Yufu had already ordered Ning Xuan to tell Ning Chengzhi that any project for receiving envoys that should be prepared was unnecessary.
What she was waiting for was a negotiation. The two sides offered clear conditions for marking the price, and then you came to us to bargain, and finally reached a consensus.
"His Royal Highness, what if a consensus cannot be reached?" Chen Jingxing asked.
Yufu sneered and said: "It is best to achieve success. If we fail to achieve it, we can only ask Emperor Ning to accommodate us. There is no second way to choose."
Chen Jingxing: "..."
He has been in charge of foreign affairs for many years as the secretary of Hongxi Temple, and he fully understands that what Yufu said is not negotiation, but unilateral crushing.
Ning Chengzhi may also realize that the strength of the enemy and the enemy is too great, so he hasn't held a palace banquet to invite Yufu's group into the palace to discuss, and Yufu is not in a hurry.
The humiliation she humiliated Ning Chengzhi was more difficult than the murder. Naturally, she had to give him more time to prepare so that he thought he could have more initiative.
Yufu said, "Master Chen, there is something to bother you."
Chen Jingxing arched his hands and said, "His Royal Highness, please give orders."
"I hope you will go to Master Ji's mansion in person, as well as Chen Ge and Pei Zheng waiting for the courtier's mansion, in my name."
Chen Jingxing thought, and nodded, "These are rare loyal ministers in the Eastern Ling Dynasty, and he tried his best to stand on Guhouye's side when Gu Houye was framed as collaborating with the enemy and treason. What does your Highness want the minister to do?"
Yufu said, "These ministers were more or less aggrieved for the affairs of the Guhou Mansion. I want you to bring a gift to condole these ministers in my name. The Hou Mansion and his family's migration will give them a sense of reassurance."
Chen Jingxing smiled knowingly. He often does things like deceiving people's hearts with a three-inch tongue. This is not a difficult task. "Your majesty, don't worry, the ministers will visit you at the mansion."
"Master Chen wait a minute."
Gu Shubai suddenly came in from the door and stopped Chen Jingxing and said to Yu, "Let me go with Master Chen. Master Ji and Master Chen are both prudent people. Although you know Master Chen is yours, one Time is bound to be hard to put your mind on. If I were to persuade you, I would surely be able to get twice the result with half the effort."
Gu Shubai is the eldest son of Gu Houfu, and he is the person most qualified to represent Gu Huaijiang. Those adults who have him will surely believe in him.
Chen Jingxing turned his head and smiled: "Then dare to love, you have to go with the official."
Yufu said: "Big Brother, didn't you say that except for Mrs. Ji, the place of the old prime minister is more important? You follow Mrs. Chen to see Mrs. Ji and the others, what about the old prime minister?"
The corners of Gu Shubai's mouth turned slightly, and he smiled confidently, "Don't worry, the old prime minister has his own General Liu to do it for us. Speaking of which, it is also the family affair of their Yin and Liu families, and it is not easy for outsiders to intervene."
After thinking about it, Yu Fu said: "I'm afraid there will be conflicts between General Liu and the old prime minister. Then it will be Ji Yan who will be suffering again. By the way, it is not that I have already made a verbal marriage. Can you bring Ji Yan to our house? Come live?"
Guhou's mansion has endured hardships, and Yin Ji's life is not easy these days. She doesn't want Liu Tingting, a close relative of her flesh and blood, to bring harm to Yin Ji's.
Gu Shubai couldn’t help but laugh, “Even though Miss Yin lived in Guhou’s mansion, she can’t live in a family relationship nowadays. She is a girl’s family. Don’t worry, General Liu loves this niece so much, I think She will be measured and will not hurt Miss Yin."
Yu Fu curled his lips and said: "Then you go quickly, I don't care what to avoid, so I ordered someone to prepare for Ji Yong. When everyone leaves Dongling for Beili, she must go with us! "
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As Yufu expected, Ning Chengzhi is considering how to negotiate with Bei Li's envoys.
It has been less than a year since he became the throne. When he became the throne, Gu Huaijiang, Ji Daogong, and Chen Gelao gave great support. After he became the throne, Yin Shuo managed the government for him. He has never spent much energy himself.
This was the first time that he had racked his brains and kept thinking about state affairs, only to find that there was not even a trustworthy person around him.
Gu Huaijiang and other veterans who helped him to the throne had already been forced to withdraw from the court, and Yin Shuo, whom he had always relied on, had also been suspended for review by himself.
He didn't even have anyone to discuss with him. He turned around when he was tired after staying in the Imperial Study Room. He wanted to complain to Grandpa Chi, only to find that Grandpa Chi was no longer there.
He suddenly missed the time when he first ascended the throne. Only then did he experience being framed by Ning Yizhao to kill his father and kill the emperor. All the ministers of the DPRK were very capable, and he sat on the throne very easily.
It was because of being too relaxed that he later went further and further, and when he turned around, he realized that he had already deviated too far from the right track.
He suddenly felt panic, so panic that he let Li Fei out, and he felt better when he saw a person he knew before.
Compared with the past, Li Fei has changed her appearance. Not only does she dare not to be jealous and acrimonious anymore, but instead she gently and submissively waits for Ning Chengzhi to grind the ink beside the imperial case.
Ning Chengzhi looked at her gentle appearance and couldn't help but sighed, "I must be too lonely, and I feel a lot more precious when I look at you. When the envoy of Bei Li leaves this time, I will seal you up. Concubine."
"Really...really?!"
Li Fei was overjoyed. She didn’t expect the position of noble concubine to come so easily. She immediately became alive, “Since your Majesty feels lonely, shouldn’t you call back the veterans of the court to discuss major issues? The concubines are not idle in the ears of the harem, I heard Town... Princess Yufu also sent someone to condolences the old officials!"
Ning Chengzhi sighed, "The hearts of those old officials are all toward the Guhou Mansion. Of course she should send someone to condolences. What's the point of calling them back?"
"You can't say that!"
Li Fei persuaded: "Like the old ministers of Ji, their loyal three-year-old children on the road have heard of them. Their hearts are toward the Guhou Mansion, in fact, they are toward the court. No matter how good Princess Yufu is, she is also from Beili, an outsider. , Don’t they turn towards your majesty but also towards outsiders?"
Ning Chengzhi heard this quite reasonable, and his mind became alive, "You are right, they are loyal Dongling's veterans for a lifetime, and they will not easily turn to outsiders. Then I will invite them back to the court tomorrow, that Yin Shuo …"
"Yin Shuo can't do it."
Li Fei curled her lips, "Everyone can tell that Yin Shuo and Mr. Chen Ge are not dealing with him, nor are he dealing with Guhou Mansion. What did your Majesty get him for? If your Majesty gets him, Mrs Ji and they want to help your Majesty. I will also be forced away by your majesty!"
"Yes, yes, don't get Yin Shuo."
Ning Chengzhi suddenly thought of something, and his eyes lit up, "Yin Shuo can't do it, but Yin Yan is okay! The old prime minister was conscientious and diligent when the first emperor was reigning. Although the courtiers didn't like him for being serious and mean, he could talk about his political achievements. All thumbs up!"
He slapped his lap on the thigh, "Yes, I will order someone tomorrow to invite the old prime minister and old officials like old man Ji to come. We must discuss a good strategy for negotiating with Bei Li!"
Seeing his long face and joy, Li Fei suddenly smiled coquettishly, "Your Majesty, it is rare that your Majesty is so happy today, let's go to bed earlier..."
At night, Yin Yan, who was lying on the sickbed, was half asleep and half awake, seeing the familiar figure of the woman walking to his bed in the dim light.
It was a figure that often appeared in his dreams, a figure that made him sweat when he thought of it, it was—
He tried to open his eyes, trying to see if the woman in front of him was Liu Yinyin, until he clearly saw the face of the woman exactly like Liu Yinyin, his hoarse throat hissed and shouted.
"Yin Yin, are you here to take me away? After so many years, your soul has not been reincarnated yet, is it still pestering me?"
The woman by the bed frowned slightly, her eyes fell on Yin Yan's face, and she did not speak.
This is the man who gave birth to Yin Jizheng with Liu Yinyin. He looks weak and old, and doesn't match the heroic Liu Yinyin at all.
"Yin Yin, are you still blaming me for not saving you? But I'm afraid. Once someone knows that I and Xikun will have an affair, our Yin family's reputation will be ruined, and my career will be ruined. "
He was old and sick, and his vision was blurred. He vaguely saw the woman in front of the bed reaching out to him, and murmured subconsciously, "Yinyin, Yinyin, forgive me..."
Early the next morning, the little eunuch sent to the Xiangfu to deliver the decree hurriedly ran into the imperial study room, "Your Majesty, it's not good, the old prime minister has passed away!"
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