The Summoning of the Troubled Times at the End of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 328 Exchange territory, passive situation
In the end, with Chai Shao's resignation, the matter came to an end!

"General Chai, hurry up!"

"If Ganggu's words have the intention of conflicting, please don't keep them in mind. From now on, Daqi and Datang should still get along friendly."

It's just that after Chai Shao knelt down to salute, Gao Qi's expression changed instantly, and he became more pleasant.

Then he walked down the hall slowly and reached out to help Chai Shao up.

Although Chai Shao hated Gao Qi extremely in his heart, he didn't dare to show it on the surface, so he had to keep smiling to show that he didn't dare.

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Immediately afterwards, Gao Qi added a seat and asked Chai Shao to sit on the floor.

Immediately, the peace talks between Tang and Qi began officially.

"King Qi, now my emperor has sent Shao here, one of which is to conduct peace talks for our two families, and then resolve the disputes and continue to get along with each other amicably."

"Secondly, I hope that King Qi can put the overall situation first and release Hechi and Shunzheng counties, as well as Li Xiaogong, king of Zhao County."

"Otherwise, if this ruins the relationship between the Tang and Qi families, it will be too late for regret!"

It has to be said that what Chai Shao said was of a very high standard.

On the one hand, Chai Shao stated that he wanted to make peace with Qi, but on the other hand, he issued a threatening tone.

He said that if the Tang Dynasty was provoked, it would not be my Tang Dynasty's fault to send a large number of troops to fight at that time.

However, all the generals and counselors present are extraordinary people, so how can they fail to hear Chai Shao's threatening words?

Immediately, Zhang He and Gao Qi looked at each other, Zhang He understood, stood up slowly, and said sharply: "My Daqi is now strong and strong, and the army is unstoppable!"

"So, I, Daqi, am not afraid of any threats or provocations. As long as your army dares to come, my Daqi's elite athletes will definitely turn themselves into Tang dogs."

Hearing this, Gao Qi glared at Zhang He suddenly, Zhang He could only sit down angrily and remained silent.

Immediately, Gao Qi stood up, and slowly apologized to Chai Shao, apologizing: "General Chai, I'm sorry!"

"The subordinates are vulgar. If you hurt your army with your words, I ask General Chai not to hold grudges, so as not to destroy the friendship between the Tang and Qi families."

"Ha ha!"

After finishing speaking, Gao Qi suddenly burst out laughing wildly.

Seeing this, although Chai Shao knew that this was a play staged by Gao Qi and his ministers.

From this, Chai Shao also knew that the plan to force the Qi army to blackmail by threatening words was no longer feasible.

After thinking for a long time, Chai Shao said slowly: "I don't know how the king of Qi will return it to my Datang Hechi, Shunzheng counties, and Zhao Jun Wang Li Xiaogong?"

"Will King Qi tell you the plan that should be returned?"

Hearing this, Gao Qi laughed out loud, and said frankly, "Okay, okay!"

"General Chai speaks quickly, and Gu admires him. Since this is the case, then Gu will make a long story short and tell Daqi's conditions."

Immediately, Chai Shao listened quietly, because he knew that this was the price Qi Jun asked.

Whether our army can regain the lives of Hechi, Shunzheng counties and Li Xiaogong is very important!
"General Chai, since your army wants to take back the two counties of Hechi and Shunzheng, let me explain the conditions."

"As we all know, these two counties were taken by the lonely Qi Jianer with his life."

"If it is easily returned to your army, I am afraid that the soldiers under Gu's command will not agree."

"So, for this, Gu came up with a solution that can effectively solve this problem."

"What plan?"

Following Gao Qi's proposal, Chai Shao couldn't help asking slowly.

Immediately, Gao Qi said slowly: "Since it is going to be returned to the county, Gu Daqi can't suffer, and your army should also exchange the territory."

"S!"

Hearing this, Chai Shao suddenly felt a lump in his heart, as if he was shocked.

Originally, Chai Shao was already prepared to be squeezed by money and food, and the lion opened his mouth.

But it never occurred to him that Gao Qi was not interested in money and food at all, but in the idea of ​​land.

Although he was very unhappy, Hechi and Shunzheng were the only barriers in Sichuan to the capital Chang'an.

If it is occupied by the Qi army, Chang'an will be exposed to the Qi army at any time.

"Then I don't know where King Qi is going to use for the exchange?"

Immediately, Chai Shao took a deep breath and asked slowly.

Hearing this, Gao Qi said briefly and positively: "Lintao!"

In an instant, Chai Shao took a deep breath in his heart and thought to himself, "The Qi army is so far-sighted that they are already planning the land of Xizhou."

Although the exchange of one county for two counties seems to be a disadvantage for the Qi army, it is not the case, because the importance of Lintao in Xizhou is self-evident!

Lintao is located in the hinterland of Xizhou, and its roads extend in all directions.

In time, once the Qi army gained a firm foothold in Xizhou, it would be able to threaten the Tang Dynasty's territory from the west.

At that time, if the two armies of Tang and Qi confront each other aggressively, the situation will be greatly unfavorable to the Tang army.

Thinking of this, Chai Shao frowned and lamented, "Oh!"

"King Qi, when Shao followed my emperor's edict to go out as an envoy, His Majesty did not propose to exchange counties for counties."

"So, forgive Shao, there is nothing he can do about it!"

Hearing this, Gao Qi seemed to think of it as soon as he was looking for it, and immediately changed his expression, and said seriously: "In that case, then you should hurry to discuss with Li Yuan."

"If you want to take back the two counties of Hechi and Shunzheng, you must exchange them with Lintao. This is Gu's bottom line."

"Okay, the discussion on the land exchange is completed, and then let's talk about the price for your army to redeem Li Xiaogong."

"I wonder how much your army should pay to redeem Li Xiaogong?"

Hearing that Gao Qi immediately ended the topic of changing counties, although Chai Shao felt powerless, there was nothing he could do.

"King Qi, can't I use Lintao County in the Tang Dynasty to exchange for Hechi, Shunzheng, and Zhao Junwang?"

"Ha ha!"

"General Chai, what you do is what you do. Land is land, and people are people. There will be no confusion."

"I also ask General Chai to propose the corresponding price immediately, without delay."

Hearing this, Gao Qi laughed out loud, and then spoke.

Immediately, although Chai Shao didn't want to accept it, he had no choice but to accept it.

Afterwards, Chai Shao pondered in his heart. Before leaving, Li Yuan had warned him that the exchange for Li Xiaogong's money and food should be within 20 shi at most.

After a long time, Chai Shao said slowly: "To redeem King Zhaojun, I, Tang Dynasty, will offer one hundred thousand shi in money and food."

Hearing this, Gao Qi suddenly changed color and shouted angrily: "Hehe!"

"It turns out that Li Xiaogong was only worth one hundred thousand shi in your Tang Dynasty?"

"It seems that Li Yuan has no intention of exchanging Li Xiaogong with sincerity at all!"

Seeing Gao Qi getting angry, Chai Shao couldn't help asking tentatively: "Then what is the price of King Qi?"

"30 shi money and food."

Just talking, without thinking, Gao Qi blurted out in an instant.

Hearing this, Chai Shao vetoed it: "No, this is my Tang Dynasty's military expenditure for one year, absolutely not."

30 shi in cash and food, in fact, when Gao Qi discussed with the advisers, he also knew that this must have exceeded Li Yuan's bottom line.

Therefore, in the end, after Chai Shao and his arguments, the two sides reached an agreement.

The Tang Dynasty redeemed Li Xiaogong's life with 20 shi of money and food.

Finally, after finalizing the price for Li Xiaogong's redemption, Chai Shao bid farewell and left.

Then he ordered the courier to urgently send the news that Gao Qi needed to exchange Lintao for Hechi and Shunzheng counties to Chang'an.

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At this time, Chai Shao realized that his back was already dripping with cold sweat.

This time, Chai Shao really had lingering fears. He tried to take the initiative several times, but was easily resolved by Gao Qi every time.

Not only that, Chai Shao has always been in a passive position in the peace talks, being led by Gao Qi's footsteps.

For a while, Chai Shao just wanted to quickly settle the matter, and hurriedly took Li Xiaogong away.

(End of this chapter)