Sometimes, you don’t need to be too particular about etiquette, especially when you are in a weaker position.
"Oh?" Lin Hai was a little surprised. He thought that this young man was thrown out by the Khmer king to die. He never expected that he was seeking death on his own.
"Since it was you who proposed it, what price do you plan to pay to make me stop the war?" Lin Hai became interested.
Xin Yuechan's eyes were obviously a little flustered, but who knew that Lin Hai would ask such a question directly without any detours.
"Well, naturally, the two families will cease fighting, and then..."
Xin Yuechan stammered, "Then the Qinghe army retreated to Qinghe. Um... Mengyang, Mengyang can remain as it was and still be occupied by Qinghe. In other words, both sides will return to their pre-war status."
Lin Hai looked at the young man who looked like he had just graduated and was interviewing for the first time. He asked calmly, "This is your request. What are you willing to pay for it?"
"Pay? Cambodia paid for peace, so there would be no need for war. Besides, doesn't Qinghe still occupy Mengyang?"
Xin Yuechan said with some surprise.
"Peace? Meng Yang?" Lin Hai looked at the young man, who was sitting on the stool, rubbing his hands non-stop, looking bewildered. He said, "Okay, I understand. Let me ask you another question. When you set out, did your father tell you about something called a 'negotiation bottom line'?"
As Lin Hai spoke, he waved his hand and told Ding Lin to carry out the still unknown Cambodian Minister of Rites. He then consoled Xin Yuechan, saying, "Let's just talk. They said they can't make the decision, so we don't need them to be present."
"This... Qinghebo, don't worry, my father has given me full authority, I can negotiate."
Xin Yuechan explained.
"Yeah, it's okay. By the way, your father is in charge of Cambodia's state affairs on a daily basis, right? What do you do on a daily basis?"
Lin Hai asked seemingly unintentionally.
"Well, my father is the King of Cambodia, so naturally he will handle state affairs. I usually study."
Xin Yuechan didn't quite understand why Lin Hai's topic jumped so quickly, and he really wanted to ask someone with experience to help him answer. Unfortunately, the Minister of Revenue was now tied up like a dumpling and thrown outside the central army tent, and the other staff he brought with him were not even qualified to get close to here. Now he could only rely on himself.
"Well, okay, I understand." Lin Hai felt that there was no need for him to get up so early, and there was no need to chat so much with this young man.
It was probably because of the longing for the past life that the conversation ended up being similar to that of an internship interview.
But now the situation is clear.
"Well, young man." Lin Hai was no longer interested. At this moment, he was more concerned about what to eat for breakfast today.
"Send someone back to talk to your father and tell him I was the one who said it. Let him sort out what he has in hand before he comes back to talk to me.
As for the rest of you, you can stay here with me for the time being and wait for news. I will give you an answer based on your father's reply.
You can rest assured, I told you I'll keep you safe." Lin Hai said as he stood up and prepared to leave.
After taking a few steps, Lin Hai turned back and added, "That Minister of Revenue can't go to deliver the letter, find someone else. Oh, and I have someone with you, tell your father to come back. He knows who I'm talking about."
Although the people in the Khmer central government did not know the details of the negotiations between the Crown Prince and Lin Hai, judging from the content conveyed by the messenger, the negotiations had failed.
It is obvious that Lin Hai is not someone who can be fooled.
This is also normal. These senior bureaucrats can also think: "Given the experience and ability of the crown prince, it would be strange if he could fool us."
Regarding the two requests raised by Lin Hai, although no one knew what benefits His Majesty the King was prepared to give up in order to get Qinghe to withdraw his troops, everyone knew very well that the other person Lin Hai was referring to was the legendary "Khmer hero" Nguyen Thi Hao.
In other words, Lord Ruan Shihao was able to leave the city that was about to be besieged.
This is the key point, okay?
Don't tell lies like Ruan Shihao is from Qinghe.
At this time, Nguyen Thi Hao was a Khmer of red descent, a senior Khmer official, a minister of the Ministry of Revenue, a Khmer hero, and a pioneer in the fight against Qinghe!
Our following him out had nothing to do with the words "surrender" or "escape."
We just want to go out and raise our arms and gather an army to rescue the king.
Of course, the people who knew this news were all high-ranking officials in the Khmer court, so they were just talking about it, as they knew very well that they could not get out.
But if I can't go out, my family may not be able to leave.
It was impossible to send away his family on a large scale, but it was still possible to secretly put one or two sons into Ruan Shihao's team leaving the city.
After all, whether it is Cambodia or Qinghe, they all have to maintain their reputation. When the dignified Lord Nguyen Thi Hao goes out of the city, he can't just go down the city wall alone with a few bags on his back.
You have to take the cook, housekeeper, guards, servants, maids and so on with you.
My son happened to like the uniforms of the Ruan family servants very much. He happened to be wearing this uniform on the day when Lord Ruan left the city. He happened to be misunderstood and happened to be walking with the Ruan family's team and happened to leave the city.
This explanation seems reasonable no matter how you look at it.
So much so that when Ruan Shihao arrived at Qinghe Camp, Lin Hai was shocked.
How could Ruan Shihao be doing so well in Cambodia?
They asked you to come back because they were worried that if a war really broke out, you would be used as a sacrifice by the Khmer people.
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