Chapter 593: Land in exchange for people

Just listen to Qin Zhao say, "We in Pingzhou use the three counties of Guangling Dongtai, Jiangdu, and Gaoyou, as well as Jiankang, Qutao and other places, including the land currently under the jurisdiction of the King of Jin, as bargaining chips to exchange two conditions with you."

Xie Zhan glanced at King Jin, and then quietly waited for the people in Pingzhou to make conditions.

"The first condition is that we want Zhuozhou, and the Dali court must cede Peckzhou to us Pingzhou."

Xie Zhan, Jiang Boya and others are not surprised that Pingzhou wants Zhuozhou. Compared with the territories they have conquered far away from Pingzhou, Zhuozhou adjacent to Daijun, Shanggu County is much better and is very convenient for them to manage. .

Obtaining Zhuozhou is equivalent to directly expanding the territory.

"The second condition is that Dali shall not persecute the family members of the Sun family army, and Dali shall not detain people from all walks of life who are willing to go to Pingzhou."

"Considering that the latter point is more troublesome to implement, we in Pingzhou hope that the Emperor of Dali will open the city gates of all areas under his jurisdiction for seven days. During these seven days, people from all walks of life who want to leave must not be stopped for any reason."

The second condition proposed by Qin Zhao is really surprising but not surprising.

Surprisingly, Pingzhou was willing to trade a county for these people.

Xie Zhan and Jiang Boya looked at each other, and they thought of the Sun family members at the same time.

Guo Chong has been paying attention to the reaction of the person opposite. At the same time, he sighed in his heart, this weakness had to be exposed in the end.

He also knew that this was inevitable. Once the Sun family army is exposed, Mrs. Sun and others who stayed in Chang'an will no longer be safe.

After all, it is impossible for Pingzhou to ignore the safety of the Sun family members, Zhang Xian, Zhan Ruoshui and others. It would be better to take it out separately and let Xie Zhan mediate as a condition.

At this time, Xie Zhan thought about Pingzhou's investment and gains in the East China Sea Campaign, and felt like he was vomiting blood in his heart.

It can be said that Pingzhou had basically no investment in the East China Sea Campaign, and he provided the military expenses for the expedition. Except for Dongtai County, Jiangdu and Gaoyou, which were captured by them, the rest of the cities were given by the King of Jin!

Xie Zhan said coldly, "Pingzhou is really a good trick with empty hands!"

Compared with Xie Zhan's displeasure, Qin Zhao and King Jin were much happier.

Qin Zhao smiled and said, "You're welcome, you're welcome." Seriously, the Pingzhou Expeditionary Army had a real smooth sailing in the East China Sea!

Xie Zhan narrowed his eyes. Prince Jin was a fool. If he hadn't given the chips in his hands to Pingzhou, would Pingzhou have the right to speak like a lion?

Xie Zhan asked, "Half of these territories belong to the King of Jin. Can you, Pingzhou, have full authority to make the decision?"

Qin Zhao replied shamelessly, "Of course."

Xie Zhan simply turned to King Jin, "Prince Jin, are you willing to believe Pingzhou? I don't know what conditions Pingzhou has given, but I have to remind you, be careful of being cheated by the other party."

King Jin rolled his eyes and said, "I am happy! You are also in the north. I don't believe in Pingzhou. Do I believe you who are bent on putting me to death?"

At least from beginning to end, Pingzhou never took the initiative to deal with him.

When he heard the word "bei", Bai Xingzhi touched his nose. His prince had learned too much.

Bai Xingzhi looked at Xie Zhan and shook his head in his heart. It was impossible for Governor Xie to alienate the prince and Pingzhou at this time. Until now, Pingzhou had not made trouble for the King of Jin, and what he did afterwards was basically to provide help in times of need.

The prince has a good impression of Pingzhou. Who wouldn't like someone who always helps him?

Xie Zhan's face was as dark as frost, King Jin was really indifferent! The late emperor trusted Lu Desheng, and the King of Jin trusted Pingzhou, which was governed by Lu Songli. How could this pair of father and daughter have the trust of Song Zhi and his son?

At this time, Qin Zhao asked, "Director Xie has been sowing discord. It seems that you don't want to talk anymore?"

Xie Zhan said nothing.

Jiang Boya replied on his behalf, "Your conditions are too outrageous, we can't agree to it."

"The total of our territories is equivalent to the land of two counties. One county is used to replace Zhuozhou, and the other is used to let the court release people. I feel that I am still losing money. Furthermore, if you don't give me Zhuozhou, you can't hold it." Guo Chong's tone was contemptuous.

Jiang Boya choked, then smiled and said, "The Sun Family Army's family members alone are worth two counties."

Guo Chong seemed to have accidentally leaked the news, "Most of the Sun family's family members have left Chang'an, and they may have met the people we sent out from Pingzhou to meet them."

Jiang Boya was startled, and then said, "Even if most of them are gone, there is still a small half." I can still control your Pingzhou.

Jiang Boya was negotiating with Hepingzhou on behalf of the imperial court, but Guo Chong was paying attention to Xie Zhan's expression from the corner of his eye.

Xie Zhan lowered his eyes, he was weighing the pros and cons.

The 150,000 imperial army that had surrounded and suppressed the King of Jin had now only had about 100,000 troops with full combat effectiveness.

On King Jin's side, there are still 20,000 complete troops.

The Pingzhou Expeditionary Force, according to visual inspection, has about 50,000 people.

One hundred thousand versus seventy thousand, he was not completely sure. In fact, the battles between the Qin Family Army and the Sun Family Army were famous in the major military camps in Dali.

There is also the Wave Gang on the sea. Even if Xiang Zhanyuan and some members of the Cao Gang join, they can only compete with the split Cao Gang.

All in all, the strength of the imperial army failed to far exceed that of the opponent. Therefore, once fighting begins, the two sides may fall into a protracted war that will become increasingly fierce.

So, everything he planned would not be said to be a failure, but it would definitely be greatly compromised, and Song Mo would definitely settle the score with him for resisting the imperial decree and disrespecting the emperor during this period.

If he agrees to the conditions proposed by Pingzhou, the entire East China Sea will be in his hands.

Both sides gained something, and he could hand in a decent test paper.

Therefore, Xie Zhan felt that he could reach a deal with Pingzhou, but the conditions could not be met according to Pingzhou's requirements.

This time, Xie Zhan fully understood Pingzhou's intentions.

In ancient times, Xiang Zhuang danced with a sword, aiming at Pei Gong. Pingzhou's purpose of going to the East China Sea was not even to occupy and expand the territory, but for people like Zhang Xian and Zhan Ruoshui who were loyal to Pingzhou but were restricted by the court or government.

After understanding this, Xie Zhan smiled.

"It is impossible to cede Zhuozhou, but we can agree to your second condition."

Hearing Xie Zhan's words, Guo Chong sighed again in his heart. Sure enough, his premonition was right, and Xie Zhan still grasped this point.

Under the premise that Xie Zhan insisted on agreeing to the second condition, the final negotiation result was that Pingzhou exchanged the territory they obtained in the East China Sea for people.

Xue Xu was extremely regretful about this, especially since he had heard the governor mention that the geographical location of the East China Sea was very suitable for the development of business.

"Mr. Xue, conquering the world is a long-term battle. Don't worry about the gains and losses of the moment." Lu Songli smiled and comforted him.

"Besides, we have gained a lot in the battle of Donghai."

Lu Songli is quite satisfied with the current result.

It can be said that the troops deployed to Donghai are the elite of the court and Pingzhou.

Once a war breaks out, there will be casualties. The war between Pingzhou and the court is an internal consumption between the Han people. Lu Songli has never forgotten the Xianbei who are eyeing them covetously.

Before the Xianbei were destroyed, she tried not to fight with the court unless necessary.

Hearing this, Xue Xu cheered up.

Indeed, in this battle, they gained Dai County, Sun's army, and the troops that King Jin could not take away; they also rescued Zhang Xian, Zhan Ruoshui and others; they killed 40,000 to 50,000 Xianbei barbarians in Yanmen, and rescued nearly one million people in the northern border and Liangzhou.

Most importantly, Pingzhou's reputation for valuing talents will resound throughout the world.

When Pingzhou started the uprising, some people were implicated.

After this, no one could blame Pingzhou.