The Prodigal Son

After having a few drinks with Yan Li, everyone rushed forward and dragged Qin Yu into the room.

"What are you doing?"

"It's only been a few days, there's no need to be so enthusiastic, is there?"

"What, are you all going to kowtow to me?"

As Qin Yu was being pushed and dragged into the house by the crowd, he laughed and teased them all.

Fortunately, Qin Yu is not a woman.

Otherwise, he probably would have shouted "indecent assault" already.

"You fucking think you're really going to give half of the supplies to the Yan Kingdom?"

As soon as he entered, Lü Si angrily said to Qin Yu, "If you want to die, don't drag us down with you!"

For a moment, Lü Sizhen really wanted to crack open Qin Yu's head to see what was going on inside.

Half of the supplies!

Just give it away like that?

Does he consider half of the supplies to be his own?

This belongs to the imperial court!

If they really give away half of the supplies, they will definitely not have a good time when they return to the imperial court!

Even if he and Song Xian were only deputy envoys, they would definitely be implicated.

Upon hearing Lü Si's question, Qin Yu suddenly realized the answer.

Depend on!

I thought they were so impressed by my intelligence that they wanted to kowtow to me!

After all that fuss, it turned out to be a denunciation meeting!

"That's right, if we give half of our supplies to the Yan Kingdom, wouldn't that be aiding the enemy?"

"Now that the Yan state has ample supplies, they'll surely stab us in the back again!"

"Although we need to put pressure on the Chu Kingdom, this amount of supplies is indeed too much..."

"If we have to give half of the supplies to Yan, I'd rather we negotiate with Chu separately, even if we get less supplies!"

"Yes, we absolutely cannot let the Yan Kingdom benefit from this..."

Song Xian, Xue Lie, and the others chimed in, each of them looking rather grim.

There was absolutely no joy in having gained the upper hand in the negotiations.

Compared to the State of Chu, the State of Yan posed a much greater threat to Da Ning.

Everyone knows that the harmony between Da Ning and Yan cannot continue indefinitely.

Given the chance, both sides will definitely tear up their fragile agreement and reignite the war.

Giving half of the supplies to the Yan state is tantamount to raising a tiger to cause trouble.

Even if Qin Yu agrees, the imperial court certainly won't!

"Stop, stop!"

Qin Yu raised his hand to stop the crowd. "What are you thinking? Do you think I'm that stupid? You actually believe Yan Li's claim that he's deliberately putting pressure on the Chu Kingdom?"

"Um?"

Xue Lie's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "How much was actually allocated to the Yan Kingdom?"

"Three to three!"

Qin Yu held up three fingers.

"Thirty percent?"

Song Xian frowned. "That's quite a lot! Is it possible for us to talk to Yan Li again? I think giving Yan Kingdom about 20% would be about right!"

Many people nodded in agreement as they listened to Song Xian's words.

Around 20% is still barely acceptable.

Everyone knows that with the Yan state joining forces to put pressure on the Chu state, they are very likely to achieve a great victory at the negotiating table.

The supplies they can obtain are likely to far exceed their expectations.

In this situation, let alone 13%, even half a percent of the supplies would be a lot!

Of course, it would be even better if only a symbolic one-tenth or half-tenth of the land were given to the Yan state.

However, they also knew that Yan Li, having made such a trip, would not be so easily dismissed.

Hearing Song Xian's words, Qin Yu couldn't help but feel annoyed.

Damn it!

He thought he was dark enough!

I didn't expect these people to be even more ruthless than me?

"Twenty percent? What are you thinking?"

Qin Yu slapped his forehead speechlessly, "Do you think Yan Li is so easy to deal with?"

Back when he and Yan Li were negotiating in the capital of Daning, they could drag things out for ages over the smallest bit of benefit.

With such a huge benefit at this moment, do they think they can get rid of Yan Li with such a small amount of stuff?

Did they think Yan Li was doing charity work?

Lu Si was speechless. "He just showed his face and said a few words, and you think 20% is too little? Why aren't you this generous to me?"

He vividly remembered how he had argued with Qin Yu for quite some time before he agreed to let Qin Yu reduce his debts!

This grandson is usually like a greedy pig, but now he's so generous to Yan Li?

Considering this grandson's previous efforts to facilitate the resumption of trade between Ning and Yan, he genuinely suspected that this grandson had received benefits from Yan Li.

Or perhaps, he has taken a liking to Yan Li!

"what?"

Qin Yu looked at everyone, both amused and exasperated. "So, after all this commotion, you all thought Yan Li would just show up and get a 33% share of the supplies?"

Lu Si rolled his eyes at him: "What else could it be? He actually brought his troops with him?"

"I……"

Qin Yu was speechless for a moment, then said, both amused and annoyed, "The 33% I mentioned includes the condition that Yan withdraw its troops from Guanzhou!"

"What?"

As Qin Yu finished speaking, everyone looked at each other in disbelief, hardly able to believe their ears.

Is this still considered a condition for the Yan state to withdraw its troops from Guanzhou?

So all that worrying turned out to be for nothing?

Song Xian snapped out of his daze and exclaimed in surprise, "The Yan Kingdom has already agreed to withdraw its troops from Guanzhou?"

"Of course we must withdraw our troops!"

Qin Yu rolled her eyes at him. "Didn't I tell you about this before?"

"You did mention that, but you didn't say you'd discuss both things together!"

Song Xian looked at him, both amused and exasperated: "We thought we were going to talk to Chu first, then discuss the withdrawal with Yan! Who knew you'd combine both of those matters!"

Their idea was to keep things separate.

As a result, Qin Yu directly mixed the two matters together.

If they had known this would happen, why did they argue with Qin Yu so much?

Qin Yu was left speechless, both amused and exasperated, and said, "Do I look like a sucker to you?"

To give Yan Li and his gang 33% of the supplies, he must be crazy!

His appearance fee isn't even that high, so why does Yan Li have such a high appearance fee?

"If that's the case, then there's definitely no problem!"

Xue Lie finally smiled. "Let me confirm with you again. You mean, after Yan Kingdom receives its share of the negotiation supplies, it will immediately withdraw its troops from Guanzhou and no longer demand any benefits from us?"

"Not exactly."

Qin Yu shook his head, "The benefits promised to Yan for sending troops will definitely still be given."

"Of course!"

Xue Lie laughed heartily, "As long as the Yan Kingdom doesn't bring up the condition of withdrawing its troops again, that's fine!"

If that's the case, giving the Yan Kingdom 33% of the supplies obtained through negotiations is perfectly acceptable!

After all, helping them negotiate with the State of Chu and withdrawing their troops from Guanzhou are two separate matters!

There must be two prices for two things!

Moreover, they no longer need to negotiate with the Yan state regarding the withdrawal of troops from Guanzhou!

For Da Ning, it would be a good thing to use other people's money to take over Guanzhou without bloodshed.

"Is there anything else?"

Qin Yu yawned, "Yan Li and I rushed back from Shiqi at breakneck speed, and we're exhausted and sleepy now! If you don't have anything else to do, I need to go and rest."

"Rest, go and rest now!"

Song Xian patted Qin Yu on the shoulder in high spirits, "If we were to exhaust your great contribution, His Majesty would surely punish us!"

He really did resolve both issues in one go!

With his contributions in this battle, once he returns to the capital, His Majesty will surely treat this kid like a precious treasure!

"Yes, yes!"

Xue Lie laughed heartily and teased, "You've done something so big without making a sound. Don't even mention having Nan Que'er and Xu Wan keep you company while you rest; we'd be happy to keep you company too!"

"Ha ha……"

Upon hearing Xue Lie's words, everyone burst into laughter.

"Go away!"

Qin Yu waved his hand dismissively, "You bunch of roughnecks, don't you dare try to disgust me!"