When Li Yuanji heard this, he was so shocked that he could fit two eggs into his mouth. He couldn't close it for a long time.
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"General, didn't we already agree before..." Li Yuanji was anxious and wanted to talk about what he had agreed upon before.
But before he finished speaking, he saw Ling Yun waving his hand.
"You also said it before. It's been so long now. Who knows if you agree?"
"Besides, the general made it clear that we could meet and discuss, but he didn't say about replacing or releasing him..." Ling Yun obviously didn't want to release Li Renxiao, otherwise he wouldn't have turned his back on him.
Li Yuanji twitched the corners of his mouth, never expecting that Ling Yun could be so difficult to deal with at such a young age.
"What should we do?" Li Yuanji was confused.
If you can't save Li Renxiao, how can you get Lanzhou City back from Ling Yun?
It's simply...hard to reach the sky.
"Master Li, is there anything else going on? If nothing happens, then..."
Ling Yun kept smiling from beginning to end, giving people a feeling of peace, but his methods were extremely cruel, leaving no room for negotiation, and his intention to see off the guests was very obvious.
"General, I have one more thing to do this time." Li Yuanji knew that the other party was unwilling to let Li Renxiao go, so he could only put this matter aside for the time being and turn the issue to more serious matters.
"Is there anything else?" Ling Yun pretended to be surprised.
"Since there is something else, let's talk about it!" Ling Yun leaned back on his chair, looking leisurely and absent-minded.
Li Yuanji's face twitched, feeling helpless but helpless, "General, to be honest, I am here to re-sign the alliance between the two countries."
Ling Yun was shocked when he heard this and secretly sighed that this was not the case.
The real purpose of Li Yuanji's trip was to cease the war.
Although there was a wave of emotion in his heart, he remained calm on the surface. He even frowned and asked, "What did you just say? You said you wanted to sign a new covenant?"
"Exactly." Li Yuanji nodded and said seriously.
"I am here this time to sign a non-aggression pact with Daqian on behalf of Xixia..." Li Yuanji explained his intention and looked at Ling Yun in front of him expectantly, waiting for the other party's response.
Ling Yun thought for a while and muttered, "Mutual non-aggression?"
"Yes, general..." Li Yuanji said nervously.
At this time, he did not tell Emperor Xingyuan's conditions for taking back Lanzhou City because he noticed that Ling Yun didn't seem to be that concerned about ending the war between the two sides.
Ling Yun had a straight face, feeling a little unhappy.
This made Li Yuanji even more uneasy. He only hoped that the changes in things would be within control.
"I am just a general. It is my duty to lead troops to fight. As for signing an armistice covenant..." Ling Yun was silent for a while before suddenly speaking, but he stopped mid-sentence, thinking thoughtfully.
Looking at Li Yuanji, the latter's heart sank and he felt cold.
"It's over, it's over..."
"It's none of my business to sign a covenant." Ling Yun paused for a moment and quickly gave the answer that he couldn't make the decision.
This answer was somewhat surprising to Li Yuanji.
Li Yuanji noticed Ling Yun's change. Just now he thought it was because Ling Yun refused to agree to a ceasefire, but it turned out that he couldn't make the decision.
After thinking about it carefully, I suddenly felt that what Ling Yun said was correct.
Just like Xixia, they still didn't let the general leading the battle come out to discuss the matter, but sent him out.
Daqian is no exception.
Thinking of this, Li Yuanji breathed a sigh of relief inexplicably.
As for why he was relieved, it was because he felt that as long as he was not negotiating with Ling Yun, he would not be under so much pressure.
If Da Gan were replaced by another person, it would be much easier for him...
"I wonder, General, if this matter can be reported to your court..."
Li Yuanji seemed to be much more relaxed, and even his tone of voice became brisk.
"Okay." Ling Yun did not refuse this time, which made Li Yuanji so happy that he almost couldn't help but jump up.
What a surprise, what a surprise, what a surprise!
Li Yuanji suddenly felt that when he looked at Ling Yun again, he felt that he was much more pleasing to the eye, just like the child who led the family.
"In that case, I'll look forward to good news!" Li Yuanji cupped his hands and prepared to leave.
After all, when things have reached this stage, there is no point in staying here. All we have to do is wait for news from the Daqian court.
"Yes!" Ling Yun nodded, acquiescing.
Then, Ling Yun looked to the left and right, "Come here, take Mr. Li down and arrange the best residence for him."
"General, you must not do this!" When Li Yuanji heard this, he immediately became furious and quickly rejected Ling Yun's proposal.
Arrange a residence?
What does that mean, you want him to live in Lanzhou City?
How is this different from letting him live in a tiger's mouth?
No, absolutely not.
"Why not?" Ling Yun stood up and said seriously.
But I was thinking in my heart, do you want to run away after coming?
There are no doors.
"General, just go back next time..." Li Yuanji was still struggling hard. He didn't want to live in Lanzhou City. Who knew what hidden dangers there would be in living here?
If someone accidentally gets him, who can he talk to to reason?
"As a negotiator, Mr. Li, of course, must live in Lanzhou City, otherwise it will be very difficult for me to cease the war!" Ling Yun stared at him without questioning, which made Li Yuanji unable to speak for a moment, but in his heart Ten thousand people are unwilling.
"Don't you want to see your Xixia prince?" Ling Yun suddenly thought of Li Renxiao, so he asked, "Let's arrange for you to live with the Xixia prince. What do you think, Mr. Li?"
"Okay!" When Li Yuanji heard this, it seemed okay to see Li Renxiao, so he nodded lightly.
"Tianzong, take him over there." Ling Yun waved to Shi Tianzong and took him down.
After Li Yuanji left, Yang Sanniu stepped forward.
"Master, do you really want to have a truce with Xixia?"
As soon as he said this, everyone present looked at him.
"Well, a truce is necessary." Ling Yun nodded.
"Why?" Yang Sanniu asked in confusion.
"Because the court has no money." Ling Yun replied softly, telling a painful fact.
Daqian has no money and cannot fight for a long time.
"There is no money in the national treasury, so it is impossible for this war to continue. Otherwise, there is no need for Xixia to counterattack, and we will retreat..."
After hearing Ling Yun's words, everyone present fell silent.
Although they now have many soldiers and generals, if the imperial court does not allocate military pay, the morale of the soldiers will definitely plummet.
By then, I'm afraid it will be a different scene on the battlefield.
Rather than that, it would be better to just give up when things get better.
This is why Lingyun wanted to attack Lanzhou City, in order to increase the negotiation advantage between the two countries.
In fact, before Li Yuanji arrived, Ling Yun had already sent news of the truce back to the court and asked the court to send people out for negotiations.
Calculating the time carefully, the memorial should have arrived in the capital by now.