Chapter 136 If the negotiations fail, I will personally lead the troops to Laizhou
Cui Jing thought: If he was sincere, he wouldn't block the door and not let anyone pass.
However, since Xie Fangyuan has spoken, we have to give face to the great scholar.
Cui Jing said, "I will inform the master of what happened here. Sir, Jingzhi will go to see the master first."
"Slow down."
Cui Jing mounted his horse again, walked through the crowd, met up with the young general at the city gate, and then entered the city together.
Xie Fangyuan looked at their backs in the distance and narrowed his eyes.
Patriarch Xie came forward, looking puzzled: "Uncle, why are you letting me pass?"
"If you don't let me, are we going to be blocked here?"
"But if we give in now, won't it be seen clearly by others and make them think that our Xie family is easy to bully? If a fight really breaks out, our Xie family will not be afraid of Beiyan."
You know, the Xie family in Laizhou is like the "Emperor Xie". Everyone in Laizhou respects the Xie family as their leader.
The number of household guards and soldiers maintained by the Xie family was comparable to an army, with as many as 70,000 to 80,000 guards, household soldiers and generals, or even up to 100,000.
According to many descendants of the Xie family, the general trend of the world is that if they do not advance, they will retreat. Since the Xie family has already become powerful, why not declare themselves king and become the King of Laizhou?
The Xie family had been arguing about this for many years, but as the Cui family welcomed the Northern Yan army southward and the Northern Yan army approached, the Xie family was worried that they were no match for the Northern Yan army, so they gave up the idea of becoming king.
"Be careful with your words." Xie Fangyuan's expression was a little subtle.
Putting aside other things, this is someone else's territory. If you block their door, they might get angry and attack you, and it's not impossible for them to never return.
"Cui is smarter than Xie!"
The Xie family is now in an awkward situation, but the Cui family has already gotten out of it. It is said that Cui Jing is still shining in the Northern Yan army and is highly valued by the King of Northern Yan.
Patriarch Xie disagreed: "How can the Cui family be so smart? They..."
"Alright." Xie Fangyuan interrupted Patriarch Xie. "There's no point in saying any more. Just wait for the summons from the King of Northern Yan."
Hearing the words "wait" and "summon", Patriarch Xie frowned fiercely.
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On the other side, Cui Jing had just entered the city and asked the young general about the situation of the Xie family.
"They just arrived. The Lord said he wanted to see them, but they were too arrogant. We couldn't stand it anymore, so Mr. Xu decided to leave them alone for a while to let them know who the master of this place is."
Mr. Xu, Xu Daozhen.
As a counselor under the Northern Yan, Shangguan Tong was stationed at Chongshan Pass, in charge of reconstruction and subsequent military food and grass matters. When Yan Xingchuan led his troops to war, he also brought several counselors with him to give advice and manage the internal affairs of the army, as well as to conquer the territory and rebuild the country.
Among them, Mr. Dong, Mr. Fang and Mr. Xu are the most outstanding.
Cui Jing listened and was speechless for a long time.
It is not difficult to guess the purpose of the Xie family's visit. They came to visit Yan Xingchuan at this time, and even Xie Fangyuan came with them. They must want to surrender and negotiate.
But since you want to be a subject, you should at least be nicer in attitude, not just kneeling down properly. Why do you still look down on others and act like you are giving them face by liking them?
You are really looking for death!
Cui Jing went all the way into the government office and paid a visit to Yan Xingchuan.
"Why did you come back? Is it because things are not going well with Chen Sui?" Yan Xingchuan asked him.
Earlier, when they came out of Chongshan Pass, Yan Xingchuan and Shen Sui split up into two groups. Yan Xingchuan led Shen Mo south, while Shen Sui led Wu Tu and Cui Jing north. Why did Cui Jing suddenly come to him?
"Don't mention it." Cui Jing said with a gloomy face, "My Lord, General Shen and I really don't get along."
"Oh? How do you mean?"
Cui Jing was reluctant to elaborate: "We just have different opinions. No one can convince the other. We are not suitable for cooperation."
Cui Jing didn't dare to mention what bad habits Shen Sui had. After all, others said that he was a favorite of Yan Xingchuan, but the Shen brothers were Yan Xingchuan's trusted and beloved generals. He wouldn't be stupid enough to find fault with Shen Sui in front of Yan Xingchuan.
"General Shen has led the army for many years and has his own ideas about marching and fighting. This time, the progress in Yunzhou is also smooth. My plan is just superfluous and of little use. Therefore, I came here to find the master and ask if the master wants someone to go to Laizhou as an envoy."
Cui Jing was a man who wanted to make a career, so naturally he would go wherever he was needed. Since it was useless for him to stay with Shen Sui and Shen Sui didn't like him, he naturally didn't want to stay.
In this case, he might as well try to deal with the Xie family of Laizhou. If he can recapture Laizhou for Northern Yan, it will be a great achievement for him and he will be a meritorious official of Northern Yan.
As for difficulties, everything in the world has difficulties, but he has never been afraid.
"Then you've come at the right time."
Cui Jing was not good at fighting, but he was an expert at "persuading surrender" and his contributions to Northern Yan were innumerable.
Yan Xingchuan said, "Then I'll leave the Xie family to you. Remember, if I want the Xie family to be my subjects, I'll make them submit.
At least 70% of the Xie family's land must be handed over, and I will also demand at least 50% of the Xie family's wealth. As for the officials in Laizhou, I will also make other arrangements to get the Xie family out of the way."
Cui Jing's heart was pounding. This was simply undermining the foundation of the Xie family!
"This...I'm afraid the Xie family won't agree."
"No problem." Yan Xingchuan's face was calm, not feeling that he had done anything wrong. "I will give the Xie family some face and let you negotiate. If the negotiations fail, after I recapture Yunzhou and Miaozhou, I will personally lead the troops to Laizhou."
If we can't reach an agreement through negotiation, then we'll fight. It's a competition of who has the harder fist and the stronger army.
"The Xie family has been the sole ruler for too long. Laizhou is practically their private property. If we don't demand these things, the people of Laizhou will forever be slaves of the Xie family, and Northern Yan's policies will have difficulty being implemented in Laizhou."
"If the Xie family refuses to accept, then let's fight. This king would like to see the strength of the Xie family."
It seems that Yan Xingchuan is determined to take action against the Xie family and change the world for Laizhou.
However, the Xie family had gone too far and could not hold on to the country, so Northern Yan only allowed one kingdom in Laizhou, and that was Northern Yan, and would not allow the "Emperor Xie" to continue to exist.
Cui Jing almost couldn't help but wipe the sweat off his face, thinking that was a close call.
If it weren't for the Cui family's successful management of Pingzhou, they would have been able to become the masters of Pingzhou because of the people's support. Ten years ago, they would have united with the aristocratic families and returned some of the land to the people, thus achieving a balance of "aristocratic families and the people jointly guarding Pingzhou."
If all the wealth of Pingzhou were in their hands, perhaps the Cui family would be unwilling to let go like the Xie family and would continue to own Pingzhou as their own.
Don't hesitate when it's time to act, but don't be too perfect. When the moon is full, it will wane. If people are too greedy, they may suffer a catastrophic disaster.
If the situation is bad, the way to preserve it is to show kindness to the people and stand with them.
"Master, please rest assured. Jingzhi will first meet the Xie family."
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