Wen Chenghuan said: "Your Majesty is wise, Dayong really wants to provoke a conflict between His Majesty and Hu Xiaotian's monarchs and ministers. It would be better for them to let Dakang fall into internal fighting. However, Hu Xiaotian is developing very rapidly now. He is a
The tiger that comes out of the cage not only threatens His Majesty, but also threatens Dayong's defense line."
Long Xuan'en said: "If Dayong wants to destroy him, I will not object." He had an idea in his mind that although Hu Xiaotian is hateful, he can play a role in containing Dayong in the north, which is a good thing for him.
Not a bad thing.
Wen Chenghuan said: "The current situation in Dayong is not optimistic. The Black Hu people are heavily armed in their northern Xinjiang and have great potential to invade the south. Maybe a big war will happen next spring, otherwise Dayong will not swallow the peace.
What kind of armistice agreement are we talking about between Hu Xiaotian?"
Long Xuanen said: "Does the agreement between them have anything to do with me?"
Wen Chenghuan said: "Your Majesty, Hu Xiaotian's proposal to return Dongluocang after five years is simply a delaying strategy. He wants to exchange for time to recuperate, and Dayong cannot take care of the affairs in the south for a while, otherwise they will not take the initiative.
They sent envoys to negotiate peace separately, and I thought that their real intention in sending two envoys was to extract maximum benefits from us."
Long Xuanen nodded and said: "They are worried that if there is a war with Heihu, let's attack them from behind."
Wen Chenghuan said: "No matter what their starting point is, Dakang can achieve real benefits this time. These days, I have followed your majesty's order and negotiated with Dayong envoy Li Chenzhou. After my unremitting efforts, I finally achieved
Some encouraging developments.”
Long Xuan'en asked: "What's the progress?"
Wen Chenghuan said: "His Majesty rejected their initial proposal. The envoy of Dayong considered and repeatedly proposed concessions. Now he no longer talks about asking for the city, but agrees to resume normal trade between the two countries."
Long Xuanen blinked. He still didn't understand what Wen Chenghuan meant by normal trade.
Wen Chenghuan said: "The food embargo on us is lifted. From now on, businessmen from the two countries can resume the free trade exchanges in the past."
Long Xuanen looked surprised when he heard this. This news was even more surprising than Dayong lending them five hundred thousand stones of grain for free. What Dakang lacks now is not money but food. If you spend money, you can buy food.
, which means that their food shortage can be fundamentally alleviated. He immediately thought of Dayong's purpose. There is no free lunch in the world, and Dayong will not give them this benefit for no reason. On the one hand, it should be the northern black
Another reason for the pressure on the Hu people is the sudden rise of Hu Xiaotian. The real motive for resuming trade is to hope that he can contain Hu Xiaotian. And a more important reason is that the merchants of Dayong will make a lot of money after the trade is restored.
Pen, it is foreseeable that they will never get a fair price for food. Thinking of this, the smile on Long Xuanen's face disappeared again. He whispered: "Lifting the food ban now is actually a disguised plunder of us, Dayong
The new king is ruthless enough."
Wen Chenghuan sighed and said: "Which is the lesser of two evils. Although we have to spend a high price to buy food from Dayong, it can alleviate the famine after all. For today's Dakang, there is nothing better than
Food is more precious. As long as Dakang survives the current difficulties, the emperor will surely be able to lead his subjects out of the trough. The arrival of ZTE is just around the corner."
A bitter smile appeared on the corner of Long Xuanen's lips. There was no other choice in front of him. He nodded and said: "Go and negotiate with them and try to negotiate a reasonable price. I know they want to take advantage of the situation, but this
Don’t cut too hard with one knife.”
Wen Chenghuan secretly rejoiced: "Yes!" It was his son Li Chenzhou's suggestion to lift the grain embargo on Dakang. He had already won the approval of the new emperor before coming to Dakang. The original proposal to exchange grain was just to get rid of the food embargo.
Dakang only gained greater benefits, but he didn’t expect that the old emperor would be so stubborn, so he had to choose to give in. Although Dakang declined, after all, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. The empire that has been operating for hundreds of years has a large number of
Wealth, Da Yong has a good harvest of grain this autumn, and the treasury is abundant. Use the uneaten grain to exchange for wealth from Dakang, and then use this wealth to buy military horses and weapons and equipment. Firstly, prepare for the invasion of the Black Hu people from the north. Secondly, you can prepare for the future.
Prepare to attack Dakang.
Long Xuanen was not confused. He saw Dayong's purpose clearly and knew that Dayong wanted to take advantage of the situation and plunder his own wealth in this way. However, he had no choice but to hope that the price of grain purchase would not be too outrageous.
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Wen Chenghuan said again: "Your Majesty, although Jiang Zhengyang lost 100,000 shi of grain, Hu Xiaotian promised another 200,000 shi. Who will your Majesty ask to escort the grain this time?"
Long Xuanen said coldly: "Let him send it here by himself. I want to see if he dares to resist the order and be disrespectful."
Wen Chenghuan said: "Jiang Zhengyang's whereabouts are unknown now. Yunyang has become a city without an owner. Who will your Majesty plan to send to Yunyang to garrison it?"
Long Xuan'en said: "I am also considering, do you have a suitable candidate for the Wenqing family?"
Wen Chenghuan said: "I have someone who recommended me. What do you think of Su Yuchi?"
Long Xuan'en said: "Su Yuchi? Didn't he lose to Guo Guangbi's gang of rebels in Xingzhou before?"
Wen Chenghuan said: "Although General Su was defeated, it was all because of insufficient supplies. The soldiers under him are all warriors who are capable of conquering and fighting. Your Majesty can send him to Yunyang, which can cut off Xingzhou on the one hand.
On the other hand, the counter-thief's eastward advance can also contain Hu Xiaotian's development."
Long Xuanen nodded.
Wen Chenghuan added: "As for the 200,000 shi of grain, I also have an idea. Your Majesty can allocate 100,000 shi to Su Yuchi. With these rations, Su Yuchi can gain a firm foothold in Yunyang." In Dayong, he agreed to remove the grain.
After the embargo, the food in Hu Xiaotian's hands became less precious.
Long Xuan'en said: "Su Yuchi is very loyal to me, okay! It's time to play!"
Wen Chenghuan bowed deeply to Long Xuanen and said, "Your Majesty, you are wise!"
Long Xuan'en said: "You are solely responsible for purchasing grain from Dayong. Remember, you must keep the price to the lowest."
Dayong agreed to lift the grain embargo on Dakang, which was like a spring thunder resounding across the land of Dakang. For a time, everyone inside and outside the court was overjoyed by the news. Everyone rushed to tell each other, and the 300,000 yuan that Hu Xiaotian promised to support
Compared with stone grain, this is the way to fundamentally alleviate the grain shortage in Dakang.
In the Yongyang Palace, Yongyang Princess Qiqi also learned the news immediately. She summoned Yang Lingqi and Huo Shengnan to discuss the matter. Since Hu Xiaotian left the capital, the gap between Qiqi and the old emperor has become more and more serious.
However, Long Xuanen did not take back the power that had been given to her because of this. Most of the affairs of the court were still handed over to Qi Qi, but some major decisions needed to be made by him personally. Qi Qi also lost his former power.
Passionate because she understands that no matter how hard she tries, she will not be the one to make the final decision.
The development of the Shence Mansion also became stagnant. During this period, Qiqi finally began to learn to keep things secret. If there was anything that made her happy, it was the good news that kept coming from Hu Xiaotian.
At first, Qiqi was puzzled by Hu Xiaotian's gift of 300,000 shi of grain to the capital, but Yang Lingqi saw Hu Xiaotian's true intention early on. But now Dayong suddenly chose to give in and lift the grain ban. On the surface, it seemed right.
It is a great thing to be well-off, but if you think about it carefully, you will find that there is a big conspiracy behind this matter.
Qiqi said: "The emperor has decided to send Su Yuchi to garrison in Yunyang, and asked Hu Xiaotian to allocate 100,000 shi of grain for Su Yuchi to use, and asked Hu Xiaotian to send another 100,000 shi of grain to the capital."
Huo Shengnan said: "Su Yuchi is a famous general. Did the emperor send him to Yunyang to defend against the rebels in Xingzhou or did he have other motives?"
Yang Lingqi said: "Probably he has two thoughts. The emperor is obviously on guard against Mr. Hu."
Qiqi nodded. After Hu Xiaotian went to Dongliang County, he developed too fast. He defeated the Yong army twice and captured Dongluocang. He showed his sharpness. It was inevitable that the emperor would be wary of him.
Huo Shengnan said: "The lifting of the grain ban in Dayong is a good thing for Dakang. It can at least alleviate the food shortage and save many people."
Qiqi snorted coldly and said: "The Great Yonghui is so kind? I think they are trying to take advantage of the situation and raise the price of food."
Yang Lingqi said: "This should be the case. Although Dayong unilaterally lifted the grain ban on Dakang, he did not fully liberalize it and did not allow other countries to trade grain with Dakang. I guess there is a dispute between Dayong and Dakang merchants.
Private trade transactions will not be allowed, which means that Dakang has no other choice."
Qiqi said: "Whatever price they say is great, you have to accept it!"
Yang Lingqi nodded, with a rather helpless expression on his face: "I know they want to enrich Dakang's national wealth, but we still have to admit it, otherwise where will Dakang find food now?"
Huo Shengnan said: "No matter what, we can alleviate the current food shortage situation."
Qiqi said: "This is the case in a short period of time, but in the long run, Dakang will inevitably face the result of an empty national treasury. What Dakang did is no different from plundering. They sold grain to us at high prices and then used our money to buy weapons.
Use it against us!" Her mind was extremely clear and she saw everything clearly.
Yang Lingqi and Huo Shengnan actually understand this truth. Huo Shengnan has all kinds of tastes in her heart. She is a general of Dayong. If you stand in Dayong's position, although Dayong's behavior is no different from that of a bandit, there is no need to be particular about the issue of fighting for the world.
No matter what means, in fact, deep down in her heart, she only hopes for the best peace in the world. After fighting and fighting, it is the common people who are unlucky in the end. No matter who wins between Dayong and Dakang, it has nothing to do with her. She only cares about Hu Xiaotian's interests. (
