Fan Xian didn't dare to take it too seriously, so he quickly stood up and saluted, then punched all around, looked at these diplomatic officials of Qing Kingdom with a gentle face, and said sincerely: "Your official is not much in Taichang Temple. God, I didn't even understand the rhythm of the court. The appointment of an official as a deputy envoy in the palace was to let the Northern Qi thieves see that the people of Qing Kingdom can't be killed casually. They just asked the official to be a memorial archway. It must be what I really want to do during the negotiation process." He continued with a chuckle, "Your Majesty knows nothing about the exchanges between nations, I just hope that you don't hold back your lords, and please don't hesitate to enlighten me. .”
After all, he is not someone who has lived in the officialdom for a long time, so Fan Xian's words are too exaggerated and reckless. But such a bachelor's speech made the officials of Honglu Temple feel very comfortable. Originally, when they learned that Fan Shilang's young master was going to join the negotiation process, these officials who claimed to be the most professional diplomats in Qing Kingdom always felt a little uncomfortable in their hearts. There comes a vulture who just wants to grab a bone.
Since Mr. Fan had made it clear that he was not here to fight for merit, everyone in Honglu Temple was naturally much happier, and Xin Qiwu also nodded appreciatively. Of course, everyone knew that if they could successfully demarcate the boundary this time, ask for a large amount of tribute silver, and reward them for meritorious service, this son of a rich man who was obviously here for gold plating would definitely get his due.
After the meeting, Xin Qiwu led Fan Xian to the small private room prepared for him, pointed to a large cabinet full of documents and said, "All the relevant information is here, the most important thing about this negotiation is Northern Qi wants to send some money back to take back a large piece of land, which is now occupied by us. And Dongyi City has no request, just wants to end the last two assassinations. One is with Fan As for the Niu Lane incident related to the young master, the two female assassins have been proved to be the female apprentices of Si Gu Jian's second apprentice; the second incident is the incident at the Cangshan Xia Manor, but... "
He glanced at Fan Xian, thought for a while before continuing, "You know, that matter is a bit complicated, so it's impossible for the court to come up with too favorable evidence."
Fan Xian nodded, smelling the stale smell in the room, he started to have a headache. Could it be that he will have to deal with these things in the next ten days? As if seeing what he meant, Xin Shaoqing said with a smile: "If Mr. Fan doesn't want to go to work, you can take it home, but the document marked with red on the secret level is absolutely not allowed to take a step outside the yamen."
Fan Xian was overjoyed. Although he knew that the other party didn't want to see him here as an eyesore, he said gratefully: "To be honest, I am still confused when I come here today. If the adults don't think the little ones are lazy, the little ones are willing to sleep at home every day." .”
A mere eighth-rank xielulang dared to make such a joke with the fourth-rank Honglu Temple Shaoqing, Fan Xian probably was a very rare anomaly in the Qing Kingdom. Xin Qiwu was startled when he heard the words, then burst out laughing, and immediately lowered his voice and said, "Mr. Fan, the East Palace has great expectations for you."
Fan Xian smiled slightly. Knowing the identity of the other party, he didn't dare to be vague, and quickly responded: "My lord, rest assured, I understand. My father often teaches the children in the family. As a courtier, he must abide by the way of a courtier."
Hearing this answer, Xin Qiwu, who is the crown prince's confidant, nodded in satisfaction and said, "Master Sinan Bo is dedicated to serving the country, and I have always admired him."
The two said some unsalty words again, and Xin Shaoqing went out. Fan Xian watched his leaving back, and gradually narrowed his eyes. His father, Fan Jian, had indeed said that as long as the crown prince was in power, the Fan family would naturally be loyal to the crown prince, but even he didn't believe this, and the other party, who was obviously from the Eastern Palace, naturally wouldn't simply believe it either.
Renting Fan Xian as the deputy negotiator was just a cautious attempt by the East Palace to see if it was possible for the Fan family to move a little bit to the side of the prince's chair, even if it was just a little bit.
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For the next ten days or so, Fan Xian really shut himself up in the mansion and slept like he said that day. Of course, for him, sleeping itself was a necessary process of cultivation. As for the official matters, after he took back some materials, he handed them over to Wang Qinian, and asked him to handle them in order to come up with a very appropriate negotiation plan.
In fact, Fan Xian was like a mirror in his heart. Wang Qinian would secretly report to the old cripple in the Overwatch Council. In terms of father's face, he can't say that he will lose face in the government and the opposition, of course he will handle it properly.
He has never been shy about taking advantage of available resources.
Sure enough, a few days later, Wang Qinian came to the hut agreed upon by both parties with a haggard face, and handed over a thick clip. Fan Xian opened it curiously, his eyes lit up, and saw that it was divided into two parts, one was the internal reference materials that only senior officials of Honglu Temple were allowed to see, and the other was the drafted dossier for negotiating with Northern Qi .
The data clearly analyzed the internal situation of the Northern Qi Dynasty, the intrigue between the young emperor and the queen mother, Ku He Guoshi is a pacifist, and so on. It is clearly stated in the documents that the empress dowager's younger brother, Ning Guohou, was attacked by civil servants of the Northern Qi Dynasty because of his defeat this time, so the young emperor didn't care how much money he had to pay or how much land he would be given away. There are many forces in the party. On the other hand, the Empress Dowager, eager to quell the incident, had no time to take action to rectify the government affairs, so her instructions for this negotiation were also based on patience.
These things hidden in the dark, of course, cannot be seen by the diplomatic officials of the Qing Kingdom. Only the huge secret power of the Overwatch Council, through the secret spies all over the Northern Qi Dynasty, can find out every little thing, and then combine and analyze it, so that such a clear conclusion can be drawn.
"Brilliant." Fan Xian sighed, "Having this information in hand, the officials of Honglu Temple will burst into laughter." He paused, and asked curiously, "How reliable are these facts?"
The corners of Wang Qinian's eyes drooped, and it seemed that he hadn't slept well in the past few days: "The reliability is very high. Yan Bingyun has already opened up the situation in Northern Qi. The entire intelligence network is laid out very reasonably, and there should be no problem with cross-referencing."
Fan Xian couldn't help showing some respect for the young son named Yan Bingyun. For the sake of the country, he was content to be a mouse hiding in the dark for several years. Being the son of a high-ranking official in the court was indeed not easy. How did he know that the reason why Yan Bingyun stayed in Beiqi pitifully was entirely because of the attempted assassination incident when he was twelve years old. If Fan Xian found out about this, he didn't know whether he would feel guilty or laugh out loud.
"Wang Qinian, I didn't expect you to be good at intelligence analysis besides tracking." Fan Xian knew where the dossier in front of him came from, but he didn't reveal it.
Wang Qinian couldn't express his suffering, so he could only return the gift in a low voice, not daring to take credit for it.
"Yes, I will go to Honglu Temple tomorrow to discuss with Lord Shaoqing." Fan Xian looked at Wang Qinian's hesitant expression and asked curiously, "What else is there?"
Wang Qinian said in embarrassment: "My lord, this information cannot be handed over to Honglu Temple."
"Why?"
"Because... the secrets involved in it are all top-notch, the entire Honglu Temple, including the minister of Honglu Temple, are not qualified to touch it."
Fan Xian slapped his forehead and said with a wry smile, "Then what do you think we should do? Just let the courtyard go through the normal channels and give it directly to Honglu Temple."
Wang Qinian sighed, thinking that if the dean didn't want you to make a surprise in this negotiation and pave the way for your future career, how could he have ordered the whole six offices to run overnight to write such a dossier. This dossier may seem ordinary, but it is actually the hard work of more than a dozen intelligence analysis experts from the Overwatch Council. If you give it to Honglu Temple casually, the dean will probably jump out of the wheelchair angrily.
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At the end of summer, the lotus is showing signs of disability, and the heat is still hot. The pedestrians and black dogs on the road in Kyoto are all a little sleepy due to the weather. On the eighth day of August, which is a very auspicious day, the Northern Qi Mission and the Dongyi Mission arrived at the last official post in the northwest of Kyoto at the same time. After several days of turmoil, the schedule and arrangements for going to Beijing were finally drawn up.
The people in the capital all cheered up, feeling that there was an extra autumn rain in their ordinary and boring life. In their minds, the envoys of these two states were not here to negotiate, but to submit their credentials of surrender.
Fan Xian, as the Deputy Envoy for Negotiation, was naturally also in the team to welcome the mission. He waited for the officials from the two countries from the west gate of the capital, and arranged for them to live in the official group of the capital. The Northern Qi Mission's face was obviously not very good. After all, they were the losers in the battle to command the vassal states, and many soldiers of the Northern Qi Dynasty were also captured. The most important thing was that a lot of land was occupied.
"Master Shaoqing, who is this?" The highest ranking member of the Northern Qi Mission was the Empress Dowager's elder brother, Marquis of Changning. He condescendingly looked down at that beautiful young master, feeling extremely annoyed in his heart, Qingguo didn't value him very much, and the envoy who received him equally was nothing more than a young minister of Honglu Temple, but he actually let such a young man act as a deputy envoy , I have to say it is a kind of contempt for myself.
"Your official, Fan Xian, pay homage to Lord Hou."
With a clear smile on Fan Xian's face, he looked at the visitors from the enemy country, and the intelligence from the Overwatch Council in his arms made it clear that this master was just a decoration, and the generation of master Zhuang Mohan in the sedan chair behind was first arranged by the palace people to live in another courtyard , is the real character.