Hand over the jade seal first [Infrastructure]

Xiao Zirong knew about Yuan Jia's conferment as King of Guangyang from Xiao Xuexing.

Xiao Xuexing has been stationed in Wei State for a long time. Although the real secrets are out of reach, this kind of ordinary information can still be obtained.

After knowing that Xiao Zirong was doing business with Yuan Jia, Xiao Xuexing sent someone to pay more attention to Yuan Jia.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Jia was so tactful that he could win Emperor Wei's favor and let Emperor Wei make him king directly.

Anyway, Yuan Jia was originally surnamed Yuan, and his blood relationship with Yuan Ke was not too far away. His reputation was not obvious before because he had no meritorious service. Now... everyone knows why Yuan Jia was crowned king, but no one Don't object.

Xiao Zirong knew that Yuan Jia didn't cut off business with the other party after he was crowned king, but continued to deal with the other party as if he didn't know, and even maintained it carefully.

The princes and kings of the Northern Wei Dynasty should be able to see Yuan Ke, right?Anyway, he was crowned king because he made money for Yuan Ke, there must be other channels.

Coincidentally, because Yuan Ke specifically told Yuan Jia to keep in touch with Xiao Zirong, the business between the two of them is still going on.

When Yuan Jia received Xiao Zirong's letter, he was a little nervous, for fear that he would be rejected by the emperor if he wrote something inappropriate - Yuan Ke was very concerned about his dealings with Xiao Wen, it was impossible not to know about their transaction Received the goods and received the letter.

Fortunately, Xiao Zirong didn't really write it so bluntly, but told him in a very worried tone that they don't know how long their deal can last, and it would be miserable if the people above found out.

By the way, I also mentioned that the whole state of Qi seems to be researching something new somewhere like a cat, saying that they want to destroy the state of Wei in one fell swoop.

However, he comforted Yuan Jia and said that not everyone agrees. After all, wars cost too much money, so some people advocate peace talks. Unfortunately, Wei Guo seems to be too tough now, and Qi Guo now has the upper hand. He didn't dare to let the emperor send someone to take the initiative to negotiate peace with Wei Guo, so he was anxious every day.

Yuan Jia's complexion changed slightly after he read the letter. He was in the military camp and accompanied Yuan Ke, of course he knew that they had recently been beaten dizzy by that magical thing that made a loud noise in Qi State.

No matter how many people they send out, the opponent can wipe them all out, and the opponent sends very few people in the process, which is one of the reasons why the two sides are very unbalanced.

And until now they don't know what it is.

Yuan Jia thought about it, gritted his teeth and accepted the letter, and went directly to see Yuan Ke.

When he went, Yuan Ke was discussing matters with the prime minister. Originally, Yuan Jia wanted to wait, but when Yuan Ke knew his purpose, he immediately let him in to report.

Yuan Jia didn't dare to say nonsense when he entered the camp, and directly sent Xiao Zirong's letter to Yuan Ke.

Xiao Zirong probably never thought that this matter would go so smoothly. He originally wanted to be persuaded by Yuan Ke, even if he failed to achieve his goal, he could leave a deep impression on Yuan Ke's heart.

After Yuan Ke read the letter, he didn't expect that the other party was setting up a trap, because Xiao Zirong wrote the letter very well, it was just a vague reminder, and he didn't tell the exact news at all, even if it was sent to the emperor, he couldn't tell him Collaborate.

The more this happened, the more it showed that the other party was cautious and didn't want to spoil the business with Yuan Jia.

Among them, what Yuan Ke is most concerned about is that the so-called Qi State is still researching new things.

In the letter, Xiao Zirong told Yuan Jia very bluntly, don't ask what it is, I can't find out, even if I knew it, I wouldn't say it, even he doesn't know what it is that is already in use in Qi State.

After Yuan Ke looked at it carefully for a while, he handed the letter in his hand to the minister below with a solemn expression and asked, "Let's take a look."

After the circulation, the ministers looked at each other, and they all felt that they had finally found an opportunity. When Yuan Ke asked, "What do you think?", they immediately said, "Your Majesty, the state of Qi has learned these demonic arts from somewhere. , why don't we retreat temporarily, and discuss how to attack Huaihan after returning to the army."

The corners of Yuan Ke's lips drooped slightly, and he looked very unhappy. As a young emperor, he wanted to make a big splash not long after he ascended the throne. The battle that he thought he was sure to win was fought like this, and it was like a pot of cold water in his pocket.

If you think about it in depth, he didn't have much prestige when he succeeded to the throne when he was young. He originally wanted to take this opportunity to take power, but now it will become more difficult to achieve this goal.

It's just that Yuan Ke can't just do it if he doesn't want to. He can only hold back the urge to rush directly to the camp of Qi State for the time being, and turn to Yuan Jia and say, "Go and write to him, and make sure that Qi State is I’m really still researching other demon techniques.”

Yuan Jiaxin said, isn't it all written in the letter?

But he also knew that Yuan Ke must not be reconciled, so he wanted to struggle.

But even if Qi Guo didn't develop new ones, they can beat them to death now.

Xiangzhou Inspector Gaolu persuaded: "Your Majesty, it was reported that Emperor Qi took a group of officials into the deep mountain and hadn't come out for a long time. If there was no real situation, why did they go into the mountain? In a small city, there must be some ulterior secrets, before the other party succeeds, why don't you negotiate a peace first."

Yuan Ke can still listen to what Gao Lu said. This person was promoted after he succeeded to the throne, and he can be regarded as his die-hard fan. The battle is unstoppable.

He had no choice but to take a deep breath and said: "Send someone to deliver the letter of credence to Qi Guo, and discuss peace!"

Xiao Zirong never expected that his letter would achieve such good results. When Yuan Jia replied, he still asked a few tentative questions, and to tell the truth, his letter was seen by the emperor.

Holding the letter, Xiao Zirong was at a loss for what to do.

On the other side, Xiao Xuan first got the good news that his son could see clearly, and then heard that Emperor Wei offered to hand over the letter of state to negotiate a peace. For a moment, he only felt double happiness, and the whole person was beaming.

After reading Yuan Jia's letter, Xiao Zirong didn't rush to reply, he planned to ask Xiao Xuexing about it.

"This time Emperor Wei surrendered, the king of Xuancheng has made great contributions. Rong'er, tell me, what do you want?"

Xiao Xuan was in a good mood, especially after knowing that his side suffered very little damage.

As for the fact that those soldiers and horses are under the Prince Regent, he doesn't really care. What happened to the Prince Regent?Aren't the regent's subordinates also working hard for Qi?

Xiao Xuexing must be rewarded, but Xiao Xuexing's official position cannot be promoted, and what can be given to him is probably to expand the fiefdom and financial rewards.

Of course, his nephew couldn't be left behind either, but Xiao Xuan asked Xiao Zirong three times in a row before recovering and looking at him blankly: "Ah? What did uncle say?"

Xiao Xuan asked very curiously: "What are you thinking? Are you so out of your mind?"

Xiao Zirong smiled a little embarrassedly: "I was wondering if my brother can come back, oh, yes, we still need to negotiate a peace."

Xiao Xuan couldn't help muttering in his heart, is the relationship between these two brothers so good?

He knew that Xiao Zirong avoided Xiao Xuexing like a snake and scorpion back then, and he didn't know what Xiao Xuexing did, so he also wanted to learn from him, so that his nephew would miss him as much.

Although he thought so in his heart, Xiao Xuan still said in a gentle voice: "He will indeed stay for a while, but he doesn't need to show up in person, as long as he stays there, he won't be tired."

Xiao Zirong thought about it too, at least it was Xiao Xuexing who beat the opponent to pieces, as long as he was there, he would be able to put psychological pressure on the opponent, and when negotiating peace, Qi would also be able to gain more benefits.

do not give?Do not continue to call us.

Xiao Xuan looked at Xiao Zirong and asked suddenly: "Eleventh Lang can't come back for the time being, but you can visit him, do you want to go?"

Xiao Zirong widened his eyes and asked, "Can I go?"

Xiao Xuan said with a smile: "Of course, we can discuss the list after two days."

Now Xiao Xuan is also waiting for someone to come over. It is impossible to get everything done with the few ministers he brought, but those small things left in Jiankang can still be decided. Can point people over to discuss a charter.

For example, the conditions for peace negotiations, what is the bottom line, and what goals should be achieved must be negotiated first.

Xiao Zirong nodded vigorously, thinking that he was very happy to see Xiao Xuexing.

After he went back, he told Ah Yin and Ah Man, "Help me pack my things and get ready to go."

It happened that Bai Yan came over and was a little curious when she heard this: "Where is the main city going?"

Xiao Zirong said happily: "Uncle said that I can go to see my brother when my uncle said to discuss peace."

Bai Yan hesitated a little after hearing this: "The city lord... Yuan Jia... seems to be there too."

Xiao Zirong was slightly taken aback, oh, yes, Yuan Jia must be by Yuan Ke's side, and it seems that Yuan Ke also values ​​him, so maybe he will come forward in this peace negotiation.

So he went... probably lost.

But soon he said: "Forget it, it doesn't matter, anyway, we may not continue to trade with him in the future, if it doesn't work, I will hide in the tent and not show up, it doesn't matter if he doesn't see it, right? "

But Bai Yan shook her head and said: "Your Majesty let you go there just to train you, to let you experience more things and gain a lot of knowledge. I'm afraid it's impossible to hide."

How could the majestic Qi royal family hide aside and not show up, as if they were afraid of Wei Guo.

Xiao Zirong paused after hearing this, he is very sensitive to the word "cultivation" now.

What did Xiao Xuan train him for?Isn't it just to let him inherit the throne?

This will not work, this will never work!

No matter how much he wanted to see Xiao Xuexing, he had to endure it, anyway, the other party would come back after the peace negotiation.

However, he had already told Xiao Xuan that he wanted to go with him before, and there was still an excuse for his sudden repentance.

At this moment, he faintly heard the sound of thunder, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, he turned around and ran to Xiao Xuan and said, "Uncle, I'm afraid I can't go with my nephew this time."

Xiao Xuan was a little surprised and asked, "Why?"

Xiao Zirong pointed to the top of his head with a mysterious face and said, "Listen to the thunder."

Xiao Xuan's heart skipped a beat, what's wrong with the thunder?Does this thunder indicate that this trip will not go well?