After the Rebirth of the Red Chamber

Who is the most trusted courtier of Emperor Daxia?

This question, as long as you inquire a little in the capital, you can get the answer.

——Shangshu Shi Nai of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

The confidant of Zhengshi returned to the capital with several treasures given by King Khan Yeli. After seeing Zhengshi, he conveyed the meaning of King Khan.

But Zhengshi frowned and sighed: "I know who the Emperor Daxia's favorite is. But, it's not that easy to buy him off."

"What, is his appetite too big?"

"No, on the contrary. It's not that he has a big appetite, but that he doesn't eat hard and soft."

Zhengshi is not a fool, if things are not going well, he will naturally find a way from other places.About Shi Nai, he had already inquired clearly.

The official reputation of this lord is mixed, those who like him have infinite admiration for him; those who don't like him hate him.

But whether you like him or not, the caliber is pretty much the same.That is, although Master Shi did not refuse Bing Tan's respect, but other than that, he never accepted bribes from officials.

Zheng Shi's confidant was silent for a moment, and suggested: "Why don't you find someone else?"

"Who are you looking for?" Zheng Shi was very annoyed.Now he just wanted to end this matter quickly, and he hurriedly took people away from Daxia.

This damned Honglu Temple, he doesn't want to stay any longer!

——Damn, knowing that I don't have money to eat good food, I still ask the cook to make so many tasty and delicious delicacies every day.Isn't this torturing him in disguise?

At this moment, a smell of pepper came over.The confidant couldn't help sniffling left and right, "What's this smell? It's so fragrant."

"Gollum—"

The envoy covered his stomach in embarrassment, and said angrily: "This envoy is asking you something, but you are talking, why do you care so much?"

"Ah? Oh." The confidant swallowed, but his thoughts were messed up by the scent, "Why don't you find the principal sent by Daxia to negotiate with us?"

Just then he said irritably, "That's the Minister of Rites, surnamed Chen."

"Yes, it's Mr. Chen. What do you think, Mr. Chen?"

Zheng Shi tried his best to resist the temptation of the aroma of delicious food, thought for a moment, then nodded, "Then Master Chen."

Although this Mr. Chen is not as good as Mr. Shi, he is also an important minister of Daxia.

Moreover, he is in charge of this negotiation. If he is willing to relax a little during the negotiation, he can save Wala a lot of money.

Tsk tsk, poor Wala Zhengshi, he doesn't know yet: the original compensation agreed by the sage and Shi Nai was only 200 million, but it was only tripled from the base of 400 million.

It was Chen Shangshu who felt that the 200 million yuan was not enough to buy their shame from the Ministry of Rites, so he waved his hand and turned three times into ten times.

What is there to say?

——The road you choose, you have to walk it on your knees!

When it came to Chen Shangshu's place, it was also the same reason: the compensation set by oneself, even if it is a mouthful, you have to ask for it!

Therefore, when the second peace talks between Daxia and Oala began, several Oirat envoys were full of confidence, and felt that with the release of the other party's principal, at least [-]% of the compensation had to be negotiated.

Because, just the night before, after changing his disguise, he personally visited Chen's house with a big gift.Although Chen Shangshu didn't promise him anything directly, he accepted his gift with a good voice.

Isn't there a saying in the Central Plains, take people's money and eliminate disasters with others.

A person like Chen Shangshu who has been in a high position for a long time values ​​his face and reputation even more.

Zheng makes himself think he understands the culture and rules of Daxia.As everyone knows, what is really useful is often not the rules on the surface, but the unspoken rules that everyone knows.

For example: Politics is about being more shameless than others.

At the time when he said with a look of embarrassment: 4000 million is too much, can you reduce it by one or two.He heard Chen Shangshu chuckle, clapped his hands, and said loudly, "Bring it in."

Several envoys of Wala had bad premonitions, especially the envoys.

As soon as Chen Shangshu finished speaking, two young eunuchs came in with a box.

"Just leave it there."

"Yes, Master Chen." The two young eunuchs followed Chen Shangshu's instructions and placed the box at one end of the negotiating table.

Chen Shangshu got up calmly, walked to the box unhurriedly, raised his hand to open it, and waved to a young minister of Honglu Temple who was sitting on the edge, "Come on, you are young, help the old man carry something."

That Shaoqing obviously realized something, and he stood up to help willingly, and moved out several boxes of different sizes and heights, and put them on the table between the two groups of people.

Seeing those caskets, his face turned ashen-colored, he stared at Chen Shangshu in embarrassment and anger, and cursed endlessly in secret.

If there is really a sense of heaven and man, Chen Shangshu must be sneezing all the time.

"Everyone knows, what is this?"

This sentence, what Chen Shangshu asked was a chief envoy and three deputy envoys from Wala's side.

The three deputy envoys were full of bewilderment, but seeing the face of the envoy, they also knew that this matter must have something to do with the envoy.

The matter of giving gifts and offering bribes was undertaken by Zhengshi and his confidants together.One is to act closely, and the other is to fear that someone will come to fight for credit after things are done.

However, he never imagined that this Chen Shangshu could be so shameless, accepting his gift with a smile, and then turned around to use the things he gave as a tool to attack him.

——The Central Plains people are really insidious!

"You don't know?" Chen Shangshu opened the boxes one by one, "That's right, if you don't see the real thing, you're always not sure. Come on, take a closer look, you can't tell which one you suddenly recognize."

As soon as the box was opened, the eyes of the three deputy envoys sitting beside it widened.

——There is a golden vessel inside, and what is cast is the pharmacist Liuliguang Tathagata.

The Wara people believe in Buddhism, and this pharmacist Liuliguang Tathagata is the favorite one of the former Khan Jerry, and he worships it all the time.

The most important thing is that he not only worshiped by himself, but also brought a group of nobles to worship together.

I don't know how long the nobles have been secretly complaining about this point.

——You believe in the pharmacist Liuliguang Tathagata, but what we believe in is not.Is it because the future Buddha is not big enough to accommodate?Or is Moonlight Bodhisattva not powerful enough?

But no matter what, the pharmacist Liuliguang Tathagata was recognized by the three deputy envoys at a glance.

However, the treasure that originally belonged to Jerry should now be in the hands of the new Khan Yeli.How could he run to the officials of Daxia?

The kind Chen Shangshu quickly unpacked the goods for them.

"These things were all given to me by the envoy of your ministry who came to the door in person last night. The envoy said that this is a little wish from Oala Khan Yeli." Chen Shangshu looked at the envoy with a half-smile , deliberately asked, "Your Majesty, there is not a single lie in what I said?"

Seeing that there was no way to deny it, Wala Zhengshi had no choice but to bite the bullet and nodded, "That's right."

Chen Shang's expression suddenly changed, and he said sharply: "You Wala keep crying about being poor, saying you have no money. But this little care is priceless treasures. It can be seen that what the noble envoy said is not true! "

Now that he caught the opponent's mistake, how could Da Xia have any reason to let it go?

All of a sudden, one minister, two servants;

In a word: You Wala are not without money, you just want to play tricks and not accompany you.It can be seen that the aforesaid pleadings are all excuses and pretexts without the slightest sincerity!

In the end, Chen Shangshu slapped the table and made a final decision: "Either lose money, or see Zhenzhang on the battlefield!"

Wala's chief and deputy envoys consisted of four people, and they couldn't even parry two rounds. The four burly men were speechless by a group of smug literati.

——If you lose money, can’t we accompany you?

They were all about to cry.

The deputy envoy secretly complained that the envoy didn't know to discuss it with them beforehand, and the envoy secretly complained that Khan's idea was unreliable.

But paying Daxia 4000 million taels of silver has become an established fact.Once the contract between the two parties is signed, it will be stamped by the sage, and it will take effect immediately.

The first batch of 500 taels will be collected within three months within the time limit of Wala, and escorted to Beijing.

At that time, the Ministry of Household Affairs will dispatch to inspect and accept.

Up to now, the only thing that can comfort the Oala envoy is the acceptance by the Ministry of Household Affairs.

He hadn't spent the past few months in Daxia Capital, and he had also heard about the sturdy nature of Shangshu Hubu.The household department personally inspected and accepted them, and absolutely did not let them dare to take a penny from them.

Khan Yelian sighed when the news was sent back to the tent of King Oara.But this result did not surprise him.Fortunately, he had already prepared and arranged to go first.

Many tribal leaders immediately started to make noise, booing in a hurry:

"Big Xia is too deceitful!"

"Didn't Khan say that if we profess our vassal status, will the Emperor Daxia reward you?"

"Isn't it always like this?"

"What in the past? That was a matter of the last Central Plains dynasty, right?"

"Where are we going to get five million taels of silver?"

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That's right, the most urgent, biggest and most difficult question is where to get the five million taels of silver?

"No silver, only knives."

The tribal leader who was not in favor of seeking peace at all pulled out his waist knife and said through gritted teeth, "Let's go to the Daxia border to grab another wave and lead the tribe to the west."

His proposal was approved by many people.

But not everyone would dare to plunder Great Xia again, nor would everyone be willing to migrate to the more bitterly cold west.Opposition soon emerged.

"The west is not an unoccupied white land. We fought Daxia once, and we were already hurt. If we fight against those countries in the west, what are our chances of winning?"

This problem is also very realistic, and they have to consider it.

Yeli saw that there were almost even half of those who were in favor and those who were against, and that there were more people who were against, so he winked at the priest who had been silent all this time.

The priest shook the cane, and a string of copper bells hanging from the top of the cane jingled.

"Longevity has a metaphor, all kings, listen to me."