His Highness Qin accepted the words kindly and without any rhetoric. Zino was a smart man, so naturally he would not hide it anymore and directly told the Emperor of Northern Qi's request and the price he could pay.
"Your Highness, the Emperor hopes that the Qin Dynasty can support him and allow him to secure the throne. The Emperor can hand over the generals who led the army fifteen years ago." Zino's expression was calm when he spoke, but he secretly paid attention to Qin Jiyan's expression, fearing that
Qin Jiyan was dissatisfied. After all, Qin Jiyan had been secretly investigating what happened fifteen years ago, and he definitely didn't want anyone to know.
Fortunately, His Highness Qin was not dissatisfied, and of course he had no other expression. His calm and indifferent expression made it impossible to tell that his mood had changed from his face.
Qin Jiyan said indifferently: "There are only a few generals. Is this the sincerity of the Northern Qi Emperor?"
Qin Jiyan was obviously dissatisfied, and Zino added: "The emperor said that if His Highness Qin wants anything else, just ask. As long as the emperor can do it, he will not refuse."
Zino said this without any hesitation. From Qin Jiyan's performance, Zino could be sure that His Highness Qin did not look like someone who would ask for high prices.
Indeed, Qin Jiyan would not do something stupid like asking for half of Northern Qi. What he wanted would definitely be within the acceptable range of the Northern Qi emperor. Of course, there was only so much he could do.
"List the officials of the Empress Dowager's faction in the Northern Qi Dynasty, and I will handle it for him. As for my request?" Qin Ji said for a moment, then looked at Jino: "Three cities, I want three cities in the Northern Qi Dynasty, and all the people in the city.
If the officers and soldiers move out within half a year, I will send someone to take over."
"Your Highness, this request... please forgive us for not agreeing to it." Zino stood up hurriedly, with an embarrassed look on his face, "Ceding three cities is not a trivial matter, especially since you have full authority to take charge of it. What if..." If you hoard heavy troops in the city, what will happen to Northern Qi?
It's not about luring the wolf into the house.
"Don't worry, Mr. Ji, I haven't finished what I said yet." Qin Jiyan stood up, went around the desk, took out a piece of parchment, and spread it in front of Ji Nuo, "I don't want a city within a city in Northern Qi, as long as the border is
Fortress city."
Qin Jiyan casually drew a piece of land on the map. That piece of land was in the far north of the Northern Qi Dynasty. It was barren of grass and uninhabited.
"Your Highness, are you sure?" Zino frowned, unable to understand what Qin Jiyan meant by this move.
The Northern Qi Dynasty was a nomadic people, and only the inner cities and grasslands were rich. Most of the non-fortress cities on the border were deserted, and a city did not necessarily have ten thousand people.
"I can be my own master, but can Mr. Ji be the emperor's master?" Qin Jiyan sat back down and waited for Ji Nuo's answer.
"It's a matter of national territory. Ji really can't make the decision. Please allow me to report to the Emperor, Your Highness." Ji Nuo can make the decision, but he doesn't want to reveal too much in front of Qin Jiyan. He always feels that Qin Jiyan seems to know something.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to treat him so politely.
Yes, courtesy!
From the beginning to the end, Qin Jiyan never regarded him as a humble merchant. Although his conversation could not be called polite, he was not contemptuous or arrogant. He gave him some respect. Even his unbecoming behavior when he entered the house was not tolerated by King Qin.
Say half a word more.
"Then go and ask." Qin Jiyan doesn't care whether he can get an answer today. Others are in Northern Qi, and things are not urgent at this moment.
"I wonder which three cities King Qin wants?" Ji Nuo presented the map to Qin Jiyan, "Please make it clear to your highness so that Ji can return his orders to the emperor."
"Qiancheng, come here." Qin Jiyan didn't look at the map, as if he didn't take the three cities to heart.
Zino was very puzzled and looked at Qin Jiyan with a shocked face. Could it be that King Qin wanted Miss Gu to decide which three cities he wanted?
King Qin dotes on Miss Gu too much.
Gu Qiancheng was also startled: Could it be that Qin Jiyan guessed something?
He raised his head to look at Qin Jiyan, but saw nothing unusual. Gu Qiancheng had no choice but to suppress the uneasiness in his heart and walked forward slowly. When he passed by Zino, Gu Qiancheng couldn't help but pause and take a deep breath.
"Girl, is something wrong?" Zino was puzzled and quickly took a step back to distance the two of them.
He really doesn't want to get too close to His Highness Qin's sweetheart, it's dangerous!
"No," Gu Qiancheng shook his head: "I just heard the third princess often remind Mr. Ji, so I can't help but be a little curious."
After Gu Qiancheng finished speaking, he stepped forward without waiting for Zino to ask, "Your Highness..."
Qin Jiyan pretended not to see the interaction between Gu Qiancheng and Ji Nuo, pointed at the map of Northern Qi and said: "Pick three cities."
Although it was not a command tone, it was still irresistible.
"You asked me to choose? What if I picked three abandoned cities?" Gu Qiancheng looked at Qin Jiyan with a half-smile but not a smile. She knew that Qin Jiyan knew about it, but she didn't tell Qin Jiyan that he didn't know.
Treat this as a little tacit secret between the two of them.
"Abandon the city, destroy the city, I don't care." Qin Jiyan said grandly, but Zino's mouth twitched.
If you really don’t care, don’t ask for three cities, ask for something else!
Compared with territory, the Emperor of Northern Qi was more willing to give up some money. After all, no matter how poor the country was, it could never be poorer than the emperor, and problems that could be solved with money were not problems. It was a pity...
Neither Gu Qiancheng nor Qin Jiyan heard Ji Nuo's thoughts. Qin Jiyan trusted Qin Jiyan unconditionally, and it was impossible for Gu Qiancheng to ignore him. Looking at the map of Northern Qi, he began to memorize "Yi Guo Zhi" silently in his mind.
Although the first half of "Yi Guo Zhi" does not record any treasures, ancient tombs, or strange cities, it does record the mountains and rivers geography of the continent.
It's just that there is a way out between the place names written in "Yi Guo Zhi" and the place names called by the Three Kingdoms now. Gu Qiancheng needs time to check. In Ji Nuo's eyes, this makes Gu Qiancheng feel uneasy and difficult to make a decision.
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With this, Zino dispelled his doubts and assumed that Qin Jiyan's request for three cities was not aimed at Northern Qi but to develop his own power.
Zino guessed that Qin Jiyan wanted to use the three cities of Northern Qi to arrange for his closest confidants, but the more reason was...
He knows Gu Qiancheng well and knows how many treasures Gu Qiancheng has hidden in his heart. If Gu Qiancheng chooses three cities for him, he will only make a profit but not a loss.
No matter what, Qin Jiyan is one of his own, and Gu Qiancheng will never let him suffer. After checking the map of the Northern Qi Dynasty and the places written in "Yi Guo Zhi" one by one, Gu Qiancheng quickly picked out three places with the same name.
The cities of Qin and Qin intersect and are connected together.
These three cities are said to be intersecting with Da Qin, but in fact they are in the middle of the desert. Not only are they separated from Da Qin by a desert that neither side cares about, but they are also separated from Beiqi itself by a large desert. They are completely inaccessible.
The deserted city of shops.
There are five cities in that area, all of which were built hundreds of years ago. They are now deserted. There are almost no people in the cities. Even the Northern Qi garrison is not in the city, but is stationed in the city in the desert.
In a place like this, it's hard to give it away. Zino wanted to sell Qin Jiyan a favor, so he said, "Your Highness, do you still want to change it?"
Before it was handed over to the Emperor of Northern Qi, he still had this right, but it was a pity...