An isolated city

Xia Wenxian unfolded the map, and was stunned. "Ten cities? You might as well just destroy our Xiyuan."

Jiang Mo shook his head and said, "Impossible."

Chai Heng didn't expect him to agree to all of them. He circled out ten cities in one breath just to leave room for bargaining. Half of them would be acceptable.

"The value of the prince is much higher than these cities. After all, he is the heir to a country. How can a few cities compare to the prince?"

"This is unfair." Jiang Mo pushed the map aside and crossed his arms. "Ten cities, hundreds of thousands of people, and countless fertile fields are used to exchange for one person. It's not fair, so... I won't exchange it."

Chai Heng raised his eyebrows. "That's the prince! His life is more valuable than thousands of people. You won't lose out in this deal."

Jiang Mo pondered for a while and said, "No matter how important the prince is, he is still a person. It's fair to exchange one person for another. I have A man, I want to use him to exchange for the prince. "

Chai Heng couldn't help laughing, "The man in our hands is the prince! Could it be... you caught my eldest brother?"

Jiang Mo shook his head, "That's not the case, your prince is very strong, it's really hard to catch him. But I think the value of this man may not be less than a prince."

He said slowly: "This man's name... is He Wenqian!"

As soon as the name came out, Chai Heng and He Xiao stood up at the same time.

"Who are you talking about?"

Luo Jin remembered that this He Wenqian was He Xiao's father, and he was also a famous general in the past. He was captured in a battle, and the East Yuan Kingdom thought he was dead, but they couldn't find his body anywhere. But in fact, he was not dead, but was captured by the West Yuan Kingdom and imprisoned for ten years.

"He Wenqian," Jiang Mo repeated, "I think he should be worth exchanging for the prince, right?"

He Xiao's voice trembled, "Impossible... My father... died in the battlefield ten years ago. Although the body was not found, we found his sword and fragments of armor, he... he..."

Jiang Mo said, "He is not dead, he was just captured. We wanted to get some useful information from him, but he would rather die than tell us, and we had no choice. Of course we couldn't let him go, but we couldn't bear to kill him, so we kept him locked up."

Chai Heng pondered for a while and asked, "Are you sure he's not dead?"

"This is his stuff," Jiang Mo handed something to He Xiao, "Since you are his son, you should be able to recognize it."

He Xiao took the thing with trembling hands.

It was a small wooden knife with rough edges and a faint smell of fresh wood, obviously newly carved.

"We have never treated him harshly, and we will try our best to satisfy his needs. General He likes to do wood carving. This is a small wooden knife he carved recently. I took it when I came."

Chai Heng saw the expression on He Xiao's face and knew without asking that this was indeed made by He Wenqian himself.

He took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I agree to the exchange!"

He Xiao raised his head and said in surprise, "Your Highness... this... this requires the consent of His Majesty."

Chai Heng shook his head and said, "No need. When my father sent me here, he gave me full authority to handle this matter, so I have the power to decide how to exchange."

"But... Your Majesty wants the city! You can't do that because of my family affairs..."

Chai Heng said slowly, "General He's affairs are not family affairs, but national affairs! In my opinion, General He is more important than ten... no, a hundred cities."

"Your Highness..." He Xiao didn't know what to say.

Jiang Mo said, "Your Highness is right. General He has made great military achievements and a great reputation. He is much more useful than a prince who is incapable of success and always makes trouble. You have made a good deal."

Minister Xiyuan: "..."

Chai Heng: "..."

[The second prince was so handsome today! ]

[I didn't expect that he had such courage. He Xiao was so moved that he couldn't speak. ]

[If I were He Xiao, I would be loyal to the Chai family for the rest of my life for this matter, and I would never have second thoughts! ]

[Jiang Mo, please stop talking. Who dares to respond to you? Who taught you to talk like this? ]

Chai Heng's decision just now was somewhat impulsive, but when he heard this voice, his determination suddenly became extremely firm.

At least, she agreed with him. No matter what the result will be after returning, he has the courage to face it.

"So, how to exchange?" Chai Heng asked.

Jiang Mo said: "It is impossible to exchange in Sand City. Even if the exchange is successful, you have two masters here, and it is easy to snatch the people back. So... I suggest that we exchange in front of the two armies!"

As soon as these words came out, Xia Wenxian was the first to object, "No! This matter was originally carried out in secret. If it is publicly exchanged in front of the two armies, wouldn't everyone know it?"

[This Jiang Mo is so calculating. He just wants to embarrass Jiang Ge, right? ]

[Hearing him speak so directly, I thought he had no ulterior motives. I was careless. ]

[In this way, the prestige of the prince will inevitably be damaged, and he will have a better chance to compete for the throne. ]

[The princes of Xiyuan Kingdom are really fierce. Jiang Ge is also in a difficult situation. He is actually not incompetent. In the novel, he is quite powerful and ruthless. If I hadn't informed Chai Heng, he would not have been caught.

Chai Heng has never underestimated Jiang Mo, and he will not underestimate him now.

He agreed to this exchange. General He was captured on the battlefield, died rather than surrender, and suffered for ten years. He would be respected if he was exchanged back. But the prince is different. He was easily captured by the enemy because of his lust. How can he face people in the future if this matter gets out?

But his thoughts are more complicated. He thinks that if Jiang Ge's strength is further weakened because of this incident, then his brothers, including Jiang Mo, will inevitably covet the position of the crown prince. The Western Abyss Kingdom is bound to have an internal conflict, which is of great benefit to the Eastern Abyss Kingdom.

Jiang Mo glanced at Xia Wenxian, "What? Does the Prime Minister have a better idea?"

Xia Wenxian thought for a long time before saying, "Let the people of Dongyuan Kingdom send His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to Tancheng, and we will send General He to Weicheng."

Jiang Mo looked at him as if he were an idiot, "Tancheng and Weicheng are thousands of miles apart. If we send people over, how do we know whether they have sent them over? What if they don't send them and detain us?"

Xia Wenxian was anxious, "Then...then..."

He also understood that if it was a secret exchange, the number of people could not be too large. However, when there were few people, He Xiao and Yue Qinghai, two masters, could do whatever they wanted and directly rob people.

Only when the two armies were in front of each other and both sides had strong strength, He Xiao and Yue Qinghai could not play a role. No matter how strong these two people were, they could only deal with dozens or even hundreds of people by themselves. They were powerless in the face of thousands of troops.

Chai Heng spread his hands, "Why don't we exchange them in Sand City? I promise it will be a fair exchange and I won't steal anyone."

Xia Wenxian's eyes lit up, "He promises not to steal anyone!"

Jiang Mo: "..."

He crossed his arms and said calmly, "It's shame or death, you choose for him! Or... you can go back and tell others that the prince was arrested for gathering information in the enemy country."

Xia Wenxian felt hopeful, "...The Fifth Prince will say the same thing. Right? "

Jiang Mo nodded:" Although I don't like to lie, I can barely say for the prince's reputation. A minister went out to have a small meeting and returned for a long time. , Not

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