Xijun is not as violent as that of the king of Donghai, so he saves himself two faces every time, but Ye Jinfeng knows about the cooperation, so it is better not to think about it .

"Ah~" Ye Jinfeng let out a long sigh, the more he thought about it, the more he got a headache, he put his hands on his head lightly, helpless.

Suddenly a subordinate came in and said to Ye Jinfeng, "Master, someone outside wants to see you."

"Oh? Who is it?" Ye Jinfeng asked feebly.

The subordinate replied: "The other party didn't announce his name, but only said that he came from Beijing."

"Huh! From Beijing? Please." When Ye Jinfeng heard that he was from Beijing, he regained his energy immediately and sat up straight and waited for him to come in. Ye Jinfeng remembered that when Gu Xinning left, he said that he would find a way to let him in. The emperor resolved the conflict with Donghai and Xijun, and now that someone from Beijing suddenly came, Ye Jinfeng felt an inexplicable hope that was in front of him, and silently prayed in his heart, "I hope it will bring good news." '

After the visitor finished saluting, he tied the knot of revenge on his back, showed it to Ye Jinfeng and said, "The master said, please read the contents of the package first, and then see if you have any questions or questions that need to be conveyed."

Ye Jinfeng nodded, took the bag from the other party's hand, opened it and found that it contained an imperial decree and a letter, and the letter was written to himself.So Ye Jinfeng opened the envelope and looked at it first. The general content written on it was to instruct him to release some controllable benefits to the East and West as long as he could try his best to reach a cooperation agreement. Jinfeng can decide freely, report it after the event, and after the event, it is inevitable that Southern Xinjiang will settle accounts after autumn. Zhao Xuanguo is willing to send a large army to station on the coast of the East China Sea and the plain area occupied by Southern Xinjiang in West County for a long time to help the east and west countries resist the invasion of Southern Xinjiang. .

After reading this letter, Ye Jinfeng's heart was half relieved. He had talked with both parties several times before. In most cases, it was because he couldn't bring out the interests that satisfied the other party as a bargaining chip. Otherwise, the other party would not have to agree to meet him. You can refuse to negotiate, but after all, you are a quack and not a member of the court, and you have never been able and inconvenient to decide anything for the court. Now with Ye Junyan's personal instruction, Ye Jinfeng feels that the probability of success in the negotiation has increased a little.

Ye Jinfeng, who was gradually feeling relieved in his heart, felt that the cloud of sorrow condensed between his brows had subsided a lot at this moment, and then Ye Jinfeng took out the imperial decree and opened it to read.The main content of the Mingzhao issued to Donghai and Xijun was to explain to the East and West that it was a temporary emergency method due to formalities at that time, and sincerely apologize to the heads of state and the people of the two countries for this.

With the previous letter, Ye Jinfeng already felt less stressed. When he saw this edict again, Ye Jinfeng's brows were completely relaxed, and he almost wanted to jump up excitedly, but Ye Jinfeng thought about it again. When Ye Junyan wrote this edict, he must have been entangled in his heart, and he couldn't help feeling a little bit of sympathy and admiration for Ye Junyan.Ye Jinfeng kept praying in his heart: "I hope this time the cooperation can be negotiated smoothly, so I can quickly share some worries for the emperor."

Thinking this way in his heart, Ye Jinfeng had already carefully packed the imperial decree into a package and said to the visitor: "Go back and tell your master, just say that I will do my best to complete this matter, so that he can rest assured."

As soon as the sender left, Ye Jinfeng was thinking about how to negotiate with the kings of the East and West. Ye Jinfeng believed that the ruler of the East Sea Kingdom was impulsive and irritable, and had a deep prejudice against Zhaoxuan Kingdom. Starting from the West Commandery, the ruler of the West Commandery is relatively easy to talk to, and the chances of cooperation will be higher. When the West Commandery and Zhaoxuan Kingdom reach a cooperation, the East China Sea may sense the situation and change its tough attitude towards Zhaoxuan Kingdom.

Note that after making the decision, Ye Jinfeng quickly sent someone to arrange some gifts, and planned to go to the capital of the West Commandery tomorrow morning to meet the ruler of the West Commandery.

However, the reality is always unsatisfactory. When Ye Jinfeng came to the capital of Xijun with his entourage and gifts, Xu Shi, the leader of the country, was also tired of Ye Jinfeng's many visits, so he claimed that he would not be sick.

It wasn't until Ye Jinfeng asked someone to present Ye Junyan's apology edict to the Lord of the West County to see, and then the Lord of the West County invited Ye Jinfeng to meet him inside.

After the Lord of the West County invited Ye Jinfeng in, he asked what the purpose of sending this edict was.

At this time, Ye Jinfeng hurriedly told the cooperation plan that he had mentioned many times before to the Lord of the West County.

After listening to Ye Jinfeng's words, the Lord of Xijun thought for a while and said: "Cooperating with Zhaoxuan Kingdom does not seem to be of any benefit to us. This time we have relieved you, and Nanjiang will definitely blame us. We can't afford to provoke Nanjiang." Xinjiang, so this cooperation is probably..."

Ye Jinfeng smiled and said, "You can't afford it, but Zhao Xuanguo can."

The lord of Xijun was stunned when he heard the words: "What do you mean?"

Ye Jinfeng stood up with a smile and replied: "Your Majesty has won the consent of my lord. As long as Donghai Guo and Xijun are willing to help this time, after the southern border is repelled, we are willing to send a large army to help Donghai and Xijun regain their original territory. Your territory, and send a strong military garrison to help the East and West protect the territory and never be invaded again."

"Oh?" The Lord of the West County took a look at Ye Jinfeng, lowered his head with a heavy face, and began to think carefully.

Ye Junyan took advantage of the situation and continued: "With the wisdom of the lord, it is not difficult to judge. The only country that has the ability and position to oppose Southern Xinjiang is Zhaoxuan. If Zhaoxuan loses this time, Southern Xinjiang will surely have nothing It hesitated to attack other countries adjacent to it, and Donghai and Xijun were the first to bear the brunt."

While listening to what Ye Jinfeng said, the Lord of the West County lowered his head to consider the possibility of what Ye Jinfeng said. Indeed, to a certain extent, the power of Zhaoxuan Kingdom is invisible, and it has faintly given to other neighboring or similar countries in southern Xinjiang. some safeguards.Nanjiang was worried that the Zhaoxuan Congress would take advantage of its full strength to target other countries, which would be detrimental to itself. So for many years, although Nanjiang had squeezed the East China Sea and West County bordering it, it was limited to a small range of suppression and did not give up. Try too hard.

The reason is self-evident, anyway, it can't be because the southern border is full of good men and women, and they don't have the idea of ​​invading others.Therefore, although Ye Jinfeng's words are instigating, they are more of a fact. If the Lord Zhaoxuan really loses this time, Southern Xinjiang will not have the biggest obstacle and threat, the oppression of neighboring countries. And the deprivation will definitely unfold soon.

Moreover, Zhaoxuan Kingdom, as a great country with rich resources and rich people, if they can form a cooperative relationship with it, not only can they get help in terms of armaments, but they can even re-establish commodity exchanges, which will also help the economy to a certain extent.

But this is a risky thing after all. If it fails, it will definitely speed up the pace of revenge in southern Xinjiang. The Lord of Xijun couldn't make up his mind for a while, and frowned and said to Ye Jinfeng: "What you said is not unreasonable, but With what status do you have the ability to make promises for your country lord?"

Ye Jinfeng smiled and took out a small seal from his bosom. Although the seal was small, it was a symbol of the royal family of Zhaoxuan Kingdom and possessed incomparable authority.Ye Jinfeng stepped forward and held the seal in front of the Lord of the West County and said: "Xia Ye Jinfeng, a member of the Ye clan, was bestowed the title of King Zheng by the late emperor. I don't know if this status is enough."

The lord of Xijun took the seal in Guo Ye Jinfeng's hands and looked at it for a while. The jade used for the seal was warm to the touch and crystal clear. At first glance, it was extraordinary. In addition, the carving was exquisite. In order to compare the authenticity of the inscriptions, the lord of Xijun also specially ordered people to find out the seals and inscriptions on the official documents of Zhaoxuan Kingdom and Xijun Guotong many years ago for comparison, and also compared the imperial edicts brought by Ye Jinfeng After a while.

After confirming that it was correct, the Lord of Xijun nodded and returned Ye Jinfeng's seal to Ye Jinfeng and said: "King Zheng's identity is indeed enough, but the number of troops in Xijun is limited, and we need to keep some to stick to the frontier. Yes, not many, even if you want to help you, I'm afraid you have more than enough energy, unless you can get Donghai to join in and form a joint attack with Xijun, maybe I can consider your suggestion."

Ye Jinfeng saw that the Lord of the West County had already begun to feel a little moved, and knew his concerns and considerations of not wanting to cooperate with Zhaoxuan Kingdom alone, so he smiled and said, "It's not difficult, as long as I can see the Lord of the East Sea Kingdom , I believe he will also be moved by our sincerity, but the ruler of the East China Sea is a bit irritable, and the ruler of the Immortal Kingdom is so magnanimous, he said before that if I go to the East China Sea again, he will drive me out, so... "

The lord of Xijun seemed to understand what Ye Jinfeng meant, and then continued Ye Jinfeng's words: "So you hope that I can come forward and invite the monarch of Donghai Kingdom to meet you?"

Ye Jinfeng clasped his fists and bowed: "Yes, that's exactly what I mean, and I think it's best that the three of us are in the same situation, so that we can work out a treaty that is satisfactory to each other, lest two of them After reaching a cooperation, when looking for another party, there are different ideas, which delays the opportunity.”

The Lord of the West County nodded and said: "Well, what you said is not unreasonable. I do have a shallow friendship with the Lord of the East China Sea. It should not be difficult to invite him."

Ye Jinfeng quickly bowed and said: "Then everything will be done by the Lord Lao, and I hope the Lord will speak a few words for us, so as to dispel the prejudice against the Zhaoxuan Kingdom by the Lord of the East China Sea."

The Lord of the West County nodded and said: "Well, since I intend to cooperate, I will naturally try to mediate the conflict between the two of you. I will send someone to invite the Lord of the East China Sea right now, and I will hold a banquet at my place at noon tomorrow. Come on time."

Ye Jinfeng nodded quickly and said, "Definitely, definitely."

(End of this chapter)