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

Chapter 44 My Li Yue's 'good friend' Prince Xiao!

several?

Xiao Li was confused when he heard this. Why did he only have a few "good friends"?

But that's how negotiations work. Prince Xiao said politely, "Deputy Envoy Gu, please feel free to speak!"

"it is good!"

Gu Jingzhi smiled and said, "As for the first... Everyone knows that the territories of the ten northern states are our Central Plains homeland, so these ten states cannot be considered one of the conditions..."

"???"

Xiao Li's eyes widened. Although he was prepared for Gu Jingzhi's exorbitant demands, the land of ten states could not be considered as a condition. So what else did he want?

Gu Jingzhi said with a smile: "If our two countries attack Beili together, after Beili is destroyed, Liyue will cede Yunjinzhou, Qionghuazhou and Xinyizhou in the south of Beili to my Great Xia!"

"This is not..."

Xiao Li subconsciously wanted to refuse, but Gu Jingzhi smiled and said, "Prince Xiao, don't be impatient! I haven't finished speaking yet!"

Xiao Li: “…”

Prince: “…”

other people:"……"

Gu Jingzhi laughed and said, "When my army sets out, the cost of food, fodder, weapons, and soldiers' pensions is astronomical, so Li Yue must pay my dynasty tens of millions of taels of silver!"

"Also! Our dynasty is short of warhorses. If we go to war with Beili, we'll inevitably suffer heavy losses! Therefore, Li Yue should also support our Great Xia with 50,000 warhorses at the same price as the Northern Warhorses. Well... our treasury is currently short of money, so the cost of purchasing warhorses will be deducted from the 10 million taels of silver!"

"Of course, in order not to affect the war, the warhorses must be delivered to our dynasty first!"

"Prince Xiao, is this condition fair?"

Xiao Li and the prince stared at Gu Jingzhi with their mouths open.

Are you damn sure you're here to negotiate and not rob?

In addition to the ten states, they also had to cede three more states, tens of millions of taels of silver, and fifty thousand war horses… Crucially, the war horses had to be delivered before the battle, with the money deducted later? What the hell is the difference between this and freeloading?

The corner of the prince's mouth twitched.

Xiao Li's eyes bulged. "This is absolutely impossible! Yunjin Prefecture, Qionghua Prefecture, and Sinui Prefecture are our Xiao family's ancestral lands. How can we cede them? And... tens of millions of taels of silver, there's no way my Liyue Kingdom can afford it. We have too many war horses!"

"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"

After saying that, he glared at Gu Jingzhi, as if to say, I thought you were my, Xiao Li's, good friend, and you are going to betray your good friend like this?

Gu Jingzhi spread his hands innocently and said, "Then Prince Xiao, what do you think we should do?"

"Of the ten states that originally belonged to the Yun Nation, I can give you three. I can sell you five thousand war horses at the same price I paid for them in the Yue Nation. I can even give you a hundred of them personally. Forget about the rest!"

"..."

Gu Jingzhi glared, "Prince Xiao, what alliance is there? If our dynasty waits for you to start a war and transfers troops from the north to the south, our Great Xia warriors will be able to capture more than three states!"

"That's our country's territory! Not a single state of the Ten States can be lost..."

"boom!"

Xiao Li no longer cared about his 'good friend's' dignity and slammed the table, "Don't even think about it! These ten states are the territory given to my Xiao family by General Zhao Zhongli of the Yun Kingdom. They are not part of your Great Xia!"

"nonsense!"

Gu Jingzhi slammed the table, which scared the prince standing next to him.

Damn, am I seeing right?

It's only been a few words, and both sides have become so angry? The prince wanted to persuade them, but he heard Gu Jingzhi say:

"The Yun Nation surrendered to my Great Xia. We have documents to prove that the ten states are my Great Xia territory. Not only that, the traitorous general Zhao Zhongli will also be escorted back to my country and dealt with according to the laws of my Great Xia!"

"What if I, Li Yue, refuse?"

"Then what else do we have to discuss? Why not let Li Yue and Bei Li fight it out on the battlefield, and we, Great Xia, will reap the benefits!"

Gu Jingzhi waved his sleeves and said, "I, Gu, am a minister of Daxia. How can I stand by and watch my homeland be trampled upon? If we want to form an alliance, we must take not an inch of these ten states. In other words, sovereignty is not negotiable! If the alliance cannot take back the ten states, then Daxia will send troops to fight!"

What the hell!

Looking at the two people with red faces and ears, the prince and several other civil servants in the Daxia camp all had red eyes!

Sovereignty is not negotiable...

Why does it sound so inspiring when he shouts out such an ordinary sentence?

Although, they also felt that Gu Jingzhi's conditions were a bit harsh, but it still sounded great!

How many years has it been since Daxia has been so tough?

"..."

Xiao Li took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. He sat down and took a sip of water. "Deputy Envoy Gu, this is not how we negotiate diplomatic relations between two countries!"

Gu Jingzhi also took a seat and said, "Prince Xiao, you should know that our Great Xia has longed to reclaim our homeland in the north. If we cannot reclaim our homeland even after sending troops, then why should we form an alliance with you? We might as well wait until you have fought each other to the bitter end. The same principle applies to our march north!"

"The reason why Your Majesty is willing to negotiate is simply because of the long-standing friendship between our two countries!"

friendship?

Xiao Li's eyelids fluttered.

Damn it! I, Li Yue, and your Da Xia have never had any contact, so where does our friendship come from?

However, he could only complain in his heart, but could not say it out loud. After thinking for a while, he said, "Since we can't reach an agreement on the territorial issue, why not put it aside for now and talk about something else?"

"Prince Xiao, we can discuss other matters, but please forgive me for speaking frankly. If we can't reach an agreement on the territorial issue, then there's no point in reaching an agreement on other matters!"

"Territorial issues are beyond the king's jurisdiction. Your Majesty must make the final decision!"

Xiao Li said noncommittally, "Before that, if we can agree on something else, it would save both sides a lot of effort!"

"Okay! Then let's talk about silver!"

Gu Jingzhi nodded: "War... it's all about money! Without money, the war can't be fought. You can't let me shed blood and tears for the soldiers, right? Ten million taels of silver is not a lot, but you can't bargain!"

"..."

Xiao Li was going crazy.

Damn it, I'm talking to you about territory, and you're telling me that sovereignty is not negotiable!

I'm talking to you about money, and you're telling me that we can't let the soldiers shed blood and tears. If you don't give me a penny, then what else is there to talk about?

Xiao Li asked coldly, "Deputy Envoy Gu, what makes you think our dynasty has one thousand taels of silver? We've been at war with the Beili for years, where does the money come from?"

“That’s not difficult!”

Gu Jingzhi spread his hands and said, "If we capture Beili, those powerful ministers will have plenty of money. If you slip some of it through your fingers, it will be more than 10 million taels! I can't be wrong, right?"

Xiao Li said angrily: "But don't you want land?"

"You didn't say you would give it to me!" Gu Jingzhi said innocently!

"..."

Xiao Li said angrily: "No, no money, impossible, I can't give it!"

"Prince Xiao, is it impossible or is it impossible to give?"

"..."

Step on the horse!

Xiao Li really wanted to slap his 'good friend' to death!