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Chapter 329 Negotiations
"Your emperor's letter!" Maha Muwen said in a low voice, "I have to read what he said first before making a decision!"

"Of course our Majesty has a letter," Wu Wei spread his hands and said, "But it's a verbal letter."

"There is no evidence for what you say," Mahamu pulled his face down and said, "How can I trust you?"

"Don't be impatient, Wang Shao'an of Shunning," Wu Wei said indifferently: "On the matter of fact, some negotiations require our emperor to write a letter to express his sincerity, but some negotiations do not need it at all... For example, this time, our Highness is in your hands. Is the prince playing tricks?" He said seriously: "Our emperor loves our great-grandson the most, so he can't be harmed in the slightest."

"I'm sorry you don't dare to play tricks..." Mahamu thought the same thing, I don't see the rabbit and don't scatter the eagle, so they can still trick me?Although he was unhappy with the contempt of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the other party was the winner. He was just a loser who was strong on the outside, how could he show such strength?He snorted and said, "What message did your emperor bring?"

"We have to see His Highness Taisun before we can speak." Wu Wei said.

This is also the meaning of the question, Mahamu nodded, and asked Wang Xian to come over, but soon found out that he was out hunting with Tuo Huan's company, and it was noon, so he couldn't come back... …The hospitable habits of the Mongolians will never be changed. Mahamu said, let’s eat first.

So he roasted the whole sheep, filled the milk wine, and invited two imperial envoys to the table.But Mahamu would not do it himself again, he still sat cross-legged on the tiger skin, propped his knees with one hand, and stroked his unkempt beard with the other.His younger brother Taiping sat aside, full of passion and eloquence, talking about the reasons why the Ming army must be defeated and the victory belongs to Oala after all.

Wu Wei and Xu Huaiqing didn't expect that the Wala people would have such an incomprehensible guy. They already knew that the Ming army won two victories, beheaded more than [-] ranks, captured more than [-] people, and captured tens of thousands of horses. The strength is more than half... This is by no means to say that the Oirats still have half the strength, because war is never a simple arithmetic problem, and is also restricted by many factors, such as morale... Generally speaking, the army of this era has lost more than one If they succeed, they will be defeated. Even if they are fighting at home, the losses they can bear will not exceed [-]%.Now that the loss of the Oirats has reached [-]%, the morale of the army must be slackened to the extreme. Even if Genghis Khan is reborn, he will not be able to gather the morale of the army again, let alone fight the Ming army again.

Now Taiping still insists that Wala will win, it is really nonsense, and it is nonsense, Xu Huaiqing was dumbfounded and said nothing, Wu Wei agreed casually, absent-minded, but ate a lot of roast mutton: "Well, this mutton is good , King Xianyi has a taste..."

"I eat all day..." Taiping didn't realize at all that the other party wanted to shut his mouth, and he continued to talk, until his mouth was dry, and he took the milk wine and cow to drink.

Seeing that the Ming envoy had almost finished eating, Mahamu coughed and proposed the conditions of Wala, the specific content of which is as follows:

"First of all, the Ming Dynasty and Wala became a country of brothers, exchanging oaths, and they will always be on good terms. To show sincerity, the Ming Dynasty married a princess from Wala to make peace. Wala will also marry a princess to the Ming Dynasty, and they will forever marry Qin and Jin. Secondly [-]. The Ming Dynasty opened Xuanda and other border cities to trade with Wala. Thirdly, the Ming Dynasty recognized Wala’s jurisdiction over the Hetao area. Fourthly, the Ming Dynasty returned Boluo, who was captured by them, and other captives. Fifthly, Arutai, the Taishi of Tatar, sent the prince to Helin as a hostage, and swore allegiance to Taliba Khan." After finishing a long list of demands, Mahamu said slowly: "All five things are agreed, His Royal Highness will return safely."

Although Wu and Wei were fake envoys, they were stunned by Mahamu's greed and shamelessness. It turned out that the two brothers were in the same line. How could this be the attitude of a loser in a war?Do you really think that with 'His Royal Highness' in hand, Daming can be eaten to death!
Such terms are unacceptable to any Ming envoy.What's more, the two of them are not real envoys. Of course it's okay to make a random promise, but where can I cash it for Mahamu?The two had no choice but to say that everything would be answered when they saw His Highness the Grandson.

In fact, Mahamu also knew that his demands were too much, but isn't that what business is like, asking for prices and paying back the money?Now that the envoys of the Ming Dynasty came to the door, if he didn't kill him himself, wouldn't he be too sorry for the grandson of the Ming Dynasty gifted by heaven?
It's just that if he knew that the envoys of the Ming Dynasty on the opposite side were fake, and the grandson of the Ming Dynasty in the camp was also fake, and his brother's meticulous performance was just a monkey show in the eyes of others, how would he feel?
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In Taisun's camp, Wang Xian laughed when he heard Wu Wei talk about the conditions of the Wala people: "The old man is not as stupid as you think, he is testing you."

"Test us?" Wu Wei didn't know Mahamu better than Wang Xian, so he didn't quite understand what he meant.

"The lion's big mouth is not so out of tune. If you go back and report to the emperor," Wang Xian said with certainty: "Mahamu will definitely chop off your heads."

"That's right..." Wu Wei slapped his head and said, "Thanks for reminding me, otherwise we almost fell into his trap!"

"How?" Xu Huaiqing was still puzzled by Monk Zhang Er.

"Do you think, if we are real envoys, would we dare to go back and report these conditions to the emperor?" Wu Wei said, "Even if the emperor doesn't cut us off, our life will be completely over. So the real envoys must argue with them. , On the contrary, it is to fool their fakes.”

"The Mongols also have so many tricks?" Xu Huaiqing said in amazement.

"Nonsense, he has also been in the Central Plains, do you think Zhichangzi can do it." Wu Wei rolled his eyes and said.

"That's right." Wang Xian nodded and said, "So you still have to argue with reason and strictly stick to the bottom line. You can't agree to anything else, saying that it's impossible to even report to the emperor. If you cut off Mahamu's thoughts, he will be convinced not to agree." suspect."

"It's a pity that I'm not the material for negotiations..." Wu Wei was a little confident.

"What are you afraid of? Negotiations are just nonsense," Wang Xianman said with a nonchalant smile, "You just have to remember that you won't agree to anything you can't agree to, and just talk about the rest."

"En." Wu Wei nodded, accepted Wang Xian's secret book, and asked again: "Then what is our bottom line?"

Wang Xian thought about it, raised a finger and said: "First, the army can withdraw to the country. Second, Arutai can be restrained, and he is not allowed to take the opportunity to attack; third, as long as Mahamu becomes a minister, the border cities can be opened to the country. He trades..." After a pause, he was a little embarrassed and said: "If they insist, they can report the marriage to the emperor... Tell them, the emperor will not agree to any conditions other than this. If Mahamu agrees , there will be peace, if you refuse, then continue to fight!"

"Yes." The two agreed in a deep voice, then left Wang Xian's tent, and followed Mahamu's big tent after waiting impatiently.

"How is it? Are you satisfied with His Royal Highness's condition?" Mahamu asked with a complacent expression.

"Yes." Wu Wei nodded.

"Can we talk now?" Mahamu asked coldly.

"Yes." Wu Wei nodded again and said: "At first, the prince said the conditions of Wala, and it is said that the lower officials should report to the emperor before replying. But before the lower officials came, the emperor specifically ordered that there are some things that can be agreed, and some things that must be agreed." No promise. If the lord insists on insisting, we will have to sacrifice His Highness the Grandson." He said with a serious face, "But with King An Le and those eight thousand captives buried with him, our Highness is not wronged!"

"Hmph..." At this point, this incredible negotiation finally had a sense of tension.

"What can you promise and what can't you promise?" Mahamu's words revealed that he just wanted to take the opportunity to blackmail him.

According to Wang Xian's intention, Wu Wei deleted and modified Mahamu's conditions, reducing them by at least half.

Mahamu saw that, except for the withdrawal of the Ming army, he didn't get anything he wanted... Hetao, marriage and other inconsequential demands were nothing more than that, even Boluo and the thousands of captives were not released. He was deeply unhappy and said: "Even my brother is unwilling to let go, is this negotiation also called sincerity?!"

"That's right, if we don't let our third brother and those junior soldiers go, we can only let your grandsons suffer along with us." Taiping finally interrupted.

"My lord, please make it clear that we are the winner!" Wu Wei finally couldn't help but said coldly: "How can our emperor agree to such an exorbitant condition? Take ten thousand steps back, even if our emperor If you can agree, can hundreds of thousands of soldiers agree! At that time, it will really arouse the anger of the emperor, how will the prince end up?"

"Your emperor is angry, why should I end?" Mahamu was no longer so confident.In other words, his previous self-confidence was all fake.

"Could it be that the battle of Hulanhu's hypothermia hasn't made the prince realize what is meant by 'the emperor is angry, and the blood flows away'?!" Wu Wei said in a deep voice: "Could it be that the prince really intends to be kicked back to the palace by our emperor?" northwest!"

"That will have to wait until his grandson is dead." Mahamu said coldly while beating his heart.

"With King An Le and eight thousand Wala strong men buried with him, our Highness is considered honorable." Wu Wei straightened his neck.After all, the two returned to the starting point.After persisting for a while, it was Wu Wei who broke the deadlock and said, "My lord wants too much, which has exceeded the limit of the emperor's tolerance. Let's be more pragmatic!"

"My third brother and those soldiers, can you let them back?" Mahamu had exhausted his threats and lures, so it was difficult to speak at this time.Then Taiping spoke for him.

"Withdrawing troops or releasing people, the prince can only choose one..." Wu Wei also found out that when dealing with the Wala people, if you are soft, he will be hard, and if you are hard, he will be soft.After thinking about this, he naturally stiffened up!

　In the last half hour, who still has the monthly pass! ! ! ! !

　　
　
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