After seeing you off for a thousand miles, you must finally say goodbye. After staying in Liangzhou for a few days, Li Yunian still set foot on the way back.
Cheng Dalei showed extra respect for this idle prince. He led his civilian and military generals to personally escort Li Yunian out of the city.
"Mr. Cheng is staying here and will wait until August 15th to talk to Mr. Cheng again," Li Yunian said.
"Definitely, definitely. If there is no problem with my health by then, I will definitely rush to Chang'an." Until now, Cheng Dalei still has not implemented his words.
"Everyone, please go back, everyone, please go back."
Li Yunian rushed to the people who were seeing him off and handed them over one by one. This prince had no airs at all when faced with a group of green forest tycoons with a rough background. Naturally, it was impossible for him to have airs. These demons on the mountain and villains in the water would draw their swords at any time.
Draw your sword and chop yourself into meat buns.
Everyone also has a good impression of Li Yunian, firstly because he has an easy-going attitude, and secondly because after all, he is a nobleman from Tianhuang, and he can also enjoy the royal aura.
Finally, Li Yunian walked up to Wu Yong, his eyes a little ambiguous. Wu Yong's eyes were also very ambiguous, and the white carp jade pendant hung on his waist, which was quite showy.
There were so many people and it was difficult for Li Yunian to speak clearly. He cupped his hands and said, "Commander Wu, I look forward to meeting you in Chang'an for a while."
Wu Yong did not dare to agree to him. As for whether to go to Chang'an or not, it still depends on Cheng Dalei's wishes.
Li Yunian boarded the carriage and the group of people staggered away. Cheng Dalei breathed a sigh of relief and sent the god away so that he could handle some matters at hand.
"Master, do we really want to go on a date in Chang'an?" Wu Yong came over and asked.
"We'll talk about it later." Cheng Dalei waved his hand: "Go back to the city."
Cheng Dalei has not yet made up his mind whether to go to Chang'an City to take advantage of this troubled waters. What he has to do now is to clean up this three-acre area of Liangzhou.
During the time when Mr. Cheng's family was receiving Li Yunian, the contact with the three families continued. Letters were exchanged and messengers rushed back and forth. As of today, the relationship has almost come to an end.
Cheng Dalei returned to the city lord's mansion and asked Liu Bei, who was accompanying him: "What is the attitude of the three families now?"
"They were able to agree to most of the conditions we proposed. There is only one thing they are still considering, which is the issue of sending hostages." Liu Bei.
Li Letian wanted Cheng Dalei to send hostages to Chang'an, and Cheng Dalei also wanted Qian Tongyu to send hostages to Liangzhou City. After all, it would be uneasy to form an alliance if both parties didn't have some handle on each other.
"It's best to send the hostages over, otherwise we won't be able to trust them." Cheng Dalei said, "Is there anything else?"
"They want to meet the boss," Liu Bei said.
"oh……"
Cheng Dalei paused. The communication between the two parties has reached this level. It is time for them to meet each other. This can also show the sincerity of both parties.
"Are they willing to come to Liangzhou City?" Cheng Dalei asked.
"Uh... I don't seem to be willing." Liu Bei.
Cheng Dalei rolled his eyes at him, thinking that if Qian Tongyu really dared to come to Liangzhou City, Cheng Dalei would have to express his admiration for them.
"Then how do we meet? They won't let me go to their territory."
"They seem to have this intention."
"Uh..." Cheng Dalei touched his nose speechlessly. If the other party didn't dare to come to Liangzhou City, why would he dare to go to their territory? What if they swarmed up and killed the boss?
At this point in the negotiation, neither side can trust the other. Cheng Dalei wants to guard against the collusion between the three families and Jingzhou, trying to cooperate inside and outside. The other party is also wary that Cheng Dalei will swallow them up.
"Knowing that Master Cheng wouldn't agree, they didn't dare to think about it. They just wanted to make an appointment at a place outside the city for the two parties to meet and negotiate some specific details." Liu Bei said.
"Yeah." Cheng Dalei nodded: "Where is the appropriate location for the negotiation?"
"The idea of the three families is to meet at Lingyundu in Liangzhou. It is open in all directions and no one has to worry about ambushes. If the boss nods, I will immediately write back to them and agree to meet there on a date."
Cheng Dalei rolled his eyes and suddenly said: "We don't have to make an appointment at Lingyundu. This time I will go crazy and go to their territory."
Liu Bei was stunned: "Master, think twice."
Cheng Dalei shook his head: "We are not from a high background, so they will call us bandits behind our backs. Now let them join a group of bandits. Even if they agree, they will feel a little unhappy. This is the time to show off.
When we are polite, if we want people to treat you sincerely, we must first show them sincerity. This time I will go to the dragon's den and let them see how magnanimous I am."
Liu Bei frowned and thought for a moment, feeling that Cheng Dalei's words made sense. Both sides were suspicious, and the alliance reached in this way was actually very fragile.
"But if they have murderous intentions, the boss's action will be extremely dangerous."
Cheng Dalei shook his head: "It looks dangerous, but it's not. As long as they dare to take my head, my army will be able to press on and kill them all. They don't dare to play such a big game. Besides, I have one sword per person, so if they want to do it, they can't do it."
It depends on whether they have the ability."
Speaking of this, Cheng Dalei made up his mind and said: "Send books to them, tell them that I am willing to take a trip, and let them discuss and choose a place to meet."
Liu Bei immediately started to do this, and there were messengers from both sides to send Cheng Dalei's wishes to the three families.
Haojia Qian Tongyu, Wuwei Baikongji, and Jincheng Sunbieshan received Cheng Dalei's letter almost at the same time. For a while, they began to beat their hearts, wondering about Cheng Dalei's intention.
Cheng Dalei's behavior was like two sides meeting on the battlefield, with their swords at war with each other, but Cheng Dalei suddenly threw away his weapons, took off his bow and arrows, and stood defenseless in front of the gunfire.
By doing this, he was either expecting to defeat himself, or he was looking for death.
The three parties are also having urgent discussions. Haojia, Jincheng and Wuwei are far apart, and they also communicate through letters.
Originally, the three families all worked under Song Bokang, and their relationship was actually not harmonious. However, Cheng Dalei replaced Song Bokang, and the three families had to work together in the same boat.
Even if there are three of them, they don't dare to go to each other's territory. It's hard to paint the skin of a tiger but not the bones. Who knows what the other party thinks, what if the other party has murderous intentions and wants to kill himself.
But this time Cheng Dalei actually dared to go to their territory and let them choose a place. Such behavior made it really difficult to understand what he was thinking in his heart.
The fast horses were going back and forth between the cities, delivering letters one by one, and it was almost as if the horses were dying from exhaustion. The three parties were so quarrelsome that they almost started fighting each other.
In the end, after a lot of wrangling, it was finally decided to meet Cheng Dalei in Haojia City, three days later.