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The initiative is already in his hands, Hong Jin is of course not in a hurry, but Ruan Chuncheng can't.Although he wanted to pretend to be a man of the city, the situation was not forgiving.Seeing that the two of them sat together and drank two pots of tea, he couldn't help himself, and said, "General Hong, do you think we can continue our negotiation yesterday?"
"Wait, I've had too much tea, I'm going to make it easier." Hong Jin didn't wait for Ruan Chuncheng to finish speaking, and pretended to be in a hurry to urinate, apologized and left.
Seeing Hong Jin's entrusted appearance, the chief of the prime minister's guard standing aside said with a look of displeasure, "The villain will succeed."
Of course Ruan Chuncheng heard this sentence, he already knew the details of Hong Jin, and even knew that the other party was from the Hong family.For such a small person, even if he was introduced by someone before, whether he wanted to meet or not still depended on his mood.
Now that it's good, it's become a show for others.There is naturally anger in my heart, but when I consider the overall situation, I still have to suppress the anger in my heart.Forget it, a man can bend and stretch, can't he?It doesn't matter just bowing your head in front of this villain, once you wait for Jiaozhi to win the final victory, not only this Hong Jin, but all the Hong family members, he will not be lenient.
Consoling himself in his heart, and after waiting for nearly half an hour, Hong Jin walked back to the courtyard with a satisfied face.When he entered here, he pretended to be embarrassed and said, "Oh, I feel a little uncomfortable in my stomach. I kept the Prime Minister waiting for a long time. I'm sorry."
Chapter 494 Bidding and counter-offering (first update)
What he said was nice, but from the way he looked, it was clear that he didn't mean to be sorry at all.Ruan Chuncheng doesn't have the same knowledge as him about this, as long as he can delay the time and make the other party proud, so what.
"General Hong, are you okay? Can we continue talking about what happened yesterday? How can you say that you are also a member of our Cochin family, and the Hong family is like the mainstay of our Cochin family. In view of these face-offs, both of us can Can't make a step?" Seeing Hong Jin sitting down again, Ruan Chuncheng, who was afraid that the other party was up to something, said all these words in one breath.
"Give way, how?" Hong Jin asked pretending not to understand.
"Just to see if we can cede a few cities to Lord Zhongdan first. You know, yesterday's request is no different from destroying the entire Jiaozhi. I really can't agree to it." Ruan Chuncheng licked his old face at this moment as if pleading talking.
"No." Unexpectedly, Hong Jin shook his head directly, and rejected it very simply.
"Other things, General Hong, for the sake of the Hong family, please give way. Don't worry, after I go back, I will definitely promote the members of the Hong family and let the Hong family enter the front of the family." How about within six?" This time, in order to achieve his goal, Ruan Chuncheng really worked hard, and he could make any kind of promise, just to delay it for some time.
Sure enough, when the Hong family was mentioned, especially when it was said that the entire Hong family could be included in the top six families, Hong Jin's eyes lit up and his heart seemed to be moved.
"General Hong, I must help you." Ruan Chuncheng said again as if begging for mercy.Although this person can't make the decision on major matters, if he is willing to help, it can still be done for a while.
Perhaps it was Ruan Xuancheng's low profile, or perhaps it was the interests of the Hong family that played a role.This time Hong Jin didn't immediately refuse, but sat there and closed his eyes.After about a few breaths, it opened suddenly, and then shook his head again and said: "It still doesn't work. What Zhongdangong wants is the complete submissiveness of the cochin, and just taking out a few cities will definitely not pass."
"Ah?" It still didn't work, at this moment Ruan Chuncheng really felt like crying.But fortunately, Hong Jin suddenly said: "This method is not acceptable, but there is another method that you can try."
Hearing that there was still hope for the matter, Ruan Chuncheng immediately regained his spirits, and quickly reached out and grabbed Hong Jin's arm and asked, "What else can I do?"
Seeing that Ruan Chuncheng was so agitated, and he grabbed his arm very hard, a painful expression flashed across Hong Jin's face, "Let go quickly, I'm going to hurt this general."
"Oh, it's the old man's fault. By the way, General Hong, if you have anything to do, tell me quickly."
Seeing that Ruan Chuncheng apologized so easily, and looked anxious again, Hong Jin, who felt that the heat was about the same, said slowly: "What did Mr. Zhongdan do after he occupied Beidai City? You must have come After a day, you should know."
"What did you do?" Ruan Chuncheng was puzzled by this question, thinking hard.If he is worthy of being a prime minister, his mind is spinning quickly. I don’t know if he thought of something, but he suddenly looked up at Hong Jin and said: "General Hong is saying that the loyal and courageous man treats the Han people and the Jiaozhi people." What is the separation policy?" Hearing that he really talked about the topic, Hong Jin couldn't help but sigh in his heart that the other party's mind is indeed smart, and he nodded at this moment, "Yes, that's the matter. But it’s very good. General Ben has heard from him more than once when he is by his side. He is a little worried about the status and life of the Han people in Jiaozhi. A chance to breathe."
"Huh?" Hearing this, Ruan Chuncheng's mind turned quickly.I thought in my heart, if it is really possible to start with these Han people, then it can be delayed for a while, isn't this just helping the prince to win a chance?
This request was exactly what Hong Jin got when he met Yang Chendong last night.Earlier, Yang Chendong had worried that the Han people would suffer losses in the event of a war. It would be great if they could be rescued one step earlier.
At this moment, Ruan Chuncheng came.If the other party really wanted peace talks, or even surrender, Yang Chendong would not believe it even if he was killed.It is already very good to be able to return to Daming's jurisdiction in name.
And this result was obviously not what Yang Chendong wanted.If you want to truly improve the status of the Han people, it's not just about letting the enemy say it orally, it doesn't even matter if you are convinced.Because who knows what you will be like tomorrow if you are convinced today?
This generation is convinced, what will the next generation look like?
The best way is naturally not to pin your hopes on others, but to do something yourself.For example, if Cochin is completely wiped out, and then it is permanently handed over to the Han people to rule, even if there will be a second heart in the future, it will be rotten into the pot, right?
Therefore, from the beginning to the end, Yang Chendong had no intention of letting go of Jiaozhi.No matter what price the other party has to pay, it is the same.But the reason why he agreed to the peace talks was because he also needed to prepare for some things.With the more than [-] troops in his hands, it would be no problem to defeat the Jiaozhi army.The problem is that after defeating, he doesn't have enough strength to rule here. He doesn't want to work hard for a long time, and finally make a wedding dress for others, so the population becomes the most important problem.
In order to achieve the purpose of ruling here.Yang Chendong has sent a message to Chixian City, where some people will be mobilized to move to Jiaozhi. This will not only solve the problem of rule here after Leng Feng left, but also expand the influence and territory of the Yang family.
It will take time for those people to come. The Yang family navy is about to attack Jiuzhen County and other places, and it will also take time.Then why not take advantage of this time to bring all the Han people from Jiaozhi Kingdom over here first, so that you don't have to worry that someone will use them to vent their anger in the next war, or even use them to threaten themselves.
In this way, there was the saying that after seeing Hong Jin last night, he taught him a new task, and this led to the fact that Hong Jin seemed to be persuaded by Ruan Chuncheng to offer advice to the other party.
Otherwise, with Hong Jin's status as a surrendered general, how could he dare to come up with such an idea and make such a decision?
It's just about how Ruan Chuncheng would know about all this.Moreover, in terms of his outlook on the world and life, if one day Jiaozhi wants to attack Daming, he will never consider whether the Jiaozhi people living in Daming are alive or dead.It was because of such a different understanding that he decided to agree immediately after hearing Hong Jin's idea.It's just that he was still a little worried. Was Hong Jin's guess right? Don't expect everything to be what they think. In the end, Zhongdangong can fight as he should. Wouldn't that be a bad thing?
After making up his mind, when Ruan Chuncheng looked at Hong Jin, his eyes became a little hot: "General Hong, are you sure that as long as we send all the Han people in the country, Lord Zhongdan will sit down with us?" Have you negotiated?"
"Not sure." Hong Jin shook his head honestly, but then he said: "But I know this can delay time? And once we can delay time, we can have time to think more and better during this period." way, isn't it?"
The moment Hong Jin said about the delay, Ruan Chuncheng's heartbeat started to speed up. He thought that the other party had seen through his intentions.But after hearing the last sentence, I couldn't help but relax a lot.
Yes, doing this can indeed delay time, even if there is no better way to do it, but at least doing so can prevent the war from happening immediately, and this will give the prince and the messenger to Daming more time to prepare.
Thinking that this is a matter of all benefits and no harm, Ruan Chuncheng nodded and agreed, "Okay, just do as General Hong said, I will send someone to send a letter to the prince, and send all the Han people in our country here But this is a huge project, I'm afraid it won't be completed in a year and a half."
The latter sentence was said tentatively by Ruan Chuncheng.Because if it really takes a year or half a year, I am afraid that the prince will be able to prepare it. Once the iron shield and iron cart can be manufactured, he will have a chance to fight the mercenaries.At that time, relying on the superiority in the number of troops and fighting in the local area, the chances of victory will not be small.
"What? Half a year or a year? Haha, Prime Minister Ruan, stop kidding. Do you think the Loyalty Guild will agree?" Hong Jin couldn't help laughing when he heard that it would take so long. He didn't forget yesterday In the evening, when Yang Chendong gave him this task, he set a deadline.
Ruan Chuncheng didn't point out that it would really take such a long time, after all, the Cochin Kingdom is not big, unlike the Ming Dynasty that it takes a long time just to walk from south to north.Seeing that the test failed, he asked in a questioning tone, "Then what General Yihong means, how long will it take for this matter to be done properly?"
Hong Jin didn't speak immediately, but raised his hand and stretched out all five fingers.
"Five months?" Seeing this gesture, Ruan Chuncheng said instinctively.
"No." Hong Jin shook his head.
"That's fifty days." When he said this, Ruan Chuncheng had a bad feeling in his heart.
But Hong Jin still shook his head after hearing this, and then said in an unquestionable tone: "Five days. If it's too much, this general can't guarantee that he can persuade Mr. Zhongdan."
"What? Five days? It's impossible." Ruan Chuncheng jumped up from the chair, and then said in an excited tone.Not to mention that he originally wanted to use this matter to delay time, even if he really wanted to finish it, he would never be able to do it in five days.From some places in Jiaozhi to Beidai City, five days is far from enough.
Chapter 495 The Attitude of Xiping Palace (Second Update)
It seemed that Ruan Chuncheng had known for a long time that he would behave like this, Hong Jin withdrew his five fingers, spread his hands and said: "If this is the case, then there is nothing to talk about, then I will report to Mr. Zhongdan, maybe we will have dinner at noon today. After lunch, they will send troops to Hanoi City."
After saying these words, Hong Jinzhen stood up, as if he was about to leave.
How could Ruan Chuncheng let Hong Jin leave like this?If that is the case, he has failed in his lobbying mission.So he immediately put his hand on Hong Jin's shoulder and said, "General Hong, is there anything we can discuss? How about this, how about three months?"
"Six days."
"Two months?"
"Seven days."
"One month?"
"eight days."
"Half a month?"
"Nine days."
The two of them were like small traders, and finally set the time within ten days.
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