Chapter 867 Japanese Envoy

Chapter 867 Japanese Envoy!

Ning Fan nodded slightly, with a meaningful look in his eyes, and said lightly: "Is the time almost right?"

"My Lord, what you mean is..."

Zhuge Liang, Guo Jia and others also jumped their eyelids, and showed a hint of excitement on their faces.

"Next spring, I, Dayu, will have a decisive battle with Dayan."

"Our current national strength is far behind Dayan. Since we cannot compete with Dayan in terms of hard power, we will naturally compete in resource integration!"

"The unification of the world is the general trend. I believe the people of Donghuai are also looking forward to it."

Hearing Ning Fan's words so bluntly, Zhuge Liang nodded calmly: "I know. I will write a letter tomorrow to inform Donghuai."

"Yes!"

"Lord!"

Guo Jia looked at Ning Fan and said in a deep voice: "Now Marshal Huo in the northern border is an isolated city. The lengthened supply line is of little significance to us."

"Why not let Marshal Huo withdraw his troops?"

"Beiyan City?"

Ning Fan pondered for a moment, and there was a bit of thought in his eyes. At the beginning of the year, the defeat of Hu Nu led to Hu Nu's intention to move south in a large scale, but Huo Qubing's guerrilla warfare disrupted Hu Nu's deployment.

Now, although we have occupied the two border cities of Dayan, Dayan will inevitably launch a counterattack. It may not make much sense to continue to consume it!

"Fengxiao, tell me what you think."

"You won't give away the two cities for no reason, right?"

"My lord!" Guo Jia bowed slightly, with a meaningful look in his eyes: "Occupying Beiyan and Qingcheng will naturally be able to contain Dayan's northern troops for us."

"But now, winter is coming, and our western border has no plans to continue fighting, so Dayan will definitely take this opportunity to take back the two cities."

"Instead of that, why not sell the two cities to Hu Nu!"

"Huh?"

Ning Fan was shocked when he heard this: "Sell to Hu Nu?"

"Yes!"

"Now Hu Nu is trying every means to enter the Central Plains, but he can't break a hole."

"In that case, we will sell these two cities to Hu Nu, they will definitely not refuse, and Hu Nu occupied the two fortresses of Beiyan and Qingcheng, Dayan will certainly be even more uneasy! "

"At that time, Hu Nu will never give in, and Dayan will definitely not easily give up these two important towns, either from a strategic point of view or from a public opinion point of view! "

"Great!"

Zhuge Liang also praised, and Dong Zhongshu frowned slightly: "In this way, I, Dayu, trading with Hu Nu, may have violated the taboos of the world!"

"Trade?"

Li Ru smiled evilly and said lightly: "Trade in secret, and you can fight for it in public."

"It's really great!"

Ning Fan also smiled. In fact, he also planned to give up the northern battlefield. After all, the purpose of suppressing Hu Nu and containing the Beiyan army has been achieved.

But it would be a bit of a loss to rashly withdraw from the northern battlefield and hand over the two cities to others for no reason!

"My lord, you can trade with the Hu slaves, but not with the Hu slaves' royal court!"

"Haha!"

Ning Fan looked at Guo Jia with a smile: "Everyone says that Li Ru and Jia Xu are poisonous scholars. I didn't expect that you, Feng Xiao, are no less!"

"Two tigers compete for food, sneak into Chencang, and sow discord."

Guo Jia also had a smile on his face. He coughed twice, covered his lips with his hands, and wiped his clothes calmly: "After all, the Hu slaves are not a monolithic entity."

"Okay, I know about this."

"But who is the most suitable person to go?"

Ning Fan was in a dilemma. Li Ru and Jia Xu were not suitable to show up in public, Zhuge Liang had important responsibilities, Guo Jia was weak, and Shang Yang could not be easily moved.

Changsun Wuji and Dong Zhongshu were not famous enough, and Xun Yu was not good at lobbying. Wang Mang did not dare to let this guy out of his sight easily.

"My lord, who is the most suitable person to go? Won't we know it in the morning court tomorrow?"

"Hmm?"

Ning Fan's heart also moved, and a meaningful smile appeared on his face.

Yuwang City.

Official Post.

Three short men in kimonos sat in the pavilion, led by a man with an eagle nose and hawk eyes.

"Mr. Ono, we have been in the Yu Dynasty for half a month, but the Yu Dynasty has not summoned us yet. What is the meaning?"

"Humph!"

Kentaro Ono's eyes also flashed a gloomy: "The people of the Central Plains have been cunning since ancient times. They probably want to leave us alone and give us a warning."

"Are we just going to wait like this?"

"What's the hurry!"

Kentaro Ono glanced at the man coldly and said lightly: "Perhaps, this is not a bad thing for us!"

"Why do you say that?"

"Mr. Watanabe, have you ever found that Yu's refined salt, soap, glass and other things"

"Hmm?"

Watanabe Sawakawa He was also stunned for a moment, and then a sly smile appeared on his face: "I understand what Mr. Ono means."

"What do you understand?"

"Isn't it?"

"Remember, we are envoys from Yingzhou, and we must not touch things that we shouldn't do!"

"I understand!"

Watanabe Sawakawa nodded deeply: "It's right to be cautious in the Central Plains."

"Sir!"

"Just now, Dayu Shizhong sent a letter to ask you to go to the prime minister's residence for a talk."

"Oh?"

A smile appeared on Kentaro Ono's face: "Can't you sit still anymore?"

"Watanabe, it seems that we have to meet this Shizhong first."

"Hi!"

Prime Minister's Mansion.

Zhuge Liang held a banquet at home, so today's banquet was a private banquet.

Ono Kentaro and Watanabe Sawakawa brought several samurai to the banquet. When they arrived at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, they looked gloomy.

"You two, my master has been waiting for a long time."

"Your attendants will wait outside the mansion. You two can enter the mansion after handing over your weapons."

Hearing the words of the Prime Minister's Mansion butler, Watanabe Sawakawa looked gloomy and had a tendency to attack.

Kentaro Ono also suppressed his anger: "Is this how you, the great country of the Central Plains, treat guests?"

"You people of the Central Plains claim to be a country of etiquette, but now you do something so unfriendly to your friends."

"We will not attend this banquet today!"

He was about to leave with a wave of his sleeves, but the housekeeper said calmly: "You Yingzhou have violated my border. To me, Dayu, you are not guests, but enemies!"

"Yingzhou sent me Dayu, and you came uninvited, not because I, Dayu, begged you to come."

"Today, the prime minister is willing to hold a banquet to meet you, just out of my courtesy to the envoys of a country, giving you a chance to beg for peace!"

"As for whether to attend the banquet or not, it is also your business."

"My master said that if you don't want to attend this banquet, you should go back to where you should go!"

"You!"

Watanabe's face was full of gloom. Kentaro Ono took a deep breath, took off the samurai sword at his waist, and threw it to the attendant beside him: "Lead the way!"

"Two, please!"