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Chapter 107 The Second Brother's Judgment of People is Really Accurate (Seeking Monthly Tickets and Reading)
Baizhou.

State pastoral office.

Prince Ning, Qin Changfeng, and Governor of Qingzhou, He Cuicheng, among others, discussed matters in the main hall.

"Your Highness, news has come from Songzhou that they wish to negotiate peace," He Cuicheng said, clasping his hands in greeting.

Qin Changfeng scoffed, "You just did something so shameful, and now you know you want to negotiate?"

He Cuicheng pondered for a moment, "Your Highness, this is only natural. Previously, the Han army had no leverage and was not qualified to negotiate, but they control Songzhou City and have 50,000 troops of our Great Qin, so they are indeed qualified to negotiate."

Qin Changfeng took a deep breath. "Let me contact my second brother and see if we should talk."

Upon hearing this, He Cuicheng said, "Perhaps we can work with His Highness Prince Liang to gradually put pressure on Songzhou. At that time, they will naturally not dare to set such high conditions for peace talks."

"Yes." Qin Changfeng nodded. "I'll mention it to my second brother."

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Qingzhou.

State pastoral office.

Qin Changge and Xiao Dashan looked at the imperial eunuch in front of them, somewhat taken aback.

"Peace talks?"

Qin Changge inquired, "Does His Majesty mean that we should negotiate with Songzhou and leave the decision entirely to the Fifth Prince? And we are responsible for applying pressure?"

"Yes," the eunuch delivering the decree replied respectfully.

"Understood." Qin Changge nodded.

The eunuch delivering the imperial decree has made his point very clear.

The imperial eunuch who delivered the decree left Qingzhou and returned to the capital.

Xiao Dashan hesitated for a moment before saying, "In this way, Your Highness is being treated like a tool, with no right to know what's going on."

Qin Changge waved his hand, "What's the point of knowing so much? Let the second brother do whatever he wants."

Qin Changge was naturally no match for Qin Changfeng.

Qin Changfeng was a former official of Emperor Daxing, Qin Changqing, who was in his former residence before the emperor's death. He was part of the core group and a trusted confidant.

Qin Changge was Qin Changqing's rival for the throne before, but later he became a vassal king who obeyed orders but not summons. How can they be compared?
It's good enough that they don't treat Qin Changge as a target for suppression; how can they expect Qin Changqing to be completely open and honest with Qin Changge?

The next moment, a general ran in, clasped his hands and said, "Your Highness, His Majesty's decree of commendation has arrived."

"Ok?"

Qin Changge and Xiao Dashan raised their eyebrows.

The previous imperial eunuch's decree was a secret order, known only to Qin Changge himself.

Now that the imperial edict of commendation has been issued, the entire army naturally knows about it.

When an emperor wants to bestow favors, how could he possibly hide it?

Qin Changge, Xiao Dashan, and the others left the governor's mansion and arrived at the military camp.

"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Prince Liang has rendered meritorious service in defending Qingzhou and in capturing Meizhou..."

"A reward of one million spirit stones."

"Appreciate this."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Qin Changge clasped his hands in thanks to receive the imperial decree.

Following that, the other generals also received rewards, with those who made greater contributions receiving more and those who made less contributions receiving less.

"Thank you Lord for your grace!"

"Thank you Lord for your grace!"

"Thank you Lord for your grace!"

Seeing this, Qin Changge seemed to be deep in thought.

Xiao Dashan hesitated for a moment, "The war isn't over yet, how can you start bestowing rewards?"

"We just suffered a defeat, so we need to boost morale and appease people," Qin Changge said calmly.

Xiao Dashan seemed to be deep in thought.

Qin Changge held a ring containing one million spirit stones.

"The second brother has a good eye for people."

Qin Changge said, "The Han Dynasty shouldn't be able to cause any more trouble now, so I should focus on my cultivation."

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...Baizhou.

State pastoral office.

Qin Changfeng and He Cuicheng, along with other generals, gathered together.

Qin Changfeng said, "Second Brother has already issued an order for us to facilitate a consensus, but there is one condition: Songzhou must be taken back."

Upon hearing this, He Cuicheng and the others were somewhat taken aback.

You have to understand that Songzhou was part of the territory of the Han Dynasty, and they had worked hard to take it back. How could they possibly give it back so easily?

Besides, the Han army is now in complete control!
You must know that the Han Dynasty still has 50,000 troops from the Qin Dynasty!

This is a very significant bargaining chip!
On the other hand, the Qin Dynasty had nothing, not a single card to play, and could only wait for the Han Dynasty to make exorbitant demands and then try to negotiate a lower price.

As it turns out, Emperor Qin Changqing of Daxing was still eyeing Songzhou. That's wishful thinking.

Qin Changfeng said, "Sixth Brother has already stationed his troops on the border and could march south at any time, heading straight for Songzhou. That's our confidence!"

He Cuicheng and the others seemed to be deep in thought.

"Make preparations to receive the envoy from the Han Dynasty," Qin Changfeng said.

"Yes!" He Cuicheng and the others clasped their hands in a fist salute.

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the next day.

The envoy delegation from the Han Dynasty arrived in Baizhou.

At the governor's mansion, Qin Changfeng received the envoy delegation from the Han Dynasty, specifically the delegation led by Leng Tingyu, the Minister of Rites.

Leng Tingyu had been treated with great courtesy in Da Qin, but now that she had arrived in Baizhou, she was shrinking back like a quail.

The Qin Dynasty remained powerful, but the Han Dynasty had lost its former glory.

In the hall, Qin Changfeng calmly said, "Minister Leng, let's get straight to the point. What are your conditions? My sixth brother is waiting to send troops."

Leng Tingyu's lips twitched. How did Qin Changfeng become so bad? Anyone who didn't know better would think he was Qin Changle.

Leng Tingyu said, "Greetings, Prince Ning of Great Qin. His Majesty of Great Han means that Great Qin will exchange 50,000 troops for Baizhou, sign an alliance, and agree not to invade each other. As for Meizhou, let's just forget about it."

Clearly, this already shows a great deal of sincerity.

After all, if the Han Dynasty were bolder, exchanging 50,000 troops for Meizhou and Baizhou would be the standard procedure.

Qin Changfeng stood up immediately. "Show the guest out."

Leng Tingyu: "..."

Everyone was stunned.

They're sending the guests away before we've even started talking?
Leng Tingyu quickly said, "To show our sincerity, our dynasty is willing to bring out Xie Jingzhe, the instigator, to apologize!"

Qin Changfeng scoffed, "What business is it of our Great Qin if your Han Dynasty wants to punish its wicked officials? If negotiations can't bring us any benefits, what's the point of us even talking?"

Upon hearing this, Leng Tingyu fell silent.

Qin Changfeng truly lives up to his reputation as the son of the Holy Martial Emperor Qin Tianlai; he is clearly an outstanding individual with keen insight into issues.

Yes, if there's no mutual benefit in all the talking, then what's the point of talking?
"Isn't the 50,000 troops of the Great Qin a source of profit?" Leng Tingyu asked somewhat guiltily.

Qin Changfeng calmly said, "The soldiers of my Great Qin either defend their homes and country or die on the battlefield. There have never been any deserters or surrendered generals!"

A moment of silence fell over the hall after these words were spoken.

Many Qin soldiers were also somewhat embarrassed.

This means that the 50,000 soldiers who surrendered were not Qin soldiers.

Leng Tingyu had a headache. In fact, it was true. The 50,000 troops of the Great Qin had been trying to rebel and were thinking of mutiny every day.

There is absolutely no possibility of incorporating them into the army; suppressing these 50,000 troops every day would require a great deal of effort.

But they can't kill him, because if they do, the Han side will have no cards left.

"King Ning of Great Qin, please state your terms," ​​Leng Tingyu said earnestly.

Qin Changfeng calmly said, "Songzhou belongs to us, and your troops get out of here. If that's the case, we can still renew the alliance!"

These words caused an uproar throughout the entire Han Dynasty delegation.

Leng Tingyu's forehead veins bulged. "King Ning of Qin, you just said it yourself, what's the point of negotiating if there's no benefit to be gained? According to you, what good will it do for our Han Dynasty?"

Qin Changfeng stared into Leng Tingyu's eyes and said, "My sixth son is lying in wait right next to Songzhou. If you don't talk, he'll attack the city. In that case, Songzhou will still be ours, and your Han people will suffer many more casualties!"

(End of this chapter)