"Although I am not a well-known strategist, my grandparents have taught me a truth since I was a child. People are poor and short-sighted, while horses are thin and long-haired. Truth and justice are worthy of talking about these things only when they are strong. I think the same is true for diplomatic matters. , if you are strong, there will be no difficult diplomacy in the world, if you are weak, you can only walk on thin ice."
Yun Ye put both hands on the table, leaned forward, and said to Lide:
"The defeat of Prince Yunyang does not mean that Yunyang has lost the war. Diplomacy is based on military force. If there is a head-to-head confrontation, the territory of Yunyang still has an absolute advantage. If, if I am at this negotiating table Yunyang can resort to force, but Yuxi City is exhausted after the last war. I will not say who will win or lose in this war, even if it is only for the sake of the people of Yuxi City, the Lord of the city is willing to put Will the newly harvested autumn grain continue to be thrown into the pyre of war in the near future?"
Lied smiled, but didn't answer.
Fang Shisan, a professional sitting on the side, said:
"Yuxi City has its own method of raising military rations. In fact, the food and grass are still sufficient. As for the outcome of the war, although it is not optimistic, Yuxi City has no tradition of retreating to protect itself. When the demons invaded, too many people thought that We will lose, but in the end we repelled the demons, and the land under Yuxi City is still soaked in their blood. If Lord Yunyang intends to bring all his family property, I will bring the soldiers and horses of Yuxi City to fight him .”
Fang Shisan's voice was not loud, and the originally soft voice was also a little bit cold. Yun Ye felt that this was a lunatic's idea, would someone plan to use thousands of people to confront tens of thousands of people head-on? But when she looked at the other people present, she found that they all nodded in agreement with Fang Shisan's point of view, especially Qian Teng from the Valley of the Wicked, who smiled happily.
So Yun Ye changed her rhetoric and continued:
"Our negotiation is based on the fact that Master Shizi was captured by Yuxi City. Because he is the son of Yunyang, the territory of Yunyang is willing to make some sacrifices for him. The rare goods can be lived in, but they may be in their hands. Yang Shizi may not be able to change, once changed, then the hostages in the hands of the city lord will immediately become useless."
Lide smiled again, but still didn't answer.
This time, He Yue, who was sitting opposite Fang Shisan, responded:
"As for the risk assessment, I have done a little research here. To be honest, although Yunyang's son can be exchanged, the price Yunyang may not be able to bear. It turns out that there are only two Yunyangs in Lingyun City, Liyi and Lide. Young master, no matter who takes the position of son, he can justifiably occupy the center and order the four directions. But it is different now."
He Yue turned sideways towards Yun Ye, her beautiful face was full of smiles:
"As an assistant minister of internal affairs, I am very aware of the price of this matter. Lord Yunyang has no adult heirs in Lingyun City, and the name of the son can only be selected from the sons of Yunyang who have been entrusted. This kind of behavior is inevitable. It led to very serious civil strife. In the past, the princes had no power, and the lord of Yunyang said that whoever could not become the son of the prince could only pack his bags and go to the fiefdom. But now that they have mastered different degrees of power, are they still willing to submit to others? This is why Lord Yunyang hastily sent you to negotiate, the longer the delay, the more unfavorable it will be for Yunyang."
Yun Ye couldn't help but clenched her hands tightly, looking at He Yue with somewhat complicated eyes.
Heyue can be said to have clearly explained the problems that Yunyang Territory is facing now, and this is indeed where the lord of Yunyang is entangled. There is even no need to change the son, as long as Li Yi stays in Yuxi City for another two months, those Yunyang sons who have been entrusted will naturally have various thoughts.
Fang Shisan and He Yue's strategy of taking turns to respond also brought a lot of trouble to Yun Ye. On the one hand, the current situation is actually even more unfavorable to Yunyang Territory, and she has limited room to play; on the other hand, what she has to face is not someone in Yuxi City, but the entire decision-making team of Yuxi City—even in this In a confrontation, Li De, who was sitting opposite her, didn't need to say anything, and the materials that Yun Ye had studied for a long time in the carriage were completely useless for a while.
Yunye took a deep breath, stood up, and said to Lide:
"Yunyang may be in chaos, but is a chaotic Yunyang really a good result for Yuxi City? Although I don't have a deep understanding of internal affairs and military affairs, I also know a simple truth. One mu It takes half a year for farmland to turn from barrenness to harvest, but it can be returned to the loess in an instant by people stepping on horses; it takes years for a piece of white land to change from nothing to high-rise buildings, but a fire can instantly restore it. Burn it to the ground; it takes a soldier more than ten or even twenty years to grow from a baby to a young man, but it only takes one sword to kill him. A rich country must expand its territory, and a strong soldier must first lead the people Fu, if Yunyang is really in chaos, from now on, every city that Yuxi City invades to the east will be like scorched earth; every citizen that Yuxi City takes in will be a homeless refugee. Does the city lord feel that this is okay?"
Yun Ye didn't tell Li De any big truths like "for the sake of the world", she knew very well that those truths could not convince Li De and the senior officials of Yuxi City, and it would only be counterproductive to speak out.
Among all kinds of struggles, only interests are the eternal things.
No matter how many cities are captured this time, Yuxi City will still attack the city and occupy land from the east. If Yunyang can be preserved, or if it doesn’t need to be devastated by the civil strife first, then most of the cities Lide will get in the future can be intact, and the people can get their own place. Conversely, Lide will have to pay a lot of money in the future The economy accommodates newcomers.
It is clear at a glance which is better and which is worse.
After hearing these words, Li De finally sat up straight, and began to squint his eyes to look at the girl in front of him.
But he still didn't speak, just nodded slightly.
Frost's white fingers flicked across a piece of material on the table, she turned her head and said to Yunye:
"Miss Yunye is very knowledgeable, and the little girl admires it very much. But if there is civil turmoil in Yunyang, it will be a good thing for our Yuxi City. Yunyang is weak, and it will be easier for Yuxi City to make big plans in the future. Yuxi City The people in Yuxi City will bear less pressure, and the soldiers in Yuxi City will face fewer casualties. It can be said that it is quite a good deal for us to exchange the unsatisfactory things of others for the smoothness of our Yuxi City. .”
She gently stroked the material in her hand. Although Yun Ye couldn't see the details clearly, she could roughly see that it was a personal biographical material. Frost smiled and said:
"Besides, someone from Yunyang has already contacted us secretly, promising that if we help him sit in the position of Prince Yunyang, he will sign a friendship treaty with us...Miss Yunye, the little girl feels that if we control some puppets in Yuxi City in the future, we will indirectly Participating in this civil turmoil can control the scale of the civil turmoil, don't you think?"
Yun Ye looked at her and wanted to refute, but after thinking about it a few times, she always felt that her words were a bit thin.
This made her feel at a loss for a while.
At this moment, Lide stretched his waist, clapped his hands, and said:
"After sitting for a long time, I'm a little tired to be honest. After talking so much, it's time for dinner. Let's eat first."