499 calculations, there is no possibility of win-win
The deserted cities in the desert were of no use to Northern Qi. If the remaining three abandoned cities could be exchanged for some benefits, the Emperor of Northern Qi would not care at all.
"Zino, the King of Qin needs cities to develop his power. You said that I would give him the remaining three cities in exchange for the lives of the regent and Wu Yuzhi. Is that feasible?" The Emperor of Northern Qi's eyes shone with anticipation.
Zino wanted to say not to do this, but seeing the crazy look in Huang Ding's eyes of the Northern Qi Dynasty, he knew that he had something in mind, so his words of denial turned into persuasion: "Your Majesty, the six cities in the desert are connected together. King Qin only needs three cities in the east."
We still have three cities in the west. If the King of Qin becomes powerful by then, we can still use the three western cities as strongholds to attack the King of Qin. Now that they are all given to the King of Qin, we will have a lot of inconvenience in the future."
Zino always wanted to be good for the Northern Qi Emperor, but the Northern Qi Emperor wanted the regent and Wu Yuzhi's lives so much that he couldn't listen to him at all.
"It's just six isolated cities, what's the inconvenience?" The Emperor of Northern Qi raised his eyes with disdain, and before Zino could speak, he added: "It's just six isolated cities sandwiched between Northern Qi and Da Qin, with no villages in front and no shops in the back.
If I want to destroy him, it is just a matter of raising my hand. Does King Qin really think that he is getting an advantage?"
"Destroy?" Zino lowered his eyes to hide the shock in his eyes.
Sure enough, no one who is an emperor should be underestimated.
"Of course it is destruction! Da Qin is our enemy of Northern Qi, how can I tolerate him?" The Northern Qi Emperor said confidently, without any trace of uneasiness or guilt. Seeing that Jino lowered his head and remained silent, the Northern Qi Emperor was afraid that he would misunderstand, so he explained:
"Zino, you should understand that I have no friendship with the King of Qin. We only have interests. He helped me secure the throne, and he got what he wanted from me. As for whether he can keep it in the future, that is his
ability."
Politics is never about human relations, and there is no need to even think about whether we can cooperate next time. Because they are fighting to the death at the moment, and they will cooperate next time if there is a chance.
"Zino, political struggle is different from your business in the mall. When you do business, you pay attention to mutual benefit and everyone makes money. But the struggle in the court is not like this. The world is so big and there are so many official positions. I occupy one
If you separate people, you will lose one point, and there is no possibility of mutual benefit." So it's not that he is cruel, it's just the reality.
"Today I let the King of Qin go. In the future, the King of Qin will definitely swallow up the Northern Qi Dynasty." He is not kind, and Qin Jiyan is not a kind person. No one is nobler than anyone else, so Zino should not think that he is bad, and Qin Jiyan is not a good person.
Ji Yan is a good person.
Zino smiled lightly and said, "It's up to the emperor to decide." He understood better than the Emperor of Northern Qi that there would be no point in retreating from the world's struggle.
The Emperor of Northern Qi showed a pale smile, patted Zino on the shoulder and said: "Don't worry Zino, I will never betray you even if I betray everyone in the world."
"I have taken note of the emperor's words." Zino smiled brightly, "We will discuss the matter of the other three cities with King Qin in two days. If we go to King Qin now, it will appear that we are too eager." The more anxious we are, the more important we are.
Treat it calmly so that no one can notice it.
"I listen to you," the Northern Qi Emperor patted Zino again, "It's getting late, and you've worked hard all night. Go and rest early."
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty." Zino stood up and said goodbye. The Emperor of Northern Qi looked at Zino's leaving figure, his eyes becoming more and more deep and unreadable. Zino also showed a disapproving smile when he stepped out of the palace door.
He's just playing around...
Qin Jiyan and the Emperor of Northern Qi both achieved what they wanted. The Empress Dowager and the Regent of Northern Qi had to suffer the consequences. They sent people to search the city for a whole night, but only the bodies of their own people were found. Even Qin Jiyan and Gu Qian
The shadow of the city was not seen. The people who were ambushing on the way also met the Feng Family Army and were beaten to pieces by the Feng Family Army. They were completely useless.
"Damn it!" After receiving the news that Qin Jiyan had arrived safely at the inn early in the morning, the regent was so angry that he punched the table, making the fine mahogany table creak and shake.
But before he had time to think about what to do, someone from the palace came to report that the Queen Mother had a headache, and announced that the Regent had entered the palace.
"Won't you go to the imperial doctor if you have a headache? What's the use of calling me?" Even though the regent said this, he still changed his clothes and entered the palace.
As soon as the Prince Regent entered the palace, the servants in the yard ran to the Princess Regent to report, "Princess Princess, the prince has not found favor with His Highness Prince Qin, and His Highness Wu Yuzhi has not come back. The Queen Mother has a headache. Prince Xuan has entered the palace."
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"Mommy, reward." The Princess Regent is a woman with outstanding grace. She looks more graceful than the Queen Mother, but she doesn't have the arrogance of the Queen Mother. She exudes an aura of peace. When you first meet her, you will definitely think that she is a gentle woman.
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"Mommy, you said that person has been eating for so many years, why is he not dead?" The regent princess looked calm, as if she didn't care about anything, casually put her hand on an old nanny's hand, stood up and walked to the window
, looking at the red plums in the courtyard in a daze, it took him a long time to say: "Those are the red plums that the prince personally planted for me back then. Unfortunately... they will never bloom again."
The regent princess sighed softly, as if she was deeply sad that could not be overcome, but the old lady beside her lowered her head and did not dare to say a word, as quiet as a stone statue.
If you know too much and don't keep your mouth shut, you will die quickly.
The Empress Dowager of Northern Qi Dynasty was not pretending to be ill. She really had a headache, the kind of headache that could kill one's life. The Empress Dowager of Northern Qi Dynasty rolled on the bed holding her head. When she saw the regent coming in, she hurriedly reached out to him and said, "Rui Lang, I'm in so much pain."
, my head hurts so much."
"Okay, okay, it doesn't hurt anymore, I'm here." The Prince Regent held the Queen Mother's hand, sat down beside the bed, and patted the Queen Mother's back comfortingly.
The servants in the Queen Mother's Palace were accustomed to this scene, and they just did what they were supposed to do, as if they didn't see anything unusual about the Regent and the Queen Mother.
"Imperial physician, kill those useless imperial physicians, a bunch of trash." The Empress Dowager of the Northern Qi Dynasty was tortured by headaches, and she accidentally showed a ferocious face.
The regent turned away, unwilling to look at the ugly face of the queen mother, and turned to ask the maid on the side: "What did the imperial doctor say?"
"The imperial doctor said that the empress had a headache because she thought too much." He simply said that he was pretending to have a headache, and there was no cure for it.
Over the years, the Queen Mother has had headaches every now and then. At first it was once every six months, then once every three months, then once a month, and now it has developed to several times a month.
Everyone knew that this was unusual, but no one could find out the cause. The imperial doctor checked the entire palace, but could not find out that the Queen Mother was poisoned.
"What are you thinking about again? Why are you overthinking so well?" the regent said dissatisfied.
The Queen Mother has a regular pattern of headaches, that is, she gets headaches whenever she thinks too hard, but...
The queen mother who is in charge of the world, can she not think about things?
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