At this point, it is not surprising that Cambodia thought of negotiation.
Surprisingly, Lin Hai couldn't figure out what else the Cambodians could talk about. Simply put, if the Cambodians wanted to use negotiations to force Qinghe to withdraw its troops, they would either have to pay a sufficient price or gather a group of forces to make Qinghe pay the price.
It’s a pity that Lin Hai couldn’t think of these two options.
If they wanted to use the traditional method of ceding territory and paying compensation, Lin Hai didn't think Cambodia had the money to pay. And as for ceding territory, isn't everything I conquered in Thailand mine? Do I still need you to cede it?
If the Khmer really had assembled an army and could force Qinghe to retreat, why didn't they do it before?
Is it because you don’t want to?
Of course, the most important thing is that the person who came to negotiate was the prince.
Although the Crown Prince of Cambodia has always been unknown in the political landscape of the entire continent, well, few people have heard of him, but no matter what, the Crown Prince is the legal first heir to Cambodia. Such an important figure was directly sent into the enemy camp to negotiate?
How much trust should we place in Lin Hai's character?
Aren’t you afraid that Lin Hai will drag you down to be sacrificed?
You know, according to Lin Hai's memory, the last person to go to the enemy camp to negotiate peace should be Song Qinzong, but he never came back after he went there.
However, the other party is an important person after all. Of course, it is mainly because it takes time to prepare for the possible fatal blow of the Taijing Garrison Corps. Lin Hai does not object to peace talks.
"Let him come. I can guarantee his safety."
This is Lin Hai’s response.
However, the arrival of the Cambodian Prince the next day did not make Lin Hai very happy, and he could even be said to be quite dissatisfied.
First of all, he arrived too early.
For someone who had just experienced a long march and battle, although Lin Hai was just following the army forward and was not the one fighting or commanding, as the supreme leader, he still had to appear frequently and march with the soldiers to boost morale.
So Lin Hai really hopes to take some time to rest at this time, at least sleeping in is necessary.
But this prince actually arrived at the Qinghe camp at the same time as the rising sun.
In other words, he set off before dawn.
If the Khmer kings of all generations had been so diligent, they would not have been attacked by Lin Hai and marched to the capital.
Such an important person can't always be left at the gate of one's own camp. After all, superficial etiquette still has to be observed. Ding Lin, who was on night duty, sighed, "Why me again?" He ordered the prince to be welcomed in, and then went to Lin Hai to report.
To be honest, this is why Lin Hai always felt that Ding Lin was a little inferior to Cheng Guorong.
If Cheng Guorong had been on duty that day, he would have definitely welcomed the Crown Prince in and tried every possible way to stall for time. At the very least, as the host of this place, he should have prepared some breakfast for the Crown Prince, who was traveling at night, so that Lin Hai could sleep until he woke up naturally...
I can only say poor Ding Lin.
"So, you are the crown prince?"
Lin Hai was woken up from a sound sleep. He simply washed his face, put on a coat and went to the central army camp.
He didn't even give the order for the Crown Prince to sit down, he just asked as soon as he entered and sat down.
"Qinghe Bo, this is our crown prince, Xinyue Chan. I am..."
An old man on the side bowed and answered.
"So you're not the Dauphin?"
Lin Hai asked unhappily.
The old man didn't know how to answer for a moment. Just looking at his age, you can tell that I am older than the Khmer King. How could I be the Crown Prince?
Could it be that Qinghe Bo has an intellectual problem?
No, Qinghebo must have no problem with his intelligence. No one can accept the shame of being defeated by a mentally retarded person. I would rather he was a wise and brave man!
"I am the Minister of Rites of Cambodia..."
The old man quickly explained.
"If you don't, don't speak. Low-ranking officials, please stand aside. I'm not asking you!"
Lin Hai interrupted his self-introduction directly, then looked at Xin Yuechan and examined him carefully for a while. Well, he seemed to be smiling on the surface, pretending to know everything, but in fact, he looked empty inside because his brain was empty.
Lin Hai meets a lot of young people like this during campus recruitment every year, and he is very familiar with them.
"Now that you're here, tell me, did you come here on your own, or did your father ask you to come?"
As Lin Hai spoke, he gestured for someone to bring a stool. It was not good to let the Crown Prince stand all the time. Of course, the Minister of Rites should still stand.
After all, the crown prince is still young and ignorant, and you, an old man in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, are also ignorant and don’t know how to persuade him, so he comes to bother me so early.
"Qinghebo, I am..."
Xin Yuechan just opened his mouth to speak when he was interrupted by Lin Hai.
"Stop calling me 'this palace'," Lin Hai said unhappily. "Prince, you can only call yourself 'this palace' after you have established your own residence. I know you still live in the palace and don't even have your own East Palace. How can you call yourself 'this palace'?"
This one sentence caused Xinyuechan to crash for quite some time.
Last night, he went to the Minister of Rites to review a lot of etiquette, trying his best to be polite so that Lin Hai would not find fault with it, and to be neither humble nor arrogant. He has recited what he was going to say at least ten times. Who knew that he would meet Lin Hai, who was so unsportsmanlike and would expose people's shortcomings as soon as he opened his mouth.
Take a deep breath, take a deep breath.
Don't be angry, don't be angry.
The enemy is strong and I am weak, the enemy is strong and I am weak.
After some mental preparation, Shin Yeochan spoke again: "Qinghebo, I was the one who asked my father for peace talks, so naturally I should be the one to come."
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