Chapter 2043: 3 Princes

Mr. Cao, please stay. I am here this time because of our sincerity. Our Eastern Empire wants to cooperate with your Cao's House of Firm. There may have been some misunderstandings between us in the past. Since it is a misunderstanding If so, we can solve it. There is nothing that cannot be resolved when the two of us sit down and talk about it. Your Cao's firm is cooperating with the Linghu family. I don't know what conditions the Linghu family agreed to? We, the Royal Family of the Eastern Empire, are very sincere. Mr. Cao must have thought what I said just now are empty words and big talk, without any facts. Now I can say our sincerity. The third prince sees that Li Tong is really going out, hurry up He stood up and said, he couldn't let the big fish in front of him go, it was related to his own and his father's life, how could he not be sad?

Seeing Li Cong paused, the guy hurriedly said, Master Cao, our imperial family of the Eastern Empire can be said to be in serious crisis this time. You can understand our situation even if I don’t say much. I know that we are in the middle of the negotiation. The downwind, although you are a chamber of commerce and we control the entire empire, I can clearly say that we do not have an advantage in this negotiation. It is different from the last time. When we signed the southern sea area treaty with you last time, we Think you can just harass us at the beach, but you have nothing to do with our inland areas? But this time is different from last time, we can clearly see your strength, just like now, you can't stop our army's way out, we need a way out. His Highness the Third Prince said, judging by the current situation, what this guy said is still the truth.

Now that people have already started to bow their heads, there is no need for us to look for our own faces all the time. Li Cong looked at the third prince in front of him, and he has already pushed him to a certain extent, so he just followed the trend Oh, if it's too much, it will make the other party anxious. When it's time to die, it's Li Tong who regrets it. She won't let things go to that level, because that would be of no benefit to Li Cong. It is impossible to betray the Linghu family. Li Cong himself knows it very well, but if he wants to pass these ten days, delaying time in the negotiation is much better than other things, and Li Cong has already thought of a win-win solution. It can also save the Linghu family. It can also allow itself to obtain huge benefits. It can also allow the court to gain enough face, so why not do things that benefit all three parties? At least it is much better than the current state of war.

Your Highness the Third Prince, I understand all the things you said. The negotiations between us also started on this basis. Our Cao's House is a peace-loving organization. I will not provoke any changes when I am fine. On the contrary, if there is a war in a certain area, we will I will act as a mediator to end this war, just like now, the Linghu family and your court can be said to be incompatible, but with me among you, there is hope for peace, I will definitely take this matter The matter was done very well, to the satisfaction of both of you, Li Tong thought for a while and said, his words surprised the third prince, he thought that Li Tong must be asking the lion to raise conditions, but he didn't expect him to say After saying such a thing, this is not a scene, it is about "peace", I really did not mishear the word.

Your royal family is at war with the Linghu family. I know that your court’s face has been damaged, including some other things. What you want now is to wipe out the Linghu family.

It is best to kill them all, but I hope you can understand now that if your court wants to wipe out the Linghu family, you will have to pay a lot, at least for now. It is very big. The Eastern Empire has not entered a state of war for a long time, and the impact on the entire empire after entering a state of war has also been seen. I don’t need to say more about these things. I have a very good idea. I don’t know. Will you think about it? He lowered his head and thought for a while. He also had an idea to turn this passive negotiation into an active one. If it can be resolved, it will be profitable.

If Mr. Cao has any ideas, you may as well just say it. I am here to solve the problem. I have heard that Mr. Cao likes to be straightforward when solving things. Although I don’t like such things, I still want to hear it. Listening to Mr. Cao's suggestion, how is it better than our Eastern Empire? Everyone in the world says that Mr. Cao solves problems in a first-class way. This kind of thinking is not something that ordinary people can catch up with. It really deserves his reputation when I saw it today. I thought Mr. Cao was going to make some requests that our Eastern Empire could not agree to. Unexpectedly, Mr. Cao My lord has his own opinions, and I admire them very much. He knows how to flatter, especially when he flatters the people he needs. This kind of thing can be said to be self-taught, and the third prince in front of him is like this In one case, he never wanted to flatter others, but now he had to do it.

Your Royal Highness is really flattered. In fact, I am just an ordinary person, but I have traveled more places, met more people, and seen more things. These things can be summed up. How much do you bring with you? There will be a little more idea in my head, Yanxiang Linghu family is also very happy, I will not tell lies in front of you, in fact, they retreated to their fief, the loss is also very huge, Now the power of the Linghu family is less than 60% of what it used to be, and their power in the capital and all over the country has suffered a huge loss. It took tens of thousands of years to manage these things, but it took only half a year to lose them. That's enough, they will definitely fight to the death for these fiefdoms where they can't give up. The first thing Li Tong wants to say is the determination of the Linghu family to resist. Anyone will do it when life and death are at stake. The third prince also nodded.

I also said just now that it is okay for you to destroy them. Even if Cao’s House of Firms helps them with all their strength, they will only delay the time for them to be eliminated, and it is impossible to change the real result, but as far as I know now The interior of the Eastern Empire is not very stable, if you put all your energy in such a region. Then you may lose the overall situation. Can you find a balance between the two sides, so that both sides can meet their own requirements, and then the entire empire can be fine? When Li Tong said this, he was also observing the behavior of the third prince. His complexion, seeing that his complexion has not changed, you know that this method of yours is likely to be successful. Your ability to read words and expressions is really a coincidence. It is still very easy to deal with such a milky boy Yes, I just don't know this little idiot. What's on your mind. Do you really want to drink too much, or do you use this to achieve some purpose?

What Mr. Cao said is so true. Now that we have reached this level, I will not hide it. The imperial court can't support it now. My father's brothers in the capital are all about to move. When my father took the throne, he also went through hardships. The biggest difficulty facing us now is not the country's counter-insurgency. It’s about my father’s prestige. He must end this war beautifully, and he must end it quickly. Our original idea was this. I didn’t promise that Cao’s House of Merchant could be fully established within the scope of the Eastern Empire. To start your business, the condition is that your Cao family firm will not interfere in the matter of our Eastern Empire's crimes against the Linghu family. I know this matter will not work now, but I can also speak out as a basis for mediation. Three His Royal Highness said frankly that his words gave Li Tong a glimmer of hope. This guy is indeed not simple.

In fact, I have also said that Linghu and I are very good friends. When I do things, I value interests, but sometimes the relationship between friends is more important than interests. Power and money can be relied on. But the friendship between friends depends on talent, luck and other things that we can't master. Just like now, aren't we also friends? Just now we were still fighting on the battlefield, but now we are talking and drinking here, which shows that we have something in common, you want to end the war decently, the Linghu family wants a place to live, This can be resolved for both parties. I have such a proposal. After Li Cong finished speaking, pour a glass of water for the third prince. This is also an aspect of expressing his sincerity.

Of course we are very clear about Mr. Cao's friendship. I am also a person who values ​​love and righteousness. Everyone in the whole mainland knows this very well. The third prince said with a smile, he didn't know that Li Tong said these things What do you mean? It seems that the entire empire is really about to bleed, and it may be even more than lowering the demands I made just now, but now the Eastern Empire has really reached a more dangerous time. To be precise, it is not that the Eastern Empire has reached a more dangerous time. It was his father and the princes who were in danger. If this war can't end quickly, it's hard to say what will happen to them in the future, so they must be good. To accomplish these things, do this well to make everything possible.

"Hehe, Your Highness the Third Prince really praised me too much. In fact, it's nothing. I just meddle a little bit more sometimes, and this kind of thing makes many people hate it. Well, we will Let alone, can we talk about our affairs now? My idea is this, you need to go down a step, and you need to give some explanations to the people in the capital, and His Majesty the Emperor also wants to give himself It’s just an explanation for face, you princes have to guarantee this place now, can it be like this, now the Linghu family has 100 provincial fiefdoms, but now they are willing to give up 25 provinces , and you can directly attack these places, even if you took down here, we can completely make a fake war, but you must leave the remaining dozens of provinces to the Linghu family , There have been such counter-insurgencies in history, and they didn't all end at once. I don't think the high-level officials of the empire need to say anything. Those writers of the empire are very powerful, and they are also very good at talking Yes, it is very easy for them to do this. To put it simply, the Linghu family uses a quarter of the land in their hands in exchange for the current peace and the continued survival of their family. I feel that this method is possible." Li Cong thought for a while and said, the third prince also looked at Li Cong in surprise. I really didn't expect Li Cong to put forward such a condition. Isn't this guy afraid that the court will move on immediately after getting so much land? At that time, it was not the present time. As long as the court achieved such a victory, their confidence would greatly increase. It is hard to say what the situation will be.

"Master Cao, please forgive me for speaking bluntly. I have seen some things, and I cannot say that I have never seen the world, but talking to Master Cao for half a day is really useless. , Mr. Cao can think of such a thing. It really is a talent. If our empire has such a talent as Mr. Cao, I think the whole continent will also belong to us. Mr. Cao is still a magical genius who has not appeared in tens of thousands of years. It’s really enviable to say it.” The guy said admiringly. This is at least half true. No wonder. His words are indeed like this, Li Cong is indeed very enviable, but Li Cong was not convinced by his words. He knows that this guy will definitely have the following words, and now the most important thing is to listen to the following words, not these flattery words, he is not here to listen to these words, a prince of an empire will definitely have some of his own Opinion, that's what Li Cong needs now, and he didn't expect the guy in front of him to agree, because he just came to stand in front of him, even if they didn't agree, Li Cong himself would not suffer, because at least this A few hours passed so smoothly. Back then, I promised others to defend the city for ten days. Aren’t these few hours very important, even if I saved them with my own words, it was a good deal for me. .

"I am personally very satisfied with Mr. Cao's proposal, but as you know, the power structure of the Eastern Empire is much larger than that of the other three empires. Don't say that I am a man without a title at all. My prince, even if I am the current prince, I can't express my opinion on such a matter. Can Mr. Cao talk to the people of the Linghu family? Although they will teach you to manage a city, But I think the Linghu family will not give up on the matter of dozens of provinces, you just said that this is their last territory, so it is impossible for them to give up." So this kid is not I believe that Li Cong has such rights now, and it is indeed the case. The Linghu family was half a royal family anyway, and it is also the largest thing in this empire. How could it be possible to hand over its destiny to an outsider? , In their eyes, Li Cong is nothing more than a housekeeper, and now he is making decisions for the master. These things are a bit unreasonable. It is very normal to say that they don't believe Li Cong. After all, people say are all correct.

"Hehe, it is very normal for His Royal Highness to have this idea. I am indeed the person invited by the Linghu family to defend this city, but my relationship with Young Master Linghu is also very close. Before that, I also I talked to him once, and now he is the ruler of the Linghu family in the century, you can rest assured about this matter, my words are his words, and the person who finally signed with you is not mine, because I am an outsider after all, you It is a family, we have discussed something, and finally let them sign it." Li Cong said with a smile, his words made the third prince understand that the entire Linghu family seems to be working for Li Cong. It also made him feel very uncomfortable. After all, the Linghu family used to be regarded as a royal family, and they belonged to the same family as this guy. What did Li Cong mean by saying this? Said he could control the Linghu family? Will he be able to control the royal family in the future? It would be uncomfortable for anyone to change, but this guy's city is still very good. He didn't continue to say anything about Li Cong's words. He nodded, and he should go back. I know, what to do is out of my control. I am just a microphone. Let Li Cong discuss specific matters with His Majesty the Emperor of the Eastern Empire. The two of them are the most capable people to decide. Don't get involved yourself.

"Okay, since Mr. Cao said so about this matter, I will go back and reply to my father. To be honest, my own right now is to know these things. If you want me to make the decision, it is absolutely impossible. That's right, I have my father above me, and there are so many princes, I am just a prince without a title." This guy said twice that he has no title. Li Cong is also a sensible person. It seems that the guy in front of him also needs his own help. No matter when, these two people or two organizations need to cooperate. It's not just the relationship with the Linghu family or the royal family. The relationship with all places is for Cao's merchants to take the next step. This is the most important thing.

"Your Highness, this is only for the time being. In the future, I believe that there will be many opportunities for His Royal Highness to get all of this. I have some good things from my side recently. The two of us hit it off so well. I will give it to His Highness Yes, I hope you like it. I heard that His Royal Highness is an archer. It’s a coincidence. The best things that my Cao’s house produces are these magic arrows. I hope you like it.” Li Cong sent it up after finishing speaking A small space ring was created. The value of this thing alone is more than 300 million silver, and the third prince's face is also surprised, even without those magic arrows. This guy was also very shocked. It seems that he really didn't come in vain this time. Although he has a two-cubic-meter space ring, who in this world would dislike this thing? How many people don't have it? Although the value of such a thing is 300 million silver, you can take out 300 million silver to see if anyone has called you this? That is absolutely impossible, unless that person is a fool.

"Master Cao, don't worry, according to what you said, you and I are friends, and we are both peace-loving people. I will handle these things." The guy smiled and took Li Cong's things. From this moment on, Li Cong has his own person in the upper echelon of the Eastern Empire. As long as this person is an ambitious person, as long as he thinks about being able to ascend the throne, then things will be much easier in the future. What I'm afraid of is that this guy is a mediocre person. If that's the case, Li Congke will have nothing to use, and he can only shake his head helplessly for this guy. It's a big loss for us to do this. of.

"My wife made the right bet. The Third Prince in front of me will regard you as his big backer after he returns. He is very clear about his status in the country. Many people say He has a chance to succeed His Majesty the Emperor, he doesn't know, but he himself knows very well that His Majesty the Emperor has high hopes for that Thailand. Mother, the good thing is that the mother of His Royal Highness has left and no one helps her take care of it in the harem, but he is the crystallization of the mother of His Majesty the Emperor and His Royal Highness, the reason why His Royal Highness can wait in this seat For such a long time, it is because of His Majesty's love, if he wants to get to that position, he has to go another way, and he can't hope that His Majesty will change his mind.

His Royal Highness is a very forbearing character. In the past, many people wanted to support him on the throne, but this guy did not accept the support of those people, because he knew very well that those people had no strength to support him. Not to mention anything else, I just said that I met Li Cong today, which is a very huge gain. If you want to be crowned prince, you must have your own people in the court. If you want to get these people, you must give them benefits. Senior officials , You need to give them the thick salary, and these need money, but where the money comes from, how can I have so much money, I am a prince without a title, and it looks good on the surface , if His Majesty the Emperor doesn't give him a chance for the rest of his life, he will just go there, then it will make no difference if he gives him one now. Are there few such men in the capital?

This guy was thinking about this issue along the way, he finally got such an opportunity, of course he wouldn't let Li Tong lose it just like that, he had to give Li Tong confidence, he had to let his backstage watch Only when he had hope, he suddenly thought of the proposal made by Li Tong. It can be said that going back this time would be a huge gain. He knew very well that His Majesty the Emperor might agree to this proposal, but many people would also To achieve this proposal, they believe that it is impossible for a great empire of the Eastern Empire to bow to a rebel. Even if some of the territory is lost, so what, most of the land is still injured by the Linghu family ? In that case, they would still not be reconciled. His Majesty's face still hasn't been fully recovered, and it would be a shame for them to get some of it back. What I have to do is to convince her that she will not agree to this condition.

The old-fashioned faction also holds a lot of power in the imperial court. Their minds are full of conservative ideas. It is not so simple for me to ask them to agree to my proposal. Of course, there is no way I can do it. If they don't agree, a cold light flashed in the eyes of the third prince. He touched the newly obtained space ring in his hand. There are a lot of good magic arrows in it. Since you don't agree, I will kill your heads. Just cut it off. Without your life, you have no mouth to express your opinions. At that time, she can do whatever she wants. If you want to do whatever you want, go to the underworld and do your thing. I don’t even know that people who make big things are so heartless. How can you get the crown prince? How can he be the emperor in the position of the prince. Among so many princes, it can be said that he has worked very hard to achieve this step.

His Majesty the Emperor of the Eastern Empire can be said to have hoped for it. She very much hopes that her son can bring good news to herself. Does he know how many sons he has? That was impossible, and of course she couldn't be blamed for this matter, only his harem was too huge. When he was the prince, he already had hundreds of wives. Now, the number has increased hundreds of times. After becoming the emperor, newcomers will come in every year. A certain wealthy businessman sacrificed for their family to quickly rise to power. This is a very normal thing for the girls in his family, and His Majesty the Emperor will not show any mercy to him. It is very normal to sacrifice the girls in his family for the sake of his family's rapid rise to power, the emperor Your Majesty will not show any mercy to him, only after you give birth to a prince or a princess will you have your own status in the palace.

There may be thousands of sons. His Majesty the Emperor suddenly thought of this matter at this moment. Some sons have never seen him once since they were born. This father is really a failure. Outsiders, His Majesty the Emperor is Ruthless, but she herself knows these things best. She has so many sons and daughters, how can she have time to pick them up? If everyone is very friendly with herself, no one will take care of the affairs of the empire Just go back and take care of the little things at home, but for most of the grown-up sons, he still chooses two more capable ones, one is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and the other is the third prince in front of him. When he was young, he was very similar to himself. At that time, he was able to ascend to the throne because he fought his way out among thousands of armies. Those brothers were not easy-going lamps. He also wanted to see how these two sons would end up. How did it work? Others say that they prefer His Highness the Crown Prince, but in fact, I do not favor His Highness the Crown Prince at all. I can say that I feel very sympathetic with the Crown Prince's mother, but now that I have been away for so many years, even though I still love that woman in my heart, I can't because of That woman came to change the policy of the empire. My most powerful competitor back then was my brother from the same mother. I still remember that when my father was dying, he said that if there is no competition, then you will wear down your vigor. , even if you can become the emperor successfully, you will not have that fighting power. If you don't have that kind of thought, you will definitely be eaten by others after becoming the emperor. Now His Majesty the Emperor is arranging the crown prince for the third prince. Struggle, only the one who emerges from the competition between the strong and the strong, is a competent emperor, and can hand over the empire to him. It can be said that the empire has encountered danger. It is not easy for His Royal Highness to work here in the capital. His Majesty the Emperor is very clear about this. Even if this war has not started, the strength in the capital is already ready to move. His Majesty the Emperor dealt with a large family, but he himself had no way to touch some hidden forces within the royal family. Those palaces seemed to have kicked out their sons, but those princes were really so obedient ? That's impossible, because how can people in the royal family have no ambitions?

It has been seen that they have been submissive for so many years, it is only in a peaceful age. Once there is such a war, they first think that they can be in power, and a few people may unite to have the power to fight against the imperial court. For these royal families For the children, if they don’t struggle, they will have no future. They may be tired of eating, drinking and having fun.

Obtaining the greatest power is what they are pursuing now. If they hadn't caused one thing after another, His Majesty the Emperor would not have thought of compromising with the Linghu family. In his opinion, it was a very failed choice for these few members of the Linghu family to compromise, but he has no other choice now. It would be great if this war can end quickly. The only one who can return to the capital, but it is too difficult to end this war now, and now it has lost nearly 20 million troops. If the fight continues, how much will it lose? I don't know how many cities are in front of my eyes. Although not every city will eat so many people, but after calculation, if I want it, I need to take back the fiefdom of the Linghu family by force. All of these troops have to die here.

Xiaojuan is worth one-fifth of the entire Eastern Empire. If you continue to serve as a soldier, it will have a serious impact on the power of the entire Eastern Empire. It is when the foundation of the Eastern Empire is not a last resort. The emperor would never do that. If he did a bag of internal problems in the empire, he simply didn't have enough strength to solve those problems, and in the end he left sadly. I will leave this world sadly. This is definitely not what he wants. The other three empires are also eyeing them. They are not easy to save fuel. The matter was resolved with short-term cooperation and everyone was on the same road. If there was one less empire, the other emperors would be very willing to see it. Who would like to have one more person who is equal to him in this world?

Your Majesty the Emperor, His Highness the Third Prince has returned. You are 500 meters away from the camp. But let him come in and talk to you? A eunuch next to him interrupted His Majesty's thoughts. When His Majesty the Emperor heard that his son had returned, the first thing he thought of was not the safety of his son, but what news he brought from Li Cong and Tongli? It should be negotiable, right? Otherwise, he wouldn't come back so fast. He hurriedly asked the eunuch to go out and call the third prince up. Now he wants to know the result. He is really suffering. He has never been so unbeatable in such a long time since he became the emperor. For him It can be regarded as a kind of torment. I could control the whole world in the past, but now he can't control anything.

After seeing the father and the son came back, His Highness the Third Prince gave His Majesty the luggage when he entered the door. These cumbersome etiquettes are simply unnecessary at this time. What exactly did Bian get? Did Li Cong raise anything excessive? If that is the case, tell me quickly, and I will see if we can take care of them. His Majesty's voice is already very eager, and the third prince can already tell from his voice that his Mentality, when the emperor has been a lifetime, the most important thing is not to let others not see his mentality. This was given to them by His Majesty the Emperor and their son when he was very young, but now he can't help it. His Majesty the Prince glanced at his father in surprise. It was indeed the case now. He was out of order. It seemed that this matter would be successful.

To be able to get Li Cong's support, he has to make this matter happen. If this matter cannot be done, it will prove that his third prince is useless at all. How could Li Cong treat such a useless person? If he looks at it differently, he will not support this guy to win the throne. Now it is very easy for someone who can support him to appear. The third prince will not give up this person who supports him. He will definitely do this thing. This is What His Highness the Third Prince was thinking now, he sorted out his thoughts, thought about what Li Tong said, and then figured out in his own heart what to say, so that his father would accept this matter, this is now The main thing? He glanced at the people in the room, they were all important people in the imperial court, it's better to tell the truth, don't put too much embellishment on them, these people are playing like human beings, you can't hide it from them.

Your Majesty, this time I went to sit with Li Cong from Cao's House, and that person put forward a condition, which was not what we thought before. His condition was that we end the current war, and he had no other ideas of his own. What do you want, the powerful family wants to exchange for our truce, they will take out a quarter of their current territory in exchange for our retreat, they will also pay tribute to us, and promise not to form an empire, even if Our imperial court punished the Linghu family, which area is still called the territory of our Eastern Empire, how does His Majesty the Emperor feel about this? The third prince spoke out, and many of the things he thought in his heart were things that Mr. Li did not agree to. If Li Conglai's words were brought out, there would be a 50% chance that he would not accept them. But now It's different, this condition is so euphemistic, it should be acceptable!

Many people in the imperial court heard His Majesty the Third Prince say these things, and they all whispered to each other, thinking that this is an acceptable condition. After all, most of the common people still don't know that the Linghu family is a rebel army, so they will reduce their pressure on them. The emperor has punished them for the territory of 25 provinces. If this cannot quell the anger within the empire, then the only way to continue the war is to wipe them out. It's a very unwise behavior, not only that, they also don't have the strength to continue fighting, unless it is to shake the foundation of the country. After hearing her words, His Majesty's face is still the same as before, but the third prince His Majesty Tong Huang caught a trace in his eyes, and even His Majesty felt that this method was possible. Compared with the dozens of provinces on the front line, the power in the capital was the most important thing.

His Majesty the Emperor himself is weighing all of this, what should he do, should he just get 25 kung fu provinces and retreat? Isn't that a little unfinished, and isn't this thing too imperfect? The emperor did everything perfectly from childhood to adulthood. Is it different now from before? Are you still an emperor now? How can he think so much when doing things, why should he think so much? He really thinks it's time to think back to the past, when he didn't need to think so much. (To be continued..)