The negotiations, which would have taken several days to complete, were concluded in just half an hour due to Fu Xiaoguan's coercion and inducement.
This surprised everyone present, and the officials of the Yu Dynasty looked at each other in disbelief.
Compensation of 180 million taels of silver!
The area west of Wofengyuan in the Yi State was designated as the territory of the Yu Dynasty!
This completely overturned the perception of the Yu Dynasty officials. They originally thought that ceding land would not be an option, and as for compensation, the most they could think of was 20 million taels of silver.
You should know that the annual tax revenue of the entire Yu Dynasty, if all the grain, silk, linen and other miscellaneous items were converted into silver, would not exceed 20 million taels. The indemnity alone was equivalent to Fu Xiaoguan directly obtaining nine years of tax revenue for the Yu Dynasty.
What’s more, it’s such a large territory!
The officials of the Yi Kingdom were already dumbfounded, with their minds blank.
What the hell are you talking about?
This is a completely humiliating regulation for the country!
But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince agreed to it. How could the Yi Kingdom maintain its dignity? How could he explain this to His Majesty when he returned?
Bian Muyu leaned back in his chair, tilted his head back and closed his eyes.
Only at this moment did Yan Liangze feel a deep chill. As a result, the first thing he would do after returning home was to rebel!
My father would definitely be furious about this. Deposing me from the position of Crown Prince would be the least of his worries. He would most likely kill me with a sword in front of all the civil and military officials.
Fu Xiaoguan sat back down and said to Xu Huaishu beside him with a smile, "Master Xu, let's draft a treaty. Let's call it... the Dingwei Indemnity."
Xu Huaishu finally came to his senses and looked at Fu Xiaoguan with great admiration. He suppressed his excitement and personally drafted the "Dingwei Indemnity Treaty" that would shock the world.
Fu Xiaoguan smiled, as warm as a spring breeze. He looked at Yan Liangze and said, "Brother Yan, don't worry about the gains and losses of the moment. Loss in one place can be gained in another. I have a way for you to make up for what you lost in the Yu Dynasty by going somewhere else. I just don't know if you are interested."
Yan Liangze is now a fish waiting to be slaughtered. He is planning how to usurp the throne after returning to the country. At this moment, he suddenly heard what Fu Xiaoguan said. He looked up at Fu Xiaoguan. This bastard has a lot of bad ideas in his mind. Could it be that he wants to dig a hole for him to jump into?
At this point, he naturally understood the purpose of Fu Xiaoguan deliberately leaving him and his group out for more than a month.
He took advantage of this delay to transport red cannons to the eastern border troops, and let the eastern border troops advance to Jinyang Pass, bringing great pressure to the Yi State.
Under such circumstances, the group of wimps in the Yi Kingdom court, led by Prime Minister Meng Chi, would certainly be frightened and unable to sleep or eat, and would inevitably urge the peace talks.
Meng Chi obviously knew about the strategy of the Yu State. Under such circumstances, the result of the negotiation would naturally be disadvantageous to the Yi State. However, for Meng Chi, this was what he wanted.
The more disadvantageous it is, the better it is for him!
Only after the crown prince fell did the second prince Yan Yunshan have the opportunity to ascend to the throne.
As for the Sixth Prince Yan Hanyu... As the saying goes, a barking dog never bites. Yan Hanyu barked loudly, but Yan Liangze didn't take him seriously at the moment.
Yan Liangze had no way to deal with Fu Xiaoguan's simplest delaying tactic. He knew that the result of the negotiation would be very bad, but he was still eager to negotiate.
He can't afford to delay!
If he delays any further, the Emperor of Yi will not have the patience to wait for him to return. The important officials whom he has spent so many years to win over may also break the alliance. By then... it will be too late.
Fu Xiaoguan used such a simple tactic of procrastination to put himself under pressure from both ends. This was not a conspiracy, but an open conspiracy that left him helpless!
He thought a lot and was silent for a long time before he said, "I don't believe that you would not take advantage of a good thing and give it to me."
Fu Xiaoguan sneered and shook his head, "Brother Yan, you still don't understand me. I have a small appetite and I know I'll feel full if I eat too much."
He leaned forward, resting his elbows on the table, supporting his chin with his hands, squinting his eyes as he looked at Yan Liangze and said, "Yi Country and Huang Country are neighbors too..."
He lowered his eyes and looked at the map on the table. He tapped on it with one hand, "The two countries share a border in the northwest, separated by a pass. This pass is called... Gaoque Pass."
"Brother Yan, if I were you, I would raise an army here and invade the Wilderness Kingdom. Beyond Gaoque Pass is the territory of the Blue Banner Tribe of the Wilderness Kingdom. There aren't many towns here, and the towns of the Wilderness people aren't as strong as those of our Yu Dynasty. If we take over the Blue Banner territory, it will be much larger than the small Wofeng Plain."
He paused, pushed the map over, looked at Yan Liangze and said, "The king of the Blue Banner territory was killed by the King of the Desolate Kingdom. The 100,000 cavalrymen who originally belonged to the Blue Banner were requisitioned by Tuoba Feng and transferred to the Desolate Court. This place is empty. If you don't take it... I can only say that you are really unworthy of being the king of a country!"
When Yan Liangze heard this, he frowned, took the map, looked at it carefully, and then handed it to Bian Muyu beside him.
Bian Muyu also examined it carefully, his mind turning several dozen times. They knew that the king of Huang State had centralized power, but Yi State and Huang State had signed an alliance, stipulating a plan to secretly cross Chencang. However, this strategy was formulated with Tuoba Qiu, the former Huang State preceptor. Now Tuoba Qiu was dead, and Yi State had not defeated the Yu Dynasty...
He turned to look at Yan Liangze. This alliance was obviously meaningless.
If they really sent troops to the Desolate Kingdom and occupied the Blue Flag territory, it would not only make up for the loss of Wofengyuan, but also gain a larger territory. Moreover, in terms of military, the Yi Kingdom was frightened by the red cannons of the Yu Dynasty, but the Desolate Kingdom was not!
Although the cavalry of the Huang Kingdom is powerful, the Red Feather Legion of the Yi Kingdom is also good at fighting on horseback.
The Huang Kingdom was determined to go south through Yanshan Pass and attack the northern part of the Yu Dynasty, so the Huang Kingdom would not send too many troops to Lanqi. Even if the Yu Dynasty went out of Yanshan Pass and fought with the Huang people, the Huang Kingdom would not be able to split its troops and could only allow the Yi Kingdom to occupy it in vain.
This strategy is indeed the best one!
So Bian Muyu nodded.
When the other Yi officials heard this, it seemed to make a lot of sense. However, why did Fu Xiaoguan say such good things? Did he have any conspiracy?
After much thought, it was clear that after the Yu Dynasty occupied Wofengyuan, it also needed to recuperate. The northern border troops of the Yu Dynasty could only defend Yanshan Pass at most, but were unable to move north, let alone reach the northwest border of the Yi State.
Fu Xiaoguan could only watch that piece of fat meat. Instead of watching it, it would be better to let the Yi State eat it. This would also be beneficial to the Yu Dynasty, at least it would give the barbarians some trouble.
This is a win-win situation, so Yan Liangze made another decision:
"I am willing to consider your proposal, sir. How about we sign a non-aggression treaty between the two countries?"
Yan Liangze was afraid that Fu Xiaoguan would stab him in the back, but Fu Xiaoguan was also worried about civil unrest in his country, so this was of course a perfect match.
"Hahaha, since Brother Yan has such concerns, then I will do as you wish!"
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