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"When negotiating peace, you have to grasp the situation well. You can't force the envoys of the Southern Dynasty too hard. You have to let them think that there is something to talk about, so that the peace can continue. But you can't appear weak, and your tone must be tough, otherwise they will think that we It's a strong outsider and a strong insider!"

"I understand!"

The envoys of the Southern Dynasties rested in Yicheng for two days, and on the seventh day of August, the peace talks officially began.

The place where the peace talks were held was in a house in Yicheng County. There were soldiers and soldiers all over the house and the guards were heavily guarded.

This morning, a group of officials from the Southern Dynasties Mission set off from the Qianjun barracks to the peace negotiation site in the city after having breakfast.

Except for the entourage, the ministers of the Southern Dynasty who participated in the peace negotiation all rode horses, which were provided by the army.

Nanjun King Liu Yixuan frowned while riding a horse and said, "We live and board in the Qianjun barracks, but the place of peace talks is in the city. Why does this king feel so awkward?"

Zhu Bian cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I think this is deliberately arranged by Qian Guo. The purpose is to suppress us in momentum and make us always feel inferior when negotiating peace, so that they can propose conditions and let us agree!"

Liu Yixuan said indignantly when he heard the words: "The Chinese people are really disgusting, we must not let their plot succeed!"

Pei Songzhi saw it very clearly, he said: "Your Majesty, we are here to negotiate a peace, and the ultimate goal is to make Qianguo retreat. If we want them to retreat, I, Da Song, must promise them some conditions, otherwise, how could they retreat unconditionally?" ?The conditions they put forward will definitely be very harsh, beyond our imagination, then we can only bargain and minimize losses!"

Liu Yixuan's words were approved by Liu Yixuan. Regardless of Liu Yixuan's youth, no one from the royal family is an idiot. How could he not know what he will face when he returns after this peace negotiation?The Southern Dynasty government and the public will definitely scold him bloody. If Qianguo can retreat at the least cost, he will not be scolded too badly after he returns.

"Doctor Pei is mature and prudent, but this king is young and inexperienced. As an envoy this time, I certainly can't imagine being envious of merchants and peddlers for a small profit. Therefore, it is up to Pei to discuss the specific matter." My lord, you guys go to discuss with the officials of the Qian country, everything depends on you!"

This is not a good job, if there is no other way, no one would be willing to take on this kind of job, the reason why they came here is all because of the imperial order!

Zhu Bian, Pei Songzhi and others all had bitter expressions on their faces, and they bowed their hands and agreed: "It is the duty of ministers to serve the country and share worries for His Majesty!"

During the incident, Zhou Qiu brought the envoys of the Southern Dynasty to the courtyard where the peace talks were held. Zhou Qiu saw that Liu Yixuan and others were very sensitive to the heavily guarded atmosphere at the scene, so he said: "These soldiers are only arranged to prevent idlers from disturbing you. , so that the negotiation can proceed quietly and smoothly. You don’t have to worry about safety issues here!”

Liu Yixuan and the others were worried that Qianguo would not respect rules and interests and play tricks on them, peace negotiating ministers, so they relaxed a little after hearing this.

When he came to a wing, Zhou Qiu said to Liu Yixuan and the others: "The peace talks will officially start half an hour later. You can rest here for a while. There are tea, water, charcoal stove, and snacks. Enjoy!"

Zhou Qiu, Liu Yixuan and others looked at the room and said: "If there is nothing else, I will take my leave first. When the time comes, I will come and inform you to go to the venue!"

"Master Zhou, go slowly!"

Without the orders of Liu Yixuan and others, the attendants brought along began to get busy, those who lit the fire lit the fire, those who fetched water fetched water, and it didn't take long for a pot of tea to be brewed.

"My lord, while there is still time, let's arrange the specific division of labor when negotiating peace, so as not to be in a hurry when negotiating peace!" Pei Songzhi said to Liu Yixuan.

"Yes, yes, yes!" Liu Yixuan put down his teacup, thought for a moment and said to the accompanying officials, "How about this, Pei Songzhi will be in charge of negotiating and wrangling with Qianguo; Zhu Bian will be in charge of bargaining, and Liu Zuo will be in charge." To assist Pei Songzhi, provide historical materials, evidence and other support, Wang Yuyang is responsible for assisting Zhu Bian and make discussions and records, if you have any undecided matters, you can discuss with this king on the spot!"

When the accompanying officials heard Liu Yixuan's arrangement, they knew that he was still clear-headed and not disturbed by being in the enemy's camp, so they got up together and agreed: "Your Majesty and others will follow your lord's orders!"

Several people drank two cups of tea each, and ate some melon and fruit snacks. The time passed quickly.

"Everyone, the time has come, please follow the officials to the venue!" Zhou Qiu appeared at the door.

Under the leadership of Liu Yixuan, Zhu Bian, Pei Songzhi and others walked out of the wing room and followed Zhou Qiu to the venue.

When the officials of the Southern Dynasties arrived at the entrance of the venue, the officials of the Qian Dynasty also arrived at the entrance of the venue.

The conference venue is located in the front hall of this house. The front hall is quite large, and the floor is covered with wooden floors, which are shiny because of tung oil.

There are five low tables on both sides of the front hall, cushions are spread behind the low tables, only tea is placed on the three low tables in the middle of each row, and pens, ink, paper and inkstone are placed on the two low tables on both sides. Under the arrangement of Ren Zhouqiu, the representatives of the Southern Dynasties Yihe sat behind the short tables in the left row, while the officials of Qianguo sat in the right row behind the short tables.

After both parties were seated, Zhou Qiu said to the representatives of the peace talks: "This peace negotiation was proposed by the Song State of the Southern Dynasty. After being informed, the Qian State agreed to the peace negotiation after careful consideration. Now, the representatives of the Song State of the Southern Dynasty are invited to put forward your request first! "

The Song Guoyi and the representatives of the Southern Dynasty immediately discussed in low voices. Liu Yixuan listened to the suggestions of Pei Songzhi and Zhu Bian respectively, and after consideration, he said to Dongfang Chen who was sitting directly opposite: "Dongfang Shangshu, we ask your army to stop everything immediately. Take military action against our Great Song Dynasty, and retreat to the area north of the original territorial boundary, and must not invade our territory for at least 20 years!"

After discussing with Li Yuande, Xu Yan, Wang Huilong and others on the left and right sides, Dongfang Chen, the Minister of Peace of Qianguo, said to Liu Yixuan: "King of Nanjun, first of all, we will formally inform you that we will not do anything until the peace negotiation is successfully concluded and the peace treaty is not signed. Any military action will be stopped!"

"Secondly, if you want our army to stop military operations and stop attacking within the agreed time limit, you must agree to our conditions!"

The host, Zhou Qiu, said: "Now, please put forward the conditions for withdrawing troops from the National Assembly and Representatives!"

The initial conditions have long been discussed and decided by Dongfang Chen and others. Dongfang Chen said it quickly. The representatives of the Southern Dynasties couldn't help but secretly gasp every time they heard it. The more they listened, the more nervous they became. Under these conditions, Liu Yixuan and the others had already turned extremely ugly.

In the end, Pei Songzhi couldn't bear it any longer, and furiously said, "Qianguo is really talking like a lion. You can think of such harsh conditions. The old man is here to tell you clearly that I, the Song Dynasty, I will never agree to your rude terms!"

Li Yuande said indifferently: "In this case, why do you all come to Yicheng from Jiankang hundreds of miles away to propose a peace? In my opinion, you might as well go back early, because there are so many mosquitoes in this hot day, The heat is unbearable, staying here is really suffering, return to Jiankang sooner and enjoy the blessings sooner! After a month, I will go to Jiankang to treat you to a drink, how about it?"

Li Yuande's words contained ridicule, ridicule, and even deep threats. The representatives of the Southern Dynasties Council were angry, embarrassed, and deeply helpless.

Zhu Bian counterattacked: "Although it was our proposal, you also agreed to the negotiation, which shows that you also have the willingness to negotiate a peace. Regarding the terms of the negotiation, I think it can be negotiated, but your side The terms proposed are too harsh, obviously lacking in sincerity, I still think that you should propose a term that is easier for us to accept, so the two sides can continue to negotiate!"

"If your purpose of agreeing to the peace negotiation is only to delay time, and your real intention is to prepare for the continued attack on our country, then I can tell you that if you insist on going your own way and continue to invade the south, our Song Dynasty will never sit idly by, and will pour the whole country Let's fight bloody battle with your army to the end!"

Speaking of this, Zhu Bian swept across the faces of the representatives of Qian State with sharp eyes, "Even if your country has destroyed Wei State now? The land area of ​​my Song Dynasty is still much larger than that of Qian State. The population of the Great Song Dynasty is still three times that of the Qian Kingdom. My Great Song Dynasty far surpasses your country in terms of military armor casting, food and other material output. Our Great Song Dynasty has the ability to make your army collapse a big tooth, and has the ability to drag Destroy the country! If you don’t believe me, you can wait and see!”

Chapter 740 Face-to-face confrontation between king and king

Several peace ministers in Qianguo did not expect that the attitude of the Southern Dynasty would be so tough, but they were not so easy to fool. Dongfang Chen suspected that the other party was just bluffing. He has just ascended the throne, the throne is not yet stable, and he is too young. If Liu Jun wants to secure the throne, he will definitely not risk the country's subjugation and fight to the end with Qian Guo.

Dongfang Chen sneered: "Okay, isn't it going to be a bloody battle to the end? Then let's meet on the battlefield and see who will confess first! Come and see off!"

The countenances of several ministers in the Southern Dynasties changed. They came with the mission of negotiating peace. How would they explain to the emperor when they went back without negotiating anything?How to explain to the people of Song Dynasty?

"Ahem!" Zhou Qiu uttered a voice at this time, he looked at both sides and said: "It seems that both of you are a little emotionally unstable, I suggest that the meeting be adjourned and continue in the afternoon!"

"Hmph!" Dongfang Chen and the others left in a huff.

The ministers of the Southern Dynasty watched Dongfang Chen and the others leave with gloomy faces, and Li Yuande could vaguely hear Li Yuande telling Dongfang Chen that he would suggest to Zhao Junsheng to stop the peace negotiation and attack with all his strength.

After the Southern Dynasties peace representatives returned to the wing, Liu Yixuan reprimanded Zhu Bian, "Inspector Zhu, we are here to negotiate a peace. How can you talk so hard? This is good. We are completely passive. If we discuss it again in the afternoon If you don't give in, I'm afraid this peace negotiation will not go on!"

The atmosphere in the wing room was a little dignified, no one knew what to do next, some countries insisted on our rude terms, Liu Yixuan and others really didn't know how to deal with it.

After a long time, Pei Songzhi said: "Judging from the current situation, our court is in an absolutely passive position in terms of military affairs, and we don't have enough confidence even to negotiate a peace. Unless our army wins one or two games, we can only pinch our noses and be bullied by the other party! My lord, this officer thinks that we don't have to fight any more, and we don't have the confidence to fight anymore. It's better to go directly to the bargaining session, they can raise the price on the spot, and we can pay back the money on the spot!"

Liu Yixuan thought for a while, then sighed, "That's the only way!"

After the peace negotiation in the morning, Dongfang Chen reported the process of the peace negotiation to Zhao Junsheng in detail. After hearing this, Zhao Junsheng instructed: "It is necessary to have this kind of courage. If we win, we should be domineering. Don't make any noise in the next negotiation." Don't worry, the host of the peace negotiation is Zhou Qiu, he will not let the peace negotiation fail to proceed!"

"Yes!"

This is Hua Mulan walking in and saying, "Husband, it's time for lunch!"

Zhao Junsheng thought for a while and said to Hua Mulan: "Speaking of which, Liu Yikang has been captured by us for such a long time. I haven't visited him yet. It's better to hit the sun than choose another day. Let's go and see Liu Yikang. He is also a generation of emperors. This emperor has only been in office for a few years, so his status is still there!"

"Alright, I'll go with you!"

The couple left the barracks and arrived at Liu Yikang's residence in the city under the escort of some Dragon Guard soldiers.

Liu Yikang lived in a small courtyard. The inside and outside of the small courtyard were heavily guarded, and the outsiders could not get close. The captured generals and ministers were locked in another place, some distance away from here.

The guard in charge of the building, Baili Guiyuan, learned of the arrival of Zhao Junsheng and his wife, and immediately went out to greet him. Zhao Junsheng stopped him from kneeling down and asked, "How is Liu Yikang eating and living these days, and how is his mood?"