The envoy from the north was, of course, the envoy from the State of Cai! The State of Cai and Anyang signed an agreement and even swore an oath; but that didn't mean there were no other means. For example, to instigate civil unrest in Daxia!
After a brief discussion, the two immediately made a decision. The prince wanted to contact, which was a good banner; but the State of Cai also wanted to contact, which was very beneficial! In order to plot against the Great Xia State, the conditions offered by the State of Cai were very generous!
Cai State only needed... Anyang! Yes, Cai State's idea was to let the two of them work together to capture Anyang and give Anyang to Cai State, nothing more. You know, Anyang is nominally a county, but in reality it is only a county, only one-half or even one-fiftieth the area of an ordinary county.
As long as the two agreed to the conditions of the State of Cai, they would immediately receive hundreds of thousands of taels of gold, as well as counselors, weapons and armor from the State of Cai. In addition, the two could even "buy soldiers."
Yes, Cai promised not to invade Daxia, but if the people of Daxia took the initiative to "buy soldiers", that would be another matter! This fairyland has existed for countless thousands of years, so there is no shortage of various strategies.
The idea was set, and for the sake of their own separatist regimes, the two finally sent representatives to meet with the representatives of the State of Cai. The representative of the State of Cai was Ye Mingquan; Ye Mingquan could be said to be the plenipotentiary representative of the State of Cai in the State of Daxia.
The envoys first roughly explored the initial intentions of the State of Cai, and then Shi Chengsong and Zhao Guoshan finally went to visit Ye Mingquan in person.
"I am glad that you two have chosen the State of Cai. Please take a seat. These are the terms we have drawn up. If there is no problem, let's swear to heaven."
Shi Chengsong and Zhao Guoshan took the paper handed over by Ye Mingquan and read it carefully. After confirming that there was no problem, the two immediately swore.
Then Ye Mingquan also swore an oath on behalf of the State of Cai, and asked the Emperor of Cai to personally write and seal the oath, burn it to report to the heaven, and complete the oath.
After the solemn oath was over, Ye Mingquan was immediately happy, "My two lords, from now on, we are friends. Tell me, what help do you need now? You're welcome, but you can say it."
Shi Chengsong thought for a moment, "For now, we do have enough troops, but there are too many of them, and the warehouse is a little empty. What do you think about this matter..."
"No problem. Thirty thousand taels of gold will be delivered to Zhongshan County within five days. Where is Lord Zhao?"
Zhao Guoshan smiled "embarrassedly" and said, "It's the same, all the same. Otherwise, we wouldn't have gone to Anyang."
"Well, within five days, the State of Cai will give each of you 30,000 taels of gold as a token of appreciation."
"Thank you so much." Shi Chengsong and Zhao Guoshan said in unison.
After the two left, Ye Mingquan suddenly said with a mocking look, "You two still dream of establishing your own territory and seeking hegemony? Humph! Fight, fight hard, 60,000 taels of gold can bring the death of 60,000 soldiers of the Great Xia Kingdom. When most of you are dead, the east of the Great Xia Kingdom will belong to my Cai Kingdom! Is this control? Is this the power of wisdom? Is this the power of money? This feeling is so good!"
However, after Shi Chengsong and Zhao Guoshan came out, they immediately contacted the second prince, now the crown prince, and expressed their willingness to surrender.