Joy of Life: I dressed as a woman and became the Queen of Northern Qi!

Chapter 72 Cooperation reached, Li Chengze's helplessness

As soon as Li Chengze said this, the room suddenly became quiet, and everyone understood that the real business had begun!

Haitang Duoduo and Si Lili subconsciously looked at Chen Luo, wanting to see if he would agree.

From the way Li Chengze addressed Chen Luo just now, it can be heard that he does not want to cooperate with Chen Luo, but wants to cooperate with Northern Qi.

Should you choose to help the Second Prince overthrow Emperor Qing and the Crown Prince, or not help him?
Chen Luo’s answer now is equivalent to the attitude of Northern Qi, and the choice is also in Chen Luo’s hands.

Whether to agree or not depends entirely on Chen Luo’s thoughts!
“Cooperation is of course fine, but what can we gain?”

"Just tell us your bargaining chips. If you are not sincere, we will not cooperate with you."

"After all, there are too many people who can cooperate with us, whether it's the Crown Prince, your aunt, the Princess, or even a minister."

"What bargaining chips can you use to impress me? Tell me."

Chen Luo drank his tea without even glancing at Li Chengze.

He couldn't say that he had no feelings at all about this collaboration, but he could only say that he didn't feel deeply about it.

Whether you cooperate with Li Chengze or not, it will not change the overall situation.

It's just the little things that can change, and the same goes for the profits you make.

So it is not that Northern Qi needs to cooperate with Li Chengze, but that Li Chengze needs to cooperate with Northern Qi.

This is a question of positioning, and it also determines who is the stronger party.

Li Chengze's expression changed several times, and he frowned and looked at Chen Luo: "What does the Queen want?"

"Let's be frank. As long as I can satisfy you, I can agree to anything!"

From the very beginning of this cooperation, he was at a disadvantage and was the passive party.

Originally, he wanted to win Chen Luo's favor by offering a little benefit so that Chen Luo would not ask for too high a price in future cooperation.

But he didn't expect that Chen Luo would not buy into his tricks at all, and was even very clear about his position.

This made all the little thoughts in his mind go down the drain.

At the same time, he also realized that Chen Luo was a person who could compete with Emperor Qing and win, and he was far from someone he could calculate.

Instead of wearing out Chen Luo's patience with his little calculations, it would be better to let Chen Luo make an offer directly.

As long as the conditions are acceptable to him, he can agree to it!
It is totally worth it to exchange some conditions for the help of Northern Qi!
"Oh? Let me make the conditions?"

Chen Luo kept smiling and looked at Li Chengze with great amusement.

Li Chengze also looked him straight in the eye without any hesitation.

Obviously, Li Chengze has made up his mind about this cooperation.

"It seems that Alpaca... the Second Prince is determined to cooperate with us."

"In that case, I, on behalf of the Northern Qi Jinyiwei, agree to this cooperation!"

"We, the Jinyiwei, will do our utmost to assist the Second Prince in his fight for the position of Crown Prince. As for the rest...it all depends on what benefits the Second Prince can bring to us."

This cooperation is dispensable for both Chen Luo and Northern Qi. If it exists, it will be icing on the cake; if it doesn't exist, it won't be a big deal.

But something is better than nothing.

After all, there are not many spies that can be planted in Qing Kingdom, especially someone with a special identity and great power like the Second Prince.

With Li Chengze, he can do a lot more things!
As for whether Li Chengze would be willing to be controlled? Of course he would not be willing!
This is obvious.

This cooperation was a fight to the death from the beginning to the end, both for him and Li Chengze.

Which tiger will swallow the other depends entirely on the strength of both parties!

"Really?" Li Chengze stood up excitedly, then realized something was wrong and his smile froze: "I wonder what the Queen needs me to do?"

"You can't possibly help me for free, right?"

Helping a country's prince fight for the position of crown prince is a matter of huge investment.

Not only does it require the investment of money and experts, but it even requires sending troops to help when necessary.

At such a huge cost, it was impossible for Chen Luo to help him without asking for anything in return.

If Chen Luo had directly stated what he wanted, he might not have been too worried, but Chen Luo's attitude of not saying what he wanted was what worried him the most.

Because this means that the price is not something he can afford now.

"Second Prince, don't think too much. We in Northern Qi will certainly not help you for free."

Chen Luo's smile remained unchanged, and even deepened a little: "As for the price you need to pay... you can't afford it now."

"But Second Prince, you can rest assured. Since I have promised this, I will not break my promise. When you can pay the price, we will come to collect it!"

Li Chengze took a few deep breaths, put a smile on his face again, picked up the wine cup and raised it to Chen Luo and Haitang Duoduo.

"Then I wish us a smooth cooperation and that we can all achieve our goals!"

After saying this, he raised his head and drank the wine in the cup in one gulp.

It’s not that he wasn’t worried that Chen Luo would plot against him, but he was very sure that Chen Luo would plot against him.

But so what?
Does he have a choice?

Since Chen Luo feels that he cannot afford the price now, he will definitely push him to a higher position, or at least help him to expand the power in his hands.

As long as he can be sure of this, he must take the risk!
Otherwise, he would not be able to compete with Emperor Qing by relying on his own strength.

No matter how well he performs, he is just a whetstone and can never become a knife!

So he understood long ago who his enemy was and how powerless he was!
This cooperation is his biggest chance, and perhaps his only chance!
He...has no choice!

"The Second Prince can drink a lot, but I cannot drink, so I will not drink with him."

"It's getting late, and it might rain tonight. Duoduo and I will go back to the villa to rest first."

"Sometime soon, someone will sell himself in front of the Second Prince's mansion to bury his father. I think the Second Prince should buy him. Maybe he can be a good helper, right?"

Chen Luo rolled up his sleeves and stood up. After saying something meaningful, he left the cabin with Haitang Duoduo.

Seeing this, Si Lili hurriedly caught up, following Chen Luo carefully.

She was not a fool, she could see that she was being used as a gun today.

Although this was not what she wanted, Chen Luo did not fall into a disadvantageous position in the cooperation because of this incident.

But this incident happened after all, and she is responsible.

If the situation is serious, it would not be excessive for Chen Luo to execute her.

This is the fate of spies, especially those who lurk in enemy countries. Exposing their identities basically means the end of their lives.

Especially since the situation was almost affected because of her this time, if she were executed, she would not be wronged at all.

Seeing that Chen Luo and Haitang Duoduo remained silent, Si Lili felt more depressed.

Beheading directly is not painful, but the painful thing is the execution after the autumn.

The feeling of knowing that you are going to die but being powerless to stop it and being able to only wait for death to come!
"Her Majesty the Queen, Her Royal Highness the Saint!"

(End of this chapter)