After the banquet, General Wang and his entourage were arranged to stay in Liang Dingtian's original residence. Soldiers from Mopan City guarded the outside and were not allowed to enter or exit at will.
Zhang Yi, Xiaolong, Niu Ben, Song Laohei and others drank sobering soup and discussed it all night.
Rejecting the reward from Liu Kai of the Kingdom of China means that the two sides may meet at war at any time. But if you want to accept their reward, Greater China will not hesitate to send troops because it is seriously threatened.
If you want peace, the best way is to persuade the three countries to maintain the current structure. Even if two countries agree to the independent status of Mopan City, the other country will not dare to act rashly.
The situation is delicate and complex.
"Are they jealous because we are rich and want to seize our territory?" Niu Ben asked.
"There are reasons for this, but it is not the main reason," Xiaolong said. "I think that whether General Cao or Brother Yi are guarding this area, they will sooner or later grab the territory because our geographical location is too important. "
"The general trend of the world will inevitably converge after a long period of separation. It is certain that China will move toward reunification. I also want to see that day in my lifetime," Song Laohei said with a worried look, grabbing his long beard, "But this process is cruel, and blood will inevitably flow like a river. We are right in the middle and have become a battleground for military strategists."
The two people were right. Zhang Yi nodded. The times have developed to this point. The three countries can mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops and have the strength to conquer. But in Zhang Yi's view, the strength of the three countries is actually almost the same. The war is destined to be protracted.
The strength of the Mopan City area is still too weak, and there is no capital to compete with the Three Kingdoms.
The discussion lasted until midnight, and there was no good way out except traveling among the three countries.
Zhang Yi asked everyone to go and have a rest. Tomorrow, we will receive Vice Premier Sun from Greater China. "By the way, Xiaolong, our banquet can be arranged simply and there will be no singing and dancing performances, lest those people say we are extravagant."
"This guy still wants to kidnap my sworn brother. How can I beat him and make him laugh and give him good food? Don't even think about it!" Niu Ben said angrily.
Everyone laughed and said that they should still respect the envoys.
Zhang Yi returned to the bedroom and lay on the bed unable to fall asleep for a long time. He began to seriously consider one thing. Is there any way to win a country?
His situation is very difficult now, and it will be even more difficult in the future. In this world of the jungle, strength determines everything.
Looking back on the past, he relied on his ingenuity to gradually dismantle General Cao's power from within without making any sacrifices. This is really a journey worth remembering.
It is a pity that he does not have such conditions now. Everyone in the world knows who he is. He is fixed in the Mopan City area and has lost the possibility of breaking into the Three Kingdoms.
…
Near noon the next day, Zhang Yi, Xiaolong and Niu Ben were waiting at the foot of Mopan City Mountain.
Not long after, they saw a group of people running from the east.
The leader was Xiao Han, followed by a group of cavalry, with two carriages sandwiched in between.
Vice Premier Sun is a civilian official, so he chose to ride in a comfortable carriage.
Zhang Yi and others were too lazy to greet them, so they just waited where they were.
Xiao Han came running up on Pegasus. The brothers were particularly happy to see each other and greeted each other.
A few minutes later, the carriage approached and Vice Premier Sun opened the cotton curtain and walked out.
Zhang Yi jumped off the horse and went to shake hands with him.
"Vice Premier Sun has worked hard all the way. Welcome to Mopan City!"
"Haha, here I am, Comrade Zhang Yi, I said I would come to Mopan City to visit you," Vice Premier Sun said with a smile, as if there had never been anything unpleasant between the two parties, "I brought you
Chairman Zhao’s greetings, he also seriously criticized me, saying that I did not do things well and caused Comrade Zhang Yi to misunderstand us, and specifically asked me to express my apology to you.”
Haha, Zhang Yi really knows how to talk when he smiles.
"It's nothing. We just need to be honest with each other. Thank you very much, Chairman Zhao, for your greetings..."
Zhang Yi noticed that Vice Premier Sun was suddenly stunned. He looked at Mopan City in front of him with an incredible expression. He felt that his eyesight was dazzled, so he took off his glasses, took out a handkerchief from his pocket, wiped it, and then fixed his eyes.
At first glance, I saw it right.
The weather is good today, with a gentle breeze and good sunshine. Mopan City is covered with a layer of snow and covered with brick and tile buildings, making it look particularly rich and spectacular.
"We have stopped living in caves a long time ago, Vice Premier Sun," Xiao Han said what he had wanted to say for a long time. "Every household lives in a brick house."
Brother Zhang Yi saw that the expression on Vice Premier Sun's face was extremely complicated, surprised and unbelievable. Such a big man who had seen the world could not control his emotions.
Vice Premier Sun's face turned red, his eyes flashed with embarrassment and uneasiness, and he opened his mouth for a while but could not speak. His hands were nowhere to be found, stuck in his pockets, trying to hide his embarrassment.
"Okay, great," he said vaguely before recovering, "You have made great progress, but while developing the economy, you must not just focus on doing face-saving projects and improving people's quality of life.
Cultural level is the most important."
Wow, this kind of person with a high theoretical level can always find something to say, and can even pick out the bones from an egg. Zhang Yi's brothers were speechless.
"It makes sense," Zhang Yi said perfunctorily, "Vice Premier Sun has had a hard journey along the way. Let's go and eat first. We have poor products, but the corn porridge is still delicious."
"It's enough to have corn porridge and pickles," Vice Premier Sun said with a smile, "Chairman Zhao asked me to give you a big gift. On the carriage are ginseng from the Greater Khingan Mountains, pearls from the East China Sea, hairtail from Zhoushan, and fragrant rice from Songjiang.
Kunshan silk..."
Aren’t these all luxuries?
With a little doubt, Zhang Yi helped Vice Premier Sun change his horse, and everyone walked up the mountain.
Seeing the heavy cavalry and armored infantry lined up on both sides of the road to welcome him, Vice Premier Sun was dumbfounded. This kind of equipment is definitely top-notch, which shows that Mopan City is very powerful. The only good thing is that the number is limited and is not enough to launch.
Great war.
Stepping into the city, the people passing by cheered and shouted, and their energetic spirit deeply shocked Vice Premier Sun. These people seemed to be very happy, and there was a passionate atmosphere that was not found in Greater China.
Vice Premier Sun observed carefully, and he was not pretending, because everyone he saw, whether men, women, old or young, were wearing new clothes, smiling, and every move was polite.
All kinds of lanterns, colorful flags, Chinese knots and couplets are scattered all over the mountain city, and its affluence even exceeds that of the capital, which Greater China is proud of.
Vice Premier Sun looked around all the way, looking here and there, trying to find something wrong, but he was disappointed. Mopan City was simply a paradise on earth, which dampened his self-esteem.
When he arrived at the castle, he saw a bright red banner.
"Warmly welcome Vice Premier Sun of Greater China to Mopan City!"
The banner was good and it was written by an educated person. He nodded slightly, then pointed at the castle and said a sentence, which almost made Brother Zhang Yi's lungs explode on the spot.