On January 6, the important negotiators sent by the Miyoshi family arrived. To Yu Qiuping's surprise, it was not the elegant and easy-going "civilian-style" generals such as Anzhai Dongyasu and Miyoshi Yasuchō who came, but Shihe Yicun.
This tough guy in Yu Qiuping's impression was a fierce man who once had his arm injured on the battlefield. After disinfecting it with salt grass, he tied it with vines and continued fighting.
However, when Yu Qiuping came to the house to meet Shiga Icun, he found that the latter did not look like a vulgar military commander as he imagined. Instead, he was wearing quite decent clothes and his hair was neatly combed.
At this moment, he was not waiting in the Wu family's house. Instead, he was squatting on the grass beside the house in the snow, covering something with his hands.
Yu Qiuping took a closer look and found that under Shihe Yicun's palm was a pale red rose flower. That flower bloomed stubbornly on the grass in late winter - this was not its flowering season, so it had already
Dying in the heavy snow, Shihe Yicun was covering the rose from the snow with his sinewy hands. His hands and clothes were already covered with snowflakes.
"His Royal Highness Shihe is so elegant." Yu Qiuping smiled and greeted Shihe Yicun, "Why are you so interested in this rose?"
"When it blooms in the cold winter, isn't it like a warrior who still abides by his duty in a desperate situation?" Shihe Yicun replied in a rough voice, looking at the rose with some pity, and there was no trace of the battlefield at all.
The shadow of a decisive and decisive general. He realized that the time for negotiation had come. He sighed with some regret, stretched out his hand and broke the stem of the rose, brought it to his nose and smelled it gently, and then put it in his arms.
.
The heart has the Tigers, fine sniffing the rose.
This sentence immediately flashed through Yu Qiuping's mind.
"I didn't expect His Highness Shihe to be so brave on the battlefield, but also a person with such a delicate mind." Yu Qiuping scratched his head and smiled in confusion, "I can't tell at all."
"His Royal Highness Zhibu should feel lucky that the first time he saw me was not on the battlefield, but here." Shihe Yicun slowly straightened up and said to Yu Qiuping unceremoniously, "Otherwise now
The one who has become a prisoner is not my second brother, but you, Your Highness."
After Shihe Yicun said these words, a strong murderous aura suddenly burst out from his body, which shocked Yu Qiuping. After the latter stabilized his mind, he smiled noncommittally and whispered: "Please
Thank you for your advice."
Yu Qiuping then made a "please" gesture to Shihe Yicun and invited him to come to the Wu family house for negotiations. Before Yu Qiuping could speak, Shihe Yicun shook his head and said in a low voice: "Zhi
Your Highness, I am a rough man and I don’t understand anything about negotiation. It is my second brother who is negotiating with you, not me."
"Huh?" Yu Qiuping was stunned when he heard this, and asked with a smile: "Then what is His Highness Shihe coming here to do?"
"My second brother is here to inform His Highness that he is in charge of the negotiations." Shihe Yicun still whispered in his arrogant voice.
"Why don't we just send an envoy? Why bother asking His Highness Shihe to go all the way?" Yu Qiuping completely couldn't understand Shihe Yicun's brain circuit.
"This is not something you need to worry about." Shihe Yicun frowned and whispered coldly: "Please call my second brother over."
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After Miyoshi Yoshiken was brought to the negotiation place by Honda Tadakatsu and Ryuko, Yu Qiuping signaled Ryuko and Honda Tadakatsu to step back and he was going to start negotiations. Ryuko left knowingly.
When he opened the door, Honda Tadakatsu stood beside Yu Qiuping with a serious face. Yu Qiuping was stunned for a moment and found that Honda Tadakatsu was staring at Shiga Icun with cautious eyes. Yu Qiuping suddenly realized that Honda
The meaning of Zhongsheng - Shihe Icun is also a well-known military commander, unlike the somewhat weak Miyoshi Yixian. Yu Qiuping and Miyoshi Yixian may not be in danger when negotiating alone, but if Shihe Icun is present, it will be
There is every chance that he could directly hold Yu Qiuping hostage.
Yu Qiuping suddenly broke out in a cold sweat—could this be the purpose of the Miyoshi family sending Shihe Icun? Let a powerful samurai who has the status to participate in the negotiations directly hold Yu Qiuping hostage, not only can Miyoshi Yixian be rescued, but also counterattack
Come here to threaten Yuqiu's family.
Tokawa Icun glanced at Honda Tadakatsu and said nothing. Miyoshi Yoshiken chuckled lightly and praised: "Isn't this Honda, the one who monopolizes the Eight Dou that my elder brother praised? He is arrogant on Otowa Mountain.
A fierce general, are you so childish at this moment?"
"Your Highness Toga, please exit." Honda Tadakatsu whispered, and his right hand slowly rested on the handle of the knife.
Shihe Icun frowned and stared at Honda Tadakatsu with slightly angry eyes. Honda Tadakatsu seemed completely unaware of Shihe Icun's anger, but repeated in a low voice again: "Please Shihe
His Highness He, please exit."
"That's too much!" Shihe Yicun couldn't restrain his anger after hearing this. Veins suddenly popped up on his forehead. He slapped the table with his hand, and the wounds on his arms burst open slightly. "How dare you, a nobody?"
Insulting me like this? Do you think I would hold your Highness hostage?"
"Exactly." Honda Tadakatsu showed no fear at all and said in the same stern tone: "His Royal Highness Toga, please get out!"
"I am a samurai, not a reckless man!" Juga Yisun roared at Honda Tadakatsu: "On the battlefield, no matter who it is, I will kill with no mercy! But now that we are negotiating, the swords are already divided.
How can I use force against foreign things? Where is the dignity of Shihe Yisun, and where is the dignity of the Sanhao family? You, a wild warrior from the Eastern Kingdom, are so ignorant of etiquette, you are the one who should get out!"
After that, Toga Ichisun took off the saber from his waist and threw it fiercely towards the window of the house. The saber smashed the window and flew directly out of the house.
"Your Highness Toga, please calm down. Nanosuke is only doing his duty as a bodyguard." Yu Qiupei saw Honda Tadakatsu and Toga Ichimun becoming more and more quarrelsome, and hurriedly spoke to smooth things over: "Nanosuke
, don’t be so nervous, just stand outside the door and wait.”
After Honda Tadakatsu received Yu Qiuping's order, he exited the door reluctantly but simply. Toga Yicun sneered and shook his head noncommittally.
"Then, let's get to the point."
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"First of all, I hope that the Mihaoshi family can admit the fact that they were defeated in the Zhiji War to set the tone for this negotiation." Yu Qiuping clasped his hands, supported the table, and said straight to the point: "This negotiation, Mihaoshi
We must make concessions."
"No problem." Miyoshi Yixian nodded calmly, "You deserve this."
"The Mihaoshi family now has 1,700 prisoners," Yu Qiuping paused, raised his head, glanced at Mihaoshi Yixian and said, "I still have His Highness Shixiu in my hands. The Mihaoshi family cannot give up His Highness Shixiu and these people. No
Wrong."
"I can't say that for sure. After all, I am a businessman." Miyoshi Yixian heard this and laughed loudly, "
I myself will definitely be redeemed, but the remaining 1,700 people may not be so sure."
"Oh?" Yu Qiuping was stunned when he heard this, raised his eyebrows and said: "Then as long as I insist on not letting His Highness Shixiu go, will His Highness Shixiu agree to any conditions?"
"I said, I am a businessman." Miyoshi Yixian shook his head and said in a low voice: "You can't do a loss-making business even if you don't have a mission anymore."
"Is there anything more important than life? If your life is gone, what business can you do?" Yu Qiuping slowly spread his hands on the table and asked in a deep voice.
"These are all correct. This is why my eldest brother sent his fourth brother to deliver the order in person." Miyoshi Yixian nodded again and smiled at Yu Qiuping, then turned to look at Shihe Icun and said: "
If I guess correctly, the final decision-making power in this negotiation should be in the hands of my fourth brother. If I make big concessions in the negotiation because I am eager to redeem myself, my fourth brother will veto my conditions."
"Second brother Mingjian, this is what the eldest brother asked me to do," Shihe said in a deep voice.
"Oh my God, why is Sanhao Repair so ruthless?" Yu Qiuping choked when he heard this, and couldn't help complaining, "Are you even willing to take your life?"
"This is the fact. In the martial arts family, everyone's life must be prioritized. Doesn't His Highness Zhibu understand that an individual's life is more important than the interests of the family and the lives of countless people in the family?
Miyoshi Yixian smiled and clapped his hands and said, "Then, Your Highness, Jibu, please come up with the conditions to redeem me and the 1,700 soldiers."
"Hanoi and Izumi." Upon seeing this, Yu Qiuping said unceremoniously.
"The price is so high that you can pay it back on the spot?" Miyoshi Yixian smacked his lips when he heard this, "I heard that His Highness Zhibu was also a settler before he became an official. When I saw him today, he really lived up to his reputation."
"Your Majesty Shixiu, you are very complimentary. In front of His Majesty, you are just doing your own thing." Yu Qiuping did not dare to be careless in the slightest and replied cautiously.
"Okay, let me tell you frankly, this is absolutely impossible." Miyoshi Yoshixian said openly, "I will not bargain with you bit by bit. If His Highness Jibu opens his mouth like this, bit by bit
There is no sincerity in the negotiations, so I have no choice but to wait in the underworld for His Royal Highness to arrive."
"Why is it so straightforward?" Yu Qiuping was a little stunned by Miyoshi Yixian's firm attitude. It seemed that the bottom line of Miyoshi's family was much higher than he thought.
"Yes, His Highness Zhibu had better be more honest. Stop making meaningless blackmails and tell the truth. You have to understand that I have no right to bargain with you. If I accept a condition that exceeds my brother's bottom line,
I can't even go back." Mihaoshi Yixian paused and looked at Yu Qiuping calmly.
"Takawu Castle and Kishiwada Castle." After Yu Qiuping hesitated for a moment, he spoke in a low voice again, "This is our bottom line. I want these two cities and not the others."
"Your Highness Jibu, are you joking? This joke has no meaning at all." Miyoshi Yoshiken said with a smile: "Takaya Castle and Kishiwada Castle were the strategic points between Kawachi and Izumi. Give up these two castles."
It’s no different than giving up Izumi in Hanoi.”
"We have 1,700 prisoners and you, Miyoshi Mikyu, in our hands. Is such an important bargaining chip not as good as two cities?"