Chapter 139 The tea is good, right? It was confiscated from the house.
What a worthy execution!
The Xie clan members glared at Cui Jing, wishing they could stab him to death to vent their hatred.
Xie Fangyuan then asked Cui Jing, "What if I leave now?"
Cui Jing said calmly: "After the Lord pacifies Yunzhou and takes Miaozhou, he will definitely send troops to Laizhou."
By then, the Xie family will be uprooted.
Xie Fangyuan shook himself, his face looking a little unhappy.
If Northern Yan sent troops to Laizhou, not only would the people of Laizhou be harmed, but the Xie clan would also likely face a disastrous fate. If they wanted to survive, they would have no choice but to flee in disgrace like the other clans in Yunzhou.
But Laizhou is the foundation of the Xie family. Without the foundation, will the Xie family still be the Xie family?
How can I escape?
After a long while, Xie Fangyuan said, "I understand. You lead the way."
Cui Jing bowed again, then glanced at the Xie clan members, walked forward, and led everyone to the garden where the negotiations were temporarily arranged.
The head of the Xie family came to Xie Fangyuan and asked him through gritted teeth, "Uncle, did our fourth brother die in vain? Should we just let it go?"
Xie Fangyuan glanced at him and said, "Before they came, didn't you tell them to be careful and tell them that this is Yunzhou of Northern Yan, not Laizhou?"
If you speak nonsense here and are disrespectful to Yan Xingchuan, your death will be in vain.
Seeing that the head of the Xie family looked unhappy, Xie Fangyuan felt his eyebrows twitching. The Xie family had been dominating Laizhou for too long. They didn't know their place and didn't recognize their own identity.
Xie Fangyuan said, "No matter what you think, since you want me to be your subject, you must behave like a subject and be respectful to your master. You must not make irresponsible comments. If you can't even behave like that, then there's no need for us to make this trip. Let's just turn back now."
On the weekend road, Laizhou is far away from the imperial city. The emperor is far away, so the head of the Xie family naturally became the local emperor of Laizhou. He can call the wind and rain here and is very powerful. Now Xie Fangyuan asked him to bow his head and be respectful, and he couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable.
However, he still had his rationality and knew that the current situation was stronger than people. For the Xie family, Beiyan was the best choice.
Patriarch Xie breathed a sigh of relief and endured it with gritted teeth: "Uncle, I understand."
"That's best. Don't let anything else happen."
When the Xie clan members followed Cui Jing to the garden, Xu Daozhen was already waiting at the gate. Seeing Xie Fangyuan get off the carriage, he bowed and said, "Sir."
Famous scholars and Confucian scholars in the world are naturally respected by students all over the world, and they are respectfully addressed as "Sir" to their faces.
Xie Fangyuan glanced at Xu Daozhen, didn't recognize him, and just nodded.
Xu Daozhen said, "Please come in, sir. I have prepared some tea. Please enjoy it."
Xu Daozhen was about thirty years old, tall and thin, dressed in a green robe, with a bit of the elegance of a scholar. Although he had some respect for Xie Fangyuan as a senior, he was also frank and calm, neither humble nor arrogant.
Xie Fangyuan nodded, then asked him to arrange for the Xie family members to rest aside, while he and the head of the Xie family negotiated with Xu Daozhen and Cui Jing.
Originally, the Xie family thought that if more people came to negotiate, they would be more powerful and would have the upper hand. However, these people were too ignorant of their own limitations and naturally could not be brought along.
The group entered the main courtyard of the garden and sat down as host and guest. Cui Jing personally poured tea for Xie Fangyuan and the head of the Xie family: "Please."
The head of the Xie family's expression had eased a little at this moment, but because someone in the Xie family had died, he still didn't look very happy, and he didn't want to drink the tea. Instead, Xie Fangyuan picked up the teacup and tasted it.
"The tea is good."
Xu Daozhen said, "We seized these during the raid on Yunshang City. Our Lord allowed us to divide them up."
Yan Xingchuan himself had no greed for money and good things. Every time he conquered a territory, he distributed the land he obtained to the people for cultivation. Seventy percent of these money and good things were stored in the treasury to be used for military supplies and subsequent governance, and one-third were given to the accompanying soldiers.
Xu Daozhen was a scholar, and most of the tea leaves were divided among them.
Xie Fangyuan's face darkened slightly, and he couldn't drink the tea anymore.
Xu Daozhen's expression remained unchanged, and he had no intention of playing coy with the Xie family. He asked directly, "Mr. Xie and Patriarch Xie, what are you doing in Yunshang City?"
Xie Fangyuan looked at the Xie family head, who said, "Of course, I'm here for the Laizhou issue. My Xie family is willing to serve Northern Yan and recognize Northern Yan as the legitimate ruler. In the future, Laizhou will belong to Northern Yan."
"Northern Yan has added another state to its territory. I wonder if such a major event is worthy of the King of Northern Yan's attention."
Anyone who heard about the great news of adding another state would be ecstatic, but Xu Daozhen and Cui Jing's expressions did not change at all.
Xu Daozhen said, "It's a good thing for Northern Yan to gain another state, but it depends on whether it's worth it and whether it's useful."
Patriarch Xie's heart skipped a beat. "How can it not be worth it? How can it be useless? From now on, Laizhou, from top to bottom, will belong to Northern Yan, and its people will belong to Northern Yan."
The Xie family originally had no intention of coming directly to Yan Xingchuan to negotiate, but just waited for Xie Xi to go to the Cui family and ask the Cui family to come forward to mediate.
But Xie Xi revealed Cui Si's intention in his reply. The Xie family was shocked and angry, and they were also afraid that Cui Si would really write a letter to Yan Xingchuan and ask Yan Xingchuan to take action against the Xie family.
So he asked Xie Fangyuan to go with him and find Yan Xingchuan first.
By the time Bei Yan and the Xie family reach an agreement, it will be too late even if Cui Si reminds Yan Xingchuan again.
You can't go back on your word and wait until the Xie family surrenders and then attack the Xie family, right?
This would be extremely unethical. In the future, no clan in the world would dare to associate with Northern Yan.
Xu Daozhen laughed when he heard this: "Master Xie, your words are really insincere. If you say so, just leave on your own."
If he leaves on his own and waits for the Northern Yan army to reach the city, then most of the Xie family's wealth will go to Northern Yan, and the land of Laizhou will belong to the people of the world.
The Xie family head looked unhappy. "My family, the Xie family, has come all the way here to pay homage to the King of Northern Yan and pledge our loyalty to him. How can we be insincere? Even my uncle, Mr. Jingyuan, has come here in person. Do you still think we are insincere?"
They are so condescending, but they are still not sincere?
Cui Jing explained on the side: "Master Xie, what Mr. Xu said is not sincere. It is not a question of whether the Xie family is willing to be a vassal, but whether the Xie family is willing to hand over Laizhou."
"You should have known who the King of Northern Yan is before you came. He has rebelled against the court, not to ascend to the throne, but for the people of the world and for the blood feud with the Zhenbei Marquisate."
"And wherever the Northern Yan army goes, the land they seize will be returned to the people. Do you know this?"
"As a vassal of the Xie family, I wonder how much land and money they would have to contribute to the cause of Northern Yan? There must be a set of rules. What we want to see is sincerity."
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