The court in Yanjing City has been less quarrels recently, but most of its attention has been focused on the External Envoy Courtyard outside the Imperial City.

The Foreign Envoy Court is a villa under the jurisdiction of Honglu Temple. Unlike the Sitongguan, it is a place for resting in the foreign envoys. The Foreign Envoy Court is a yamen for public work and a place for handling various affairs between countries.

The construction of the Outer Envoy Courtyard is very bold. In addition to the main courtyard, there are two side courtyards in the east and west. The big red walls are as red as fire. You can feel the momentum of the Outer Envoy Courtyard from a long distance.

Now the remediation of Yanjing City is focused on this fiery red high-walled courtyard.

For several days, there were many cars and horses outside the courtyard, and the security guards were also raised to the highest level. The imperial guards in the open, the Yanjing government office staff, and the dark officials in the secret flower hall were stacked up, with a solemn and magnificent atmosphere.

Many people know that in this Foreign Institution, there are two negotiations that concern the future of Yan State.

This is an extremely difficult negotiation for all parties to the negotiation.

The sun rises and sunsets, and all parties to the negotiations are exhausted, but for several consecutive days, no party can reach a negotiation. All parties can only hold a stalemate openly, but secretly win over the activities.

In fact, from the beginning of the negotiation, such negotiations are destined to have big problems.

Taishi Xiao, who was inclined to Wei, was responsible for negotiating with the people of Qing, while the Han faction who was inclined to negotiating with Wei, naturally made Yan put forward extremely harsh conditions to make things difficult for the other party, and some conditions were even impossible for the other party to accept. Therefore, such negotiations were openly discussed with all their heart, but in fact, they tried their best not to make the negotiations successful.

This kind of strange negotiation is extremely rare in the history of various countries.

Wei and Qing naturally knew that the negotiating parties were intentionally making things difficult for them, so many terms would not be easily agreed upon. Such a deadlock has been delaying the process of negotiations.

The Yan State court has also received a report on the war. Wei Qing and the two sides have begun small-scale wars, but because Yan State has not yet given a clear attitude and the two sides are still trying their best to fight, the war has not expanded further.

However, the people of Yan also knew a very simple truth. It would be fine if such negotiations were delayed for ten days and half a month. If they were delayed for too long, they would offend both Wei and Qing. Although Yan has taken a certain initiative now, if they really offend the other two countries, it would only be harmful but not beneficial to Yan.

During the day, it was painful negotiations, but at night, Yan State still perfectly fulfilled the friendship of landlords.

The important officials in the court accompanied the envoys from both countries to celebrate the banquet every night, with the best wine and food, the most beautiful dancers and singers, and the most beautiful dances and music.

However, in this case, the atmosphere of Wei and Qing envoys in the same hall was extremely strange, and it was inevitable that such a banquet was tormenting. For most people, such a banquet was a torture.

As for the emperor of Yan, just like when the envoy Qing first came, he was still sick - this is the official statement of Yan!

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The night was quiet, and a carriage stopped at the side door of the Taishi Mansion. An old man in his sixties got out of the carriage. He was dressed in a brocade dress with a very elegant temperament and exquisite dress. He held a brocade hand in his right hand and wiped the corners of his mouth from time to time.

Someone around me had already come forward and knocked on the door. The side door opened and saw the old man, he immediately went in.

The old man only brought one follower to the courtyard with the servants of the Taishi Mansion, and moved into several courtyards. He came to Taishi Xiao's study with a familiarity. It was obvious that this old man was here for the first time.

The servant gently knocked on the door of the study and replied, "Taishou, Mr. Qingyuan is asking for a meeting!"

The door of the study opened quickly. Master Xiao was wearing casual clothes and a smile on his old face. He actually opened the door to greet him and invited the old man, Mr. Qingyuan, to enter, and the follower was guarding outside the door.

Mr. Qingyuan was the official envoy of the Wei State mission this time.

The Wei Kingdom was more martial, but he was not without literati. Mr. Qingyuan was the master of the Wei Kingdom's literary world. He was well-versed in ancient and modern times, had a profound knowledge, and was eloquent. He had a very high reputation in the Wei Kingdom.

He was the teacher of Wei State today, and he was the honor of "imperial teacher", which was extraordinary.

Master Xiao welcomed Mr. Qingyuan into the inner room and brewed tea himself. Then he sat opposite him and smiled, "Mr. Qingyuan, I'm here late at night, I don't know what's the price?"

Mr. Qingyuan's face looked very bad and said in a deep voice: "I was originally a secluded person and had never been concerned about national affairs. When I came here, I tried my best to persuade the emperor. I still had some strength, so I became interested in serving the country. I went on a mission to Yan State, wanting to become an ally with your country and jointly suppress Qing State... But your country does not seem to have the sincerity to continue to negotiate with our country. In today's negotiations, Han Xuandao proposed to add two thousand war horses, claiming that your country is short of horses. If there is no cavalry, it will be difficult to use troops. Together, it is necessary for our country to take out five thousand war horses... Hehe, this is not too much!"

Master Xiao smiled and said, "Mr. Qingyuan, please taste tea first to relieve the anger..."

"I don't have the heart to drink tea!" Mr. Qingyuan sighed, "Taoshi, you also know that the money and food consumed every day in our country of Wei is a considerable amount. Every day of delay is equivalent to adding a huge burden to the people of Wei. It has been struggling for nearly ten days, but nothing has made progress. If this continues, what kind of face will I have to explain to the subjects in the country?"

Master Xiao nodded and said, "I know Mr. Qingyuan's suffering. But then again, Wei delayed the day and consumed countless money and grain, and the same was true for the State of Qing... Mr. Qingyuan doesn't have to worry too much..."

"Qing Kingdom has a huge territory and a lot of money and food. If you consume it like this, I, Wei, cannot afford to eat." Mr. Qingyuan said seriously: "Taishi, I have experienced difficulties along the way on behalf of my Great Wei. Finally, I have come to this point. The sincerity can be seen... If your country has been making things difficult for me so hard, it can only be said that your country has no intention of forming an alliance with my Great Wei. If that is the case, it would be meaningless for me to stay here!"

Master Xiao was not impatient, picked up the teacup, sipped it gently, and then slowly said: "Mr. Qingyuan, you and I understand that this negotiation involves the future of the Three Kingdoms, and it must be detailed..." After a pause, a faint smile appeared: "And Mr. Qingyuan can probably see that Han Xuandao's heart is also true. If you want to negotiate with him, it may not be that easy!"

Mr. Qingyuan frowned and glanced at Master Xiao, "Trial Master, Han Xuandao deliberately made things difficult for greater benefits. If I promised to give him five hundred war horses, I don't know if it is feasible?"

Master Xiao laughed and said, "Mr. Qingyuan is indeed a literati, and he does not understand the ambition of a ghost planner. Five hundred war horses? Mr. Qingyuan really underestimated Han Xuan. What he wants is not a few hundred war horses. Even if you promise him a thousand war horses, he will never be connected to Wei." Speaking of this, he put down the teacup in his hand, patted his forehead gently, and said with a smile: "Han Xuandao wants my husband's head. Unless you carry my husband's head over, he may agree to form an alliance with you Wei, otherwise... it is harder than climbing to heaven!"

Mr. Qingyuan's expression was even more ugly, and he sneered: "Associate with my Great Wei and work together to attack Qing, he will definitely occupy a large amount of land and will benefit you, Yan State. In such a thing, Han Xuandao actually interfered with it because of his personal interests...!"

Master Xiao shook his head and said lightly: "Mr. Qingyuan's words are a bit inappropriate. In fact, it is beneficial to form an alliance with you, Wei State, but it may not be unhelpful to reach an agreement with Qing State." Youran smiled: "If the negotiations with Qing State are successful, my Dayan will only need to collect countless property, not send a soldier, and can also sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight, serve tea and watch the two countries compete... This may not be a bad thing!"

Mr. Qingyuan calmed down, gently stroked his white beard, stared at Master Xiao and said, "Since that's the case, why has the Master Tai Shi never reached an agreement since negotiations with Qing State?"

Master Xiao smiled indifferently and said, "Jingguo has not yet agreed to it for a while because of my request... I have never regressed when doing things, so it is naturally difficult for the people of Qingguo to agree to the conditions I have proposed."

"So that's it!" Mr. Qingyuan said calmly: "It seems that the Grand Master... is also interested in forming an alliance with the people of Qing?"

Mr. Xiao had a smile on his lips, "In fact, whoever is allying with is not my heart, it just depends on who can bring benefits to my Yan State. My heart is all about my Dayan. Whoever can bring real benefits to me Dayan, I will want to form an alliance with whom I want to...!" After a pause, he smiled and said, "But this time the king of your country took advantage of your country. Mr. Qingyuan gave me a gift of thousands of war horses as soon as he entered Yanjing. My thoughts... are really willing to join forces with your country. But... I don't know if the people of Qing will suddenly become generous..."

Mr. Qingyuan stared at Master Xiao quietly, and after a moment, he said, "Master, I am willing to give you another 500 war horses, but... this negotiation cannot be delayed..."

Master Xiao stroked his fingers and said, "Mr. Qingyuan took action, but he was not stingy!" Then he leaned forward and said slowly, "Mr. Qingyuan, whether to form an alliance with Wei is not his Han Xuandao, nor is it me who has the final say... The real decision to join with is the emperor of my Dayan. You must always be clear about this!"

Mr. Qingyuan narrowed his eyes.

"It's better to find out what I thought about my Emperor Dayan when dealing with Han Xuandao." Master Xiao smiled faintly and said, "Take your sincerity and satisfy my Emperor Dayan. Even if Han Xuandao wants to disturb him, he will be powerless!"

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