The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 218: General’s talent
Chapter 218: General’s Talent
“Today, I prepared fine wine and delicious food, intending to show goodwill to the State of Jin, but I didn’t expect so many unpleasant things to happen!” Li Zhijie smiled and was flexible. He sat down, picked up the iron fan, patted it in his palm, and called people in. “Quick! Lift up the table in front of General Bai and serve him wine and food again! I’ll toast to everyone as an apology!”
Perhaps because of Li Zhijie’s handsome appearance and extraordinary demeanor, his attitude softened, and the expressions of the Jin State’s envoys who were negotiating peace also eased a lot.
Liu Rushi, however, did not want to give in and just wanted to strike while the iron was hot: “No need to apologize! Please ask King Yan to take out the Xiliang peace treaty and finalize this matter as soon as possible!”
Since it is Xiliang that is seeking peace, it must be Xiliang that must present the peace terms first.
When it comes to peace talks, there will inevitably be bargaining and haggling between the two countries, and it will not be easy to finalize it. The sooner the peace talks begin, the sooner the issue of southern Xinjiang can be resolved.
Li Zhijie nodded and had someone present a copy of the bamboo slips to the crown prince and Liu Rushi, the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple.
“We, Xiliang, are willing to cede eight cities and compensate Jin for its military supplies! Beauties, jewels… are already on the way. As long as the treaty is signed, they will all be sent to Jin!” Li Zhijie slowly stated the contents of the peace treaty.
“Twenty-three cities, not a single one can be missing!” Liu Rushi read through the entire map at a glance, closed the bamboo slips in his hand and put them aside, then took out an exquisite sheepskin map from his sleeve.
The guard following behind Liu Rushi immediately took out his pen and ink. With a stroke of his pen, Liu Rushi proudly circled all the areas south of Tonggu Mountain in Xiliang as part of the territory of Jin State. Then he asked the guard to take the sheepskin map to show Li Zhijie.
“With Tonggu Mountain as the boundary, the twenty-three cities to the north…including Qiushan Pass, Bailong City, and Zhongshan City, all belong to our Great Jin! Xiliang must not only compensate our Jin army for the expenses of the march, but also pay the compensation for the casualties of our soldiers this time!” Liu Rushi sat up straight with a stern face and said loudly, “Besides that, the hundreds of thousands of Bai family soldiers of our Great Jin are the brave army that our Great Jin is proud of. Their compensation should be ten times that of ordinary soldiers. This matter is not negotiable! In addition, you, Xiliang, must follow the words of our Jin General Bai and hand over the twenty-three males from the three clans of Xiliang Fuguo General Yun Poxing, and let General Bai behead them and disembowel them for revenge!”
Asking Xiliang to hand over the 23 males from Yun Poxing’s three clans was just a way to get more benefits from Xiliang. Yun Poxing was now Xiliang’s general. If he really handed over the 23 males from the three clans to be killed by Bai Qingyan, how could Xiliang keep its dignity? !
Moreover, even if Xiliang dared to send it, Bai Qingyan could not really kill him, otherwise the reputation of the Bai family would be ruined.
Bai Qingyan just didn’t expect that Liu Rushi would actually ask for ten times the amount of compensation for the Bai family army.
Li Zhijie lowered his eyes and looked at the sheepskin map. The knuckles of his hand holding the iron fan turned white. He smiled gently and said, “The Jin State is like this. Isn’t its appetite too big?”
“King Yan, have you forgotten who was the first to launch an attack on Jin? Why are you talking about a big appetite now? When Xiliang was planning to invade Jin and its border, wasn’t its appetite… big?!” As a peace envoy from the victorious country, Liu Rushi was extremely arrogant. “The Queen of Xiliang has just ascended the throne, and before she even warmed up the throne, many people in Xiliang are ready to make a move! Xiliang asked for peace because of the kindness of His Majesty and the Crown Prince… They gave the Queen of Xiliang a chance to breathe. If Xiliang doesn’t want it, our Jin country doesn’t mind taking a walk in Xiliang’s muddy water!”
Although Liu Rushi was a sour scholar, he had a lot of insights into the affairs of Xiliang. Li Zhijie tapped the iron fan in his hand from time to time, with a smile on his face and a amiable look, but a sense of awe suddenly rose in his heart.
It seems that Jin State does not give Xiliang any room for maneuver. However, what Lord Liu said is correct. It was Xiliang that attacked Jin first, and Xiliang was facing imminent internal troubles at this time!
Li Zhijie secretly pondered whether he should take out the son of the Bai family as a condition for exchange? After all, the son of the Bai family in his hands was the only remaining male in the Bai family.
Li Zhijie couldn’t help but think of Lu Tianzhuo again. He had already agreed to Lu Tianzhuo to use this Bai family member as bait to ambush and kill Bai Qingyan… to avenge his adoptive father, General Pang Pingguo.
The reason why he agreed to Lu Tianzhuo was not entirely because of the friendship between the two, but because Li Zhijie also felt that Bai Qingyan posed a greater threat to Xiliang than Bai Weiting.
After meeting Bai Qingyan today, Li Zhijie was even more certain. Bai Qingyan was full of murderous and violent aura. Thinking back to what General Yun Poxing said… This woman is perfect, and she is both a commander and a general! If there is a war between Xiliang and Dajin in the future, this person will be the most formidable enemy of Xiliang.
Li Zhijie is in a dilemma…
If the Bai family son was used in the peace talks, Xiliang and Dajin would have room for bargaining, but they would miss the opportunity to ambush and kill Bai Qingyan. If he was not used in the peace talks, they would have to accept the exorbitant price offered by Dajin.
“If Jin is so greedy, then we are not afraid… I, Xiliang, will take gold, silver and jewels to ask Rongdi or Daliang to the east of Jin. If Rongdi and Daliang send troops to attack Jin together, it will be enough to make Jin suffer! Besides, Lord Liu also said that you, Jin, rely on General Bai, but General Bai is too busy to handle everything!” Li Zhijie said with a smile, “Why don’t we each take a few steps back and end the peace talks so that our two countries can live in peace.”
“King Yan, don’t worry about our Jin State. Before coming to negotiate peace, His Majesty of our Jin State had already sent envoys to sign a non-aggression pact with Daliang and Rongdi. The pact is still in force! What’s more… our Great Jin State has more than just General Bai available!”
Liu Rushi smiled and raised his hand to signal Li Zhijie to look in the direction of Zhang Duanrui: “This is General Zhang Duanrui who shot hundreds of thousands of Xiliang troops into hedgehogs in the Battle of Wengshan! In our Jin army, there are also the brave Zhen Zeping and Shi Panshan! And the Bai family army’s generals Cheng Yuanzhi, Shen Kunyang, and Wei Zhaonian! These…are all generals that you Xiliang are familiar with, right?”
Liu Rushi sneered with a trace of contempt: “Let’s talk about the Bai family… In the Bai family of our Jin State Zhenguo Palace, apart from General Bai Qingyan, the fourth daughter of the Bai family also went to the battlefield with General Bai this time, and killed your Xiliang army without a single piece of armor left! Not to mention… the second and third daughters of the Bai family who had already fought on the battlefield! They are all extremely intelligent, and have inherited the spirit of Zhenguo State Bai Weiting, living for the people and dying for the country! They will not die in battle, and will not take off their armor! King Yan… Do you really think that Xiliang has killed all the men of the Bai family, and there will be no one in the Bai family? Just look at our General Bai and you will know that the women of the Bai family are as brave as men, and they are all talented generals! Are you still afraid that no one in my Jin State can fight?!”
Whenever Liu Rushi talked about the Bai family army and Bai Weiting, he would express his great respect and admiration for them, and his respect was beyond words.
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