The first poisonous scholar in Daxia, starting from the abdication of the prime minister

However, as a prince, he could not get too close to the court officials. He looked at everyone talking to each other, greeted them immediately, then got on the carriage and left first.

The prince was sitting in the carriage, still a little confused.

Throughout his thirty years of life, he had never seen such a negotiation. To be honest, he was amazed and moved!

Back then, Gu Jingzhi first refuted Song Pu harshly in front of the emperor, and then expressed his agreement with his ideas, but he also thought they were too conservative.

When asked why he was so conservative, he refused to say anything.

After two negotiations today, he has fully understood Gu Jingzhi's intentions and also understood why Gu Jingzhi said he was conservative.

But the more I understood his intentions, the more I was amazed at his skills.

First, he briefly tested the attitudes of the two countries outside the city gate, and then went alone to meet the envoys from various countries. Although the prince was not quite clear about what they talked about.

However, judging from Xiao Li's attitude towards Gu Jingzhi in the court before, as well as what he showed in today's negotiations, he must have pretended to distance himself from Baili Gongshu and turned to show closeness to Xiao Li.

This move not only put great pressure on Baili Gongshu.

What Xiao Li did in Wuying Palace further created a false impression for Baili Gongshu, and even made the old fox Song Pu think that he had been deceived by Gu Jingzhi.

The key point is that Song Pu, along with a group of civil officials, severely suppressed Baili Gongshu in the Wuying Palace.

All of these things... even if the order in which the two countries' delegations entered the hall was changed, I'm afraid this effect would not be achieved.

Baili Gongshu was the first to enter the palace... He would never believe that his father, the emperor, did not make such a deliberate arrangement!

Today, Gu Jingzhi's purpose was exposed. When he thought about it, he realized that even Song Pu, who was considered Gu Jingzhi's enemy, was helping him.

He had every reason to believe that if there was even just one important official in the Great Xia court who could have said a word for Bei Li, then Baili Gongshu would not have been in such a passive position today.

The more difficult it is for Baili Gongshu to move forward, the more likely he is to compromise.

After all, what Gu Jingzhi said was absolutely correct...

Compared to destroying a country, returning some territories that did not originally belong to them seems really insignificant!

Look...

If we turn the word "ceding" into "returning", it seems that it will not sound so painful.

The prince thought and shook his head.

Song Pu is really embarrassed this time!

Not only was he refuted completely in front of the emperor by a minor official of the sixth rank, but he also helped the enemy lay the groundwork. If Gu Jingzhi had really accomplished this, I'm afraid the prime minister would have been humiliated!

When he thought of this, he felt as if he had eaten a big iced watermelon in the dog days of summer. How refreshing!

He didn't know how much time had passed when the servant reminded him that they had arrived at the Prince's Mansion. The Prince hurriedly got off the carriage and walked quickly towards the mansion.

Seeing his delighted expression, the Crown Princess immediately asked in surprise, "Your Highness, is this... done?"

"what?"

The prince was stunned for a moment, then reacted: "Oh, not yet! But today has really opened my eyes. It's wonderful, really wonderful!"

The prince picked up a teapot and poured himself water without caring about his image.

The Crown Princess immediately felt distressed: "Why are you so thirsty? Don't they even have tea in that inn?"

"call!"

The prince put down the teapot, exhaled comfortably, and said, "Wan'er, you don't know, I have really learned a lot today!"

"..."

The Crown Princess helped the Crown Prince straighten his clothes and said with a hint of annoyance, "No matter how happy your Highness is, you should still pay attention to your manners!"

"I'm really excited... don't you know..."

The prince was talking excitedly when he suddenly noticed that there seemed to be someone sitting in his house. He looked over and immediately asked curiously, "Ajiu? Why are you here today?"

Although this sister is close to me, I don’t visit her often. But she has come twice in the past few days, which is really strange.

Ah Jiu pursed his lips and was about to stand up to greet her when the Crown Princess said, "Aren't you going to negotiate with the two countries today? Ah Jiu is concerned about this matter and will wait for you to come back here!"

"Oh!"

The prince slapped his head and suddenly realized, "I actually forgot that this matter is closely related to Sister Jiu!"

Although the Yun Kingdom no longer exists, Ajiu's family all died in that disaster. Now that the envoys from the two countries are coming, it just so happens that it is related to the Yun Kingdom's homeland, so it is normal for Ajiu to be concerned.

The prince smiled and said, "You've come just in time. I have some news that you'll be happy to hear!"

Ah Jiu smiled and said, "Prince, please tell me first, what makes you so happy?"

"Ha ha!"

"It's just a matter of negotiation..."

As he spoke, he recounted the entire process of the two negotiations in detail, and even asked the Crown Princess to refill his tea several times. After about a cup of tea, he finally managed to make everything clear.

"Well? Doesn't the twists and turns sound quite exciting now?"

A strange look flashed in the eyes of both the Crown Princess and Ah Jiu. They were intelligent people, and after hearing Gu Jingzhi's whole story, they offered suggestions and made plans...

The Crown Princess was surprised and asked, "This young Master Gu... is he actually leaning towards an alliance with Beili?"

"Not bad!"

The prince sighed, "If the emperor hadn't personally appointed me to receive the delegation with him, I would have thought he was also playing a trick on Song Pu!"

After all, Gu Jingzhi's move made almost all the ministers in the court think that he wanted to form an alliance with Li Yue.

Ah Jiu's eyes also shone brightly, and he said, "I never thought that all his plans were fake. His purpose was to make the Beili delegation surrender... That Beili Prime Minister..."

"Bai Li Gongshu is the governor of Beili. He is not someone you can easily defeat. Gu Jingzhi must have known this long ago, so he set up this trap!"

The prince shook his head. "That's the truth of the matter, but when everyone thought that an alliance with Li Yue would be beneficial, he did the opposite. The key is that he had already laid all the groundwork beforehand. He is truly a man of unparalleled wisdom!"

After hearing this, Ah Jiu asked thoughtfully, "Then, Prince, do you think that Master Gu's plan will succeed?"

"If we only had 30% chance at the beginning, now we're probably 70% sure. Now it all depends on how many states Beili is willing to give up!"

A glimmer of hope flashed in the eyes of the crown prince. If he could take back several states without losing a single soldier, then his position as the crown prince would not be easily shaken by anyone in the future!

Upon hearing this, the Crown Princess was filled with praise: "To be able to say things like 'Sovereignty is not negotiable' and 'Whoever offends Great Xia will be punished, no matter how far away they are,' this young Lord Gu's heroic spirit is probably no less than any other military commander in the dynasty! He truly possesses a distinguished character..."

As she spoke, she looked at Jiu with a narrowed gaze and said with a smile, "Jiu'er, if this deal is successful, it will be the fulfillment of your wish! I heard that this number one scholar is talented and handsome, and you are about the same age as him..."

"Oh, sister...if you tease me again, I'll ignore you!"

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