After the game emperor awakens

Chapter 91 Negotiations

Dugu Ye said coldly: "I don't know that the imperial court has a distinguished guest, but it's because Yeyang Villa is not entertaining enough."

Hearing the words, the mountain crowd who had surrounded Lu Xuechao to be courteous to him immediately dispersed honestly: "Villa Master."

Dugu Ye said: "What are you doing in a daze? Aren't you going to prepare new tea for the guests?"

"...Yes, yes." The crowd immediately scattered like birds and beasts.

After everyone dispersed, only Xie Chongjin, Lu Xuechao and Dugu Ye were left in the lobby.

Dugu Ye sat down opposite the two of them, and said straight to the point: "Is the imperial court trying to recruit Yeyang Villa?"

Xie Chongjin admired: "The owner is a smart man."

It's not hard to guess.Duguye didn't think that the court brought so many soldiers and horses here just to get back one person.A dead soldier, how can he have such a big face, at most he can get it back by the way.

Although the two did not directly express their intentions, they basically told the second master what they had to say, and asked him to convey everything to Duguye, expressing their intention to negotiate and cooperate.

What can the imperial court and Yeyang Villa cooperate with?In the final analysis, Yeyang Villa is just a local snake entrenched in Wolong City, how can it be qualified to talk with the imperial court on an equal footing.Either be suppressed and killed by the Qing Dynasty, or be surrendered to Zhaoan, these are nothing more than these two choices.

Originally, Yeyang Villa was classified as a rebellious party, and they were supposed to die, but now the imperial court found out something else was wrong, so they let Yeyang Villa out.But this does not mean that the imperial court can tolerate an armed force that is not under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. After dealing with the local officials, it will definitely not let Yeyang Villa go unattended.

Dugu Ye understood this truth.He seems to have a choice, but in fact he has no choice. The lives of thousands of people in the villa are not a joke.

The establishment of Yeyang Villa was originally to resist the magistrates who oppressed the local people. After the magistrates were cleared by the court, Yeyang Villa had no reason to continue to be independent.In both public and private matters, agreeing to recruit security is the best choice.

He knows how to weigh the pros and cons, but it is impossible for him to have no grudges.

Duguye stared at Xie Chongjin coldly with beastly eyes, and asked sonorously, "Now that I think about Zhaoan, what did the court do?"

"The mountains are filled with the people of Wolong City. When the prefect of Wolong oppressed us and killed us, where was the court? When the people were living in dire straits, suffering from hunger and cold, and worrying day and night about how to live tomorrow, the dog emperor was probably in the palace. Jade food, sit back and relax, right?" Dugu Ye spoke sarcastically.

"It was the imperial court who first abandoned the people of Wolong City, so why should we be required to serve the imperial court now?"

Xie Chongjin didn't make any excuses, but admitted his mistake frankly: "We are late, sorry."

He didn't explain much, and admitted all mistakes.

As a monarch, he failed to detect the suffering of his own people in time, punish the officials who did evil, and discover Yelang's changes. This is his dereliction of duty and cannot be disputed.

But Lu Xuechao couldn't stand it anymore, and said slowly: "Your Majesty never abandoned the people of Wolong City, nor did he sit back and relax."

"Your Majesty cares about all the people, and you have to worry about more than the people of Wolong. Last year, your Majesty cracked down on corruption in Yujing, went to the south of the Yangtze River to provide disaster relief, developed workers and peasants to feed the people, supported commerce to make Li Fuqiang, and trained the military to keep the country safe and healthy. The reforms implemented have benefited all peoples. He has worked hard for the affairs of the country all year round, and never stops to take a breath."

"Changli has only one His Majesty, and His Majesty is also a mortal, unable to take care of everything. Knowing the matter of Saibei, His Majesty is worried and blames himself, and immediately sent someone to investigate thoroughly."

Lu Xuechao spoke softly, but also loudly: "The owner of the villa can complain that His Majesty is ashamed of the people of Wolong, but it cannot be denied that His Majesty is a good emperor. In the country and family, His Majesty has devoted himself to the country and family, and has a clear conscience."

From the perspective of the people of Wolong, if the emperor didn't let them live a good life, and failed to get rid of the dog officials in time, then he was on the same level as the dog officials, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him the dog emperor.

As the person who accompanied Xie Chongjin the whole time, Lu Xuechao couldn't bear Xie Chongjin being misunderstood in this way.

He can understand Duguye, but he sympathizes with Xie Chongjin even more.

He felt sorry for Xie Chongjin too much.

Lu Xuechao knew better than anyone what a good emperor Xie Chongjin was.Instead of fighting for power and profit, Xie Chongjin's ideal when he was young was to let the people of Changli live a happy and worry-free life, to make Changli strong and powerful, and to save the people of the world from the flames of war.

Xie Chongjin has been working hard for this.

He was originally ordered by heaven, but later he was controlled by people.

From then on, I couldn't help myself in life after life, and saw myself acting in a foolish way, and the country was ruined and the family was destroyed. It can be said that I ruined a young man's ideal time and time again.The disillusionment of his ideals and the death of his beloved made his spirit shattered.

But his soul remained strong.

Being able to do it all over again freely, Xie Chongjin cherishes it more than anyone else.

Lu Xuechao watched Xie Chongjin critique papers non-stop until his eyes were bloodshot; he saw Xie Chongjin personally experiment to improve gunpowder, Wan Jingui was disgraced, injured and bled, and never took a breather to continue the experiment, just because the growth of Changli was imminent I have seen countless times that Xie Chongjin woke up from a nightmare, hugged him in a collapsed self-blame, and cried hoarsely: "Qingshu, I can't protect you, I can't protect them, I can't protect anyone... ..."

Xie Chongjin always takes these responsibilities on himself.Lu Xuechao comforted and comforted her for a long time, and taught Xie Chongjin to come out bit by bit.This time about Saibei, Lu Xuechao was most afraid that Xie Chongjin would feel that it was all his negligence, so he blamed himself, felt guilty, and even loathed himself even more.

It is never an exaggeration to describe the emperor as a man who manages every day.No one can handle [-] things at the same time, Xie Chongjin has done his best.The emperor is the heaviest burden in the world, and the weight on Xie Zhongjin's shoulders and heart has already exceeded the limit that an ordinary person can bear.

Lu Xuechao just wanted to support his crumbling soul, share the burden with him, kiss him when he was out of breath, speak for him at this very moment, and mend the cracks and wounds in his soul.

Xie Chongjin is trying his best to save the world, and Lu Xuechao is trying his best to save him.

Hearing Lu Xuechao's maintenance, Xie Chongjin slowly raised his eyes, showing a slight smile, feeling much better in his heart.

He knew that no matter how tired and sad he was, he would never feel alone and helpless.

Because Qingshu was always by his side.

……

Duguye was silent for a moment after listening.

He manages a mountain villa, and all the affairs are piled up, and sometimes he is too busy to manage it.It is inevitable for the ruler of a country to have omissions in the frontier, so it is indeed arbitrary to judge that the emperor is a fool.

He was in Wolong, and seeing the suffering of the people in Wolong, he was naturally dissatisfied with the emperor.But listening to the businessmen who came and went, they learned that this is not the case in other places.The emperor built bridges and roads, which made it easier for merchants to travel, and the economy prospered.The northern part of the Great Wall was drought-ridden all year round. The emperor saved the annual sacrifices and prayed for the wind and rain. He ordered the digging of canals to divert water, and the construction of a canal to divert water from the south to the north. This practically solved the problem of drinking water for the people.The decrees promulgated in recent years are all for the sake of the people, but they have not been implemented in Wolong.

It is not difficult to empathize, but as the sufferer, how can we not complain.

Dugu Ye's tone eased, and he changed the subject: "Then what are you going to do with the dog officer?"

Lu Xue said: "After finding out, deal with it according to the law."

"I don't know how much you have found, but I don't mind sending you a message." Dugu Ye said lightly, "The dog official has already colluded with the Yelang people, and all the military rations sent by the court to Wolong City were used by him to curry favor with Yelang. soldiers, but in the end we didn’t take advantage of them. We robbed the granaries and sent them all to the Changli military camp. It was estimated that Yelang’s cubs were hungry and put pressure on the dog officer, so he impatiently reported to the court that he would We except."

Otherwise, give the prefect of Wolong a hundred courage, and dare not call the emperor's attention to the situation of Wolong City.It was Yeyang Villa's behavior that drove him into a hurry.

Xie Chongjin raised his eyebrows: "Send them all?"

What is this robbery grain?

"Otherwise? Do you still suspect that we have taken it privately?" Dugu Ye's expression was obviously displeased, "I have thousands of mouths to eat in Yeyang Villa. I can grow it myself and buy it from grain merchants. There is no need to steal food from the army."

Stealing official rations is a felony, and robbing army rations is even more important.Although Chang Li values ​​literature, he does not despise martial arts. He respects soldiers very much.The Qin family, which has been stationed on the frontier for generations, has won the hearts of the people.Without soldiers to defend their home and country, can they sit back and relax?

Yelang harassed the border frequently, bullying and robbing the people at the border. Before that, General Qin had been stationed at the border and led his troops to repel them.The common people hate the government, but they respect the army very much.

Four years ago when the first emperor passed away, General Qin returned to Yujing to mourn. He wanted to go back to the border after the country's mourning, but he didn't know that the new emperor acted absurdly after he ascended the throne, so he stayed to assist and supervise.

Although General Qin is not at the border, his soldiers are still guarding the border.The common people will see who treats them well and who treats them badly.

Xie Chongjin smiled and said, "The owner of the village is very righteous."

The smile was very shallow, revealing a chilling coldness.

Even the "bandits" on the mountain knew not to rob the soldiers' rations, but those officials who lived on the king's salary didn't know it.

A maggot just took the title of "Crouching Dragon", so he really thought he was a dragon.

Lu Xue said: "There is one more thing, I don't know that spy who came a few days ago..."

A plot character who is skilled in the shadow business and has good luck, no accidents will occur in the most difficult tasks.To a certain extent, important plot characters have a gold medal for avoiding death and will not die outside the plot.

But Dugu Ye is also a plot character with luck, and there are more scenes in the game than Shadow, so it is not impossible for Shadow to fall into his hands.

Dugu Ye asked: "The imperial court still cares about the life of a secret agent?"

Xie Chongjin said: "Those who serve the imperial court loyally, the imperial court will certainly value their lives."

The implication is that if Duguye agrees to Zhao'an, the imperial court will also value him so much, and will never treat people as ants or horses.

Xie Chongjin not only treats his subordinates as tools, but also really respects those who can work with him for Chang Li's well-being.

"Oh, that's right." Dugu Ye said unhurriedly, "The words are pleasant to hear, but he took poison and bit his tongue as soon as he was caught, so I don't really believe in the court's kind treatment."

Xie Chongjin calmly asked, "What kind of sincerity does the owner need?"

Dugu Ye said in a deep voice: "I can surrender, but these people under my command were just ordinary people. They just wanted to live a peaceful life, and they went up the mountain when they had no choice. They respect me as the leader, and I don't treat them as a Subordinates, think that they are not qualified to decide their future days."

"Keep them safe, return them to good status, arrange them in a good place, and let them choose whether to follow the court or return to ordinary people." Dugu Ye put forward the conditions.

"I want to see that the dog official can be rectified, and the people here can live a life that people can live. After that, I will obey the imperial court."

He knew it was a negotiation, and he wasn't asking too much.

Yeyang Villa is not very powerful, but Dugu Ye's strong leadership contributed to its success.

He is the greatest value of Yeyang Villa.

Sure enough, Xie Chongjin said, "Deal."