Chapter 593: Land in Exchange
Qin Zhao said, "We in Pingzhou are offering you two conditions in exchange for the three counties of Guangling, Dongtai, Jiangdu, and Gaoyou, as well as Jiankang, Qutao, and other places, including the land currently under the jurisdiction of the King of Jin."
Xie Zhan glanced at King Jin, then waited quietly for the people from Pingzhou to make conditions.
"The first condition is that we want Zhuozhou, and the Dali court must cede Zhuozhou to us Pingzhou."
Xie Zhan, Jiang Boya and others were not surprised that Pingzhou wanted Zhuozhou. Compared with the territories they had conquered far away from Pingzhou, Zhuozhou, which was adjacent to Shanggu County and Dai County, was much better and very convenient for them to manage.
Taking Zhuozhou is equivalent to directly expanding the territory.
"The second condition is that Dali must not persecute the families of the Sun family army, and Dali must not detain people from all walks of life who are willing to go to Pingzhou."
"Considering the latter point is more troublesome to implement, we in Pingzhou hope that Emperor Dali will open the city gates of all areas under his jurisdiction for seven days. During these seven days, no one from any class who wishes to leave may be prevented from doing so for any reason."
The second condition proposed by Qin Zhao was both surprising and not surprising.
Surprisingly, Pingzhou was willing to exchange an entire county for these people.
Xie Zhan and Jiang Boya looked at each other, and they both thought of the families of Sun Jiajun.
Guo Chong was always paying attention to the reaction of the person opposite him. At the same time, he sighed inwardly, as this weakness had to be exposed in the end.
He also knew that this was inevitable. Once the Sun family army was exposed, the people like Old Lady Sun who had stayed in Chang'an would be in danger.
After all, Pingzhou couldn't possibly ignore the safety of the Sun family's families, Zhang Xian, Zhan Ruoshui, and others. It would be better to single them out as a condition for Xie Zhan to mediate.
At this moment, Xie Zhan thought about Pingzhou's investment and gains in the East China Sea Campaign, and he felt like vomiting blood.
Pingzhou had made almost no investment in the East China Sea Campaign, as he provided the military funds. Except for Dongtai County, Jiangdu, and Gaoyou, which were captured by them, the rest of the cities were gifts from the King of Jin!
Xie Zhan said coldly, "Pingzhou is really good at getting something for nothing!"
Compared to Xie Zhan's displeasure, Qin Zhao and King Jin were much happier.
Qin Zhao smiled and said, "Thank you." Seriously speaking, the Pingzhou expeditionary force did win a favorable battle in the East China Sea!
Xie Zhan narrowed his eyes. What a fool the King of Jin was. If he hadn't handed over the chips in his hand to Pingzhou, would Pingzhou have the right to ask for such a high price?
Xie Zhan asked, "Half of these territories belong to the King of Jin. Can you, Pingzhou, make the full decision?"
Qin Zhao replied without hesitation, "Of course."
Xie Zhan simply turned to King Jin and said, "King Jin, are you willing to trust Pingzhou? I don't know what conditions Pingzhou has offered, but I have to remind you to be careful of being robbed by the other party."
The King of Jin rolled his eyes and said, "I am pleased! You are also a traitor. I don't trust Pingzhou, so how can I trust you who are determined to put me to death?"
At least from beginning to end, Pingzhou never took the initiative to deal with him.
When Bai Xingzhi heard the word "Kaobei", he touched his nose. His prince really learned too many things.
Bai Xingzhi looked at Xie Zhan and shook his head. It was impossible for General Xie to try to sow discord between the Prince and Pingzhou at this moment. Pingzhou had always been kind to the Prince of Jin, never taking advantage of his misfortune. Their subsequent actions had always been to provide timely assistance.
The prince has a good impression of Pingzhou. Who would not like someone who always helps him?
Xie Zhan's face was as gloomy as ice. The Prince of Jin was really unyielding! The late emperor trusted Lü Desheng, and the Prince of Jin trusted Pingzhou, which was governed by Lü Songli. How could this father and daughter gain the trust of Song Zhi and his son?
At this time, Qin Zhao asked, "General Xie has been trying to sow discord. It seems that you don't want to continue the discussion?"
Xie Zhan didn't say anything.
Jiang Boya answered for them, "Your conditions are too outrageous. We cannot agree to them."
"All our territories added together are equivalent to two counties. One county was used to exchange for Zhuozhou, and one county was used to get the court to release people. I feel like I'm at a loss. Besides, if you don't give us Zhuozhou, we won't be able to keep it." Guo Chong said with contempt.
Jiang Boya choked, then smiled and said, "The families of the Sun family army alone are worth two counties."
Guo Chong seemed to have accidentally leaked this information, "Most of the Sun family's family members have already left Chang'an, and they may have already met the people we sent out from Pingzhou to pick them up."
Jiang Boya was startled, and then said, "Even if most of them are gone, there is still a small half." They can still control your Pingzhou.
Jiang Boya was negotiating with Pingzhou on behalf of the imperial court, but Guo Chong was paying attention to Xie Zhan's expression out of the corner of his eye.
Xie Zhan lowered his eyes, weighing the pros and cons.
Of the 150,000 imperial troops that encircled the King of Jin, only about 100,000 are left with full combat effectiveness.
On the side of the King of Jin, there are still 20,000 complete troops.
It is estimated that there are about 50,000 people in the Pingzhou Expeditionary Force.
He was not entirely confident of winning against 70,000 men with 100,000. The battles fought by the Qin and Sun armies were well-known in the major military camps of Dali.
There is also the Wave Gang on the sea. Even with the addition of Xiang Zhanyuan and some members of the Cao Gang, they can only fight a tie with the split Cao Gang.
In short, the imperial army was not much stronger than the enemy. Therefore, if the battle started, both sides would probably be trapped in a protracted war.
Then, everything he planned would definitely be greatly reduced, not to say that it would fail, and Song Mo would definitely settle accounts with him for his disobedience during this period of time.
If he agrees to the conditions proposed by Pingzhou, the entire East China Sea will be under his control.
Both parties gained something, and he was able to hand in a decent test paper.
Therefore, Xie Zhan felt that he could reach a deal with Pingzhou, but the conditions could not be met according to Pingzhou's requirements.
This time, Xie Zhan fully understood Pingzhou's intentions.
In ancient times, Xiang Zhuang danced with a sword, aiming at Pei Gong. Pingzhou's purpose in marching to the East China Sea was not even to occupy or expand territory, but to target people like Zhang Xian and Zhan Ruoshui who were loyal to Pingzhou but whose movements were restricted by the court or government.
After figuring this out, Xie Zhan smiled.
"It's impossible to cede Zhuozhou, but we can agree to your second condition."
Hearing Xie Zhan's words, Guo Chong sighed again in his heart. Sure enough, his premonition was right. Xie Zhan still grasped this point.
Under the premise that Xie Zhan insisted on agreeing to the second condition, the final negotiation result was that Pingzhou would exchange the territory they had obtained in the East China Sea for people.
Xue Xu felt extremely sorry about this, especially since he had heard the governor mention that the geographical location of the East China Sea was very suitable for business development.
"Mr. Xue, conquering the world is a long-term battle. There is no need to worry about temporary gains and losses." Lu Songli comforted him with a smile.
"Besides, we gained a lot from the battle in the East China Sea."
Lu Songli is quite satisfied with the result now.
It can be said that the troops deployed to the East China Sea were the elite of the imperial court and Pingzhou.
Once a war breaks out, there will be casualties. The war between Pingzhou and the imperial court is an internal conflict among the Han people. Lu Songli has never forgotten the Xianbei who are eyeing him covetously from the sidelines.
Before the Xianbei were destroyed, she tried her best not to engage in conflict with the imperial court unless necessary.
Hearing this, Xue Xu perked up.
Indeed, in this battle, they captured Dai County, the Sun family army, and the troops under the command of King Jin who could not be taken away; they also rescued Zhang Xian, Zhan Ruoshui and others; they killed 40,000 to 50,000 Xianbei barbarians in Yanmen, and rescued nearly one million people in the northern border and Liangzhou.
Most importantly, Pingzhou’s reputation for valuing talents will spread throughout the world.
When the Pingzhou uprising took place, some people were implicated.
After this, no one could blame Pingzhou.
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