Quick Wear: Everyone knows I am a good person

"oops."

Seeing the imperial physician coming in to finish the work, Shu Jiao sighed softly, "It seems that today is not a good time to discuss. Let's talk tomorrow."

"correct!"

Shu Jiao stood up slowly. "Your Western Barbarian army is in Xiangcheng, eating our food and drinking our water, and letting us support you for so long. You have to pay for this."

You guys can discuss it slowly among yourselves.

Don't forget, we still have hostages. The longer you delay, the more compensation you will have to pay. You'll have to take care of yourself.

After saying that, Shu Jiao turned her head and left.

That's so neat and cool.

The officials of Xin State quickly followed, not giving the Western Barbarian envoys any chance to speak.

Faced with such a strong attitude from Xin Kingdom, the Western Barbarians had no choice.

The envoys discussed for a long time but could not reach any conclusion.

Half of the people felt that Xin Guo was really going too far and that they absolutely could not agree to the price that was asking for them as if they were being ripped off.

Half of the people thought that they had to agree, as the initiative was no longer in their hands. There was no benefit in offending the State of Xin, and the army imprisoned in Xiangcheng had to be taken back!

The two sides quarreled every day.

Just when the situation was at a stalemate and forced into a desperate situation, the fourth prince showed up.

He first took Chen Yan back to Tiantian to visit Shu Jiao's house.

After seven or eight days in a row, Shu Jiao, on behalf of Xin State, gave in and said that the price could be reduced for the sake of the Fourth Prince.

The subsequent quotation was the one that Shu Jiao and the Fourth Prince had previously agreed upon.

Of course it is still expensive.

But compared to the previous quotes of thousands, tens of thousands of gold, or even millions of silver, it was really too cheap!

The Western Barbarian envoys signed immediately, fearing that Shu Jiao would go back on her word.

Look.

This was sold thanks to her.

Shu Jiao glanced at the smiling old envoy and couldn't help but sigh in her heart, then turned around to take credit for herself.

"This this?!"

Pei Jin and Pei Wan looked at the thin booklet that Shu Jiao gave them and fell into silence.

"How could Ximan agree to this?"

Pei Jin said in astonishment.

"If the Western Barbarians send this money, I'm afraid they won't have a good life in the next three to five years. If they encounter another natural disaster or man-made disaster... hehe, then their people will suffer."

Pei Wan said.

“Not all of them are ours.”

Shu Jiao responded, "We have to give 30% of this to the fourth prince of the Western Barbarians."

As soon as these words came out, Pei Jin and Pei Wan understood Shu Jiao's plan.

The brother and sister looked at each other in tacit understanding.

"The four princes of the Western Barbarians are truly heroes to our country of Xin!"

Pei Wan sighed.

Pei Jin chuckled to show his agreement, and then asked, "How is Zhu Gu doing?"

Shu Jiao: "It's still hanging."

"Where's Yuan Zhen?"

"That's about it. I think the two envoys have reached the limit of what they can produce. No matter how hard they try, they won't be able to get anything good out of them."

Shu Jiao was a little disgusted, "What does the emperor's uncle think?"

Pei Jin: ...

Pei Wan: ...

The brother and sister fell silent.

What does Emperor Kangping think?

That's a really good question.

They were too embarrassed to speak up, and they had never thought of asking Emperor Kangping about this matter. They just thought about reporting to him after the matter was accomplished.

"Cousin, do you have any comments?"

After a few seconds of silence, Pei Jin asked back.

"The eldest prince offered a higher price. Money is nothing. As long as he takes the throne, he is willing to cede the three southern provinces of Yuanzhen to us. With the three southern provinces and a garrison in Dayu, we can surround Zhugu..."

Shu Jiao pulled out the map skillfully and asked Pei Jin and Pei Wan to analyze it.

In short, with Yuan Zhen's three southern provinces, it was equivalent to strangling Zhu Gu's throat and breaking Yuan Zhen's defense line.

Once the garrison arrives, they can attack whoever they want without any hindrance.

"The eldest prince still needs our troops to support him..."

Good support!

The support is great!

Not only can they take their soldiers out for training, but they can also take over the three southern provinces when they come back, and they can also take a step on the Dayang Kingdom in the northeast.

No matter how you look at it, you are making money.

The three of them became more and more excited as they talked, and by the end, they all regarded Yuanzhen as the territory of Xin State.

what? !

You said it wasn't?

Isn't it just a matter of time?

Yuan Zhen’s eldest prince is still too naive. Today they have to teach each other a lesson about what it means to “let the wolf into the house”!

"But the newly ascended Sixth Prince Yuan Zhen holds the late emperor's will..."

Pei Wan hesitated a little, "We have to find a good reason to fight again, right?"

Pei Jin: "Is it hard to find a reason? Yuanzhen is a vassal state of our dynasty. Did the emperor recognize his will? Does the emperor know about it? If he doesn't know, then isn't it fake?"

"and!"

Shu Jiao's eyes slightly curved, "The late King Yuan Zhen was always in good health, and he even submitted a memorial to express his wish to let the eldest prince inherit the throne. How could he suddenly die?"

"Isn't that the Sixth Prince's fault?"

"We are seeking revenge for King Yuan Zhen! We are the army of justice."

No matter whether the previous king said it or not, they said it anyway.

Don't you believe it?

Then go underground and ask the former king.

Pei Wan nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, yes, what the Crown Prince and cousin said is absolutely right! We are the army of justice!"

The three of them laughed out loud in the room.

Emperor Kangping, who was reviewing various unimportant memorials of greeting next door, felt his scalp tingling when he heard the mumbling voices mixed with low laughter.

——I don’t know who will suffer next.

——Luckily these three foxes are from our own country. If they were from other countries, we would have to take turns keeping watch on them when we sleep!

——That's not right~ He and his elder sister, Princess Pingqing, are both honest people. How can two solid yams produce three lotus roots?

——There must be something wrong with the bloodline of Duke Wei and the Queen!

Emperor Kangping didn't think there was anything wrong with him at all.

He didn't even think about the fact that the previous generation of the Pei family, his father, and his aunt Princess Dingguo, were both so cunning that they could have buried him. But he...

Just don’t say it.

After Shu Jiao finished talking with Pei Jin and Pei Wan, she went to Emperor Kang Ping and let him know the situation before leaving.

She really doesn't have much free time.

Envoys from various countries are still waiting for her, and she still has several tough battles to fight.

For example, Zhu Gu.

The envoy Zhu Gu is really slippery and not easy to deal with.

You talk about interests, he plays the victim, saying that Zhugu has been a friendly country of Xinguo since ancient times, how could Xinguo have the heart to take advantage of the situation and rob you, blah blah blah...

You talked about feelings, he presented facts, saying that Zhugu had suffered heavy losses in two consecutive wars and could not afford the compensation, blah blah blah...

In short, I have to say one thing——

If you want money, you don't have it. If you want lives, just send troops to fight.

Shu Jiao looked at him coldly, "Don't you think that I, Xinguo, really don't dare to send troops?"

Envoy Zhu Gu smiled kindly, "How can that be possible! I just heard that Yuan Zhen asked Xin for help, but Xin may not be able to take care of me, Zhu Gu, for a while."

He is not as easy to fool as those Western barbarians.

As for the situation over at Yuan Zhen's end, he didn't believe that Xin Guo would not send troops to intervene.

Judging from the situation of the soldiers of Xin State, defeating Yuan Zhen alone is enough. As for them, they also want to defeat me, Zhu Gu. There is absolutely no possibility of this!

So, what you deserve will be given to you, and you should stop when you are ahead.

We are all happy!