Since the envoys of the two countries entered the capital, Emperor Yan has not been to court. As the dynasty said, His Majesty the Emperor was in good health and was resting in the palace and was not suitable to go to court to govern the government. The chief minister of the cabinet, Taishi Xiao, was responsible for negotiating with the people of Qing, so the affairs of the cabinet will be temporarily presided over by Su Guanya, the Minister of Personnel.,

Although there was no major dynasty meeting, His Majesty the Emperor was obviously quite concerned about the negotiations. In the Ganxin Hall of the Central Dynasty, the emperor issued an order for the cabinet and the six ministers of the ministers to enter the palace to discuss matters.

This is also the first time since the negotiations began, His Majesty the Emperor summoned his ministers, and the ministers who came to meet were all important ministers of Yan State. Less than ten people gathered respectfully in front of the emperor's case.

This is where the emperor usually reviews memorials, and it is naturally incomparable to the Taiping Hall in the dynasty.

Two copper cranes were separated from the emperor's seat, with sandalwood smoke rising and the fragrance spreading. The emperor sat on the chair and wore loose casual clothes, which was very different from the majesty he was in during the reign of the emperor.

First, Su Guanya briefly reported the major affairs of the cabinet recently, mainly the reconstruction affairs of Yichun County after the disaster, which were nothing more than money.

The emperor seemed very calm about these things, just listened quietly, and occasionally asked a question or two, but there was not much intention.

After the cabinet led by Su Guanya made a statement for half a day, His Majesty the Emperor said lightly: "Those things are handled easily by the cabinet. I have never been able to find fault with you all my dear friends!"

All the officials looked at their noses and their hearts, but they just bent and didn't dare to say anything. Of course, they were not too afraid of the man on the chair in front of them, but they were just worried that the more they talked here, the more they would make their colleagues beside them seize the excuse and attacked on the spot.

The emperor himself may not be very powerful, but if he finds the excuse and raises the emperor's banner to deal with political enemies, it is also an extremely sharp weapon.

The emperor was obviously very willing to see his ministers attacking each other and find each other's handles. He was willing to take those handles as an opportunity to open up his mouth and openly weaken the strength of his ministers.

"Taishi, how is the negotiations with the people of Qing Kingdom now?" The emperor looked at Taishi Xiao and asked simply: "What conditions are they willing to come up with?"

Master Xiao stepped forward and bowed, "Report to the emperor, the people of Qing... Alas, with the old ministers' opinions, their negotiating intentions are not sincere!"

"Oh?" The emperor looked calm.

"The old ministers only proposed six negotiation conditions, but they had four that they could not accept... If the old ministers were unable to accept the conditions for the interests of the Dayan Kingdom, the old ministers would not give in!" Tai Shi Xiao looked serious. At first glance, he was really an old minister who was for the country and the people.

Hu Xuexin, the minister of Dali Temple, had already sneered: "Trial Master, is it because the people of Qing Dynasty are not sincere in negotiating, or is the conditions proposed by the Taishi too harsh, and the other party cannot accept it? If our Dayan asks for a price everywhere and offers some conditions that the other party really cannot accept, I am afraid that the other party will think that our Dayan is not sincere in negotiating!"

Master Xiao looked calm and even said with a smile: "Mr. Hu's words are not easy to agree. Although the conditions I have put forward are not easy to agree, they are not difficult to agree. Compared with the benefits obtained by my Dayan and Wei joining forces to attack Qing State, the conditions I have put forward are extremely relaxed. The people of Qing think about the result after the war, think about the requirements I made, and then think carefully. If the people of Qing State are smart, they should be able to accept my request!" After pausing, they bowed to the emperor and said: "Master, the old minister has been entrusted by the emperor to negotiate with the people of Qing State. Not only should he try his best to win the best interests, but he also has to talk about the national prestige of my Dayan... If he compromised with them easily, it would seem that my Dayan was spineless!"

Hu Xuexin also took a step forward and bowed to the emperor and said seriously: "Your Majesty, the heart of the Taishi may be good, or maybe it is to fight for the greatest benefit for our Dayan. But I think that some things are too much or too little. Among the conditions of the Taishi, there is a project of ceding land, and the land is not small, which is difficult for any country to accept... No one is talking to the people of Qing, they claim to be etiquette as the country of the Central Plains, and they even claim to be a great country of the Central Plains. They are arrogant and cede land without defeat. From top to bottom, the Qing State will never agree. Moreover, once the conditions proposed by the Taishi are known by the people of Qing State, they may anger the people of Qing State!"

"Ignate the people of Qing?" Master Xiao glanced at Hu Xuexin with a squinted look and said lightly: "Mr. Hu seems to be a little afraid of the people of Qing!"

Hu Xuexin sneered: "If the Grand Tutor accuses the Xiaguan, there may be a little bit of other things, but if the Xiaguan is afraid of the Qing people, it would be ridiculous." He bowed and said: "Xiaguan's ancestral home is Linyang County, which is directly connected to Nanyang County of Qing Kingdom. When Xiaguan was young, there was friction at the border. Xiaguan followed his father to kill the enemy at the age of eleven, and he won two heads of Qing people in the first battle... Speaking of which, the one who is the Qing people the most feared is the Qing people!"

"Since that's the case, why are Lord Hu worried about angering the people of Qing?" Grand Master Xiao said lightly: "It's just a negotiation. If you want to accept it, the two countries will form an alliance. If you don't accept it, it means you have no sincerity to come to negotiate... This is planned for the fate of our Great Yan State, so why are you afraid of angering the people of Qing?"

Han Xuanchang, the Minister of Rites, finally bowed: "Taishi, now the Wei army is on the border of Qing State, and Qing State is determined to deal with the Wei people. This situation does not make us mistakenly think that the Qing State is not threatened. Qing State monopolizes with rich resources and fertile land. To be honest, the national strength is above the Wei and Yan countries. The so-called centipede insects die without being stiff. If the Qing State really wants to fight to the death, it will not be easy to resist. Qing State has not fought for many years, so

It was General Xiao who was in charge of the border, and the people of Qing did not dare to act rashly. Secondly, the people of Qing did not want to make progress, and there was no ambition in the court... This is why our country of Yan benefited from this. The people lived and worked in peace and prosperity, but we must understand that regardless of land, population, money, grain, and soldiers, the country was far above our country of Yan. Once the people of Qing were angered, they would become extremely hostile to our country of Yan. At that time, they would not be the blessing of our country of Yan!"

At this time, a person flashed from behind Master Xiao and said in a deep voice: "Master Han is probably too worried. Now that Wei Qing has soldiered troops to the border, even if they really anger the Qing Kingdom, they will not be able to attack. Could it be that they left the attack of the Wei people and came to attack our Yan Kingdom because of anger? Let's take a step back, even if the Qing Kingdom kills us, we still have a general on the border. Qing Kingdom is a little bitch, how can we be the general's opponent?"

Everyone looked at it and found that this person was Xiao Wanchang, the temporary secretary of the Ministry of Justice.

Since He Qingzhi was beheaded, the position of Minister of Justice of the Ministry of Justice was delayed due to the disagreement of opinions from the cabinet and did not make up for the gap. Therefore, Xiao Wanchang, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, temporarily took over the position of Minister of the Ministry of Justice and presided over the affairs of the Ministry of Justice.

Today the emperor summoned members of the cabinet and the six ministers of the ministers. Although Xiao Wanchang was not a regular official, he still received the emperor's order and came to the palace.

Xiao Wanchang is the nephew of Grandmaster Xiao and the son of Xiao Tongguang, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. In the Xiao family, he can be said to be a very talented person.

Compared with his father Xiao Tongguang, Xiao Wanchang is much stronger than his father, and is far better than his father. Now he is temporarily serving as the Minister of State, but he is even higher than his father. In this inner court, his father is not qualified to be present, but he has a chance.

Originally from the Ministry of Justice, Xiao Wanchang also had a gloomy breath, especially the tiny triangular eyes. Most people feel cold and uncomfortable when they are stared at by these eyes.

Seeing Han Xuanchang and Hu Xuexin accusing Master Xiao, Xiao Wanchang naturally jumped out without hesitation.

When Han Xuanchang heard Xiao Wanchang say this, he immediately said: "Mr. Xiao, things are unpredictable. Now Wei and Qing are fighting each other, but before the war officially starts, who can be sure that this battle will really start? I have heard that many people in Wei Qing are unwilling to start this battle. They are making various efforts and want to stop the war. Although it may not be successful,... If the Qing people do their best to reach a ceasefire with the Wei people, it is not impossible to turn the truce against our Da Yan." He paused and sighed: "Although the general is powerful and is not afraid of the Qing people's attack,... If the negotiation conditions proposed by the Grand Master make the Qing people hostile to our Da Yan and even have the possibility of launching a war, it would be more than worth the loss!"

"What does Lord Han mean?" Mr. Xiao did not get angry, and even looked at Han Xuanchang kindly with a smile.

Han Xuanchang bowed and said, "I hope that the conditions should not be too harsh when negotiating with the people of Qing. Even if the other party is not negotiating sincerely, I, Dayan, do not need to make a request to cede land by the other party... Our Dayan, if we talk to each other with all our hearts and ask for the benefits we can get!"

Mr. Xiao, who had not spoken yet, had been at Mr. Xiao, the Minister of Works, who had not spoken before, finally sneered: "It sounds nice. You are just talking without any pain in your back. My father was devoted to the country and devoted his heart to come up with these negotiation conditions for benefiting the country. He never closed his eyes for several days and nights, but now it has become the harshness in your mouth. As my father said, once he joined forces with the Wei Kingdom to attack Qing, the land he obtained was several times the area of ​​the area proposed now. Can the people of Qing have been kicked by donkeys and can't understand this?" When he said this, he said the words "the head was kicked by donkeys" very seriously, which did not seem to be talking about the people of Qing, but instead he was as if he was viciously fighting back against Mr. Xiao.

None of the people in the Qianxin Palace were like lightning? How could everyone not hear Xiao Huaijin's rude words that curse the locust, Hu Xuexin and Han Xuanchang immediately frowned, and even anger flashed in Hu Xuexin's eyes.

The emperor leaned on the chair and looked at the arguments of the ministers calmly. The deepest part of his eyes was filled with excitement that others could not detect.

Han Xuandao, Su Guanya, Fan Yunao and others were all standing aside quietly without saying anything like an old monk falling asleep.

"Don't just say here that the conditions proposed by the Grand Master are harsh!" Xiao Wanchang's voice was low, his triangular eyes flashed coldly, he looked directly at Han Xuan and said lightly: "I heard that the conditions for negotiations with the people of Wei are not simple. As long as the land is ceasing... it seems that it is also used by the people of Wei!"

Han Xuandao looked cold and turned his head slowly, staring at Xiao Wanchang.

In the Ganxin Hall, between the lines, murderous intents were everywhere, and clouds were covered with dark clouds. The air in the hall seemed to solidify, and even more like condensed into ice, emitting a cold atmosphere.

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